2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
index 5247e7ffdcb4..524800dce207 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/checkpoint.c
@@ -299,6 +299,16 @@ static int __process_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct journal_head *jh,
                 transaction->t_chp_stats.cs_forced_to_close++;
                 spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
                 jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
+                if (unlikely(journal->j_flags & JBD2_UNMOUNT))
+                        /*
+                         * The journal thread is dead; so starting and
+                         * waiting for a commit to finish will cause
+                         * us to wait for a _very_ long time.
+                         */
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: %s: "
+                               "Waiting for Godot: block %llu\n",
+                               journal->j_devname,
+                               (unsigned long long) bh->b_blocknr);
                 jbd2_log_start_commit(journal, tid);
                 jbd2_log_wait_commit(journal, tid);
                 ret = 1;
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index f3479d6e0a83..6bf0a242613e 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ alloc_transaction:
          */
 repeat:
         read_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+        BUG_ON(journal->j_flags & JBD2_UNMOUNT);
         if (is_journal_aborted(journal) ||
             (journal->j_errno != 0 && !(journal->j_flags & JBD2_ACK_ERR))) {
                 read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);