* Returns 0 if the extents (ex and ex+1) were _not_ merged and returns
  * 1 if they got merged.
  */
-static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
+static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(struct inode *inode,
                                 struct ext4_ext_path *path,
                                 struct ext4_extent *ex)
 {
        return merge_done;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function tries to merge the @ex extent to neighbours in the tree.
+ * return 1 if merge left else 0.
+ */
+static int ext4_ext_try_to_merge(struct inode *inode,
+                                 struct ext4_ext_path *path,
+                                 struct ext4_extent *ex) {
+       struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
+       unsigned int depth;
+       int merge_done = 0;
+       int ret = 0;
+
+       depth = ext_depth(inode);
+       BUG_ON(path[depth].p_hdr == NULL);
+       eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
+
+       if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh))
+               merge_done = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex - 1);
+
+       if (!merge_done)
+               ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge_right(inode, path, ex);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * check if a portion of the "newext" extent overlaps with an
  * existing extent.
        ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
        return err;
 }
+
 static int ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio(handle_t *handle,
                                              struct inode *inode,
                                              struct ext4_ext_path *path)
        struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
        int depth;
        int err = 0;
-       int ret = 0;
 
        depth = ext_depth(inode);
        eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
        ex = path[depth].p_ext;
 
+       ext_debug("ext4_convert_unwritten_extents_endio: inode %lu, logical"
+               "block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
+               (unsigned long long)le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
+               ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex));
+
        err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
        if (err)
                goto out;
        /* first mark the extent as initialized */
        ext4_ext_mark_initialized(ex);
 
-       /*
-        * We have to see if it can be merged with the extent
-        * on the left.
+       /* note: ext4_ext_correct_indexes() isn't needed here because
+        * borders are not changed
         */
-       if (ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh)) {
-               /*
-                * To merge left, pass "ex - 1" to try_to_merge(),
-                * since it merges towards right _only_.
-                */
-               ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex - 1);
-               if (ret) {
-                       err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
-                       if (err)
-                               goto out;
-                       depth = ext_depth(inode);
-                       ex--;
-               }
-       }
-       /*
-        * Try to Merge towards right.
-        */
-       ret = ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
-       if (ret) {
-               err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
-               if (err)
-                       goto out;
-               depth = ext_depth(inode);
-       }
+       ext4_ext_try_to_merge(inode, path, ex);
+
        /* Mark modified extent as dirty */
        err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + depth);
 out: