drop_inode = 1;
        } else {
                struct dentry *parent = dentry->d_parent;
+               int ret;
+
                err = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
                if (err)
                        goto fail;
                                goto fail;
                }
                d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
-               btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(inode), NULL, parent);
+               ret = btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(inode), NULL, parent,
+                                        true, NULL);
+               if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT) {
+                       err = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
+                       trans = NULL;
+               }
        }
 
 fail:
        u64 new_idx = 0;
        u64 root_objectid;
        int ret;
-       int ret2;
        bool root_log_pinned = false;
        bool dest_log_pinned = false;
+       struct btrfs_log_ctx ctx_root;
+       struct btrfs_log_ctx ctx_dest;
+       bool sync_log_root = false;
+       bool sync_log_dest = false;
+       bool commit_transaction = false;
 
        /* we only allow rename subvolume link between subvolumes */
        if (old_ino != BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID && root != dest)
                return -EXDEV;
 
+       btrfs_init_log_ctx(&ctx_root, old_inode);
+       btrfs_init_log_ctx(&ctx_dest, new_inode);
+
        /* close the race window with snapshot create/destroy ioctl */
        if (old_ino == BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID)
                down_read(&fs_info->subvol_sem);
 
        if (root_log_pinned) {
                parent = new_dentry->d_parent;
-               btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(old_inode), BTRFS_I(old_dir),
-                               parent);
+               ret = btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(old_inode),
+                                        BTRFS_I(old_dir), parent,
+                                        false, &ctx_root);
+               if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_LOG_SYNC)
+                       sync_log_root = true;
+               else if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT)
+                       commit_transaction = true;
+               ret = 0;
                btrfs_end_log_trans(root);
                root_log_pinned = false;
        }
        if (dest_log_pinned) {
-               parent = old_dentry->d_parent;
-               btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(new_inode), BTRFS_I(new_dir),
-                               parent);
+               if (!commit_transaction) {
+                       parent = old_dentry->d_parent;
+                       ret = btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(new_inode),
+                                                BTRFS_I(new_dir), parent,
+                                                false, &ctx_dest);
+                       if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_LOG_SYNC)
+                               sync_log_dest = true;
+                       else if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT)
+                               commit_transaction = true;
+                       ret = 0;
+               }
                btrfs_end_log_trans(dest);
                dest_log_pinned = false;
        }
                        dest_log_pinned = false;
                }
        }
-       ret2 = btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
-       ret = ret ? ret : ret2;
+       if (!ret && sync_log_root && !commit_transaction) {
+               ret = btrfs_sync_log(trans, BTRFS_I(old_inode)->root,
+                                    &ctx_root);
+               if (ret)
+                       commit_transaction = true;
+       }
+       if (!ret && sync_log_dest && !commit_transaction) {
+               ret = btrfs_sync_log(trans, BTRFS_I(new_inode)->root,
+                                    &ctx_dest);
+               if (ret)
+                       commit_transaction = true;
+       }
+       if (commit_transaction) {
+               ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
+       } else {
+               int ret2;
+
+               ret2 = btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
+               ret = ret ? ret : ret2;
+       }
 out_notrans:
        if (new_ino == BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID)
                up_read(&fs_info->subvol_sem);
        int ret;
        u64 old_ino = btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(old_inode));
        bool log_pinned = false;
+       struct btrfs_log_ctx ctx;
+       bool sync_log = false;
+       bool commit_transaction = false;
 
        if (btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(new_dir)) == BTRFS_EMPTY_SUBVOL_DIR_OBJECTID)
                return -EPERM;
        if (log_pinned) {
                struct dentry *parent = new_dentry->d_parent;
 
-               btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(old_inode), BTRFS_I(old_dir),
-                               parent);
+               btrfs_init_log_ctx(&ctx, old_inode);
+               ret = btrfs_log_new_name(trans, BTRFS_I(old_inode),
+                                        BTRFS_I(old_dir), parent,
+                                        false, &ctx);
+               if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_LOG_SYNC)
+                       sync_log = true;
+               else if (ret == BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT)
+                       commit_transaction = true;
+               ret = 0;
                btrfs_end_log_trans(root);
                log_pinned = false;
        }
                btrfs_end_log_trans(root);
                log_pinned = false;
        }
-       btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
+       if (!ret && sync_log) {
+               ret = btrfs_sync_log(trans, BTRFS_I(old_inode)->root, &ctx);
+               if (ret)
+                       commit_transaction = true;
+       }
+       if (commit_transaction) {
+               ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
+       } else {
+               int ret2;
+
+               ret2 = btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
+               ret = ret ? ret : ret2;
+       }
 out_notrans:
        if (old_ino == BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID)
                up_read(&fs_info->subvol_sem);
 
  * Call this after adding a new name for a file and it will properly
  * update the log to reflect the new name.
  *
- * It will return zero if all goes well, and it will return 1 if a
- * full transaction commit is required.
+ * @ctx can not be NULL when @sync_log is false, and should be NULL when it's
+ * true (because it's not used).
+ *
+ * Return value depends on whether @sync_log is true or false.
+ * When true: returns BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT if the transaction needs to be
+ *            committed by the caller, and BTRFS_DONT_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT
+ *            otherwise.
+ * When false: returns BTRFS_DONT_NEED_LOG_SYNC if the caller does not need to
+ *             to sync the log, BTRFS_NEED_LOG_SYNC if it needs to sync the log,
+ *             or BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT if the transaction needs to be
+ *             committed (without attempting to sync the log).
  */
 int btrfs_log_new_name(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
                        struct btrfs_inode *inode, struct btrfs_inode *old_dir,
-                       struct dentry *parent)
+                       struct dentry *parent,
+                       bool sync_log, struct btrfs_log_ctx *ctx)
 {
        struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = trans->fs_info;
+       int ret;
 
        /*
         * this will force the logging code to walk the dentry chain
         */
        if (inode->logged_trans <= fs_info->last_trans_committed &&
            (!old_dir || old_dir->logged_trans <= fs_info->last_trans_committed))
-               return 0;
+               return sync_log ? BTRFS_DONT_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT :
+                       BTRFS_DONT_NEED_LOG_SYNC;
+
+       if (sync_log) {
+               struct btrfs_log_ctx ctx2;
+
+               btrfs_init_log_ctx(&ctx2, &inode->vfs_inode);
+               ret = btrfs_log_inode_parent(trans, inode, parent, 0, LLONG_MAX,
+                                            LOG_INODE_EXISTS, &ctx2);
+               if (ret == BTRFS_NO_LOG_SYNC)
+                       return BTRFS_DONT_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT;
+               else if (ret)
+                       return BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT;
+
+               ret = btrfs_sync_log(trans, inode->root, &ctx2);
+               if (ret)
+                       return BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT;
+               return BTRFS_DONT_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT;
+       }
+
+       ASSERT(ctx);
+       ret = btrfs_log_inode_parent(trans, inode, parent, 0, LLONG_MAX,
+                                    LOG_INODE_EXISTS, ctx);
+       if (ret == BTRFS_NO_LOG_SYNC)
+               return BTRFS_DONT_NEED_LOG_SYNC;
+       else if (ret)
+               return BTRFS_NEED_TRANS_COMMIT;
 
-       return btrfs_log_inode_parent(trans, inode, parent, 0, LLONG_MAX,
-                                     LOG_INODE_EXISTS, NULL);
+       return BTRFS_NEED_LOG_SYNC;
 }