diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 3e31371795cb..199afbf27510 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -2823,6 +2823,11 @@ extern int ext4_resize_fs(struct super_block *sb, ext4_fsblk_t n_blocks_count);
 /* super.c */
 extern struct buffer_head *ext4_sb_bread(struct super_block *sb,
 					 sector_t block, int op_flags);
+extern void ext4_read_bh_nowait(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags,
+				bh_end_io_t *end_io);
+extern int ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags,
+			bh_end_io_t *end_io);
+extern int ext4_read_bh_lock(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags, bool wait);
 extern int ext4_seq_options_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset);
 extern int ext4_calculate_overhead(struct super_block *sb);
 extern void ext4_superblock_csum_set(struct super_block *sb);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 6937ab4dfa67..4cfa95abe9dc 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -141,6 +141,68 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_FS("ext3");
 MODULE_ALIAS("ext3");
 #define IS_EXT3_SB(sb) ((sb)->s_bdev->bd_holder == &ext3_fs_type)
 
+
+static inline void __ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags,
+				  bh_end_io_t *end_io)
+{
+	/*
+	 * buffer's verified bit is no longer valid after reading from
+	 * disk again due to write out error, clear it to make sure we
+	 * recheck the buffer contents.
+	 */
+	clear_buffer_verified(bh);
+
+	bh->b_end_io = end_io ? end_io : end_buffer_read_sync;
+	get_bh(bh);
+	submit_bh(REQ_OP_READ, op_flags, bh);
+}
+
+void ext4_read_bh_nowait(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags,
+			 bh_end_io_t *end_io)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!buffer_locked(bh));
+
+	if (ext4_buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		return;
+	}
+	__ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, end_io);
+}
+
+int ext4_read_bh(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags, bh_end_io_t *end_io)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!buffer_locked(bh));
+
+	if (ext4_buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	__ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, end_io);
+
+	wait_on_buffer(bh);
+	if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
+		return 0;
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
+int ext4_read_bh_lock(struct buffer_head *bh, int op_flags, bool wait)
+{
+	if (trylock_buffer(bh)) {
+		if (wait)
+			return ext4_read_bh(bh, op_flags, NULL);
+		ext4_read_bh_nowait(bh, op_flags, NULL);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (wait) {
+		wait_on_buffer(bh);
+		if (buffer_uptodate(bh))
+			return 0;
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * This works like sb_bread() except it uses ERR_PTR for error
  * returns.  Currently with sb_bread it's impossible to distinguish