down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
        if (!(nilfs->ns_mount_state & NILFS_ERROR_FS)) {
                nilfs->ns_mount_state |= NILFS_ERROR_FS;
-               sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi);
+               sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, 0);
                if (likely(sbp)) {
                        sbp[0]->s_state |= cpu_to_le16(NILFS_ERROR_FS);
-                       nilfs_commit_super(sbi, 1);
+                       if (sbp[1])
+                               sbp[1]->s_state |= cpu_to_le16(NILFS_ERROR_FS);
+                       nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL);
                }
        }
        up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
        nilfs_btnode_cache_clear(&ii->i_btnode_cache);
 }
 
-static int nilfs_sync_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int dupsb)
+static int nilfs_sync_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
 {
        struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
        int err;
                printk(KERN_ERR
                       "NILFS: unable to write superblock (err=%d)\n", err);
                if (err == -EIO && nilfs->ns_sbh[1]) {
+                       /*
+                        * sbp[0] points to newer log than sbp[1],
+                        * so copy sbp[0] to sbp[1] to take over sbp[0].
+                        */
+                       memcpy(nilfs->ns_sbp[1], nilfs->ns_sbp[0],
+                              nilfs->ns_sbsize);
                        nilfs_fall_back_super_block(nilfs);
                        goto retry;
                }
        } else {
                struct nilfs_super_block *sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp[0];
 
+               nilfs->ns_sbwcount++;
+
                /*
                 * The latest segment becomes trailable from the position
                 * written in superblock.
 
                /* update GC protection for recent segments */
                if (nilfs->ns_sbh[1]) {
-                       sbp = NULL;
-                       if (dupsb) {
+                       if (flag == NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL) {
                                set_buffer_dirty(nilfs->ns_sbh[1]);
-                               if (!sync_dirty_buffer(nilfs->ns_sbh[1]))
-                                       sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp[1];
+                               if (sync_dirty_buffer(nilfs->ns_sbh[1]) < 0)
+                                       goto out;
                        }
+                       if (le64_to_cpu(nilfs->ns_sbp[1]->s_last_cno) <
+                           le64_to_cpu(nilfs->ns_sbp[0]->s_last_cno))
+                               sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp[1];
                }
-               if (sbp) {
-                       spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
-                       nilfs->ns_prot_seq = le64_to_cpu(sbp->s_last_seq);
-                       spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
-               }
-       }
 
+               spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
+               nilfs->ns_prot_seq = le64_to_cpu(sbp->s_last_seq);
+               spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
+       }
+ out:
        return err;
 }
 
        spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
 }
 
-struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+                                              int flip)
 {
        struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
        struct nilfs_super_block **sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp;
        if (sbp[0]->s_magic != cpu_to_le16(NILFS_SUPER_MAGIC)) {
                if (sbp[1] &&
                    sbp[1]->s_magic == cpu_to_le16(NILFS_SUPER_MAGIC)) {
-                       nilfs_swap_super_block(nilfs);
+                       memcpy(sbp[0], sbp[1], nilfs->ns_sbsize);
                } else {
                        printk(KERN_CRIT "NILFS: superblock broke on dev %s\n",
                               sbi->s_super->s_id);
                        return NULL;
                }
+       } else if (sbp[1] &&
+                  sbp[1]->s_magic != cpu_to_le16(NILFS_SUPER_MAGIC)) {
+                       memcpy(sbp[1], sbp[0], nilfs->ns_sbsize);
        }
+
+       if (flip && sbp[1])
+               nilfs_swap_super_block(nilfs);
+
        return sbp;
 }
 
-int nilfs_commit_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int dupsb)
+int nilfs_commit_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
 {
        struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
        struct nilfs_super_block **sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp;
        time_t t;
 
        /* nilfs->ns_sem must be locked by the caller. */
-       nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], nilfs);
-
        t = get_seconds();
-       nilfs->ns_sbwtime[0] = t;
+       nilfs->ns_sbwtime = t;
        sbp[0]->s_wtime = cpu_to_le64(t);
        sbp[0]->s_sum = 0;
        sbp[0]->s_sum = cpu_to_le32(crc32_le(nilfs->ns_crc_seed,
                                             (unsigned char *)sbp[0],
                                             nilfs->ns_sbsize));
-       if (dupsb && sbp[1]) {
-               memcpy(sbp[1], sbp[0], nilfs->ns_sbsize);
-               nilfs->ns_sbwtime[1] = t;
+       if (flag == NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL && sbp[1]) {
+               sbp[1]->s_wtime = sbp[0]->s_wtime;
+               sbp[1]->s_sum = 0;
+               sbp[1]->s_sum = cpu_to_le32(crc32_le(nilfs->ns_crc_seed,
+                                           (unsigned char *)sbp[1],
+                                           nilfs->ns_sbsize));
        }
        clear_nilfs_sb_dirty(nilfs);
-       return nilfs_sync_super(sbi, dupsb);
+       return nilfs_sync_super(sbi, flag);
 }
 
 /**
 int nilfs_cleanup_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 {
        struct nilfs_super_block **sbp;
+       int flag = NILFS_SB_COMMIT;
        int ret = -EIO;
 
-       sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi);
+       sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, 0);
        if (sbp) {
                sbp[0]->s_state = cpu_to_le16(sbi->s_nilfs->ns_mount_state);
-               ret = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, 1);
+               nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], sbi->s_nilfs);
+               if (sbp[1] && sbp[0]->s_last_cno == sbp[1]->s_last_cno) {
+                       /*
+                        * make the "clean" flag also to the opposite
+                        * super block if both super blocks point to
+                        * the same checkpoint.
+                        */
+                       sbp[1]->s_state = sbp[0]->s_state;
+                       flag = NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL;
+               }
+               ret = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, flag);
        }
        return ret;
 }
 
        down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
        if (nilfs_sb_dirty(nilfs)) {
-               sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi);
-               if (likely(sbp))
-                       nilfs_commit_super(sbi, 1);
+               sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, nilfs_sb_will_flip(nilfs));
+               if (likely(sbp)) {
+                       nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], nilfs);
+                       nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT);
+               }
        }
        up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 
        int mnt_count;
 
        /* nilfs->ns_sem must be locked by the caller. */
-       sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi);
+       sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, 0);
        if (!sbp)
                return -EIO;
 
        sbp[0]->s_state =
                cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(sbp[0]->s_state) & ~NILFS_VALID_FS);
        sbp[0]->s_mtime = cpu_to_le64(get_seconds());
-       return nilfs_commit_super(sbi, 1);
+       /* synchronize sbp[1] with sbp[0] */
+       memcpy(sbp[1], sbp[0], nilfs->ns_sbsize);
+       return nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL);
 }
 
 struct nilfs_super_block *nilfs_read_super_block(struct super_block *sb,
 
  * @ns_current: back pointer to current mount
  * @ns_sbh: buffer heads of on-disk super blocks
  * @ns_sbp: pointers to super block data
- * @ns_sbwtime: previous write time of super blocks
+ * @ns_sbwtime: previous write time of super block
+ * @ns_sbwcount: write count of super block
  * @ns_sbsize: size of valid data in super block
  * @ns_supers: list of nilfs super block structs
  * @ns_seg_seq: segment sequence counter
         */
        struct buffer_head     *ns_sbh[2];
        struct nilfs_super_block *ns_sbp[2];
-       time_t                  ns_sbwtime[2];
+       time_t                  ns_sbwtime;
+       unsigned                ns_sbwcount;
        unsigned                ns_sbsize;
        unsigned                ns_mount_state;
 
 
 /* Minimum interval of periodical update of superblocks (in seconds) */
 #define NILFS_SB_FREQ          10
-#define NILFS_ALTSB_FREQ       60  /* spare superblock */
 
 static inline int nilfs_sb_need_update(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
 {
        u64 t = get_seconds();
-       return t < nilfs->ns_sbwtime[0] ||
-                t > nilfs->ns_sbwtime[0] + NILFS_SB_FREQ;
+       return t < nilfs->ns_sbwtime || t > nilfs->ns_sbwtime + NILFS_SB_FREQ;
 }
 
-static inline int nilfs_altsb_need_update(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
+static inline int nilfs_sb_will_flip(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
 {
-       u64 t = get_seconds();
-       struct nilfs_super_block **sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp;
-       return sbp[1] && t > nilfs->ns_sbwtime[1] + NILFS_ALTSB_FREQ;
+       int flip_bits = nilfs->ns_sbwcount & 0x0FL;
+       return (flip_bits != 0x08 && flip_bits != 0x0F);
 }
 
 void nilfs_set_last_segment(struct the_nilfs *, sector_t, u64, __u64);