* keep it small.
  */
 struct metapath {
+       struct buffer_head *mp_bh[GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT];
        __u16 mp_list[GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT];
 };
 
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
-static int build_height(struct inode *inode, unsigned height)
+static int build_height(struct inode *inode, struct metapath *mp, unsigned height)
 {
        struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
        unsigned new_height = height - ip->i_height;
        struct buffer_head *dibh;
-       struct buffer_head *blocks[GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT];
        struct gfs2_dinode *di;
        int error;
        __be64 *bp;
 
        for(n = 0; n < new_height; n++) {
                bn = gfs2_alloc_meta(ip);
-               blocks[n] = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, bn);
-               gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, blocks[n], 1);
+               mp->mp_bh[n] = gfs2_meta_new(ip->i_gl, bn);
+               gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, mp->mp_bh[n], 1);
        }
 
        n = 0;
-       bn = blocks[0]->b_blocknr;
+       bn = mp->mp_bh[0]->b_blocknr;
        if (new_height > 1) {
                for(; n < new_height-1; n++) {
-                       gfs2_metatype_set(blocks[n], GFS2_METATYPE_IN,
+                       gfs2_metatype_set(mp->mp_bh[n], GFS2_METATYPE_IN,
                                          GFS2_FORMAT_IN);
-                       gfs2_buffer_clear_tail(blocks[n],
+                       gfs2_buffer_clear_tail(mp->mp_bh[n],
                                               sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header));
-                       bp = (__be64 *)(blocks[n]->b_data +
+                       bp = (__be64 *)(mp->mp_bh[n]->b_data +
                                     sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header));
-                       *bp = cpu_to_be64(blocks[n+1]->b_blocknr);
-                       brelse(blocks[n]);
-                       blocks[n] = NULL;
+                       *bp = cpu_to_be64(mp->mp_bh[n+1]->b_blocknr);
+                       brelse(mp->mp_bh[n]);
+                       mp->mp_bh[n] = NULL;
                }
        }
-       gfs2_metatype_set(blocks[n], GFS2_METATYPE_IN, GFS2_FORMAT_IN);
-       gfs2_buffer_copy_tail(blocks[n], sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header),
+       gfs2_metatype_set(mp->mp_bh[n], GFS2_METATYPE_IN, GFS2_FORMAT_IN);
+       gfs2_buffer_copy_tail(mp->mp_bh[n], sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header),
                              dibh, sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode));
-       brelse(blocks[n]);
+       brelse(mp->mp_bh[n]);
        gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
        di = (struct gfs2_dinode *)dibh->b_data;
        gfs2_buffer_clear_tail(dibh, sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode));
 
 /**
  * metapointer - Return pointer to start of metadata in a buffer
- * @bh: The buffer
  * @height: The metadata height (0 = dinode)
  * @mp: The metapath
  *
  * metadata tree.
  */
 
-static inline __be64 *metapointer(struct buffer_head *bh, int *boundary,
-                              unsigned int height, const struct metapath *mp)
+static inline __be64 *metapointer(int *boundary, unsigned int height,
+                                 const struct metapath *mp)
 {
+       struct buffer_head *bh = mp->mp_bh[height];
        unsigned int head_size = (height > 0) ?
                sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header) : sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode);
        __be64 *ptr;
 /**
  * lookup_block - Get the next metadata block in metadata tree
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
- * @bh: Buffer containing the pointers to metadata blocks
  * @height: The height of the tree (0 = dinode)
  * @mp: The metapath
  * @create: Non-zero if we may create a new meatdata block
  *
  */
 
-static int lookup_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *bh,
-                       unsigned int height, struct metapath *mp, int create,
+static int lookup_block(struct gfs2_inode *ip, unsigned int height,
+                       struct metapath *mp, int create,
                        int *new, u64 *block)
 {
        int boundary;
-       __be64 *ptr = metapointer(bh, &boundary, height, mp);
+       __be64 *ptr = metapointer(&boundary, height, mp);
 
        if (*ptr) {
                *block = be64_to_cpu(*ptr);
        else
                *block = gfs2_alloc_meta(ip);
 
-       gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
+       gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, mp->mp_bh[height], 1);
 
