struct xfs_ail_cursor   *cur = &ailp->xa_cursors;
        xfs_log_item_t          *lip;
        xfs_lsn_t               lsn;
-       xfs_lsn_t               target = ailp->xa_target;
+       xfs_lsn_t               target;
        long                    tout = 10;
        int                     flush_log = 0;
        int                     stuck = 0;
        int                     push_xfsbufd = 0;
 
        spin_lock(&ailp->xa_lock);
+       target = ailp->xa_target;
        xfs_trans_ail_cursor_init(ailp, cur);
        lip = xfs_trans_ail_cursor_first(ailp, cur, ailp->xa_last_pushed_lsn);
        if (!lip || XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp)) {
                 * work to do. Wait a bit longer before starting that work.
                 */
                smp_rmb();
-               if (ailp->xa_target == target) {
+               if (XFS_LSN_CMP(ailp->xa_target, target) == 0) {
                        clear_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags);
                        return;
                }
         * the XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT.
         */
        smp_wmb();
-       ailp->xa_target = threshold_lsn;
+       xfs_trans_ail_copy_lsn(ailp, &ailp->xa_target, &threshold_lsn);
        if (!test_and_set_bit(XFS_AIL_PUSHING_BIT, &ailp->xa_flags))
                queue_delayed_work(xfs_syncd_wq, &ailp->xa_work, 0);
 }