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

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/steve/gfs2-3.0-nmw:
  GFS2: local functions should be static
  GFS2: We only need one ACL getting function
  GFS2: Fix multi-block allocation
  GFS2: decouple quota allocations from block allocations
  GFS2: split function rgblk_search
  GFS2: Fix up "off by one" in the previous patch
  GFS2: move toward a generic multi-block allocator
  GFS2: O_(D)SYNC support for fallocate
  GFS2: remove vestigial al_alloced
  GFS2: combine gfs2_alloc_block and gfs2_alloc_di
  GFS2: Add non-try locks back to get_local_rgrp
  GFS2: f_ra is always valid in dir readahead function
  GFS2: Fix very unlikley memory leak in ACL xattr code
  GFS2: More automated code analysis fixes
  GFS2: Add readahead to sequential directory traversal
  GFS2: Fix up REQ flags

19 files changed, 394 insertions, 334 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/acl.c b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
index 65978d7885c..230eb0f005b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/acl.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/acl.c
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ static const char *gfs2_acl_name(int type)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct posix_acl *gfs2_acl_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int type)
+struct posix_acl *gfs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
 	const char *name;
 	char *data;
@@ -67,11 +68,6 @@ static struct posix_acl *gfs2_acl_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int type)
 	return acl;
 }
 
-struct posix_acl *gfs2_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
-{
-	return gfs2_acl_get(GFS2_I(inode), type);
-}
-
 static int gfs2_set_mode(struct inode *inode, umode_t mode)
 {
 	int error = 0;
@@ -125,7 +121,7 @@ int gfs2_acl_create(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct inode *inode)
 	if (S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode))
 		return 0;
 
-	acl = gfs2_acl_get(dip, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+	acl = gfs2_get_acl(&dip->i_inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))
 		return PTR_ERR(acl);
 	if (!acl) {
@@ -166,7 +162,7 @@ int gfs2_acl_chmod(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct iattr *attr)
 	unsigned int len;
 	int error;
 
-	acl = gfs2_acl_get(ip, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+	acl = gfs2_get_acl(&ip->i_inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))
 		return PTR_ERR(acl);
 	if (!acl)
@@ -216,7 +212,7 @@ static int gfs2_xattr_system_get(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
 	if (type < 0)
 		return type;
 
-	acl = gfs2_acl_get(GFS2_I(inode), type);
+	acl = gfs2_get_acl(inode, type);
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))
 		return PTR_ERR(acl);
 	if (acl == NULL)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 4858e1fed8b..501e5cba09b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	unsigned int data_blocks = 0, ind_blocks = 0, rblocks;
 	int alloc_required;
 	int error = 0;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = NULL;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = NULL;
 	pgoff_t index = pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	unsigned from = pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 	struct page *page;
@@ -639,8 +639,8 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 		gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, len, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 
 	if (alloc_required) {
-		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-		if (!al) {
+		qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+		if (!qa) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
@@ -649,8 +649,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 		if (error)
 			goto out_alloc_put;
 
-		al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, data_blocks + ind_blocks);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_qunlock;
 	}
@@ -711,7 +710,7 @@ out_trans_fail:
 out_qunlock:
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 out_alloc_put:
-		gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+		gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	}
 out_unlock:
 	if (&ip->i_inode == sdp->sd_rindex) {
@@ -848,7 +847,7 @@ static int gfs2_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	struct gfs2_inode *m_ip = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_statfs_inode);
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
 	unsigned int from = pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 	unsigned int to = from + len;
 	int ret;
@@ -880,10 +879,11 @@ static int gfs2_write_end(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	brelse(dibh);
 failed:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
-	if (al) {
+	if (ip->i_res)
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
+	if (qa) {
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
-		gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+		gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	}
 	if (inode == sdp->sd_rindex) {
 		gfs2_glock_dq(&m_ip->i_gh);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index 41d494d7970..14a70401597 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ int gfs2_unstuff_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct page *page)
 		   and write it out to disk */
 
 		unsigned int n = 1;
-		error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &block, &n);
+		error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(ip, &block, &n, 0, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_brelse;
 		if (isdir) {
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
 	do {
 		int error;
 		n = blks - alloced;
-		error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &bn, &n);
+		error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(ip, &bn, &n, 0, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		alloced += n;
@@ -743,9 +743,6 @@ static int do_strip(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *dibh,
 	else if (ip->i_depth)
 		revokes = sdp->sd_inptrs;
 
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
 	memset(&rlist, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_rgrp_list));
 	bstart = 0;
 	blen = 0;
@@ -1044,7 +1041,7 @@ static int trunc_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 size)
 		lblock = (size - 1) >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
 
 	find_metapath(sdp, lblock, &mp, ip->i_height);
-	if (!gfs2_alloc_get(ip))
+	if (!gfs2_qadata_get(ip))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_hold(ip, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE);
@@ -1064,7 +1061,7 @@ static int trunc_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 size)
 	gfs2_quota_unhold(ip);
 
 out:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1166,21 +1163,20 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = NULL;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = NULL;
 	int error;
 
 	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip) &&
 	    (size > (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)))) {
-		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-		if (al == NULL)
+		qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+		if (qa == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		error = gfs2_quota_lock_check(ip);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_grow_alloc_put;
 
-		al->al_requested = 1;
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, 1);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_grow_qunlock;
 	}
@@ -1189,7 +1185,7 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 	if (error)
 		goto do_grow_release;
 
-	if (al) {
+	if (qa) {
 		error = gfs2_unstuff_dinode(ip, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto do_end_trans;
@@ -1208,12 +1204,12 @@ static int do_grow(struct inode *inode, u64 size)
 do_end_trans:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 do_grow_release:
-	if (al) {
+	if (qa) {
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 do_grow_qunlock:
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 do_grow_alloc_put:
-		gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+		gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index 8ccad2467cb..c35573abd37 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 #define IS_LEAF     1 /* Hashed (leaf) directory */
 #define IS_DINODE   2 /* Linear (stuffed dinode block) directory */
 
+#define MAX_RA_BLOCKS 32 /* max read-ahead blocks */
+
 #define gfs2_disk_hash2offset(h) (((u64)(h)) >> 1)
 #define gfs2_dir_offset2hash(p) ((u32)(((u64)(p)) << 1))
 
@@ -821,7 +823,7 @@ static struct gfs2_leaf *new_leaf(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head **pbh,
 	struct gfs2_dirent *dent;
 	struct qstr name = { .name = "", .len = 0, .hash = 0 };
 
