diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 533216e80fa2..2858895175bc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -1422,6 +1422,12 @@ static struct inode *ext4_xattr_inode_create(handle_t *handle,
 	uid_t owner[2] = { i_uid_read(inode), i_gid_read(inode) };
 	int err;
 
+       if (inode->i_sb->s_root == NULL) {
+		ext4_error(inode->i_sb,
+			   "refuse to create EA inode when umounting");
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+       }
+
 	/*
 	 * Let the next inode be the goal, so we try and allocate the EA inode
 	 * in the same group, or nearby one.
@@ -2554,9 +2560,8 @@ static int ext4_xattr_move_to_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 
 	is = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ext4_xattr_ibody_find), GFP_NOFS);
 	bs = kzalloc(sizeof(struct ext4_xattr_block_find), GFP_NOFS);
-	buffer = kmalloc(value_size, GFP_NOFS);
 	b_entry_name = kmalloc(entry->e_name_len + 1, GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!is || !bs || !buffer || !b_entry_name) {
+	if (!is || !bs || !b_entry_name) {
 		error = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2568,12 +2573,18 @@ static int ext4_xattr_move_to_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 
 	/* Save the entry name and the entry value */
 	if (entry->e_value_inum) {
+		buffer = kvmalloc(value_size, GFP_NOFS);
+		if (!buffer) {
+			error = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		error = ext4_xattr_inode_get(inode, entry, buffer, value_size);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	} else {
 		size_t value_offs = le16_to_cpu(entry->e_value_offs);
-		memcpy(buffer, (void *)IFIRST(header) + value_offs, value_size);
+		buffer = (void *)IFIRST(header) + value_offs;
 	}
 
 	memcpy(b_entry_name, entry->e_name, entry->e_name_len);
@@ -2603,10 +2614,16 @@ static int ext4_xattr_move_to_block(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
 	error = ext4_xattr_block_set(handle, inode, &i, bs);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	error = 0;
+
+	/* Remove the chosen entry from the inode */
+	i.value = NULL;
+	i.value_len = 0;
+	error = ext4_xattr_ibody_set(handle, inode, &i, is);
+
 out:
 	kfree(b_entry_name);
-	kfree(buffer);
+	if (entry->e_value_inum && buffer)
+		kvfree(buffer);
 	if (is)
 		brelse(is->iloc.bh);
 	if (bs)