diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
index e5e5f823d687..32625f366fb5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/inode.c
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ spufs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
 	    (attr->ia_size != inode->i_size))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
index 643b413d9f0f..e818f53ccfd7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/pohmelfs/inode.c
@@ -968,12 +968,18 @@ int pohmelfs_setattr_raw(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 		goto err_out_exit;
 	}
 
-	err = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	if (err) {
-		dprintk("%s: ino: %llu, failed to set the attributes.\n", __func__, POHMELFS_I(inode)->ino);
-		goto err_out_exit;
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		err = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (err) {
+			dprintk("%s: ino: %llu, failed to set the attributes.\n", __func__, POHMELFS_I(inode)->ino);
+			goto err_out_exit;
+		}
 	}
 
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
 	dprintk("%s: ino: %llu, mode: %o -> %o, uid: %u -> %u, gid: %u -> %u, size: %llu -> %llu.\n",
 			__func__, POHMELFS_I(inode)->ino, inode->i_mode, attr->ia_mode,
 			inode->i_uid, attr->ia_uid, inode->i_gid, attr->ia_gid, inode->i_size, attr->ia_size);
diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
index 4331b3b5ee1c..4b3ad6ac9a41 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_inode.c
@@ -896,10 +896,19 @@ static int v9fs_vfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	}
 
 	retval = p9_client_wstat(fid, &wstat);
-	if (retval >= 0)
-		retval = inode_setattr(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		return retval;
 
-	return retval;
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(dentry->d_inode)) {
+		retval = vmtruncate(dentry->d_inode, iattr->ia_size);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(dentry->d_inode, iattr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/affs/inode.c b/fs/affs/inode.c
index f4b2a4ee4f91..6883d5fb84cf 100644
--- a/fs/affs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/affs/inode.c
@@ -235,8 +235,17 @@ affs_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	if (!error && (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
 		mode_to_prot(inode);
 out:
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/attr.c b/fs/attr.c
index aeac826f4774..ed44d8ae8bf1 100644
--- a/fs/attr.c
+++ b/fs/attr.c
@@ -146,31 +146,6 @@ void setattr_copy(struct inode *inode, const struct iattr *attr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(setattr_copy);
 
-/*
- * note this function is deprecated, the new truncate sequence should be
- * used instead -- see eg. simple_setsize, setattr_copy.
- */
-int inode_setattr(struct inode *inode, const struct iattr *attr)
-{
-	unsigned int ia_valid = attr->ia_valid;
-
-	if (ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE &&
-	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
-		int error;
-
-		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
-		if (error)
-			return error;
-	}
-
-	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
-
-	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_setattr);
-
 int notify_change(struct dentry * dentry, struct iattr * attr)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 1bff92ad4744..7f9e0536db1a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3656,13 +3656,15 @@ static int btrfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 	}
-	attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
 
-	if (attr->ia_valid)
-		err = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if (attr->ia_valid) {
+		setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+		if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
+			err = btrfs_acl_chmod(inode);
+	}
 
-	if (!err && ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)))
-		err = btrfs_acl_chmod(inode);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/cifs/inode.c b/fs/cifs/inode.c
index a15b3a9bbff4..9c6a40f5cc57 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/inode.c
@@ -1889,18 +1889,27 @@ cifs_setattr_unix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 					CIFS_MOUNT_MAP_SPECIAL_CHR);
 	}
 
-	if (!rc) {
-		rc = inode_setattr(inode, attrs);
+	if (rc)
+		goto out;
 
