diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 47d0bda5ac2..dd97f64a8bd 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -716,7 +716,9 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 
 	struct rw_semaphore sd_log_flush_lock;
 	atomic_t sd_log_in_flight;
+	struct bio *sd_log_bio;
 	wait_queue_head_t sd_log_flush_wait;
+	int sd_log_error;
 
 	unsigned int sd_log_flush_head;
 	u64 sd_log_flush_wrapped;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index d886a17f671..f5eacb3589b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -357,18 +357,6 @@ retry:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int lbn)
-{
-	struct gfs2_journal_extent *je;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(je, &sdp->sd_jdesc->extent_list, extent_list) {
-		if (lbn >= je->lblock && lbn < je->lblock + je->blocks)
-			return je->dblock + lbn - je->lblock;
-	}
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
 /**
  * log_distance - Compute distance between two journal blocks
  * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
@@ -464,17 +452,6 @@ static unsigned int current_tail(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	return tail;
 }
 
-void gfs2_log_incr_head(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
-{
-	BUG_ON((sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_log_tail) &&
-	       (sdp->sd_log_flush_head != sdp->sd_log_head));
-
-	if (++sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks) {
-		sdp->sd_log_flush_head = 0;
-		sdp->sd_log_flush_wrapped = 1;
-	}
-}
-
 static void log_pull_tail(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int new_tail)
 {
 	unsigned int dist = log_distance(sdp, new_tail, sdp->sd_log_tail);
@@ -580,23 +557,17 @@ static void gfs2_ordered_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags)
 {
-	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp, sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct gfs2_log_header *lh;
 	unsigned int tail;
 	u32 hash;
-
-	bh = sb_getblk(sdp->sd_vfs, blkno);
-	lock_buffer(bh);
-	memset(bh->b_data, 0, bh->b_size);
-	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	int rw = WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META;
+	struct page *page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+	lh = page_address(page);
+	clear_page(lh);
 
 	gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp);
 	tail = current_tail(sdp);
 
-	lh = (struct gfs2_log_header *)bh->b_data;
-	memset(lh, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_log_header));
 	lh->lh_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
 	lh->lh_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LH);
 	lh->lh_header.__pad0 = cpu_to_be64(0);
@@ -606,29 +577,22 @@ static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags)
 	lh->lh_flags = cpu_to_be32(flags);
 	lh->lh_tail = cpu_to_be32(tail);
 	lh->lh_blkno = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	hash = gfs2_disk_hash(bh->b_data, sizeof(struct gfs2_log_header));
+	hash = gfs2_disk_hash(page_address(page), sizeof(struct gfs2_log_header));
 	lh->lh_hash = cpu_to_be32(hash);
 
-	bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
-	get_bh(bh);
 	if (test_bit(SDF_NOBARRIERS, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
 		gfs2_ordered_wait(sdp);
 		log_flush_wait(sdp);
-		submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, bh);
-	} else {
-		submit_bh(WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META, bh);
+		rw = WRITE_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO;
 	}
-	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 
-	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
-		gfs2_io_error_bh(sdp, bh);
-	brelse(bh);
+	sdp->sd_log_idle = (tail == sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
+	gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
+	gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, rw);
+	log_flush_wait(sdp);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_tail != tail)
 		log_pull_tail(sdp, tail);
-
-	sdp->sd_log_idle = (tail == sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -674,6 +638,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 	gfs2_ordered_write(sdp);
 	lops_before_commit(sdp);
+	gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_head != sdp->sd_log_flush_head) {
 		log_write_header(sdp, 0);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.h b/fs/gfs2/log.h
index ff07454b582..3fd5215ea25 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ extern unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
 			    unsigned int ssize);
 
 extern int gfs2_log_reserve(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks);
-extern void gfs2_log_incr_head(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-extern u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int lbn);
 extern void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 extern void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *trans);
 extern void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index a5937b3c991..872d3e6ae05 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -127,118 +127,256 @@ static void gfs2_unpin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
 }
 
-
-static inline struct gfs2_log_descriptor *bh_log_desc(struct buffer_head *bh)
+static void gfs2_log_incr_head(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	return (struct gfs2_log_descriptor *)bh->b_data;
+	BUG_ON((sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_log_tail) &&
+	       (sdp->sd_log_flush_head != sdp->sd_log_head));
+
+	if (++sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks) {
+		sdp->sd_log_flush_head = 0;
+		sdp->sd_log_flush_wrapped = 1;
+	}
 }
 
-static inline __be64 *bh_log_ptr(struct buffer_head *bh)
+static u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
-	return (__force __be64 *)(ld + 1);
-}
+	unsigned int lbn = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
+	struct gfs2_journal_extent *je;
+	u64 block;
 
-static inline __be64 *bh_ptr_end(struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-	return (__force __be64 *)(bh->b_data + bh->b_size);
+	list_for_each_entry(je, &sdp->sd_jdesc->extent_list, extent_list) {
+		if (lbn >= je->lblock && lbn < je->lblock + je->blocks) {
+			block = je->dblock + lbn - je->lblock;
+			gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
+			return block;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -1;
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_log_write_endio - End of I/O for a log buffer
- * @bh: The buffer head
- * @uptodate: I/O Status
+ * gfs2_end_log_write_bh - end log write of pagecache data with buffers
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @bvec: The bio_vec
+ * @error: The i/o status
+ *
+ * This finds the relavent buffers and unlocks then and sets the
+ * error flag according to the status of the i/o request. This is
+ * used when the log is writing data which has an in-place version
+ * that is pinned in the pagecache.
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_end_log_write_bh(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct bio_vec *bvec,
+				  int error)
+{
+	struct buffer_head *bh, *next;
+	struct page *page = bvec->bv_page;
+	unsigned size;
+
+	bh = page_buffers(page);
+	size = bvec->bv_len;
+	while (bh_offset(bh) < bvec->bv_offset)
+		bh = bh->b_this_page;
+	do {
+		if (error)
+			set_buffer_write_io_error(bh);
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		next = bh->b_this_page;
+		size -= bh->b_size;
+		brelse(bh);
+		bh = next;
+	} while(bh && size);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_end_log_write - end of i/o to the log
+ * @bio: The bio
+ * @error: Status of i/o request
+ *
+ * Each bio_vec contains either data from the pagecache or data
+ * relating to the log itself. Here we iterate over the bio_vec
+ * array, processing both kinds of data.
  *
  */
 
-static void gfs2_log_write_endio(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
+static void gfs2_end_log_write(struct bio *bio, int error)
 {
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = bh->b_private;
-	bh->b_private = NULL;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = bio->bi_private;
+	struct bio_vec *bvec;
+	struct page *page;
+	int i;
 
-	end_buffer_write_sync(bh, uptodate);
+	if (error) {
+		sdp->sd_log_error = error;
+		fs_err(sdp, "Error %d writing to log\n", error);
+	}
+
+	bio_for_each_segment(bvec, bio, i) {
+		page = bvec->bv_page;
+		if (page_has_buffers(page))
+			gfs2_end_log_write_bh(sdp, bvec, error);
+		else
+			mempool_free(page, gfs2_page_pool);
+	}
+
+	bio_put(bio);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight))
 		wake_up(&sdp->sd_log_flush_wait);
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_log_get_buf - Get and initialize a buffer to use for log control data
- * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
+ * gfs2_log_flush_bio - Submit any pending log bio
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @rw: The rw flags
  *
- * tReturns: the buffer_head
+ * Submit any pending part-built or full bio to the block device. If
+ * there is no pending bio, then this is a no-op.
  */
 
-static struct buffer_head *gfs2_log_get_buf(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+void gfs2_log_flush_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int rw)
 {
-	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp, sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
-
-	bh = sb_getblk(sdp->sd_vfs, blkno);
-	lock_buffer(bh);
-	memset(bh->b_data, 0, bh->b_size);
-	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
-	gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
-	atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight);
-	bh->b_private = sdp;
-	bh->b_end_io = gfs2_log_write_endio;
-
-	return bh;
+	if (sdp->sd_log_bio) {
+		atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight);
+		submit_bio(rw, sdp->sd_log_bio);
+		sdp->sd_log_bio = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_fake_write_endio - 
- * @bh: The buffer head
- * @uptodate: The I/O Status
+ * gfs2_log_alloc_bio - Allocate a new bio for log writing
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @blkno: The next device block number we want to write to
  *
+ * This should never be called when there is a cached bio in the
+ * super block. When it returns, there will be a cached bio in the
+ * super block which will have as many bio_vecs as the device is
+ * happy to handle.
+ *
+ * Returns: Newly allocated bio
  */
 
-static void gfs2_fake_write_endio(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
+static struct bio *gfs2_log_alloc_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *real_bh = bh->b_private;
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = real_bh->b_private;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = bd->bd_gl->gl_sbd;
+	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
+	unsigned nrvecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(sb->s_bdev);
+	struct bio *bio;
 
-	end_buffer_write_sync(bh, uptodate);
-	mempool_free(bh, gfs2_bh_pool);
-	unlock_buffer(real_bh);
-	brelse(real_bh);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight))
-		wake_up(&sdp->sd_log_flush_wait);
+	BUG_ON(sdp->sd_log_bio);
+
+	while (1) {
+		bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, nrvecs);
+		if (likely(bio))
+			break;
+		nrvecs = max(nrvecs/2, 1U);
+	}
+
+	bio->bi_sector = blkno * (sb->s_blocksize >> 9);
+	bio->bi_bdev = sb->s_bdev;
+	bio->bi_end_io = gfs2_end_log_write;
+	bio->bi_private = sdp;
+
+	sdp->sd_log_bio = bio;
+
+	return bio;
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_log_write_buf - write metadata buffer to log
+ * gfs2_log_get_bio - Get cached log bio, or allocate a new one
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @blkno: The device block number we want to write to
+ *
+ * If there is a cached bio, then if the next block number is sequential
+ * with the previous one, return it, otherwise flush the bio to the
+ * device. If there is not a cached bio, or we just flushed it, then
+ * allocate a new one.
+ *
+ * Returns: The bio to use for log writes
+ */
+
+static struct bio *gfs2_log_get_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno)
+{
+	struct bio *bio = sdp->sd_log_bio;
+	u64 nblk;
+
+	if (bio) {
+		nblk = bio->bi_sector + bio_sectors(bio);
+		nblk >>= sdp->sd_fsb2bb_shift;
+		if (blkno == nblk)
+			return bio;
+		gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
+	}
+
+	return gfs2_log_alloc_bio(sdp, blkno);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_write - write to log
  * @sdp: the filesystem
- * @real: the in-place buffer head
+ * @page: the page to write
+ * @size: the size of the data to write
+ * @offset: the offset within the page 
  *
+ * Try and add the page segment to the current bio. If that fails,
+ * submit the current bio to the device and create a new one, and
+ * then add the page segment to that.
  */
 
-static void gfs2_log_write_buf(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *real)
+static void gfs2_log_write(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page,
+			   unsigned size, unsigned offset)
 {
-	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp, sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp);
+	struct bio *bio;
+	int ret;
 
-	bh = mempool_alloc(gfs2_bh_pool, GFP_NOFS);
-	atomic_set(&bh->b_count, 1);
-	bh->b_state = (1 << BH_Mapped) | (1 << BH_Uptodate) | (1 << BH_Lock);
-	set_bh_page(bh, real->b_page, bh_offset(real));
-	bh->b_blocknr = blkno;
-	bh->b_size = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize;
-	bh->b_bdev = sdp->sd_vfs->s_bdev;
-	bh->b_private = real;
-	bh->b_end_io = gfs2_fake_write_endio;
-
-	gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
-	atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight);
-
-	submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
+	bio = gfs2_log_get_bio(sdp, blkno);
+	ret = bio_add_page(bio, page, size, offset);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
+		bio = gfs2_log_alloc_bio(sdp, blkno);
+		ret = bio_add_page(bio, page, size, offset);
+		WARN_ON(ret == 0);
+	}
 }
 
-static struct buffer_head *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type)
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_write_bh - write a buffer's content to the log
+ * @sdp: The super block
+ * @bh: The buffer pointing to the in-place location
+ * 
+ * This writes the content of the buffer to the next available location
+ * in the log. The buffer will be unlocked once the i/o to the log has
+ * completed.
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_log_write_bh(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *bh = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
+	gfs2_log_write(sdp, bh->b_page, bh->b_size, bh_offset(bh));
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_write_page - write one block stored in a page, into the log
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @page: The struct page
+ *
+ * This writes the first block-sized part of the page into the log. Note
+ * that the page must have been allocated from the gfs2_page_pool mempool
+ * and that after this has been called, ownership has been transferred and
+ * the page may be freed at any time.
+ */
+
+void gfs2_log_write_page(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
+	gfs2_log_write(sdp, page, sb->s_blocksize, 0);
+}
+
+static struct page *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type)
+{
+	void *page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = page_address(page);
+	clear_page(ld);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LD);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LD);
@@ -246,8 +384,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type)
 	ld->ld_length = 0;
 	ld->ld_data1 = 0;
 	ld->ld_data2 = 0;
-	memset(ld->ld_reserved, 0, sizeof(ld->ld_reserved));
-	return bh;
+	return page;
 }
 
 static void buf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
@@ -283,9 +420,9 @@ out:
 
 static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd1 = NULL, *bd2;
+	struct page *page;
 	unsigned int total;
 	unsigned int limit;
 	unsigned int num;
@@ -303,10 +440,10 @@ static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		if (total > limit)
 			num = limit;
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		bh = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA);
+		page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA);
+		ld = page_address(page);
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-		ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
-		ptr = bh_log_ptr(bh);
+		ptr = (__be64 *)(ld + 1);
 		ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(num + 1);
 		ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(num);
 
@@ -319,7 +456,7 @@ static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		}
 
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
+		gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 
 		n = 0;
@@ -328,7 +465,7 @@ static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 			get_bh(bd2->bd_bh);
 			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 			lock_buffer(bd2->bd_bh);
-			gfs2_log_write_buf(sdp, bd2->bd_bh);
+			gfs2_log_write_bh(sdp, bd2->bd_bh);
 			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 			if (++n >= num)
 				break;
@@ -453,16 +590,16 @@ static void revoke_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	struct gfs2_meta_header *mh;
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	struct list_head *head = &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+	struct page *page;
 
 	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke)
 		return;
 
-	bh = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_REVOKE);
-	ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
+	page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_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);
@@ -472,22 +609,23 @@ static void revoke_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		sdp->sd_log_num_revoke--;
 
 		if (offset + sizeof(u64) > sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize) {
-			submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
 
-			bh = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
-			mh = (struct gfs2_meta_header *)bh->b_data;
+			gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
+			page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+			mh = page_address(page);
+			clear_page(mh);
 			mh->mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
 			mh->mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LB);
 			mh->mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LB);
 			offset = sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header);
 		}
 
-		*(__be64 *)(bh->b_data + offset) = cpu_to_be64(bd->bd_blkno);
+		*(__be64 *)(page_address(page) + offset) = cpu_to_be64(bd->bd_blkno);
 		offset += sizeof(u64);
 	}
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 
-	submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
+	gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
 }
 
 static void revoke_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
@@ -650,57 +788,51 @@ static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
 	kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
 }
 
-static void gfs2_write_blocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
+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 buffer_head *bh1;
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 	__be64 *ptr;
 
-	if (!bh)
+	if (!ld)
 		return;
 
-	ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
 	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(n + 1);
 	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(n);
-
-	ptr = bh_log_ptr(bh);
+	ptr = (__force __be64 *)(ld + 1);
 	
