Merge branch 'master' into for-next

Fast-forwarded to current state of Linus' tree as there are patches to be
applied for files that didn't exist on the old branch.

56 files changed, 1634 insertions, 1896 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/Makefile b/fs/xfs/Makefile
index faca4499709..284a7c89697 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/xfs/Makefile
@@ -16,14 +16,11 @@
 # Inc.,  51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #
 
-EXTRA_CFLAGS +=	 -I$(src) -I$(src)/linux-2.6
+ccflags-y := -I$(src) -I$(src)/linux-2.6
+ccflags-$(CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG) += -g
 
 XFS_LINUX := linux-2.6
 
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG),y)
-	EXTRA_CFLAGS += -g
-endif
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_XFS_FS)		+= xfs.o
 
 xfs-y				+= linux-2.6/xfs_trace.o
@@ -105,11 +102,10 @@ xfs-y				+= $(addprefix $(XFS_LINUX)/, \
 				   xfs_globals.o \
 				   xfs_ioctl.o \
 				   xfs_iops.o \
+				   xfs_message.o \
 				   xfs_super.o \
 				   xfs_sync.o \
 				   xfs_xattr.o)
 
 # Objects in support/
-xfs-y				+= $(addprefix support/, \
-				   debug.o \
-				   uuid.o)
+xfs-y				+= support/uuid.o
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.c
index 666c9db48eb..a907de565db 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/kmem.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include "time.h"
 #include "kmem.h"
+#include "xfs_message.h"
 
 /*
  * Greedy allocation.  May fail and may return vmalloced memory.
@@ -56,8 +57,8 @@ kmem_alloc(size_t size, unsigned int __nocast flags)
 		if (ptr || (flags & (KM_MAYFAIL|KM_NOSLEEP)))
 			return ptr;
 		if (!(++retries % 100))
-			printk(KERN_ERR "XFS: possible memory allocation "
-					"deadlock in %s (mode:0x%x)\n",
+			xfs_err(NULL,
+		"possible memory allocation deadlock in %s (mode:0x%x)",
 					__func__, lflags);
 		congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/50);
 	} while (1);
@@ -112,8 +113,8 @@ kmem_zone_alloc(kmem_zone_t *zone, unsigned int __nocast flags)
 		if (ptr || (flags & (KM_MAYFAIL|KM_NOSLEEP)))
 			return ptr;
 		if (!(++retries % 100))
-			printk(KERN_ERR "XFS: possible memory allocation "
-					"deadlock in %s (mode:0x%x)\n",
+			xfs_err(NULL,
+		"possible memory allocation deadlock in %s (mode:0x%x)",
 					__func__, lflags);
 		congestion_wait(BLK_RW_ASYNC, HZ/50);
 	} while (1);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
index ec7bbb5645b..79ce38be15a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_aops.c
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@ xfs_submit_ioend_bio(
 	if (xfs_ioend_new_eof(ioend))
 		xfs_mark_inode_dirty(XFS_I(ioend->io_inode));
 
-	submit_bio(wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?
-		   WRITE_SYNC_PLUG : WRITE, bio);
+	submit_bio(wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ? WRITE_SYNC : WRITE, bio);
 }
 
 STATIC struct bio *
@@ -854,7 +853,7 @@ xfs_aops_discard_page(
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount))
 		goto out_invalidate;
 
-	xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, ip->i_mount,
+	xfs_alert(ip->i_mount,
 		"page discard on page %p, inode 0x%llx, offset %llu.",
 			page, ip->i_ino, offset);
 
@@ -872,7 +871,7 @@ xfs_aops_discard_page(
 		if (error) {
 			/* something screwed, just bail */
 			if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
-				xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, ip->i_mount,
+				xfs_alert(ip->i_mount,
 			"page discard unable to remove delalloc mapping.");
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1296,7 +1295,7 @@ xfs_get_blocks_direct(
  * If the private argument is non-NULL __xfs_get_blocks signals us that we
  * need to issue a transaction to convert the range from unwritten to written
  * extents.  In case this is regular synchronous I/O we just call xfs_end_io
- * to do this and we are done.  But in case this was a successfull AIO
+ * to do this and we are done.  But in case this was a successful AIO
  * request this handler is called from interrupt context, from which we
  * can't start transactions.  In that case offload the I/O completion to
  * the workqueues we also use for buffered I/O completion.
@@ -1411,7 +1410,7 @@ xfs_vm_write_failed(
 		if (error) {
 			/* something screwed, just bail */
 			if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
-				xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, ip->i_mount,
+				xfs_alert(ip->i_mount,
 			"xfs_vm_write_failed: unable to clean up ino %lld",
 						ip->i_ino);
 			}
@@ -1495,7 +1494,6 @@ const struct address_space_operations xfs_address_space_operations = {
 	.readpages		= xfs_vm_readpages,
 	.writepage		= xfs_vm_writepage,
 	.writepages		= xfs_vm_writepages,
-	.sync_page		= block_sync_page,
 	.releasepage		= xfs_vm_releasepage,
 	.invalidatepage		= xfs_vm_invalidatepage,
 	.write_begin		= xfs_vm_write_begin,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
index f83a4c830a6..9ef9ed2cfe2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
@@ -94,75 +94,6 @@ xfs_buf_vmap_len(
 }
 
 /*
- *	Page Region interfaces.
- *
- *	For pages in filesystems where the blocksize is smaller than the
- *	pagesize, we use the page->private field (long) to hold a bitmap
- * 	of uptodate regions within the page.
- *
- *	Each such region is "bytes per page / bits per long" bytes long.
- *
- *	NBPPR == number-of-bytes-per-page-region
- *	BTOPR == bytes-to-page-region (rounded up)
- *	BTOPRT == bytes-to-page-region-truncated (rounded down)
- */
-#if (BITS_PER_LONG == 32)
-#define PRSHIFT		(PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 5)	/* (32 == 1<<5) */
-#elif (BITS_PER_LONG == 64)
-#define PRSHIFT		(PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - 6)	/* (64 == 1<<6) */
-#else
-#error BITS_PER_LONG must be 32 or 64
-#endif
-#define NBPPR		(PAGE_CACHE_SIZE/BITS_PER_LONG)
-#define BTOPR(b)	(((unsigned int)(b) + (NBPPR - 1)) >> PRSHIFT)
-#define BTOPRT(b)	(((unsigned int)(b) >> PRSHIFT))
-
-STATIC unsigned long
-page_region_mask(
-	size_t		offset,
-	size_t		length)
-{
-	unsigned long	mask;
-	int		first, final;
-
-	first = BTOPR(offset);
-	final = BTOPRT(offset + length - 1);
-	first = min(first, final);
-
-	mask = ~0UL;
-	mask <<= BITS_PER_LONG - (final - first);
-	mask >>= BITS_PER_LONG - (final);
-
-	ASSERT(offset + length <= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
-	ASSERT((final - first) < BITS_PER_LONG && (final - first) >= 0);
-
-	return mask;
-}
-
-STATIC void
-set_page_region(
-	struct page	*page,
-	size_t		offset,
-	size_t		length)
-{
-	set_page_private(page,
-		page_private(page) | page_region_mask(offset, length));
-	if (page_private(page) == ~0UL)
-		SetPageUptodate(page);
-}
-
-STATIC int
-test_page_region(
-	struct page	*page,
-	size_t		offset,
-	size_t		length)
-{
-	unsigned long	mask = page_region_mask(offset, length);
-
-	return (mask && (page_private(page) & mask) == mask);
-}
-
-/*
  * xfs_buf_lru_add - add a buffer to the LRU.
  *
  * The LRU takes a new reference to the buffer so that it will only be freed
@@ -189,7 +120,7 @@ xfs_buf_lru_add(
  * The unlocked check is safe here because it only occurs when there are not
  * b_lru_ref counts left on the inode under the pag->pag_buf_lock. it is there
  * to optimise the shrinker removing the buffer from the LRU and calling
- * xfs_buf_free(). i.e. it removes an unneccessary round trip on the
+ * xfs_buf_free(). i.e. it removes an unnecessary round trip on the
  * bt_lru_lock.
  */
 STATIC void
@@ -332,7 +263,7 @@ xfs_buf_free(
 
 	ASSERT(list_empty(&bp->b_lru));
 
-	if (bp->b_flags & (_XBF_PAGE_CACHE|_XBF_PAGES)) {
+	if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGES) {
 		uint		i;
 
 		if (xfs_buf_is_vmapped(bp))
@@ -342,56 +273,77 @@ xfs_buf_free(
 		for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++) {
 			struct page	*page = bp->b_pages[i];
 
-			if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGE_CACHE)
-				ASSERT(!PagePrivate(page));
-			page_cache_release(page);
+			__free_page(page);
 		}
-	}
+	} else if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_KMEM)
+		kmem_free(bp->b_addr);
 	_xfs_buf_free_pages(bp);
 	xfs_buf_deallocate(bp);
 }
 
 /*
- *	Finds all pages for buffer in question and builds it's page list.
+ * Allocates all the pages for buffer in question and builds it's page list.
  */
 STATIC int
-_xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
+xfs_buf_allocate_memory(
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp,
 	uint			flags)
 {
-	struct address_space	*mapping = bp->b_target->bt_mapping;
-	size_t			blocksize = bp->b_target->bt_bsize;
 	size_t			size = bp->b_count_desired;
 	size_t			nbytes, offset;
 	gfp_t			gfp_mask = xb_to_gfp(flags);
 	unsigned short		page_count, i;
-	pgoff_t			first;
 	xfs_off_t		end;
 	int			error;
 
+	/*
+	 * for buffers that are contained within a single page, just allocate
+	 * the memory from the heap - there's no need for the complexity of
+	 * page arrays to keep allocation down to order 0.
+	 */
+	if (bp->b_buffer_length < PAGE_SIZE) {
+		bp->b_addr = kmem_alloc(bp->b_buffer_length, xb_to_km(flags));
+		if (!bp->b_addr) {
+			/* low memory - use alloc_page loop instead */
+			goto use_alloc_page;
+		}
+
+		if (((unsigned long)(bp->b_addr + bp->b_buffer_length - 1) &
+								PAGE_MASK) !=
+		    ((unsigned long)bp->b_addr & PAGE_MASK)) {
+			/* b_addr spans two pages - use alloc_page instead */
+			kmem_free(bp->b_addr);
+			bp->b_addr = NULL;
+			goto use_alloc_page;
+		}
+		bp->b_offset = offset_in_page(bp->b_addr);
+		bp->b_pages = bp->b_page_array;
+		bp->b_pages[0] = virt_to_page(bp->b_addr);
+		bp->b_page_count = 1;
+		bp->b_flags |= XBF_MAPPED | _XBF_KMEM;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+use_alloc_page:
 	end = bp->b_file_offset + bp->b_buffer_length;
 	page_count = xfs_buf_btoc(end) - xfs_buf_btoct(bp->b_file_offset);
-
 	error = _xfs_buf_get_pages(bp, page_count, flags);
 	if (unlikely(error))
 		return error;
-	bp->b_flags |= _XBF_PAGE_CACHE;
 
 	offset = bp->b_offset;
-	first = bp->b_file_offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	bp->b_flags |= _XBF_PAGES;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++) {
 		struct page	*page;
 		uint		retries = 0;
-
-	      retry:
-		page = find_or_create_page(mapping, first + i, gfp_mask);
+retry:
+		page = alloc_page(gfp_mask);
 		if (unlikely(page == NULL)) {
 			if (flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD) {
 				bp->b_page_count = i;
-				for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
-					unlock_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
-				return -ENOMEM;
+				error = ENOMEM;
+				goto out_free_pages;
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -401,9 +353,8 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
 			 * handle buffer allocation failures we can't do much.
 			 */
 			if (!(++retries % 100))
-				printk(KERN_ERR
-					"XFS: possible memory allocation "
-					"deadlock in %s (mode:0x%x)\n",
+				xfs_err(NULL,
+		"possible memory allocation deadlock in %s (mode:0x%x)",
 					__func__, gfp_mask);
 
 			XFS_STATS_INC(xb_page_retries);
@@ -413,52 +364,44 @@ _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(
 
 		XFS_STATS_INC(xb_page_found);
 
-		nbytes = min_t(size_t, size, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset);
+		nbytes = min_t(size_t, size, PAGE_SIZE - offset);
 		size -= nbytes;
-
-		ASSERT(!PagePrivate(page));
-		if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
-			page_count--;
-			if (blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
-				if (flags & XBF_READ)
-					bp->b_flags |= _XBF_PAGE_LOCKED;
-			} else if (!PagePrivate(page)) {
-				if (test_page_region(page, offset, nbytes))
-					page_count++;
-			}
-		}
-
 		bp->b_pages[i] = page;
 		offset = 0;
 	}
+	return 0;
 
-	if (!(bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGE_LOCKED)) {
-		for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
-			unlock_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
-	}
-
-	if (page_count == bp->b_page_count)
-		bp->b_flags |= XBF_DONE;
-
+out_free_pages:
+	for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
+		__free_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
 	return error;
 }
 
 /*
- *	Map buffer into kernel address-space if nessecary.
+ *	Map buffer into kernel address-space if necessary.
  */
 STATIC int
 _xfs_buf_map_pages(
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp,
 	uint			flags)
 {
-	/* A single page buffer is always mappable */
+	ASSERT(bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGES);
 	if (bp->b_page_count == 1) {
+		/* A single page buffer is always mappable */
 		bp->b_addr = page_address(bp->b_pages[0]) + bp->b_offset;
 		bp->b_flags |= XBF_MAPPED;
 	} else if (flags & XBF_MAPPED) {
-		bp->b_addr = vm_map_ram(bp->b_pages, bp->b_page_count,
-					-1, PAGE_KERNEL);
-		if (unlikely(bp->b_addr == NULL))
+		int retried = 0;
+
+		do {
+			bp->b_addr = vm_map_ram(bp->b_pages, bp->b_page_count,
+						-1, PAGE_KERNEL);
+			if (bp->b_addr)
+				break;
+			vm_unmap_aliases();
+		} while (retried++ <= 1);
+
+		if (!bp->b_addr)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		bp->b_addr += bp->b_offset;
 		bp->b_flags |= XBF_MAPPED;
@@ -569,9 +512,14 @@ found:
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * if the buffer is stale, clear all the external state associated with
+	 * it. We need to keep flags such as how we allocated the buffer memory
+	 * intact here.
+	 */
 	if (bp->b_flags & XBF_STALE) {
 		ASSERT((bp->b_flags & _XBF_DELWRI_Q) == 0);
-		bp->b_flags &= XBF_MAPPED;
+		bp->b_flags &= XBF_MAPPED | _XBF_KMEM | _XBF_PAGES;
 	}
 
 	trace_xfs_buf_find(bp, flags, _RET_IP_);
@@ -592,7 +540,7 @@ xfs_buf_get(
 	xfs_buf_flags_t		flags)
 {
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp, *new_bp;
-	int			error = 0, i;
+	int			error = 0;
 
 	new_bp = xfs_buf_allocate(flags);
 	if (unlikely(!new_bp))
@@ -600,7 +548,7 @@ xfs_buf_get(
 
 	bp = _xfs_buf_find(target, ioff, isize, flags, new_bp);
 	if (bp == new_bp) {
-		error = _xfs_buf_lookup_pages(bp, flags);
+		error = xfs_buf_allocate_memory(bp, flags);
 		if (error)
 			goto no_buffer;
 	} else {
@@ -609,14 +557,11 @@ xfs_buf_get(
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
-		mark_page_accessed(bp->b_pages[i]);
-
 	if (!(bp->b_flags & XBF_MAPPED)) {
 		error = _xfs_buf_map_pages(bp, flags);
 		if (unlikely(error)) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: failed to map pages\n",
-					__func__);
+			xfs_warn(target->bt_mount,
+				"%s: failed to map pages\n", __func__);
 			goto no_buffer;
 		}
 	}
@@ -710,10 +655,7 @@ xfs_buf_readahead(
 	xfs_off_t		ioff,
 	size_t			isize)
 {
-	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
-
-	bdi = target->bt_mapping->backing_dev_info;
-	if (bdi_read_congested(bdi))
+	if (bdi_read_congested(target->bt_bdi))
 		return;
 
 	xfs_buf_read(target, ioff, isize,
@@ -791,10 +733,10 @@ xfs_buf_associate_memory(
 	size_t			buflen;
 	int			page_count;
 
-	pageaddr = (unsigned long)mem & PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
+	pageaddr = (unsigned long)mem & PAGE_MASK;
 	offset = (unsigned long)mem - pageaddr;
-	buflen = PAGE_CACHE_ALIGN(len + offset);
-	page_count = buflen >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	buflen = PAGE_ALIGN(len + offset);
+	page_count = buflen >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 
 	/* Free any previous set of page pointers */
 	if (bp->b_pages)
@@ -811,13 +753,12 @@ xfs_buf_associate_memory(
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++) {
 		bp->b_pages[i] = mem_to_page((void *)pageaddr);
-		pageaddr += PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+		pageaddr += PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 
 	bp->b_count_desired = len;
 	bp->b_buffer_length = buflen;
 	bp->b_flags |= XBF_MAPPED;
-	bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_PAGE_LOCKED;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -850,8 +791,8 @@ xfs_buf_get_uncached(
 
 	error = _xfs_buf_map_pages(bp, XBF_MAPPED);
 	if (unlikely(error)) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: failed to map pages\n",
-				__func__);
+		xfs_warn(target->bt_mount,
+			"%s: failed to map pages\n", __func__);
 		goto fail_free_mem;
 	}
 
@@ -924,20 +865,7 @@ xfs_buf_rele(
 
 
 /*
- *	Mutual exclusion on buffers.  Locking model:
- *
- *	Buffers associated with inodes for which buffer locking
- *	is not enabled are not protected by semaphores, and are
- *	assumed to be exclusively owned by the caller.  There is a
- *	spinlock in the buffer, used by the caller when concurrent
- *	access is possible.
- */
-
-/*
- *	Locks a buffer object, if it is not already locked.  Note that this in
- *	no way locks the underlying pages, so it is only useful for
- *	synchronizing concurrent use of buffer objects, not for synchronizing
- *	independent access to the underlying pages.
+ *	Lock a buffer object, if it is not already locked.
  *
  *	If we come across a stale, pinned, locked buffer, we know that we are
  *	being asked to lock a buffer that has been reallocated. Because it is
@@ -971,10 +899,7 @@ xfs_buf_lock_value(
 }
 
 /*
- *	Locks a buffer object.
- *	Note that this in no way locks the underlying pages, so it is only
- *	useful for synchronizing concurrent use of buffer objects, not for
- *	synchronizing independent access to the underlying pages.
+ *	Lock a buffer object.
  *
  *	If we come across a stale, pinned, locked buffer, we know that we
  *	are being asked to lock a buffer that has been reallocated. Because
@@ -990,8 +915,6 @@ xfs_buf_lock(
 
 	if (atomic_read(&bp->b_pin_count) && (bp->b_flags & XBF_STALE))
 		xfs_log_force(bp->b_target->bt_mount, 0);
-	if (atomic_read(&bp->b_io_remaining))
-		blk_run_address_space(bp->b_target->bt_mapping);
 	down(&bp->b_sema);
 	XB_SET_OWNER(bp);
 
@@ -1035,9 +958,7 @@ xfs_buf_wait_unpin(
 		set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (atomic_read(&bp->b_pin_count) == 0)
 			break;
-		if (atomic_read(&bp->b_io_remaining))
-			blk_run_address_space(bp->b_target->bt_mapping);
-		schedule();
+		io_schedule();
 	}
 	remove_wait_queue(&bp->b_waiters, &wait);
 	set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
@@ -1249,10 +1170,8 @@ _xfs_buf_ioend(
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp,
 	int			schedule)
 {
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->b_io_remaining) == 1) {
-		bp->b_flags &= ~_XBF_PAGE_LOCKED;
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&bp->b_io_remaining) == 1)
 		xfs_buf_ioend(bp, schedule);
-	}
 }
 
 STATIC void
@@ -1261,35 +1180,12 @@ xfs_buf_bio_end_io(
 	int			error)
 {
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp = (xfs_buf_t *)bio->bi_private;
-	unsigned int		blocksize = bp->b_target->bt_bsize;
-	struct bio_vec		*bvec = bio->bi_io_vec + bio->bi_vcnt - 1;
 
 	xfs_buf_ioerror(bp, -error);
 
 	if (!error && xfs_buf_is_vmapped(bp) && (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ))
 		invalidate_kernel_vmap_range(bp->b_addr, xfs_buf_vmap_len(bp));
 
-	do {
-		struct page	*page = bvec->bv_page;
-
-		ASSERT(!PagePrivate(page));
-		if (unlikely(bp->b_error)) {
-			if (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ)
-				ClearPageUptodate(page);
-		} else if (blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) {
-			SetPageUptodate(page);
-		} else if (!PagePrivate(page) &&
-				(bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGE_CACHE)) {
-			set_page_region(page, bvec->bv_offset, bvec->bv_len);
-		}
-
-		if (--bvec >= bio->bi_io_vec)
-			prefetchw(&bvec->bv_page->flags);
-
-		if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGE_LOCKED)
-			unlock_page(page);
-	} while (bvec >= bio->bi_io_vec);
-
 	_xfs_buf_ioend(bp, 1);
 	bio_put(bio);
 }
@@ -1303,7 +1199,6 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
 	int			offset = bp->b_offset;
 	int			size = bp->b_count_desired;
 	sector_t		sector = bp->b_bn;
-	unsigned int		blocksize = bp->b_target->bt_bsize;
 
 	total_nr_pages = bp->b_page_count;
 	map_i = 0;
@@ -1324,29 +1219,6 @@ _xfs_buf_ioapply(
 		     (bp->b_flags & XBF_READ_AHEAD) ? READA : READ;
 	}
 
-	/* Special code path for reading a sub page size buffer in --
-	 * we populate up the whole page, and hence the other metadata
-	 * in the same page.  This optimization is only valid when the
-	 * filesystem block size is not smaller than the page size.
-	 */
-	if ((bp->b_buffer_length < PAGE_CACHE_SIZE) &&
-	    ((bp->b_flags & (XBF_READ|_XBF_PAGE_LOCKED)) ==
-	      (XBF_READ|_XBF_PAGE_LOCKED)) &&
-	    (blocksize >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE)) {
-		bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, 1);
-
-		bio->bi_bdev = bp->b_target->bt_bdev;
-		bio->bi_sector = sector - (offset >> BBSHIFT);
-		bio->bi_end_io = xfs_buf_bio_end_io;
-		bio->bi_private = bp;
-
-		bio_add_page(bio, bp->b_pages[0], PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, 0);
-		size = 0;
-
-		atomic_inc(&bp->b_io_remaining);
-
-		goto submit_io;
-	}
 
 next_chunk:
 	atomic_inc(&bp->b_io_remaining);
@@ -1360,8 +1232,9 @@ next_chunk:
 	bio->bi_end_io = xfs_buf_bio_end_io;
 	bio->bi_private = bp;
 
+
 	for (; size && nr_pages; nr_pages--, map_i++) {
-		int	rbytes, nbytes = PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - offset;
+		int	rbytes, nbytes = PAGE_SIZE - offset;
 
 		if (nbytes > size)
 			nbytes = size;
@@ -1376,7 +1249,6 @@ next_chunk:
 		total_nr_pages--;
 	}
 
-submit_io:
 	if (likely(bio->bi_size)) {
 		if (xfs_buf_is_vmapped(bp)) {
 			flush_kernel_vmap_range(bp->b_addr,
@@ -1386,18 +1258,7 @@ submit_io:
 		if (size)
 			goto next_chunk;
 	} else {
-		/*
-		 * if we get here, no pages were added to the bio. However,
-		 * we can't just error out here - if the pages are locked then
-		 * we have to unlock them otherwise we can hang on a later
-		 * access to the page.
-		 */
 		xfs_buf_ioerror(bp, EIO);
-		if (bp->b_flags & _XBF_PAGE_LOCKED) {
-			int i;
-			for (i = 0; i < bp->b_page_count; i++)
-				unlock_page(bp->b_pages[i]);
-		}
 		bio_put(bio);
 	}
 }
@@ -1442,8 +1303,6 @@ xfs_buf_iowait(
 {
 	trace_xfs_buf_iowait(bp, _RET_IP_);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&bp->b_io_remaining))
-		blk_run_address_space(bp->b_target->bt_mapping);
 	wait_for_completion(&bp->b_iowait);
 
 	trace_xfs_buf_iowait_done(bp, _RET_IP_);
@@ -1461,8 +1320,8 @@ xfs_buf_offset(
 		return XFS_BUF_PTR(bp) + offset;
 
 	offset += bp->b_offset;
-	page = bp->b_pages[offset >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT];
-	return (xfs_caddr_t)page_address(page) + (offset & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1));
+	page = bp->b_pages[offset >> PAGE_SHIFT];
+	return (xfs_caddr_t)page_address(page) + (offset & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1484,9 +1343,9 @@ xfs_buf_iomove(
 		page = bp->b_pages[xfs_buf_btoct(boff + bp->b_offset)];
 		cpoff = xfs_buf_poff(boff + bp->b_offset);
 		csize = min_t(size_t,
-			      PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-cpoff, bp->b_count_desired-boff);
+			      PAGE_SIZE-cpoff, bp->b_count_desired-boff);
 
-		ASSERT(((csize + cpoff) <= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE));
+		ASSERT(((csize + cpoff) <= PAGE_SIZE));
 
 		switch (mode) {
 		case XBRW_ZERO:
@@ -1599,7 +1458,6 @@ xfs_free_buftarg(
 	xfs_flush_buftarg(btp, 1);
 	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)
 		xfs_blkdev_issue_flush(btp);
-	iput(btp->bt_mapping->host);
 
 	kthread_stop(btp->bt_task);
 	kmem_free(btp);
@@ -1617,21 +1475,12 @@ xfs_setsize_buftarg_flags(
 	btp->bt_smask = sectorsize - 1;
 
 	if (set_blocksize(btp->bt_bdev, sectorsize)) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-			"XFS: Cannot set_blocksize to %u on device %s\n",
+		xfs_warn(btp->bt_mount,
+			"Cannot set_blocksize to %u on device %s\n",
 			sectorsize, XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(btp));
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (verbose &&
-	    (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / BITS_PER_LONG) > sectorsize) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-			"XFS: %u byte sectors in use on device %s.  "
-			"This is suboptimal; %u or greater is ideal.\n",
-			sectorsize, XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(btp),
-			(unsigned int)PAGE_CACHE_SIZE / BITS_PER_LONG);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1646,7 +1495,7 @@ xfs_setsize_buftarg_early(
 	struct block_device	*bdev)
 {
 	return xfs_setsize_buftarg_flags(btp,
-			PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, bdev_logical_block_size(bdev), 0);
+			PAGE_SIZE, bdev_logical_block_size(bdev), 0);
 }
 
 int
@@ -1659,41 +1508,6 @@ xfs_setsize_buftarg(
 }
 
 STATIC int
-xfs_mapping_buftarg(
-	xfs_buftarg_t		*btp,
-	struct block_device	*bdev)
-{
-	struct backing_dev_info	*bdi;
-	struct inode		*inode;
-	struct address_space	*mapping;
-	static const struct address_space_operations mapping_aops = {
-		.sync_page = block_sync_page,
-		.migratepage = fail_migrate_page,
-	};
-
-	inode = new_inode(bdev->bd_inode->i_sb);
-	if (!inode) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-			"XFS: Cannot allocate mapping inode for device %s\n",
-			XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(btp));
-		return ENOMEM;
-	}
-	inode->i_ino = get_next_ino();
-	inode->i_mode = S_IFBLK;
-	inode->i_bdev = bdev;
-	inode->i_rdev = bdev->bd_dev;
-	bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
-	if (!bdi)
-		bdi = &default_backing_dev_info;
-	mapping = &inode->i_data;
-	mapping->a_ops = &mapping_aops;
-	mapping->backing_dev_info = bdi;
-	mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_NOFS);
-	btp->bt_mapping = mapping;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-STATIC int
 xfs_alloc_delwrite_queue(
 	xfs_buftarg_t		*btp,
 	const char		*fsname)
@@ -1721,12 +1535,14 @@ xfs_alloc_buftarg(
 	btp->bt_mount = mp;
 	btp->bt_dev =  bdev->bd_dev;
 	btp->bt_bdev = bdev;
+	btp->bt_bdi = blk_get_backing_dev_info(bdev);
+	if (!btp->bt_bdi)
+		goto error;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&btp->bt_lru);
 	spin_lock_init(&btp->bt_lru_lock);
 	if (xfs_setsize_buftarg_early(btp, bdev))
 		goto error;
-	if (xfs_mapping_buftarg(btp, bdev))
-		goto error;
 	if (xfs_alloc_delwrite_queue(btp, fsname))
 		goto error;
 	btp->bt_shrinker.shrink = xfs_buftarg_shrink;
@@ -1923,8 +1739,8 @@ xfsbufd(
 	do {
 		long	age = xfs_buf_age_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10);
 		long	tout = xfs_buf_timer_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10);
-		int	count = 0;
 		struct list_head tmp;
+		struct blk_plug plug;
 
 		if (unlikely(freezing(current))) {
 			set_bit(XBT_FORCE_SLEEP, &target->bt_flags);
@@ -1940,16 +1756,15 @@ xfsbufd(
 
 		xfs_buf_delwri_split(target, &tmp, age);
 		list_sort(NULL, &tmp, xfs_buf_cmp);
+
+		blk_start_plug(&plug);
 		while (!list_empty(&tmp)) {
 			struct xfs_buf *bp;
 			bp = list_first_entry(&tmp, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
 			list_del_init(&bp->b_list);
 			xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
-			count++;
 		}
-		if (count)
-			blk_run_address_space(target->bt_mapping);
-
+		blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1969,6 +1784,7 @@ xfs_flush_buftarg(
 	int		pincount = 0;
 	LIST_HEAD(tmp_list);
 	LIST_HEAD(wait_list);
+	struct blk_plug plug;
 
 	xfs_buf_runall_queues(xfsconvertd_workqueue);
 	xfs_buf_runall_queues(xfsdatad_workqueue);
@@ -1983,6 +1799,8 @@ xfs_flush_buftarg(
 	 * we do that after issuing all the IO.
 	 */
 	list_sort(NULL, &tmp_list, xfs_buf_cmp);
+
+	blk_start_plug(&plug);
 	while (!list_empty(&tmp_list)) {
 		bp = list_first_entry(&tmp_list, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
 		ASSERT(target == bp->b_target);
@@ -1993,10 +1811,10 @@ xfs_flush_buftarg(
 		}
 		xfs_bdstrat_cb(bp);
 	}
+	blk_finish_plug(&plug);
 
 	if (wait) {
-		/* Expedite and wait for IO to complete. */
-		blk_run_address_space(target->bt_mapping);
+		/* Wait for IO to complete. */
 		while (!list_empty(&wait_list)) {
 			bp = list_first_entry(&wait_list, struct xfs_buf, b_list);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
index cbe65950e52..a9a1c451264 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.h
@@ -61,30 +61,11 @@ typedef enum {
 #define XBF_DONT_BLOCK	(1 << 16)/* do not block in current thread */
 
