diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 7f4f9370d0e7..efea12bfbd6b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "xfs_dinode.h"
 #include "xfs_inode.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
+#include "xfs_fsops.h"
 
 kmem_zone_t	*xfs_log_ticket_zone;
 
@@ -679,25 +680,29 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
- * Finish the recovery of the file system.  This is separate from
- * the xfs_log_mount() call, because it depends on the code in
- * xfs_mountfs() to read in the root and real-time bitmap inodes
- * between calling xfs_log_mount() and here.
+ * Finish the recovery of the file system.  This is separate from the
+ * xfs_log_mount() call, because it depends on the code in xfs_mountfs() to read
+ * in the root and real-time bitmap inodes between calling xfs_log_mount() and
+ * here.
  *
- * mp		- ubiquitous xfs mount point structure
+ * If we finish recovery successfully, start the background log work. If we are
+ * not doing recovery, then we have a RO filesystem and we don't need to start
+ * it.
  */
 int
 xfs_log_mount_finish(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 {
-	int	error;
+	int	error = 0;
 
-	if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY))
+	if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY)) {
 		error = xlog_recover_finish(mp->m_log);
-	else {
-		error = 0;
+		if (!error)
+			xfs_log_work_queue(mp);
+	} else {
 		ASSERT(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY);
 	}
 
+
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -858,7 +863,7 @@ xfs_log_unmount_write(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 void
 xfs_log_unmount(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 {
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_log->l_work);
 	xfs_trans_ail_destroy(mp);
 	xlog_dealloc_log(mp->m_log);
 }
@@ -1161,6 +1166,40 @@ done:
 }	/* xlog_get_iclog_buffer_size */
 
 
+void
+xfs_log_work_queue(
+	struct xfs_mount        *mp)
+{
+	queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &mp->m_log->l_work,
+				msecs_to_jiffies(xfs_syncd_centisecs * 10));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Every sync period we need to unpin all items in the AIL and push them to
+ * disk. If there is nothing dirty, then we might need to cover the log to
+ * indicate that the filesystem is idle.
+ */
+void
+xfs_log_worker(
+	struct work_struct	*work)
+{
+	struct xlog		*log = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+						struct xlog, l_work);
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = log->l_mp;
+
+	/* dgc: errors ignored - not fatal and nowhere to report them */
+	if (xfs_log_need_covered(mp))
+		xfs_fs_log_dummy(mp);
+	else
+		xfs_log_force(mp, 0);
+
+	/* start pushing all the metadata that is currently dirty */
+	xfs_ail_push_all(mp->m_ail);
+
+	/* queue us up again */
+	xfs_log_work_queue(mp);
+}
+
 /*
  * This routine initializes some of the log structure for a given mount point.
  * Its primary purpose is to fill in enough, so recovery can occur.  However,
@@ -1195,6 +1234,7 @@ xlog_alloc_log(
 	log->l_logBBsize   = num_bblks;
 	log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_IDLE;
 	log->l_flags	   |= XLOG_ACTIVE_RECOVERY;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&log->l_work, xfs_log_worker);
 
 	log->l_prev_block  = -1;
 	/* log->l_tail_lsn = 0x100000000LL; cycle = 1; current block = 0 */
@@ -3700,3 +3740,4 @@ xlog_iclogs_empty(
 	} while (iclog != log->l_iclog);
 	return 1;
 }
+
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
index 748d312850e2..26ed7de352d7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
@@ -181,5 +181,8 @@ int	xfs_log_commit_cil(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_trans *tp,
 				xfs_lsn_t *commit_lsn, int flags);
 bool	xfs_log_item_in_current_chkpt(struct xfs_log_item *lip);
 
+void	xfs_log_work_queue(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+void	xfs_log_worker(struct work_struct *work);
+
 #endif
 #endif	/* __XFS_LOG_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
index 18a801d76a42..9a4e0e5ec322 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@ struct xlog {
 	struct xfs_buf		*l_xbuf;        /* extra buffer for log
 						 * wrapping */
 	struct xfs_buftarg	*l_targ;        /* buftarg of log */
+	struct delayed_work	l_work;		/* background flush work */
 	uint			l_flags;
 	uint			l_quotaoffs_flag; /* XFS_DQ_*, for QUOTAOFFs */
 	struct list_head	*l_buf_cancel_table;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index deee09e534dc..26e46aeaa3f1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	struct mutex		m_icsb_mutex;	/* balancer sync lock */
 #endif
 	struct xfs_mru_cache	*m_filestream;  /* per-mount filestream data */
-	struct delayed_work	m_sync_work;	/* background sync work */
 	struct delayed_work	m_reclaim_work;	/* background inode reclaim */
 	struct work_struct	m_flush_work;	/* background inode flush */
 	__int64_t		m_update_flags;	/* sb flags we need to update
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
index 20fa955d80d1..37c39a155a58 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_super.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,6 @@ xfs_fs_put_super(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = XFS_M(sb);
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
 	cancel_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
 
