7 files changed, 72 insertions, 152 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 04e01915b86e..d10ccea82fab 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -409,13 +409,6 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         mlog(0, "extending dir %llu (i_size = %lld)\n",
              (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_blkno, dir_i_size);
 
-        handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-        if (handle == NULL) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
-        }
-
         /* dir->i_size is always block aligned. */
         spin_lock(&OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_lock);
         if (dir_i_size == ocfs2_clusters_to_bytes(sb, OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_clusters)) {
@@ -428,8 +421,7 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                 }
 
                 if (!num_free_extents) {
-                        status = ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(osb, handle,
-                                                            fe, &meta_ac);
+                        status = ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(osb, fe, &meta_ac);
                         if (status < 0) {
                                 if (status != -ENOSPC)
                                         mlog_errno(status);
@@ -437,7 +429,7 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                         }
                 }
 
-                status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, handle, 1, &data_ac);
+                status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, 1, &data_ac);
                 if (status < 0) {
                         if (status != -ENOSPC)
                                 mlog_errno(status);
@@ -450,7 +442,7 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                 credits = OCFS2_SIMPLE_DIR_EXTEND_CREDITS;
         }
 
-        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, handle, credits);
+        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, NULL, credits);
         if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
                 status = PTR_ERR(handle);
                 handle = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index d8bd2c32f08a..bd944e893bbe 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -463,13 +463,6 @@ restart_all:
              (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno, i_size_read(inode),
              fe->i_clusters, clusters_to_add);
 
-        handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-        if (handle == NULL) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto leave;
-        }
-
         num_free_extents = ocfs2_num_free_extents(osb,
                                                   inode,
                                                   fe);
@@ -480,10 +473,7 @@ restart_all:
         }
 
         if (!num_free_extents) {
-                status = ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(osb,
-                                                    handle,
-                                                    fe,
-                                                    &meta_ac);
+                status = ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(osb, fe, &meta_ac);
                 if (status < 0) {
                         if (status != -ENOSPC)
                                 mlog_errno(status);
@@ -491,10 +481,7 @@ restart_all:
                 }
         }
 
-        status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb,
-                                        handle,
-                                        clusters_to_add,
-                                        &data_ac);
+        status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, clusters_to_add, &data_ac);
         if (status < 0) {
                 if (status != -ENOSPC)
                         mlog_errno(status);
@@ -509,7 +496,7 @@ restart_all:
         drop_alloc_sem = 1;
 
         credits = ocfs2_calc_extend_credits(osb->sb, fe, clusters_to_add);
-        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, handle, credits);
+        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, NULL, credits);
         if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
                 status = PTR_ERR(handle);
                 handle = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
index 75f09f1b4ced..869383e7c562 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ static int ocfs2_sync_local_to_main(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                                     struct buffer_head *main_bm_bh);
 
 static int ocfs2_local_alloc_reserve_for_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                                                struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                                 struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac,
                                                 struct inode **bitmap_inode,
                                                 struct buffer_head **bitmap_bh);
@@ -448,7 +447,6 @@ out:
  * our own in order to shift windows.
  */
 int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                                   struct ocfs2_journal_handle *passed_handle,
                                    u32 bits_wanted,
                                    struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
 {
@@ -459,9 +457,7 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
         mlog_entry_void();
 
-        BUG_ON(!passed_handle);
         BUG_ON(!ac);
-        BUG_ON(passed_handle->k_handle);
 
         local_alloc_inode =
                 ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
@@ -472,7 +468,11 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                 mlog_errno(status);
                 goto bail;
         }
-        ocfs2_handle_add_inode(passed_handle, local_alloc_inode);
+
+        mutex_lock(&local_alloc_inode->i_mutex);
+
+        ac->ac_inode = local_alloc_inode;
+        ac->ac_which = OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL;
 
         if (osb->local_alloc_state != OCFS2_LA_ENABLED) {
                 status = -ENOSPC;
@@ -511,14 +511,10 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                 }
         }
 
-        ac->ac_inode = igrab(local_alloc_inode);
         get_bh(osb->local_alloc_bh);
         ac->ac_bh = osb->local_alloc_bh;
-        ac->ac_which = OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL;
         status = 0;
 bail:
-        if (local_alloc_inode)
-                iput(local_alloc_inode);
 
         mlog_exit(status);
         return status;
@@ -774,7 +770,6 @@ bail:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_local_alloc_reserve_for_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                                                struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                                 struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac,
                                                 struct inode **bitmap_inode,
                                                 struct buffer_head **bitmap_bh)
@@ -788,7 +783,6 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_reserve_for_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                 goto bail;
         }
 
-        (*ac)->ac_handle = handle;
         (*ac)->ac_bits_wanted = ocfs2_local_alloc_window_bits(osb);
 
         status = ocfs2_reserve_cluster_bitmap_bits(osb, *ac);
@@ -891,16 +885,8 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_slide_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
         mlog_entry_void();
 
-        handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-        if (!handle) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
-        }
-
         /* This will lock the main bitmap for us. */
         status = ocfs2_local_alloc_reserve_for_window(osb,
-                                                      handle,
                                                       &ac,
                                                       &main_bm_inode,
                                                       &main_bm_bh);
@@ -910,7 +896,7 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_slide_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                 goto bail;
         }
 
-        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, handle, OCFS2_WINDOW_MOVE_CREDITS);
+        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, NULL, OCFS2_WINDOW_MOVE_CREDITS);
         if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
                 status = PTR_ERR(handle);
                 handle = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
index 30f88ce14e46..4bd624ce380a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ int ocfs2_alloc_should_use_local(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
 struct ocfs2_alloc_context;
 int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                                   struct ocfs2_journal_handle *passed_handle,
                                    u32 bits_wanted,
                                    struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac);
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 5bd5f9948a2f..ca012446d8e7 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -334,13 +334,6 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
                 return status;
         }
 
-        handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-        if (handle == NULL) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto leave;
-        }
-
         if (S_ISDIR(mode) && (dir->i_nlink >= OCFS2_LINK_MAX)) {
                 status = -EMLINK;
                 goto leave;
@@ -368,7 +361,7 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
         }
 
         /* reserve an inode spot */
-        status = ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(osb, handle, &inode_ac);
+        status = ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(osb, &inode_ac);
         if (status < 0) {
                 if (status != -ENOSPC)
                         mlog_errno(status);
@@ -378,7 +371,7 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
         /* are we making a directory? If so, reserve a cluster for his
          * 1st extent. */
         if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
-                status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, handle, 1, &data_ac);
+                status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, 1, &data_ac);
                 if (status < 0) {
                         if (status != -ENOSPC)
                                 mlog_errno(status);
@@ -386,7 +379,7 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
                 }
         }
 
-        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, handle, OCFS2_MKNOD_CREDITS);
+        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, NULL, OCFS2_MKNOD_CREDITS);
         if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
                 status = PTR_ERR(handle);
                 handle = NULL;
@@ -1649,14 +1642,7 @@ static int ocfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir,
                 goto bail;
         }
 
-        handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-        if (handle == NULL) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
-        }
-
-        status = ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(osb, handle, &inode_ac);
+        status = ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(osb, &inode_ac);
         if (status < 0) {
                 if (status != -ENOSPC)
                         mlog_errno(status);
@@ -1665,7 +1651,7 @@ static int ocfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 
         /* don't reserve bitmap space for fast symlinks. */
         if (l > ocfs2_fast_symlink_chars(sb)) {
-                status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, handle, 1, &data_ac);
+                status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb, 1, &data_ac);
                 if (status < 0) {
                         if (status != -ENOSPC)
                                 mlog_errno(status);
@@ -1673,7 +1659,7 @@ static int ocfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir,
                 }
         }
 
-        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, handle, credits);
+        handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, NULL, credits);
         if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
                 status = PTR_ERR(handle);
                 handle = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index 32093409e256..31bda54fefe3 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                                    struct inode *alloc_inode,
                                    struct buffer_head *bh);
 
-static int ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                                       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac);
-
 static int ocfs2_cluster_group_search(struct inode *inode,
                                       struct buffer_head *group_bh,
                                       u32 bits_wanted, u32 min_bits,
@@ -72,6 +69,7 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_search(struct inode *inode,
                                     u16 *bit_off, u16 *bits_found);
 static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                                      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+                                     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                      u32 bits_wanted,
                                      u32 min_bits,
                                      u16 *bit_off,
@@ -120,8 +118,16 @@ static inline void ocfs2_block_to_cluster_group(struct inode *inode,
 
 void ocfs2_free_alloc_context(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
 {
-        if (ac->ac_inode)
-                iput(ac->ac_inode);
+        struct inode *inode = ac->ac_inode;
+
+        if (inode) {
+                if (ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL)
+                        ocfs2_meta_unlock(inode, 1);
+
+                mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+
+                iput(inode);
+        }
         if (ac->ac_bh)
                 brelse(ac->ac_bh);
         kfree(ac);
@@ -284,16 +290,8 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
         mlog_entry_void();
 
-        handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-        if (!handle) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
-        }
-
         cl = &fe->id2.i_chain;
         status = ocfs2_reserve_clusters(osb,
-                                        handle,
                                         le16_to_cpu(cl->cl_cpg),
                                         &ac);
         if (status < 0) {
@@ -402,27 +400,38 @@ bail:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                                       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
+                                       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+                                       int type,
+                                       u32 slot)
 {
         int status;
         u32 bits_wanted = ac->ac_bits_wanted;
-        struct inode *alloc_inode = ac->ac_inode;
+        struct inode *alloc_inode;
         struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
-        struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = ac->ac_handle;
         struct ocfs2_dinode *fe;
         u32 free_bits;
 
         mlog_entry_void();
 
-        BUG_ON(handle->k_handle);
+        alloc_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb, type, slot);
+        if (!alloc_inode) {
+                mlog_errno(-EINVAL);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
 
-        ocfs2_handle_add_inode(handle, alloc_inode);
-        status = ocfs2_meta_lock(alloc_inode, handle, &bh, 1);
+        mutex_lock(&alloc_inode->i_mutex);
+
+        status = ocfs2_meta_lock(alloc_inode, NULL, &bh, 1);
         if (status < 0) {
+                mutex_unlock(&alloc_inode->i_mutex);
+                iput(alloc_inode);
+
                 mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
+                return status;
         }
 
+        ac->ac_inode = alloc_inode;
+
         fe = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) bh->b_data;
         if (!OCFS2_IS_VALID_DINODE(fe)) {
                 OCFS2_RO_ON_INVALID_DINODE(alloc_inode->i_sb, fe);
@@ -473,12 +482,11 @@ bail:
 }
 
 int ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                               struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                struct ocfs2_dinode *fe,
                                struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac)
 {
         int status;
-        struct inode *alloc_inode = NULL;
+        u32 slot;
 
         *ac = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ocfs2_alloc_context), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!(*ac)) {
@@ -488,28 +496,18 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         }
 
         (*ac)->ac_bits_wanted = ocfs2_extend_meta_needed(fe);
-        (*ac)->ac_handle = handle;
         (*ac)->ac_which = OCFS2_AC_USE_META;
 
 #ifndef OCFS2_USE_ALL_METADATA_SUBALLOCATORS
-        alloc_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
-                                                  EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
-                                                  0);
+        slot = 0;
 #else
-        alloc_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
-                                                  EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
-                                                  osb->slot_num);
+        slot = osb->slot_num;
 #endif
-        if (!alloc_inode) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
-        }
 
-        (*ac)->ac_inode = igrab(alloc_inode);
         (*ac)->ac_group_search = ocfs2_block_group_search;
 
-        status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, (*ac));
+        status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, (*ac),
+                                             EXTENT_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE, slot);
         if (status < 0) {
                 if (status != -ENOSPC)
                         mlog_errno(status);
@@ -523,19 +521,14 @@ bail:
                 *ac = NULL;
         }
 
-        if (alloc_inode)
-                iput(alloc_inode);
-
         mlog_exit(status);
         return status;
 }
 
 int ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                            struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                             struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac)
 {
         int status;
-        struct inode *alloc_inode = NULL;
 
         *ac = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ocfs2_alloc_context), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!(*ac)) {
@@ -545,22 +538,13 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         }
 
         (*ac)->ac_bits_wanted = 1;
-        (*ac)->ac_handle = handle;
         (*ac)->ac_which = OCFS2_AC_USE_INODE;
 
-        alloc_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
-                                                  INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
-                                                  osb->slot_num);
-        if (!alloc_inode) {
-                status = -ENOMEM;
-                mlog_errno(status);
-                goto bail;
-        }
-
-        (*ac)->ac_inode = igrab(alloc_inode);
         (*ac)->ac_group_search = ocfs2_block_group_search;
 
-        status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, *ac);
+        status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, *ac,
+                                             INODE_ALLOC_SYSTEM_INODE,
+                                             osb->slot_num);
         if (status < 0) {
                 if (status != -ENOSPC)
                         mlog_errno(status);
@@ -574,9 +558,6 @@ bail:
                 *ac = NULL;
         }
 
-        if (alloc_inode)
-                iput(alloc_inode);
-
         mlog_exit(status);
         return status;
 }
@@ -588,20 +569,17 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_cluster_bitmap_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 {
         int status;
 
-        ac->ac_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
-                                                   GLOBAL_BITMAP_SYSTEM_INODE,
-                                                   OCFS2_INVALID_SLOT);
-        if (!ac->ac_inode) {
-                status = -EINVAL;
-                mlog(ML_ERROR, "Could not get bitmap inode!\n");
-                goto bail;
-        }
         ac->ac_which = OCFS2_AC_USE_MAIN;
         ac->ac_group_search = ocfs2_cluster_group_search;
 
-        status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, ac);
-        if (status < 0 && status != -ENOSPC)
+        status = ocfs2_reserve_suballoc_bits(osb, ac,
+                                             GLOBAL_BITMAP_SYSTEM_INODE,
+                                             OCFS2_INVALID_SLOT);
+        if (status < 0 && status != -ENOSPC) {
                 mlog_errno(status);
+                goto bail;
+        }
+
 bail:
         return status;
 }
@@ -610,7 +588,6 @@ bail:
  * use so we figure it out for them, but unfortunately this clutters
  * things a bit. */
 int ocfs2_reserve_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                           struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                            u32 bits_wanted,
                            struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac)
 {
@@ -618,8 +595,6 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
         mlog_entry_void();
 
-        BUG_ON(!handle);
-
         *ac = kcalloc(1, sizeof(struct ocfs2_alloc_context), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!(*ac)) {
                 status = -ENOMEM;
@@ -628,12 +603,10 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         }
 
         (*ac)->ac_bits_wanted = bits_wanted;
-        (*ac)->ac_handle = handle;
 
         status = -ENOSPC;
         if (ocfs2_alloc_should_use_local(osb, bits_wanted)) {
                 status = ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(osb,
-                                                        handle,
                                                         bits_wanted,
                                                         *ac);
                 if ((status < 0) && (status != -ENOSPC)) {
@@ -1055,6 +1028,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_search_one_group(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+                                  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                   u32 bits_wanted,
                                   u32 min_bits,
                                   u16 *bit_off,
@@ -1067,7 +1041,6 @@ static int ocfs2_search_one_group(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
         struct buffer_head *group_bh = NULL;
         struct ocfs2_group_desc *gd;
         struct inode *alloc_inode = ac->ac_inode;
-        struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = ac->ac_handle;
 
         ret = ocfs2_read_block(OCFS2_SB(alloc_inode->i_sb), gd_blkno,
                                &group_bh, OCFS2_BH_CACHED, alloc_inode);
@@ -1115,6 +1088,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+                              struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                               u32 bits_wanted,
                               u32 min_bits,
                               u16 *bit_off,
@@ -1126,7 +1100,6 @@ static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
         u16 chain, tmp_bits;
         u32 tmp_used;
         u64 next_group;
-        struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = ac->ac_handle;
         struct inode *alloc_inode = ac->ac_inode;
         struct buffer_head *group_bh = NULL;
         struct buffer_head *prev_group_bh = NULL;
@@ -1272,6 +1245,7 @@ bail:
 /* will give out up to bits_wanted contiguous bits. */
 static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                                      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+                                     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                      u32 bits_wanted,
                                      u32 min_bits,
                                      u16 *bit_off,
@@ -1313,8 +1287,8 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                  * by jumping straight to the most recently used
                  * allocation group. This helps us mantain some
                  * contiguousness across allocations. */
-                status = ocfs2_search_one_group(ac, bits_wanted, min_bits,
-                                                bit_off, num_bits,
+                status = ocfs2_search_one_group(ac, handle, bits_wanted,
+                                                min_bits, bit_off, num_bits,
                                                 hint_blkno, &bits_left);
                 if (!status) {
                         /* Be careful to update *bg_blkno here as the
@@ -1336,7 +1310,7 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         ac->ac_chain = victim;
         ac->ac_allow_chain_relink = 1;
 
-        status = ocfs2_search_chain(ac, bits_wanted, min_bits, bit_off,
+        status = ocfs2_search_chain(ac, handle, bits_wanted, min_bits, bit_off,
                                     num_bits, bg_blkno, &bits_left);
         if (!status)
                 goto set_hint;
@@ -1360,7 +1334,7 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
                         continue;
 
                 ac->ac_chain = i;
-                status = ocfs2_search_chain(ac, bits_wanted, min_bits,
+                status = ocfs2_search_chain(ac, handle, bits_wanted, min_bits,
                                             bit_off, num_bits, bg_blkno,
                                             &bits_left);
                 if (!status)
@@ -1401,10 +1375,10 @@ int ocfs2_claim_metadata(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         BUG_ON(!ac);
         BUG_ON(ac->ac_bits_wanted < (ac->ac_bits_given + bits_wanted));
         BUG_ON(ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_META);
-        BUG_ON(ac->ac_handle != handle);
 
         status = ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(osb,
                                            ac,
+                                           handle,
                                            bits_wanted,
                                            1,
                                            suballoc_bit_start,
@@ -1440,10 +1414,10 @@ int ocfs2_claim_new_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
         BUG_ON(ac->ac_bits_given != 0);
         BUG_ON(ac->ac_bits_wanted != 1);
         BUG_ON(ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_INODE);
-        BUG_ON(ac->ac_handle != handle);
 
         status = ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(osb,
                                            ac,
+                                           handle,
                                            1,
                                            1,
                                            suballoc_bit,
@@ -1546,7 +1520,6 @@ int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
         BUG_ON(ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL
                && ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_MAIN);
-        BUG_ON(ac->ac_handle != handle);
 
         if (ac->ac_which == OCFS2_AC_USE_LOCAL) {
                 status = ocfs2_claim_local_alloc_bits(osb,
@@ -1572,6 +1545,7 @@ int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
                 status = ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(osb,
                                                    ac,
+                                                   handle,
                                                    bits_wanted,
                                                    min_clusters,
                                                    &bg_bit_off,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
index c787838d1052..e7c4b277c8d6 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct ocfs2_alloc_context {
 #define OCFS2_AC_USE_INODE 3
 #define OCFS2_AC_USE_META  4
         u32    ac_which;
-        struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ac_handle;
 
         /* these are used by the chain search */
         u16    ac_chain;
@@ -60,14 +59,11 @@ static inline int ocfs2_alloc_context_bits_left(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
 }
 
 int ocfs2_reserve_new_metadata(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                               struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                                struct ocfs2_dinode *fe,
                                struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac);
 int ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                            struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                             struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac);
 int ocfs2_reserve_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-                           struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
                            u32 bits_wanted,
                            struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac);