diff --git a/fs/jbd2/journal.c b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
index 837a9a85e585..b5e57735ab3f 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/journal.c
@@ -1559,8 +1559,21 @@ static int journal_reset(journal_t *journal)
 	journal->j_first = first;
 	journal->j_last = last;
 
-	journal->j_head = journal->j_first;
-	journal->j_tail = journal->j_first;
+	if (journal->j_head != 0 && journal->j_flags & JBD2_CYCLE_RECORD) {
+		/*
+		 * Disable the cycled recording mode if the journal head block
+		 * number is not correct.
+		 */
+		if (journal->j_head < first || journal->j_head >= last) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "JBD2: Incorrect Journal head block %lu, "
+			       "disable journal_cycle_record\n",
+			       journal->j_head);
+			journal->j_head = journal->j_first;
+		}
+	} else {
+		journal->j_head = journal->j_first;
+	}
+	journal->j_tail = journal->j_head;
 	journal->j_free = journal->j_last - journal->j_first;
 
 	journal->j_tail_sequence = journal->j_transaction_sequence;
@@ -1732,6 +1745,7 @@ static void jbd2_mark_journal_empty(journal_t *journal, blk_opf_t write_flags)
 
 	sb->s_sequence = cpu_to_be32(journal->j_tail_sequence);
 	sb->s_start    = cpu_to_be32(0);
+	sb->s_head     = cpu_to_be32(journal->j_head);
 	if (jbd2_has_feature_fast_commit(journal)) {
 		/*
 		 * When journal is clean, no need to commit fast commit flag and
diff --git a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
index 8286a9ec122f..0184931d47f7 100644
--- a/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/jbd2/recovery.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct recovery_info
 {
 	tid_t		start_transaction;
 	tid_t		end_transaction;
+	unsigned long	head_block;
 
 	int		nr_replays;
 	int		nr_revokes;
@@ -301,11 +302,11 @@ int jbd2_journal_recover(journal_t *journal)
 	 * is always zero if, and only if, the journal was cleanly
 	 * unmounted.
 	 */
-
 	if (!sb->s_start) {
-		jbd2_debug(1, "No recovery required, last transaction %d\n",
-			  be32_to_cpu(sb->s_sequence));
+		jbd2_debug(1, "No recovery required, last transaction %d, head block %u\n",
+			  be32_to_cpu(sb->s_sequence), be32_to_cpu(sb->s_head));
 		journal->j_transaction_sequence = be32_to_cpu(sb->s_sequence) + 1;
+		journal->j_head = be32_to_cpu(sb->s_head);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -324,6 +325,9 @@ int jbd2_journal_recover(journal_t *journal)
 	/* Restart the log at the next transaction ID, thus invalidating
 	 * any existing commit records in the log. */
 	journal->j_transaction_sequence = ++info.end_transaction;
+	journal->j_head = info.head_block;
+	jbd2_debug(1, "JBD2: last transaction %d, head block %lu\n",
+		  journal->j_transaction_sequence, journal->j_head);
 
 	jbd2_journal_clear_revoke(journal);
 	err2 = sync_blockdev(journal->j_fs_dev);
@@ -364,6 +368,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_skip_recovery(journal_t *journal)
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "JBD2: error %d scanning journal\n", err);
 		++journal->j_transaction_sequence;
+		journal->j_head = journal->j_first;
 	} else {
 #ifdef CONFIG_JBD2_DEBUG
 		int dropped = info.end_transaction - 
@@ -373,6 +378,7 @@ int jbd2_journal_skip_recovery(journal_t *journal)
 			  dropped, (dropped == 1) ? "" : "s");
 #endif
 		journal->j_transaction_sequence = ++info.end_transaction;
+		journal->j_head = info.head_block;
 	}
 
 	journal->j_tail = 0;
@@ -462,7 +468,7 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 			struct recovery_info *info, enum passtype pass)
 {
 	unsigned int		first_commit_ID, next_commit_ID;
-	unsigned long		next_log_block;
+	unsigned long		next_log_block, head_block;
 	int			err, success = 0;
 	journal_superblock_t *	sb;
 	journal_header_t *	tmp;
@@ -485,6 +491,7 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 	sb = journal->j_superblock;
 	next_commit_ID = be32_to_cpu(sb->s_sequence);
 	next_log_block = be32_to_cpu(sb->s_start);
+	head_block = next_log_block;
 
 	first_commit_ID = next_commit_ID;
 	if (pass == PASS_SCAN)
@@ -809,6 +816,7 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 				if (commit_time < last_trans_commit_time)
 					goto ignore_crc_mismatch;
 				info->end_transaction = next_commit_ID;
+				info->head_block = head_block;
 
 				if (!jbd2_has_feature_async_commit(journal)) {
 					journal->j_failed_commit =
@@ -817,8 +825,10 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			if (pass == PASS_SCAN)
+			if (pass == PASS_SCAN) {
 				last_trans_commit_time = commit_time;
+				head_block = next_log_block;
+			}
 			brelse(bh);
 			next_commit_ID++;
 			continue;
@@ -868,6 +878,8 @@ static int do_one_pass(journal_t *journal,
 	if (pass == PASS_SCAN) {
 		if (!info->end_transaction)
 			info->end_transaction = next_commit_ID;
+		if (!info->head_block)
+			info->head_block = head_block;
 	} else {
 		/* It's really bad news if different passes end up at
 		 * different places (but possible due to IO errors). */
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd2.h b/include/linux/jbd2.h
index 6990fc891612..d860499e15e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd2.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd2.h
@@ -265,8 +265,10 @@ typedef struct journal_superblock_s
 	__u8	s_padding2[3];
 /* 0x0054 */
 	__be32	s_num_fc_blks;		/* Number of fast commit blocks */
-/* 0x0058 */
-	__u32	s_padding[41];
+	__be32	s_head;			/* blocknr of head of log, only uptodate
+					 * while the filesystem is clean */
+/* 0x005C */
+	__u32	s_padding[40];
 	__be32	s_checksum;		/* crc32c(superblock) */
 
 /* 0x0100 */
@@ -1395,6 +1397,9 @@ JBD2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_FUNCS(fast_commit,	FAST_COMMIT)
 #define JBD2_ABORT_ON_SYNCDATA_ERR	0x040	/* Abort the journal on file
 						 * data write error in ordered
 						 * mode */
+#define JBD2_CYCLE_RECORD		0x080	/* Journal cycled record log on
+						 * clean and empty filesystem
+						 * logging area */
 #define JBD2_FAST_COMMIT_ONGOING	0x100	/* Fast commit is ongoing */
 #define JBD2_FULL_COMMIT_ONGOING	0x200	/* Full commit is ongoing */
 #define JBD2_JOURNAL_FLUSH_DISCARD	0x0001