diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index 36c103c14bc9..0de7672fe63d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -549,14 +549,56 @@ xfs_defer_move(
  *
  * Create and log intent items for all the work that we're capturing so that we
  * can be assured that the items will get replayed if the system goes down
- * before log recovery gets a chance to finish the work it put off.  Then we
- * move the chain from stp to dtp.
+ * before log recovery gets a chance to finish the work it put off.  The entire
+ * deferred ops state is transferred to the capture structure and the
+ * transaction is then ready for the caller to commit it.  If there are no
+ * intent items to capture, this function returns NULL.
  */
-void
+struct xfs_defer_capture *
 xfs_defer_capture(
-	struct xfs_trans	*dtp,
-	struct xfs_trans	*stp)
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp)
 {
-	xfs_defer_create_intents(stp);
-	xfs_defer_move(dtp, stp);
+	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc;
+
+	if (list_empty(&tp->t_dfops))
+		return NULL;
+
+	/* Create an object to capture the defer ops. */
+	dfc = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(*dfc), KM_NOFS);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dfc->dfc_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dfc->dfc_dfops);
+
+	xfs_defer_create_intents(tp);
+
+	/* Move the dfops chain and transaction state to the capture struct. */
+	list_splice_init(&tp->t_dfops, &dfc->dfc_dfops);
+	dfc->dfc_tpflags = tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_LOWMODE;
+	tp->t_flags &= ~XFS_TRANS_LOWMODE;
+
+	return dfc;
+}
+
+/* Attach a chain of captured deferred ops to a new transaction. */
+void
+xfs_defer_continue(
+	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc,
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp)
+{
+	ASSERT(tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES);
+	ASSERT(!(tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_DIRTY));
+
+	/* Move captured dfops chain and state to the transaction. */
+	list_splice_init(&dfc->dfc_dfops, &tp->t_dfops);
+	tp->t_flags |= dfc->dfc_tpflags;
+	dfc->dfc_tpflags = 0;
+}
+
+/* Release all resources that we used to capture deferred ops. */
+void
+xfs_defer_capture_free(
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
+	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc)
+{
+	xfs_defer_cancel_list(mp, &dfc->dfc_dfops);
+	kmem_free(dfc);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
index 3164199162b6..bc7493bf4542 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 struct xfs_btree_cur;
 struct xfs_defer_op_type;
+struct xfs_defer_capture;
 
 /*
  * Header for deferred operation list.
@@ -63,10 +64,27 @@ extern const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_rmap_update_defer_type;
 extern const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_extent_free_defer_type;
 extern const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_agfl_free_defer_type;
 
+/*
+ * Deferred operation freezer.  This structure enables a dfops user to detach
+ * the chain of deferred operations from a transaction so that they can be
+ * continued later.
+ */
+struct xfs_defer_capture {
+	/* List of other freezer heads. */
+	struct list_head	dfc_list;
+
+	/* Deferred ops state saved from the transaction. */
+	struct list_head	dfc_dfops;
+	unsigned int		dfc_tpflags;
+};
+
 /*
  * Functions to capture a chain of deferred operations and continue them later.
  * This doesn't normally happen except log recovery.
  */
-void xfs_defer_capture(struct xfs_trans *dtp, struct xfs_trans *stp);
+struct xfs_defer_capture *xfs_defer_capture(struct xfs_trans *tp);
+void xfs_defer_continue(struct xfs_defer_capture *dfc, struct xfs_trans *tp);
+void xfs_defer_capture_free(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		struct xfs_defer_capture *dfc);
 
 #endif /* __XFS_DEFER_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_recover.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_recover.h
index 3cca2bfe714c..8ad44b4195e8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_recover.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_recover.h
@@ -124,5 +124,7 @@ bool xlog_is_buffer_cancelled(struct xlog *log, xfs_daddr_t blkno, uint len);
 
 void xlog_recover_release_intent(struct xlog *log, unsigned short intent_type,
 		uint64_t intent_id);
+int xlog_recover_trans_commit(struct xfs_trans *tp,
+		struct list_head *capture_list);
 
 #endif	/* __XFS_LOG_RECOVER_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
index b04ebcd78316..b73f0a0890a2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
@@ -424,13 +424,13 @@ const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_bmap_update_defer_type = {
 STATIC int
 xfs_bui_item_recover(
 	struct xfs_log_item		*lip,
-	struct xfs_trans		*parent_tp)
+	struct list_head		*capture_list)
 {
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec		irec;
 	struct xfs_bui_log_item		*buip = BUI_ITEM(lip);
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp;
 	struct xfs_inode		*ip = NULL;
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp = parent_tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp = lip->li_mountp;
 	struct xfs_map_extent		*bmap;
 	struct xfs_bud_log_item		*budp;
 	xfs_fsblock_t			startblock_fsb;
@@ -478,12 +478,7 @@ xfs_bui_item_recover(
 			XFS_EXTENTADD_SPACE_RES(mp, XFS_DATA_FORK), 0, 0, &tp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	/*
-	 * Recovery stashes all deferred ops during intent processing and
-	 * finishes them on completion. Transfer current dfops state to this
-	 * transaction and transfer the result back before we return.
-	 */
-	xfs_defer_move(tp, parent_tp);
+
 	budp = xfs_trans_get_bud(tp, buip);
 
 	/* Grab the inode. */
@@ -531,15 +526,12 @@ xfs_bui_item_recover(
 		xfs_bmap_unmap_extent(tp, ip, &irec);
 	}
 
-	xfs_defer_capture(parent_tp, tp);
-	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	error = xlog_recover_trans_commit(tp, capture_list);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_irele(ip);
-
 	return error;
 
 err_inode:
-	xfs_defer_move(parent_tp, tp);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	if (ip) {
 		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index 9093d2e7afdf..be0186875566 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -585,10 +585,10 @@ const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_agfl_free_defer_type = {
 STATIC int
 xfs_efi_item_recover(
 	struct xfs_log_item		*lip,
-	struct xfs_trans		*parent_tp)
+	struct list_head		*capture_list)
 {
 	struct xfs_efi_log_item		*efip = EFI_ITEM(lip);
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp = parent_tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp = lip->li_mountp;
 	struct xfs_efd_log_item		*efdp;
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp;
 	struct xfs_extent		*extp;
@@ -627,8 +627,7 @@ xfs_efi_item_recover(
 
 	}
 
-	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
-	return error;
+	return xlog_recover_trans_commit(tp, capture_list);
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index e0675071b39e..107965acc57e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -1755,6 +1755,38 @@ xlog_recover_release_intent(
 	spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Capture any deferred ops and commit the transaction.  This is the last step
+ * needed to finish a log intent item that we recovered from the log, and will
+ * take care of releasing all the relevant resources.
+ */
+int
+xlog_recover_trans_commit(
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct list_head		*capture_list)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp = tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_defer_capture	*dfc = xfs_defer_capture(tp);
+	int				error;
+
+	/* If we don't capture anything, commit tp and exit. */
+	if (!dfc)
+		return xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+
+	/*
+	 * Commit the transaction.  If that fails, clean up the defer ops and
+	 * the dfc that we just created.  Otherwise, add the dfc to the list.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	if (error) {
+		xfs_defer_capture_free(mp, dfc);
+		return error;
+	}
+
+	list_add_tail(&dfc->dfc_list, capture_list);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  *		Log recover routines
@@ -2431,38 +2463,62 @@ xlog_recover_process_data(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+xlog_cancel_defer_ops(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct list_head	*capture_list)
+{
+	struct xfs_defer_capture *dfc, *next;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dfc, next, capture_list, dfc_list) {
+		list_del_init(&dfc->dfc_list);
+		xfs_defer_capture_free(mp, dfc);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Take all the collected deferred ops and finish them in order. */
 static int
 xlog_finish_defer_ops(
-	struct xfs_trans	*parent_tp)
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct list_head	*capture_list)
 {
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp = parent_tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_defer_capture *dfc, *next;
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
 	int64_t			freeblks;
-	uint			resblks;
-	int			error;
+	uint64_t		resblks;
+	int			error = 0;
 
-	/*
-	 * We're finishing the defer_ops that accumulated as a result of
-	 * recovering unfinished intent items during log recovery.  We
-	 * reserve an itruncate transaction because it is the largest
-	 * permanent transaction type.  Since we're the only user of the fs
-	 * right now, take 93% (15/16) of the available free blocks.  Use
-	 * weird math to avoid a 64-bit division.
-	 */
-	freeblks = percpu_counter_sum(&mp->m_fdblocks);
-	if (freeblks <= 0)
-		return -ENOSPC;
-	resblks = min_t(int64_t, UINT_MAX, freeblks);
-	resblks = (resblks * 15) >> 4;
-	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_itruncate, resblks,
-			0, XFS_TRANS_RESERVE, &tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-	/* transfer all collected dfops to this transaction */
-	xfs_defer_move(tp, parent_tp);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dfc, next, capture_list, dfc_list) {
+		/*
+		 * We're finishing the defer_ops that accumulated as a result
+		 * of recovering unfinished intent items during log recovery.
+		 * We reserve an itruncate transaction because it is the
+		 * largest permanent transaction type.  Since we're the only
+		 * user of the fs right now, take 93% (15/16) of the available
+		 * free blocks.  Use weird math to avoid a 64-bit division.
+		 */
+		freeblks = percpu_counter_sum(&mp->m_fdblocks);
+		if (freeblks <= 0)
+			return -ENOSPC;
 
-	return xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+		resblks = min_t(uint64_t, UINT_MAX, freeblks);
+		resblks = (resblks * 15) >> 4;
+		error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_itruncate, resblks,
+				0, XFS_TRANS_RESERVE, &tp);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		/* transfer all collected dfops to this transaction */
+		list_del_init(&dfc->dfc_list);
+		xfs_defer_continue(dfc, tp);
+
+		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+		xfs_defer_capture_free(mp, dfc);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2485,35 +2541,23 @@ STATIC int
 xlog_recover_process_intents(
 	struct xlog		*log)
 {
-	struct xfs_trans	*parent_tp;
+	LIST_HEAD(capture_list);
 	struct xfs_ail_cursor	cur;
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip;
 	struct xfs_ail		*ailp;
-	int			error;
+	int			error = 0;
 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(XFS_WARN)
 	xfs_lsn_t		last_lsn;
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * The intent recovery handlers commit transactions to complete recovery
-	 * for individual intents, but any new deferred operations that are
-	 * queued during that process are held off until the very end. The
-	 * purpose of this transaction is to serve as a container for deferred
-	 * operations. Each intent recovery handler must transfer dfops here
-	 * before its local transaction commits, and we'll finish the entire
-	 * list below.
-	 */
-	error = xfs_trans_alloc_empty(log->l_mp, &parent_tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
 	ailp = log->l_ailp;
 	spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-	lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(ailp, &cur, 0);
 #if defined(DEBUG) || defined(XFS_WARN)
 	last_lsn = xlog_assign_lsn(log->l_curr_cycle, log->l_curr_block);
 #endif
-	while (lip != NULL) {
+	for (lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(ailp, &cur, 0);
+	     lip != NULL;
+	     lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_next(ailp, &cur)) {
 		/*
 		 * We're done when we see something other than an intent.
 		 * There should be no intents left in the AIL now.
@@ -2533,28 +2577,28 @@ xlog_recover_process_intents(
 		 */
 		ASSERT(XFS_LSN_CMP(last_lsn, lip->li_lsn) >= 0);
 
+		if (test_and_set_bit(XFS_LI_RECOVERED, &lip->li_flags))
+			continue;
+
 		/*
 		 * NOTE: If your intent processing routine can create more
-		 * deferred ops, you /must/ attach them to the transaction in
-		 * this routine or else those subsequent intents will get
+		 * deferred ops, you /must/ attach them to the capture list in
+		 * the recover routine or else those subsequent intents will be
 		 * replayed in the wrong order!
 		 */
-		if (!test_and_set_bit(XFS_LI_RECOVERED, &lip->li_flags)) {
-			spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-			error = lip->li_ops->iop_recover(lip, parent_tp);
-			spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
-		}
+		spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
+		error = lip->li_ops->iop_recover(lip, &capture_list);
+		spin_lock(&ailp->ail_lock);
 		if (error)
-			goto out;
-		lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_next(ailp, &cur);
+			break;
 	}
-out:
+
 	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_done(&cur);
 	spin_unlock(&ailp->ail_lock);
 	if (!error)
-		error = xlog_finish_defer_ops(parent_tp);
-	xfs_trans_cancel(parent_tp);
+		error = xlog_finish_defer_ops(log->l_mp, &capture_list);
 
+	xlog_cancel_defer_ops(log->l_mp, &capture_list);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index 3e34b7662361..7a57b4de9ee7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_refcount_update_defer_type = {
 STATIC int
 xfs_cui_item_recover(
 	struct xfs_log_item		*lip,
-	struct xfs_trans		*parent_tp)
+	struct list_head		*capture_list)
 {
 	struct xfs_bmbt_irec		irec;
 	struct xfs_cui_log_item		*cuip = CUI_ITEM(lip);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ xfs_cui_item_recover(
 	struct xfs_cud_log_item		*cudp;
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp;
 	struct xfs_btree_cur		*rcur = NULL;
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp = parent_tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp = lip->li_mountp;
 	xfs_fsblock_t			startblock_fsb;
 	xfs_fsblock_t			new_fsb;
 	xfs_extlen_t			new_len;
@@ -487,12 +487,7 @@ xfs_cui_item_recover(
 			mp->m_refc_maxlevels * 2, 0, XFS_TRANS_RESERVE, &tp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
-	/*
-	 * Recovery stashes all deferred ops during intent processing and
-	 * finishes them on completion. Transfer current dfops state to this
-	 * transaction and transfer the result back before we return.
-	 */
-	xfs_defer_move(tp, parent_tp);
+
 	cudp = xfs_trans_get_cud(tp, cuip);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cuip->cui_format.cui_nextents; i++) {
@@ -549,13 +544,10 @@ xfs_cui_item_recover(
 	}
 
 	xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
-	xfs_defer_capture(parent_tp, tp);
-	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
-	return error;
+	return xlog_recover_trans_commit(tp, capture_list);
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_refcount_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
-	xfs_defer_move(parent_tp, tp);
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
index e38ec5d736be..16c7a6385c3f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
@@ -467,14 +467,14 @@ const struct xfs_defer_op_type xfs_rmap_update_defer_type = {
 STATIC int
 xfs_rui_item_recover(
 	struct xfs_log_item		*lip,
-	struct xfs_trans		*parent_tp)
+	struct list_head		*capture_list)
 {
 	struct xfs_rui_log_item		*ruip = RUI_ITEM(lip);
 	struct xfs_map_extent		*rmap;
 	struct xfs_rud_log_item		*rudp;
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp;
 	struct xfs_btree_cur		*rcur = NULL;
-	struct xfs_mount		*mp = parent_tp->t_mountp;
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp = lip->li_mountp;
 	xfs_fsblock_t			startblock_fsb;
 	enum xfs_rmap_intent_type	type;
 	xfs_exntst_t			state;
@@ -567,8 +567,7 @@ xfs_rui_item_recover(
 	}
 
 	xfs_rmap_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
-	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
-	return error;
+	return xlog_recover_trans_commit(tp, capture_list);
 
 abort_error:
 	xfs_rmap_finish_one_cleanup(tp, rcur, error);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index a71b4f443e39..e3875a92a541 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ struct xfs_item_ops {
 	void (*iop_committing)(struct xfs_log_item *, xfs_lsn_t commit_lsn);
 	void (*iop_release)(struct xfs_log_item *);
 	xfs_lsn_t (*iop_committed)(struct xfs_log_item *, xfs_lsn_t);
-	int (*iop_recover)(struct xfs_log_item *lip, struct xfs_trans *tp);
+	int (*iop_recover)(struct xfs_log_item *lip,
+			   struct list_head *capture_list);
 	bool (*iop_match)(struct xfs_log_item *item, uint64_t id);
 };
 
