diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
index 2ed035354c26..a608e72fa405 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_sync.c
@@ -371,7 +371,11 @@ xfs_quiesce_attr(
 	/* flush inodes and push all remaining buffers out to disk */
 	xfs_quiesce_fs(mp);
 
-	ASSERT_ALWAYS(atomic_read(&mp->m_active_trans) == 0);
+	/*
+	 * Just warn here till VFS can correctly support
+	 * read-only remount without racing.
+	 */
+	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&mp->m_active_trans) != 0);
 
 	/* Push the superblock and write an unmount record */
 	error = xfs_log_sbcount(mp, 1);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
index b4c1ee713492..f8278cfcc1d3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dfrag.c
@@ -55,17 +55,11 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	struct file	*file, *target_file;
 	int		error = 0;
 
-	sxp = kmem_alloc(sizeof(xfs_swapext_t), KM_MAYFAIL);
-	if (!sxp) {
-		error = XFS_ERROR(ENOMEM);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* Pull information for the target fd */
 	file = fget((int)sxp->sx_fdtarget);
 	if (!file) {
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
-		goto out_free_sxp;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE) || (file->f_flags & O_APPEND)) {
@@ -109,8 +103,6 @@ xfs_swapext(
 	fput(target_file);
  out_put_file:
 	fput(file);
- out_free_sxp:
-	kmem_free(sxp);
  out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 35cca98bd94c..b1047de2fffd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -70,16 +70,21 @@ STATIC void	xlog_recover_check_summary(xlog_t *);
 xfs_buf_t *
 xlog_get_bp(
 	xlog_t		*log,
-	int		num_bblks)
+	int		nbblks)
 {
-	ASSERT(num_bblks > 0);
+	if (nbblks <= 0 || nbblks > log->l_logBBsize) {
+		xlog_warn("XFS: Invalid block length (0x%x) given for buffer", nbblks);
+		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_get_bp(1)",
+				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, log->l_mp);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	if (log->l_sectbb_log) {
-		if (num_bblks > 1)
-			num_bblks += XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDUP_BBCOUNT(log, 1);
-		num_bblks = XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDUP_BBCOUNT(log, num_bblks);
+		if (nbblks > 1)
+			nbblks += XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDUP_BBCOUNT(log, 1);
+		nbblks = XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDUP_BBCOUNT(log, nbblks);
 	}
-	return xfs_buf_get_noaddr(BBTOB(num_bblks), log->l_mp->m_logdev_targp);
+	return xfs_buf_get_noaddr(BBTOB(nbblks), log->l_mp->m_logdev_targp);
 }
 
 void
@@ -102,6 +107,13 @@ xlog_bread(
 {
 	int		error;
 
+	if (nbblks <= 0 || nbblks > log->l_logBBsize) {
+		xlog_warn("XFS: Invalid block length (0x%x) given for buffer", nbblks);
+		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_bread(1)",
+				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, log->l_mp);
+		return EFSCORRUPTED;
+	}
+
 	if (log->l_sectbb_log) {
 		blk_no = XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDDOWN_BLKNO(log, blk_no);
 		nbblks = XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDUP_BBCOUNT(log, nbblks);
@@ -139,6 +151,13 @@ xlog_bwrite(
 {
 	int		error;
 
+	if (nbblks <= 0 || nbblks > log->l_logBBsize) {
+		xlog_warn("XFS: Invalid block length (0x%x) given for buffer", nbblks);
+		XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xlog_bwrite(1)",
+				 XFS_ERRLEVEL_HIGH, log->l_mp);
+		return EFSCORRUPTED;
+	}
+
 	if (log->l_sectbb_log) {
 		blk_no = XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDDOWN_BLKNO(log, blk_no);
 		nbblks = XLOG_SECTOR_ROUNDUP_BBCOUNT(log, nbblks);