diff --git a/fs/iomap/buffered-io.c b/fs/iomap/buffered-io.c
index dd33b31b0a82..86297f59b43e 100644
--- a/fs/iomap/buffered-io.c
+++ b/fs/iomap/buffered-io.c
@@ -1460,13 +1460,6 @@ iomap_do_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc, void *data)
 			PF_MEMALLOC))
 		goto redirty;
 
-	/*
-	 * Given that we do not allow direct reclaim to call us, we should
-	 * never be called in a recursive filesystem reclaim context.
-	 */
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(current->flags & PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS))
-		goto redirty;
-
 	/*
 	 * Is this page beyond the end of the file?
 	 *
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index 98c82f4935e1..24c7d30e41df 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -2811,7 +2811,7 @@ xfs_btree_split_worker(
 	struct xfs_btree_split_args	*args = container_of(work,
 						struct xfs_btree_split_args, work);
 	unsigned long		pflags;
-	unsigned long		new_pflags = PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS;
+	unsigned long		new_pflags = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * we are in a transaction context here, but may also be doing work
@@ -2823,12 +2823,20 @@ xfs_btree_split_worker(
 		new_pflags |= PF_MEMALLOC | PF_SWAPWRITE | PF_KSWAPD;
 
 	current_set_flags_nested(&pflags, new_pflags);
+	xfs_trans_set_context(args->cur->bc_tp);
 
 	args->result = __xfs_btree_split(args->cur, args->level, args->ptrp,
 					 args->key, args->curp, args->stat);
-	complete(args->done);
 
+	xfs_trans_clear_context(args->cur->bc_tp);
 	current_restore_flags_nested(&pflags, new_pflags);
+
+	/*
+	 * Do not access args after complete() has run here. We don't own args
+	 * and the owner may run and free args before we return here.
+	 */
+	complete(args->done);
+
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
index 4b76a32d2f16..953de843d9c3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_aops.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ xfs_setfilesize_trans_alloc(
 	 * We hand off the transaction to the completion thread now, so
 	 * clear the flag here.
 	 */
-	current_restore_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
+	xfs_trans_clear_context(tp);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ xfs_setfilesize_ioend(
 	 * thus we need to mark ourselves as being in a transaction manually.
 	 * Similarly for freeze protection.
 	 */
-	current_set_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
+	xfs_trans_set_context(tp);
 	__sb_writers_acquired(VFS_I(ip)->i_sb, SB_FREEZE_FS);
 
 	/* we abort the update if there was an IO error */
@@ -577,6 +577,12 @@ xfs_vm_writepage(
 {
 	struct xfs_writepage_ctx wpc = { };
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(current->journal_info)) {
+		redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+		unlock_page(page);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	return iomap_writepage(page, wbc, &wpc.ctx, &xfs_writeback_ops);
 }
 
@@ -587,6 +593,13 @@ xfs_vm_writepages(
 {
 	struct xfs_writepage_ctx wpc = { };
 
+	/*
+	 * Writing back data in a transaction context can result in recursive
+	 * transactions. This is bad, so issue a warning and get out of here.
+	 */
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(current->journal_info))
+		return 0;
+
 	xfs_iflags_clear(XFS_I(mapping->host), XFS_ITRUNCATED);
 	return iomap_writepages(mapping, wbc, &wpc.ctx, &xfs_writeback_ops);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index c94e71f741b6..2d7deacea2cf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ xfs_trans_free(
 	xfs_extent_busy_clear(tp->t_mountp, &tp->t_busy, false);
 
 	trace_xfs_trans_free(tp, _RET_IP_);
+	xfs_trans_clear_context(tp);
 	if (!(tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_NO_WRITECOUNT))
 		sb_end_intwrite(tp->t_mountp->m_super);
 	xfs_trans_free_dqinfo(tp);
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ xfs_trans_dup(
 
 	ntp->t_rtx_res = tp->t_rtx_res - tp->t_rtx_res_used;
 	tp->t_rtx_res = tp->t_rtx_res_used;
-	ntp->t_pflags = tp->t_pflags;
+
+	xfs_trans_switch_context(tp, ntp);
 
 	/* move deferred ops over to the new tp */
 	xfs_defer_move(ntp, tp);
@@ -153,9 +155,6 @@ xfs_trans_reserve(
 	int			error = 0;
 	bool			rsvd = (tp->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_RESERVE) != 0;
 
-	/* Mark this thread as being in a transaction */
-	current_set_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
-
 	/*
 	 * Attempt to reserve the needed disk blocks by decrementing
 	 * the number needed from the number available.  This will
@@ -163,10 +162,8 @@ xfs_trans_reserve(
 	 */
 	if (blocks > 0) {
 		error = xfs_mod_fdblocks(mp, -((int64_t)blocks), rsvd);
-		if (error != 0) {
-			current_restore_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
+		if (error != 0)
 			return -ENOSPC;
-		}
 		tp->t_blk_res += blocks;
 	}
 
@@ -240,9 +237,6 @@ xfs_trans_reserve(
 		xfs_mod_fdblocks(mp, (int64_t)blocks, rsvd);
 		tp->t_blk_res = 0;
 	}
-
-	current_restore_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
-
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -266,6 +260,7 @@ xfs_trans_alloc(
 	tp = kmem_cache_zalloc(xfs_trans_zone, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOFAIL);
 	if (!(flags & XFS_TRANS_NO_WRITECOUNT))
 		sb_start_intwrite(mp->m_super);
+	xfs_trans_set_context(tp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Zero-reservation ("empty") transactions can't modify anything, so
@@ -878,7 +873,6 @@ __xfs_trans_commit(
 
 	xfs_log_commit_cil(mp, tp, &commit_lsn, regrant);
 
-	current_restore_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
 	xfs_trans_free(tp);
 
 	/*
@@ -910,7 +904,6 @@ __xfs_trans_commit(
 			xfs_log_ticket_ungrant(mp->m_log, tp->t_ticket);
 		tp->t_ticket = NULL;
 	}
-	current_restore_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
 	xfs_trans_free_items(tp, !!error);
 	xfs_trans_free(tp);
 
@@ -970,9 +963,6 @@ xfs_trans_cancel(
 		tp->t_ticket = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* mark this thread as no longer being in a transaction */
-	current_restore_flags_nested(&tp->t_pflags, PF_MEMALLOC_NOFS);
-
 	xfs_trans_free_items(tp, dirty);
 	xfs_trans_free(tp);
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index 084658946cc8..075eeade4f7d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -268,4 +268,34 @@ xfs_trans_item_relog(
 	return lip->li_ops->iop_relog(lip, tp);
 }
 
+static inline void
+xfs_trans_set_context(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp)
+{
+	ASSERT(current->journal_info == NULL);
+	tp->t_pflags = memalloc_nofs_save();
+	current->journal_info = tp;
+}
+
+static inline void
+xfs_trans_clear_context(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp)
+{
+	if (current->journal_info == tp) {
+		memalloc_nofs_restore(tp->t_pflags);
+		current->journal_info = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void
+xfs_trans_switch_context(
+	struct xfs_trans	*old_tp,
+	struct xfs_trans	*new_tp)
+{
+	ASSERT(current->journal_info == old_tp);
+	new_tp->t_pflags = old_tp->t_pflags;
+	old_tp->t_pflags = 0;
+	current->journal_info = new_tp;
+}
+
 #endif	/* __XFS_TRANS_H__ */
