diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index 7ff125c5f..bd6f14a2c 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -240,23 +240,53 @@ xfs_defer_create_intents(
 	return ret;
 }
 
-STATIC void
+static inline void
 xfs_defer_pending_abort(
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
+	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp)
+{
+	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*ops = defer_op_types[dfp->dfp_type];
+
+	trace_xfs_defer_pending_abort(mp, dfp);
+
+	if (dfp->dfp_intent && !dfp->dfp_done) {
+		ops->abort_intent(dfp->dfp_intent);
+		dfp->dfp_intent = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void
+xfs_defer_pending_cancel_work(
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
+	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp)
+{
+	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*ops = defer_op_types[dfp->dfp_type];
+	struct list_head		*pwi;
+	struct list_head		*n;
+
+	trace_xfs_defer_cancel_list(mp, dfp);
+
+	list_del(&dfp->dfp_list);
+	list_for_each_safe(pwi, n, &dfp->dfp_work) {
+		list_del(pwi);
+		dfp->dfp_count--;
+		trace_xfs_defer_cancel_item(mp, dfp, pwi);
+		ops->cancel_item(pwi);
+	}
+	ASSERT(dfp->dfp_count == 0);
+	kmem_cache_free(xfs_defer_pending_cache, dfp);
+}
+
+STATIC void
+xfs_defer_pending_abort_list(
 	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
 	struct list_head		*dop_list)
 {
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp;
-	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*ops;
 
 	/* Abort intent items that don't have a done item. */
-	list_for_each_entry(dfp, dop_list, dfp_list) {
-		ops = defer_op_types[dfp->dfp_type];
-		trace_xfs_defer_pending_abort(mp, dfp);
-		if (dfp->dfp_intent && !dfp->dfp_done) {
-			ops->abort_intent(dfp->dfp_intent);
-			dfp->dfp_intent = NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry(dfp, dop_list, dfp_list)
+		xfs_defer_pending_abort(mp, dfp);
 }
 
 /* Abort all the intents that were committed. */
@@ -266,7 +296,7 @@ xfs_defer_trans_abort(
 	struct list_head		*dop_pending)
 {
 	trace_xfs_defer_trans_abort(tp, _RET_IP_);
-	xfs_defer_pending_abort(tp->t_mountp, dop_pending);
+	xfs_defer_pending_abort_list(tp->t_mountp, dop_pending);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -384,27 +414,13 @@ xfs_defer_cancel_list(
 {
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp;
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	*pli;
-	struct list_head		*pwi;
-	struct list_head		*n;
-	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*ops;
 
 	/*
 	 * Free the pending items.  Caller should already have arranged
 	 * for the intent items to be released.
 	 */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(dfp, pli, dop_list, dfp_list) {
-		ops = defer_op_types[dfp->dfp_type];
-		trace_xfs_defer_cancel_list(mp, dfp);
-		list_del(&dfp->dfp_list);
-		list_for_each_safe(pwi, n, &dfp->dfp_work) {
-			list_del(pwi);
-			dfp->dfp_count--;
-			trace_xfs_defer_cancel_item(mp, dfp, pwi);
-			ops->cancel_item(pwi);
-		}
-		ASSERT(dfp->dfp_count == 0);
-		kmem_cache_free(xfs_defer_pending_cache, dfp);
-	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(dfp, pli, dop_list, dfp_list)
+		xfs_defer_pending_cancel_work(mp, dfp);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -660,6 +676,39 @@ xfs_defer_add(
 	dfp->dfp_count++;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Create a pending deferred work item to replay the recovered intent item
+ * and add it to the list.
+ */
+void
+xfs_defer_start_recovery(
+	struct xfs_log_item		*lip,
+	enum xfs_defer_ops_type		dfp_type,
+	struct list_head		*r_dfops)
+{
+	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp;
+
+	dfp = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_defer_pending_cache,
+			GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
+	dfp->dfp_type = dfp_type;
+	dfp->dfp_intent = lip;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dfp->dfp_work);
+	list_add_tail(&dfp->dfp_list, r_dfops);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Cancel a deferred work item created to recover a log intent item.  @dfp
+ * will be freed after this function returns.
+ */
+void
+xfs_defer_cancel_recovery(
+	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
+	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp)
+{
+	xfs_defer_pending_abort(mp, dfp);
+	xfs_defer_pending_cancel_work(mp, dfp);
+}
+
 /*
  * Move deferred ops from one transaction to another and reset the source to
  * initial state. This is primarily used to carry state forward across
@@ -764,7 +813,7 @@ xfs_defer_ops_capture_abort(
 {
 	unsigned short			i;
 
-	xfs_defer_pending_abort(mp, &dfc->dfc_dfops);
+	xfs_defer_pending_abort_list(mp, &dfc->dfc_dfops);
 	xfs_defer_cancel_list(mp, &dfc->dfc_dfops);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dfc->dfc_held.dr_bufs; i++)
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_defer.h b/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
index 8788ad5f6..5dce938ba 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ void xfs_defer_ops_capture_abort(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		struct xfs_defer_capture *d);
 void xfs_defer_resources_rele(struct xfs_defer_resources *dres);
 
+void xfs_defer_start_recovery(struct xfs_log_item *lip,
+		enum xfs_defer_ops_type dfp_type, struct list_head *r_dfops);
+void xfs_defer_cancel_recovery(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		struct xfs_defer_pending *dfp);
+
 int __init xfs_defer_init_item_caches(void);
 void xfs_defer_destroy_item_caches(void);
 
