diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 6db1fef38bffdbdf8420fc5855b67698a4bddb55..418d5d7bc52b486a868248b095fd3a54c10bae02 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -916,27 +916,42 @@ xfs_log_need_covered(xfs_mount_t *mp)
  * We may be holding the log iclog lock upon entering this routine.
  */
 xfs_lsn_t
-xlog_assign_tail_lsn(
+xlog_assign_tail_lsn_locked(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
-	xfs_lsn_t		tail_lsn;
 	struct log		*log = mp->m_log;
+	struct xfs_log_item	*lip;
+	xfs_lsn_t		tail_lsn;
+
+	assert_spin_locked(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
 
 	/*
 	 * To make sure we always have a valid LSN for the log tail we keep
 	 * track of the last LSN which was committed in log->l_last_sync_lsn,
-	 * and use that when the AIL was empty and xfs_ail_min_lsn returns 0.
-	 *
-	 * If the AIL has been emptied we also need to wake any process
-	 * waiting for this condition.
+	 * and use that when the AIL was empty.
 	 */
-	tail_lsn = xfs_ail_min_lsn(mp->m_ail);
-	if (!tail_lsn)
+	lip = xfs_ail_min(mp->m_ail);
+	if (lip)
+		tail_lsn = lip->li_lsn;
+	else
 		tail_lsn = atomic64_read(&log->l_last_sync_lsn);
 	atomic64_set(&log->l_tail_lsn, tail_lsn);
 	return tail_lsn;
 }
 
+xfs_lsn_t
+xlog_assign_tail_lsn(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	xfs_lsn_t		tail_lsn;
+
+	spin_lock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+	tail_lsn = xlog_assign_tail_lsn_locked(mp);
+	spin_unlock(&mp->m_ail->xa_lock);
+
+	return tail_lsn;
+}
+
 /*
  * Return the space in the log between the tail and the head.  The head
  * is passed in the cycle/bytes formal parms.  In the special case where
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
index 2c622bedb3021c72f9c3dde56aeab1969549f350..748d312850e2fc7da07509971f9afbf7aa9cb6d4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.h
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ int	  xfs_log_mount(struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 			int		 	num_bblocks);
 int	  xfs_log_mount_finish(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 xfs_lsn_t xlog_assign_tail_lsn(struct xfs_mount *mp);
+xfs_lsn_t xlog_assign_tail_lsn_locked(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 void	  xfs_log_space_wake(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 int	  xfs_log_notify(struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 			 struct xlog_in_core	*iclog,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
index 1dead07f092c92afbea3ceeb22e0cf70430fa1fb..77acc53f2f318654fc25e60816fa6a6f0524b64e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_ail.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ xfs_ail_check(
  * Return a pointer to the first item in the AIL.  If the AIL is empty, then
  * return NULL.
  */
-static xfs_log_item_t *
+xfs_log_item_t *
 xfs_ail_min(
 	struct xfs_ail  *ailp)
 {
@@ -667,11 +667,15 @@ xfs_trans_ail_update_bulk(
 
 	if (!list_empty(&tmp))
 		xfs_ail_splice(ailp, cur, &tmp, lsn);
-	spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 
-	if (mlip_changed && !XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount)) {
-		xlog_assign_tail_lsn(ailp->xa_mount);
+	if (mlip_changed) {
+		if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount))
+			xlog_assign_tail_lsn_locked(ailp->xa_mount);
+		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+
 		xfs_log_space_wake(ailp->xa_mount);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -729,11 +733,15 @@ xfs_trans_ail_delete_bulk(
 		if (mlip == lip)
 			mlip_changed = 1;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 
-	if (mlip_changed && !XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount)) {
-		xlog_assign_tail_lsn(ailp->xa_mount);
+	if (mlip_changed) {
+		if (!XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(ailp->xa_mount))
+			xlog_assign_tail_lsn_locked(ailp->xa_mount);
+		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+
 		xfs_log_space_wake(ailp->xa_mount);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock(&ailp->xa_lock);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
index 8ab2ced415f1d2680c274d6370047f749e74bce7..46a1ebd4a7a2224ddf7da1749397851eb0fbbba1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_priv.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ xfs_trans_ail_delete(
 
 void			xfs_ail_push(struct xfs_ail *, xfs_lsn_t);
 void			xfs_ail_push_all(struct xfs_ail *);
+struct xfs_log_item	*xfs_ail_min(struct xfs_ail  *ailp);
 xfs_lsn_t		xfs_ail_min_lsn(struct xfs_ail *ailp);
 
 struct xfs_log_item *	xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(struct xfs_ail *ailp,