diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index a81af1b..a7415ab 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "trace_gfs2.h"
+#include "trans.h"
 
 static void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ static void ail2_empty(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int new_tail)
 		list_del(&tr->tr_list);
 		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&tr->tr_ail1_list));
 		gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&tr->tr_ail2_list));
-		kfree(tr);
+		gfs2_trans_free(sdp, tr);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
@@ -863,14 +864,14 @@ static void ail_drain(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		gfs2_ail_empty_tr(sdp, tr, &tr->tr_ail1_list);
 		gfs2_ail_empty_tr(sdp, tr, &tr->tr_ail2_list);
 		list_del(&tr->tr_list);
-		kfree(tr);
+		gfs2_trans_free(sdp, tr);
 	}
 	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_ail2_list)) {
 		tr = list_first_entry(&sdp->sd_ail2_list, struct gfs2_trans,
 				      tr_list);
 		gfs2_ail_empty_tr(sdp, tr, &tr->tr_ail2_list);
 		list_del(&tr->tr_list);
-		kfree(tr);
+		gfs2_trans_free(sdp, tr);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ail_lock);
 }
@@ -1008,7 +1009,7 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl, u32 flags)
 	trace_gfs2_log_flush(sdp, 0, flags);
 	up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
-	kfree(tr);
+	gfs2_trans_free(sdp, tr);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index a1a295b..733470c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 	if (!gfs2_qadata_cachep)
 		goto fail_cachep7;
 
+	gfs2_trans_cachep = kmem_cache_create("gfs2_trans",
+					       sizeof(struct gfs2_trans),
+					       0, 0, NULL);
+	if (!gfs2_trans_cachep)
+		goto fail_cachep8;
+
 	error = register_shrinker(&gfs2_qd_shrinker);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_shrinker;
@@ -194,6 +200,8 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 fail_fs1:
 	unregister_shrinker(&gfs2_qd_shrinker);
 fail_shrinker:
+	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_trans_cachep);
+fail_cachep8:
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_qadata_cachep);
 fail_cachep7:
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_quotad_cachep);
@@ -236,6 +244,7 @@ static void __exit exit_gfs2_fs(void)
 	rcu_barrier();
 
 	mempool_destroy(gfs2_page_pool);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_trans_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_qadata_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_quotad_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 62a65ed..a3dfa3a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 	if (!test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		return -EROFS;
 
-	tr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gfs2_trans), GFP_NOFS);
+	tr = kmem_cache_zalloc(gfs2_trans_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!tr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 
 fail:
 	sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
-	kfree(tr);
+	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_trans_cachep, tr);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	if (!test_bit(TR_TOUCHED, &tr->tr_flags)) {
 		gfs2_log_release(sdp, tr->tr_reserved);
 		if (alloced) {
-			kfree(tr);
+			gfs2_trans_free(sdp, tr);
 			sb_end_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);
 		}
 		return;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 	gfs2_log_commit(sdp, tr);
 	if (alloced && !test_bit(TR_ATTACHED, &tr->tr_flags))
-		kfree(tr);
+		gfs2_trans_free(sdp, tr);
 	up_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_vfs->s_flags & SB_SYNCHRONOUS)
@@ -278,3 +278,14 @@ void gfs2_trans_remove_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno, unsigned int len)
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
 
+void gfs2_trans_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
+{
+	if (tr == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&tr->tr_ail1_list));
+	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&tr->tr_ail2_list));
+	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&tr->tr_databuf));
+	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&tr->tr_buf));
+	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_trans_cachep, tr);
+}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.h b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
index 6071334..83199ce 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
@@ -42,5 +42,6 @@ extern void gfs2_trans_add_data(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh);
 extern void gfs2_trans_add_meta(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh);
 extern void gfs2_trans_add_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
 extern void gfs2_trans_remove_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno, unsigned int len);
+extern void gfs2_trans_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr);
 
 #endif /* __TRANS_DOT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index aa087a5..1cd0328 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_quotad_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_qadata_cachep __read_mostly;
+struct kmem_cache *gfs2_trans_cachep __read_mostly;
 mempool_t *gfs2_page_pool __read_mostly;
 
 void gfs2_assert_i(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.h b/fs/gfs2/util.h
index a354256..6d9157e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.h
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_quotad_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_qadata_cachep;
+extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_trans_cachep;
 extern mempool_t *gfs2_page_pool;
 extern struct workqueue_struct *gfs2_control_wq;