-	error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &bn, &n);
+	error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(ip, &bn, &n, 0, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return NULL;
 	bh = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, bn);
@@ -1376,6 +1378,52 @@ out:
 	return error;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_dir_readahead - Issue read-ahead requests for leaf blocks.
+ *
+ * Note: we can't calculate each index like dir_e_read can because we don't
+ * have the leaf, and therefore we don't have the depth, and therefore we
+ * don't have the length. So we have to just read enough ahead to make up
+ * for the loss of information.
+ */
+static void gfs2_dir_readahead(struct inode *inode, unsigned hsize, u32 index,
+			       struct file_ra_state *f_ra)
+{
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
+	struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_gl;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	u64 blocknr = 0, last;
+	unsigned count;
+
+	/* First check if we've already read-ahead for the whole range. */
+	if (index + MAX_RA_BLOCKS < f_ra->start)
+		return;
+
+	f_ra->start = max((pgoff_t)index, f_ra->start);
+	for (count = 0; count < MAX_RA_BLOCKS; count++) {
+		if (f_ra->start >= hsize) /* if exceeded the hash table */
+			break;
+
+		last = blocknr;
+		blocknr = be64_to_cpu(ip->i_hash_cache[f_ra->start]);
+		f_ra->start++;
+		if (blocknr == last)
+			continue;
+
+		bh = gfs2_getbuf(gl, blocknr, 1);
+		if (trylock_buffer(bh)) {
+			if (buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+				unlock_buffer(bh);
+				brelse(bh);
+				continue;
+			}
+			bh->b_end_io = end_buffer_read_sync;
+			submit_bh(READA | REQ_META, bh);
+			continue;
+		}
+		brelse(bh);
+	}
+}
 
 /**
  * dir_e_read - Reads the entries from a directory into a filldir buffer
@@ -1388,7 +1436,7 @@ out:
  */
 
 static int dir_e_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
-		      filldir_t filldir)
+		      filldir_t filldir, struct file_ra_state *f_ra)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	u32 hsize, len = 0;
@@ -1402,10 +1450,14 @@ static int dir_e_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
 	hash = gfs2_dir_offset2hash(*offset);
 	index = hash >> (32 - dip->i_depth);
 
+	if (dip->i_hash_cache == NULL)
+		f_ra->start = 0;
 	lp = gfs2_dir_get_hash_table(dip);
 	if (IS_ERR(lp))
 		return PTR_ERR(lp);
 
+	gfs2_dir_readahead(inode, hsize, index, f_ra);
+
 	while (index < hsize) {
 		error = gfs2_dir_read_leaf(inode, offset, opaque, filldir,
 					   &copied, &depth,
@@ -1423,7 +1475,7 @@ static int dir_e_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
 }
 
 int gfs2_dir_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
-		  filldir_t filldir)
+		  filldir_t filldir, struct file_ra_state *f_ra)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *dip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
@@ -1437,7 +1489,7 @@ int gfs2_dir_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (dip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_EXHASH)
-		return dir_e_read(inode, offset, opaque, filldir);
+		return dir_e_read(inode, offset, opaque, filldir, f_ra);
 
 	if (!gfs2_is_stuffed(dip)) {
 		gfs2_consist_inode(dip);
@@ -1798,7 +1850,7 @@ static int leaf_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *dip, u32 index, u32 len,
 	if (!ht)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (!gfs2_alloc_get(dip)) {
+	if (!gfs2_qadata_get(dip)) {
 		error = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1887,7 +1939,7 @@ out_rlist:
 	gfs2_rlist_free(&rlist);
 	gfs2_quota_unhold(dip);
 out_put:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(dip);
 out:
 	kfree(ht);
 	return error;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.h b/fs/gfs2/dir.h
index ff5772fbf02..98c960beab3 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern int gfs2_dir_add(struct inode *inode, const struct qstr *filename,
 			const struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 extern int gfs2_dir_del(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct dentry *dentry);
 extern int gfs2_dir_read(struct inode *inode, u64 *offset, void *opaque,
-			 filldir_t filldir);
+			 filldir_t filldir, struct file_ra_state *f_ra);
 extern int gfs2_dir_mvino(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *filename,
 			  const struct gfs2_inode *nip, unsigned int new_type);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/export.c b/fs/gfs2/export.c
index fe9945f2ff7..70ba891654f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/export.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static int gfs2_get_name(struct dentry *parent, char *name,
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	u64 offset = 0;
 	int error;
+	struct file_ra_state f_ra = { .start = 0 };
 
 	if (!dir)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ static int gfs2_get_name(struct dentry *parent, char *name,
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	error = gfs2_dir_read(dir, &offset, &gnfd, get_name_filldir);
+	error = gfs2_dir_read(dir, &offset, &gnfd, get_name_filldir, &f_ra);
 
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index b8927d4f3bf..c5fb3597f69 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int gfs2_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 		return error;
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_dir_read(dir, &offset, dirent, filldir);
+	error = gfs2_dir_read(dir, &offset, dirent, filldir, &file->f_ra);
 
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&d_gh);
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	u64 pos = page->index << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	unsigned int data_blocks, ind_blocks, rblocks;
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	loff_t size;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -393,16 +393,15 @@ static int gfs2_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	}
 
 	ret = -ENOMEM;
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-	if (al == NULL)
+	qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+	if (qa == NULL)
 		goto out_unlock;
 
 	ret = gfs2_quota_lock_check(ip);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_alloc_put;
 	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
-	al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
-	ret = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+	ret = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, data_blocks + ind_blocks);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_quota_unlock;
 
@@ -448,7 +447,7 @@ out_trans_fail:
 out_quota_unlock:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 out_alloc_put:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 out_unlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(&gh);
 out:
@@ -609,7 +608,7 @@ static int gfs2_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	struct inode *inode = mapping->host;
 	int sync_state = inode->i_state & (I_DIRTY_SYNC|I_DIRTY_DATASYNC);
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
-	int ret, ret1 = 0;
+	int ret = 0, ret1 = 0;
 
 	if (mapping->nrpages) {
 		ret1 = filemap_fdatawrite_range(mapping, start, end);
@@ -750,8 +749,10 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	unsigned int data_blocks = 0, ind_blocks = 0, rblocks;
 	loff_t bytes, max_bytes;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	int error;
+	const loff_t pos = offset;
+	const loff_t count = len;
 	loff_t bsize_mask = ~((loff_t)sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - 1);
 	loff_t next = (offset + len - 1) >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift;
 	loff_t max_chunk_size = UINT_MAX & bsize_mask;
@@ -782,8 +783,8 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 	while (len > 0) {
 		if (len < bytes)
 			bytes = len;
-		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-		if (!al) {
+		qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+		if (!qa) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
@@ -795,8 +796,7 @@ static long gfs2_fallocate(struct file *file, int mode, loff_t offset,
 retry:
 		gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, bytes, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 
-		al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, data_blocks + ind_blocks);
 		if (error) {
 			if (error == -ENOSPC && bytes > sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize) {
 				bytes >>= 1;
@@ -810,7 +810,6 @@ retry:
 		max_bytes = bytes;
 		calc_max_reserv(ip, (len > max_chunk_size)? max_chunk_size: len,
 				&max_bytes, &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
-		al->al_requested = data_blocks + ind_blocks;
 
 		rblocks = RES_DINODE + ind_blocks + RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA +
 			  RES_RG_HDR + gfs2_rg_blocks(ip);
@@ -832,8 +831,11 @@ retry:
 		offset += max_bytes;
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
-		gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+		gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	}
+
+	if (error == 0)
+		error = generic_write_sync(file, pos, count);
 	goto out_unlock;
 
 out_trans_fail:
@@ -841,7 +843,7 @@ out_trans_fail:
 out_qunlock:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 out_alloc_put:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 out_unlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(&ip->i_gh);
 out_uninit:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 7389dfdcc9e..e1d3bb59945 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -244,17 +244,16 @@ struct gfs2_glock {
 
 #define GFS2_MIN_LVB_SIZE 32	/* Min size of LVB that gfs2 supports */
 
-struct gfs2_alloc {
+struct gfs2_qadata { /* quota allocation data */
 	/* Quota stuff */
-	struct gfs2_quota_data *al_qd[2*MAXQUOTAS];
-	struct gfs2_holder al_qd_ghs[2*MAXQUOTAS];
-	unsigned int al_qd_num;
-
-	u32 al_requested; /* Filled in by caller of gfs2_inplace_reserve() */
-	u32 al_alloced; /* Filled in by gfs2_alloc_*() */
+	struct gfs2_quota_data *qa_qd[2*MAXQUOTAS];
+	struct gfs2_holder qa_qd_ghs[2*MAXQUOTAS];
+	unsigned int qa_qd_num;
+};
 
-	/* Filled in by gfs2_inplace_reserve() */
-	struct gfs2_holder al_rgd_gh;
+struct gfs2_blkreserv {
+	u32 rs_requested; /* Filled in by caller of gfs2_inplace_reserve() */
+	struct gfs2_holder rs_rgd_gh; /* Filled in by gfs2_inplace_reserve() */
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -275,7 +274,8 @@ struct gfs2_inode {
 	struct gfs2_glock *i_gl; /* Move into i_gh? */
 	struct gfs2_holder i_iopen_gh;
 	struct gfs2_holder i_gh; /* for prepare/commit_write only */
-	struct gfs2_alloc *i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *i_qadata; /* quota allocation data */
+	struct gfs2_blkreserv *i_res; /* resource group block reservation */
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *i_rgd;
 	u64 i_goal;	/* goal block for allocations */
 	struct rw_semaphore i_rw_mutex;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 4b0e59e0a24..017960cf1d7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -389,12 +389,13 @@ static int alloc_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, u64 *no_addr, u64 *generation)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
 	int error;
+	int dblocks = 1;
 
-	if (gfs2_alloc_get(dip) == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	error = gfs2_rindex_update(sdp);
+	if (error)
+		fs_warn(sdp, "rindex update returns %d\n", error);
 
-	dip->i_alloc->al_requested = RES_DINODE;
-	error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(dip);
+	error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(dip, RES_DINODE);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -402,14 +403,13 @@ static int alloc_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, u64 *no_addr, u64 *generation)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_ipreserv;
 
-	error = gfs2_alloc_di(dip, no_addr, generation);
+	error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(dip, no_addr, &dblocks, 1, generation);
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 
 out_ipreserv:
 	gfs2_inplace_release(dip);
 out:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int make_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 	int error;
 
 	munge_mode_uid_gid(dip, &mode, &uid, &gid);
-	if (!gfs2_alloc_get(dip))
+	if (!gfs2_qadata_get(dip))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_lock(dip, uid, gid);
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ static int make_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 out_quota:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
 out:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(dip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -555,13 +555,13 @@ static int link_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *name,
 		       struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	int alloc_required;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	int error;
 
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(dip);
-	if (!al)
+	qa = gfs2_qadata_get(dip);
+	if (!qa)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_lock(dip, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE);
@@ -576,9 +576,7 @@ static int link_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *name,
 		if (error)
 			goto fail_quota_locks;
 
-		al->al_requested = sdp->sd_max_dirres;
-
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(dip);
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(dip, sdp->sd_max_dirres);
 		if (error)
 			goto fail_quota_locks;
 
@@ -619,11 +617,11 @@ fail_quota_locks:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
 
 fail:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(dip);
 	return error;
 }
 
-int gfs2_initxattrs(struct inode *inode, const struct xattr *xattr_array,
+static int gfs2_initxattrs(struct inode *inode, const struct xattr *xattr_array,
 		    void *fs_info)
 {
 	const struct xattr *xattr;
@@ -728,9 +726,12 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 		brelse(bh);
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
-	gfs2_inplace_release(dip);
+	/* Check if we reserved space in the rgrp. Function link_dinode may
+	   not, depending on whether alloc is required. */
+	if (dip->i_res)
+		gfs2_inplace_release(dip);
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
-	gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(dip);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m(2, ghs);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
@@ -875,8 +876,9 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	error = 0;
 
 	if (alloc_required) {
-		struct gfs2_alloc *al = gfs2_alloc_get(dip);
-		if (!al) {
+		struct gfs2_qadata *qa = gfs2_qadata_get(dip);
+
+		if (!qa) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_gunlock;
 		}
@@ -885,9 +887,7 @@ static int gfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 		if (error)
 			goto out_alloc;
 
-		al->al_requested = sdp->sd_max_dirres;
-
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(dip);
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(dip, sdp->sd_max_dirres);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_gunlock_q;
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ out_gunlock_q:
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
 out_alloc:
 	if (alloc_required)
-		gfs2_alloc_put(dip);
+		gfs2_qadata_put(dip);
 out_gunlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs + 1);
 out_child:
@@ -1037,12 +1037,14 @@ static int gfs2_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct gfs2_holder ghs[3];
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
-	int error;
+	int error = -EROFS;
 
 	gfs2_holder_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs);
 	gfs2_holder_init(ip->i_gl,  LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 1);
 
 	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_no_addr);
+	if (!rgd)
+		goto out_inodes;
 	gfs2_holder_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, ghs + 2);
 
 
@@ -1088,12 +1090,13 @@ out_end_trans:
 out_gunlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs + 2);
 out_rgrp:
-	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 2);
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs + 1);
 out_child:
-	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 1);
 	gfs2_glock_dq(ghs);
 out_parent:
+	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 2);
+out_inodes:
+	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + 1);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1350,8 +1353,9 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	error = 0;
 
 	if (alloc_required) {
-		struct gfs2_alloc *al = gfs2_alloc_get(ndip);
-		if (!al) {
+		struct gfs2_qadata *qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ndip);
+
+		if (!qa) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out_gunlock;
 		}
@@ -1360,9 +1364,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 		if (error)
 			goto out_alloc;
 
-		al->al_requested = sdp->sd_max_dirres;
-
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ndip);
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ndip, sdp->sd_max_dirres);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_gunlock_q;
 
@@ -1423,7 +1425,7 @@ out_gunlock_q:
 		gfs2_quota_unlock(ndip);
 out_alloc:
 	if (alloc_required)
-		gfs2_alloc_put(ndip);
+		gfs2_qadata_put(ndip);
 out_gunlock:
 	while (x--) {
 		gfs2_glock_dq(ghs + x);
@@ -1584,7 +1586,7 @@ static int setattr_chown(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attr)
 	if (!(attr->ia_valid & ATTR_GID) || ogid == ngid)
 		ogid = ngid = NO_QUOTA_CHANGE;
 
-	if (!gfs2_alloc_get(ip))
+	if (!gfs2_qadata_get(ip))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_lock(ip, nuid, ngid);
@@ -1616,7 +1618,7 @@ out_end_trans:
 out_gunlock_q:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 out_alloc:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index 59864643436..2731e657cf7 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static void log_write_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u32 flags, int pull)
 	if (test_bit(SDF_NOBARRIERS, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		submit_bh(WRITE_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, bh);
 	else
-		submit_bh(WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, bh);
+		submit_bh(WRITE_FLUSH_FUA | REQ_META, bh);
 	wait_on_buffer(bh);
 
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index 8a139ff1919..c150298e2d8 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ static void gfs2_init_inode_once(void *foo)
 	inode_init_once(&ip->i_inode);
 	init_rwsem(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ip->i_trunc_list);
-	ip->i_alloc = NULL;
+	ip->i_qadata = NULL;
+	ip->i_res = NULL;
 	ip->i_hash_cache = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
index be29858900f..181586e673f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/meta_io.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ struct buffer_head *gfs2_meta_ra(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 dblock, u32 extlen)
 	if (buffer_uptodate(first_bh))
 		goto out;
 	if (!buffer_locked(first_bh))
-		ll_rw_block(READ_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, 1, &first_bh);
+		ll_rw_block(READ_SYNC | REQ_META, 1, &first_bh);
 
 	dblock++;
 	extlen--;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ struct buffer_head *gfs2_meta_ra(struct gfs2_glock *gl, u64 dblock, u32 extlen)
 		bh = gfs2_getbuf(gl, dblock, CREATE);
 
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && !buffer_locked(bh))
-			ll_rw_block(READA, 1, &bh);
+			ll_rw_block(READA | REQ_META, 1, &bh);
 		brelse(bh);
 		dblock++;
 		extlen--;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index cb23c2be731..fe72e79e6ff 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int gfs2_read_super(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, sector_t sector, int silent)
 
 	bio->bi_end_io = end_bio_io_page;
 	bio->bi_private = page;
-	submit_bio(READ_SYNC | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, bio);
+	submit_bio(READ_SYNC | REQ_META, bio);
 	wait_on_page_locked(page);
 	bio_put(bio);
 	if (!PageUptodate(page)) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index 7e528dc14f8..98a01db1f6d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -494,11 +494,11 @@ static void qdsb_put(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd)
 int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
-	struct gfs2_quota_data **qd = al->al_qd;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
+	struct gfs2_quota_data **qd = qa->qa_qd;
 	int error;
 
-	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !al->al_qd_num) ||
+	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !qa->qa_qd_num) ||
 	    gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !test_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags)))
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -508,20 +508,20 @@ int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 	error = qdsb_get(sdp, QUOTA_USER, ip->i_inode.i_uid, qd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	al->al_qd_num++;
+	qa->qa_qd_num++;
 	qd++;
 
 	error = qdsb_get(sdp, QUOTA_GROUP, ip->i_inode.i_gid, qd);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	al->al_qd_num++;
+	qa->qa_qd_num++;
 	qd++;
 
 	if (uid != NO_QUOTA_CHANGE && uid != ip->i_inode.i_uid) {
 		error = qdsb_get(sdp, QUOTA_USER, uid, qd);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
-		al->al_qd_num++;
+		qa->qa_qd_num++;
 		qd++;
 	}
 
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ int gfs2_quota_hold(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 		error = qdsb_get(sdp, QUOTA_GROUP, gid, qd);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
-		al->al_qd_num++;
+		qa->qa_qd_num++;
 		qd++;
 	}
 
@@ -542,16 +542,16 @@ out:
 void gfs2_quota_unhold(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
 	unsigned int x;
 
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !test_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags));
 
-	for (x = 0; x < al->al_qd_num; x++) {
-		qdsb_put(al->al_qd[x]);
-		al->al_qd[x] = NULL;
+	for (x = 0; x < qa->qa_qd_num; x++) {
+		qdsb_put(qa->qa_qd[x]);
+		qa->qa_qd[x] = NULL;
 	}
-	al->al_qd_num = 0;
+	qa->qa_qd_num = 0;
 }
 
 static int sort_qd(const void *a, const void *b)
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ get_a_page:
 		set_buffer_uptodate(bh);
 
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-		ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO, 1, &bh);
+		ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META, 1, &bh);
 		wait_on_buffer(bh);
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
 			goto unlock_out;
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 	struct gfs2_quota_data *qd;
 	loff_t offset;
 	unsigned int nalloc = 0, blocks;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = NULL;
 	int error;
 
 	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota),
@@ -792,26 +791,19 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 			nalloc++;
 	}
 
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-	if (!al) {
-		error = -ENOMEM;
-		goto out_gunlock;
-	}
 	/* 
 	 * 1 blk for unstuffing inode if stuffed. We add this extra
 	 * block to the reservation unconditionally. If the inode
 	 * doesn't need unstuffing, the block will be released to the 
 	 * rgrp since it won't be allocated during the transaction
 	 */
-	al->al_requested = 1;
 	/* +3 in the end for unstuffing block, inode size update block
 	 * and another block in case quota straddles page boundary and 
 	 * two blocks need to be updated instead of 1 */
 	blocks = num_qd * data_blocks + RES_DINODE + num_qd + 3;
 
-	if (nalloc)
-		al->al_requested += nalloc * (data_blocks + ind_blocks);		
-	error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+	error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, 1 +
+				     (nalloc * (data_blocks + ind_blocks)));
 	if (error)
 		goto out_alloc;
 
@@ -840,8 +832,6 @@ out_end_trans:
 out_ipres:
 	gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
 out_alloc:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
-out_gunlock:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 out:
 	while (qx--)
@@ -925,7 +915,7 @@ fail:
 int gfs2_quota_lock(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
 	struct gfs2_quota_data *qd;
 	unsigned int x;
 	int error = 0;
@@ -938,15 +928,15 @@ int gfs2_quota_lock(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 	    sdp->sd_args.ar_quota != GFS2_QUOTA_ON)
 		return 0;
 
-	sort(al->al_qd, al->al_qd_num, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota_data *),
+	sort(qa->qa_qd, qa->qa_qd_num, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota_data *),
 	     sort_qd, NULL);
 
-	for (x = 0; x < al->al_qd_num; x++) {
+	for (x = 0; x < qa->qa_qd_num; x++) {
 		int force = NO_FORCE;
-		qd = al->al_qd[x];
+		qd = qa->qa_qd[x];
 		if (test_and_clear_bit(QDF_REFRESH, &qd->qd_flags))
 			force = FORCE;
-		error = do_glock(qd, force, &al->al_qd_ghs[x]);
+		error = do_glock(qd, force, &qa->qa_qd_ghs[x]);
 		if (error)
 			break;
 	}
@@ -955,7 +945,7 @@ int gfs2_quota_lock(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 		set_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags);
 	else {
 		while (x--)
-			gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_qd_ghs[x]);
+			gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&qa->qa_qd_ghs[x]);
 		gfs2_quota_unhold(ip);
 	}
 
@@ -1000,7 +990,7 @@ static int need_sync(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd)
 
 void gfs2_quota_unlock(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
 	struct gfs2_quota_data *qda[4];
 	unsigned int count = 0;
 	unsigned int x;
@@ -1008,14 +998,14 @@ void gfs2_quota_unlock(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	if (!test_and_clear_bit(GIF_QD_LOCKED, &ip->i_flags))
 		goto out;
 
-	for (x = 0; x < al->al_qd_num; x++) {
+	for (x = 0; x < qa->qa_qd_num; x++) {
 		struct gfs2_quota_data *qd;
 		int sync;
 
-		qd = al->al_qd[x];
+		qd = qa->qa_qd[x];
 		sync = need_sync(qd);
 
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_qd_ghs[x]);
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&qa->qa_qd_ghs[x]);
 
 		if (sync && qd_trylock(qd))
 			qda[count++] = qd;
@@ -1048,7 +1038,7 @@ static int print_message(struct gfs2_quota_data *qd, char *type)
 int gfs2_quota_check(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
 	struct gfs2_quota_data *qd;
 	s64 value;
 	unsigned int x;
@@ -1060,8 +1050,8 @@ int gfs2_quota_check(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
         if (sdp->sd_args.ar_quota != GFS2_QUOTA_ON)
                 return 0;
 
-	for (x = 0; x < al->al_qd_num; x++) {
-		qd = al->al_qd[x];
+	for (x = 0; x < qa->qa_qd_num; x++) {
+		qd = qa->qa_qd[x];
 
 		if (!((qd->qd_id == uid && test_bit(QDF_USER, &qd->qd_flags)) ||
 		      (qd->qd_id == gid && !test_bit(QDF_USER, &qd->qd_flags))))
@@ -1099,7 +1089,7 @@ int gfs2_quota_check(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 uid, u32 gid)
 void gfs2_quota_change(struct gfs2_inode *ip, s64 change,
 		       u32 uid, u32 gid)
 {
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa = ip->i_qadata;
 	struct gfs2_quota_data *qd;
 	unsigned int x;
 
@@ -1108,8 +1098,8 @@ void gfs2_quota_change(struct gfs2_inode *ip, s64 change,
 	if (ip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_SYSTEM)
 		return;
 
-	for (x = 0; x < al->al_qd_num; x++) {
-		qd = al->al_qd[x];
+	for (x = 0; x < qa->qa_qd_num; x++) {
+		qd = qa->qa_qd[x];
 
 		if ((qd->qd_id == uid && test_bit(QDF_USER, &qd->qd_flags)) ||
 		    (qd->qd_id == gid && !test_bit(QDF_USER, &qd->qd_flags))) {
@@ -1529,7 +1519,6 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 	unsigned int data_blocks, ind_blocks;
 	unsigned int blocks = 0;
 	int alloc_required;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
 	loff_t offset;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1594,15 +1583,12 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 	if (gfs2_is_stuffed(ip))
 		alloc_required = 1;
 	if (alloc_required) {
-		al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-		if (al == NULL)
-			goto out_i;
 		gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota),
 				       &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
-		blocks = al->al_requested = 1 + data_blocks + ind_blocks;
-		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+		blocks = 1 + data_blocks + ind_blocks;
+		error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, blocks);
 		if (error)
-			goto out_alloc;
+			goto out_i;
 		blocks += gfs2_rg_blocks(ip);
 	}
 
@@ -1617,11 +1603,8 @@ static int gfs2_set_dqblk(struct super_block *sb, int type, qid_t id,
 
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 out_release:
-	if (alloc_required) {
+	if (alloc_required)
 		gfs2_inplace_release(ip);
-out_alloc:
-		gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
-	}
 out_i:
 	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 out_q:
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 96bd6d759f2..22234627f68 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ static const char valid_change[16] = {
 };
 
 static u32 rgblk_search(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u32 goal,
-                        unsigned char old_state, unsigned char new_state,
-			unsigned int *n);
+			unsigned char old_state,
+			struct gfs2_bitmap **rbi);
 
 /**
  * gfs2_setbit - Set a bit in the bitmaps
@@ -860,22 +860,36 @@ fail:
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_alloc_get - get the struct gfs2_alloc structure for an inode
+ * gfs2_qadata_get - get the struct gfs2_qadata structure for an inode
  * @ip: the incore GFS2 inode structure
  *
- * Returns: the struct gfs2_alloc
+ * Returns: the struct gfs2_qadata
  */
 
-struct gfs2_alloc *gfs2_alloc_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+struct gfs2_qadata *gfs2_qadata_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	int error;
-	BUG_ON(ip->i_alloc != NULL);
-	ip->i_alloc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gfs2_alloc), GFP_NOFS);
+	BUG_ON(ip->i_qadata != NULL);
+	ip->i_qadata = kzalloc(sizeof(struct gfs2_qadata), GFP_NOFS);
 	error = gfs2_rindex_update(sdp);
 	if (error)
 		fs_warn(sdp, "rindex update returns %d\n", error);
-	return ip->i_alloc;
+	return ip->i_qadata;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_blkrsv_get - get the struct gfs2_blkreserv structure for an inode
+ * @ip: the incore GFS2 inode structure
+ *
+ * Returns: the struct gfs2_qadata
+ */
+
+static struct gfs2_blkreserv *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;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -890,15 +904,20 @@ struct gfs2_alloc *gfs2_alloc_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 
 static int try_rgrp_fit(const struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, const struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
-	const struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	const struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = ip->i_res;
 
 	if (rgd->rd_flags & (GFS2_RGF_NOALLOC | GFS2_RDF_ERROR))
 		return 0;
-	if (rgd->rd_free_clone >= al->al_requested)
+	if (rgd->rd_free_clone >= rs->rs_requested)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline u32 gfs2_bi2rgd_blk(struct gfs2_bitmap *bi, u32 blk)
+{
+	return (bi->bi_start * GFS2_NBBY) + blk;
+}
+
 /**
  * try_rgrp_unlink - Look for any unlinked, allocated, but unused inodes
  * @rgd: The rgrp
@@ -912,20 +931,20 @@ static void try_rgrp_unlink(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 *last_unlinked, u64 skip
 	u32 goal = 0, block;
 	u64 no_addr;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = rgd->rd_sbd;
-	unsigned int n;
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
 	int error;
 	int found = 0;
+	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi;
 
 	while (goal < rgd->rd_data) {
 		down_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
-		n = 1;
-		block = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED,
-				     GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED, &n);
+		block = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED, &bi);
 		up_write(&sdp->sd_log_flush_lock);
 		if (block == BFITNOENT)
 			break;
+
+		block = gfs2_bi2rgd_blk(bi, block);
 		/* rgblk_search can return a block < goal, so we need to
 		   keep it marching forward. */
 		no_addr = block + rgd->rd_data0;
@@ -977,8 +996,8 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, *begin = NULL;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
-	int error, rg_locked;
+	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = ip->i_res;
+	int error, rg_locked, flags = LM_FLAG_TRY;
 	int loops = 0;
 
 	if (ip->i_rgd && rgrp_contains_block(ip->i_rgd, ip->i_goal))
@@ -997,7 +1016,7 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
 			error = 0;
 		} else {
 			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
-						   LM_FLAG_TRY, &al->al_rgd_gh);
+						   flags, &rs->rs_rgd_gh);
 		}
 		switch (error) {
 		case 0:
@@ -1008,12 +1027,14 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
 			if (rgd->rd_flags & GFS2_RDF_CHECK)
 				try_rgrp_unlink(rgd, last_unlinked, ip->i_no_addr);
 			if (!rg_locked)
-				gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_rgd_gh);
+				gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rs->rs_rgd_gh);
 			/* fall through */
 		case GLR_TRYFAILED:
 			rgd = gfs2_rgrpd_get_next(rgd);
-			if (rgd == begin)
+			if (rgd == begin) {
+				flags = 0;
 				loops++;
+			}
 			break;
 		default:
 			return error;
@@ -1023,6 +1044,13 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
 	return -ENOSPC;
 }
 
+static void gfs2_blkrsv_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+{
+	BUG_ON(ip->i_res == NULL);
+	kfree(ip->i_res);
+	ip->i_res = NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * gfs2_inplace_reserve - Reserve space in the filesystem
  * @ip: the inode to reserve space for
@@ -1030,16 +1058,23 @@ static int get_local_rgrp(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *last_unlinked)
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 requested)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs;
 	int error = 0;
 	u64 last_unlinked = NO_BLOCK;
 	int tries = 0;
 
-	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, al->al_requested))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	rs = gfs2_blkrsv_get(ip);
+	if (!rs)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	rs->rs_requested = requested;
+	if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, requested)) {
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	do {
 		error = get_local_rgrp(ip, &last_unlinked);
@@ -1056,6 +1091,9 @@ int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		gfs2_log_flush(sdp, NULL);
 	} while (tries++ < 3);
 
+out:
+	if (error)
+		gfs2_blkrsv_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1068,10 +1106,11 @@ int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 
 void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
+	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = ip->i_res;
 
-	if (al->al_rgd_gh.gh_gl)
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_rgd_gh);
+	gfs2_blkrsv_put(ip);
+	if (rs->rs_rgd_gh.gh_gl)
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rs->rs_rgd_gh);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1108,39 +1147,35 @@ static unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
 }
 
 /**
- * rgblk_search - find a block in @old_state, change allocation
- *           state to @new_state
+ * rgblk_search - find a block in @state
  * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
  * @goal: the goal block within the RG (start here to search for avail block)
- * @old_state: GFS2_BLKST_XXX the before-allocation state to find
- * @new_state: GFS2_BLKST_XXX the after-allocation block state
- * @n: The extent length
+ * @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 @old_state.
- * Add the found bitmap buffer to the transaction.
- * Set the found bits to @new_state to change block's allocation state.
+ * Walk rgrp's bitmap to find bits that represent a block in @state.
  *
  * This function never fails, because we wouldn't call it unless we
  * know (from reservation results, etc.) that a block is available.
  *
- * Scope of @goal and returned block is just within rgrp, not the whole
- * filesystem.
+ * Scope of @goal is just within rgrp, not the whole filesystem.
+ * Scope of @returned block is just within bitmap, not the whole filesystem.
  *
- * Returns:  the block number allocated
+ * Returns: the block number found relative to the bitmap rbi
  */
 
 static u32 rgblk_search(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u32 goal,
-			unsigned char old_state, unsigned char new_state,
-			unsigned int *n)
+			unsigned char state,
+			struct gfs2_bitmap **rbi)
 {
 	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi = NULL;
 	const u32 length = rgd->rd_length;
 	u32 blk = BFITNOENT;
 	unsigned int buf, x;
-	const unsigned int elen = *n;
 	const u8 *buffer = NULL;
 
-	*n = 0;
+	*rbi = NULL;
 	/* Find bitmap block that contains bits for goal block */
 	for (buf = 0; buf < length; buf++) {
 		bi = rgd->rd_bits + buf;
@@ -1163,21 +1198,21 @@ do_search:
 		bi = rgd->rd_bits + buf;
 
 		if (test_bit(GBF_FULL, &bi->bi_flags) &&
-		    (old_state == GFS2_BLKST_FREE))
+		    (state == GFS2_BLKST_FREE))
 			goto skip;
 
 		/* The GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED state doesn't apply to the clone
 		   bitmaps, so we must search the originals for that. */
 		buffer = bi->bi_bh->b_data + bi->bi_offset;
 		WARN_ON(!buffer_uptodate(bi->bi_bh));
-		if (old_state != GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED && bi->bi_clone)
+		if (state != GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED && bi->bi_clone)
 			buffer = bi->bi_clone + bi->bi_offset;
 
-		blk = gfs2_bitfit(buffer, bi->bi_len, goal, old_state);
+		blk = gfs2_bitfit(buffer, bi->bi_len, goal, state);
 		if (blk != BFITNOENT)
 			break;
 
-		if ((goal == 0) && (old_state == GFS2_BLKST_FREE))
+		if ((goal == 0) && (state == GFS2_BLKST_FREE))
 			set_bit(GBF_FULL, &bi->bi_flags);
 
 		/* Try next bitmap block (wrap back to rgrp header if at end) */
@@ -1187,16 +1222,37 @@ skip:
 		goal = 0;
 	}
 
-	if (blk == BFITNOENT)
-		return blk;
+	if (blk != BFITNOENT)
+		*rbi = bi;
 
-	*n = 1;
-	if (old_state == new_state)
-		goto out;
+	return blk;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gfs2_alloc_extent - allocate an extent from a given bitmap
+ * @rgd: the resource group descriptor
+ * @bi: the bitmap within the rgrp
+ * @blk: the block within the bitmap
+ * @dinode: TRUE if the first block we allocate is for a dinode
+ * @n: The extent length
+ *
+ * Add the found bitmap buffer to the transaction.
+ * Set the found bits to @new_state to change block's allocation state.
+ * Returns: starting block number of the extent (fs scope)
+ */
+static u64 gfs2_alloc_extent(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_bitmap *bi,
+			     u32 blk, bool dinode, unsigned int *n)
+{
+	const unsigned int elen = *n;
+	u32 goal;
+	const u8 *buffer = NULL;
 
+	*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, new_state);
+		    bi, blk, dinode ? GFS2_BLKST_DINODE : GFS2_BLKST_USED);
+	(*n)++;
 	goal = blk;
 	while (*n < elen) {
 		goal++;
@@ -1206,11 +1262,12 @@ skip:
 		    GFS2_BLKST_FREE)
 			break;
 		gfs2_setbit(rgd, bi->bi_bh->b_data, bi->bi_clone, bi->bi_offset,
-			    bi, goal, new_state);
+			    bi, goal, GFS2_BLKST_USED);
 		(*n)++;
 	}
-out:
-	return (bi->bi_start * GFS2_NBBY) + blk;
+	blk = gfs2_bi2rgd_blk(bi, blk);
+	rgd->rd_last_alloc = blk + *n - 1;
+	return rgd->rd_data0 + blk;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1298,121 +1355,93 @@ static void gfs2_rgrp_error(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd)
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_alloc_block - Allocate one or more blocks
+ * gfs2_alloc_blocks - Allocate one or more blocks of data and/or a dinode
  * @ip: the inode to allocate the block for
  * @bn: Used to return the starting block number
- * @n: requested number of blocks/extent length (value/result)
+ * @ndata: requested number of blocks/extent length (value/result)
+ * @dinode: 1 if we're allocating a dinode block, else 0
+ * @generation: the generation number of the inode
  *
  * Returns: 0 or error
  */
 
-int gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n)
+int gfs2_alloc_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *nblocks,
+		      bool dinode, u64 *generation)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
-	u32 goal, blk;
-	u64 block;
+	unsigned int ndata;
+	u32 goal, blk; /* block, within the rgrp scope */
+	u64 block; /* block, within the file system scope */
 	int error;
+	struct gfs2_bitmap *bi;
 
 	/* Only happens if there is a bug in gfs2, return something distinctive
 	 * to ensure that it is noticed.
 	 */
-	if (al == NULL)
+	if (ip->i_res == NULL)
 		return -ECANCELED;
 
 	rgd = ip->i_rgd;
 
-	if (rgrp_contains_block(rgd, ip->i_goal))
+	if (!dinode && rgrp_contains_block(rgd, ip->i_goal))
 		goal = ip->i_goal - rgd->rd_data0;
 	else
 		goal = rgd->rd_last_alloc;
 
-	blk = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_FREE, GFS2_BLKST_USED, n);
+	blk = rgblk_search(rgd, goal, GFS2_BLKST_FREE, &bi);
 
 	/* Since all blocks are reserved in advance, this shouldn't happen */
 	if (blk == BFITNOENT)
 		goto rgrp_error;
 
-	rgd->rd_last_alloc = blk;
-	block = rgd->rd_data0 + blk;
-	ip->i_goal = block + *n - 1;
-	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
-	if (error == 0) {
-		struct gfs2_dinode *di = (struct gfs2_dinode *)dibh->b_data;
-		gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
-		di->di_goal_meta = di->di_goal_data = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_goal);
-		brelse(dibh);
+	block = gfs2_alloc_extent(rgd, bi, blk, dinode, nblocks);
+	ndata = *nblocks;
+	if (dinode)
+		ndata--;
+
+	if (!dinode) {
+		ip->i_goal = block + ndata - 1;
+		error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
+		if (error == 0) {
+			struct gfs2_dinode *di =
+				(struct gfs2_dinode *)dibh->b_data;
+			gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
+			di->di_goal_meta = di->di_goal_data =
+				cpu_to_be64(ip->i_goal);
+			brelse(dibh);
+		}
 	}
-	if (rgd->rd_free < *n)
+	if (rgd->rd_free < *nblocks)
 		goto rgrp_error;
 
-	rgd->rd_free -= *n;
-
-	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);
-
-	al->al_alloced += *n;
-
-	gfs2_statfs_change(sdp, 0, -(s64)*n, 0);
-	gfs2_quota_change(ip, *n, ip->i_inode.i_uid, ip->i_inode.i_gid);
-
-	rgd->rd_free_clone -= *n;
-	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, block, *n, GFS2_BLKST_USED);
-	*bn = block;
-	return 0;
-
-rgrp_error:
-	gfs2_rgrp_error(rgd);
-	return -EIO;
-}
-
-/**
- * gfs2_alloc_di - Allocate a dinode
- * @dip: the directory that the inode is going in
- * @bn: the block number which is allocated
- * @generation: the generation number of the inode
- *
- * Returns: 0 on success or error
- */
-
-int gfs2_alloc_di(struct gfs2_inode *dip, u64 *bn, u64 *generation)
-{
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = dip->i_alloc;
-	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd = dip->i_rgd;
-	u32 blk;
-	u64 block;
-	unsigned int n = 1;
-
-	blk = rgblk_search(rgd, rgd->rd_last_alloc,
-			   GFS2_BLKST_FREE, GFS2_BLKST_DINODE, &n);
-
-	/* Since all blocks are reserved in advance, this shouldn't happen */
-	if (blk == BFITNOENT)
-		goto rgrp_error;
-
-	rgd->rd_last_alloc = blk;
-	block = rgd->rd_data0 + blk;
-	if (rgd->rd_free == 0)
-		goto rgrp_error;
-
-	rgd->rd_free--;
-	rgd->rd_dinodes++;
-	*generation = rgd->rd_igeneration++;
-	if (*generation == 0)
+	rgd->rd_free -= *nblocks;
+	if (dinode) {
+		rgd->rd_dinodes++;
 		*generation = rgd->rd_igeneration++;
+		if (*generation == 0)
+			*generation = rgd->rd_igeneration++;
+	}
+
 	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);
 
-	al->al_alloced++;
+	gfs2_statfs_change(sdp, 0, -(s64)*nblocks, dinode ? 1 : 0);
+	if (dinode)
+		gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, block, 1);
 
-	gfs2_statfs_change(sdp, 0, -1, +1);
-	gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, block, 1);
+	/*
+	 * This needs reviewing to see why we cannot do the quota change
+	 * at this point in the dinode case.
+	 */
+	if (ndata)
+		gfs2_quota_change(ip, ndata, ip->i_inode.i_uid,
+				  ip->i_inode.i_gid);
 
-	rgd->rd_free_clone--;
-	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(dip, block, 1, GFS2_BLKST_DINODE);
+	rgd->rd_free_clone -= *nblocks;
+	trace_gfs2_block_alloc(ip, block, *nblocks,
+			       dinode ? GFS2_BLKST_DINODE : GFS2_BLKST_USED);
 	*bn = block;
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
index cf5c5018019..ceec9106cdf 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.h
@@ -28,19 +28,19 @@ extern void gfs2_free_clones(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd);
 extern int gfs2_rgrp_go_lock(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 extern void gfs2_rgrp_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 
-extern struct gfs2_alloc *gfs2_alloc_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
-static inline void gfs2_alloc_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
+extern struct gfs2_qadata *gfs2_qadata_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+static inline void gfs2_qadata_put(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
-	BUG_ON(ip->i_alloc == NULL);
-	kfree(ip->i_alloc);
-	ip->i_alloc = NULL;
+	BUG_ON(ip->i_qadata == NULL);
+	kfree(ip->i_qadata);
+	ip->i_qadata = NULL;
 }
 
-extern int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
+extern int gfs2_inplace_reserve(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u32 requested);
 extern void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
-extern int gfs2_alloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n);
-extern int gfs2_alloc_di(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, u64 *generation);
+extern int gfs2_alloc_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 *bn, unsigned int *n,
+			     bool dinode, u64 *generation);
 
 extern void __gfs2_free_blocks(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen, int meta);
 extern void gfs2_free_meta(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 10c7733a899..4553ce515f6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -1399,8 +1399,9 @@ static void gfs2_final_release_pages(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 static int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int error;
 
 	if (gfs2_get_inode_blocks(&ip->i_inode) != 1) {
@@ -1408,8 +1409,8 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-	if (!al)
+	qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+	if (!qa)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_hold(ip, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE);
@@ -1423,8 +1424,7 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		goto out_qs;
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0,
-				   &al->al_rgd_gh);
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_qs;
 
@@ -1440,11 +1440,11 @@ static int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 
 out_rg_gunlock:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_rgd_gh);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 out_qs:
 	gfs2_quota_unhold(ip);
 out:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.h b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
index f8f101ef600..125d4572e1c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.h
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ struct gfs2_glock;
  * block, or all of the blocks in the rg, whichever is smaller */
 static inline unsigned int gfs2_rg_blocks(const struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
-	const struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
-	if (al->al_requested < ip->i_rgd->rd_length)
-		return al->al_requested + 1;
+	const struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = ip->i_res;
+	if (rs->rs_requested < ip->i_rgd->rd_length)
+		return rs->rs_requested + 1;
 	return ip->i_rgd->rd_length;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
index 71d7bf830c0..e9636591b5d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/xattr.c
@@ -321,11 +321,11 @@ static int ea_remove_unstuffed(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *bh,
 			       struct gfs2_ea_header *ea,
 			       struct gfs2_ea_header *prev, int leave)
 {
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	int error;
 
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-	if (!al)
+	qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+	if (!qa)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_hold(ip, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE);
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int ea_remove_unstuffed(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *bh,
 
 	gfs2_quota_unhold(ip);
 out_alloc:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -549,9 +549,10 @@ int gfs2_xattr_acl_get(struct gfs2_inode *ip, const char *name, char **ppdata)
 		goto out;
 
 	error = gfs2_ea_get_copy(ip, &el, data, len);
-	if (error == 0)
-		error = len;
-	*ppdata = data;
+	if (error < 0)
+		kfree(data);
+	else
+		*ppdata = data;
 out:
 	brelse(el.el_bh);
 	return error;
@@ -609,7 +610,7 @@ static int ea_alloc_blk(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head **bhp)
 	u64 block;
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &block, &n);
+	error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(ip, &block, &n, 0, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 	gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, block, 1);
@@ -671,7 +672,7 @@ static int ea_write(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_header *ea,
 			int mh_size = sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header);
 			unsigned int n = 1;
 
-			error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &block, &n);
+			error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(ip, &block, &n, 0, NULL);
 			if (error)
 				return error;
 			gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, block, 1);
@@ -708,21 +709,19 @@ static int ea_alloc_skeleton(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_request *er,
 			     unsigned int blks,
 			     ea_skeleton_call_t skeleton_call, void *private)
 {
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	int error;
 
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-	if (!al)
+	qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+	if (!qa)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_lock_check(ip);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
-	al->al_requested = blks;
-
-	error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip);
+	error = gfs2_inplace_reserve(ip, blks);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_gunlock_q;
 
@@ -751,7 +750,7 @@ out_ipres:
 out_gunlock_q:
 	gfs2_quota_unlock(ip);
 out:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -991,7 +990,7 @@ static int ea_set_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct gfs2_ea_request *er,
 	} else {
 		u64 blk;
 		unsigned int n = 1;
-		error = gfs2_alloc_block(ip, &blk, &n);
+		error = gfs2_alloc_blocks(ip, &blk, &n, 0, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 		gfs2_trans_add_unrevoke(sdp, blk, 1);
@@ -1435,9 +1434,9 @@ out:
 static int ea_dealloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al = ip->i_alloc;
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
+	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int error;
 
 	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_eattr);
@@ -1446,8 +1445,7 @@ static int ea_dealloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0,
-				   &al->al_rgd_gh);
+	error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &gh);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -1471,7 +1469,7 @@ static int ea_dealloc_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
 
 out_gunlock:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&al->al_rgd_gh);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -1484,11 +1482,11 @@ out_gunlock:
 
 int gfs2_ea_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
-	struct gfs2_alloc *al;
+	struct gfs2_qadata *qa;
 	int error;
 
-	al = gfs2_alloc_get(ip);
-	if (!al)
+	qa = gfs2_qadata_get(ip);
+	if (!qa)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	error = gfs2_quota_hold(ip, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE, NO_QUOTA_CHANGE);
@@ -1510,7 +1508,7 @@ int gfs2_ea_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 out_quota:
 	gfs2_quota_unhold(ip);
 out_alloc:
-	gfs2_alloc_put(ip);
+	gfs2_qadata_put(ip);
 	return error;
 }