-		/* force revalidate when any of these times are set since some
-		   of the fs types (eg ext3, fat) do not have fine enough
-		   time granularity to match protocol, and we do not have a
-		   a way (yet) to query the server fs's time granularity (and
-		   whether it rounds times down).
-		*/
-		if (!rc && (attrs->ia_valid & (ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_CTIME)))
-			cifsInode->time = 0;
+	if ((attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attrs->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		rc = vmtruncate(inode, attrs->ia_size);
+		if (rc)
+			goto out;
 	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attrs);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	/* force revalidate when any of these times are set since some
+	   of the fs types (eg ext3, fat) do not have fine enough
+	   time granularity to match protocol, and we do not have a
+	   a way (yet) to query the server fs's time granularity (and
+	   whether it rounds times down).
+	*/
+	if (attrs->ia_valid & (ATTR_MTIME | ATTR_CTIME))
+		cifsInode->time = 0;
 out:
 	kfree(args);
 	kfree(full_path);
@@ -2040,8 +2049,20 @@ cifs_setattr_nounix(struct dentry *direntry, struct iattr *attrs)
 
 	/* do not need local check to inode_check_ok since the server does
 	   that */
-	if (!rc)
-		rc = inode_setattr(inode, attrs);
+	if (rc)
+		goto cifs_setattr_exit;
+
+	if ((attrs->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attrs->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		rc = vmtruncate(inode, attrs->ia_size);
+		if (rc)
+			goto cifs_setattr_exit;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attrs);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
+
 cifs_setattr_exit:
 	kfree(full_path);
 	FreeXid(xid);
diff --git a/fs/exofs/inode.c b/fs/exofs/inode.c
index 4bb6ef822e46..4bfc1f4fd013 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/inode.c
@@ -887,8 +887,18 @@ int exofs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
-	return error;
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		int error;
+
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, iattr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, iattr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct osd_attr g_attr_inode_file_layout = ATTR_DEF(
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 5c6f07eefa4a..b04d11936683 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -3208,9 +3208,17 @@ int ext3_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		ext3_journal_stop(handle);
 	}
 
-	rc = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		rc = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (rc)
+			goto err_out;
+	}
 
-	if (!rc && (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	if (ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
 		rc = ext3_acl_chmod(inode);
 
 err_out:
diff --git a/fs/ext4/inode.c b/fs/ext4/inode.c
index 3da3c9646e5e..1fb390359bc5 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/inode.c
@@ -5539,11 +5539,19 @@ int ext4_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 			ext4_truncate(inode);
 	}
 
-	rc = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode))
+		rc = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
 
-	/* If inode_setattr's call to ext4_truncate failed to get a
-	 * transaction handle at all, we need to clean up the in-core
-	 * orphan list manually. */
+	if (!rc) {
+		setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If the call to ext4_truncate failed to get a transaction handle at
+	 * all, we need to clean up the in-core orphan list manually.
+	 */
 	if (inode->i_nlink)
 		ext4_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index f03afd9c44bc..6c023a3b5d25 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -991,18 +991,29 @@ struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
 
 static int __gfs2_setattr_simple(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct iattr *attr)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = &ip->i_inode;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	int error;
 
 	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
-	if (!error) {
-		error = inode_setattr(&ip->i_inode, attr);
-		gfs2_assert_warn(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode), !error);
-		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
-		gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
-		brelse(dibh);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
 	}
-	return error;
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	gfs2_assert_warn(GFS2_SB(inode), !error);
+	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
+	gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
+	brelse(dibh);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 98cdd05f3316..d7d410a4ca42 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -1136,8 +1136,16 @@ static int setattr_chown(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_end_trans;
 
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !error);
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		int error;
+
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !error);
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
 	gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
index 82f93da00d1b..776af6eb4bcb 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ static int ea_acl_chmod_unstuffed(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 
 int gfs2_xattr_acl_chmod(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct iattr *attr, char *data)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = &ip->i_inode;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_ea_location el;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
@@ -1321,14 +1322,25 @@ int gfs2_xattr_acl_chmod(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct iattr *attr, char *data)
 		return error;
 
 	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
-	if (!error) {
-		error = inode_setattr(&ip->i_inode, attr);
-		gfs2_assert_warn(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode), !error);
-		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
-		gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
-		brelse(dibh);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_trans_end;
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		int error;
+
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		gfs2_assert_warn(GFS2_SB(inode), !error);
 	}
 
