diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index 2fd7c1ff1d21..35a229981354 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -234,37 +234,10 @@ xfs_calc_remove_reservation(
 }
 
 /*
- * For symlink we can modify:
- *    the parent directory inode: inode size
- *    the new inode: inode size
- *    the inode btree entry: 1 block
- *    the directory btree: (max depth + v2) * dir block size
- *    the directory inode's bmap btree: (max depth + v2) * block size
- *    the blocks for the symlink: 1 kB
- * Or in the first xact we allocate some inodes giving:
- *    the agi and agf of the ag getting the new inodes: 2 * sectorsize
- *    the inode blocks allocated: XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS * blocksize
- *    the inode btree: max depth * blocksize
- *    the allocation btrees: 2 trees * (2 * max depth - 1) * block size
+ * For create, break it in to the two cases that the transaction
+ * covers. We start with the modify case - allocation done by modification
+ * of the state of existing inodes - and the allocation case.
  */
-STATIC uint
-xfs_calc_symlink_reservation(
-	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
-{
-	return XFS_DQUOT_LOGRES(mp) +
-		MAX((xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_inodesize) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(1, XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_DIROP_LOG_COUNT(mp),
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(1, 1024)),
-		    (xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp),
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(mp->m_in_maxlevels,
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_ALLOCFREE_LOG_COUNT(mp, 1),
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1))));
-}
 
 /*
  * For create we can modify:
@@ -274,7 +247,19 @@ xfs_calc_symlink_reservation(
  *    the superblock for the nlink flag: sector size
  *    the directory btree: (max depth + v2) * dir block size
  *    the directory inode's bmap btree: (max depth + v2) * block size
- * Or in the first xact we allocate some inodes giving:
+ */
+STATIC uint
+xfs_calc_create_resv_modify(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	return xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_inodesize) +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(1, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) +
+		(uint)XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1) +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_DIROP_LOG_COUNT(mp), XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1));
+}
+
+/*
+ * For create we can allocate some inodes giving:
  *    the agi and agf of the ag getting the new inodes: 2 * sectorsize
  *    the superblock for the nlink flag: sector size
  *    the inode blocks allocated: XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS * blocksize
@@ -282,23 +267,60 @@ xfs_calc_symlink_reservation(
  *    the allocation btrees: 2 trees * (max depth - 1) * block size
  */
 STATIC uint
-xfs_calc_create_reservation(
+xfs_calc_create_resv_alloc(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	return xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) +
+		mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp), XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(mp->m_in_maxlevels, XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_ALLOCFREE_LOG_COUNT(mp, 1),
+				 XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1));
+}
+
+STATIC uint
+__xfs_calc_create_reservation(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
 	return XFS_DQUOT_LOGRES(mp) +
-		MAX((xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_inodesize) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(1, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) +
-		     (uint)XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_DIROP_LOG_COUNT(mp),
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1))),
-		    (xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) +
-		     mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_IALLOC_BLOCKS(mp),
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(mp->m_in_maxlevels,
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
-		     xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_ALLOCFREE_LOG_COUNT(mp, 1),
-				      XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1))));
+		MAX(xfs_calc_create_resv_alloc(mp),
+		    xfs_calc_create_resv_modify(mp));
+}
+
+/*
+ * For icreate we can allocate some inodes giving:
+ *    the agi and agf of the ag getting the new inodes: 2 * sectorsize
+ *    the superblock for the nlink flag: sector size
+ *    the inode btree: max depth * blocksize
+ *    the allocation btrees: 2 trees * (max depth - 1) * block size
+ */
+STATIC uint
+xfs_calc_icreate_resv_alloc(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	return xfs_calc_buf_res(2, mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize) +
+		mp->m_sb.sb_sectsize +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(mp->m_in_maxlevels, XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1)) +
+		xfs_calc_buf_res(XFS_ALLOCFREE_LOG_COUNT(mp, 1),
+				 XFS_FSB_TO_B(mp, 1));
+}
+
+STATIC uint
+xfs_calc_icreate_reservation(xfs_mount_t *mp)
+{
+	return XFS_DQUOT_LOGRES(mp) +
+		MAX(xfs_calc_icreate_resv_alloc(mp),
+		    xfs_calc_create_resv_modify(mp));
+}
+
+STATIC uint
+xfs_calc_create_reservation(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb))
+		return xfs_calc_icreate_reservation(mp);
+	return __xfs_calc_create_reservation(mp);
+
 }
 
 /*
@@ -311,6 +333,20 @@ xfs_calc_mkdir_reservation(
 	return xfs_calc_create_reservation(mp);
 }
 
+
+/*
+ * Making a new symplink is the same as creating a new file, but
+ * with the added blocks for remote symlink data which can be up to 1kB in
+ * length (MAXPATHLEN).
+ */
+STATIC uint
+xfs_calc_symlink_reservation(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
+{
+	return xfs_calc_create_reservation(mp) +
+	       xfs_calc_buf_res(1, MAXPATHLEN);
+}
+
 /*
  * In freeing an inode we can modify:
  *    the inode being freed: inode size