-	get_bh(bh);
-	submit_bh(WRITE, bh);
+	gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	while(!list_empty(list)) {
+	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);
-		while (be64_to_cpu(*ptr) != bd->bd_bh->b_blocknr) {
-			gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
-			ptr += 2;
-		}
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 		lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 		if (buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh)) {
 			void *kaddr;
-			bh1 = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
+			page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+			ptr = page_address(page);
 			kaddr = kmap_atomic(bd->bd_bh->b_page);
-			memcpy(bh1->b_data, kaddr + bh_offset(bd->bd_bh),
-			       bh1->b_size);
+			memcpy(ptr, kaddr + bh_offset(bd->bd_bh),
+			       bd->bd_bh->b_size);
 			kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
-			*(__be32 *)bh1->b_data = 0;
+			*(__be32 *)ptr = 0;
 			clear_buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh);
 			unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 			brelse(bd->bd_bh);
-			submit_bh(WRITE, bh1);
+			gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
 		} else {
-			gfs2_log_write_buf(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
+			gfs2_log_write_bh(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
 		}
+		n--;
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-		ptr += 2;
 	}
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	brelse(bh);
+	BUG_ON(n != 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -711,7 +843,8 @@ static void gfs2_write_blocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = NULL;
-	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
+	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = NULL;
+	struct page *page = NULL;
 	unsigned int n = 0;
 	__be64 *ptr = NULL, *end = NULL;
 	LIST_HEAD(processed);
@@ -721,11 +854,13 @@ static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf)) {
 		if (ptr == end) {
 			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-			gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, bh, &in_progress, &processed, n);
+			gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, ld, page, &in_progress, &processed, n);
 			n = 0;
-			bh = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_JDATA);
-			ptr = bh_log_ptr(bh);
-			end = bh_ptr_end(bh) - 1;
+			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;
 		}
@@ -733,11 +868,11 @@ static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		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(bh) ? 1 : 0);
+		*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh) ? 1 : 0);
 		n++;
 	}
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, bh, &in_progress, &processed, n);
+	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);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.h b/fs/gfs2/lops.h
index 3c0b2737658..825356d9dc1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ extern const struct gfs2_log_operations gfs2_rg_lops;
 extern const struct gfs2_log_operations gfs2_databuf_lops;
 
 extern const struct gfs2_log_operations *gfs2_log_ops[];
+extern void gfs2_log_write_page(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page);
+extern void gfs2_log_flush_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int rw);
 
 static inline unsigned int buf_limit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index ce1794428ee..6cdb0f2a1b0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@ static void gfs2_init_gl_aspace_once(void *foo)
 	address_space_init_once(mapping);
 }
 
-static void *gfs2_bh_alloc(gfp_t mask, void *data)
-{
-	return alloc_buffer_head(mask);
-}
-
-static void gfs2_bh_free(void *ptr, void *data)
-{
-	return free_buffer_head(ptr);
-}
-
 /**
  * init_gfs2_fs - Register GFS2 as a filesystem
  *
@@ -170,8 +160,8 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 	if (!gfs2_control_wq)
 		goto fail_recovery;
 
-	gfs2_bh_pool = mempool_create(1024, gfs2_bh_alloc, gfs2_bh_free, NULL);
-	if (!gfs2_bh_pool)
+	gfs2_page_pool = mempool_create_page_pool(64, 0);
+	if (!gfs2_page_pool)
 		goto fail_control;
 
 	gfs2_register_debugfs();
@@ -234,7 +224,7 @@ static void __exit exit_gfs2_fs(void)
 
 	rcu_barrier();
 
-	mempool_destroy(gfs2_bh_pool);
+	mempool_destroy(gfs2_page_pool);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rsrv_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_quotad_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index 3afc6ac6fe0..f00d7c5744f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_quotad_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rsrv_cachep __read_mostly;
-mempool_t *gfs2_bh_pool __read_mostly;
+mempool_t *gfs2_page_pool __read_mostly;
 
 void gfs2_assert_i(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.h b/fs/gfs2/util.h
index 8fbe6cffc11..3586b0dd6aa 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.h
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_quotad_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rsrv_cachep;
-extern mempool_t *gfs2_bh_pool;
+extern mempool_t *gfs2_page_pool;
 
 static inline unsigned int gfs2_tune_get_i(struct gfs2_tune *gt,
 					   unsigned int *p)