A method for of accelerating database log hardening using specific per block data protection and damage control is provided. A per write specification is implemented to determine when database log data is mirrored synchronously or asynchronously. Synchronous minoring is performed upon reaching a predetermined threshold, based on one or more parameters such as transaction value, both individual and cumulative, and the quantity of data written since the last synchronous minoring. As data is added to the database log, it is written specifying asynchronous minoring to the primary log file. Once a threshold is met, a write specifying synchronous minoring is performed to both the primary and secondary log files, thereby hardening the log file in both primary and secondary storage subsystem.