diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index 754813a..6c15012 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ static struct buffer_head *create_page_buffers(struct page *page, struct inode *
  * WB_SYNC_ALL, the writes are posted using WRITE_SYNC; this
  * causes the writes to be flagged as synchronous writes.
  */
-static int __block_write_full_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
+int __block_write_full_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 			get_block_t *get_block, struct writeback_control *wbc,
 			bh_end_io_t *handler)
 {
@@ -1848,6 +1848,7 @@ recover:
 	unlock_page(page);
 	goto done;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__block_write_full_page);
 
 /*
  * If a page has any new buffers, zero them out here, and mark them uptodate
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/aops.c b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
index 37b7bc1..82df368 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/aops.c
@@ -140,6 +140,32 @@ static int gfs2_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 	return nobh_writepage(page, gfs2_get_block_noalloc, wbc);
 }
 
+/* This is the same as calling block_write_full_page, but it also
+ * writes pages outside of i_size
+ */
+int gfs2_write_full_page(struct page *page, get_block_t *get_block,
+			 struct writeback_control *wbc)
+{
+	struct inode * const inode = page->mapping->host;
+	loff_t i_size = i_size_read(inode);
+	const pgoff_t end_index = i_size >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned offset;
+
+	/*
+	 * The page straddles i_size.  It must be zeroed out on each and every
+	 * writepage invocation because it may be mmapped.  "A file is mapped
+	 * in multiples of the page size.  For a file that is not a multiple of
+	 * the  page size, the remaining memory is zeroed when mapped, and
+	 * writes to that region are not written out to the file."
+	 */
+	offset = i_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1);
+	if (page->index == end_index && offset)
+		zero_user_segment(page, offset, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+	return __block_write_full_page(inode, page, get_block, wbc,
+				       end_buffer_async_write);
+}
+
 /**
  * __gfs2_jdata_writepage - The core of jdata writepage
  * @page: The page to write
@@ -165,7 +191,7 @@ static int __gfs2_jdata_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *w
 		}
 		gfs2_page_add_databufs(ip, page, 0, sdp->sd_vfs->s_blocksize-1);
 	}
-	return block_write_full_page(page, gfs2_get_block_noalloc, wbc);
+	return gfs2_write_full_page(page, gfs2_get_block_noalloc, wbc);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -180,27 +206,20 @@ static int __gfs2_jdata_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *w
 static int gfs2_jdata_writepage(struct page *page, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 {
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
+	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
 	int ret;
-	int done_trans = 0;
 
-	if (PageChecked(page)) {
-		if (wbc->sync_mode != WB_SYNC_ALL)
-			goto out_ignore;
-		ret = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, RES_DINODE + 1, 0);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out_ignore;
-		done_trans = 1;
-	}
-	ret = gfs2_writepage_common(page, wbc);
-	if (ret > 0)
-		ret = __gfs2_jdata_writepage(page, wbc);
-	if (done_trans)
-		gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
+	if (gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, gfs2_glock_is_held_excl(ip->i_gl)))
+		goto out;
+	if (PageChecked(page) || current->journal_info)
+		goto out_ignore;
+	ret = __gfs2_jdata_writepage(page, wbc);
 	return ret;
 
 out_ignore:
 	redirty_page_for_writepage(wbc, page);
+out:
 	unlock_page(page);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dentry.c b/fs/gfs2/dentry.c
index 30822b1..5173b98 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dentry.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dentry.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int gfs2_dentry_delete(const struct dentry *dentry)
 		return 0;
 
 	ginode = GFS2_I(d_inode(dentry));
-	if (!ginode->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl)
+	if (!gfs2_holder_initialized(&ginode->i_iopen_gh))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &ginode->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_flags))
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/dir.c b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
index 271d939..e30cc9f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/dir.c
@@ -1663,7 +1663,8 @@ struct inode *gfs2_dir_search(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 		brelse(bh);
 		if (fail_on_exist)
 			return ERR_PTR(-EEXIST);
-		inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(dir->i_sb, dtype, addr, formal_ino);
+		inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(dir->i_sb, dtype, addr, formal_ino,
+					  GFS2_BLKST_FREE /* ignore */);
 		if (!IS_ERR(inode))
 			GFS2_I(inode)->i_rahead = rahead;
 		return inode;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/export.c b/fs/gfs2/export.c
index d5bda85..a332f3c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/export.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/export.c
@@ -137,21 +137,10 @@ static struct dentry *gfs2_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = gfs2_ilookup(sb, inum->no_addr);
-	if (inode) {
-		if (GFS2_I(inode)->i_no_formal_ino != inum->no_formal_ino) {
-			iput(inode);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
-		}
-		goto out_inode;
-	}
-
 	inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, inum->no_addr, &inum->no_formal_ino,
 				    GFS2_BLKST_DINODE);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		return ERR_CAST(inode);
-
-out_inode:
 	return d_obtain_alias(inode);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/file.c b/fs/gfs2/file.c
index e0f98e4..320e65e 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/file.c
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ static void do_unflock(struct file *file, struct file_lock *fl)
 
 	mutex_lock(&fp->f_fl_mutex);
 	locks_lock_file_wait(file, fl);
-	if (fl_gh->gh_gl) {
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(fl_gh)) {
 		gfs2_glock_dq(fl_gh);
 		gfs2_holder_uninit(fl_gh);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index 706fd93..3a90b2b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -575,7 +575,6 @@ static void delete_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = container_of(work, struct gfs2_glock, gl_delete);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = gl->gl_name.ln_sbd;
-	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	u64 no_addr = gl->gl_name.ln_number;
 
@@ -585,13 +584,7 @@ static void delete_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (test_bit(GLF_INODE_CREATING, &gl->gl_flags))
 		goto out;
 
-	ip = gl->gl_object;
-	/* Note: Unsafe to dereference ip as we don't hold right refs/locks */
-
-	if (ip)
-		inode = gfs2_ilookup(sdp->sd_vfs, no_addr);
-	else
-		inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, no_addr, NULL, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
+	inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, no_addr, NULL, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
 	if (inode && !IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		d_prune_aliases(inode);
 		iput(inode);
@@ -808,7 +801,7 @@ void gfs2_holder_uninit(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
 {
 	put_pid(gh->gh_owner_pid);
 	gfs2_glock_put(gh->gh_gl);
-	gh->gh_gl = NULL;
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(gh);
 	gh->gh_ip = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index 46ab67f..ab1ef32 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -247,4 +247,14 @@ extern void gfs2_unregister_debugfs(void);
 
 extern const struct lm_lockops gfs2_dlm_ops;
 
+static inline void gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
+{
+	gh->gh_gl = NULL;
+}
+
+static inline bool gfs2_holder_initialized(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
+{
+	return gh->gh_gl;
+}
+
 #endif /* __GLOCK_DOT_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 9bad79f..e0621ca 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -37,9 +37,35 @@
 #include "super.h"
 #include "glops.h"
 
-struct inode *gfs2_ilookup(struct super_block *sb, u64 no_addr)
+static int iget_test(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 {
-	return ilookup(sb, (unsigned long)no_addr);
+	u64 no_addr = *(u64 *)opaque;
+
+	return GFS2_I(inode)->i_no_addr == no_addr;
+}
+
+static int iget_set(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
+{
+	u64 no_addr = *(u64 *)opaque;
+
+	GFS2_I(inode)->i_no_addr = no_addr;
+	inode->i_ino = no_addr;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct inode *gfs2_iget(struct super_block *sb, u64 no_addr)
+{
+	struct inode *inode;
+
+repeat:
+	inode = iget5_locked(sb, no_addr, iget_test, iget_set, &no_addr);
+	if (!inode)
+		return inode;
+	if (is_bad_inode(inode)) {
+		iput(inode);
+		goto repeat;
+	}
+	return inode;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -78,26 +104,37 @@ static void gfs2_set_iop(struct inode *inode)
 /**
  * gfs2_inode_lookup - Lookup an inode
  * @sb: The super block
- * @no_addr: The inode number
  * @type: The type of the inode
+ * @no_addr: The inode number
+ * @no_formal_ino: The inode generation number
+ * @blktype: Requested block type (GFS2_BLKST_DINODE or GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED;
+ *           GFS2_BLKST_FREE do indicate not to verify)
+ *
+ * If @type is DT_UNKNOWN, the inode type is fetched from disk.
+ *
+ * If @blktype is anything other than GFS2_BLKST_FREE (which is used as a
+ * placeholder because it doesn't otherwise make sense), the on-disk block type
+ * is verified to be @blktype.
  *
  * Returns: A VFS inode, or an error
  */
 
 struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
-				u64 no_addr, u64 no_formal_ino)
+				u64 no_addr, u64 no_formal_ino,
+				unsigned int blktype)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
 	struct gfs2_glock *io_gl = NULL;
+	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 	int error;
 
-	inode = iget_locked(sb, (unsigned long)no_addr);
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&i_gh);
+	inode = gfs2_iget(sb, no_addr);
 	if (!inode)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
-	ip->i_no_addr = no_addr;
 
 	if (inode->i_state & I_NEW) {
 		struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
@@ -112,10 +149,29 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 		if (unlikely(error))
 			goto fail_put;
 
+		if (type == DT_UNKNOWN || blktype != GFS2_BLKST_FREE) {
+			/*
+			 * The GL_SKIP flag indicates to skip reading the inode
+			 * block.  We read the inode with gfs2_inode_refresh
+			 * after possibly checking the block type.
+			 */
+			error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
+						   GL_SKIP, &i_gh);
+			if (error)
+				goto fail_put;
+
+			if (blktype != GFS2_BLKST_FREE) {
+				error = gfs2_check_blk_type(sdp, no_addr,
+							    blktype);
+				if (error)
+					goto fail_put;
+			}
+		}
+
 		set_bit(GIF_INVALID, &ip->i_flags);
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(io_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, GL_EXACT, &ip->i_iopen_gh);
 		if (unlikely(error))
-			goto fail_iopen;
+			goto fail_put;
 
 		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = ip;
 		gfs2_glock_put(io_gl);
@@ -134,6 +190,8 @@ struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int type,
 		unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	}
 
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&i_gh))
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 	return inode;
 
 fail_refresh:
@@ -141,10 +199,11 @@ fail_refresh:
 	ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = NULL;
 	gfs2_glock_dq_wait(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 	gfs2_holder_uninit(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
-fail_iopen:
+fail_put:
 	if (io_gl)
 		gfs2_glock_put(io_gl);
-fail_put:
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&i_gh))
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 	ip->i_gl->gl_object = NULL;
 fail:
 	iget_failed(inode);
@@ -155,23 +214,12 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookup_by_inum(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr,
 				  u64 *no_formal_ino, unsigned int blktype)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
-	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
-	struct inode *inode = NULL;
+	struct inode *inode;
 	int error;
 
-	/* Must not read in block until block type is verified */
-	error = gfs2_glock_nq_num(sdp, no_addr, &gfs2_inode_glops,
-				  LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, GL_SKIP, &i_gh);
-	if (error)
-		return ERR_PTR(error);
-
-	error = gfs2_check_blk_type(sdp, no_addr, blktype);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail;
-
-	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_UNKNOWN, no_addr, 0);
+	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_UNKNOWN, no_addr, 0, blktype);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
-		goto fail;
+		return inode;
 
 	/* Two extra checks for NFS only */
 	if (no_formal_ino) {
@@ -182,16 +230,12 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookup_by_inum(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr,
 		error = -EIO;
 		if (GFS2_I(inode)->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_SYSTEM)
 			goto fail_iput;
-
-		error = 0;
 	}
+	return inode;
 
-fail:
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
-	return error ? ERR_PTR(error) : inode;
 fail_iput:
 	iput(inode);
-	goto fail;
+	return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 
@@ -236,8 +280,8 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 	struct gfs2_holder d_gh;
 	int error = 0;
 	struct inode *inode = NULL;
-	int unlock = 0;
 
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&d_gh);
 	if (!name->len || name->len > GFS2_FNAMESIZE)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
@@ -252,7 +296,6 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(dip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &d_gh);
 		if (error)
 			return ERR_PTR(error);
-		unlock = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (!is_root) {
@@ -265,7 +308,7 @@ struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 	if (IS_ERR(inode))
 		error = PTR_ERR(inode);
 out:
-	if (unlock)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&d_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&d_gh);
 	if (error == -ENOENT)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1309,7 +1352,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(d_inode(odentry));
 	struct gfs2_inode *nip = NULL;
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(odir);
-	struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh = { .gh_gl = NULL, };
+	struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh;
 	struct gfs2_rgrpd *nrgd;
 	unsigned int num_gh;
 	int dir_rename = 0;
@@ -1317,6 +1360,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	unsigned int x;
 	int error;
 
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&r_gh);
 	if (d_really_is_positive(ndentry)) {
 		nip = GFS2_I(d_inode(ndentry));
 		if (ip == nip)
@@ -1506,7 +1550,7 @@ out_gunlock:
 		gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + x);
 	}
 out_gunlock_r:
-	if (r_gh.gh_gl)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&r_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&r_gh);
 out:
 	return error;
@@ -1532,13 +1576,14 @@ static int gfs2_exchange(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	struct gfs2_inode *oip = GFS2_I(odentry->d_inode);
 	struct gfs2_inode *nip = GFS2_I(ndentry->d_inode);
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(odir);
-	struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh = { .gh_gl = NULL, };
+	struct gfs2_holder ghs[5], r_gh;
 	unsigned int num_gh;
 	unsigned int x;
 	umode_t old_mode = oip->i_inode.i_mode;
 	umode_t new_mode = nip->i_inode.i_mode;
 	int error;
 
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&r_gh);
 	error = gfs2_rindex_update(sdp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -1646,7 +1691,7 @@ out_gunlock:
 		gfs2_holder_uninit(ghs + x);
 	}
 out_gunlock_r:
-	if (r_gh.gh_gl)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&r_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&r_gh);
 out:
 	return error;
@@ -1743,9 +1788,8 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip;
 	struct gfs2_holder i_gh;
 	int error;
-	int unlock = 0;
-
 
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&i_gh);
 	ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	if (gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl) == NULL) {
 		if (mask & MAY_NOT_BLOCK)
@@ -1753,14 +1797,13 @@ int gfs2_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &i_gh);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		unlock = 1;
 	}
 
 	if ((mask & MAY_WRITE) && IS_IMMUTABLE(inode))
 		error = -EACCES;
 	else
 		error = generic_permission(inode, mask);
-	if (unlock)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&i_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&i_gh);
 
 	return error;
@@ -1932,17 +1975,16 @@ static int gfs2_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 	struct gfs2_holder gh;
 	int error;
-	int unlock = 0;
 
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&gh);
 	if (gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ip->i_gl) == NULL) {
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(ip->i_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, LM_FLAG_ANY, &gh);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
-		unlock = 1;
 	}
 
 	generic_fillattr(inode, stat);
-	if (unlock)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&gh);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.h b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
index e1af0d4..7710dfd 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ err:
 }
 
 extern struct inode *gfs2_inode_lookup(struct super_block *sb, unsigned type, 
-				       u64 no_addr, u64 no_formal_ino);
+				       u64 no_addr, u64 no_formal_ino,
+				       unsigned int blktype);
 extern struct inode *gfs2_lookup_by_inum(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr,
 					 u64 *no_formal_ino,
 					 unsigned int blktype);
-extern struct inode *gfs2_ilookup(struct super_block *sb, u64 no_addr);
 
 extern int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index d5369a1..8e3ba20 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ static int buf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 	if (pass != 1 || be32_to_cpu(ld->ld_type) != GFS2_LOG_DESC_METADATA)
 		return 0;
 
-	gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start);
+	gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start);
 
-	for (; blks; gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start), blks--) {
+	for (; blks; gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start), blks--) {
 		blkno = be64_to_cpu(*ptr++);
 
 		jd->jd_found_blocks++;
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static int revoke_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 
 	offset = sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor);
 
-	for (; blks; gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start), blks--) {
+	for (; blks; gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start), blks--) {
 		error = gfs2_replay_read_block(jd, start, &bh);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
@@ -762,7 +762,6 @@ static int databuf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 				    __be64 *ptr, int pass)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(jd->jd_inode);
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(jd->jd_inode);
 	struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_gl;
 	unsigned int blks = be32_to_cpu(ld->ld_data1);
 	struct buffer_head *bh_log, *bh_ip;
@@ -773,8 +772,8 @@ static int databuf_lo_scan_elements(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 	if (pass != 1 || be32_to_cpu(ld->ld_type) != GFS2_LOG_DESC_JDATA)
 		return 0;
 
-	gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start);
-	for (; blks; gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start), blks--) {
+	gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start);
+	for (; blks; gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start), blks--) {
 		blkno = be64_to_cpu(*ptr++);
 		esc = be64_to_cpu(*ptr++);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/main.c b/fs/gfs2/main.c
index f99f8e9..74fd013 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/main.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/main.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static void gfs2_init_inode_once(void *foo)
 	memset(&ip->i_res, 0, sizeof(ip->i_res));
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&ip->i_res.rs_node);
 	ip->i_hash_cache = NULL;
+	gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
 }
 
 static void gfs2_init_glock_once(void *foo)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 4546360..b8f6fc9 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -454,7 +454,8 @@ static int gfs2_lookup_root(struct super_block *sb, struct dentry **dptr,
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct inode *inode;
 
-	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_DIR, no_addr, 0);
+	inode = gfs2_inode_lookup(sb, DT_DIR, no_addr, 0,
+				  GFS2_BLKST_FREE /* ignore */);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 		fs_err(sdp, "can't read in %s inode: %ld\n", name, PTR_ERR(inode));
 		return PTR_ERR(inode);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/quota.c b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
index ce7d69a..6c657b2 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/quota.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/quota.c
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ static int do_sync(unsigned int num_qd, struct gfs2_quota_data **qda)
 	gfs2_write_calc_reserv(ip, sizeof(struct gfs2_quota),
 			      &data_blocks, &ind_blocks);
 
-	ghs = kcalloc(num_qd, sizeof(struct gfs2_holder), GFP_NOFS);
+	ghs = kmalloc(num_qd * sizeof(struct gfs2_holder), GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!ghs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
index 1b64577..113b609 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int foreach_descriptor(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 			struct gfs2_log_header_host lh;
 			error = get_log_header(jd, start, &lh);
 			if (!error) {
-				gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start);
+				gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start);
 				brelse(bh);
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static int foreach_descriptor(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int start,
 		}
 
 		while (length--)
-			gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &start);
+			gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &start);
 
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ static int clean_journal(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, struct gfs2_log_header_host *hea
 	struct buffer_head bh_map = { .b_state = 0, .b_blocknr = 0 };
 
 	lblock = head->lh_blkno;
-	gfs2_replay_incr_blk(sdp, &lblock);
+	gfs2_replay_incr_blk(jd, &lblock);
 	bh_map.b_size = 1 << ip->i_inode.i_blkbits;
 	error = gfs2_block_map(&ip->i_inode, lblock, &bh_map, 0);
 	if (error)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/recovery.h b/fs/gfs2/recovery.h
index 6142836..11fdfab 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/recovery.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/recovery.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 
 extern struct workqueue_struct *gfs_recovery_wq;
 
-static inline void gfs2_replay_incr_blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int *blk)
+static inline void gfs2_replay_incr_blk(struct gfs2_jdesc *jd, unsigned int *blk)
 {
-	if (++*blk == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks)
+	if (++*blk == jd->jd_blocks)
 	        *blk = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 5bd2169..86ccc01 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ void gfs2_rs_deltree(struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs)
 	if (rgd) {
 		spin_lock(&rgd->rd_rsspin);
 		__rs_deltree(rs);
+		BUG_ON(rs->rs_free);
 		spin_unlock(&rgd->rd_rsspin);
 	}
 }
@@ -671,10 +672,8 @@ void gfs2_rs_deltree(struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs)
 void gfs2_rsqa_delete(struct gfs2_inode *ip, atomic_t *wcount)
 {
 	down_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
-	if ((wcount == NULL) || (atomic_read(wcount) <= 1)) {
+	if ((wcount == NULL) || (atomic_read(wcount) <= 1))
 		gfs2_rs_deltree(&ip->i_res);
-		BUG_ON(ip->i_res.rs_free);
-	}
 	up_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
 	gfs2_qa_delete(ip, wcount);
 }
@@ -722,6 +721,7 @@ void gfs2_clear_rgrpd(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 
 		gfs2_free_clones(rgd);
 		kfree(rgd->rd_bits);
+		rgd->rd_bits = NULL;
 		return_all_reservations(rgd);
 		kmem_cache_free(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep, rgd);
 	}
@@ -916,9 +916,6 @@ static int read_rindex_entry(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;
 
-	rgd->rd_gl->gl_object = rgd;
-	rgd->rd_gl->gl_vm.start = (rgd->rd_addr * bsize) & PAGE_MASK;
-	rgd->rd_gl->gl_vm.end = PAGE_ALIGN((rgd->rd_addr + rgd->rd_length) * bsize) - 1;
 	rgd->rd_rgl = (struct gfs2_rgrp_lvb *)rgd->rd_gl->gl_lksb.sb_lvbptr;
 	rgd->rd_flags &= ~(GFS2_RDF_UPTODATE | GFS2_RDF_PREFERRED);
 	if (rgd->rd_data > sdp->sd_max_rg_data)
@@ -926,14 +923,20 @@ static int read_rindex_entry(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 	spin_lock(&sdp->sd_rindex_spin);
 	error = rgd_insert(rgd);
 	spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_rindex_spin);
-	if (!error)
+	if (!error) {
+		rgd->rd_gl->gl_object = rgd;
+		rgd->rd_gl->gl_vm.start = (rgd->rd_addr * bsize) & PAGE_MASK;
+		rgd->rd_gl->gl_vm.end = PAGE_ALIGN((rgd->rd_addr +
+						    rgd->rd_length) * bsize) - 1;
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	error = 0; /* someone else read in the rgrp; free it and ignore it */
 	gfs2_glock_put(rgd->rd_gl);
 
 fail:
 	kfree(rgd->rd_bits);
+	rgd->rd_bits = NULL;
 	kmem_cache_free(gfs2_rgrpd_cachep, rgd);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -2096,7 +2099,7 @@ void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_blkreserv *rs = &ip->i_res;
 
-	if (rs->rs_rgd_gh.gh_gl)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&rs->rs_rgd_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rs->rs_rgd_gh);
 }
 
@@ -2596,7 +2599,7 @@ void gfs2_rlist_alloc(struct gfs2_rgrp_list *rlist, unsigned int state)
 {
 	unsigned int x;
 
-	rlist->rl_ghs = kcalloc(rlist->rl_rgrps, sizeof(struct gfs2_holder),
+	rlist->rl_ghs = kmalloc(rlist->rl_rgrps * sizeof(struct gfs2_holder),
 				GFP_NOFS | __GFP_NOFAIL);
 	for (x = 0; x < rlist->rl_rgrps; x++)
 		gfs2_holder_init(rlist->rl_rgd[x]->rd_gl,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 9b2ff35..3a7e60b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ static int gfs2_make_fs_ro(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	wait_event(sdp->sd_reserving_log_wait, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_reserving_log) == 0);
 	gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, atomic_read(&sdp->sd_log_blks_free) == sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_blocks);
 
-	if (freeze_gh.gh_gl)
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&freeze_gh))
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&freeze_gh);
 
 	gfs2_quota_cleanup(sdp);
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ static int gfs2_unfreeze(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	mutex_lock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
         if (atomic_read(&sdp->sd_freeze_state) != SFS_FROZEN ||
-	    sdp->sd_freeze_gh.gh_gl == NULL) {
+	    !gfs2_holder_initialized(&sdp->sd_freeze_gh)) {
 		mutex_unlock(&sdp->sd_freeze_mutex);
                 return 0;
 	}
@@ -1084,9 +1084,11 @@ static int gfs2_statfs_slow(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_statfs_change_host
 	int error = 0, err;
 
 	memset(sc, 0, sizeof(struct gfs2_statfs_change_host));
-	gha = kcalloc(slots, sizeof(struct gfs2_holder), GFP_KERNEL);
+	gha = kmalloc(slots * sizeof(struct gfs2_holder), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!gha)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	for (x = 0; x < slots; x++)
+		gfs2_holder_mark_uninitialized(gha + x);
 
 	rgd_next = gfs2_rgrpd_get_first(sdp);
 
@@ -1096,7 +1098,7 @@ static int gfs2_statfs_slow(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_statfs_change_host
 		for (x = 0; x < slots; x++) {
 			gh = gha + x;
 
-			if (gh->gh_gl && gfs2_glock_poll(gh)) {
+			if (gfs2_holder_initialized(gh) && gfs2_glock_poll(gh)) {
 				err = gfs2_glock_wait(gh);
 				if (err) {
 					gfs2_holder_uninit(gh);
@@ -1109,7 +1111,7 @@ static int gfs2_statfs_slow(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_statfs_change_host
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (gh->gh_gl)
+			if (gfs2_holder_initialized(gh))
 				done = 0;
 			else if (rgd_next && !error) {
 				error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd_next->rd_gl,
@@ -1304,9 +1306,11 @@ static int gfs2_drop_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
 
-	if (!test_bit(GIF_FREE_VFS_INODE, &ip->i_flags) && inode->i_nlink) {
+	if (!test_bit(GIF_FREE_VFS_INODE, &ip->i_flags) &&
+	    inode->i_nlink &&
+	    gfs2_holder_initialized(&ip->i_iopen_gh)) {
 		struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl;
-		if (gl && test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &gl->gl_flags))
+		if (test_bit(GLF_DEMOTE, &gl->gl_flags))
 			clear_nlink(inode);
 	}
 	return generic_drop_inode(inode);
@@ -1551,7 +1555,7 @@ static void gfs2_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 			goto out_truncate;
 	}
 
-	if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl &&
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&ip->i_iopen_gh) &&
 	    test_bit(HIF_HOLDER, &ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_iflags)) {
 		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 		gfs2_glock_dq_wait(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
@@ -1610,7 +1614,7 @@ out_unlock:
 	if (gfs2_rs_active(&ip->i_res))
 		gfs2_rs_deltree(&ip->i_res);
 
-	if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl) {
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&ip->i_iopen_gh)) {
 		if (test_bit(HIF_HOLDER, &ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_iflags)) {
 			ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 			gfs2_glock_dq_wait(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
@@ -1632,7 +1636,7 @@ out:
 	gfs2_glock_add_to_lru(ip->i_gl);
 	gfs2_glock_put(ip->i_gl);
 	ip->i_gl = NULL;
-	if (ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl) {
+	if (gfs2_holder_initialized(&ip->i_iopen_gh)) {
 		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_gl->gl_object = NULL;
 		ip->i_iopen_gh.gh_flags |= GL_NOCACHE;
 		gfs2_glock_dq_wait(&ip->i_iopen_gh);
diff --git a/include/linux/buffer_head.h b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
index d48daa3..7e14e54 100644
--- a/include/linux/buffer_head.h
+++ b/include/linux/buffer_head.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ void block_invalidatepage(struct page *page, unsigned int offset,
 			  unsigned int length);
 int block_write_full_page(struct page *page, get_block_t *get_block,
 				struct writeback_control *wbc);
+int __block_write_full_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
+			get_block_t *get_block, struct writeback_control *wbc,
+			bh_end_io_t *handler);
 int block_read_full_page(struct page*, get_block_t*);
 int block_is_partially_uptodate(struct page *page, unsigned long from,
 				unsigned long count);
