static int dump_mle(struct dlm_master_list_entry *mle, char *buf, int len)
 {
        int out = 0;
-       unsigned int namelen;
-       unsigned char *name;
        char *mle_type;
 
-       if (mle->type != DLM_MLE_MASTER) {
-               name = mle->u.mlename.name;
-               namelen = mle->u.mlename.len;
-       } else {
-               name  = (unsigned char *)mle->u.mleres->lockname.name;
-               namelen = mle->u.mleres->lockname.len;
-       }
-
        if (mle->type == DLM_MLE_BLOCK)
                mle_type = "BLK";
        else if (mle->type == DLM_MLE_MASTER)
        else
                mle_type = "MIG";
 
-       out += stringify_lockname(name, namelen, buf + out, len - out);
+       out += stringify_lockname(mle->mname, mle->mnamelen, buf + out, len - out);
        out += snprintf(buf + out, len - out,
                        "\t%3s\tmas=%3u\tnew=%3u\tevt=%1d\tuse=%1d\tref=%3d\n",
                        mle_type, mle->master, mle->new_master,
 
                                void *nodemap, u32 flags);
 static void dlm_deref_lockres_worker(struct dlm_work_item *item, void *data);
 
-static inline void __dlm_mle_name(struct dlm_master_list_entry *mle,
-                                 unsigned char **name, unsigned int *namelen,
-                                 unsigned int *namehash)
-{
-       BUG_ON(mle->type != DLM_MLE_BLOCK &&
-              mle->type != DLM_MLE_MASTER &&
-              mle->type != DLM_MLE_MIGRATION);
-
-       if (mle->type != DLM_MLE_MASTER) {
-               *name = mle->u.mlename.name;
-               *namelen = mle->u.mlename.len;
-               if (namehash)
-                       *namehash = mle->u.mlename.hash;
-       } else {
-               *name  = (unsigned char *)mle->u.mleres->lockname.name;
-               *namelen = mle->u.mleres->lockname.len;
-               if (namehash)
-                       *namehash = mle->u.mleres->lockname.hash;
-       }
-}
-
 static inline int dlm_mle_equal(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
                                struct dlm_master_list_entry *mle,
                                const char *name,
                                unsigned int namelen)
 {
-       unsigned char *mlename;
-       unsigned int mlelen;
-
        if (dlm != mle->dlm)
                return 0;
 
-       __dlm_mle_name(mle, &mlename, &mlelen, NULL);
-
-       if (namelen != mlelen || memcmp(name, mlename, namelen) != 0)
+       if (namelen != mle->mnamelen ||
+           memcmp(name, mle->mname, namelen) != 0)
                return 0;
 
        return 1;
 
        if (mle->type == DLM_MLE_MASTER) {
                BUG_ON(!res);
-               mle->u.mleres = res;
+               mle->mleres = res;
+               memcpy(mle->mname, res->lockname.name, res->lockname.len);
+               mle->mnamelen = res->lockname.len;
+               mle->mnamehash = res->lockname.hash;
        } else {
                BUG_ON(!name);
-               memcpy(mle->u.mlename.name, name, namelen);
-               mle->u.mlename.len = namelen;
-               mle->u.mlename.hash = dlm_lockid_hash(name, namelen);
+               mle->mleres = NULL;
+               memcpy(mle->mname, name, namelen);
+               mle->mnamelen = namelen;
+               mle->mnamehash = dlm_lockid_hash(name, namelen);
        }
 
        atomic_inc(&dlm->mle_tot_count[mle->type]);
 void __dlm_insert_mle(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, struct dlm_master_list_entry *mle)
 {
        struct hlist_head *bucket;
-       unsigned char *mname;
-       unsigned int mlen, hash;
 
        assert_spin_locked(&dlm->master_lock);
 
-       __dlm_mle_name(mle, &mname, &mlen, &hash);
-       bucket = dlm_master_hash(dlm, hash);
+       bucket = dlm_master_hash(dlm, mle->mnamehash);
        hlist_add_head(&mle->master_hash_node, bucket);
 }
 
 {
        struct dlm_master_list_entry *mle;
        struct dlm_ctxt *dlm;
-       unsigned char *mname;
-       unsigned int mlen;
 
        mlog_entry_void();
 
        assert_spin_locked(&dlm->spinlock);
        assert_spin_locked(&dlm->master_lock);
 
-       __dlm_mle_name(mle, &mname, &mlen, NULL);
-       mlog(0, "Releasing mle for %.*s, type %d\n", mlen, mname, mle->type);
+       mlog(0, "Releasing mle for %.*s, type %d\n", mle->mnamelen, mle->mname,
+            mle->type);
 
        /* remove from list if not already */
        __dlm_unlink_mle(dlm, mle);
                                                     res->lockname.len,
                                                     res->lockname.name);
                                                mle->type = DLM_MLE_MASTER;
-                                               mle->u.mleres = res;
+                                               mle->mleres = res;
                                        }
                                }
                        }
        struct dlm_ctxt *dlm = mle->dlm;
        struct dlm_master_request request;
        int ret, response=0, resend;
-       unsigned char *mlename;
-       unsigned int mlenamelen;
 
        memset(&request, 0, sizeof(request));
        request.node_idx = dlm->node_num;
 
        BUG_ON(mle->type == DLM_MLE_MIGRATION);
 
-       __dlm_mle_name(mle, &mlename, &mlenamelen, NULL);
-
-       request.namelen = (u8)mlenamelen;
-       memcpy(request.name, mlename, request.namelen);
+       request.namelen = (u8)mle->mnamelen;
+       memcpy(request.name, mle->mname, request.namelen);
 
 again:
        ret = o2net_send_message(DLM_MASTER_REQUEST_MSG, dlm->key, &request,
                                        struct dlm_master_list_entry *mle)
 {
        struct dlm_lock_resource *res;
-       unsigned int hash;
 
        /* Find the lockres associated to the mle and set its owner to UNK */
-       hash = dlm_lockid_hash(mle->u.mlename.name, mle->u.mlename.len);
-       res = __dlm_lookup_lockres(dlm, mle->u.mlename.name, mle->u.mlename.len,
-                                  hash);
+       res = __dlm_lookup_lockres(dlm, mle->mname, mle->mnamelen,
+                                  mle->mnamehash);
        if (res) {
                spin_unlock(&dlm->master_lock);