diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index e149b99..e4618e9 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_force_commit_nested);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_wipe);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_blocks_per_page);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_invalidatepage);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_invalidatepage_range);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_try_to_free_buffers);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_force_commit);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jbd2_journal_file_inode);
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
index fb1ab953..65c1374 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/transaction.c
@@ -1993,10 +1993,20 @@ zap_buffer_unlocked:
  *
  */
 void jbd2_journal_invalidatepage(journal_t *journal,
-		      struct page *page,
-		      unsigned long offset)
+				 struct page *page,
+				 unsigned long offset)
+{
+	jbd2_journal_invalidatepage_range(journal, page, offset,
+					  PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset);
+}
+
+void jbd2_journal_invalidatepage_range(journal_t *journal,
+				       struct page *page,
+				       unsigned int offset,
+				       unsigned int length)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *head, *bh, *next;
+	unsigned int stop = offset + length;
 	unsigned int curr_off = 0;
 	int may_free = 1;
 
@@ -2005,6 +2015,8 @@ void jbd2_journal_invalidatepage(journal_t *journal,
 	if (!page_has_buffers(page))
 		return;
 
+	BUG_ON(stop > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE || stop < length);
+
 	/* We will potentially be playing with lists other than just the
 	 * data lists (especially for journaled data mode), so be
 	 * cautious in our locking. */
@@ -2014,6 +2026,9 @@ void jbd2_journal_invalidatepage(journal_t *journal,
 		unsigned int next_off = curr_off + bh->b_size;
 		next = bh->b_this_page;
 
+		if (next_off > stop)
+			return;
+
 		if (offset <= curr_off) {
 			/* This block is wholly outside the truncation point */
 			lock_buffer(bh);
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 3efc43f..21288fa 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -1101,6 +1101,8 @@ extern int	 jbd2_journal_forget (handle_t *, struct buffer_head *);
 extern void	 journal_sync_buffer (struct buffer_head *);
 extern void	 jbd2_journal_invalidatepage(journal_t *,
 				struct page *, unsigned long);
+extern void	 jbd2_journal_invalidatepage_range(journal_t *, struct page *,
+						   unsigned int, unsigned int);
 extern int	 jbd2_journal_try_to_free_buffers(journal_t *, struct page *, gfp_t);
 extern int	 jbd2_journal_stop(handle_t *);
 extern int	 jbd2_journal_flush (journal_t *);