diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index 4eb308aa3234..a6abbae8a278 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -569,6 +569,40 @@ static int gfs2_fsync(struct file *file, struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_file_aio_write - Perform a write to a file
+ * @iocb: The io context
+ * @iov: The data to write
+ * @nr_segs: Number of @iov segments
+ * @pos: The file position
+ *
+ * We have to do a lock/unlock here to refresh the inode size for
+ * O_APPEND writes, otherwise we can land up writing at the wrong
+ * offset. There is still a race, but provided the app is using its
+ * own file locking, this will make O_APPEND work as expected.
+ *
+ */
+
+static ssize_t gfs2_file_aio_write(struct kiocb *iocb, const struct iovec *iov,
+				   unsigned long nr_segs, loff_t pos)
+{
+	struct file *file = iocb->ki_filp;
+
+	if (file->f_flags & O_APPEND) {
+		struct dentry *dentry = file->f_dentry;
+		struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
+		struct gfs2_holder gh;
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &gh);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
+	}
+
+	return generic_file_aio_write(iocb, iov, nr_segs, pos);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GFS2_FS_LOCKING_DLM
 
 /**
@@ -711,7 +745,7 @@ const struct file_operations gfs2_file_fops = {
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= generic_file_aio_read,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
-	.aio_write	= generic_file_aio_write,
+	.aio_write	= gfs2_file_aio_write,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= gfs2_ioctl,
 	.mmap		= gfs2_mmap,
 	.open		= gfs2_open,
@@ -741,7 +775,7 @@ const struct file_operations gfs2_file_fops_nolock = {
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= generic_file_aio_read,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
-	.aio_write	= generic_file_aio_write,
+	.aio_write	= gfs2_file_aio_write,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= gfs2_ioctl,
 	.mmap		= gfs2_mmap,
 	.open		= gfs2_open,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index cb8d7a93d5ec..6f68a5f18eb8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_aspace_get(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	if (aspace) {
 		mapping_set_gfp_mask(aspace->i_mapping, GFP_NOFS);
 		aspace->i_mapping->a_ops = &aspace_aops;
-		aspace->i_size = ~0ULL;
+		aspace->i_size = MAX_LFS_FILESIZE;
 		ip = GFS2_I(aspace);
 		clear_bit(GIF_USER, &ip->i_flags);
 		insert_inode_hash(aspace);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 247436c10deb..78f73ca1ef3e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *nrgd;
 	unsigned int num_gh;
 	int dir_rename = 0;
-	int alloc_required;
+	int alloc_required = 0;
 	unsigned int x;
 	int error;
 
@@ -867,7 +867,9 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 			goto out_gunlock;
 	}
 
-	alloc_required = error = gfs2_diradd_alloc_required(ndir, &ndentry->d_name);
+	if (nip == NULL)
+		alloc_required = gfs2_diradd_alloc_required(ndir, &ndentry->d_name);
+	error = alloc_required;
 	if (error < 0)
 		goto out_gunlock;
 	error = 0;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
index 8a04108e0c22..c2ebdf2c01d4 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 gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_ea_location el;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	int error;
@@ -1305,16 +1306,17 @@ int gfs2_xattr_acl_chmod(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct iattr *attr, char *data)
 		return error;
 
 	if (GFS2_EA_IS_STUFFED(el.el_ea)) {
-		error = gfs2_trans_begin(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode), RES_DINODE + RES_EATTR, 0);
-		if (error)
-			return error;
-
-		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, el.el_bh, 1);
-		memcpy(GFS2_EA2DATA(el.el_ea), data,
-		       GFS2_EA_DATA_LEN(el.el_ea));
-	} else
+		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE + RES_EATTR, 0);
+		if (error == 0) {
+			gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, el.el_bh, 1);
+			memcpy(GFS2_EA2DATA(el.el_ea), data,
+			       GFS2_EA_DATA_LEN(el.el_ea));
+		}
+	} else {
 		error = ea_acl_chmod_unstuffed(ip, el.el_ea, data);
+	}
 
+	brelse(el.el_bh);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -1327,8 +1329,7 @@ int gfs2_xattr_acl_chmod(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct iattr *attr, char *data)
 		brelse(dibh);
 	}
 
-	gfs2_trans_end(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode));
-
+	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	return error;
 }