diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index c66e99c..5f2e522 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd, *tmp;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	const unsigned long b_state = (1UL << BH_Dirty)|(1UL << BH_Pinned)|(1UL << BH_Lock);
-	sector_t blocknr;
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
@@ -65,13 +64,6 @@
 				continue;
 			gfs2_ail_error(gl, bh);
 		}
-		blocknr = bh->b_blocknr;
-		bh->b_private = NULL;
-		gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd); /* drops ref on bh */
-
-		bd->bd_bh = NULL;
-		bd->bd_blkno = blocknr;
-
 		gfs2_trans_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
 	}
 	GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl, !fsync && atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index b404f48..610613f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -211,15 +211,16 @@
 static int gfs2_ail1_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr, *s;
+	int oldest_tr = 1;
 	int ret;
 
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(tr, s, &sdp->sd_ail1_list, tr_list) {
 		gfs2_ail1_empty_one(sdp, tr);
-		if (list_empty(&tr->tr_ail1_list))
+		if (list_empty(&tr->tr_ail1_list) && oldest_tr)
 			list_move(&tr->tr_list, &sdp->sd_ail2_list);
 		else
-			break;
+			oldest_tr = 0;
 	}
 	ret = list_empty(&sdp->sd_ail1_list);
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
@@ -317,7 +318,7 @@
 
 int gfs2_log_reserve(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks)
 {
-	unsigned reserved_blks = 6 * (4096 / sdp->sd_vfs->s_blocksize);
+	unsigned reserved_blks = 7 * (4096 / sdp->sd_vfs->s_blocksize);
 	unsigned wanted = blks + reserved_blks;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 	int did_wait = 0;
@@ -545,6 +546,76 @@
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ordered_lock);
 }
 
+void gfs2_add_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
+{
+	struct buffer_head *bh = bd->bd_bh;
+	struct gfs2_glock *gl = bd->bd_gl;
+
+	gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
+	bd->bd_bh = NULL;
+	bh->b_private = NULL;
+	bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
+	bd->bd_ops = &gfs2_revoke_lops;
+	sdp->sd_log_num_revoke++;
+	atomic_inc(&gl->gl_revokes);
+	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &gl->gl_flags);
+	list_add(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke);
+}
+
+void gfs2_write_revokes(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	struct gfs2_trans *tr;
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd, *tmp;
+	int have_revokes = 0;
+	int max_revokes = (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor)) / sizeof(u64);
+
+	gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(tr, &sdp->sd_ail1_list, tr_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry(bd, &tr->tr_ail2_list, bd_ail_st_list) {
+			if (list_empty(&bd->bd_list)) {
+				have_revokes = 1;
+				goto done;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+done:
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+	if (have_revokes == 0)
+		return;
+	while (sdp->sd_log_num_revoke > max_revokes)
+		max_revokes += (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header)) / sizeof(u64);
+	max_revokes -= sdp->sd_log_num_revoke;
+	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke) {
+		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
+		/* If no blocks have been reserved, we need to also
+		 * reserve a block for the header */
+		if (!sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved)
+			atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
+	}
+	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(tr, &sdp->sd_ail1_list, tr_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(bd, tmp, &tr->tr_ail2_list, bd_ail_st_list) {
+			if (max_revokes == 0)
+				goto out_of_blocks;
+			if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
+				continue;
+			gfs2_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
+			max_revokes--;
+		}
+	}
+out_of_blocks:
+	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+
+	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke) {
+		atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
+		if (!sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved)
+			atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * log_write_header - Get and initialize a journal header buffer
  * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
@@ -562,7 +633,6 @@
 	lh = page_address(page);
 	clear_page(lh);
 
-	gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp);
 	tail = current_tail(sdp);
 
 	lh->lh_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.h b/fs/gfs2/log.h
index 3566f35..3721663 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.h
@@ -72,5 +72,7 @@
 extern void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern void gfs2_meta_syncfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 extern int gfs2_logd(void *data);
+extern void gfs2_add_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
+extern void gfs2_write_revokes(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 
 #endif /* __LOG_DOT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index 33f18b7..17c5b5d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned int length;
 
+	gfs2_write_revokes(sdp);
 	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 1a89afb..0da3906 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -296,10 +296,6 @@
 	if (bd) {
 		spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 		if (bd->bd_tr) {
-			gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
-			bh->b_private = NULL;
-			bd->bd_bh = NULL;
-			bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
 			gfs2_trans_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 7374907..0fa0dba 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -274,15 +274,9 @@
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr = current->journal_info;
 
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_list));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_ail_st_list));
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_ail_gl_list));
-	bd->bd_ops = &gfs2_revoke_lops;
+	gfs2_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
 	tr->tr_touched = 1;
 	tr->tr_num_revoke++;
-	sdp->sd_log_num_revoke++;
-	atomic_inc(&gl->gl_revokes);
-	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &gl->gl_flags);
-	list_add(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke);
 }
 
 void gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno, unsigned int len)