1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
index 635f99e6302f..5bb902056e61 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log.c
@@ -967,14 +967,16 @@ xlog_iodone(xfs_buf_t *bp)
         } else if (iclog->ic_state & XLOG_STATE_IOERROR) {
                 aborted = XFS_LI_ABORTED;
         }
+
+        /* log I/O is always issued ASYNC */
+        ASSERT(XFS_BUF_ISASYNC(bp));
         xlog_state_done_syncing(iclog, aborted);
-        if (!(XFS_BUF_ISASYNC(bp))) {
-                /*
-                 * Corresponding psema() will be done in bwrite().  If we don't
-                 * vsema() here, panic.
-                 */
-                XFS_BUF_V_IODONESEMA(bp);
-        }
+        /*
+         * do not reference the buffer (bp) here as we could race
+         * with it being freed after writing the unmount record to the
+         * log.
+         */
+
 }       /* xlog_iodone */
 
 /*