diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index b80cbd78833c..f311d509b6a3 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ static int udf_release_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
 		lock_kernel();
 		udf_discard_prealloc(inode);
+		udf_truncate_tail_extent(inode);
 		unlock_kernel();
 		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/udf/inode.c b/fs/udf/inode.c
index 6d24c2c63f93..f90231eb2916 100644
--- a/fs/udf/inode.c
+++ b/fs/udf/inode.c
@@ -97,15 +97,17 @@ no_delete:
  */
 void udf_clear_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo;
-	if (!(inode->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-		lock_kernel();
-		udf_truncate_tail_extent(inode);
-		unlock_kernel();
-		write_inode_now(inode, 0);
-		invalidate_inode_buffers(inode);
+	struct udf_inode_info *iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
+
+	if (iinfo->i_alloc_type != ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB &&
+	    inode->i_size != iinfo->i_lenExtents) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "UDF-fs (%s): Inode %lu (mode %o) has "
+			"inode size %llu different from extent lenght %llu. "
+			"Filesystem need not be standards compliant.\n",
+			inode->i_sb->s_id, inode->i_ino, inode->i_mode,
+			(unsigned long long)inode->i_size,
+			(unsigned long long)iinfo->i_lenExtents);
 	}
-	iinfo = UDF_I(inode);
 	kfree(iinfo->i_ext.i_data);
 	iinfo->i_ext.i_data = NULL;
 }
@@ -198,7 +200,6 @@ struct buffer_head *udf_expand_dir_adinicb(struct inode *inode, int *block,
 	int newblock;
 	struct buffer_head *dbh = NULL;
 	struct kernel_lb_addr eloc;
-	uint32_t elen;
 	uint8_t alloctype;
 	struct extent_position epos;
 
@@ -273,12 +274,11 @@ struct buffer_head *udf_expand_dir_adinicb(struct inode *inode, int *block,
 	eloc.logicalBlockNum = *block;
 	eloc.partitionReferenceNum =
 				iinfo->i_location.partitionReferenceNum;
-	elen = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-	iinfo->i_lenExtents = elen;
+	iinfo->i_lenExtents = inode->i_size;
 	epos.bh = NULL;
 	epos.block = iinfo->i_location;
 	epos.offset = udf_file_entry_alloc_offset(inode);
-	udf_add_aext(inode, &epos, &eloc, elen, 0);
+	udf_add_aext(inode, &epos, &eloc, inode->i_size, 0);
 	/* UniqueID stuff */
 
 	brelse(epos.bh);
diff --git a/fs/udf/namei.c b/fs/udf/namei.c
index 21dad8c608f9..cd2115060fdc 100644
--- a/fs/udf/namei.c
+++ b/fs/udf/namei.c
@@ -408,15 +408,6 @@ static struct fileIdentDesc *udf_add_entry(struct inode *dir,
 	}
 
 add:
-	/* Is there any extent whose size we need to round up? */
-	if (dinfo->i_alloc_type != ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB && elen) {
-		elen = (elen + sb->s_blocksize - 1) & ~(sb->s_blocksize - 1);
-		if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT)
-			epos.offset -= sizeof(struct short_ad);
-		else if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_LONG)
-			epos.offset -= sizeof(struct long_ad);
-		udf_write_aext(dir, &epos, &eloc, elen, 1);
-	}
 	f_pos += nfidlen;
 
 	if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB &&
@@ -439,6 +430,7 @@ add:
 		udf_current_aext(dir, &epos, &eloc, &elen, 1);
 	}
 
+	/* Entry fits into current block? */
 	if (sb->s_blocksize - fibh->eoffset >= nfidlen) {
 		fibh->soffset = fibh->eoffset;
 		fibh->eoffset += nfidlen;
@@ -462,6 +454,16 @@ add:
 				(fibh->sbh->b_data + fibh->soffset);
 		}
 	} else {
+		/* Round up last extent in the file */
+		elen = (elen + sb->s_blocksize - 1) & ~(sb->s_blocksize - 1);
+		if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT)
+			epos.offset -= sizeof(struct short_ad);
+		else if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_LONG)
+			epos.offset -= sizeof(struct long_ad);
+		udf_write_aext(dir, &epos, &eloc, elen, 1);
+		dinfo->i_lenExtents = (dinfo->i_lenExtents + sb->s_blocksize
+					- 1) & ~(sb->s_blocksize - 1);
+
 		fibh->soffset = fibh->eoffset - sb->s_blocksize;
 		fibh->eoffset += nfidlen - sb->s_blocksize;
 		if (fibh->sbh != fibh->ebh) {
@@ -508,6 +510,20 @@ add:
 		dir->i_size += nfidlen;
 		if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
 			dinfo->i_lenAlloc += nfidlen;
+		else {
+			/* Find the last extent and truncate it to proper size */
+			while (udf_next_aext(dir, &epos, &eloc, &elen, 1) ==
+				(EXT_RECORDED_ALLOCATED >> 30))
+				;
+			elen -= dinfo->i_lenExtents - dir->i_size;
+			if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_SHORT)
+				epos.offset -= sizeof(struct short_ad);
+			else if (dinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_LONG)
+				epos.offset -= sizeof(struct long_ad);
+			udf_write_aext(dir, &epos, &eloc, elen, 1);
+			dinfo->i_lenExtents = dir->i_size;
+		}
+
 		mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 		goto out_ok;
 	} else {
@@ -922,7 +938,7 @@ static int udf_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		block = udf_get_pblock(inode->i_sb, block,
 				iinfo->i_location.partitionReferenceNum,
 				0);
-		epos.bh = udf_tread(inode->i_sb, block);
+		epos.bh = udf_tgetblk(inode->i_sb, block);
 		lock_buffer(epos.bh);
 		memset(epos.bh->b_data, 0x00, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(epos.bh);
@@ -999,6 +1015,8 @@ static int udf_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	inode->i_size = elen;
 	if (iinfo->i_alloc_type == ICBTAG_FLAG_AD_IN_ICB)
 		iinfo->i_lenAlloc = inode->i_size;
+	else
+		udf_truncate_tail_extent(inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 	fi = udf_add_entry(dir, dentry, &fibh, &cfi, &err);