 /* flags used only internally */
-#define _XBF_PAGE_CACHE	(1 << 17)/* backed by pagecache */
 #define _XBF_PAGES	(1 << 18)/* backed by refcounted pages */
 #define	_XBF_RUN_QUEUES	(1 << 19)/* run block device task queue	*/
+#define	_XBF_KMEM	(1 << 20)/* backed by heap memory */
 #define _XBF_DELWRI_Q	(1 << 21)/* buffer on delwri queue */
 
-/*
- * Special flag for supporting metadata blocks smaller than a FSB.
- *
- * In this case we can have multiple xfs_buf_t on a single page and
- * need to lock out concurrent xfs_buf_t readers as they only
- * serialise access to the buffer.
- *
- * If the FSB size >= PAGE_CACHE_SIZE case, we have no serialisation
- * between reads of the page. Hence we can have one thread read the
- * page and modify it, but then race with another thread that thinks
- * the page is not up-to-date and hence reads it again.
- *
- * The result is that the first modifcation to the page is lost.
- * This sort of AGF/AGI reading race can happen when unlinking inodes
- * that require truncation and results in the AGI unlinked list
- * modifications being lost.
- */
-#define _XBF_PAGE_LOCKED	(1 << 22)
-
 typedef unsigned int xfs_buf_flags_t;
 
 #define XFS_BUF_FLAGS \
@@ -100,12 +81,10 @@ typedef unsigned int xfs_buf_flags_t;
 	{ XBF_LOCK,		"LOCK" },  	/* should never be set */\
 	{ XBF_TRYLOCK,		"TRYLOCK" }, 	/* ditto */\
 	{ XBF_DONT_BLOCK,	"DONT_BLOCK" },	/* ditto */\
-	{ _XBF_PAGE_CACHE,	"PAGE_CACHE" }, \
 	{ _XBF_PAGES,		"PAGES" }, \
 	{ _XBF_RUN_QUEUES,	"RUN_QUEUES" }, \
-	{ _XBF_DELWRI_Q,	"DELWRI_Q" }, \
-	{ _XBF_PAGE_LOCKED,	"PAGE_LOCKED" }
-
+	{ _XBF_KMEM,		"KMEM" }, \
+	{ _XBF_DELWRI_Q,	"DELWRI_Q" }
 
 typedef enum {
 	XBT_FORCE_SLEEP = 0,
@@ -120,7 +99,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_bufhash {
 typedef struct xfs_buftarg {
 	dev_t			bt_dev;
 	struct block_device	*bt_bdev;
-	struct address_space	*bt_mapping;
+	struct backing_dev_info	*bt_bdi;
 	struct xfs_mount	*bt_mount;
 	unsigned int		bt_bsize;
 	unsigned int		bt_sshift;
@@ -139,17 +118,6 @@ typedef struct xfs_buftarg {
 	unsigned int		bt_lru_nr;
 } xfs_buftarg_t;
 
-/*
- *	xfs_buf_t:  Buffer structure for pagecache-based buffers
- *
- * This buffer structure is used by the pagecache buffer management routines
- * to refer to an assembly of pages forming a logical buffer.
- *
- * The buffer structure is used on a temporary basis only, and discarded when
- * released.  The real data storage is recorded in the pagecache. Buffers are
- * hashed to the block device on which the file system resides.
- */
-
 struct xfs_buf;
 typedef void (*xfs_buf_iodone_t)(struct xfs_buf *);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_file.c
index a55c1b46b21..f4213ba1ff8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_file.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ xfs_aio_write_isize_update(
 
 /*
  * If this was a direct or synchronous I/O that failed (such as ENOSPC) then
- * part of the I/O may have been written to disk before the error occured.  In
+ * part of the I/O may have been written to disk before the error occurred.  In
  * this case the on-disk file size may have been adjusted beyond the in-memory
  * file size and now needs to be truncated back.
  */
@@ -896,6 +896,7 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 	xfs_flock64_t	bf;
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip = XFS_I(inode);
 	int		cmd = XFS_IOC_RESVSP;
+	int		attr_flags = XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK;
 
 	if (mode & ~(FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE | FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
@@ -918,7 +919,10 @@ xfs_file_fallocate(
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	error = -xfs_change_file_space(ip, cmd, &bf, 0, XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK);
+	if (file->f_flags & O_DSYNC)
+		attr_flags |= XFS_ATTR_SYNC;
+
+	error = -xfs_change_file_space(ip, cmd, &bf, 0, attr_flags);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
index 0ca0e3c024d..acca2c5ca3f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -624,6 +624,10 @@ xfs_ioc_space(
 
 	if (filp->f_flags & (O_NDELAY|O_NONBLOCK))
 		attr_flags |= XFS_ATTR_NONBLOCK;
+
+	if (filp->f_flags & O_DSYNC)
+		attr_flags |= XFS_ATTR_SYNC;
+
 	if (ioflags & IO_INVIS)
 		attr_flags |= XFS_ATTR_DMI;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
index 9ff7fc603d2..dd21784525a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_iops.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ xfs_synchronize_times(
 
 /*
  * If the linux inode is valid, mark it dirty.
- * Used when commiting a dirty inode into a transaction so that
+ * Used when committing a dirty inode into a transaction so that
  * the inode will get written back by the linux code
  */
 void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
index 09649499774..244be9cbfe7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_linux.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <mrlock.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#include <support/debug.h>
 #include <support/uuid.h>
 
 #include <linux/semaphore.h>
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@
 #include <xfs_aops.h>
 #include <xfs_super.h>
 #include <xfs_buf.h>
+#include <xfs_message.h>
 
 /*
  * Feature macros (disable/enable)
@@ -280,4 +280,25 @@ static inline __uint64_t howmany_64(__uint64_t x, __uint32_t y)
 #define __arch_pack
 #endif
 
+#define ASSERT_ALWAYS(expr)	\
+	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+
+#ifndef DEBUG
+#define ASSERT(expr)	((void)0)
+
+#ifndef STATIC
+# define STATIC static noinline
+#endif
+
+#else /* DEBUG */
+
+#define ASSERT(expr)	\
+	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
+
+#ifndef STATIC
+# define STATIC noinline
+#endif
+
+#endif /* DEBUG */
+
 #endif /* __XFS_LINUX__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_message.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_message.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f76cceb678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_message.c
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Red Hat, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc.,  51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+ */
+
+#include "xfs.h"
+#include "xfs_fs.h"
+#include "xfs_types.h"
+#include "xfs_log.h"
+#include "xfs_inum.h"
+#include "xfs_trans.h"
+#include "xfs_sb.h"
+#include "xfs_ag.h"
+#include "xfs_mount.h"
+
+/*
+ * XFS logging functions
+ */
+static void
+__xfs_printk(
+	const char		*level,
+	const struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct va_format	*vaf)
+{
+	if (mp && mp->m_fsname) {
+		printk("%sXFS (%s): %pV\n", level, mp->m_fsname, vaf);
+		return;
+	}
+	printk("%sXFS: %pV\n", level, vaf);
+}
+
+void xfs_printk(
+	const char		*level,
+	const struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	const char		*fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct va_format	vaf;
+	va_list			args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+
+	vaf.fmt = fmt;
+	vaf.va = &args;
+
+	__xfs_printk(level, mp, &vaf);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
+#define define_xfs_printk_level(func, kern_level)		\
+void func(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)	\
+{								\
+	struct va_format	vaf;				\
+	va_list			args;				\
+								\
+	va_start(args, fmt);					\
+								\
+	vaf.fmt = fmt;						\
+	vaf.va = &args;						\
+								\
+	__xfs_printk(kern_level, mp, &vaf);			\
+	va_end(args);						\
+}								\
+
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_emerg, KERN_EMERG);
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_alert, KERN_ALERT);
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_crit, KERN_CRIT);
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_err, KERN_ERR);
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_warn, KERN_WARNING);
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_notice, KERN_NOTICE);
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_info, KERN_INFO);
+#ifdef DEBUG
+define_xfs_printk_level(xfs_debug, KERN_DEBUG);
+#endif
+
+void
+xfs_alert_tag(
+	const struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	int			panic_tag,
+	const char		*fmt, ...)
+{
+	struct va_format	vaf;
+	va_list			args;
+	int			do_panic = 0;
+
+	if (xfs_panic_mask && (xfs_panic_mask & panic_tag)) {
+		xfs_printk(KERN_ALERT, mp,
+			"XFS: Transforming an alert into a BUG.");
+		do_panic = 1;
+	}
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+
+	vaf.fmt = fmt;
+	vaf.va = &args;
+
+	__xfs_printk(KERN_ALERT, mp, &vaf);
+	va_end(args);
+
+	BUG_ON(do_panic);
+}
+
+void
+assfail(char *expr, char *file, int line)
+{
+	xfs_emerg(NULL, "Assertion failed: %s, file: %s, line: %d",
+		expr, file, line);
+	BUG();
+}
+
+void
+xfs_hex_dump(void *p, int length)
+{
+	print_hex_dump(KERN_ALERT, "", DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS, 16, 1, p, length, 1);
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_message.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_message.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1b3fc1b6c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_message.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef __XFS_MESSAGE_H
+#define __XFS_MESSAGE_H 1
+
+struct xfs_mount;
+
+extern void xfs_printk(const char *level, const struct xfs_mount *mp,
+                      const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
+extern void xfs_emerg(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern void xfs_alert(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern void xfs_alert_tag(const struct xfs_mount *mp, int tag,
+			 const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
+extern void xfs_crit(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern void xfs_err(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern void xfs_warn(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern void xfs_notice(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+extern void xfs_info(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+extern void xfs_debug(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
+#else
+static inline void xfs_debug(const struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+extern void assfail(char *expr, char *f, int l);
+
+extern void xfs_hex_dump(void *p, int length);
+
+#endif	/* __XFS_MESSAGE_H */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
index 9731898083a..b38e58d0229 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_super.c
@@ -173,6 +173,15 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 	__uint8_t		iosizelog = 0;
 
 	/*
+	 * set up the mount name first so all the errors will refer to the
+	 * correct device.
+	 */
+	mp->m_fsname = kstrndup(sb->s_id, MAXNAMELEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!mp->m_fsname)
+		return ENOMEM;
+	mp->m_fsname_len = strlen(mp->m_fsname) + 1;
+
+	/*
 	 * Copy binary VFS mount flags we are interested in.
 	 */
 	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
@@ -189,6 +198,7 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 	mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER;
 	mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_COMPAT_IOSIZE;
 	mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_SMALL_INUMS;
+	mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_DELAYLOG;
 
 	/*
 	 * These can be overridden by the mount option parsing.
@@ -207,24 +217,21 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 
 		if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_LOGBUFS)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
 			mp->m_logbufs = simple_strtoul(value, &eov, 10);
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_LOGBSIZE)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
 			mp->m_logbsize = suffix_strtoul(value, &eov, 10);
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_LOGDEV)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
@@ -232,14 +239,12 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 			if (!mp->m_logname)
 				return ENOMEM;
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_MTPT)) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-				"XFS: %s option not allowed on this system",
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s option not allowed on this system",
 				this_char);
 			return EINVAL;
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_RTDEV)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
@@ -248,8 +253,7 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 				return ENOMEM;
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_BIOSIZE)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
@@ -257,8 +261,7 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 			iosizelog = ffs(iosize) - 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_ALLOCSIZE)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
@@ -280,16 +283,14 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 			mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_SWALLOC;
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_SUNIT)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
 			dsunit = simple_strtoul(value, &eov, 10);
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_SWIDTH)) {
 			if (!value || !*value) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: %s option requires an argument",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s option requires an argument",
 					this_char);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
@@ -297,8 +298,7 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_64BITINODE)) {
 			mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_SMALL_INUMS;
 #if !XFS_BIG_INUMS
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-				"XFS: %s option not allowed on this system",
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s option not allowed on this system",
 				this_char);
 			return EINVAL;
 #endif
@@ -356,20 +356,19 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, MNTOPT_NODELAYLOG)) {
 			mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_DELAYLOG;
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, "ihashsize")) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: ihashsize no longer used, option is deprecated.");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+	"ihashsize no longer used, option is deprecated.");
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, "osyncisdsync")) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: osyncisdsync has no effect, option is deprecated.");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+	"osyncisdsync has no effect, option is deprecated.");
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, "osyncisosync")) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: osyncisosync has no effect, option is deprecated.");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+	"osyncisosync has no effect, option is deprecated.");
 		} else if (!strcmp(this_char, "irixsgid")) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: irixsgid is now a sysctl(2) variable, option is deprecated.");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+	"irixsgid is now a sysctl(2) variable, option is deprecated.");
 		} else {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-				"XFS: unknown mount option [%s].", this_char);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "unknown mount option [%s].", this_char);
 			return EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -379,40 +378,37 @@ xfs_parseargs(
 	 */
 	if ((mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY) &&
 	    !(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: no-recovery mounts must be read-only.");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "no-recovery mounts must be read-only.");
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if ((mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NOALIGN) && (dsunit || dswidth)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: sunit and swidth options incompatible with the noalign option");
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+	"sunit and swidth options incompatible with the noalign option");
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA
 	if (XFS_IS_QUOTA_RUNNING(mp)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: quota support not available in this kernel.");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "quota support not available in this kernel.");
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 #endif
 
 	if ((mp->m_qflags & (XFS_GQUOTA_ACCT | XFS_GQUOTA_ACTIVE)) &&
 	    (mp->m_qflags & (XFS_PQUOTA_ACCT | XFS_PQUOTA_ACTIVE))) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: cannot mount with both project and group quota");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "cannot mount with both project and group quota");
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if ((dsunit && !dswidth) || (!dsunit && dswidth)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: sunit and swidth must be specified together");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "sunit and swidth must be specified together");
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (dsunit && (dswidth % dsunit != 0)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: stripe width (%d) must be a multiple of the stripe unit (%d)",
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+	"stripe width (%d) must be a multiple of the stripe unit (%d)",
 			dswidth, dsunit);
 		return EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -438,8 +434,7 @@ done:
 	    mp->m_logbufs != 0 &&
 	    (mp->m_logbufs < XLOG_MIN_ICLOGS ||
 	     mp->m_logbufs > XLOG_MAX_ICLOGS)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: invalid logbufs value: %d [not %d-%d]",
+		xfs_warn(mp, "invalid logbufs value: %d [not %d-%d]",
 			mp->m_logbufs, XLOG_MIN_ICLOGS, XLOG_MAX_ICLOGS);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
@@ -448,22 +443,16 @@ done:
 	    (mp->m_logbsize < XLOG_MIN_RECORD_BSIZE ||
 	     mp->m_logbsize > XLOG_MAX_RECORD_BSIZE ||
 	     !is_power_of_2(mp->m_logbsize))) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: invalid logbufsize: %d [not 16k,32k,64k,128k or 256k]",
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+			"invalid logbufsize: %d [not 16k,32k,64k,128k or 256k]",
 			mp->m_logbsize);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	mp->m_fsname = kstrndup(sb->s_id, MAXNAMELEN, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!mp->m_fsname)
-		return ENOMEM;
-	mp->m_fsname_len = strlen(mp->m_fsname) + 1;
-
 	if (iosizelog) {
 		if (iosizelog > XFS_MAX_IO_LOG ||
 		    iosizelog < XFS_MIN_IO_LOG) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-		"XFS: invalid log iosize: %d [not %d-%d]",
+			xfs_warn(mp, "invalid log iosize: %d [not %d-%d]",
 				iosizelog, XFS_MIN_IO_LOG,
 				XFS_MAX_IO_LOG);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
@@ -610,7 +599,7 @@ xfs_blkdev_get(
 				    mp);
 	if (IS_ERR(*bdevp)) {
 		error = PTR_ERR(*bdevp);
-		printk("XFS: Invalid device [%s], error=%d\n", name, error);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Invalid device [%s], error=%d\n", name, error);
 	}
 
 	return -error;
@@ -664,23 +653,23 @@ xfs_mountfs_check_barriers(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 	int error;
 
 	if (mp->m_logdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp,
+		xfs_notice(mp,
 		  "Disabling barriers, not supported with external log device");
 		mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER;
 		return;
 	}
 
 	if (xfs_readonly_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp)) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp,
-		  "Disabling barriers, underlying device is readonly");
+		xfs_notice(mp,
+			"Disabling barriers, underlying device is readonly");
 		mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER;
 		return;
 	}
 
 	error = xfs_barrier_test(mp);
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp,
-		  "Disabling barriers, trial barrier write failed");
+		xfs_notice(mp,
+			"Disabling barriers, trial barrier write failed");
 		mp->m_flags &= ~XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -743,8 +732,8 @@ xfs_open_devices(
 			goto out_close_logdev;
 
 		if (rtdev == ddev || rtdev == logdev) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: Cannot mount filesystem with identical rtdev and ddev/logdev.");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+	"Cannot mount filesystem with identical rtdev and ddev/logdev.");
 			error = EINVAL;
 			goto out_close_rtdev;
 		}
@@ -827,75 +816,6 @@ xfs_setup_devices(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * XFS AIL push thread support
- */
-void
-xfsaild_wakeup(
-	struct xfs_ail		*ailp,
-	xfs_lsn_t		threshold_lsn)
-{
-	/* only ever move the target forwards */
-	if (XFS_LSN_CMP(threshold_lsn, ailp->xa_target) > 0) {
-		ailp->xa_target = threshold_lsn;
-		wake_up_process(ailp->xa_task);
-	}
-}
-
-STATIC int
-xfsaild(
-	void	*data)
-{
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp = data;
-	xfs_lsn_t	last_pushed_lsn = 0;
-	long		tout = 0; /* milliseconds */
-
-	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
-		/*
-		 * for short sleeps indicating congestion, don't allow us to
-		 * get woken early. Otherwise all we do is bang on the AIL lock
-		 * without making progress.
-		 */
-		if (tout && tout <= 20)
-			__set_current_state(TASK_KILLABLE);
-		else
-			__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		schedule_timeout(tout ?
-				 msecs_to_jiffies(tout) : MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT);
-
-		/* swsusp */
-		try_to_freeze();
-
-		ASSERT(ailp->xa_mount->m_log);
-		if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount))
-			continue;
-
-		tout = xfsaild_push(ailp, &last_pushed_lsn);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}	/* xfsaild */
-
-int
-xfsaild_start(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp)
-{
-	ailp->xa_target = 0;
-	ailp->xa_task = kthread_run(xfsaild, ailp, "xfsaild/%s",
-				    ailp->xa_mount->m_fsname);
-	if (IS_ERR(ailp->xa_task))
-		return -PTR_ERR(ailp->xa_task);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-xfsaild_stop(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp)
-{
-	kthread_stop(ailp->xa_task);
-}
-
-
 /* Catch misguided souls that try to use this interface on XFS */
 STATIC struct inode *
 xfs_fs_alloc_inode(
@@ -1089,7 +1009,7 @@ xfs_fs_write_inode(
 			error = 0;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
-		error = xfs_iflush(ip, 0);
+		error = xfs_iflush(ip, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
 	}
 
  out_unlock:
@@ -1202,22 +1122,12 @@ xfs_fs_sync_fs(
 		return -error;
 
 	if (laptop_mode) {
-		int	prev_sync_seq = mp->m_sync_seq;
-
 		/*
 		 * The disk must be active because we're syncing.
 		 * We schedule xfssyncd now (now that the disk is
 		 * active) instead of later (when it might not be).
 		 */
-		wake_up_process(mp->m_sync_task);
-		/*
-		 * We have to wait for the sync iteration to complete.
-		 * If we don't, the disk activity caused by the sync
-		 * will come after the sync is completed, and that
-		 * triggers another sync from laptop mode.
-		 */
-		wait_event(mp->m_wait_single_sync_task,
-				mp->m_sync_seq != prev_sync_seq);
+		flush_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1345,8 +1255,8 @@ xfs_fs_remount(
 			 * options that we can't actually change.
 			 */
 #if 0
-			printk(KERN_INFO
-	"XFS: mount option \"%s\" not supported for remount\n", p);
+			xfs_info(mp,
+		"mount option \"%s\" not supported for remount\n", p);
 			return -EINVAL;
 #else
 			break;
@@ -1367,8 +1277,7 @@ xfs_fs_remount(
 		if (mp->m_update_flags) {
 			error = xfs_mount_log_sb(mp, mp->m_update_flags);
 			if (error) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: failed to write sb changes");
+				xfs_warn(mp, "failed to write sb changes");
 				return error;
 			}
 			mp->m_update_flags = 0;
@@ -1452,15 +1361,15 @@ xfs_finish_flags(
 			mp->m_logbsize = mp->m_sb.sb_logsunit;
 		} else if (mp->m_logbsize > 0 &&
 			   mp->m_logbsize < mp->m_sb.sb_logsunit) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: logbuf size must be greater than or equal to log stripe size");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"logbuf size must be greater than or equal to log stripe size");
 			return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Fail a mount if the logbuf is larger than 32K */
 		if (mp->m_logbsize > XLOG_BIG_RECORD_BSIZE) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: logbuf size for version 1 logs must be 16K or 32K");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"logbuf size for version 1 logs must be 16K or 32K");
 			return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1477,8 +1386,8 @@ xfs_finish_flags(
 	 * prohibit r/w mounts of read-only filesystems
 	 */
 	if ((mp->m_sb.sb_flags & XFS_SBF_READONLY) && !ronly) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: cannot mount a read-only filesystem as read-write");
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+			"cannot mount a read-only filesystem as read-write");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EROFS);
 	}
 
@@ -1502,9 +1411,6 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 	spin_lock_init(&mp->m_sb_lock);
 	mutex_init(&mp->m_growlock);
 	atomic_set(&mp->m_active_trans, 0);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mp->m_sync_list);
-	spin_lock_init(&mp->m_sync_lock);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&mp->m_wait_single_sync_task);
 
 	mp->m_super = sb;
 	sb->s_fs_info = mp;
@@ -1551,10 +1457,14 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free_sb;
 
-	error = xfs_mountfs(mp);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_filestream_unmount;
-
+	/*
+	 * we must configure the block size in the superblock before we run the
+	 * full mount process as the mount process can lookup and cache inodes.
+	 * For the same reason we must also initialise the syncd and register
+	 * the inode cache shrinker so that inodes can be reclaimed during
+	 * operations like a quotacheck that iterate all inodes in the
+	 * filesystem.
+	 */
 	sb->s_magic = XFS_SB_MAGIC;
 	sb->s_blocksize = mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize;
 	sb->s_blocksize_bits = ffs(sb->s_blocksize) - 1;
@@ -1562,6 +1472,16 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	set_posix_acl_flag(sb);
 
+	error = xfs_syncd_init(mp);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_filestream_unmount;
+
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_register(mp);
+
+	error = xfs_mountfs(mp);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_syncd_stop;
+
 	root = igrab(VFS_I(mp->m_rootip));
 	if (!root) {
 		error = ENOENT;
@@ -1577,14 +1497,11 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 		goto fail_vnrele;
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_syncd_init(mp);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail_vnrele;
-
-	xfs_inode_shrinker_register(mp);
-
 	return 0;
 
+ out_syncd_stop:
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
+	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
  out_filestream_unmount:
 	xfs_filestream_unmount(mp);
  out_free_sb:
@@ -1608,6 +1525,9 @@ xfs_fs_fill_super(
 	}
 
  fail_unmount:
+	xfs_inode_shrinker_unregister(mp);
+	xfs_syncd_stop(mp);
+
 	/*
 	 * Blow away any referenced inode in the filestreams cache.
 	 * This can and will cause log traffic as inodes go inactive
@@ -1797,6 +1717,38 @@ xfs_destroy_zones(void)
 }
 
 STATIC int __init
+xfs_init_workqueues(void)
+{
+	/*
+	 * max_active is set to 8 to give enough concurency to allow
+	 * multiple work operations on each CPU to run. This allows multiple
+	 * filesystems to be running sync work concurrently, and scales with
+	 * the number of CPUs in the system.
+	 */
+	xfs_syncd_wq = alloc_workqueue("xfssyncd", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE, 8);
+	if (!xfs_syncd_wq)
+		goto out;
+
+	xfs_ail_wq = alloc_workqueue("xfsail", WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE, 8);
+	if (!xfs_ail_wq)
+		goto out_destroy_syncd;
+
+	return 0;
+
+out_destroy_syncd:
+	destroy_workqueue(xfs_syncd_wq);
+out:
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+STATIC void
+xfs_destroy_workqueues(void)
+{
+	destroy_workqueue(xfs_ail_wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(xfs_syncd_wq);
+}
+
+STATIC int __init
 init_xfs_fs(void)
 {
 	int			error;
@@ -1811,10 +1763,14 @@ init_xfs_fs(void)
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = xfs_mru_cache_init();
+	error = xfs_init_workqueues();
 	if (error)
 		goto out_destroy_zones;
 
+	error = xfs_mru_cache_init();
+	if (error)
+		goto out_destroy_wq;
+
 	error = xfs_filestream_init();
 	if (error)
 		goto out_mru_cache_uninit;
@@ -1831,6 +1787,10 @@ init_xfs_fs(void)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_cleanup_procfs;
 
+	error = xfs_init_workqueues();
+	if (error)
+		goto out_sysctl_unregister;
+
 	vfs_initquota();
 
 	error = register_filesystem(&xfs_fs_type);
@@ -1848,6 +1808,8 @@ init_xfs_fs(void)
 	xfs_filestream_uninit();
  out_mru_cache_uninit:
 	xfs_mru_cache_uninit();
+ out_destroy_wq:
+	xfs_destroy_workqueues();
  out_destroy_zones:
 	xfs_destroy_zones();
  out:
@@ -1864,6 +1826,7 @@ exit_xfs_fs(void)
 	xfs_buf_terminate();
 	xfs_filestream_uninit();
 	xfs_mru_cache_uninit();
+	xfs_destroy_workqueues();
 	xfs_destroy_zones();
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index e22f0057d21..e4f9c1b0836 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "xfs_log.h"
 #include "xfs_inum.h"
 #include "xfs_trans.h"
+#include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_sb.h"
 #include "xfs_ag.h"
 #include "xfs_mount.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 
+struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_syncd_wq;	/* sync workqueue */
+
 /*
  * The inode lookup is done in batches to keep the amount of lock traffic and
  * radix tree lookups to a minimum. The batch size is a trade off between
@@ -401,7 +404,7 @@ xfs_quiesce_fs(
 /*
  * Second stage of a quiesce. The data is already synced, now we have to take
  * care of the metadata. New transactions are already blocked, so we need to
- * wait for any remaining transactions to drain out before proceding.
+ * wait for any remaining transactions to drain out before proceeding.
  */
 void
 xfs_quiesce_attr(
@@ -425,69 +428,18 @@ xfs_quiesce_attr(
 	/* Push the superblock and write an unmount record */
 	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
 	if (error)
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-				"xfs_attr_quiesce: failed to log sb changes. "
+		xfs_warn(mp, "xfs_attr_quiesce: failed to log sb changes. "
 				"Frozen image may not be consistent.");
 	xfs_log_unmount_write(mp);
 	xfs_unmountfs_writesb(mp);
 }
 
-/*
- * Enqueue a work item to be picked up by the vfs xfssyncd thread.
- * Doing this has two advantages:
- * - It saves on stack space, which is tight in certain situations
- * - It can be used (with care) as a mechanism to avoid deadlocks.
- * Flushing while allocating in a full filesystem requires both.
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_syncd_queue_work(
-	struct xfs_mount *mp,
-	void		*data,
-	void		(*syncer)(struct xfs_mount *, void *),
-	struct completion *completion)
-{
-	struct xfs_sync_work *work;
-
-	work = kmem_alloc(sizeof(struct xfs_sync_work), KM_SLEEP);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&work->w_list);
-	work->w_syncer = syncer;
-	work->w_data = data;
-	work->w_mount = mp;
-	work->w_completion = completion;
-	spin_lock(&mp->m_sync_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&work->w_list, &mp->m_sync_list);
-	spin_unlock(&mp->m_sync_lock);
-	wake_up_process(mp->m_sync_task);
-}
-
-/*
- * Flush delayed allocate data, attempting to free up reserved space
- * from existing allocations.  At this point a new allocation attempt
- * has failed with ENOSPC and we are in the process of scratching our
- * heads, looking about for more room...
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_flush_inodes_work(
-	struct xfs_mount *mp,
-	void		*arg)
-{
-	struct inode	*inode = arg;
-	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
-	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_WAIT);
-	iput(inode);
-}
-
-void
-xfs_flush_inodes(
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip)
+static void
+xfs_syncd_queue_sync(
+	struct xfs_mount        *mp)
 {
-	struct inode	*inode = VFS_I(ip);
-	DECLARE_COMPLETION_ONSTACK(completion);
-
-	igrab(inode);
-	xfs_syncd_queue_work(ip->i_mount, inode, xfs_flush_inodes_work, &completion);
-	wait_for_completion(&completion);
-	xfs_log_force(ip->i_mount, XFS_LOG_SYNC);
+	queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &mp->m_sync_work,
+				msecs_to_jiffies(xfs_syncd_centisecs * 10));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -497,9 +449,10 @@ xfs_flush_inodes(
  */
 STATIC void
 xfs_sync_worker(
-	struct xfs_mount *mp,
-	void		*unused)
+	struct work_struct *work)
 {
+	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+					struct xfs_mount, m_sync_work);
 	int		error;
 
 	if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY)) {
@@ -509,73 +462,106 @@ xfs_sync_worker(
 			error = xfs_fs_log_dummy(mp);
 		else
 			xfs_log_force(mp, 0);
-		xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, 0);
 		error = xfs_qm_sync(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
+
+		/* start pushing all the metadata that is currently dirty */
+		xfs_ail_push_all(mp->m_ail);
 	}
-	mp->m_sync_seq++;
-	wake_up(&mp->m_wait_single_sync_task);
+
+	/* queue us up again */
+	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
 }
 
-STATIC int
-xfssyncd(
-	void			*arg)
+/*
+ * 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
+ * on the xfs syncd work default of 30s. Perhaps this should have it's own
+ * tunable, but that can be done if this method proves to be ineffective or too
+ * aggressive.
+ */
+static void
+xfs_syncd_queue_reclaim(
+	struct xfs_mount        *mp)
 {
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp = arg;
-	long			timeleft;
-	xfs_sync_work_t		*work, *n;
-	LIST_HEAD		(tmp);
-
-	set_freezable();
-	timeleft = xfs_syncd_centisecs * msecs_to_jiffies(10);
-	for (;;) {
-		if (list_empty(&mp->m_sync_list))
-			timeleft = schedule_timeout_interruptible(timeleft);
-		/* swsusp */
-		try_to_freeze();
-		if (kthread_should_stop() && list_empty(&mp->m_sync_list))
-			break;
 
-		spin_lock(&mp->m_sync_lock);
-		/*
-		 * We can get woken by laptop mode, to do a sync -
-		 * that's the (only!) case where the list would be
-		 * empty with time remaining.
-		 */
-		if (!timeleft || list_empty(&mp->m_sync_list)) {
-			if (!timeleft)
-				timeleft = xfs_syncd_centisecs *
-							msecs_to_jiffies(10);
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mp->m_sync_work.w_list);
-			list_add_tail(&mp->m_sync_work.w_list,
-					&mp->m_sync_list);
-		}
-		list_splice_init(&mp->m_sync_list, &tmp);
-		spin_unlock(&mp->m_sync_lock);
+	/*
+	 * We can have inodes enter reclaim after we've shut down the syncd
+	 * workqueue during unmount, so don't allow reclaim work to be queued
+	 * during unmount.
+	 */
+	if (!(mp->m_super->s_flags & MS_ACTIVE))
+		return;
 
-		list_for_each_entry_safe(work, n, &tmp, w_list) {
-			(*work->w_syncer)(mp, work->w_data);
-			list_del(&work->w_list);
-			if (work == &mp->m_sync_work)
-				continue;
-			if (work->w_completion)
-				complete(work->w_completion);
-			kmem_free(work);
-		}
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	if (radix_tree_tagged(&mp->m_perag_tree, XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG)) {
+		queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &mp->m_reclaim_work,
+			msecs_to_jiffies(xfs_syncd_centisecs / 6 * 10));
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
 
-	return 0;
+/*
+ * This is a fast pass over the inode cache to try to get reclaim moving on as
+ * many inodes as possible in a short period of time. It kicks itself every few
+ * seconds, as well as being kicked by the inode cache shrinker when memory
+ * goes low. It scans as quickly as possible avoiding locked inodes or those
+ * already being flushed, and once done schedules a future pass.
+ */
+STATIC void
+xfs_reclaim_worker(
+	struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+					struct xfs_mount, m_reclaim_work);
+
+	xfs_reclaim_inodes(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
+	xfs_syncd_queue_reclaim(mp);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Flush delayed allocate data, attempting to free up reserved space
+ * from existing allocations.  At this point a new allocation attempt
+ * has failed with ENOSPC and we are in the process of scratching our
+ * heads, looking about for more room.
+ *
+ * Queue a new data flush if there isn't one already in progress and
+ * wait for completion of the flush. This means that we only ever have one
+ * inode flush in progress no matter how many ENOSPC events are occurring and
+ * so will prevent the system from bogging down due to every concurrent
+ * ENOSPC event scanning all the active inodes in the system for writeback.
+ */
+void
+xfs_flush_inodes(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
+
+	queue_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &mp->m_flush_work);
+	flush_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
+}
+
+STATIC void
+xfs_flush_worker(
+	struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount *mp = container_of(work,
+					struct xfs_mount, m_flush_work);
+
+	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
+	xfs_sync_data(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_WAIT);
 }
 
 int
 xfs_syncd_init(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
-	mp->m_sync_work.w_syncer = xfs_sync_worker;
-	mp->m_sync_work.w_mount = mp;
-	mp->m_sync_work.w_completion = NULL;
-	mp->m_sync_task = kthread_run(xfssyncd, mp, "xfssyncd/%s", mp->m_fsname);
-	if (IS_ERR(mp->m_sync_task))
-		return -PTR_ERR(mp->m_sync_task);
+	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);
+
+	xfs_syncd_queue_sync(mp);
+	xfs_syncd_queue_reclaim(mp);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -583,7 +569,9 @@ void
 xfs_syncd_stop(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
-	kthread_stop(mp->m_sync_task);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_sync_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&mp->m_reclaim_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&mp->m_flush_work);
 }
 
 void
@@ -602,6 +590,10 @@ __xfs_inode_set_reclaim_tag(
 				XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(ip->i_mount, ip->i_ino),
 				XFS_ICI_RECLAIM_TAG);
 		spin_unlock(&ip->i_mount->m_perag_lock);
+
+		/* schedule periodic background inode reclaim */
+		xfs_syncd_queue_reclaim(ip->i_mount);
+
 		trace_xfs_perag_set_reclaim(ip->i_mount, pag->pag_agno,
 							-1, _RET_IP_);
 	}
@@ -762,8 +754,10 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	struct xfs_perag	*pag,
 	int			sync_mode)
 {
-	int	error = 0;
+	int	error;
 
+restart:
+	error = 0;
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	if (!xfs_iflock_nowait(ip)) {
 		if (!(sync_mode & SYNC_WAIT))
@@ -789,9 +783,31 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	if (xfs_inode_clean(ip))
 		goto reclaim;
 
-	/* Now we have an inode that needs flushing */
-	error = xfs_iflush(ip, sync_mode);
+	/*
+	 * Now we have an inode that needs flushing.
+	 *
+	 * We do a nonblocking flush here even if we are doing a SYNC_WAIT
+	 * reclaim as we can deadlock with inode cluster removal.
+	 * xfs_ifree_cluster() can lock the inode buffer before it locks the
+	 * ip->i_lock, and we are doing the exact opposite here. As a result,
+	 * doing a blocking xfs_itobp() to get the cluster buffer will result
+	 * in an ABBA deadlock with xfs_ifree_cluster().
+	 *
+	 * As xfs_ifree_cluser() must gather all inodes that are active in the
+	 * cache to mark them stale, if we hit this case we don't actually want
+	 * to do IO here - we want the inode marked stale so we can simply
+	 * reclaim it. Hence if we get an EAGAIN error on a SYNC_WAIT flush,
+	 * just unlock the inode, back off and try again. Hopefully the next
+	 * pass through will see the stale flag set on the inode.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_iflush(ip, SYNC_TRYLOCK | sync_mode);
 	if (sync_mode & SYNC_WAIT) {
+		if (error == EAGAIN) {
+			xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+			/* backoff longer than in xfs_ifree_cluster */
+			delay(2);
+			goto restart;
+		}
 		xfs_iflock(ip);
 		goto reclaim;
 	}
@@ -806,7 +822,7 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode(
 	 * pass on the error.
 	 */
 	if (error && error != EAGAIN && !XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
 			"inode 0x%llx background reclaim flush failed with %d",
 			(long long)ip->i_ino, error);
 	}
@@ -994,7 +1010,13 @@ xfs_reclaim_inodes(
 }
 
 /*
- * Shrinker infrastructure.
+ * Inode cache shrinker.
+ *
+ * When called we make sure that there is a background (fast) inode reclaim in
+ * progress, while we will throttle the speed of reclaim via doiing synchronous
+ * reclaim of inodes. That means if we come across dirty inodes, we wait for
+ * them to be cleaned, which we hope will not be very long due to the
+ * background walker having already kicked the IO off on those dirty inodes.
  */
 static int
 xfs_reclaim_inode_shrink(
@@ -1009,10 +1031,15 @@ xfs_reclaim_inode_shrink(
 
 	mp = container_of(shrink, struct xfs_mount, m_inode_shrink);
 	if (nr_to_scan) {
+		/* kick background reclaimer and push the AIL */
+		xfs_syncd_queue_reclaim(mp);
+		xfs_ail_push_all(mp->m_ail);
+
 		if (!(gfp_mask & __GFP_FS))
 			return -1;
 
-		xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK, &nr_to_scan);
+		xfs_reclaim_inodes_ag(mp, SYNC_TRYLOCK | SYNC_WAIT,
+					&nr_to_scan);
 		/* terminate if we don't exhaust the scan */
 		if (nr_to_scan > 0)
 			return -1;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
index 32ba6628290..e3a6ad27415 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ typedef struct xfs_sync_work {
 #define SYNC_WAIT		0x0001	/* wait for i/o to complete */
 #define SYNC_TRYLOCK		0x0002  /* only try to lock inodes */
 
+extern struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_syncd_wq;	/* sync workqueue */
+
 int xfs_syncd_init(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void xfs_syncd_stop(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c
index ee3cee097e7..ee2d2adaa43 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sysctl.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ xfs_stats_clear_proc_handler(
 	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (!ret && write && *valp) {
-		printk("XFS Clearing xfsstats\n");
+		xfs_notice(NULL, "Clearing xfsstats");
 		for_each_possible_cpu(c) {
 			preempt_disable();
 			/* save vn_active, it's a universal truth! */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c
index d22aa310310..6fa21460381 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot.c
@@ -544,9 +544,10 @@ xfs_qm_dqtobp(
 	/*
 	 * A simple sanity check in case we got a corrupted dquot...
 	 */
-	if (xfs_qm_dqcheck(ddq, id, dqp->dq_flags & XFS_DQ_ALLTYPES,
+	error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(mp, ddq, id, dqp->dq_flags & XFS_DQ_ALLTYPES,
 			   flags & (XFS_QMOPT_DQREPAIR|XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN),
-			   "dqtobp")) {
+			   "dqtobp");
+	if (error) {
 		if (!(flags & XFS_QMOPT_DQREPAIR)) {
 			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, bp);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqread(
 
 	/*
 	 * Reservation counters are defined as reservation plus current usage
-	 * to avoid having to add everytime.
+	 * to avoid having to add every time.
 	 */
 	dqp->q_res_bcount = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_bcount);
 	dqp->q_res_icount = be64_to_cpu(ddqp->d_icount);
@@ -827,7 +828,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqget(
 	if (xfs_do_dqerror) {
 		if ((xfs_dqerror_target == mp->m_ddev_targp) &&
 		    (xfs_dqreq_num++ % xfs_dqerror_mod) == 0) {
-			cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "Returning error in dqget");
+			xfs_debug(mp, "Returning error in dqget");
 			return (EIO);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1207,8 +1208,9 @@ xfs_qm_dqflush(
 	/*
 	 * A simple sanity check in case we got a corrupted dquot..
 	 */
-	if (xfs_qm_dqcheck(&dqp->q_core, be32_to_cpu(ddqp->d_id), 0,
-			   XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN, "dqflush (incore copy)")) {
+	error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(mp, &dqp->q_core, be32_to_cpu(ddqp->d_id), 0,
+			   XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN, "dqflush (incore copy)");
+	if (error) {
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 		xfs_dqfunlock(dqp);
 		xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE);
@@ -1391,8 +1393,8 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_qm_dqflush(dqp, SYNC_WAIT);
 		if (error)
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-				"xfs_qm_dqpurge: dquot %p flush failed", dqp);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s: dquot %p flush failed",
+				__func__, dqp);
 		xfs_dqflock(dqp);
 	}
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&dqp->q_pincount) == 0);
@@ -1425,36 +1427,38 @@ xfs_qm_dqpurge(
 void
 xfs_qm_dqprint(xfs_dquot_t *dqp)
 {
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "-----------KERNEL DQUOT----------------");
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- dquotID =  %d",
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dqp->q_mount;
+
+	xfs_debug(mp, "-----------KERNEL DQUOT----------------");
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- dquotID =  %d",
 		(int)be32_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_id));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- type    =  %s", DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(dqp));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- fs      =  0x%p", dqp->q_mount);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- blkno   =  0x%x", (int) dqp->q_blkno);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- boffset =  0x%x", (int) dqp->q_bufoffset);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- blkhlimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- type    =  %s", DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(dqp));
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- fs      =  0x%p", dqp->q_mount);
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- blkno   =  0x%x", (int) dqp->q_blkno);
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- boffset =  0x%x", (int) dqp->q_bufoffset);
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- blkhlimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
 		be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_hardlimit),
 		(int)be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_hardlimit));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- blkslimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- blkslimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
 		be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_softlimit),
 		(int)be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_softlimit));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- inohlimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- inohlimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
 		be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_hardlimit),
 		(int)be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_hardlimit));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- inoslimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- inoslimit =  %Lu (0x%x)",
 		be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_softlimit),
 		(int)be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_softlimit));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- bcount  =  %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- bcount  =  %Lu (0x%x)",
 		be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_bcount),
 		(int)be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_bcount));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- icount  =  %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- icount  =  %Lu (0x%x)",
 		be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_icount),
 		(int)be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_icount));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- btimer  =  %d",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- btimer  =  %d",
 		(int)be32_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_btimer));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- itimer  =  %d",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- itimer  =  %d",
 		(int)be32_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_itimer));
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---------------------------");
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---------------------------");
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c
index 2a1f3dc10a0..9e0e2fa3f2c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_dquot_item.c
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_push(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_qm_dqflush(dqp, 0);
 	if (error)
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, dqp->q_mount,
-			"xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_push: push error %d on dqp %p",
-			error, dqp);
+		xfs_warn(dqp->q_mount, "%s: push error %d on dqp %p",
+			__func__, error, dqp);
 	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
index 206a2815ced..69228aa8605 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_list_print(
 	int		i = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dqp, &mp->m_quotainfo->qi_dqlist_lock, qi_mplist) {
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "   %d. \"%d (%s)\"   "
+		xfs_debug(mp, "   %d. \"%d (%s)\"   "
 				  "bcnt = %lld, icnt = %lld, refs = %d",
 			i++, be32_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_id),
 			DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(dqp),
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ xfs_qm_destroy(
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(dqp, n, &xqm->qm_dqfrlist, q_freelist) {
 		xfs_dqlock(dqp);
 #ifdef QUOTADEBUG
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "FREELIST destroy 0x%p", dqp);
+		xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount, "FREELIST destroy 0x%p", dqp);
 #endif
 		list_del_init(&dqp->q_freelist);
 		xfs_Gqm->qm_dqfrlist_cnt--;
@@ -341,9 +341,7 @@ xfs_qm_mount_quotas(
 	 * quotas immediately.
 	 */
 	if (mp->m_sb.sb_rextents) {
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-			"Cannot turn on quotas for realtime filesystem %s",
-			mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_notice(mp, "Cannot turn on quotas for realtime filesystem");
 		mp->m_qflags = 0;
 		goto write_changes;
 	}
@@ -402,14 +400,13 @@ xfs_qm_mount_quotas(
 			 * off, but the on disk superblock doesn't know that !
 			 */
 			ASSERT(!(XFS_IS_QUOTA_RUNNING(mp)));
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"XFS mount_quotas: Superblock update failed!");
+			xfs_alert(mp, "%s: Superblock update failed!",
+				__func__);
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-			"Failed to initialize disk quotas.");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Failed to initialize disk quotas.");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -464,12 +461,10 @@ xfs_qm_dqflush_all(
 	struct xfs_quotainfo	*q = mp->m_quotainfo;
 	int			recl;
 	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp;
-	int			niters;
 	int			error;
 
 	if (!q)
 		return 0;
-	niters = 0;
 again:
 	mutex_lock(&q->qi_dqlist_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(dqp, &q->qi_dqlist, q_mplist) {
@@ -1230,13 +1225,6 @@ xfs_qm_qino_alloc(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Keep an extra reference to this quota inode. This inode is
-	 * locked exclusively and joined to the transaction already.
-	 */
-	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(*ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
-	IHOLD(*ip);
-
-	/*
 	 * Make the changes in the superblock, and log those too.
 	 * sbfields arg may contain fields other than *QUOTINO;
 	 * VERSIONNUM for example.
@@ -1264,7 +1252,7 @@ xfs_qm_qino_alloc(
 	xfs_mod_sb(tp, sbfields);
 
 	if ((error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES))) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp, "XFS qino_alloc failed!");
+		xfs_alert(mp, "%s failed (error %d)!", __func__, error);
 		return error;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1299,7 +1287,7 @@ xfs_qm_reset_dqcounts(
 		 * output any warnings because it's perfectly possible to
 		 * find uninitialised dquot blks. See comment in xfs_qm_dqcheck.
 		 */
-		(void) xfs_qm_dqcheck(ddq, id+j, type, XFS_QMOPT_DQREPAIR,
+		(void) xfs_qm_dqcheck(mp, ddq, id+j, type, XFS_QMOPT_DQREPAIR,
 				      "xfs_quotacheck");
 		ddq->d_bcount = 0;
 		ddq->d_icount = 0;
@@ -1324,14 +1312,9 @@ xfs_qm_dqiter_bufs(
 {
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;
 	int		error;
-	int		notcommitted;
-	int		incr;
 	int		type;
 
 	ASSERT(blkcnt > 0);
-	notcommitted = 0;
-	incr = (blkcnt > XFS_QM_MAX_DQCLUSTER_LOGSZ) ?
-		XFS_QM_MAX_DQCLUSTER_LOGSZ : blkcnt;
 	type = flags & XFS_QMOPT_UQUOTA ? XFS_DQ_USER :
 		(flags & XFS_QMOPT_PQUOTA ? XFS_DQ_PROJ : XFS_DQ_GROUP);
 	error = 0;
@@ -1676,7 +1659,7 @@ xfs_qm_quotacheck(
 	 */
 	ASSERT(list_empty(&mp->m_quotainfo->qi_dqlist));
 
-	cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "XFS quotacheck %s: Please wait.", mp->m_fsname);
+	xfs_notice(mp, "Quotacheck needed: Please wait.");
 
 	/*
 	 * First we go thru all the dquots on disk, USR and GRP/PRJ, and reset
@@ -1754,9 +1737,9 @@ xfs_qm_quotacheck(
 
  error_return:
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS quotacheck %s: Unsuccessful (Error %d): "
-			"Disabling quotas.",
-			mp->m_fsname, error);
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+	"Quotacheck: Unsuccessful (Error %d): Disabling quotas.",
+			error);
 		/*
 		 * We must turn off quotas.
 		 */
@@ -1764,12 +1747,11 @@ xfs_qm_quotacheck(
 		ASSERT(xfs_Gqm != NULL);
 		xfs_qm_destroy_quotainfo(mp);
 		if (xfs_mount_reset_sbqflags(mp)) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS quotacheck %s: "
-				"Failed to reset quota flags.", mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+				"Quotacheck: Failed to reset quota flags.");
 		}
-	} else {
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "XFS quotacheck %s: Done.", mp->m_fsname);
-	}
+	} else
+		xfs_notice(mp, "Quotacheck: Done.");
 	return (error);
 }
 
@@ -1937,8 +1919,8 @@ again:
 			 */
 			error = xfs_qm_dqflush(dqp, 0);
 			if (error) {
-				xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-			"xfs_qm_dqreclaim: dquot %p flush failed", dqp);
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s: dquot %p flush failed",
+					__func__, dqp);
 			}
 			goto dqunlock;
 		}
@@ -2115,7 +2097,7 @@ xfs_qm_write_sb_changes(
 	int		error;
 
 #ifdef QUOTADEBUG
-	cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "Writing superblock quota changes :%s", mp->m_fsname);
+	xfs_notice(mp, "Writing superblock quota changes");
 #endif
 	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_QM_SBCHANGE);
 	if ((error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, 0,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.h b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.h
index c9446f1c726..567b29b9f1b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.h
@@ -65,11 +65,6 @@ extern kmem_zone_t	*qm_dqtrxzone;
  * block in the dquot/xqm code.
  */
 #define XFS_DQUOT_CLUSTER_SIZE_FSB	(xfs_filblks_t)1
-/*
- * When doing a quotacheck, we log dquot clusters of this many FSBs at most
- * in a single transaction. We don't want to ask for too huge a log reservation.
- */
-#define XFS_QM_MAX_DQCLUSTER_LOGSZ	3
 
 typedef xfs_dqhash_t	xfs_dqlist_t;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_bhv.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_bhv.c
index 45b5cb1788a..a0a829addca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_bhv.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_bhv.c
@@ -119,8 +119,7 @@ xfs_qm_newmount(
 	     (gquotaondisk && !XFS_IS_GQUOTA_ON(mp)) ||
 	    (!gquotaondisk &&  XFS_IS_OQUOTA_ON(mp)))  &&
 	    xfs_dev_is_read_only(mp, "changing quota state")) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: please mount with%s%s%s%s.",
+		xfs_warn(mp, "please mount with%s%s%s%s.",
 			(!quotaondisk ? "out quota" : ""),
 			(uquotaondisk ? " usrquota" : ""),
 			(pquotaondisk ? " prjquota" : ""),
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ xfs_qm_newmount(
 		 */
 		if (quotaondisk && !XFS_QM_NEED_QUOTACHECK(mp)) {
 			/*
-			 * If an error occured, qm_mount_quotas code
+			 * If an error occurred, qm_mount_quotas code
 			 * has already disabled quotas. So, just finish
 			 * mounting, and get on with the boring life
 			 * without disk quotas.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index bdebc183223..2dadb15d5ca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@
 #include "xfs_qm.h"
 #include "xfs_trace.h"
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
-# define qdprintk(s, args...)	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, s, ## args)
-#else
-# define qdprintk(s, args...)	do { } while (0)
-#endif
-
 STATIC int	xfs_qm_log_quotaoff(xfs_mount_t *, xfs_qoff_logitem_t **, uint);
 STATIC int	xfs_qm_log_quotaoff_end(xfs_mount_t *, xfs_qoff_logitem_t *,
 					uint);
@@ -178,7 +172,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_quotaoff(
 	/*
 	 * Next we make the changes in the quota flag in the mount struct.
 	 * This isn't protected by a particular lock directly, because we
-	 * don't want to take a mrlock everytime we depend on quotas being on.
+	 * don't want to take a mrlock every time we depend on quotas being on.
 	 */
 	mp->m_qflags &= ~(flags);
 
@@ -294,7 +288,8 @@ xfs_qm_scall_trunc_qfiles(
 	int		error = 0, error2 = 0;
 
 	if (!xfs_sb_version_hasquota(&mp->m_sb) || flags == 0) {
-		qdprintk("qtrunc flags=%x m_qflags=%x\n", flags, mp->m_qflags);
+		xfs_debug(mp, "%s: flags=%x m_qflags=%x\n",
+			__func__, flags, mp->m_qflags);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
@@ -318,20 +313,19 @@ xfs_qm_scall_quotaon(
 {
 	int		error;
 	uint		qf;
-	uint		accflags;
 	__int64_t	sbflags;
 
 	flags &= (XFS_ALL_QUOTA_ACCT | XFS_ALL_QUOTA_ENFD);
 	/*
 	 * Switching on quota accounting must be done at mount time.
 	 */
-	accflags = flags & XFS_ALL_QUOTA_ACCT;
 	flags &= ~(XFS_ALL_QUOTA_ACCT);
 
 	sbflags = 0;
 
 	if (flags == 0) {
-		qdprintk("quotaon: zero flags, m_qflags=%x\n", mp->m_qflags);
+		xfs_debug(mp, "%s: zero flags, m_qflags=%x\n",
+			__func__, mp->m_qflags);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
@@ -352,12 +346,13 @@ xfs_qm_scall_quotaon(
 	    (flags & XFS_GQUOTA_ACCT) == 0 &&
 	    (mp->m_sb.sb_qflags & XFS_GQUOTA_ACCT) == 0 &&
 	    (flags & XFS_OQUOTA_ENFD))) {
-		qdprintk("Can't enforce without acct, flags=%x sbflags=%x\n",
-			flags, mp->m_sb.sb_qflags);
+		xfs_debug(mp,
+			"%s: Can't enforce without acct, flags=%x sbflags=%x\n",
+			__func__, flags, mp->m_sb.sb_qflags);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 	/*
-	 * If everything's upto-date incore, then don't waste time.
+	 * If everything's up to-date incore, then don't waste time.
 	 */
 	if ((mp->m_qflags & flags) == flags)
 		return XFS_ERROR(EEXIST);
@@ -541,7 +536,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 			q->qi_bsoftlimit = soft;
 		}
 	} else {
-		qdprintk("blkhard %Ld < blksoft %Ld\n", hard, soft);
+		xfs_debug(mp, "blkhard %Ld < blksoft %Ld\n", hard, soft);
 	}
 	hard = (newlim->d_fieldmask & FS_DQ_RTBHARD) ?
 		(xfs_qcnt_t) XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, newlim->d_rtb_hardlimit) :
@@ -557,7 +552,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 			q->qi_rtbsoftlimit = soft;
 		}
 	} else {
-		qdprintk("rtbhard %Ld < rtbsoft %Ld\n", hard, soft);
+		xfs_debug(mp, "rtbhard %Ld < rtbsoft %Ld\n", hard, soft);
 	}
 
 	hard = (newlim->d_fieldmask & FS_DQ_IHARD) ?
@@ -574,7 +569,7 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 			q->qi_isoftlimit = soft;
 		}
 	} else {
-		qdprintk("ihard %Ld < isoft %Ld\n", hard, soft);
+		xfs_debug(mp, "ihard %Ld < isoft %Ld\n", hard, soft);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -939,10 +934,11 @@ struct mutex  qcheck_lock;
 #define DQTEST_LIST_PRINT(l, NXT, title) \
 { \
 	  xfs_dqtest_t	*dqp; int i = 0;\
-	  cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "%s (#%d)", title, (int) (l)->qh_nelems); \
+	  xfs_debug(NULL, "%s (#%d)", title, (int) (l)->qh_nelems); \
 	  for (dqp = (xfs_dqtest_t *)(l)->qh_next; dqp != NULL; \
 	       dqp = (xfs_dqtest_t *)dqp->NXT) { \
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "  %d. \"%d (%s)\"  bcnt = %d, icnt = %d", \
+		xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount,		\
+			"  %d. \"%d (%s)\"  bcnt = %d, icnt = %d", \
 			 ++i, dqp->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(dqp),	     \
 			 dqp->d_bcount, dqp->d_icount); } \
 }
@@ -966,16 +962,17 @@ xfs_qm_hashinsert(xfs_dqhash_t *h, xfs_dqtest_t *dqp)
 }
 STATIC void
 xfs_qm_dqtest_print(
-	xfs_dqtest_t	*d)
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct dqtest		*d)
 {
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "-----------DQTEST DQUOT----------------");
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- dquot ID = %d", d->d_id);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- fs       = 0x%p", d->q_mount);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- bcount   = %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "-----------DQTEST DQUOT----------------");
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- dquot ID = %d", d->d_id);
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- fs       = 0x%p", d->q_mount);
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- bcount   = %Lu (0x%x)",
 		d->d_bcount, (int)d->d_bcount);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---- icount   = %Lu (0x%x)",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---- icount   = %Lu (0x%x)",
 		d->d_icount, (int)d->d_icount);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "---------------------------");
+	xfs_debug(mp, "---------------------------");
 }
 
 STATIC void
@@ -989,12 +986,14 @@ xfs_qm_dqtest_failed(
 {
 	qmtest_nfails++;
 	if (error)
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "quotacheck failed id=%d, err=%d\nreason: %s",
-		       d->d_id, error, reason);
+		xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount,
+			"quotacheck failed id=%d, err=%d\nreason: %s",
+			d->d_id, error, reason);
 	else
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "quotacheck failed id=%d (%s) [%d != %d]",
-		       d->d_id, reason, (int)a, (int)b);
-	xfs_qm_dqtest_print(d);
+		xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount,
+			"quotacheck failed id=%d (%s) [%d != %d]",
+			d->d_id, reason, (int)a, (int)b);
+	xfs_qm_dqtest_print(dqp->q_mount, d);
 	if (dqp)
 		xfs_qm_dqprint(dqp);
 }
@@ -1021,9 +1020,9 @@ xfs_dqtest_cmp2(
 	    be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_bcount) >=
 	    be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_blk_softlimit)) {
 		if (!dqp->q_core.d_btimer && dqp->q_core.d_id) {
-			cmn_err(CE_DEBUG,
-				"%d [%s] [0x%p] BLK TIMER NOT STARTED",
-				d->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(d), d->q_mount);
+			xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount,
+				"%d [%s] BLK TIMER NOT STARTED",
+				d->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(d));
 			err++;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1031,16 +1030,16 @@ xfs_dqtest_cmp2(
 	    be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_icount) >=
 	    be64_to_cpu(dqp->q_core.d_ino_softlimit)) {
 		if (!dqp->q_core.d_itimer && dqp->q_core.d_id) {
-			cmn_err(CE_DEBUG,
-				"%d [%s] [0x%p] INO TIMER NOT STARTED",
-				d->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(d), d->q_mount);
+			xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount,
+				"%d [%s] INO TIMER NOT STARTED",
+				d->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(d));
 			err++;
 		}
 	}
 #ifdef QUOTADEBUG
 	if (!err) {
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "%d [%s] [0x%p] qchecked",
-			d->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(d), d->q_mount);
+		xfs_debug(dqp->q_mount, "%d [%s] qchecked",
+			d->d_id, DQFLAGTO_TYPESTR(d));
 	}
 #endif
 	return (err);
@@ -1137,8 +1136,8 @@ xfs_qm_internalqcheck_adjust(
 
 	if (ino == mp->m_sb.sb_uquotino || ino == mp->m_sb.sb_gquotino) {
 		*res = BULKSTAT_RV_NOTHING;
-		qdprintk("internalqcheck: ino=%llu, uqino=%llu, gqino=%llu\n",
-			(unsigned long long) ino,
+		xfs_debug(mp, "%s: ino=%llu, uqino=%llu, gqino=%llu\n",
+			__func__, (unsigned long long) ino,
 			(unsigned long long) mp->m_sb.sb_uquotino,
 			(unsigned long long) mp->m_sb.sb_gquotino);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
@@ -1223,12 +1222,12 @@ xfs_qm_internalqcheck(
 				 xfs_qm_internalqcheck_adjust,
 				 0, NULL, &done);
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "Bulkstat returned error 0x%x", error);
+			xfs_debug(mp, "Bulkstat returned error 0x%x", error);
 			break;
 		}
 	} while (!done);
 