 	xfs_filestream_unmount(mp);
@@ -1040,10 +1039,10 @@ xfs_fs_sync_fs(
 	if (laptop_mode) {
 		/*
 		 * The disk must be active because we're syncing.
-		 * We schedule xfssyncd now (now that the disk is
+		 * We schedule log work now (now that the disk is
 		 * active) instead of later (when it might not be).
 		 */
-		flush_delayed_work(&mp->m_sync_work);
+		flush_delayed_work(&mp->m_log->l_work);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1200,7 +1199,7 @@ xfs_fs_remount(
 		 * value if it is non-zero, otherwise go with the default.
 		 */
 		xfs_restore_resvblks(mp);
-		xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
+		xfs_log_work_queue(mp);
 	}
 
 	/* rw -> ro */
@@ -1246,7 +1245,7 @@ xfs_fs_unfreeze(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = XFS_M(sb);
 
 	xfs_restore_resvblks(mp);
-	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
+	xfs_log_work_queue(mp);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1326,7 +1325,6 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 	mutex_init(&mp->m_growlock);
 	atomic_set(&mp->m_active_trans, 0);
 	INIT_WORK(&mp->m_flush_work, xfs_flush_worker);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mp->m_sync_work, xfs_sync_worker);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&mp->m_reclaim_work, xfs_reclaim_worker);
 
 	mp->m_super = sb;
@@ -1410,12 +1408,6 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 		goto out_unmount;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * The filesystem is successfully mounted, so we can start background
-	 * sync work now.
-	 */
-	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
-
 	return 0;
 
  out_filestream_unmount:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c
index e898d1807044..2174555aebb2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "xfs_fs.h"
 #include "xfs_types.h"
 #include "xfs_log.h"
+#include "xfs_log_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_inum.h"
 #include "xfs_trans.h"
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
@@ -344,8 +345,8 @@ xfs_quiesce_attr(
 	/* flush all pending changes from the AIL */
 	xfs_ail_push_all_sync(mp->m_ail);
 
-	/* stop background sync work */
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
+	/* stop background log work */
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_log->l_work);
 
 	/*
 	 * Just warn here till VFS can correctly support
@@ -376,40 +377,6 @@ xfs_quiesce_attr(
 	xfs_buf_unlock(mp->m_sb_bp);
 }
 
-void
-xfs_syncd_queue_sync(
-	struct xfs_mount        *mp)
-{
-	queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &mp->m_sync_work,
-				msecs_to_jiffies(xfs_syncd_centisecs * 10));
-}
-
-/*
- * Every sync period we need to push dirty metadata and try to cover the log
- * to indicate the filesystem is idle and not frozen.
- */
-void
-xfs_sync_worker(
-	struct work_struct *work)
-{
-	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
-					struct xfs_mount, m_sync_work);
-	int		error;
-
-	/* dgc: errors ignored here */
-	if (mp->m_super->s_writers.frozen == SB_UNFROZEN &&
-	    xfs_log_need_covered(mp))
-		error = xfs_fs_log_dummy(mp);
-	else
-		xfs_log_force(mp, 0);
-
-	/* start pushing all the metadata that is currently dirty */
-	xfs_ail_push_all(mp->m_ail);
-
-	/* queue us up again */
-	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
-}
-
 /*
  * Queue a new inode reclaim pass if there are reclaimable inodes and there
  * isn't a reclaim pass already in progress. By default it runs every 5s based
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h
index 3f59e5bed66b..8d58fab72a10 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_sync.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ struct xfs_perag;
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_syncd_wq;	/* sync workqueue */
 
-void xfs_syncd_queue_sync(struct xfs_mount *mp);
-void xfs_sync_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 void xfs_flush_worker(struct work_struct *work);
 void xfs_reclaim_worker(struct work_struct *work);