struct gfs2_meta_header *mh;
        struct gfs2_trans *tr;
 
-       lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-       gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
        tr = current->journal_info;
        tr->tr_touched = 1;
        if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
-               goto out;
+               return;
        set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
        set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
        mh = (struct gfs2_meta_header *)bd->bd_bh->b_data;
        sdp->sd_log_num_buf++;
        list_add(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf);
        tr->tr_num_buf_new++;
-out:
-       gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-       unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
 static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
        struct address_space *mapping = bd->bd_bh->b_page->mapping;
        struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(mapping->host);
 
-       lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-       gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
        if (tr)
                tr->tr_touched = 1;
        if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
-               goto out;
+               return;
        set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
        set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
        if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip)) {
        } else {
                list_add_tail(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
        }
-out:
-       gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-       unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
 /**
 
        struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_sbd;
        struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 
+       lock_buffer(bh);
+       gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
        bd = bh->b_private;
        if (bd)
                gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_gl == gl);
        else {
+               gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+               unlock_buffer(bh);
                gfs2_attach_bufdata(gl, bh, meta);
                bd = bh->b_private;
+               lock_buffer(bh);
+               gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
        }
        lops_add(sdp, bd);
+       gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+       unlock_buffer(bh);
 }
 
 void gfs2_trans_add_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)