Merge commit 'origin/master' into for-linus/xen/master

* commit 'origin/master': (4825 commits)
  Fix build errors due to CONFIG_BRANCH_TRACER=y
  parport: Use the PCI IRQ if offered
  tty: jsm cleanups
  Adjust path to gpio headers
  KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE check for module
  Change KCONFIG name
  tty: Blackin CTS/RTS
  Change hardware flow control from poll to interrupt driven
  Add support for the MAX3100 SPI UART.
  lanana: assign a device name and numbering for MAX3100
  serqt: initial clean up pass for tty side
  tty: Use the generic RS485 ioctl on CRIS
  tty: Correct inline types for tty_driver_kref_get()
  splice: fix deadlock in splicing to file
  nilfs2: support nanosecond timestamp
  nilfs2: introduce secondary super block
  nilfs2: simplify handling of active state of segments
  nilfs2: mark minor flag for checkpoint created by internal operation
  nilfs2: clean up sketch file
  nilfs2: super block operations fix endian bug
  ...

Conflicts:
	arch/x86/include/asm/thread_info.h
	arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
	drivers/xen/manage.c

28 files changed, 3180 insertions, 3447 deletions

diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/Kconfig b/fs/reiserfs/Kconfig
index 949b8c6addc8..513f431038f9 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config REISERFS_FS
 	tristate "Reiserfs support"
+	select CRC32
 	help
 	  Stores not just filenames but the files themselves in a balanced
 	  tree.  Uses journalling.
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/Makefile b/fs/reiserfs/Makefile
index 0eb7ac080484..7c5ab6330dd6 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_REISERFS_FS) += reiserfs.o
 reiserfs-objs := bitmap.o do_balan.o namei.o inode.o file.o dir.o fix_node.o \
 		 super.o prints.o objectid.o lbalance.o ibalance.o stree.o \
 		 hashes.o tail_conversion.o journal.o resize.o \
-		 item_ops.o ioctl.o procfs.o
+		 item_ops.o ioctl.o procfs.o xattr.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR),y)
-reiserfs-objs += xattr.o xattr_user.o xattr_trusted.o
+reiserfs-objs += xattr_user.o xattr_trusted.o
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_SECURITY),y)
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/README b/fs/reiserfs/README
index 90e1670e4e6f..14e8c9d460e5 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/README
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[LICENSING] 
+[LICENSING]
 
 ReiserFS is hereby licensed under the GNU General
 Public License version 2.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ the GPL as not allowing those additional licensing options, you read
 it wrongly, and Richard Stallman agrees with me, when carefully read
 you can see that those restrictions on additional terms do not apply
 to the owner of the copyright, and my interpretation of this shall
-govern for this license.  
+govern for this license.
 
 Finally, nothing in this license shall be interpreted to allow you to
 fail to fairly credit me, or to remove my credits, without my
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
index f32d1425cc9f..e716161ab325 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
 
 #define SET_OPTION(optname) \
    do { \
-        reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs: option \"%s\" is set", #optname); \
-        set_bit(_ALLOC_ ## optname , &SB_ALLOC_OPTS(s)); \
+	reiserfs_info(s, "block allocator option \"%s\" is set", #optname); \
+	set_bit(_ALLOC_ ## optname , &SB_ALLOC_OPTS(s)); \
     } while(0)
 #define TEST_OPTION(optname, s) \
     test_bit(_ALLOC_ ## optname , &SB_ALLOC_OPTS(s))
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ int is_reusable(struct super_block *s, b_blocknr_t block, int bit_value)
 	unsigned int bmap_count = reiserfs_bmap_count(s);
 
 	if (block == 0 || block >= SB_BLOCK_COUNT(s)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "vs-4010: is_reusable: block number is out of range %lu (%u)",
-				 block, SB_BLOCK_COUNT(s));
+		reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4010",
+			       "block number is out of range %lu (%u)",
+			       block, SB_BLOCK_COUNT(s));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -79,31 +79,30 @@ int is_reusable(struct super_block *s, b_blocknr_t block, int bit_value)
 		b_blocknr_t bmap1 = REISERFS_SB(s)->s_sbh->b_blocknr + 1;
 		if (block >= bmap1 &&
 		    block <= bmap1 + bmap_count) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "vs: 4019: is_reusable: "
-					 "bitmap block %lu(%u) can't be freed or reused",
-					 block, bmap_count);
+			reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4019", "bitmap block %lu(%u) "
+				       "can't be freed or reused",
+				       block, bmap_count);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (offset == 0) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "vs: 4020: is_reusable: "
-					 "bitmap block %lu(%u) can't be freed or reused",
-					 block, bmap_count);
+			reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4020", "bitmap block %lu(%u) "
+				       "can't be freed or reused",
+				       block, bmap_count);
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (bmap >= bmap_count) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "vs-4030: is_reusable: there is no so many bitmap blocks: "
-				 "block=%lu, bitmap_nr=%u", block, bmap);
+		reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4030", "bitmap for requested block "
+			       "is out of range: block=%lu, bitmap_nr=%u",
+			       block, bmap);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (bit_value == 0 && block == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(s)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "vs-4050: is_reusable: this is root block (%u), "
-				 "it must be busy", SB_ROOT_BLOCK(s));
+		reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4050", "this is root block (%u), "
+			       "it must be busy", SB_ROOT_BLOCK(s));
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -154,8 +153,8 @@ static int scan_bitmap_block(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 /* - I mean `a window of zero bits' as in description of this function - Zam. */
 
 	if (!bi) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "NULL bitmap info pointer for bitmap %d",
-				 bmap_n);
+		reiserfs_error(s, "jdm-4055", "NULL bitmap info pointer "
+			       "for bitmap %d", bmap_n);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -400,11 +399,8 @@ static void _reiserfs_free_block(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	get_bit_address(s, block, &nr, &offset);
 
 	if (nr >= reiserfs_bmap_count(s)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "vs-4075: reiserfs_free_block: "
-				 "block %lu is out of range on %s "
-				 "(nr=%u,max=%u)", block,
-				 reiserfs_bdevname(s), nr,
-				 reiserfs_bmap_count(s));
+		reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4075", "block %lu is out of range",
+			       block);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -416,9 +412,8 @@ static void _reiserfs_free_block(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 	/* clear bit for the given block in bit map */
 	if (!reiserfs_test_and_clear_le_bit(offset, bmbh->b_data)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "vs-4080: reiserfs_free_block: "
-				 "free_block (%s:%lu)[dev:blocknr]: bit already cleared",
-				 reiserfs_bdevname(s), block);
+		reiserfs_error(s, "vs-4080",
+			       "block %lu: bit already cleared", block);
 	}
 	apbi[nr].free_count++;
 	journal_mark_dirty(th, s, bmbh);
@@ -445,7 +440,7 @@ void reiserfs_free_block(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		return;
 
 	if (block > sb_block_count(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_rs)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "bitmap-4072",
+		reiserfs_error(th->t_super, "bitmap-4072",
 			       "Trying to free block outside file system "
 			       "boundaries (%lu > %lu)",
 			       block, sb_block_count(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_rs));
@@ -477,9 +472,8 @@ static void __discard_prealloc(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	if (ei->i_prealloc_count < 0)
-		reiserfs_warning(th->t_super,
-				 "zam-4001:%s: inode has negative prealloc blocks count.",
-				 __func__);
+		reiserfs_error(th->t_super, "zam-4001",
+			       "inode has negative prealloc blocks count.");
 #endif
 	while (ei->i_prealloc_count > 0) {
 		reiserfs_free_prealloc_block(th, inode, ei->i_prealloc_block);
@@ -515,9 +509,9 @@ void reiserfs_discard_all_prealloc(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th)
 				i_prealloc_list);
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 		if (!ei->i_prealloc_count) {
-			reiserfs_warning(th->t_super,
-					 "zam-4001:%s: inode is in prealloc list but has no preallocated blocks.",
-					 __func__);
+			reiserfs_error(th->t_super, "zam-4001",
+				       "inode is in prealloc list but has "
+				       "no preallocated blocks.");
 		}
 #endif
 		__discard_prealloc(th, ei);
@@ -631,12 +625,12 @@ int reiserfs_parse_alloc_options(struct super_block *s, char *options)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "zam-4001: %s : unknown option - %s",
-				 __func__, this_char);
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "zam-4001", "unknown option - %s",
+				 this_char);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_warning(s, "allocator options = [%08x]\n", SB_ALLOC_OPTS(s));
+	reiserfs_info(s, "allocator options = [%08x]\n", SB_ALLOC_OPTS(s));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1221,7 +1215,9 @@ void reiserfs_cache_bitmap_metadata(struct super_block *sb,
 	unsigned long *cur = (unsigned long *)(bh->b_data + bh->b_size);
 
 	/* The first bit must ALWAYS be 1 */
-	BUG_ON(!reiserfs_test_le_bit(0, (unsigned long *)bh->b_data));
+	if (!reiserfs_test_le_bit(0, (unsigned long *)bh->b_data))
+		reiserfs_error(sb, "reiserfs-2025", "bitmap block %lu is "
+			       "corrupted: first bit must be 1", bh->b_blocknr);
 
 	info->free_count = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
index e6b03d2020c1..67a80d7e59e2 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ static int reiserfs_dir_fsync(struct file *filp, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 #define store_ih(where,what) copy_item_head (where, what)
 
-//
-static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+int reiserfs_readdir_dentry(struct dentry *dentry, void *dirent,
+			   filldir_t filldir, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = filp->f_path.dentry->d_inode;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
 	struct cpu_key pos_key;	/* key of current position in the directory (key of directory entry) */
 	INITIALIZE_PATH(path_to_entry);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -64,13 +64,9 @@ static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
 	/* form key for search the next directory entry using f_pos field of
 	   file structure */
-	make_cpu_key(&pos_key, inode,
-		     (filp->f_pos) ? (filp->f_pos) : DOT_OFFSET, TYPE_DIRENTRY,
-		     3);
+	make_cpu_key(&pos_key, inode, *pos ?: DOT_OFFSET, TYPE_DIRENTRY, 3);
 	next_pos = cpu_key_k_offset(&pos_key);
 
-	/*  reiserfs_warning (inode->i_sb, "reiserfs_readdir 1: f_pos = %Ld", filp->f_pos); */
-
 	path_to_entry.reada = PATH_READA;
 	while (1) {
 	      research:
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 				/* Ignore the .reiserfs_priv entry */
 				if (reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb) &&
 				    !old_format_only(inode->i_sb) &&
-				    filp->f_path.dentry == inode->i_sb->s_root &&
+				    dentry == inode->i_sb->s_root &&
 				    REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->priv_root &&
 				    REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->priv_root->d_inode
 				    && deh_objectid(deh) ==
@@ -156,7 +152,7 @@ static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 				}
 
 				d_off = deh_offset(deh);
-				filp->f_pos = d_off;
+				*pos = d_off;
 				d_ino = deh_objectid(deh);
 				if (d_reclen <= 32) {
 					local_buf = small_buf;
@@ -223,15 +219,21 @@ static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *filp, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
 
 	}			/* while */
 
-      end:
-	filp->f_pos = next_pos;
+end:
+	*pos = next_pos;
 	pathrelse(&path_to_entry);
 	reiserfs_check_path(&path_to_entry);
-      out:
+out:
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int reiserfs_readdir(struct file *file, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry = file->f_path.dentry;
+	return reiserfs_readdir_dentry(dentry, dirent, filldir, &file->f_pos);
+}
+
 /* compose directory item containing "." and ".." entries (entries are
    not aligned to 4 byte boundary) */
 /* the last four params are LE */
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c b/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c
index 2f87f5b14630..4beb964a2a3e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/do_balan.c
@@ -29,6 +29,43 @@ struct tree_balance *cur_tb = NULL;	/* detects whether more than one
 					   is interrupting do_balance */
 #endif
 
+static inline void buffer_info_init_left(struct tree_balance *tb,
+                                         struct buffer_info *bi)
+{
+	bi->tb          = tb;
+	bi->bi_bh       = tb->L[0];
+	bi->bi_parent   = tb->FL[0];
+	bi->bi_position = get_left_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+}
+
+static inline void buffer_info_init_right(struct tree_balance *tb,
+                                          struct buffer_info *bi)
+{
+	bi->tb          = tb;
+	bi->bi_bh       = tb->R[0];
+	bi->bi_parent   = tb->FR[0];
+	bi->bi_position = get_right_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+}
+
+static inline void buffer_info_init_tbS0(struct tree_balance *tb,
+                                         struct buffer_info *bi)
+{
+	bi->tb          = tb;
+	bi->bi_bh        = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path);
+	bi->bi_parent   = PATH_H_PPARENT(tb->tb_path, 0);
+	bi->bi_position = PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path, 1);
+}
+
+static inline void buffer_info_init_bh(struct tree_balance *tb,
+                                       struct buffer_info *bi,
+                                       struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	bi->tb          = tb;
+	bi->bi_bh       = bh;
+	bi->bi_parent   = NULL;
+	bi->bi_position = 0;
+}
+
 inline void do_balance_mark_leaf_dirty(struct tree_balance *tb,
 				       struct buffer_head *bh, int flag)
 {
@@ -39,21 +76,21 @@ inline void do_balance_mark_leaf_dirty(struct tree_balance *tb,
 #define do_balance_mark_internal_dirty do_balance_mark_leaf_dirty
 #define do_balance_mark_sb_dirty do_balance_mark_leaf_dirty
 
-/* summary: 
+/* summary:
  if deleting something ( tb->insert_size[0] < 0 )
    return(balance_leaf_when_delete()); (flag d handled here)
  else
    if lnum is larger than 0 we put items into the left node
    if rnum is larger than 0 we put items into the right node
    if snum1 is larger than 0 we put items into the new node s1
-   if snum2 is larger than 0 we put items into the new node s2 
+   if snum2 is larger than 0 we put items into the new node s2
 Note that all *num* count new items being created.
 
 It would be easier to read balance_leaf() if each of these summary
 lines was a separate procedure rather than being inlined.  I think
 that there are many passages here and in balance_leaf_when_delete() in
 which two calls to one procedure can replace two passages, and it
-might save cache space and improve software maintenance costs to do so.  
+might save cache space and improve software maintenance costs to do so.
 
 Vladimir made the perceptive comment that we should offload most of
 the decision making in this function into fix_nodes/check_balance, and
@@ -86,6 +123,7 @@ static int balance_leaf_when_delete(struct tree_balance *tb, int flag)
 	       "PAP-12010: tree can not be empty");
 
 	ih = B_N_PITEM_HEAD(tbS0, item_pos);
+	buffer_info_init_tbS0(tb, &bi);
 
 	/* Delete or truncate the item */
 
@@ -96,10 +134,6 @@ static int balance_leaf_when_delete(struct tree_balance *tb, int flag)
 		       "vs-12013: mode Delete, insert size %d, ih to be deleted %h",
 		       -tb->insert_size[0], ih);
 
-		bi.tb = tb;
-		bi.bi_bh = tbS0;
-		bi.bi_parent = PATH_H_PPARENT(tb->tb_path, 0);
-		bi.bi_position = PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path, 1);
 		leaf_delete_items(&bi, 0, item_pos, 1, -1);
 
 		if (!item_pos && tb->CFL[0]) {
@@ -121,10 +155,6 @@ static int balance_leaf_when_delete(struct tree_balance *tb, int flag)
 		break;
 
 	case M_CUT:{		/* cut item in S[0] */
-			bi.tb = tb;
-			bi.bi_bh = tbS0;
-			bi.bi_parent = PATH_H_PPARENT(tb->tb_path, 0);
-			bi.bi_position = PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path, 1);
 			if (is_direntry_le_ih(ih)) {
 
 				/* UFS unlink semantics are such that you can only delete one directory entry at a time. */
@@ -153,8 +183,8 @@ static int balance_leaf_when_delete(struct tree_balance *tb, int flag)
 
 	default:
 		print_cur_tb("12040");
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-12040: balance_leaf_when_delete: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12040",
+			       "unexpected mode: %s(%d)",
 			       (flag ==
 				M_PASTE) ? "PASTE" : ((flag ==
 						       M_INSERT) ? "INSERT" :
@@ -258,15 +288,15 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
     )
 {
 	struct buffer_head *tbS0 = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path);
-	int item_pos = PATH_LAST_POSITION(tb->tb_path);	/*  index into the array of item headers in S[0] 
+	int item_pos = PATH_LAST_POSITION(tb->tb_path);	/*  index into the array of item headers in S[0]
 							   of the affected item */
 	struct buffer_info bi;
 	struct buffer_head *S_new[2];	/* new nodes allocated to hold what could not fit into S */
 	int snum[2];		/* number of items that will be placed
 				   into S_new (includes partially shifted
 				   items) */
-	int sbytes[2];		/* if an item is partially shifted into S_new then 
-				   if it is a directory item 
+	int sbytes[2];		/* if an item is partially shifted into S_new then
+				   if it is a directory item
 				   it is the number of entries from the item that are shifted into S_new
 				   else
 				   it is the number of bytes from the item that are shifted into S_new
@@ -325,11 +355,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					       ih_item_len(ih));
 
 					/* Insert new item into L[0] */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = tb->L[0];
-					bi.bi_parent = tb->FL[0];
-					bi.bi_position =
-					    get_left_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+					buffer_info_init_left(tb, &bi);
 					leaf_insert_into_buf(&bi,
 							     n + item_pos -
 							     ret_val, ih, body,
@@ -369,11 +395,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					    leaf_shift_left(tb, tb->lnum[0] - 1,
 							    tb->lbytes);
 					/* Insert new item into L[0] */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = tb->L[0];
-					bi.bi_parent = tb->FL[0];
-					bi.bi_position =
-					    get_left_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+					buffer_info_init_left(tb, &bi);
 					leaf_insert_into_buf(&bi,
 							     n + item_pos -
 							     ret_val, ih, body,
@@ -429,13 +451,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							}
 
 							/* Append given directory entry to directory item */
-							bi.tb = tb;
-							bi.bi_bh = tb->L[0];
-							bi.bi_parent =
-							    tb->FL[0];
-							bi.bi_position =
-							    get_left_neighbor_position
-							    (tb, 0);
+							buffer_info_init_left(tb, &bi);
 							leaf_paste_in_buffer
 							    (&bi,
 							     n + item_pos -
@@ -449,8 +465,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							/* when we have merge directory item, pos_in_item has been changed too */
 
 							/* paste new directory entry. 1 is entry number */
-							leaf_paste_entries(bi.
-									   bi_bh,
+							leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 									   n +
 									   item_pos
 									   -
@@ -524,13 +539,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 									     (tbS0,
 									      item_pos)));
 							/* Append to body of item in L[0] */
-							bi.tb = tb;
-							bi.bi_bh = tb->L[0];
-							bi.bi_parent =
-							    tb->FL[0];
-							bi.bi_position =
-							    get_left_neighbor_position
-							    (tb, 0);
+							buffer_info_init_left(tb, &bi);
 							leaf_paste_in_buffer
 							    (&bi,
 							     n + item_pos -
@@ -681,11 +690,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					    leaf_shift_left(tb, tb->lnum[0],
 							    tb->lbytes);
 					/* Append to body of item in L[0] */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = tb->L[0];
-					bi.bi_parent = tb->FL[0];
-					bi.bi_position =
-					    get_left_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+					buffer_info_init_left(tb, &bi);
 					leaf_paste_in_buffer(&bi,
 							     n + item_pos -
 							     ret_val,
@@ -699,7 +704,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							   n + item_pos -
 							   ret_val);
 					if (is_direntry_le_ih(pasted))
-						leaf_paste_entries(bi.bi_bh,
+						leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 								   n +
 								   item_pos -
 								   ret_val,
@@ -722,8 +727,9 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 				}
 				break;
 			default:	/* cases d and t */
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "PAP-12130: balance_leaf: lnum > 0: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12130",
+					       "lnum > 0: unexpected mode: "
+					       " %s(%d)",
 					       (flag ==
 						M_DELETE) ? "DELETE" : ((flag ==
 									 M_CUT)
@@ -776,11 +782,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					set_le_ih_k_offset(ih, offset);
 					put_ih_item_len(ih, tb->rbytes);
 					/* Insert part of the item into R[0] */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = tb->R[0];
-					bi.bi_parent = tb->FR[0];
-					bi.bi_position =
-					    get_right_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+					buffer_info_init_right(tb, &bi);
 					if ((old_len - tb->rbytes) > zeros_num) {
 						r_zeros_number = 0;
 						r_body =
@@ -817,11 +819,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							     tb->rnum[0] - 1,
 							     tb->rbytes);
 					/* Insert new item into R[0] */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = tb->R[0];
-					bi.bi_parent = tb->FR[0];
-					bi.bi_position =
-					    get_right_neighbor_position(tb, 0);
+					buffer_info_init_right(tb, &bi);
 					leaf_insert_into_buf(&bi,
 							     item_pos - n +
 							     tb->rnum[0] - 1,
@@ -881,21 +879,14 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							    pos_in_item -
 							    entry_count +
 							    tb->rbytes - 1;
-							bi.tb = tb;
-							bi.bi_bh = tb->R[0];
-							bi.bi_parent =
-							    tb->FR[0];
-							bi.bi_position =
-							    get_right_neighbor_position
-							    (tb, 0);
+							buffer_info_init_right(tb, &bi);
 							leaf_paste_in_buffer
 							    (&bi, 0,
 							     paste_entry_position,
 							     tb->insert_size[0],
 							     body, zeros_num);
 							/* paste entry */
-							leaf_paste_entries(bi.
-									   bi_bh,
+							leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 									   0,
 									   paste_entry_position,
 									   1,
@@ -1019,12 +1010,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 						    (tb, tb->CFR[0], 0);
 
 						/* Append part of body into R[0] */
-						bi.tb = tb;
-						bi.bi_bh = tb->R[0];
-						bi.bi_parent = tb->FR[0];
-						bi.bi_position =
-						    get_right_neighbor_position
-						    (tb, 0);
+						buffer_info_init_right(tb, &bi);
 						if (n_rem > zeros_num) {
 							r_zeros_number = 0;
 							r_body =
@@ -1071,12 +1057,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							     tb->rbytes);
 					/* append item in R[0] */
 					if (pos_in_item >= 0) {
-						bi.tb = tb;
-						bi.bi_bh = tb->R[0];
-						bi.bi_parent = tb->FR[0];
-						bi.bi_position =
-						    get_right_neighbor_position
-						    (tb, 0);
+						buffer_info_init_right(tb, &bi);
 						leaf_paste_in_buffer(&bi,
 								     item_pos -
 								     n +
@@ -1096,7 +1077,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							   tb->rnum[0]);
 					if (is_direntry_le_ih(pasted)
 					    && pos_in_item >= 0) {
-						leaf_paste_entries(bi.bi_bh,
+						leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 								   item_pos -
 								   n +
 								   tb->rnum[0],
@@ -1136,8 +1117,8 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 			}
 			break;
 		default:	/* cases d and t */
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12175: balance_leaf: rnum > 0: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12175",
+				       "rnum > 0: unexpected mode: %s(%d)",
 				       (flag ==
 					M_DELETE) ? "DELETE" : ((flag ==
 								 M_CUT) ? "CUT"
@@ -1167,8 +1148,8 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 		   not set correctly */
 		if (tb->CFL[0]) {
 			if (!tb->CFR[0])
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "vs-12195: balance_leaf: CFR not initialized");
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12195",
+					       "CFR not initialized");
 			copy_key(B_N_PDELIM_KEY(tb->CFL[0], tb->lkey[0]),
 				 B_N_PDELIM_KEY(tb->CFR[0], tb->rkey[0]));
 			do_balance_mark_internal_dirty(tb, tb->CFL[0], 0);
@@ -1232,10 +1213,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					put_ih_item_len(ih, sbytes[i]);
 
 					/* Insert part of the item into S_new[i] before 0-th item */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = S_new[i];
-					bi.bi_parent = NULL;
-					bi.bi_position = 0;
+					buffer_info_init_bh(tb, &bi, S_new[i]);
 
 					if ((old_len - sbytes[i]) > zeros_num) {
 						r_zeros_number = 0;
@@ -1267,10 +1245,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							S_new[i]);
 
 					/* Insert new item into S_new[i] */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = S_new[i];
-					bi.bi_parent = NULL;
-					bi.bi_position = 0;
+					buffer_info_init_bh(tb, &bi, S_new[i]);
 					leaf_insert_into_buf(&bi,
 							     item_pos - n +
 							     snum[i] - 1, ih,
@@ -1327,10 +1302,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							     sbytes[i] - 1,
 							     S_new[i]);
 							/* Paste given directory entry to directory item */
-							bi.tb = tb;
-							bi.bi_bh = S_new[i];
-							bi.bi_parent = NULL;
-							bi.bi_position = 0;
+							buffer_info_init_bh(tb, &bi, S_new[i]);
 							leaf_paste_in_buffer
 							    (&bi, 0,
 							     pos_in_item -
@@ -1339,8 +1311,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							     tb->insert_size[0],
 							     body, zeros_num);
 							/* paste new directory entry */
-							leaf_paste_entries(bi.
-									   bi_bh,
+							leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 									   0,
 									   pos_in_item
 									   -
@@ -1401,11 +1372,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 						if (n_rem < 0)
 							n_rem = 0;
 						/* Append part of body into S_new[0] */
-						bi.tb = tb;
-						bi.bi_bh = S_new[i];
-						bi.bi_parent = NULL;
-						bi.bi_position = 0;
-
+						buffer_info_init_bh(tb, &bi, S_new[i]);
 						if (n_rem > zeros_num) {
 							r_zeros_number = 0;
 							r_body =
@@ -1475,7 +1442,10 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					    && (pos_in_item != ih_item_len(ih_check)
 						|| tb->insert_size[0] <= 0))
 						reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-							       "PAP-12235: balance_leaf: pos_in_item must be equal to ih_item_len");
+							     "PAP-12235",
+							     "pos_in_item "
+							     "must be equal "
+							     "to ih_item_len");
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
 
 					leaf_mi =
@@ -1489,10 +1459,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 					       leaf_mi);
 
 					/* paste into item */
-					bi.tb = tb;
-					bi.bi_bh = S_new[i];
-					bi.bi_parent = NULL;
-					bi.bi_position = 0;
+					buffer_info_init_bh(tb, &bi, S_new[i]);
 					leaf_paste_in_buffer(&bi,
 							     item_pos - n +
 							     snum[i],
@@ -1505,7 +1472,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							   item_pos - n +
 							   snum[i]);
 					if (is_direntry_le_ih(pasted)) {
-						leaf_paste_entries(bi.bi_bh,
+						leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 								   item_pos -
 								   n + snum[i],
 								   pos_in_item,
@@ -1535,8 +1502,8 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 			}
 			break;
 		default:	/* cases d and t */
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12245: balance_leaf: blknum > 2: unexpectable mode: %s(%d)",
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12245",
+				       "blknum > 2: unexpected mode: %s(%d)",
 				       (flag ==
 					M_DELETE) ? "DELETE" : ((flag ==
 								 M_CUT) ? "CUT"
@@ -1559,10 +1526,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 
 		switch (flag) {
 		case M_INSERT:	/* insert item into S[0] */
-			bi.tb = tb;
-			bi.bi_bh = tbS0;
-			bi.bi_parent = PATH_H_PPARENT(tb->tb_path, 0);
-			bi.bi_position = PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path, 1);
+			buffer_info_init_tbS0(tb, &bi);
 			leaf_insert_into_buf(&bi, item_pos, ih, body,
 					     zeros_num);
 
@@ -1589,14 +1553,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 						       "PAP-12260: insert_size is 0 already");
 
 						/* prepare space */
-						bi.tb = tb;
-						bi.bi_bh = tbS0;
-						bi.bi_parent =
-						    PATH_H_PPARENT(tb->tb_path,
-								   0);
-						bi.bi_position =
-						    PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path,
-								    1);
+						buffer_info_init_tbS0(tb, &bi);
 						leaf_paste_in_buffer(&bi,
 								     item_pos,
 								     pos_in_item,
@@ -1606,7 +1563,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 								     zeros_num);
 
 						/* paste entry */
-						leaf_paste_entries(bi.bi_bh,
+						leaf_paste_entries(&bi,
 								   item_pos,
 								   pos_in_item,
 								   1,
@@ -1644,14 +1601,7 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 						RFALSE(tb->insert_size[0] <= 0,
 						       "PAP-12275: insert size must not be %d",
 						       tb->insert_size[0]);
-						bi.tb = tb;
-						bi.bi_bh = tbS0;
-						bi.bi_parent =
-						    PATH_H_PPARENT(tb->tb_path,
-								   0);
-						bi.bi_position =
-						    PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path,
-								    1);
+						buffer_info_init_tbS0(tb, &bi);
 						leaf_paste_in_buffer(&bi,
 								     item_pos,
 								     pos_in_item,
@@ -1681,10 +1631,11 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 							print_cur_tb("12285");
 							reiserfs_panic(tb->
 								       tb_sb,
-								       "PAP-12285: balance_leaf: insert_size must be 0 (%d)",
-								       tb->
-								       insert_size
-								       [0]);
+							    "PAP-12285",
+							    "insert_size "
+							    "must be 0 "
+							    "(%d)",
+							    tb->insert_size[0]);
 						}
 					}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
@@ -1697,11 +1648,10 @@ static int balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, struct item_head *ih,	/* item h
 	if (flag == M_PASTE && tb->insert_size[0]) {
 		print_cur_tb("12290");
 		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-12290: balance_leaf: insert_size is still not 0 (%d)",
+			       "PAP-12290", "insert_size is still not 0 (%d)",
 			       tb->insert_size[0]);
 	}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
-
 	return 0;
 }				/* Leaf level of the tree is balanced (end of balance_leaf) */
 
@@ -1724,7 +1674,6 @@ void make_empty_node(struct buffer_info *bi)
 struct buffer_head *get_FEB(struct tree_balance *tb)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct buffer_head *first_b;
 	struct buffer_info bi;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_FEB_SIZE; i++)
@@ -1732,19 +1681,15 @@ struct buffer_head *get_FEB(struct tree_balance *tb)
 			break;
 
 	if (i == MAX_FEB_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "vs-12300: get_FEB: FEB list is empty");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12300", "FEB list is empty");
 
-	bi.tb = tb;
-	bi.bi_bh = first_b = tb->FEB[i];
-	bi.bi_parent = NULL;
-	bi.bi_position = 0;
+	buffer_info_init_bh(tb, &bi, tb->FEB[i]);
 	make_empty_node(&bi);
-	set_buffer_uptodate(first_b);
+	set_buffer_uptodate(tb->FEB[i]);
+	tb->used[i] = tb->FEB[i];
 	tb->FEB[i] = NULL;
-	tb->used[i] = first_b;
 
-	return (first_b);
+	return tb->used[i];
 }
 
 /* This is now used because reiserfs_free_block has to be able to
@@ -1755,15 +1700,16 @@ static void store_thrown(struct tree_balance *tb, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	int i;
 
 	if (buffer_dirty(bh))
-		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb,
-				 "store_thrown deals with dirty buffer");
+		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "reiserfs-12320",
+				 "called with dirty buffer");
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tb->thrown); i++)
 		if (!tb->thrown[i]) {
 			tb->thrown[i] = bh;
 			get_bh(bh);	/* free_thrown puts this */
 			return;
 		}
-	reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "store_thrown: too many thrown buffers");
+	reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "reiserfs-12321",
+			 "too many thrown buffers");
 }
 
 static void free_thrown(struct tree_balance *tb)
@@ -1774,8 +1720,8 @@ static void free_thrown(struct tree_balance *tb)
 		if (tb->thrown[i]) {
 			blocknr = tb->thrown[i]->b_blocknr;
 			if (buffer_dirty(tb->thrown[i]))
-				reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb,
-						 "free_thrown deals with dirty buffer %d",
+				reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "reiserfs-12322",
+						 "called with dirty buffer %d",
 						 blocknr);
 			brelse(tb->thrown[i]);	/* incremented in store_thrown */
 			reiserfs_free_block(tb->transaction_handle, NULL,
@@ -1873,20 +1819,19 @@ static void check_internal_node(struct super_block *s, struct buffer_head *bh,
 	for (i = 0; i <= B_NR_ITEMS(bh); i++, dc++) {
 		if (!is_reusable(s, dc_block_number(dc), 1)) {
 			print_cur_tb(mes);
-			reiserfs_panic(s,
-				       "PAP-12338: check_internal_node: invalid child pointer %y in %b",
+			reiserfs_panic(s, "PAP-12338",
+				       "invalid child pointer %y in %b",
 				       dc, bh);
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-static int locked_or_not_in_tree(struct buffer_head *bh, char *which)
+static int locked_or_not_in_tree(struct tree_balance *tb,
+				  struct buffer_head *bh, char *which)
 {
 	if ((!buffer_journal_prepared(bh) && buffer_locked(bh)) ||
 	    !B_IS_IN_TREE(bh)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "vs-12339: locked_or_not_in_tree: %s (%b)",
-				 which, bh);
+		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12339", "%s (%b)", which, bh);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1897,26 +1842,28 @@ static int check_before_balancing(struct tree_balance *tb)
 	int retval = 0;
 
 	if (cur_tb) {
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12335: check_before_balancing: "
-			       "suspect that schedule occurred based on cur_tb not being null at this point in code. "
-			       "do_balance cannot properly handle schedule occurring while it runs.");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-12335", "suspect that schedule "
+			       "occurred based on cur_tb not being null at "
+			       "this point in code. do_balance cannot properly "
+			       "handle schedule occurring while it runs.");
 	}
 
 	/* double check that buffers that we will modify are unlocked. (fix_nodes should already have
 	   prepped all of these for us). */
 	if (tb->lnum[0]) {
-		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb->L[0], "L[0]");
-		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb->FL[0], "FL[0]");
-		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb->CFL[0], "CFL[0]");
+		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, tb->L[0], "L[0]");
+		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, tb->FL[0], "FL[0]");
+		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, tb->CFL[0], "CFL[0]");
 		check_leaf(tb->L[0]);
 	}
 	if (tb->rnum[0]) {
-		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb->R[0], "R[0]");
-		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb->FR[0], "FR[0]");
-		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb->CFR[0], "CFR[0]");
+		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, tb->R[0], "R[0]");
+		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, tb->FR[0], "FR[0]");
+		retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, tb->CFR[0], "CFR[0]");
 		check_leaf(tb->R[0]);
 	}
-	retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path), "S[0]");
+	retval |= locked_or_not_in_tree(tb, PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path),
+					"S[0]");
 	check_leaf(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path));
 
 	return retval;
@@ -1930,8 +1877,8 @@ static void check_after_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb)
 		    dc_size(B_N_CHILD
 			    (tb->FL[0], get_left_neighbor_position(tb, 0)))) {
 			print_cur_tb("12221");
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12355: check_after_balance_leaf: shift to left was incorrect");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12355",
+				       "shift to left was incorrect");
 		}
 	}
 	if (tb->rnum[0]) {
@@ -1940,8 +1887,8 @@ static void check_after_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb)
 		    dc_size(B_N_CHILD
 			    (tb->FR[0], get_right_neighbor_position(tb, 0)))) {
 			print_cur_tb("12222");
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-12360: check_after_balance_leaf: shift to right was incorrect");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12360",
+				       "shift to right was incorrect");
 		}
 	}
 	if (PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, 1) &&
@@ -1955,7 +1902,7 @@ static void check_after_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb)
 					       PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path,
 							       1))));
 		print_cur_tb("12223");
-		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb,
+		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "reiserfs-12363",
 				 "B_FREE_SPACE (PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path,0)) = %d; "
 				 "MAX_CHILD_SIZE (%d) - dc_size( %y, %d ) [%d] = %d",
 				 left,
@@ -1966,8 +1913,7 @@ static void check_after_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb)
 					 (PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, 1),
 					  PATH_H_POSITION(tb->tb_path, 1))),
 				 right);
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-12365: check_after_balance_leaf: S is incorrect");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12365", "S is incorrect");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2037,7 +1983,7 @@ static inline void do_balance_starts(struct tree_balance *tb)
 	/* store_print_tb (tb); */
 
 	/* do not delete, just comment it out */
-/*    print_tb(flag, PATH_LAST_POSITION(tb->tb_path), tb->tb_path->pos_in_item, tb, 
+/*    print_tb(flag, PATH_LAST_POSITION(tb->tb_path), tb->tb_path->pos_in_item, tb,
 	     "check");*/
 	RFALSE(check_before_balancing(tb), "PAP-12340: locked buffers in TB");
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
@@ -2102,14 +2048,13 @@ void do_balance(struct tree_balance *tb,	/* tree_balance structure */
 	tb->need_balance_dirty = 0;
 
 	if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "clm-6000: do_balance, fs generation has changed\n");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "clm-6000", "fs generation has "
+			       "changed");
 	}
 	/* if we have no real work to do  */
 	if (!tb->insert_size[0]) {
-		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb,
-				 "PAP-12350: do_balance: insert_size == 0, mode == %c",
-				 flag);
+		reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-12350",
+				 "insert_size == 0, mode == %c", flag);
 		unfix_nodes(tb);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index 33408417038c..9f436668b7f8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
 ** insertion/balancing, for files that are written in one write.
 ** It avoids unnecessary tail packings (balances) for files that are written in
 ** multiple writes and are small enough to have tails.
-** 
+**
 ** file_release is called by the VFS layer when the file is closed.  If
 ** this is the last open file descriptor, and the file
 ** small enough to have a tail, and the tail is currently in an
 ** unformatted node, the tail is converted back into a direct item.
-** 
+**
 ** We use reiserfs_truncate_file to pack the tail, since it already has
-** all the conditions coded.  
+** all the conditions coded.
 */
 static int reiserfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int reiserfs_file_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 			 * and let the admin know what is going on.
 			 */
 			igrab(inode);
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "clm-9001",
 					 "pinning inode %lu because the "
 					 "preallocation can't be freed",
 					 inode->i_ino);
@@ -134,23 +134,23 @@ static void reiserfs_vfs_truncate_file(struct inode *inode)
  * be removed...
  */
 
-static int reiserfs_sync_file(struct file *p_s_filp,
-			      struct dentry *p_s_dentry, int datasync)
+static int reiserfs_sync_file(struct file *filp,
+			      struct dentry *dentry, int datasync)
 {
-	struct inode *p_s_inode = p_s_dentry->d_inode;
-	int n_err;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	int err;
 	int barrier_done;
 
-	BUG_ON(!S_ISREG(p_s_inode->i_mode));
-	n_err = sync_mapping_buffers(p_s_inode->i_mapping);
-	reiserfs_write_lock(p_s_inode->i_sb);
-	barrier_done = reiserfs_commit_for_inode(p_s_inode);
-	reiserfs_write_unlock(p_s_inode->i_sb);
-	if (barrier_done != 1 && reiserfs_barrier_flush(p_s_inode->i_sb))
-		blkdev_issue_flush(p_s_inode->i_sb->s_bdev, NULL);
+	BUG_ON(!S_ISREG(inode->i_mode));
+	err = sync_mapping_buffers(inode->i_mapping);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+	barrier_done = reiserfs_commit_for_inode(inode);
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+	if (barrier_done != 1 && reiserfs_barrier_flush(inode->i_sb))
+		blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, NULL);
 	if (barrier_done < 0)
 		return barrier_done;
-	return (n_err < 0) ? -EIO : 0;
+	return (err < 0) ? -EIO : 0;
 }
 
 /* taken fs/buffer.c:__block_commit_write */
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int reiserfs_commit_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 }
 
 /* Write @count bytes at position @ppos in a file indicated by @file
-   from the buffer @buf.  
+   from the buffer @buf.
 
    generic_file_write() is only appropriate for filesystems that are not seeking to optimize performance and want
    something simple that works.  It is not for serious use by general purpose filesystems, excepting the one that it was
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c b/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c
index 07d05e0842b7..5e5a4e6fbaf8 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/fix_node.c
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
  ** get_direct_parent
  ** get_neighbors
  ** fix_nodes
- ** 
- ** 
+ **
+ **
  **/
 
 #include <linux/time.h>
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ static void create_virtual_node(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 		vn->vn_free_ptr +=
 		    op_create_vi(vn, vi, is_affected, tb->insert_size[0]);
 		if (tb->vn_buf + tb->vn_buf_size < vn->vn_free_ptr)
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "vs-8030: create_virtual_node: "
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8030",
 				       "virtual node space consumed");
 
 		if (!is_affected)
@@ -186,8 +185,9 @@ static void create_virtual_node(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 			     && I_ENTRY_COUNT(B_N_PITEM_HEAD(Sh, 0)) == 1)) {
 				/* node contains more than 1 item, or item is not directory item, or this item contains more than 1 entry */
 				print_block(Sh, 0, -1, -1);
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "vs-8045: create_virtual_node: rdkey %k, affected item==%d (mode==%c) Must be %c",
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8045",
+					       "rdkey %k, affected item==%d "
+					       "(mode==%c) Must be %c",
 					       key, vn->vn_affected_item_num,
 					       vn->vn_mode, M_DELETE);
 			}
@@ -377,9 +377,9 @@ static int get_num_ver(int mode, struct tree_balance *tb, int h,
 	int needed_nodes;
 	int start_item,		/* position of item we start filling node from */
 	 end_item,		/* position of item we finish filling node by */
-	 start_bytes,		/* number of first bytes (entries for directory) of start_item-th item 
+	 start_bytes,		/* number of first bytes (entries for directory) of start_item-th item
 				   we do not include into node that is being filled */
-	 end_bytes;		/* number of last bytes (entries for directory) of end_item-th item 
+	 end_bytes;		/* number of last bytes (entries for directory) of end_item-th item
 				   we do node include into node that is being filled */
 	int split_item_positions[2];	/* these are positions in virtual item of
 					   items, that are split between S[0] and
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ static int get_num_ver(int mode, struct tree_balance *tb, int h,
 		snum012[needed_nodes - 1 + 3] = units;
 
 		if (needed_nodes > 2)
-			reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8111: get_num_ver: "
-					 "split_item_position is out of boundary");
+			reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8111",
+					 "split_item_position is out of range");
 		snum012[needed_nodes - 1]++;
 		split_item_positions[needed_nodes - 1] = i;
 		needed_nodes++;
@@ -533,8 +533,8 @@ static int get_num_ver(int mode, struct tree_balance *tb, int h,
 
 		if (vn->vn_vi[split_item_num].vi_index != TYPE_DIRENTRY &&
 		    vn->vn_vi[split_item_num].vi_index != TYPE_INDIRECT)
-			reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8115: get_num_ver: not "
-					 "directory or indirect item");
+			reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8115",
+					 "not directory or indirect item");
 	}
 
 	/* now we know S2bytes, calculate S1bytes */
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ extern struct tree_balance *cur_tb;
 
 /* Set parameters for balancing.
  * Performs write of results of analysis of balancing into structure tb,
- * where it will later be used by the functions that actually do the balancing. 
+ * where it will later be used by the functions that actually do the balancing.
  * Parameters:
  *	tb	tree_balance structure;
  *	h	current level of the node;
@@ -749,25 +749,26 @@ else \
 		  -1, -1);\
 }
 
-static void free_buffers_in_tb(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
+static void free_buffers_in_tb(struct tree_balance *tb)
 {
-	int n_counter;
-
-	decrement_counters_in_path(p_s_tb->tb_path);
-
-	for (n_counter = 0; n_counter < MAX_HEIGHT; n_counter++) {
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->L[n_counter]);
-		p_s_tb->L[n_counter] = NULL;
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->R[n_counter]);
-		p_s_tb->R[n_counter] = NULL;
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->FL[n_counter]);
-		p_s_tb->FL[n_counter] = NULL;
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->FR[n_counter]);
-		p_s_tb->FR[n_counter] = NULL;
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->CFL[n_counter]);
-		p_s_tb->CFL[n_counter] = NULL;
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->CFR[n_counter]);
-		p_s_tb->CFR[n_counter] = NULL;
+	int i;
+
+	pathrelse(tb->tb_path);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_HEIGHT; i++) {
+		brelse(tb->L[i]);
+		brelse(tb->R[i]);
+		brelse(tb->FL[i]);
+		brelse(tb->FR[i]);
+		brelse(tb->CFL[i]);
+		brelse(tb->CFR[i]);
+
+		tb->L[i] = NULL;
+		tb->R[i] = NULL;
+		tb->FL[i] = NULL;
+		tb->FR[i] = NULL;
+		tb->CFL[i] = NULL;
+		tb->CFR[i] = NULL;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -777,14 +778,14 @@ static void free_buffers_in_tb(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
  *	        NO_DISK_SPACE - no disk space.
  */
 /* The function is NOT SCHEDULE-SAFE! */
-static int get_empty_nodes(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
+static int get_empty_nodes(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_new_bh,
-	    *p_s_Sh = PATH_H_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h);
-	b_blocknr_t *p_n_blocknr, a_n_blocknrs[MAX_AMOUNT_NEEDED] = { 0, };
-	int n_counter, n_number_of_freeblk, n_amount_needed,	/* number of needed empty blocks */
-	 n_retval = CARRY_ON;
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_tb->tb_sb;
+	struct buffer_head *new_bh,
+	    *Sh = PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, h);
+	b_blocknr_t *blocknr, blocknrs[MAX_AMOUNT_NEEDED] = { 0, };
+	int counter, number_of_freeblk, amount_needed,	/* number of needed empty blocks */
+	 retval = CARRY_ON;
+	struct super_block *sb = tb->tb_sb;
 
 	/* number_of_freeblk is the number of empty blocks which have been
 	   acquired for use by the balancing algorithm minus the number of
@@ -792,7 +793,7 @@ static int get_empty_nodes(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
 	   number_of_freeblk = tb->cur_blknum can be non-zero if a schedule occurs
 	   after empty blocks are acquired, and the balancing analysis is
 	   then restarted, amount_needed is the number needed by this level
-	   (n_h) of the balancing analysis.
+	   (h) of the balancing analysis.
 
 	   Note that for systems with many processes writing, it would be
 	   more layout optimal to calculate the total number needed by all
@@ -800,54 +801,54 @@ static int get_empty_nodes(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
 
 	/* Initiate number_of_freeblk to the amount acquired prior to the restart of
 	   the analysis or 0 if not restarted, then subtract the amount needed
-	   by all of the levels of the tree below n_h. */
-	/* blknum includes S[n_h], so we subtract 1 in this calculation */
-	for (n_counter = 0, n_number_of_freeblk = p_s_tb->cur_blknum;
-	     n_counter < n_h; n_counter++)
-		n_number_of_freeblk -=
-		    (p_s_tb->blknum[n_counter]) ? (p_s_tb->blknum[n_counter] -
+	   by all of the levels of the tree below h. */
+	/* blknum includes S[h], so we subtract 1 in this calculation */
+	for (counter = 0, number_of_freeblk = tb->cur_blknum;
+	     counter < h; counter++)
+		number_of_freeblk -=
+		    (tb->blknum[counter]) ? (tb->blknum[counter] -
 						   1) : 0;
 
 	/* Allocate missing empty blocks. */
-	/* if p_s_Sh == 0  then we are getting a new root */
-	n_amount_needed = (p_s_Sh) ? (p_s_tb->blknum[n_h] - 1) : 1;
+	/* if Sh == 0  then we are getting a new root */
+	amount_needed = (Sh) ? (tb->blknum[h] - 1) : 1;
 	/*  Amount_needed = the amount that we need more than the amount that we have. */
-	if (n_amount_needed > n_number_of_freeblk)
-		n_amount_needed -= n_number_of_freeblk;
+	if (amount_needed > number_of_freeblk)
+		amount_needed -= number_of_freeblk;
 	else			/* If we have enough already then there is nothing to do. */
 		return CARRY_ON;
 
 	/* No need to check quota - is not allocated for blocks used for formatted nodes */
-	if (reiserfs_new_form_blocknrs(p_s_tb, a_n_blocknrs,
-				       n_amount_needed) == NO_DISK_SPACE)
+	if (reiserfs_new_form_blocknrs(tb, blocknrs,
+				       amount_needed) == NO_DISK_SPACE)
 		return NO_DISK_SPACE;
 
 	/* for each blocknumber we just got, get a buffer and stick it on FEB */
-	for (p_n_blocknr = a_n_blocknrs, n_counter = 0;
-	     n_counter < n_amount_needed; p_n_blocknr++, n_counter++) {
+	for (blocknr = blocknrs, counter = 0;
+	     counter < amount_needed; blocknr++, counter++) {
 
-		RFALSE(!*p_n_blocknr,
+		RFALSE(!*blocknr,
 		       "PAP-8135: reiserfs_new_blocknrs failed when got new blocks");
 
-		p_s_new_bh = sb_getblk(p_s_sb, *p_n_blocknr);
-		RFALSE(buffer_dirty(p_s_new_bh) ||
-		       buffer_journaled(p_s_new_bh) ||
-		       buffer_journal_dirty(p_s_new_bh),
+		new_bh = sb_getblk(sb, *blocknr);
+		RFALSE(buffer_dirty(new_bh) ||
+		       buffer_journaled(new_bh) ||
+		       buffer_journal_dirty(new_bh),
 		       "PAP-8140: journlaled or dirty buffer %b for the new block",
-		       p_s_new_bh);
+		       new_bh);
 
 		/* Put empty buffers into the array. */
-		RFALSE(p_s_tb->FEB[p_s_tb->cur_blknum],
+		RFALSE(tb->FEB[tb->cur_blknum],
 		       "PAP-8141: busy slot for new buffer");
 
-		set_buffer_journal_new(p_s_new_bh);
-		p_s_tb->FEB[p_s_tb->cur_blknum++] = p_s_new_bh;
+		set_buffer_journal_new(new_bh);
+		tb->FEB[tb->cur_blknum++] = new_bh;
 	}
 
-	if (n_retval == CARRY_ON && FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb))
-		n_retval = REPEAT_SEARCH;
+	if (retval == CARRY_ON && FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb))
+		retval = REPEAT_SEARCH;
 
-	return n_retval;
+	return retval;
 }
 
 /* Get free space of the left neighbor, which is stored in the parent
@@ -895,35 +896,36 @@ static int get_rfree(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 }
 
 /* Check whether left neighbor is in memory. */
-static int is_left_neighbor_in_cache(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
+static int is_left_neighbor_in_cache(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_father, *left;
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_tb->tb_sb;
-	b_blocknr_t n_left_neighbor_blocknr;
-	int n_left_neighbor_position;
+	struct buffer_head *father, *left;
+	struct super_block *sb = tb->tb_sb;
+	b_blocknr_t left_neighbor_blocknr;
+	int left_neighbor_position;
 
-	if (!p_s_tb->FL[n_h])	/* Father of the left neighbor does not exist. */
+	/* Father of the left neighbor does not exist. */
+	if (!tb->FL[h])
 		return 0;
 
 	/* Calculate father of the node to be balanced. */
-	p_s_father = PATH_H_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h + 1);
+	father = PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, h + 1);
 
-	RFALSE(!p_s_father ||
-	       !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_father) ||
-	       !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]) ||
-	       !buffer_uptodate(p_s_father) ||
-	       !buffer_uptodate(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]),
+	RFALSE(!father ||
+	       !B_IS_IN_TREE(father) ||
+	       !B_IS_IN_TREE(tb->FL[h]) ||
+	       !buffer_uptodate(father) ||
+	       !buffer_uptodate(tb->FL[h]),
 	       "vs-8165: F[h] (%b) or FL[h] (%b) is invalid",
-	       p_s_father, p_s_tb->FL[n_h]);
+	       father, tb->FL[h]);
 
 	/* Get position of the pointer to the left neighbor into the left father. */
-	n_left_neighbor_position = (p_s_father == p_s_tb->FL[n_h]) ?
-	    p_s_tb->lkey[n_h] : B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]);
+	left_neighbor_position = (father == tb->FL[h]) ?
+	    tb->lkey[h] : B_NR_ITEMS(tb->FL[h]);
 	/* Get left neighbor block number. */
-	n_left_neighbor_blocknr =
-	    B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_tb->FL[n_h], n_left_neighbor_position);
+	left_neighbor_blocknr =
+	    B_N_CHILD_NUM(tb->FL[h], left_neighbor_position);
 	/* Look for the left neighbor in the cache. */
-	if ((left = sb_find_get_block(p_s_sb, n_left_neighbor_blocknr))) {
+	if ((left = sb_find_get_block(sb, left_neighbor_blocknr))) {
 
 		RFALSE(buffer_uptodate(left) && !B_IS_IN_TREE(left),
 		       "vs-8170: left neighbor (%b %z) is not in the tree",
@@ -938,10 +940,10 @@ static int is_left_neighbor_in_cache(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
 #define LEFT_PARENTS  'l'
 #define RIGHT_PARENTS 'r'
 
-static void decrement_key(struct cpu_key *p_s_key)
+static void decrement_key(struct cpu_key *key)
 {
 	// call item specific function for this key
-	item_ops[cpu_key_k_type(p_s_key)]->decrement_key(p_s_key);
+	item_ops[cpu_key_k_type(key)]->decrement_key(key);
 }
 
 /* Calculate far left/right parent of the left/right neighbor of the current node, that
@@ -952,77 +954,77 @@ static void decrement_key(struct cpu_key *p_s_key)
  		SCHEDULE_OCCURRED - schedule occurred while the function worked;
  *	        CARRY_ON         - schedule didn't occur while the function worked;
  */
-static int get_far_parent(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb,
-			  int n_h,
-			  struct buffer_head **pp_s_father,
-			  struct buffer_head **pp_s_com_father, char c_lr_par)
+static int get_far_parent(struct tree_balance *tb,
+			  int h,
+			  struct buffer_head **pfather,
+			  struct buffer_head **pcom_father, char c_lr_par)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_parent;
+	struct buffer_head *parent;
 	INITIALIZE_PATH(s_path_to_neighbor_father);
-	struct treepath *p_s_path = p_s_tb->tb_path;
+	struct treepath *path = tb->tb_path;
 	struct cpu_key s_lr_father_key;
-	int n_counter,
-	    n_position = INT_MAX,
-	    n_first_last_position = 0,
-	    n_path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(p_s_path, n_h);
+	int counter,
+	    position = INT_MAX,
+	    first_last_position = 0,
+	    path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(path, h);
 
-	/* Starting from F[n_h] go upwards in the tree, and look for the common
-	   ancestor of F[n_h], and its neighbor l/r, that should be obtained. */
+	/* Starting from F[h] go upwards in the tree, and look for the common
+	   ancestor of F[h], and its neighbor l/r, that should be obtained. */
 
-	n_counter = n_path_offset;
+	counter = path_offset;
 
-	RFALSE(n_counter < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
+	RFALSE(counter < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
 	       "PAP-8180: invalid path length");
 
-	for (; n_counter > FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET; n_counter--) {
+	for (; counter > FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET; counter--) {
 		/* Check whether parent of the current buffer in the path is really parent in the tree. */
 		if (!B_IS_IN_TREE
-		    (p_s_parent = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_counter - 1)))
+		    (parent = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, counter - 1)))
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 		/* Check whether position in the parent is correct. */
-		if ((n_position =
-		     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_path,
-					  n_counter - 1)) >
-		    B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_parent))
+		if ((position =
+		     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(path,
+					  counter - 1)) >
+		    B_NR_ITEMS(parent))
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 		/* Check whether parent at the path really points to the child. */
-		if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_parent, n_position) !=
-		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_counter)->b_blocknr)
+		if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(parent, position) !=
+		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, counter)->b_blocknr)
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 		/* Return delimiting key if position in the parent is not equal to first/last one. */
 		if (c_lr_par == RIGHT_PARENTS)
-			n_first_last_position = B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_parent);
-		if (n_position != n_first_last_position) {
-			*pp_s_com_father = p_s_parent;
-			get_bh(*pp_s_com_father);
-			/*(*pp_s_com_father = p_s_parent)->b_count++; */
+			first_last_position = B_NR_ITEMS(parent);
+		if (position != first_last_position) {
+			*pcom_father = parent;
+			get_bh(*pcom_father);
+			/*(*pcom_father = parent)->b_count++; */
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* if we are in the root of the tree, then there is no common father */
-	if (n_counter == FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
+	if (counter == FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
 		/* Check whether first buffer in the path is the root of the tree. */
 		if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER
-		    (p_s_tb->tb_path,
+		    (tb->tb_path,
 		     FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->b_blocknr ==
-		    SB_ROOT_BLOCK(p_s_tb->tb_sb)) {
-			*pp_s_father = *pp_s_com_father = NULL;
+		    SB_ROOT_BLOCK(tb->tb_sb)) {
+			*pfather = *pcom_father = NULL;
 			return CARRY_ON;
 		}
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 	}
 
-	RFALSE(B_LEVEL(*pp_s_com_father) <= DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL,
+	RFALSE(B_LEVEL(*pcom_father) <= DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL,
 	       "PAP-8185: (%b %z) level too small",
-	       *pp_s_com_father, *pp_s_com_father);
+	       *pcom_father, *pcom_father);
 
 	/* Check whether the common parent is locked. */
 
-	if (buffer_locked(*pp_s_com_father)) {
-		__wait_on_buffer(*pp_s_com_father);
-		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) {
-			decrement_bcount(*pp_s_com_father);
+	if (buffer_locked(*pcom_father)) {
+		__wait_on_buffer(*pcom_father);
+		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
+			brelse(*pcom_father);
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1032,128 +1034,131 @@ static int get_far_parent(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb,
 
 	/* Form key to get parent of the left/right neighbor. */
 	le_key2cpu_key(&s_lr_father_key,
-		       B_N_PDELIM_KEY(*pp_s_com_father,
+		       B_N_PDELIM_KEY(*pcom_father,
 				      (c_lr_par ==
-				       LEFT_PARENTS) ? (p_s_tb->lkey[n_h - 1] =
-							n_position -
-							1) : (p_s_tb->rkey[n_h -
+				       LEFT_PARENTS) ? (tb->lkey[h - 1] =
+							position -
+							1) : (tb->rkey[h -
 									   1] =
-							      n_position)));
+							      position)));
 
 	if (c_lr_par == LEFT_PARENTS)
 		decrement_key(&s_lr_father_key);
 
 	if (search_by_key
-	    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, &s_lr_father_key, &s_path_to_neighbor_father,
-	     n_h + 1) == IO_ERROR)
+	    (tb->tb_sb, &s_lr_father_key, &s_path_to_neighbor_father,
+	     h + 1) == IO_ERROR)
 		// path is released
 		return IO_ERROR;
 
-	if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) {
-		decrement_counters_in_path(&s_path_to_neighbor_father);
-		decrement_bcount(*pp_s_com_father);
+	if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
+		pathrelse(&s_path_to_neighbor_father);
+		brelse(*pcom_father);
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 	}
 
-	*pp_s_father = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(&s_path_to_neighbor_father);
+	*pfather = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(&s_path_to_neighbor_father);
 
-	RFALSE(B_LEVEL(*pp_s_father) != n_h + 1,
-	       "PAP-8190: (%b %z) level too small", *pp_s_father, *pp_s_father);
+	RFALSE(B_LEVEL(*pfather) != h + 1,
+	       "PAP-8190: (%b %z) level too small", *pfather, *pfather);
 	RFALSE(s_path_to_neighbor_father.path_length <
 	       FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET, "PAP-8192: path length is too small");
 
 	s_path_to_neighbor_father.path_length--;
-	decrement_counters_in_path(&s_path_to_neighbor_father);
+	pathrelse(&s_path_to_neighbor_father);
 	return CARRY_ON;
 }
 
-/* Get parents of neighbors of node in the path(S[n_path_offset]) and common parents of
- * S[n_path_offset] and L[n_path_offset]/R[n_path_offset]: F[n_path_offset], FL[n_path_offset],
- * FR[n_path_offset], CFL[n_path_offset], CFR[n_path_offset].
- * Calculate numbers of left and right delimiting keys position: lkey[n_path_offset], rkey[n_path_offset].
+/* Get parents of neighbors of node in the path(S[path_offset]) and common parents of
+ * S[path_offset] and L[path_offset]/R[path_offset]: F[path_offset], FL[path_offset],
+ * FR[path_offset], CFL[path_offset], CFR[path_offset].
+ * Calculate numbers of left and right delimiting keys position: lkey[path_offset], rkey[path_offset].
  * Returns:	SCHEDULE_OCCURRED - schedule occurred while the function worked;
  *	        CARRY_ON - schedule didn't occur while the function worked;
  */
-static int get_parents(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
+static int get_parents(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 {
-	struct treepath *p_s_path = p_s_tb->tb_path;
-	int n_position,
-	    n_ret_value,
-	    n_path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h);
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_curf, *p_s_curcf;
+	struct treepath *path = tb->tb_path;
+	int position,
+	    ret,
+	    path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(tb->tb_path, h);
+	struct buffer_head *curf, *curcf;
 
 	/* Current node is the root of the tree or will be root of the tree */
-	if (n_path_offset <= FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
+	if (path_offset <= FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
 		/* The root can not have parents.
 		   Release nodes which previously were obtained as parents of the current node neighbors. */
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]);
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->CFL[n_h]);
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->FR[n_h]);
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->CFR[n_h]);
-		p_s_tb->FL[n_h] = p_s_tb->CFL[n_h] = p_s_tb->FR[n_h] =
-		    p_s_tb->CFR[n_h] = NULL;
+		brelse(tb->FL[h]);
+		brelse(tb->CFL[h]);
+		brelse(tb->FR[h]);
+		brelse(tb->CFR[h]);
+		tb->FL[h]  = NULL;
+		tb->CFL[h] = NULL;
+		tb->FR[h]  = NULL;
+		tb->CFR[h] = NULL;
 		return CARRY_ON;
 	}
 
-	/* Get parent FL[n_path_offset] of L[n_path_offset]. */
-	if ((n_position = PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1))) {
+	/* Get parent FL[path_offset] of L[path_offset]. */
+	position = PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(path, path_offset - 1);
+	if (position) {
 		/* Current node is not the first child of its parent. */
-		/*(p_s_curf = p_s_curcf = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1))->b_count += 2; */
-		p_s_curf = p_s_curcf =
-		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1);
-		get_bh(p_s_curf);
-		get_bh(p_s_curf);
-		p_s_tb->lkey[n_h] = n_position - 1;
+		curf = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset - 1);
+		curcf = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset - 1);
+		get_bh(curf);
+		get_bh(curf);
+		tb->lkey[h] = position - 1;
 	} else {
-		/* Calculate current parent of L[n_path_offset], which is the left neighbor of the current node.
-		   Calculate current common parent of L[n_path_offset] and the current node. Note that
-		   CFL[n_path_offset] not equal FL[n_path_offset] and CFL[n_path_offset] not equal F[n_path_offset].
-		   Calculate lkey[n_path_offset]. */
-		if ((n_ret_value = get_far_parent(p_s_tb, n_h + 1, &p_s_curf,
-						  &p_s_curcf,
+		/* Calculate current parent of L[path_offset], which is the left neighbor of the current node.
+		   Calculate current common parent of L[path_offset] and the current node. Note that
+		   CFL[path_offset] not equal FL[path_offset] and CFL[path_offset] not equal F[path_offset].
+		   Calculate lkey[path_offset]. */
+		if ((ret = get_far_parent(tb, h + 1, &curf,
+						  &curcf,
 						  LEFT_PARENTS)) != CARRY_ON)
-			return n_ret_value;
+			return ret;
 	}
 
-	decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]);
-	p_s_tb->FL[n_h] = p_s_curf;	/* New initialization of FL[n_h]. */
-	decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->CFL[n_h]);
-	p_s_tb->CFL[n_h] = p_s_curcf;	/* New initialization of CFL[n_h]. */
+	brelse(tb->FL[h]);
+	tb->FL[h] = curf;	/* New initialization of FL[h]. */
+	brelse(tb->CFL[h]);
+	tb->CFL[h] = curcf;	/* New initialization of CFL[h]. */
 
-	RFALSE((p_s_curf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_curf)) ||
-	       (p_s_curcf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_curcf)),
-	       "PAP-8195: FL (%b) or CFL (%b) is invalid", p_s_curf, p_s_curcf);
+	RFALSE((curf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(curf)) ||
+	       (curcf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(curcf)),
+	       "PAP-8195: FL (%b) or CFL (%b) is invalid", curf, curcf);
 
-/* Get parent FR[n_h] of R[n_h]. */
+/* Get parent FR[h] of R[h]. */
 
-/* Current node is the last child of F[n_h]. FR[n_h] != F[n_h]. */
-	if (n_position == B_NR_ITEMS(PATH_H_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_h + 1))) {
-/* Calculate current parent of R[n_h], which is the right neighbor of F[n_h].
-   Calculate current common parent of R[n_h] and current node. Note that CFR[n_h]
-   not equal FR[n_path_offset] and CFR[n_h] not equal F[n_h]. */
-		if ((n_ret_value =
-		     get_far_parent(p_s_tb, n_h + 1, &p_s_curf, &p_s_curcf,
+/* Current node is the last child of F[h]. FR[h] != F[h]. */
+	if (position == B_NR_ITEMS(PATH_H_PBUFFER(path, h + 1))) {
+/* Calculate current parent of R[h], which is the right neighbor of F[h].
+   Calculate current common parent of R[h] and current node. Note that CFR[h]
+   not equal FR[path_offset] and CFR[h] not equal F[h]. */
+		if ((ret =
+		     get_far_parent(tb, h + 1, &curf, &curcf,
 				    RIGHT_PARENTS)) != CARRY_ON)
-			return n_ret_value;
+			return ret;
 	} else {
-/* Current node is not the last child of its parent F[n_h]. */
-		/*(p_s_curf = p_s_curcf = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1))->b_count += 2; */
-		p_s_curf = p_s_curcf =
-		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1);
-		get_bh(p_s_curf);
-		get_bh(p_s_curf);
-		p_s_tb->rkey[n_h] = n_position;
+/* Current node is not the last child of its parent F[h]. */
+		curf = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset - 1);
+		curcf = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset - 1);
+		get_bh(curf);
+		get_bh(curf);
+		tb->rkey[h] = position;
 	}
 
