2 files changed, 1 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index bfd8b680e648..98a2a314ea68 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,7 @@ int ecryptfs_write_metadata(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
                 rc = -ENOMEM;
                 goto out;
         }
+        /* Zeroed page ensures the in-header unencrypted i_size is set to 0 */
         rc = ecryptfs_write_headers_virt(virt, virt_len, &size, crypt_stat,
                                          ecryptfs_dentry);
         if (unlikely(rc)) {
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
index b592938a84bc..8fa365acb789 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/inode.c
@@ -143,26 +143,6 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * grow_file
- * @ecryptfs_dentry: the eCryptfs dentry
- *
- * This is the code which will grow the file to its correct size.
- */
-static int grow_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
-{
-        struct inode *ecryptfs_inode = ecryptfs_dentry->d_inode;
-        char zero_virt[] = { 0x00 };
-        int rc = 0;
-
-        rc = ecryptfs_write(ecryptfs_inode, zero_virt, 0, 1);
-        i_size_write(ecryptfs_inode, 0);
-        rc = ecryptfs_write_inode_size_to_metadata(ecryptfs_inode);
-        ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode)->crypt_stat.flags |=
-                ECRYPTFS_NEW_FILE;
-        return rc;
-}
-
-/**
  * ecryptfs_initialize_file
  *
  * Cause the file to be changed from a basic empty file to an ecryptfs
@@ -202,9 +182,6 @@ static int ecryptfs_initialize_file(struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
                 printk(KERN_ERR "Error writing headers; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
                 goto out;
         }
-        rc = grow_file(ecryptfs_dentry);
-        if (rc)
-                printk(KERN_ERR "Error growing file; rc = [%d]\n", rc);
 out:
         return rc;
 }