diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 08dd65745473481b3d8d31369a4f2dcfcc0c32a5..b5d7363b22da08cdbcaab0c3f5188022c5f7bffe 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ enum {
 	SDF_SHUTDOWN		= 2,
 	SDF_NOBARRIERS		= 3,
 	SDF_NORECOVERY		= 4,
+	SDF_DEMOTE		= 5,
 };
 
 #define GFS2_FSNAME_LEN		256
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index d5959df6deb25e611de5be7167f50d9b70f1b5e6..b593f0e28f259aee410dad764e77ba71056c06e0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags, int pull)
 	if (buffer_eopnotsupp(bh)) {
 		clear_buffer_eopnotsupp(bh);
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
+		fs_info(sdp, "barrier sync failed - disabling barriers\n");
 		set_bit(SDF_NOBARRIERS, &sdp->sd_flags);
 		lock_buffer(bh);
 skip_barrier:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 7a93e9ff7d3c016e5baaab21114946512daffac0..4d1aad38f1b136535ad6b568f3494d8ef3dec4ed 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,8 @@ static int gfs2_show_options(struct seq_file *s, struct vfsmount *mnt)
 	}
 	if (test_bit(SDF_NOBARRIERS, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		seq_printf(s, ",nobarrier");
-
+	if (test_bit(SDF_DEMOTE, &sdp->sd_flags))
+		seq_printf(s, ",demote_interface_used");
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 2ac845d9c46ccaec3f39ce573996669cc05aca4b..7afb62ec97cfa870166f85011f9c712da610ce78 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ static ssize_t demote_rq_store(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, const char *buf, size_t len
 	glops = gfs2_glops_list[gltype];
 	if (glops == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (test_and_set_bit(SDF_DEMOTE, &sdp->sd_flags))
+		fs_info(sdp, "demote interface used\n");
 	rv = gfs2_glock_get(sdp, glnum, glops, 0, &gl);
 	if (rv)
 		return rv;