diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 23b611a..388dc1b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -612,13 +612,13 @@
 	unsigned int sd_log_num_revoke;
 	unsigned int sd_log_num_rg;
 	unsigned int sd_log_num_databuf;
-	unsigned int sd_log_num_jdata;
 
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_gl;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_buf;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_revoke;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_rg;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_databuf;
+	struct list_head sd_log_le_ordered;
 
 	unsigned int sd_log_blks_free;
 	struct mutex sd_log_reserve_mutex;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index d8232ec..20fa528 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -620,6 +620,57 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static void gfs2_ordered_write(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	LIST_HEAD(written);
+
+	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_ordered)) {
+		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_ordered.next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
+		list_move(&bd->bd_le.le_list, &written);
+		bh = bd->bd_bh;
+		if (!buffer_dirty(bh))
+			continue;
+		get_bh(bh);
+		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+		lock_buffer(bh);
+		if (test_clear_buffer_dirty(bh)) {
+			bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
+			submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
+		} else {
+			unlock_buffer(bh);
+			brelse(bh);
+		}
+		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	}
+	list_splice(&written, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
+	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+}
+
+static void gfs2_ordered_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+
+	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_ordered)) {
+		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_ordered.prev, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
+		bh = bd->bd_bh;
+		if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
+			get_bh(bh);
+			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+			wait_on_buffer(bh);
+			brelse(bh);
+			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+			continue;
+		}
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+	}
+	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_log_flush - flush incore transaction(s)
  * @sdp: the filesystem
@@ -648,7 +699,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ai->ai_ail2_list);
 
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp,
-			     sdp->sd_log_num_buf + sdp->sd_log_num_jdata ==
+			     sdp->sd_log_num_buf + sdp->sd_log_num_databuf ==
 			     sdp->sd_log_commited_buf +
 			     sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp,
@@ -658,7 +709,10 @@
 	sdp->sd_log_flush_wrapped = 0;
 	ai->ai_first = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
 
+	gfs2_ordered_write(sdp);
 	lops_before_commit(sdp);
+	gfs2_ordered_wait(sdp);
+
 	if (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_flush_list))
 		log_flush_commit(sdp);
 	else if (sdp->sd_log_tail != current_tail(sdp) && !sdp->sd_log_idle){
@@ -751,7 +805,6 @@
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_gl);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_buf);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_jdata);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_rg);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_databuf);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index 3ec5871..7e2d4e6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -555,10 +555,11 @@
 	if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip)) {
 		gfs2_pin(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
 		tr->tr_num_databuf_new++;
-		sdp->sd_log_num_jdata++;
+		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf++;
+		list_add(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
+	} else {
+		list_add(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
 	}
-	sdp->sd_log_num_databuf++;
-	list_add(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
 out:
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
@@ -583,114 +584,59 @@
 /**
  * databuf_lo_before_commit - Scan the data buffers, writing as we go
  *
- * Here we scan through the lists of buffers and make the assumption
- * that any buffer thats been pinned is being journaled, and that
- * any unpinned buffer is an ordered write data buffer and therefore
- * will be written back rather than journaled.
  */
+
 static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	LIST_HEAD(started);
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd1 = NULL, *bd2, *bdt;
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd1 = NULL, *bd2;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL,*bh1 = NULL;
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	unsigned int limit;
-	unsigned int total_dbuf;
-	unsigned int total_jdata;
+	unsigned int total;
 	unsigned int num, n;
 	__be64 *ptr = NULL;
+	int magic;
+
 
 	limit = databuf_limit(sdp);
 
-	/*
-	 * Start writing ordered buffers, write journaled buffers
-	 * into the log along with a header
-	 */
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	total_dbuf = sdp->sd_log_num_databuf;
-	total_jdata = sdp->sd_log_num_jdata;
+	total = sdp->sd_log_num_databuf;
 	bd2 = bd1 = list_prepare_entry(bd1, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf,
 				       bd_le.le_list);
-	while(total_dbuf) {
-		num = total_jdata;
+	while(total) {
+		num = total;
 		if (num > limit)
 			num = limit;
+
+		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+		bh = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
+		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+
+		ld = (struct gfs2_log_descriptor *)bh->b_data;
+		ptr = (__be64 *)(bh->b_data + DATABUF_OFFSET);
+		ld->ld_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
+		ld->ld_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LD);
+		ld->ld_header.mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LD);
+		ld->ld_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_LOG_DESC_JDATA);
+		ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(num + 1);
+		ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(num);
+		ld->ld_data2 = cpu_to_be32(0);
+		memset(ld->ld_reserved, 0, sizeof(ld->ld_reserved));
+
 		n = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(bd1, bdt,
-						  &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf,
-						  bd_le.le_list) {
-			/* store off the buffer head in a local ptr since
-			 * gfs2_bufdata might change when we drop the log lock
-			 */
+		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd1, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf,
+					     bd_le.le_list) {
 			bh1 = bd1->bd_bh;
 
