diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
index 6aa3445cabad..40ea56409561 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm.c
@@ -2392,9 +2392,9 @@ xfs_qm_write_sb_changes(
 	}
 
 	xfs_mod_sb(tp, flags);
-	(void) xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
 
-	return 0;
+	return error;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
index 556018d24cad..8342823dbdc3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/quota/xfs_qm_syscalls.c
@@ -734,12 +734,12 @@ xfs_qm_scall_setqlim(
 	xfs_trans_log_dquot(tp, dqp);
 
 	xfs_dqtrace_entry(dqp, "Q_SETQLIM: COMMIT");
-	xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
 	xfs_qm_dqprint(dqp);
 	xfs_qm_dqrele(dqp);
 	mutex_unlock(&(XFS_QI_QOFFLOCK(mp)));
 
-	return (0);
+	return error;
 }
 
 STATIC int
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index d7514f8317df..63e66890f063 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1699,33 +1699,16 @@ xfs_itruncate_finish(
 			 * blocks in the file system, but oh well.
 			 */
 			xfs_bmap_cancel(&free_list);
-			if (committed) {
-				/*
-				 * If the passed in transaction committed
-				 * in xfs_bmap_finish(), then we want to
-				 * add the inode to this one before returning.
-				 * This keeps things simple for the higher
-				 * level code, because it always knows that
-				 * the inode is locked and held in the
-				 * transaction that returns to it whether
-				 * errors occur or not.  We don't mark the
-				 * inode dirty so that this transaction can
-				 * be easily aborted if possible.
-				 */
-				xfs_trans_ijoin(ntp, ip,
-					XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-				xfs_trans_ihold(ntp, ip);
-			}
+			if (committed)
+				goto error_join;
 			return error;
 		}
 
 		if (committed) {
 			/*
-			 * The first xact was committed,
-			 * so add the inode to the new one.
-			 * Mark it dirty so it will be logged
-			 * and moved forward in the log as
-			 * part of every commit.
+			 * The first xact was committed, so add the inode to
+			 * the new one.  Mark it dirty so it will be logged and
+			 * moved forward in the log as part of every commit.
 			 */
 			xfs_trans_ijoin(ntp, ip,
 					XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
@@ -1733,19 +1716,16 @@ xfs_itruncate_finish(
 			xfs_trans_log_inode(ntp, ip, XFS_ILOG_CORE);
 		}
 		ntp = xfs_trans_dup(ntp);
-		(void) xfs_trans_commit(*tp, 0);
+		error = xfs_trans_commit(*tp, 0);
 		*tp = ntp;
+		if (error)
+			goto error_join;
 		error = xfs_trans_reserve(ntp, 0, XFS_ITRUNCATE_LOG_RES(mp), 0,
 					  XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES,
 					  XFS_ITRUNCATE_LOG_COUNT);
-		/*
-		 * Add the inode being truncated to the next chained
-		 * transaction.
-		 */
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(ntp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_trans_ihold(ntp, ip);
 		if (error)
-			return (error);
+			goto error_join;
+
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Only update the size in the case of the data fork, but
@@ -1777,6 +1757,18 @@ xfs_itruncate_finish(
 	       (ip->i_d.di_nextents == 0));
 	xfs_itrunc_trace(XFS_ITRUNC_FINISH2, ip, 0, new_size, 0, 0);
 	return 0;
+
+error_join:
+	/*
+	 * Add the inode being truncated to the next chained transaction.  This
+	 * keeps things simple for the higher level code, because it always
+	 * knows that the inode is locked and held in the transaction that
+	 * returns to it whether errors occur or not.  We don't mark the inode
+	 * dirty so that this transaction can be easily aborted if possible.
+	 */
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(ntp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL | XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ihold(ntp, ip);
+	return error;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 957b8caddf1e..418582b709eb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -3017,7 +3017,7 @@ xlog_recover_process_efi(
 	}
 
 	efip->efi_flags |= XFS_EFI_RECOVERED;
-	xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -3131,16 +3131,13 @@ xlog_recover_clear_agi_bucket(
 		error = xfs_trans_read_buf(mp, tp, mp->m_ddev_targp,
 				   XFS_AG_DADDR(mp, agno, XFS_AGI_DADDR(mp)),
 				   XFS_FSS_TO_BB(mp, 1), 0, &agibp);
-	if (error) {
-		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_ABORT);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (error)
+		goto out_abort;
 
+	error = EINVAL;
 	agi = XFS_BUF_TO_AGI(agibp);
-	if (be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_magicnum) != XFS_AGI_MAGIC) {
-		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_ABORT);
-		return;
-	}
+	if (be32_to_cpu(agi->agi_magicnum) != XFS_AGI_MAGIC)
+		goto out_abort;
 
 	agi->agi_unlinked[bucket] = cpu_to_be32(NULLAGINO);
 	offset = offsetof(xfs_agi_t, agi_unlinked) +
@@ -3148,7 +3145,17 @@ xlog_recover_clear_agi_bucket(
 	xfs_trans_log_buf(tp, agibp, offset,
 			  (offset + sizeof(xfs_agino_t) - 1));
 
-	(void) xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_error;
+	return;
+
+out_abort:
+	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, XFS_TRANS_ABORT);
+out_error:
+	xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp, "xlog_recover_clear_agi_bucket: "
+			"failed to clear agi %d. Continuing.", agno);
+	return;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 244aa1b9f134..2d03fe194c2c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "xfs_fsops.h"
 #include "xfs_utils.h"
 
-STATIC void	xfs_mount_log_sb(xfs_mount_t *, __int64_t);
+STATIC int	xfs_mount_log_sb(xfs_mount_t *, __int64_t);
 STATIC int	xfs_uuid_mount(xfs_mount_t *);
 STATIC void	xfs_uuid_unmount(xfs_mount_t *mp);
 STATIC void	xfs_unmountfs_wait(xfs_mount_t *);
@@ -1189,8 +1189,13 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	/*
 	 * If fs is not mounted readonly, then update the superblock changes.
 	 */
-	if (update_flags && !(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY))
-		xfs_mount_log_sb(mp, update_flags);
+	if (update_flags && !(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_RDONLY)) {
+		error = xfs_mount_log_sb(mp, update_flags);
+		if (error) {
+			cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: failed to write sb changes");
+			goto error4;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Initialise the XFS quota management subsystem for this mount
@@ -1320,8 +1325,10 @@ xfs_unmountfs(xfs_mount_t *mp, struct cred *cr)
 		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Unable to free reserved block pool. "
 				"Freespace may not be correct on next mount.");
 
-
-	xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
+	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
+	if (error)
+		cmn_err(CE_WARN, "XFS: Unable to update superblock counters. "
+				"Freespace may not be correct on next mount.");
 	xfs_unmountfs_writesb(mp);
 	xfs_unmountfs_wait(mp); 		/* wait for async bufs */
 	xfs_log_unmount(mp);			/* Done! No more fs ops. */
@@ -1413,9 +1420,8 @@ xfs_log_sbcount(
 	xfs_mod_sb(tp, XFS_SB_IFREE | XFS_SB_ICOUNT | XFS_SB_FDBLOCKS);
 	if (sync)
 		xfs_trans_set_sync(tp);
-	xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
-
-	return 0;
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	return error;
 }
 
 STATIC void
@@ -1913,24 +1919,27 @@ xfs_uuid_unmount(
  * be altered by the mount options, as well as any potential sb_features2
  * fixup. Only the first superblock is updated.
  */
-STATIC void
+STATIC int
 xfs_mount_log_sb(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
 	__int64_t	fields)
 {
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
+	int		error;
 
 	ASSERT(fields & (XFS_SB_UNIT | XFS_SB_WIDTH | XFS_SB_UUID |
 			 XFS_SB_FEATURES2 | XFS_SB_BAD_FEATURES2));
 
 	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_SB_UNIT);
-	if (xfs_trans_reserve(tp, 0, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize + 128, 0, 0,
-				XFS_DEFAULT_LOG_COUNT)) {
+	error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, 0, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize + 128, 0, 0,
+				XFS_DEFAULT_LOG_COUNT);
+	if (error) {
 		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, 0);
-		return;
+		return error;
 	}
 	xfs_mod_sb(tp, fields);
-	xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+	return error;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
index 9cd6471cd60f..a0dc6e5bc5b9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rtalloc.c
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 				XFS_GROWRTALLOC_LOG_RES(mp), 0,
 				XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES,
 				XFS_DEFAULT_PERM_LOG_COUNT)))
-			goto error_exit;
+			goto error_cancel;
 		cancelflags = XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES;
 		/*
 		 * Lock the inode.
 		 */
 		if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, ino, 0,
 						XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-			goto error_exit;
+			goto error_cancel;
 		XFS_BMAP_INIT(&flist, &firstblock);
 		/*
 		 * Allocate blocks to the bitmap file.
@@ -144,14 +144,16 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		if (!error && nmap < 1)
 			error = XFS_ERROR(ENOSPC);
 		if (error)
-			goto error_exit;
+			goto error_cancel;
 		/*
 		 * Free any blocks freed up in the transaction, then commit.
 		 */
 		error = xfs_bmap_finish(&tp, &flist, &committed);
 		if (error)
-			goto error_exit;
-		xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES);
+			goto error_cancel;
+		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES);
+		if (error)
+			goto error;
 		/*
 		 * Now we need to clear the allocated blocks.
 		 * Do this one block per transaction, to keep it simple.
@@ -166,13 +168,13 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 			 */
 			if ((error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, 0,
 					XFS_GROWRTZERO_LOG_RES(mp), 0, 0, 0)))
-				goto error_exit;
+				goto error_cancel;
 			/*
 			 * Lock the bitmap inode.
 			 */
 			if ((error = xfs_trans_iget(mp, tp, ino, 0,
 							XFS_ILOCK_EXCL, &ip)))
-				goto error_exit;
+				goto error_cancel;
 			/*
 			 * Get a buffer for the block.
 			 */
@@ -181,14 +183,16 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 				mp->m_bsize, 0);
 			if (bp == NULL) {
 				error = XFS_ERROR(EIO);
-				goto error_exit;
+				goto error_cancel;
 			}
 			memset(XFS_BUF_PTR(bp), 0, mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize);
 			xfs_trans_log_buf(tp, bp, 0, mp->m_sb.sb_blocksize - 1);
 			/*
 			 * Commit the transaction.
 			 */
-			xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+			error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+			if (error)
+				goto error;
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Go on to the next extent, if any.
@@ -196,8 +200,9 @@ xfs_growfs_rt_alloc(
 		oblocks = map.br_startoff + map.br_blockcount;
 	}
 	return 0;
-error_exit:
+error_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, cancelflags);
+error:
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1876,6 +1881,7 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;		/* transaction pointer */
 
 	sbp = &mp->m_sb;
+	cancelflags = 0;
 	/*
 	 * Initial error checking.
 	 */
@@ -2042,13 +2048,15 @@ xfs_growfs_rt(
 		 */
 		mp->m_rsumlevels = nrsumlevels;
 		mp->m_rsumsize = nrsumsize;
-		/*
-		 * Commit the transaction.
-		 */
-		xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+
+		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, 0);
+		if (error) {
+			tp = NULL;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
-	if (error)
+	if (error && tp)
 		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, cancelflags);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vfsops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vfsops.c
index 6351efb569c7..09e186d02c11 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vfsops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vfsops.c
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ void
 xfs_attr_quiesce(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp)
 {
+	int	error = 0;
+
 	/* wait for all modifications to complete */
 	while (atomic_read(&mp->m_active_trans) > 0)
 		delay(100);
@@ -682,7 +684,11 @@ xfs_attr_quiesce(
 	ASSERT_ALWAYS(atomic_read(&mp->m_active_trans) == 0);
 
 	/* Push the superblock and write an unmount record */
-	xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
+	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
+	if (error)
+		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_WARN, mp,
+				"xfs_attr_quiesce: failed to log sb changes. "
+				"Frozen image may not be consistent.");
 	xfs_log_unmount_write(mp);
 	xfs_unmountfs_writesb(mp);
 }
@@ -1316,8 +1322,11 @@ xfs_syncsub(
 	 * of sync if we crash or get a forced shutdown. We don't want to force
 	 * this to disk, just get a transaction into the iclogs....
 	 */
-	if (flags & SYNC_SUPER)
-		xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 0);
+	if (flags & SYNC_SUPER) {
+		error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 0);
+		if (error)
+			last_error = error;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Now check to see if the log needs a "dummy" transaction.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index d46f24c68498..bc0a4707189a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -1447,28 +1447,22 @@ xfs_inactive_attrs(
 	tp = *tpp;
 	mp = ip->i_mount;
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_forkoff != 0);
-	xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES);
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp, XFS_TRANS_RELEASE_LOG_RES);
 	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	if (error)
+		goto error_unlock;
 
 	error = xfs_attr_inactive(ip);
-	if (error) {
-		*tpp = NULL;
-		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-		return error; /* goto out */
-	}
+	if (error)
+		goto error_unlock;
 
 	tp = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, XFS_TRANS_INACTIVE);
 	error = xfs_trans_reserve(tp, 0,
 				  XFS_IFREE_LOG_RES(mp),
 				  0, XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES,
 				  XFS_INACTIVE_LOG_COUNT);
-	if (error) {
-		ASSERT(XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp));
-		xfs_trans_cancel(tp, 0);
-		*tpp = NULL;
-		xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
-		return error;
-	}
+	if (error)
+		goto error_cancel;
 
 	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL | XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
@@ -1479,6 +1473,14 @@ xfs_inactive_attrs(
 
 	*tpp = tp;
 	return 0;
+
+error_cancel:
+	ASSERT(XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp));
+	xfs_trans_cancel(tp, 0);
+error_unlock:
+	*tpp = NULL;
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL);
+	return error;
 }
 
 int