--- linux-2.5.6/fs/reiserfs/inode.c.orig	Tue Mar 12 15:27:48 2002
+++ linux-2.5.6/fs/reiserfs/inode.c	Tue Mar 12 15:28:47 2002
@@ -770,6 +770,11 @@
 		goto research ;
 	    }
 	    retval = direct2indirect (&th, inode, &path, unbh, tail_offset);
+	    if (retval) {
+		reiserfs_unmap_buffer(unbh);
+		reiserfs_free_block (&th, allocated_block_nr);
+		goto failure;
+	    }
 	    /* it is important the mark_buffer_uptodate is done after
 	    ** the direct2indirect.  The buffer might contain valid
 	    ** data newer than the data on disk (read by readpage, changed,
@@ -779,10 +784,7 @@
 	    ** the disk
 	    */
 	    mark_buffer_uptodate (unbh, 1);
-	    if (retval) {
-		reiserfs_free_block (&th, allocated_block_nr);
-		goto failure;
-	    }
+
 	    /* we've converted the tail, so we must 
 	    ** flush unbh before the transaction commits
 	    */
--- linux-2.5.6/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c.orig	Thu Feb 14 16:15:24 2002
+++ linux-2.5.6/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c	Thu Feb 14 16:18:24 2002
@@ -49,9 +49,13 @@
     make_cpu_key (&end_key, inode, tail_offset, TYPE_INDIRECT, 4);
 
     // FIXME: we could avoid this 
-    if ( search_for_position_by_key (sb, &end_key, path) == POSITION_FOUND )
-	reiserfs_panic (sb, "PAP-14030: direct2indirect: "
-			"pasted or inserted byte exists in the tree");
+    if ( search_for_position_by_key (sb, &end_key, path) == POSITION_FOUND ) {
+	reiserfs_warning ("PAP-14030: direct2indirect: "
+			"pasted or inserted byte exists in the tree %K. "
+			"Use fsck to repair.\n", &end_key);
+	pathrelse(path);
+	return -EIO;
+    }
     
     p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD (path);
 

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