diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 05cd85317f6f53b6e0fe77bf0426c890f927b07a..fd96982157593e741ee354c2c228f50c9aa7d1e7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -820,10 +820,10 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	 * call into reclaim to find it in a clean state instead of waiting for
 	 * it now. We also don't return errors here - if the error is transient
 	 * then the next reclaim pass will flush the inode, and if the error
-	 * is permanent then the next sync reclaim will relcaim the inode and
+	 * is permanent then the next sync reclaim will reclaim the inode and
 	 * pass on the error.
 	 */
-	if (error && !XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
+	if (error && error != EAGAIN && !XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
 		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
 			"inode 0x%llx background reclaim flush failed with %d",
 			(long long)ip->i_ino, error);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index e8fba92d7cd9f96b77fc2dc19cef07066ddadc12..2be019136287666ae84e565093924fe0ba8e76a8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -745,9 +745,16 @@ xfs_log_move_tail(xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 
 /*
  * Determine if we have a transaction that has gone to disk
- * that needs to be covered. Log activity needs to be idle (no AIL and
- * nothing in the iclogs). And, we need to be in the right state indicating
- * something has gone out.
+ * that needs to be covered. To begin the transition to the idle state
+ * firstly the log needs to be idle (no AIL and nothing in the iclogs).
+ * If we are then in a state where covering is needed, the caller is informed
+ * that dummy transactions are required to move the log into the idle state.
+ *
+ * Because this is called as part of the sync process, we should also indicate
+ * that dummy transactions should be issued in anything but the covered or
+ * idle states. This ensures that the log tail is accurately reflected in
+ * the log at the end of the sync, hence if a crash occurrs avoids replay
+ * of transactions where the metadata is already on disk.
  */
 int
 xfs_log_need_covered(xfs_mount_t *mp)
@@ -759,17 +766,24 @@ xfs_log_need_covered(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 		return 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&log->l_icloglock);
-	if (((log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED) ||
-		(log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED2))
-			&& !xfs_trans_ail_tail(log->l_ailp)
-			&& xlog_iclogs_empty(log)) {
-		if (log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED)
-			log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE;
-		else {
-			ASSERT(log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED2);
-			log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE2;
+	switch (log->l_covered_state) {
+	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE:
+	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE2:
+	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_IDLE:
+		break;
+	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED:
+	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED2:
+		if (!xfs_trans_ail_tail(log->l_ailp) &&
+		    xlog_iclogs_empty(log)) {
+			if (log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED)
+				log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE;
+			else
+				log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE2;
 		}
+		/* FALLTHRU */
+	default:
 		needed = 1;
+		break;
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&log->l_icloglock);
 	return needed;