diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
index dd7f852..8e67abf 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/interface.c
@@ -404,12 +404,26 @@
 	if (oi_size == ni_size)
 		return 0;
 
-	newattrs.ia_size = ni_size;
-	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE;
-
 	cachefiles_begin_secure(cache, &saved_cred);
 	mutex_lock(&object->backer->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+	/* if there's an extension to a partial page at the end of the backing
+	 * file, we need to discard the partial page so that we pick up new
+	 * data after it */
+	if (oi_size & ~PAGE_MASK && ni_size > oi_size) {
+		_debug("discard tail %llx", oi_size);
+		newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE;
+		newattrs.ia_size = oi_size & PAGE_MASK;
+		ret = notify_change(object->backer, &newattrs);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto truncate_failed;
+	}
+
+	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE;
+	newattrs.ia_size = ni_size;
 	ret = notify_change(object->backer, &newattrs);
+
+truncate_failed:
 	mutex_unlock(&object->backer->d_inode->i_mutex);
 	cachefiles_end_secure(cache, saved_cred);
 
diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
index 3304646..5a84fd7 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/rdwr.c
@@ -803,7 +803,8 @@
 	struct cachefiles_cache *cache;
 	mm_segment_t old_fs;
 	struct file *file;
-	loff_t pos;
+	loff_t pos, eof;
+	size_t len;
 	void *data;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -837,15 +838,29 @@
 		ret = -EIO;
 		if (file->f_op->write) {
 			pos = (loff_t) page->index << PAGE_SHIFT;
+
+			/* we mustn't write more data than we have, so we have
+			 * to beware of a partial page at EOF */
+			eof = object->fscache.store_limit_l;
+			len = PAGE_SIZE;
+			if (eof & ~PAGE_MASK) {
+				ASSERTCMP(pos, <, eof);
+				if (eof - pos < PAGE_SIZE) {
+					_debug("cut short %llx to %llx",
+					       pos, eof);
+					len = eof - pos;
+					ASSERTCMP(pos + len, ==, eof);
+				}
+			}
+
 			data = kmap(page);
 			old_fs = get_fs();
 			set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
 			ret = file->f_op->write(
-				file, (const void __user *) data, PAGE_SIZE,
-				&pos);
+				file, (const void __user *) data, len, &pos);
 			set_fs(old_fs);
 			kunmap(page);
-			if (ret != PAGE_SIZE)
+			if (ret != len)
 				ret = -EIO;
 		}
 		fput(file);