diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index 872d3e6ae05e..7882671bfe09 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ void gfs2_log_write_page(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page)
 	gfs2_log_write(sdp, page, sb->s_blocksize, 0);
 }
 
-static struct page *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type)
+static struct page *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type,
+				      u32 ld_length, u32 ld_data1)
 {
 	void *page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = page_address(page);
@@ -381,8 +382,8 @@ static struct page *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type)
 	ld->ld_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LD);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LD);
 	ld->ld_type = cpu_to_be32(ld_type);
-	ld->ld_length = 0;
-	ld->ld_data1 = 0;
+	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(ld_length);
+	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(ld_data1);
 	ld->ld_data2 = 0;
 	return page;
 }
@@ -418,39 +419,49 @@ out:
 	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
-static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	void *kaddr;
+	__be32 *ptr;
+
+	clear_buffer_escaped(bh);
+	kaddr = kmap_atomic(bh->b_page);
+	ptr = kaddr + bh_offset(bh);
+	if (*ptr == cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC))
+		set_buffer_escaped(bh);
+	kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
+}
+
+static void gfs2_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int limit,
+				unsigned int total, struct list_head *blist,
+				bool is_databuf)
 {
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd1 = NULL, *bd2;
 	struct page *page;
-	unsigned int total;
-	unsigned int limit;
 	unsigned int num;
 	unsigned n;
 	__be64 *ptr;
 
-	limit = buf_limit(sdp);
-	/* for 4k blocks, limit = 503 */
-
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	total = sdp->sd_log_num_buf;
-	bd1 = bd2 = list_prepare_entry(bd1, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf, bd_le.le_list);
+	bd1 = bd2 = list_prepare_entry(bd1, blist, bd_le.le_list);
 	while(total) {
 		num = total;
 		if (total > limit)
 			num = limit;
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA);
+		page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA, num + 1, num);
 		ld = page_address(page);
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 		ptr = (__be64 *)(ld + 1);
-		ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(num + 1);
-		ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(num);
 
 		n = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd1, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf,
-					     bd_le.le_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd1, blist, bd_le.le_list) {
 			*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bd1->bd_bh->b_blocknr);
+			if (is_databuf) {
+				gfs2_check_magic(bd1->bd_bh);
+				*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(buffer_escaped(bd1->bd_bh) ? 1 : 0);
+			}
 			if (++n >= num)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -460,12 +471,27 @@ static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 
 		n = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd2, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf,
-					     bd_le.le_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd2, blist, bd_le.le_list) {
 			get_bh(bd2->bd_bh);
 			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 			lock_buffer(bd2->bd_bh);
-			gfs2_log_write_bh(sdp, bd2->bd_bh);
+
+			if (buffer_escaped(bd2->bd_bh)) {
+				void *kaddr;
+				page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+				ptr = page_address(page);
+				kaddr = kmap_atomic(bd2->bd_bh->b_page);
+				memcpy(ptr, kaddr + bh_offset(bd2->bd_bh),
+				       bd2->bd_bh->b_size);
+				kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
+				*(__be32 *)ptr = 0;
+				clear_buffer_escaped(bd2->bd_bh);
+				unlock_buffer(bd2->bd_bh);
+				brelse(bd2->bd_bh);
+				gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
+			} else {
+				gfs2_log_write_bh(sdp, bd2->bd_bh);
+			}
 			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 			if (++n >= num)
 				break;
@@ -477,6 +503,14 @@ static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
 
+static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	unsigned int limit = buf_limit(sdp); /* 503 for 4k blocks */
+
+	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, sdp->sd_log_num_buf,
+			   &sdp->sd_log_le_buf, 0);
+}
+
 static void buf_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = &sdp->sd_log_le_buf;
@@ -594,15 +628,14 @@ static void revoke_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct list_head *head = &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int length;
 
 	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke)
 		return;
 
-	page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_REVOKE);
+	length = gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke, sizeof(u64));
+	page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_REVOKE, length, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 	ld = page_address(page);
-	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke,
-						    sizeof(u64)));
-	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 	offset = sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(bd, head, bd_le.le_list) {
@@ -775,66 +808,6 @@ out:
 	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
-static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-	void *kaddr;
-	__be32 *ptr;
-
-	clear_buffer_escaped(bh);
-	kaddr = kmap_atomic(bh->b_page);
-	ptr = kaddr + bh_offset(bh);
-	if (*ptr == cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC))
-		set_buffer_escaped(bh);
-	kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
-}
-
-static void gfs2_write_blocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
-			      struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld,
-			      struct page *page,
-			      struct list_head *list, struct list_head *done,
-			      unsigned int n)
-{
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
-	__be64 *ptr;
-
-	if (!ld)
-		return;
-
-	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(n + 1);
-	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(n);
-	ptr = (__force __be64 *)(ld + 1);
-	
-	gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	while (!list_empty(list)) {
-		bd = list_entry(list->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_move_tail(&bd->bd_le.le_list, done);
-		get_bh(bd->bd_bh);
-		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-		if (buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh)) {
-			void *kaddr;
-			page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
-			ptr = page_address(page);
-			kaddr = kmap_atomic(bd->bd_bh->b_page);
-			memcpy(ptr, kaddr + bh_offset(bd->bd_bh),
-			       bd->bd_bh->b_size);
-			kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
-			*(__be32 *)ptr = 0;
-			clear_buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh);
-			unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-			brelse(bd->bd_bh);
-			gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
-		} else {
-			gfs2_log_write_bh(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
-		}
-		n--;
-		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	}
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	BUG_ON(n != 0);
-}
-
 /**
  * databuf_lo_before_commit - Scan the data buffers, writing as we go
  *
@@ -842,40 +815,10 @@ static void gfs2_write_blocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
 
 static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = NULL;
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = NULL;
-	struct page *page = NULL;
-	unsigned int n = 0;
-	__be64 *ptr = NULL, *end = NULL;
-	LIST_HEAD(processed);
-	LIST_HEAD(in_progress);
+	unsigned int limit = buf_limit(sdp) / 2;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf)) {
-		if (ptr == end) {
-			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-			gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, ld, page, &in_progress, &processed, n);
-			n = 0;
-			page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_JDATA);
-			ld = page_address(page);
-			ptr = (__force __be64 *)(ld + 1);
-			end = (__force __be64 *)(page_address(page) + sdp->sd_vfs->s_blocksize);
-			end--;
-			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-			continue;
-		}
-		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_databuf.next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_move_tail(&bd->bd_le.le_list, &in_progress);
-		gfs2_check_magic(bd->bd_bh);
-		*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bd->bd_bh->b_blocknr);
-		*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh) ? 1 : 0);
-		n++;
-	}
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, ld, page, &in_progress, &processed, n);
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	list_splice(&processed, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, sdp->sd_log_num_databuf,
+			   &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf, 1);
 }
 
 static int databuf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,