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "Checking results against system dquots");
+	xfs_debug(mp, "Checking results against system dquots");
 	for (i = 0; i < qmtest_hashmask; i++) {
 		xfs_dqtest_t	*d, *n;
 		xfs_dqhash_t	*h;
@@ -1246,10 +1245,10 @@ xfs_qm_internalqcheck(
 	}
 
 	if (qmtest_nfails) {
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "******** quotacheck failed  ********");
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "failures = %d", qmtest_nfails);
+		xfs_debug(mp, "******** quotacheck failed  ********");
+		xfs_debug(mp, "failures = %d", qmtest_nfails);
 	} else {
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "******** quotacheck successful! ********");
+		xfs_debug(mp, "******** quotacheck successful! ********");
 	}
 	kmem_free(qmtest_udqtab);
 	kmem_free(qmtest_gdqtab);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_trans_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_trans_dquot.c
index 7de91d1b75c..2a364873133 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_trans_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_trans_dquot.c
@@ -643,8 +643,9 @@ xfs_trans_dqresv(
 	     (XFS_IS_OQUOTA_ENFORCED(dqp->q_mount) &&
 	      (XFS_QM_ISPDQ(dqp) || XFS_QM_ISGDQ(dqp))))) {
 #ifdef QUOTADEBUG
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "BLK Res: nblks=%ld + resbcount=%Ld"
-			  " > hardlimit=%Ld?", nblks, *resbcountp, hardlimit);
+		xfs_debug(mp,
+			"BLK Res: nblks=%ld + resbcount=%Ld > hardlimit=%Ld?",
+			nblks, *resbcountp, hardlimit);
 #endif
 		if (nblks > 0) {
 			/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/support/debug.c b/fs/xfs/support/debug.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 0df88897ef8..00000000000
--- a/fs/xfs/support/debug.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2003,2005 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc.,  51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- */
-#include <xfs.h>
-#include "debug.h"
-
-/* xfs_mount.h drags a lot of crap in, sorry.. */
-#include "xfs_sb.h"
-#include "xfs_inum.h"
-#include "xfs_ag.h"
-#include "xfs_mount.h"
-#include "xfs_error.h"
-
-void
-cmn_err(
-	const char	*lvl,
-	const char	*fmt,
-	...)
-{
-	struct va_format vaf;
-	va_list		args;
-
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vaf.fmt = fmt;
-	vaf.va = &args;
-
-	printk("%s%pV", lvl, &vaf);
-	va_end(args);
-
-	BUG_ON(strncmp(lvl, KERN_EMERG, strlen(KERN_EMERG)) == 0);
-}
-
-void
-xfs_fs_cmn_err(
-	const char		*lvl,
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
-	const char		*fmt,
-	...)
-{
-	struct va_format	vaf;
-	va_list			args;
-
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vaf.fmt = fmt;
-	vaf.va = &args;
-
-	printk("%sFilesystem %s: %pV", lvl, mp->m_fsname, &vaf);
-	va_end(args);
-
-	BUG_ON(strncmp(lvl, KERN_EMERG, strlen(KERN_EMERG)) == 0);
-}
-
-/* All callers to xfs_cmn_err use CE_ALERT, so don't bother testing lvl */
-void
-xfs_cmn_err(
-	int			panic_tag,
-	const char		*lvl,
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
-	const char		*fmt,
-	...)
-{
-	struct va_format	vaf;
-	va_list			args;
-	int			do_panic = 0;
-
-	if (xfs_panic_mask && (xfs_panic_mask & panic_tag)) {
-		printk(KERN_ALERT "XFS: Transforming an alert into a BUG.");
-		do_panic = 1;
-	}
-
-	va_start(args, fmt);
-	vaf.fmt = fmt;
-	vaf.va = &args;
-
-	printk(KERN_ALERT "Filesystem %s: %pV", mp->m_fsname, &vaf);
-	va_end(args);
-
-	BUG_ON(do_panic);
-}
-
-void
-assfail(char *expr, char *file, int line)
-{
-	printk(KERN_CRIT "Assertion failed: %s, file: %s, line: %d\n", expr,
-	       file, line);
-	BUG();
-}
-
-void
-xfs_hex_dump(void *p, int length)
-{
-	print_hex_dump(KERN_ALERT, "", DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS, 16, 1, p, length, 1);
-}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/support/debug.h b/fs/xfs/support/debug.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 05699f67d47..00000000000
--- a/fs/xfs/support/debug.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2005 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc.,  51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- */
-#ifndef	__XFS_SUPPORT_DEBUG_H__
-#define	__XFS_SUPPORT_DEBUG_H__
-
-#include <stdarg.h>
-
-struct xfs_mount;
-
-#define CE_DEBUG        KERN_DEBUG
-#define CE_CONT         KERN_INFO
-#define CE_NOTE         KERN_NOTICE
-#define CE_WARN         KERN_WARNING
-#define CE_ALERT        KERN_ALERT
-#define CE_PANIC        KERN_EMERG
-
-void cmn_err(const char *lvl, const char *fmt, ...)
-		__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
-void xfs_fs_cmn_err( const char *lvl, struct xfs_mount *mp,
-		const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
-void xfs_cmn_err( int panic_tag, const char *lvl, struct xfs_mount *mp,
-		const char *fmt, ...) __attribute__ ((format (printf, 4, 5)));
-
-extern void assfail(char *expr, char *f, int l);
-
-#define ASSERT_ALWAYS(expr)	\
-	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
-
-#ifndef DEBUG
-#define ASSERT(expr)	((void)0)
-
-#ifndef STATIC
-# define STATIC static noinline
-#endif
-
-#else /* DEBUG */
-
-#define ASSERT(expr)	\
-	(unlikely(expr) ? (void)0 : assfail(#expr, __FILE__, __LINE__))
-
-#ifndef STATIC
-# define STATIC noinline
-#endif
-
-#endif /* DEBUG */
-#endif  /* __XFS_SUPPORT_DEBUG_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
index f3227984a9b..27d64d752ea 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -147,10 +147,9 @@ xfs_alloc_get_rec(
  */
 STATIC void
 xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(
+	xfs_alloc_arg_t	*args,		/* allocation argument structure */
 	xfs_agblock_t	foundbno,	/* starting block in found extent */
 	xfs_extlen_t	foundlen,	/* length in found extent */
-	xfs_extlen_t	alignment,	/* alignment for allocation */
-	xfs_extlen_t	minlen,		/* minimum length for allocation */
 	xfs_agblock_t	*resbno,	/* result block number */
 	xfs_extlen_t	*reslen)	/* result length */
 {
@@ -158,8 +157,8 @@ xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(
 	xfs_extlen_t	diff;
 	xfs_extlen_t	len;
 
-	if (alignment > 1 && foundlen >= minlen) {
-		bno = roundup(foundbno, alignment);
+	if (args->alignment > 1 && foundlen >= args->minlen) {
+		bno = roundup(foundbno, args->alignment);
 		diff = bno - foundbno;
 		len = diff >= foundlen ? 0 : foundlen - diff;
 	} else {
@@ -464,6 +463,27 @@ xfs_alloc_read_agfl(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+STATIC int
+xfs_alloc_update_counters(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_perag	*pag,
+	struct xfs_buf		*agbp,
+	long			len)
+{
+	struct xfs_agf		*agf = XFS_BUF_TO_AGF(agbp);
+
+	pag->pagf_freeblks += len;
+	be32_add_cpu(&agf->agf_freeblks, len);
+
+	xfs_trans_agblocks_delta(tp, len);
+	if (unlikely(be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_freeblks) >
+		     be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_length)))
+		return EFSCORRUPTED;
+
+	xfs_alloc_log_agf(tp, agbp, XFS_AGF_FREEBLKS);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocation group level functions.
  */
@@ -505,49 +525,44 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent(
 		ASSERT(0);
 		/* NOTREACHED */
 	}
-	if (error)
+
+	if (error || args->agbno == NULLAGBLOCK)
 		return error;
-	/*
-	 * If the allocation worked, need to change the agf structure
-	 * (and log it), and the superblock.
-	 */
-	if (args->agbno != NULLAGBLOCK) {
-		xfs_agf_t	*agf;	/* allocation group freelist header */
-		long		slen = (long)args->len;
 
-		ASSERT(args->len >= args->minlen && args->len <= args->maxlen);
-		ASSERT(!(args->wasfromfl) || !args->isfl);
-		ASSERT(args->agbno % args->alignment == 0);
-		if (!(args->wasfromfl)) {
-
-			agf = XFS_BUF_TO_AGF(args->agbp);
-			be32_add_cpu(&agf->agf_freeblks, -(args->len));
-			xfs_trans_agblocks_delta(args->tp,
-						 -((long)(args->len)));
-			args->pag->pagf_freeblks -= args->len;
-			ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_freeblks) <=
-				be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_length));
-			xfs_alloc_log_agf(args->tp, args->agbp,
-						XFS_AGF_FREEBLKS);
-			/*
-			 * Search the busylist for these blocks and mark the
-			 * transaction as synchronous if blocks are found. This
-			 * avoids the need to block due to a synchronous log
-			 * force to ensure correct ordering as the synchronous
-			 * transaction will guarantee that for us.
-			 */
-			if (xfs_alloc_busy_search(args->mp, args->agno,
-						args->agbno, args->len))
-				xfs_trans_set_sync(args->tp);
-		}
-		if (!args->isfl)
-			xfs_trans_mod_sb(args->tp,
-				args->wasdel ? XFS_TRANS_SB_RES_FDBLOCKS :
-					XFS_TRANS_SB_FDBLOCKS, -slen);
-		XFS_STATS_INC(xs_allocx);
-		XFS_STATS_ADD(xs_allocb, args->len);
+	ASSERT(args->len >= args->minlen);
+	ASSERT(args->len <= args->maxlen);
+	ASSERT(!args->wasfromfl || !args->isfl);
+	ASSERT(args->agbno % args->alignment == 0);
+
+	if (!args->wasfromfl) {
+		error = xfs_alloc_update_counters(args->tp, args->pag,
+						  args->agbp,
+						  -((long)(args->len)));
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		/*
+		 * Search the busylist for these blocks and mark the
+		 * transaction as synchronous if blocks are found. This
+		 * avoids the need to block due to a synchronous log
+		 * force to ensure correct ordering as the synchronous
+		 * transaction will guarantee that for us.
+		 */
+		if (xfs_alloc_busy_search(args->mp, args->agno,
+					args->agbno, args->len))
+			xfs_trans_set_sync(args->tp);
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+	if (!args->isfl) {
+		xfs_trans_mod_sb(args->tp, args->wasdel ?
+				 XFS_TRANS_SB_RES_FDBLOCKS :
+				 XFS_TRANS_SB_FDBLOCKS,
+				 -((long)(args->len)));
+	}
+
+	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_allocx);
+	XFS_STATS_ADD(xs_allocb, args->len);
+	return error;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -693,8 +708,7 @@ xfs_alloc_find_best_extent(
 		if (error)
 			goto error0;
 		XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
-		xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(*sbno, *slen, args->alignment,
-					  args->minlen, &bno, slena);
+		xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(args, *sbno, *slen, &bno, slena);
 
 		/*
 		 * The good extent is closer than this one.
@@ -866,8 +880,8 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_near(
 			if ((error = xfs_alloc_get_rec(cnt_cur, &ltbno, &ltlen, &i)))
 				goto error0;
 			XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
-			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(ltbno, ltlen, args->alignment,
-					args->minlen, &ltbnoa, &ltlena);
+			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(args, ltbno, ltlen,
+						  &ltbnoa, &ltlena);
 			if (ltlena < args->minlen)
 				continue;
 			args->len = XFS_EXTLEN_MIN(ltlena, args->maxlen);
@@ -987,8 +1001,8 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_near(
 			if ((error = xfs_alloc_get_rec(bno_cur_lt, &ltbno, &ltlen, &i)))
 				goto error0;
 			XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
-			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(ltbno, ltlen, args->alignment,
-					args->minlen, &ltbnoa, &ltlena);
+			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(args, ltbno, ltlen,
+						  &ltbnoa, &ltlena);
 			if (ltlena >= args->minlen)
 				break;
 			if ((error = xfs_btree_decrement(bno_cur_lt, 0, &i)))
@@ -1003,8 +1017,8 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_near(
 			if ((error = xfs_alloc_get_rec(bno_cur_gt, &gtbno, &gtlen, &i)))
 				goto error0;
 			XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
-			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(gtbno, gtlen, args->alignment,
-					args->minlen, &gtbnoa, &gtlena);
+			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(args, gtbno, gtlen,
+						  &gtbnoa, &gtlena);
 			if (gtlena >= args->minlen)
 				break;
 			if ((error = xfs_btree_increment(bno_cur_gt, 0, &i)))
@@ -1183,8 +1197,7 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_size(
 	 * once aligned; if not, we search left for something better.
 	 * This can't happen in the second case above.
 	 */
-	xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(fbno, flen, args->alignment, args->minlen,
-		&rbno, &rlen);
+	xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(args, fbno, flen, &rbno, &rlen);
 	rlen = XFS_EXTLEN_MIN(args->maxlen, rlen);
 	XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(rlen == 0 ||
 			(rlen <= flen && rbno + rlen <= fbno + flen), error0);
@@ -1209,8 +1222,8 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_size(
 			XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
 			if (flen < bestrlen)
 				break;
-			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(fbno, flen, args->alignment,
-				args->minlen, &rbno, &rlen);
+			xfs_alloc_compute_aligned(args, fbno, flen,
+						  &rbno, &rlen);
 			rlen = XFS_EXTLEN_MIN(args->maxlen, rlen);
 			XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(rlen == 0 ||
 				(rlen <= flen && rbno + rlen <= fbno + flen),
@@ -1388,6 +1401,7 @@ xfs_free_ag_extent(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* mount point struct for filesystem */
 	xfs_agblock_t	nbno;		/* new starting block of freespace */
 	xfs_extlen_t	nlen;		/* new length of freespace */
+	xfs_perag_t	*pag;		/* per allocation group data */
 
 	mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	/*
@@ -1586,30 +1600,20 @@ xfs_free_ag_extent(
 	XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
 	xfs_btree_del_cursor(cnt_cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
 	cnt_cur = NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Update the freespace totals in the ag and superblock.
 	 */
-	{
-		xfs_agf_t	*agf;
-		xfs_perag_t	*pag;		/* per allocation group data */
-
-		pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
-		pag->pagf_freeblks += len;
-		xfs_perag_put(pag);
-
-		agf = XFS_BUF_TO_AGF(agbp);
-		be32_add_cpu(&agf->agf_freeblks, len);
-		xfs_trans_agblocks_delta(tp, len);
-		XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(
-			be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_freeblks) <=
-			be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_length),
-			error0);
-		xfs_alloc_log_agf(tp, agbp, XFS_AGF_FREEBLKS);
-		if (!isfl)
-			xfs_trans_mod_sb(tp, XFS_TRANS_SB_FDBLOCKS, (long)len);
-		XFS_STATS_INC(xs_freex);
-		XFS_STATS_ADD(xs_freeb, len);
-	}
+	pag = xfs_perag_get(mp, agno);
+	error = xfs_alloc_update_counters(tp, pag, agbp, len);
+	xfs_perag_put(pag);
+	if (error)
+		goto error0;
+
+	if (!isfl)
+		xfs_trans_mod_sb(tp, XFS_TRANS_SB_FDBLOCKS, (long)len);
+	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_freex);
+	XFS_STATS_ADD(xs_freeb, len);
 
 	trace_xfs_free_extent(mp, agno, bno, len, isfl, haveleft, haveright);
 
@@ -2391,17 +2395,33 @@ xfs_free_extent(
 	memset(&args, 0, sizeof(xfs_alloc_arg_t));
 	args.tp = tp;
 	args.mp = tp->t_mountp;
+
+	/*
+	 * validate that the block number is legal - the enables us to detect
+	 * and handle a silent filesystem corruption rather than crashing.
+	 */
 	args.agno = XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(args.mp, bno);
-	ASSERT(args.agno < args.mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
+	if (args.agno >= args.mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)
+		return EFSCORRUPTED;
+
 	args.agbno = XFS_FSB_TO_AGBNO(args.mp, bno);
+	if (args.agbno >= args.mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks)
+		return EFSCORRUPTED;
+
 	args.pag = xfs_perag_get(args.mp, args.agno);
-	if ((error = xfs_alloc_fix_freelist(&args, XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_FREEING)))
+	ASSERT(args.pag);
+
+	error = xfs_alloc_fix_freelist(&args, XFS_ALLOC_FLAG_FREEING);
+	if (error)
 		goto error0;
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	ASSERT(args.agbp != NULL);
-	ASSERT((args.agbno + len) <=
-		be32_to_cpu(XFS_BUF_TO_AGF(args.agbp)->agf_length));
-#endif
+
+	/* validate the extent size is legal now we have the agf locked */
+	if (args.agbno + len >
+			be32_to_cpu(XFS_BUF_TO_AGF(args.agbp)->agf_length)) {
+		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
+		goto error0;
+	}
+
 	error = xfs_free_ag_extent(tp, args.agbp, args.agno, args.agbno, len, 0);
 error0:
 	xfs_perag_put(args.pag);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
index dc3afd7739f..fa00788de2f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -2365,6 +2365,13 @@ xfs_bmap_rtalloc(
 	 */
 	if (ralen * mp->m_sb.sb_rextsize >= MAXEXTLEN)
 		ralen = MAXEXTLEN / mp->m_sb.sb_rextsize;
+
+	/*
+	 * Lock out other modifications to the RT bitmap inode.
+	 */
+	xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(ap->tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+
 	/*
 	 * If it's an allocation to an empty file at offset 0,
 	 * pick an extent that will space things out in the rt area.
@@ -3519,7 +3526,7 @@ xfs_bmap_search_extents(
 
 	if (unlikely(!(gotp->br_startblock) && (*lastxp != NULLEXTNUM) &&
 		     !(XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip) && fork == XFS_DATA_FORK))) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_FSBLOCK_ZERO, CE_ALERT, ip->i_mount,
+		xfs_alert_tag(ip->i_mount, XFS_PTAG_FSBLOCK_ZERO,
 				"Access to block zero in inode %llu "
 				"start_block: %llx start_off: %llx "
 				"blkcnt: %llx extent-state: %x lastx: %x\n",
@@ -4193,12 +4200,11 @@ xfs_bmap_read_extents(
 		num_recs = xfs_btree_get_numrecs(block);
 		if (unlikely(i + num_recs > room)) {
 			ASSERT(i + num_recs <= room);
-			xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
+			xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
 				"corrupt dinode %Lu, (btree extents).",
 				(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino);
-			XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_bmap_read_extents(1)",
-					 XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
-					ip->i_mount);
+			XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_bmap_read_extents(1)",
+				XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, ip->i_mount, block);
 			goto error0;
 		}
 		XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(
@@ -5772,7 +5778,7 @@ xfs_check_block(
 			else
 				thispa = XFS_BMBT_PTR_ADDR(mp, block, j, dmxr);
 			if (*thispa == *pp) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN, "%s: thispa(%d) == pp(%d) %Ld",
+				xfs_warn(mp, "%s: thispa(%d) == pp(%d) %Ld",
 					__func__, j, i,
 					(unsigned long long)be64_to_cpu(*thispa));
 				panic("%s: ptrs are equal in node\n",
@@ -5937,11 +5943,11 @@ xfs_bmap_check_leaf_extents(
 	return;
 
 error0:
-	cmn_err(CE_WARN, "%s: at error0", __func__);
+	xfs_warn(mp, "%s: at error0", __func__);
 	if (bp_release)
 		xfs_trans_brelse(NULL, bp);
 error_norelse:
-	cmn_err(CE_WARN, "%s: BAD after btree leaves for %d extents",
+	xfs_warn(mp, "%s: BAD after btree leaves for %d extents",
 		__func__, i);
 	panic("%s: CORRUPTED BTREE OR SOMETHING", __func__);
 	return;
@@ -6144,7 +6150,7 @@ xfs_bmap_punch_delalloc_range(
 		if (error) {
 			/* something screwed, just bail */
 			if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ip->i_mount)) {
-				xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, ip->i_mount,
+				xfs_alert(ip->i_mount,
 			"Failed delalloc mapping lookup ino %lld fsb %lld.",
 						ip->i_ino, start_fsb);
 			}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 6f8c21ce0d6..7b7e005e3dc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -130,10 +130,12 @@ xfs_buf_item_log_check(
 	orig = bip->bli_orig;
 	buffer = XFS_BUF_PTR(bp);
 	for (x = 0; x < XFS_BUF_COUNT(bp); x++) {
-		if (orig[x] != buffer[x] && !btst(bip->bli_logged, x))
-			cmn_err(CE_PANIC,
-	"xfs_buf_item_log_check bip %x buffer %x orig %x index %d",
-				bip, bp, orig, x);
+		if (orig[x] != buffer[x] && !btst(bip->bli_logged, x)) {
+			xfs_emerg(bp->b_mount,
+				"%s: bip %x buffer %x orig %x index %d",
+				__func__, bip, bp, orig, x);
+			ASSERT(0);
+		}
 	}
 }
 #else
@@ -983,15 +985,14 @@ xfs_buf_iodone_callbacks(
 	if (XFS_BUF_TARGET(bp) != lasttarg ||
 	    time_after(jiffies, (lasttime + 5*HZ))) {
 		lasttime = jiffies;
-		cmn_err(CE_ALERT, "Device %s, XFS metadata write error"
-				" block 0x%llx in %s",
+		xfs_alert(mp, "Device %s: metadata write error block 0x%llx",
 			XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(XFS_BUF_TARGET(bp)),
-		      (__uint64_t)XFS_BUF_ADDR(bp), mp->m_fsname);
+		      (__uint64_t)XFS_BUF_ADDR(bp));
 	}
 	lasttarg = XFS_BUF_TARGET(bp);
 
 	/*
-	 * If the write was asynchronous then noone will be looking for the
+	 * If the write was asynchronous then no one will be looking for the
 	 * error.  Clear the error state and write the buffer out again.
 	 *
 	 * During sync or umount we'll write all pending buffers again
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index 1c00bedb317..6102ac6d1df 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -1995,13 +1995,12 @@ xfs_da_do_buf(
 		error = mappedbno == -2 ? 0 : XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 		if (unlikely(error == EFSCORRUPTED)) {
 			if (xfs_error_level >= XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW) {
-				cmn_err(CE_ALERT, "xfs_da_do_buf: bno %lld\n",
-					(long long)bno);
-				cmn_err(CE_ALERT, "dir: inode %lld\n",
+				xfs_alert(mp, "%s: bno %lld dir: inode %lld",
+					__func__, (long long)bno,
 					(long long)dp->i_ino);
 				for (i = 0; i < nmap; i++) {
-					cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-						"[%02d] br_startoff %lld br_startblock %lld br_blockcount %lld br_state %d\n",
+					xfs_alert(mp,
+"[%02d] br_startoff %lld br_startblock %lld br_blockcount %lld br_state %d",
 						i,
 						(long long)mapp[i].br_startoff,
 						(long long)mapp[i].br_startblock,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
index e60490bc00a..be628677c28 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ xfs_swap_extents(
 	/* check inode formats now that data is flushed */
 	error = xfs_swap_extents_check_format(ip, tip);
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp,
+		xfs_notice(mp,
 		    "%s: inode 0x%llx format is incompatible for exchanging.",
-				__FILE__, ip->i_ino);
+				__func__, ip->i_ino);
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
index a1321bc7f19..dba7a71cedf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ xfs_dir_ino_validate(
 		XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino) == ino;
 	if (unlikely(XFS_TEST_ERROR(!ino_ok, mp, XFS_ERRTAG_DIR_INO_VALIDATE,
 			XFS_RANDOM_DIR_INO_VALIDATE))) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp, "Invalid inode number 0x%Lx",
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Invalid inode number 0x%Lx",
 				(unsigned long long) ino);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_dir_ino_validate", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
index f9a0864b696..a0aab7d3294 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
@@ -899,10 +899,9 @@ xfs_dir2_leafn_rebalance(
 	if(blk2->index < 0) {
 		state->inleaf = 1;
 		blk2->index = 0;
-		cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-			"xfs_dir2_leafn_rebalance: picked the wrong leaf? reverting original leaf: "
-			"blk1->index %d\n",
-			blk1->index);
+		xfs_alert(args->dp->i_mount,
+	"%s: picked the wrong leaf? reverting original leaf: blk1->index %d\n",
+			__func__, blk1->index);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1641,26 +1640,22 @@ xfs_dir2_node_addname_int(
 			}
 
 			if (unlikely(xfs_dir2_db_to_fdb(mp, dbno) != fbno)) {
-				cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-					"xfs_dir2_node_addname_int: dir ino "
-					"%llu needed freesp block %lld for\n"
-					"  data block %lld, got %lld\n"
-					"  ifbno %llu lastfbno %d\n",
-					(unsigned long long)dp->i_ino,
+				xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s: dir ino " "%llu needed freesp block %lld for\n"
+			"  data block %lld, got %lld ifbno %llu lastfbno %d",
+					__func__, (unsigned long long)dp->i_ino,
 					(long long)xfs_dir2_db_to_fdb(mp, dbno),
 					(long long)dbno, (long long)fbno,
 					(unsigned long long)ifbno, lastfbno);
 				if (fblk) {
-					cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-						" fblk 0x%p blkno %llu "
-						"index %d magic 0x%x\n",
+					xfs_alert(mp,
+				" fblk 0x%p blkno %llu index %d magic 0x%x",
 						fblk,
 						(unsigned long long)fblk->blkno,
 						fblk->index,
 						fblk->magic);
 				} else {
-					cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-						" ... fblk is NULL\n");
+					xfs_alert(mp, " ... fblk is NULL");
 				}
 				XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_dir2_node_addname_int",
 						 XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
index 4c7db74a05f..39f06336b99 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ xfs_error_trap(int e)
 			break;
 		if (e != xfs_etrap[i])
 			continue;
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "xfs_error_trap: error %d", e);
+		xfs_notice(NULL, "%s: error %d", __func__, e);
 		BUG();
 		break;
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ xfs_error_test(int error_tag, int *fsidp, char *expression,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < XFS_NUM_INJECT_ERROR; i++)  {
 		if (xfs_etest[i] == error_tag && xfs_etest_fsid[i] == fsid) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
+			xfs_warn(NULL,
 	"Injecting error (%s) at file %s, line %d, on filesystem \"%s\"",
 				expression, file, line, xfs_etest_fsname[i]);
 			return 1;
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ xfs_errortag_add(int error_tag, xfs_mount_t *mp)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < XFS_NUM_INJECT_ERROR; i++)  {
 		if (xfs_etest_fsid[i] == fsid && xfs_etest[i] == error_tag) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS error tag #%d on", error_tag);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "error tag #%d on", error_tag);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < XFS_NUM_INJECT_ERROR; i++)  {
 		if (xfs_etest[i] == 0) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "Turned on XFS error tag #%d",
+			xfs_warn(mp, "Turned on XFS error tag #%d",
 				error_tag);
 			xfs_etest[i] = error_tag;
 			xfs_etest_fsid[i] = fsid;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ xfs_errortag_add(int error_tag, xfs_mount_t *mp)
 		}
 	}
 
-	cmn_err(CE_WARN, "error tag overflow, too many turned on");
+	xfs_warn(mp, "error tag overflow, too many turned on");
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ xfs_errortag_clearall(xfs_mount_t *mp, int loud)
 		if ((fsid == 0LL || xfs_etest_fsid[i] == fsid) &&
 		     xfs_etest[i] != 0) {
 			cleared = 1;
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "Clearing XFS error tag #%d",
+			xfs_warn(mp, "Clearing XFS error tag #%d",
 				xfs_etest[i]);
 			xfs_etest[i] = 0;
 			xfs_etest_fsid[i] = 0LL;
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ xfs_errortag_clearall(xfs_mount_t *mp, int loud)
 	}
 
 	if (loud || cleared)
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"Cleared all XFS error tags for filesystem \"%s\"",
-			mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Cleared all XFS error tags for filesystem");
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -162,9 +160,8 @@ xfs_error_report(
 	inst_t			*ra)
 {
 	if (level <= xfs_error_level) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_ERROR_REPORT,
-			    CE_ALERT, mp,
-		"XFS internal error %s at line %d of file %s.  Caller 0x%p\n",
+		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_ERROR_REPORT,
+		"Internal error %s at line %d of file %s.  Caller 0x%p\n",
 			    tag, linenum, filename, ra);
 
 		xfs_stack_trace();
@@ -184,4 +181,5 @@ xfs_corruption_error(
 	if (level <= xfs_error_level)
 		xfs_hex_dump(p, 16);
 	xfs_error_report(tag, level, mp, filename, linenum, ra);
+	xfs_alert(mp, "Corruption detected. Unmount and run xfs_repair");
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.h
index 10dce5475f0..079a367f44e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.h
@@ -145,10 +145,8 @@ extern int xfs_errortag_clearall(struct xfs_mount *mp, int loud);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
 /*
- * XFS panic tags -- allow a call to xfs_cmn_err() be turned into
- *			a panic by setting xfs_panic_mask in a
- *			sysctl.  update xfs_max[XFS_PARAM] if
- *			more are added.
+ * XFS panic tags -- allow a call to xfs_alert_tag() be turned into
+ *			a panic by setting xfs_panic_mask in a sysctl.
  */
 #define		XFS_NO_PTAG			0
 #define		XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH			0x00000001
@@ -160,17 +158,4 @@ extern int xfs_errortag_clearall(struct xfs_mount *mp, int loud);
 #define		XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_LOGERROR	0x00000040
 #define		XFS_PTAG_FSBLOCK_ZERO		0x00000080
 
