diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
index ffa634d1c18c..f7cdc28aff41 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -400,7 +400,9 @@ xfs_attr_set_int(xfs_inode_t *dp, struct xfs_name *name,
 		 * Commit the leaf transformation.  We'll need another (linked)
 		 * transaction to add the new attribute to the leaf.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args.trans, dp)))
+
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args.trans, dp);
+		if (error)
 			goto out;
 
 	}
@@ -980,7 +982,8 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		 * Commit the current trans (including the inode) and start
 		 * a new one.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+		if (error)
 			return (error);
 
 		/*
@@ -994,7 +997,8 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	 * Commit the transaction that added the attr name so that
 	 * later routines can manage their own transactions.
 	 */
-	if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+	error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
 	/*
@@ -1083,7 +1087,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		/*
 		 * Commit the remove and start the next trans in series.
 		 */
-		error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp);
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
 
 	} else if (args->rmtblkno > 0) {
 		/*
@@ -1314,7 +1318,8 @@ restart:
 			 * Commit the node conversion and start the next
 			 * trans in the chain.
 			 */
-			if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+			error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+			if (error)
 				goto out;
 
 			goto restart;
@@ -1365,7 +1370,8 @@ restart:
 	 * Commit the leaf addition or btree split and start the next
 	 * trans in the chain.
 	 */
-	if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+	error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -1465,7 +1471,8 @@ restart:
 		/*
 		 * Commit and start the next trans in the chain.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+		if (error)
 			goto out;
 
 	} else if (args->rmtblkno > 0) {
@@ -1597,7 +1604,8 @@ xfs_attr_node_removename(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		/*
 		 * Commit the Btree join operation and start a new trans.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -2098,7 +2106,8 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_set(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		/*
 		 * Start the next trans in the chain.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, dp)))
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, dp);
+		if (error)
 			return (error);
 	}
 
@@ -2248,7 +2257,8 @@ xfs_attr_rmtval_remove(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 		/*
 		 * Close out trans and start the next one in the chain.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, args->dp)))
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, args->dp);
+		if (error)
 			return (error);
 	}
 	return(0);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index 23ef5d7c87e1..79da6b2ea99e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -2498,9 +2498,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_clearflag(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	/*
 	 * Commit the flag value change and start the next trans in series.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, args->dp);
-
-	return(error);
+	return xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, args->dp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2547,9 +2545,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_setflag(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	/*
 	 * Commit the flag value change and start the next trans in series.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, args->dp);
-
-	return(error);
+	return xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, args->dp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2665,7 +2661,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_flipflags(xfs_da_args_t *args)
 	/*
 	 * Commit the flag value change and start the next trans in series.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(&args->trans, args->dp);
+	error = xfs_trans_roll(&args->trans, args->dp);
 
 	return(error);
 }
@@ -2723,7 +2719,7 @@ xfs_attr_root_inactive(xfs_trans_t **trans, xfs_inode_t *dp)
 	/*
 	 * Commit the invalidate and start the next transaction.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(trans, dp);
+	error = xfs_trans_roll(trans, dp);
 
 	return (error);
 }
@@ -2825,7 +2821,8 @@ xfs_attr_node_inactive(xfs_trans_t **trans, xfs_inode_t *dp, xfs_dabuf_t *bp,
 		/*
 		 * Atomically commit the whole invalidate stuff.
 		 */
-		if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(trans, dp)))
+		error = xfs_trans_roll(trans, dp);
+		if (error)
 			return (error);
 	}
 
@@ -2964,7 +2961,8 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_freextent(xfs_trans_t **trans, xfs_inode_t *dp,
 			/*
 			 * Roll to next transaction.
 			 */
-			if ((error = xfs_attr_rolltrans(trans, dp)))
+			error = xfs_trans_roll(trans, dp);
+			if (error)
 				return (error);
 		}
 
@@ -2974,60 +2972,3 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_freextent(xfs_trans_t **trans, xfs_inode_t *dp,
 
