diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt
index 295f26cd895a..9dd2a3bb2acc 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ errors=remount-ro(*)	Remount the filesystem read-only on an error.
 errors=continue		Keep going on a filesystem error.
 errors=panic		Panic and halt the machine if an error occurs.
 
+data_err=ignore(*)	Just print an error message if an error occurs
+			in a file data buffer in ordered mode.
+data_err=abort		Abort the journal if an error occurs in a file
+			data buffer in ordered mode.
+
 grpid			Give objects the same group ID as their creator.
 bsdgroups
 
diff --git a/fs/ext3/super.c b/fs/ext3/super.c
index 399a96a6c556..3a260af5544d 100644
--- a/fs/ext3/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext3/super.c
@@ -625,6 +625,9 @@ static int ext3_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 	else if (test_opt(sb, DATA_FLAGS) == EXT3_MOUNT_WRITEBACK_DATA)
 		seq_puts(seq, ",data=writeback");
 
+	if (test_opt(sb, DATA_ERR_ABORT))
+		seq_puts(seq, ",data_err=abort");
+
 	ext3_show_quota_options(seq, sb);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -754,6 +757,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_reservation, Opt_noreservation, Opt_noload, Opt_nobh, Opt_bh,
 	Opt_commit, Opt_journal_update, Opt_journal_inum, Opt_journal_dev,
 	Opt_abort, Opt_data_journal, Opt_data_ordered, Opt_data_writeback,
+	Opt_data_err_abort, Opt_data_err_ignore,
 	Opt_usrjquota, Opt_grpjquota, Opt_offusrjquota, Opt_offgrpjquota,
 	Opt_jqfmt_vfsold, Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0, Opt_quota, Opt_noquota,
 	Opt_ignore, Opt_barrier, Opt_err, Opt_resize, Opt_usrquota,
@@ -796,6 +800,8 @@ static const match_table_t tokens = {
 	{Opt_data_journal, "data=journal"},
 	{Opt_data_ordered, "data=ordered"},
 	{Opt_data_writeback, "data=writeback"},
+	{Opt_data_err_abort, "data_err=abort"},
+	{Opt_data_err_ignore, "data_err=ignore"},
 	{Opt_offusrjquota, "usrjquota="},
 	{Opt_usrjquota, "usrjquota=%s"},
 	{Opt_offgrpjquota, "grpjquota="},
@@ -1011,6 +1017,12 @@ static int parse_options (char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 				sbi->s_mount_opt |= data_opt;
 			}
 			break;
+		case Opt_data_err_abort:
+			set_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, DATA_ERR_ABORT);
+			break;
+		case Opt_data_err_ignore:
+			clear_opt(sbi->s_mount_opt, DATA_ERR_ABORT);
+			break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 		case Opt_usrjquota:
 			qtype = USRQUOTA;
@@ -1986,6 +1998,10 @@ static void ext3_init_journal_params(struct super_block *sb, journal_t *journal)
 		journal->j_flags |= JFS_BARRIER;
 	else
 		journal->j_flags &= ~JFS_BARRIER;
+	if (test_opt(sb, DATA_ERR_ABORT))
+		journal->j_flags |= JFS_ABORT_ON_SYNCDATA_ERR;
+	else
+		journal->j_flags &= ~JFS_ABORT_ON_SYNCDATA_ERR;
 	spin_unlock(&journal->j_state_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/jbd/commit.c b/fs/jbd/commit.c
index d6a6659f3e46..25719d902c51 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/commit.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/commit.c
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ void journal_commit_transaction(journal_t *journal)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
 			"JBD: Detected IO errors while flushing file data "
 			"on %s\n", bdevname(journal->j_fs_dev, b));
+		if (journal->j_flags & JFS_ABORT_ON_SYNCDATA_ERR)
+			journal_abort(journal, err);
 		err = 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index 159d9b476cd7..d14f02918483 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ struct ext3_inode {
 #define EXT3_MOUNT_QUOTA		0x80000 /* Some quota option set */
 #define EXT3_MOUNT_USRQUOTA		0x100000 /* "old" user quota */
 #define EXT3_MOUNT_GRPQUOTA		0x200000 /* "old" group quota */
+#define EXT3_MOUNT_DATA_ERR_ABORT	0x400000 /* Abort on file data write
+						  * error in ordered mode */
 
 /* Compatibility, for having both ext2_fs.h and ext3_fs.h included at once */
 #ifndef _LINUX_EXT2_FS_H
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
index 7ebbcb1c9ba4..35d4f6342fac 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
@@ -816,6 +816,9 @@ struct journal_s
 #define JFS_FLUSHED	0x008	/* The journal superblock has been flushed */
 #define JFS_LOADED	0x010	/* The journal superblock has been loaded */
 #define JFS_BARRIER	0x020	/* Use IDE barriers */
+#define JFS_ABORT_ON_SYNCDATA_ERR	0x040  /* Abort the journal on file
+						* data write error in ordered
+						* mode */
 
 /*
  * Function declarations for the journaling transaction and buffer