1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/ext4/file.c b/fs/ext4/file.c
index b8e69f9e3858..2a01e31a032c 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/file.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/file.c
@@ -502,6 +502,12 @@ static ssize_t ext4_dio_write_iter(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* if we're going to block and IOCB_NOWAIT is set, return -EAGAIN */
+	if ((iocb->ki_flags & IOCB_NOWAIT) && (unaligned_io || extend)) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	offset = iocb->ki_pos;
 	count = ret;