diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
index a137c6e..0cc4faf 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c
@@ -34,15 +34,14 @@
  *
  * Write data to the lower file.
  *
- * Returns zero on success; non-zero on error
+ * Returns bytes written on success; less than zero on error
  */
 int ecryptfs_write_lower(struct inode *ecryptfs_inode, char *data,
 			 loff_t offset, size_t size)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info;
-	ssize_t octets_written;
 	mm_segment_t fs_save;
-	int rc = 0;
+	ssize_t rc;
 
 	inode_info = ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode);
 	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
@@ -50,14 +49,9 @@
 	inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
 	fs_save = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
-	octets_written = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-				   &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+	rc = vfs_write(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
+		       &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
 	set_fs(fs_save);
-	if (octets_written < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: octets_written = [%td]; "
-		       "expected [%td]\n", __func__, octets_written, size);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	mark_inode_dirty_sync(ecryptfs_inode);
 	return rc;
@@ -91,6 +85,8 @@
 		  + offset_in_page);
 	virt = kmap(page_for_lower);
 	rc = ecryptfs_write_lower(ecryptfs_inode, virt, offset, size);
+	if (rc > 0)
+		rc = 0;
 	kunmap(page_for_lower);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -229,30 +225,24 @@
  * Read @size bytes of data at byte offset @offset from the lower
  * inode into memory location @data.
  *
- * Returns zero on success; non-zero on error
+ * Returns bytes read on success; 0 on EOF; less than zero on error
  */
 int ecryptfs_read_lower(char *data, loff_t offset, size_t size,
 			struct inode *ecryptfs_inode)
 {
 	struct ecryptfs_inode_info *inode_info =
 		ecryptfs_inode_to_private(ecryptfs_inode);
-	ssize_t octets_read;
 	mm_segment_t fs_save;
-	int rc = 0;
+	ssize_t rc;
 
 	mutex_lock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	BUG_ON(!inode_info->lower_file);
 	inode_info->lower_file->f_pos = offset;
 	fs_save = get_fs();
 	set_fs(get_ds());
-	octets_read = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
-			       &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
+	rc = vfs_read(inode_info->lower_file, data, size,
+		      &inode_info->lower_file->f_pos);
 	set_fs(fs_save);
-	if (octets_read < 0) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: octets_read = [%td]; "
-		       "expected [%td]\n", __func__, octets_read, size);
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-	}
 	mutex_unlock(&inode_info->lower_file_mutex);
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -284,6 +274,8 @@
 	offset = ((((loff_t)page_index) << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT) + offset_in_page);
 	virt = kmap(page_for_ecryptfs);
 	rc = ecryptfs_read_lower(virt, offset, size, ecryptfs_inode);
+	if (rc > 0)
+		rc = 0;
 	kunmap(page_for_ecryptfs);
 	flush_dcache_page(page_for_ecryptfs);
 	return rc;