diff --git a/fs/ext3/dir.c b/fs/ext3/dir.c
index 773459164bb2..38bd3f6ec147 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/dir.c
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@ static int ext3_readdir(struct file * filp,
 		struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 
 		map_bh.b_state = 0;
-		err = ext3_get_block_handle(NULL, inode, blk, &map_bh, 0, 0);
-		if (!err) {
+		err = ext3_get_blocks_handle(NULL, inode, blk, 1,
+						&map_bh, 0, 0);
+		if (err > 0) {
 			page_cache_readahead(sb->s_bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping,
 				&filp->f_ra,
 				filp,
diff --git a/fs/ext3/inode.c b/fs/ext3/inode.c
index 76e22c9c9c6c..fcfb10f77120 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/inode.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static int ext3_block_to_path(struct inode *inode,
 		ext3_warning (inode->i_sb, "ext3_block_to_path", "block > big");
 	}
 	if (boundary)
-		*boundary = (i_block & (ptrs - 1)) == (final - 1);
+		*boundary = final - 1 - (i_block & (ptrs - 1));
 	return n;
 }
 
@@ -669,11 +669,15 @@ err_out:
  * akpm: `handle' can be NULL if create == 0.
  *
  * The BKL may not be held on entry here.  Be sure to take it early.
+ * return > 0, # of blocks mapped or allocated.
+ * return = 0, if plain lookup failed.
+ * return < 0, error case.
  */
 
 int
-ext3_get_block_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
-		struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create, int extend_disksize)
+ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
+		unsigned long maxblocks, struct buffer_head *bh_result,
+		int create, int extend_disksize)
 {
 	int err = -EIO;
 	int offsets[4];
@@ -681,11 +685,15 @@ ext3_get_block_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 	Indirect *partial;
 	unsigned long goal;
 	int left;
-	int boundary = 0;
-	const int depth = ext3_block_to_path(inode, iblock, offsets, &boundary);
+	int blocks_to_boundary = 0;
+	int depth;
 	struct ext3_inode_info *ei = EXT3_I(inode);
+	int count = 0;
+	unsigned long first_block = 0;
+
 
 	J_ASSERT(handle != NULL || create == 0);
+	depth = ext3_block_to_path(inode, iblock, offsets, &blocks_to_boundary);
 
 	if (depth == 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -694,8 +702,31 @@ ext3_get_block_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 
 	/* Simplest case - block found, no allocation needed */
 	if (!partial) {
+		first_block = chain[depth - 1].key;
 		clear_buffer_new(bh_result);
-		goto got_it;
+		count++;
+		/*map more blocks*/
+		while (count < maxblocks && count <= blocks_to_boundary) {
+			if (!verify_chain(chain, partial)) {
+				/*
+				 * Indirect block might be removed by
+				 * truncate while we were reading it.
+				 * Handling of that case: forget what we've
+				 * got now. Flag the err as EAGAIN, so it
+				 * will reread.
+				 */
+				err = -EAGAIN;
+				count = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+			if (le32_to_cpu(*(chain[depth-1].p+count) ==
+					(first_block + count)))
+				count++;
+			else
+				break;
+		}
+		if (err != -EAGAIN)
+			goto got_it;
 	}
 
 	/* Next simple case - plain lookup or failed read of indirect block */
@@ -723,6 +754,7 @@ ext3_get_block_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 		}
 		partial = ext3_get_branch(inode, depth, offsets, chain, &err);
 		if (!partial) {
+			count++;
 			mutex_unlock(&ei->truncate_mutex);
 			if (err)
 				goto cleanup;
@@ -772,8 +804,9 @@ ext3_get_block_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 	set_buffer_new(bh_result);
 got_it:
 	map_bh(bh_result, inode->i_sb, le32_to_cpu(chain[depth-1].key));
-	if (boundary)
+	if (blocks_to_boundary == 0)
 		set_buffer_boundary(bh_result);
+	err = count;
 	/* Clean up and exit */
 	partial = chain + depth - 1;	/* the whole chain */
 cleanup:
@@ -787,21 +820,6 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int ext3_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
-			struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create)
-{
-	handle_t *handle = NULL;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (create) {
-		handle = ext3_journal_current_handle();
-		J_ASSERT(handle != 0);
-	}
-	ret = ext3_get_block_handle(handle, inode, iblock,
-				bh_result, create, 1);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 #define DIO_CREDITS (EXT3_RESERVE_TRANS_BLOCKS + 32)
 
 static int
@@ -812,9 +830,12 @@ ext3_direct_io_get_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 	handle_t *handle = journal_current_handle();
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!handle)
+	if (!create)
 		goto get_block;		/* A read */
 
+	if (max_blocks == 1)
+		goto get_block;		/* A single block get */
+
 	if (handle->h_transaction->t_state == T_LOCKED) {
 		/*
 		 * Huge direct-io writes can hold off commits for long
@@ -841,13 +862,31 @@ ext3_direct_io_get_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
 	}
 
 get_block:
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = ext3_get_block_handle(handle, inode, iblock,
-					bh_result, create, 0);
-	bh_result->b_size = (1 << inode->i_blkbits);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ret = ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle, inode, iblock,
+					max_blocks, bh_result, create, 0);
+		if (ret > 0) {
+			bh_result->b_size = (ret << inode->i_blkbits);
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int ext3_get_blocks(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
+		unsigned long maxblocks, struct buffer_head *bh_result,
+		int create)
+{
+	return ext3_direct_io_get_blocks(inode, iblock, maxblocks,
+					bh_result, create);
+}
+
+static int ext3_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t iblock,
+			struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create)
+{
+	return ext3_get_blocks(inode, iblock, 1, bh_result, create);
+}
+
 /*
  * `handle' can be NULL if create is zero
  */
@@ -862,8 +901,16 @@ struct buffer_head *ext3_getblk(handle_t *handle, struct inode * inode,
 	dummy.b_state = 0;
 	dummy.b_blocknr = -1000;
 	buffer_trace_init(&dummy.b_history);
-	*errp = ext3_get_block_handle(handle, inode, block, &dummy, create, 1);
-	if (!*errp && buffer_mapped(&dummy)) {
+	err = ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle, inode, block, 1,
+					&dummy, create, 1);
+	if (err == 1) {
+		err = 0;
+	} else if (err >= 0) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		err = -EIO;
+	}
+	*errp = err;
+	if (!err && buffer_mapped(&dummy)) {
 		struct buffer_head *bh;
 		bh = sb_getblk(inode->i_sb, dummy.b_blocknr);
 		if (!bh) {
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index e7239f2f97a1..0adadd85fa66 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -775,9 +775,9 @@ extern unsigned long ext3_count_free (struct buffer_head *, unsigned);
 int ext3_forget(handle_t *, int, struct inode *, struct buffer_head *, int);
 struct buffer_head * ext3_getblk (handle_t *, struct inode *, long, int, int *);
 struct buffer_head * ext3_bread (handle_t *, struct inode *, int, int, int *);
-int ext3_get_block_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
-	sector_t iblock, struct buffer_head *bh_result, int create,
-	int extend_disksize);
+int ext3_get_blocks_handle(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
+	sector_t iblock, unsigned long maxblocks, struct buffer_head *bh_result,
+	int create, int extend_disksize);
 
 extern void ext3_read_inode (struct inode *);
 extern int  ext3_write_inode (struct inode *, int);