diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index f2b9a57..9d31e6a 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 	int tag_flag;
 	int i;
 	struct blk_plug plug;
+	int write_op = WRITE;
 
 	/*
 	 * First job: lock down the current transaction and wait for
@@ -413,13 +414,16 @@
 
 	jbd_debug (3, "JBD: commit phase 2\n");
 
+	if (tid_geq(journal->j_commit_waited, commit_transaction->t_tid))
+		write_op = WRITE_SYNC;
+
 	/*
 	 * Now start flushing things to disk, in the order they appear
 	 * on the transaction lists.  Data blocks go first.
 	 */
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	err = journal_submit_data_buffers(journal, commit_transaction,
-					  WRITE_SYNC);
+					  write_op);
 	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 
 	/*
@@ -478,7 +482,7 @@
 
 	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 
-	journal_write_revoke_records(journal, commit_transaction, WRITE_SYNC);
+	journal_write_revoke_records(journal, commit_transaction, write_op);
 
 	/*
 	 * If we found any dirty or locked buffers, then we should have
@@ -649,7 +653,7 @@
 				clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
 				set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 				bh->b_end_io = journal_end_buffer_io_sync;
-				submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
+				submit_bh(write_op, bh);
 			}
 			cond_resched();
 
diff --git a/fs/jbd/journal.c b/fs/jbd/journal.c
index 0971e92..2047fd7 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/journal.c
@@ -563,6 +563,8 @@
 	spin_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 #endif
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
+	if (!tid_geq(journal->j_commit_waited, tid))
+		journal->j_commit_waited = tid;
 	while (tid_gt(tid, journal->j_commit_sequence)) {
 		jbd_debug(1, "JBD: want %d, j_commit_sequence=%d\n",
 				  tid, journal->j_commit_sequence);
diff --git a/fs/jbd/transaction.c b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
index b2a7e52..febc10d 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
@@ -1433,8 +1433,6 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (handle->h_sync)
-		transaction->t_synchronous_commit = 1;
 	current->journal_info = NULL;
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	spin_lock(&transaction->t_handle_lock);
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
index d211732..f265682 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
@@ -479,12 +479,6 @@
 	 * How many handles used this transaction? [t_handle_lock]
 	 */
 	int t_handle_count;
-
-	/*
-	 * This transaction is being forced and some process is
-	 * waiting for it to finish.
-	 */
-	unsigned int t_synchronous_commit:1;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -531,6 +525,8 @@
  *  transaction
  * @j_commit_request: Sequence number of the most recent transaction wanting
  *     commit
+ * @j_commit_waited: Sequence number of the most recent transaction someone
+ *     is waiting for to commit.
  * @j_uuid: Uuid of client object.
  * @j_task: Pointer to the current commit thread for this journal
  * @j_max_transaction_buffers:  Maximum number of metadata buffers to allow in a
@@ -696,6 +692,13 @@
 	tid_t			j_commit_request;
 
 	/*
+	 * Sequence number of the most recent transaction someone is waiting
+	 * for to commit.
+	 * [j_state_lock]
+	 */
+	tid_t                   j_commit_waited;
+
+	/*
 	 * Journal uuid: identifies the object (filesystem, LVM volume etc)
 	 * backed by this journal.  This will eventually be replaced by an array
 	 * of uuids, allowing us to index multiple devices within a single
diff --git a/include/trace/events/jbd.h b/include/trace/events/jbd.h
index aff64d8..9305e1b 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/jbd.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/jbd.h
@@ -36,19 +36,17 @@
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(	dev_t,	dev			)
-		__field(	char,	sync_commit		)
 		__field(	int,	transaction		)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->dev		= journal->j_fs_dev->bd_dev;
-		__entry->sync_commit = commit_transaction->t_synchronous_commit;
 		__entry->transaction	= commit_transaction->t_tid;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d sync %d",
+	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d",
 		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev),
-		  __entry->transaction, __entry->sync_commit)
+		  __entry->transaction)
 );
 
 DEFINE_EVENT(jbd_commit, jbd_start_commit,
@@ -87,19 +85,17 @@
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(	dev_t,	dev			)
-		__field(	char,	sync_commit		)
 		__field(	int,	transaction		)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->dev		= journal->j_fs_dev->bd_dev;
-		__entry->sync_commit = commit_transaction->t_synchronous_commit;
 		__entry->transaction	= commit_transaction->t_tid;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d sync %d",
+	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d",
 		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev),
-		  __entry->transaction, __entry->sync_commit)
+		  __entry->transaction)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(jbd_end_commit,
@@ -109,21 +105,19 @@
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(	dev_t,	dev			)
-		__field(	char,	sync_commit		)
 		__field(	int,	transaction		)
 		__field(	int,	head			)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->dev		= journal->j_fs_dev->bd_dev;
-		__entry->sync_commit = commit_transaction->t_synchronous_commit;
 		__entry->transaction	= commit_transaction->t_tid;
 		__entry->head		= journal->j_tail_sequence;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d sync %d head %d",
+	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d head %d",
 		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev),
-		  __entry->transaction, __entry->sync_commit, __entry->head)
+		  __entry->transaction, __entry->head)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(jbd_do_submit_data,
@@ -133,19 +127,17 @@
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(	dev_t,	dev			)
-		__field(	char,	sync_commit		)
 		__field(	int,	transaction		)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->dev		= journal->j_fs_dev->bd_dev;
-		__entry->sync_commit = commit_transaction->t_synchronous_commit;
 		__entry->transaction	= commit_transaction->t_tid;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d sync %d",
+	TP_printk("dev %d,%d transaction %d",
 		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev),
-		   __entry->transaction, __entry->sync_commit)
+		   __entry->transaction)
 );
 
 TRACE_EVENT(jbd_cleanup_journal_tail,