diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 4ef0e9f..9ec73a8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "meta_io.h"
 #include "trans.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "trace_gfs2.h"
 
 int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 		     unsigned int revokes)
@@ -75,6 +76,23 @@
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_release - Release a given number of log blocks
+ * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
+ * @blks: The number of blocks
+ *
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_log_release(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks)
+{
+
+	atomic_add(blks, &sdp->sd_log_blks_free);
+	trace_gfs2_log_blocks(sdp, blks);
+	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) <=
+				  sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
+	up_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
+}
+
 void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr = current->journal_info;