diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 70990d6..0e6c13b 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -529,20 +529,17 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Force and wait upon a commit if the calling process is not within
- * transaction.  This is used for forcing out undo-protected data which contains
- * bitmaps, when the fs is running out of space.
- *
- * We can only force the running transaction if we don't have an active handle;
- * otherwise, we will deadlock.
- *
- * Returns true if a transaction was started.
+ * Force and wait any uncommitted transactions.  We can only force the running
+ * transaction if we don't have an active handle, otherwise, we will deadlock.
+ * Returns: <0 in case of error,
+ *           0 if nothing to commit,
+ *           1 if transaction was successfully committed.
  */
-int jbd2_journal_force_commit_nested(journal_t *journal)
+static int __jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal_t *journal)
 {
 	transaction_t *transaction = NULL;
 	tid_t tid;
-	int need_to_start = 0;
+	int need_to_start = 0, ret = 0;
 
 	read_lock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	if (journal->j_running_transaction && !current->journal_info) {
@@ -553,16 +550,53 @@
 		transaction = journal->j_committing_transaction;
 
 	if (!transaction) {
+		/* Nothing to commit */
 		read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
-		return 0;	/* Nothing to retry */
+		return 0;
 	}
-
 	tid = transaction->t_tid;
 	read_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 	if (need_to_start)
 		jbd2_log_start_commit(journal, tid);
-	jbd2_log_wait_commit(journal, tid);
-	return 1;
+	ret = jbd2_log_wait_commit(journal, tid);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = 1;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Force and wait upon a commit if the calling process is not within
+ * transaction.  This is used for forcing out undo-protected data which contains
+ * bitmaps, when the fs is running out of space.
+ *
+ * @journal: journal to force
+ * Returns true if progress was made.
+ */
+int jbd2_journal_force_commit_nested(journal_t *journal)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal);
+	return ret > 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * int journal_force_commit() - force any uncommitted transactions
+ * @journal: journal to force
+ *
+ * Caller want unconditional commit. We can only force the running transaction
+ * if we don't have an active handle, otherwise, we will deadlock.
+ */
+int jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal_t *journal)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	J_ASSERT(!current->journal_info);
+	ret = __jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal);
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*