-struct xfs_mount;
-
-extern void xfs_hex_dump(void *p, int length);
-
-#define xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(level, mp, fmt, args...) \
-	xfs_fs_cmn_err(level, mp, fmt "  Unmount and run xfs_repair.", ## args)
-
-#define xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(f, fmt, args...) \
-	do { \
-		if (!(f & XFS_MFSI_QUIET)) 	\
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: " fmt, ## args); \
-	} while (0)
-
 #endif	/* __XFS_ERROR_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
index 85668efb3e3..9153d2c77ca 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_fsops.c
@@ -385,8 +385,8 @@ xfs_growfs_data_private(
 				  XFS_AGB_TO_DADDR(mp, agno, XFS_SB_BLOCK(mp)),
 				  XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &bp);
 		if (error) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-			"error %d reading secondary superblock for ag %d",
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"error %d reading secondary superblock for ag %d",
 				error, agno);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ xfs_growfs_data_private(
 		if (!(error = xfs_bwrite(mp, bp))) {
 			continue;
 		} else {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
+			xfs_warn(mp,
 		"write error %d updating secondary superblock for ag %d",
 				error, agno);
 			break; /* no point in continuing */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index 0626a32c344..84ebeec1664 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -1055,28 +1055,23 @@ xfs_difree(
 	 */
 	agno = XFS_INO_TO_AGNO(mp, inode);
 	if (agno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agcount)  {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_difree: agno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agcount (%d >= %d) on %s.  Returning EINVAL.",
-			agno, mp->m_sb.sb_agcount, mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: agno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agcount (%d >= %d).",
+			__func__, agno, mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 	agino = XFS_INO_TO_AGINO(mp, inode);
 	if (inode != XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino))  {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_difree: inode != XFS_AGINO_TO_INO() "
-			"(%llu != %llu) on %s.  Returning EINVAL.",
-			(unsigned long long)inode,
-			(unsigned long long)XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino),
-			mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: inode != XFS_AGINO_TO_INO() (%llu != %llu).",
+			__func__, (unsigned long long)inode,
+			(unsigned long long)XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino));
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 	agbno = XFS_AGINO_TO_AGBNO(mp, agino);
 	if (agbno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks)  {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_difree: agbno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks (%d >= %d) on %s.  Returning EINVAL.",
-			agbno, mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks, mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: agbno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks (%d >= %d).",
+			__func__, agbno, mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks);
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
@@ -1085,9 +1080,8 @@ xfs_difree(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_difree: xfs_ialloc_read_agi() returned an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-			error, mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_ialloc_read_agi() returned error %d.",
+			__func__, error);
 		return error;
 	}
 	agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agbp);
@@ -1106,17 +1100,15 @@ xfs_difree(
 	 * Look for the entry describing this inode.
 	 */
 	if ((error = xfs_inobt_lookup(cur, agino, XFS_LOOKUP_LE, &i))) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_difree: xfs_inobt_lookup returned()  an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-			error, mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_inobt_lookup() returned error %d.",
+			__func__, error);
 		goto error0;
 	}
 	XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
 	error = xfs_inobt_get_rec(cur, &rec, &i);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_difree: xfs_inobt_get_rec()  returned an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-			error, mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_inobt_get_rec() returned error %d.",
+			__func__, error);
 		goto error0;
 	}
 	XFS_WANT_CORRUPTED_GOTO(i == 1, error0);
@@ -1157,8 +1149,8 @@ xfs_difree(
 		xfs_trans_mod_sb(tp, XFS_TRANS_SB_IFREE, -(ilen - 1));
 
 		if ((error = xfs_btree_delete(cur, &i))) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "xfs_difree: xfs_btree_delete returned an error %d on %s.\n",
-				error, mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_btree_delete returned error %d.",
+				__func__, error);
 			goto error0;
 		}
 
@@ -1170,9 +1162,8 @@ xfs_difree(
 
 		error = xfs_inobt_update(cur, &rec);
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"xfs_difree: xfs_inobt_update returned an error %d on %s.",
-				error, mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_inobt_update returned error %d.",
+				__func__, error);
 			goto error0;
 		}
 
@@ -1218,10 +1209,9 @@ xfs_imap_lookup(
 
 	error = xfs_ialloc_read_agi(mp, tp, agno, &agbp);
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp, "xfs_imap: "
-				"xfs_ialloc_read_agi() returned "
-				"error %d, agno %d",
-				error, agno);
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s: xfs_ialloc_read_agi() returned error %d, agno %d",
+			__func__, error, agno);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -1299,24 +1289,21 @@ xfs_imap(
 		if (flags & XFS_IGET_UNTRUSTED)
 			return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		if (agno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agcount) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-					"xfs_imap: agno (%d) >= "
-					"mp->m_sb.sb_agcount (%d)",
-					agno,  mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+				"%s: agno (%d) >= mp->m_sb.sb_agcount (%d)",
+				__func__, agno, mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
 		}
 		if (agbno >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-					"xfs_imap: agbno (0x%llx) >= "
-					"mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks (0x%lx)",
-					(unsigned long long) agbno,
-					(unsigned long) mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks);
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+		"%s: agbno (0x%llx) >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks (0x%lx)",
+				__func__, (unsigned long long)agbno,
+				(unsigned long)mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks);
 		}
 		if (ino != XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino)) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-					"xfs_imap: ino (0x%llx) != "
-					"XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino) "
-					"(0x%llx)",
-					ino, XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino));
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+		"%s: ino (0x%llx) != XFS_AGINO_TO_INO() (0x%llx)",
+				__func__, ino,
+				XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino));
 		}
 		xfs_stack_trace();
 #endif /* DEBUG */
@@ -1388,10 +1375,9 @@ out_map:
 	 */
 	if ((imap->im_blkno + imap->im_len) >
 	    XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks)) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp, "xfs_imap: "
-			"(imap->im_blkno (0x%llx) + imap->im_len (0x%llx)) > "
-			" XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks) (0x%llx)",
-			(unsigned long long) imap->im_blkno,
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+	"%s: (im_blkno (0x%llx) + im_len (0x%llx)) > sb_dblocks (0x%llx)",
+			__func__, (unsigned long long) imap->im_blkno,
 			(unsigned long long) imap->im_len,
 			XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks));
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index be7cf625421..a37480a6e02 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ xfs_inobp_check(
 		dip = (xfs_dinode_t *)xfs_buf_offset(bp,
 					i * mp->m_sb.sb_inodesize);
 		if (!dip->di_next_unlinked)  {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"Detected a bogus zero next_unlinked field in incore inode buffer 0x%p.  About to pop an ASSERT.",
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+	"Detected bogus zero next_unlinked field in incore inode buffer 0x%p.",
 				bp);
 			ASSERT(dip->di_next_unlinked);
 		}
@@ -142,10 +142,9 @@ xfs_imap_to_bp(
 				   (int)imap->im_len, buf_flags, &bp);
 	if (error) {
 		if (error != EAGAIN) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-				"xfs_imap_to_bp: xfs_trans_read_buf()returned "
-				"an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-				error, mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+				"%s: xfs_trans_read_buf() returned error %d.",
+				__func__, error);
 		} else {
 			ASSERT(buf_flags & XBF_TRYLOCK);
 		}
@@ -180,12 +179,11 @@ xfs_imap_to_bp(
 			XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_imap_to_bp",
 						XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, mp, dip);
 #ifdef DEBUG
-			cmn_err(CE_PANIC,
-					"Device %s - bad inode magic/vsn "
-					"daddr %lld #%d (magic=%x)",
-				XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(mp->m_ddev_targp),
+			xfs_emerg(mp,
+				"bad inode magic/vsn daddr %lld #%d (magic=%x)",
 				(unsigned long long)imap->im_blkno, i,
 				be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic));
+			ASSERT(0);
 #endif
 			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, bp);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ xfs_iformat(
 	if (unlikely(be32_to_cpu(dip->di_nextents) +
 		     be16_to_cpu(dip->di_anextents) >
 		     be64_to_cpu(dip->di_nblocks))) {
-		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
 			"corrupt dinode %Lu, extent total = %d, nblocks = %Lu.",
 			(unsigned long long)ip->i_ino,
 			(int)(be32_to_cpu(dip->di_nextents) +
@@ -330,8 +328,7 @@ xfs_iformat(
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(dip->di_forkoff > ip->i_mount->m_sb.sb_inodesize)) {
-		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-			"corrupt dinode %Lu, forkoff = 0x%x.",
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount, "corrupt dinode %Lu, forkoff = 0x%x.",
 			(unsigned long long)ip->i_ino,
 			dip->di_forkoff);
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(2)", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
@@ -341,7 +338,7 @@ xfs_iformat(
 
 	if (unlikely((ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME) &&
 		     !ip->i_mount->m_rtdev_targp)) {
-		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
 			"corrupt dinode %Lu, has realtime flag set.",
 			ip->i_ino);
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(realtime)",
@@ -373,9 +370,8 @@ xfs_iformat(
 			 * no local regular files yet
 			 */
 			if (unlikely((be16_to_cpu(dip->di_mode) & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG)) {
-				xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-					"corrupt inode %Lu "
-					"(local format for regular file).",
+				xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
+			"corrupt inode %Lu (local format for regular file).",
 					(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino);
 				XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(4)",
 						     XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
@@ -385,9 +381,8 @@ xfs_iformat(
 
 			di_size = be64_to_cpu(dip->di_size);
 			if (unlikely(di_size > XFS_DFORK_DSIZE(dip, ip->i_mount))) {
-				xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-					"corrupt inode %Lu "
-					"(bad size %Ld for local inode).",
+				xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
+			"corrupt inode %Lu (bad size %Ld for local inode).",
 					(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino,
 					(long long) di_size);
 				XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(5)",
@@ -431,9 +426,8 @@ xfs_iformat(
 		size = be16_to_cpu(atp->hdr.totsize);
 
 		if (unlikely(size < sizeof(struct xfs_attr_sf_hdr))) {
-			xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-				"corrupt inode %Lu "
-				"(bad attr fork size %Ld).",
+			xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
+				"corrupt inode %Lu (bad attr fork size %Ld).",
 				(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino,
 				(long long) size);
 			XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(8)",
@@ -488,9 +482,8 @@ xfs_iformat_local(
 	 * kmem_alloc() or memcpy() below.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(size > XFS_DFORK_SIZE(dip, ip->i_mount, whichfork))) {
-		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-			"corrupt inode %Lu "
-			"(bad size %d for local fork, size = %d).",
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount,
+	"corrupt inode %Lu (bad size %d for local fork, size = %d).",
 			(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino, size,
 			XFS_DFORK_SIZE(dip, ip->i_mount, whichfork));
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat_local", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
@@ -547,8 +540,7 @@ xfs_iformat_extents(
 	 * kmem_alloc() or memcpy() below.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(size < 0 || size > XFS_DFORK_SIZE(dip, ip->i_mount, whichfork))) {
-		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-			"corrupt inode %Lu ((a)extents = %d).",
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount, "corrupt inode %Lu ((a)extents = %d).",
 			(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino, nex);
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat_extents(1)", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
 				     ip->i_mount, dip);
@@ -623,11 +615,10 @@ xfs_iformat_btree(
 	    || XFS_BMDR_SPACE_CALC(nrecs) >
 			XFS_DFORK_SIZE(dip, ip->i_mount, whichfork)
 	    || XFS_IFORK_NEXTENTS(ip, whichfork) > ip->i_d.di_nblocks)) {
-		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
-			"corrupt inode %Lu (btree).",
+		xfs_warn(ip->i_mount, "corrupt inode %Lu (btree).",
 			(unsigned long long) ip->i_ino);
-		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_iformat_btree", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
-				 ip->i_mount);
+		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat_btree", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
+				 ip->i_mount, dip);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
 
@@ -813,11 +804,9 @@ xfs_iread(
 	 */
 	if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp, "xfs_iread: "
-				"dip->di_magic (0x%x) != "
-				"XFS_DINODE_MAGIC (0x%x)",
-				be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic),
-				XFS_DINODE_MAGIC);
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s: dip->di_magic (0x%x) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC (0x%x)",
+			__func__, be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic), XFS_DINODE_MAGIC);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 		goto out_brelse;
@@ -835,9 +824,8 @@ xfs_iread(
 		error = xfs_iformat(ip, dip);
 		if (error)  {
 #ifdef DEBUG
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp, "xfs_iread: "
-					"xfs_iformat() returned error %d",
-					error);
+			xfs_alert(mp, "%s: xfs_iformat() returned error %d",
+				__func__, error);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 			goto out_brelse;
 		}
@@ -1016,8 +1004,8 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 	 * This is because we're setting fields here we need
 	 * to prevent others from looking at until we're done.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_trans_iget(tp->t_mountp, tp, ino,
-				XFS_IGET_CREATE, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip);
+	error = xfs_iget(tp->t_mountp, tp, ino, XFS_IGET_CREATE,
+			 XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	ASSERT(ip != NULL);
@@ -1166,6 +1154,7 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 	/*
 	 * Log the new values stuffed into the inode.
 	 */
+	xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, flags);
 
 	/* now that we have an i_mode we can setup inode ops and unlock */
@@ -1820,9 +1809,8 @@ xfs_iunlink_remove(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_itobp(mp, tp, ip, &dip, &ibp, XBF_LOCK);
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-				"xfs_iunlink_remove: xfs_itobp()  returned an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-				error, mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_itobp() returned error %d.",
+				__func__, error);
 			return error;
 		}
 		next_agino = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_next_unlinked);
@@ -1867,9 +1855,9 @@ xfs_iunlink_remove(
 			error = xfs_inotobp(mp, tp, next_ino, &last_dip,
 					    &last_ibp, &last_offset, 0);
 			if (error) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"xfs_iunlink_remove: xfs_inotobp()  returned an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-					error, mp->m_fsname);
+				xfs_warn(mp,
+					"%s: xfs_inotobp() returned error %d.",
+					__func__, error);
 				return error;
 			}
 			next_agino = be32_to_cpu(last_dip->di_next_unlinked);
@@ -1882,9 +1870,8 @@ xfs_iunlink_remove(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_itobp(mp, tp, ip, &dip, &ibp, XBF_LOCK);
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-				"xfs_iunlink_remove: xfs_itobp()  returned an error %d on %s.  Returning error.",
-				error, mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "%s: xfs_itobp(2) returned error %d.",
+				__func__, error);
 			return error;
 		}
 		next_agino = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_next_unlinked);
@@ -2802,7 +2789,7 @@ xfs_iflush(
 
 	/*
 	 * We can't flush the inode until it is unpinned, so wait for it if we
-	 * are allowed to block.  We know noone new can pin it, because we are
+	 * are allowed to block.  We know no one new can pin it, because we are
 	 * holding the inode lock shared and you need to hold it exclusively to
 	 * pin the inode.
 	 *
@@ -2848,7 +2835,7 @@ xfs_iflush(
 	 * Get the buffer containing the on-disk inode.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_itobp(mp, NULL, ip, &dip, &bp,
-				(flags & SYNC_WAIT) ? XBF_LOCK : XBF_TRYLOCK);
+				(flags & SYNC_TRYLOCK) ? XBF_TRYLOCK : XBF_LOCK);
 	if (error || !bp) {
 		xfs_ifunlock(ip);
 		return error;
@@ -2939,16 +2926,16 @@ xfs_iflush_int(
 
 	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC,
 			       mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_1, XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_1)) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
-		    "xfs_iflush: Bad inode %Lu magic number 0x%x, ptr 0x%p",
-			ip->i_ino, be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic), dip);
+		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH,
+			"%s: Bad inode %Lu magic number 0x%x, ptr 0x%p",
+			__func__, ip->i_ino, be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic), dip);
 		goto corrupt_out;
 	}
 	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(ip->i_d.di_magic != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC,
 				mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_2, XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_2)) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_iflush: Bad inode %Lu, ptr 0x%p, magic number 0x%x",
-			ip->i_ino, ip, ip->i_d.di_magic);
+		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH,
+			"%s: Bad inode %Lu, ptr 0x%p, magic number 0x%x",
+			__func__, ip->i_ino, ip, ip->i_d.di_magic);
 		goto corrupt_out;
 	}
 	if ((ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG) {
@@ -2956,9 +2943,9 @@ xfs_iflush_int(
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS) &&
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE),
 		    mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_3, XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_3)) {
-			xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"xfs_iflush: Bad regular inode %Lu, ptr 0x%p",
-				ip->i_ino, ip);
+			xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH,
+				"%s: Bad regular inode %Lu, ptr 0x%p",
+				__func__, ip->i_ino, ip);
 			goto corrupt_out;
 		}
 	} else if ((ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) == S_IFDIR) {
@@ -2967,28 +2954,28 @@ xfs_iflush_int(
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE) &&
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL),
 		    mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_4, XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_4)) {
-			xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"xfs_iflush: Bad directory inode %Lu, ptr 0x%p",
-				ip->i_ino, ip);
+			xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH,
+				"%s: Bad directory inode %Lu, ptr 0x%p",
+				__func__, ip->i_ino, ip);
 			goto corrupt_out;
 		}
 	}
 	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(ip->i_d.di_nextents + ip->i_d.di_anextents >
 				ip->i_d.di_nblocks, mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_5,
 				XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_5)) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_iflush: detected corrupt incore inode %Lu, total extents = %d, nblocks = %Ld, ptr 0x%p",
-			ip->i_ino,
+		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH,
+			"%s: detected corrupt incore inode %Lu, "
+			"total extents = %d, nblocks = %Ld, ptr 0x%p",
+			__func__, ip->i_ino,
 			ip->i_d.di_nextents + ip->i_d.di_anextents,
-			ip->i_d.di_nblocks,
-			ip);
+			ip->i_d.di_nblocks, ip);
 		goto corrupt_out;
 	}
 	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(ip->i_d.di_forkoff > mp->m_sb.sb_inodesize,
 				mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_6, XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_6)) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_iflush: bad inode %Lu, forkoff 0x%x, ptr 0x%p",
-			ip->i_ino, ip->i_d.di_forkoff, ip);
+		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH,
+			"%s: bad inode %Lu, forkoff 0x%x, ptr 0x%p",
+			__func__, ip->i_ino, ip->i_d.di_forkoff, ip);
 		goto corrupt_out;
 	}
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index 5c95fa8ec11..ff4e2a30227 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct xfs_imap {
  * Generally, we do not want to hold the i_rlock while holding the
  * i_ilock. Hierarchy is i_iolock followed by i_rlock.
  *
- * xfs_iptr_t contains all the inode fields upto and including the
+ * xfs_iptr_t contains all the inode fields up to and including the
  * i_mnext and i_mprev fields, it is used as a marker in the inode
  * chain off the mount structure by xfs_sync calls.
  */
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ xfs_iflags_test_and_clear(xfs_inode_t *ip, unsigned short flags)
 
 /*
  * Project quota id helpers (previously projid was 16bit only
- * and using two 16bit values to hold new 32bit projid was choosen
+ * and using two 16bit values to hold new 32bit projid was chosen
  * to retain compatibility with "old" filesystems).
  */
 static inline prid_t
@@ -409,28 +409,35 @@ static inline void xfs_ifunlock(xfs_inode_t *ip)
 /*
  * Flags for lockdep annotations.
  *
- * XFS_I[O]LOCK_PARENT - for operations that require locking two inodes
- * (ie directory operations that require locking a directory inode and
- * an entry inode).  The first inode gets locked with this flag so it
- * gets a lockdep subclass of 1 and the second lock will have a lockdep
- * subclass of 0.
+ * XFS_LOCK_PARENT - for directory operations that require locking a
+ * parent directory inode and a child entry inode.  The parent gets locked
+ * with this flag so it gets a lockdep subclass of 1 and the child entry
+ * lock will have a lockdep subclass of 0.
+ *
+ * XFS_LOCK_RTBITMAP/XFS_LOCK_RTSUM - the realtime device bitmap and summary
+ * inodes do not participate in the normal lock order, and thus have their
+ * own subclasses.
  *
  * XFS_LOCK_INUMORDER - for locking several inodes at the some time
  * with xfs_lock_inodes().  This flag is used as the starting subclass
  * and each subsequent lock acquired will increment the subclass by one.
- * So the first lock acquired will have a lockdep subclass of 2, the
- * second lock will have a lockdep subclass of 3, and so on. It is
+ * So the first lock acquired will have a lockdep subclass of 4, the
+ * second lock will have a lockdep subclass of 5, and so on. It is
  * the responsibility of the class builder to shift this to the correct
  * portion of the lock_mode lockdep mask.
  */
 #define XFS_LOCK_PARENT		1
-#define XFS_LOCK_INUMORDER	2
+#define XFS_LOCK_RTBITMAP	2
+#define XFS_LOCK_RTSUM		3
+#define XFS_LOCK_INUMORDER	4
 
 #define XFS_IOLOCK_SHIFT	16
 #define	XFS_IOLOCK_PARENT	(XFS_LOCK_PARENT << XFS_IOLOCK_SHIFT)
 
 #define XFS_ILOCK_SHIFT		24
 #define	XFS_ILOCK_PARENT	(XFS_LOCK_PARENT << XFS_ILOCK_SHIFT)
+#define	XFS_ILOCK_RTBITMAP	(XFS_LOCK_RTBITMAP << XFS_ILOCK_SHIFT)
+#define	XFS_ILOCK_RTSUM		(XFS_LOCK_RTSUM << XFS_ILOCK_SHIFT)
 
 #define XFS_IOLOCK_DEP_MASK	0x00ff0000
 #define XFS_ILOCK_DEP_MASK	0xff000000
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index fd4f398bd6f..576fdfe81d6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -198,6 +198,41 @@ xfs_inode_item_size(
 }
 
 /*
+ * xfs_inode_item_format_extents - convert in-core extents to on-disk form
+ *
+ * For either the data or attr fork in extent format, we need to endian convert
+ * the in-core extent as we place them into the on-disk inode. In this case, we
+ * need to do this conversion before we write the extents into the log. Because
+ * we don't have the disk inode to write into here, we allocate a buffer and
+ * format the extents into it via xfs_iextents_copy(). We free the buffer in
+ * the unlock routine after the copy for the log has been made.
+ *
+ * In the case of the data fork, the in-core and on-disk fork sizes can be
+ * different due to delayed allocation extents. We only log on-disk extents
+ * here, so always use the physical fork size to determine the size of the
+ * buffer we need to allocate.
+ */
+STATIC void
+xfs_inode_item_format_extents(
+	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
+	struct xfs_log_iovec	*vecp,
+	int			whichfork,
+	int			type)
+{
+	xfs_bmbt_rec_t		*ext_buffer;
+
+	ext_buffer = kmem_alloc(XFS_IFORK_SIZE(ip, whichfork), KM_SLEEP);
+	if (whichfork == XFS_DATA_FORK)
+		ip->i_itemp->ili_extents_buf = ext_buffer;
+	else
+		ip->i_itemp->ili_aextents_buf = ext_buffer;
+
+	vecp->i_addr = ext_buffer;
+	vecp->i_len = xfs_iextents_copy(ip, ext_buffer, whichfork);
+	vecp->i_type = type;
+}
+
+/*
  * This is called to fill in the vector of log iovecs for the
  * given inode log item.  It fills the first item with an inode
  * log format structure, the second with the on-disk inode structure,
@@ -213,7 +248,6 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = iip->ili_inode;
 	uint			nvecs;
 	size_t			data_bytes;
-	xfs_bmbt_rec_t		*ext_buffer;
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp;
 
 	vecp->i_addr = &iip->ili_format;
@@ -320,22 +354,8 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
 			} else
 #endif
 			{
-				/*
-				 * There are delayed allocation extents
-				 * in the inode, or we need to convert
-				 * the extents to on disk format.
-				 * Use xfs_iextents_copy()
-				 * to copy only the real extents into
-				 * a separate buffer.  We'll free the
-				 * buffer in the unlock routine.
-				 */
-				ext_buffer = kmem_alloc(ip->i_df.if_bytes,
-					KM_SLEEP);
-				iip->ili_extents_buf = ext_buffer;
-				vecp->i_addr = ext_buffer;
-				vecp->i_len = xfs_iextents_copy(ip, ext_buffer,
-						XFS_DATA_FORK);
-				vecp->i_type = XLOG_REG_TYPE_IEXT;
+				xfs_inode_item_format_extents(ip, vecp,
+					XFS_DATA_FORK, XLOG_REG_TYPE_IEXT);
 			}
 			ASSERT(vecp->i_len <= ip->i_df.if_bytes);
 			iip->ili_format.ilf_dsize = vecp->i_len;
@@ -445,19 +465,12 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
 			 */
 			vecp->i_addr = ip->i_afp->if_u1.if_extents;
 			vecp->i_len = ip->i_afp->if_bytes;
+			vecp->i_type = XLOG_REG_TYPE_IATTR_EXT;
 #else
 			ASSERT(iip->ili_aextents_buf == NULL);
-			/*
-			 * Need to endian flip before logging
-			 */
-			ext_buffer = kmem_alloc(ip->i_afp->if_bytes,
-				KM_SLEEP);
-			iip->ili_aextents_buf = ext_buffer;
-			vecp->i_addr = ext_buffer;
-			vecp->i_len = xfs_iextents_copy(ip, ext_buffer,
-					XFS_ATTR_FORK);
+			xfs_inode_item_format_extents(ip, vecp,
+					XFS_ATTR_FORK, XLOG_REG_TYPE_IATTR_EXT);
 #endif
-			vecp->i_type = XLOG_REG_TYPE_IATTR_EXT;
 			iip->ili_format.ilf_asize = vecp->i_len;
 			vecp++;
 			nvecs++;
@@ -760,11 +773,11 @@ xfs_inode_item_push(
 	 * Push the inode to it's backing buffer. This will not remove the
 	 * inode from the AIL - a further push will be required to trigger a
 	 * buffer push. However, this allows all the dirty inodes to be pushed
-	 * to the buffer before it is pushed to disk. THe buffer IO completion
-	 * will pull th einode from the AIL, mark it clean and unlock the flush
+	 * to the buffer before it is pushed to disk. The buffer IO completion
+	 * will pull the inode from the AIL, mark it clean and unlock the flush
 	 * lock.
 	 */
-	(void) xfs_iflush(ip, 0);
+	(void) xfs_iflush(ip, SYNC_TRYLOCK);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_SHARED);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index 8a0f044750c..091d82b94c4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ xfs_iomap_eof_align_last_fsb(
 }
 
 STATIC int
-xfs_cmn_err_fsblock_zero(
+xfs_alert_fsblock_zero(
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip,
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t	*imap)
 {
-	xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_FSBLOCK_ZERO, CE_ALERT, ip->i_mount,
+	xfs_alert_tag(ip->i_mount, XFS_PTAG_FSBLOCK_ZERO,
 			"Access to block zero in inode %llu "
 			"start_block: %llx start_off: %llx "
 			"blkcnt: %llx extent-state: %x\n",
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	}
 
 	if (!(imap->br_startblock || XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip))) {
-		error = xfs_cmn_err_fsblock_zero(ip, imap);
+		error = xfs_alert_fsblock_zero(ip, imap);
 		goto error_out;
 	}
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ retry:
 	}
 
 	if (!(imap[0].br_startblock || XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip)))
-		return xfs_cmn_err_fsblock_zero(ip, &imap[0]);
+		return xfs_alert_fsblock_zero(ip, &imap[0]);
 
 	*ret_imap = imap[0];
 	return 0;
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 		 * covers at least part of the callers request
 		 */
 		if (!(imap->br_startblock || XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip)))
-			return xfs_cmn_err_fsblock_zero(ip, imap);
+			return xfs_alert_fsblock_zero(ip, imap);
 
 		if ((offset_fsb >= imap->br_startoff) &&
 		    (offset_fsb < (imap->br_startoff +
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 			return XFS_ERROR(error);
 
 		if (!(imap.br_startblock || XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip)))
-			return xfs_cmn_err_fsblock_zero(ip, &imap);
+			return xfs_alert_fsblock_zero(ip, &imap);
 
 		if ((numblks_fsb = imap.br_blockcount) == 0) {
 			/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
index dc1882adaf5..751e94fe1f7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ xfs_bulkstat(
 	xfs_agi_t		*agi;	/* agi header data */
 	xfs_agino_t		agino;	/* inode # in allocation group */
 	xfs_agnumber_t		agno;	/* allocation group number */
-	xfs_daddr_t		bno;	/* inode cluster start daddr */
 	int			chunkidx; /* current index into inode chunk */
 	int			clustidx; /* current index into inode cluster */
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur;	/* btree cursor for ialloc btree */
@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@ xfs_bulkstat(
 						 mp->m_sb.sb_inopblog);
 				}
 				ino = XFS_AGINO_TO_INO(mp, agno, agino);
-				bno = XFS_AGB_TO_DADDR(mp, agno, agbno);
 				/*
 				 * Skip if this inode is free.
 				 */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index ae6fef1ff56..b612ce4520a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -374,11 +374,10 @@ xfs_log_mount(
 	int		error;
 
 	if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY))
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "XFS mounting filesystem %s", mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_notice(mp, "Mounting Filesystem");
 	else {
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-			"Mounting filesystem \"%s\" in no-recovery mode.  Filesystem will be inconsistent.",
-			mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_notice(mp,
+"Mounting filesystem in no-recovery mode.  Filesystem will be inconsistent.");
 		ASSERT(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY);
 	}
 
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ xfs_log_mount(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_trans_ail_init(mp);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: AIL initialisation failed: error %d", error);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "AIL initialisation failed: error %d", error);
 		goto out_free_log;
 	}
 	mp->m_log->l_ailp = mp->m_ail;
@@ -413,7 +412,8 @@ xfs_log_mount(
 		if (readonly)
 			mp->m_flags |= XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY;
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log mount/recovery failed: error %d", error);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "log mount/recovery failed: error %d",
+				error);
 			goto out_destroy_ail;
 		}
 	}
@@ -542,10 +542,8 @@ xfs_log_unmount_write(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 			 */
 		}
 
-		if (error) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"xfs_log_unmount: unmount record failed");
-		}
+		if (error)
+			xfs_alert(mp, "%s: unmount record failed", __func__);
 
 
 		spin_lock(&log->l_icloglock);
@@ -763,7 +761,7 @@ xfs_log_need_covered(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 		break;
 	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED:
 	case XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED2:
-		if (!xfs_trans_ail_tail(log->l_ailp) &&
+		if (!xfs_ail_min_lsn(log->l_ailp) &&
 		    xlog_iclogs_empty(log)) {
 			if (log->l_covered_state == XLOG_STATE_COVER_NEED)
 				log->l_covered_state = XLOG_STATE_COVER_DONE;
@@ -803,7 +801,7 @@ xlog_assign_tail_lsn(
 	xfs_lsn_t		tail_lsn;
 	struct log		*log = mp->m_log;
 
-	tail_lsn = xfs_trans_ail_tail(mp->m_ail);
+	tail_lsn = xfs_ail_min_lsn(mp->m_ail);
 	if (!tail_lsn)
 		tail_lsn = atomic64_read(&log->l_last_sync_lsn);
 
@@ -852,7 +850,7 @@ xlog_space_left(
 		 * In this case we just want to return the size of the
 		 * log as the amount of space left.
 		 */
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, log->l_mp,
+		xfs_alert(log->l_mp,
 			"xlog_space_left: head behind tail\n"
 			"  tail_cycle = %d, tail_bytes = %d\n"
 			"  GH   cycle = %d, GH   bytes = %d",
@@ -1001,7 +999,7 @@ xlog_alloc_log(xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 
 	log = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(xlog_t), KM_MAYFAIL);
 	if (!log) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: Log allocation failed: No memory!");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Log allocation failed: No memory!");
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -1029,24 +1027,24 @@ xlog_alloc_log(xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 	if (xfs_sb_version_hassector(&mp->m_sb)) {
 	        log2_size = mp->m_sb.sb_logsectlog;
 		if (log2_size < BBSHIFT) {
-			xlog_warn("XFS: Log sector size too small "
-				"(0x%x < 0x%x)", log2_size, BBSHIFT);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "Log sector size too small (0x%x < 0x%x)",
+				log2_size, BBSHIFT);
 			goto out_free_log;
 		}
 
 	        log2_size -= BBSHIFT;
 		if (log2_size > mp->m_sectbb_log) {
-			xlog_warn("XFS: Log sector size too large "
-				"(0x%x > 0x%x)", log2_size, mp->m_sectbb_log);
+			xfs_warn(mp, "Log sector size too large (0x%x > 0x%x)",
+				log2_size, mp->m_sectbb_log);
 			goto out_free_log;
 		}
 
 		/* for larger sector sizes, must have v2 or external log */
 		if (log2_size && log->l_logBBstart > 0 &&
 			    !xfs_sb_version_haslogv2(&mp->m_sb)) {
-
-			xlog_warn("XFS: log sector size (0x%x) invalid "
-				  "for configuration.", log2_size);
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"log sector size (0x%x) invalid for configuration.",
+				log2_size);
 			goto out_free_log;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1241,7 +1239,7 @@ xlog_grant_push_ail(
 	 * the filesystem is shutting down.
 	 */
 	if (!XLOG_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(log))
-		xfs_trans_ail_push(log->l_ailp, threshold_lsn);
+		xfs_ail_push(log->l_ailp, threshold_lsn);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1563,38 +1561,36 @@ xlog_print_tic_res(
 	    "SWAPEXT"
 	};
 
-	xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-			"xfs_log_write: reservation summary:\n"
-			"  trans type  = %s (%u)\n"
-			"  unit res    = %d bytes\n"
-			"  current res = %d bytes\n"
-			"  total reg   = %u bytes (o/flow = %u bytes)\n"
-			"  ophdrs      = %u (ophdr space = %u bytes)\n"
-			"  ophdr + reg = %u bytes\n"
-			"  num regions = %u\n",
-			((ticket->t_trans_type <= 0 ||
-			  ticket->t_trans_type > XFS_TRANS_TYPE_MAX) ?
-			  "bad-trans-type" : trans_type_str[ticket->t_trans_type-1]),
-			ticket->t_trans_type,
-			ticket->t_unit_res,
-			ticket->t_curr_res,
-			ticket->t_res_arr_sum, ticket->t_res_o_flow,
-			ticket->t_res_num_ophdrs, ophdr_spc,
-			ticket->t_res_arr_sum + 
-			ticket->t_res_o_flow + ophdr_spc,
-			ticket->t_res_num);
+	xfs_warn(mp,
+		"xfs_log_write: reservation summary:\n"
+		"  trans type  = %s (%u)\n"
+		"  unit res    = %d bytes\n"
+		"  current res = %d bytes\n"
+		"  total reg   = %u bytes (o/flow = %u bytes)\n"
+		"  ophdrs      = %u (ophdr space = %u bytes)\n"
+		"  ophdr + reg = %u bytes\n"
+		"  num regions = %u\n",
+		((ticket->t_trans_type <= 0 ||
+		  ticket->t_trans_type > XFS_TRANS_TYPE_MAX) ?
+		  "bad-trans-type" : trans_type_str[ticket->t_trans_type-1]),
+		ticket->t_trans_type,
+		ticket->t_unit_res,
+		ticket->t_curr_res,
+		ticket->t_res_arr_sum, ticket->t_res_o_flow,
+		ticket->t_res_num_ophdrs, ophdr_spc,
+		ticket->t_res_arr_sum +
+		ticket->t_res_o_flow + ophdr_spc,
+		ticket->t_res_num);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ticket->t_res_num; i++) {
-		uint r_type = ticket->t_res_arr[i].r_type; 
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			    "region[%u]: %s - %u bytes\n",
-			    i, 
+		uint r_type = ticket->t_res_arr[i].r_type;
+		xfs_warn(mp, "region[%u]: %s - %u bytes\n", i,
 			    ((r_type <= 0 || r_type > XLOG_REG_TYPE_MAX) ?
 			    "bad-rtype" : res_type_str[r_type-1]),
 			    ticket->t_res_arr[i].r_len);
 	}
 
-	xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_LOGRES, CE_ALERT, mp,
+	xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_LOGRES,
 		"xfs_log_write: reservation ran out. Need to up reservation");
 	xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE);
 }
@@ -1682,7 +1678,7 @@ xlog_write_setup_ophdr(
 	case XFS_LOG:
 		break;
 	default:
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, log->l_mp,
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
 			"Bad XFS transaction clientid 0x%x in ticket 0x%p",
 			ophdr->oh_clientid, ticket);
 		return NULL;
@@ -2264,7 +2260,7 @@ xlog_state_do_callback(
 		if (repeats > 5000) {
 			flushcnt += repeats;
 			repeats = 0;
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, log->l_mp,
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
 				"%s: possible infinite loop (%d iterations)",
 				__func__, flushcnt);
 		}
@@ -3052,10 +3048,8 @@ xfs_log_force(
 	int	error;
 
 	error = _xfs_log_force(mp, flags, NULL);
-	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp, "xfs_log_force: "
-			"error %d returned.", error);
-	}
+	if (error)
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: error %d returned.", __func__, error);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3204,10 +3198,8 @@ xfs_log_force_lsn(
 	int	error;
 
 	error = _xfs_log_force_lsn(mp, lsn, flags, NULL);
-	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp, "xfs_log_force: "
-			"error %d returned.", error);
-	}
+	if (error)
+		xfs_warn(mp, "%s: error %d returned.", __func__, error);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3412,9 +3404,20 @@ xlog_verify_dest_ptr(
 	}
 
 	if (!good_ptr)
-		xlog_panic("xlog_verify_dest_ptr: invalid ptr");
+		xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: invalid ptr", __func__);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Check to make sure the grant write head didn't just over lap the tail.  If
+ * the cycles are the same, we can't be overlapping.  Otherwise, make sure that
+ * the cycles differ by exactly one and check the byte count.
+ *
+ * This check is run unlocked, so can give false positives. Rather than assert
+ * on failures, use a warn-once flag and a panic tag to allow the admin to
+ * determine if they want to panic the machine when such an error occurs. For
+ * debug kernels this will have the same effect as using an assert but, unlinke
+ * an assert, it can be turned off at runtime.
+ */
 STATIC void
 xlog_verify_grant_tail(
 	struct log	*log)
@@ -3422,17 +3425,22 @@ xlog_verify_grant_tail(
 	int		tail_cycle, tail_blocks;
 	int		cycle, space;
 
-	/*
-	 * Check to make sure the grant write head didn't just over lap the
-	 * tail.  If the cycles are the same, we can't be overlapping.
-	 * Otherwise, make sure that the cycles differ by exactly one and
-	 * check the byte count.
-	 */
 	xlog_crack_grant_head(&log->l_grant_write_head, &cycle, &space);
 	xlog_crack_atomic_lsn(&log->l_tail_lsn, &tail_cycle, &tail_blocks);
 	if (tail_cycle != cycle) {
-		ASSERT(cycle - 1 == tail_cycle);
-		ASSERT(space <= BBTOB(tail_blocks));
+		if (cycle - 1 != tail_cycle &&
+		    !(log->l_flags & XLOG_TAIL_WARN)) {
+			xfs_alert_tag(log->l_mp, XFS_PTAG_LOGRES,
+				"%s: cycle - 1 != tail_cycle", __func__);
+			log->l_flags |= XLOG_TAIL_WARN;
+		}
+
+		if (space > BBTOB(tail_blocks) &&
+		    !(log->l_flags & XLOG_TAIL_WARN)) {
+			xfs_alert_tag(log->l_mp, XFS_PTAG_LOGRES,
+				"%s: space > BBTOB(tail_blocks)", __func__);
+			log->l_flags |= XLOG_TAIL_WARN;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3448,16 +3456,16 @@ xlog_verify_tail_lsn(xlog_t	    *log,
 	blocks =
 	    log->l_logBBsize - (log->l_prev_block - BLOCK_LSN(tail_lsn));
 	if (blocks < BTOBB(iclog->ic_offset)+BTOBB(log->l_iclog_hsize))
-	    xlog_panic("xlog_verify_tail_lsn: ran out of log space");
+		xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: ran out of log space", __func__);
     } else {
 	ASSERT(CYCLE_LSN(tail_lsn)+1 == log->l_prev_cycle);
 
 	if (BLOCK_LSN(tail_lsn) == log->l_prev_block)
-	    xlog_panic("xlog_verify_tail_lsn: tail wrapped");
+		xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: tail wrapped", __func__);
 
 	blocks = BLOCK_LSN(tail_lsn) - log->l_prev_block;
 	if (blocks < BTOBB(iclog->ic_offset) + 1)
-	    xlog_panic("xlog_verify_tail_lsn: ran out of log space");
+		xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: ran out of log space", __func__);
     }
 }	/* xlog_verify_tail_lsn */
 
@@ -3497,22 +3505,23 @@ xlog_verify_iclog(xlog_t	 *log,
 	icptr = log->l_iclog;
 	for (i=0; i < log->l_iclog_bufs; i++) {
 		if (icptr == NULL)
-			xlog_panic("xlog_verify_iclog: invalid ptr");
+			xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: invalid ptr", __func__);
 		icptr = icptr->ic_next;
 	}
 	if (icptr != log->l_iclog)
-		xlog_panic("xlog_verify_iclog: corrupt iclog ring");
+		xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: corrupt iclog ring", __func__);
 	spin_unlock(&log->l_icloglock);
 
 	/* check log magic numbers */
 	if (be32_to_cpu(iclog->ic_header.h_magicno) != XLOG_HEADER_MAGIC_NUM)
-		xlog_panic("xlog_verify_iclog: invalid magic num");
+		xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: invalid magic num", __func__);
 
 	ptr = (xfs_caddr_t) &iclog->ic_header;
 	for (ptr += BBSIZE; ptr < ((xfs_caddr_t)&iclog->ic_header) + count;
 	     ptr += BBSIZE) {
 		if (be32_to_cpu(*(__be32 *)ptr) == XLOG_HEADER_MAGIC_NUM)
-			xlog_panic("xlog_verify_iclog: unexpected magic num");
+			xfs_emerg(log->l_mp, "%s: unexpected magic num",
+				__func__);
 	}
 
 	/* check fields */
@@ -3542,9 +3551,10 @@ xlog_verify_iclog(xlog_t	 *log,
 			}
 		}
 		if (clientid != XFS_TRANSACTION && clientid != XFS_LOG)
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "xlog_verify_iclog: "
-				"invalid clientid %d op 0x%p offset 0x%lx",
-				clientid, ophead, (unsigned long)field_offset);
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
+				"%s: invalid clientid %d op 0x%p offset 0x%lx",
+				__func__, clientid, ophead,
+				(unsigned long)field_offset);
 
 		/* check length */
 		field_offset = (__psint_t)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
index d5f8be8f4bf..5864850e9e3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ static inline uint xlog_get_client_id(__be32 i)
 	return be32_to_cpu(i) >> 24;
 }
 
-#define xlog_panic(args...)	cmn_err(CE_PANIC, ## args)
-#define xlog_exit(args...)	cmn_err(CE_PANIC, ## args)
-#define xlog_warn(args...)	cmn_err(CE_WARN, ## args)
-
 /*
  * In core log state
  */
@@ -148,6 +144,7 @@ static inline uint xlog_get_client_id(__be32 i)
 #define	XLOG_RECOVERY_NEEDED	0x4	/* log was recovered */
 #define XLOG_IO_ERROR		0x8	/* log hit an I/O error, and being
 					   shutdown */
+#define XLOG_TAIL_WARN		0x10	/* log tail verify warning issued */
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 /*
@@ -574,7 +571,7 @@ int	xlog_write(struct log *log, struct xfs_log_vec *log_vector,
  * When we crack an atomic LSN, we sample it first so that the value will not
  * change while we are cracking it into the component values. This means we
  * will always get consistent component values to work from. This should always
- * be used to smaple and crack LSNs taht are stored and updated in atomic
+ * be used to sample and crack LSNs that are stored and updated in atomic
  * variables.
  */
 static inline void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index aa0ebb77690..5cc464a17c9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ xlog_get_bp(
 	int		nbblks)
 {
 	if (!xlog_buf_bbcount_valid(log, nbblks)) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: Invalid block length (0x%x) given for buffer",
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "Invalid block length (0x%x) for buffer",
 			nbblks);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, log->l_mp);
 		return NULL;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ xlog_get_bp(
 	/*
 	 * We do log I/O in units of log sectors (a power-of-2
 	 * multiple of the basic block size), so we round up the
-	 * requested size to acommodate the basic blocks required
+	 * requested size to accommodate the basic blocks required
 	 * for complete log sectors.
 	 *
 	 * In addition, the buffer may be used for a non-sector-
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ xlog_get_bp(
 	 * an issue.  Nor will this be a problem if the log I/O is
 	 * done in basic blocks (sector size 1).  But otherwise we
 	 * extend the buffer by one extra log sector to ensure
-	 * there's space to accomodate this possiblility.
+	 * there's space to accommodate this possibility.
 	 */
 	if (nbblks > 1 && log->l_sectBBsize > 1)
 		nbblks += log->l_sectBBsize;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ xlog_bread_noalign(
 	int		error;
 
 	if (!xlog_buf_bbcount_valid(log, nbblks)) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: Invalid block length (0x%x) given for buffer",
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "Invalid block length (0x%x) for buffer",
 			nbblks);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, log->l_mp);
 		return EFSCORRUPTED;
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ xlog_bwrite(
 	int		error;
 
 	if (!xlog_buf_bbcount_valid(log, nbblks)) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: Invalid block length (0x%x) given for buffer",
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "Invalid block length (0x%x) for buffer",
 			nbblks);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, log->l_mp);
 		return EFSCORRUPTED;
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ xlog_header_check_dump(
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp,
 	xlog_rec_header_t	*head)
 {
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "%s:  SB : uuid = %pU, fmt = %d\n",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "%s:  SB : uuid = %pU, fmt = %d\n",
 		__func__, &mp->m_sb.sb_uuid, XLOG_FMT);
-	cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "    log : uuid = %pU, fmt = %d\n",
+	xfs_debug(mp, "    log : uuid = %pU, fmt = %d\n",
 		&head->h_fs_uuid, be32_to_cpu(head->h_fmt));
 }
 #else
@@ -279,15 +279,15 @@ xlog_header_check_recover(
 	 * a dirty log created in IRIX.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(be32_to_cpu(head->h_fmt) != XLOG_FMT)) {
-		xlog_warn(
-	"XFS: dirty log written in incompatible format - can't recover");
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+	"dirty log written in incompatible format - can't recover");
 		xlog_header_check_dump(mp, head);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_header_check_recover(1)",
 				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, mp);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	} else if (unlikely(!uuid_equal(&mp->m_sb.sb_uuid, &head->h_fs_uuid))) {
-		xlog_warn(
-	"XFS: dirty log entry has mismatched uuid - can't recover");
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+	"dirty log entry has mismatched uuid - can't recover");
 		xlog_header_check_dump(mp, head);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_header_check_recover(2)",
 				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, mp);
@@ -312,9 +312,9 @@ xlog_header_check_mount(
 		 * h_fs_uuid is nil, we assume this log was last mounted
 		 * by IRIX and continue.
 		 */
-		xlog_warn("XFS: nil uuid in log - IRIX style log");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "nil uuid in log - IRIX style log");
 	} else if (unlikely(!uuid_equal(&mp->m_sb.sb_uuid, &head->h_fs_uuid))) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: log has mismatched uuid - can't recover");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "log has mismatched uuid - can't recover");
 		xlog_header_check_dump(mp, head);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_header_check_mount",
 				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, mp);
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ xlog_find_verify_log_record(
 	for (i = (*last_blk) - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		if (i < start_blk) {
 			/* valid log record not found */
-			xlog_warn(
-		"XFS: Log inconsistent (didn't find previous header)");
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
+		"Log inconsistent (didn't find previous header)");
 			ASSERT(0);
 			error = XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 			goto out;
@@ -591,12 +591,12 @@ xlog_find_head(
 			 * mkfs etc write a dummy unmount record to a fresh
 			 * log so we can store the uuid in there
 			 */
-			xlog_warn("XFS: totally zeroed log");
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "totally zeroed log");
 		}
 
 		return 0;
 	} else if (error) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: empty log check failed");
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "empty log check failed");
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ validate_head:
 	xlog_put_bp(bp);
 
 	if (error)
-	    xlog_warn("XFS: failed to find log head");
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "failed to find log head");
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ xlog_find_tail(
 		}
 	}
 	if (!found) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: xlog_find_tail: couldn't find sync record");
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: couldn't find sync record", __func__);
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ done:
 	xlog_put_bp(bp);
 
 	if (error)
-		xlog_warn("XFS: failed to locate log tail");
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "failed to locate log tail");
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1092,7 +1092,8 @@ xlog_find_zeroed(
 		 * the first block must be 1. If it's not, maybe we're
 		 * not looking at a log... Bail out.
 		 */
-		xlog_warn("XFS: Log inconsistent or not a log (last==0, first!=1)");
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
+			"Log inconsistent or not a log (last==0, first!=1)");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
@@ -1506,8 +1507,8 @@ xlog_recover_add_to_trans(
 	if (list_empty(&trans->r_itemq)) {
 		/* we need to catch log corruptions here */
 		if (*(uint *)dp != XFS_TRANS_HEADER_MAGIC) {
-			xlog_warn("XFS: xlog_recover_add_to_trans: "
-				  "bad header magic number");
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: bad header magic number",
+				__func__);
 			ASSERT(0);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 		}
@@ -1534,8 +1535,8 @@ xlog_recover_add_to_trans(
 	if (item->ri_total == 0) {		/* first region to be added */
 		if (in_f->ilf_size == 0 ||
 		    in_f->ilf_size > XLOG_MAX_REGIONS_IN_ITEM) {
-			xlog_warn(
-	"XFS: bad number of regions (%d) in inode log format",
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
+		"bad number of regions (%d) in inode log format",
 				  in_f->ilf_size);
 			ASSERT(0);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
@@ -1592,8 +1593,9 @@ xlog_recover_reorder_trans(
 			list_move_tail(&item->ri_list, &trans->r_itemq);
 			break;
 		default:
-			xlog_warn(
-	"XFS: xlog_recover_reorder_trans: unrecognized type of log operation");
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
+				"%s: unrecognized type of log operation",
+				__func__);
 			ASSERT(0);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 		}
@@ -1803,8 +1805,9 @@ xlog_recover_do_inode_buffer(
 		logged_nextp = item->ri_buf[item_index].i_addr +
 				next_unlinked_offset - reg_buf_offset;
 		if (unlikely(*logged_nextp == 0)) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"bad inode buffer log record (ptr = 0x%p, bp = 0x%p).  XFS trying to replay bad (0) inode di_next_unlinked field",
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+		"Bad inode buffer log record (ptr = 0x%p, bp = 0x%p). "
+		"Trying to replay bad (0) inode di_next_unlinked field.",
 				item, bp);
 			XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_recover_do_inode_buf",
 					 XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
@@ -1863,17 +1866,17 @@ xlog_recover_do_reg_buffer(
 		if (buf_f->blf_flags &
 		   (XFS_BLF_UDQUOT_BUF|XFS_BLF_PDQUOT_BUF|XFS_BLF_GDQUOT_BUF)) {
 			if (item->ri_buf[i].i_addr == NULL) {
-				cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
+				xfs_alert(mp,
 					"XFS: NULL dquot in %s.", __func__);
 				goto next;
 			}
 			if (item->ri_buf[i].i_len < sizeof(xfs_disk_dquot_t)) {
-				cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
+				xfs_alert(mp,
 					"XFS: dquot too small (%d) in %s.",
 					item->ri_buf[i].i_len, __func__);
 				goto next;
 			}
-			error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(item->ri_buf[i].i_addr,
+			error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(mp, item->ri_buf[i].i_addr,
 					       -1, 0, XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN,
 					       "dquot_buf_recover");
 			if (error)
@@ -1898,6 +1901,7 @@ xlog_recover_do_reg_buffer(
  */
 int
 xfs_qm_dqcheck(
+	struct xfs_mount *mp,
 	xfs_disk_dquot_t *ddq,
 	xfs_dqid_t	 id,
 	uint		 type,	  /* used only when IO_dorepair is true */
@@ -1924,14 +1928,14 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 	 */
 	if (be16_to_cpu(ddq->d_magic) != XFS_DQUOT_MAGIC) {
 		if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-			cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
+			xfs_alert(mp,
 			"%s : XFS dquot ID 0x%x, magic 0x%x != 0x%x",
 			str, id, be16_to_cpu(ddq->d_magic), XFS_DQUOT_MAGIC);
 		errs++;
 	}
 	if (ddq->d_version != XFS_DQUOT_VERSION) {
 		if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-			cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
+			xfs_alert(mp,
 			"%s : XFS dquot ID 0x%x, version 0x%x != 0x%x",
 			str, id, ddq->d_version, XFS_DQUOT_VERSION);
 		errs++;
@@ -1941,7 +1945,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 	    ddq->d_flags != XFS_DQ_PROJ &&
 	    ddq->d_flags != XFS_DQ_GROUP) {
 		if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-			cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
+			xfs_alert(mp,
 			"%s : XFS dquot ID 0x%x, unknown flags 0x%x",
 			str, id, ddq->d_flags);
 		errs++;
@@ -1949,7 +1953,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 
 	if (id != -1 && id != be32_to_cpu(ddq->d_id)) {
 		if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-			cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
+			xfs_alert(mp,
 			"%s : ondisk-dquot 0x%p, ID mismatch: "
 			"0x%x expected, found id 0x%x",
 			str, ddq, id, be32_to_cpu(ddq->d_id));
@@ -1962,9 +1966,8 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 				be64_to_cpu(ddq->d_blk_softlimit)) {
 			if (!ddq->d_btimer) {
 				if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-					cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-					"%s : Dquot ID 0x%x (0x%p) "
-					"BLK TIMER NOT STARTED",
+					xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s : Dquot ID 0x%x (0x%p) BLK TIMER NOT STARTED",
 					str, (int)be32_to_cpu(ddq->d_id), ddq);
 				errs++;
 			}
@@ -1974,9 +1977,8 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 				be64_to_cpu(ddq->d_ino_softlimit)) {
 			if (!ddq->d_itimer) {
 				if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-					cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-					"%s : Dquot ID 0x%x (0x%p) "
-					"INODE TIMER NOT STARTED",
+					xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s : Dquot ID 0x%x (0x%p) INODE TIMER NOT STARTED",
 					str, (int)be32_to_cpu(ddq->d_id), ddq);
 				errs++;
 			}
@@ -1986,9 +1988,8 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 				be64_to_cpu(ddq->d_rtb_softlimit)) {
 			if (!ddq->d_rtbtimer) {
 				if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-					cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-					"%s : Dquot ID 0x%x (0x%p) "
-					"RTBLK TIMER NOT STARTED",
+					xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s : Dquot ID 0x%x (0x%p) RTBLK TIMER NOT STARTED",
 					str, (int)be32_to_cpu(ddq->d_id), ddq);
 				errs++;
 			}
@@ -1999,7 +2000,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqcheck(
 		return errs;
 
 	if (flags & XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN)
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "Re-initializing dquot ID 0x%x", id);
+		xfs_notice(mp, "Re-initializing dquot ID 0x%x", id);
 
 	/*
 	 * Typically, a repair is only requested by quotacheck.
@@ -2218,9 +2219,9 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC)) {
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_inode_recover: Bad inode magic number, dino ptr = 0x%p, dino bp = 0x%p, ino = %Ld",
-			dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino);
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+	"%s: Bad inode magic number, dip = 0x%p, dino bp = 0x%p, ino = %Ld",
+			__func__, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(1)",
 				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
 		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
@@ -2229,9 +2230,9 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 	dicp = item->ri_buf[1].i_addr;
 	if (unlikely(dicp->di_magic != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC)) {
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_inode_recover: Bad inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, ino %Ld",
-			item, in_f->ilf_ino);
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s: Bad inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, ino %Ld",
+			__func__, item, in_f->ilf_ino);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(2)",
 				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
 		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
@@ -2263,9 +2264,10 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 			XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(3)",
 					 XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, dicp);
 			xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"xfs_inode_recover: Bad regular inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, ino ptr = 0x%p, ino bp = 0x%p, ino %Ld",
-				item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino);
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+		"%s: Bad regular inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, "
+		"ino ptr = 0x%p, ino bp = 0x%p, ino %Ld",
+				__func__, item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino);
 			error = EFSCORRUPTED;
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -2276,9 +2278,10 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 			XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(4)",
 					     XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, dicp);
 			xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-				"xfs_inode_recover: Bad dir inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, ino ptr = 0x%p, ino bp = 0x%p, ino %Ld",
-				item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino);
+			xfs_alert(mp,
+		"%s: Bad dir inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, "
+		"ino ptr = 0x%p, ino bp = 0x%p, ino %Ld",
+				__func__, item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino);
 			error = EFSCORRUPTED;
 			goto error;
 		}
@@ -2287,9 +2290,10 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(5)",
 				     XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, dicp);
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_inode_recover: Bad inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, dino ptr 0x%p, dino bp 0x%p, ino %Ld, total extents = %d, nblocks = %Ld",
-			item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino,
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+	"%s: Bad inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, dino ptr 0x%p, "
+	"dino bp 0x%p, ino %Ld, total extents = %d, nblocks = %Ld",
+			__func__, item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino,
 			dicp->di_nextents + dicp->di_anextents,
 			dicp->di_nblocks);
 		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
@@ -2299,8 +2303,9 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(6)",
 				     XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, dicp);
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_inode_recover: Bad inode log rec ptr 0x%p, dino ptr 0x%p, dino bp 0x%p, ino %Ld, forkoff 0x%x",
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+	"%s: Bad inode log record, rec ptr 0x%p, dino ptr 0x%p, "
+	"dino bp 0x%p, ino %Ld, forkoff 0x%x", __func__,
 			item, dip, bp, in_f->ilf_ino, dicp->di_forkoff);
 		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto error;
@@ -2309,9 +2314,9 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xlog_recover_inode_pass2(7)",
 				     XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, dicp);
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_inode_recover: Bad inode log record length %d, rec ptr 0x%p",
-			item->ri_buf[1].i_len, item);
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+			"%s: Bad inode log record length %d, rec ptr 0x%p",
+			__func__, item->ri_buf[1].i_len, item);
 		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -2398,7 +2403,7 @@ xlog_recover_inode_pass2(
 			break;
 
 		default:
-			xlog_warn("XFS: xlog_recover_inode_pass2: Invalid flag");
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: Invalid flag", __func__);
 			ASSERT(0);
 			xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 			error = EIO;
@@ -2467,13 +2472,11 @@ xlog_recover_dquot_pass2(
 
 	recddq = item->ri_buf[1].i_addr;
 	if (recddq == NULL) {
-		cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-			"XFS: NULL dquot in %s.", __func__);
+		xfs_alert(log->l_mp, "NULL dquot in %s.", __func__);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
 	if (item->ri_buf[1].i_len < sizeof(xfs_disk_dquot_t)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-			"XFS: dquot too small (%d) in %s.",
+		xfs_alert(log->l_mp, "dquot too small (%d) in %s.",
 			item->ri_buf[1].i_len, __func__);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
@@ -2498,12 +2501,10 @@ xlog_recover_dquot_pass2(
 	 */
 	dq_f = item->ri_buf[0].i_addr;
 	ASSERT(dq_f);
-	if ((error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(recddq,
-			   dq_f->qlf_id,
-			   0, XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN,
-			   "xlog_recover_dquot_pass2 (log copy)"))) {
+	error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(mp, recddq, dq_f->qlf_id, 0, XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN,
+			   "xlog_recover_dquot_pass2 (log copy)");
+	if (error)
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
-	}
 	ASSERT(dq_f->qlf_len == 1);
 
 	error = xfs_read_buf(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
@@ -2523,8 +2524,9 @@ xlog_recover_dquot_pass2(
 	 * was among a chunk of dquots created earlier, and we did some
 	 * minimal initialization then.
 	 */
-	if (xfs_qm_dqcheck(ddq, dq_f->qlf_id, 0, XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN,
-			   "xlog_recover_dquot_pass2")) {
+	error = xfs_qm_dqcheck(mp, ddq, dq_f->qlf_id, 0, XFS_QMOPT_DOWARN,
+			   "xlog_recover_dquot_pass2");
+	if (error) {
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
@@ -2676,9 +2678,8 @@ xlog_recover_commit_pass1(
 		/* nothing to do in pass 1 */
 		return 0;
 	default:
-		xlog_warn(
-	"XFS: invalid item type (%d) xlog_recover_commit_pass1",
-			ITEM_TYPE(item));
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: invalid item type (%d)",
+			__func__, ITEM_TYPE(item));
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
@@ -2707,9 +2708,8 @@ xlog_recover_commit_pass2(
 		/* nothing to do in pass2 */
 		return 0;
 	default:
-		xlog_warn(
-	"XFS: invalid item type (%d) xlog_recover_commit_pass2",
-			ITEM_TYPE(item));
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: invalid item type (%d)",
+			__func__, ITEM_TYPE(item));
 		ASSERT(0);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
@@ -2751,10 +2751,11 @@ xlog_recover_commit_trans(
 
 STATIC int
 xlog_recover_unmount_trans(
+	struct log		*log,
 	xlog_recover_t		*trans)
 {
 	/* Do nothing now */
-	xlog_warn("XFS: xlog_recover_unmount_trans: Unmount LR");
+	xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: Unmount LR", __func__);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2797,8 +2798,8 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 		dp += sizeof(xlog_op_header_t);
 		if (ohead->oh_clientid != XFS_TRANSACTION &&
 		    ohead->oh_clientid != XFS_LOG) {
-			xlog_warn(
-		"XFS: xlog_recover_process_data: bad clientid");
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: bad clientid 0x%x",
+					__func__, ohead->oh_clientid);
 			ASSERT(0);
 			return (XFS_ERROR(EIO));
 		}
@@ -2811,8 +2812,8 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 					be64_to_cpu(rhead->h_lsn));
 		} else {
 			if (dp + be32_to_cpu(ohead->oh_len) > lp) {
-				xlog_warn(
-			"XFS: xlog_recover_process_data: bad length");
+				xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: bad length 0x%x",
+					__func__, be32_to_cpu(ohead->oh_len));
 				WARN_ON(1);
 				return (XFS_ERROR(EIO));
 			}
@@ -2825,7 +2826,7 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 								trans, pass);
 				break;
 			case XLOG_UNMOUNT_TRANS:
-				error = xlog_recover_unmount_trans(trans);
+				error = xlog_recover_unmount_trans(log, trans);
 				break;
 			case XLOG_WAS_CONT_TRANS:
 				error = xlog_recover_add_to_cont_trans(log,
@@ -2833,8 +2834,8 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 						be32_to_cpu(ohead->oh_len));
 				break;
 			case XLOG_START_TRANS:
-				xlog_warn(
-			"XFS: xlog_recover_process_data: bad transaction");
+				xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: bad transaction",
+					__func__);
 				ASSERT(0);
 				error = XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 				break;
@@ -2844,8 +2845,8 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 						dp, be32_to_cpu(ohead->oh_len));
 				break;
 			default:
-				xlog_warn(
-			"XFS: xlog_recover_process_data: bad flag");
+				xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: bad flag 0x%x",
+					__func__, flags);
 				ASSERT(0);
 				error = XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 				break;
@@ -3030,8 +3031,7 @@ xlog_recover_clear_agi_bucket(
 out_abort:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_ABORT);
 out_error:
-	xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp, "xlog_recover_clear_agi_bucket: "
-			"failed to clear agi %d. Continuing.", agno);
+	xfs_warn(mp, "%s: failed to clear agi %d. Continuing.", __func__, agno);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -3282,7 +3282,7 @@ xlog_valid_rec_header(
 	if (unlikely(
 	    (!rhead->h_version ||
 	    (be32_to_cpu(rhead->h_version) & (~XLOG_VERSION_OKBITS))))) {
-		xlog_warn("XFS: %s: unrecognised log version (%d).",
+		xfs_warn(log->l_mp, "%s: unrecognised log version (%d).",
 			__func__, be32_to_cpu(rhead->h_version));
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 	}
@@ -3740,10 +3740,9 @@ xlog_recover(
 			return error;
 		}
 
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-			"Starting XFS recovery on filesystem: %s (logdev: %s)",
-			log->l_mp->m_fsname, log->l_mp->m_logname ?
-			log->l_mp->m_logname : "internal");
+		xfs_notice(log->l_mp, "Starting recovery (logdev: %s)",
+				log->l_mp->m_logname ? log->l_mp->m_logname
+						     : "internal");
 
 		error = xlog_do_recover(log, head_blk, tail_blk);
 		log->l_flags |= XLOG_RECOVERY_NEEDED;
@@ -3776,9 +3775,7 @@ xlog_recover_finish(
 		int	error;
 		error = xlog_recover_process_efis(log);
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
-				"Failed to recover EFIs on filesystem: %s",
-				log->l_mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_alert(log->l_mp, "Failed to recover EFIs");
 			return error;
 		}
 		/*
@@ -3793,15 +3790,12 @@ xlog_recover_finish(
 
 		xlog_recover_check_summary(log);
 
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-			"Ending XFS recovery on filesystem: %s (logdev: %s)",
-			log->l_mp->m_fsname, log->l_mp->m_logname ?
-			log->l_mp->m_logname : "internal");
+		xfs_notice(log->l_mp, "Ending recovery (logdev: %s)",
+				log->l_mp->m_logname ? log->l_mp->m_logname
+						     : "internal");
 		log->l_flags &= ~XLOG_RECOVERY_NEEDED;
 	} else {
-		cmn_err(CE_DEBUG,
-			"Ending clean XFS mount for filesystem: %s\n",
-			log->l_mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_info(log->l_mp, "Ending clean mount");
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3834,10 +3828,8 @@ xlog_recover_check_summary(
 	for (agno = 0; agno < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount; agno++) {
 		error = xfs_read_agf(mp, NULL, agno, 0, &agfbp);
 		if (error) {
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-					"xlog_recover_check_summary(agf)"
-					"agf read failed agno %d error %d",
-							agno, error);
+			xfs_alert(mp, "%s agf read failed agno %d error %d",
+						__func__, agno, error);
 		} else {
 			agfp = XFS_BUF_TO_AGF(agfbp);
 			freeblks += be32_to_cpu(agfp->agf_freeblks) +
@@ -3846,7 +3838,10 @@ xlog_recover_check_summary(
 		}
 
 		error = xfs_read_agi(mp, NULL, agno, &agibp);
-		if (!error) {
+		if (error) {
+			xfs_alert(mp, "%s agi read failed agno %d error %d",
+						__func__, agno, error);
+		} else {
 			struct xfs_agi	*agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agibp);
 
 			itotal += be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_count);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index d447aef84bc..bb3f9a7b24e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ xfs_uuid_mount(
 		return 0;
 
 	if (uuid_is_nil(uuid)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: Filesystem %s has nil UUID - can't mount",
-			mp->m_fsname);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Filesystem has nil UUID - can't mount");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
@@ -163,8 +161,7 @@ xfs_uuid_mount(
 
  out_duplicate:
 	mutex_unlock(&xfs_uuid_table_mutex);
-	cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Filesystem %s has duplicate UUID - can't mount",
-			 mp->m_fsname);
+	xfs_warn(mp, "Filesystem has duplicate UUID - can't mount");
 	return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 }
 
@@ -311,6 +308,8 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	xfs_sb_t	*sbp,
 	int		flags)
 {
+	int		loud = !(flags & XFS_MFSI_QUIET);
+
 	/*
 	 * If the log device and data device have the
 	 * same device number, the log is internal.
@@ -319,28 +318,32 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	 * a volume filesystem in a non-volume manner.
 	 */
 	if (sbp->sb_magicnum != XFS_SB_MAGIC) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "bad magic number");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "bad magic number");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EWRONGFS);
 	}
 
 	if (!xfs_sb_good_version(sbp)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "bad version");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "bad version");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EWRONGFS);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(
 	    sbp->sb_logstart == 0 && mp->m_logdev_targp == mp->m_ddev_targp)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"filesystem is marked as having an external log; "
-			"specify logdev on the\nmount command line.");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"filesystem is marked as having an external log; "
+		"specify logdev on the mount command line.");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(
 	    sbp->sb_logstart != 0 && mp->m_logdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"filesystem is marked as having an internal log; "
-			"do not specify logdev on\nthe mount command line.");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"filesystem is marked as having an internal log; "
+		"do not specify logdev on the mount command line.");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 	}
 
@@ -369,7 +372,8 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	    (sbp->sb_rextsize * sbp->sb_blocksize > XFS_MAX_RTEXTSIZE)	||
 	    (sbp->sb_rextsize * sbp->sb_blocksize < XFS_MIN_RTEXTSIZE)	||
 	    (sbp->sb_imax_pct > 100 /* zero sb_imax_pct is valid */))) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "SB sanity check 1 failed");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "SB sanity check 1 failed");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
 
@@ -382,7 +386,8 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	     (xfs_drfsbno_t)sbp->sb_agcount * sbp->sb_agblocks ||
 	    sbp->sb_dblocks < (xfs_drfsbno_t)(sbp->sb_agcount - 1) *
 			      sbp->sb_agblocks + XFS_MIN_AG_BLOCKS)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "SB sanity check 2 failed");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "SB sanity check 2 failed");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
 
@@ -390,12 +395,12 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	 * Until this is fixed only page-sized or smaller data blocks work.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(sbp->sb_blocksize > PAGE_SIZE)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"file system with blocksize %d bytes",
-			sbp->sb_blocksize);
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"only pagesize (%ld) or less will currently work.",
-			PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (loud) {
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"File system with blocksize %d bytes. "
+		"Only pagesize (%ld) or less will currently work.",
+				sbp->sb_blocksize, PAGE_SIZE);
+		}
 		return XFS_ERROR(ENOSYS);
 	}
 
@@ -409,21 +414,23 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	case 2048:
 		break;
 	default:
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"inode size of %d bytes not supported",
-			sbp->sb_inodesize);
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "inode size of %d bytes not supported",
+				sbp->sb_inodesize);
 		return XFS_ERROR(ENOSYS);
 	}
 
 	if (xfs_sb_validate_fsb_count(sbp, sbp->sb_dblocks) ||
 	    xfs_sb_validate_fsb_count(sbp, sbp->sb_rblocks)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"file system too large to be mounted on this system.");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+		"file system too large to be mounted on this system.");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(sbp->sb_inprogress)) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "file system busy");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "file system busy");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
 
@@ -431,8 +438,9 @@ xfs_mount_validate_sb(
 	 * Version 1 directory format has never worked on Linux.
 	 */
 	if (unlikely(!xfs_sb_version_hasdirv2(sbp))) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"file system using version 1 directory format");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+				"file system using version 1 directory format");
 		return XFS_ERROR(ENOSYS);
 	}
 
@@ -673,6 +681,7 @@ xfs_readsb(xfs_mount_t *mp, int flags)
 	unsigned int	sector_size;
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;
 	int		error;
+	int		loud = !(flags & XFS_MFSI_QUIET);
 
 	ASSERT(mp->m_sb_bp == NULL);
 	ASSERT(mp->m_ddev_targp != NULL);
@@ -688,7 +697,8 @@ reread:
 	bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
 					XFS_SB_DADDR, sector_size, 0);
 	if (!bp) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "SB buffer read failed");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "SB buffer read failed");
 		return EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -699,7 +709,8 @@ reread:
 	xfs_sb_from_disk(&mp->m_sb, XFS_BUF_TO_SBP(bp));
 	error = xfs_mount_validate_sb(mp, &(mp->m_sb), flags);
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags, "SB validate failed");
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "SB validate failed");
 		goto release_buf;
 	}
 
@@ -707,9 +718,9 @@ reread:
 	 * We must be able to do sector-sized and sector-aligned IO.
 	 */
 	if (sector_size > mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) {
-		xfs_fs_mount_cmn_err(flags,
-			"device supports only %u byte sectors (not %u)",
-			sector_size, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize);
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "device supports %u byte sectors (not %u)",
+				sector_size, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize);
 		error = ENOSYS;
 		goto release_buf;
 	}
@@ -853,8 +864,7 @@ xfs_update_alignment(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 		if ((BBTOB(mp->m_dalign) & mp->m_blockmask) ||
 		    (BBTOB(mp->m_swidth) & mp->m_blockmask)) {
 			if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RETERR) {
-				cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-					"XFS: alignment check 1 failed");
+				xfs_warn(mp, "alignment check 1 failed");
 				return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 			}
 			mp->m_dalign = mp->m_swidth = 0;
@@ -867,8 +877,9 @@ xfs_update_alignment(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 				if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RETERR) {
 					return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 				}
-				xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-"stripe alignment turned off: sunit(%d)/swidth(%d) incompatible with agsize(%d)",
+				xfs_warn(mp,
+		"stripe alignment turned off: sunit(%d)/swidth(%d) "
+		"incompatible with agsize(%d)",
 					mp->m_dalign, mp->m_swidth,
 					sbp->sb_agblocks);
 
@@ -878,9 +889,9 @@ xfs_update_alignment(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 				mp->m_swidth = XFS_BB_TO_FSBT(mp, mp->m_swidth);
 			} else {
 				if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RETERR) {
-					xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
-"stripe alignment turned off: sunit(%d) less than bsize(%d)",
-                                        	mp->m_dalign,
+					xfs_warn(mp,
+		"stripe alignment turned off: sunit(%d) less than bsize(%d)",
+						mp->m_dalign,
 						mp->m_blockmask +1);
 					return XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 				}
@@ -1026,14 +1037,14 @@ xfs_check_sizes(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 
 	d = (xfs_daddr_t)XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks);
 	if (XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, d) != mp->m_sb.sb_dblocks) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: filesystem size mismatch detected");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "filesystem size mismatch detected");
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
 	}
 	bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
 					d - XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1),
 					BBTOB(XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1)), 0);
 	if (!bp) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: last sector read failed");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "last sector read failed");
 		return EIO;
 	}
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
@@ -1041,14 +1052,14 @@ xfs_check_sizes(xfs_mount_t *mp)
 	if (mp->m_logdev_targp != mp->m_ddev_targp) {
 		d = (xfs_daddr_t)XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_logblocks);
 		if (XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, d) != mp->m_sb.sb_logblocks) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log size mismatch detected");
+			xfs_warn(mp, "log size mismatch detected");
 			return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
 		}
 		bp = xfs_buf_read_uncached(mp, mp->m_logdev_targp,
 					d - XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1),
 					XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1), 0);
 		if (!bp) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log device read failed");
+			xfs_warn(mp, "log device read failed");
 			return EIO;
 		}
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
@@ -1086,7 +1097,7 @@ xfs_mount_reset_sbqflags(
 		return 0;
 
 #ifdef QUOTADEBUG
-	xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp, "Writing superblock quota changes");
+	xfs_notice(mp, "Writing superblock quota changes");
 #endif
 
 	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_QM_SBCHANGE);
@@ -1094,8 +1105,7 @@ xfs_mount_reset_sbqflags(
 				      XFS_DEFAULT_LOG_COUNT);
 	if (error) {
 		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, 0);
-		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
-			"xfs_mount_reset_sbqflags: Superblock update failed!");
+		xfs_alert(mp, "%s: Superblock update failed!", __func__);
 		return error;
 	}
 
@@ -1161,8 +1171,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	 * transaction subsystem is online.
 	 */
 	if (xfs_sb_has_mismatched_features2(sbp)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-			"XFS: correcting sb_features alignment problem");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "correcting sb_features alignment problem");
 		sbp->sb_features2 |= sbp->sb_bad_features2;
 		sbp->sb_bad_features2 = sbp->sb_features2;
 		mp->m_update_flags |= XFS_SB_FEATURES2 | XFS_SB_BAD_FEATURES2;
@@ -1241,7 +1250,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_rtmount_init(mp);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: RT mount failed");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "RT mount failed");
 		goto out_remove_uuid;
 	}
 
@@ -1272,12 +1281,12 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&mp->m_perag_tree, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	error = xfs_initialize_perag(mp, sbp->sb_agcount, &mp->m_maxagi);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Failed per-ag init: %d", error);
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Failed per-ag init: %d", error);
 		goto out_remove_uuid;
 	}
 
 	if (!sbp->sb_logblocks) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: no log defined");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "no log defined");
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_mountfs", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 		goto out_free_perag;
@@ -1290,7 +1299,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 			      XFS_FSB_TO_DADDR(mp, sbp->sb_logstart),
 			      XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, sbp->sb_logblocks));
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log mount failed");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "log mount failed");
 		goto out_free_perag;
 	}
 
@@ -1327,16 +1336,14 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_iget(mp, NULL, sbp->sb_rootino, 0, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &rip);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: failed to read root inode");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "failed to read root inode");
 		goto out_log_dealloc;
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(rip != NULL);
 
 	if (unlikely((rip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) != S_IFDIR)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: corrupted root inode");
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "Device %s - root %llu is not a directory",
-			XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(mp->m_ddev_targp),
+		xfs_warn(mp, "corrupted root inode %llu: not a directory",
 			(unsigned long long)rip->i_ino);
 		xfs_iunlock(rip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_mountfs_int(2)", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
@@ -1356,7 +1363,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 		/*
 		 * Free up the root inode.
 		 */
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: failed to read RT inodes");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "failed to read RT inodes");
 		goto out_rele_rip;
 	}
 
@@ -1368,7 +1375,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	if (mp->m_update_flags && !(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY)) {
 		error = xfs_mount_log_sb(mp, mp->m_update_flags);
 		if (error) {
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: failed to write sb changes");
+			xfs_warn(mp, "failed to write sb changes");
 			goto out_rtunmount;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1389,10 +1396,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 		 * quotachecked license.
 		 */
 		if (mp->m_sb.sb_qflags & XFS_ALL_QUOTA_ACCT) {
-			cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-				"XFS: resetting qflags for filesystem %s",
-				mp->m_fsname);
-
+			xfs_notice(mp, "resetting quota flags");
 			error = xfs_mount_reset_sbqflags(mp);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
@@ -1406,7 +1410,7 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	 */
 	error = xfs_log_mount_finish(mp);
 	if (error) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: log mount finish failed");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "log mount finish failed");
 		goto out_rtunmount;
 	}
 
@@ -1435,8 +1439,8 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 		resblks = xfs_default_resblks(mp);
 		error = xfs_reserve_blocks(mp, &resblks, NULL);
 		if (error)
-			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Unable to allocate reserve "
-				"blocks. Continuing without a reserve pool.");
+			xfs_warn(mp,
+	"Unable to allocate reserve blocks. Continuing without reserve pool.");
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1525,12 +1529,12 @@ xfs_unmountfs(
 	resblks = 0;
 	error = xfs_reserve_blocks(mp, &resblks, NULL);
 	if (error)
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Unable to free reserved block pool. "
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Unable to free reserved block pool. "
 				"Freespace may not be correct on next mount.");
 
 	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
 	if (error)
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Unable to update superblock counters. "
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Unable to update superblock counters. "
 				"Freespace may not be correct on next mount.");
 	xfs_unmountfs_writesb(mp);
 	xfs_unmountfs_wait(mp); 		/* wait for async bufs */
@@ -2013,10 +2017,8 @@ xfs_dev_is_read_only(
 	if (xfs_readonly_buftarg(mp->m_ddev_targp) ||
 	    xfs_readonly_buftarg(mp->m_logdev_targp) ||
 	    (mp->m_rtdev_targp && xfs_readonly_buftarg(mp->m_rtdev_targp))) {
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-			"XFS: %s required on read-only device.", message);
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-			"XFS: write access unavailable, cannot proceed.");
+		xfs_notice(mp, "%s required on read-only device.", message);
+		xfs_notice(mp, "write access unavailable, cannot proceed.");
 		return EROFS;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
index a62e8971539..19af0ab0d0c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.h
@@ -203,12 +203,9 @@ typedef struct xfs_mount {
 	struct mutex		m_icsb_mutex;	/* balancer sync lock */
 #endif
 	struct xfs_mru_cache	*m_filestream;  /* per-mount filestream data */
-	struct task_struct	*m_sync_task;	/* generalised sync thread */
-	xfs_sync_work_t		m_sync_work;	/* work item for VFS_SYNC */
-	struct list_head	m_sync_list;	/* sync thread work item list */
-	spinlock_t		m_sync_lock;	/* work item list lock */
-	int			m_sync_seq;	/* sync thread generation no. */
-	wait_queue_head_t	m_wait_single_sync_task;
+	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
 						   on the next remount,rw */
 	struct shrinker		m_inode_shrink;	/* inode reclaim shrinker */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h
index 9bb6eda4cd2..a595f29567f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_quota.h
@@ -382,7 +382,8 @@ static inline int xfs_qm_sync(struct xfs_mount *mp, int flags)
 	xfs_trans_reserve_quota_bydquots(tp, mp, ud, gd, nb, ni, \
 				f | XFS_QMOPT_RES_REGBLKS)
 
-extern int xfs_qm_dqcheck(xfs_disk_dquot_t *, xfs_dqid_t, uint, uint, char *);
+extern int xfs_qm_dqcheck(struct xfs_mount *, xfs_disk_dquot_t *,
+				xfs_dqid_t, uint, uint, char *);
 extern int xfs_mount_reset_sbqflags(struct xfs_mount *);
 
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 12a19138531..8f76fdff4f4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,		/* file system mount point */
 	xfs_extlen_t	oblocks,	/* old count of blocks */
 	xfs_extlen_t	nblocks,	/* new count of blocks */
-	xfs_ino_t	ino)		/* inode number (bitmap/summary) */
+	xfs_inode_t	*ip)		/* inode (bitmap/summary) */
 {
 	xfs_fileoff_t	bno;		/* block number in file */
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;		/* temporary buffer for zeroing */
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 	xfs_fsblock_t	firstblock;	/* first block allocated in xaction */
 	xfs_bmap_free_t	flist;		/* list of freed blocks */
 	xfs_fsblock_t	fsbno;		/* filesystem block for bno */
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip;		/* pointer to incore inode */
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t	map;		/* block map output */
 	int		nmap;		/* number of block maps */
 	int		resblks;	/* space reservation */
@@ -112,9 +111,9 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		/*
 		 * Lock the inode.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, ino, 0,
-						XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-			goto error_cancel;
+		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+
 		xfs_bmap_init(&flist, &firstblock);
 		/*
 		 * Allocate blocks to the bitmap file.
@@ -155,9 +154,8 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 			/*
 			 * Lock the bitmap inode.
 			 */
-			if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, ino, 0,
-							XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-				goto error_cancel;
+			xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+			xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 			/*
 			 * Get a buffer for the block.
 			 */
@@ -1854,7 +1852,6 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 	xfs_rtblock_t	bmbno;		/* bitmap block number */
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;		/* temporary buffer */
 	int		error;		/* error return value */
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip;		/* bitmap inode, used as lock */
 	xfs_mount_t	*nmp;		/* new (fake) mount structure */
 	xfs_drfsbno_t	nrblocks;	/* new number of realtime blocks */
 	xfs_extlen_t	nrbmblocks;	/* new number of rt bitmap blocks */
@@ -1918,11 +1915,11 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 	/*
 	 * Allocate space to the bitmap and summary files, as necessary.
 	 */
-	if ((error = xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(mp, rbmblocks, nrbmblocks,
-			mp->m_sb.sb_rbmino)))
+	error = xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(mp, rbmblocks, nrbmblocks, mp->m_rbmip);
+	if (error)
 		return error;
-	if ((error = xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(mp, rsumblocks, nrsumblocks,
-			mp->m_sb.sb_rsumino)))
+	error = xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(mp, rsumblocks, nrsumblocks, mp->m_rsumip);
+	if (error)
 		return error;
 	/*
 	 * Allocate a new (fake) mount/sb.
@@ -1972,10 +1969,8 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		/*
 		 * Lock out other callers by grabbing the bitmap inode lock.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, mp->m_sb.sb_rbmino, 0,
-						XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-			goto error_cancel;
-		ASSERT(ip == mp->m_rbmip);
+		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		/*
 		 * Update the bitmap inode's size.
 		 */
@@ -1986,10 +1981,8 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		/*
 		 * Get the summary inode into the transaction.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, mp->m_sb.sb_rsumino, 0,
-						XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-			goto error_cancel;
-		ASSERT(ip == mp->m_rsumip);
+		xfs_ilock(mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+		xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, mp->m_rsumip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		/*
 		 * Update the summary inode's size.
 		 */
@@ -2075,15 +2068,15 @@ xfs_rtallocate_extent(
 	xfs_extlen_t	prod,		/* extent product factor */
 	xfs_rtblock_t	*rtblock)	/* out: start block allocated */
 {
+	xfs_mount_t	*mp = tp->t_mountp;
 	int		error;		/* error value */
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip;		/* inode for bitmap file */
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* file system mount structure */
 	xfs_rtblock_t	r;		/* result allocated block */
 	xfs_fsblock_t	sb;		/* summary file block number */
 	xfs_buf_t	*sumbp;		/* summary file block buffer */
 
+	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
 	ASSERT(minlen > 0 && minlen <= maxlen);
-	mp = tp->t_mountp;
+
 	/*
 	 * If prod is set then figure out what to do to minlen and maxlen.
 	 */
@@ -2099,12 +2092,7 @@ xfs_rtallocate_extent(
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
-	/*
-	 * Lock out other callers by grabbing the bitmap inode lock.
-	 */
-	if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, mp->m_sb.sb_rbmino, 0,
-					XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-		return error;
+
 	sumbp = NULL;
 	/*
 	 * Allocate by size, or near another block, or exactly at some block.
@@ -2123,11 +2111,12 @@ xfs_rtallocate_extent(
 				len, &sumbp, &sb, prod, &r);
 		break;
 	default:
+		error = EIO;
 		ASSERT(0);
 	}
-	if (error) {
+	if (error)
 		return error;
-	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If it worked, update the superblock.
 	 */
@@ -2155,7 +2144,6 @@ xfs_rtfree_extent(
 	xfs_extlen_t	len)		/* length of extent freed */
 {
 	int		error;		/* error value */
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip;		/* bitmap file inode */
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp;		/* file system mount structure */
 	xfs_fsblock_t	sb;		/* summary file block number */
 	xfs_buf_t	*sumbp;		/* summary file block buffer */
@@ -2164,9 +2152,9 @@ xfs_rtfree_extent(
 	/*
 	 * Synchronize by locking the bitmap inode.
 	 */
-	if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, mp->m_sb.sb_rbmino, 0,
-					XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-		return error;
+	xfs_ilock(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+
 #if defined(__KERNEL__) && defined(DEBUG)
 	/*
 	 * Check to see that this whole range is currently allocated.
@@ -2199,10 +2187,10 @@ xfs_rtfree_extent(
 	 */
 	if (tp->t_frextents_delta + mp->m_sb.sb_frextents ==
 	    mp->m_sb.sb_rextents) {
-		if (!(ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM))
-			ip->i_d.di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM;
-		*(__uint64_t *)&ip->i_d.di_atime = 0;
-		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+		if (!(mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM))
+			mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM;
+		*(__uint64_t *)&mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_atime = 0;
+		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2222,8 +2210,8 @@ xfs_rtmount_init(
 	if (sbp->sb_rblocks == 0)
 		return 0;
 	if (mp->m_rtdev_targp == NULL) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN,
-	"XFS: This filesystem has a realtime volume, use rtdev=device option");
+		xfs_warn(mp,
+	"Filesystem has a realtime volume, use rtdev=device option");
 		return XFS_ERROR(ENODEV);
 	}
 	mp->m_rsumlevels = sbp->sb_rextslog + 1;
@@ -2237,7 +2225,7 @@ xfs_rtmount_init(
 	 */
 	d = (xfs_daddr_t)XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_sb.sb_rblocks);
 	if (XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, d) != mp->m_sb.sb_rblocks) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: realtime mount -- %llu != %llu",
+		xfs_warn(mp, "realtime mount -- %llu != %llu",
 			(unsigned long long) XFS_BB_TO_FSB(mp, d),
 			(unsigned long long) mp->m_sb.sb_rblocks);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFBIG);
@@ -2246,7 +2234,7 @@ xfs_rtmount_init(
 					d - XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, 1),
 					XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1), 0);
 	if (!bp) {
-		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: realtime device size check failed");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "realtime device size check failed");
 		return EIO;
 	}
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
@@ -2306,20 +2294,16 @@ xfs_rtpick_extent(
 	xfs_rtblock_t	*pick)		/* result rt extent */
 {
 	xfs_rtblock_t	b;		/* result block */
-	int		error;		/* error return value */
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip;		/* bitmap incore inode */
 	int		log2;		/* log of sequence number */
 	__uint64_t	resid;		/* residual after log removed */
 	__uint64_t	seq;		/* sequence number of file creation */
 	__uint64_t	*seqp;		/* pointer to seqno in inode */
 
