diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
index 8e57df6d5581..56c1ab161f3b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
@@ -119,11 +119,10 @@ xfs_bui_item_unpin(
  * constructed and thus we free the BUI here directly.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_bui_item_unlock(
+xfs_bui_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags))
-		xfs_bui_release(BUI_ITEM(lip));
+	xfs_bui_release(BUI_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_bui_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_bui_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_bui_item_format,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_bui_item_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_bui_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_bui_item_release,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -200,15 +199,13 @@ xfs_bud_item_format(
  * BUD.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_bud_item_unlock(
+xfs_bud_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_bud_log_item	*budp = BUD_ITEM(lip);
 
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags)) {
-		xfs_bui_release(budp->bud_buip);
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_bud_zone, budp);
-	}
+	xfs_bui_release(budp->bud_buip);
+	kmem_zone_free(xfs_bud_zone, budp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -242,7 +239,7 @@ xfs_bud_item_committed(
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_bud_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_bud_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_bud_item_format,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_bud_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_bud_item_release,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_bud_item_committed,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 3e0d5845e47b..7193ee9ca5b8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_put(
  * free the item.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_buf_item_unlock(
+xfs_buf_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip = BUF_ITEM(lip);
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_unlock(
 						   &lip->li_flags);
 #endif
 
-	trace_xfs_buf_item_unlock(bip);
+	trace_xfs_buf_item_release(bip);
 
 	/*
 	 * The bli dirty state should match whether the blf has logged segments
@@ -639,6 +639,14 @@ xfs_buf_item_unlock(
 	xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 }
 
+STATIC void
+xfs_buf_item_committing(
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip,
+	xfs_lsn_t		commit_lsn)
+{
+	return xfs_buf_item_release(lip);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is called to find out where the oldest active copy of the
  * buf log item in the on disk log resides now that the last log
@@ -679,7 +687,8 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_buf_item_ops = {
 	.iop_format	= xfs_buf_item_format,
 	.iop_pin	= xfs_buf_item_pin,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_buf_item_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_buf_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_buf_item_release,
+	.iop_committing	= xfs_buf_item_committing,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_buf_item_committed,
 	.iop_push	= xfs_buf_item_push,
 };
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c
index a61a8a770d7f..b8fd81641dfc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dquot_item.c
@@ -197,14 +197,8 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_push(
 	return rval;
 }
 
-/*
- * Unlock the dquot associated with the log item.
- * Clear the fields of the dquot and dquot log item that
- * are specific to the current transaction.  If the
- * hold flags is set, do not unlock the dquot.
- */
 STATIC void
-xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_unlock(
+xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_dquot	*dqp = DQUOT_ITEM(lip)->qli_dquot;
@@ -220,6 +214,14 @@ xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_unlock(
 	xfs_dqunlock(dqp);
 }
 
+STATIC void
+xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_committing(
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip,
+	xfs_lsn_t		commit_lsn)
+{
+	return xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_release(lip);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is the ops vector for dquots
  */
@@ -228,7 +230,8 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_dquot_item_ops = {
 	.iop_format	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_format,
 	.iop_pin	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_pin,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_release,
+	.iop_committing	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_committing,
 	.iop_push	= xfs_qm_dquot_logitem_push,
 	.iop_error	= xfs_dquot_item_error
 };
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index 655ed0445750..a73a3cff8502 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -129,11 +129,10 @@ xfs_efi_item_unpin(
  * constructed and thus we free the EFI here directly.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_efi_item_unlock(
+xfs_efi_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags))
-		xfs_efi_release(EFI_ITEM(lip));
+	xfs_efi_release(EFI_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_efi_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_efi_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_efi_item_format,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_efi_item_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_efi_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_efi_item_release,
 };
 
 
@@ -299,15 +298,13 @@ xfs_efd_item_format(
  * the transaction is cancelled, drop our reference to the EFI and free the EFD.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_efd_item_unlock(
+xfs_efd_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_efd_log_item	*efdp = EFD_ITEM(lip);
 
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags)) {
-		xfs_efi_release(efdp->efd_efip);
-		xfs_efd_item_free(efdp);
-	}
+	xfs_efi_release(efdp->efd_efip);
+	xfs_efd_item_free(efdp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -341,7 +338,7 @@ xfs_efd_item_committed(
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_efd_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_efd_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_efd_item_format,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_efd_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_efd_item_release,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_efd_item_committed,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c
index cbaabc55f0c9..9aceb35dce24 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icreate_item.c
@@ -57,14 +57,10 @@ xfs_icreate_item_format(
 }
 
 STATIC void
-xfs_icreate_item_unlock(
+xfs_icreate_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
-	struct xfs_icreate_item	*icp = ICR_ITEM(lip);
-
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags))
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_icreate_zone, icp);
-	return;
+	kmem_zone_free(xfs_icreate_zone, ICR_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -89,7 +85,7 @@ xfs_icreate_item_committed(
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_icreate_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_icreate_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_icreate_item_format,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_icreate_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_icreate_item_release,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_icreate_item_committed,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index fa1c4fe2ffbf..a00f0b6aecc7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ xfs_inode_item_push(
  * Unlock the inode associated with the inode log item.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_inode_item_unlock(
+xfs_inode_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_inode_log_item *iip = INODE_ITEM(lip);
@@ -621,9 +621,10 @@ xfs_inode_item_committed(
 STATIC void
 xfs_inode_item_committing(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip,
-	xfs_lsn_t		lsn)
+	xfs_lsn_t		commit_lsn)
 {
-	INODE_ITEM(lip)->ili_last_lsn = lsn;
+	INODE_ITEM(lip)->ili_last_lsn = commit_lsn;
+	return xfs_inode_item_release(lip);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -634,10 +635,10 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_inode_item_ops = {
 	.iop_format	= xfs_inode_item_format,
 	.iop_pin	= xfs_inode_item_pin,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_inode_item_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_inode_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_inode_item_release,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_inode_item_committed,
 	.iop_push	= xfs_inode_item_push,
-	.iop_committing = xfs_inode_item_committing,
+	.iop_committing	= xfs_inode_item_committing,
 	.iop_error	= xfs_inode_item_error
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
index c856bfce5bf2..4cb459f21ad4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
@@ -1024,8 +1024,6 @@ xfs_log_commit_cil(
 		xfs_trans_del_item(lip);
 		if (lip->li_ops->iop_committing)
 			lip->li_ops->iop_committing(lip, xc_commit_lsn);
-		if (lip->li_ops->iop_unlock)
-			lip->li_ops->iop_unlock(lip);
 	}
 	xlog_cil_push_background(log);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index 03a61886fe2a..9f8fb23dcc81 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -118,11 +118,10 @@ xfs_cui_item_unpin(
  * constructed and thus we free the CUI here directly.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_cui_item_unlock(
+xfs_cui_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags))
-		xfs_cui_release(CUI_ITEM(lip));
+	xfs_cui_release(CUI_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_cui_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_cui_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_cui_item_format,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_cui_item_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_cui_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_cui_item_release,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -205,15 +204,13 @@ xfs_cud_item_format(
  * CUD.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_cud_item_unlock(
+xfs_cud_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_cud_log_item	*cudp = CUD_ITEM(lip);
 
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags)) {
-		xfs_cui_release(cudp->cud_cuip);
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_cud_zone, cudp);
-	}
+	xfs_cui_release(cudp->cud_cuip);
+	kmem_zone_free(xfs_cud_zone, cudp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -247,7 +244,7 @@ xfs_cud_item_committed(
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_cud_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_cud_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_cud_item_format,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_cud_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_cud_item_release,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_cud_item_committed,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
index df9f2505c5f3..e907bd169de5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
@@ -117,11 +117,10 @@ xfs_rui_item_unpin(
  * constructed and thus we free the RUI here directly.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_rui_item_unlock(
+xfs_rui_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags))
-		xfs_rui_release(RUI_ITEM(lip));
+	xfs_rui_release(RUI_ITEM(lip));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_rui_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_rui_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_rui_item_format,
 	.iop_unpin	= xfs_rui_item_unpin,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_rui_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_rui_item_release,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -226,15 +225,13 @@ xfs_rud_item_format(
  * RUD.
  */
 STATIC void
-xfs_rud_item_unlock(
+xfs_rud_item_release(
 	struct xfs_log_item	*lip)
 {
 	struct xfs_rud_log_item	*rudp = RUD_ITEM(lip);
 
-	if (test_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags)) {
-		xfs_rui_release(rudp->rud_ruip);
-		kmem_zone_free(xfs_rud_zone, rudp);
-	}
+	xfs_rui_release(rudp->rud_ruip);
+	kmem_zone_free(xfs_rud_zone, rudp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -268,7 +265,7 @@ xfs_rud_item_committed(
 static const struct xfs_item_ops xfs_rud_item_ops = {
 	.iop_size	= xfs_rud_item_size,
 	.iop_format	= xfs_rud_item_format,
-	.iop_unlock	= xfs_rud_item_unlock,
+	.iop_release	= xfs_rud_item_release,
 	.iop_committed	= xfs_rud_item_committed,
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
index 195a9cdb954e..65c920554b96 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_ordered);
 DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_pin);
 DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_unpin);
 DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_unpin_stale);
-DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_unlock);
+DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_release);
 DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_committed);
 DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_buf_item_push);
 DEFINE_BUF_ITEM_EVENT(xfs_trans_get_buf);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index 4ed5d032b26f..45a39de65997 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -780,9 +780,8 @@ xfs_trans_free_items(
 		xfs_trans_del_item(lip);
 		if (abort)
 			set_bit(XFS_LI_ABORTED, &lip->li_flags);
-
-		if (lip->li_ops->iop_unlock)
-			lip->li_ops->iop_unlock(lip);
+		if (lip->li_ops->iop_release)
+			lip->li_ops->iop_release(lip);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -815,7 +814,7 @@ xfs_log_item_batch_insert(
  *
  * If we are called with the aborted flag set, it is because a log write during
  * a CIL checkpoint commit has failed. In this case, all the items in the
- * checkpoint have already gone through iop_committed and iop_unlock, which
+ * checkpoint have already gone through iop_committed and iop_committing, which
  * means that checkpoint commit abort handling is treated exactly the same
  * as an iclog write error even though we haven't started any IO yet. Hence in
  * this case all we need to do is iop_committed processing, followed by an
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index c6e1c5704a8c..7bd1867613c2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ struct xfs_item_ops {
 	void (*iop_pin)(xfs_log_item_t *);
 	void (*iop_unpin)(xfs_log_item_t *, int remove);
 	uint (*iop_push)(struct xfs_log_item *, struct list_head *);
-	void (*iop_unlock)(xfs_log_item_t *);
+	void (*iop_committing)(struct xfs_log_item *, xfs_lsn_t commit_lsn);
+	void (*iop_release)(struct xfs_log_item *);
 	xfs_lsn_t (*iop_committed)(xfs_log_item_t *, xfs_lsn_t);
-	void (*iop_committing)(xfs_log_item_t *, xfs_lsn_t);
 	void (*iop_error)(xfs_log_item_t *, xfs_buf_t *);
 };
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
index 7d65ebf1e847..3dca9cf40a9f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ xfs_trans_brelse(
 
 /*
  * Mark the buffer as not needing to be unlocked when the buf item's
- * iop_unlock() routine is called.  The buffer must already be locked
+ * iop_committing() routine is called.  The buffer must already be locked
  * and associated with the given transaction.
  */
 /* ARGSUSED */
