1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/logfs/gc.c b/fs/logfs/gc.c
index 84e36f52fe95..76c242fbe1b0 100644
--- a/fs/logfs/gc.c
+++ b/fs/logfs/gc.c
@@ -459,6 +459,14 @@ static void __logfs_gc_pass(struct super_block *sb, int target)
         struct logfs_block *block;
         int round, progress, last_progress = 0;
 
+        /*
+         * Doing too many changes to the segfile at once would result
+         * in a large number of aliases.  Write the journal before
+         * things get out of hand.
+         */
+        if (super->s_shadow_tree.no_shadowed_segments >= MAX_OBJ_ALIASES)
+                logfs_write_anchor(sb);
+
         if (no_free_segments(sb) >= target &&
                         super->s_no_object_aliases < MAX_OBJ_ALIASES)
                 return;