diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h
index 2a2f2e0c65eb..932ddcc2c618 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_util.h
@@ -13,4 +13,18 @@ uint32_t	xfs_dic2xflags(uint16_t di_flags, uint64_t di_flags2,
 
 prid_t		xfs_get_initial_prid(struct xfs_inode *dp);
 
+/* Initial ids, link count, device number, and mode of a new inode. */
+struct xfs_ialloc_args {
+	struct xfs_inode		*pip;	/* parent inode or null */
+
+	uint32_t			uid;
+	uint32_t			gid;
+	prid_t				prid;
+
+	xfs_nlink_t			nlink;
+	dev_t				rdev;
+
+	umode_t				mode;
+};
+
 #endif /* __XFS_INODE_UTIL_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 067f8d53de26..c1952d08fe2c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -650,28 +650,25 @@ xfs_lookup(
  */
 static int
 xfs_ialloc(
-	xfs_trans_t	*tp,
-	xfs_inode_t	*pip,
-	umode_t		mode,
-	xfs_nlink_t	nlink,
-	dev_t		rdev,
-	prid_t		prid,
-	xfs_buf_t	**ialloc_context,
-	xfs_inode_t	**ipp)
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	const struct xfs_ialloc_args	*args,
+	struct xfs_buf			**ialloc_context,
+	struct xfs_inode		**ipp)
 {
-	struct xfs_mount *mp = tp->t_mountp;
-	xfs_ino_t	ino;
-	xfs_inode_t	*ip;
-	uint		flags;
-	int		error;
-	struct timespec64 tv;
-	struct inode	*inode;
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp = tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_inode		*pip = args->pip;
+	struct xfs_inode		*ip;
+	struct inode			*inode;
+	xfs_ino_t			ino;
+	uint				flags;
+	int				error;
+	struct timespec64		tv;
 
 	/*
 	 * Call the space management code to pick
 	 * the on-disk inode to be allocated.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_dialloc(tp, pip ? pip->i_ino : 0, mode,
+	error = xfs_dialloc(tp, pip ? pip->i_ino : 0, args->mode,
 			    ialloc_context, &ino);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -715,16 +712,16 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 	if (ip->i_d.di_version == 1)
 		ip->i_d.di_version = 2;
 
-	inode->i_mode = mode;
-	set_nlink(inode, nlink);
-	ip->i_d.di_uid = xfs_kuid_to_uid(current_fsuid());
-	ip->i_d.di_gid = xfs_kgid_to_gid(current_fsgid());
-	inode->i_rdev = rdev;
-	ip->i_d.di_projid = prid;
+	inode->i_mode = args->mode;
+	set_nlink(inode, args->nlink);
+	ip->i_d.di_uid = args->uid;
+	ip->i_d.di_gid = args->gid;
+	inode->i_rdev = args->rdev;
+	ip->i_d.di_projid = args->prid;
 
 	if (pip && XFS_INHERIT_GID(pip)) {
 		ip->i_d.di_gid = pip->i_d.di_gid;
-		if ((VFS_I(pip)->i_mode & S_ISGID) && S_ISDIR(mode))
+		if ((VFS_I(pip)->i_mode & S_ISGID) && S_ISDIR(args->mode))
 			inode->i_mode |= S_ISGID;
 	}
 
@@ -763,7 +760,7 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 
 
 	flags = XFS_ILOG_CORE;
-	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
+	switch (args->mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFIFO:
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFBLK:
@@ -777,7 +774,7 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 		if (pip && (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_ANY)) {
 			uint		di_flags = 0;
 
-			if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
+			if (S_ISDIR(args->mode)) {
 				if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT)
 					di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT;
 				if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT) {
@@ -786,7 +783,7 @@ xfs_ialloc(
 				}
 				if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
 					di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT;
-			} else if (S_ISREG(mode)) {
+			} else if (S_ISREG(args->mode)) {
 				if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT)
 					di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME;
 				if (pip->i_d.di_flags & XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT) {
@@ -877,6 +874,15 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 	xfs_inode_t	**ipp)		/* pointer to inode; it will be
 					   locked. */
 {
+	struct xfs_ialloc_args	args = {
+		.pip	= dp,
+		.uid	= xfs_kuid_to_uid(current_fsuid()),
+		.gid	= xfs_kgid_to_gid(current_fsgid()),
+		.prid	= prid,
+		.nlink	= nlink,
+		.rdev	= rdev,
+		.mode	= mode,
+	};
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
 	xfs_inode_t	*ip;
 	xfs_buf_t	*ialloc_context = NULL;
@@ -902,8 +908,7 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 	 * transaction commit so that no other process can steal
 	 * the inode(s) that we've just allocated.
 	 */
-	code = xfs_ialloc(tp, dp, mode, nlink, rdev, prid, &ialloc_context,
-			&ip);
+	code = xfs_ialloc(tp, &args, &ialloc_context, &ip);
 
 	/*
 	 * Return an error if we were unable to allocate a new inode.
@@ -972,8 +977,7 @@ xfs_dir_ialloc(
 		 * other allocations in this allocation group,
 		 * this call should always succeed.
 		 */
-		code = xfs_ialloc(tp, dp, mode, nlink, rdev, prid,
-				  &ialloc_context, &ip);
+		code = xfs_ialloc(tp, &args, &ialloc_context, &ip);
 
 		/*
 		 * If we get an error at this point, return to the caller
