diff --git a/fs/jfs/inode.c b/fs/jfs/inode.c
index 2137138c59b0..767c7ecb429e 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/inode.c
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ void jfs_delete_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	jfs_info("In jfs_delete_inode, inode = 0x%p", inode);
 
+	if (is_bad_inode(inode) ||
+	    (JFS_IP(inode)->fileset != cpu_to_le32(FILESYSTEM_I)))
+			return;
+
 	if (test_cflag(COMMIT_Freewmap, inode))
 		jfs_free_zero_link(inode);
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
index 22815e88e7cc..d27bac6acaa3 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int lbmIOWait(struct lbuf * bp, int flag);
 static bio_end_io_t lbmIODone;
 static void lbmStartIO(struct lbuf * bp);
 static void lmGCwrite(struct jfs_log * log, int cant_block);
-static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait);
+static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int hard_sync);
 
 
 
@@ -915,19 +915,17 @@ static void lmPostGC(struct lbuf * bp)
  *	if new sync address is available
  *	(normally the case if sync() is executed by back-ground
  *	process).
- *	if not, explicitly run jfs_blogsync() to initiate
- *	getting of new sync address.
  *	calculate new value of i_nextsync which determines when
  *	this code is called again.
  *
  * PARAMETERS:	log	- log structure
- * 		nosyncwait - 1 if called asynchronously
+ * 		hard_sync - 1 to force all metadata to be written
  *
  * RETURN:	0
  *			
  * serialization: LOG_LOCK() held on entry/exit
  */
-static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
+static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int hard_sync)
 {
 	int logsize;
 	int written;		/* written since last syncpt */
@@ -941,11 +939,18 @@ static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* push dirty metapages out to disk */
-	list_for_each_entry(sbi, &log->sb_list, log_list) {
-		filemap_flush(sbi->ipbmap->i_mapping);
-		filemap_flush(sbi->ipimap->i_mapping);
-		filemap_flush(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping);
-	}
+	if (hard_sync)
+		list_for_each_entry(sbi, &log->sb_list, log_list) {
+			filemap_fdatawrite(sbi->ipbmap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_fdatawrite(sbi->ipimap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_fdatawrite(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping);
+		}
+	else
+		list_for_each_entry(sbi, &log->sb_list, log_list) {
+			filemap_flush(sbi->ipbmap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_flush(sbi->ipimap->i_mapping);
+			filemap_flush(sbi->direct_inode->i_mapping);
+		}
 
 	/*
 	 *      forward syncpt
@@ -1021,10 +1026,6 @@ static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
 		/* next syncpt trigger = written + more */
 		log->nextsync = written + more;
 
-	/* return if lmLogSync() from outside of transaction, e.g., sync() */
-	if (nosyncwait)
-		return lsn;
-
 	/* if number of bytes written from last sync point is more
 	 * than 1/4 of the log size, stop new transactions from
 	 * starting until all current transactions are completed
@@ -1049,11 +1050,12 @@ static int lmLogSync(struct jfs_log * log, int nosyncwait)
  *
  * FUNCTION:	write log SYNCPT record for specified log
  *
- * PARAMETERS:	log	- log structure
+ * PARAMETERS:	log	  - log structure
+ * 		hard_sync - set to 1 to force metadata to be written
  */
-void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log)
+void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log, int hard_sync)
 {	LOG_LOCK(log);
-	lmLogSync(log, 1);
+	lmLogSync(log, hard_sync);
 	LOG_UNLOCK(log);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h
index 747114cd38b8..e4978b5b65ee 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.h
@@ -510,6 +510,6 @@ extern int lmLogFormat(struct jfs_log *log, s64 logAddress, int logSize);
 extern int lmGroupCommit(struct jfs_log *, struct tblock *);
 extern int jfsIOWait(void *);
 extern void jfs_flush_journal(struct jfs_log * log, int wait);
-extern void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log);
+extern void jfs_syncpt(struct jfs_log *log, int hard_sync);
 
 #endif				/* _H_JFS_LOGMGR */
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 121c981ff453..c7a92f9deb2b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -552,6 +552,11 @@ void txEnd(tid_t tid)
 		 * synchronize with logsync barrier
 		 */
 		if (test_bit(log_SYNCBARRIER, &log->flag)) {
+			TXN_UNLOCK();
+
+			/* write dirty metadata & forward log syncpt */
+			jfs_syncpt(log, 1);
+
 			jfs_info("log barrier off: 0x%x", log->lsn);
 
 			/* enable new transactions start */
@@ -560,11 +565,6 @@ void txEnd(tid_t tid)
 			/* wakeup all waitors for logsync barrier */
 			TXN_WAKEUP(&log->syncwait);
 
-			TXN_UNLOCK();
-
-			/* forward log syncpt */
-			jfs_syncpt(log);
-
 			goto wakeup;
 		}
 	}
@@ -657,7 +657,9 @@ struct tlock *txLock(tid_t tid, struct inode *ip, struct metapage * mp,
 				/* only anonymous txn.
 				 * Remove from anon_list
 				 */
+				TXN_LOCK();
 				list_del_init(&jfs_ip->anon_inode_list);
+				TXN_UNLOCK();
 			}
 			jfs_ip->atlhead = tlck->next;
 		} else {
diff --git a/fs/jfs/super.c b/fs/jfs/super.c
index ee32211288ce..9ff89720f93b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/super.c
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ static void jfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct jfs_inode_info *ji = JFS_IP(inode);
 
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&ji->anon_inode_list));
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&ji->ag_lock);
 	if (ji->active_ag != -1) {
 		struct bmap *bmap = JFS_SBI(inode->i_sb)->bmap;
@@ -531,7 +533,7 @@ static int jfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	/* log == NULL indicates read-only mount */
 	if (log) {
 		jfs_flush_journal(log, wait);
-		jfs_syncpt(log);
+		jfs_syncpt(log, 0);
 	}
 
 	return 0;