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
+	gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
+	brelse(dibh);
+
+out_trans_end:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index 8df18e63eb6b..87de671baa83 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -612,10 +612,16 @@ int hfs_inode_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr * attr)
 			attr->ia_mode = inode->i_mode & ~S_IWUGO;
 		attr->ia_mode &= S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode) ? ~hsb->s_dir_umask: ~hsb->s_file_umask;
 	}
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
 
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
index d6ebe53fbdbf..654c5a8ddf1c 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
@@ -298,7 +298,17 @@ static int hfsplus_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct inode_operations hfsplus_file_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
index 87ac1891a185..7943ff11d489 100644
--- a/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
+++ b/fs/hostfs/hostfs_kern.c
@@ -849,13 +849,14 @@ int hostfs_permission(struct inode *ino, int desired)
 
 int hostfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct hostfs_iattr attrs;
 	char *name;
 	int err;
 
-	int fd = HOSTFS_I(dentry->d_inode)->fd;
+	int fd = HOSTFS_I(inode)->fd;
 
-	err = inode_change_ok(dentry->d_inode, attr);
+	err = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -905,7 +906,18 @@ int hostfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return inode_setattr(dentry->d_inode, attr);
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		int error;
+
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct inode_operations hostfs_iops = {
diff --git a/fs/hpfs/inode.c b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
index 1042a9bc97f3..3f3b397fd4e6 100644
--- a/fs/hpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hpfs/inode.c
@@ -277,9 +277,15 @@ int hpfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_unlock;
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 
 	hpfs_write_inode(inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
index a4e9a7ec3691..d5f019d48b09 100644
--- a/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c
@@ -448,19 +448,20 @@ static int hugetlbfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 
 	if (ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		error = -EINVAL;
-		if (!(attr->ia_size & ~huge_page_mask(h)))
-			error = hugetlb_vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (attr->ia_size & ~huge_page_mask(h))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		error = hugetlb_vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
 		if (error)
-			goto out;
-		attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
+			return error;
 	}
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-out:
-	return error;
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct inode *hugetlbfs_get_inode(struct super_block *sb, uid_t uid, 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/file.c b/fs/jfs/file.c
index 127263cc8657..c5ce6c1d1ff4 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/file.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  *   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
  */
 
+#include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
 #include "jfs_incore.h"
@@ -107,11 +108,18 @@ int jfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 			return rc;
 	}
 
-	rc = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		rc = vmtruncate(inode, iattr->ia_size);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+	}
 
-	if (!rc && (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
+	setattr_copy(inode, iattr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
 		rc = jfs_acl_chmod(inode);
-
 	return rc;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/logfs/file.c b/fs/logfs/file.c
index abe1cafbd4c2..23b4d03bbd26 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/file.c
@@ -232,15 +232,19 @@ static int logfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE)
+	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
 		err = logfs_truncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
-	attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
 
-	if (!err)
-		err = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
-	if (!err)
-		err = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	return err;
+	err = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations logfs_reg_iops = {
diff --git a/fs/minix/file.c b/fs/minix/file.c
index 7a45dd1fe2e5..4493ce695ab8 100644
--- a/fs/minix/file.c
+++ b/fs/minix/file.c
@@ -31,7 +31,17 @@ static int minix_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations minix_file_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
index fa3385154023..b4e8aaae14be 100644
--- a/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ncpfs/inode.c
@@ -924,9 +924,8 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 				tmpattr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
 				tmpattr.ia_mode = attr->ia_mode;
 
-				result = inode_setattr(inode, &tmpattr);
-				if (result)
-					goto out;
+				setattr_copy(inode, &tmpattr);
+				mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 			}
 		}
 #endif
@@ -954,15 +953,12 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		result = ncp_make_closed(inode);
 		if (result)
 			goto out;
-		{
-			struct iattr tmpattr;
-			
-			tmpattr.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE;
-			tmpattr.ia_size = attr->ia_size;
-			
-			result = inode_setattr(inode, &tmpattr);
+
+		if (attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+			result = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
 			if (result)
 				goto out;
+			mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 		}
 	}
 	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_CTIME) != 0) {
@@ -1002,8 +998,12 @@ int ncp_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 			NCP_FINFO(inode)->nwattr = info.attributes;
 #endif
 	}
-	if (!result)
-		result = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if (result)
+		goto out;
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
 out:
 	unlock_kernel();
 	return result;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index 5c694ece172e..051d279abb37 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -656,14 +656,27 @@ int nilfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 	err = nilfs_transaction_begin(sb, &ti, 0);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		return err;
-	err = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
-	if (!err && (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE))
-		err = nilfs_acl_chmod(inode);
-	if (likely(!err))
-		err = nilfs_transaction_commit(sb);
-	else
-		nilfs_transaction_abort(sb);
 
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		err = vmtruncate(inode, iattr->ia_size);
+		if (unlikely(err))
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, iattr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
+	if (iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE) {
+		err = nilfs_acl_chmod(inode);
+		if (unlikely(err))
+			goto out_err;
+	}
+
+	return nilfs_transaction_commit(sb);
+
+out_err:
+	nilfs_transaction_abort(sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index 4b57fb1eac2a..fdef8f729c3a 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -2879,9 +2879,6 @@ void ntfs_truncate_vfs(struct inode *vi) {
  *
  * Called with ->i_mutex held.  For the ATTR_SIZE (i.e. ->truncate) case, also
  * called with ->i_alloc_sem held for writing.
- *
- * Basically this is a copy of generic notify_change() and inode_setattr()
- * functionality, except we intercept and abort changes in i_size.
  */
 int ntfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
index b83d6107a1f5..85e4ccaedd1f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlmfs/dlmfs.c
@@ -214,10 +214,12 @@ static int dlmfs_file_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 
 	attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
-	if (!error)
-		error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
-	return error;
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int dlmfs_file_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 2b10b36d1577..584cf8ac167a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1238,13 +1238,21 @@ int ocfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	 * Otherwise, we could get into problems with truncate as
 	 * ip_alloc_sem is used there to protect against i_size
 	 * changes.
+	 *
+	 * XXX: this means the conditional below can probably be removed.
 	 */
-	status = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail_commit;
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		status = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (status) {
+			mlog_errno(status);
+			goto bail_commit;
+		}
 	}
 
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+
 	status = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode, bh);
 	if (status < 0)
 		mlog_errno(status);
diff --git a/fs/omfs/file.c b/fs/omfs/file.c
index 78c9f0c1a2f3..5542c284dc1c 100644
--- a/fs/omfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/omfs/file.c
@@ -349,7 +349,17 @@ static int omfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations omfs_file_inops = {
diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index acb7ef80ea4f..a49d9dd06d1d 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -561,9 +561,19 @@ static int proc_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
-	if (!error)
-		error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-	return error;
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct inode_operations proc_def_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/proc/generic.c b/fs/proc/generic.c
index 2791907744ed..dd29f0337661 100644
--- a/fs/proc/generic.c
+++ b/fs/proc/generic.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
@@ -258,17 +259,22 @@ static int proc_notify_change(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, iattr);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		return error;
 
-	error = inode_setattr(inode, iattr);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
+	if ((iattr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    iattr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, iattr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, iattr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	
 	de->uid = inode->i_uid;
 	de->gid = inode->i_gid;
 	de->mode = inode->i_mode;
-out:
-	return error;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int proc_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
index 6ff9981f0a18..5be436ea088e 100644
--- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
@@ -329,10 +329,19 @@ static int proc_sys_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
-	if (!error)
-		error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
-	return error;
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int proc_sys_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry, struct kstat *stat)
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 045729f5674a..2b8dc5c22867 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -3134,55 +3134,62 @@ int reiserfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	}
 
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
-	if (!error) {
-		if ((ia_valid & ATTR_UID && attr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
-		    (ia_valid & ATTR_GID && attr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
-			error = reiserfs_chown_xattrs(inode, attr);
+	if (error)
+		goto out;
 
-			if (!error) {
-				struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
-				int jbegin_count =
-				    2 *
-				    (REISERFS_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb) +
-				     REISERFS_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)) +
-				    2;
+	if ((ia_valid & ATTR_UID && attr->ia_uid != inode->i_uid) ||
+	    (ia_valid & ATTR_GID && attr->ia_gid != inode->i_gid)) {
+		struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+		int jbegin_count =
+		    2 *
+		    (REISERFS_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb) +
+		     REISERFS_QUOTA_DEL_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb)) +
+		    2;
 
-				/* (user+group)*(old+new) structure - we count quota info and , inode write (sb, inode) */
-				error =
-				    journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb,
-						  jbegin_count);
-				if (error)
-					goto out;
-				error = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
-				if (error) {
-					journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb,
-						    jbegin_count);
-					goto out;
-				}
-				/* Update corresponding info in inode so that everything is in
-				 * one transaction */
-				if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
-					inode->i_uid = attr->ia_uid;
-				if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
-					inode->i_gid = attr->ia_gid;
-				mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-				error =
-				    journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
-			}
-		}
-		if (!error) {
-			/*
-			 * Relax the lock here, as it might truncate the
-			 * inode pages and wait for inode pages locks.
-			 * To release such page lock, the owner needs the
-			 * reiserfs lock
-			 */
-			reiserfs_write_unlock_once(inode->i_sb, depth);
-			error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
-			depth = reiserfs_write_lock_once(inode->i_sb);
+		error = reiserfs_chown_xattrs(inode, attr);
+
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		/* (user+group)*(old+new) structure - we count quota info and , inode write (sb, inode) */
+		error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+		error = dquot_transfer(inode, attr);
+		if (error) {
+			journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
+			goto out;
 		}
+
+		/* Update corresponding info in inode so that everything is in
+		 * one transaction */
+		if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_UID)
+			inode->i_uid = attr->ia_uid;
+		if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID)
+			inode->i_gid = attr->ia_gid;
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+		error = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Relax the lock here, as it might truncate the
+	 * inode pages and wait for inode pages locks.
+	 * To release such page lock, the owner needs the
+	 * reiserfs lock
+	 */
+	reiserfs_write_unlock_once(inode->i_sb, depth);
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode))
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+
+	if (!error) {
+		setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	}
+	depth = reiserfs_write_lock_once(inode->i_sb);
+
 	if (!error && reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb)) {
 		if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_MODE)
 			error = reiserfs_acl_chmod(inode);
diff --git a/fs/sysv/file.c b/fs/sysv/file.c
index 94f6319292a1..0a65939508e9 100644
--- a/fs/sysv/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysv/file.c
@@ -38,7 +38,17 @@ static int sysv_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations sysv_file_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/udf/file.c b/fs/udf/file.c
index 7376032c89ce..04bb5bf07630 100644
--- a/fs/udf/file.c
+++ b/fs/udf/file.c
@@ -236,7 +236,17 @@ static int udf_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	error = inode_change_ok(inode, attr);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+
+	if ((attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) &&
+	    attr->ia_size != i_size_read(inode)) {
+		error = vmtruncate(inode, attr->ia_size);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations udf_file_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/fs/ufs/truncate.c b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
index 589e01a465ba..085e11623b7b 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/truncate.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/truncate.c
@@ -525,7 +525,10 @@ int ufs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
-	return inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+
+	setattr_copy(inode, attr);
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 const struct inode_operations ufs_file_inode_operations = {
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 8ebb5f01a418..6ecb83c00a6d 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2392,7 +2392,6 @@ extern int buffer_migrate_page(struct address_space *,
 
 extern int inode_change_ok(const struct inode *, struct iattr *);
 extern int inode_newsize_ok(const struct inode *, loff_t offset);
-extern int __must_check inode_setattr(struct inode *, const struct iattr *);
 extern void setattr_copy(struct inode *inode, const struct iattr *attr);
 
 extern void file_update_time(struct file *file);