-	decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->FR[n_h]);
-	p_s_tb->FR[n_h] = p_s_curf;	/* New initialization of FR[n_path_offset]. */
+	brelse(tb->FR[h]);
+	/* New initialization of FR[path_offset]. */
+	tb->FR[h] = curf;
 
-	decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->CFR[n_h]);
-	p_s_tb->CFR[n_h] = p_s_curcf;	/* New initialization of CFR[n_path_offset]. */
+	brelse(tb->CFR[h]);
+	/* New initialization of CFR[path_offset]. */
+	tb->CFR[h] = curcf;
 
-	RFALSE((p_s_curf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_curf)) ||
-	       (p_s_curcf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_curcf)),
-	       "PAP-8205: FR (%b) or CFR (%b) is invalid", p_s_curf, p_s_curcf);
+	RFALSE((curf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(curf)) ||
+	       (curcf && !B_IS_IN_TREE(curcf)),
+	       "PAP-8205: FR (%b) or CFR (%b) is invalid", curf, curcf);
 
 	return CARRY_ON;
 }
@@ -1203,7 +1208,7 @@ static inline int can_node_be_removed(int mode, int lfree, int sfree, int rfree,
  *	h	current level of the node;
  *	inum	item number in S[h];
  *	mode	i - insert, p - paste;
- * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred; 
+ * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred;
  *	        0 - balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -1 - no balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -2 - no disk space.
@@ -1217,7 +1222,7 @@ static int ip_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 				   contains node being balanced.  The mnemonic is
 				   that the attempted change in node space used level
 				   is levbytes bytes. */
-	 n_ret_value;
+	 ret;
 
 	int lfree, sfree, rfree /* free space in L, S and R */ ;
 
@@ -1238,7 +1243,7 @@ static int ip_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 	/* we perform 8 calls to get_num_ver().  For each call we calculate five parameters.
 	   where 4th parameter is s1bytes and 5th - s2bytes
 	 */
-	short snum012[40] = { 0, };	/* s0num, s1num, s2num for 8 cases 
+	short snum012[40] = { 0, };	/* s0num, s1num, s2num for 8 cases
 					   0,1 - do not shift and do not shift but bottle
 					   2 - shift only whole item to left
 					   3 - shift to left and bottle as much as possible
@@ -1255,24 +1260,24 @@ static int ip_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 	/* Calculate balance parameters for creating new root. */
 	if (!Sh) {
 		if (!h)
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "vs-8210: ip_check_balance: S[0] can not be 0");
-		switch (n_ret_value = get_empty_nodes(tb, h)) {
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8210",
+				       "S[0] can not be 0");
+		switch (ret = get_empty_nodes(tb, h)) {
 		case CARRY_ON:
 			set_parameters(tb, h, 0, 0, 1, NULL, -1, -1);
 			return NO_BALANCING_NEEDED;	/* no balancing for higher levels needed */
 
 		case NO_DISK_SPACE:
 		case REPEAT_SEARCH:
-			return n_ret_value;
+			return ret;
 		default:
-			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-				       "vs-8215: ip_check_balance: incorrect return value of get_empty_nodes");
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-8215", "incorrect "
+				       "return value of get_empty_nodes");
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ((n_ret_value = get_parents(tb, h)) != CARRY_ON)	/* get parents of S[h] neighbors. */
-		return n_ret_value;
+	if ((ret = get_parents(tb, h)) != CARRY_ON)	/* get parents of S[h] neighbors. */
+		return ret;
 
 	sfree = B_FREE_SPACE(Sh);
 
@@ -1287,7 +1292,7 @@ static int ip_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 
 	create_virtual_node(tb, h);
 
-	/*  
+	/*
 	   determine maximal number of items we can shift to the left neighbor (in tb structure)
 	   and the maximal number of bytes that can flow to the left neighbor
 	   from the left most liquid item that cannot be shifted from S[0] entirely (returned value)
@@ -1348,13 +1353,13 @@ static int ip_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 
 	{
 		int lpar, rpar, nset, lset, rset, lrset;
-		/* 
+		/*
 		 * regular overflowing of the node
 		 */
 
-		/* get_num_ver works in 2 modes (FLOW & NO_FLOW) 
+		/* get_num_ver works in 2 modes (FLOW & NO_FLOW)
 		   lpar, rpar - number of items we can shift to left/right neighbor (including splitting item)
-		   nset, lset, rset, lrset - shows, whether flowing items give better packing 
+		   nset, lset, rset, lrset - shows, whether flowing items give better packing
 		 */
 #define FLOW 1
 #define NO_FLOW 0		/* do not any splitting */
@@ -1544,7 +1549,7 @@ static int ip_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
  *	h	current level of the node;
  *	inum	item number in S[h];
  *	mode	i - insert, p - paste;
- * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred; 
+ * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred;
  *	        0 - balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -1 - no balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -2 - no disk space.
@@ -1559,7 +1564,7 @@ static int dc_check_balance_internal(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 	/* Sh is the node whose balance is currently being checked,
 	   and Fh is its father.  */
 	struct buffer_head *Sh, *Fh;
-	int maxsize, n_ret_value;
+	int maxsize, ret;
 	int lfree, rfree /* free space in L and R */ ;
 
 	Sh = PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, h);
@@ -1584,8 +1589,8 @@ static int dc_check_balance_internal(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 		return CARRY_ON;
 	}
 
-	if ((n_ret_value = get_parents(tb, h)) != CARRY_ON)
-		return n_ret_value;
+	if ((ret = get_parents(tb, h)) != CARRY_ON)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* get free space of neighbors */
 	rfree = get_rfree(tb, h);
@@ -1727,7 +1732,7 @@ static int dc_check_balance_internal(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
  *	h	current level of the node;
  *	inum	item number in S[h];
  *	mode	i - insert, p - paste;
- * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred; 
+ * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred;
  *	        0 - balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -1 - no balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -2 - no disk space.
@@ -1742,7 +1747,7 @@ static int dc_check_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 	   attempted change in node space used level is levbytes bytes. */
 	int levbytes;
 	/* the maximal item size */
-	int maxsize, n_ret_value;
+	int maxsize, ret;
 	/* S0 is the node whose balance is currently being checked,
 	   and F0 is its father.  */
 	struct buffer_head *S0, *F0;
@@ -1764,8 +1769,8 @@ static int dc_check_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 		return NO_BALANCING_NEEDED;
 	}
 
-	if ((n_ret_value = get_parents(tb, h)) != CARRY_ON)
-		return n_ret_value;
+	if ((ret = get_parents(tb, h)) != CARRY_ON)
+		return ret;
 
 	/* get free space of neighbors */
 	rfree = get_rfree(tb, h);
@@ -1821,7 +1826,7 @@ static int dc_check_balance_leaf(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
  *	h	current level of the node;
  *	inum	item number in S[h];
  *	mode	d - delete, c - cut.
- * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred; 
+ * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred;
  *	        0 - balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -1 - no balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -2 - no disk space.
@@ -1850,7 +1855,7 @@ static int dc_check_balance(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
  *	h	current level of the node;
  *	inum	item number in S[h];
  *	mode	i - insert, p - paste, d - delete, c - cut.
- * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred; 
+ * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred;
  *	        0 - balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -1 - no balancing for higher levels needed;
  *	       -2 - no disk space.
@@ -1884,137 +1889,138 @@ static int check_balance(int mode,
 }
 
 /* Check whether parent at the path is the really parent of the current node.*/
-static int get_direct_parent(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
+static int get_direct_parent(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_bh;
-	struct treepath *p_s_path = p_s_tb->tb_path;
-	int n_position,
-	    n_path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h);
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	struct treepath *path = tb->tb_path;
+	int position,
+	    path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(tb->tb_path, h);
 
 	/* We are in the root or in the new root. */
-	if (n_path_offset <= FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
+	if (path_offset <= FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
 
-		RFALSE(n_path_offset < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET - 1,
+		RFALSE(path_offset < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET - 1,
 		       "PAP-8260: invalid offset in the path");
 
-		if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->
-		    b_blocknr == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(p_s_tb->tb_sb)) {
+		if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->
+		    b_blocknr == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(tb->tb_sb)) {
 			/* Root is not changed. */
-			PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1) = NULL;
-			PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1) = 0;
+			PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset - 1) = NULL;
+			PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(path, path_offset - 1) = 0;
 			return CARRY_ON;
 		}
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;	/* Root is changed and we must recalculate the path. */
 	}
 
 	if (!B_IS_IN_TREE
-	    (p_s_bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset - 1)))
+	    (bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset - 1)))
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;	/* Parent in the path is not in the tree. */
 
-	if ((n_position =
-	     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_path,
-				  n_path_offset - 1)) > B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_bh))
+	if ((position =
+	     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(path,
+				  path_offset - 1)) > B_NR_ITEMS(bh))
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 
-	if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_bh, n_position) !=
-	    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, n_path_offset)->b_blocknr)
+	if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(bh, position) !=
+	    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, path_offset)->b_blocknr)
 		/* Parent in the path is not parent of the current node in the tree. */
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 
-	if (buffer_locked(p_s_bh)) {
-		__wait_on_buffer(p_s_bh);
-		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb))
+	if (buffer_locked(bh)) {
+		__wait_on_buffer(bh);
+		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb))
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 	}
 
 	return CARRY_ON;	/* Parent in the path is unlocked and really parent of the current node.  */
 }
 
-/* Using lnum[n_h] and rnum[n_h] we should determine what neighbors
- * of S[n_h] we
- * need in order to balance S[n_h], and get them if necessary.
+/* Using lnum[h] and rnum[h] we should determine what neighbors
+ * of S[h] we
+ * need in order to balance S[h], and get them if necessary.
  * Returns:	SCHEDULE_OCCURRED - schedule occurred while the function worked;
  *	        CARRY_ON - schedule didn't occur while the function worked;
  */
-static int get_neighbors(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, int n_h)
+static int get_neighbors(struct tree_balance *tb, int h)
 {
-	int n_child_position,
-	    n_path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h + 1);
-	unsigned long n_son_number;
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_tb->tb_sb;
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_bh;
+	int child_position,
+	    path_offset = PATH_H_PATH_OFFSET(tb->tb_path, h + 1);
+	unsigned long son_number;
+	struct super_block *sb = tb->tb_sb;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, get_neighbors[n_h]);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, get_neighbors[h]);
 
-	if (p_s_tb->lnum[n_h]) {
-		/* We need left neighbor to balance S[n_h]. */
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, need_l_neighbor[n_h]);
-		p_s_bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_path_offset);
+	if (tb->lnum[h]) {
+		/* We need left neighbor to balance S[h]. */
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, need_l_neighbor[h]);
+		bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, path_offset);
 
-		RFALSE(p_s_bh == p_s_tb->FL[n_h] &&
-		       !PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_path_offset),
+		RFALSE(bh == tb->FL[h] &&
+		       !PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(tb->tb_path, path_offset),
 		       "PAP-8270: invalid position in the parent");
 
-		n_child_position =
-		    (p_s_bh ==
-		     p_s_tb->FL[n_h]) ? p_s_tb->lkey[n_h] : B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tb->
-								       FL[n_h]);
-		n_son_number = B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_tb->FL[n_h], n_child_position);
-		p_s_bh = sb_bread(p_s_sb, n_son_number);
-		if (!p_s_bh)
+		child_position =
+		    (bh ==
+		     tb->FL[h]) ? tb->lkey[h] : B_NR_ITEMS(tb->
+								       FL[h]);
+		son_number = B_N_CHILD_NUM(tb->FL[h], child_position);
+		bh = sb_bread(sb, son_number);
+		if (!bh)
 			return IO_ERROR;
-		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) {
-			decrement_bcount(p_s_bh);
-			PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, get_neighbors_restart[n_h]);
+		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
+			brelse(bh);
+			PROC_INFO_INC(sb, get_neighbors_restart[h]);
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 		}
 
-		RFALSE(!B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]) ||
-		       n_child_position > B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tb->FL[n_h]) ||
-		       B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_tb->FL[n_h], n_child_position) !=
-		       p_s_bh->b_blocknr, "PAP-8275: invalid parent");
-		RFALSE(!B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_bh), "PAP-8280: invalid child");
-		RFALSE(!n_h &&
-		       B_FREE_SPACE(p_s_bh) !=
-		       MAX_CHILD_SIZE(p_s_bh) -
-		       dc_size(B_N_CHILD(p_s_tb->FL[0], n_child_position)),
+		RFALSE(!B_IS_IN_TREE(tb->FL[h]) ||
+		       child_position > B_NR_ITEMS(tb->FL[h]) ||
+		       B_N_CHILD_NUM(tb->FL[h], child_position) !=
+		       bh->b_blocknr, "PAP-8275: invalid parent");
+		RFALSE(!B_IS_IN_TREE(bh), "PAP-8280: invalid child");
+		RFALSE(!h &&
+		       B_FREE_SPACE(bh) !=
+		       MAX_CHILD_SIZE(bh) -
+		       dc_size(B_N_CHILD(tb->FL[0], child_position)),
 		       "PAP-8290: invalid child size of left neighbor");
 
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->L[n_h]);
-		p_s_tb->L[n_h] = p_s_bh;
+		brelse(tb->L[h]);
+		tb->L[h] = bh;
 	}
 
-	if (p_s_tb->rnum[n_h]) {	/* We need right neighbor to balance S[n_path_offset]. */
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, need_r_neighbor[n_h]);
-		p_s_bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_path_offset);
+	/* We need right neighbor to balance S[path_offset]. */
+	if (tb->rnum[h]) {	/* We need right neighbor to balance S[path_offset]. */
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, need_r_neighbor[h]);
+		bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, path_offset);
 
-		RFALSE(p_s_bh == p_s_tb->FR[n_h] &&
-		       PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_tb->tb_path,
-					    n_path_offset) >=
-		       B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_bh),
+		RFALSE(bh == tb->FR[h] &&
+		       PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(tb->tb_path,
+					    path_offset) >=
+		       B_NR_ITEMS(bh),
 		       "PAP-8295: invalid position in the parent");
 
-		n_child_position =
-		    (p_s_bh == p_s_tb->FR[n_h]) ? p_s_tb->rkey[n_h] + 1 : 0;
-		n_son_number = B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_tb->FR[n_h], n_child_position);
-		p_s_bh = sb_bread(p_s_sb, n_son_number);
-		if (!p_s_bh)
+		child_position =
+		    (bh == tb->FR[h]) ? tb->rkey[h] + 1 : 0;
+		son_number = B_N_CHILD_NUM(tb->FR[h], child_position);
+		bh = sb_bread(sb, son_number);
+		if (!bh)
 			return IO_ERROR;
-		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) {
-			decrement_bcount(p_s_bh);
-			PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, get_neighbors_restart[n_h]);
+		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
+			brelse(bh);
+			PROC_INFO_INC(sb, get_neighbors_restart[h]);
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 		}
-		decrement_bcount(p_s_tb->R[n_h]);
-		p_s_tb->R[n_h] = p_s_bh;
+		brelse(tb->R[h]);
+		tb->R[h] = bh;
 
-		RFALSE(!n_h
-		       && B_FREE_SPACE(p_s_bh) !=
-		       MAX_CHILD_SIZE(p_s_bh) -
-		       dc_size(B_N_CHILD(p_s_tb->FR[0], n_child_position)),
+		RFALSE(!h
+		       && B_FREE_SPACE(bh) !=
+		       MAX_CHILD_SIZE(bh) -
+		       dc_size(B_N_CHILD(tb->FR[0], child_position)),
 		       "PAP-8300: invalid child size of right neighbor (%d != %d - %d)",
-		       B_FREE_SPACE(p_s_bh), MAX_CHILD_SIZE(p_s_bh),
-		       dc_size(B_N_CHILD(p_s_tb->FR[0], n_child_position)));
+		       B_FREE_SPACE(bh), MAX_CHILD_SIZE(bh),
+		       dc_size(B_N_CHILD(tb->FR[0], child_position)));
 
 	}
 	return CARRY_ON;
@@ -2088,52 +2094,46 @@ static int get_mem_for_virtual_node(struct tree_balance *tb)
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-static void tb_buffer_sanity_check(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
-				   struct buffer_head *p_s_bh,
+static void tb_buffer_sanity_check(struct super_block *sb,
+				   struct buffer_head *bh,
 				   const char *descr, int level)
 {
-	if (p_s_bh) {
-		if (atomic_read(&(p_s_bh->b_count)) <= 0) {
-
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-1: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): negative or zero reference counter for buffer %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
-		}
-
-		if (!buffer_uptodate(p_s_bh)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-2: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer is not up to date %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
-		}
-
-		if (!B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_bh)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-3: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer is not in tree %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
-		}
-
-		if (p_s_bh->b_bdev != p_s_sb->s_bdev) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-4: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer has wrong device %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
-		}
-
-		if (p_s_bh->b_size != p_s_sb->s_blocksize) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-5: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer has wrong blocksize %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
-		}
-
-		if (p_s_bh->b_blocknr > SB_BLOCK_COUNT(p_s_sb)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "jmacd-6: tb_buffer_sanity_check(): buffer block number too high %s[%d] (%b)\n",
-				       descr, level, p_s_bh);
-		}
+	if (bh) {
+		if (atomic_read(&(bh->b_count)) <= 0)
+
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "jmacd-1", "negative or zero "
+				       "reference counter for buffer %s[%d] "
+				       "(%b)", descr, level, bh);
+
+		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "jmacd-2", "buffer is not up "
+				       "to date %s[%d] (%b)",
+				       descr, level, bh);
+
+		if (!B_IS_IN_TREE(bh))
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "jmacd-3", "buffer is not "
+				       "in tree %s[%d] (%b)",
+				       descr, level, bh);
+
+		if (bh->b_bdev != sb->s_bdev)
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "jmacd-4", "buffer has wrong "
+				       "device %s[%d] (%b)",
+				       descr, level, bh);
+
+		if (bh->b_size != sb->s_blocksize)
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "jmacd-5", "buffer has wrong "
+				       "blocksize %s[%d] (%b)",
+				       descr, level, bh);
+
+		if (bh->b_blocknr > SB_BLOCK_COUNT(sb))
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "jmacd-6", "buffer block "
+				       "number too high %s[%d] (%b)",
+				       descr, level, bh);
 	}
 }
 #else
-static void tb_buffer_sanity_check(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
-				   struct buffer_head *p_s_bh,
+static void tb_buffer_sanity_check(struct super_block *sb,
+				   struct buffer_head *bh,
 				   const char *descr, int level)
 {;
 }
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@ static int clear_all_dirty_bits(struct super_block *s, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	return reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(s, bh, 0);
 }
 
-static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
+static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *tb)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *locked;
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
@@ -2156,95 +2156,94 @@ static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
 
 		locked = NULL;
 
-		for (i = p_s_tb->tb_path->path_length;
+		for (i = tb->tb_path->path_length;
 		     !locked && i > ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET; i--) {
-			if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, i)) {
+			if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, i)) {
 				/* if I understand correctly, we can only be sure the last buffer
 				 ** in the path is in the tree --clm
 				 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-				if (PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path) ==
-				    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, i)) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
+				if (PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path) ==
+				    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, i))
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
 							       PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER
-							       (p_s_tb->tb_path,
+							       (tb->tb_path,
 								i), "S",
-							       p_s_tb->tb_path->
+							       tb->tb_path->
 							       path_length - i);
-				}
 #endif
-				if (!clear_all_dirty_bits(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
+				if (!clear_all_dirty_bits(tb->tb_sb,
 							  PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER
-							  (p_s_tb->tb_path,
+							  (tb->tb_path,
 							   i))) {
 					locked =
-					    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path,
+					    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path,
 								i);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		for (i = 0; !locked && i < MAX_HEIGHT && p_s_tb->insert_size[i];
+		for (i = 0; !locked && i < MAX_HEIGHT && tb->insert_size[i];
 		     i++) {
 
-			if (p_s_tb->lnum[i]) {
+			if (tb->lnum[i]) {
 
-				if (p_s_tb->L[i]) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-							       p_s_tb->L[i],
+				if (tb->L[i]) {
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
+							       tb->L[i],
 							       "L", i);
 					if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->L[i]))
-						locked = p_s_tb->L[i];
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->L[i]))
+						locked = tb->L[i];
 				}
 
-				if (!locked && p_s_tb->FL[i]) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-							       p_s_tb->FL[i],
+				if (!locked && tb->FL[i]) {
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
+							       tb->FL[i],
 							       "FL", i);
 					if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->FL[i]))
-						locked = p_s_tb->FL[i];
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->FL[i]))
+						locked = tb->FL[i];
 				}
 
-				if (!locked && p_s_tb->CFL[i]) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-							       p_s_tb->CFL[i],
+				if (!locked && tb->CFL[i]) {
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
+							       tb->CFL[i],
 							       "CFL", i);
 					if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->CFL[i]))
-						locked = p_s_tb->CFL[i];
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->CFL[i]))
+						locked = tb->CFL[i];
 				}
 
 			}
 
-			if (!locked && (p_s_tb->rnum[i])) {
+			if (!locked && (tb->rnum[i])) {
 
-				if (p_s_tb->R[i]) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-							       p_s_tb->R[i],
+				if (tb->R[i]) {
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
+							       tb->R[i],
 							       "R", i);
 					if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->R[i]))
-						locked = p_s_tb->R[i];
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->R[i]))
+						locked = tb->R[i];
 				}
 
-				if (!locked && p_s_tb->FR[i]) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-							       p_s_tb->FR[i],
+				if (!locked && tb->FR[i]) {
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
+							       tb->FR[i],
 							       "FR", i);
 					if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->FR[i]))
-						locked = p_s_tb->FR[i];
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->FR[i]))
+						locked = tb->FR[i];
 				}
 
-				if (!locked && p_s_tb->CFR[i]) {
-					tb_buffer_sanity_check(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-							       p_s_tb->CFR[i],
+				if (!locked && tb->CFR[i]) {
+					tb_buffer_sanity_check(tb->tb_sb,
+							       tb->CFR[i],
 							       "CFR", i);
 					if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->CFR[i]))
-						locked = p_s_tb->CFR[i];
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->CFR[i]))
+						locked = tb->CFR[i];
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -2257,10 +2256,10 @@ static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
 		 ** --clm
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; !locked && i < MAX_FEB_SIZE; i++) {
-			if (p_s_tb->FEB[i]) {
+			if (tb->FEB[i]) {
 				if (!clear_all_dirty_bits
-				    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->FEB[i]))
-					locked = p_s_tb->FEB[i];
+				    (tb->tb_sb, tb->FEB[i]))
+					locked = tb->FEB[i];
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2268,21 +2267,20 @@ static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 			repeat_counter++;
 			if ((repeat_counter % 10000) == 0) {
-				reiserfs_warning(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-						 "wait_tb_buffers_until_released(): too many "
-						 "iterations waiting for buffer to unlock "
+				reiserfs_warning(tb->tb_sb, "reiserfs-8200",
+						 "too many iterations waiting "
+						 "for buffer to unlock "
 						 "(%b)", locked);
 
 				/* Don't loop forever.  Try to recover from possible error. */
 
-				return (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) ?
+				return (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) ?
 				    REPEAT_SEARCH : CARRY_ON;
 			}
 #endif
 			__wait_on_buffer(locked);
-			if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) {
+			if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb))
 				return REPEAT_SEARCH;
-			}
 		}
 
 	} while (locked);
@@ -2295,15 +2293,15 @@ static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
  *	analyze what and where should be moved;
  *	get sufficient number of new nodes;
  * Balancing will start only after all resources will be collected at a time.
- * 
+ *
  * When ported to SMP kernels, only at the last moment after all needed nodes
  * are collected in cache, will the resources be locked using the usual
  * textbook ordered lock acquisition algorithms.  Note that ensuring that
  * this code neither write locks what it does not need to write lock nor locks out of order
  * will be a pain in the butt that could have been avoided.  Grumble grumble. -Hans
- * 
+ *
  * fix is meant in the sense of render unchanging
- * 
+ *
  * Latency might be improved by first gathering a list of what buffers are needed
  * and then getting as many of them in parallel as possible? -Hans
  *
@@ -2312,159 +2310,160 @@ static int wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb)
  *	tb	tree_balance structure;
  *	inum	item number in S[h];
  *      pos_in_item - comment this if you can
- *      ins_ih & ins_sd are used when inserting
+ *      ins_ih	item head of item being inserted
+ *	data	inserted item or data to be pasted
  * Returns:	1 - schedule occurred while the function worked;
  *	        0 - schedule didn't occur while the function worked;
- *             -1 - if no_disk_space 
+ *             -1 - if no_disk_space
  */
 
-int fix_nodes(int n_op_mode, struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, struct item_head *p_s_ins_ih,	// item head of item being inserted
-	      const void *data	// inserted item or data to be pasted
-    )
+int fix_nodes(int op_mode, struct tree_balance *tb,
+	      struct item_head *ins_ih, const void *data)
 {
-	int n_ret_value, n_h, n_item_num = PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_tb->tb_path);
-	int n_pos_in_item;
+	int ret, h, item_num = PATH_LAST_POSITION(tb->tb_path);
+	int pos_in_item;
 
 	/* we set wait_tb_buffers_run when we have to restore any dirty bits cleared
 	 ** during wait_tb_buffers_run
 	 */
 	int wait_tb_buffers_run = 0;
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_tbS0 = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path);
+	struct buffer_head *tbS0 = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path);
 
-	++REISERFS_SB(p_s_tb->tb_sb)->s_fix_nodes;
+	++REISERFS_SB(tb->tb_sb)->s_fix_nodes;
 
-	n_pos_in_item = p_s_tb->tb_path->pos_in_item;
+	pos_in_item = tb->tb_path->pos_in_item;
 
-	p_s_tb->fs_gen = get_generation(p_s_tb->tb_sb);
+	tb->fs_gen = get_generation(tb->tb_sb);
 
 	/* we prepare and log the super here so it will already be in the
 	 ** transaction when do_balance needs to change it.
 	 ** This way do_balance won't have to schedule when trying to prepare
 	 ** the super for logging
 	 */
-	reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-				     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_tb->tb_sb), 1);
-	journal_mark_dirty(p_s_tb->transaction_handle, p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_tb->tb_sb));
-	if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb))
+	reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(tb->tb_sb,
+				     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(tb->tb_sb), 1);
+	journal_mark_dirty(tb->transaction_handle, tb->tb_sb,
+			   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(tb->tb_sb));
+	if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb))
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 
 	/* if it possible in indirect_to_direct conversion */
-	if (buffer_locked(p_s_tbS0)) {
-		__wait_on_buffer(p_s_tbS0);
-		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb))
+	if (buffer_locked(tbS0)) {
+		__wait_on_buffer(tbS0);
+		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb))
 			return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	if (cur_tb) {
 		print_cur_tb("fix_nodes");
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-8305: fix_nodes:  there is pending do_balance");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8305",
+			       "there is pending do_balance");
 	}
 
-	if (!buffer_uptodate(p_s_tbS0) || !B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_tbS0)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-8320: fix_nodes: S[0] (%b %z) is not uptodate "
-			       "at the beginning of fix_nodes or not in tree (mode %c)",
-			       p_s_tbS0, p_s_tbS0, n_op_mode);
-	}
+	if (!buffer_uptodate(tbS0) || !B_IS_IN_TREE(tbS0))
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8320", "S[0] (%b %z) is "
+			       "not uptodate at the beginning of fix_nodes "
+			       "or not in tree (mode %c)",
+			       tbS0, tbS0, op_mode);
 
 	/* Check parameters. */
-	switch (n_op_mode) {
+	switch (op_mode) {
 	case M_INSERT:
-		if (n_item_num <= 0 || n_item_num > B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0))
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-8330: fix_nodes: Incorrect item number %d (in S0 - %d) in case of insert",
-				       n_item_num, B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0));
+		if (item_num <= 0 || item_num > B_NR_ITEMS(tbS0))
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8330", "Incorrect "
+				       "item number %d (in S0 - %d) in case "
+				       "of insert", item_num,
+				       B_NR_ITEMS(tbS0));
 		break;
 	case M_PASTE:
 	case M_DELETE:
 	case M_CUT:
-		if (n_item_num < 0 || n_item_num >= B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_tbS0)) {
-			print_block(p_s_tbS0, 0, -1, -1);
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-				       "PAP-8335: fix_nodes: Incorrect item number(%d); mode = %c insert_size = %d\n",
-				       n_item_num, n_op_mode,
-				       p_s_tb->insert_size[0]);
+		if (item_num < 0 || item_num >= B_NR_ITEMS(tbS0)) {
+			print_block(tbS0, 0, -1, -1);
+			reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8335", "Incorrect "
+				       "item number(%d); mode = %c "
+				       "insert_size = %d",
+				       item_num, op_mode,
+				       tb->insert_size[0]);
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-			       "PAP-8340: fix_nodes: Incorrect mode of operation");
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "PAP-8340", "Incorrect mode "
+			       "of operation");
 	}
 #endif
 
-	if (get_mem_for_virtual_node(p_s_tb) == REPEAT_SEARCH)
+	if (get_mem_for_virtual_node(tb) == REPEAT_SEARCH)
 		// FIXME: maybe -ENOMEM when tb->vn_buf == 0? Now just repeat
 		return REPEAT_SEARCH;
 
-	/* Starting from the leaf level; for all levels n_h of the tree. */
-	for (n_h = 0; n_h < MAX_HEIGHT && p_s_tb->insert_size[n_h]; n_h++) {
-		if ((n_ret_value = get_direct_parent(p_s_tb, n_h)) != CARRY_ON) {
+	/* Starting from the leaf level; for all levels h of the tree. */
+	for (h = 0; h < MAX_HEIGHT && tb->insert_size[h]; h++) {
+		ret = get_direct_parent(tb, h);
+		if (ret != CARRY_ON)
 			goto repeat;
-		}
 
-		if ((n_ret_value =
-		     check_balance(n_op_mode, p_s_tb, n_h, n_item_num,
-				   n_pos_in_item, p_s_ins_ih,
-				   data)) != CARRY_ON) {
-			if (n_ret_value == NO_BALANCING_NEEDED) {
+		ret = check_balance(op_mode, tb, h, item_num,
+				    pos_in_item, ins_ih, data);
+		if (ret != CARRY_ON) {
+			if (ret == NO_BALANCING_NEEDED) {
 				/* No balancing for higher levels needed. */
-				if ((n_ret_value =
-				     get_neighbors(p_s_tb, n_h)) != CARRY_ON) {
+				ret = get_neighbors(tb, h);
+				if (ret != CARRY_ON)
 					goto repeat;
-				}
-				if (n_h != MAX_HEIGHT - 1)
-					p_s_tb->insert_size[n_h + 1] = 0;
+				if (h != MAX_HEIGHT - 1)
+					tb->insert_size[h + 1] = 0;
 				/* ok, analysis and resource gathering are complete */
 				break;
 			}
 			goto repeat;
 		}
 
-		if ((n_ret_value = get_neighbors(p_s_tb, n_h)) != CARRY_ON) {
+		ret = get_neighbors(tb, h);
+		if (ret != CARRY_ON)
 			goto repeat;
-		}
 
-		if ((n_ret_value = get_empty_nodes(p_s_tb, n_h)) != CARRY_ON) {
-			goto repeat;	/* No disk space, or schedule occurred and
-					   analysis may be invalid and needs to be redone. */
-		}
+		/* No disk space, or schedule occurred and analysis may be
+		 * invalid and needs to be redone. */
+		ret = get_empty_nodes(tb, h);
+		if (ret != CARRY_ON)
+			goto repeat;
 
-		if (!PATH_H_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h)) {
+		if (!PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, h)) {
 			/* We have a positive insert size but no nodes exist on this
 			   level, this means that we are creating a new root. */
 
-			RFALSE(p_s_tb->blknum[n_h] != 1,
+			RFALSE(tb->blknum[h] != 1,
 			       "PAP-8350: creating new empty root");
 
-			if (n_h < MAX_HEIGHT - 1)
-				p_s_tb->insert_size[n_h + 1] = 0;
-		} else if (!PATH_H_PBUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path, n_h + 1)) {
-			if (p_s_tb->blknum[n_h] > 1) {
-				/* The tree needs to be grown, so this node S[n_h]
+			if (h < MAX_HEIGHT - 1)
+				tb->insert_size[h + 1] = 0;
+		} else if (!PATH_H_PBUFFER(tb->tb_path, h + 1)) {
+			if (tb->blknum[h] > 1) {
+				/* The tree needs to be grown, so this node S[h]
 				   which is the root node is split into two nodes,
-				   and a new node (S[n_h+1]) will be created to
+				   and a new node (S[h+1]) will be created to
 				   become the root node.  */
 
