diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/io/SparkHadoopWriter.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/io/SparkHadoopWriter.scala
index abf39213fa0d2..9ebd0aa301592 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/io/SparkHadoopWriter.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/internal/io/SparkHadoopWriter.scala
@@ -76,13 +76,17 @@ object SparkHadoopWriter extends Logging {
     // Try to write all RDD partitions as a Hadoop OutputFormat.
     try {
       val ret = sparkContext.runJob(rdd, (context: TaskContext, iter: Iterator[(K, V)]) => {
+        // SPARK-24552: Generate a unique "attempt ID" based on the stage and task attempt numbers.
+        // Assumes that there won't be more than Short.MaxValue attempts, at least not concurrently.
+        val attemptId = (context.stageAttemptNumber << 16) | context.attemptNumber
+
         executeTask(
           context = context,
           config = config,
           jobTrackerId = jobTrackerId,
           commitJobId = commitJobId,
           sparkPartitionId = context.partitionId,
-          sparkAttemptNumber = context.attemptNumber,
+          sparkAttemptNumber = attemptId,
           committer = committer,
           iterator = iter)
       })
diff --git a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaStreamWriter.scala b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaStreamWriter.scala
index ae5b5c52d514e..32923dc9f5a6b 100644
--- a/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaStreamWriter.scala
+++ b/external/kafka-0-10-sql/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/kafka010/KafkaStreamWriter.scala
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ case class KafkaStreamWriterFactory(
 
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): DataWriter[InternalRow] = {
     new KafkaStreamDataWriter(topic, producerParams, schema.toAttributes)
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataSourceWriter.java b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataSourceWriter.java
index 0030a9f05dba7..7eedc85a5d6f3 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataSourceWriter.java
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataSourceWriter.java
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ public interface DataSourceWriter {
   DataWriterFactory<Row> createWriterFactory();
 
   /**
-   * Returns whether Spark should use the commit coordinator to ensure that at most one attempt for
-   * each task commits.
+   * Returns whether Spark should use the commit coordinator to ensure that at most one task for
+   * each partition commits.
    *
    * @return true if commit coordinator should be used, false otherwise.
    */
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ default void onDataWriterCommit(WriterCommitMessage message) {}
    * is undefined and @{@link #abort(WriterCommitMessage[])} may not be able to deal with it.
    *
    * Note that speculative execution may cause multiple tasks to run for a partition. By default,
-   * Spark uses the commit coordinator to allow at most one attempt to commit. Implementations can
+   * Spark uses the commit coordinator to allow at most one task to commit. Implementations can
    * disable this behavior by overriding {@link #useCommitCoordinator()}. If disabled, multiple
-   * attempts may have committed successfully and one successful commit message per task will be
+   * tasks may have committed successfully and one successful commit message per task will be
    * passed to this commit method. The remaining commit messages are ignored by Spark.
    */
   void commit(WriterCommitMessage[] messages);
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriter.java b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriter.java
index 39bf458298862..1626c0013e4e7 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriter.java
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriter.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import org.apache.spark.annotation.InterfaceStability;
 
 /**
- * A data writer returned by {@link DataWriterFactory#createDataWriter(int, int, long)} and is
+ * A data writer returned by {@link DataWriterFactory#createDataWriter(int, long, long)} and is
  * responsible for writing data for an input RDD partition.
  *
  * One Spark task has one exclusive data writer, so there is no thread-safe concern.
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@
  * {@link DataSourceWriter#commit(WriterCommitMessage[])} with commit messages from other data
  * writers. If this data writer fails(one record fails to write or {@link #commit()} fails), an
  * exception will be sent to the driver side, and Spark may retry this writing task a few times.
- * In each retry, {@link DataWriterFactory#createDataWriter(int, int, long)} will receive a
- * different `attemptNumber`. Spark will call {@link DataSourceWriter#abort(WriterCommitMessage[])}
+ * In each retry, {@link DataWriterFactory#createDataWriter(int, long, long)} will receive a
+ * different `taskId`. Spark will call {@link DataSourceWriter#abort(WriterCommitMessage[])}
  * when the configured number of retries is exhausted.
  *
  * Besides the retry mechanism, Spark may launch speculative tasks if the existing writing task
  * takes too long to finish. Different from retried tasks, which are launched one by one after the
  * previous one fails, speculative tasks are running simultaneously. It's possible that one input
- * RDD partition has multiple data writers with different `attemptNumber` running at the same time,
+ * RDD partition has multiple data writers with different `taskId` running at the same time,
  * and data sources should guarantee that these data writers don't conflict and can work together.
  * Implementations can coordinate with driver during {@link #commit()} to make sure only one of
  * these data writers can commit successfully. Or implementations can allow all of them to commit
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriterFactory.java b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriterFactory.java
index 7527bcc0c4027..0932ff8f8f8a7 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriterFactory.java
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/java/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/writer/DataWriterFactory.java
@@ -42,15 +42,12 @@ public interface DataWriterFactory<T> extends Serializable {
    *                    Usually Spark processes many RDD partitions at the same time,
    *                    implementations should use the partition id to distinguish writers for
    *                    different partitions.
-   * @param attemptNumber Spark may launch multiple tasks with the same task id. For example, a task
-   *                      failed, Spark launches a new task wth the same task id but different
-   *                      attempt number. Or a task is too slow, Spark launches new tasks wth the
-   *                      same task id but different attempt number, which means there are multiple
-   *                      tasks with the same task id running at the same time. Implementations can
-   *                      use this attempt number to distinguish writers of different task attempts.
+   * @param taskId A unique identifier for a task that is performing the write of the partition
+   *               data. Spark may run multiple tasks for the same partition (due to speculation
+   *               or task failures, for example).
    * @param epochId A monotonically increasing id for streaming queries that are split in to
    *                discrete periods of execution. For non-streaming queries,
    *                this ID will always be 0.
    */
-  DataWriter<T> createDataWriter(int partitionId, int attemptNumber, long epochId);
+  DataWriter<T> createDataWriter(int partitionId, long taskId, long epochId);
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/WriteToDataSourceV2.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/WriteToDataSourceV2.scala
index 11ed7131e7e3d..b1148c0f62f7c 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/WriteToDataSourceV2.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/datasources/v2/WriteToDataSourceV2.scala
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.encoders.{ExpressionEncoder, RowEncoder}
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.Attribute
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.plans.logical.LogicalPlan
 import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.SparkPlan
-import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.streaming.{MicroBatchExecution, StreamExecution}
-import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.streaming.continuous.{CommitPartitionEpoch, ContinuousExecution, EpochCoordinatorRef, SetWriterPartitions}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.execution.streaming.MicroBatchExecution
 import org.apache.spark.sql.sources.v2.writer._
-import org.apache.spark.sql.sources.v2.writer.streaming.StreamWriter
 import org.apache.spark.sql.types.StructType
 import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
 
@@ -111,9 +109,10 @@ object DataWritingSparkTask extends Logging {
     val stageId = context.stageId()
     val stageAttempt = context.stageAttemptNumber()
     val partId = context.partitionId()
+    val taskId = context.taskAttemptId()
     val attemptId = context.attemptNumber()
     val epochId = Option(context.getLocalProperty(MicroBatchExecution.BATCH_ID_KEY)).getOrElse("0")
-    val dataWriter = writeTask.createDataWriter(partId, attemptId, epochId.toLong)
+    val dataWriter = writeTask.createDataWriter(partId, taskId, epochId.toLong)
 
     // write the data and commit this writer.
     Utils.tryWithSafeFinallyAndFailureCallbacks(block = {
@@ -125,12 +124,12 @@ object DataWritingSparkTask extends Logging {
         val coordinator = SparkEnv.get.outputCommitCoordinator
         val commitAuthorized = coordinator.canCommit(stageId, stageAttempt, partId, attemptId)
         if (commitAuthorized) {
-          logInfo(s"Writer for stage $stageId / $stageAttempt, " +
-            s"task $partId.$attemptId is authorized to commit.")
+          logInfo(s"Commit authorized for partition $partId (task $taskId, attempt $attemptId" +
+            s"stage $stageId.$stageAttempt)")
           dataWriter.commit()
         } else {
-          val message = s"Stage $stageId / $stageAttempt, " +
-            s"task $partId.$attemptId: driver did not authorize commit"
+          val message = s"Commit denied for partition $partId (task $taskId, attempt $attemptId" +
+            s"stage $stageId.$stageAttempt)"
           logInfo(message)
           // throwing CommitDeniedException will trigger the catch block for abort
           throw new CommitDeniedException(message, stageId, partId, attemptId)
@@ -141,15 +140,18 @@ object DataWritingSparkTask extends Logging {
         dataWriter.commit()
       }
 
-      logInfo(s"Writer for stage $stageId, task $partId.$attemptId committed.")
+      logInfo(s"Committed partition $partId (task $taskId, attempt $attemptId" +
+        s"stage $stageId.$stageAttempt)")
 
       msg
 
     })(catchBlock = {
       // If there is an error, abort this writer
-      logError(s"Writer for stage $stageId, task $partId.$attemptId is aborting.")
+      logError(s"Aborting commit for partition $partId (task $taskId, attempt $attemptId" +
+            s"stage $stageId.$stageAttempt)")
       dataWriter.abort()
-      logError(s"Writer for stage $stageId, task $partId.$attemptId aborted.")
+      logError(s"Aborted commit for partition $partId (task $taskId, attempt $attemptId" +
+            s"stage $stageId.$stageAttempt)")
     })
   }
 }
@@ -160,10 +162,10 @@ class InternalRowDataWriterFactory(
 
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): DataWriter[InternalRow] = {
     new InternalRowDataWriter(
-      rowWriterFactory.createDataWriter(partitionId, attemptNumber, epochId),
+      rowWriterFactory.createDataWriter(partitionId, taskId, epochId),
       RowEncoder.apply(schema).resolveAndBind())
   }
 }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/continuous/ContinuousWriteRDD.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/continuous/ContinuousWriteRDD.scala
index ef5f0da1e7cc2..76f3f5baa8d56 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/continuous/ContinuousWriteRDD.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/continuous/ContinuousWriteRDD.scala
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ContinuousWriteRDD(var prev: RDD[InternalRow], writeTask: DataWriterFactor
           val dataIterator = prev.compute(split, context)
           dataWriter = writeTask.createDataWriter(
             context.partitionId(),
-            context.attemptNumber(),
+            context.taskAttemptId(),
             EpochTracker.getCurrentEpoch.get)
           while (dataIterator.hasNext) {
             dataWriter.write(dataIterator.next())
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/ForeachWriterProvider.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/ForeachWriterProvider.scala
index f677f25f116a2..bc9b6d93ce7d9 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/ForeachWriterProvider.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/ForeachWriterProvider.scala
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ case class ForeachWriterFactory[T](
   extends DataWriterFactory[InternalRow] {
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): ForeachDataWriter[T] = {
     new ForeachDataWriter(writer, rowConverter, partitionId, epochId)
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/PackedRowWriterFactory.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/PackedRowWriterFactory.scala
index e07355aa37dba..b501d90c81f06 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/PackedRowWriterFactory.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/PackedRowWriterFactory.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import org.apache.spark.sql.sources.v2.writer.{DataSourceWriter, DataWriter, Dat
 case object PackedRowWriterFactory extends DataWriterFactory[Row] {
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): DataWriter[Row] = {
     new PackedRowDataWriter()
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/memoryV2.scala b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/memoryV2.scala
index 47b482007822d..29f8cca476722 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/memoryV2.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/execution/streaming/sources/memoryV2.scala
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class MemoryStreamWriter(
 case class MemoryWriterFactory(outputMode: OutputMode) extends DataWriterFactory[Row] {
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): DataWriter[Row] = {
     new MemoryDataWriter(partitionId, outputMode)
   }
diff --git a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/SimpleWritableDataSource.scala b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/SimpleWritableDataSource.scala
index 694bb3b95b0f0..1334cf71ae988 100644
--- a/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/SimpleWritableDataSource.scala
+++ b/sql/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/sources/v2/SimpleWritableDataSource.scala
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ class SimpleCSVDataWriterFactory(path: String, jobId: String, conf: Serializable
 
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): DataWriter[Row] = {
     val jobPath = new Path(new Path(path, "_temporary"), jobId)
-    val filePath = new Path(jobPath, s"$jobId-$partitionId-$attemptNumber")
+    val filePath = new Path(jobPath, s"$jobId-$partitionId-$taskId")
     val fs = filePath.getFileSystem(conf.value)
     new SimpleCSVDataWriter(fs, filePath)
   }
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@ class InternalRowCSVDataWriterFactory(path: String, jobId: String, conf: Seriali
 
   override def createDataWriter(
       partitionId: Int,
-      attemptNumber: Int,
+      taskId: Long,
       epochId: Long): DataWriter[InternalRow] = {
     val jobPath = new Path(new Path(path, "_temporary"), jobId)
-    val filePath = new Path(jobPath, s"$jobId-$partitionId-$attemptNumber")
+    val filePath = new Path(jobPath, s"$jobId-$partitionId-$taskId")
     val fs = filePath.getFileSystem(conf.value)
     new InternalRowCSVDataWriter(fs, filePath)
   }