struct ext4_extent *ex2 = NULL;
        struct ext4_extent *ex3 = NULL;
        struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
-       ext4_lblk_t ee_block;
+       ext4_lblk_t ee_block, eof_block;
        unsigned int allocated, ee_len, depth;
        ext4_fsblk_t newblock;
        int err = 0;
        int ret = 0;
+       int may_zeroout;
+
+       ext_debug("ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized: inode %lu, logical"
+               "block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
+               (unsigned long long)iblock, max_blocks);
+
+       eof_block = (inode->i_size + inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - 1) >>
+               inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+       if (eof_block < iblock + max_blocks)
+               eof_block = iblock + max_blocks;
 
        depth = ext_depth(inode);
        eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
        ee_len = ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex);
        allocated = ee_len - (iblock - ee_block);
        newblock = iblock - ee_block + ext_pblock(ex);
+
        ex2 = ex;
        orig_ex.ee_block = ex->ee_block;
        orig_ex.ee_len   = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
        ext4_ext_store_pblock(&orig_ex, ext_pblock(ex));
 
+       /*
+        * It is safe to convert extent to initialized via explicit
+        * zeroout only if extent is fully insde i_size or new_size.
+        */
+       may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
+
        err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
        if (err)
                goto out;
        /* If extent has less than 2*EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN zerout directly */
-       if (ee_len <= 2*EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN) {
+       if (ee_len <= 2*EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN && may_zeroout) {
                err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
                if (err)
                        goto fix_extent_len;
        if (allocated > max_blocks) {
                unsigned int newdepth;
                /* If extent has less than EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN zerout directly */
-               if (allocated <= EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN) {
+               if (allocated <= EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN && may_zeroout) {
                        /*
                         * iblock == ee_block is handled by the zerouout
                         * at the beginning.
                ex3->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(allocated - max_blocks);
                ext4_ext_mark_uninitialized(ex3);
                err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, ex3, 0);
-               if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+               if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
                        err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
                        if (err)
                                goto fix_extent_len;
                 * update the extent length after successful insert of the
                 * split extent
                 */
-               orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len -
-                                               ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3));
+               ee_len -= ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3);
+               orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
+               may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
+
                depth = newdepth;
                ext4_ext_drop_refs(path);
                path = ext4_ext_find_extent(inode, iblock, path);
                 * otherwise give the extent a chance to merge to left
                 */
                if (le16_to_cpu(orig_ex.ee_len) <= EXT4_EXT_ZERO_LEN &&
-                                                       iblock != ee_block) {
+                       iblock != ee_block && may_zeroout) {
                        err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
                        if (err)
                                goto fix_extent_len;
        goto out;
 insert:
        err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, &newex, 0);
-       if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+       if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
                err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
                if (err)
                        goto fix_extent_len;
        struct ext4_extent *ex2 = NULL;
        struct ext4_extent *ex3 = NULL;
        struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
-       ext4_lblk_t ee_block;
+       ext4_lblk_t ee_block, eof_block;
        unsigned int allocated, ee_len, depth;
        ext4_fsblk_t newblock;
        int err = 0;
+       int may_zeroout;
+
+       ext_debug("ext4_split_unwritten_extents: inode %lu, logical"
+               "block %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
+               (unsigned long long)iblock, max_blocks);
+
+       eof_block = (inode->i_size + inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - 1) >>
+               inode->i_sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+       if (eof_block < iblock + max_blocks)
+               eof_block = iblock + max_blocks;
 
-       ext_debug("ext4_split_unwritten_extents: inode %lu,"
-                 "iblock %llu, max_blocks %u\n", inode->i_ino,
-                 (unsigned long long)iblock, max_blocks);
        depth = ext_depth(inode);
        eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
        ex = path[depth].p_ext;
        ee_len = ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex);
        allocated = ee_len - (iblock - ee_block);
        newblock = iblock - ee_block + ext_pblock(ex);
+
        ex2 = ex;
        orig_ex.ee_block = ex->ee_block;
        orig_ex.ee_len   = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
        ext4_ext_store_pblock(&orig_ex, ext_pblock(ex));
 
+       /*
+        * It is safe to convert extent to initialized via explicit
+        * zeroout only if extent is fully insde i_size or new_size.
+        */
+       may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
+
        /*
         * If the uninitialized extent begins at the same logical
         * block where the write begins, and the write completely
                ex3->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(allocated - max_blocks);
                ext4_ext_mark_uninitialized(ex3);
                err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, ex3, flags);
-               if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+               if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
                        err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
                        if (err)
                                goto fix_extent_len;
                 * update the extent length after successful insert of the
                 * split extent
                 */
-               orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len -
-                                               ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3));
+               ee_len -= ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex3);
+               orig_ex.ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
+               may_zeroout = ee_block + ee_len <= eof_block;
+
                depth = newdepth;
                ext4_ext_drop_refs(path);
                path = ext4_ext_find_extent(inode, iblock, path);
        goto out;
 insert:
        err = ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle, inode, path, &newex, flags);
-       if (err == -ENOSPC) {
+       if (err == -ENOSPC && may_zeroout) {
                err =  ext4_ext_zeroout(inode, &orig_ex);
                if (err)
                        goto fix_extent_len;