diff --git a/lustre/ChangeLog b/lustre/ChangeLog
index 67c7a4486c24ddb0b00571eadcc0ffbedcf2f740..b9a5cb7ff69afabfc11cd9515b8bd0da52289c5a 100644
--- a/lustre/ChangeLog
+++ b/lustre/ChangeLog
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ tbd Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 	  	'tunefs.lustre --param="mdt.quota_type=ug1" $MDTDEV'.
 	  For more information, please refer to bugzilla 13904.
 
-Severity   : 
-Bugzilla   : 
-Frequency  : 
-Description: 
-Details    : 
+Severity   : normal
+Bugzilla   : 14803
+Description: Don't update lov_desc members until making sure they are valid
+Details    : When updating lov_desc members via proc fs, need fix their
+             validities before doing the real update.
 
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diff --git a/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h b/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h
index 164ff8d24ffa2aee9e5ee2109ffee16989881392..946576881fb96c6c699a24ead0014111a58ed369 100644
--- a/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h
+++ b/lustre/lov/lov_internal.h
@@ -224,6 +224,10 @@ int lov_fini_statfs_set(struct lov_request_set *set);
 
 /* lov_obd.c */
 void lov_fix_desc(struct lov_desc *desc);
+void lov_fix_desc_stripe_size(__u64 *val);
+void lov_fix_desc_stripe_count(__u32 *val);
+void lov_fix_desc_pattern(__u32 *val);
+void lov_fix_desc_qos_maxage(__u32 *val);
 int lov_get_stripecnt(struct lov_obd *lov, __u32 stripe_count);
 void lov_getref(struct obd_device *obd);
 void lov_putref(struct obd_device *obd);
diff --git a/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c b/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
index 0cb06acac08516401c6d55f7b853ab29dc94e5f5..a61c01da42274db0e624ba6efa17179d33516f78 100644
--- a/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
+++ b/lustre/lov/lov_obd.c
@@ -768,31 +768,48 @@ static void __lov_del_obd(struct obd_device *obd, __u32 index)
         }
 }
 
-void lov_fix_desc(struct lov_desc *desc)
+void lov_fix_desc_stripe_size(__u64 *val)
 {
-        if (desc->ld_default_stripe_size < PTLRPC_MAX_BRW_SIZE) {
+        if (*val < PTLRPC_MAX_BRW_SIZE) {
                 LCONSOLE_WARN("Increasing default stripe size to min %u\n",
                               PTLRPC_MAX_BRW_SIZE);
-                desc->ld_default_stripe_size = PTLRPC_MAX_BRW_SIZE;
-        } else if (desc->ld_default_stripe_size & (LOV_MIN_STRIPE_SIZE - 1)) {
-                desc->ld_default_stripe_size &= ~(LOV_MIN_STRIPE_SIZE - 1);
+                *val = PTLRPC_MAX_BRW_SIZE;
+        } else if (*val & (LOV_MIN_STRIPE_SIZE - 1)) {
+                *val &= ~(LOV_MIN_STRIPE_SIZE - 1);
                 LCONSOLE_WARN("Changing default stripe size to "LPU64" (a "
                               "multiple of %u)\n",
-                              desc->ld_default_stripe_size,LOV_MIN_STRIPE_SIZE);
+                              *val, LOV_MIN_STRIPE_SIZE);
         }
+}
 
-        if (desc->ld_default_stripe_count == 0)
-                desc->ld_default_stripe_count = 1;
+void lov_fix_desc_stripe_count(__u32 *val)
+{
+        if (*val == 0)
+                *val = 1;
+}
 
+void lov_fix_desc_pattern(__u32 *val)
+{
         /* from lov_setstripe */
-        if ((desc->ld_pattern != 0) && 
-            (desc->ld_pattern != LOV_PATTERN_RAID0)) {
-                LCONSOLE_WARN("Unknown stripe pattern: %#x\n",desc->ld_pattern);
-                desc->ld_pattern = 0;
+        if ((*val != 0) && (*val != LOV_PATTERN_RAID0)) {
+                LCONSOLE_WARN("Unknown stripe pattern: %#x\n", *val);
+                *val = 0;
         }
+}
+
+void lov_fix_desc_qos_maxage(__u32 *val)
+{
         /* fix qos_maxage */
-        if (desc->ld_qos_maxage == 0)
-                desc->ld_qos_maxage = QOS_DEFAULT_MAXAGE;
+        if (*val == 0)
+                *val = QOS_DEFAULT_MAXAGE;
+}
+
+void lov_fix_desc(struct lov_desc *desc)
+{
+        lov_fix_desc_stripe_size(&desc->ld_default_stripe_size);
+        lov_fix_desc_stripe_count(&desc->ld_default_stripe_count);
+        lov_fix_desc_pattern(&desc->ld_pattern);
+        lov_fix_desc_qos_maxage(&desc->ld_qos_maxage);
 }
 
 static int lov_setup(struct obd_device *obd, obd_count len, void *buf)
diff --git a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
index c585feaf96076afc39c4248ab945dd9ea1cc7e76..b486995bd41a7fe408afae2ab999bb4dbebc5804 100644
--- a/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
+++ b/lustre/lov/lproc_lov.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static int lov_wr_stripesize(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
         if (rc)
                 return rc;
 
+        lov_fix_desc_stripe_size(&val);
         desc->ld_default_stripe_size = val;
-        lov_fix_desc(desc);
         return count;
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ static int lov_wr_stripeoffset(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
                 return rc;
 
         desc->ld_default_stripe_offset = val;
-        lov_fix_desc(desc);
         return count;
 }
 
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ static int lov_wr_stripetype(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
         if (rc)
                 return rc;
 
+        lov_fix_desc_pattern(&val);
         desc->ld_pattern = val;
-        lov_fix_desc(desc);
         return count;
 }
 
@@ -152,8 +151,8 @@ static int lov_wr_stripecount(struct file *file, const char *buffer,
         if (rc)
                 return rc;
 
+        lov_fix_desc_stripe_count(&val);
         desc->ld_default_stripe_count = val;
-        lov_fix_desc(desc);
         return count;
 }