4 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
index b4c7d4248aac..162359b664ca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
@@ -1149,10 +1149,14 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
         if (bp->b_flags & XBF_ORDERED) {
                 ASSERT(!(bp->b_flags & XBF_READ));
                 rw = WRITE_BARRIER;
-        } else if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_RUN_QUEUES) {
+        } else if (bp->b_flags & XBF_LOG_BUFFER) {
                 ASSERT(!(bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD));
                 bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_RUN_QUEUES;
                 rw = (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) ? WRITE_SYNC : READ_SYNC;
+        } else if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_RUN_QUEUES) {
+                ASSERT(!(bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD));
+                bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_RUN_QUEUES;
+                rw = (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) ? WRITE_META : READ_META;
         } else {
                 rw = (bp->b_flags & XBF_WRITE) ? WRITE :
                      (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD) ? READA : READ;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
index a509f4addc2a..a34c7b54822d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ typedef enum {
         XBF_FS_MANAGED = (1 << 8),  /* filesystem controls freeing memory  */
         XBF_ORDERED = (1 << 11),    /* use ordered writes                  */
         XBF_READ_AHEAD = (1 << 12), /* asynchronous read-ahead             */
+        XBF_LOG_BUFFER = (1 << 13), /* this is a buffer used for the log   */
 
         /* flags used only as arguments to access routines */
         XBF_LOCK = (1 << 14),       /* lock requested                      */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 4cb1792040e3..600b5b06aaeb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -1441,6 +1441,7 @@ xlog_sync(xlog_t		*log,
         XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
         XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
         XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
+        bp->b_flags |= XBF_LOG_BUFFER;
         /*
          * Do an ordered write for the log block.
          * Its unnecessary to flush the first split block in the log wrap case.
@@ -1478,6 +1479,7 @@ xlog_sync(xlog_t		*log,
                 XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
                 XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
                 XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
+                bp->b_flags |= XBF_LOG_BUFFER;
                 if (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)
                         XFS_BUF_ORDERED(bp);
                 dptr = XFS_BUF_PTR(bp);
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index b23a7018eb90..cf7fc8a7fe6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ struct inodes_stat_t {
 #define WRITE_SYNC_PLUG (WRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNCIO) | (1 << BIO_RW_NOIDLE))
 #define WRITE_SYNC      (WRITE_SYNC_PLUG | (1 << BIO_RW_UNPLUG))
 #define WRITE_ODIRECT_PLUG      (WRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNCIO))
+#define WRITE_META      (WRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_META))
 #define SWRITE_SYNC_PLUG        \
                         (SWRITE | (1 << BIO_RW_SYNCIO) | (1 << BIO_RW_NOIDLE))
 #define SWRITE_SYNC     (SWRITE_SYNC_PLUG | (1 << BIO_RW_UNPLUG))