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diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index f4795fdb7389..b32a66452d44 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -306,6 +306,11 @@ xfs_trans_alloc(
*
* Note the zero-length reservation; this transaction MUST be cancelled
* without any dirty data.
+ *
+ * Callers should obtain freeze protection to avoid two conflicts with fs
+ * freezing: (1) having active transactions trip the m_active_trans ASSERTs;
+ * and (2) grabbing buffers at the same time that freeze is trying to drain
+ * the buffer LRU list.
*/
int
xfs_trans_alloc_empty(