--- linux-2.4-ext3merge/fs/jbd/transaction.c.=K0019=.orig	2003-03-14 18:20:37.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4-ext3merge/fs/jbd/transaction.c	2003-03-14 18:21:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -1479,8 +1479,13 @@ int journal_stop(handle_t *handle)
 		 * Special case: JFS_SYNC synchronous updates require us
 		 * to wait for the commit to complete.  
 		 */
-		if (handle->h_sync && !(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC))
+		if (handle->h_sync && !(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC)) {
 			log_wait_commit(journal, tid);
+			if (handle->h_flush) {
+				while (tid_geq(journal->j_tail_sequence, tid))
+					log_do_checkpoint(journal, 1);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	kfree(handle);
 	return err;
--- linux-2.4-ext3merge/include/linux/jbd.h.=K0019=.orig	2003-03-14 18:20:37.000000000 +0000
+++ linux-2.4-ext3merge/include/linux/jbd.h	2003-03-14 18:21:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ struct handle_s 
 
 	/* Flags */
 	unsigned int	h_sync:		1;	/* sync-on-close */
+	unsigned int	h_flush:	1;	/* flush/checkpoint-on-close */
 	unsigned int	h_jdata:	1;	/* force data journaling */
 	unsigned int	h_aborted:	1;	/* fatal error on handle */
 };