        *ptr = cpu_to_be64(*block);
        ip->i_di.di_blocks++;
 }
 
 static int lookup_metapath(struct inode *inode, struct metapath *mp,
-                          int create, int *new, u64 *dblock,
-                          struct buffer_head **dibh, struct buffer_head **bh)
+                          int create, int *new, u64 *dblock)
 {
+       struct buffer_head *bh;
        struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
        unsigned int end_of_metadata = ip->i_height - 1;
        unsigned int x;
-       int ret = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, bh);
+       int ret = gfs2_meta_inode_buffer(ip, &bh);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       *dibh = *bh;
-       get_bh(*dibh);
+       mp->mp_bh[0] = bh;
 
        for (x = 0; x < end_of_metadata; x++) {
-               lookup_block(ip, *bh, x, mp, create, new, dblock);
-               brelse(*bh);
-               *bh = NULL;
+               lookup_block(ip, x, mp, create, new, dblock);
                if (!dblock)
                        return 0;
 
-               ret = gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, x+1, *dblock, *new, bh);
+               ret = gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(ip, x+1, *dblock, *new, &mp->mp_bh[x+1]);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
 
-       return lookup_block(ip, *bh, end_of_metadata, mp, create, new, dblock);
+       return lookup_block(ip, end_of_metadata, mp, create, new, dblock);
+}
+
+static void release_metapath(struct metapath *mp)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT; i++)
+               if (mp->mp_bh[i])
+                       brelse(mp->mp_bh[i]);
 }
 
 static inline void bmap_lock(struct inode *inode, int create)
        struct gfs2_inode *ip = GFS2_I(inode);
        struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(inode);
        unsigned int bsize = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize;
-       struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
        int error = 0;
        int new = 0;
        u64 dblock = 0;
        unsigned int maxlen = bh_map->b_size >> inode->i_blkbits;
        struct metapath mp;
        u64 size;
-       struct buffer_head *dibh = NULL;
        const u64 *arr = sdp->sd_heightsize;
        BUG_ON(maxlen == 0);
 
        if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, !gfs2_is_stuffed(ip)))
                return 0;
 
+       memset(mp.mp_bh, 0, sizeof(mp.mp_bh));
        bmap_lock(inode, create);
        clear_buffer_mapped(bh_map);
        clear_buffer_new(bh_map);
                        goto out_ok;
                while (size > arr[height])
                        height++;
-               error = build_height(inode, height);
+               error = build_height(inode, &mp, height);
                if (error)
                        goto out_fail;
        }
 
        find_metapath(ip, lblock, &mp);
-       error = lookup_metapath(inode, &mp, create, &new, &dblock, &dibh, &bh);
+       error = lookup_metapath(inode, &mp, create, &new, &dblock);
        if (error < 0)
                goto out_fail;
        boundary = error;
                if (boundary)
                        set_buffer_boundary(bh_map);
                if (new) {
-                       gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, dibh, 1);
-                       gfs2_dinode_out(ip, dibh->b_data);
+                       gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, mp.mp_bh[0], 1);
+                       gfs2_dinode_out(ip, mp.mp_bh[0]->b_data);
                        set_buffer_new(bh_map);
-                       goto out_brelse;
+                       goto out_ok;
                }
                while(--maxlen && !buffer_boundary(bh_map)) {
-                       unsigned int end_of_metadata = ip->i_height - 1;
                        u64 eblock;
-
-                       mp.mp_list[end_of_metadata]++;
-                       boundary = lookup_block(ip, bh, end_of_metadata, &mp, 0, &new, &eblock);
+                       mp.mp_list[ip->i_height - 1]++;
+                       boundary = lookup_block(ip, ip->i_height - 1, &mp, 0, &new, &eblock);
                        if (eblock != ++dblock)
                                break;
                        bh_map->b_size += (1 << inode->i_blkbits);
                                set_buffer_boundary(bh_map);
                }
        }
-out_brelse:
-       if (bh)
-               brelse(bh);
 out_ok:
        error = 0;
 out_fail:
-       if (dibh)
-               brelse(dibh);
+       release_metapath(&mp);
        bmap_unlock(inode, create);
        return error;
 }
 
                down_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
                if (size > arr[ip->i_height]) {
+                       struct metapath mp;
                        u8 height = ip->i_height;
                        while(size > arr[height])
                                height++;
-                       error = build_height(&ip->i_inode, height);
+                       error = build_height(&ip->i_inode, &mp, height);
                }
                up_write(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
                if (error)