BUFFER_TRACE(bh, "entry");
 
        jbd_lock_bh_state(bh);
-       spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 
        if (!buffer_jbd(bh))
                goto not_jbd;
                 * we know to remove the checkpoint after we commit.
                 */
 
+               spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
                if (jh->b_cp_transaction) {
                        __jbd2_journal_temp_unlink_buffer(jh);
                        __jbd2_journal_file_buffer(jh, transaction, BJ_Forget);
                                goto drop;
                        }
                }
+               spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
        } else if (jh->b_transaction) {
                J_ASSERT_JH(jh, (jh->b_transaction ==
                                 journal->j_committing_transaction));
 
                if (jh->b_next_transaction) {
                        J_ASSERT(jh->b_next_transaction == transaction);
+                       spin_lock(&journal->j_list_lock);
                        jh->b_next_transaction = NULL;
+                       spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
 
                        /*
                         * only drop a reference if this transaction modified
        }
 
 not_jbd:
-       spin_unlock(&journal->j_list_lock);
        jbd_unlock_bh_state(bh);
        __brelse(bh);
 drop: