journal_t *journal = EXT4_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_journal;
tid_t commit_tid = datasync ? ei->i_datasync_tid : ei->i_sync_tid;
+ /*
+ * Fastcommit does not really support fsync on directories or other
+ * special files. Force a full commit.
+ */
+ if (!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode))
+ return ext4_force_commit(inode->i_sb);
+
if (journal->j_flags & JBD2_BARRIER &&
!jbd2_trans_will_send_data_barrier(journal, commit_tid))
*needs_barrier = true;