#define BUF_BUSY               XBF_DONT_BLOCK
 
 #define XFS_BUF_BFLAGS(bp)     ((bp)->b_flags)
-#define XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp)  \
-       ((bp)->b_flags &= ~(XBF_READ|XBF_WRITE|XBF_ASYNC|XBF_DELWRI))
+#define XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp)  ((bp)->b_flags &= \
+               ~(XBF_READ|XBF_WRITE|XBF_ASYNC|XBF_DELWRI|XBF_ORDERED))
 
 #define XFS_BUF_STALE(bp)      ((bp)->b_flags |= XFS_B_STALE)
 #define XFS_BUF_UNSTALE(bp)    ((bp)->b_flags &= ~XFS_B_STALE)
 
        ops = iclog->ic_header.h_num_logops;
        INT_SET(iclog->ic_header.h_num_logops, ARCH_CONVERT, ops);
 
-       bp          = iclog->ic_bp;
+       bp = iclog->ic_bp;
        ASSERT(XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE2(bp, unsigned long) == (unsigned long)1);
        XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE2(bp, (unsigned long)2);
        XFS_BUF_SET_ADDR(bp, BLOCK_LSN(INT_GET(iclog->ic_header.h_lsn, ARCH_CONVERT)));
        }
        XFS_BUF_SET_PTR(bp, (xfs_caddr_t) &(iclog->ic_header), count);
        XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE(bp, iclog);       /* save for later */
+       XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
        XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
        XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
        /*
         * Do an ordered write for the log block.
-        *
-        * It may not be needed to flush the first split block in the log wrap
-        * case, but do it anyways to be safe -AK
+        * Its unnecessary to flush the first split block in the log wrap case.
         */
-       if (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)
+       if (!split && (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER))
                XFS_BUF_ORDERED(bp);
 
        ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ADDR(bp) <= log->l_logBBsize-1);
                return error;
        }
        if (split) {
-               bp              = iclog->ic_log->l_xbuf;
+               bp = iclog->ic_log->l_xbuf;
                ASSERT(XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE2(bp, unsigned long) ==
                                                        (unsigned long)1);
                XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE2(bp, (unsigned long)2);
                XFS_BUF_SET_PTR(bp, (xfs_caddr_t)((__psint_t)&(iclog->ic_header)+
                                            (__psint_t)count), split);
                XFS_BUF_SET_FSPRIVATE(bp, iclog);
+               XFS_BUF_ZEROFLAGS(bp);
                XFS_BUF_BUSY(bp);
                XFS_BUF_ASYNC(bp);
                if (log->l_mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)