diff --git a/fs/nfs/direct.c b/fs/nfs/direct.c
index d879c3229efd..449d248fc1ec 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/direct.c
@@ -93,10 +93,12 @@ nfs_direct_handle_truncated(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 		dreq->max_count = dreq_len;
 		if (dreq->count > dreq_len)
 			dreq->count = dreq_len;
-	}
 
-	if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_ERROR, &hdr->flags) && !dreq->error)
-		dreq->error = hdr->error;
+		if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_ERROR, &hdr->flags))
+			dreq->error = hdr->error;
+		else /* Clear outstanding error if this is EOF */
+			dreq->error = 0;
+	}
 }
 
 static void
@@ -118,18 +120,6 @@ nfs_direct_count_bytes(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
 		dreq->count = dreq_len;
 }
 
-static void nfs_direct_truncate_request(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq,
-					struct nfs_page *req)
-{
-	loff_t offs = req_offset(req);
-	size_t req_start = (size_t)(offs - dreq->io_start);
-
-	if (req_start < dreq->max_count)
-		dreq->max_count = req_start;
-	if (req_start < dreq->count)
-		dreq->count = req_start;
-}
-
 /**
  * nfs_swap_rw - NFS address space operation for swap I/O
  * @iocb: target I/O control block
@@ -549,6 +539,10 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 
 	nfs_direct_join_group(&reqs, dreq->inode);
 
+	dreq->count = 0;
+	dreq->max_count = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(req, &reqs, wb_list)
+		dreq->max_count += req->wb_bytes;
 	nfs_clear_pnfs_ds_commit_verifiers(&dreq->ds_cinfo);
 	get_dreq(dreq);
 
@@ -582,14 +576,10 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_reschedule(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 		req = nfs_list_entry(reqs.next);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
 		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
-		if (desc.pg_error == -EAGAIN) {
+		if (desc.pg_error == -EAGAIN)
 			nfs_mark_request_commit(req, NULL, &cinfo, 0);
-		} else {
-			spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
-			nfs_direct_truncate_request(dreq, req);
-			spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
+		else
 			nfs_release_request(req);
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (put_dreq(dreq))
@@ -609,6 +599,8 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_complete(struct nfs_commit_data *data)
 	if (status < 0) {
 		/* Errors in commit are fatal */
 		dreq->error = status;
+		dreq->max_count = 0;
+		dreq->count = 0;
 		dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_DONE;
 	} else {
 		status = dreq->error;
@@ -619,12 +611,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_complete(struct nfs_commit_data *data)
 	while (!list_empty(&data->pages)) {
 		req = nfs_list_entry(data->pages.next);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-		if (status < 0) {
-			spin_lock(&dreq->lock);
-			nfs_direct_truncate_request(dreq, req);
-			spin_unlock(&dreq->lock);
-			nfs_release_request(req);
-		} else if (!nfs_write_match_verf(verf, req)) {
+		if (status >= 0 && !nfs_write_match_verf(verf, req)) {
 			dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_RESCHED_WRITES;
 			/*
 			 * Despite the reboot, the write was successful,
@@ -632,7 +619,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_commit_complete(struct nfs_commit_data *data)
 			 */
 			req->wb_nio = 0;
 			nfs_mark_request_commit(req, NULL, &cinfo, 0);
-		} else
+		} else /* Error or match */
 			nfs_release_request(req);
 		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
@@ -685,7 +672,6 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_clear_reqs(struct nfs_direct_req *dreq)
 	while (!list_empty(&reqs)) {
 		req = nfs_list_entry(reqs.next);
 		nfs_list_remove_request(req);
-		nfs_direct_truncate_request(dreq, req);
 		nfs_release_request(req);
 		nfs_unlock_and_release_request(req);
 	}
@@ -735,8 +721,7 @@ static void nfs_direct_write_completion(struct nfs_pgio_header *hdr)
 	}
 
 	nfs_direct_count_bytes(dreq, hdr);
-	if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_UNSTABLE_WRITES, &hdr->flags) &&
-	    !test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_ERROR, &hdr->flags)) {
+	if (test_bit(NFS_IOHDR_UNSTABLE_WRITES, &hdr->flags)) {
 		if (!dreq->flags)
 			dreq->flags = NFS_ODIRECT_DO_COMMIT;
 		flags = dreq->flags;