c struct ext4_ext_path *ext4_split_
 		}
 
 		if (!err) {
+			/*
+			 * The first half contains partially valid data, the
+			 * splitting of this extent has not been completed, fix
+			 * extent length and ext4_split_extent() split will the
+			 * first half again.
+			 */
+			if (split_flag & EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1)
+				goto fix_extent_len;
+
 			/* update the extent length and mark as initialized */
 			ex->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ee_len);
 			ext4_ext_try_to_merge(handle, inode, path, ex);
@@ -3379,7 +3388,9 @@ static struct ext4_ext_path *ext4_split_
 			split_flag1 |= EXT4_EXT_MARK_UNWRIT1 |
 				       EXT4_EXT_MARK_UNWRIT2;
 		if (split_flag & EXT4_EXT_DATA_VALID2)
-			split_flag1 |= EXT4_EXT_DATA_ENTIRE_VALID1;
+			split_flag1 |= map->m_lblk > ee_block ?
+				       EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1 :
+				       EXT4_EXT_DATA_ENTIRE_VALID1;
 		path = ext4_split_extent_at(handle, inode, path,
 				map->m_lblk + map->m_len, split_flag1, flags1);
 		if (IS_ERR(path))[PATCH 6.19 756/781] ext4: dont zero the entire extent if EXT4_EXT_DATA_PARTIAL_VALID1Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> undefinedstable@vger.kernel.org undefined undefined undefined undefined undefined undefined undefined’3†–