spin_lock(lock);
                        goto loop_next;
                }
+               /* in theory, dirty non-uptodate buffers should never get here,
+                * but the upper layer io error paths still have a few quirks.
+                * Handle them here as gracefully as we can
+                */
+               if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && buffer_dirty(bh)) {
+                       clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
+                       ret = -EIO;
+               }
                if (buffer_dirty(bh)) {
                        list_del_init(&jh->list);
                        list_add(&jh->list, &tmp);
        }
 
        if (!list_empty(&jl->j_bh_list)) {
+               int ret;
                unlock_kernel();
-               write_ordered_buffers(&journal->j_dirty_buffers_lock,
-                                     journal, jl, &jl->j_bh_list);
+               ret = write_ordered_buffers(&journal->j_dirty_buffers_lock,
+                                           journal, jl, &jl->j_bh_list);
+               if (ret < 0 && retval == 0)
+                       retval = ret;
                lock_kernel();
        }
        BUG_ON(!list_empty(&jl->j_bh_list));