 	return(0);
 }
-
-
-/*
- * Roll from one trans in the sequence of PERMANENT transactions to the next.
- */
-int
-xfs_attr_rolltrans(xfs_trans_t **transp, xfs_inode_t *dp)
-{
-	xfs_trans_t *trans;
-	unsigned int logres, count;
-	int	error;
-
-	/*
-	 * Ensure that the inode is always logged.
-	 */
-	trans = *transp;
-	xfs_trans_log_inode(trans, dp, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
-
-	/*
-	 * Copy the critical parameters from one trans to the next.
-	 */
-	logres = trans->t_log_res;
-	count = trans->t_log_count;
-	*transp = xfs_trans_dup(trans);
-
-	/*
-	 * Commit the current transaction.
-	 * If this commit failed, then it'd just unlock those items that
-	 * are not marked ihold. That also means that a filesystem shutdown
-	 * is in progress. The caller takes the responsibility to cancel
-	 * the duplicate transaction that gets returned.
-	 */
-	if ((error = xfs_trans_commit(trans, 0)))
-		return (error);
-
-	trans = *transp;
-
-	/*
-	 * Reserve space in the log for th next transaction.
-	 * This also pushes items in the "AIL", the list of logged items,
-	 * out to disk if they are taking up space at the tail of the log
-	 * that we want to use.  This requires that either nothing be locked
-	 * across this call, or that anything that is locked be logged in
-	 * the prior and the next transactions.
-	 */
-	error = xfs_trans_reserve(trans, 0, logres, 0,
-				  XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES, count);
-	/*
-	 *  Ensure that the inode is in the new transaction and locked.
-	 */
-	if (!error) {
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(trans, dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_trans_ihold(trans, dp);
-	}
-	return (error);
-
-}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
index 5ecf437b7825..83e9af417ca2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
@@ -274,6 +274,4 @@ int	xfs_attr_leaf_order(struct xfs_dabuf *leaf1_bp,
 				   struct xfs_dabuf *leaf2_bp);
 int	xfs_attr_leaf_newentsize(int namelen, int valuelen, int blocksize,
 					int *local);
-int	xfs_attr_rolltrans(struct xfs_trans **transp, struct xfs_inode *dp);
-
 #endif	/* __XFS_ATTR_LEAF_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index e4ebddd3c500..d98758a09677 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include "xfs_quota.h"
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_trans_space.h"
+#include "xfs_inode_item.h"
 
 
 STATIC void	xfs_trans_apply_sb_deltas(xfs_trans_t *);
@@ -1216,6 +1217,68 @@ xfs_trans_free(
 	kmem_zone_free(xfs_trans_zone, tp);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Roll from one trans in the sequence of PERMANENT transactions to
+ * the next: permanent transactions are only flushed out when
+ * committed with XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES, but we still want as soon
+ * as possible to let chunks of it go to the log. So we commit the
+ * chunk we've been working on and get a new transaction to continue.
+ */
+int
+xfs_trans_roll(
+	struct xfs_trans	**tpp,
+	struct xfs_inode	*dp)
+{
+	struct xfs_trans	*trans;
+	unsigned int		logres, count;
+	int			error;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that the inode is always logged.
+	 */
+	trans = *tpp;
+	xfs_trans_log_inode(trans, dp, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
+
+	/*
+	 * Copy the critical parameters from one trans to the next.
+	 */
+	logres = trans->t_log_res;
+	count = trans->t_log_count;
+	*tpp = xfs_trans_dup(trans);
+
+	/*
+	 * Commit the current transaction.
+	 * If this commit failed, then it'd just unlock those items that
+	 * are not marked ihold. That also means that a filesystem shutdown
+	 * is in progress. The caller takes the responsibility to cancel
+	 * the duplicate transaction that gets returned.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(trans, 0);
+	if (error)
+		return (error);
+
+	trans = *tpp;
+
+	/*
+	 * Reserve space in the log for th next transaction.
+	 * This also pushes items in the "AIL", the list of logged items,
+	 * out to disk if they are taking up space at the tail of the log
+	 * that we want to use.  This requires that either nothing be locked
+	 * across this call, or that anything that is locked be logged in
+	 * the prior and the next transactions.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve(trans, 0, logres, 0,
+				  XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES, count);
+	/*
+	 *  Ensure that the inode is in the new transaction and locked.
+	 */
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(trans, dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ihold(trans, dp);
+	return 0;
+}
 
 /*
  * THIS SHOULD BE REWRITTEN TO USE xfs_trans_next_item().
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index 0804207c7391..9161e998f1a6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ int		_xfs_trans_commit(xfs_trans_t *,
 				  int *);
 #define xfs_trans_commit(tp, flags)	_xfs_trans_commit(tp, flags, NULL)
 void		xfs_trans_cancel(xfs_trans_t *, int);
+int		xfs_trans_roll(struct xfs_trans **, struct xfs_inode *);
 int		xfs_trans_ail_init(struct xfs_mount *);
 void		xfs_trans_ail_destroy(struct xfs_mount *);
 void		xfs_trans_push_ail(struct xfs_mount *, xfs_lsn_t);