diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 1efb303..19d0c5f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -3312,6 +3312,13 @@
 	return ticket;
 }
 
+xlog_tid_t
+xfs_log_get_trans_ident(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp)
+{
+	return tp->t_ticket->t_tid;
+}
+
 /*
  * Allocate and initialise a new log ticket.
  */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
index 229d1f3..05f205a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define __XFS_LOG_H__
 
 /* get lsn fields */
-
 #define CYCLE_LSN(lsn) ((uint)((lsn)>>32))
 #define BLOCK_LSN(lsn) ((uint)(lsn))
 
@@ -134,6 +133,7 @@
 struct xlog_ticket;
 struct xfs_log_item;
 struct xfs_item_ops;
+struct xfs_trans;
 
 void	xfs_log_item_init(struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 			struct xfs_log_item	*item,
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@
 struct xlog_ticket * xfs_log_ticket_get(struct xlog_ticket *ticket);
 void	  xfs_log_ticket_put(struct xlog_ticket *ticket);
 
+xlog_tid_t xfs_log_get_trans_ident(struct xfs_trans *tp);
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
index 9cf6951..ac97bdd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_priv.h
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@
 #define	XLOG_RECOVERY_NEEDED	0x4	/* log was recovered */
 #define XLOG_IO_ERROR		0x8	/* log hit an I/O error, and being
 					   shutdown */
-typedef __uint32_t xlog_tid_t;
-
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h
index b099045..3207752 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_types.h
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
 
 typedef __uint16_t	xfs_prid_t;	/* prid_t truncated to 16bits in XFS */
 
+typedef __uint32_t	xlog_tid_t;	/* transaction ID type */
+
 /*
  * These types are 64 bits on disk but are either 32 or 64 bits in memory.
  * Disk based types: