static struct kmem_cache *ext4_free_ext_cachep;
 static void ext4_mb_generate_from_pa(struct super_block *sb, void *bitmap,
                                        ext4_group_t group);
+static void ext4_mb_generate_from_freelist(struct super_block *sb, void *bitmap,
+                                               ext4_group_t group);
 static int ext4_mb_init_per_dev_proc(struct super_block *sb);
 static int ext4_mb_destroy_per_dev_proc(struct super_block *sb);
 static void release_blocks_on_commit(journal_t *journal, transaction_t *txn);
                        /*
                         * incore got set to the group block bitmap below
                         */
+                       ext4_lock_group(sb, group);
                        ext4_mb_generate_buddy(sb, data, incore, group);
+                       ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
                        incore = NULL;
                } else {
                        /* this is block of bitmap */
 
                        /* mark all preallocated blks used in in-core bitmap */
                        ext4_mb_generate_from_pa(sb, data, group);
+                       ext4_mb_generate_from_freelist(sb, data, group);
                        ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
 
                        /* set incore so that the buddy information can be
        return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * the function goes through all block freed in the group
+ * but not yet committed and marks them used in in-core bitmap.
+ * buddy must be generated from this bitmap
+ * Need to be called with ext4 group lock (ext4_lock_group)
+ */
+static void ext4_mb_generate_from_freelist(struct super_block *sb, void *bitmap,
+                                               ext4_group_t group)
+{
+       struct rb_node *n;
+       struct ext4_group_info *grp;
+       struct ext4_free_data *entry;
+
+       grp = ext4_get_group_info(sb, group);
+       n = rb_first(&(grp->bb_free_root));
+
+       while (n) {
+               entry = rb_entry(n, struct ext4_free_data, node);
+               mb_set_bits(sb_bgl_lock(EXT4_SB(sb), group),
+                               bitmap, entry->start_blk,
+                               entry->count);
+               n = rb_next(n);
+       }
+       return;
+}
+
 /*
  * the function goes through all preallocation in this group and marks them
  * used in in-core bitmap. buddy must be generated from this bitmap
 
 static noinline_for_stack int
 ext4_mb_free_metadata(handle_t *handle, struct ext4_buddy *e4b,
-                         ext4_group_t group, ext4_grpblk_t block, int count)
+                     struct ext4_free_data *new_entry)
 {
+       ext4_grpblk_t block;
+       struct ext4_free_data *entry;
        struct ext4_group_info *db = e4b->bd_info;
        struct super_block *sb = e4b->bd_sb;
        struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
-       struct ext4_free_data *entry, *new_entry;
        struct rb_node **n = &db->bb_free_root.rb_node, *node;
        struct rb_node *parent = NULL, *new_node;
 
        BUG_ON(e4b->bd_bitmap_page == NULL);
        BUG_ON(e4b->bd_buddy_page == NULL);
 
-       new_entry  = kmem_cache_alloc(ext4_free_ext_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
-       new_entry->start_blk = block;
-       new_entry->group  = group;
-       new_entry->count = count;
-       new_entry->t_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
        new_node = &new_entry->node;
+       block = new_entry->start_blk;
 
-       ext4_lock_group(sb, group);
        if (!*n) {
                /* first free block exent. We need to
                   protect buddy cache from being freed,
                else if (block >= (entry->start_blk + entry->count))
                        n = &(*n)->rb_right;
                else {
-                       ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
                        ext4_error(sb, __func__,
                            "Double free of blocks %d (%d %d)",
                            block, entry->start_blk, entry->count);
        spin_lock(&sbi->s_md_lock);
        list_add(&new_entry->list, &handle->h_transaction->t_private_list);
        spin_unlock(&sbi->s_md_lock);
-       ext4_unlock_group(sb, group);
        return 0;
 }
 
                        BUG_ON(!mb_test_bit(bit + i, bitmap_bh->b_data));
        }
 #endif
-       mb_clear_bits(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, block_group), bitmap_bh->b_data,
-                       bit, count);
-
-       /* We dirtied the bitmap block */
-       BUFFER_TRACE(bitmap_bh, "dirtied bitmap block");
-       err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, bitmap_bh);
-       if (err)
-               goto error_return;
-
        if (ac) {
                ac->ac_b_ex.fe_group = block_group;
                ac->ac_b_ex.fe_start = bit;
        if (err)
                goto error_return;
        if (metadata && ext4_handle_valid(handle)) {
-               /* blocks being freed are metadata. these blocks shouldn't
-                * be used until this transaction is committed */
-               ext4_mb_free_metadata(handle, &e4b, block_group, bit, count);
+               struct ext4_free_data *new_entry;
+               /*
+                * blocks being freed are metadata. these blocks shouldn't
+                * be used until this transaction is committed
+                */
+               new_entry  = kmem_cache_alloc(ext4_free_ext_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
+               new_entry->start_blk = bit;
+               new_entry->group  = block_group;
+               new_entry->count = count;
+               new_entry->t_tid = handle->h_transaction->t_tid;
+               ext4_lock_group(sb, block_group);
+               mb_clear_bits(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, block_group), bitmap_bh->b_data,
+                               bit, count);
+               ext4_mb_free_metadata(handle, &e4b, new_entry);
+               ext4_unlock_group(sb, block_group);
        } else {
                ext4_lock_group(sb, block_group);
+               /* need to update group_info->bb_free and bitmap
+                * with group lock held. generate_buddy look at
+                * them with group lock_held
+                */
+               mb_clear_bits(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, block_group), bitmap_bh->b_data,
+                               bit, count);
                mb_free_blocks(inode, &e4b, bit, count);
                ext4_mb_return_to_preallocation(inode, &e4b, block, count);
                ext4_unlock_group(sb, block_group);
 
        *freed += count;
 
+       /* We dirtied the bitmap block */
+       BUFFER_TRACE(bitmap_bh, "dirtied bitmap block");
+       err = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, bitmap_bh);
+
        /* And the group descriptor block */
        BUFFER_TRACE(gd_bh, "dirtied group descriptor block");
        ret = ext4_handle_dirty_metadata(handle, NULL, gd_bh);