diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
index c75384b..ad13a84 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4_jbd2.c
@@ -7,53 +7,96 @@
 int __ext4_journal_get_undo_access(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
 				struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int err = jbd2_journal_get_undo_access(handle, bh);
-	if (err)
-		ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh, handle, err);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+		err = jbd2_journal_get_undo_access(handle, bh);
+		if (err)
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 int __ext4_journal_get_write_access(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
 				struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int err = jbd2_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
-	if (err)
-		ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh, handle, err);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+		err = jbd2_journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
+		if (err)
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 int __ext4_journal_forget(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
 				struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int err = jbd2_journal_forget(handle, bh);
-	if (err)
-		ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh, handle, err);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+		err = jbd2_journal_forget(handle, bh);
+		if (err)
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 int __ext4_journal_revoke(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
 				ext4_fsblk_t blocknr, struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int err = jbd2_journal_revoke(handle, blocknr, bh);
-	if (err)
-		ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh, handle, err);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+		err = jbd2_journal_revoke(handle, blocknr, bh);
+		if (err)
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 int __ext4_journal_get_create_access(const char *where,
 				handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int err = jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle, bh);
-	if (err)
-		ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh, handle, err);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+		err = jbd2_journal_get_create_access(handle, bh);
+		if (err)
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
-int __ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(const char *where,
-				handle_t *handle, struct buffer_head *bh)
+int __ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
+				 struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	int err = jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh);
-	if (err)
-		ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh, handle, err);
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
+		err = jbd2_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh);
+		if (err)
+			ext4_journal_abort_handle(where, __func__, bh,
+						  handle, err);
+	} else {
+		mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
+		if (inode && inode_needs_sync(inode)) {
+			sync_dirty_buffer(bh);
+			if (buffer_req(bh) && !buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+				ext4_error(inode->i_sb, __func__,
+					   "IO error syncing inode, "
+					   "inode=%lu, block=%llu",
+					   inode->i_ino,
+					   (unsigned long long) bh->b_blocknr);
+				err = -EIO;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return err;
 }