diff --git a/fs/ext4/extents.c b/fs/ext4/extents.c
index e2eab196875f..e0aa4fe4f596 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/extents.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/extents.c
@@ -1122,7 +1122,8 @@ ext4_ext_search_right(struct inode *inode, struct ext4_ext_path *path,
 	struct ext4_extent_idx *ix;
 	struct ext4_extent *ex;
 	ext4_fsblk_t block;
-	int depth, ee_len;
+	int depth;	/* Note, NOT eh_depth; depth from top of tree */
+	int ee_len;
 
 	BUG_ON(path == NULL);
 	depth = path->p_depth;
@@ -1179,7 +1180,8 @@ got_index:
 		if (bh == NULL)
 			return -EIO;
 		eh = ext_block_hdr(bh);
-		if (ext4_ext_check_header(inode, eh, depth)) {
+		/* subtract from p_depth to get proper eh_depth */
+		if (ext4_ext_check_header(inode, eh, path->p_depth - depth)) {
 			put_bh(bh);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 627f8c3337a3..2d2b3585ee91 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -698,6 +698,7 @@ struct inode *ext4_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir, int mode)
 	struct inode *ret;
 	ext4_group_t i;
 	int free = 0;
+	static int once = 1;
 	ext4_group_t flex_group;
 
 	/* Cannot create files in a deleted directory */
@@ -719,7 +720,8 @@ struct inode *ext4_new_inode(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir, int mode)
 		ret2 = find_group_flex(sb, dir, &group);
 		if (ret2 == -1) {
 			ret2 = find_group_other(sb, dir, &group);
-			if (ret2 == 0 && printk_ratelimit())
+			if (ret2 == 0 && once)
+				once = 0;
 				printk(KERN_NOTICE "ext4: find_group_flex "
 				       "failed, fallback succeeded dir %lu\n",
 				       dir->i_ino);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
index 4415beeb0b62..9f61e62f435f 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/mballoc.c
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_measure_extent(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	struct ext4_free_extent *gex = &ac->ac_g_ex;
 
 	BUG_ON(ex->fe_len <= 0);
-	BUG_ON(ex->fe_len >= EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(ac->ac_sb));
+	BUG_ON(ex->fe_len > EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(ac->ac_sb));
 	BUG_ON(ex->fe_start >= EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(ac->ac_sb));
 	BUG_ON(ac->ac_status != AC_STATUS_CONTINUE);
 
@@ -3292,7 +3292,7 @@ ext4_mb_normalize_request(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	}
 	BUG_ON(start + size <= ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical &&
 			start > ac->ac_o_ex.fe_logical);
-	BUG_ON(size <= 0 || size >= EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(ac->ac_sb));
+	BUG_ON(size <= 0 || size > EXT4_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(ac->ac_sb));
 
 	/* now prepare goal request */
 
@@ -3589,6 +3589,7 @@ static void ext4_mb_put_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 			struct super_block *sb, struct ext4_prealloc_space *pa)
 {
 	ext4_group_t grp;
+	ext4_fsblk_t grp_blk;
 
 	if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&pa->pa_count) || pa->pa_free != 0)
 		return;
@@ -3603,8 +3604,12 @@ static void ext4_mb_put_pa(struct ext4_allocation_context *ac,
 	pa->pa_deleted = 1;
 	spin_unlock(&pa->pa_lock);
 
-	/* -1 is to protect from crossing allocation group */
-	ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, pa->pa_pstart - 1, &grp, NULL);
+	grp_blk = pa->pa_pstart;
+	/* If linear, pa_pstart may be in the next group when pa is used up */
+	if (pa->pa_linear)
+		grp_blk--;
+
+	ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, grp_blk, &grp, NULL);
 
 	/*
 	 * possible race: