diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index 66baf9747221..af1ecb19121e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ xfs_attr_set(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dp->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_da_args	args;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	flist;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	struct xfs_trans_res	tres;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		firstblock;
 	int			rsvd = (flags & ATTR_ROOT) != 0;
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ xfs_attr_set(
 	args.value = value;
 	args.valuelen = valuelen;
 	args.firstblock = &firstblock;
-	args.flist = &flist;
+	args.dfops = &dfops;
 	args.op_flags = XFS_DA_OP_ADDNAME | XFS_DA_OP_OKNOENT;
 	args.total = xfs_attr_calc_size(&args, &local);
 
@@ -317,13 +317,13 @@ xfs_attr_set(
 		 * It won't fit in the shortform, transform to a leaf block.
 		 * GROT: another possible req'mt for a double-split btree op.
 		 */
-		xfs_defer_init(args.flist, args.firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args.dfops, args.firstblock);
 		error = xfs_attr_shortform_to_leaf(&args);
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args.trans, args.flist, dp);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args.trans, args.dfops, dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args.trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(&flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 			goto out;
 		}
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ xfs_attr_remove(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = dp->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_da_args	args;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	flist;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		firstblock;
 	int			error;
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ xfs_attr_remove(
 		return error;
 
 	args.firstblock = &firstblock;
-	args.flist = &flist;
+	args.dfops = &dfops;
 
 	/*
 	 * we have no control over the attribute names that userspace passes us
@@ -585,13 +585,13 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		 * Commit that transaction so that the node_addname() call
 		 * can manage its own transactions.
 		 */
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_to_node(args);
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->flist, dp);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->dfops, dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args->trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 			return error;
 		}
 
@@ -675,15 +675,15 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		 * If the result is small enough, shrink it all into the inode.
 		 */
 		if ((forkoff = xfs_attr_shortform_allfit(bp, dp))) {
-			xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+			xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 			error = xfs_attr3_leaf_to_shortform(bp, args, forkoff);
 			/* bp is gone due to xfs_da_shrink_inode */
 			if (!error)
 				error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans,
-							args->flist, dp);
+							args->dfops, dp);
 			if (error) {
 				args->trans = NULL;
-				xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+				xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 				return error;
 			}
 		}
@@ -738,14 +738,14 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_removename(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	 * If the result is small enough, shrink it all into the inode.
 	 */
 	if ((forkoff = xfs_attr_shortform_allfit(bp, dp))) {
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_to_shortform(bp, args, forkoff);
 		/* bp is gone due to xfs_da_shrink_inode */
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->flist, dp);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->dfops, dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args->trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 			return error;
 		}
 	}
@@ -864,14 +864,14 @@ restart:
 			 */
 			xfs_da_state_free(state);
 			state = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+			xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 			error = xfs_attr3_leaf_to_node(args);
 			if (!error)
 				error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans,
-							args->flist, dp);
+							args->dfops, dp);
 			if (error) {
 				args->trans = NULL;
-				xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+				xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 				goto out;
 			}
 
@@ -892,13 +892,13 @@ restart:
 		 * in the index/blkno/rmtblkno/rmtblkcnt fields and
 		 * in the index2/blkno2/rmtblkno2/rmtblkcnt2 fields.
 		 */
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		error = xfs_da3_split(state);
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->flist, dp);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->dfops, dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args->trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 			goto out;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -991,14 +991,14 @@ restart:
 		 * Check to see if the tree needs to be collapsed.
 		 */
 		if (retval && (state->path.active > 1)) {
-			xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+			xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 			error = xfs_da3_join(state);
 			if (!error)
 				error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans,
-							args->flist, dp);
+							args->dfops, dp);
 			if (error) {
 				args->trans = NULL;
-				xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+				xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1114,13 +1114,13 @@ xfs_attr_node_removename(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	 * Check to see if the tree needs to be collapsed.
 	 */
 	if (retval && (state->path.active > 1)) {
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		error = xfs_da3_join(state);
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->flist, dp);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->dfops, dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args->trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 			goto out;
 		}
 		/*
@@ -1147,15 +1147,15 @@ xfs_attr_node_removename(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 			goto out;
 
 		if ((forkoff = xfs_attr_shortform_allfit(bp, dp))) {
-			xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+			xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 			error = xfs_attr3_leaf_to_shortform(bp, args, forkoff);
 			/* bp is gone due to xfs_da_shrink_inode */
 			if (!error)
 				error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans,
-							args->flist, dp);
+							args->dfops, dp);
 			if (error) {
 				args->trans = NULL;
-				xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+				xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		} else
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index 01a5ecfedfcf..8ea91f363093 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ xfs_attr_shortform_to_leaf(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	nargs.dp = dp;
 	nargs.geo = args->geo;
 	nargs.firstblock = args->firstblock;
-	nargs.flist = args->flist;
+	nargs.dfops = args->dfops;
 	nargs.total = args->total;
 	nargs.whichfork = XFS_ATTR_FORK;
 	nargs.trans = args->trans;
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_to_shortform(
 	nargs.geo = args->geo;
 	nargs.dp = dp;
 	nargs.firstblock = args->firstblock;
-	nargs.flist = args->flist;
+	nargs.dfops = args->dfops;
 	nargs.total = args->total;
 	nargs.whichfork = XFS_ATTR_FORK;
 	nargs.trans = args->trans;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
index aabb51690b6f..d52f525f5b2d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_remote.c
@@ -461,16 +461,16 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_set(
 		 * extent and then crash then the block may not contain the
 		 * correct metadata after log recovery occurs.
 		 */
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		nmap = 1;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(args->trans, dp, (xfs_fileoff_t)lblkno,
 				  blkcnt, XFS_BMAPI_ATTRFORK, args->firstblock,
-				  args->total, &map, &nmap, args->flist);
+				  args->total, &map, &nmap, args->dfops);
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->flist, dp);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->dfops, dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args->trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 			return error;
 		}
 
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_set(
 
 		ASSERT(blkcnt > 0);
 
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		nmap = 1;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_read(dp, (xfs_fileoff_t)lblkno,
 				       blkcnt, &map, &nmap,
@@ -604,16 +604,16 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(
 	blkcnt = args->rmtblkcnt;
 	done = 0;
 	while (!done) {
-		xfs_defer_init(args->flist, args->firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(args->dfops, args->firstblock);
 		error = xfs_bunmapi(args->trans, args->dp, lblkno, blkcnt,
 				    XFS_BMAPI_ATTRFORK, 1, args->firstblock,
-				    args->flist, &done);
+				    args->dfops, &done);
 		if (!error)
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->flist,
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&args->trans, args->dfops,
 						args->dp);
 		if (error) {
 			args->trans = NULL;
-			xfs_defer_cancel(args->flist);
+			xfs_defer_cancel(args->dfops);
 			return error;
 		}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 71bf553d685e..540a6b7928af 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ xfs_bmap_validate_ret(
 void
 xfs_bmap_add_free(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,		/* mount point structure */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* list of extents */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* list of extents */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		bno,		/* fs block number of extent */
 	xfs_filblks_t		len)		/* length of extent */
 {
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_free(
 	new = kmem_zone_alloc(xfs_bmap_free_item_zone, KM_SLEEP);
 	new->xefi_startblock = bno;
 	new->xefi_blockcount = (xfs_extlen_t)len;
-	xfs_defer_add(flist, XFS_DEFER_OPS_TYPE_FREE, &new->xefi_list);
+	xfs_defer_add(dfops, XFS_DEFER_OPS_TYPE_FREE, &new->xefi_list);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btree_to_extents(
 	cblock = XFS_BUF_TO_BLOCK(cbp);
 	if ((error = xfs_btree_check_block(cur, cblock, 0, cbp)))
 		return error;
-	xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, cur->bc_private.b.flist, cbno, 1);
+	xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, cur->bc_private.b.dfops, cbno, 1);
 	ip->i_d.di_nblocks--;
 	xfs_trans_mod_dquot_byino(tp, ip, XFS_TRANS_DQ_BCOUNT, -1L);
 	xfs_trans_binval(tp, cbp);
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,		/* incore inode pointer */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock,	/* first-block-allocated */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* blocks freed in xaction */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* blocks freed in xaction */
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		**curp,		/* cursor returned to caller */
 	int			wasdel,		/* converting a delayed alloc */
 	int			*logflagsp,	/* inode logging flags */
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(
 	 */
 	cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, tp, ip, whichfork);
 	cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *firstblock;
-	cur->bc_private.b.flist = flist;
+	cur->bc_private.b.dfops = dfops;
 	cur->bc_private.b.flags = wasdel ? XFS_BTCUR_BPRV_WASDEL : 0;
 	/*
 	 * Convert to a btree with two levels, one record in root.
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(
 	if (*firstblock == NULLFSBLOCK) {
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_START_BNO;
 		args.fsbno = XFS_INO_TO_FSB(mp, ip->i_ino);
-	} else if (flist->dop_low) {
+	} else if (dfops->dop_low) {
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_START_BNO;
 		args.fsbno = *firstblock;
 	} else {
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(
 	ASSERT(args.fsbno != NULLFSBLOCK);
 	ASSERT(*firstblock == NULLFSBLOCK ||
 	       args.agno == XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *firstblock) ||
-	       (flist->dop_low &&
+	       (dfops->dop_low &&
 		args.agno > XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *firstblock)));
 	*firstblock = cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = args.fsbno;
 	cur->bc_private.b.allocated++;
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_btree(
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,		/* incore inode pointer */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock,	/* first block allocated */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* blocks to free at commit */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* blocks to free at commit */
 	int			*flags)		/* inode logging flags */
 {
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur;		/* btree cursor */
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_btree(
 		*flags |= XFS_ILOG_DBROOT;
 	else {
 		cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, tp, ip, XFS_DATA_FORK);
-		cur->bc_private.b.flist = flist;
+		cur->bc_private.b.dfops = dfops;
 		cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *firstblock;
 		if ((error = xfs_bmbt_lookup_ge(cur, 0, 0, 0, &stat)))
 			goto error0;
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_extents(
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,		/* incore inode pointer */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock,	/* first block allocated */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* blocks to free at commit */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* blocks to free at commit */
 	int			*flags)		/* inode logging flags */
 {
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur;		/* bmap btree cursor */
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_extents(
 	if (ip->i_d.di_nextents * sizeof(xfs_bmbt_rec_t) <= XFS_IFORK_DSIZE(ip))
 		return 0;
 	cur = NULL;
-	error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, firstblock, flist, &cur, 0,
+	error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, firstblock, dfops, &cur, 0,
 		flags, XFS_DATA_FORK);
 	if (cur) {
 		cur->bc_private.b.allocated = 0;
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_local(
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,		/* incore inode pointer */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock,	/* first block allocated */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* blocks to free at commit */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* blocks to free at commit */
 	int			*flags)		/* inode logging flags */
 {
 	xfs_da_args_t		dargs;		/* args for dir/attr code */
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_local(
 		dargs.geo = ip->i_mount->m_dir_geo;
 		dargs.dp = ip;
 		dargs.firstblock = firstblock;
-		dargs.flist = flist;
+		dargs.dfops = dfops;
 		dargs.total = dargs.geo->fsbcount;
 		dargs.whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
 		dargs.trans = tp;
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(
 	int			rsvd)		/* xact may use reserved blks */
 {
 	xfs_fsblock_t		firstblock;	/* 1st block/ag allocated */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	flist;		/* freed extent records */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;		/* freed extent records */
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp;		/* mount structure */
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp;		/* transaction pointer */
 	int			blks;		/* space reservation */
@@ -1125,18 +1125,18 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(
 	ip->i_afp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_ifork_zone, KM_SLEEP);
 	ip->i_afp->if_flags = XFS_IFEXTENTS;
 	logflags = 0;
-	xfs_defer_init(&flist, &firstblock);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstblock);
 	switch (ip->i_d.di_format) {
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL:
-		error = xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_local(tp, ip, &firstblock, &flist,
+		error = xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_local(tp, ip, &firstblock, &dfops,
 			&logflags);
 		break;
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS:
 		error = xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_extents(tp, ip, &firstblock,
-			&flist, &logflags);
+			&dfops, &logflags);
 		break;
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE:
-		error = xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_btree(tp, ip, &firstblock, &flist,
+		error = xfs_bmap_add_attrfork_btree(tp, ip, &firstblock, &dfops,
 			&logflags);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(
 			xfs_log_sb(tp);
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &flist, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto bmap_cancel;
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(
 	return error;
 
 bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&flist);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
@@ -1970,7 +1970,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_delay_real(
 
 		if (xfs_bmap_needs_btree(bma->ip, whichfork)) {
 			error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(bma->tp, bma->ip,
-					bma->firstblock, bma->flist,
+					bma->firstblock, bma->dfops,
 					&bma->cur, 1, &tmp_rval, whichfork);
 			rval |= tmp_rval;
 			if (error)
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_delay_real(
 
 		if (xfs_bmap_needs_btree(bma->ip, whichfork)) {
 			error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(bma->tp, bma->ip,
-				bma->firstblock, bma->flist, &bma->cur, 1,
+				bma->firstblock, bma->dfops, &bma->cur, 1,
 				&tmp_rval, whichfork);
 			rval |= tmp_rval;
 			if (error)
@@ -2123,7 +2123,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_delay_real(
 
 		if (xfs_bmap_needs_btree(bma->ip, whichfork)) {
 			error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(bma->tp, bma->ip,
-					bma->firstblock, bma->flist, &bma->cur,
+					bma->firstblock, bma->dfops, &bma->cur,
 					1, &tmp_rval, whichfork);
 			rval |= tmp_rval;
 			if (error)
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_delay_real(
 
 		ASSERT(bma->cur == NULL);
 		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(bma->tp, bma->ip,
-				bma->firstblock, bma->flist, &bma->cur,
+				bma->firstblock, bma->dfops, &bma->cur,
 				da_old > 0, &tmp_logflags, whichfork);
 		bma->logflags |= tmp_logflags;
 		if (error)
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		**curp,	/* if *curp is null, not a btree */
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		*new,	/* new data to add to file extents */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*first,	/* pointer to firstblock variable */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,	/* list of extents to be freed */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,	/* list of extents to be freed */
 	int			*logflagsp) /* inode logging flags */
 {
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur;	/* btree cursor */
@@ -2707,7 +2707,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(
 		int	tmp_logflags;	/* partial log flag return val */
 
 		ASSERT(cur == NULL);
-		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, first, flist, &cur,
+		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, first, dfops, &cur,
 				0, &tmp_logflags, XFS_DATA_FORK);
 		*logflagsp |= tmp_logflags;
 		if (error)
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ xfs_bmap_add_extent_hole_real(
 
 		ASSERT(bma->cur == NULL);
 		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(bma->tp, bma->ip,
-				bma->firstblock, bma->flist, &bma->cur,
+				bma->firstblock, bma->dfops, &bma->cur,
 				0, &tmp_logflags, whichfork);
 		bma->logflags |= tmp_logflags;
 		if (error)
@@ -3675,7 +3675,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btalloc(
 			error = xfs_bmap_btalloc_nullfb(ap, &args, &blen);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-	} else if (ap->flist->dop_low) {
+	} else if (ap->dfops->dop_low) {
 		if (xfs_inode_is_filestream(ap->ip))
 			args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_FIRST_AG;
 		else
@@ -3708,7 +3708,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btalloc(
 	 * is >= the stripe unit and the allocation offset is
 	 * at the end of file.
 	 */
-	if (!ap->flist->dop_low && ap->aeof) {
+	if (!ap->dfops->dop_low && ap->aeof) {
 		if (!ap->offset) {
 			args.alignment = stripe_align;
 			atype = args.type;
@@ -3801,7 +3801,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btalloc(
 		args.minleft = 0;
 		if ((error = xfs_alloc_vextent(&args)))
 			return error;
-		ap->flist->dop_low = true;
+		ap->dfops->dop_low = true;
 	}
 	if (args.fsbno != NULLFSBLOCK) {
 		/*
@@ -3811,7 +3811,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btalloc(
 		ASSERT(*ap->firstblock == NULLFSBLOCK ||
 		       XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *ap->firstblock) ==
 		       XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, args.fsbno) ||
-		       (ap->flist->dop_low &&
+		       (ap->dfops->dop_low &&
 			XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *ap->firstblock) <
 			XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, args.fsbno)));
 
@@ -3819,7 +3819,7 @@ xfs_bmap_btalloc(
 		if (*ap->firstblock == NULLFSBLOCK)
 			*ap->firstblock = args.fsbno;
 		ASSERT(nullfb || fb_agno == args.agno ||
-		       (ap->flist->dop_low && fb_agno < args.agno));
+		       (ap->dfops->dop_low && fb_agno < args.agno));
 		ap->length = args.len;
 		ap->ip->i_d.di_nblocks += args.len;
 		xfs_trans_log_inode(ap->tp, ap->ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
@@ -4286,7 +4286,7 @@ xfs_bmapi_allocate(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (bma->flist->dop_low)
+	if (bma->dfops->dop_low)
 		bma->minleft = 0;
 	if (bma->cur)
 		bma->cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *bma->firstblock;
@@ -4295,7 +4295,7 @@ xfs_bmapi_allocate(
 	if ((ifp->if_flags & XFS_IFBROOT) && !bma->cur) {
 		bma->cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, bma->tp, bma->ip, whichfork);
 		bma->cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *bma->firstblock;
-		bma->cur->bc_private.b.flist = bma->flist;
+		bma->cur->bc_private.b.dfops = bma->dfops;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Bump the number of extents we've allocated
@@ -4376,7 +4376,7 @@ xfs_bmapi_convert_unwritten(
 		bma->cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(bma->ip->i_mount, bma->tp,
 					bma->ip, whichfork);
 		bma->cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *bma->firstblock;
-		bma->cur->bc_private.b.flist = bma->flist;
+		bma->cur->bc_private.b.dfops = bma->dfops;
 	}
 	mval->br_state = (mval->br_state == XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN)
 				? XFS_EXT_NORM : XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN;
@@ -4393,7 +4393,7 @@ xfs_bmapi_convert_unwritten(
 	}
 
 	error = xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(bma->tp, bma->ip, &bma->idx,
-			&bma->cur, mval, bma->firstblock, bma->flist,
+			&bma->cur, mval, bma->firstblock, bma->dfops,
 			&tmp_logflags);
 	/*
 	 * Log the inode core unconditionally in the unwritten extent conversion
@@ -4447,7 +4447,7 @@ xfs_bmapi_write(
 	xfs_extlen_t		total,		/* total blocks needed */
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	*mval,		/* output: map values */
 	int			*nmap,		/* i/o: mval size/count */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist)		/* i/o: list extents to free */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops)		/* i/o: list extents to free */
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_ifork	*ifp;
@@ -4537,7 +4537,7 @@ xfs_bmapi_write(
 	bma.ip = ip;
 	bma.total = total;
 	bma.userdata = 0;
-	bma.flist = flist;
+	bma.dfops = dfops;
 	bma.firstblock = firstblock;
 
 	while (bno < end && n < *nmap) {
@@ -4651,7 +4651,7 @@ error0:
 			       XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *firstblock) ==
 			       XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp,
 				       bma.cur->bc_private.b.firstblock) ||
-			       (flist->dop_low &&
+			       (dfops->dop_low &&
 				XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *firstblock) <
 				XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp,
 					bma.cur->bc_private.b.firstblock)));
@@ -4735,7 +4735,7 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent(
 	xfs_inode_t		*ip,	/* incore inode pointer */
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp,	/* current transaction pointer */
 	xfs_extnum_t		*idx,	/* extent number to update/delete */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,	/* list of extents to be freed */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,	/* list of extents to be freed */
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur,	/* if null, not a btree */
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		*del,	/* data to remove from extents */
 	int			*logflagsp, /* inode logging flags */
@@ -5023,7 +5023,7 @@ xfs_bmap_del_extent(
 	 * If we need to, add to list of extents to delete.
 	 */
 	if (do_fx)
-		xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, flist, del->br_startblock,
+		xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, dfops, del->br_startblock,
 			del->br_blockcount);
 	/*
 	 * Adjust inode # blocks in the file.
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ xfs_bunmapi(
 	xfs_extnum_t		nexts,		/* number of extents max */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock,	/* first allocated block
 						   controls a.g. for allocs */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* i/o: list extents to free */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* i/o: list extents to free */
 	int			*done)		/* set if not done yet */
 {
 	xfs_btree_cur_t		*cur;		/* bmap btree cursor */
@@ -5137,7 +5137,7 @@ xfs_bunmapi(
 		ASSERT(XFS_IFORK_FORMAT(ip, whichfork) == XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE);
 		cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, tp, ip, whichfork);
 		cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *firstblock;
-		cur->bc_private.b.flist = flist;
+		cur->bc_private.b.dfops = dfops;
 		cur->bc_private.b.flags = 0;
 	} else
 		cur = NULL;
@@ -5231,7 +5231,7 @@ xfs_bunmapi(
 			}
 			del.br_state = XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN;
 			error = xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(tp, ip,
-					&lastx, &cur, &del, firstblock, flist,
+					&lastx, &cur, &del, firstblock, dfops,
 					&logflags);
 			if (error)
 				goto error0;
@@ -5290,7 +5290,7 @@ xfs_bunmapi(
 				lastx--;
 				error = xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(tp,
 						ip, &lastx, &cur, &prev,
-						firstblock, flist, &logflags);
+						firstblock, dfops, &logflags);
 				if (error)
 					goto error0;
 				goto nodelete;
@@ -5299,7 +5299,7 @@ xfs_bunmapi(
 				del.br_state = XFS_EXT_UNWRITTEN;
 				error = xfs_bmap_add_extent_unwritten_real(tp,
 						ip, &lastx, &cur, &del,
-						firstblock, flist, &logflags);
+						firstblock, dfops, &logflags);
 				if (error)
 					goto error0;
 				goto nodelete;
@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@ xfs_bunmapi(
 		} else if (cur)
 			cur->bc_private.b.flags &= ~XFS_BTCUR_BPRV_WASDEL;
 
-		error = xfs_bmap_del_extent(ip, tp, &lastx, flist, cur, &del,
+		error = xfs_bmap_del_extent(ip, tp, &lastx, dfops, cur, &del,
 				&tmp_logflags, whichfork);
 		logflags |= tmp_logflags;
 		if (error)
@@ -5391,7 +5391,7 @@ nodelete:
 	 */
 	if (xfs_bmap_needs_btree(ip, whichfork)) {
 		ASSERT(cur == NULL);
-		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, firstblock, flist,
+		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, firstblock, dfops,
 			&cur, 0, &tmp_logflags, whichfork);
 		logflags |= tmp_logflags;
 		if (error)
@@ -5680,7 +5680,7 @@ xfs_bmap_shift_extents(
 	int			*done,
 	xfs_fileoff_t		stop_fsb,
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,
 	enum shift_direction	direction,
 	int			num_exts)
 {
@@ -5725,7 +5725,7 @@ xfs_bmap_shift_extents(
 	if (ifp->if_flags & XFS_IFBROOT) {
 		cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, tp, ip, whichfork);
 		cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *firstblock;
-		cur->bc_private.b.flist = flist;
+		cur->bc_private.b.dfops = dfops;
 		cur->bc_private.b.flags = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -5834,7 +5834,7 @@ xfs_bmap_split_extent_at(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
 	xfs_fileoff_t		split_fsb,
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstfsb,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*free_list)
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops)
 {
 	int				whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
 	struct xfs_btree_cur		*cur = NULL;
@@ -5896,7 +5896,7 @@ xfs_bmap_split_extent_at(
 	if (ifp->if_flags & XFS_IFBROOT) {
 		cur = xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(mp, tp, ip, whichfork);
 		cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = *firstfsb;
-		cur->bc_private.b.flist = free_list;
+		cur->bc_private.b.dfops = dfops;
 		cur->bc_private.b.flags = 0;
 		error = xfs_bmbt_lookup_eq(cur, got.br_startoff,
 				got.br_startblock,
@@ -5949,7 +5949,7 @@ xfs_bmap_split_extent_at(
 		int tmp_logflags; /* partial log flag return val */
 
 		ASSERT(cur == NULL);
-		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, firstfsb, free_list,
+		error = xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(tp, ip, firstfsb, dfops,
 				&cur, 0, &tmp_logflags, whichfork);
 		logflags |= tmp_logflags;
 	}
@@ -5973,7 +5973,7 @@ xfs_bmap_split_extent(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount        *mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_trans        *tp;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops    free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops    dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t           firstfsb;
 	int                     error;
 
@@ -5985,21 +5985,21 @@ xfs_bmap_split_extent(
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &firstfsb);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
 
 	error = xfs_bmap_split_extent_at(tp, ip, split_fsb,
-			&firstfsb, &free_list);
+			&firstfsb, &dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
 	return xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 
 out:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
index 3dc839383690..dc01bb85a6e8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ extern kmem_zone_t	*xfs_bmap_free_item_zone;
  */
 struct xfs_bmalloca {
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*firstblock; /* i/o first block allocated */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist;	/* bmap freelist */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops;	/* bmap freelist */
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;	/* transaction pointer */
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip;	/* incore inode pointer */
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	prev;	/* extent before the new one */
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void	xfs_bmap_trace_exlist(struct xfs_inode *ip, xfs_extnum_t cnt,
 
 int	xfs_bmap_add_attrfork(struct xfs_inode *ip, int size, int rsvd);
 void	xfs_bmap_local_to_extents_empty(struct xfs_inode *ip, int whichfork);
-void	xfs_bmap_add_free(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_defer_ops *flist,
+void	xfs_bmap_add_free(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops,
 			  xfs_fsblock_t bno, xfs_filblks_t len);
 void	xfs_bmap_compute_maxlevels(struct xfs_mount *mp, int whichfork);
 int	xfs_bmap_first_unused(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
@@ -186,18 +186,18 @@ int	xfs_bmapi_write(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 		xfs_fileoff_t bno, xfs_filblks_t len, int flags,
 		xfs_fsblock_t *firstblock, xfs_extlen_t total,
 		struct xfs_bmbt_irec *mval, int *nmap,
-		struct xfs_defer_ops *flist);
+		struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops);
 int	xfs_bunmapi(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 		xfs_fileoff_t bno, xfs_filblks_t len, int flags,
 		xfs_extnum_t nexts, xfs_fsblock_t *firstblock,
-		struct xfs_defer_ops *flist, int *done);
+		struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops, int *done);
 int	xfs_check_nostate_extents(struct xfs_ifork *ifp, xfs_extnum_t idx,
 		xfs_extnum_t num);
 uint	xfs_default_attroffset(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 int	xfs_bmap_shift_extents(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 		xfs_fileoff_t *next_fsb, xfs_fileoff_t offset_shift_fsb,
 		int *done, xfs_fileoff_t stop_fsb, xfs_fsblock_t *firstblock,
-		struct xfs_defer_ops *flist, enum shift_direction direction,
+		struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops, enum shift_direction direction,
 		int num_exts);
 int	xfs_bmap_split_extent(struct xfs_inode *ip, xfs_fileoff_t split_offset);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
index 1b7ba73428b4..0df5318cefff 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ xfs_bmbt_dup_cursor(
 			cur->bc_private.b.ip, cur->bc_private.b.whichfork);
 
 	/*
-	 * Copy the firstblock, flist, and flags values,
+	 * Copy the firstblock, dfops, and flags values,
 	 * since init cursor doesn't get them.
 	 */
 	new->bc_private.b.firstblock = cur->bc_private.b.firstblock;
-	new->bc_private.b.flist = cur->bc_private.b.flist;
+	new->bc_private.b.dfops = cur->bc_private.b.dfops;
 	new->bc_private.b.flags = cur->bc_private.b.flags;
 
 	return new;
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_update_cursor(
 {
 	ASSERT((dst->bc_private.b.firstblock != NULLFSBLOCK) ||
 	       (dst->bc_private.b.ip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME));
-	ASSERT(dst->bc_private.b.flist == src->bc_private.b.flist);
+	ASSERT(dst->bc_private.b.dfops == src->bc_private.b.dfops);
 
 	dst->bc_private.b.allocated += src->bc_private.b.allocated;
 	dst->bc_private.b.firstblock = src->bc_private.b.firstblock;
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_alloc_block(
 		 * block allocation here and corrupt the filesystem.
 		 */
 		args.minleft = args.tp->t_blk_res;
-	} else if (cur->bc_private.b.flist->dop_low) {
+	} else if (cur->bc_private.b.dfops->dop_low) {
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_START_BNO;
 	} else {
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_NEAR_BNO;
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_alloc_block(
 		error = xfs_alloc_vextent(&args);
 		if (error)
 			goto error0;
-		cur->bc_private.b.flist->dop_low = true;
+		cur->bc_private.b.dfops->dop_low = true;
 	}
 	if (args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK) {
 		XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_EXIT);
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_free_block(
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp = cur->bc_tp;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		fsbno = XFS_DADDR_TO_FSB(mp, XFS_BUF_ADDR(bp));
 
-	xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, cur->bc_private.b.flist, fsbno, 1);
+	xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, cur->bc_private.b.dfops, fsbno, 1);
 	ip->i_d.di_nblocks--;
 
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ xfs_bmbt_init_cursor(
 	cur->bc_private.b.forksize = XFS_IFORK_SIZE(ip, whichfork);
 	cur->bc_private.b.ip = ip;
 	cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = NULLFSBLOCK;
-	cur->bc_private.b.flist = NULL;
+	cur->bc_private.b.dfops = NULL;
 	cur->bc_private.b.allocated = 0;
 	cur->bc_private.b.flags = 0;
 	cur->bc_private.b.whichfork = whichfork;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
index 4ee6c2b98def..154eefdcb730 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ typedef struct xfs_btree_cur
 	union {
 		struct {			/* needed for BNO, CNT, INO */
 			struct xfs_buf	*agbp;	/* agf/agi buffer pointer */
-			struct xfs_defer_ops *flist;	/* deferred updates */
+			struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops;	/* deferred updates */
 			xfs_agnumber_t	agno;	/* ag number */
 		} a;
 		struct {			/* needed for BMAP */
 			struct xfs_inode *ip;	/* pointer to our inode */
-			struct xfs_defer_ops *flist;	/* deferred updates */
+			struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops;	/* deferred updates */
 			xfs_fsblock_t	firstblock;	/* 1st blk allocated */
 			int		allocated;	/* count of alloced */
 			short		forksize;	/* fork's inode space */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index 0f1f165f4048..f2dc1a950c85 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@ xfs_da_grow_inode_int(
 	error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, dp, *bno, count,
 			xfs_bmapi_aflag(w)|XFS_BMAPI_METADATA|XFS_BMAPI_CONTIG,
 			args->firstblock, args->total, &map, &nmap,
-			args->flist);
+			args->dfops);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ xfs_da_grow_inode_int(
 			error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, dp, b, c,
 					xfs_bmapi_aflag(w)|XFS_BMAPI_METADATA,
 					args->firstblock, args->total,
-					&mapp[mapi], &nmap, args->flist);
+					&mapp[mapi], &nmap, args->dfops);
 			if (error)
 				goto out_free_map;
 			if (nmap < 1)
@@ -2362,7 +2362,7 @@ xfs_da_shrink_inode(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, dp, dead_blkno, count,
 				    xfs_bmapi_aflag(w), 0, args->firstblock,
-				    args->flist, &done);
+				    args->dfops, &done);
 		if (error == -ENOSPC) {
 			if (w != XFS_DATA_FORK)
 				break;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h
index 249813a92ea8..98c75cbe6ac2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_da_args {
 	xfs_ino_t	inumber;	/* input/output inode number */
 	struct xfs_inode *dp;		/* directory inode to manipulate */
 	xfs_fsblock_t	*firstblock;	/* ptr to firstblock for bmap calls */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops *flist;	/* ptr to freelist for bmap_finish */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops;	/* ptr to freelist for bmap_finish */
 	struct xfs_trans *trans;	/* current trans (changes over time) */
 	xfs_extlen_t	total;		/* total blocks needed, for 1st bmap */
 	int		whichfork;	/* data or attribute fork */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
index 0523100bf89f..20a96dd5af7e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ xfs_dir_createname(
 	struct xfs_name		*name,
 	xfs_ino_t		inum,		/* new entry inode number */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*first,		/* bmap's firstblock */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* bmap's freeblock list */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* bmap's freeblock list */
 	xfs_extlen_t		total)		/* bmap's total block count */
 {
 	struct xfs_da_args	*args;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ xfs_dir_createname(
 	args->inumber = inum;
 	args->dp = dp;
 	args->firstblock = first;
-	args->flist = flist;
+	args->dfops = dfops;
 	args->total = total;
 	args->whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
 	args->trans = tp;
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ xfs_dir_removename(
 	struct xfs_name	*name,
 	xfs_ino_t	ino,
 	xfs_fsblock_t	*first,		/* bmap's firstblock */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* bmap's freeblock list */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* bmap's freeblock list */
 	xfs_extlen_t	total)		/* bmap's total block count */
 {
 	struct xfs_da_args *args;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ xfs_dir_removename(
 	args->inumber = ino;
 	args->dp = dp;
 	args->firstblock = first;
-	args->flist = flist;
+	args->dfops = dfops;
 	args->total = total;
 	args->whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
 	args->trans = tp;
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ xfs_dir_replace(
 	struct xfs_name	*name,		/* name of entry to replace */
 	xfs_ino_t	inum,		/* new inode number */
 	xfs_fsblock_t	*first,		/* bmap's firstblock */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* bmap's freeblock list */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* bmap's freeblock list */
 	xfs_extlen_t	total)		/* bmap's total block count */
 {
 	struct xfs_da_args *args;
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ xfs_dir_replace(
 	args->inumber = inum;
 	args->dp = dp;
 	args->firstblock = first;
-	args->flist = flist;
+	args->dfops = dfops;
 	args->total = total;
 	args->whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
 	args->trans = tp;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ xfs_dir2_shrink_inode(
 
 	/* Unmap the fsblock(s). */
 	error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, dp, da, args->geo->fsbcount, 0, 0,
-			    args->firstblock, args->flist, &done);
+			    args->firstblock, args->dfops, &done);
 	if (error) {
 		/*
 		 * ENOSPC actually can happen if we're in a removename with no
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
index c272f1a4e280..becc926c3e3d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
@@ -129,18 +129,18 @@ extern int xfs_dir_init(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 extern int xfs_dir_createname(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t inum,
 				xfs_fsblock_t *first,
-				struct xfs_defer_ops *flist, xfs_extlen_t tot);
+				struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops, xfs_extlen_t tot);
 extern int xfs_dir_lookup(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t *inum,
 				struct xfs_name *ci_name);
 extern int xfs_dir_removename(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t ino,
 				xfs_fsblock_t *first,
-				struct xfs_defer_ops *flist, xfs_extlen_t tot);
+				struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops, xfs_extlen_t tot);
 extern int xfs_dir_replace(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t inum,
 				xfs_fsblock_t *first,
-				struct xfs_defer_ops *flist, xfs_extlen_t tot);
+				struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops, xfs_extlen_t tot);
 extern int xfs_dir_canenter(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				struct xfs_name *name);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index 972b2ea6a075..f0e1f713b0be 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ xfs_difree_inode_chunk(
 	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
 	xfs_agnumber_t			agno,
 	struct xfs_inobt_rec_incore	*rec,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops		*flist)
+	struct xfs_defer_ops		*dfops)
 {
 	xfs_agblock_t	sagbno = XFS_AGINO_TO_AGBNO(mp, rec->ir_startino);
 	int		startidx, endidx;
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ xfs_difree_inode_chunk(
 
 	if (!xfs_inobt_issparse(rec->ir_holemask)) {
 		/* not sparse, calculate extent info directly */
-		xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, flist, XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, sagbno),
+		xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, dfops, XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, sagbno),
 				  mp->m_ialloc_blks);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ xfs_difree_inode_chunk(
 
 		ASSERT(agbno % mp->m_sb.sb_spino_align == 0);
 		ASSERT(contigblk % mp->m_sb.sb_spino_align == 0);
-		xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, flist, XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, agbno),
+		xfs_bmap_add_free(mp, dfops, XFS_AGB_TO_FSB(mp, agno, agbno),
 				  contigblk);
 
 		/* reset range to current bit and carry on... */
@@ -1890,7 +1890,7 @@ xfs_difree_inobt(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
 	struct xfs_buf			*agbp,
 	xfs_agino_t			agino,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops		*flist,
+	struct xfs_defer_ops		*dfops,
 	struct xfs_icluster		*xic,
 	struct xfs_inobt_rec_incore	*orec)
 {
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ xfs_difree_inobt(
 			goto error0;
 		}
 
-		xfs_difree_inode_chunk(mp, agno, &rec, flist);
+		xfs_difree_inode_chunk(mp, agno, &rec, dfops);
 	} else {
 		xic->deleted = 0;
 
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ int
 xfs_difree(
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_ino_t		inode,		/* inode to be freed */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist,		/* extents to free */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,		/* extents to free */
 	struct xfs_icluster	*xic)	/* cluster info if deleted */
 {
 	/* REFERENCED */
@@ -2174,7 +2174,7 @@ xfs_difree(
 	/*
 	 * Fix up the inode allocation btree.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_difree_inobt(mp, tp, agbp, agino, flist, xic, &rec);
+	error = xfs_difree_inobt(mp, tp, agbp, agino, dfops, xic, &rec);
 	if (error)
 		goto error0;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h
index 2e06b675d8bb..0bb89669fc07 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ int					/* error */
 xfs_difree(
 	struct xfs_trans *tp,		/* transaction pointer */
 	xfs_ino_t	inode,		/* inode to be freed */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops *flist,	/* extents to free */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops *dfops,	/* extents to free */
 	struct xfs_icluster *ifree);	/* cluster info if deleted */
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 07954e8f803b..3bbe46bdbc6e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ xfs_bmap_punch_delalloc_range(
 		xfs_bmbt_irec_t	imap;
 		int		nimaps = 1;
 		xfs_fsblock_t	firstblock;
-		struct xfs_defer_ops flist;
+		struct xfs_defer_ops dfops;
 
 		/*
 		 * Map the range first and check that it is a delalloc extent
@@ -716,18 +716,18 @@ xfs_bmap_punch_delalloc_range(
 		WARN_ON(imap.br_blockcount == 0);
 
 		/*
-		 * Note: while we initialise the firstblock/flist pair, they
+		 * Note: while we initialise the firstblock/dfops pair, they
 		 * should never be used because blocks should never be
 		 * allocated or freed for a delalloc extent and hence we need
 		 * don't cancel or finish them after the xfs_bunmapi() call.
 		 */
-		xfs_defer_init(&flist, &firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstblock);
 		error = xfs_bunmapi(NULL, ip, start_fsb, 1, 0, 1, &firstblock,
-					&flist, &done);
+					&dfops, &done);
 		if (error)
 			break;
 
-		ASSERT(!xfs_defer_has_unfinished_work(&flist));
+		ASSERT(!xfs_defer_has_unfinished_work(&dfops));
 next_block:
 		start_fsb++;
 		remaining--;
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 	int			rt;
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp;
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t		imaps[1], *imapp;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	uint			qblocks, resblks, resrtextents;
 	int			error;
 
@@ -975,17 +975,17 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
-		xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &firstfsb);
+		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, startoffset_fsb,
 					allocatesize_fsb, alloc_type, &firstfsb,
-					resblks, imapp, &nimaps, &free_list);
+					resblks, imapp, &nimaps, &dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto error0;
 
 		/*
 		 * Complete the transaction
 		 */
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto error0;
 
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ xfs_alloc_file_space(
 	return error;
 
 error0:	/* Cancel bmap, unlock inode, unreserve quota blocks, cancel trans */
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	xfs_trans_unreserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, (long)qblocks, 0, quota_flag);
 
 error1:	/* Just cancel transaction */
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ xfs_unmap_extent(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		firstfsb;
 	uint			resblks = XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0);
 	int			error;
@@ -1045,13 +1045,13 @@ xfs_unmap_extent(
 
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &firstfsb);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
 	error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, ip, startoffset_fsb, len_fsb, 0, 2, &firstfsb,
-			&free_list, done);
+			&dfops, done);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, ip);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	return error;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	goto out_unlock;
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ xfs_shift_file_space(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
 	int			error;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		first_block;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		stop_fsb;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		next_fsb;
@@ -1328,19 +1328,19 @@ xfs_shift_file_space(
 
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
-		xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 
 		/*
 		 * We are using the write transaction in which max 2 bmbt
 		 * updates are allowed
 		 */
 		error = xfs_bmap_shift_extents(tp, ip, &next_fsb, shift_fsb,
-				&done, stop_fsb, &first_block, &free_list,
+				&done, stop_fsb, &first_block, &dfops,
 				direction, XFS_BMAP_MAX_SHIFT_EXTENTS);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@ xfs_shift_file_space(
 	return error;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
index d9447f1bf483..7a30b8f11db7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqalloc(
 	xfs_buf_t	**O_bpp)
 {
 	xfs_fsblock_t	firstblock;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops flist;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops dfops;
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t map;
 	int		nmaps, error;
 	xfs_buf_t	*bp;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqalloc(
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the bmap freelist prior to calling bmapi code.
 	 */
-	xfs_defer_init(&flist, &firstblock);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstblock);
 	xfs_ilock(quotip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	/*
 	 * Return if this type of quotas is turned off while we didn't
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqalloc(
 	error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, quotip, offset_fsb,
 				XFS_DQUOT_CLUSTER_SIZE_FSB, XFS_BMAPI_METADATA,
 				&firstblock, XFS_QM_DQALLOC_SPACE_RES(mp),
-				&map, &nmaps, &flist);
+				&map, &nmaps, &dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto error0;
 	ASSERT(map.br_blockcount == XFS_DQUOT_CLUSTER_SIZE_FSB);
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqalloc(
 
 	xfs_trans_bhold(tp, bp);
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(tpp, &flist, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(tpp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto error1;
 
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ xfs_qm_dqalloc(
 	return 0;
 
 error1:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&flist);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 error0:
 	xfs_iunlock(quotip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
index 3e990fb0cb53..4a33a3304369 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ xfs_filestream_new_ag(
 	}
 
 	flags = (ap->userdata ? XFS_PICK_USERDATA : 0) |
-	        (ap->flist->dop_low ? XFS_PICK_LOWSPACE : 0);
+	        (ap->dfops->dop_low ? XFS_PICK_LOWSPACE : 0);
 
 	err = xfs_filestream_pick_ag(pip, startag, agp, flags, minlen);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 3ce50da885ac..e08eaea6327b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1123,7 +1123,7 @@ xfs_create(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = NULL;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp = NULL;
 	int			error;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		first_block;
 	bool                    unlock_dp_on_error = false;
 	prid_t			prid;
@@ -1183,7 +1183,7 @@ xfs_create(
 		      XFS_IOLOCK_PARENT | XFS_ILOCK_PARENT);
 	unlock_dp_on_error = true;
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reserve disk quota and the inode.
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ xfs_create(
 	unlock_dp_on_error = false;
 
 	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, resblks ?
+					&first_block, &dfops, resblks ?
 					resblks - XFS_IALLOC_SPACE_RES(mp) : 0);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(error != -ENOSPC);
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ xfs_create(
 	 */
 	xfs_qm_vop_create_dqattach(tp, ip, udqp, gdqp, pdqp);
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ xfs_create(
 	return 0;
 
  out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
  out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
  out_release_inode:
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ xfs_link(
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp = tdp->i_mount;
 	xfs_trans_t		*tp;
 	int			error;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t           first_block;
 	int			resblks;
 
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ xfs_link(
 			goto error_return;
 	}
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 
 	/*
 	 * Handle initial link state of O_TMPFILE inode
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@ xfs_link(
 	}
 
 	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, tdp, target_name, sip->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, resblks);
+					&first_block, &dfops, resblks);
 	if (error)
 		goto error_return;
 	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, tdp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
@@ -1483,9 +1483,9 @@ xfs_link(
 	if (mp->m_flags & (XFS_MOUNT_WSYNC|XFS_MOUNT_DIRSYNC))
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+		xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 		goto error_return;
 	}
 
@@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ xfs_itruncate_extents(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp = *tpp;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		first_block;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		first_unmap_block;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		last_block;
@@ -1563,12 +1563,12 @@ xfs_itruncate_extents(
 	ASSERT(first_unmap_block < last_block);
 	unmap_len = last_block - first_unmap_block + 1;
 	while (!done) {
-		xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 		error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, ip,
 				    first_unmap_block, unmap_len,
 				    xfs_bmapi_aflag(whichfork),
 				    XFS_ITRUNC_MAX_EXTENTS,
-				    &first_block, &free_list,
+				    &first_block, &dfops,
 				    &done);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
@@ -1577,7 +1577,7 @@ xfs_itruncate_extents(
 		 * Duplicate the transaction that has the permanent
 		 * reservation and commit the old transaction.
 		 */
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, ip);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, ip);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ out_bmap_cancel:
 	 * the transaction can be properly aborted.  We just need to make sure
 	 * we're not holding any resources that we were not when we came in.
 	 */
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_inactive_ifree(
 	struct xfs_inode *ip)
 {
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		first_block;
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
@@ -1781,8 +1781,8 @@ xfs_inactive_ifree(
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
-	error = xfs_ifree(tp, ip, &free_list);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
+	error = xfs_ifree(tp, ip, &dfops);
 	if (error) {
 		/*
 		 * If we fail to free the inode, shut down.  The cancel
@@ -1808,11 +1808,11 @@ xfs_inactive_ifree(
 	 * Just ignore errors at this point.  There is nothing we can do except
 	 * to try to keep going. Make sure it's not a silent error.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error) {
 		xfs_notice(mp, "%s: xfs_defer_finish returned error %d",
 			__func__, error);
-		xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+		xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	}
 	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 	if (error)
@@ -2368,7 +2368,7 @@ int
 xfs_ifree(
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp,
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*flist)
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops)
 {
 	int			error;
 	struct xfs_icluster	xic = { 0 };
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ xfs_ifree(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = xfs_difree(tp, ip->i_ino, flist, &xic);
+	error = xfs_difree(tp, ip->i_ino, dfops, &xic);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -2490,7 +2490,7 @@ xfs_remove(
 	xfs_trans_t             *tp = NULL;
 	int			is_dir = S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode);
 	int                     error = 0;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t           first_block;
 	uint			resblks;
 
@@ -2572,9 +2572,9 @@ xfs_remove(
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 	error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, resblks);
+					&first_block, &dfops, resblks);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(error != -ENOENT);
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
@@ -2588,7 +2588,7 @@ xfs_remove(
 	if (mp->m_flags & (XFS_MOUNT_WSYNC|XFS_MOUNT_DIRSYNC))
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -2602,7 +2602,7 @@ xfs_remove(
 	return 0;
 
  out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
  out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
  std_return:
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ xfs_sort_for_rename(
 static int
 xfs_finish_rename(
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*free_list)
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops)
 {
 	int			error;
 
@@ -2674,9 +2674,9 @@ xfs_finish_rename(
 	if (tp->t_mountp->m_flags & (XFS_MOUNT_WSYNC|XFS_MOUNT_DIRSYNC))
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, dfops, NULL);
 	if (error) {
-		xfs_defer_cancel(free_list);
+		xfs_defer_cancel(dfops);
 		xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 		return error;
 	}
@@ -2698,7 +2698,7 @@ xfs_cross_rename(
 	struct xfs_inode	*dp2,
 	struct xfs_name		*name2,
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip2,
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	*free_list,
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	*dfops,
 	xfs_fsblock_t		*first_block,
 	int			spaceres)
 {
@@ -2710,14 +2710,14 @@ xfs_cross_rename(
 	/* Swap inode number for dirent in first parent */
 	error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp1, name1,
 				ip2->i_ino,
-				first_block, free_list, spaceres);
+				first_block, dfops, spaceres);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_abort;
 
 	/* Swap inode number for dirent in second parent */
 	error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp2, name2,
 				ip1->i_ino,
-				first_block, free_list, spaceres);
+				first_block, dfops, spaceres);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_abort;
 
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@ xfs_cross_rename(
 		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip2)->i_mode)) {
 			error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip2, &xfs_name_dotdot,
 						dp1->i_ino, first_block,
-						free_list, spaceres);
+						dfops, spaceres);
 			if (error)
 				goto out_trans_abort;
 
@@ -2759,7 +2759,7 @@ xfs_cross_rename(
 		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip1)->i_mode)) {
 			error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip1, &xfs_name_dotdot,
 						dp2->i_ino, first_block,
-						free_list, spaceres);
+						dfops, spaceres);
 			if (error)
 				goto out_trans_abort;
 
@@ -2798,10 +2798,10 @@ xfs_cross_rename(
 	}
 	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, dp1, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
 	xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, dp1, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
-	return xfs_finish_rename(tp, free_list);
+	return xfs_finish_rename(tp, dfops);
 
 out_trans_abort:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2856,7 +2856,7 @@ xfs_rename(
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = src_dp->i_mount;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		first_block;
 	struct xfs_inode	*wip = NULL;		/* whiteout inode */
 	struct xfs_inode	*inodes[__XFS_SORT_INODES];
@@ -2945,13 +2945,13 @@ xfs_rename(
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 	}
 
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 
 	/* RENAME_EXCHANGE is unique from here on. */
 	if (flags & RENAME_EXCHANGE)
 		return xfs_cross_rename(tp, src_dp, src_name, src_ip,
 					target_dp, target_name, target_ip,
-					&free_list, &first_block, spaceres);
+					&dfops, &first_block, spaceres);
 
 	/*
 	 * Set up the target.
@@ -2973,7 +2973,7 @@ xfs_rename(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, target_dp, target_name,
 						src_ip->i_ino, &first_block,
-						&free_list, spaceres);
+						&dfops, spaceres);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -3013,7 +3013,7 @@ xfs_rename(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, target_dp, target_name,
 					src_ip->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, spaceres);
+					&first_block, &dfops, spaceres);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ xfs_rename(
 		 */
 		error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, src_ip, &xfs_name_dotdot,
 					target_dp->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, spaceres);
+					&first_block, &dfops, spaceres);
 		ASSERT(error != -EEXIST);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
@@ -3087,10 +3087,10 @@ xfs_rename(
 	 */
 	if (wip) {
 		error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, src_dp, src_name, wip->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, spaceres);
+					&first_block, &dfops, spaceres);
 	} else
 		error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, src_dp, src_name, src_ip->i_ino,
-					   &first_block, &free_list, spaceres);
+					   &first_block, &dfops, spaceres);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -3125,13 +3125,13 @@ xfs_rename(
 	if (new_parent)
 		xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, target_dp, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 
-	error = xfs_finish_rename(tp, &free_list);
+	error = xfs_finish_rename(tp, &dfops);
 	if (wip)
 		IRELE(wip);
 	return error;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 out_release_wip:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
index dc93c20fb9ad..2114d53df433 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iomap.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	int		quota_flag;
 	int		rt;
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops dfops;
 	uint		qblocks, resblks, resrtextents;
 	int		error;
 	int		lockmode;
@@ -232,18 +232,18 @@ xfs_iomap_write_direct(
 	 * From this point onwards we overwrite the imap pointer that the
 	 * caller gave to us.
 	 */
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &firstfsb);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
 	nimaps = 1;
 	error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, offset_fsb, count_fsb,
 				bmapi_flags, &firstfsb, resblks, imap,
-				&nimaps, &free_list);
+				&nimaps, &dfops);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
 	/*
 	 * Complete the transaction
 	 */
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	return error;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	xfs_trans_unreserve_quota_nblks(tp, ip, (long)qblocks, 0, quota_flag);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 	xfs_fileoff_t	offset_fsb, last_block;
 	xfs_fileoff_t	end_fsb, map_start_fsb;
 	xfs_fsblock_t	first_block;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_filblks_t	count_fsb;
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
 	int		nimaps;
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 			xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 			xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
-			xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+			xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 
 			/*
 			 * it is possible that the extents have changed since
@@ -784,11 +784,11 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 			error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, map_start_fsb,
 						count_fsb, 0, &first_block,
 						nres, imap, &nimaps,
-						&free_list);
+						&dfops);
 			if (error)
 				goto trans_cancel;
 
-			error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+			error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 			if (error)
 				goto trans_cancel;
 
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_allocate(
 	}
 
 trans_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 error0:
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 	int		nimaps;
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t imap;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops dfops;
 	xfs_fsize_t	i_size;
 	uint		resblks;
 	int		error;
@@ -887,11 +887,11 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 		/*
 		 * Modify the unwritten extent state of the buffer.
 		 */
-		xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &firstfsb);
+		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstfsb);
 		nimaps = 1;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, offset_fsb, count_fsb,
 					XFS_BMAPI_CONVERT, &firstfsb, resblks,
-					&imap, &nimaps, &free_list);
+					&imap, &nimaps, &dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto error_on_bmapi_transaction;
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 			xfs_trans_log_inode(tp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 		}
 
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto error_on_bmapi_transaction;
 
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ xfs_iomap_write_unwritten(
 	return 0;
 
 error_on_bmapi_transaction:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index c761a6a75904..802bcc326d9f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 	xfs_daddr_t		d;		/* disk block address */
 	int			error;		/* error return value */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		firstblock;/* first block allocated in xaction */
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	flist;		/* list of freed blocks */
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;		/* list of freed blocks */
 	xfs_fsblock_t		fsbno;		/* filesystem block for bno */
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec	map;		/* block map output */
 	int			nmap;		/* number of block maps */
@@ -795,14 +795,14 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
-		xfs_defer_init(&flist, &firstblock);
+		xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &firstblock);
 		/*
 		 * Allocate blocks to the bitmap file.
 		 */
 		nmap = 1;
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, oblocks, nblocks - oblocks,
 					XFS_BMAPI_METADATA, &firstblock,
-					resblks, &map, &nmap, &flist);
+					resblks, &map, &nmap, &dfops);
 		if (!error && nmap < 1)
 			error = -ENOSPC;
 		if (error)
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		/*
 		 * Free any blocks freed up in the transaction, then commit.
 		 */
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &flist, NULL);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 	return 0;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&flist);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index 3b005ec33886..58142aeeeea6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = NULL;
 	int			error = 0;
 	int			pathlen;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	xfs_fsblock_t		first_block;
 	bool                    unlock_dp_on_error = false;
 	xfs_fileoff_t		first_fsb;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	 * Initialize the bmap freelist prior to calling either
 	 * bmapi or the directory create code.
 	 */
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate an inode for the symlink.
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 
 		error = xfs_bmapi_write(tp, ip, first_fsb, fs_blocks,
 				  XFS_BMAPI_METADATA, &first_block, resblks,
-				  mval, &nmaps, &free_list);
+				  mval, &nmaps, &dfops);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	 * Create the directory entry for the symlink.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, link_name, ip->i_ino,
-					&first_block, &free_list, resblks);
+					&first_block, &dfops, resblks);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, dp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, NULL);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	return 0;
 
 out_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 out_release_inode:
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ xfs_inactive_symlink_rmt(
 	int		done;
 	int		error;
 	xfs_fsblock_t	first_block;
-	struct xfs_defer_ops	free_list;
+	struct xfs_defer_ops	dfops;
 	int		i;
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp;
 	xfs_bmbt_irec_t	mval[XFS_SYMLINK_MAPS];
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ xfs_inactive_symlink_rmt(
 	 * Find the block(s) so we can inval and unmap them.
 	 */
 	done = 0;
-	xfs_defer_init(&free_list, &first_block);
+	xfs_defer_init(&dfops, &first_block);
 	nmaps = ARRAY_SIZE(mval);
 	error = xfs_bmapi_read(ip, 0, xfs_symlink_blocks(mp, size),
 				mval, &nmaps, 0);
@@ -486,17 +486,17 @@ xfs_inactive_symlink_rmt(
 		xfs_trans_binval(tp, bp);
 	}
 	/*
-	 * Unmap the dead block(s) to the free_list.
+	 * Unmap the dead block(s) to the dfops.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_bunmapi(tp, ip, 0, size, 0, nmaps,
-			    &first_block, &free_list, &done);
+			    &first_block, &dfops, &done);
 	if (error)
 		goto error_bmap_cancel;
 	ASSERT(done);
 	/*
 	 * Commit the first transaction.  This logs the EFI and the inode.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &free_list, ip);
+	error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp, &dfops, ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto error_bmap_cancel;
 	/*
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ xfs_inactive_symlink_rmt(
 	return 0;
 
 error_bmap_cancel:
-	xfs_defer_cancel(&free_list);
+	xfs_defer_cancel(&dfops);
 error_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 error_unlock: