diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index bcbb661..02a8098 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -254,6 +254,20 @@
 	vecp++;
 	nvecs = 1;
 
+	/*
+	 * If it is an inode buffer, transfer the in-memory state to the
+	 * format flags and clear the in-memory state. We do not transfer
+	 * this state if the inode buffer allocation has not yet been committed
+	 * to the log as setting the XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF flag will prevent
+	 * correct replay of the inode allocation.
+	 */
+	if (bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF) {
+		if (!((bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_INODE_ALLOC_BUF) &&
+		      xfs_log_item_in_current_chkpt(&bip->bli_item)))
+			bip->bli_format.blf_flags |= XFS_BLF_INODE_BUF;
+		bip->bli_flags &= ~XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF;
+	}
+
 	if (bip->bli_flags & XFS_BLI_STALE) {
 		/*
 		 * The buffer is stale, so all we need to log
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h
index 8cbb82b..f20bb47 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #define	XFS_BLI_LOGGED		0x08
 #define	XFS_BLI_INODE_ALLOC_BUF	0x10
 #define XFS_BLI_STALE_INODE	0x20
+#define	XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF	0x40
 
 #define XFS_BLI_FLAGS \
 	{ XFS_BLI_HOLD,		"HOLD" }, \
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@
 	{ XFS_BLI_STALE,	"STALE" }, \
 	{ XFS_BLI_LOGGED,	"LOGGED" }, \
 	{ XFS_BLI_INODE_ALLOC_BUF, "INODE_ALLOC" }, \
-	{ XFS_BLI_STALE_INODE,	"STALE_INODE" }
+	{ XFS_BLI_STALE_INODE,	"STALE_INODE" }, \
+	{ XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF,	"INODE_BUF" }
 
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
index 4a0c574..04c78e6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@
 int	xfs_log_commit_cil(struct xfs_mount *mp, struct xfs_trans *tp,
 				struct xfs_log_vec *log_vector,
 				xfs_lsn_t *commit_lsn, int flags);
+bool	xfs_log_item_in_current_chkpt(struct xfs_log_item *lip);
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
index 9b21f80..bb17cc0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_cil.c
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@
 	ctx->nvecs += diff_iovecs;
 
 	/*
+	 * If this is the first time the item is being committed to the CIL,
+	 * store the sequence number on the log item so we can tell
+	 * in future commits whether this is the first checkpoint the item is
+	 * being committed into.
+	 */
+	if (!item->li_seq)
+		item->li_seq = ctx->sequence;
+
+	/*
 	 * Now transfer enough transaction reservation to the context ticket
 	 * for the checkpoint. The context ticket is special - the unit
 	 * reservation has to grow as well as the current reservation as we
@@ -325,6 +334,10 @@
  * For more specific information about the order of operations in
  * xfs_log_commit_cil() please refer to the comments in
  * xfs_trans_commit_iclog().
+ *
+ * Called with the context lock already held in read mode to lock out
+ * background commit, returns without it held once background commits are
+ * allowed again.
  */
 int
 xfs_log_commit_cil(
@@ -678,3 +691,35 @@
 	spin_unlock(&cil->xc_cil_lock);
 	return commit_lsn;
 }
+
+/*
+ * Check if the current log item was first committed in this sequence.
+ * We can't rely on just the log item being in the CIL, we have to check
+ * the recorded commit sequence number.
+ *
+ * Note: for this to be used in a non-racy manner, it has to be called with
+ * CIL flushing locked out. As a result, it should only be used during the
+ * transaction commit process when deciding what to format into the item.
+ */
+bool
+xfs_log_item_in_current_chkpt(
+	struct xfs_log_item *lip)
+{
+	struct xfs_cil_ctx *ctx;
+
+	if (!(lip->li_mountp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_DELAYLOG))
+		return false;
+	if (list_empty(&lip->li_cil))
+		return false;
+
+	ctx = lip->li_mountp->m_log->l_cilp->xc_ctx;
+
+	/*
+	 * li_seq is written on the first commit of a log item to record the
+	 * first checkpoint it is written to. Hence if it is different to the
+	 * current sequence, we're in a new checkpoint.
+	 */
+	if (XFS_LSN_CMP(lip->li_seq, ctx->sequence) != 0)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index b1ea20c..8c69e78 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@
 	/* delayed logging */
 	struct list_head		li_cil;		/* CIL pointers */
 	struct xfs_log_vec		*li_lv;		/* active log vector */
+	xfs_lsn_t			li_seq;		/* CIL commit seq */
 } xfs_log_item_t;
 
 #define	XFS_LI_IN_AIL	0x1
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
index 3390c3e..63d81a2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@
 	XFS_BUF_UNDELAYWRITE(bp);
 	XFS_BUF_STALE(bp);
 	bip->bli_flags |= XFS_BLI_STALE;
-	bip->bli_flags &= ~(XFS_BLI_LOGGED | XFS_BLI_DIRTY);
+	bip->bli_flags &= ~(XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF | XFS_BLI_LOGGED | XFS_BLI_DIRTY);
 	bip->bli_format.blf_flags &= ~XFS_BLF_INODE_BUF;
 	bip->bli_format.blf_flags |= XFS_BLF_CANCEL;
 	memset((char *)(bip->bli_format.blf_data_map), 0,
@@ -802,16 +802,16 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * This call is used to indicate that the buffer contains on-disk
- * inodes which must be handled specially during recovery.  They
- * require special handling because only the di_next_unlinked from
- * the inodes in the buffer should be recovered.  The rest of the
- * data in the buffer is logged via the inodes themselves.
+ * This call is used to indicate that the buffer contains on-disk inodes which
+ * must be handled specially during recovery.  They require special handling
+ * because only the di_next_unlinked from the inodes in the buffer should be
+ * recovered.  The rest of the data in the buffer is logged via the inodes
+ * themselves.
  *
- * All we do is set the XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF flag in the buffer's log
- * format structure so that we'll know what to do at recovery time.
+ * All we do is set the XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF flag in the items flags so it can be
+ * transferred to the buffer's log format structure so that we'll know what to
+ * do at recovery time.
  */
-/* ARGSUSED */
 void
 xfs_trans_inode_buf(
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp,
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@
 	bip = XFS_BUF_FSPRIVATE(bp, xfs_buf_log_item_t *);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&bip->bli_refcount) > 0);
 
-	bip->bli_format.blf_flags |= XFS_BLF_INODE_BUF;
+	bip->bli_flags |= XFS_BLI_INODE_BUF;
 }
 
 /*