1 files changed, 35 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c
index 9e4fa52d7dc..737f7246a4b 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ int __log_space_left(journal_t *journal)
 }
 
 /*
- * Called under j_state_lock.  Returns true if a transaction was started.
+ * Called under j_state_lock.  Returns true if a transaction commit was started.
  */
 int __log_start_commit(journal_t *journal, tid_t target)
 {
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ int journal_force_commit_nested(journal_t *journal)
 
 /*
  * Start a commit of the current running transaction (if any).  Returns true
- * if a transaction was started, and fills its tid in at *ptid
+ * if a transaction is going to be committed (or is currently already
+ * committing), and fills its tid in at *ptid
  */
 int journal_start_commit(journal_t *journal, tid_t *ptid)
 {
@@ -505,15 +506,19 @@ int journal_start_commit(journal_t *journal, tid_t *ptid)
 	if (journal->j_running_transaction) {
 		tid_t tid = journal->j_running_transaction->t_tid;
 
-		ret = __log_start_commit(journal, tid);
-		if (ret && ptid)
+		__log_start_commit(journal, tid);
+		/* There's a running transaction and we've just made sure
+		 * it's commit has been scheduled. */
+		if (ptid)
 			*ptid = tid;
-	} else if (journal->j_committing_transaction && ptid) {
+		ret = 1;
+	} else if (journal->j_committing_transaction) {
 		/*
 		 * If ext3_write_super() recently started a commit, then we
 		 * have to wait for completion of that transaction
 		 */
-		*ptid = journal->j_committing_transaction->t_tid;
+		if (ptid)
+			*ptid = journal->j_committing_transaction->t_tid;
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
@@ -632,6 +637,8 @@ struct journal_head *journal_get_descriptor_buffer(journal_t *journal)
 		return NULL;
 
 	bh = __getblk(journal->j_dev, blocknr, journal->j_blocksize);
+	if (!bh)
+		return NULL;
 	lock_buffer(bh);
 	memset(bh->b_data, 0, journal->j_blocksize);
 	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
@@ -728,9 +735,7 @@ journal_t * journal_init_dev(struct block_device *bdev,
 	if (!journal->j_wbuf) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cant allocate bhs for commit thread\n",
 			__func__);
-		kfree(journal);
-		journal = NULL;
-		goto out;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 	journal->j_dev = bdev;
 	journal->j_fs_dev = fs_dev;
@@ -738,11 +743,19 @@ journal_t * journal_init_dev(struct block_device *bdev,
 	journal->j_maxlen = len;
 
 	bh = __getblk(journal->j_dev, start, journal->j_blocksize);
-	J_ASSERT(bh != NULL);
+	if (!bh) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "%s: Cannot get buffer for journal superblock\n",
+		       __func__);
+		goto out_err;
+	}
 	journal->j_sb_buffer = bh;
 	journal->j_superblock = (journal_superblock_t *)bh->b_data;
-out:
+
 	return journal;
+out_err:
+	kfree(journal);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -782,8 +795,7 @@ journal_t * journal_init_inode (struct inode *inode)
 	if (!journal->j_wbuf) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cant allocate bhs for commit thread\n",
 			__func__);
-		kfree(journal);
-		return NULL;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	err = journal_bmap(journal, 0, &blocknr);
@@ -791,16 +803,23 @@ journal_t * journal_init_inode (struct inode *inode)
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Cannnot locate journal superblock\n",
 		       __func__);
-		kfree(journal);
-		return NULL;
+		goto out_err;
 	}
 
 	bh = __getblk(journal->j_dev, blocknr, journal->j_blocksize);
-	J_ASSERT(bh != NULL);
+	if (!bh) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "%s: Cannot get buffer for journal superblock\n",
+		       __func__);
+		goto out_err;
+	}
 	journal->j_sb_buffer = bh;
 	journal->j_superblock = (journal_superblock_t *)bh->b_data;
 
 	return journal;
+out_err:
+	kfree(journal);
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 /*