1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 47dbfb18877a..c876341ea738 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -3140,8 +3140,17 @@ int reiserfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
                                     journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
                         }
                 }
-                if (!error)
+                if (!error) {
+                        /*
+                         * Relax the lock here, as it might truncate the
+                         * inode pages and wait for inode pages locks.
+                         * To release such page lock, the owner needs the
+                         * reiserfs lock
+                         */
+                        reiserfs_write_unlock_once(inode->i_sb, depth);
                         error = inode_setattr(inode, attr);
+                        depth = reiserfs_write_lock_once(inode->i_sb);
+                }
         }
 
         if (!error && reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb)) {