Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/steve/gfs2-3.0-nmw

Pull GFS2 changes from Steven Whitehouse.

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/steve/gfs2-3.0-nmw: (24 commits)
  GFS2: Fix quota adjustment return code
  GFS2: Add rgrp information to block_alloc trace point
  GFS2: Eliminate unused "new" parameter to gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer
  GFS2: Update glock doc to add new stats info
  GFS2: Update main gfs2 doc
  GFS2: Remove redundant metadata block type check
  GFS2: Fix sgid propagation when using ACLs
  GFS2: eliminate log elements and simplify
  GFS2: Eliminate vestigial sd_log_le_rg
  GFS2: Eliminate needless parameter from function gfs2_setbit
  GFS2: Log code fixes
  GFS2: Remove unused argument from gfs2_internal_read
  GFS2: Remove bd_list_tr
  GFS2: Remove duplicate log code
  GFS2: Clean up log write code path
  GFS2: Use variable rather than qa to determine if unstuff necessary
  GFS2: Change variable blk to biblk
  GFS2: Fix function parameter comments in rgrp.c
  GFS2: Eliminate offset parameter to gfs2_setbit
  GFS2: Use slab for block reservation memory
  ...

21 files changed, 466 insertions, 493 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/acl.c b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
index 230eb0f005b6..bd4a5892c93c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
@@ -73,12 +73,8 @@ static int gfs2_set_mode(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode)
 	int error = 0;
 
 	if (mode != inode->i_mode) {
-		struct iattr iattr;
-
-		iattr.ia_valid = ATTR_MODE;
-		iattr.ia_mode = mode;
-
-		error = gfs2_setattr_simple(inode, &iattr);
+		inode->i_mode = mode;
+		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	}
 
 	return error;
@@ -126,9 +122,7 @@ int gfs2_acl_create(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct inode *inode)
 		return PTR_ERR(acl);
 	if (!acl) {
 		mode &= ~current_umask();
-		if (mode != inode->i_mode)
-			error = gfs2_set_mode(inode, mode);
-		return error;
+		return gfs2_set_mode(inode, mode);
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 9b2ff0e851b1..e80a464850c8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 #include "glops.h"
 
 
-void gfs2_page_add_databufs(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page,
-			    unsigned int from, unsigned int to)
+static void gfs2_page_add_databufs(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page,
+				   unsigned int from, unsigned int to)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *head = page_buffers(page);
 	unsigned int bsize = head->b_size;
@@ -517,15 +517,14 @@ out:
 /**
  * gfs2_internal_read - read an internal file
  * @ip: The gfs2 inode
- * @ra_state: The readahead state (or NULL for no readahead)
  * @buf: The buffer to fill
  * @pos: The file position
  * @size: The amount to read
  *
  */
 
-int gfs2_internal_read(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct file_ra_state *ra_state,
-                       char *buf, loff_t *pos, unsigned size)
+int gfs2_internal_read(struct gfs2_inode *ip, char *buf, loff_t *pos,
+                       unsigned size)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = ip->i_inode.i_mapping;
 	unsigned long index = *pos / PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
@@ -943,8 +942,8 @@ static void gfs2_discard(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
 	bd = bh->b_private;
 	if (bd) {
-		if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_le.le_list) && !buffer_pinned(bh))
-			list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list) && !buffer_pinned(bh))
+			list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 		else
 			gfs2_remove_from_journal(bh, current->journal_info, 0);
 	}
@@ -1084,10 +1083,9 @@ int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		bd = bh->b_private;
 		if (bd) {
 			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, bd->bd_bh == bh);
-			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, list_empty(&bd->bd_list_tr));
-			if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_le.le_list)) {
+			if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list)) {
 				if (!buffer_pinned(bh))
-					list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+					list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 				else
 					bd = NULL;
 			}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 03c04febe26f..dab54099dd98 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static int lookup_metapath(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct metapath *mp)
 		if (!dblock)
 			return x + 1;
 
-		ret = gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, x+1, dblock, 0, &mp->mp_bh[x+1]);
+		ret = gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, x+1, dblock, &mp->mp_bh[x+1]);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static int recursive_scan(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
 		top = (__be64 *)(bh->b_data + sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)) + mp->mp_list[0];
 		bottom = (__be64 *)(bh->b_data + sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)) + sdp->sd_diptrs;
 	} else {
-		error = gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, height, block, 0, &bh);
+		error = gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, height, block, &bh);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
@@ -1169,6 +1169,7 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = NULL;
 	int error;
+	int unstuff = 0;
 
 	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip) &&
 	    (size > (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)))) {
@@ -1183,13 +1184,14 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, 1);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_grow_qunlock;
+		unstuff = 1;
 	}
 
 	error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE + RES_STATFS + RES_RG_BIT, 0);
 	if (error)
 		goto do_grow_release;
 
-	if (qa) {
+	if (unstuff) {
 		error = gfs2_unstuff_dinode(ip, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_end_trans;
@@ -1208,7 +1210,7 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 do_end_trans:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 do_grow_release:
-	if (qa) {
+	if (unstuff) {
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 do_grow_qunlock:
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index a3d2c9ee8d66..31b199f6efc1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -558,14 +558,14 @@ fail:
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_close - called to close a struct file
+ * gfs2_release - called to close a struct file
  * @inode: the inode the struct file belongs to
  * @file: the struct file being closed
  *
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-static int gfs2_close(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+static int gfs2_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct gfs2_file *fp;
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ const struct file_operations gfs2_file_fops = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= gfs2_ioctl,
 	.mmap		= gfs2_mmap,
 	.open		= gfs2_open,
-	.release	= gfs2_close,
+	.release	= gfs2_release,
 	.fsync		= gfs2_fsync,
 	.lock		= gfs2_lock,
 	.flock		= gfs2_flock,
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ const struct file_operations gfs2_dir_fops = {
 	.readdir	= gfs2_readdir,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= gfs2_ioctl,
 	.open		= gfs2_open,
-	.release	= gfs2_close,
+	.release	= gfs2_release,
 	.fsync		= gfs2_fsync,
 	.lock		= gfs2_lock,
 	.flock		= gfs2_flock,
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ const struct file_operations gfs2_file_fops_nolock = {
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= gfs2_ioctl,
 	.mmap		= gfs2_mmap,
 	.open		= gfs2_open,
-	.release	= gfs2_close,
+	.release	= gfs2_release,
 	.fsync		= gfs2_fsync,
 	.splice_read	= generic_file_splice_read,
 	.splice_write	= generic_file_splice_write,
@@ -1049,7 +1049,7 @@ const struct file_operations gfs2_dir_fops_nolock = {
 	.readdir	= gfs2_readdir,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= gfs2_ioctl,
 	.open		= gfs2_open,
-	.release	= gfs2_close,
+	.release	= gfs2_release,
 	.fsync		= gfs2_fsync,
 	.llseek		= default_llseek,
 };
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 1656df7aacd2..4bdcf3784187 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	/* A shortened, inline version of gfs2_trans_begin() */
 	tr.tr_reserved = 1 + gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, tr.tr_revokes, sizeof(u64));
 	tr.tr_ip = (unsigned long)__builtin_return_address(0);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr.tr_list_buf);
 	gfs2_log_reserve(sdp, tr.tr_reserved);
 	BUG_ON(current->journal_info);
 	current->journal_info = &tr;
@@ -379,11 +378,6 @@ int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	if (gfs2_metatype_check(GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode), dibh, GFS2_METATYPE_DI)) {
-		brelse(dibh);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
 	error = gfs2_dinode_in(ip, dibh->b_data);
 	brelse(dibh);
 	clear_bit(GIF_INVALID, &ip->i_flags);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 47d0bda5ac2b..aa9949e5de26 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define DIO_METADATA	0x00000020
 
 struct gfs2_log_operations;
-struct gfs2_log_element;
+struct gfs2_bufdata;
 struct gfs2_holder;
 struct gfs2_glock;
 struct gfs2_quota_data;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct gfs2_log_header_host {
  */
 
 struct gfs2_log_operations {
-	void (*lo_add) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le);
+	void (*lo_add) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
 	void (*lo_before_commit) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 	void (*lo_after_commit) (struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai);
 	void (*lo_before_scan) (struct gfs2_jdesc *jd,
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ struct gfs2_log_operations {
 	const char *lo_name;
 };
 
