1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
index 4facdd29a350..3a100e7a62a8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ialloc.c
@@ -725,6 +725,10 @@ repeat_in_this_group:
                                    "inode=%lu", ino + 1);
                         continue;
                 }
+                BUFFER_TRACE(inode_bitmap_bh, "get_write_access");
+                err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, inode_bitmap_bh);
+                if (err)
+                        goto fail;
                 ext4_lock_group(sb, group);
                 ret2 = ext4_test_and_set_bit(ino, inode_bitmap_bh->b_data);
                 ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
@@ -738,6 +742,11 @@ repeat_in_this_group:
         goto out;
 
 got:
+        BUFFER_TRACE(inode_bitmap_bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
+        err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, inode_bitmap_bh);
+        if (err)
+                goto fail;
+
         /* We may have to initialize the block bitmap if it isn't already */
         if (ext4_has_group_desc_csum(sb) &&
             gdp->bg_flags & cpu_to_le16(EXT4_BG_BLOCK_UNINIT)) {
@@ -771,11 +780,6 @@ got:
                         goto fail;
         }
 
-        BUFFER_TRACE(inode_bitmap_bh, "get_write_access");
-        err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, inode_bitmap_bh);
-        if (err)
-                goto fail;
-
         BUFFER_TRACE(group_desc_bh, "get_write_access");
         err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, group_desc_bh);
         if (err)
@@ -823,11 +827,6 @@ got:
         }
         ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
 
-        BUFFER_TRACE(inode_bitmap_bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
-        err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, inode_bitmap_bh);
-        if (err)
-                goto fail;
-
         BUFFER_TRACE(group_desc_bh, "call ext4_handle_dirty_metadata");
         err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, group_desc_bh);
         if (err)