bip->bli_item.li_type = XFS_LI_BUF;
        bip->bli_item.li_ops = &xfs_buf_item_ops;
        bip->bli_item.li_mountp = mp;
+       bip->bli_item.li_ailp = mp->m_ail;
        bip->bli_buf = bp;
        xfs_buf_hold(bp);
        bip->bli_format.blf_type = XFS_LI_BUF;
        xfs_buf_log_item_t      *bip)
 {
        struct xfs_mount        *mp;
+       struct xfs_ail          *ailp;
 
        ASSERT(bip->bli_buf == bp);
 
        xfs_buf_rele(bp);
        mp = bip->bli_item.li_mountp;
+       ailp = bip->bli_item.li_ailp;
 
        /*
         * If we are forcibly shutting down, this may well be
         *
         * Either way, AIL is useless if we're forcing a shutdown.
         */
-       spin_lock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+       spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        /*
         * xfs_trans_delete_ail() drops the AIL lock.
         */
 
 STATIC void
 xfs_efi_item_unpin(xfs_efi_log_item_t *efip, int stale)
 {
-       xfs_mount_t     *mp;
+       xfs_mount_t             *mp;
+       struct xfs_ail          *ailp;
 
        mp = efip->efi_item.li_mountp;
-       spin_lock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+       ailp = efip->efi_item.li_ailp;
+       spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        if (efip->efi_flags & XFS_EFI_CANCELED) {
                /*
                 * xfs_trans_delete_ail() drops the AIL lock.
                xfs_efi_item_free(efip);
        } else {
                efip->efi_flags |= XFS_EFI_COMMITTED;
-               spin_unlock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        }
 }
 
 STATIC void
 xfs_efi_item_unpin_remove(xfs_efi_log_item_t *efip, xfs_trans_t *tp)
 {
-       xfs_mount_t     *mp;
+       xfs_mount_t             *mp;
+       struct xfs_ail          *ailp;
        xfs_log_item_desc_t     *lidp;
 
        mp = efip->efi_item.li_mountp;
-       spin_lock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+       ailp = efip->efi_item.li_ailp;
+       spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        if (efip->efi_flags & XFS_EFI_CANCELED) {
                /*
                 * free the xaction descriptor pointing to this item
                xfs_efi_item_free(efip);
        } else {
                efip->efi_flags |= XFS_EFI_COMMITTED;
-               spin_unlock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        }
 }
 
        efip->efi_item.li_type = XFS_LI_EFI;
        efip->efi_item.li_ops = &xfs_efi_item_ops;
        efip->efi_item.li_mountp = mp;
+       efip->efi_item.li_ailp = mp->m_ail;
        efip->efi_format.efi_nextents = nextents;
        efip->efi_format.efi_id = (__psint_t)(void*)efip;
 
 xfs_efi_release(xfs_efi_log_item_t     *efip,
                uint                    nextents)
 {
-       xfs_mount_t     *mp;
-       int             extents_left;
+       xfs_mount_t             *mp;
+       struct xfs_ail          *ailp;
+       int                     extents_left;
 
        mp = efip->efi_item.li_mountp;
+       ailp = efip->efi_item.li_ailp;
        ASSERT(efip->efi_next_extent > 0);
        ASSERT(efip->efi_flags & XFS_EFI_COMMITTED);
 
-       spin_lock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+       spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        ASSERT(efip->efi_next_extent >= nextents);
        efip->efi_next_extent -= nextents;
        extents_left = efip->efi_next_extent;
                xfs_trans_delete_ail(mp, (xfs_log_item_t *)efip);
                xfs_efi_item_free(efip);
        } else {
-               spin_unlock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+               spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
        }
 }
 
        efdp->efd_item.li_type = XFS_LI_EFD;
        efdp->efd_item.li_ops = &xfs_efd_item_ops;
        efdp->efd_item.li_mountp = mp;
+       efdp->efd_item.li_ailp = mp->m_ail;
        efdp->efd_efip = efip;
        efdp->efd_format.efd_nextents = nextents;
        efdp->efd_format.efd_efi_id = efip->efi_format.efi_id;
 
        xfs_log_item_desc_t     *lidp;
        xfs_log_item_t          *lip;
        xfs_lsn_t               item_lsn;
-       struct xfs_mount        *mp;
        int                     i;
 
        lidp = licp->lic_descs;
        for (i = 0; i < licp->lic_unused; i++, lidp++) {
+               struct xfs_mount        *mp;
+               struct xfs_ail          *ailp;
+
                if (xfs_lic_isfree(licp, i)) {
                        continue;
                }
                 * the test below.
                 */
                mp = lip->li_mountp;
-               spin_lock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+               ailp = lip->li_ailp;
+               spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
                if (XFS_LSN_CMP(item_lsn, lip->li_lsn) > 0) {
                        /*
                         * This will set the item's lsn to item_lsn
                         */
                        xfs_trans_update_ail(mp, lip, item_lsn);
                } else {
-                       spin_unlock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+                       spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
                }
 
                /*
 
 #include "xfs_inum.h"
 #include "xfs_trans.h"
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
+/* XXX: from here down needed until struct xfs_trans has it's own ailp */
+#include "xfs_bit.h"
+#include "xfs_buf_item.h"
+#include "xfs_sb.h"
+#include "xfs_ag.h"
+#include "xfs_dir2.h"
+#include "xfs_dmapi.h"
+#include "xfs_mount.h"
 
 STATIC int     xfs_trans_unlock_chunk(xfs_log_item_chunk_t *,
                                        int, int, xfs_lsn_t);
                lidp->lid_size = 0;
                lip->li_desc = lidp;
                lip->li_mountp = tp->t_mountp;
+               lip->li_ailp = tp->t_mountp->m_ail;
                return lidp;
        }
 
        lidp->lid_size = 0;
        lip->li_desc = lidp;
        lip->li_mountp = tp->t_mountp;
+       lip->li_ailp = tp->t_mountp->m_ail;
        return lidp;
 }