1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index 002ad2bbc769..0971814c38b8 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -790,11 +790,22 @@ restart_loop:
                         jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
                 } else {
                         J_ASSERT_BH(bh, !buffer_dirty(bh));
-                        J_ASSERT_JH(jh, jh->b_next_transaction == NULL);
-                        __journal_unfile_buffer(jh);
-                        jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
-                        journal_remove_journal_head(bh);  /* needs a brelse */
-                        release_buffer_page(bh);
+                        /* The buffer on BJ_Forget list and not jbddirty means
+                         * it has been freed by this transaction and hence it
+                         * could not have been reallocated until this
+                         * transaction has committed. *BUT* it could be
+                         * reallocated once we have written all the data to
+                         * disk and before we process the buffer on BJ_Forget
+                         * list. */
+                        JBUFFER_TRACE(jh, "refile or unfile freed buffer");
+                        __journal_refile_buffer(jh);
+                        if (!jh->b_transaction) {
+                                jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
+                                 /* needs a brelse */
+                                journal_remove_journal_head(bh);
+                                release_buffer_page(bh);
+                        } else
+                                jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
                 }
                 cond_resched_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
         }