if (remove) {
/*
- * We have to remove the log item from the transaction
- * as we are about to release our reference to the
- * buffer. If we don't, the unlock that occurs later
- * in xfs_trans_uncommit() will ry to reference the
+ * If we are in a transaction context, we have to
+ * remove the log item from the transaction as we are
+ * about to release our reference to the buffer. If we
+ * don't, the unlock that occurs later in
+ * xfs_trans_uncommit() will try to reference the
* buffer which we no longer have a hold on.
*/
- xfs_trans_del_item(lip);
+ if (lip->li_desc)
+ xfs_trans_del_item(lip);
/*
* Since the transaction no longer refers to the buffer,