* @num_gh: the number of structures
  * @ghs: an array of struct gfs2_holder structures
  *
- * Figure out how big an impact this function has.  Either:
- * 1) Replace this code with code that calls gfs2_glock_prefetch()
- * 2) Forget async stuff and just call nq_m_sync()
- * 3) Leave it like it is
  *
  * Returns: 0 on success (all glocks acquired),
  *          errno on failure (no glocks acquired)
 
 int gfs2_glock_nq_m(unsigned int num_gh, struct gfs2_holder *ghs)
 {
-       int *e;
-       unsigned int x;
-       int borked = 0, serious = 0;
+       struct gfs2_holder *tmp[4];
+       struct gfs2_holder **pph = tmp;
        int error = 0;
 
-       if (!num_gh)
+       switch(num_gh) {
+       case 0:
                return 0;
-
-       if (num_gh == 1) {
+       case 1:
                ghs->gh_flags &= ~(LM_FLAG_TRY | GL_ASYNC);
                return gfs2_glock_nq(ghs);
-       }
-
-       e = kcalloc(num_gh, sizeof(struct gfs2_holder *), GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!e)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       for (x = 0; x < num_gh; x++) {
-               ghs[x].gh_flags |= LM_FLAG_TRY | GL_ASYNC;
-               error = gfs2_glock_nq(&ghs[x]);
-               if (error) {
-                       borked = 1;
-                       serious = error;
-                       num_gh = x;
+       default:
+               if (num_gh <= 4)
                        break;
-               }
+               pph = kmalloc(num_gh * sizeof(struct gfs2_holder *), GFP_NOFS);
+               if (!pph)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
-       for (x = 0; x < num_gh; x++) {
-               error = e[x] = glock_wait_internal(&ghs[x]);
-               if (error) {
-                       borked = 1;
-                       if (error != GLR_TRYFAILED && error != GLR_CANCELED)
-                               serious = error;
-               }
-       }
-
-       if (!borked) {
-               kfree(e);
-               return 0;
-       }
-
-       for (x = 0; x < num_gh; x++)
-               if (!e[x])
-                       gfs2_glock_dq(&ghs[x]);
-
-       if (serious)
-               error = serious;
-       else {
-               for (x = 0; x < num_gh; x++)
-                       gfs2_holder_reinit(ghs[x].gh_state, ghs[x].gh_flags,
-                                         &ghs[x]);
-               error = nq_m_sync(num_gh, ghs, (struct gfs2_holder **)e);
-       }
+       error = nq_m_sync(num_gh, ghs, pph);
 
-       kfree(e);
+       if (pph != tmp)
+               kfree(pph);
 
        return error;
 }