diff --git a/fs/jbd2/commit.c b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
index c8c1d6cc6e5d..132fb92098c7 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/commit.c
@@ -187,14 +187,15 @@ static int journal_wait_on_commit_record(journal_t *journal,
  * use writepages() because with delayed allocation we may be doing
  * block allocation in writepages().
  */
-static int journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct address_space *mapping)
+static int journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(struct address_space *mapping,
+		loff_t dirty_start, loff_t dirty_end)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct writeback_control wbc = {
 		.sync_mode =  WB_SYNC_ALL,
 		.nr_to_write = mapping->nrpages * 2,
-		.range_start = 0,
-		.range_end = i_size_read(mapping->host),
+		.range_start = dirty_start,
+		.range_end = dirty_end,
 	};
 
 	ret = generic_writepages(mapping, &wbc);
@@ -218,6 +219,9 @@ static int journal_submit_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(jinode, &commit_transaction->t_inode_list, i_list) {
+		loff_t dirty_start = jinode->i_dirty_start;
+		loff_t dirty_end = jinode->i_dirty_end;
+
 		if (!(jinode->i_flags & JI_WRITE_DATA))
 			continue;
 		mapping = jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_mapping;
@@ -230,7 +234,8 @@ static int journal_submit_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 		 * only allocated blocks here.
 		 */
 		trace_jbd2_submit_inode_data(jinode->i_vfs_inode);
-		err = journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(mapping);
+		err = journal_submit_inode_data_buffers(mapping, dirty_start,
+				dirty_end);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = err;
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
@@ -257,12 +262,16 @@ static int journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 	/* For locking, see the comment in journal_submit_data_buffers() */
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(jinode, &commit_transaction->t_inode_list, i_list) {
+		loff_t dirty_start = jinode->i_dirty_start;
+		loff_t dirty_end = jinode->i_dirty_end;
+
 		if (!(jinode->i_flags & JI_WAIT_DATA))
 			continue;
 		jinode->i_flags |= JI_COMMIT_RUNNING;
 		spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
-		err = filemap_fdatawait_keep_errors(
-				jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_mapping);
+		err = filemap_fdatawait_range_keep_errors(
+				jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_mapping, dirty_start,
+				dirty_end);
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = err;
 		spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
@@ -282,6 +291,8 @@ static int journal_finish_inode_data_buffers(journal_t *journal,
 				&jinode->i_transaction->t_inode_list);
 		} else {
 			jinode->i_transaction = NULL;
+			jinode->i_dirty_start = 0;
+			jinode->i_dirty_end = 0;
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 38b426c5ed03..17f679aeba7c 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_try_to_free_buffers);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_force_commit);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_inode_add_write);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_inode_add_wait);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_inode_ranged_write);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_inode_ranged_wait);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_init_jbd_inode);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_release_jbd_inode);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_begin_ordered_truncate);
@@ -2574,6 +2576,8 @@ void jbd2_journal_init_jbd_inode(struct jbd2_inode *jinode, struct inode *inode)
 	jinode->i_next_transaction = NULL;
 	jinode->i_vfs_inode = inode;
 	jinode->i_flags = 0;
+	jinode->i_dirty_start = 0;
+	jinode->i_dirty_end = 0;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jinode->i_list);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index 8ca4fddc705f..990e7b5062e7 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ void jbd2_journal_refile_buffer(journal_t *journal, struct journal_head *jh)
  * File inode in the inode list of the handle's transaction
  */
 static int jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
-				   unsigned long flags)
+		unsigned long flags, loff_t start_byte, loff_t end_byte)
 {
 	transaction_t *transaction = handle->h_transaction;
 	journal_t *journal;
@@ -2577,26 +2577,17 @@ static int jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
 	jbd_debug(4, "Adding inode %lu, tid:%d\n", jinode->i_vfs_inode->i_ino,
 			transaction->t_tid);
 
-	/*
-	 * First check whether inode isn't already on the transaction's
-	 * lists without taking the lock. Note that this check is safe
-	 * without the lock as we cannot race with somebody removing inode
-	 * from the transaction. The reason is that we remove inode from the
-	 * transaction only in journal_release_jbd_inode() and when we commit
-	 * the transaction. We are guarded from the first case by holding
-	 * a reference to the inode. We are safe against the second case
-	 * because if jinode->i_transaction == transaction, commit code
-	 * cannot touch the transaction because we hold reference to it,
-	 * and if jinode->i_next_transaction == transaction, commit code
-	 * will only file the inode where we want it.
-	 */
-	if ((jinode->i_transaction == transaction ||
-	    jinode->i_next_transaction == transaction) &&
-	    (jinode->i_flags & flags) == flags)
-		return 0;
-
 	spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 	jinode->i_flags |= flags;
+
+	if (jinode->i_dirty_end) {
+		jinode->i_dirty_start = min(jinode->i_dirty_start, start_byte);
+		jinode->i_dirty_end = max(jinode->i_dirty_end, end_byte);
+	} else {
+		jinode->i_dirty_start = start_byte;
+		jinode->i_dirty_end = end_byte;
+	}
+
 	/* Is inode already attached where we need it? */
 	if (jinode->i_transaction == transaction ||
 	    jinode->i_next_transaction == transaction)
@@ -2631,12 +2622,28 @@ static int jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
 int jbd2_journal_inode_add_write(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
 	return jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle, jinode,
-				       JI_WRITE_DATA | JI_WAIT_DATA);
+			JI_WRITE_DATA | JI_WAIT_DATA, 0, LLONG_MAX);
 }
 
 int jbd2_journal_inode_add_wait(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode)
 {
-	return jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle, jinode, JI_WAIT_DATA);
+	return jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle, jinode, JI_WAIT_DATA, 0,
+			LLONG_MAX);
+}
+
+int jbd2_journal_inode_ranged_write(handle_t *handle,
+		struct jbd2_inode *jinode, loff_t start_byte, loff_t length)
+{
+	return jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle, jinode,
+			JI_WRITE_DATA | JI_WAIT_DATA, start_byte,
+			start_byte + length - 1);
+}
+
+int jbd2_journal_inode_ranged_wait(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *jinode,
+		loff_t start_byte, loff_t length)
+{
+	return jbd2_journal_file_inode(handle, jinode, JI_WAIT_DATA,
+			start_byte, start_byte + length - 1);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 5c04181b7c6d..0e0393e7f41a 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -451,6 +451,22 @@ struct jbd2_inode {
 	 * @i_flags: Flags of inode [j_list_lock]
 	 */
 	unsigned long i_flags;
+
+	/**
+	 * @i_dirty_start:
+	 *
+	 * Offset in bytes where the dirty range for this inode starts.
+	 * [j_list_lock]
+	 */
+	loff_t i_dirty_start;
+
+	/**
+	 * @i_dirty_end:
+	 *
+	 * Inclusive offset in bytes where the dirty range for this inode
+	 * ends. [j_list_lock]
+	 */
+	loff_t i_dirty_end;
 };
 
 struct jbd2_revoke_table_s;
@@ -1397,6 +1413,12 @@ extern int	   jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal_t *);
 extern int	   jbd2_journal_force_commit_nested(journal_t *);
 extern int	   jbd2_journal_inode_add_write(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *inode);
 extern int	   jbd2_journal_inode_add_wait(handle_t *handle, struct jbd2_inode *inode);
+extern int	   jbd2_journal_inode_ranged_write(handle_t *handle,
+			struct jbd2_inode *inode, loff_t start_byte,
+			loff_t length);
+extern int	   jbd2_journal_inode_ranged_wait(handle_t *handle,
+			struct jbd2_inode *inode, loff_t start_byte,
+			loff_t length);
 extern int	   jbd2_journal_begin_ordered_truncate(journal_t *journal,
 				struct jbd2_inode *inode, loff_t new_size);
 extern void	   jbd2_journal_init_jbd_inode(struct jbd2_inode *jinode, struct inode *inode);