diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 1cc0bba6313f..fe91951c3361 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include "trans.h"
 #include "dir.h"
 
+struct workqueue_struct *gfs2_freeze_wq;
+
 static void gfs2_ail_error(struct gfs2_glock *gl, const struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 	fs_err(gl->gl_sbd, "AIL buffer %p: blocknr %llu state 0x%08lx mapping %p page state 0x%lx\n",
@@ -94,11 +96,8 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
          * on the stack */
 	tr.tr_reserved = 1 + gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, tr.tr_revokes, sizeof(u64));
 	tr.tr_ip = _RET_IP_;
-	sb_start_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
-	if (gfs2_log_reserve(sdp, tr.tr_reserved) < 0) {
-		sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
+	if (gfs2_log_reserve(sdp, tr.tr_reserved) < 0)
 		return;
-	}
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(current->journal_info);
 	current->journal_info = &tr;
 
@@ -469,20 +468,19 @@ static void inode_go_dump(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 static void freeze_go_sync(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 {
+	int error = 0;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
-	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
 
 	if (gl->gl_state == LM_ST_SHARED &&
 	    test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
-		atomic_set(&sdp->sd_log_freeze, 1);
-		wake_up(&sdp->sd_logd_waitq);
-		do {
-			prepare_to_wait(&sdp->sd_log_frozen_wait, &wait,
-					TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-			if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_freeze))
-				io_schedule();
-		} while(atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_freeze));
-		finish_wait(&sdp->sd_log_frozen_wait, &wait);
+		atomic_set(&sdp->sd_freeze_state, SFS_STARTING_FREEZE);
+		error = freeze_super(sdp->sd_vfs);
+		if (error) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: couldn't freeze filesystem: %d\n", error);
+			gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
+		}
+		queue_work(gfs2_freeze_wq, &sdp->sd_freeze_work);
+		gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL, FREEZE_FLUSH);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.h b/fs/gfs2/glops.h
index 7455d2629bcb..8ed1857c1a8d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 #include "incore.h"
 
+extern struct workqueue_struct *gfs2_freeze_wq;
+
 extern const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_meta_glops;
 extern const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_inode_glops;
 extern const struct gfs2_glock_operations gfs2_rgrp_glops;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 1b899187be5a..7a2dbbc0d634 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -588,6 +588,12 @@ enum {
 	SDF_SKIP_DLM_UNLOCK	= 8,
 };
 
+enum gfs2_freeze_state {
+	SFS_UNFROZEN		= 0,
+	SFS_STARTING_FREEZE	= 1,
+	SFS_FROZEN		= 2,
+};
+
 #define GFS2_FSNAME_LEN		256
 
 struct gfs2_inum_host {
@@ -685,6 +691,7 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	struct gfs2_holder sd_live_gh;
 	struct gfs2_glock *sd_rename_gl;
 	struct gfs2_glock *sd_freeze_gl;
+	struct work_struct sd_freeze_work;
 	wait_queue_head_t sd_glock_wait;
 	atomic_t sd_glock_disposal;
 	struct completion sd_locking_init;
@@ -789,6 +796,9 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	wait_queue_head_t sd_log_flush_wait;
 	int sd_log_error;
 
+	atomic_t sd_reserving_log;
+	wait_queue_head_t sd_reserving_log_wait;
+
 	unsigned int sd_log_flush_head;
 	u64 sd_log_flush_wrapped;
 
@@ -798,12 +808,8 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 
 	/* For quiescing the filesystem */
 	struct gfs2_holder sd_freeze_gh;
-	struct gfs2_holder sd_freeze_root_gh;
-	struct gfs2_holder sd_thaw_gh;
-	atomic_t sd_log_freeze;
-	atomic_t sd_frozen_root;
-	wait_queue_head_t sd_frozen_root_wait;
-	wait_queue_head_t sd_log_frozen_wait;
+	atomic_t sd_freeze_state;
+	struct mutex sd_freeze_mutex;
 
 	char sd_fsname[GFS2_FSNAME_LEN];
 	char sd_table_name[GFS2_FSNAME_LEN];
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index b41b5c7898da..04065e5af4b6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -1618,26 +1618,18 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
 	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	int error;
 	int unlock = 0;
-	int frozen_root = 0;
 
