{
        static ino_t counter;
        struct inode *inode;
-       struct hlist_head * head;
+       struct hlist_head *head;
        ino_t res;
+
        spin_lock(&inode_lock);
-retry:
-       if (counter > max_reserved) {
-               head = inode_hashtable + hash(sb,counter);
+       do {
+               if (counter <= max_reserved)
+                       counter = max_reserved + 1;
                res = counter++;
+               head = inode_hashtable + hash(sb, res);
                inode = find_inode_fast(sb, head, res);
-               if (!inode) {
-                       spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
-                       return res;
-               }
-       } else {
-               counter = max_reserved + 1;
-       }
-       goto retry;
-       
-}
+       } while (inode != NULL);
+       spin_unlock(&inode_lock);
 
+       return res;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(iunique);
 
 struct inode *igrab(struct inode *inode)