1 files changed, 9 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
index c19184f2e70e..bec76b1c2bb0 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/bmap.c
@@ -246,15 +246,11 @@ static void find_metapath(const struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 block,
 
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int zero_metapath_length(const struct metapath *mp,
-                                                unsigned height)
+static inline unsigned int metapath_branch_start(const struct metapath *mp)
 {
-        unsigned int i;
-        for (i = 0; i < height - 1; i++) {
-                if (mp->mp_list[i] != 0)
-                        return i;
-        }
-        return height;
+        if (mp->mp_list[0] == 0)
+                return 2;
+        return 1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -436,7 +432,7 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
         struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
         struct buffer_head *dibh = mp->mp_bh[0];
         u64 bn, dblock = 0;
-        unsigned n, i, blks, alloced = 0, iblks = 0, zmpl = 0;
+        unsigned n, i, blks, alloced = 0, iblks = 0, branch_start = 0;
         unsigned dblks = 0;
         unsigned ptrs_per_blk;
         const unsigned end_of_metadata = height - 1;
@@ -471,9 +467,8 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
                         /* Building up tree height */
                         state = ALLOC_GROW_HEIGHT;
                         iblks = height - ip->i_height;
-                        zmpl = zero_metapath_length(mp, height);
-                        iblks -= zmpl;
-                        iblks += height;
+                        branch_start = metapath_branch_start(mp);
+                        iblks += (height - branch_start);
                 }
         }
 
@@ -509,13 +504,13 @@ static int gfs2_bmap_alloc(struct inode *inode, const sector_t lblock,
                                         sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header));
                                 *ptr = zero_bn;
                                 state = ALLOC_GROW_DEPTH;
-                                for(i = zmpl; i < height; i++) {
+                                for(i = branch_start; i < height; i++) {
                                         if (mp->mp_bh[i] == NULL)
                                                 break;
                                         brelse(mp->mp_bh[i]);
                                         mp->mp_bh[i] = NULL;
                                 }
-                                i = zmpl;
+                                i = branch_start;
                         }
                         if (n == 0)
                                 break;