--- /dev/null
+--- lustre/extN/inode.orig.c 2002-12-29 18:48:56.000000000 +0800
++++ lustre/extN/inode.c 2002-12-29 19:17:24.000000000 +0800
+@@ -2728,3 +2728,85 @@
+ * here, in extN_aops_journal_start() to ensure that the forthcoming "see if we
+ * need to extend" test in extN_prepare_write() succeeds.
+ */
++
++/* for each block: 1 ind + 1 dind + 1 tind
++ * for each block: 3 bitmap blocks
++ * for each block: 3 group descriptor blocks
++ * i inode block
++ * 1 superblock
++ * 2 * EXTN_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS for the quote files
++ * ((1+1+1) * 3 * nblocks) + 1 + 1 + 2 * EXTN_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS
++ *
++ * XXX assuming:
++ * (1) fs logic block size == page size
++ * (2) extN in writeback mode
++ */
++static inline int extN_san_write_trans_blocks(int nblocks)
++{
++ int ret;
++
++ ret = (1 + 1 + 1) * 3 * nblocks + 1 + 1;
++
++#ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
++ ret += 2 * EXTN_SINGLEDATA_TRANS_BLOCKS;
++#endif
++
++ return ret;
++}
++
++/* Alloc blocks for an inode, while don't create any buffer/page
++ * for data I/O; set the inode size if file is extended.
++ *
++ * @inode: target inode
++ * @blocks: array of logic block number
++ * @nblocks: how many blocks need be alloced
++ * @newsize: new filesize we should set
++ *
++ * return: 0 success, otherwise failed
++ * (*blocks) contains physical block number alloced
++ *
++ * XXX this assume the fs block size == page size
++ */
++int extN_prep_san_write(struct inode *inode, long *blocks,
++ int nblocks, loff_t newsize)
++{
++ handle_t *handle;
++ struct buffer_head bh_tmp;
++ int needed_blocks;
++ int i, ret, ret2;
++
++ needed_blocks = extN_san_write_trans_blocks(nblocks);
++
++ lock_kernel();
++ handle = extN_journal_start(inode, needed_blocks);
++ if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
++ unlock_kernel();
++ return PTR_ERR(handle);
++ }
++ unlock_kernel();
++
++ /* alloc blocks one by one */
++ for (i = 0; i < nblocks; i++) {
++ ret = extN_get_block_handle(handle, inode, blocks[i],
++ &bh_tmp, 1);
++ if (ret)
++ break;
++
++ blocks[i] = bh_tmp.b_blocknr;
++ }
++
++ /* set inode size if needed */
++ if (!ret && (newsize > inode->i_size)) {
++ inode->i_size = newsize;
++ extN_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode);
++ }
++
++ lock_kernel();
++ ret2 = extN_journal_stop(handle, inode);
++ unlock_kernel();
++
++ if (!ret)
++ ret = ret2;
++ return ret;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(extN_prep_san_write);