else if (sdp->sd_log_tail != current_tail(sdp) && !sdp->sd_log_idle)
                log_write_header(sdp, 0, PULL);
        lops_after_commit(sdp, ai);
-       sdp->sd_log_head = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
 
+       gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
+       sdp->sd_log_head = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
        sdp->sd_log_blks_free -= sdp->sd_log_num_hdrs;
-
        sdp->sd_log_blks_reserved = 0;
        sdp->sd_log_commited_buf = 0;
        sdp->sd_log_num_hdrs = 0;
        sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke = 0;
 
-       gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
        if (!list_empty(&ai->ai_ail1_list)) {
                list_add(&ai->ai_list, &sdp->sd_ail1_list);
                ai = NULL;