@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ static struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *do_split(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
blocksize, hinfo, map);
map -= count;
dx_sort_map(map, count);
- /* Split the existing block in the middle, size-wise */
+ /* Ensure that neither split block is over half full */
size = 0;
move = 0;
for (i = count-1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -1742,8 +1742,18 @@ static struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *do_split(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
size += map[i].size;
move++;
}
- /* map index at which we will split */
- split = count - move;
+ /*
+ * map index at which we will split
+ *
+ * If the sum of active entries didn't exceed half the block size, just
+ * split it in half by count; each resulting block will have at least
+ * half the space free.
+ */
+ if (i > 0)
+ split = count - move;
+ else
+ split = count/2;
+
hash2 = map[split].hash;
continued = hash2 == map[split - 1].hash;
dxtrace(printk(KERN_INFO "Split block %lu at %x, %i/%i\n",