diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 951541b..78418b4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -42,41 +42,41 @@
 /**
  * __gfs2_ail_flush - remove all buffers for a given lock from the AIL
  * @gl: the glock
+ * @fsync: set when called from fsync (not all buffers will be clean)
  *
  * None of the buffers should be dirty, locked, or pinned.
  */
 
-static void __gfs2_ail_flush(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned long b_state)
+static void __gfs2_ail_flush(struct gfs2_glock *gl, bool fsync)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 	struct list_head *head = &gl->gl_ail_list;
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd, *tmp;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	const unsigned long b_state = (1UL << BH_Dirty)|(1UL << BH_Pinned)|(1UL << BH_Lock);
 	sector_t blocknr;
 
+	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
-	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata,
-				bd_ail_gl_list);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(bd, tmp, head, bd_ail_gl_list) {
 		bh = bd->bd_bh;
-		blocknr = bh->b_blocknr;
-		if (bh->b_state & b_state)
+		if (bh->b_state & b_state) {
+			if (fsync)
+				continue;
 			gfs2_ail_error(gl, bh);
+		}
+		blocknr = bh->b_blocknr;
 		bh->b_private = NULL;
 		gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd); /* drops ref on bh */
-		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 
 		bd->bd_bh = NULL;
 		bd->bd_blkno = blocknr;
 
-		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 		gfs2_trans_add_revoke(sdp, bd);
-		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-
-		spin_lock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 	}
-	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
+	BUG_ON(!fsync && atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count));
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
+	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
 
 
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@
 	BUG_ON(current->journal_info);
 	current->journal_info = &tr;
 
-	__gfs2_ail_flush(gl, (1ul << BH_Dirty)|(1ul << BH_Pinned)|(1ul << BH_Lock));
+	__gfs2_ail_flush(gl, 0);
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
 }
 
-void gfs2_ail_flush(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
+void gfs2_ail_flush(struct gfs2_glock *gl, bool fsync)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
 	unsigned int revokes = atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count);
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 	ret = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, 0, revokes);
 	if (ret)
 		return;
-	__gfs2_ail_flush(gl, (1ul << BH_Dirty)|(1ul << BH_Pinned));
+	__gfs2_ail_flush(gl, fsync);
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 	gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
 }