diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index 53c1d3b9b957..229c6dee0f85 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 kmem_zone_t	*xfs_efi_zone;
 kmem_zone_t	*xfs_efd_zone;
 
+STATIC int xfs_efi_recover(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_efi_log_item *efip);
+
 static inline struct xfs_efi_log_item *EFI_ITEM(struct xfs_log_item *lip)
 {
 	return container_of(lip, struct xfs_efi_log_item, efi_item);
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ xfs_efi_item_free(
  * committed vs unpin operations in bulk insert operations. Hence the reference
  * count to ensure only the last caller frees the EFI.
  */
-void
+STATIC void
 xfs_efi_release(
 	struct xfs_efi_log_item	*efip)
 {
@@ -141,11 +143,37 @@ xfs_efi_item_release(
 	xfs_efi_release(EFI_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
+/* Recover the EFI if necessary. */
+STATIC int
+xfs_efi_item_recover(
+	struct xfs_log_item		*lip,
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp)
+{
+	struct xfs_ail			*ailp = lip->li_ailp;
+	struct xfs_efi_log_item		*efip;
+	int				error;
+
+	/*
+	 * Skip EFIs that we've already processed.
+	 */
+	efip = container_of(lip, struct xfs_efi_log_item, efi_item);
+	if (test_bit(XFS_EFI_RECOVERED, &efip->efi_flags))
+		return 0;
+
+	spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
+	error = xfs_efi_recover(tp->t_mountp, efip);
+	spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_efi_item_ops = {
+	.flags		= XFS_ITEM_TYPE_IS_INTENT,
 	.iop_size	= xfs_efi_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_efi_item_format,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_efi_item_unpin,
 	.iop_release	= xfs_efi_item_release,
+	.iop_recover	= xfs_efi_item_recover,
 };
 
 
@@ -594,7 +622,7 @@ const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_agfl_free_defer_type = {
  * Process an extent free intent item that was recovered from
  * the log.  We need to free the extents that it describes.
  */
-int
+STATIC int
 xfs_efi_recover(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	struct xfs_efi_log_item	*efip)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.h
index ecbe937952d8..23e3758b5dbb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.h
@@ -78,9 +78,4 @@ typedef struct xfs_efd_log_item {
 extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_efi_zone;
 extern struct kmem_zone	*xfs_efd_zone;
 
-void			xfs_efi_release(struct xfs_efi_log_item *);
-
-int			xfs_efi_recover(struct xfs_mount *mp,
-					struct xfs_efi_log_item *efip);
-
 #endif	/* __XFS_EXTFREE_ITEM_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index d28a46888efb..06f30ce1d02d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2599,46 +2599,6 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Recover the EFI if necessary. */
-STATIC int
-xlog_recover_process_efi(
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
-	struct xfs_ail			*ailp,
-	struct xfs_log_item		*lip)
-{
-	struct xfs_efi_log_item		*efip;
-	int				error;
-
-	/*
-	 * Skip EFIs that we've already processed.
-	 */
-	efip = container_of(lip, struct xfs_efi_log_item, efi_item);
-	if (test_bit(XFS_EFI_RECOVERED, &efip->efi_flags))
-		return 0;
-
-	spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-	error = xfs_efi_recover(mp, efip);
-	spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-/* Release the EFI since we're cancelling everything. */
-STATIC void
-xlog_recover_cancel_efi(
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
-	struct xfs_ail			*ailp,
-	struct xfs_log_item		*lip)
-{
-	struct xfs_efi_log_item		*efip;
-
-	efip = container_of(lip, struct xfs_efi_log_item, efi_item);
-
-	spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-	xfs_efi_release(efip);
-	spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-}
-
 /* Recover the RUI if necessary. */
 STATIC int
 xlog_recover_process_rui(
@@ -2883,7 +2843,7 @@ xlog_recover_process_intents(
 		 */
 		switch (lip->li_type) {
 		case XFS_LI_EFI:
-			error = xlog_recover_process_efi(log->l_mp, ailp, lip);
+			error = lip->li_ops->iop_recover(lip, parent_tp);
 			break;
 		case XFS_LI_RUI:
 			error = xlog_recover_process_rui(log->l_mp, ailp, lip);
@@ -2939,7 +2899,9 @@ xlog_recover_cancel_intents(
 
 		switch (lip->li_type) {
 		case XFS_LI_EFI:
-			xlog_recover_cancel_efi(log->l_mp, ailp, lip);
+			spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
+			lip->li_ops->iop_release(lip);
+			spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
 			break;
 		case XFS_LI_RUI:
 			xlog_recover_cancel_rui(log->l_mp, ailp, lip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index 752c7fef9de7..9ac5483d2187 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct xfs_item_ops {
 	void (*iop_release)(struct xfs_log_item *);
 	xfs_lsn_t (*iop_committed)(struct xfs_log_item *, xfs_lsn_t);
 	void (*iop_error)(struct xfs_log_item *, xfs_buf_t *);
+	int (*iop_recover)(struct xfs_log_item *lip, struct xfs_trans *tp);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ struct xfs_item_ops {
  */
 #define XFS_ITEM_RELEASE_WHEN_COMMITTED	(1 << 0)
 
+/* This log item type is an intent log item. */
+#define XFS_ITEM_TYPE_IS_INTENT		(1 << 1)
+
 void	xfs_log_item_init(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_log_item *item,
 			  int type, const struct xfs_item_ops *ops);
 
