diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.c b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
index cf3515546739..6e30fd17c55a 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.c
@@ -1279,19 +1279,6 @@ void gfs2_glock_dq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
 		gfs2_glock_dq(&ghs[num_gh]);
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m - release multiple glocks
- * @num_gh: the number of structures
- * @ghs: an array of struct gfs2_holder structures
- *
- */
-
-void gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
-{
-	while (num_gh--)
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ghs[num_gh]);
-}
-
 void gfs2_glock_cb(struct gfs2_glock *gl, unsigned int state)
 {
 	unsigned long delay = 0;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glock.h b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
index fd580b7861d5..69f66e3d22bf 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glock.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glock.h
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ extern int gfs2_glock_nq_num(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 number,
 			     struct gfs2_holder *gh);
 extern int gfs2_glock_nq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs);
 extern void gfs2_glock_dq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs);
-extern void gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs);
 extern int gfs2_dump_glock(struct seq_file *seq, const struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 #define GLOCK_BUG_ON(gl,x) do { if (unlikely(x)) { gfs2_dump_glock(NULL, gl); BUG(); } } while(0)
 extern __printf(2, 3)
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index df51557fc986..cb53b4ffc0d3 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ static void gfs2_init_dir(struct buffer_head *dibh,
 static void init_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 			const char *symname, struct buffer_head **bhp)
 {
-	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
 	struct gfs2_dinode *di;
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 
@@ -465,7 +464,7 @@ static void init_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 	di->di_gid = cpu_to_be32(i_gid_read(&ip->i_inode));
 	di->di_nlink = 0;
 	di->di_size = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_inode.i_size);
-	di->di_blocks = cpu_to_be64(1);
+	di->di_blocks = cpu_to_be64(gfs2_get_inode_blocks(&ip->i_inode));
 	di->di_atime = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_inode.i_atime.tv_sec);
 	di->di_mtime = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_inode.i_mtime.tv_sec);
 	di->di_ctime = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_inode.i_ctime.tv_sec);
@@ -473,33 +472,23 @@ static void init_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, struct gfs2_inode *ip,
 	di->di_minor = cpu_to_be32(MINOR(ip->i_inode.i_rdev));
 	di->di_goal_meta = di->di_goal_data = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_no_addr);
 	di->di_generation = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_generation);
-	di->di_flags = 0;
+	di->di_flags = cpu_to_be32(ip->i_diskflags);
 	di->__pad1 = 0;
 	di->di_payload_format = cpu_to_be32(S_ISDIR(ip->i_inode.i_mode) ? GFS2_FORMAT_DE : 0);
-	di->di_height = 0;
+	di->di_height = cpu_to_be16(ip->i_height);
 	di->__pad2 = 0;
 	di->__pad3 = 0;
-	di->di_depth = 0;
-	di->di_entries = 0;
+	di->di_depth = cpu_to_be16(ip->i_depth);
+	di->di_entries = cpu_to_be32(ip->i_entries);
 	memset(&di->__pad4, 0, sizeof(di->__pad4));
-	di->di_eattr = 0;
+	di->di_eattr = cpu_to_be64(ip->i_eattr);
 	di->di_atime_nsec = cpu_to_be32(ip->i_inode.i_atime.tv_nsec);
 	di->di_mtime_nsec = cpu_to_be32(ip->i_inode.i_mtime.tv_nsec);
 	di->di_ctime_nsec = cpu_to_be32(ip->i_inode.i_ctime.tv_nsec);
 	memset(&di->di_reserved, 0, sizeof(di->di_reserved));
 
 	switch(ip->i_inode.i_mode & S_IFMT) {
-	case S_IFREG:
-		if ((dip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_INHERIT_JDATA) ||
-		    gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_new_files_jdata))
-			di->di_flags |= cpu_to_be32(GFS2_DIF_JDATA);
-		break;
 	case S_IFDIR:
-		di->di_flags |= cpu_to_be32(dip->i_diskflags &
-					    GFS2_DIF_INHERIT_JDATA);
-		di->di_flags |= cpu_to_be32(GFS2_DIF_JDATA);
-		di->di_size = cpu_to_be64(sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode));
-		di->di_entries = cpu_to_be32(2);
 		gfs2_init_dir(dibh, dip);
 		break;
 	case S_IFLNK:
@@ -516,15 +505,10 @@ static int link_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *name,
 		       struct gfs2_inode *ip, int arq)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&dip->i_inode);
-	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	int error;
 
-	error = gfs2_quota_lock(dip, NO_UID_QUOTA_CHANGE, NO_GID_QUOTA_CHANGE);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
 	if (arq) {
-		error = gfs2_quota_check(dip, dip->i_inode.i_uid, dip->i_inode.i_gid);
+		error = gfs2_quota_lock_check(dip);
 		if (error)
 			goto fail_quota_locks;
 
@@ -548,14 +532,8 @@ static int link_dinode(struct gfs2_inode *dip, const struct qstr *name,
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_end_trans;
 
-	error = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &dibh);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail_end_trans;
 	set_nlink(&ip->i_inode, S_ISDIR(ip->i_inode.i_mode) ? 2 : 1);
-	gfs2_trans_add_meta(ip->i_gl, dibh);
-	gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
-	brelse(dibh);
-	return 0;
+	mark_inode_dirty(&ip->i_inode);
 
 fail_end_trans:
 	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
@@ -655,13 +633,33 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_free_inode;
 
-	set_bit(GIF_INVALID, &ip->i_flags);
 	inode->i_mode = mode;
 	inode->i_rdev = dev;
 	inode->i_size = size;
 	inode->i_atime = inode->i_mtime = inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	gfs2_set_inode_blocks(inode, 1);
 	munge_mode_uid_gid(dip, inode);
 	ip->i_goal = dip->i_goal;
+	ip->i_diskflags = 0;
+	ip->i_eattr = 0;
+	ip->i_height = 0;
+	ip->i_depth = 0;
+	ip->i_entries = 0;
+
+	switch(mode & S_IFMT) {
+	case S_IFREG:
+		if ((dip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_INHERIT_JDATA) ||
+		    gfs2_tune_get(sdp, gt_new_files_jdata))
+			ip->i_diskflags |= GFS2_DIF_JDATA;
+		gfs2_set_aops(inode);
+		break;
+	case S_IFDIR:
+		ip->i_diskflags |= (dip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_INHERIT_JDATA);
+		ip->i_diskflags |= GFS2_DIF_JDATA;
+		ip->i_entries = 2;
+		break;
+	}
+	gfs2_set_inode_flags(inode);
 
 	if ((GFS2_I(sdp->sd_root_dir->d_inode) == dip) ||
 	    (dip->i_diskflags & GFS2_DIF_TOPDIR))
@@ -700,10 +698,6 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	gfs2_set_iop(inode);
 	insert_inode_hash(inode);
 
-	error = gfs2_inode_refresh(ip);
-	if (error)
-		goto fail_gunlock3;
-
 	error = gfs2_acl_create(dip, inode);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_gunlock3;
@@ -716,14 +710,9 @@ static int gfs2_create_inode(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	if (error)
 		goto fail_gunlock3;
 
-	if (bh)
-		brelse(bh);
-
-	gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
-	gfs2_inplace_release(dip);
-	gfs2_quota_unlock(dip);
-	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit_m(2, ghs);
+	brelse(bh);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs);
+	gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(ghs + 1);
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1126,7 +1115,9 @@ static int gfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 static int gfs2_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, umode_t mode)
 {
-	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, S_IFDIR | mode, 0, NULL, 0, 0);
+	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(dir);
+	unsigned dsize = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode);
+	return gfs2_create_inode(dir, dentry, S_IFDIR | mode, 0, NULL, dsize, 0);
 }
 
 /**