-struct gfs2_log_element {
-	struct list_head le_list;
-	const struct gfs2_log_operations *le_ops;
-};
-
 #define GBF_FULL 1
 
 struct gfs2_bitmap {
@@ -118,15 +113,10 @@ TAS_BUFFER_FNS(Zeronew, zeronew)
 struct gfs2_bufdata {
 	struct buffer_head *bd_bh;
 	struct gfs2_glock *bd_gl;
+	u64 bd_blkno;
 
-	union {
-		struct list_head list_tr;
-		u64 blkno;
-	} u;
-#define bd_list_tr u.list_tr
-#define bd_blkno u.blkno
-
-	struct gfs2_log_element bd_le;
+	struct list_head bd_list;
+	const struct gfs2_log_operations *bd_ops;
 
 	struct gfs2_ail *bd_ail;
 	struct list_head bd_ail_st_list;
@@ -411,13 +401,10 @@ struct gfs2_trans {
 
 	int tr_touched;
 
-	unsigned int tr_num_buf;
 	unsigned int tr_num_buf_new;
 	unsigned int tr_num_databuf_new;
 	unsigned int tr_num_buf_rm;
 	unsigned int tr_num_databuf_rm;
-	struct list_head tr_list_buf;
-
 	unsigned int tr_num_revoke;
 	unsigned int tr_num_revoke_rm;
 };
@@ -699,7 +686,6 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_buf;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_revoke;
-	struct list_head sd_log_le_rg;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_databuf;
 	struct list_head sd_log_le_ordered;
 
@@ -716,7 +702,9 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 
 	struct rw_semaphore sd_log_flush_lock;
 	atomic_t sd_log_in_flight;
+	struct bio *sd_log_bio;
 	wait_queue_head_t sd_log_flush_wait;
+	int sd_log_error;
 
 	unsigned int sd_log_flush_head;
 	u64 sd_log_flush_wrapped;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.h b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
index 276e7b52b658..c53c7477f6da 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
 
 extern int gfs2_releasepage(struct page *page, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern int gfs2_internal_read(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
-			      struct file_ra_state *ra_state,
 			      char *buf, loff_t *pos, unsigned size);
-extern void gfs2_page_add_databufs(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page,
-				   unsigned int from, unsigned int to);
 extern void gfs2_set_aops(struct inode *inode);
 
 static inline int gfs2_is_stuffed(const struct gfs2_inode *ip)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 4752eadc7f6e..f4beeb9c81c1 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include "dir.h"
 #include "trace_gfs2.h"
 
-#define PULL 1
-
 /**
  * gfs2_struct2blk - compute stuff
  * @sdp: the filesystem
@@ -359,18 +357,6 @@ retry:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int lbn)
-{
-	struct gfs2_journal_extent *je;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(je, &sdp->sd_jdesc->extent_list, extent_list) {
-		if (lbn >= je->lblock && lbn < je->lblock + je->blocks)
-			return je->dblock + lbn - je->lblock;
-	}
-
-	return -1;
-}
-
 /**
  * log_distance - Compute distance between two journal blocks
  * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
@@ -466,17 +452,6 @@ static unsigned int current_tail(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	return tail;
 }
 
-void gfs2_log_incr_head(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
-{
-	BUG_ON((sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_log_tail) &&
-	       (sdp->sd_log_flush_head != sdp->sd_log_head));
-
-	if (++sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks) {
-		sdp->sd_log_flush_head = 0;
-		sdp->sd_log_flush_wrapped = 1;
-	}
-}
-
 static void log_pull_tail(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int new_tail)
 {
 	unsigned int dist = log_distance(sdp, new_tail, sdp->sd_log_tail);
@@ -511,8 +486,8 @@ static int bd_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bda, *bdb;
 
-	bda = list_entry(a, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-	bdb = list_entry(b, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
+	bda = list_entry(a, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+	bdb = list_entry(b, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
 
 	if (bda->bd_bh->b_blocknr < bdb->bd_bh->b_blocknr)
 		return -1;
@@ -530,8 +505,8 @@ static void gfs2_ordered_write(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	list_sort(NULL, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered, &bd_cmp);
 	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_ordered)) {
-		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_ordered.next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_move(&bd->bd_le.le_list, &written);
+		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_ordered.next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		list_move(&bd->bd_list, &written);
 		bh = bd->bd_bh;
 		if (!buffer_dirty(bh))
 			continue;
@@ -558,7 +533,7 @@ static void gfs2_ordered_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_ordered)) {
-		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_ordered.prev, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
+		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_ordered.prev, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
 		bh = bd->bd_bh;
 		if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
 			get_bh(bh);
@@ -568,7 +543,7 @@ static void gfs2_ordered_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 			continue;
 		}
-		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 	}
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
@@ -580,25 +555,19 @@ static void gfs2_ordered_wait(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
  * Returns: the initialized log buffer descriptor
  */
 
-static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags, int pull)
+static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags)
 {
-	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp, sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct gfs2_log_header *lh;
 	unsigned int tail;
 	u32 hash;
-
-	bh = sb_getblk(sdp->sd_vfs, blkno);
-	lock_buffer(bh);
-	memset(bh->b_data, 0, bh->b_size);
-	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
+	int rw = WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META;
+	struct page *page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+	lh = page_address(page);
+	clear_page(lh);
 
 	gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp);
 	tail = current_tail(sdp);
 
-	lh = (struct gfs2_log_header *)bh->b_data;
-	memset(lh, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_log_header));
 	lh->lh_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
 	lh->lh_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LH);
 	lh->lh_header.__pad0 = cpu_to_be64(0);
@@ -608,31 +577,22 @@ static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags, int pull)
 	lh->lh_flags = cpu_to_be32(flags);
 	lh->lh_tail = cpu_to_be32(tail);
 	lh->lh_blkno = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	hash = gfs2_disk_hash(bh->b_data, sizeof(struct gfs2_log_header));
+	hash = gfs2_disk_hash(page_address(page), sizeof(struct gfs2_log_header));
 	lh->lh_hash = cpu_to_be32(hash);
 
-	bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_write_sync;
-	get_bh(bh);
 	if (test_bit(SDF_NOBARRIERS, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
 		gfs2_ordered_wait(sdp);
 		log_flush_wait(sdp);
-		submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, bh);
-	} else {
-		submit_bh(WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META, bh);
+		rw = WRITE_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO;
 	}
-	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 
-	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
-		gfs2_io_error_bh(sdp, bh);
-	brelse(bh);
+	sdp->sd_log_idle = (tail == sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
+	gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
+	gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, rw);
+	log_flush_wait(sdp);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_tail != tail)
 		log_pull_tail(sdp, tail);
-	else
-		gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !pull);
-
-	sdp->sd_log_idle = (tail == sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -678,15 +638,14 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 
 	gfs2_ordered_write(sdp);
 	lops_before_commit(sdp);
+	gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_head != sdp->sd_log_flush_head) {
-		log_write_header(sdp, 0, 0);
+		log_write_header(sdp, 0);
 	} else if (sdp->sd_log_tail != current_tail(sdp) && !sdp->sd_log_idle){
-		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free); /* Adjust for unreserved buffer */
 		trace_gfs2_log_blocks(sdp, -1);
-		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		log_write_header(sdp, 0, PULL);
+		log_write_header(sdp, 0);
 	}
 	lops_after_commit(sdp, ai);
 
@@ -735,21 +694,6 @@ static void log_refund(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
 
-static void buf_lo_incore_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
-{
-	struct list_head *head = &tr->tr_list_buf;
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
-
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list_tr);
-		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list_tr);
-		tr->tr_num_buf--;
-	}
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !tr->tr_num_buf);
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_log_commit - Commit a transaction to the log
  * @sdp: the filesystem
@@ -768,8 +712,6 @@ static void buf_lo_incore_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 {
 	log_refund(sdp, tr);
-	buf_lo_incore_commit(sdp, tr);
-
 	up_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_pinned) > atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_thresh1) ||
@@ -798,8 +740,7 @@ void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	sdp->sd_log_flush_head = sdp->sd_log_head;
 	sdp->sd_log_flush_wrapped = 0;
 
-	log_write_header(sdp, GFS2_LOG_HEAD_UNMOUNT,
-			 (sdp->sd_log_tail == current_tail(sdp)) ? 0 : PULL);
+	log_write_header(sdp, GFS2_LOG_HEAD_UNMOUNT);
 
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, sdp->sd_log_head == sdp->sd_log_tail);
@@ -854,11 +795,9 @@ int gfs2_logd(void *data)
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = data;
 	unsigned long t = 1;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
-	unsigned preflush;
 
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 
-		preflush = atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
 		if (gfs2_jrnl_flush_reqd(sdp) || t == 0) {
 			gfs2_ail1_empty(sdp);
 			gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.h b/fs/gfs2/log.h
index ff07454b582c..3fd5215ea25f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ extern unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
 			    unsigned int ssize);
 
 extern int gfs2_log_reserve(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks);
-extern void gfs2_log_incr_head(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
-extern u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int lbn);
 extern void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 extern void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *trans);
 extern void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index 6b1efb594d90..852c1be1dd3b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -127,146 +127,277 @@ static void gfs2_unpin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
 }
 
-
-static inline struct gfs2_log_descriptor *bh_log_desc(struct buffer_head *bh)
+static void gfs2_log_incr_head(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	return (struct gfs2_log_descriptor *)bh->b_data;
+	BUG_ON((sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_log_tail) &&
+	       (sdp->sd_log_flush_head != sdp->sd_log_head));
+
+	if (++sdp->sd_log_flush_head == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks) {
+		sdp->sd_log_flush_head = 0;
+		sdp->sd_log_flush_wrapped = 1;
+	}
 }
 
-static inline __be64 *bh_log_ptr(struct buffer_head *bh)
+static u64 gfs2_log_bmap(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
-	return (__force __be64 *)(ld + 1);
+	unsigned int lbn = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
+	struct gfs2_journal_extent *je;
+	u64 block;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(je, &sdp->sd_jdesc->extent_list, extent_list) {
+		if (lbn >= je->lblock && lbn < je->lblock + je->blocks) {
+			block = je->dblock + lbn - je->lblock;
+			gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
+			return block;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -1;
 }
 
-static inline __be64 *bh_ptr_end(struct buffer_head *bh)
+/**
+ * gfs2_end_log_write_bh - end log write of pagecache data with buffers
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @bvec: The bio_vec
+ * @error: The i/o status
+ *
+ * This finds the relavent buffers and unlocks then and sets the
+ * error flag according to the status of the i/o request. This is
+ * used when the log is writing data which has an in-place version
+ * that is pinned in the pagecache.
+ */
+
+static void gfs2_end_log_write_bh(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct bio_vec *bvec,
+				  int error)
 {
-	return (__force __be64 *)(bh->b_data + bh->b_size);
+	struct buffer_head *bh, *next;
+	struct page *page = bvec->bv_page;
+	unsigned size;
+
+	bh = page_buffers(page);
+	size = bvec->bv_len;
+	while (bh_offset(bh) < bvec->bv_offset)
+		bh = bh->b_this_page;
+	do {
+		if (error)
+			set_buffer_write_io_error(bh);
+		unlock_buffer(bh);
+		next = bh->b_this_page;
+		size -= bh->b_size;
+		brelse(bh);
+		bh = next;
+	} while(bh && size);
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_log_write_endio - End of I/O for a log buffer
- * @bh: The buffer head
- * @uptodate: I/O Status
+ * gfs2_end_log_write - end of i/o to the log
+ * @bio: The bio
+ * @error: Status of i/o request
+ *
+ * Each bio_vec contains either data from the pagecache or data
+ * relating to the log itself. Here we iterate over the bio_vec
+ * array, processing both kinds of data.
  *
  */
 
-static void gfs2_log_write_endio(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
+static void gfs2_end_log_write(struct bio *bio, int error)
 {
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = bh->b_private;
-	bh->b_private = NULL;
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = bio->bi_private;
+	struct bio_vec *bvec;
+	struct page *page;
+	int i;
 
-	end_buffer_write_sync(bh, uptodate);
+	if (error) {
+		sdp->sd_log_error = error;
+		fs_err(sdp, "Error %d writing to log\n", error);
+	}
+
+	bio_for_each_segment(bvec, bio, i) {
+		page = bvec->bv_page;
+		if (page_has_buffers(page))
+			gfs2_end_log_write_bh(sdp, bvec, error);
+		else
+			mempool_free(page, gfs2_page_pool);
+	}
+
+	bio_put(bio);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight))
 		wake_up(&sdp->sd_log_flush_wait);
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_log_get_buf - Get and initialize a buffer to use for log control data
- * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
+ * gfs2_log_flush_bio - Submit any pending log bio
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @rw: The rw flags
  *
- * tReturns: the buffer_head
+ * Submit any pending part-built or full bio to the block device. If
+ * there is no pending bio, then this is a no-op.
  */
 
-static struct buffer_head *gfs2_log_get_buf(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+void gfs2_log_flush_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int rw)
 {
-	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp, sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	if (sdp->sd_log_bio) {
+		atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight);
+		submit_bio(rw, sdp->sd_log_bio);
+		sdp->sd_log_bio = NULL;
+	}
+}
 
-	bh = sb_getblk(sdp->sd_vfs, blkno);
-	lock_buffer(bh);
-	memset(bh->b_data, 0, bh->b_size);
-	set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
-	clear_buffer_dirty(bh);
-	gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
-	atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight);
-	bh->b_private = sdp;
-	bh->b_end_io = gfs2_log_write_endio;
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_alloc_bio - Allocate a new bio for log writing
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @blkno: The next device block number we want to write to
+ *
+ * This should never be called when there is a cached bio in the
+ * super block. When it returns, there will be a cached bio in the
+ * super block which will have as many bio_vecs as the device is
+ * happy to handle.
+ *
+ * Returns: Newly allocated bio
+ */
 
-	return bh;
+static struct bio *gfs2_log_alloc_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
+	unsigned nrvecs = bio_get_nr_vecs(sb->s_bdev);
+	struct bio *bio;
+
+	BUG_ON(sdp->sd_log_bio);
+
+	while (1) {
+		bio = bio_alloc(GFP_NOIO, nrvecs);
+		if (likely(bio))
+			break;
+		nrvecs = max(nrvecs/2, 1U);
+	}
+
+	bio->bi_sector = blkno * (sb->s_blocksize >> 9);
+	bio->bi_bdev = sb->s_bdev;
+	bio->bi_end_io = gfs2_end_log_write;
+	bio->bi_private = sdp;
+
+	sdp->sd_log_bio = bio;
+
+	return bio;
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_fake_write_endio - 
- * @bh: The buffer head
- * @uptodate: The I/O Status
+ * gfs2_log_get_bio - Get cached log bio, or allocate a new one
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @blkno: The device block number we want to write to
+ *
+ * If there is a cached bio, then if the next block number is sequential
+ * with the previous one, return it, otherwise flush the bio to the
+ * device. If there is not a cached bio, or we just flushed it, then
+ * allocate a new one.
  *
+ * Returns: The bio to use for log writes
  */
 
-static void gfs2_fake_write_endio(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
+static struct bio *gfs2_log_get_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *real_bh = bh->b_private;
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = real_bh->b_private;
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = bd->bd_gl->gl_sbd;
+	struct bio *bio = sdp->sd_log_bio;
+	u64 nblk;
+
+	if (bio) {
+		nblk = bio->bi_sector + bio_sectors(bio);
+		nblk >>= sdp->sd_fsb2bb_shift;
+		if (blkno == nblk)
+			return bio;
+		gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
+	}
 
-	end_buffer_write_sync(bh, uptodate);
-	mempool_free(bh, gfs2_bh_pool);
-	unlock_buffer(real_bh);
-	brelse(real_bh);
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight))
-		wake_up(&sdp->sd_log_flush_wait);
+	return gfs2_log_alloc_bio(sdp, blkno);
 }
 
+
 /**
- * gfs2_log_fake_buf - Build a fake buffer head to write metadata buffer to log
+ * gfs2_log_write - write to log
  * @sdp: the filesystem
- * @data: the data the buffer_head should point to
+ * @page: the page to write
+ * @size: the size of the data to write
+ * @offset: the offset within the page 
  *
- * Returns: the log buffer descriptor
+ * Try and add the page segment to the current bio. If that fails,
+ * submit the current bio to the device and create a new one, and
+ * then add the page segment to that.
  */
 
-static struct buffer_head *gfs2_log_fake_buf(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp,
-				      struct buffer_head *real)
+static void gfs2_log_write(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page,
+			   unsigned size, unsigned offset)
 {
-	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp, sdp->sd_log_flush_head);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	u64 blkno = gfs2_log_bmap(sdp);
+	struct bio *bio;
+	int ret;
+
+	bio = gfs2_log_get_bio(sdp, blkno);
+	ret = bio_add_page(bio, page, size, offset);
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		gfs2_log_flush_bio(sdp, WRITE);
+		bio = gfs2_log_alloc_bio(sdp, blkno);
+		ret = bio_add_page(bio, page, size, offset);
+		WARN_ON(ret == 0);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_write_bh - write a buffer's content to the log
+ * @sdp: The super block
+ * @bh: The buffer pointing to the in-place location
+ * 
+ * This writes the content of the buffer to the next available location
+ * in the log. The buffer will be unlocked once the i/o to the log has
+ * completed.
+ */
 
-	bh = mempool_alloc(gfs2_bh_pool, GFP_NOFS);
-	atomic_set(&bh->b_count, 1);
-	bh->b_state = (1 << BH_Mapped) | (1 << BH_Uptodate) | (1 << BH_Lock);
-	set_bh_page(bh, real->b_page, bh_offset(real));
-	bh->b_blocknr = blkno;
-	bh->b_size = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize;
-	bh->b_bdev = sdp->sd_vfs->s_bdev;
-	bh->b_private = real;
-	bh->b_end_io = gfs2_fake_write_endio;
+static void gfs2_log_write_bh(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	gfs2_log_write(sdp, bh->b_page, bh->b_size, bh_offset(bh));
+}
 
-	gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
-	atomic_inc(&sdp->sd_log_in_flight);
+/**
+ * gfs2_log_write_page - write one block stored in a page, into the log
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @page: The struct page
+ *
+ * This writes the first block-sized part of the page into the log. Note
+ * that the page must have been allocated from the gfs2_page_pool mempool
+ * and that after this has been called, ownership has been transferred and
+ * the page may be freed at any time.
+ */
 
-	return bh;
+void gfs2_log_write_page(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
+	gfs2_log_write(sdp, page, sb->s_blocksize, 0);
 }
 
-static struct buffer_head *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type)
+static struct page *gfs2_get_log_desc(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 ld_type,
+				      u32 ld_length, u32 ld_data1)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *bh = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
+	struct page *page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld = page_address(page);
+	clear_page(ld);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LD);
 	ld->ld_header.mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LD);
 	ld->ld_type = cpu_to_be32(ld_type);
-	ld->ld_length = 0;
-	ld->ld_data1 = 0;
+	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(ld_length);
+	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(ld_data1);
 	ld->ld_data2 = 0;
-	memset(ld->ld_reserved, 0, sizeof(ld->ld_reserved));
-	return bh;
+	return page;
 }
 
-static void buf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
+static void buf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = container_of(le, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le);
 	struct gfs2_meta_header *mh;
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr;
 
 	lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list_tr))
-		goto out;
 	tr = current->journal_info;
 	tr->tr_touched = 1;
-	tr->tr_num_buf++;
-	list_add(&bd->bd_list_tr, &tr->tr_list_buf);
-	if (!list_empty(&le->le_list))
+	if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
 		goto out;
 	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
@@ -276,62 +407,86 @@ static void buf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
 	mh->__pad0 = cpu_to_be64(0);
 	mh->mh_jid = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_jid);
 	sdp->sd_log_num_buf++;
-	list_add(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf);
+	list_add(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf);
 	tr->tr_num_buf_new++;
 out:
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
-static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	void *kaddr;
+	__be32 *ptr;
+
+	clear_buffer_escaped(bh);
+	kaddr = kmap_atomic(bh->b_page);
+	ptr = kaddr + bh_offset(bh);
+	if (*ptr == cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC))
+		set_buffer_escaped(bh);
+	kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
+}
+
+static void gfs2_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int limit,
+				unsigned int total, struct list_head *blist,
+				bool is_databuf)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd1 = NULL, *bd2;
-	unsigned int total;
-	unsigned int limit;
+	struct page *page;
 	unsigned int num;
 	unsigned n;
 	__be64 *ptr;
 
-	limit = buf_limit(sdp);
-	/* for 4k blocks, limit = 503 */
-
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	total = sdp->sd_log_num_buf;
-	bd1 = bd2 = list_prepare_entry(bd1, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf, bd_le.le_list);
+	bd1 = bd2 = list_prepare_entry(bd1, blist, bd_list);
 	while(total) {
 		num = total;
 		if (total > limit)
 			num = limit;
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		bh = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA);
+		page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA, num + 1, num);
+		ld = page_address(page);
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-		ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
-		ptr = bh_log_ptr(bh);
-		ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(num + 1);
-		ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(num);
+		ptr = (__be64 *)(ld + 1);
 
 		n = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd1, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf,
-					     bd_le.le_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd1, blist, bd_list) {
 			*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bd1->bd_bh->b_blocknr);
+			if (is_databuf) {
+				gfs2_check_magic(bd1->bd_bh);
+				*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(buffer_escaped(bd1->bd_bh) ? 1 : 0);
+			}
 			if (++n >= num)
 				break;
 		}
 
 		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
+		gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
 		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 
 		n = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd2, &sdp->sd_log_le_buf,
-					     bd_le.le_list) {
+		list_for_each_entry_continue(bd2, blist, bd_list) {
 			get_bh(bd2->bd_bh);
 			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 			lock_buffer(bd2->bd_bh);
-			bh = gfs2_log_fake_buf(sdp, bd2->bd_bh);
-			submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
+
+			if (buffer_escaped(bd2->bd_bh)) {
+				void *kaddr;
+				page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+				ptr = page_address(page);
+				kaddr = kmap_atomic(bd2->bd_bh->b_page);
+				memcpy(ptr, kaddr + bh_offset(bd2->bd_bh),
+				       bd2->bd_bh->b_size);
+				kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
+				*(__be32 *)ptr = 0;
+				clear_buffer_escaped(bd2->bd_bh);
+				unlock_buffer(bd2->bd_bh);
+				brelse(bd2->bd_bh);
+				gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
+			} else {
+				gfs2_log_write_bh(sdp, bd2->bd_bh);
+			}
 			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
 			if (++n >= num)
 				break;
@@ -343,14 +498,22 @@ static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 }
 
+static void buf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
+{
+	unsigned int limit = buf_limit(sdp); /* 503 for 4k blocks */
+
+	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, sdp->sd_log_num_buf,
+			   &sdp->sd_log_le_buf, 0);
+}
+
 static void buf_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = &sdp->sd_log_le_buf;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 		sdp->sd_log_num_buf--;
 
 		gfs2_unpin(sdp, bd->bd_bh, ai);
@@ -437,9 +600,8 @@ static void buf_lo_after_scan(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, int error, int pass)
 	        jd->jd_jid, sdp->sd_replayed_blocks, sdp->sd_found_blocks);
 }
 
-static void revoke_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
+static void revoke_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = container_of(le, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le);
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = bd->bd_gl;
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr;
 
@@ -449,48 +611,48 @@ static void revoke_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
 	sdp->sd_log_num_revoke++;
 	atomic_inc(&gl->gl_revokes);
 	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &gl->gl_flags);
-	list_add(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke);
+	list_add(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke);
 }
 
 static void revoke_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
 	struct gfs2_meta_header *mh;
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	unsigned int offset;
 	struct list_head *head = &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke;
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
+	struct page *page;
+	unsigned int length;
 
 	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke)
 		return;
 
-	bh = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_REVOKE);
-	ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
-	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke,
-						    sizeof(u64)));
-	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
+	length = gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke, sizeof(u64));
+	page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_REVOKE, length, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
+	ld = page_address(page);
 	offset = sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(bd, head, bd_le.le_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry(bd, head, bd_list) {
 		sdp->sd_log_num_revoke--;
 
 		if (offset + sizeof(u64) > sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize) {
-			submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
 
-			bh = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
-			mh = (struct gfs2_meta_header *)bh->b_data;
+			gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
+			page = mempool_alloc(gfs2_page_pool, GFP_NOIO);
+			mh = page_address(page);
+			clear_page(mh);
 			mh->mh_magic = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC);
 			mh->mh_type = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_METATYPE_LB);
 			mh->mh_format = cpu_to_be32(GFS2_FORMAT_LB);
 			offset = sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header);
 		}
 
-		*(__be64 *)(bh->b_data + offset) = cpu_to_be64(bd->bd_blkno);
+		*(__be64 *)(page_address(page) + offset) = cpu_to_be64(bd->bd_blkno);
 		offset += sizeof(u64);
 	}
 	gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 
-	submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
+	gfs2_log_write_page(sdp, page);
 }
 
 static void revoke_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
@@ -500,8 +662,8 @@ static void revoke_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
 
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 		gl = bd->bd_gl;
 		atomic_dec(&gl->gl_revokes);
 		clear_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &gl->gl_flags);
@@ -604,108 +766,33 @@ static void revoke_lo_after_scan(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, int error, int pass)
  *    blocks, which isn't an enormous overhead but twice as much as
  *    for normal metadata blocks.
  */
-static void databuf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
+static void databuf_lo_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = container_of(le, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le);
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr = current->journal_info;
 	struct address_space *mapping = bd->bd_bh->b_page->mapping;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(mapping->host);
 
 	lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	if (tr) {
-		if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list_tr))
-			goto out;
+	if (tr)
 		tr->tr_touched = 1;
-		if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip)) {
-			tr->tr_num_buf++;
-			list_add(&bd->bd_list_tr, &tr->tr_list_buf);
-		}
-	}
-	if (!list_empty(&le->le_list))
+	if (!list_empty(&bd->bd_list))
 		goto out;
-
 	set_bit(GLF_LFLUSH, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	set_bit(GLF_DIRTY, &bd->bd_gl->gl_flags);
 	if (gfs2_is_jdata(ip)) {
 		gfs2_pin(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
 		tr->tr_num_databuf_new++;
 		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf++;
-		list_add_tail(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
+		list_add_tail(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
 	} else {
-		list_add_tail(&le->le_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
+		list_add_tail(&bd->bd_list, &sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
 	}
 out:
 	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
 	unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
-static void gfs2_check_magic(struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-	void *kaddr;
-	__be32 *ptr;
-
-	clear_buffer_escaped(bh);
-	kaddr = kmap_atomic(bh->b_page);
-	ptr = kaddr + bh_offset(bh);
-	if (*ptr == cpu_to_be32(GFS2_MAGIC))
-		set_buffer_escaped(bh);
-	kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
-}
-
-static void gfs2_write_blocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
-			      struct list_head *list, struct list_head *done,
-			      unsigned int n)
-{
-	struct buffer_head *bh1;
-	struct gfs2_log_descriptor *ld;
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
-	__be64 *ptr;
-
-	if (!bh)
-		return;
-
-	ld = bh_log_desc(bh);
-	ld->ld_length = cpu_to_be32(n + 1);
-	ld->ld_data1 = cpu_to_be32(n);
-
-	ptr = bh_log_ptr(bh);
-	
-	get_bh(bh);
-	submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh);
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	while(!list_empty(list)) {
-		bd = list_entry(list->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_move_tail(&bd->bd_le.le_list, done);
-		get_bh(bd->bd_bh);
-		while (be64_to_cpu(*ptr) != bd->bd_bh->b_blocknr) {
-			gfs2_log_incr_head(sdp);
-			ptr += 2;
-		}
-		gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-		lock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-		if (buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh)) {
-			void *kaddr;
-			bh1 = gfs2_log_get_buf(sdp);
-			kaddr = kmap_atomic(bd->bd_bh->b_page);
-			memcpy(bh1->b_data, kaddr + bh_offset(bd->bd_bh),
-			       bh1->b_size);
-			kunmap_atomic(kaddr);
-			*(__be32 *)bh1->b_data = 0;
-			clear_buffer_escaped(bd->bd_bh);
-			unlock_buffer(bd->bd_bh);
-			brelse(bd->bd_bh);
-		} else {
-			bh1 = gfs2_log_fake_buf(sdp, bd->bd_bh);
-		}
-		submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC, bh1);
-		gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-		ptr += 2;
-	}
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	brelse(bh);
-}
-
 /**
  * databuf_lo_before_commit - Scan the data buffers, writing as we go
  *
@@ -713,37 +800,10 @@ static void gfs2_write_blocks(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct buffer_head *bh,
 
 static void databuf_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
-	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd = NULL;
-	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
-	unsigned int n = 0;
-	__be64 *ptr = NULL, *end = NULL;
-	LIST_HEAD(processed);
-	LIST_HEAD(in_progress);
+	unsigned int limit = buf_limit(sdp) / 2;
 
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	while (!list_empty(&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf)) {
-		if (ptr == end) {
-			gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-			gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, bh, &in_progress, &processed, n);
-			n = 0;
-			bh = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_JDATA);
-			ptr = bh_log_ptr(bh);
-			end = bh_ptr_end(bh) - 1;
-			gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-			continue;
-		}
-		bd = list_entry(sdp->sd_log_le_databuf.next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_move_tail(&bd->bd_le.le_list, &in_progress);
-		gfs2_check_magic(bd->bd_bh);
-		*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(bd->bd_bh->b_blocknr);
-		*ptr++ = cpu_to_be64(buffer_escaped(bh) ? 1 : 0);
-		n++;
-	}
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
-	gfs2_write_blocks(sdp, bh, &in_progress, &processed, n);
-	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	list_splice(&processed, &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
-	gfs2_log_unlock(sdp);
+	gfs2_before_commit(sdp, limit, sdp->sd_log_num_databuf,
+			   &sdp->sd_log_le_databuf, 1);
 }
 
 static int databuf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
@@ -822,8 +882,8 @@ static void databuf_lo_after_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_ail *ai)
 	struct gfs2_bufdata *bd;
 
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_le.le_list);
-		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata, bd_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 		sdp->sd_log_num_databuf--;
 		gfs2_unpin(sdp, bd->bd_bh, ai);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.h b/fs/gfs2/lops.h
index 3c0b2737658a..954a330585f4 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ extern const struct gfs2_log_operations gfs2_rg_lops;
 extern const struct gfs2_log_operations gfs2_databuf_lops;
 
 extern const struct gfs2_log_operations *gfs2_log_ops[];
+extern void gfs2_log_write_page(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct page *page);
+extern void gfs2_log_flush_bio(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int rw);
 
 static inline unsigned int buf_limit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
@@ -44,17 +46,17 @@ static inline unsigned int databuf_limit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	return limit;
 }
 
-static inline void lops_init_le(struct gfs2_log_element *le,
+static inline void lops_init_le(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd,
 				const struct gfs2_log_operations *lops)
 {
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&le->le_list);
-	le->le_ops = lops;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bd->bd_list);
+	bd->bd_ops = lops;
 }
 
-static inline void lops_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_log_element *le)
+static inline void lops_add(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
-	if (le->le_ops->lo_add)
-		le->le_ops->lo_add(sdp, le);
+	if (bd->bd_ops->lo_add)
+		bd->bd_ops->lo_add(sdp, bd);
 }
 
 static inline void lops_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 754426b1e52c..6cdb0f2a1b09 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -70,16 +70,6 @@ static void gfs2_init_gl_aspace_once(void *foo)
 	address_space_init_once(mapping);
 }
 
-static void *gfs2_bh_alloc(gfp_t mask, void *data)
-{
-	return alloc_buffer_head(mask);
-}
-
-static void gfs2_bh_free(void *ptr, void *data)
-{
-	return free_buffer_head(ptr);
-}
-
 /**
  * init_gfs2_fs - Register GFS2 as a filesystem
  *
@@ -143,6 +133,12 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 	if (!gfs2_quotad_cachep)
 		goto fail;
 
+	gfs2_rsrv_cachep = kmem_cache_create("gfs2_mblk",
+					     sizeof(struct gfs2_blkreserv),
+					       0, 0, NULL);
+	if (!gfs2_rsrv_cachep)
+		goto fail;
+
 	register_shrinker(&qd_shrinker);
 
 	error = register_filesystem(&gfs2_fs_type);
@@ -164,8 +160,8 @@ static int __init init_gfs2_fs(void)
 	if (!gfs2_control_wq)
 		goto fail_recovery;
 
-	gfs2_bh_pool = mempool_create(1024, gfs2_bh_alloc, gfs2_bh_free, NULL);
-	if (!gfs2_bh_pool)
+	gfs2_page_pool = mempool_create_page_pool(64, 0);
+	if (!gfs2_page_pool)
 		goto fail_control;
 
 	gfs2_register_debugfs();
@@ -186,6 +182,9 @@ fail:
 	unregister_shrinker(&qd_shrinker);
 	gfs2_glock_exit();
 
+	if (gfs2_rsrv_cachep)
+		kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rsrv_cachep);
+
 	if (gfs2_quotad_cachep)
 		kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_quotad_cachep);
 
@@ -225,7 +224,8 @@ static void __exit exit_gfs2_fs(void)
 
 	rcu_barrier();
 
-	mempool_destroy(gfs2_bh_pool);
+	mempool_destroy(gfs2_page_pool);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rsrv_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_quotad_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep);
 	kmem_cache_destroy(gfs2_bufdata_cachep);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index 181586e673f9..6c1e5d1c404a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -293,11 +293,10 @@ void gfs2_attach_bufdata(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	bd->bd_bh = bh;
 	bd->bd_gl = gl;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bd->bd_list_tr);
 	if (meta)
-		lops_init_le(&bd->bd_le, &gfs2_buf_lops);
+		lops_init_le(bd, &gfs2_buf_lops);
 	else
-		lops_init_le(&bd->bd_le, &gfs2_databuf_lops);
+		lops_init_le(bd, &gfs2_databuf_lops);
 	bh->b_private = bd;
 
 	if (meta)
@@ -313,7 +312,7 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr, int
 	if (test_clear_buffer_pinned(bh)) {
 		trace_gfs2_pin(bd, 0);
 		atomic_dec(&sdp->sd_log_pinned);
-		list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+		list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 		if (meta) {
 			gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_buf);
 			sdp->sd_log_num_buf--;
@@ -375,33 +374,24 @@ void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen)
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
  * @height: The level of this buf in the metadata (indir addr) tree (if any)
  * @num: The block number (device relative) of the buffer
- * @new: Non-zero if we may create a new buffer
  * @bhp: the buffer is returned here
  *
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
 int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
-			      int new, struct buffer_head **bhp)
+			      struct buffer_head **bhp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_gl;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	int ret = 0;
+	u32 mtype = height ? GFS2_METATYPE_IN : GFS2_METATYPE_DI;
 
-	if (new) {
-		BUG_ON(height == 0);
-		bh = gfs2_meta_new(gl, num);
-		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
-		gfs2_metatype_set(bh, GFS2_METATYPE_IN, GFS2_FORMAT_IN);
-		gfs2_buffer_clear_tail(bh, sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header));
-	} else {
-		u32 mtype = height ? GFS2_METATYPE_IN : GFS2_METATYPE_DI;
-		ret = gfs2_meta_read(gl, num, DIO_WAIT, &bh);
-		if (ret == 0 && gfs2_metatype_check(sdp, bh, mtype)) {
-			brelse(bh);
-			ret = -EIO;
-		}
+	ret = gfs2_meta_read(gl, num, DIO_WAIT, &bh);
+	if (ret == 0 && gfs2_metatype_check(sdp, bh, mtype)) {
+		brelse(bh);
+		ret = -EIO;
 	}
 	*bhp = bh;
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
index 22c526593131..c30973b07a7c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.h
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ void gfs2_remove_from_journal(struct buffer_head *bh, struct gfs2_trans *tr,
 void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 
 int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
-			      int new, struct buffer_head **bhp);
+			      struct buffer_head **bhp);
 
 static inline int gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 					 struct buffer_head **bhp)
 {
-	return gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, 0, ip->i_no_addr, 0, bhp);
+	return gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, 0, ip->i_no_addr, bhp);
 }
 
 struct buffer_head *gfs2_meta_ra(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 dblock, u32 extlen);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 6f3a18f9e176..c5871ae40561 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ static struct gfs2_sbd *init_sbd(struct super_block *sb)
 	atomic_set(&sdp->sd_log_pinned, 0);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_buf);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_revoke);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_rg);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_databuf);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sdp->sd_log_le_ordered);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index 6019da3dcaed..b97178e7d397 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ static int gfs2_adjust_quota(struct gfs2_inode *ip, loff_t loc,
 	}
 
 	memset(&q, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota));
-	err = gfs2_internal_read(ip, NULL, (char *)&q, &loc, sizeof(q));
+	err = gfs2_internal_read(ip, (char *)&q, &loc, sizeof(q));
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ get_a_page:
 		i_size_write(inode, size);
 	inode->i_mtime = inode->i_atime = CURRENT_TIME;
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	return err;
+	return 0;
 
 unlock_out:
 	unlock_page(page);
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ static int update_qd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_quota_data *qd)
 
 	memset(&q, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota));
 	pos = qd2offset(qd);
-	error = gfs2_internal_read(ip, NULL, (char *)&q, &pos, sizeof(q));
+	error = gfs2_internal_read(ip, (char *)&q, &pos, sizeof(q));
 	if (error < 0)
 		return error;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 3df65c9ab73b..f74fb9bd1973 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ static u32 rgblk_search(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u32 goal,
 
 /**
  * gfs2_setbit - Set a bit in the bitmaps
- * @buffer: the buffer that holds the bitmaps
- * @buflen: the length (in bytes) of the buffer
+ * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
+ * @buf2: the clone buffer that holds the bitmaps
+ * @bi: the bitmap structure
  * @block: the block to set
  * @new_state: the new state of the block
  *
  */
 
-static inline void gfs2_setbit(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, unsigned char *buf1,
-			       unsigned char *buf2, unsigned int offset,
+static inline void gfs2_setbit(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, unsigned char *buf2,
 			       struct gfs2_bitmap *bi, u32 block,
 			       unsigned char new_state)
 {
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ static inline void gfs2_setbit(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, unsigned char *buf1,
 	unsigned int buflen = bi->bi_len;
 	const unsigned int bit = (block % GFS2_NBBY) * GFS2_BIT_SIZE;
 
-	byte1 = buf1 + offset + (block / GFS2_NBBY);
-	end = buf1 + offset + buflen;
+	byte1 = bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset + (block / GFS2_NBBY);
+	end = bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset + buflen;
 
 	BUG_ON(byte1 >= end);
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static inline void gfs2_setbit(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, unsigned char *buf1,
 	*byte1 ^= (cur_state ^ new_state) << bit;
 
 	if (buf2) {
-		byte2 = buf2 + offset + (block / GFS2_NBBY);
+		byte2 = buf2 + bi->bi_offset + (block / GFS2_NBBY);
 		cur_state = (*byte2 >> bit) & GFS2_BIT_MASK;
 		*byte2 ^= (cur_state ^ new_state) << bit;
 	}
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static inline void gfs2_setbit(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, unsigned char *buf1,
 
 /**
  * gfs2_testbit - test a bit in the bitmaps
+ * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
  * @buffer: the buffer that holds the bitmaps
  * @buflen: the length (in bytes) of the buffer
  * @block: the block to read
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ static inline u64 gfs2_bit_search(const __le64 *ptr, u64 mask, u8 state)
 /**
  * gfs2_bitfit - Search an rgrp's bitmap buffer to find a bit-pair representing
  *       a block in a given allocation state.
- * @buffer: the buffer that holds the bitmaps
+ * @buf: the buffer that holds the bitmaps
  * @len: the length (in bytes) of the buffer
  * @goal: start search at this block's bit-pair (within @buffer)
  * @state: GFS2_BLKST_XXX the state of the block we're looking for.
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ static u32 gfs2_bitfit(const u8 *buf, const unsigned int len,
 
 /**
  * gfs2_bitcount - count the number of bits in a certain state
+ * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
  * @buffer: the buffer that holds the bitmaps
  * @buflen: the length (in bytes) of the buffer
  * @state: the state of the block we're looking for
@@ -264,7 +266,6 @@ static u32 gfs2_bitcount(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, const u8 *buffer,
 
 /**
  * gfs2_rgrp_verify - Verify that a resource group is consistent
- * @sdp: the filesystem
  * @rgd: the rgrp
  *
  */
@@ -322,7 +323,8 @@ static inline int rgrp_contains_block(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
 /**
  * gfs2_blk2rgrpd - Find resource group for a given data/meta block number
  * @sdp: The GFS2 superblock
- * @n: The data block number
+ * @blk: The data block number
+ * @exact: True if this needs to be an exact match
  *
  * Returns: The resource group, or NULL if not found
  */
@@ -380,7 +382,7 @@ struct gfs2_rgrpd *gfs2_rgrpd_get_first(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 /**
  * gfs2_rgrpd_get_next - get the next RG
- * @rgd: A RG
+ * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
  *
  * Returns: The next rgrp
  */
@@ -529,6 +531,7 @@ static int compute_bitstructs(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd)
 
 /**
  * gfs2_ri_total - Total up the file system space, according to the rindex.
+ * @sdp: the filesystem
  *
  */
 u64 gfs2_ri_total(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
@@ -537,16 +540,14 @@ u64 gfs2_ri_total(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct inode *inode = sdp->sd_rindex;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	char buf[sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex)];
-	struct file_ra_state ra_state;
 	int error, rgrps;
 
-	file_ra_state_init(&ra_state, inode->i_mapping);
 	for (rgrps = 0;; rgrps++) {
 		loff_t pos = rgrps * sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex);
 
 		if (pos + sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex) > i_size_read(inode))
 			break;
-		error = gfs2_internal_read(ip, &ra_state, buf, &pos,
+		error = gfs2_internal_read(ip, buf, &pos,
 					   sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex));
 		if (error != sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex))
 			break;
@@ -582,13 +583,12 @@ static int rgd_insert(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd)
 
 /**
  * read_rindex_entry - Pull in a new resource index entry from the disk
- * @gl: The glock covering the rindex inode
+ * @ip: Pointer to the rindex inode
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success, > 0 on EOF, error code otherwise
  */
 
-static int read_rindex_entry(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
-			     struct file_ra_state *ra_state)
+static int read_rindex_entry(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	loff_t pos = sdp->sd_rgrps * sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex);
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ static int read_rindex_entry(struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 	if (pos >= i_size_read(&ip->i_inode))
 		return 1;
 
-	error = gfs2_internal_read(ip, ra_state, (char *)&buf, &pos,
+	error = gfs2_internal_read(ip, (char *)&buf, &pos,
 				   sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex));
 
 	if (error != sizeof(struct gfs2_rindex))
@@ -655,13 +655,10 @@ fail:
 static int gfs2_ri_update(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct inode *inode = &ip->i_inode;
-	struct file_ra_state ra_state;
 	int error;
 
-	file_ra_state_init(&ra_state, inode->i_mapping);
 	do {
-		error = read_rindex_entry(ip, &ra_state);
+		error = read_rindex_entry(ip);
 	} while (error == 0);
 
 	if (error < 0)
@@ -741,7 +738,7 @@ static void gfs2_rgrp_out(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, void *buf)
 
 /**
  * gfs2_rgrp_go_lock - Read in a RG's header and bitmaps
- * @rgd: the struct gfs2_rgrpd describing the RG to read in
+ * @gh: The glock holder for the resource group
  *
  * Read in all of a Resource Group's header and bitmap blocks.
  * Caller must eventually call gfs2_rgrp_relse() to free the bitmaps.
@@ -801,7 +798,7 @@ fail:
 
 /**
  * gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock - Release RG bitmaps read in with gfs2_rgrp_bh_get()
- * @rgd: the struct gfs2_rgrpd describing the RG to read in
+ * @gh: The glock holder for the resource group
  *
  */
 
@@ -1002,11 +999,13 @@ struct gfs2_qadata *gfs2_qadata_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
  * Returns: the struct gfs2_qadata
  */
 
-static struct gfs2_blkreserv *gfs2_blkrsv_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+static int gfs2_blkrsv_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	BUG_ON(ip->i_res != NULL);
-	ip->i_res = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gfs2_blkreserv), GFP_NOFS);
-	return ip->i_res;
+	ip->i_res = kmem_cache_zalloc(gfs2_rsrv_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!ip->i_res)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1038,6 +1037,8 @@ static inline u32 gfs2_bi2rgd_blk(struct gfs2_bitmap *bi, u32 blk)
 /**
  * try_rgrp_unlink - Look for any unlinked, allocated, but unused inodes
  * @rgd: The rgrp
+ * @last_unlinked: block address of the last dinode we unlinked
+ * @skip: block address we should explicitly not unlink
  *
  * Returns: 0 if no error
  *          The inode, if one has been found, in inode.
@@ -1102,7 +1103,7 @@ static void try_rgrp_unlink(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 *last_unlinked, u64 skip
 /**
  * get_local_rgrp - Choose and lock a rgrp for allocation
  * @ip: the inode to reserve space for
- * @rgp: the chosen and locked rgrp
+ * @last_unlinked: the last unlinked block
  *
  * Try to acquire rgrp in way which avoids contending with others.
  *
@@ -1164,13 +1165,14 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
 static void gfs2_blkrsv_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	BUG_ON(ip->i_res == NULL);
-	kfree(ip->i_res);
+	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_rsrv_cachep, ip->i_res);
 	ip->i_res = NULL;
 }
 
 /**
  * gfs2_inplace_reserve - Reserve space in the filesystem
  * @ip: the inode to reserve space for
+ * @requested: the number of blocks to be reserved
  *
  * Returns: errno
  */
@@ -1179,14 +1181,15 @@ int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 requested)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs;
-	int error = 0;
+	int error;
 	u64 last_unlinked = NO_BLOCK;
 	int tries = 0;
 
-	rs = gfs2_blkrsv_get(ip);
-	if (!rs)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	error = gfs2_blkrsv_get(ip);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
 
+	rs = ip->i_res;
 	rs->rs_requested = requested;
 	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, requested)) {
 		error = -EINVAL;
@@ -1268,7 +1271,6 @@ static unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
  * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
  * @goal: the goal block within the RG (start here to search for avail block)
  * @state: GFS2_BLKST_XXX the before-allocation state to find
- * @dinode: TRUE if the first block we allocate is for a dinode
  * @rbi: address of the pointer to the bitmap containing the block found
  *
  * Walk rgrp's bitmap to find bits that represent a block in @state.
@@ -1282,13 +1284,12 @@ static unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
  * Returns: the block number found relative to the bitmap rbi
  */
 
-static u32 rgblk_search(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u32 goal,
-			unsigned char state,
+static u32 rgblk_search(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u32 goal, unsigned char state,
 			struct gfs2_bitmap **rbi)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi = NULL;
 	const u32 length = rgd->rd_length;
-	u32 blk = BFITNOENT;
+	u32 biblk = BFITNOENT;
 	unsigned int buf, x;
 	const u8 *buffer = NULL;
 
@@ -1325,8 +1326,8 @@ do_search:
 		if (state != GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED && bi->bi_clone)
 			buffer = bi->bi_clone + bi->bi_offset;
 
-		blk = gfs2_bitfit(buffer, bi->bi_len, goal, state);
-		if (blk != BFITNOENT)
+		biblk = gfs2_bitfit(buffer, bi->bi_len, goal, state);
+		if (biblk != BFITNOENT)
 			break;
 
 		if ((goal == 0) && (state == GFS2_BLKST_FREE))
@@ -1339,10 +1340,10 @@ skip:
 		goal = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (blk != BFITNOENT)
+	if (biblk != BFITNOENT)
 		*rbi = bi;
 
-	return blk;
+	return biblk;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1367,8 +1368,8 @@ static u64 gfs2_alloc_extent(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_bitmap *bi,
 	*n = 0;
 	buffer = bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset;
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(rgd->rd_gl, bi->bi_bh, 1);
-	gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_bh->b_data, bi->bi_clone, bi->bi_offset,
-		    bi, blk, dinode ? GFS2_BLKST_DINODE : GFS2_BLKST_USED);
+	gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_clone, bi, blk,
+		    dinode ? GFS2_BLKST_DINODE : GFS2_BLKST_USED);
 	(*n)++;
 	goal = blk;
 	while (*n < elen) {
@@ -1378,8 +1379,7 @@ static u64 gfs2_alloc_extent(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_bitmap *bi,
 		if (gfs2_testbit(rgd, buffer, bi->bi_len, goal) !=
 		    GFS2_BLKST_FREE)
 			break;
-		gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_bh->b_data, bi->bi_clone, bi->bi_offset,
-			    bi, goal, GFS2_BLKST_USED);
+		gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_clone, bi, goal, GFS2_BLKST_USED);
 		(*n)++;
 	}
 	blk = gfs2_bi2rgd_blk(bi, blk);
@@ -1436,8 +1436,7 @@ static struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgblk_free(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 bstart,
 			       bi->bi_len);
 		}
 		gfs2_trans_add_bh(rgd->rd_gl, bi->bi_bh, 1);
-		gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_bh->b_data, NULL, bi->bi_offset,
-			    bi, buf_blk, new_state);
+		gfs2_setbit(rgd, NULL, bi, buf_blk, new_state);
 	}
 
 	return rgd;
@@ -1557,7 +1556,7 @@ int gfs2_alloc_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *nblocks,
 				  ip->i_inode.i_gid);
 
 	rgd->rd_free_clone -= *nblocks;
-	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, block, *nblocks,
+	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, rgd, block, *nblocks,
 			       dinode ? GFS2_BLKST_DINODE : GFS2_BLKST_USED);
 	*bn = block;
 	return 0;
@@ -1584,7 +1583,7 @@ void __gfs2_free_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen, int meta)
 	rgd = rgblk_free(sdp, bstart, blen, GFS2_BLKST_FREE);
 	if (!rgd)
 		return;
-	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, bstart, blen, GFS2_BLKST_FREE);
+	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, rgd, bstart, blen, GFS2_BLKST_FREE);
 	rgd->rd_free += blen;
 	rgd->rd_flags &= ~GFS2_RGF_TRIMMED;
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(rgd->rd_gl, rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh, 1);
@@ -1622,7 +1621,7 @@ void gfs2_unlink_di(struct inode *inode)
 	rgd = rgblk_free(sdp, blkno, 1, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
 	if (!rgd)
 		return;
-	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, blkno, 1, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
+	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, rgd, blkno, 1, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
 	gfs2_trans_add_bh(rgd->rd_gl, rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh, 1);
 	gfs2_rgrp_out(rgd, rgd->rd_bits[0].bi_bh->b_data);
 }
@@ -1652,7 +1651,7 @@ static void gfs2_free_uninit_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 blkno)
 void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	gfs2_free_uninit_di(rgd, ip->i_no_addr);
-	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, ip->i_no_addr, 1, GFS2_BLKST_FREE);
+	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, rgd, ip->i_no_addr, 1, GFS2_BLKST_FREE);
 	gfs2_quota_change(ip, -1, ip->i_inode.i_uid, ip->i_inode.i_gid);
 	gfs2_meta_wipe(ip, ip->i_no_addr, 1);
 }
@@ -1752,7 +1751,6 @@ void gfs2_rlist_add(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist,
  *      and initialize an array of glock holders for them
  * @rlist: the list of resource groups
  * @state: the lock state to acquire the RG lock in
- * @flags: the modifier flags for the holder structures
  *
  * FIXME: Don't use NOFAIL
  *
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h b/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
index dfa89cd75534..1b8b81588199 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trace_gfs2.h
@@ -457,10 +457,10 @@ TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_bmap,
 /* Keep track of blocks as they are allocated/freed */
 TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_block_alloc,
 
-	TP_PROTO(const struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 block, unsigned len,
-		u8 block_state),
+	TP_PROTO(const struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd,
+		 u64 block, unsigned len, u8 block_state),
 
-	TP_ARGS(ip, block, len, block_state),
+	TP_ARGS(ip, rgd, block, len, block_state),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(        dev_t,  dev                     )
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_block_alloc,
 		__field(	u64,	inum			)
 		__field(	u32,	len			)
 		__field(	u8,	block_state		)
+		__field(        u64,	rd_addr			)
+		__field(        u32,	rd_free_clone		)
 	),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
@@ -476,14 +478,18 @@ TRACE_EVENT(gfs2_block_alloc,
 		__entry->inum		= ip->i_no_addr;
 		__entry->len		= len;
 		__entry->block_state	= block_state;
+		__entry->rd_addr	= rgd->rd_addr;
+		__entry->rd_free_clone	= rgd->rd_free_clone;
 	),
 
-	TP_printk("%u,%u bmap %llu alloc %llu/%lu %s",
+	TP_printk("%u,%u bmap %llu alloc %llu/%lu %s rg:%llu rf:%u",
 		  MAJOR(__entry->dev), MINOR(__entry->dev),
 		  (unsigned long long)__entry->inum,
 		  (unsigned long long)__entry->start,
 		  (unsigned long)__entry->len,
-		  block_state_name(__entry->block_state))
+		  block_state_name(__entry->block_state),
+		  (unsigned long long)__entry->rd_addr,
+		  __entry->rd_free_clone)
 );
 
 #endif /* _TRACE_GFS2_H */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 86ac75d99d31..ad3e2fb763d7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 	if (revokes)
 		tr->tr_reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, revokes,
 						   sizeof(u64));
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_list_buf);
-
 	gfs2_holder_init(sdp->sd_trans_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &tr->tr_t_gh);
 
 	error = gfs2_glock_nq(&tr->tr_t_gh);
@@ -93,10 +91,21 @@ static void gfs2_log_release(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks)
 	up_read(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 }
 
+static void gfs2_print_trans(const struct gfs2_trans *tr)
+{
+	print_symbol(KERN_WARNING "GFS2: Transaction created at: %s\n", tr->tr_ip);
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "GFS2: blocks=%u revokes=%u reserved=%u touched=%d\n",
+	       tr->tr_blocks, tr->tr_revokes, tr->tr_reserved, tr->tr_touched);
+	printk(KERN_WARNING "GFS2: Buf %u/%u Databuf %u/%u Revoke %u/%u\n",
+	       tr->tr_num_buf_new, tr->tr_num_buf_rm,
+	       tr->tr_num_databuf_new, tr->tr_num_databuf_rm,
+	       tr->tr_num_revoke, tr->tr_num_revoke_rm);
+}
+
 void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 {
 	struct gfs2_trans *tr = current->journal_info;
-
+	s64 nbuf;
 	BUG_ON(!tr);
 	current->journal_info = NULL;
 
@@ -110,16 +119,13 @@ void gfs2_trans_end(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, tr->tr_num_buf <= tr->tr_blocks)) {
-		fs_err(sdp, "tr_num_buf = %u, tr_blocks = %u ",
-		       tr->tr_num_buf, tr->tr_blocks);
-		print_symbol(KERN_WARNING "GFS2: Transaction created at: %s\n", tr->tr_ip);
-	}
-	if (gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, tr->tr_num_revoke <= tr->tr_revokes)) {
-		fs_err(sdp, "tr_num_revoke = %u, tr_revokes = %u ",
-		       tr->tr_num_revoke, tr->tr_revokes);
-		print_symbol(KERN_WARNING "GFS2: Transaction created at: %s\n", tr->tr_ip);
-	}
+	nbuf = tr->tr_num_buf_new + tr->tr_num_databuf_new;
+	nbuf -= tr->tr_num_buf_rm;
+	nbuf -= tr->tr_num_databuf_rm;
+
+	if (gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, (nbuf <= tr->tr_blocks) &&
+				       (tr->tr_num_revoke <= tr->tr_revokes)))
+		gfs2_print_trans(tr);
 
 	gfs2_log_commit(sdp, tr);
 	if (tr->tr_t_gh.gh_gl) {
@@ -152,16 +158,16 @@ void gfs2_trans_add_bh(struct gfs2_glock *gl, struct buffer_head *bh, int meta)
 		gfs2_attach_bufdata(gl, bh, meta);
 		bd = bh->b_private;
 	}
-	lops_add(sdp, &bd->bd_le);
+	lops_add(sdp, bd);
 }
 
 void gfs2_trans_add_revoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_le.le_list));
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_list));
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_ail_st_list));
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&bd->bd_ail_gl_list));
-	lops_init_le(&bd->bd_le, &gfs2_revoke_lops);
-	lops_add(sdp, &bd->bd_le);
+	lops_init_le(bd, &gfs2_revoke_lops);
+	lops_add(sdp, bd);
 }
 
 void gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno, unsigned int len)
@@ -171,9 +177,9 @@ void gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 blkno, unsigned int len)
 	unsigned int n = len;
 
 	gfs2_log_lock(sdp);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(bd, tmp, &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke, bd_le.le_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(bd, tmp, &sdp->sd_log_le_revoke, bd_list) {
 		if ((bd->bd_blkno >= blkno) && (bd->bd_blkno < (blkno + len))) {
-			list_del_init(&bd->bd_le.le_list);
+			list_del_init(&bd->bd_list);
 			gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 			sdp->sd_log_num_revoke--;
 			kmem_cache_free(gfs2_bufdata_cachep, bd);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/util.c b/fs/gfs2/util.c
index 9e7765e8e7b0..f00d7c5744f6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ struct kmem_cache *gfs2_inode_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep __read_mostly;
 struct kmem_cache *gfs2_quotad_cachep __read_mostly;
-mempool_t *gfs2_bh_pool __read_mostly;
+struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rsrv_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 a4ce76c67dbb..3586b0dd6aa7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/util.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/util.h
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_inode_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_bufdata_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rgrpd_cachep;
 extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_quotad_cachep;
-extern mempool_t *gfs2_bh_pool;
+extern struct kmem_cache *gfs2_rsrv_cachep;
+extern mempool_t *gfs2_page_pool;
 
 static inline unsigned int gfs2_tune_get_i(struct gfs2_tune *gt,
 					   unsigned int *p)