-	if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, mp->m_sb.sb_rbmino, 0,
-					XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-		return error;
-	ASSERT(ip == mp->m_rbmip);
-	seqp = (__uint64_t *)&ip->i_d.di_atime;
-	if (!(ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM)) {
-		ip->i_d.di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM;
+	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
+
+	seqp = (__uint64_t *)&mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_atime;
+	if (!(mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM)) {
+		mp->m_rbmip->i_d.di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_NEWRTBM;
 		*seqp = 0;
 	}
 	seq = *seqp;
@@ -2335,7 +2319,7 @@ xfs_rtpick_extent(
 			b = mp->m_sb.sb_rextents - len;
 	}
 	*seqp = seq + 1;
-	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, mp->m_rbmip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 	*pick = b;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.h
index ff614c29b44..09e1f4f35e9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ xfs_rtmount_init(
 	if (mp->m_sb.sb_rblocks == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Not built with CONFIG_XFS_RT");
+	xfs_warn(mp, "Not built with CONFIG_XFS_RT");
 	return ENOSYS;
 }
 # define xfs_rtmount_inodes(m)  (((mp)->m_sb.sb_rblocks == 0)? 0 : (ENOSYS))
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rw.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rw.c
index 56861d5daae..d6d6fdfe942 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rw.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rw.c
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ xfs_do_force_shutdown(
 	logerror = flags & SHUTDOWN_LOG_IO_ERROR;
 
 	if (!(flags & SHUTDOWN_FORCE_UMOUNT)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "xfs_force_shutdown(%s,0x%x) called from "
-				 "line %d of file %s.  Return address = 0x%p",
-			mp->m_fsname, flags, lnnum, fname, __return_address);
+		xfs_notice(mp,
+	"%s(0x%x) called from line %d of file %s.  Return address = 0x%p",
+			__func__, flags, lnnum, fname, __return_address);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * No need to duplicate efforts.
@@ -69,30 +69,25 @@ xfs_do_force_shutdown(
 		return;
 
 	if (flags & SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE) {
-		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT, CE_ALERT, mp,
-    "Corruption of in-memory data detected.  Shutting down filesystem: %s",
-			mp->m_fsname);
-		if (XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH <= xfs_error_level) {
+		xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT,
+    "Corruption of in-memory data detected.  Shutting down filesystem");
+		if (XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH <= xfs_error_level)
 			xfs_stack_trace();
-		}
 	} else if (!(flags & SHUTDOWN_FORCE_UMOUNT)) {
 		if (logerror) {
-			xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_LOGERROR, CE_ALERT, mp,
-		"Log I/O Error Detected.  Shutting down filesystem: %s",
-				mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_LOGERROR,
+		"Log I/O Error Detected.  Shutting down filesystem");
 		} else if (flags & SHUTDOWN_DEVICE_REQ) {
-			xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR, CE_ALERT, mp,
-		"All device paths lost.  Shutting down filesystem: %s",
-				mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR,
+		"All device paths lost.  Shutting down filesystem");
 		} else if (!(flags & SHUTDOWN_REMOTE_REQ)) {
-			xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR, CE_ALERT, mp,
-		"I/O Error Detected.  Shutting down filesystem: %s",
-				mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_SHUTDOWN_IOERROR,
+		"I/O Error Detected. Shutting down filesystem");
 		}
 	}
 	if (!(flags & SHUTDOWN_FORCE_UMOUNT)) {
-		cmn_err(CE_ALERT, "Please umount the filesystem, "
-				  "and rectify the problem(s)");
+		xfs_alert(mp,
+	"Please umount the filesystem and rectify the problem(s)");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -106,10 +101,9 @@ xfs_ioerror_alert(
 	xfs_buf_t		*bp,
 	xfs_daddr_t		blkno)
 {
-	cmn_err(CE_ALERT,
- "I/O error in filesystem (\"%s\") meta-data dev %s block 0x%llx"
- "       (\"%s\") error %d buf count %zd",
-		(!mp || !mp->m_fsname) ? "(fs name not set)" : mp->m_fsname,
+	xfs_alert(mp,
+		 "I/O error occurred: meta-data dev %s block 0x%llx"
+		 "       (\"%s\") error %d buf count %zd",
 		XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(XFS_BUF_TARGET(bp)),
 		(__uint64_t)blkno, func,
 		XFS_BUF_GETERROR(bp), XFS_BUF_COUNT(bp));
@@ -173,17 +167,9 @@ xfs_extlen_t
 xfs_get_extsz_hint(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
 {
-	xfs_extlen_t		extsz;
-
-	if (unlikely(XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip))) {
-		extsz = (ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSIZE)
-				? ip->i_d.di_extsize
-				: ip->i_mount->m_sb.sb_rextsize;
-		ASSERT(extsz);
-	} else {
-		extsz = (ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSIZE)
-				? ip->i_d.di_extsize : 0;
-	}
-
-	return extsz;
+	if ((ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSIZE) && ip->i_d.di_extsize)
+		return ip->i_d.di_extsize;
+	if (XFS_IS_REALTIME_INODE(ip))
+		return ip->i_mount->m_sb.sb_rextsize;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index c2042b736b8..06a9759b635 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -469,8 +469,6 @@ void		xfs_trans_inode_buf(xfs_trans_t *, struct xfs_buf *);
 void		xfs_trans_stale_inode_buf(xfs_trans_t *, struct xfs_buf *);
 void		xfs_trans_dquot_buf(xfs_trans_t *, struct xfs_buf *, uint);
 void		xfs_trans_inode_alloc_buf(xfs_trans_t *, struct xfs_buf *);
-int		xfs_trans_iget(struct xfs_mount *, xfs_trans_t *,
-			       xfs_ino_t , uint, uint, struct xfs_inode **);
 void		xfs_trans_ichgtime(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_inode *, int);
 void		xfs_trans_ijoin_ref(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_inode *, uint);
 void		xfs_trans_ijoin(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_inode *);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index c5bbbc45db9..acdb92f14d5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -28,74 +28,138 @@
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_error.h"
 
-STATIC void xfs_ail_splice(struct xfs_ail *, struct list_head *, xfs_lsn_t);
-STATIC void xfs_ail_delete(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
-STATIC xfs_log_item_t * xfs_ail_min(struct xfs_ail *);
-STATIC xfs_log_item_t * xfs_ail_next(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
+struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_ail_wq;	/* AIL workqueue */
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
-STATIC void xfs_ail_check(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_log_item_t *);
-#else
+/*
+ * Check that the list is sorted as it should be.
+ */
+STATIC void
+xfs_ail_check(
+	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
+	xfs_log_item_t	*lip)
+{
+	xfs_log_item_t	*prev_lip;
+
+	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail))
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check the next and previous entries are valid.
+	 */
+	ASSERT((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) != 0);
+	prev_lip = list_entry(lip->li_ail.prev, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
+	if (&prev_lip->li_ail != &ailp->xa_ail)
+		ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(prev_lip->li_lsn, lip->li_lsn) <= 0);
+
+	prev_lip = list_entry(lip->li_ail.next, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
+	if (&prev_lip->li_ail != &ailp->xa_ail)
+		ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(prev_lip->li_lsn, lip->li_lsn) >= 0);
+
+
+#ifdef XFS_TRANS_DEBUG
+	/*
+	 * Walk the list checking lsn ordering, and that every entry has the
+	 * XFS_LI_IN_AIL flag set. This is really expensive, so only do it
+	 * when specifically debugging the transaction subsystem.
+	 */
+	prev_lip = list_entry(&ailp->xa_ail, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
+	list_for_each_entry(lip, &ailp->xa_ail, li_ail) {
+		if (&prev_lip->li_ail != &ailp->xa_ail)
+			ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(prev_lip->li_lsn, lip->li_lsn) <= 0);
+		ASSERT((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) != 0);
+		prev_lip = lip;
+	}
+#endif /* XFS_TRANS_DEBUG */
+}
+#else /* !DEBUG */
 #define	xfs_ail_check(a,l)
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to the first item in the AIL.  If the AIL is empty, then
+ * return NULL.
+ */
+static xfs_log_item_t *
+xfs_ail_min(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp)
+{
+	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return list_first_entry(&ailp->xa_ail, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
+}
+
+ /*
+ * Return a pointer to the last item in the AIL.  If the AIL is empty, then
+ * return NULL.
+ */
+static xfs_log_item_t *
+xfs_ail_max(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp)
+{
+	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail))
+		return NULL;
+
+	return list_entry(ailp->xa_ail.prev, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to the item which follows the given item in the AIL.  If
+ * the given item is the last item in the list, then return NULL.
+ */
+static xfs_log_item_t *
+xfs_ail_next(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
+	xfs_log_item_t  *lip)
+{
+	if (lip->li_ail.next == &ailp->xa_ail)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return list_first_entry(&lip->li_ail, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
+}
 
 /*
- * This is called by the log manager code to determine the LSN
- * of the tail of the log.  This is exactly the LSN of the first
- * item in the AIL.  If the AIL is empty, then this function
- * returns 0.
+ * This is called by the log manager code to determine the LSN of the tail of
+ * the log.  This is exactly the LSN of the first item in the AIL.  If the AIL
+ * is empty, then this function returns 0.
  *
- * We need the AIL lock in order to get a coherent read of the
- * lsn of the last item in the AIL.
+ * We need the AIL lock in order to get a coherent read of the lsn of the last
+ * item in the AIL.
  */
 xfs_lsn_t
-xfs_trans_ail_tail(
+xfs_ail_min_lsn(
 	struct xfs_ail	*ailp)
 {
-	xfs_lsn_t	lsn;
+	xfs_lsn_t	lsn = 0;
 	xfs_log_item_t	*lip;
 
 	spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 	lip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
-	if (lip == NULL) {
-		lsn = (xfs_lsn_t)0;
-	} else {
+	if (lip)
 		lsn = lip->li_lsn;
-	}
 	spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 
 	return lsn;
 }
 
 /*
- * xfs_trans_push_ail
- *
- * This routine is called to move the tail of the AIL forward.  It does this by
- * trying to flush items in the AIL whose lsns are below the given
- * threshold_lsn.
- *
- * the push is run asynchronously in a separate thread, so we return the tail
- * of the log right now instead of the tail after the push. This means we will
- * either continue right away, or we will sleep waiting on the async thread to
- * do its work.
- *
- * We do this unlocked - we only need to know whether there is anything in the
- * AIL at the time we are called. We don't need to access the contents of
- * any of the objects, so the lock is not needed.
+ * Return the maximum lsn held in the AIL, or zero if the AIL is empty.
  */
-void
-xfs_trans_ail_push(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
-	xfs_lsn_t	threshold_lsn)
+static xfs_lsn_t
+xfs_ail_max_lsn(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp)
 {
-	xfs_log_item_t	*lip;
+	xfs_lsn_t       lsn = 0;
+	xfs_log_item_t  *lip;
 
-	lip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
-	if (lip && !XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount)) {
-		if (XFS_LSN_CMP(threshold_lsn, ailp->xa_target) > 0)
-			xfsaild_wakeup(ailp, threshold_lsn);
-	}
+	spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+	lip = xfs_ail_max(ailp);
+	if (lip)
+		lsn = lip->li_lsn;
+	spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+
+	return lsn;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -236,16 +300,57 @@ out:
 }
 
 /*
- * xfsaild_push does the work of pushing on the AIL.  Returning a timeout of
- * zero indicates that the caller should sleep until woken.
+ * splice the log item list into the AIL at the given LSN.
  */
-long
-xfsaild_push(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
-	xfs_lsn_t	*last_lsn)
+static void
+xfs_ail_splice(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
+	struct list_head *list,
+	xfs_lsn_t       lsn)
 {
-	long		tout = 0;
-	xfs_lsn_t	last_pushed_lsn = *last_lsn;
+	xfs_log_item_t  *next_lip;
+
+	/* If the list is empty, just insert the item.  */
+	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail)) {
+		list_splice(list, &ailp->xa_ail);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_reverse(next_lip, &ailp->xa_ail, li_ail) {
+		if (XFS_LSN_CMP(next_lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	ASSERT(&next_lip->li_ail == &ailp->xa_ail ||
+	       XFS_LSN_CMP(next_lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0);
+
+	list_splice_init(list, &next_lip->li_ail);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Delete the given item from the AIL.  Return a pointer to the item.
+ */
+static void
+xfs_ail_delete(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp,
+	xfs_log_item_t  *lip)
+{
+	xfs_ail_check(ailp, lip);
+	list_del(&lip->li_ail);
+	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_clear(ailp, lip);
+}
+
+/*
+ * xfs_ail_worker does the work of pushing on the AIL. It will requeue itself
+ * to run at a later time if there is more work to do to complete the push.
+ */
+STATIC void
+xfs_ail_worker(
+	struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct xfs_ail	*ailp = container_of(to_delayed_work(work),
+					struct xfs_ail, xa_work);
+	long		tout;
 	xfs_lsn_t	target =  ailp->xa_target;
 	xfs_lsn_t	lsn;
 	xfs_log_item_t	*lip;
@@ -256,15 +361,15 @@ xfsaild_push(
 
 	spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_init(ailp, cur);
-	lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(ailp, cur, *last_lsn);
+	lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(ailp, cur, ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn);
 	if (!lip || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp)) {
 		/*
 		 * AIL is empty or our push has reached the end.
 		 */
 		xfs_trans_ail_cursor_done(ailp, cur);
 		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
-		*last_lsn = 0;
-		return tout;
+		ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = 0;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail);
@@ -301,13 +406,13 @@ xfsaild_push(
 		case XFS_ITEM_SUCCESS:
 			XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail_success);
 			IOP_PUSH(lip);
-			last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
+			ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
 			break;
 
 		case XFS_ITEM_PUSHBUF:
 			XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail_pushbuf);
 			IOP_PUSHBUF(lip);
-			last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
+			ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
 			push_xfsbufd = 1;
 			break;
 
@@ -319,7 +424,7 @@ xfsaild_push(
 
 		case XFS_ITEM_LOCKED:
 			XFS_STATS_INC(xs_push_ail_locked);
-			last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
+			ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = lsn;
 			stuck++;
 			break;
 
@@ -374,9 +479,23 @@ xfsaild_push(
 		wake_up_process(mp->m_ddev_targp->bt_task);
 	}
 
+	/* assume we have more work to do in a short while */
+	tout = 10;
 	if (!count) {
 		/* We're past our target or empty, so idle */
-		last_pushed_lsn = 0;
+		ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = 0;
+
+		/*
+		 * Check for an updated push target before clearing the
+		 * XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT. If the target changed, we've got more
+		 * work to do. Wait a bit longer before starting that work.
+		 */
+		smp_rmb();
+		if (ailp->xa_target == target) {
+			clear_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags);
+			return;
+		}
+		tout = 50;
 	} else if (XFS_LSN_CMP(lsn, target) >= 0) {
 		/*
 		 * We reached the target so wait a bit longer for I/O to
@@ -384,7 +503,7 @@ xfsaild_push(
 		 * start the next scan from the start of the AIL.
 		 */
 		tout = 50;
-		last_pushed_lsn = 0;
+		ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn = 0;
 	} else if ((stuck * 100) / count > 90) {
 		/*
 		 * Either there is a lot of contention on the AIL or we
@@ -396,14 +515,61 @@ xfsaild_push(
 		 * continuing from where we were.
 		 */
 		tout = 20;
-	} else {
-		/* more to do, but wait a short while before continuing */
-		tout = 10;
 	}
-	*last_lsn = last_pushed_lsn;
-	return tout;
+
+	/* There is more to do, requeue us.  */
+	queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &ailp->xa_work,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(tout));
+}
+
+/*
+ * This routine is called to move the tail of the AIL forward.  It does this by
+ * trying to flush items in the AIL whose lsns are below the given
+ * threshold_lsn.
+ *
+ * The push is run asynchronously in a workqueue, which means the caller needs
+ * to handle waiting on the async flush for space to become available.
+ * We don't want to interrupt any push that is in progress, hence we only queue
+ * work if we set the pushing bit approriately.
+ *
+ * We do this unlocked - we only need to know whether there is anything in the
+ * AIL at the time we are called. We don't need to access the contents of
+ * any of the objects, so the lock is not needed.
+ */
+void
+xfs_ail_push(
+	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
+	xfs_lsn_t	threshold_lsn)
+{
+	xfs_log_item_t	*lip;
+
+	lip = xfs_ail_min(ailp);
+	if (!lip || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount) ||
+	    XFS_LSN_CMP(threshold_lsn, ailp->xa_target) <= 0)
+		return;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that the new target is noticed in push code before it clears
+	 * the XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT.
+	 */
+	smp_wmb();
+	ailp->xa_target = threshold_lsn;
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags))
+		queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &ailp->xa_work, 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Push out all items in the AIL immediately
+ */
+void
+xfs_ail_push_all(
+	struct xfs_ail  *ailp)
+{
+	xfs_lsn_t       threshold_lsn = xfs_ail_max_lsn(ailp);
+
+	if (threshold_lsn)
+		xfs_ail_push(ailp, threshold_lsn);
+}
 
 /*
  * This is to be called when an item is unlocked that may have
@@ -563,7 +729,7 @@ xfs_trans_ail_delete_bulk(
 
 			spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 			if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp)) {
-				xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_AILDELETE, CE_ALERT, mp,
+				xfs_alert_tag(mp, XFS_PTAG_AILDELETE,
 		"%s: attempting to delete a log item that is not in the AIL",
 						__func__);
 				xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_CORRUPT_INCORE);
@@ -615,7 +781,6 @@ xfs_trans_ail_init(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp)
 {
 	struct xfs_ail	*ailp;
-	int		error;
 
 	ailp = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(struct xfs_ail), KM_MAYFAIL);
 	if (!ailp)
@@ -624,15 +789,9 @@ xfs_trans_ail_init(
 	ailp->xa_mount = mp;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ailp->xa_ail);
 	spin_lock_init(&ailp->xa_lock);
-	error = xfsaild_start(ailp);
-	if (error)
-		goto out_free_ailp;
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ailp->xa_work, xfs_ail_worker);
 	mp->m_ail = ailp;
 	return 0;
-
-out_free_ailp:
-	kmem_free(ailp);
-	return error;
 }
 
 void
@@ -641,124 +800,6 @@ xfs_trans_ail_destroy(
 {
 	struct xfs_ail	*ailp = mp->m_ail;
 
-	xfsaild_stop(ailp);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ailp->xa_work);
 	kmem_free(ailp);
 }
-
-/*
- * splice the log item list into the AIL at the given LSN.
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_ail_splice(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
-	struct list_head *list,
-	xfs_lsn_t	lsn)
-{
-	xfs_log_item_t	*next_lip;
-
-	/*
-	 * If the list is empty, just insert the item.
-	 */
-	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail)) {
-		list_splice(list, &ailp->xa_ail);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(next_lip, &ailp->xa_ail, li_ail) {
-		if (XFS_LSN_CMP(next_lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	ASSERT((&next_lip->li_ail == &ailp->xa_ail) ||
-	       (XFS_LSN_CMP(next_lip->li_lsn, lsn) <= 0));
-
-	list_splice_init(list, &next_lip->li_ail);
-	return;
-}
-
-/*
- * Delete the given item from the AIL.  Return a pointer to the item.
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_ail_delete(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
-	xfs_log_item_t	*lip)
-{
-	xfs_ail_check(ailp, lip);
-	list_del(&lip->li_ail);
-	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_clear(ailp, lip);
-}
-
-/*
- * Return a pointer to the first item in the AIL.
- * If the AIL is empty, then return NULL.
- */
-STATIC xfs_log_item_t *
-xfs_ail_min(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp)
-{
-	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail))
-		return NULL;
-
-	return list_first_entry(&ailp->xa_ail, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
-}
-
-/*
- * Return a pointer to the item which follows
- * the given item in the AIL.  If the given item
- * is the last item in the list, then return NULL.
- */
-STATIC xfs_log_item_t *
-xfs_ail_next(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
-	xfs_log_item_t	*lip)
-{
-	if (lip->li_ail.next == &ailp->xa_ail)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return list_first_entry(&lip->li_ail, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
-}
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-/*
- * Check that the list is sorted as it should be.
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_ail_check(
-	struct xfs_ail	*ailp,
-	xfs_log_item_t	*lip)
-{
-	xfs_log_item_t	*prev_lip;
-
-	if (list_empty(&ailp->xa_ail))
-		return;
-
-	/*
-	 * Check the next and previous entries are valid.
-	 */
-	ASSERT((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) != 0);
-	prev_lip = list_entry(lip->li_ail.prev, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
-	if (&prev_lip->li_ail != &ailp->xa_ail)
-		ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(prev_lip->li_lsn, lip->li_lsn) <= 0);
-
-	prev_lip = list_entry(lip->li_ail.next, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
-	if (&prev_lip->li_ail != &ailp->xa_ail)
-		ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(prev_lip->li_lsn, lip->li_lsn) >= 0);
-
-
-#ifdef XFS_TRANS_DEBUG
-	/*
-	 * Walk the list checking lsn ordering, and that every entry has the
-	 * XFS_LI_IN_AIL flag set. This is really expensive, so only do it
-	 * when specifically debugging the transaction subsystem.
-	 */
-	prev_lip = list_entry(&ailp->xa_ail, xfs_log_item_t, li_ail);
-	list_for_each_entry(lip, &ailp->xa_ail, li_ail) {
-		if (&prev_lip->li_ail != &ailp->xa_ail)
-			ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(prev_lip->li_lsn, lip->li_lsn) <= 0);
-		ASSERT((lip->li_flags & XFS_LI_IN_AIL) != 0);
-		prev_lip = lip;
-	}
-#endif /* XFS_TRANS_DEBUG */
-}
-#endif /* DEBUG */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
index c47918c302a..03b3b7f85a3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ xfs_trans_read_buf(
 			if (xfs_error_target == target) {
 				if (((xfs_req_num++) % xfs_error_mod) == 0) {
 					xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-					cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "Returning error!\n");
+					xfs_debug(mp, "Returning error!");
 					return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 				}
 			}
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ xfs_trans_read_buf(
 	bp = xfs_buf_read(target, blkno, len, flags | XBF_DONT_BLOCK);
 	if (bp == NULL) {
 		*bpp = NULL;
-		return 0;
+		return (flags & XBF_TRYLOCK) ?
+					0 : XFS_ERROR(ENOMEM);
 	}
 	if (XFS_BUF_GETERROR(bp) != 0) {
 	    XFS_BUF_SUPER_STALE(bp);
@@ -403,7 +404,7 @@ xfs_trans_read_buf(
 				xfs_force_shutdown(tp->t_mountp,
 						   SHUTDOWN_META_IO_ERROR);
 				xfs_buf_relse(bp);
-				cmn_err(CE_DEBUG, "Returning trans error!\n");
+				xfs_debug(mp, "Returning trans error!");
 				return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 			}
 		}
@@ -427,7 +428,7 @@ shutdown_abort:
 	 */
 #if defined(DEBUG)
 	if (XFS_BUF_ISSTALE(bp) && XFS_BUF_ISDELAYWRITE(bp))
-		cmn_err(CE_NOTE, "about to pop assert, bp == 0x%p", bp);
+		xfs_notice(mp, "about to pop assert, bp == 0x%p", bp);
 #endif
 	ASSERT((XFS_BUF_BFLAGS(bp) & (XBF_STALE|XBF_DELWRI)) !=
 				     (XBF_STALE|XBF_DELWRI));
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c
index ccb34532768..048b0c689d3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_inode.c
@@ -44,28 +44,6 @@ xfs_trans_inode_broot_debug(
 #endif
 
 /*
- * Get an inode and join it to the transaction.
- */
-int
-xfs_trans_iget(
-	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
-	xfs_trans_t	*tp,
-	xfs_ino_t	ino,
-	uint		flags,
-	uint		lock_flags,
-	xfs_inode_t	**ipp)
-{
-	int			error;
-
-	error = xfs_iget(mp, tp, ino, flags, lock_flags, ipp);
-	if (!error && tp) {
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, *ipp);
-		(*ipp)->i_itemp->ili_lock_flags = lock_flags;
-	}
-	return error;
-}
-
-/*
  * Add a locked inode to the transaction.
  *
  * The inode must be locked, and it cannot be associated with any transaction.
@@ -103,7 +81,7 @@ xfs_trans_ijoin(
  *
  *
  * Grabs a reference to the inode which will be dropped when the transaction
- * is commited.  The inode will also be unlocked at that point.  The inode
+ * is committed.  The inode will also be unlocked at that point.  The inode
  * must be locked, and it cannot be associated with any transaction.
  */
 void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
index 35162c238fa..6b164e9e9a1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
@@ -65,16 +65,22 @@ struct xfs_ail_cursor {
 struct xfs_ail {
 	struct xfs_mount	*xa_mount;
 	struct list_head	xa_ail;
-	uint			xa_gen;
-	struct task_struct	*xa_task;
 	xfs_lsn_t		xa_target;
 	struct xfs_ail_cursor	xa_cursors;
 	spinlock_t		xa_lock;
+	struct delayed_work	xa_work;
+	xfs_lsn_t		xa_last_pushed_lsn;
+	unsigned long		xa_flags;
 };
 
+#define XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT	0
+
 /*
  * From xfs_trans_ail.c
  */
+
+extern struct workqueue_struct	*xfs_ail_wq;	/* AIL workqueue */
+
 void	xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 				struct xfs_log_item **log_items, int nr_items,
 				xfs_lsn_t lsn) __releases(ailp->xa_lock);
@@ -98,12 +104,13 @@ xfs_trans_ail_delete(
 	xfs_trans_ail_delete_bulk(ailp, &lip, 1);
 }
 
-void			xfs_trans_ail_push(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_lsn_t);
+void			xfs_ail_push(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_lsn_t);
+void			xfs_ail_push_all(struct xfs_ail *);
+xfs_lsn_t		xfs_ail_min_lsn(struct xfs_ail *ailp);
+
 void			xfs_trans_unlocked_item(struct xfs_ail *,
 					xfs_log_item_t *);
 
-xfs_lsn_t		xfs_trans_ail_tail(struct xfs_ail *ailp);
-
 struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 					struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur,
 					xfs_lsn_t lsn);
@@ -112,11 +119,6 @@ struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_trans_ail_cursor_next(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 void			xfs_trans_ail_cursor_done(struct xfs_ail *ailp,
 					struct xfs_ail_cursor *cur);
 
-long	xfsaild_push(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_lsn_t *);
-void	xfsaild_wakeup(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_lsn_t);
-int	xfsaild_start(struct xfs_ail *);
-void	xfsaild_stop(struct xfs_ail *);
-
 #if BITS_PER_LONG != 64
 static inline void
 xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index d8e6f8cd6f0..b7a5fe7c52c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ xfs_release(
 		 * If we previously truncated this file and removed old data
 		 * in the process, we want to initiate "early" writeout on
 		 * the last close.  This is an attempt to combat the notorious
-		 * NULL files problem which is particularly noticable from a
+		 * NULL files problem which is particularly noticeable from a
 		 * truncate down, buffered (re-)write (delalloc), followed by
 		 * a crash.  What we are effectively doing here is
 		 * significantly reducing the time window where we'd otherwise
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ xfs_release(
 		 *
 		 * Further, check if the inode is being opened, written and
 		 * closed frequently and we have delayed allocation blocks
-		 * oustanding (e.g. streaming writes from the NFS server),
+		 * outstanding (e.g. streaming writes from the NFS server),
 		 * truncating the blocks past EOF will cause fragmentation to
 		 * occur.
 		 *
@@ -1189,9 +1189,8 @@ xfs_inactive(
 		 * inode might be lost for a long time or forever.
 		 */
 		if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp)) {
-			cmn_err(CE_NOTE,
-		"xfs_inactive:	xfs_ifree() returned an error = %d on %s",
-				error, mp->m_fsname);
+			xfs_notice(mp, "%s: xfs_ifree returned error %d",
+				__func__, error);
 			xfs_force_shutdown(mp, SHUTDOWN_META_IO_ERROR);
 		}
 		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES|XFS_TRANS_ABORT);
@@ -1208,12 +1207,12 @@ xfs_inactive(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_bmap_finish(&tp,  &free_list, &committed);
 		if (error)
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp, "xfs_inactive: "
-				"xfs_bmap_finish() returned error %d", error);
+			xfs_notice(mp, "%s: xfs_bmap_finish returned error %d",
+				__func__, error);
 		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES);
 		if (error)
-			xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_NOTE, mp, "xfs_inactive: "
-				"xfs_trans_commit() returned error %d", error);
+			xfs_notice(mp, "%s: xfs_trans_commit returned error %d",
+				__func__, error);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1310,7 +1309,7 @@ xfs_create(
 	error = xfs_qm_vop_dqalloc(dp, current_fsuid(), current_fsgid(), prid,
 			XFS_QMOPT_QUOTALL | XFS_QMOPT_INHERIT, &udqp, &gdqp);
 	if (error)
-		goto std_return;
+		return error;
 
 	if (is_dir) {
 		rdev = 0;
@@ -1390,12 +1389,6 @@ xfs_create(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * At this point, we've gotten a newly allocated inode.
-	 * It is locked (and joined to the transaction).
-	 */
-	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
-
-	/*
 	 * Now we join the directory inode to the transaction.  We do not do it
 	 * earlier because xfs_dir_ialloc might commit the previous transaction
 	 * (and release all the locks).  An error from here on will result in
@@ -1440,22 +1433,13 @@ xfs_create(
 	 */
 	xfs_qm_vop_create_dqattach(tp, ip, udqp, gdqp);
 
-	/*
-	 * xfs_trans_commit normally decrements the vnode ref count
-	 * when it unlocks the inode. Since we want to return the
-	 * vnode to the caller, we bump the vnode ref count now.
-	 */
-	IHOLD(ip);
-
 	error = xfs_bmap_finish(&tp, &free_list, &committed);
 	if (error)
-		goto out_abort_rele;
+		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES);
-	if (error) {
-		IRELE(ip);
-		goto out_dqrele;
-	}
+	if (error)
+		goto out_release_inode;
 
 	xfs_qm_dqrele(udqp);
 	xfs_qm_dqrele(gdqp);
@@ -1469,27 +1453,21 @@ xfs_create(
 	cancel_flags |= XFS_TRANS_ABORT;
  out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, cancel_flags);
- out_dqrele:
+ out_release_inode:
+	/*
+	 * Wait until after the current transaction is aborted to
+	 * release the inode.  This prevents recursive transactions
+	 * and deadlocks from xfs_inactive.
+	 */
+	if (ip)
+		IRELE(ip);
+
 	xfs_qm_dqrele(udqp);
 	xfs_qm_dqrele(gdqp);
 
 	if (unlock_dp_on_error)
 		xfs_iunlock(dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
- std_return:
 	return error;
-
- out_abort_rele:
-	/*
-	 * Wait until after the current transaction is aborted to
-	 * release the inode.  This prevents recursive transactions
-	 * and deadlocks from xfs_inactive.
-	 */
-	xfs_bmap_cancel(&free_list);
-	cancel_flags |= XFS_TRANS_ABORT;
-	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, cancel_flags);
-	IRELE(ip);
-	unlock_dp_on_error = B_FALSE;
-	goto out_dqrele;
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -2114,9 +2092,8 @@ xfs_symlink(
 				  XFS_BMAPI_WRITE | XFS_BMAPI_METADATA,
 				  &first_block, resblks, mval, &nmaps,
 				  &free_list);
-		if (error) {
-			goto error1;
-		}
+		if (error)
+			goto error2;
 
 		if (resblks)
 			resblks -= fs_blocks;
@@ -2148,7 +2125,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, link_name, ip->i_ino,
 					&first_block, &free_list, resblks);
 	if (error)
-		goto error1;
+		goto error2;
 	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, dp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, dp, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 
@@ -2161,13 +2138,6 @@ xfs_symlink(
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * xfs_trans_commit normally decrements the vnode ref count
-	 * when it unlocks the inode. Since we want to return the
-	 * vnode to the caller, we bump the vnode ref count now.
-	 */
-	IHOLD(ip);
-
 	error = xfs_bmap_finish(&tp, &free_list, &committed);
 	if (error) {
 		goto error2;
@@ -2861,7 +2831,8 @@ xfs_change_file_space(
 		ip->i_d.di_flags &= ~XFS_DIFLAG_PREALLOC;
 
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
-	xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
+	if (attr_flags & XFS_ATTR_SYNC)
+		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
index f6702927eee..3bcd23353d6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ int xfs_setattr(struct xfs_inode *ip, struct iattr *vap, int flags);
 #define	XFS_ATTR_NONBLOCK	0x02	/* return EAGAIN if operation would block */
 #define XFS_ATTR_NOLOCK		0x04	/* Don't grab any conflicting locks */
 #define XFS_ATTR_NOACL		0x08	/* Don't call xfs_acl_chmod */
+#define XFS_ATTR_SYNC		0x10	/* synchronous operation required */
 
 int xfs_readlink(struct xfs_inode *ip, char *link);
 int xfs_release(struct xfs_inode *ip);