 
 	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	if (gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl) == NULL) {
-		if (unlikely(gfs2_glock_is_held_excl(sdp->sd_freeze_gl) &&
-			     inode == sdp->sd_root_dir->d_inode &&
-			     atomic_inc_not_zero(&sdp->sd_frozen_root)))
-			frozen_root = 1;
-		else {
-			if (mask & MAY_NOT_BLOCK)
-				return -ECHILD;
-			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &i_gh);
-			if (error)
-				return error;
-			unlock = 1;
-		}
+		if (mask & MAY_NOT_BLOCK)
+			return -ECHILD;
+		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &i_gh);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+		unlock = 1;
 	}
 
 	if ((mask & MAY_WRITE) && IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
@@ -1646,8 +1638,6 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 		error = generic_permission(inode, mask);
 	if (unlock)
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
-	else if (frozen_root && atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_frozen_root))
-		wake_up(&sdp->sd_frozen_root_wait);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1820,29 +1810,19 @@ static int gfs2_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	int error;
 	int unlock = 0;
-	int frozen_root = 0;
 
 	if (gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl) == NULL) {
-		if (unlikely(gfs2_glock_is_held_excl(sdp->sd_freeze_gl) &&
-			     inode == sdp->sd_root_dir->d_inode &&
-			     atomic_inc_not_zero(&sdp->sd_frozen_root)))
-			frozen_root = 1;
-		else {
-			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &gh);
-			if (error)
-				return error;
-			unlock = 1;
-		}
+		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &gh);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+		unlock = 1;
 	}
 
 	generic_fillattr(inode, stat);
 	if (unlock)
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
-	else if (frozen_root && atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_frozen_root))
-		wake_up(&sdp->sd_frozen_root_wait);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 3966fadbcebd..536e7a6252cd 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ void gfs2_log_release(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks)
 
 int gfs2_log_reserve(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks)
 {
+	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned reserved_blks = 7 * (4096 / sdp->sd_vfs->s_blocksize);
 	unsigned wanted = blks + reserved_blks;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
@@ -362,9 +363,13 @@ retry:
 		} while(free_blocks <= wanted);
 		finish_wait(&sdp->sd_log_waitq, &wait);
 	}
+	atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_reserving_log);
 	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free, free_blocks,
-				free_blocks - blks) != free_blocks)
+				free_blocks - blks) != free_blocks) {
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_reserving_log))
+			wake_up(&sdp->sd_reserving_log_wait);
 		goto retry;
+	}
 	trace_gfs2_log_blocks(sdp, -blks);
 
 	/*
@@ -377,9 +382,11 @@ retry:
 	down_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 	if (unlikely(!test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))) {
 		gfs2_log_release(sdp, blks);
-		return -EROFS;
+		ret = -EROFS;
 	}
-	return 0;
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_reserving_log))
+		wake_up(&sdp->sd_reserving_log_wait);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -652,9 +659,12 @@ static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags)
 	u32 hash;
 	int rw = WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META;
 	struct page *page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+	enum gfs2_freeze_state state = atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state);
 	lh = page_address(page);
 	clear_page(lh);
 
+	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, (state != SFS_FROZEN));
+
 	tail = current_tail(sdp);
 
 	lh->lh_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
@@ -695,6 +705,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 		    enum gfs2_flush_type type)
 {
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr;
+	enum gfs2_freeze_state state = atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state);
 
 	down_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
@@ -713,8 +724,12 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail1_list);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail2_list);
 		tr->tr_first = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
+		if (unlikely (state == SFS_FROZEN))
+			gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !tr->tr_num_buf_new && !tr->tr_num_databuf_new);
 	}
 
+	if (unlikely(state == SFS_FROZEN))
+		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp,
 			sdp->sd_log_num_revoke == sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke);
 
@@ -745,8 +760,6 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_freeze))
-		type = FREEZE_FLUSH;
 	if (type != NORMAL_FLUSH) {
 		if (!sdp->sd_log_idle) {
 			for (;;) {
@@ -763,21 +776,8 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 		}
 		if (type == SHUTDOWN_FLUSH || type == FREEZE_FLUSH)
 			gfs2_log_shutdown(sdp);
-		if (type == FREEZE_FLUSH) {
-			int error;
-
-			atomic_set(&sdp->sd_log_freeze, 0);
-			wake_up(&sdp->sd_log_frozen_wait);
-			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl,
-						   LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
-						   &sdp->sd_thaw_gh);
-			if (error) {
-				printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: couln't get freeze lock : %d\n", error);
-				gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
-			}
-			else
-				gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&sdp->sd_thaw_gh);
-		}
+		if (type == FREEZE_FLUSH)
+			atomic_set(&sdp->sd_freeze_state, SFS_FROZEN);
 	}
 
 	trace_gfs2_log_flush(sdp, 0);
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 static inline int gfs2_jrnl_flush_reqd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	return (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_pinned) >= atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_thresh1) || atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_freeze));
+	return (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_pinned) >= atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_thresh1));
 }
 
 static inline int gfs2_ail_flush_reqd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 82b6ac829656..241a399bf83d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "quota.h"
 #include "recovery.h"
 #include "dir.h"
+#include "glops.h"
 
 struct workqueue_struct *gfs2_control_wq;
 
@@ -161,9 +162,14 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 	if (!gfs2_control_wq)
 		goto fail_recovery;
 
+	gfs2_freeze_wq = alloc_workqueue("freeze_workqueue", 0, 0);
+
+	if (!gfs2_freeze_wq)
+		goto fail_control;
+
 	gfs2_page_pool = mempool_create_page_pool(64, 0);
 	if (!gfs2_page_pool)
-		goto fail_control;
+		goto fail_freeze;
 
 	gfs2_register_debugfs();
 
@@ -171,6 +177,8 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 
 	return 0;
 
+fail_freeze:
+	destroy_workqueue(gfs2_freeze_wq);
 fail_control:
 	destroy_workqueue(gfs2_control_wq);
 fail_recovery:
@@ -224,6 +232,7 @@ static void __exit exit_gfs2_fs(void)
 	unregister_filesystem(&gfs2meta_fs_type);
 	destroy_workqueue(gfs_recovery_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(gfs2_control_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(gfs2_freeze_wq);
 	list_lru_destroy(&gfs2_qd_lru);
 
 	rcu_barrier();
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index d3eae244076e..b5803acb8818 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	init_rwsem(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight, 0);
+	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_reserving_log, 0);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_reserving_log_wait);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_log_flush_wait);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_log_frozen_wait);
-	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_log_freeze, 0);
-	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_frozen_root, 0);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&sdp->sd_frozen_root_wait);
+	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_freeze_state, SFS_UNFROZEN);
+	mutex_init(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
 
 	return sdp;
 }
@@ -760,15 +760,7 @@ static int init_journal(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int undo)
 	set_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_CHECKED, &sdp->sd_flags);
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ji_gh);
 	jindex = 0;
-	if (!sdp->sd_args.ar_spectator) {
-		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
-					   &sdp->sd_thaw_gh);
-		if (error) {
-			fs_err(sdp, "can't acquire freeze glock: %d\n", error);
-			goto fail_jinode_gh;
-		}
-	}
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&sdp->sd_thaw_gh);
+	INIT_WORK(&sdp->sd_freeze_work, gfs2_freeze_func);
 	return 0;
 
 fail_jinode_gh:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index a346f56c4c6d..5b327f837de7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 #include "gfs2.h"
 #include "incore.h"
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_inode);
 	struct gfs2_glock *j_gl = ip->i_gl;
-	struct gfs2_holder thaw_gh;
+	struct gfs2_holder freeze_gh;
 	struct gfs2_log_header_host head;
 	int error;
 
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		return error;
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
-				   &thaw_gh);
+				   &freeze_gh);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_threads;
 
@@ -434,13 +435,13 @@ int gfs2_make_fs_rw(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 	set_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags);
 
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&thaw_gh);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
 
 	return 0;
 
 fail:
-	thaw_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&thaw_gh);
+	freeze_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
 fail_threads:
 	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
 	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
@@ -580,14 +581,15 @@ int gfs2_statfs_sync(struct super_block *sb, int type)
 	struct buffer_head *m_bh, *l_bh;
 	int error;
 
+	sb_start_write(sb);
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(m_ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, GL_NOCACHE,
 				   &gh);
 	if (error)
-		return error;
+		goto out;
 
 	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(m_ip, &m_bh);
 	if (error)
-		goto out;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_statfs_spin);
 	gfs2_statfs_change_in(m_sc, m_bh->b_data +
@@ -615,8 +617,10 @@ out_bh2:
 	brelse(l_bh);
 out_bh:
 	brelse(m_bh);
-out:
+out_unlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
+out:
+	sb_end_write(sb);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -643,14 +647,8 @@ static int gfs2_lock_fs_check_clean(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 	struct lfcc *lfcc;
 	LIST_HEAD(list);
 	struct gfs2_log_header_host lh;
-	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_root_dir->d_inode);
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
-				   &sdp->sd_freeze_root_gh);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_frozen_root, 1);
 	list_for_each_entry(jd, &sdp->sd_jindex_list, jd_list) {
 		lfcc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct lfcc), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!lfcc) {
@@ -692,11 +690,6 @@ out:
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&lfcc->gh);
 		kfree(lfcc);
 	}
-	if (error) {
-		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_frozen_root);
-		wait_event(sdp->sd_frozen_root_wait, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_frozen_root) == 0);
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&sdp->sd_freeze_root_gh);
-	}
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -834,18 +827,14 @@ out:
 
 static int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	struct gfs2_holder thaw_gh;
+	struct gfs2_holder freeze_gh;
 	int error;
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_NOCACHE,
-				   &thaw_gh);
+				   &freeze_gh);
 	if (error && !test_bit(SDF_SHUTDOWN, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		return error;
 
-	down_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
-	clear_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags);
-	up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
-
 	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_quotad_process);
 	kthread_stop(sdp->sd_logd_process);
 
@@ -853,11 +842,16 @@ static int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	gfs2_quota_sync(sdp->sd_vfs, 0);
 	gfs2_statfs_sync(sdp->sd_vfs, 0);
 
+	down_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
+	clear_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags);
+	up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
+
 	gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL, SHUTDOWN_FLUSH);
+	wait_event(sdp->sd_reserving_log_wait, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_reserving_log) == 0);
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
 
-	if (thaw_gh.gh_gl)
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&thaw_gh);
+	if (freeze_gh.gh_gl)
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
 
 	gfs2_quota_cleanup(sdp);
 
@@ -943,11 +937,41 @@ static int gfs2_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	gfs2_quota_sync(sb, -1);
-	if (wait && sdp && !atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_freeze))
+	if (wait && sdp)
 		gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL, NORMAL_FLUSH);
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void gfs2_freeze_func(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	int error;
+	struct gfs2_holder freeze_gh;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = container_of(work, struct gfs2_sbd, sd_freeze_work);
+	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
+
+	atomic_inc(&sb->s_active);
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(sdp->sd_freeze_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0,
+				   &freeze_gh);
+	if (error) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: couln't get freeze lock : %d\n", error);
+		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
+	}
+	else {
+		atomic_set(&sdp->sd_freeze_state, SFS_UNFROZEN);
+		error = thaw_super(sb);
+		if (error) {
+			printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2: couldn't thaw filesystem: %d\n",
+			       error);
+			gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
+		}
+		if (!test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))
+			freeze_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
+	}
+	deactivate_super(sb);
+	return;
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_freeze - prevent further writes to the filesystem
  * @sb: the VFS structure for the filesystem
@@ -957,10 +981,16 @@ static int gfs2_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 static int gfs2_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
-	int error;
+	int error = 0;
 
