diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h
index 2a379338d71b..3a29b0772bb2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.h
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ struct xfs_attr_list_context;
 /*
  * Kernel-internal version of the attrlist cursor.
  */
-typedef struct attrlist_cursor_kern {
+struct xfs_attrlist_cursor_kern {
 	__u32	hashval;	/* hash value of next entry to add */
 	__u32	blkno;		/* block containing entry (suggestion) */
 	__u32	offset;		/* offset in list of equal-hashvals */
 	__u16	pad1;		/* padding to match user-level */
 	__u8	pad2;		/* padding to match user-level */
 	__u8	initted;	/* T/F: cursor has been initialized */
-} attrlist_cursor_kern_t;
+};
 
 
 /*========================================================================
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef void (*put_listent_func_t)(struct xfs_attr_list_context *, int,
 struct xfs_attr_list_context {
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp;
 	struct xfs_inode	*dp;		/* inode */
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern *cursor;	/* position in list */
+	struct xfs_attrlist_cursor_kern cursor;	/* position in list */
 	void			*buffer;	/* output buffer */
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
index f4a188e28b7b..820cf02df159 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #define	__XFS_ATTR_LEAF_H__
 
 struct attrlist;
-struct attrlist_cursor_kern;
 struct xfs_attr_list_context;
 struct xfs_da_args;
 struct xfs_da_state;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c
index d84237af5455..6dd3f5f78251 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ xchk_xattr(
 	struct xfs_scrub		*sc)
 {
 	struct xchk_xattr		sx;
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern	cursor = { 0 };
 	xfs_dablk_t			last_checked = -1U;
 	int				error = 0;
 
@@ -490,7 +489,6 @@ xchk_xattr(
 
 	/* Check that every attr key can also be looked up by hash. */
 	sx.context.dp = sc->ip;
-	sx.context.cursor = &cursor;
 	sx.context.resynch = 1;
 	sx.context.put_listent = xchk_xattr_listent;
 	sx.context.tp = sc->tp;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
index ea79219859a0..6af71edaa30e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c
@@ -52,24 +52,19 @@ static int
 xfs_attr_shortform_list(
 	struct xfs_attr_list_context	*context)
 {
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor;
+	struct xfs_attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor = &context->cursor;
+	struct xfs_inode		*dp = context->dp;
 	struct xfs_attr_sf_sort		*sbuf, *sbp;
 	struct xfs_attr_shortform	*sf;
 	struct xfs_attr_sf_entry	*sfe;
-	struct xfs_inode		*dp;
 	int				sbsize, nsbuf, count, i;
 	int				error = 0;
 
-	ASSERT(context != NULL);
-	dp = context->dp;
-	ASSERT(dp != NULL);
 	ASSERT(dp->i_afp != NULL);
 	sf = (xfs_attr_shortform_t *)dp->i_afp->if_u1.if_data;
 	ASSERT(sf != NULL);
 	if (!sf->hdr.count)
 		return 0;
-	cursor = context->cursor;
-	ASSERT(cursor != NULL);
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_list_sf(context);
 
@@ -205,7 +200,7 @@ xfs_attr_shortform_list(
 STATIC int
 xfs_attr_node_list_lookup(
 	struct xfs_attr_list_context	*context,
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor,
+	struct xfs_attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor,
 	struct xfs_buf			**pbp)
 {
 	struct xfs_da3_icnode_hdr	nodehdr;
@@ -288,8 +283,8 @@ STATIC int
 xfs_attr_node_list(
 	struct xfs_attr_list_context	*context)
 {
+	struct xfs_attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor = &context->cursor;
 	struct xfs_attr3_icleaf_hdr	leafhdr;
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor;
 	struct xfs_attr_leafblock	*leaf;
 	struct xfs_da_intnode		*node;
 	struct xfs_buf			*bp;
@@ -299,7 +294,6 @@ xfs_attr_node_list(
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_node_list(context);
 
-	cursor = context->cursor;
 	cursor->initted = 1;
 
 	/*
@@ -394,7 +388,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_list_int(
 	struct xfs_buf			*bp,
 	struct xfs_attr_list_context	*context)
 {
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor;
+	struct xfs_attrlist_cursor_kern	*cursor = &context->cursor;
 	struct xfs_attr_leafblock	*leaf;
 	struct xfs_attr3_icleaf_hdr	ichdr;
 	struct xfs_attr_leaf_entry	*entries;
@@ -408,7 +402,6 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_list_int(
 	xfs_attr3_leaf_hdr_from_disk(mp->m_attr_geo, &ichdr, leaf);
 	entries = xfs_attr3_leaf_entryp(leaf);
 
-	cursor = context->cursor;
 	cursor->initted = 1;
 
 	/*
@@ -496,7 +489,7 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_list(
 
 	trace_xfs_attr_leaf_list(context);
 
-	context->cursor->blkno = 0;
+	context->cursor.blkno = 0;
 	error = xfs_attr3_leaf_read(context->tp, context->dp, 0, &bp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index 063dc0d83453..d4e1ae5652c2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ xfs_ioc_attr_list(
 	int				flags,
 	struct xfs_attrlist_cursor __user *ucursor)
 {
-	struct xfs_attr_list_context	context;
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern	cursor;
+	struct xfs_attr_list_context	context = { 0 };
 	struct xfs_attrlist		*alist;
 	void				*buffer;
 	int				error;
@@ -397,12 +396,13 @@ xfs_ioc_attr_list(
 	/*
 	 * Validate the cursor.
 	 */
-	if (copy_from_user(&cursor, ucursor, sizeof(cursor)))
+	if (copy_from_user(&context.cursor, ucursor, sizeof(context.cursor)))
 		return -EFAULT;
-	if (cursor.pad1 || cursor.pad2)
+	if (context.cursor.pad1 || context.cursor.pad2)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if ((cursor.initted == 0) &&
-	    (cursor.hashval || cursor.blkno || cursor.offset))
+	if (!context.cursor.initted &&
+	    (context.cursor.hashval || context.cursor.blkno ||
+	     context.cursor.offset))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	buffer = kmem_zalloc_large(bufsize, 0);
@@ -412,9 +412,7 @@ xfs_ioc_attr_list(
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the output buffer.
 	 */
-	memset(&context, 0, sizeof(context));
 	context.dp = dp;
-	context.cursor = &cursor;
 	context.resynch = 1;
 	context.attr_namespace = xfs_attr_namespace(flags);
 	context.buffer = buffer;
@@ -432,7 +430,7 @@ xfs_ioc_attr_list(
 		goto out_free;
 
 	if (copy_to_user(ubuf, buffer, bufsize) ||
-	    copy_to_user(ucursor, &cursor, sizeof(cursor)))
+	    copy_to_user(ucursor, &context.cursor, sizeof(context.cursor)))
 		error = -EFAULT;
 out_free:
 	kmem_free(buffer);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.h
index d6e8000ad825..bab6a5a92407 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_IOCTL_H__
 #define __XFS_IOCTL_H__
 
-struct attrlist_cursor_kern;
 struct xfs_bstat;
 struct xfs_ibulk;
 struct xfs_inogrp;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
index a064b1523fa5..f886c0a5dbe1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(xfs_attr_list_class,
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->dev = VFS_I(ctx->dp)->i_sb->s_dev;
 		__entry->ino = ctx->dp->i_ino;
-		__entry->hashval = ctx->cursor->hashval;
-		__entry->blkno = ctx->cursor->blkno;
-		__entry->offset = ctx->cursor->offset;
+		__entry->hashval = ctx->cursor.hashval;
+		__entry->blkno = ctx->cursor.blkno;
+		__entry->offset = ctx->cursor.offset;
 		__entry->buffer = ctx->buffer;
 		__entry->bufsize = ctx->bufsize;
 		__entry->count = ctx->count;
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ TRACE_EVENT(xfs_attr_list_node_descend,
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->dev = VFS_I(ctx->dp)->i_sb->s_dev;
 		__entry->ino = ctx->dp->i_ino;
-		__entry->hashval = ctx->cursor->hashval;
-		__entry->blkno = ctx->cursor->blkno;
-		__entry->offset = ctx->cursor->offset;
+		__entry->hashval = ctx->cursor.hashval;
+		__entry->blkno = ctx->cursor.blkno;
+		__entry->offset = ctx->cursor.offset;
 		__entry->buffer = ctx->buffer;
 		__entry->bufsize = ctx->bufsize;
 		__entry->count = ctx->count;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
index 1d2c8615b335..b4e740a6b372 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_xattr.c
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ xfs_vn_listxattr(
 	size_t		size)
 {
 	struct xfs_attr_list_context context;
-	struct attrlist_cursor_kern cursor = { 0 };
 	struct inode	*inode = d_inode(dentry);
 	int		error;
 
@@ -197,7 +196,6 @@ xfs_vn_listxattr(
 	 */
 	memset(&context, 0, sizeof(context));
 	context.dp = XFS_I(inode);
-	context.cursor = &cursor;
 	context.resynch = 1;
 	context.buffer = size ? data : NULL;
 	context.bufsize = size;
