diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index bdd552d..7e1c2ae 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -965,28 +965,9 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*
- * xfs_alloc_file_space()
- *      This routine allocates disk space for the given file.
- *
- *	If alloc_type == 0, this request is for an ALLOCSP type
- *	request which will change the file size.  In this case, no
- *	DMAPI event will be generated by the call.  A TRUNCATE event
- *	will be generated later by xfs_setattr.
- *
- *	If alloc_type != 0, this request is for a RESVSP type
- *	request, and a DMAPI DM_EVENT_WRITE will be generated if the
- *	lower block boundary byte address is less than the file's
- *	length.
- *
- * RETURNS:
- *       0 on success
- *      errno on error
- *
- */
-STATIC int
+int
 xfs_alloc_file_space(
-	xfs_inode_t		*ip,
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
 	xfs_off_t		offset,
 	xfs_off_t		len,
 	int			alloc_type)
@@ -1231,21 +1212,9 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
-/*
- * xfs_free_file_space()
- *      This routine frees disk space for the given file.
- *
- *	This routine is only called by xfs_change_file_space
- *	for an UNRESVSP type call.
- *
- * RETURNS:
- *       0 on success
- *      errno on error
- *
- */
-STATIC int
+int
 xfs_free_file_space(
-	xfs_inode_t		*ip,
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
 	xfs_off_t		offset,
 	xfs_off_t		len)
 {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h
index 0612609..77cf500 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.h
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@
 int	xfs_change_file_space(struct xfs_inode *ip, int cmd,
 			      xfs_flock64_t *bf, xfs_off_t offset,
 			      int attr_flags);
+int	xfs_alloc_file_space(struct xfs_inode *ip, xfs_off_t offset,
+			     xfs_off_t len, int alloc_type);
+int	xfs_free_file_space(struct xfs_inode *ip, xfs_off_t offset,
+			    xfs_off_t len);
 
 /* EOF block manipulation functions */
 bool	xfs_can_free_eofblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip, bool force);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 116300f..c8a75a7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -805,44 +805,64 @@
 
 STATIC long
 xfs_file_fallocate(
-	struct file	*file,
-	int		mode,
-	loff_t		offset,
-	loff_t		len)
+	struct file		*file,
+	int			mode,
+	loff_t			offset,
+	loff_t			len)
 {
-	struct inode	*inode = file_inode(file);
-	long		error;
-	loff_t		new_size = 0;
-	xfs_flock64_t	bf;
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
-	int		cmd = XFS_IOC_RESVSP;
-	int		attr_flags = 0;
+	struct inode		*inode = file_inode(file);
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
+	long			error;
+	loff_t			new_size = 0;
 
+	if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	bf.l_whence = 0;
-	bf.l_start = offset;
-	bf.l_len = len;
-
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE) {
+		error = xfs_free_file_space(ip, offset, len);
+		if (error)
+			goto out_unlock;
+	} else {
+		if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) &&
+		    offset + len > i_size_read(inode)) {
+			new_size = offset + len;
+			error = -inode_newsize_ok(inode, new_size);
+			if (error)
+				goto out_unlock;
+		}
 
-	if (mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE)
-		cmd = XFS_IOC_UNRESVSP;
-
-	/* check the new inode size is valid before allocating */
-	if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE) &&
-	    offset + len > i_size_read(inode)) {
-		new_size = offset + len;
-		error = inode_newsize_ok(inode, new_size);
+		error = xfs_alloc_file_space(ip, offset, len,
+					     XFS_BMAPI_PREALLOC);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	if (file->f_flags & O_DSYNC)
-		attr_flags |= XFS_ATTR_SYNC;
+	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(ip->i_mount, XFS_TRANS_WRITEID);
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, &M_RES(ip->i_mount)->tr_writeid, 0, 0);
+	if (error) {
+		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, 0);
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
 
-	error = -xfs_change_file_space(ip, cmd, &bf, 0, attr_flags);
+	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~S_ISUID;
+	if (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IXGRP)
+		ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~S_ISGID;
+
+	if (!(mode & FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
+		ip->i_d.di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_PREALLOC;
+
+	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, ip, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
+	if (file->f_flags & O_DSYNC)
+		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
@@ -852,12 +872,12 @@
 
 		iattr.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE;
 		iattr.ia_size = new_size;
-		error = -xfs_setattr_size(ip, &iattr);
+		error = xfs_setattr_size(ip, &iattr);
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-	return error;
+	return -error;
 }