diff -u linux-2.6.5.kgdb/fs/reiserfs/resize.c linux-2.6.5.kgdb.afs/fs/reiserfs/resize.c
--- linux-2.6.5.kgdb/fs/reiserfs/resize.c	2004-04-03 22:36:55.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-2.6.5.kgdb.afs/fs/reiserfs/resize.c	2004-04-19 15:01:44.923208976 -0400
 -113,6 +117,11 @@
 	    memset (bitmap, 0, sizeof (struct reiserfs_bitmap_info) * SB_BMAP_NR(s));
 	    for (i = 0; i < bmap_nr; i++)
 		bitmap[i] = SB_AP_BITMAP(s)[i];
+
+	    /* This doesn't go through the journal, but it doesn't have to.
+	     * The changes are still atomic: We're synced up when the journal
+	     * transaction begins, and the new bitmaps don't matter if the
+	     * transaction fails. */
 	    for (i = bmap_nr; i < bmap_nr_new; i++) {
 		bitmap[i].bh = sb_getblk(s, i * s->s_blocksize * 8);
 		memset(bitmap[i].bh->b_data, 0, sb_blocksize(sb));
@@ -121,6 +130,10 @@
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bitmap[i].bh);
 		mark_buffer_dirty(bitmap[i].bh) ;
 		sync_dirty_buffer(bitmap[i].bh);
+		if (!buffer_uptodate (bitmap[i].bh)) {
+		    vfree (bitmap);
+		    return -EIO;
+		}
 		// update bitmap_info stuff
 		bitmap[i].first_zero_hint=1;
 		bitmap[i].free_count = sb_blocksize(sb) * 8 - 1;