-			/* An ordered write buffer */
-			if (bh1 && !buffer_pinned(bh1)) {
-				list_move(&bd1->bd_le.le_list, &started);
-				if (bd1 == bd2) {
-					bd2 = NULL;
-					bd2 = list_prepare_entry(bd2,
-							&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf,
-							bd_le.le_list);
-				}
-				total_dbuf--;
-				if (bh1) {
-					if (buffer_dirty(bh1)) {
-						get_bh(bh1);
-
-						gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-
-						ll_rw_block(SWRITE, 1, &bh1);
-						brelse(bh1);
-
-						gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-					}
-					continue;
-				}
-				continue;
-			} else if (bh1) { /* A journaled buffer */
-				int magic;
-				gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-				if (!bh) {
-					bh = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
-					ld = (struct gfs2_log_descriptor *)
-					     bh->b_data;
-					ptr = (__be64 *)(bh->b_data +
-							 DATABUF_OFFSET);
-					ld->ld_header.mh_magic =
-						cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
-					ld->ld_header.mh_type =
-						cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LD);
-					ld->ld_header.mh_format =
-						cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LD);
-					ld->ld_type =
-						cpu_to_be32(GFS2_LOG_DESC_JDATA);
-					ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(num + 1);
-					ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(num);
-					ld->ld_data2 = cpu_to_be32(0);
-					memset(ld->ld_reserved, 0, sizeof(ld->ld_reserved));
-				}
-				magic = gfs2_check_magic(bh1);
-				*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bh1->b_blocknr);
-				*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64((__u64)magic);
-				clear_buffer_escaped(bh1);
-				if (unlikely(magic != 0))
-					set_buffer_escaped(bh1);
-				gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-				if (++n >= num)
-					break;
-			} else if (!bh1) {
-				total_dbuf--;
-				sdp->sd_log_num_databuf--;
-				list_del_init(&bd1->bd_le.le_list);
-				if (bd1 == bd2) {
-					bd2 = NULL;
-					bd2 = list_prepare_entry(bd2,
-						&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf,
-						bd_le.le_list);
-                                }
-				kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd1);
-			}
+			magic = gfs2_check_magic(bh1);
+			*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bh1->b_blocknr);
+			*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64((__u64)magic);
+			clear_buffer_escaped(bh1);
+			if (unlikely(magic != 0))
+				set_buffer_escaped(bh1);
+			if (++n >= num)
+				break;
 		}
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 		if (bh) {
@@ -727,34 +673,10 @@
 				break;
 		}
 		bh = NULL;
-		BUG_ON(total_dbuf < num);
-		total_dbuf -= num;
-		total_jdata -= num;
+		BUG_ON(total < num);
+		total -= num;
 	}
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-
-	/* Wait on all ordered buffers */
-	while (!list_empty(&started)) {
-		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-		bd1 = list_entry(started.next, struct gfs2_bufdata,
-				 bd_le.le_list);
-		list_del_init(&bd1->bd_le.le_list);
-		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf--;
-		bh = bd1->bd_bh;
-		if (bh) {
-			bh->b_private = NULL;
-			get_bh(bh);
-			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-			wait_on_buffer(bh);
-			brelse(bh);
-		} else
-			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-
-		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd1);
-	}
-
-	/* We've removed all the ordered write bufs here, so only jdata left */
-	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_databuf == sdp->sd_log_num_jdata);
 }
 
 static int databuf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
@@ -838,11 +760,9 @@
 		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
 		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf--;
-		sdp->sd_log_num_jdata--;
 		gfs2_unpin(sdp, bd->bd_bh, ai);
 	}
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_databuf);
-	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_jdata);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
index 8407d1d..dd1ea49 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_address.c
@@ -616,13 +616,50 @@
 	return dblock;
 }
 
+static void gfs2_discard(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+
+	lock_buffer(bh);
+	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	bd = bh->b_private;
+	if (bd) {
+		if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_le.le_list)) {
+			if (!buffer_pinned(bh))
+				list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		}
+	}
+	bh->b_bdev = NULL;
+	clear_buffer_mapped(bh);
+	clear_buffer_req(bh);
+	clear_buffer_new(bh);
+	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	unlock_buffer(bh);
+}
+
 static void gfs2_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned long offset)
 {
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(page->mapping->host);
+	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
+	unsigned long pos = 0;
+
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 	if (offset == 0)
 		ClearPageChecked(page);
+	if (!page_has_buffers(page))
+		goto out;
 
-	block_invalidatepage(page, offset);
+	bh = head = page_buffers(page);
+	do {
+		if (offset <= pos)
+			gfs2_discard(sdp, bh);
+		pos += bh->b_size;
+		bh = bh->b_this_page;
+	} while (bh != head);
+out:
+	if (offset == 0)
+		try_to_release_page(page, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -732,9 +769,14 @@
 		if (bd) {
 			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, bd->bd_bh == bh);
 			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&bd->bd_list_tr));
-			bd->bd_bh = NULL;
-			if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_le.le_list))
-				bd = NULL;
+			if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_le.le_list)) {
+				if (!buffer_pinned(bh))
+					list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+				else
+					bd = NULL;
+			}
+			if (bd)
+				bd->bd_bh = NULL;
 			bh->b_private = NULL;
 		}
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 314c113..35f3dfa 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_revoke);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_rg);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
 
 	mutex_init(&sdp->sd_log_reserve_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_ail1_list);