diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 5287be18633b..55023231e460 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -2160,11 +2160,12 @@ int block_read_full_page(struct page *page, get_block_t *get_block)
  * truncates.  Uses prepare/commit_write to allow the filesystem to
  * deal with the hole.  
  */
-int generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
+static int __generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size,
+				 pgoff_t index, unsigned int offset)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
 	struct page *page;
-	unsigned long index, offset, limit;
+	unsigned long limit;
 	int err;
 
 	err = -EFBIG;
@@ -2176,24 +2177,24 @@ int generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
 	if (size > inode->i_sb->s_maxbytes)
 		goto out;
 
-	offset = (size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1)); /* Within page */
-
-	/* ugh.  in prepare/commit_write, if from==to==start of block, we 
-	** skip the prepare.  make sure we never send an offset for the start
-	** of a block
-	*/
-	if ((offset & (inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - 1)) == 0) {
-		offset++;
-	}
-	index = size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	page = grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
 	if (!page)
 		goto out;
 	err = mapping->a_ops->prepare_write(NULL, page, offset, offset);
-	if (!err) {
-		err = mapping->a_ops->commit_write(NULL, page, offset, offset);
+	if (err) {
+		/*
+		 * ->prepare_write() may have instantiated a few blocks
+		 * outside i_size.  Trim these off again.
+		 */
+		unlock_page(page);
+		page_cache_release(page);
+		vmtruncate(inode, inode->i_size);
+		goto out;
 	}
+
+	err = mapping->a_ops->commit_write(NULL, page, offset, offset);
+
 	unlock_page(page);
 	page_cache_release(page);
 	if (err > 0)
@@ -2202,6 +2203,36 @@ int generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
 	return err;
 }
 
+int generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
+{
+	pgoff_t index;
+	unsigned int offset;
+
+	offset = (size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1)); /* Within page */
+
+	/* ugh.  in prepare/commit_write, if from==to==start of block, we
+	** skip the prepare.  make sure we never send an offset for the start
+	** of a block
+	*/
+	if ((offset & (inode->i_sb->s_blocksize - 1)) == 0) {
+		/* caller must handle this extra byte. */
+		offset++;
+	}
+	index = size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+
+	return __generic_cont_expand(inode, size, index, offset);
+}
+
+int generic_cont_expand_simple(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
+{
+	loff_t pos = size - 1;
+	pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned int offset = (pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1)) + 1;
+
+	/* prepare/commit_write can handle even if from==to==start of block. */
+	return __generic_cont_expand(inode, size, index, offset);
+}
+
 /*
  * For moronic filesystems that do not allow holes in file.
  * We may have to extend the file.
@@ -3145,6 +3176,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(fsync_bdev);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_block_bmap);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_commit_write);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_cont_expand);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_cont_expand_simple);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_buffer);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(invalidate_bdev);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ll_rw_block);
diff --git a/fs/fat/file.c b/fs/fat/file.c
index 15229fe569c3..9b07c328a6fc 100644
--- a/fs/fat/file.c
+++ b/fs/fat/file.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/msdos_fs.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
+#include <linux/writeback.h>
 
 int fat_generic_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		      unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
@@ -124,6 +125,24 @@ struct file_operations fat_file_operations = {
 	.sendfile	= generic_file_sendfile,
 };
 
+static int fat_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size)
+{
+	struct address_space *mapping = inode->i_mapping;
+	loff_t start = inode->i_size, count = size - inode->i_size;
+	int err;
+
+	err = generic_cont_expand_simple(inode, size);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	if (IS_SYNC(inode))
+		err = sync_page_range_nolock(inode, mapping, start, count);
+out:
+	return err;
+}
+
 int fat_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(dentry->d_sb);
@@ -132,11 +151,17 @@ int fat_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 
 	lock_kernel();
 
-	/* FAT cannot truncate to a longer file */
+	/*
+	 * Expand the file. Since inode_setattr() updates ->i_size
+	 * before calling the ->truncate(), but FAT needs to fill the
+	 * hole before it.
+	 */
 	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		if (attr->ia_size > inode->i_size) {
-			error = -EPERM;
-			goto out;
+			error = fat_cont_expand(inode, attr->ia_size);
+			if (error || attr->ia_valid == ATTR_SIZE)
+				goto out;
+			attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index 1db061bb6b08..9f159baf153f 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ int block_read_full_page(struct page*, get_block_t*);
 int block_prepare_write(struct page*, unsigned, unsigned, get_block_t*);
 int cont_prepare_write(struct page*, unsigned, unsigned, get_block_t*,
 				loff_t *);
-int generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size) ;
+int generic_cont_expand(struct inode *inode, loff_t size);
+int generic_cont_expand_simple(struct inode *inode, loff_t size);
 int block_commit_write(struct page *page, unsigned from, unsigned to);
 int block_sync_page(struct page *);
 sector_t generic_block_bmap(struct address_space *, sector_t, get_block_t *);