--- linux-2.6.16.x86_64/fs/nfs/inode.c.org
+++ linux-2.6.16.x86_64/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -947,11 +947,6 @@ nfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struc
 
 	nfs_inc_stats(inode, NFSIOS_VFSSETATTR);
 
-	if (attr->ia_valid & ATTR_SIZE) {
-		if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || attr->ia_size == i_size_read(inode))
-			attr->ia_valid &= ~ATTR_SIZE;
-	}
-
 	/* Optimization: if the end result is no change, don't RPC */
 	attr->ia_valid &= NFS_VALID_ATTRS;
 	if (attr->ia_valid == 0)