diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_format.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_format.h
index 8372e9bcd7b6ba4b8fcc7b9133d5acecef4842e2..71de185735e06c1d44e13e55e30ff1d38b5a62d8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_format.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_log_format.h
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_inode_log_format {
 	uint32_t		ilf_fields;	/* flags for fields logged */
 	uint16_t		ilf_asize;	/* size of attr d/ext/root */
 	uint16_t		ilf_dsize;	/* size of data/ext/root */
+	uint32_t		ilf_pad;	/* pad for 64 bit boundary */
 	uint64_t		ilf_ino;	/* inode number */
 	union {
 		uint32_t	ilfu_rdev;	/* rdev value for dev inode*/
@@ -280,29 +281,17 @@ typedef struct xfs_inode_log_format {
 	int32_t			ilf_boffset;	/* off of inode in buffer */
 } xfs_inode_log_format_t;
 
-typedef struct xfs_inode_log_format_32 {
-	uint16_t		ilf_type;	/* inode log item type */
-	uint16_t		ilf_size;	/* size of this item */
-	uint32_t		ilf_fields;	/* flags for fields logged */
-	uint16_t		ilf_asize;	/* size of attr d/ext/root */
-	uint16_t		ilf_dsize;	/* size of data/ext/root */
-	uint64_t		ilf_ino;	/* inode number */
-	union {
-		uint32_t	ilfu_rdev;	/* rdev value for dev inode*/
-		uuid_t		ilfu_uuid;	/* mount point value */
-	} ilf_u;
-	int64_t			ilf_blkno;	/* blkno of inode buffer */
-	int32_t			ilf_len;	/* len of inode buffer */
-	int32_t			ilf_boffset;	/* off of inode in buffer */
-} __attribute__((packed)) xfs_inode_log_format_32_t;
-
-typedef struct xfs_inode_log_format_64 {
+/*
+ * Old 32 bit systems will log in this format without the 64 bit
+ * alignment padding. Recovery will detect this and convert it to the
+ * correct format.
+ */
+struct xfs_inode_log_format_32 {
 	uint16_t		ilf_type;	/* inode log item type */
 	uint16_t		ilf_size;	/* size of this item */
 	uint32_t		ilf_fields;	/* flags for fields logged */
 	uint16_t		ilf_asize;	/* size of attr d/ext/root */
 	uint16_t		ilf_dsize;	/* size of data/ext/root */
-	uint32_t		ilf_pad;	/* pad for 64 bit boundary */
 	uint64_t		ilf_ino;	/* inode number */
 	union {
 		uint32_t	ilfu_rdev;	/* rdev value for dev inode*/
@@ -311,7 +300,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_inode_log_format_64 {
 	int64_t			ilf_blkno;	/* blkno of inode buffer */
 	int32_t			ilf_len;	/* len of inode buffer */
 	int32_t			ilf_boffset;	/* off of inode in buffer */
-} xfs_inode_log_format_64_t;
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index a705f34b58fad089659a019dcdd1caecffd01aa3..9bbc2d7cc8cbb2c7cf42ee335061acfeff68617c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -364,6 +364,9 @@ xfs_inode_to_log_dinode(
 	to->di_dmstate = from->di_dmstate;
 	to->di_flags = from->di_flags;
 
+	/* log a dummy value to ensure log structure is fully initialised */
+	to->di_next_unlinked = NULLAGINO;
+
 	if (from->di_version == 3) {
 		to->di_changecount = inode->i_version;
 		to->di_crtime.t_sec = from->di_crtime.t_sec;
@@ -404,6 +407,11 @@ xfs_inode_item_format_core(
  * the second with the on-disk inode structure, and a possible third and/or
  * fourth with the inode data/extents/b-tree root and inode attributes
  * data/extents/b-tree root.
+ *
+ * Note: Always use the 64 bit inode log format structure so we don't
+ * leave an uninitialised hole in the format item on 64 bit systems. Log
+ * recovery on 32 bit systems handles this just fine, so there's no reason
+ * for not using an initialising the properly padded structure all the time.
  */
 STATIC void
 xfs_inode_item_format(
@@ -412,8 +420,8 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
 {
 	struct xfs_inode_log_item *iip = INODE_ITEM(lip);
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip = iip->ili_inode;
-	struct xfs_inode_log_format *ilf;
 	struct xfs_log_iovec	*vecp = NULL;
+	struct xfs_inode_log_format *ilf;
 
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_version > 1);
 
@@ -425,7 +433,17 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
 	ilf->ilf_boffset = ip->i_imap.im_boffset;
 	ilf->ilf_fields = XFS_ILOG_CORE;
 	ilf->ilf_size = 2; /* format + core */
-	xlog_finish_iovec(lv, vecp, sizeof(struct xfs_inode_log_format));
+
+	/*
+	 * make sure we don't leak uninitialised data into the log in the case
+	 * when we don't log every field in the inode.
+	 */
+	ilf->ilf_dsize = 0;
+	ilf->ilf_asize = 0;
+	ilf->ilf_pad = 0;
+	uuid_copy(&ilf->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &uuid_null);
+
+	xlog_finish_iovec(lv, vecp, sizeof(*ilf));
 
 	xfs_inode_item_format_core(ip, lv, &vecp);
 	xfs_inode_item_format_data_fork(iip, ilf, lv, &vecp);
@@ -855,44 +873,29 @@ xfs_istale_done(
 }
 
 /*
- * convert an xfs_inode_log_format struct from either 32 or 64 bit versions
- * (which can have different field alignments) to the native version
+ * convert an xfs_inode_log_format struct from the old 32 bit version
+ * (which can have different field alignments) to the native 64 bit version
  */
 int
 xfs_inode_item_format_convert(
-	xfs_log_iovec_t		*buf,
-	xfs_inode_log_format_t	*in_f)
+	struct xfs_log_iovec		*buf,
+	struct xfs_inode_log_format	*in_f)
 {
-	if (buf->i_len == sizeof(xfs_inode_log_format_32_t)) {
-		xfs_inode_log_format_32_t *in_f32 = buf->i_addr;
-
-		in_f->ilf_type = in_f32->ilf_type;
-		in_f->ilf_size = in_f32->ilf_size;
-		in_f->ilf_fields = in_f32->ilf_fields;
-		in_f->ilf_asize = in_f32->ilf_asize;
-		in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f32->ilf_dsize;
-		in_f->ilf_ino = in_f32->ilf_ino;
-		/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
-		uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f32->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
-		in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f32->ilf_blkno;
-		in_f->ilf_len = in_f32->ilf_len;
-		in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f32->ilf_boffset;
-		return 0;
-	} else if (buf->i_len == sizeof(xfs_inode_log_format_64_t)){
-		xfs_inode_log_format_64_t *in_f64 = buf->i_addr;
-
-		in_f->ilf_type = in_f64->ilf_type;
-		in_f->ilf_size = in_f64->ilf_size;
-		in_f->ilf_fields = in_f64->ilf_fields;
-		in_f->ilf_asize = in_f64->ilf_asize;
-		in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f64->ilf_dsize;
-		in_f->ilf_ino = in_f64->ilf_ino;
-		/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
-		uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f64->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
-		in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f64->ilf_blkno;
-		in_f->ilf_len = in_f64->ilf_len;
-		in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f64->ilf_boffset;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+	struct xfs_inode_log_format_32	*in_f32 = buf->i_addr;
+
+	if (buf->i_len != sizeof(*in_f32))
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+
+	in_f->ilf_type = in_f32->ilf_type;
+	in_f->ilf_size = in_f32->ilf_size;
+	in_f->ilf_fields = in_f32->ilf_fields;
+	in_f->ilf_asize = in_f32->ilf_asize;
+	in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f32->ilf_dsize;
+	in_f->ilf_ino = in_f32->ilf_ino;
+	/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
+	uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f32->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
+	in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f32->ilf_blkno;
+	in_f->ilf_len = in_f32->ilf_len;
+	in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f32->ilf_boffset;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
index 0c381d71b242ec8553be6e01b8400977c4403365..0492436a053fcf0875764b341cbb150a2dde3baa 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ xfs_check_ondisk_structs(void)
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_icreate_log,		28);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_ictimestamp,		8);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_inode_log_format_32,	52);
-	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_inode_log_format_64,	56);
+	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_inode_log_format,	56);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_qoff_logformat,	20);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_trans_header,		16);
 }