--- 66b849358e62d16e9a01fc307bc5a03dc1605ffb
+++ 237badcbac3bcbbc9fbbba8ecea9229cdac80f08
@@ -236,19 +236,20 @@ xfs_trans_alloc(
 	uint		type)
 {
 	xfs_wait_for_freeze(mp, SB_FREEZE_TRANS);
-	return _xfs_trans_alloc(mp, type);
+	return _xfs_trans_alloc(mp, type, KM_SLEEP);
 }
 
 xfs_trans_t *
 _xfs_trans_alloc(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,
-	uint		type)
+	uint		type,
+	uint		memflags)
 {
 	xfs_trans_t	*tp;
 
 	atomic_inc(&mp->m_active_trans);
 
-	tp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_trans_zone, KM_SLEEP);
+	tp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_trans_zone, memflags);
 	tp->t_magic = XFS_TRANS_MAGIC;
 	tp->t_type = type;
 	tp->t_mountp = mp;