+
+/**
+ * gfs2_logd - Update log tail as Active Items get flushed to in-place blocks
+ * @sdp: Pointer to GFS2 superblock
+ *
+ * Also, periodically check to make sure that we're using the most recent
+ * journal index.
+ */
+
+int gfs2_logd(void *data)
+{
+ struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = data;
+ unsigned long t;
+ int need_flush;
+
+ while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
+ /* Advance the log tail */
+
+ t = sdp->sd_log_flush_time +
+ gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_log_flush_secs) * HZ;
+
+ gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp, DIO_ALL);
+ gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+ need_flush = sdp->sd_log_num_buf > gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_incore_log_blocks);
+ gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+ if (need_flush || time_after_eq(jiffies, t)) {
+ gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
+ sdp->sd_log_flush_time = jiffies;
+ }
+
+ t = gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_logd_secs) * HZ;
+ if (freezing(current))
+ refrigerator();
+ schedule_timeout_interruptible(t);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+