int ret = 1;
 
        /*
-        * make sure that once we start defragging and extent, we keep on
+        * make sure that once we start defragging an extent, we keep on
         * defragging it
         */
        if (start < *defrag_end)
         * extent will force at least part of that big extent to be defragged.
         */
        if (ret) {
-               *last_len += len;
                *defrag_end = extent_map_end(em);
        } else {
                *last_len = 0;
        u64 skip = 0;
        u64 defrag_end = 0;
        u64 newer_off = range->start;
-       int newer_left = 0;
        unsigned long i;
+       unsigned long ra_index = 0;
        int ret;
        int defrag_count = 0;
        int compress_type = BTRFS_COMPRESS_ZLIB;
        int extent_thresh = range->extent_thresh;
-       int newer_cluster = (256 * 1024) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+       int max_cluster = (256 * 1024) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+       int cluster = max_cluster;
        u64 new_align = ~((u64)128 * 1024 - 1);
        struct page **pages = NULL;
 
                ra = &file->f_ra;
        }
 
-       pages = kmalloc(sizeof(struct page *) * newer_cluster,
+       pages = kmalloc(sizeof(struct page *) * max_cluster,
                        GFP_NOFS);
        if (!pages) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                         * the extents in the file evenly spaced
                         */
                        i = (newer_off & new_align) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-                       newer_left = newer_cluster;
                } else
                        goto out_ra;
        } else {
                        i = max(i + 1, next);
                        continue;
                }
+
+               if (!newer_than) {
+                       cluster = (PAGE_CACHE_ALIGN(defrag_end) >>
+                                  PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) - i;
+                       cluster = min(cluster, max_cluster);
+               } else {
+                       cluster = max_cluster;
+               }
+
                if (range->flags & BTRFS_DEFRAG_RANGE_COMPRESS)
                        BTRFS_I(inode)->force_compress = compress_type;
 
-               btrfs_force_ra(inode->i_mapping, ra, file, i, newer_cluster);
+               if (i + cluster > ra_index) {
+                       ra_index = max(i, ra_index);
+                       btrfs_force_ra(inode->i_mapping, ra, file, ra_index,
+                                      cluster);
+                       ra_index += max_cluster;
+               }
 
-               ret = cluster_pages_for_defrag(inode, pages, i, newer_cluster);
+               ret = cluster_pages_for_defrag(inode, pages, i, cluster);
                if (ret < 0)
                        goto out_ra;
 
                        if (!ret) {
                                range->start = newer_off;
                                i = (newer_off & new_align) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-                               newer_left = newer_cluster;
                        } else {
                                break;
                        }
                } else {
-                       if (ret > 0)
+                       if (ret > 0) {
                                i += ret;
-                       else
+                               last_len += ret << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+                       } else {
                                i++;
+                               last_len = 0;
+                       }
                }
        }