-	if (test_bit(SDF_SHUTDOWN, &sdp->sd_flags))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	mutex_lock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
+	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_UNFROZEN)
+		goto out;
+
+	if (test_bit(SDF_SHUTDOWN, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		error = gfs2_lock_fs_check_clean(sdp, &sdp->sd_freeze_gh);
@@ -980,7 +1010,10 @@ static int gfs2_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 		fs_err(sdp, "retrying...\n");
 		msleep(1000);
 	}
-	return 0;
+	error = 0;
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
+	return error;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -993,10 +1026,15 @@ static int gfs2_unfreeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
 
+	mutex_lock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
+        if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_FROZEN ||
+	    sdp->sd_freeze_gh.gh_gl == NULL) {
+		mutex_unlock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
+                return 0;
+	}
+
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&sdp->sd_freeze_gh);
-	atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_frozen_root);
-	wait_event(sdp->sd_frozen_root_wait, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_frozen_root) == 0);
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&sdp->sd_freeze_root_gh);
+	mutex_unlock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1618,8 +1656,8 @@ const struct super_operations gfs2_super_ops = {
 	.evict_inode		= gfs2_evict_inode,
 	.put_super		= gfs2_put_super,
 	.sync_fs		= gfs2_sync_fs,
-	.freeze_fs 		= gfs2_freeze,
-	.unfreeze_fs		= gfs2_unfreeze,
+	.freeze_super		= gfs2_freeze,
+	.thaw_super		= gfs2_unfreeze,
 	.statfs			= gfs2_statfs,
 	.remount_fs		= gfs2_remount_fs,
 	.drop_inode		= gfs2_drop_inode,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.h b/fs/gfs2/super.h
index 90e3322ffa10..73c97dccae21 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern void gfs2_statfs_change_in(struct gfs2_statfs_change_host *sc,
 extern void update_statfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *m_bh,
 			  struct buffer_head *l_bh);
 extern int gfs2_statfs_sync(struct super_block *sb, int type);
+extern void gfs2_freeze_func(struct work_struct *work);
 
 extern struct file_system_type gfs2_fs_type;
 extern struct file_system_type gfs2meta_fs_type;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 42bfd3361979..88bff2430669 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -89,14 +89,17 @@ void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr = current->journal_info;
 	s64 nbuf;
+	int alloced = tr->tr_alloced;
+
 	BUG_ON(!tr);
 	current->journal_info = NULL;
 
 	if (!tr->tr_touched) {
 		gfs2_log_release(sdp, tr->tr_reserved);
-		if (tr->tr_alloced)
+		if (alloced) {
 			kfree(tr);
-		sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
+			sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -109,13 +112,14 @@ void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		gfs2_print_trans(tr);
 
 	gfs2_log_commit(sdp, tr);
-	if (tr->tr_alloced && !tr->tr_attached)
+	if (alloced && !tr->tr_attached)
 			kfree(tr);
 	up_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_vfs->s_flags & MS_SYNCHRONOUS)
 		gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL, NORMAL_FLUSH);
-	sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
+	if (alloced)
+		sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
 }
 
 static struct gfs2_bufdata *gfs2_alloc_bufdata(struct gfs2_glock *gl,
@@ -192,6 +196,7 @@ static void meta_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
 	struct gfs2_meta_header *mh;
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr;
+	enum gfs2_freeze_state state = atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state);
 
 	tr = current->journal_info;
 	tr->tr_touched = 1;
@@ -205,6 +210,10 @@ static void meta_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 		       (unsigned long long)bd->bd_bh->b_blocknr);
 		BUG();
 	}
+	if (unlikely(state == SFS_FROZEN)) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "GFS2:adding buf while frozen\n");
+		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, 0);
+	}
 	gfs2_pin(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
 	mh->__pad0 = cpu_to_be64(0);
 	mh->mh_jid = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_jid);