diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 99aab64c771a..d0c3928b2dea 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -748,15 +748,10 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 
 	struct gfs2_trans *sd_log_tr;
 	unsigned int sd_log_blks_reserved;
-	unsigned int sd_log_commited_buf;
-	unsigned int sd_log_commited_databuf;
 	int sd_log_commited_revoke;
 
 	atomic_t sd_log_pinned;
-	unsigned int sd_log_num_buf;
 	unsigned int sd_log_num_revoke;
-	unsigned int sd_log_num_rg;
-	unsigned int sd_log_num_databuf;
 
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_revoke;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_ordered;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 975712c6660b..c1c9a29fda9c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -414,24 +414,22 @@ static inline unsigned int log_distance(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int newer
 static unsigned int calc_reserved(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	unsigned int reserved = 0;
-	unsigned int mbuf_limit, metabufhdrs_needed;
-	unsigned int dbuf_limit, databufhdrs_needed;
-	unsigned int revokes = 0;
+	unsigned int mbuf;
+	unsigned int dbuf;
+	struct gfs2_trans *tr = sdp->sd_log_tr;
 
-	mbuf_limit = buf_limit(sdp);
-	metabufhdrs_needed = (sdp->sd_log_commited_buf +
-			      (mbuf_limit - 1)) / mbuf_limit;
-	dbuf_limit = databuf_limit(sdp);
-	databufhdrs_needed = (sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf +
-			      (dbuf_limit - 1)) / dbuf_limit;
+	if (tr) {
+		mbuf = tr->tr_num_buf_new - tr->tr_num_buf_rm;
+		dbuf = tr->tr_num_databuf_new - tr->tr_num_databuf_rm;
+		reserved = mbuf + dbuf;
+		/* Account for header blocks */
+		reserved += DIV_ROUND_UP(mbuf, buf_limit(sdp));
+		reserved += DIV_ROUND_UP(dbuf, databuf_limit(sdp));
+	}
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke > 0)
-		revokes = gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke,
+		reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke,
 					  sizeof(u64));
-
-	reserved = sdp->sd_log_commited_buf + metabufhdrs_needed +
-		sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf + databufhdrs_needed +
-		revokes;
 	/* One for the overall header */
 	if (reserved)
 		reserved++;
@@ -693,16 +691,6 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail2_list);
 	}
 
-	if (sdp->sd_log_num_buf != sdp->sd_log_commited_buf) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: log buf %u %u\n", sdp->sd_log_num_buf,
-		       sdp->sd_log_commited_buf);
-		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
-	}
-	if (sdp->sd_log_num_databuf != sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: log databuf %u %u\n",
-		       sdp->sd_log_num_databuf, sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf);
-		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
-	}
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp,
 			sdp->sd_log_num_revoke == sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke);
 
@@ -727,8 +715,6 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	sdp->sd_log_head = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
 	sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved = 0;
-	sdp->sd_log_commited_buf = 0;
-	sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf = 0;
 	sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
@@ -769,24 +755,10 @@ static void log_refund(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 {
 	unsigned int reserved;
 	unsigned int unused;
+	unsigned int maxres;
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 
-	sdp->sd_log_commited_buf += tr->tr_num_buf_new - tr->tr_num_buf_rm;
-	sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf += tr->tr_num_databuf_new -
-		tr->tr_num_databuf_rm;
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, (((int)sdp->sd_log_commited_buf) >= 0) ||
-			     (((int)sdp->sd_log_commited_databuf) >= 0));
-	sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke += tr->tr_num_revoke - tr->tr_num_revoke_rm;
-	reserved = calc_reserved(sdp);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved + tr->tr_reserved >= reserved);
-	unused = sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved - reserved + tr->tr_reserved;
-	atomic_add(unused, &sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
-	trace_gfs2_log_blocks(sdp, unused);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) <=
-			     sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
-	sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved = reserved;
-
 	if (sdp->sd_log_tr) {
 		gfs2_merge_trans(sdp->sd_log_tr, tr);
 	} else if (tr->tr_num_buf_new || tr->tr_num_databuf_new) {
@@ -794,6 +766,18 @@ static void log_refund(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 		sdp->sd_log_tr = tr;
 		tr->tr_attached = 1;
 	}
+
+	sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke += tr->tr_num_revoke - tr->tr_num_revoke_rm;
+	reserved = calc_reserved(sdp);
+	maxres = sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved + tr->tr_reserved;
+	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, maxres >= reserved);
+	unused = maxres - reserved;
+	atomic_add(unused, &sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
+	trace_gfs2_log_blocks(sdp, unused);
+	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) <=
+			     sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
+	sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved = reserved;
+
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
 
@@ -833,10 +817,7 @@ void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	down_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_buf);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_rg);
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_databuf);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, list_empty(&sdp->sd_ail1_list));
 
 	sdp->sd_log_flush_head = sdp->sd_log_head;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index ee9ec7fa3011..23c6e72f5164 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -494,9 +494,11 @@ static void gfs2_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int limit,
 static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 {
 	unsigned int limit = buf_limit(sdp); /* 503 for 4k blocks */
+	unsigned int nbuf;
 	if (tr == NULL)
 		return;
-	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, sdp->sd_log_num_buf, &tr->tr_buf, 0);
+	nbuf = tr->tr_num_buf_new - tr->tr_num_buf_rm;
+	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, nbuf, &tr->tr_buf, 0);
 }
 
 static void buf_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
@@ -511,11 +513,8 @@ static void buf_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
-		sdp->sd_log_num_buf--;
-
 		gfs2_unpin(sdp, bd->bd_bh, tr);
 	}
-	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_buf);
 }
 
 static void buf_lo_before_scan(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd,
@@ -761,10 +760,12 @@ static void revoke_lo_after_scan(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, int error, int pass)
 
 static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 {
-	unsigned int limit = buf_limit(sdp) / 2;
+	unsigned int limit = databuf_limit(sdp);
+	unsigned int nbuf;
 	if (tr == NULL)
 		return;
-	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, sdp->sd_log_num_databuf, &tr->tr_databuf, 1);
+	nbuf = tr->tr_num_databuf_new - tr->tr_num_databuf_rm;
+	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, nbuf, &tr->tr_databuf, 1);
 }
 
 static int databuf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
@@ -849,10 +850,8 @@ static void databuf_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
-		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf--;
 		gfs2_unpin(sdp, bd->bd_bh, tr);
 	}
-	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_databuf);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index c7f24690ed05..005e4686af0d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -267,15 +267,10 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr, int
 		trace_gfs2_pin(bd, 0);
 		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
 		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
-		if (meta) {
-			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_buf);
-			sdp->sd_log_num_buf--;
+		if (meta)
 			tr->tr_num_buf_rm++;
-		} else {
-			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_databuf);
-			sdp->sd_log_num_databuf--;
+		else
 			tr->tr_num_databuf_rm++;
-		}
 		tr->tr_touched = 1;
 		was_pinned = 1;
 		brelse(bh);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index e0464a22908c..295f400f35ab 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ void gfs2_trans_add_data(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh)
 		set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 		gfs2_pin(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
 		tr->tr_num_databuf_new++;
-		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf++;
 		list_add_tail(&bd->bd_list, &tr->tr_databuf);
 	}
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
@@ -241,7 +240,6 @@ static void meta_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 	gfs2_pin(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
 	mh->__pad0 = cpu_to_be64(0);
 	mh->mh_jid = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_jid);
-	sdp->sd_log_num_buf++;
 	list_add(&bd->bd_list, &tr->tr_buf);
 	tr->tr_num_buf_new++;
 }