-				RFALSE(n_h == MAX_HEIGHT - 1,
+				RFALSE(h == MAX_HEIGHT - 1,
 				       "PAP-8355: attempt to create too high of a tree");
 
-				p_s_tb->insert_size[n_h + 1] =
+				tb->insert_size[h + 1] =
 				    (DC_SIZE +
-				     KEY_SIZE) * (p_s_tb->blknum[n_h] - 1) +
+				     KEY_SIZE) * (tb->blknum[h] - 1) +
 				    DC_SIZE;
-			} else if (n_h < MAX_HEIGHT - 1)
-				p_s_tb->insert_size[n_h + 1] = 0;
+			} else if (h < MAX_HEIGHT - 1)
+				tb->insert_size[h + 1] = 0;
 		} else
-			p_s_tb->insert_size[n_h + 1] =
-			    (DC_SIZE + KEY_SIZE) * (p_s_tb->blknum[n_h] - 1);
+			tb->insert_size[h + 1] =
+			    (DC_SIZE + KEY_SIZE) * (tb->blknum[h] - 1);
 	}
 
-	if ((n_ret_value = wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(p_s_tb)) == CARRY_ON) {
-		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(p_s_tb)) {
+	ret = wait_tb_buffers_until_unlocked(tb);
+	if (ret == CARRY_ON) {
+		if (FILESYSTEM_CHANGED_TB(tb)) {
 			wait_tb_buffers_run = 1;
-			n_ret_value = REPEAT_SEARCH;
+			ret = REPEAT_SEARCH;
 			goto repeat;
 		} else {
 			return CARRY_ON;
@@ -2485,57 +2484,57 @@ int fix_nodes(int n_op_mode, struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, struct item_head *p_s_
 
 		/* Release path buffers. */
 		if (wait_tb_buffers_run) {
-			pathrelse_and_restore(p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->tb_path);
+			pathrelse_and_restore(tb->tb_sb, tb->tb_path);
 		} else {
-			pathrelse(p_s_tb->tb_path);
+			pathrelse(tb->tb_path);
 		}
 		/* brelse all resources collected for balancing */
 		for (i = 0; i < MAX_HEIGHT; i++) {
 			if (wait_tb_buffers_run) {
-				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-								 p_s_tb->L[i]);
-				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-								 p_s_tb->R[i]);
-				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-								 p_s_tb->FL[i]);
-				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-								 p_s_tb->FR[i]);
-				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-								 p_s_tb->
+				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(tb->tb_sb,
+								 tb->L[i]);
+				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(tb->tb_sb,
+								 tb->R[i]);
+				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(tb->tb_sb,
+								 tb->FL[i]);
+				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(tb->tb_sb,
+								 tb->FR[i]);
+				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(tb->tb_sb,
+								 tb->
 								 CFL[i]);
-				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_tb->tb_sb,
-								 p_s_tb->
+				reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(tb->tb_sb,
+								 tb->
 								 CFR[i]);
 			}
 
-			brelse(p_s_tb->L[i]);
-			p_s_tb->L[i] = NULL;
-			brelse(p_s_tb->R[i]);
-			p_s_tb->R[i] = NULL;
-			brelse(p_s_tb->FL[i]);
-			p_s_tb->FL[i] = NULL;
-			brelse(p_s_tb->FR[i]);
-			p_s_tb->FR[i] = NULL;
-			brelse(p_s_tb->CFL[i]);
-			p_s_tb->CFL[i] = NULL;
-			brelse(p_s_tb->CFR[i]);
-			p_s_tb->CFR[i] = NULL;
+			brelse(tb->L[i]);
+			brelse(tb->R[i]);
+			brelse(tb->FL[i]);
+			brelse(tb->FR[i]);
+			brelse(tb->CFL[i]);
+			brelse(tb->CFR[i]);
+
+			tb->L[i] = NULL;
+			tb->R[i] = NULL;
+			tb->FL[i] = NULL;
+			tb->FR[i] = NULL;
+			tb->CFL[i] = NULL;
+			tb->CFR[i] = NULL;
 		}
 
 		if (wait_tb_buffers_run) {
 			for (i = 0; i < MAX_FEB_SIZE; i++) {
-				if (p_s_tb->FEB[i]) {
+				if (tb->FEB[i])
 					reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer
-					    (p_s_tb->tb_sb, p_s_tb->FEB[i]);
-				}
+					    (tb->tb_sb, tb->FEB[i]);
 			}
 		}
-		return n_ret_value;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 }
 
-/* Anatoly will probably forgive me renaming p_s_tb to tb. I just
+/* Anatoly will probably forgive me renaming tb to tb. I just
    wanted to make lines shorter */
 void unfix_nodes(struct tree_balance *tb)
 {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/hashes.c b/fs/reiserfs/hashes.c
index e664ac16fad9..6471c670743e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/hashes.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/hashes.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * (see Applied Cryptography, 2nd edition, p448).
  *
  * Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@zip.com.au> 1998
- * 
+ *
  * Jeremy has agreed to the contents of reiserfs/README. -Hans
  * Yura's function is added (04/07/2000)
  */
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c b/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c
index de391a82b999..2074fd95046b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/ibalance.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ static void internal_define_dest_src_infos(int shift_mode,
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-			       "internal_define_dest_src_infos: shift type is unknown (%d)",
+		reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "ibalance-1",
+			       "shift type is unknown (%d)",
 			       shift_mode);
 	}
 }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static void internal_delete_childs(struct buffer_info *cur_bi, int from, int n)
 
 /* copy cpy_num node pointers and cpy_num - 1 items from buffer src to buffer dest
 * last_first == FIRST_TO_LAST means, that we copy first items from src to tail of dest
- * last_first == LAST_TO_FIRST means, that we copy last items from src to head of dest 
+ * last_first == LAST_TO_FIRST means, that we copy last items from src to head of dest
  */
 static void internal_copy_pointers_items(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 					 struct buffer_head *src,
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static void internal_move_pointers_items(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 	if (last_first == FIRST_TO_LAST) {	/* shift_left occurs */
 		first_pointer = 0;
 		first_item = 0;
-		/* delete cpy_num - del_par pointers and keys starting for pointers with first_pointer, 
+		/* delete cpy_num - del_par pointers and keys starting for pointers with first_pointer,
 		   for key - with first_item */
 		internal_delete_pointers_items(src_bi, first_pointer,
 					       first_item, cpy_num - del_par);
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static void internal_insert_key(struct buffer_info *dest_bi, int dest_position_b
 	}
 }
 
-/* Insert d_key'th (delimiting) key from buffer cfl to tail of dest. 
+/* Insert d_key'th (delimiting) key from buffer cfl to tail of dest.
  * Copy pointer_amount node pointers and pointer_amount - 1 items from buffer src to buffer dest.
  * Replace  d_key'th key in buffer cfl.
  * Delete pointer_amount items and node pointers from buffer src.
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static void internal_shift1_left(struct tree_balance *tb,
 	/*    internal_move_pointers_items (tb->L[h], tb->S[h], FIRST_TO_LAST, pointer_amount, 1); */
 }
 
-/* Insert d_key'th (delimiting) key from buffer cfr to head of dest. 
+/* Insert d_key'th (delimiting) key from buffer cfr to head of dest.
  * Copy n node pointers and n - 1 items from buffer src to buffer dest.
  * Replace  d_key'th key in buffer cfr.
  * Delete n items and node pointers from buffer src.
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ static void balance_internal_when_delete(struct tree_balance *tb,
 
 		return;
 	}
-	reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-		       "balance_internal_when_delete: unexpected tb->lnum[%d]==%d or tb->rnum[%d]==%d",
+	reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "ibalance-2",
+		       "unexpected tb->lnum[%d]==%d or tb->rnum[%d]==%d",
 		       h, tb->lnum[h], h, tb->rnum[h]);
 }
 
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ int balance_internal(struct tree_balance *tb,	/* tree_balance structure
        this means that new pointers and items must be inserted AFTER *
        child_pos
        }
-       else 
+       else
        {
        it is the position of the leftmost pointer that must be deleted (together with
        its corresponding key to the left of the pointer)
@@ -940,8 +940,8 @@ int balance_internal(struct tree_balance *tb,	/* tree_balance structure
 		struct block_head *blkh;
 
 		if (tb->blknum[h] != 1)
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "balance_internal: One new node required for creating the new root");
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "ibalance-3", "One new node "
+				       "required for creating the new root");
 		/* S[h] = empty buffer from the list FEB. */
 		tbSh = get_FEB(tb);
 		blkh = B_BLK_HEAD(tbSh);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 823227a7662a..6fd0f47e45db 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static int _get_block_create_0(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 		}
 		/* make sure we don't read more bytes than actually exist in
 		 ** the file.  This can happen in odd cases where i_size isn't
-		 ** correct, and when direct item padding results in a few 
+		 ** correct, and when direct item padding results in a few
 		 ** extra bytes at the end of the direct item
 		 */
 		if ((le_ih_k_offset(ih) + path.pos_in_item) > inode->i_size)
@@ -438,15 +438,15 @@ static int reiserfs_bmap(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 ** -ENOENT instead of a valid buffer.  block_prepare_write expects to
 ** be able to do i/o on the buffers returned, unless an error value
 ** is also returned.
-** 
+**
 ** So, this allows block_prepare_write to be used for reading a single block
 ** in a page.  Where it does not produce a valid page for holes, or past the
 ** end of the file.  This turns out to be exactly what we need for reading
 ** tails for conversion.
 **
 ** The point of the wrapper is forcing a certain value for create, even
-** though the VFS layer is calling this function with create==1.  If you 
-** don't want to send create == GET_BLOCK_NO_HOLE to reiserfs_get_block, 
+** though the VFS layer is calling this function with create==1.  If you
+** don't want to send create == GET_BLOCK_NO_HOLE to reiserfs_get_block,
 ** don't use this function.
 */
 static int reiserfs_get_block_create_0(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 	int done;
 	int fs_gen;
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th = NULL;
-	/* space reserved in transaction batch: 
+	/* space reserved in transaction batch:
 	   . 3 balancings in direct->indirect conversion
 	   . 1 block involved into reiserfs_update_sd()
 	   XXX in practically impossible worst case direct2indirect()
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 		reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 
 		/* the item was found, so new blocks were not added to the file
-		 ** there is no need to make sure the inode is updated with this 
+		 ** there is no need to make sure the inode is updated with this
 		 ** transaction
 		 */
 		return retval;
@@ -841,10 +841,12 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 							  tail_offset);
 				if (retval) {
 					if (retval != -ENOSPC)
-						reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-								 "clm-6004: convert tail failed inode %lu, error %d",
-								 inode->i_ino,
-								 retval);
+						reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb,
+							"clm-6004",
+							"convert tail failed "
+							"inode %lu, error %d",
+							inode->i_ino,
+							retval);
 					if (allocated_block_nr) {
 						/* the bitmap, the super, and the stat data == 3 */
 						if (!th)
@@ -984,7 +986,7 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 
 		/* this loop could log more blocks than we had originally asked
 		 ** for.  So, we have to allow the transaction to end if it is
-		 ** too big or too full.  Update the inode so things are 
+		 ** too big or too full.  Update the inode so things are
 		 ** consistent if we crash before the function returns
 		 **
 		 ** release the path so that anybody waiting on the path before
@@ -995,7 +997,7 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 			if (retval)
 				goto failure;
 		}
-		/* inserting indirect pointers for a hole can take a 
+		/* inserting indirect pointers for a hole can take a
 		 ** long time.  reschedule if needed
 		 */
 		cond_resched();
@@ -1006,8 +1008,7 @@ int reiserfs_get_block(struct inode *inode, sector_t block,
 			goto failure;
 		}
 		if (retval == POSITION_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "vs-825: reiserfs_get_block: "
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "vs-825",
 					 "%K should not be found", &key);
 			retval = -EEXIST;
 			if (allocated_block_nr)
@@ -1299,8 +1300,7 @@ static void update_stat_data(struct treepath *path, struct inode *inode,
 	ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path);
 
 	if (!is_statdata_le_ih(ih))
-		reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb,
-			       "vs-13065: update_stat_data: key %k, found item %h",
+		reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb, "vs-13065", "key %k, found item %h",
 			       INODE_PKEY(inode), ih);
 
 	if (stat_data_v1(ih)) {
@@ -1332,10 +1332,9 @@ void reiserfs_update_sd_size(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		/* look for the object's stat data */
 		retval = search_item(inode->i_sb, &key, &path);
 		if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "vs-13050: reiserfs_update_sd: "
-					 "i/o failure occurred trying to update %K stat data",
-					 &key);
+			reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "vs-13050",
+				       "i/o failure occurred trying to "
+				       "update %K stat data", &key);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (retval == ITEM_NOT_FOUND) {
@@ -1345,9 +1344,9 @@ void reiserfs_update_sd_size(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 				/*reiserfs_warning (inode->i_sb, "vs-13050: reiserfs_update_sd: i_nlink == 0, stat data not found"); */
 				return;
 			}
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "vs-13060: reiserfs_update_sd: "
-					 "stat data of object %k (nlink == %d) not found (pos %d)",
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "vs-13060",
+					 "stat data of object %k (nlink == %d) "
+					 "not found (pos %d)",
 					 INODE_PKEY(inode), inode->i_nlink,
 					 pos);
 			reiserfs_check_path(&path);
@@ -1424,10 +1423,9 @@ void reiserfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	/* look for the object's stat data */
 	retval = search_item(inode->i_sb, &key, &path_to_sd);
 	if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-				 "vs-13070: reiserfs_read_locked_inode: "
-				 "i/o failure occurred trying to find stat data of %K",
-				 &key);
+		reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "vs-13070",
+			       "i/o failure occurred trying to find "
+			       "stat data of %K", &key);
 		reiserfs_make_bad_inode(inode);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1446,7 +1444,7 @@ void reiserfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	   update sd on unlink all that is required is to check for nlink
 	   here. This bug was first found by Sizif when debugging
 	   SquidNG/Butterfly, forgotten, and found again after Philippe
-	   Gramoulle <philippe.gramoulle@mmania.com> reproduced it. 
+	   Gramoulle <philippe.gramoulle@mmania.com> reproduced it.
 
 	   More logical fix would require changes in fs/inode.c:iput() to
 	   remove inode from hash-table _after_ fs cleaned disk stuff up and
@@ -1457,8 +1455,7 @@ void reiserfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	   during mount (fs/reiserfs/super.c:finish_unfinished()). */
 	if ((inode->i_nlink == 0) &&
 	    !REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_is_unlinked_ok) {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-				 "vs-13075: reiserfs_read_locked_inode: "
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "vs-13075",
 				 "dead inode read from disk %K. "
 				 "This is likely to be race with knfsd. Ignore",
 				 &key);
@@ -1555,7 +1552,7 @@ struct dentry *reiserfs_fh_to_dentry(struct super_block *sb, struct fid *fid,
 	 */
 	if (fh_type > fh_len) {
 		if (fh_type != 6 || fh_len != 5)
-			reiserfs_warning(sb,
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "reiserfs-13077",
 				"nfsd/reiserfs, fhtype=%d, len=%d - odd",
 				fh_type, fh_len);
 		fh_type = 5;
@@ -1622,7 +1619,7 @@ int reiserfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, int do_sync)
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
 		return -EROFS;
 	/* memory pressure can sometimes initiate write_inode calls with sync == 1,
-	 ** these cases are just when the system needs ram, not when the 
+	 ** these cases are just when the system needs ram, not when the
 	 ** inode needs to reach disk for safety, and they can safely be
 	 ** ignored because the altered inode has already been logged.
 	 */
@@ -1680,13 +1677,13 @@ static int reiserfs_new_directory(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	/* look for place in the tree for new item */
 	retval = search_item(sb, &key, path);
 	if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-		reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-13080: reiserfs_new_directory: "
-				 "i/o failure occurred creating new directory");
+		reiserfs_error(sb, "vs-13080",
+			       "i/o failure occurred creating new directory");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (retval == ITEM_FOUND) {
 		pathrelse(path);
-		reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-13070: reiserfs_new_directory: "
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-13070",
 				 "object with this key exists (%k)",
 				 &(ih->ih_key));
 		return -EEXIST;
@@ -1720,13 +1717,13 @@ static int reiserfs_new_symlink(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct i
 	/* look for place in the tree for new item */
 	retval = search_item(sb, &key, path);
 	if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-		reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-13080: reiserfs_new_symlinik: "
-				 "i/o failure occurred creating new symlink");
+		reiserfs_error(sb, "vs-13080",
+			       "i/o failure occurred creating new symlink");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 	if (retval == ITEM_FOUND) {
 		pathrelse(path);
-		reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-13080: reiserfs_new_symlink: "
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-13080",
 				 "object with this key exists (%k)",
 				 &(ih->ih_key));
 		return -EEXIST;
@@ -1739,7 +1736,7 @@ static int reiserfs_new_symlink(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct i
 /* inserts the stat data into the tree, and then calls
    reiserfs_new_directory (to insert ".", ".." item if new object is
    directory) or reiserfs_new_symlink (to insert symlink body if new
-   object is symlink) or nothing (if new object is regular file) 
+   object is symlink) or nothing (if new object is regular file)
 
    NOTE! uid and gid must already be set in the inode.  If we return
    non-zero due to an error, we have to drop the quota previously allocated
@@ -1747,10 +1744,11 @@ static int reiserfs_new_symlink(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct i
    if we return non-zero, we also end the transaction.  */
 int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		       struct inode *dir, int mode, const char *symname,
-		       /* 0 for regular, EMTRY_DIR_SIZE for dirs, 
+		       /* 0 for regular, EMTRY_DIR_SIZE for dirs,
 		          strlen (symname) for symlinks) */
 		       loff_t i_size, struct dentry *dentry,
-		       struct inode *inode)
+		       struct inode *inode,
+		       struct reiserfs_security_handle *security)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb;
 	struct reiserfs_iget_args args;
@@ -1796,7 +1794,7 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		goto out_bad_inode;
 	}
 	if (old_format_only(sb))
-		/* not a perfect generation count, as object ids can be reused, but 
+		/* not a perfect generation count, as object ids can be reused, but
 		 ** this is as good as reiserfs can do right now.
 		 ** note that the private part of inode isn't filled in yet, we have
 		 ** to use the directory.
@@ -1917,9 +1915,8 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		goto out_inserted_sd;
 	}
 
-	/* XXX CHECK THIS */
 	if (reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb)) {
-		retval = reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(dir, dentry, inode);
+		retval = reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(th, dir, dentry, inode);
 		if (retval) {
 			err = retval;
 			reiserfs_check_path(&path_to_key);
@@ -1927,10 +1924,23 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			goto out_inserted_sd;
 		}
 	} else if (inode->i_sb->s_flags & MS_POSIXACL) {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "ACLs aren't enabled in the fs, "
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "jdm-13090",
+				 "ACLs aren't enabled in the fs, "
 				 "but vfs thinks they are!");
-	} else if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(dir)) {
-		reiserfs_mark_inode_private(inode);
+	} else if (IS_PRIVATE(dir))
+		inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE;
+
+	if (security->name) {
+		retval = reiserfs_security_write(th, inode, security);
+		if (retval) {
+			err = retval;
+			reiserfs_check_path(&path_to_key);
+			retval = journal_end(th, th->t_super,
+					     th->t_blocks_allocated);
+			if (retval)
+				err = retval;
+			goto out_inserted_sd;
+		}
 	}
 
 	reiserfs_update_sd(th, inode);
@@ -1960,19 +1970,7 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	inode->i_nlink = 0;
 	th->t_trans_id = 0;	/* so the caller can't use this handle later */
 	unlock_new_inode(inode); /* OK to do even if we hadn't locked it */
-
-	/* If we were inheriting an ACL, we need to release the lock so that
-	 * iput doesn't deadlock in reiserfs_delete_xattrs. The locking
-	 * code really needs to be reworked, but this will take care of it
-	 * for now. -jeffm */
-#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
-	if (REISERFS_I(dir)->i_acl_default && !IS_ERR(REISERFS_I(dir)->i_acl_default)) {
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-		iput(inode);
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-	} else
-#endif
-		iput(inode);
+	iput(inode);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1989,7 +1987,7 @@ int reiserfs_new_inode(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 **
 ** on failure, nonzero is returned, page_result and bh_result are untouched.
 */
-static int grab_tail_page(struct inode *p_s_inode,
+static int grab_tail_page(struct inode *inode,
 			  struct page **page_result,
 			  struct buffer_head **bh_result)
 {
@@ -1997,11 +1995,11 @@ static int grab_tail_page(struct inode *p_s_inode,
 	/* we want the page with the last byte in the file,
 	 ** not the page that will hold the next byte for appending
 	 */
-	unsigned long index = (p_s_inode->i_size - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	unsigned long index = (inode->i_size - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	unsigned long pos = 0;
 	unsigned long start = 0;
-	unsigned long blocksize = p_s_inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-	unsigned long offset = (p_s_inode->i_size) & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
+	unsigned long blocksize = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+	unsigned long offset = (inode->i_size) & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct buffer_head *head;
 	struct page *page;
@@ -2015,7 +2013,7 @@ static int grab_tail_page(struct inode *p_s_inode,
 	if ((offset & (blocksize - 1)) == 0) {
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
-	page = grab_cache_page(p_s_inode->i_mapping, index);
+	page = grab_cache_page(inode->i_mapping, index);
 	error = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!page) {
 		goto out;
@@ -2044,10 +2042,8 @@ static int grab_tail_page(struct inode *p_s_inode,
 		 ** I've screwed up the code to find the buffer, or the code to
 		 ** call prepare_write
 		 */
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_inode->i_sb,
-				 "clm-6000: error reading block %lu on dev %s",
-				 bh->b_blocknr,
-				 reiserfs_bdevname(p_s_inode->i_sb));
+		reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "clm-6000",
+			       "error reading block %lu", bh->b_blocknr);
 		error = -EIO;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -2069,57 +2065,58 @@ static int grab_tail_page(struct inode *p_s_inode,
 **
 ** some code taken from block_truncate_page
 */
-int reiserfs_truncate_file(struct inode *p_s_inode, int update_timestamps)
+int reiserfs_truncate_file(struct inode *inode, int update_timestamps)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
 	/* we want the offset for the first byte after the end of the file */
-	unsigned long offset = p_s_inode->i_size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
-	unsigned blocksize = p_s_inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+	unsigned long offset = inode->i_size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
+	unsigned blocksize = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
 	unsigned length;
 	struct page *page = NULL;
 	int error;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	int err2;
 
-	reiserfs_write_lock(p_s_inode->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
 
-	if (p_s_inode->i_size > 0) {
-		if ((error = grab_tail_page(p_s_inode, &page, &bh))) {
-			// -ENOENT means we truncated past the end of the file, 
+	if (inode->i_size > 0) {
+		error = grab_tail_page(inode, &page, &bh);
+		if (error) {
+			// -ENOENT means we truncated past the end of the file,
 			// and get_block_create_0 could not find a block to read in,
 			// which is ok.
 			if (error != -ENOENT)
-				reiserfs_warning(p_s_inode->i_sb,
-						 "clm-6001: grab_tail_page failed %d",
-						 error);
+				reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "clm-6001",
+					       "grab_tail_page failed %d",
+					       error);
 			page = NULL;
 			bh = NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* so, if page != NULL, we have a buffer head for the offset at 
-	 ** the end of the file. if the bh is mapped, and bh->b_blocknr != 0, 
-	 ** then we have an unformatted node.  Otherwise, we have a direct item, 
-	 ** and no zeroing is required on disk.  We zero after the truncate, 
-	 ** because the truncate might pack the item anyway 
+	/* so, if page != NULL, we have a buffer head for the offset at
+	 ** the end of the file. if the bh is mapped, and bh->b_blocknr != 0,
+	 ** then we have an unformatted node.  Otherwise, we have a direct item,
+	 ** and no zeroing is required on disk.  We zero after the truncate,
+	 ** because the truncate might pack the item anyway
 	 ** (it will unmap bh if it packs).
 	 */
 	/* it is enough to reserve space in transaction for 2 balancings:
 	   one for "save" link adding and another for the first
 	   cut_from_item. 1 is for update_sd */
-	error = journal_begin(&th, p_s_inode->i_sb,
+	error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb,
 			      JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 2 + 1);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
-	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(p_s_inode);
+	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
 	if (update_timestamps)
 		/* we are doing real truncate: if the system crashes before the last
 		   transaction of truncating gets committed - on reboot the file
 		   either appears truncated properly or not truncated at all */
-		add_save_link(&th, p_s_inode, 1);
-	err2 = reiserfs_do_truncate(&th, p_s_inode, page, update_timestamps);
+		add_save_link(&th, inode, 1);
+	err2 = reiserfs_do_truncate(&th, inode, page, update_timestamps);
 	error =
-	    journal_end(&th, p_s_inode->i_sb, JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 2 + 1);
+	    journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 2 + 1);
 	if (error)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2130,7 +2127,7 @@ int reiserfs_truncate_file(struct inode *p_s_inode, int update_timestamps)
 	}
 	
 	if (update_timestamps) {
-		error = remove_save_link(p_s_inode, 1 /* truncate */ );
+		error = remove_save_link(inode, 1 /* truncate */);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 	}
@@ -2149,14 +2146,14 @@ int reiserfs_truncate_file(struct inode *p_s_inode, int update_timestamps)
 		page_cache_release(page);
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_write_unlock(p_s_inode->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return 0;
       out:
 	if (page) {
 		unlock_page(page);
 		page_cache_release(page);
 	}
-	reiserfs_write_unlock(p_s_inode->i_sb);
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -2208,9 +2205,8 @@ static int map_block_for_writepage(struct inode *inode,
 	/* we've found an unformatted node */
 	if (indirect_item_found(retval, ih)) {
 		if (bytes_copied > 0) {
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "clm-6002: bytes_copied %d",
-					 bytes_copied);
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "clm-6002",
+					 "bytes_copied %d", bytes_copied);
 		}
 		if (!get_block_num(item, pos_in_item)) {
 			/* crap, we are writing to a hole */
@@ -2267,9 +2263,8 @@ static int map_block_for_writepage(struct inode *inode,
 			goto research;
 		}
 	} else {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-				 "clm-6003: bad item inode %lu, device %s",
-				 inode->i_ino, reiserfs_bdevname(inode->i_sb));
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "clm-6003",
+				 "bad item inode %lu", inode->i_ino);
 		retval = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -2312,8 +2307,8 @@ static int map_block_for_writepage(struct inode *inode,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-/* 
- * mason@suse.com: updated in 2.5.54 to follow the same general io 
+/*
+ * mason@suse.com: updated in 2.5.54 to follow the same general io
  * start/recovery path as __block_write_full_page, along with special
  * code to handle reiserfs tails.
  */
@@ -2453,7 +2448,7 @@ static int reiserfs_write_full_page(struct page *page,
 	unlock_page(page);
 
 	/*
-	 * since any buffer might be the only dirty buffer on the page, 
+	 * since any buffer might be the only dirty buffer on the page,
 	 * the first submit_bh can bring the page out of writeback.
 	 * be careful with the buffers.
 	 */
@@ -2472,8 +2467,8 @@ static int reiserfs_write_full_page(struct page *page,
 	if (nr == 0) {
 		/*
 		 * if this page only had a direct item, it is very possible for
-		 * no io to be required without there being an error.  Or, 
-		 * someone else could have locked them and sent them down the 
+		 * no io to be required without there being an error.  Or,
+		 * someone else could have locked them and sent them down the
 		 * pipe without locking the page
 		 */
 		bh = head;
@@ -2492,7 +2487,7 @@ static int reiserfs_write_full_page(struct page *page,
 
       fail:
 	/* catches various errors, we need to make sure any valid dirty blocks
-	 * get to the media.  The page is currently locked and not marked for 
+	 * get to the media.  The page is currently locked and not marked for
 	 * writeback
 	 */
 	ClearPageUptodate(page);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c b/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
index 830332021ed4..0ccc3fdda7bf 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/ioctl.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ int reiserfs_unpack(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	}
 
 	/* we unpack by finding the page with the tail, and calling
-	 ** reiserfs_prepare_write on that page.  This will force a 
+	 ** reiserfs_prepare_write on that page.  This will force a
 	 ** reiserfs_get_block to unpack the tail for us.
 	 */
 	index = inode->i_size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c b/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
index 9475557ab499..72cb1cc51b87 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ static int sd_unit_num(struct virtual_item *vi)
 
 static void sd_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "STATDATA, index %d, type 0x%x, %h",
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-16100",
+			 "STATDATA, index %d, type 0x%x, %h",
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih);
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ static int direct_unit_num(struct virtual_item *vi)
 
 static void direct_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "DIRECT, index %d, type 0x%x, %h",
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-16101",
+			 "DIRECT, index %d, type 0x%x, %h",
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih);
 }
 
@@ -278,7 +280,7 @@ static void indirect_print_item(struct item_head *ih, char *item)
 	unp = (__le32 *) item;
 
 	if (ih_item_len(ih) % UNFM_P_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "indirect_print_item: invalid item len");
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-16102", "invalid item len");
 
 	printk("%d pointers\n[ ", (int)I_UNFM_NUM(ih));
 	for (j = 0; j < I_UNFM_NUM(ih); j++) {
@@ -334,7 +336,8 @@ static int indirect_unit_num(struct virtual_item *vi)
 
 static void indirect_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "INDIRECT, index %d, type 0x%x, %h",
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-16103",
+			 "INDIRECT, index %d, type 0x%x, %h",
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih);
 }
 
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ static struct item_operations indirect_ops = {
 
 static int direntry_bytes_number(struct item_head *ih, int block_size)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "vs-16090: direntry_bytes_number: "
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "vs-16090",
 			 "bytes number is asked for direntry");
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -514,8 +517,9 @@ static int direntry_create_vi(struct virtual_node *vn,
 		    ((is_affected
 		      && (vn->vn_mode == M_PASTE
 			  || vn->vn_mode == M_CUT)) ? insert_size : 0)) {
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "vs-8025: set_entry_sizes: (mode==%c, insert_size==%d), invalid length of directory item",
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-8025", "(mode==%c, "
+				       "insert_size==%d), invalid length of "
+				       "directory item",
 				       vn->vn_mode, insert_size);
 		}
 	}
@@ -546,7 +550,8 @@ static int direntry_check_left(struct virtual_item *vi, int free,
 	}
 
 	if (entries == dir_u->entry_count) {
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "free space %d, entry_count %d\n", free,
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "item_ops-1",
+			       "free space %d, entry_count %d", free,
 			       dir_u->entry_count);
 	}
 
@@ -614,7 +619,8 @@ static void direntry_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 	int i;
 	struct direntry_uarea *dir_u = vi->vi_uarea;
 
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "DIRENTRY, index %d, type 0x%x, %h, flags 0x%x",
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-16104",
+			 "DIRENTRY, index %d, type 0x%x, %h, flags 0x%x",
 			 vi->vi_index, vi->vi_type, vi->vi_ih, dir_u->flags);
 	printk("%d entries: ", dir_u->entry_count);
 	for (i = 0; i < dir_u->entry_count; i++)
@@ -642,43 +648,43 @@ static struct item_operations direntry_ops = {
 //
 static int errcatch_bytes_number(struct item_head *ih, int block_size)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16001: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16001",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void errcatch_decrement_key(struct cpu_key *key)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16002: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16002",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 }
 
 static int errcatch_is_left_mergeable(struct reiserfs_key *key,
 				      unsigned long bsize)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16003: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16003",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void errcatch_print_item(struct item_head *ih, char *item)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16004: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16004",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 }
 
 static void errcatch_check_item(struct item_head *ih, char *item)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16005: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16005",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 }
 
 static int errcatch_create_vi(struct virtual_node *vn,
 			      struct virtual_item *vi,
 			      int is_affected, int insert_size)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16006: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16006",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return 0;		// We might return -1 here as well, but it won't help as create_virtual_node() from where
 	// this operation is called from is of return type void.
 }
@@ -686,36 +692,36 @@ static int errcatch_create_vi(struct virtual_node *vn,
 static int errcatch_check_left(struct virtual_item *vi, int free,
 			       int start_skip, int end_skip)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16007: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16007",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return -1;
 }
 
 static int errcatch_check_right(struct virtual_item *vi, int free)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16008: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16008",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return -1;
 }
 
 static int errcatch_part_size(struct virtual_item *vi, int first, int count)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16009: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16009",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int errcatch_unit_num(struct virtual_item *vi)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16010: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16010",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void errcatch_print_vi(struct virtual_item *vi)
 {
-	reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-			 "green-16011: Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
+	reiserfs_warning(NULL, "green-16011",
+			 "Invalid item type observed, run fsck ASAP");
 }
 
 static struct item_operations errcatch_ops = {
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
index 9643c3bbeb3b..77f5bb746bf0 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/journal.c
@@ -1,36 +1,36 @@
 /*
 ** Write ahead logging implementation copyright Chris Mason 2000
 **
-** The background commits make this code very interelated, and 
+** The background commits make this code very interelated, and
 ** overly complex.  I need to rethink things a bit....The major players:
 **
-** journal_begin -- call with the number of blocks you expect to log.  
+** journal_begin -- call with the number of blocks you expect to log.
 **                  If the current transaction is too
-** 		    old, it will block until the current transaction is 
+** 		    old, it will block until the current transaction is
 ** 		    finished, and then start a new one.
-**		    Usually, your transaction will get joined in with 
+**		    Usually, your transaction will get joined in with
 **                  previous ones for speed.
 **
-** journal_join  -- same as journal_begin, but won't block on the current 
+** journal_join  -- same as journal_begin, but won't block on the current
 **                  transaction regardless of age.  Don't ever call
-**                  this.  Ever.  There are only two places it should be 
+**                  this.  Ever.  There are only two places it should be
 **                  called from, and they are both inside this file.
 **
-** journal_mark_dirty -- adds blocks into this transaction.  clears any flags 
+** journal_mark_dirty -- adds blocks into this transaction.  clears any flags
 **                       that might make them get sent to disk
-**                       and then marks them BH_JDirty.  Puts the buffer head 
-**                       into the current transaction hash.  
+**                       and then marks them BH_JDirty.  Puts the buffer head
+**                       into the current transaction hash.
 **
 ** journal_end -- if the current transaction is batchable, it does nothing
 **                   otherwise, it could do an async/synchronous commit, or
-**                   a full flush of all log and real blocks in the 
+**                   a full flush of all log and real blocks in the
 **                   transaction.
 **
-** flush_old_commits -- if the current transaction is too old, it is ended and 
-**                      commit blocks are sent to disk.  Forces commit blocks 
-**                      to disk for all backgrounded commits that have been 
+** flush_old_commits -- if the current transaction is too old, it is ended and
+**                      commit blocks are sent to disk.  Forces commit blocks
+**                      to disk for all backgrounded commits that have been
 **                      around too long.
-**		     -- Note, if you call this as an immediate flush from 
+**		     -- Note, if you call this as an immediate flush from
 **		        from within kupdate, it will ignore the immediate flag
 */
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
 			     struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl, int flushall);
 static int can_dirty(struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn);
 static int journal_join(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks);
+			struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks);
 static int release_journal_dev(struct super_block *super,
 			       struct reiserfs_journal *journal);
 static int dirty_one_transaction(struct super_block *s,
@@ -113,12 +113,12 @@ enum {
 };
 
 static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			      struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+			      struct super_block *sb,
 			      unsigned long nblocks, int join);
 
-static void init_journal_hash(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static void init_journal_hash(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	memset(journal->j_hash_table, 0,
 	       JOURNAL_HASH_SIZE * sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *));
 }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void disable_barrier(struct super_block *s)
 }
 
 static struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *allocate_bitmap_node(struct super_block
-							 *p_s_sb)
+							 *sb)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *bn;
 	static int id;
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *allocate_bitmap_node(struct super_block
 	if (!bn) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	bn->data = kzalloc(p_s_sb->s_blocksize, GFP_NOFS);
+	bn->data = kzalloc(sb->s_blocksize, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!bn->data) {
 		kfree(bn);
 		return NULL;
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ static struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *allocate_bitmap_node(struct super_block
 	return bn;
 }
 
-static struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *get_bitmap_node(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *get_bitmap_node(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *bn = NULL;
 	struct list_head *entry = journal->j_bitmap_nodes.next;
 
@@ -176,21 +176,21 @@ static struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *get_bitmap_node(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 	if (entry != &journal->j_bitmap_nodes) {
 		bn = list_entry(entry, struct reiserfs_bitmap_node, list);
 		list_del(entry);
-		memset(bn->data, 0, p_s_sb->s_blocksize);
+		memset(bn->data, 0, sb->s_blocksize);
 		journal->j_free_bitmap_nodes--;
 		return bn;
 	}
-	bn = allocate_bitmap_node(p_s_sb);
+	bn = allocate_bitmap_node(sb);
 	if (!bn) {
 		yield();
 		goto repeat;
 	}
 	return bn;
 }
-static inline void free_bitmap_node(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static inline void free_bitmap_node(struct super_block *sb,
 				    struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *bn)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	journal->j_used_bitmap_nodes--;
 	if (journal->j_free_bitmap_nodes > REISERFS_MAX_BITMAP_NODES) {
 		kfree(bn->data);
@@ -201,46 +201,46 @@ static inline void free_bitmap_node(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	}
 }
 
-static void allocate_bitmap_nodes(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static void allocate_bitmap_nodes(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *bn = NULL;
 	for (i = 0; i < REISERFS_MIN_BITMAP_NODES; i++) {
-		bn = allocate_bitmap_node(p_s_sb);
+		bn = allocate_bitmap_node(sb);
 		if (bn) {
 			list_add(&bn->list, &journal->j_bitmap_nodes);
 			journal->j_free_bitmap_nodes++;
 		} else {
-			break;	// this is ok, we'll try again when more are needed 
+			break;	/* this is ok, we'll try again when more are needed */
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-static int set_bit_in_list_bitmap(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int set_bit_in_list_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,
 				  b_blocknr_t block,
 				  struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb)
 {
-	unsigned int bmap_nr = block / (p_s_sb->s_blocksize << 3);
-	unsigned int bit_nr = block % (p_s_sb->s_blocksize << 3);
+	unsigned int bmap_nr = block / (sb->s_blocksize << 3);
+	unsigned int bit_nr = block % (sb->s_blocksize << 3);
 
 	if (!jb->bitmaps[bmap_nr]) {
-		jb->bitmaps[bmap_nr] = get_bitmap_node(p_s_sb);
+		jb->bitmaps[bmap_nr] = get_bitmap_node(sb);
 	}
 	set_bit(bit_nr, (unsigned long *)jb->bitmaps[bmap_nr]->data);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cleanup_bitmap_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static void cleanup_bitmap_list(struct super_block *sb,
 				struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb)
 {
 	int i;
 	if (jb->bitmaps == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < reiserfs_bmap_count(p_s_sb); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < reiserfs_bmap_count(sb); i++) {
 		if (jb->bitmaps[i]) {
-			free_bitmap_node(p_s_sb, jb->bitmaps[i]);
+			free_bitmap_node(sb, jb->bitmaps[i]);
 			jb->bitmaps[i] = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void cleanup_bitmap_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 /*
 ** only call this on FS unmount.
 */
-static int free_list_bitmaps(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int free_list_bitmaps(struct super_block *sb,
 			     struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb_array)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -257,16 +257,16 @@ static int free_list_bitmaps(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	for (i = 0; i < JOURNAL_NUM_BITMAPS; i++) {
 		jb = jb_array + i;
 		jb->journal_list = NULL;
-		cleanup_bitmap_list(p_s_sb, jb);
+		cleanup_bitmap_list(sb, jb);
 		vfree(jb->bitmaps);
 		jb->bitmaps = NULL;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int free_bitmap_nodes(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static int free_bitmap_nodes(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct list_head *next = journal->j_bitmap_nodes.next;
 	struct reiserfs_bitmap_node *bn;
 
@@ -283,10 +283,10 @@ static int free_bitmap_nodes(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 }
 
 /*
-** get memory for JOURNAL_NUM_BITMAPS worth of bitmaps. 
+** get memory for JOURNAL_NUM_BITMAPS worth of bitmaps.
 ** jb_array is the array to be filled in.
 */
-int reiserfs_allocate_list_bitmaps(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+int reiserfs_allocate_list_bitmaps(struct super_block *sb,
 				   struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb_array,
 				   unsigned int bmap_nr)
 {
@@ -300,30 +300,30 @@ int reiserfs_allocate_list_bitmaps(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		jb->journal_list = NULL;
 		jb->bitmaps = vmalloc(mem);
 		if (!jb->bitmaps) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "clm-2000, unable to allocate bitmaps for journal lists");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "clm-2000", "unable to "
+					 "allocate bitmaps for journal lists");
 			failed = 1;
 			break;
 		}
 		memset(jb->bitmaps, 0, mem);
 	}
 	if (failed) {
-		free_list_bitmaps(p_s_sb, jb_array);
+		free_list_bitmaps(sb, jb_array);
 		return -1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
-** find an available list bitmap.  If you can't find one, flush a commit list 
+** find an available list bitmap.  If you can't find one, flush a commit list
 ** and try again
 */
-static struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *get_list_bitmap(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *get_list_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,
 						    struct reiserfs_journal_list
 						    *jl)
 {
 	int i, j;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb = NULL;
 
 	for (j = 0; j < (JOURNAL_NUM_BITMAPS * 3); j++) {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *get_list_bitmap(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		journal->j_list_bitmap_index = (i + 1) % JOURNAL_NUM_BITMAPS;
 		jb = journal->j_list_bitmap + i;
 		if (journal->j_list_bitmap[i].journal_list) {
-			flush_commit_list(p_s_sb,
+			flush_commit_list(sb,
 					  journal->j_list_bitmap[i].
 					  journal_list, 1);
 			if (!journal->j_list_bitmap[i].journal_list) {
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *get_list_bitmap(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	return jb;
 }
 
-/* 
+/*
 ** allocates a new chunk of X nodes, and links them all together as a list.
 ** Uses the cnode->next and cnode->prev pointers
 ** returns NULL on failure
@@ -376,14 +376,14 @@ static struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *allocate_cnodes(int num_cnodes)
 }
 
 /*
-** pulls a cnode off the free list, or returns NULL on failure 
+** pulls a cnode off the free list, or returns NULL on failure
 */
-static struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *get_cnode(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *get_cnode(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
-	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(p_s_sb, "get_cnode");
+	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(sb, "get_cnode");
 
 	if (journal->j_cnode_free <= 0) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -403,14 +403,14 @@ static struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *get_cnode(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 }
 
 /*
-** returns a cnode to the free list 
+** returns a cnode to the free list
 */
-static void free_cnode(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static void free_cnode(struct super_block *sb,
 		       struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
-	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(p_s_sb, "free_cnode");
+	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(sb, "free_cnode");
 
 	journal->j_cnode_used--;
 	journal->j_cnode_free++;
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ void reiserfs_check_lock_depth(struct super_block *sb, char *caller)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	if (current->lock_depth < 0) {
-		reiserfs_panic(sb, "%s called without kernel lock held",
-			       caller);
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-1", "%s called without kernel "
+			       "lock held", caller);
 	}
 #else
 	;
@@ -481,11 +481,11 @@ static inline struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *get_journal_hash_dev(struct
 ** reject it on the next call to reiserfs_in_journal
 **
 */
-int reiserfs_in_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+int reiserfs_in_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 			unsigned int bmap_nr, int bit_nr, int search_all,
 			b_blocknr_t * next_zero_bit)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn;
 	struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb;
 	int i;
@@ -493,14 +493,14 @@ int reiserfs_in_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 
 	*next_zero_bit = 0;	/* always start this at zero. */
 
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.in_journal);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.in_journal);
 	/* If we aren't doing a search_all, this is a metablock, and it will be logged before use.
 	 ** if we crash before the transaction that freed it commits,  this transaction won't
 	 ** have committed either, and the block will never be written
 	 */
 	if (search_all) {
 		for (i = 0; i < JOURNAL_NUM_BITMAPS; i++) {
-			PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.in_journal_bitmap);
+			PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.in_journal_bitmap);
 			jb = journal->j_list_bitmap + i;
 			if (jb->journal_list && jb->bitmaps[bmap_nr] &&
 			    test_bit(bit_nr,
@@ -510,28 +510,28 @@ int reiserfs_in_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 				    find_next_zero_bit((unsigned long *)
 						       (jb->bitmaps[bmap_nr]->
 							data),
-						       p_s_sb->s_blocksize << 3,
+						       sb->s_blocksize << 3,
 						       bit_nr + 1);
 				return 1;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	bl = bmap_nr * (p_s_sb->s_blocksize << 3) + bit_nr;
+	bl = bmap_nr * (sb->s_blocksize << 3) + bit_nr;
 	/* is it in any old transactions? */
 	if (search_all
 	    && (cn =
-		get_journal_hash_dev(p_s_sb, journal->j_list_hash_table, bl))) {
+		get_journal_hash_dev(sb, journal->j_list_hash_table, bl))) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
 	/* is it in the current transaction.  This should never happen */
-	if ((cn = get_journal_hash_dev(p_s_sb, journal->j_hash_table, bl))) {
+	if ((cn = get_journal_hash_dev(sb, journal->j_hash_table, bl))) {
 		BUG();
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.in_journal_reusable);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.in_journal_reusable);
 	/* safe for reuse */
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -553,16 +553,16 @@ static inline void insert_journal_hash(struct reiserfs_journal_cnode **table,
 }
 
 /* lock the current transaction */
-static inline void lock_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static inline void lock_journal(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.lock_journal);
-	mutex_lock(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_mutex);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.lock_journal);
+	mutex_lock(&SB_JOURNAL(sb)->j_mutex);
 }
 
 /* unlock the current transaction */
-static inline void unlock_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static inline void unlock_journal(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	mutex_unlock(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&SB_JOURNAL(sb)->j_mutex);
 }
 
 static inline void get_journal_list(struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl)
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static inline void put_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 				    struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl)
 {
 	if (jl->j_refcount < 1) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s, "trans id %lu, refcount at %d",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-2", "trans id %u, refcount at %d",
 			       jl->j_trans_id, jl->j_refcount);
 	}
 	if (--jl->j_refcount == 0)
@@ -586,20 +586,20 @@ static inline void put_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 ** it gets called by flush_commit_list, and cleans up any data stored about blocks freed during a
 ** transaction.
 */
-static void cleanup_freed_for_journal_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static void cleanup_freed_for_journal_list(struct super_block *sb,
 					   struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl)
 {
 
 	struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb = jl->j_list_bitmap;
 	if (jb) {
-		cleanup_bitmap_list(p_s_sb, jb);
+		cleanup_bitmap_list(sb, jb);
 	}
 	jl->j_list_bitmap->journal_list = NULL;
 	jl->j_list_bitmap = NULL;
 }
 
 static int journal_list_still_alive(struct super_block *s,
-				    unsigned long trans_id)
+				    unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 	struct list_head *entry = &journal->j_journal_list;
@@ -644,8 +644,8 @@ static void reiserfs_end_buffer_io_sync(struct buffer_head *bh, int uptodate)
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
 	if (buffer_journaled(bh)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "clm-2084: pinned buffer %lu:%s sent to disk",
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "clm-2084",
+				 "pinned buffer %lu:%s sent to disk",
 				 bh->b_blocknr, bdevname(bh->b_bdev, b));
 	}
 	if (uptodate)
@@ -933,9 +933,9 @@ static int flush_older_commits(struct super_block *s,
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *other_jl;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *first_jl;
 	struct list_head *entry;
-	unsigned long trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
-	unsigned long other_trans_id;
-	unsigned long first_trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int other_trans_id;
+	unsigned int first_trans_id;
 
       find_first:
 	/*
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
 	int i;
 	b_blocknr_t bn;
 	struct buffer_head *tbh = NULL;
-	unsigned long trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 	int barrier = 0;
 	int retval = 0;
@@ -1122,7 +1122,8 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
 			sync_dirty_buffer(tbh);
 		if (unlikely(!buffer_uptodate(tbh))) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-601, buffer write failed");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-601",
+					 "buffer write failed");
 #endif
 			retval = -EIO;
 		}
@@ -1154,14 +1155,14 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
 	 * up propagating the write error out to the filesystem. */
 	if (unlikely(!buffer_uptodate(jl->j_commit_bh))) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-615: buffer write failed");
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-615", "buffer write failed");
 #endif
 		retval = -EIO;
 	}
 	bforget(jl->j_commit_bh);
 	if (journal->j_last_commit_id != 0 &&
 	    (jl->j_trans_id - journal->j_last_commit_id) != 1) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "clm-2200: last commit %lu, current %lu",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "clm-2200", "last commit %lu, current %lu",
 				 journal->j_last_commit_id, jl->j_trans_id);
 	}
 	journal->j_last_commit_id = jl->j_trans_id;
@@ -1191,8 +1192,8 @@ static int flush_commit_list(struct super_block *s,
 }
 
 /*
-** flush_journal_list frequently needs to find a newer transaction for a given block.  This does that, or 
-** returns NULL if it can't find anything 
+** flush_journal_list frequently needs to find a newer transaction for a given block.  This does that, or
+** returns NULL if it can't find anything
 */
 static struct reiserfs_journal_list *find_newer_jl_for_cn(struct
 							  reiserfs_journal_cnode
@@ -1236,11 +1237,11 @@ static void remove_journal_hash(struct super_block *,
 ** journal list for this transaction.  Aside from freeing the cnode, this also allows the
 ** block to be reallocated for data blocks if it had been deleted.
 */
-static void remove_all_from_journal_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static void remove_all_from_journal_list(struct super_block *sb,
 					 struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl,
 					 int debug)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn, *last;
 	cn = jl->j_realblock;
 
@@ -1250,18 +1251,18 @@ static void remove_all_from_journal_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	while (cn) {
 		if (cn->blocknr != 0) {
 			if (debug) {
-				reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
+				reiserfs_warning(sb, "reiserfs-2201",
 						 "block %u, bh is %d, state %ld",
 						 cn->blocknr, cn->bh ? 1 : 0,
 						 cn->state);
 			}
 			cn->state = 0;
-			remove_journal_hash(p_s_sb, journal->j_list_hash_table,
+			remove_journal_hash(sb, journal->j_list_hash_table,
 					    jl, cn->blocknr, 1);
 		}
 		last = cn;
 		cn = cn->next;
-		free_cnode(p_s_sb, last);
+		free_cnode(sb, last);
 	}
 	jl->j_realblock = NULL;
 }
@@ -1273,12 +1274,12 @@ static void remove_all_from_journal_list(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 ** called by flush_journal_list, before it calls remove_all_from_journal_list
 **
 */
-static int _update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int _update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *sb,
 					unsigned long offset,
-					unsigned long trans_id)
+					unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal_header *jh;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
 	if (reiserfs_is_journal_aborted(journal))
 		return -EIO;
@@ -1288,8 +1289,8 @@ static int _update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 			wait_on_buffer((journal->j_header_bh));
 			if (unlikely(!buffer_uptodate(journal->j_header_bh))) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-				reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-						 "journal-699: buffer write failed");
+				reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-699",
+						 "buffer write failed");
 #endif
 				return -EIO;
 			}
@@ -1302,49 +1303,49 @@ static int _update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		jh->j_first_unflushed_offset = cpu_to_le32(offset);
 		jh->j_mount_id = cpu_to_le32(journal->j_mount_id);
 
-		if (reiserfs_barrier_flush(p_s_sb)) {
+		if (reiserfs_barrier_flush(sb)) {
 			int ret;
 			lock_buffer(journal->j_header_bh);
 			ret = submit_barrier_buffer(journal->j_header_bh);
 			if (ret == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
 				set_buffer_uptodate(journal->j_header_bh);
-				disable_barrier(p_s_sb);
+				disable_barrier(sb);
 				goto sync;
 			}
 			wait_on_buffer(journal->j_header_bh);
-			check_barrier_completion(p_s_sb, journal->j_header_bh);
+			check_barrier_completion(sb, journal->j_header_bh);
 		} else {
 		      sync:
 			set_buffer_dirty(journal->j_header_bh);
 			sync_dirty_buffer(journal->j_header_bh);
 		}
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(journal->j_header_bh)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-837: IO error during journal replay");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-837",
+					 "IO error during journal replay");
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int update_journal_header_block(struct super_block *sb,
 				       unsigned long offset,
-				       unsigned long trans_id)
+				       unsigned int trans_id)
 {
-	return _update_journal_header_block(p_s_sb, offset, trans_id);
+	return _update_journal_header_block(sb, offset, trans_id);
 }
 
-/* 
-** flush any and all journal lists older than you are 
+/*
+** flush any and all journal lists older than you are
 ** can only be called from flush_journal_list
 */
-static int flush_older_journal_lists(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int flush_older_journal_lists(struct super_block *sb,
 				     struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl)
 {
 	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *other_jl;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
-	unsigned long trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
+	unsigned int trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
 
 	/* we know we are the only ones flushing things, no extra race
 	 * protection is required.
@@ -1358,7 +1359,7 @@ static int flush_older_journal_lists(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	if (other_jl->j_trans_id < trans_id) {
 		BUG_ON(other_jl->j_refcount <= 0);
 		/* do not flush all */
-		flush_journal_list(p_s_sb, other_jl, 0);
+		flush_journal_list(sb, other_jl, 0);
 
 		/* other_jl is now deleted from the list */
 		goto restart;
@@ -1381,8 +1382,8 @@ static void del_from_work_list(struct super_block *s,
 ** always set flushall to 1, unless you are calling from inside
 ** flush_journal_list
 **
-** IMPORTANT.  This can only be called while there are no journal writers, 
-** and the journal is locked.  That means it can only be called from 
+** IMPORTANT.  This can only be called while there are no journal writers,
+** and the journal is locked.  That means it can only be called from
 ** do_journal_end, or by journal_release
 */
 static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
@@ -1401,8 +1402,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 	BUG_ON(j_len_saved <= 0);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&journal->j_wcount) != 0) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "clm-2048: flush_journal_list called with wcount %d",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "clm-2048", "called with wcount %d",
 				 atomic_read(&journal->j_wcount));
 	}
 	BUG_ON(jl->j_trans_id == 0);
@@ -1416,8 +1416,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 
 	count = 0;
 	if (j_len_saved > journal->j_trans_max) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s,
-			       "journal-715: flush_journal_list, length is %lu, trans id %lu\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-715", "length is %lu, trans id %lu",
 			       j_len_saved, jl->j_trans_id);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1430,7 +1429,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 		goto flush_older_and_return;
 	}
 
-	/* start by putting the commit list on disk.  This will also flush 
+	/* start by putting the commit list on disk.  This will also flush
 	 ** the commit lists of any olders transactions
 	 */
 	flush_commit_list(s, jl, 1);
@@ -1445,12 +1444,12 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 		goto flush_older_and_return;
 	}
 
-	/* loop through each cnode, see if we need to write it, 
-	 ** or wait on a more recent transaction, or just ignore it 
+	/* loop through each cnode, see if we need to write it,
+	 ** or wait on a more recent transaction, or just ignore it
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&(journal->j_wcount)) != 0) {
-		reiserfs_panic(s,
-			       "journal-844: panic journal list is flushing, wcount is not 0\n");
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-844", "journal list is flushing, "
+			       "wcount is not 0");
 	}
 	cn = jl->j_realblock;
 	while (cn) {
@@ -1474,8 +1473,8 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 		if (!pjl && cn->bh) {
 			saved_bh = cn->bh;
 
-			/* we do this to make sure nobody releases the buffer while 
-			 ** we are working with it 
+			/* we do this to make sure nobody releases the buffer while
+			 ** we are working with it
 			 */
 			get_bh(saved_bh);
 
@@ -1498,8 +1497,8 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 			goto free_cnode;
 		}
 
-		/* bh == NULL when the block got to disk on its own, OR, 
-		 ** the block got freed in a future transaction 
+		/* bh == NULL when the block got to disk on its own, OR,
+		 ** the block got freed in a future transaction
 		 */
 		if (saved_bh == NULL) {
 			goto free_cnode;
@@ -1510,8 +1509,8 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 		 ** is not marked JDirty_wait
 		 */
 		if ((!was_jwait) && !buffer_locked(saved_bh)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "journal-813: BAD! buffer %llu %cdirty %cjwait, "
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-813",
+					 "BAD! buffer %llu %cdirty %cjwait, "
 					 "not in a newer tranasction",
 					 (unsigned long long)saved_bh->
 					 b_blocknr, was_dirty ? ' ' : '!',
@@ -1529,8 +1528,8 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 				unlock_buffer(saved_bh);
 			count++;
 		} else {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "clm-2082: Unable to flush buffer %llu in %s",
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "clm-2082",
+					 "Unable to flush buffer %llu in %s",
 					 (unsigned long long)saved_bh->
 					 b_blocknr, __func__);
 		}
@@ -1541,8 +1540,8 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 			/* we incremented this to keep others from taking the buffer head away */
 			put_bh(saved_bh);
 			if (atomic_read(&(saved_bh->b_count)) < 0) {
-				reiserfs_warning(s,
-						 "journal-945: saved_bh->b_count < 0");
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-945",
+						 "saved_bh->b_count < 0");
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1551,18 +1550,18 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 		while (cn) {
 			if (test_bit(BLOCK_NEEDS_FLUSH, &cn->state)) {
 				if (!cn->bh) {
-					reiserfs_panic(s,
-						       "journal-1011: cn->bh is NULL\n");
+					reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-1011",
+						       "cn->bh is NULL");
 				}
 				wait_on_buffer(cn->bh);
 				if (!cn->bh) {
-					reiserfs_panic(s,
-						       "journal-1012: cn->bh is NULL\n");
+					reiserfs_panic(s, "journal-1012",
+						       "cn->bh is NULL");
 				}
 				if (unlikely(!buffer_uptodate(cn->bh))) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "journal-949: buffer write failed\n");
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "journal-949",
+							 "buffer write failed");
 #endif
 					err = -EIO;
 				}
@@ -1587,7 +1586,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 			       __func__);
       flush_older_and_return:
 
-	/* before we can update the journal header block, we _must_ flush all 
+	/* before we can update the journal header block, we _must_ flush all
 	 ** real blocks from all older transactions to disk.  This is because
 	 ** once the header block is updated, this transaction will not be
 	 ** replayed after a crash
@@ -1597,7 +1596,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 	}
 
 	err = journal->j_errno;
-	/* before we can remove everything from the hash tables for this 
+	/* before we can remove everything from the hash tables for this
 	 ** transaction, we must make sure it can never be replayed
 	 **
 	 ** since we are only called from do_journal_end, we know for sure there
@@ -1623,7 +1622,7 @@ static int flush_journal_list(struct super_block *s,
 
 	if (journal->j_last_flush_id != 0 &&
 	    (jl->j_trans_id - journal->j_last_flush_id) != 1) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "clm-2201: last flush %lu, current %lu",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "clm-2201", "last flush %lu, current %lu",
 				 journal->j_last_flush_id, jl->j_trans_id);
 	}
 	journal->j_last_flush_id = jl->j_trans_id;
@@ -1758,13 +1757,13 @@ static int dirty_one_transaction(struct super_block *s,
 static int kupdate_transactions(struct super_block *s,
 				struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl,
 				struct reiserfs_journal_list **next_jl,
-				unsigned long *next_trans_id,
+				unsigned int *next_trans_id,
 				int num_blocks, int num_trans)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int written = 0;
 	int transactions_flushed = 0;
-	unsigned long orig_trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
+	unsigned int orig_trans_id = jl->j_trans_id;
 	struct buffer_chunk chunk;
 	struct list_head *entry;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
@@ -1833,7 +1832,7 @@ static int flush_used_journal_lists(struct super_block *s,
 	int limit = 256;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *tjl;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *flush_jl;
-	unsigned long trans_id;
+	unsigned int trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(s);
 
 	flush_jl = tjl = jl;
@@ -1909,22 +1908,22 @@ void remove_journal_hash(struct super_block *sb,
 	}
 }
 
-static void free_journal_ram(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static void free_journal_ram(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	kfree(journal->j_current_jl);
 	journal->j_num_lists--;
 
 	vfree(journal->j_cnode_free_orig);
-	free_list_bitmaps(p_s_sb, journal->j_list_bitmap);
-	free_bitmap_nodes(p_s_sb);	/* must be after free_list_bitmaps */
+	free_list_bitmaps(sb, journal->j_list_bitmap);
+	free_bitmap_nodes(sb);	/* must be after free_list_bitmaps */
 	if (journal->j_header_bh) {
 		brelse(journal->j_header_bh);
 	}
 	/* j_header_bh is on the journal dev, make sure not to release the journal
 	 * dev until we brelse j_header_bh
 	 */
-	release_journal_dev(p_s_sb, journal);
+	release_journal_dev(sb, journal);
 	vfree(journal);
 }
 
@@ -1933,27 +1932,27 @@ static void free_journal_ram(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 ** of read_super() yet.  Any other caller must keep error at 0.
 */
 static int do_journal_release(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			      struct super_block *p_s_sb, int error)
+			      struct super_block *sb, int error)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle myth;
 	int flushed = 0;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
 	/* we only want to flush out transactions if we were called with error == 0
 	 */
-	if (!error && !(p_s_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+	if (!error && !(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		/* end the current trans */
 		BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
-		do_journal_end(th, p_s_sb, 10, FLUSH_ALL);
+		do_journal_end(th, sb, 10, FLUSH_ALL);
 
 		/* make sure something gets logged to force our way into the flush code */
-		if (!journal_join(&myth, p_s_sb, 1)) {
-			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_sb,
-						     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb),
+		if (!journal_join(&myth, sb, 1)) {
+			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(sb,
+						     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb),
 						     1);
-			journal_mark_dirty(&myth, p_s_sb,
-					   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb));
-			do_journal_end(&myth, p_s_sb, 1, FLUSH_ALL);
+			journal_mark_dirty(&myth, sb,
+					   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb));
+			do_journal_end(&myth, sb, 1, FLUSH_ALL);
 			flushed = 1;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1961,26 +1960,26 @@ static int do_journal_release(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	/* this also catches errors during the do_journal_end above */
 	if (!error && reiserfs_is_journal_aborted(journal)) {
 		memset(&myth, 0, sizeof(myth));
-		if (!journal_join_abort(&myth, p_s_sb, 1)) {
-			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_sb,
-						     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb),
+		if (!journal_join_abort(&myth, sb, 1)) {
+			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(sb,
+						     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb),
 						     1);
-			journal_mark_dirty(&myth, p_s_sb,
-					   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb));
-			do_journal_end(&myth, p_s_sb, 1, FLUSH_ALL);
+			journal_mark_dirty(&myth, sb,
+					   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb));
+			do_journal_end(&myth, sb, 1, FLUSH_ALL);
 		}
 	}
 
 	reiserfs_mounted_fs_count--;
 	/* wait for all commits to finish */
-	cancel_delayed_work(&SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work(&SB_JOURNAL(sb)->j_work);
 	flush_workqueue(commit_wq);
 	if (!reiserfs_mounted_fs_count) {
 		destroy_workqueue(commit_wq);
 		commit_wq = NULL;
 	}
 
-	free_journal_ram(p_s_sb);
+	free_journal_ram(sb);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1989,41 +1988,41 @@ static int do_journal_release(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 ** call on unmount.  flush all journal trans, release all alloc'd ram
 */
 int journal_release(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		    struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+		    struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	return do_journal_release(th, p_s_sb, 0);
+	return do_journal_release(th, sb, 0);
 }
 
 /*
 ** only call from an error condition inside reiserfs_read_super!
 */
 int journal_release_error(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			  struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+			  struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	return do_journal_release(th, p_s_sb, 1);
+	return do_journal_release(th, sb, 1);
 }
 
 /* compares description block with commit block.  returns 1 if they differ, 0 if they are the same */
-static int journal_compare_desc_commit(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int journal_compare_desc_commit(struct super_block *sb,
 				       struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc,
 				       struct reiserfs_journal_commit *commit)
 {
 	if (get_commit_trans_id(commit) != get_desc_trans_id(desc) ||
 	    get_commit_trans_len(commit) != get_desc_trans_len(desc) ||
-	    get_commit_trans_len(commit) > SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_trans_max ||
+	    get_commit_trans_len(commit) > SB_JOURNAL(sb)->j_trans_max ||
 	    get_commit_trans_len(commit) <= 0) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* returns 0 if it did not find a description block  
+/* returns 0 if it did not find a description block
 ** returns -1 if it found a corrupt commit block
-** returns 1 if both desc and commit were valid 
+** returns 1 if both desc and commit were valid
 */
-static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *sb,
 					struct buffer_head *d_bh,
-					unsigned long *oldest_invalid_trans_id,
+					unsigned int *oldest_invalid_trans_id,
 					unsigned long *newest_mount_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
@@ -2039,7 +2038,7 @@ static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	    && !memcmp(get_journal_desc_magic(d_bh), JOURNAL_DESC_MAGIC, 8)) {
 		if (oldest_invalid_trans_id && *oldest_invalid_trans_id
 		    && get_desc_trans_id(desc) > *oldest_invalid_trans_id) {
-			reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+			reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 				       "journal-986: transaction "
 				       "is valid returning because trans_id %d is greater than "
 				       "oldest_invalid %lu",
@@ -2049,7 +2048,7 @@ static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		}
 		if (newest_mount_id
 		    && *newest_mount_id > get_desc_mount_id(desc)) {
-			reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+			reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 				       "journal-1087: transaction "
 				       "is valid returning because mount_id %d is less than "
 				       "newest_mount_id %lu",
@@ -2057,36 +2056,37 @@ static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 				       *newest_mount_id);
 			return -1;
 		}
-		if (get_desc_trans_len(desc) > SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_trans_max) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-2018: Bad transaction length %d encountered, ignoring transaction",
+		if (get_desc_trans_len(desc) > SB_JOURNAL(sb)->j_trans_max) {
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-2018",
+					 "Bad transaction length %d "
+					 "encountered, ignoring transaction",
 					 get_desc_trans_len(desc));
 			return -1;
 		}
-		offset = d_bh->b_blocknr - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
+		offset = d_bh->b_blocknr - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb);
 
 		/* ok, we have a journal description block, lets see if the transaction was valid */
 		c_bh =
-		    journal_bread(p_s_sb,
-				  SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+		    journal_bread(sb,
+				  SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 				  ((offset + get_desc_trans_len(desc) +
-				    1) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)));
+				    1) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)));
 		if (!c_bh)
 			return 0;
 		commit = (struct reiserfs_journal_commit *)c_bh->b_data;
-		if (journal_compare_desc_commit(p_s_sb, desc, commit)) {
-			reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+		if (journal_compare_desc_commit(sb, desc, commit)) {
+			reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 				       "journal_transaction_is_valid, commit offset %ld had bad "
 				       "time %d or length %d",
 				       c_bh->b_blocknr -
-				       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
+				       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb),
 				       get_commit_trans_id(commit),
 				       get_commit_trans_len(commit));
 			brelse(c_bh);
 			if (oldest_invalid_trans_id) {
 				*oldest_invalid_trans_id =
 				    get_desc_trans_id(desc);
-				reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+				reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 					       "journal-1004: "
 					       "transaction_is_valid setting oldest invalid trans_id "
 					       "to %d",
@@ -2095,11 +2095,11 @@ static int journal_transaction_is_valid(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 			return -1;
 		}
 		brelse(c_bh);
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 			       "journal-1006: found valid "
 			       "transaction start offset %llu, len %d id %d",
 			       d_bh->b_blocknr -
-			       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
+			       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb),
 			       get_desc_trans_len(desc),
 			       get_desc_trans_id(desc));
 		return 1;
@@ -2121,63 +2121,63 @@ static void brelse_array(struct buffer_head **heads, int num)
 ** this either reads in a replays a transaction, or returns because the transaction
 ** is invalid, or too old.
 */
-static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *sb,
 				    unsigned long cur_dblock,
 				    unsigned long oldest_start,
-				    unsigned long oldest_trans_id,
+				    unsigned int oldest_trans_id,
 				    unsigned long newest_mount_id)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_commit *commit;
-	unsigned long trans_id = 0;
+	unsigned int trans_id = 0;
 	struct buffer_head *c_bh;
 	struct buffer_head *d_bh;
 	struct buffer_head **log_blocks = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head **real_blocks = NULL;
-	unsigned long trans_offset;
+	unsigned int trans_offset;
 	int i;
 	int trans_half;
 
-	d_bh = journal_bread(p_s_sb, cur_dblock);
+	d_bh = journal_bread(sb, cur_dblock);
 	if (!d_bh)
 		return 1;
 	desc = (struct reiserfs_journal_desc *)d_bh->b_data;
-	trans_offset = d_bh->b_blocknr - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
-	reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1037: "
+	trans_offset = d_bh->b_blocknr - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb);
+	reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1037: "
 		       "journal_read_transaction, offset %llu, len %d mount_id %d",
-		       d_bh->b_blocknr - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
+		       d_bh->b_blocknr - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb),
 		       get_desc_trans_len(desc), get_desc_mount_id(desc));
 	if (get_desc_trans_id(desc) < oldest_trans_id) {
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1039: "
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1039: "
 			       "journal_read_trans skipping because %lu is too old",
 			       cur_dblock -
-			       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb));
+			       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb));
 		brelse(d_bh);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	if (get_desc_mount_id(desc) != newest_mount_id) {
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1146: "
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1146: "
 			       "journal_read_trans skipping because %d is != "
 			       "newest_mount_id %lu", get_desc_mount_id(desc),
 			       newest_mount_id);
 		brelse(d_bh);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	c_bh = journal_bread(p_s_sb, SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+	c_bh = journal_bread(sb, SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 			     ((trans_offset + get_desc_trans_len(desc) + 1) %
-			      SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)));
+			      SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)));
 	if (!c_bh) {
 		brelse(d_bh);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	commit = (struct reiserfs_journal_commit *)c_bh->b_data;
-	if (journal_compare_desc_commit(p_s_sb, desc, commit)) {
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+	if (journal_compare_desc_commit(sb, desc, commit)) {
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 			       "journal_read_transaction, "
 			       "commit offset %llu had bad time %d or length %d",
 			       c_bh->b_blocknr -
-			       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
+			       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb),
 			       get_commit_trans_id(commit),
 			       get_commit_trans_len(commit));
 		brelse(c_bh);
@@ -2195,38 +2195,41 @@ static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		brelse(d_bh);
 		kfree(log_blocks);
 		kfree(real_blocks);
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "journal-1169: kmalloc failed, unable to mount FS");
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1169",
+				 "kmalloc failed, unable to mount FS");
 		return -1;
 	}
 	/* get all the buffer heads */
-	trans_half = journal_trans_half(p_s_sb->s_blocksize);
+	trans_half = journal_trans_half(sb->s_blocksize);
 	for (i = 0; i < get_desc_trans_len(desc); i++) {
 		log_blocks[i] =
-		    journal_getblk(p_s_sb,
-				   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+		    journal_getblk(sb,
+				   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 				   (trans_offset + 1 +
-				    i) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb));
+				    i) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb));
 		if (i < trans_half) {
 			real_blocks[i] =
-			    sb_getblk(p_s_sb,
+			    sb_getblk(sb,
 				      le32_to_cpu(desc->j_realblock[i]));
 		} else {
 			real_blocks[i] =
-			    sb_getblk(p_s_sb,
+			    sb_getblk(sb,
 				      le32_to_cpu(commit->
 						  j_realblock[i - trans_half]));
 		}
-		if (real_blocks[i]->b_blocknr > SB_BLOCK_COUNT(p_s_sb)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-1207: REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! Block to replay is outside of filesystem");
+		if (real_blocks[i]->b_blocknr > SB_BLOCK_COUNT(sb)) {
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1207",
+					 "REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! "
+					 "Block to replay is outside of "
+					 "filesystem");
 			goto abort_replay;
 		}
 		/* make sure we don't try to replay onto log or reserved area */
 		if (is_block_in_log_or_reserved_area
-		    (p_s_sb, real_blocks[i]->b_blocknr)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-1204: REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! Trying to replay onto a log block");
+		    (sb, real_blocks[i]->b_blocknr)) {
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1204",
+					 "REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! "
+					 "Trying to replay onto a log block");
 		      abort_replay:
 			brelse_array(log_blocks, i);
 			brelse_array(real_blocks, i);
@@ -2242,8 +2245,9 @@ static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	for (i = 0; i < get_desc_trans_len(desc); i++) {
 		wait_on_buffer(log_blocks[i]);
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(log_blocks[i])) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-1212: REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! buffer write failed");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1212",
+					 "REPLAY FAILURE fsck required! "
+					 "buffer write failed");
 			brelse_array(log_blocks + i,
 				     get_desc_trans_len(desc) - i);
 			brelse_array(real_blocks, get_desc_trans_len(desc));
@@ -2266,8 +2270,9 @@ static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 	for (i = 0; i < get_desc_trans_len(desc); i++) {
 		wait_on_buffer(real_blocks[i]);
 		if (!buffer_uptodate(real_blocks[i])) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-1226: REPLAY FAILURE, fsck required! buffer write failed");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1226",
+					 "REPLAY FAILURE, fsck required! "
+					 "buffer write failed");
 			brelse_array(real_blocks + i,
 				     get_desc_trans_len(desc) - i);
 			brelse(c_bh);
@@ -2279,15 +2284,15 @@ static int journal_read_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		brelse(real_blocks[i]);
 	}
 	cur_dblock =
-	    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+	    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 	    ((trans_offset + get_desc_trans_len(desc) +
-	      2) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb));
-	reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+	      2) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb));
+	reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "journal-1095: setting journal " "start to offset %ld",
-		       cur_dblock - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb));
+		       cur_dblock - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb));
 
 	/* init starting values for the first transaction, in case this is the last transaction to be replayed. */
-	journal->j_start = cur_dblock - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
+	journal->j_start = cur_dblock - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb);
 	journal->j_last_flush_trans_id = trans_id;
 	journal->j_trans_id = trans_id + 1;
 	/* check for trans_id overflow */
@@ -2352,12 +2357,12 @@ static struct buffer_head *reiserfs_breada(struct block_device *dev,
 **
 ** On exit, it sets things up so the first transaction will work correctly.
 */
-static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static int journal_read(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
-	unsigned long oldest_trans_id = 0;
-	unsigned long oldest_invalid_trans_id = 0;
+	unsigned int oldest_trans_id = 0;
+	unsigned int oldest_invalid_trans_id = 0;
 	time_t start;
 	unsigned long oldest_start = 0;
 	unsigned long cur_dblock = 0;
@@ -2370,46 +2375,46 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 	int ret;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-	cur_dblock = SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
-	reiserfs_info(p_s_sb, "checking transaction log (%s)\n",
+	cur_dblock = SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb);
+	reiserfs_info(sb, "checking transaction log (%s)\n",
 		      bdevname(journal->j_dev_bd, b));
 	start = get_seconds();
 
-	/* step 1, read in the journal header block.  Check the transaction it says 
-	 ** is the first unflushed, and if that transaction is not valid, 
+	/* step 1, read in the journal header block.  Check the transaction it says
+	 ** is the first unflushed, and if that transaction is not valid,
 	 ** replay is done
 	 */
-	journal->j_header_bh = journal_bread(p_s_sb,
-					     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb)
-					     + SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb));
+	journal->j_header_bh = journal_bread(sb,
+					     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb)
+					     + SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb));
 	if (!journal->j_header_bh) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 	jh = (struct reiserfs_journal_header *)(journal->j_header_bh->b_data);
 	if (le32_to_cpu(jh->j_first_unflushed_offset) <
-	    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)
+	    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)
 	    && le32_to_cpu(jh->j_last_flush_trans_id) > 0) {
 		oldest_start =
-		    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+		    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 		    le32_to_cpu(jh->j_first_unflushed_offset);
 		oldest_trans_id = le32_to_cpu(jh->j_last_flush_trans_id) + 1;
 		newest_mount_id = le32_to_cpu(jh->j_mount_id);
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 			       "journal-1153: found in "
 			       "header: first_unflushed_offset %d, last_flushed_trans_id "
 			       "%lu", le32_to_cpu(jh->j_first_unflushed_offset),
 			       le32_to_cpu(jh->j_last_flush_trans_id));
 		valid_journal_header = 1;
 
-		/* now, we try to read the first unflushed offset.  If it is not valid, 
-		 ** there is nothing more we can do, and it makes no sense to read 
+		/* now, we try to read the first unflushed offset.  If it is not valid,
+		 ** there is nothing more we can do, and it makes no sense to read
 		 ** through the whole log.
 		 */
 		d_bh =
-		    journal_bread(p_s_sb,
-				  SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+		    journal_bread(sb,
+				  SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 				  le32_to_cpu(jh->j_first_unflushed_offset));
-		ret = journal_transaction_is_valid(p_s_sb, d_bh, NULL, NULL);
+		ret = journal_transaction_is_valid(sb, d_bh, NULL, NULL);
 		if (!ret) {
 			continue_replay = 0;
 		}
@@ -2417,9 +2422,9 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 		goto start_log_replay;
 	}
 
-	if (continue_replay && bdev_read_only(p_s_sb->s_bdev)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "clm-2076: device is readonly, unable to replay log");
+	if (continue_replay && bdev_read_only(sb->s_bdev)) {
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "clm-2076",
+				 "device is readonly, unable to replay log");
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -2428,17 +2433,17 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 	 */
 	while (continue_replay
 	       && cur_dblock <
-	       (SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
-		SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb))) {
+	       (SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
+		SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb))) {
 		/* Note that it is required for blocksize of primary fs device and journal
 		   device to be the same */
 		d_bh =
 		    reiserfs_breada(journal->j_dev_bd, cur_dblock,
-				    p_s_sb->s_blocksize,
-				    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
-				    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb));
+				    sb->s_blocksize,
+				    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
+				    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb));
 		ret =
-		    journal_transaction_is_valid(p_s_sb, d_bh,
+		    journal_transaction_is_valid(sb, d_bh,
 						 &oldest_invalid_trans_id,
 						 &newest_mount_id);
 		if (ret == 1) {
@@ -2447,26 +2452,26 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 				oldest_trans_id = get_desc_trans_id(desc);
 				oldest_start = d_bh->b_blocknr;
 				newest_mount_id = get_desc_mount_id(desc);
-				reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+				reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 					       "journal-1179: Setting "
 					       "oldest_start to offset %llu, trans_id %lu",
 					       oldest_start -
 					       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK
-					       (p_s_sb), oldest_trans_id);
+					       (sb), oldest_trans_id);
 			} else if (oldest_trans_id > get_desc_trans_id(desc)) {
 				/* one we just read was older */
 				oldest_trans_id = get_desc_trans_id(desc);
 				oldest_start = d_bh->b_blocknr;
-				reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+				reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 					       "journal-1180: Resetting "
 					       "oldest_start to offset %lu, trans_id %lu",
 					       oldest_start -
 					       SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK
-					       (p_s_sb), oldest_trans_id);
+					       (sb), oldest_trans_id);
 			}
 			if (newest_mount_id < get_desc_mount_id(desc)) {
 				newest_mount_id = get_desc_mount_id(desc);
-				reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+				reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 					       "journal-1299: Setting "
 					       "newest_mount_id to %d",
 					       get_desc_mount_id(desc));
@@ -2481,17 +2486,17 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
       start_log_replay:
 	cur_dblock = oldest_start;
 	if (oldest_trans_id) {
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 			       "journal-1206: Starting replay "
 			       "from offset %llu, trans_id %lu",
-			       cur_dblock - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
+			       cur_dblock - SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb),
 			       oldest_trans_id);
 
 	}
 	replay_count = 0;
 	while (continue_replay && oldest_trans_id > 0) {
 		ret =
-		    journal_read_transaction(p_s_sb, cur_dblock, oldest_start,
+		    journal_read_transaction(sb, cur_dblock, oldest_start,
 					     oldest_trans_id, newest_mount_id);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			return ret;
@@ -2499,14 +2504,14 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 			break;
 		}
 		cur_dblock =
-		    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) + journal->j_start;
+		    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) + journal->j_start;
 		replay_count++;
 		if (cur_dblock == oldest_start)
 			break;
 	}
 
 	if (oldest_trans_id == 0) {
-		reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+		reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 			       "journal-1225: No valid " "transactions found");
 	}
 	/* j_start does not get set correctly if we don't replay any transactions.
@@ -2526,16 +2531,16 @@ static int journal_read(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 	} else {
 		journal->j_mount_id = newest_mount_id + 1;
 	}
-	reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1299: Setting "
+	reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE, "journal-1299: Setting "
 		       "newest_mount_id to %lu", journal->j_mount_id);
 	journal->j_first_unflushed_offset = journal->j_start;
 	if (replay_count > 0) {
-		reiserfs_info(p_s_sb,
+		reiserfs_info(sb,
 			      "replayed %d transactions in %lu seconds\n",
 			      replay_count, get_seconds() - start);
 	}
-	if (!bdev_read_only(p_s_sb->s_bdev) &&
-	    _update_journal_header_block(p_s_sb, journal->j_start,
+	if (!bdev_read_only(sb->s_bdev) &&
+	    _update_journal_header_block(sb, journal->j_start,
 					 journal->j_last_flush_trans_id)) {
 		/* replay failed, caller must call free_journal_ram and abort
 		 ** the mount
@@ -2560,9 +2565,9 @@ static struct reiserfs_journal_list *alloc_journal_list(struct super_block *s)
 	return jl;
 }
 
-static void journal_list_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+static void journal_list_init(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb)->j_current_jl = alloc_journal_list(p_s_sb);
+	SB_JOURNAL(sb)->j_current_jl = alloc_journal_list(sb);
 }
 
 static int release_journal_dev(struct super_block *super,
@@ -2580,9 +2585,8 @@ static int release_journal_dev(struct super_block *super,
 	}
 
 	if (result != 0) {
-		reiserfs_warning(super,
-				 "sh-457: release_journal_dev: Cannot release journal device: %i",
-				 result);
+		reiserfs_warning(super, "sh-457",
+				 "Cannot release journal device: %i", result);
 	}
 	return result;
 }
@@ -2612,7 +2616,7 @@ static int journal_init_dev(struct super_block *super,
 		if (IS_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd)) {
 			result = PTR_ERR(journal->j_dev_bd);
 			journal->j_dev_bd = NULL;
-			reiserfs_warning(super, "sh-458: journal_init_dev: "
+			reiserfs_warning(super, "sh-458",
 					 "cannot init journal device '%s': %i",
 					 __bdevname(jdev, b), result);
 			return result;
@@ -2662,30 +2666,30 @@ static int journal_init_dev(struct super_block *super,
  */
 #define REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE (4096)
 
-static int check_advise_trans_params(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int check_advise_trans_params(struct super_block *sb,
 				     struct reiserfs_journal *journal)
 {
         if (journal->j_trans_max) {
 	        /* Non-default journal params.
 		   Do sanity check for them. */
 	        int ratio = 1;
-		if (p_s_sb->s_blocksize < REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE)
-		        ratio = REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE / p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+		if (sb->s_blocksize < REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE)
+		        ratio = REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE / sb->s_blocksize;
 
 		if (journal->j_trans_max > JOURNAL_TRANS_MAX_DEFAULT / ratio ||
 		    journal->j_trans_max < JOURNAL_TRANS_MIN_DEFAULT / ratio ||
-		    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb) / journal->j_trans_max <
+		    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb) / journal->j_trans_max <
 		    JOURNAL_MIN_RATIO) {
-		        reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "sh-462: bad transaction max size (%u). FSCK?",
-				 journal->j_trans_max);
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-462",
+					 "bad transaction max size (%u). "
+					 "FSCK?", journal->j_trans_max);
 			return 1;
 		}
 		if (journal->j_max_batch != (journal->j_trans_max) *
 		        JOURNAL_MAX_BATCH_DEFAULT/JOURNAL_TRANS_MAX_DEFAULT) {
-		        reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				"sh-463: bad transaction max batch (%u). FSCK?",
-				journal->j_max_batch);
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-463",
+					 "bad transaction max batch (%u). "
+					 "FSCK?", journal->j_max_batch);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -2693,9 +2697,11 @@ static int check_advise_trans_params(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
                    The file system was created by old version
 		   of mkreiserfs, so some fields contain zeros,
 		   and we need to advise proper values for them */
-	        if (p_s_sb->s_blocksize != REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE)
-	                reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "sh-464: bad blocksize (%u)",
-				       p_s_sb->s_blocksize);
+		if (sb->s_blocksize != REISERFS_STANDARD_BLKSIZE) {
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-464", "bad blocksize (%u)",
+					 sb->s_blocksize);
+			return 1;
+		}
 		journal->j_trans_max = JOURNAL_TRANS_MAX_DEFAULT;
 		journal->j_max_batch = JOURNAL_MAX_BATCH_DEFAULT;
 		journal->j_max_commit_age = JOURNAL_MAX_COMMIT_AGE;
@@ -2706,10 +2712,10 @@ static int check_advise_trans_params(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 /*
 ** must be called once on fs mount.  calls journal_read for you
 */
-int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
+int journal_init(struct super_block *sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 		 int old_format, unsigned int commit_max_age)
 {
-	int num_cnodes = SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb) * 2;
+	int num_cnodes = SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb) * 2;
 	struct buffer_head *bhjh;
 	struct reiserfs_super_block *rs;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_header *jh;
@@ -2717,10 +2723,10 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl;
 	char b[BDEVNAME_SIZE];
 
-	journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb) = vmalloc(sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal));
+	journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb) = vmalloc(sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal));
 	if (!journal) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "journal-1256: unable to get memory for journal structure");
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1256",
+				 "unable to get memory for journal structure");
 		return 1;
 	}
 	memset(journal, 0, sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal));
@@ -2729,51 +2735,51 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&journal->j_working_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&journal->j_journal_list);
 	journal->j_persistent_trans = 0;
-	if (reiserfs_allocate_list_bitmaps(p_s_sb,
+	if (reiserfs_allocate_list_bitmaps(sb,
 					   journal->j_list_bitmap,
-					   reiserfs_bmap_count(p_s_sb)))
+					   reiserfs_bmap_count(sb)))
 		goto free_and_return;
-	allocate_bitmap_nodes(p_s_sb);
+	allocate_bitmap_nodes(sb);
 
 	/* reserved for journal area support */
-	SB_JOURNAL_1st_RESERVED_BLOCK(p_s_sb) = (old_format ?
+	SB_JOURNAL_1st_RESERVED_BLOCK(sb) = (old_format ?
 						 REISERFS_OLD_DISK_OFFSET_IN_BYTES
-						 / p_s_sb->s_blocksize +
-						 reiserfs_bmap_count(p_s_sb) +
+						 / sb->s_blocksize +
+						 reiserfs_bmap_count(sb) +
 						 1 :
 						 REISERFS_DISK_OFFSET_IN_BYTES /
-						 p_s_sb->s_blocksize + 2);
+						 sb->s_blocksize + 2);
 
 	/* Sanity check to see is the standard journal fitting withing first bitmap
 	   (actual for small blocksizes) */
-	if (!SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_DEVICE(p_s_sb) &&
-	    (SB_JOURNAL_1st_RESERVED_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
-	     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb) > p_s_sb->s_blocksize * 8)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "journal-1393: journal does not fit for area "
-				 "addressed by first of bitmap blocks. It starts at "
+	if (!SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_DEVICE(sb) &&
+	    (SB_JOURNAL_1st_RESERVED_BLOCK(sb) +
+	     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb) > sb->s_blocksize * 8)) {
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1393",
+				 "journal does not fit for area addressed "
+				 "by first of bitmap blocks. It starts at "
 				 "%u and its size is %u. Block size %ld",
-				 SB_JOURNAL_1st_RESERVED_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
-				 SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb),
-				 p_s_sb->s_blocksize);
+				 SB_JOURNAL_1st_RESERVED_BLOCK(sb),
+				 SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb),
+				 sb->s_blocksize);
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
 
-	if (journal_init_dev(p_s_sb, journal, j_dev_name) != 0) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "sh-462: unable to initialize jornal device");
+	if (journal_init_dev(sb, journal, j_dev_name) != 0) {
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-462",
+				 "unable to initialize jornal device");
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
 
-	rs = SB_DISK_SUPER_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
+	rs = SB_DISK_SUPER_BLOCK(sb);
 
 	/* read journal header */
-	bhjh = journal_bread(p_s_sb,
-			     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
-			     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb));
+	bhjh = journal_bread(sb,
+			     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
+			     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb));
 	if (!bhjh) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "sh-459: unable to read journal header");
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-459",
+				 "unable to read journal header");
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
 	jh = (struct reiserfs_journal_header *)(bhjh->b_data);
@@ -2782,10 +2788,10 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 	if (is_reiserfs_jr(rs)
 	    && (le32_to_cpu(jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_magic) !=
 		sb_jp_journal_magic(rs))) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "sh-460: journal header magic %x "
-				 "(device %s) does not match to magic found in super "
-				 "block %x", jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_magic,
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "sh-460",
+				 "journal header magic %x (device %s) does "
+				 "not match to magic found in super block %x",
+				 jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_magic,
 				 bdevname(journal->j_dev_bd, b),
 				 sb_jp_journal_magic(rs));
 		brelse(bhjh);
@@ -2798,7 +2804,7 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 	    le32_to_cpu(jh->jh_journal.jp_journal_max_commit_age);
 	journal->j_max_trans_age = JOURNAL_MAX_TRANS_AGE;
 
-	if (check_advise_trans_params(p_s_sb, journal) != 0)
+	if (check_advise_trans_params(sb, journal) != 0)
 	        goto free_and_return;
 	journal->j_default_max_commit_age = journal->j_max_commit_age;
 
@@ -2807,12 +2813,12 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 		journal->j_max_trans_age = commit_max_age;
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_info(p_s_sb, "journal params: device %s, size %u, "
+	reiserfs_info(sb, "journal params: device %s, size %u, "
 		      "journal first block %u, max trans len %u, max batch %u, "
 		      "max commit age %u, max trans age %u\n",
 		      bdevname(journal->j_dev_bd, b),
-		      SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb),
-		      SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb),
+		      SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb),
+		      SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb),
 		      journal->j_trans_max,
 		      journal->j_max_batch,
 		      journal->j_max_commit_age, journal->j_max_trans_age);
@@ -2820,7 +2826,7 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 	brelse(bhjh);
 
 	journal->j_list_bitmap_index = 0;
-	journal_list_init(p_s_sb);
+	journal_list_init(sb);
 
 	memset(journal->j_list_hash_table, 0,
 	       JOURNAL_HASH_SIZE * sizeof(struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *));
@@ -2852,7 +2858,7 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 	journal->j_must_wait = 0;
 
 	if (journal->j_cnode_free == 0) {
-        	reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "journal-2004: Journal cnode memory "
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-2004", "Journal cnode memory "
 		                 "allocation failed (%ld bytes). Journal is "
 		                 "too large for available memory. Usually "
 		                 "this is due to a journal that is too large.",
@@ -2860,16 +2866,17 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
         	goto free_and_return;
 	}
 
-	init_journal_hash(p_s_sb);
+	init_journal_hash(sb);
 	jl = journal->j_current_jl;
-	jl->j_list_bitmap = get_list_bitmap(p_s_sb, jl);
+	jl->j_list_bitmap = get_list_bitmap(sb, jl);
 	if (!jl->j_list_bitmap) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "journal-2005, get_list_bitmap failed for journal list 0");
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-2005",
+				 "get_list_bitmap failed for journal list 0");
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
-	if (journal_read(p_s_sb) < 0) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "Replay Failure, unable to mount");
+	if (journal_read(sb) < 0) {
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "reiserfs-2006",
+				 "Replay Failure, unable to mount");
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
 
@@ -2878,10 +2885,10 @@ int journal_init(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const char *j_dev_name,
 		commit_wq = create_workqueue("reiserfs");
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&journal->j_work, flush_async_commits);
-	journal->j_work_sb = p_s_sb;
+	journal->j_work_sb = sb;
 	return 0;
       free_and_return:
-	free_journal_ram(p_s_sb);
+	free_journal_ram(sb);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2912,7 +2919,7 @@ int journal_transaction_should_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* this must be called inside a transaction, and requires the 
+/* this must be called inside a transaction, and requires the
 ** kernel_lock to be held
 */
 void reiserfs_block_writes(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th)
@@ -2970,7 +2977,7 @@ static void wake_queued_writers(struct super_block *s)
 		wake_up(&journal->j_join_wait);
 }
 
-static void let_transaction_grow(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long trans_id)
+static void let_transaction_grow(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int trans_id)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	unsigned long bcount = journal->j_bcount;
@@ -2997,43 +3004,43 @@ static void let_transaction_grow(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long trans_id)
 ** expect to use in nblocks.
 */
 static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			      struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks,
+			      struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks,
 			      int join)
 {
 	time_t now = get_seconds();
-	int old_trans_id;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	unsigned int old_trans_id;
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle myth;
 	int sched_count = 0;
 	int retval;
 
-	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(p_s_sb, "journal_begin");
+	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(sb, "journal_begin");
 	BUG_ON(nblocks > journal->j_trans_max);
 
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.journal_being);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.journal_being);
 	/* set here for journal_join */
 	th->t_refcount = 1;
-	th->t_super = p_s_sb;
+	th->t_super = sb;
 
       relock:
-	lock_journal(p_s_sb);
+	lock_journal(sb);
 	if (join != JBEGIN_ABORT && reiserfs_is_journal_aborted(journal)) {
-		unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+		unlock_journal(sb);
 		retval = journal->j_errno;
 		goto out_fail;
 	}
 	journal->j_bcount++;
 
 	if (test_bit(J_WRITERS_BLOCKED, &journal->j_state)) {
-		unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
-		reiserfs_wait_on_write_block(p_s_sb);
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.journal_relock_writers);
+		unlock_journal(sb);
+		reiserfs_wait_on_write_block(sb);
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.journal_relock_writers);
 		goto relock;
 	}
 	now = get_seconds();
 
 	/* if there is no room in the journal OR
-	 ** if this transaction is too old, and we weren't called joinable, wait for it to finish before beginning 
+	 ** if this transaction is too old, and we weren't called joinable, wait for it to finish before beginning
 	 ** we don't sleep if there aren't other writers
 	 */
 
@@ -3048,7 +3055,7 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	    || (!join && journal->j_cnode_free < (journal->j_trans_max * 3))) {
 
 		old_trans_id = journal->j_trans_id;
-		unlock_journal(p_s_sb);	/* allow others to finish this transaction */
+		unlock_journal(sb);	/* allow others to finish this transaction */
 
 		if (!join && (journal->j_len_alloc + nblocks + 2) >=
 		    journal->j_max_batch &&
@@ -3056,7 +3063,7 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		    (journal->j_len_alloc * 75)) {
 			if (atomic_read(&journal->j_wcount) > 10) {
 				sched_count++;
-				queue_log_writer(p_s_sb);
+				queue_log_writer(sb);
 				goto relock;
 			}
 		}
@@ -3066,25 +3073,25 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		if (atomic_read(&journal->j_jlock)) {
 			while (journal->j_trans_id == old_trans_id &&
 			       atomic_read(&journal->j_jlock)) {
-				queue_log_writer(p_s_sb);
+				queue_log_writer(sb);
 			}
 			goto relock;
 		}
-		retval = journal_join(&myth, p_s_sb, 1);
+		retval = journal_join(&myth, sb, 1);
 		if (retval)
 			goto out_fail;
 
 		/* someone might have ended the transaction while we joined */
 		if (old_trans_id != journal->j_trans_id) {
-			retval = do_journal_end(&myth, p_s_sb, 1, 0);
+			retval = do_journal_end(&myth, sb, 1, 0);
 		} else {
-			retval = do_journal_end(&myth, p_s_sb, 1, COMMIT_NOW);
+			retval = do_journal_end(&myth, sb, 1, COMMIT_NOW);
 		}
 
 		if (retval)
 			goto out_fail;
 
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.journal_relock_wcount);
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.journal_relock_wcount);
 		goto relock;
 	}
 	/* we are the first writer, set trans_id */
@@ -3096,7 +3103,7 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	th->t_blocks_logged = 0;
 	th->t_blocks_allocated = nblocks;
 	th->t_trans_id = journal->j_trans_id;
-	unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+	unlock_journal(sb);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&th->t_list);
 	get_fs_excl();
 	return 0;
@@ -3106,7 +3113,7 @@ static int do_journal_begin_r(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	/* Re-set th->t_super, so we can properly keep track of how many
 	 * persistent transactions there are. We need to do this so if this
 	 * call is part of a failed restart_transaction, we can free it later */
-	th->t_super = p_s_sb;
+	th->t_super = sb;
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -3157,7 +3164,7 @@ int reiserfs_end_persistent_transaction(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th)
 }
 
 static int journal_join(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks)
+			struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *cur_th = current->journal_info;
 
@@ -3166,11 +3173,11 @@ static int journal_join(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 */
 	th->t_handle_save = cur_th;
 	BUG_ON(cur_th && cur_th->t_refcount > 1);
-	return do_journal_begin_r(th, p_s_sb, nblocks, JBEGIN_JOIN);
+	return do_journal_begin_r(th, sb, nblocks, JBEGIN_JOIN);
 }
 
 int journal_join_abort(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		       struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks)
+		       struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *cur_th = current->journal_info;
 
@@ -3179,11 +3186,11 @@ int journal_join_abort(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 */
 	th->t_handle_save = cur_th;
 	BUG_ON(cur_th && cur_th->t_refcount > 1);
-	return do_journal_begin_r(th, p_s_sb, nblocks, JBEGIN_ABORT);
+	return do_journal_begin_r(th, sb, nblocks, JBEGIN_ABORT);
 }
 
 int journal_begin(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		  struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks)
+		  struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *cur_th = current->journal_info;
 	int ret;
@@ -3191,28 +3198,29 @@ int journal_begin(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	th->t_handle_save = NULL;
 	if (cur_th) {
 		/* we are nesting into the current transaction */
-		if (cur_th->t_super == p_s_sb) {
+		if (cur_th->t_super == sb) {
 			BUG_ON(!cur_th->t_refcount);
 			cur_th->t_refcount++;
 			memcpy(th, cur_th, sizeof(*th));
 			if (th->t_refcount <= 1)
-				reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-						 "BAD: refcount <= 1, but journal_info != 0");
+				reiserfs_warning(sb, "reiserfs-2005",
+						 "BAD: refcount <= 1, but "
+						 "journal_info != 0");
 			return 0;
 		} else {
 			/* we've ended up with a handle from a different filesystem.
 			 ** save it and restore on journal_end.  This should never
 			 ** really happen...
 			 */
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "clm-2100: nesting info a different FS");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "clm-2100",
+					 "nesting info a different FS");
 			th->t_handle_save = current->journal_info;
 			current->journal_info = th;
 		}
 	} else {
 		current->journal_info = th;
 	}
-	ret = do_journal_begin_r(th, p_s_sb, nblocks, JBEGIN_REG);
+	ret = do_journal_begin_r(th, sb, nblocks, JBEGIN_REG);
 	BUG_ON(current->journal_info != th);
 
 	/* I guess this boils down to being the reciprocal of clm-2100 above.
@@ -3232,32 +3240,32 @@ int journal_begin(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 **
 ** if it was dirty, cleans and files onto the clean list.  I can't let it be dirty again until the
 ** transaction is committed.
-** 
+**
 ** if j_len, is bigger than j_len_alloc, it pushes j_len_alloc to 10 + j_len.
 */
 int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		       struct super_block *p_s_sb, struct buffer_head *bh)
+		       struct super_block *sb, struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn = NULL;
 	int count_already_incd = 0;
 	int prepared = 0;
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.mark_dirty);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.mark_dirty);
 	if (th->t_trans_id != journal->j_trans_id) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super,
-			       "journal-1577: handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "journal-1577",
+			       "handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld",
 			       th->t_trans_id, journal->j_trans_id);
 	}
 
-	p_s_sb->s_dirt = 1;
+	sb->s_dirt = 1;
 
 	prepared = test_clear_buffer_journal_prepared(bh);
 	clear_buffer_journal_restore_dirty(bh);
 	/* already in this transaction, we are done */
 	if (buffer_journaled(bh)) {
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.mark_dirty_already);
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.mark_dirty_already);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3266,7 +3274,8 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 ** could get to disk too early.  NOT GOOD.
 	 */
 	if (!prepared || buffer_dirty(bh)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "journal-1777: buffer %llu bad state "
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1777",
+				 "buffer %llu bad state "
 				 "%cPREPARED %cLOCKED %cDIRTY %cJDIRTY_WAIT",
 				 (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
 				 prepared ? ' ' : '!',
@@ -3276,23 +3285,23 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	}
 
 	if (atomic_read(&(journal->j_wcount)) <= 0) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "journal-1409: journal_mark_dirty returning because j_wcount was %d",
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1409",
+				 "returning because j_wcount was %d",
 				 atomic_read(&(journal->j_wcount)));
 		return 1;
 	}
-	/* this error means I've screwed up, and we've overflowed the transaction.  
+	/* this error means I've screwed up, and we've overflowed the transaction.
 	 ** Nothing can be done here, except make the FS readonly or panic.
 	 */
 	if (journal->j_len >= journal->j_trans_max) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super,
-			       "journal-1413: journal_mark_dirty: j_len (%lu) is too big\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "journal-1413",
+			       "j_len (%lu) is too big",
 			       journal->j_len);
 	}
 
 	if (buffer_journal_dirty(bh)) {
 		count_already_incd = 1;
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.mark_dirty_notjournal);
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.mark_dirty_notjournal);
 		clear_buffer_journal_dirty(bh);
 	}
 
@@ -3304,9 +3313,9 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 	/* now put this guy on the end */
 	if (!cn) {
-		cn = get_cnode(p_s_sb);
+		cn = get_cnode(sb);
 		if (!cn) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "get_cnode failed!\n");
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-4", "get_cnode failed!");
 		}
 
 		if (th->t_blocks_logged == th->t_blocks_allocated) {
@@ -3318,7 +3327,7 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 		cn->bh = bh;
 		cn->blocknr = bh->b_blocknr;
-		cn->sb = p_s_sb;
+		cn->sb = sb;
 		cn->jlist = NULL;
 		insert_journal_hash(journal->j_hash_table, cn);
 		if (!count_already_incd) {
@@ -3339,11 +3348,11 @@ int journal_mark_dirty(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 }
 
 int journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks)
+		struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks)
 {
 	if (!current->journal_info && th->t_refcount > 1)
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "REISER-NESTING: th NULL, refcount %d",
-				 th->t_refcount);
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "REISER-NESTING",
+				 "th NULL, refcount %d", th->t_refcount);
 
 	if (!th->t_trans_id) {
 		WARN_ON(1);
@@ -3366,26 +3375,26 @@ int journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		}
 		return 0;
 	} else {
-		return do_journal_end(th, p_s_sb, nblocks, 0);
+		return do_journal_end(th, sb, nblocks, 0);
 	}
 }
 
-/* removes from the current transaction, relsing and descrementing any counters.  
+/* removes from the current transaction, relsing and descrementing any counters.
 ** also files the removed buffer directly onto the clean list
 **
 ** called by journal_mark_freed when a block has been deleted
 **
 ** returns 1 if it cleaned and relsed the buffer. 0 otherwise
 */
-static int remove_from_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+static int remove_from_transaction(struct super_block *sb,
 				   b_blocknr_t blocknr, int already_cleaned)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	cn = get_journal_hash_dev(p_s_sb, journal->j_hash_table, blocknr);
+	cn = get_journal_hash_dev(sb, journal->j_hash_table, blocknr);
 	if (!cn || !cn->bh) {
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -3403,7 +3412,7 @@ static int remove_from_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		journal->j_last = cn->prev;
 	}
 	if (bh)
-		remove_journal_hash(p_s_sb, journal->j_hash_table, NULL,
+		remove_journal_hash(sb, journal->j_hash_table, NULL,
 				    bh->b_blocknr, 0);
 	clear_buffer_journaled(bh);	/* don't log this one */
 
@@ -3413,14 +3422,14 @@ static int remove_from_transaction(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
 		clear_buffer_journal_test(bh);
 		put_bh(bh);
 		if (atomic_read(&(bh->b_count)) < 0) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-1752: remove from trans, b_count < 0");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-1752",
+					 "b_count < 0");
 		}
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 	journal->j_len--;
 	journal->j_len_alloc--;
-	free_cnode(p_s_sb, cn);
+	free_cnode(sb, cn);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -3468,22 +3477,22 @@ static int can_dirty(struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn)
 }
 
 /* syncs the commit blocks, but does not force the real buffers to disk
-** will wait until the current transaction is done/committed before returning 
+** will wait until the current transaction is done/committed before returning
 */
 int journal_end_sync(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		     struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks)
+		     struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 	/* you can sync while nested, very, very bad */
 	BUG_ON(th->t_refcount > 1);
 	if (journal->j_len == 0) {
-		reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb),
+		reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb),
 					     1);
-		journal_mark_dirty(th, p_s_sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb));
+		journal_mark_dirty(th, sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb));
 	}
-	return do_journal_end(th, p_s_sb, nblocks, COMMIT_NOW | WAIT);
+	return do_journal_end(th, sb, nblocks, COMMIT_NOW | WAIT);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3493,7 +3502,7 @@ static void flush_async_commits(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal =
 		container_of(work, struct reiserfs_journal, j_work.work);
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = journal->j_work_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = journal->j_work_sb;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl;
 	struct list_head *entry;
 
@@ -3502,7 +3511,7 @@ static void flush_async_commits(struct work_struct *work)
 		/* last entry is the youngest, commit it and you get everything */
 		entry = journal->j_journal_list.prev;
 		jl = JOURNAL_LIST_ENTRY(entry);
-		flush_commit_list(p_s_sb, jl, 1);
+		flush_commit_list(sb, jl, 1);
 	}
 	unlock_kernel();
 }
@@ -3511,11 +3520,11 @@ static void flush_async_commits(struct work_struct *work)
 ** flushes any old transactions to disk
 ** ends the current transaction if it is too old
 */
-int reiserfs_flush_old_commits(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+int reiserfs_flush_old_commits(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	time_t now;
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
 	now = get_seconds();
 	/* safety check so we don't flush while we are replaying the log during
@@ -3532,35 +3541,35 @@ int reiserfs_flush_old_commits(struct super_block *p_s_sb)
 	    journal->j_trans_start_time > 0 &&
 	    journal->j_len > 0 &&
 	    (now - journal->j_trans_start_time) > journal->j_max_trans_age) {
-		if (!journal_join(&th, p_s_sb, 1)) {
-			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_sb,
-						     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb),
+		if (!journal_join(&th, sb, 1)) {
+			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(sb,
+						     SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb),
 						     1);
-			journal_mark_dirty(&th, p_s_sb,
-					   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb));
+			journal_mark_dirty(&th, sb,
+					   SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb));
 
 			/* we're only being called from kreiserfsd, it makes no sense to do
 			 ** an async commit so that kreiserfsd can do it later
 			 */
-			do_journal_end(&th, p_s_sb, 1, COMMIT_NOW | WAIT);
+			do_journal_end(&th, sb, 1, COMMIT_NOW | WAIT);
 		}
 	}
-	return p_s_sb->s_dirt;
+	return sb->s_dirt;
 }
 
 /*
 ** returns 0 if do_journal_end should return right away, returns 1 if do_journal_end should finish the commit
-** 
-** if the current transaction is too old, but still has writers, this will wait on j_join_wait until all 
+**
+** if the current transaction is too old, but still has writers, this will wait on j_join_wait until all
 ** the writers are done.  By the time it wakes up, the transaction it was called has already ended, so it just
 ** flushes the commit list and returns 0.
 **
 ** Won't batch when flush or commit_now is set.  Also won't batch when others are waiting on j_join_wait.
-** 
+**
 ** Note, we can't allow the journal_end to proceed while there are still writers in the log.
 */
 static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			     struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks,
+			     struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks,
 			     int flags)
 {
 
@@ -3569,13 +3578,13 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	int commit_now = flags & COMMIT_NOW;
 	int wait_on_commit = flags & WAIT;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl;
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
 	if (th->t_trans_id != journal->j_trans_id) {
-		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super,
-			       "journal-1577: handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld\n",
+		reiserfs_panic(th->t_super, "journal-1577",
+			       "handle trans id %ld != current trans id %ld",
 			       th->t_trans_id, journal->j_trans_id);
 	}
 
@@ -3584,7 +3593,7 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		atomic_dec(&(journal->j_wcount));
 	}
 
-	/* BUG, deal with case where j_len is 0, but people previously freed blocks need to be released 
+	/* BUG, deal with case where j_len is 0, but people previously freed blocks need to be released
 	 ** will be dealt with by next transaction that actually writes something, but should be taken
 	 ** care of in this trans
 	 */
@@ -3593,7 +3602,7 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	/* if wcount > 0, and we are called to with flush or commit_now,
 	 ** we wait on j_join_wait.  We will wake up when the last writer has
 	 ** finished the transaction, and started it on its way to the disk.
-	 ** Then, we flush the commit or journal list, and just return 0 
+	 ** Then, we flush the commit or journal list, and just return 0
 	 ** because the rest of journal end was already done for this transaction.
 	 */
 	if (atomic_read(&(journal->j_wcount)) > 0) {
@@ -3608,31 +3617,31 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			if (flush) {
 				journal->j_next_full_flush = 1;
 			}
-			unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+			unlock_journal(sb);
 
 			/* sleep while the current transaction is still j_jlocked */
 			while (journal->j_trans_id == trans_id) {
 				if (atomic_read(&journal->j_jlock)) {
-					queue_log_writer(p_s_sb);
+					queue_log_writer(sb);
 				} else {
-					lock_journal(p_s_sb);
+					lock_journal(sb);
 					if (journal->j_trans_id == trans_id) {
 						atomic_set(&(journal->j_jlock),
 							   1);
 					}
-					unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+					unlock_journal(sb);
 				}
 			}
 			BUG_ON(journal->j_trans_id == trans_id);
 			
 			if (commit_now
-			    && journal_list_still_alive(p_s_sb, trans_id)
+			    && journal_list_still_alive(sb, trans_id)
 			    && wait_on_commit) {
-				flush_commit_list(p_s_sb, jl, 1);
+				flush_commit_list(sb, jl, 1);
 			}
 			return 0;
 		}
-		unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+		unlock_journal(sb);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3649,13 +3658,13 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	    && journal->j_len_alloc < journal->j_max_batch
 	    && journal->j_cnode_free > (journal->j_trans_max * 3)) {
 		journal->j_bcount++;
-		unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+		unlock_journal(sb);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (journal->j_start > SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-			       "journal-003: journal_end: j_start (%ld) is too high\n",
+	if (journal->j_start > SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)) {
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-003",
+			       "j_start (%ld) is too high",
 			       journal->j_start);
 	}
 	return 1;
@@ -3664,7 +3673,7 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 /*
 ** Does all the work that makes deleting blocks safe.
 ** when deleting a block mark BH_JNew, just remove it from the current transaction, clean it's buffer_head and move on.
-** 
+**
 ** otherwise:
 ** set a bit for the block in the journal bitmap.  That will prevent it from being allocated for unformatted nodes
 ** before this transaction has finished.
@@ -3676,16 +3685,16 @@ static int check_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 ** Then remove it from the current transaction, decrementing any counters and filing it on the clean list.
 */
 int journal_mark_freed(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-		       struct super_block *p_s_sb, b_blocknr_t blocknr)
+		       struct super_block *sb, b_blocknr_t blocknr)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	struct reiserfs_list_bitmap *jb = NULL;
 	int cleaned = 0;
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
-	cn = get_journal_hash_dev(p_s_sb, journal->j_hash_table, blocknr);
+	cn = get_journal_hash_dev(sb, journal->j_hash_table, blocknr);
 	if (cn && cn->bh) {
 		bh = cn->bh;
 		get_bh(bh);
@@ -3695,15 +3704,15 @@ int journal_mark_freed(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		clear_buffer_journal_new(bh);
 		clear_prepared_bits(bh);
 		reiserfs_clean_and_file_buffer(bh);
-		cleaned = remove_from_transaction(p_s_sb, blocknr, cleaned);
+		cleaned = remove_from_transaction(sb, blocknr, cleaned);
 	} else {
 		/* set the bit for this block in the journal bitmap for this transaction */
 		jb = journal->j_current_jl->j_list_bitmap;
 		if (!jb) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "journal-1702: journal_mark_freed, journal_list_bitmap is NULL\n");
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-1702",
+				       "journal_list_bitmap is NULL");
 		}
-		set_bit_in_list_bitmap(p_s_sb, blocknr, jb);
+		set_bit_in_list_bitmap(sb, blocknr, jb);
 
 		/* Note, the entire while loop is not allowed to schedule.  */
 
@@ -3711,13 +3720,13 @@ int journal_mark_freed(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			clear_prepared_bits(bh);
 			reiserfs_clean_and_file_buffer(bh);
 		}
-		cleaned = remove_from_transaction(p_s_sb, blocknr, cleaned);
+		cleaned = remove_from_transaction(sb, blocknr, cleaned);
 
 		/* find all older transactions with this block, make sure they don't try to write it out */
-		cn = get_journal_hash_dev(p_s_sb, journal->j_list_hash_table,
+		cn = get_journal_hash_dev(sb, journal->j_list_hash_table,
 					  blocknr);
 		while (cn) {
-			if (p_s_sb == cn->sb && blocknr == cn->blocknr) {
+			if (sb == cn->sb && blocknr == cn->blocknr) {
 				set_bit(BLOCK_FREED, &cn->state);
 				if (cn->bh) {
 					if (!cleaned) {
@@ -3733,8 +3742,9 @@ int journal_mark_freed(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 						put_bh(cn->bh);
 						if (atomic_read
 						    (&(cn->bh->b_count)) < 0) {
-							reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-									 "journal-2138: cn->bh->b_count < 0");
+							reiserfs_warning(sb,
+								 "journal-2138",
+								 "cn->bh->b_count < 0");
 						}
 					}
 					if (cn->jlist) {	/* since we are clearing the bh, we MUST dec nonzerolen */
@@ -3824,7 +3834,7 @@ static int __commit_trans_jl(struct inode *inode, unsigned long id,
 
 int reiserfs_commit_for_inode(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	unsigned long id = REISERFS_I(inode)->i_trans_id;
+	unsigned int id = REISERFS_I(inode)->i_trans_id;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl = REISERFS_I(inode)->i_jl;
 
 	/* for the whole inode, assume unset id means it was
@@ -3839,18 +3849,18 @@ int reiserfs_commit_for_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	return __commit_trans_jl(inode, id, jl);
 }
 
-void reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+void reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(struct super_block *sb,
 				      struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.restore_prepared);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.restore_prepared);
 	if (!bh) {
 		return;
 	}
 	if (test_clear_buffer_journal_restore_dirty(bh) &&
 	    buffer_journal_dirty(bh)) {
 		struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn;
-		cn = get_journal_hash_dev(p_s_sb,
+		cn = get_journal_hash_dev(sb,
 					  journal->j_list_hash_table,
 					  bh->b_blocknr);
 		if (cn && can_dirty(cn)) {
@@ -3867,12 +3877,12 @@ extern struct tree_balance *cur_tb;
 ** be written to disk while we are altering it.  So, we must:
 ** clean it
 ** wait on it.
-** 
+**
 */
-int reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(struct super_block *p_s_sb,
+int reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(struct super_block *sb,
 				 struct buffer_head *bh, int wait)
 {
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, journal.prepare);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, journal.prepare);
 
 	if (!trylock_buffer(bh)) {
 		if (!wait)
@@ -3909,7 +3919,7 @@ static void flush_old_journal_lists(struct super_block *s)
 	}
 }
 
-/* 
+/*
 ** long and ugly.  If flush, will not return until all commit
 ** blocks and all real buffers in the trans are on disk.
 ** If no_async, won't return until all commit blocks are on disk.
@@ -3920,10 +3930,10 @@ static void flush_old_journal_lists(struct super_block *s)
 ** journal lists, etc just won't happen.
 */
 static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			  struct super_block *p_s_sb, unsigned long nblocks,
+			  struct super_block *sb, unsigned long nblocks,
 			  int flags)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(p_s_sb);
+	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *cn, *next, *jl_cn;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_cnode *last_cn = NULL;
 	struct reiserfs_journal_desc *desc;
@@ -3938,7 +3948,7 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	struct reiserfs_journal_list *jl, *temp_jl;
 	struct list_head *entry, *safe;
 	unsigned long jindex;
-	unsigned long commit_trans_id;
+	unsigned int commit_trans_id;
 	int trans_half;
 
 	BUG_ON(th->t_refcount > 1);
@@ -3946,21 +3956,21 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 	/* protect flush_older_commits from doing mistakes if the
            transaction ID counter gets overflowed.  */
-	if (th->t_trans_id == ~0UL)
+	if (th->t_trans_id == ~0U)
 		flags |= FLUSH_ALL | COMMIT_NOW | WAIT;
 	flush = flags & FLUSH_ALL;
 	wait_on_commit = flags & WAIT;
 
 	put_fs_excl();
 	current->journal_info = th->t_handle_save;
-	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(p_s_sb, "journal end");
+	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(sb, "journal end");
 	if (journal->j_len == 0) {
-		reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb),
+		reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb),
 					     1);
-		journal_mark_dirty(th, p_s_sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(p_s_sb));
+		journal_mark_dirty(th, sb, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(sb));
 	}
 
-	lock_journal(p_s_sb);
+	lock_journal(sb);
 	if (journal->j_next_full_flush) {
 		flags |= FLUSH_ALL;
 		flush = 1;
@@ -3970,13 +3980,13 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		wait_on_commit = 1;
 	}
 
-	/* check_journal_end locks the journal, and unlocks if it does not return 1 
+	/* check_journal_end locks the journal, and unlocks if it does not return 1
 	 ** it tells us if we should continue with the journal_end, or just return
 	 */
-	if (!check_journal_end(th, p_s_sb, nblocks, flags)) {
-		p_s_sb->s_dirt = 1;
-		wake_queued_writers(p_s_sb);
-		reiserfs_async_progress_wait(p_s_sb);
+	if (!check_journal_end(th, sb, nblocks, flags)) {
+		sb->s_dirt = 1;
+		wake_queued_writers(sb);
+		reiserfs_async_progress_wait(sb);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -4005,8 +4015,8 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 	/* setup description block */
 	d_bh =
-	    journal_getblk(p_s_sb,
-			   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+	    journal_getblk(sb,
+			   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 			   journal->j_start);
 	set_buffer_uptodate(d_bh);
 	desc = (struct reiserfs_journal_desc *)(d_bh)->b_data;
@@ -4015,9 +4025,9 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	set_desc_trans_id(desc, journal->j_trans_id);
 
 	/* setup commit block.  Don't write (keep it clean too) this one until after everyone else is written */
-	c_bh = journal_getblk(p_s_sb, SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+	c_bh = journal_getblk(sb, SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 			      ((journal->j_start + journal->j_len +
-				1) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)));
+				1) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)));
 	commit = (struct reiserfs_journal_commit *)c_bh->b_data;
 	memset(c_bh->b_data, 0, c_bh->b_size);
 	set_commit_trans_id(commit, journal->j_trans_id);
@@ -4050,13 +4060,13 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 **  for each real block, add it to the journal list hash,
 	 ** copy into real block index array in the commit or desc block
 	 */
-	trans_half = journal_trans_half(p_s_sb->s_blocksize);
+	trans_half = journal_trans_half(sb->s_blocksize);
 	for (i = 0, cn = journal->j_first; cn; cn = cn->next, i++) {
 		if (buffer_journaled(cn->bh)) {
-			jl_cn = get_cnode(p_s_sb);
+			jl_cn = get_cnode(sb);
 			if (!jl_cn) {
-				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-					       "journal-1676, get_cnode returned NULL\n");
+				reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-1676",
+					       "get_cnode returned NULL");
 			}
 			if (i == 0) {
 				jl->j_realblock = jl_cn;
@@ -4067,18 +4077,19 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 				last_cn->next = jl_cn;
 			}
 			last_cn = jl_cn;
-			/* make sure the block we are trying to log is not a block 
+			/* make sure the block we are trying to log is not a block
 			   of journal or reserved area */
 
 			if (is_block_in_log_or_reserved_area
-			    (p_s_sb, cn->bh->b_blocknr)) {
-				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-					       "journal-2332: Trying to log block %lu, which is a log block\n",
+			    (sb, cn->bh->b_blocknr)) {
+				reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-2332",
+					       "Trying to log block %lu, "
+					       "which is a log block",
 					       cn->bh->b_blocknr);
 			}
 			jl_cn->blocknr = cn->bh->b_blocknr;
 			jl_cn->state = 0;
-			jl_cn->sb = p_s_sb;
+			jl_cn->sb = sb;
 			jl_cn->bh = cn->bh;
 			jl_cn->jlist = jl;
 			insert_journal_hash(journal->j_list_hash_table, jl_cn);
@@ -4119,11 +4130,11 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			char *addr;
 			struct page *page;
 			tmp_bh =
-			    journal_getblk(p_s_sb,
-					   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(p_s_sb) +
+			    journal_getblk(sb,
+					   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_1st_BLOCK(sb) +
 					   ((cur_write_start +
 					     jindex) %
-					    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)));
+					    SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)));
 			set_buffer_uptodate(tmp_bh);
 			page = cn->bh->b_page;
 			addr = kmap(page);
@@ -4137,12 +4148,13 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			clear_buffer_journaled(cn->bh);
 		} else {
 			/* JDirty cleared sometime during transaction.  don't log this one */
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "journal-2048: do_journal_end: BAD, buffer in journal hash, but not JDirty!");
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "journal-2048",
+					 "BAD, buffer in journal hash, "
+					 "but not JDirty!");
 			brelse(cn->bh);
 		}
 		next = cn->next;
-		free_cnode(p_s_sb, cn);
+		free_cnode(sb, cn);
 		cn = next;
 		cond_resched();
 	}
@@ -4152,7 +4164,7 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 ** so we dirty/relse c_bh in flush_commit_list, with commit_left <= 1.
 	 */
 
-	journal->j_current_jl = alloc_journal_list(p_s_sb);
+	journal->j_current_jl = alloc_journal_list(sb);
 
 	/* now it is safe to insert this transaction on the main list */
 	list_add_tail(&jl->j_list, &journal->j_journal_list);
@@ -4163,7 +4175,7 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	old_start = journal->j_start;
 	journal->j_start =
 	    (journal->j_start + journal->j_len +
-	     2) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb);
+	     2) % SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb);
 	atomic_set(&(journal->j_wcount), 0);
 	journal->j_bcount = 0;
 	journal->j_last = NULL;
@@ -4178,7 +4190,7 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	journal->j_len_alloc = 0;
 	journal->j_next_full_flush = 0;
 	journal->j_next_async_flush = 0;
-	init_journal_hash(p_s_sb);
+	init_journal_hash(sb);
 
 	// make sure reiserfs_add_jh sees the new current_jl before we
 	// write out the tails
@@ -4207,14 +4219,14 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	 ** queue don't wait for this proc to flush journal lists and such.
 	 */
 	if (flush) {
-		flush_commit_list(p_s_sb, jl, 1);
-		flush_journal_list(p_s_sb, jl, 1);
+		flush_commit_list(sb, jl, 1);
+		flush_journal_list(sb, jl, 1);
 	} else if (!(jl->j_state & LIST_COMMIT_PENDING))
 		queue_delayed_work(commit_wq, &journal->j_work, HZ / 10);
 
-	/* if the next transaction has any chance of wrapping, flush 
-	 ** transactions that might get overwritten.  If any journal lists are very 
-	 ** old flush them as well.  
+	/* if the next transaction has any chance of wrapping, flush
+	 ** transactions that might get overwritten.  If any journal lists are very
+	 ** old flush them as well.
 	 */
       first_jl:
 	list_for_each_safe(entry, safe, &journal->j_journal_list) {
@@ -4222,11 +4234,11 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		if (journal->j_start <= temp_jl->j_start) {
 			if ((journal->j_start + journal->j_trans_max + 1) >=
 			    temp_jl->j_start) {
-				flush_used_journal_lists(p_s_sb, temp_jl);
+				flush_used_journal_lists(sb, temp_jl);
 				goto first_jl;
 			} else if ((journal->j_start +
 				    journal->j_trans_max + 1) <
-				   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)) {
+				   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)) {
 				/* if we don't cross into the next transaction and we don't
 				 * wrap, there is no way we can overlap any later transactions
 				 * break now
@@ -4235,11 +4247,11 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			}
 		} else if ((journal->j_start +
 			    journal->j_trans_max + 1) >
-			   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)) {
+			   SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)) {
 			if (((journal->j_start + journal->j_trans_max + 1) %
-			     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(p_s_sb)) >=
+			     SB_ONDISK_JOURNAL_SIZE(sb)) >=
 			    temp_jl->j_start) {
-				flush_used_journal_lists(p_s_sb, temp_jl);
+				flush_used_journal_lists(sb, temp_jl);
 				goto first_jl;
 			} else {
 				/* we don't overlap anything from out start to the end of the
@@ -4250,46 +4262,47 @@ static int do_journal_end(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	flush_old_journal_lists(p_s_sb);
+	flush_old_journal_lists(sb);
 
 	journal->j_current_jl->j_list_bitmap =
-	    get_list_bitmap(p_s_sb, journal->j_current_jl);
+	    get_list_bitmap(sb, journal->j_current_jl);
 
 	if (!(journal->j_current_jl->j_list_bitmap)) {
-		reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-			       "journal-1996: do_journal_end, could not get a list bitmap\n");
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "journal-1996",
+			       "could not get a list bitmap");
 	}
 
 	atomic_set(&(journal->j_jlock), 0);
-	unlock_journal(p_s_sb);
+	unlock_journal(sb);
 	/* wake up any body waiting to join. */
 	clear_bit(J_WRITERS_QUEUED, &journal->j_state);
 	wake_up(&(journal->j_join_wait));
 
 	if (!flush && wait_on_commit &&
-	    journal_list_still_alive(p_s_sb, commit_trans_id)) {
-		flush_commit_list(p_s_sb, jl, 1);
+	    journal_list_still_alive(sb, commit_trans_id)) {
+		flush_commit_list(sb, jl, 1);
 	}
       out:
-	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(p_s_sb, "journal end2");
+	reiserfs_check_lock_depth(sb, "journal end2");
 
 	memset(th, 0, sizeof(*th));
 	/* Re-set th->t_super, so we can properly keep track of how many
 	 * persistent transactions there are. We need to do this so if this
 	 * call is part of a failed restart_transaction, we can free it later */
-	th->t_super = p_s_sb;
+	th->t_super = sb;
 
 	return journal->j_errno;
 }
 
-static void __reiserfs_journal_abort_hard(struct super_block *sb)
+/* Send the file system read only and refuse new transactions */
+void reiserfs_abort_journal(struct super_block *sb, int errno)
 {
 	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
 	if (test_bit(J_ABORTED, &journal->j_state))
 		return;
 
-	printk(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS: Aborting journal for filesystem on %s\n",
-	       reiserfs_bdevname(sb));
+	if (!journal->j_errno)
+		journal->j_errno = errno;
 
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 	set_bit(J_ABORTED, &journal->j_state);
@@ -4299,19 +4312,3 @@ static void __reiserfs_journal_abort_hard(struct super_block *sb)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void __reiserfs_journal_abort_soft(struct super_block *sb, int errno)
-{
-	struct reiserfs_journal *journal = SB_JOURNAL(sb);
-	if (test_bit(J_ABORTED, &journal->j_state))
-		return;
-
-	if (!journal->j_errno)
-		journal->j_errno = errno;
-
-	__reiserfs_journal_abort_hard(sb);
-}
-
-void reiserfs_journal_abort(struct super_block *sb, int errno)
-{
-	__reiserfs_journal_abort_soft(sb, errno);
-}
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c b/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c
index 6de060a6aa7f..381750a155f6 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/lbalance.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void leaf_copy_dir_entries(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 	item_num_in_dest =
 	    (last_first == FIRST_TO_LAST) ? (B_NR_ITEMS(dest) - 1) : 0;
 
-	leaf_paste_entries(dest_bi->bi_bh, item_num_in_dest,
+	leaf_paste_entries(dest_bi, item_num_in_dest,
 			   (last_first ==
 			    FIRST_TO_LAST) ? I_ENTRY_COUNT(B_N_PITEM_HEAD(dest,
 									  item_num_in_dest))
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ static void leaf_copy_dir_entries(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 			   DEH_SIZE * copy_count + copy_records_len);
 }
 
-/* Copy the first (if last_first == FIRST_TO_LAST) or last (last_first == LAST_TO_FIRST) item or 
-   part of it or nothing (see the return 0 below) from SOURCE to the end 
+/* Copy the first (if last_first == FIRST_TO_LAST) or last (last_first == LAST_TO_FIRST) item or
+   part of it or nothing (see the return 0 below) from SOURCE to the end
    (if last_first) or beginning (!last_first) of the DEST */
 /* returns 1 if anything was copied, else 0 */
 static int leaf_copy_boundary_item(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
@@ -168,10 +168,11 @@ static int leaf_copy_boundary_item(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 			if (bytes_or_entries == ih_item_len(ih)
 			    && is_indirect_le_ih(ih))
 				if (get_ih_free_space(ih))
-					reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-						       "vs-10020: leaf_copy_boundary_item: "
-						       "last unformatted node must be filled entirely (%h)",
-						       ih);
+					reiserfs_panic(sb_from_bi(dest_bi),
+						       "vs-10020",
+						       "last unformatted node "
+						       "must be filled "
+						       "entirely (%h)", ih);
 		}
 #endif
 
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ static void leaf_item_bottle(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 		else {
 			struct item_head n_ih;
 
-			/* copy part of the body of the item number 'item_num' of SOURCE to the end of the DEST 
+			/* copy part of the body of the item number 'item_num' of SOURCE to the end of the DEST
 			   part defined by 'cpy_bytes'; create new item header; change old item_header (????);
 			   n_ih = new item_header;
 			 */
@@ -425,7 +426,7 @@ static void leaf_item_bottle(struct buffer_info *dest_bi,
 		else {
 			struct item_head n_ih;
 
-			/* copy part of the body of the item number 'item_num' of SOURCE to the begin of the DEST 
+			/* copy part of the body of the item number 'item_num' of SOURCE to the begin of the DEST
 			   part defined by 'cpy_bytes'; create new item header;
 			   n_ih = new item_header;
 			 */
@@ -622,9 +623,8 @@ static void leaf_define_dest_src_infos(int shift_mode, struct tree_balance *tb,
 		break;
 
 	default:
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-10250: leaf_define_dest_src_infos: shift type is unknown (%d)",
-			       shift_mode);
+		reiserfs_panic(sb_from_bi(src_bi), "vs-10250",
+			       "shift type is unknown (%d)", shift_mode);
 	}
 	RFALSE(!src_bi->bi_bh || !dest_bi->bi_bh,
 	       "vs-10260: mode==%d, source (%p) or dest (%p) buffer is initialized incorrectly",
@@ -674,9 +674,9 @@ int leaf_shift_left(struct tree_balance *tb, int shift_num, int shift_bytes)
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 			if (tb->tb_mode == M_PASTE || tb->tb_mode == M_INSERT) {
 				print_cur_tb("vs-10275");
-				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb,
-					       "vs-10275: leaf_shift_left: balance condition corrupted (%c)",
-					       tb->tb_mode);
+				reiserfs_panic(tb->tb_sb, "vs-10275",
+					       "balance condition corrupted "
+					       "(%c)", tb->tb_mode);
 			}
 #endif
 
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ int leaf_shift_right(struct tree_balance *tb, int shift_num, int shift_bytes)
 static void leaf_delete_items_entirely(struct buffer_info *bi,
 				       int first, int del_num);
 /*  If del_bytes == -1, starting from position 'first' delete del_num items in whole in buffer CUR.
-    If not. 
+    If not.
     If last_first == 0. Starting from position 'first' delete del_num-1 items in whole. Delete part of body of
     the first item. Part defined by del_bytes. Don't delete first item header
     If last_first == 1. Starting from position 'first+1' delete del_num-1 items in whole. Delete part of body of
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ void leaf_delete_items(struct buffer_info *cur_bi, int last_first,
 				/* len = body len of item */
 				len = ih_item_len(ih);
 
-			/* delete the part of the last item of the bh 
+			/* delete the part of the last item of the bh
 			   do not delete item header
 			 */
 			leaf_cut_from_buffer(cur_bi, B_NR_ITEMS(bh) - 1,
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ void leaf_insert_into_buf(struct buffer_info *bi, int before,
 	}
 }
 
-/* paste paste_size bytes to affected_item_num-th item. 
+/* paste paste_size bytes to affected_item_num-th item.
    When item is a directory, this only prepare space for new entries */
 void leaf_paste_in_buffer(struct buffer_info *bi, int affected_item_num,
 			  int pos_in_item, int paste_size,
@@ -889,9 +889,12 @@ void leaf_paste_in_buffer(struct buffer_info *bi, int affected_item_num,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	if (zeros_number > paste_size) {
+		struct super_block *sb = NULL;
+		if (bi && bi->tb)
+			sb = bi->tb->tb_sb;
 		print_cur_tb("10177");
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-10177: leaf_paste_in_buffer: ero number == %d, paste_size == %d",
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-10177",
+			       "zeros_number == %d, paste_size == %d",
 			       zeros_number, paste_size);
 	}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
@@ -1019,7 +1022,7 @@ static int leaf_cut_entries(struct buffer_head *bh,
 /*  when cut item is part of regular file
         pos_in_item - first byte that must be cut
         cut_size - number of bytes to be cut beginning from pos_in_item
- 
+
    when cut item is part of directory
         pos_in_item - number of first deleted entry
         cut_size - count of deleted entries
@@ -1191,7 +1194,7 @@ static void leaf_delete_items_entirely(struct buffer_info *bi,
 }
 
 /* paste new_entry_count entries (new_dehs, records) into position before to item_num-th item */
-void leaf_paste_entries(struct buffer_head *bh,
+void leaf_paste_entries(struct buffer_info *bi,
 			int item_num,
 			int before,
 			int new_entry_count,
@@ -1203,6 +1206,7 @@ void leaf_paste_entries(struct buffer_head *bh,
 	struct reiserfs_de_head *deh;
 	char *insert_point;
 	int i, old_entry_num;
+	struct buffer_head *bh = bi->bi_bh;
 
 	if (new_entry_count == 0)
 		return;
@@ -1271,7 +1275,7 @@ void leaf_paste_entries(struct buffer_head *bh,
 	/* change item key if necessary (when we paste before 0-th entry */
 	if (!before) {
 		set_le_ih_k_offset(ih, deh_offset(new_dehs));
-/*      memcpy (&ih->ih_key.k_offset, 
+/*      memcpy (&ih->ih_key.k_offset,
 		       &new_dehs->deh_offset, SHORT_KEY_SIZE);*/
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
@@ -1287,13 +1291,17 @@ void leaf_paste_entries(struct buffer_head *bh,
 			prev = (i != 0) ? deh_location(&(deh[i - 1])) : 0;
 
 			if (prev && prev <= deh_location(&(deh[i])))
-				reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-						 "vs-10240: leaf_paste_entries: directory item (%h) corrupted (prev %a, cur(%d) %a)",
-						 ih, deh + i - 1, i, deh + i);
+				reiserfs_error(sb_from_bi(bi), "vs-10240",
+					       "directory item (%h) "
+					       "corrupted (prev %a, "
+					       "cur(%d) %a)",
+					       ih, deh + i - 1, i, deh + i);
 			if (next && next >= deh_location(&(deh[i])))
-				reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-						 "vs-10250: leaf_paste_entries: directory item (%h) corrupted (cur(%d) %a, next %a)",
-						 ih, i, deh + i, deh + i + 1);
+				reiserfs_error(sb_from_bi(bi), "vs-10250",
+					       "directory item (%h) "
+					       "corrupted (cur(%d) %a, "
+					       "next %a)",
+					       ih, i, deh + i, deh + i + 1);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 639d635d9d4b..efd4d720718e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ key of the first directory entry in it.
 This function first calls search_by_key, then, if item whose first
 entry matches is not found it looks for the entry inside directory
 item found by search_by_key. Fills the path to the entry, and to the
-entry position in the item 
+entry position in the item
 
 */
 
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ int search_by_entry_key(struct super_block *sb, const struct cpu_key *key,
 	switch (retval) {
 	case ITEM_NOT_FOUND:
 		if (!PATH_LAST_POSITION(path)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(sb,
-					 "vs-7000: search_by_entry_key: search_by_key returned item position == 0");
+			reiserfs_error(sb, "vs-7000", "search_by_key "
+				       "returned item position == 0");
 			pathrelse(path);
 			return IO_ERROR;
 		}
@@ -135,8 +135,7 @@ int search_by_entry_key(struct super_block *sb, const struct cpu_key *key,
 
 	default:
 		pathrelse(path);
-		reiserfs_warning(sb,
-				 "vs-7002: search_by_entry_key: no path to here");
+		reiserfs_error(sb, "vs-7002", "no path to here");
 		return IO_ERROR;
 	}
 
@@ -146,10 +145,9 @@ int search_by_entry_key(struct super_block *sb, const struct cpu_key *key,
 	if (!is_direntry_le_ih(de->de_ih) ||
 	    COMP_SHORT_KEYS(&(de->de_ih->ih_key), key)) {
 		print_block(de->de_bh, 0, -1, -1);
-		reiserfs_panic(sb,
-			       "vs-7005: search_by_entry_key: found item %h is not directory item or "
-			       "does not belong to the same directory as key %K",
-			       de->de_ih, key);
+		reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-7005", "found item %h is not directory "
+			       "item or does not belong to the same directory "
+			       "as key %K", de->de_ih, key);
 	}
 #endif				/* CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK */
 
@@ -300,8 +298,7 @@ static int reiserfs_find_entry(struct inode *dir, const char *name, int namelen,
 		    search_by_entry_key(dir->i_sb, &key_to_search,
 					path_to_entry, de);
 		if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-			reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb, "zam-7001: io error in %s",
-					 __func__);
+			reiserfs_error(dir->i_sb, "zam-7001", "io error");
 			return IO_ERROR;
 		}
 
@@ -361,9 +358,10 @@ static struct dentry *reiserfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			return ERR_PTR(-EACCES);
 		}
 
-		/* Propogate the priv_object flag so we know we're in the priv tree */
-		if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(dir))
-			reiserfs_mark_inode_private(inode);
+		/* Propagate the private flag so we know we're
+		 * in the priv tree */
+		if (IS_PRIVATE(dir))
+			inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE;
 	}
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
@@ -373,7 +371,7 @@ static struct dentry *reiserfs_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return d_splice_alias(inode, dentry);
 }
 
-/* 
+/*
 ** looks up the dentry of the parent directory for child.
 ** taken from ext2_get_parent
 */
@@ -403,7 +401,7 @@ struct dentry *reiserfs_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	return d_obtain_alias(inode);
 }
 
-/* add entry to the directory (entry can be hidden). 
+/* add entry to the directory (entry can be hidden).
 
 insert definition of when hidden directories are used here -Hans
 
@@ -484,10 +482,9 @@ static int reiserfs_add_entry(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		}
 
 		if (retval != NAME_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb,
-					 "zam-7002:%s: \"reiserfs_find_entry\" "
-					 "has returned unexpected value (%d)",
-					 __func__, retval);
+			reiserfs_error(dir->i_sb, "zam-7002",
+				       "reiserfs_find_entry() returned "
+				       "unexpected value (%d)", retval);
 		}
 
 		return -EEXIST;
@@ -498,8 +495,9 @@ static int reiserfs_add_entry(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 				MAX_GENERATION_NUMBER + 1);
 	if (gen_number > MAX_GENERATION_NUMBER) {
 		/* there is no free generation number */
-		reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb,
-				 "reiserfs_add_entry: Congratulations! we have got hash function screwed up");
+		reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb, "reiserfs-7010",
+				 "Congratulations! we have got hash function "
+				 "screwed up");
 		if (buffer != small_buf)
 			kfree(buffer);
 		pathrelse(&path);
@@ -515,10 +513,9 @@ static int reiserfs_add_entry(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	if (gen_number != 0) {	/* we need to re-search for the insertion point */
 		if (search_by_entry_key(dir->i_sb, &entry_key, &path, &de) !=
 		    NAME_NOT_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb,
-					 "vs-7032: reiserfs_add_entry: "
-					 "entry with this key (%K) already exists",
-					 &entry_key);
+			reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb, "vs-7032",
+					 "entry with this key (%K) already "
+					 "exists", &entry_key);
 
 			if (buffer != small_buf)
 				kfree(buffer);
@@ -562,7 +559,7 @@ static int drop_new_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* utility function that does setup for reiserfs_new_inode.  
+/* utility function that does setup for reiserfs_new_inode.
 ** vfs_dq_init needs lots of credits so it's better to have it
 ** outside of a transaction, so we had to pull some bits of
 ** reiserfs_new_inode out into this func.
@@ -601,20 +598,22 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	    2 * (REISERFS_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 		 REISERFS_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
-	int locked;
+	struct reiserfs_security_handle security;
 
 	if (!(inode = new_inode(dir->i_sb))) {
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	new_inode_init(inode, dir, mode);
 
-	locked = reiserfs_cache_default_acl(dir);
-
+	jbegin_count += reiserfs_cache_default_acl(dir);
+	retval = reiserfs_security_init(dir, inode, &security);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		drop_new_inode(inode);
+		return retval;
+	}
+	jbegin_count += retval;
 	reiserfs_write_lock(dir->i_sb);
 
-	if (locked)
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-
 	retval = journal_begin(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 	if (retval) {
 		drop_new_inode(inode);
@@ -623,15 +622,10 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 
 	retval =
 	    reiserfs_new_inode(&th, dir, mode, NULL, 0 /*i_size */ , dentry,
-			       inode);
+			       inode, &security);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out_failed;
 
-	if (locked) {
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-		locked = 0;
-	}
-
 	inode->i_op = &reiserfs_file_inode_operations;
 	inode->i_fop = &reiserfs_file_operations;
 	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &reiserfs_address_space_operations;
@@ -658,8 +652,6 @@ static int reiserfs_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 
       out_failed:
-	if (locked)
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -670,12 +662,12 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	int retval;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+	struct reiserfs_security_handle security;
 	/* We need blocks for transaction + (user+group)*(quotas for new inode + update of quota for directory owner) */
 	int jbegin_count =
 	    JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 3 +
 	    2 * (REISERFS_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 		 REISERFS_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
-	int locked;
 
 	if (!new_valid_dev(rdev))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -685,13 +677,15 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	}
 	new_inode_init(inode, dir, mode);
 
-	locked = reiserfs_cache_default_acl(dir);
-
+	jbegin_count += reiserfs_cache_default_acl(dir);
+	retval = reiserfs_security_init(dir, inode, &security);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		drop_new_inode(inode);
+		return retval;
+	}
+	jbegin_count += retval;
 	reiserfs_write_lock(dir->i_sb);
 
-	if (locked)
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-
 	retval = journal_begin(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 	if (retval) {
 		drop_new_inode(inode);
@@ -700,16 +694,11 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 
 	retval =
 	    reiserfs_new_inode(&th, dir, mode, NULL, 0 /*i_size */ , dentry,
-			       inode);
+			       inode, &security);
 	if (retval) {
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (locked) {
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-		locked = 0;
-	}
-
 	inode->i_op = &reiserfs_special_inode_operations;
 	init_special_inode(inode, inode->i_mode, rdev);
 
@@ -739,8 +728,6 @@ static int reiserfs_mknod(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 
       out_failed:
-	if (locked)
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -750,12 +737,12 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	int retval;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+	struct reiserfs_security_handle security;
 	/* We need blocks for transaction + (user+group)*(quotas for new inode + update of quota for directory owner) */
 	int jbegin_count =
 	    JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 3 +
 	    2 * (REISERFS_QUOTA_INIT_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb) +
 		 REISERFS_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(dir->i_sb));
-	int locked;
 
 #ifdef DISPLACE_NEW_PACKING_LOCALITIES
 	/* set flag that new packing locality created and new blocks for the content     * of that directory are not displaced yet */
@@ -767,11 +754,14 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	}
 	new_inode_init(inode, dir, mode);
 
-	locked = reiserfs_cache_default_acl(dir);
-
+	jbegin_count += reiserfs_cache_default_acl(dir);
+	retval = reiserfs_security_init(dir, inode, &security);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		drop_new_inode(inode);
+		return retval;
+	}
+	jbegin_count += retval;
 	reiserfs_write_lock(dir->i_sb);
-	if (locked)
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
 
 	retval = journal_begin(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 	if (retval) {
@@ -787,17 +777,12 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	    retval = reiserfs_new_inode(&th, dir, mode, NULL /*symlink */ ,
 					old_format_only(dir->i_sb) ?
 					EMPTY_DIR_SIZE_V1 : EMPTY_DIR_SIZE,
-					dentry, inode);
+					dentry, inode, &security);
 	if (retval) {
 		dir->i_nlink--;
 		goto out_failed;
 	}
 
-	if (locked) {
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
-		locked = 0;
-	}
-
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
 	reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(dir);
 
@@ -827,8 +812,6 @@ static int reiserfs_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 	unlock_new_inode(inode);
 	retval = journal_end(&th, dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
       out_failed:
-	if (locked)
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dir->i_sb);
 	reiserfs_write_unlock(dir->i_sb);
 	return retval;
 }
@@ -837,7 +820,7 @@ static inline int reiserfs_empty_dir(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	/* we can cheat because an old format dir cannot have
 	 ** EMPTY_DIR_SIZE, and a new format dir cannot have
-	 ** EMPTY_DIR_SIZE_V1.  So, if the inode is either size, 
+	 ** EMPTY_DIR_SIZE_V1.  So, if the inode is either size,
 	 ** regardless of disk format version, the directory is empty.
 	 */
 	if (inode->i_size != EMPTY_DIR_SIZE &&
@@ -903,8 +886,9 @@ static int reiserfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		goto end_rmdir;
 
 	if (inode->i_nlink != 2 && inode->i_nlink != 1)
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "%s: empty directory has nlink "
-				 "!= 2 (%d)", __func__, inode->i_nlink);
+		reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "reiserfs-7040",
+			       "empty directory has nlink != 2 (%d)",
+			       inode->i_nlink);
 
 	clear_nlink(inode);
 	inode->i_ctime = dir->i_ctime = dir->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
@@ -980,10 +964,9 @@ static int reiserfs_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 	}
 
 	if (!inode->i_nlink) {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "%s: deleting nonexistent file "
-				 "(%s:%lu), %d", __func__,
-				 reiserfs_bdevname(inode->i_sb), inode->i_ino,
-				 inode->i_nlink);
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "reiserfs-7042",
+				 "deleting nonexistent file (%lu), %d",
+				 inode->i_ino, inode->i_nlink);
 		inode->i_nlink = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1037,6 +1020,7 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct inode *parent_dir,
 	char *name;
 	int item_len;
 	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+	struct reiserfs_security_handle security;
 	int mode = S_IFLNK | S_IRWXUGO;
 	/* We need blocks for transaction + (user+group)*(quotas for new inode + update of quota for directory owner) */
 	int jbegin_count =
@@ -1049,6 +1033,13 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct inode *parent_dir,
 	}
 	new_inode_init(inode, parent_dir, mode);
 
+	retval = reiserfs_security_init(parent_dir, inode, &security);
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		drop_new_inode(inode);
+		return retval;
+	}
+	jbegin_count += retval;
+
 	reiserfs_write_lock(parent_dir->i_sb);
 	item_len = ROUND_UP(strlen(symname));
 	if (item_len > MAX_DIRECT_ITEM_LEN(parent_dir->i_sb->s_blocksize)) {
@@ -1066,8 +1057,6 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct inode *parent_dir,
 	memcpy(name, symname, strlen(symname));
 	padd_item(name, item_len, strlen(symname));
 
-	/* We would inherit the default ACL here, but symlinks don't get ACLs */
-
 	retval = journal_begin(&th, parent_dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
 	if (retval) {
 		drop_new_inode(inode);
@@ -1077,7 +1066,7 @@ static int reiserfs_symlink(struct inode *parent_dir,
 
 	retval =
 	    reiserfs_new_inode(&th, parent_dir, mode, name, strlen(symname),
-			       dentry, inode);
+			       dentry, inode, &security);
 	kfree(name);
 	if (retval) {		/* reiserfs_new_inode iputs for us */
 		goto out_failed;
@@ -1173,7 +1162,7 @@ static int reiserfs_link(struct dentry *old_dentry, struct inode *dir,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-// de contains information pointing to an entry which 
+/* de contains information pointing to an entry which */
 static int de_still_valid(const char *name, int len,
 			  struct reiserfs_dir_entry *de)
 {
@@ -1196,15 +1185,14 @@ static int entry_points_to_object(const char *name, int len,
 
 	if (inode) {
 		if (!de_visible(de->de_deh + de->de_entry_num))
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "vs-7042: entry_points_to_object: entry must be visible");
+			reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb, "vs-7042",
+				       "entry must be visible");
 		return (de->de_objectid == inode->i_ino) ? 1 : 0;
 	}
 
 	/* this must be added hidden entry */
 	if (de_visible(de->de_deh + de->de_entry_num))
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-7043: entry_points_to_object: entry must be visible");
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-7043", "entry must be visible");
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -1218,10 +1206,10 @@ static void set_ino_in_dir_entry(struct reiserfs_dir_entry *de,
 	de->de_deh[de->de_entry_num].deh_objectid = key->k_objectid;
 }
 
-/* 
+/*
  * process, that is going to call fix_nodes/do_balance must hold only
  * one path. If it holds 2 or more, it can get into endless waiting in
- * get_empty_nodes or its clones 
+ * get_empty_nodes or its clones
  */
 static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			   struct inode *new_dir, struct dentry *new_dentry)
@@ -1275,7 +1263,7 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	old_inode_mode = old_inode->i_mode;
 	if (S_ISDIR(old_inode_mode)) {
-		// make sure, that directory being renamed has correct ".." 
+		// make sure, that directory being renamed has correct ".."
 		// and that its new parent directory has not too many links
 		// already
 
@@ -1286,8 +1274,8 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* directory is renamed, its parent directory will be changed, 
-		 ** so find ".." entry 
+		/* directory is renamed, its parent directory will be changed,
+		 ** so find ".." entry
 		 */
 		dot_dot_de.de_gen_number_bit_string = NULL;
 		retval =
@@ -1318,8 +1306,8 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 			       new_dentry->d_name.len, old_inode, 0);
 	if (retval == -EEXIST) {
 		if (!new_dentry_inode) {
-			reiserfs_panic(old_dir->i_sb,
-				       "vs-7050: new entry is found, new inode == 0\n");
+			reiserfs_panic(old_dir->i_sb, "vs-7050",
+				       "new entry is found, new inode == 0");
 		}
 	} else if (retval) {
 		int err = journal_end(&th, old_dir->i_sb, jbegin_count);
@@ -1397,9 +1385,9 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		   this stuff, yes? Then, having
 		   gathered everything into RAM we
 		   should lock the buffers, yes?  -Hans */
-		/* probably.  our rename needs to hold more 
-		 ** than one path at once.  The seals would 
-		 ** have to be written to deal with multi-path 
+		/* probably.  our rename needs to hold more
+		 ** than one path at once.  The seals would
+		 ** have to be written to deal with multi-path
 		 ** issues -chris
 		 */
 		/* sanity checking before doing the rename - avoid races many
@@ -1477,7 +1465,7 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	}
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(old_inode_mode)) {
-		// adjust ".." of renamed directory 
+		/* adjust ".." of renamed directory */
 		set_ino_in_dir_entry(&dot_dot_de, INODE_PKEY(new_dir));
 		journal_mark_dirty(&th, new_dir->i_sb, dot_dot_de.de_bh);
 
@@ -1499,8 +1487,8 @@ static int reiserfs_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 	if (reiserfs_cut_from_item
 	    (&th, &old_entry_path, &(old_de.de_entry_key), old_dir, NULL,
 	     0) < 0)
-		reiserfs_warning(old_dir->i_sb,
-				 "vs-7060: reiserfs_rename: couldn't not cut old name. Fsck later?");
+		reiserfs_error(old_dir->i_sb, "vs-7060",
+			       "couldn't not cut old name. Fsck later?");
 
 	old_dir->i_size -= DEH_SIZE + old_de.de_entrylen;
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c b/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
index ea0cf8c28a99..3a6de810bd61 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 static void check_objectid_map(struct super_block *s, __le32 * map)
 {
 	if (le32_to_cpu(map[0]) != 1)
-		reiserfs_panic(s,
-			       "vs-15010: check_objectid_map: map corrupted: %lx",
+		reiserfs_panic(s, "vs-15010", "map corrupted: %lx",
 			       (long unsigned int)le32_to_cpu(map[0]));
 
 	// FIXME: add something else here
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ __u32 reiserfs_get_unused_objectid(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th)
 	/* comment needed -Hans */
 	unused_objectid = le32_to_cpu(map[1]);
 	if (unused_objectid == U32_MAX) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "%s: no more object ids", __func__);
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-15100", "no more object ids");
 		reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(s, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -160,9 +159,8 @@ void reiserfs_release_objectid(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		i += 2;
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_warning(s,
-			 "vs-15011: reiserfs_release_objectid: tried to free free object id (%lu)",
-			 (long unsigned)objectid_to_release);
+	reiserfs_error(s, "vs-15011", "tried to free free object id (%lu)",
+		       (long unsigned)objectid_to_release);
 }
 
 int reiserfs_convert_objectid_map_v1(struct super_block *s)
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ int reiserfs_convert_objectid_map_v1(struct super_block *s)
 
 	if (cur_size > new_size) {
 		/* mark everyone used that was listed as free at the end of the objectid
-		 ** map 
+		 ** map
 		 */
 		objectid_map[new_size - 1] = objectid_map[cur_size - 1];
 		set_sb_oid_cursize(disk_sb, new_size);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/prints.c b/fs/reiserfs/prints.c
index 740bb8c0c1ae..536eacaeb710 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/prints.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/prints.c
@@ -157,19 +157,16 @@ static void sprintf_disk_child(char *buf, struct disk_child *dc)
 		dc_size(dc));
 }
 
-static char *is_there_reiserfs_struct(char *fmt, int *what, int *skip)
+static char *is_there_reiserfs_struct(char *fmt, int *what)
 {
 	char *k = fmt;
 
-	*skip = 0;
-
 	while ((k = strchr(k, '%')) != NULL) {
 		if (k[1] == 'k' || k[1] == 'K' || k[1] == 'h' || k[1] == 't' ||
 		    k[1] == 'z' || k[1] == 'b' || k[1] == 'y' || k[1] == 'a') {
 			*what = k[1];
 			break;
 		}
-		(*skip)++;
 		k++;
 	}
 	return k;
@@ -181,30 +178,29 @@ static char *is_there_reiserfs_struct(char *fmt, int *what, int *skip)
    appropriative printk. With this reiserfs_warning you can use format
    specification for complex structures like you used to do with
    printfs for integers, doubles and pointers. For instance, to print
-   out key structure you have to write just: 
-   reiserfs_warning ("bad key %k", key); 
-   instead of 
-   printk ("bad key %lu %lu %lu %lu", key->k_dir_id, key->k_objectid, 
-           key->k_offset, key->k_uniqueness); 
+   out key structure you have to write just:
+   reiserfs_warning ("bad key %k", key);
+   instead of
+   printk ("bad key %lu %lu %lu %lu", key->k_dir_id, key->k_objectid,
+           key->k_offset, key->k_uniqueness);
 */
-
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(error_lock);
 static void prepare_error_buf(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	char *fmt1 = fmt_buf;
 	char *k;
 	char *p = error_buf;
-	int i, j, what, skip;
+	int what;
+
+	spin_lock(&error_lock);
 
 	strcpy(fmt1, fmt);
 
-	while ((k = is_there_reiserfs_struct(fmt1, &what, &skip)) != NULL) {
+	while ((k = is_there_reiserfs_struct(fmt1, &what)) != NULL) {
 		*k = 0;
 
 		p += vsprintf(p, fmt1, args);
 
-		for (i = 0; i < skip; i++)
-			j = va_arg(args, int);
-
 		switch (what) {
 		case 'k':
 			sprintf_le_key(p, va_arg(args, struct reiserfs_key *));
@@ -243,15 +239,16 @@ static void prepare_error_buf(const char *fmt, va_list args)
 		fmt1 = k + 2;
 	}
 	vsprintf(p, fmt1, args);
+	spin_unlock(&error_lock);
 
 }
 
 /* in addition to usual conversion specifiers this accepts reiserfs
-   specific conversion specifiers: 
-   %k to print little endian key, 
-   %K to print cpu key, 
+   specific conversion specifiers:
+   %k to print little endian key,
+   %K to print cpu key,
    %h to print item_head,
-   %t to print directory entry 
+   %t to print directory entry
    %z to print block head (arg must be struct buffer_head *
    %b to print buffer_head
 */
@@ -264,14 +261,17 @@ static void prepare_error_buf(const char *fmt, va_list args)
     va_end( args );\
 }
 
-void reiserfs_warning(struct super_block *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
+void __reiserfs_warning(struct super_block *sb, const char *id,
+			 const char *function, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 	if (sb)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "ReiserFS: %s: warning: %s\n",
-		       reiserfs_bdevname(sb), error_buf);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "REISERFS warning (device %s): %s%s%s: "
+		       "%s\n", sb->s_id, id ? id : "", id ? " " : "",
+		       function, error_buf);
 	else
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "ReiserFS: warning: %s\n", error_buf);
+		printk(KERN_WARNING "REISERFS warning: %s%s%s: %s\n",
+		       id ? id : "", id ? " " : "", function, error_buf);
 }
 
 /* No newline.. reiserfs_info calls can be followed by printk's */
@@ -279,10 +279,10 @@ void reiserfs_info(struct super_block *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 	if (sb)
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "ReiserFS: %s: %s",
-		       reiserfs_bdevname(sb), error_buf);
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "REISERFS (device %s): %s",
+		       sb->s_id, error_buf);
 	else
-		printk(KERN_NOTICE "ReiserFS: %s", error_buf);
+		printk(KERN_NOTICE "REISERFS %s:", error_buf);
 }
 
 /* No newline.. reiserfs_printk calls can be followed by printk's */
@@ -297,10 +297,10 @@ void reiserfs_debug(struct super_block *s, int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 	if (s)
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ReiserFS: %s: %s\n",
-		       reiserfs_bdevname(s), error_buf);
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "REISERFS debug (device %s): %s\n",
+		       s->s_id, error_buf);
 	else
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG "ReiserFS: %s\n", error_buf);
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "REISERFS debug: %s\n", error_buf);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -314,17 +314,17 @@ void reiserfs_debug(struct super_block *s, int level, const char *fmt, ...)
     maintainer-errorid.  Don't bother with reusing errorids, there are
     lots of numbers out there.
 
-    Example: 
-    
+    Example:
+
     reiserfs_panic(
 	p_sb, "reiser-29: reiserfs_new_blocknrs: "
 	"one of search_start or rn(%d) is equal to MAX_B_NUM,"
-	"which means that we are optimizing location based on the bogus location of a temp buffer (%p).", 
+	"which means that we are optimizing location based on the bogus location of a temp buffer (%p).",
 	rn, bh
     );
 
     Regular panic()s sometimes clear the screen before the message can
-    be read, thus the need for the while loop.  
+    be read, thus the need for the while loop.
 
     Numbering scheme for panic used by Vladimir and Anatoly( Hans completely ignores this scheme, and considers it
     pointless complexity):
@@ -353,14 +353,46 @@ void reiserfs_debug(struct super_block *s, int level, const char *fmt, ...)
 extern struct tree_balance *cur_tb;
 #endif
 
-void reiserfs_panic(struct super_block *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
+void __reiserfs_panic(struct super_block *sb, const char *id,
+		      const char *function, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 	dump_stack();
+#endif
+	if (sb)
+		panic(KERN_WARNING "REISERFS panic (device %s): %s%s%s: %s\n",
+		      sb->s_id, id ? id : "", id ? " " : "",
+		      function, error_buf);
+	else
+		panic(KERN_WARNING "REISERFS panic: %s%s%s: %s\n",
+		      id ? id : "", id ? " " : "", function, error_buf);
+}
+
+void __reiserfs_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *id,
+		      const char *function, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 
-	panic(KERN_EMERG "REISERFS: panic (device %s): %s\n",
-	       reiserfs_bdevname(sb), error_buf);
+	BUG_ON(sb == NULL);
+
+	if (reiserfs_error_panic(sb))
+		__reiserfs_panic(sb, id, function, error_buf);
+
+	if (id && id[0])
+		printk(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS error (device %s): %s %s: %s\n",
+		       sb->s_id, id, function, error_buf);
+	else
+		printk(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS error (device %s): %s: %s\n",
+		       sb->s_id, function, error_buf);
+
+	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
+		return;
+
+	reiserfs_info(sb, "Remounting filesystem read-only\n");
+	sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
+	reiserfs_abort_journal(sb, -EIO);
 }
 
 void reiserfs_abort(struct super_block *sb, int errno, const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -368,18 +400,18 @@ void reiserfs_abort(struct super_block *sb, int errno, const char *fmt, ...)
 	do_reiserfs_warning(fmt);
 
 	if (reiserfs_error_panic(sb)) {
-		panic(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS: panic (device %s): %s\n",
-		      reiserfs_bdevname(sb), error_buf);
+		panic(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS panic (device %s): %s\n", sb->s_id,
+		      error_buf);
 	}
 
-	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
+	if (reiserfs_is_journal_aborted(SB_JOURNAL(sb)))
 		return;
 
-	printk(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS: abort (device %s): %s\n",
-	       reiserfs_bdevname(sb), error_buf);
+	printk(KERN_CRIT "REISERFS abort (device %s): %s\n", sb->s_id,
+	       error_buf);
 
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
-	reiserfs_journal_abort(sb, errno);
+	reiserfs_abort_journal(sb, errno);
 }
 
 /* this prints internal nodes (4 keys/items in line) (dc_number,
@@ -681,12 +713,10 @@ static void check_leaf_block_head(struct buffer_head *bh)
 	blkh = B_BLK_HEAD(bh);
 	nr = blkh_nr_item(blkh);
 	if (nr > (bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE) / IH_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6010: check_leaf_block_head: invalid item number %z",
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6010", "invalid item number %z",
 			       bh);
 	if (blkh_free_space(blkh) > bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE - IH_SIZE * nr)
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6020: check_leaf_block_head: invalid free space %z",
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6020", "invalid free space %z",
 			       bh);
 
 }
@@ -697,21 +727,15 @@ static void check_internal_block_head(struct buffer_head *bh)
 
 	blkh = B_BLK_HEAD(bh);
 	if (!(B_LEVEL(bh) > DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL && B_LEVEL(bh) <= MAX_HEIGHT))
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6025: check_internal_block_head: invalid level %z",
-			       bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6025", "invalid level %z", bh);
 
 	if (B_NR_ITEMS(bh) > (bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE) / IH_SIZE)
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6030: check_internal_block_head: invalid item number %z",
-			       bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6030", "invalid item number %z", bh);
 
 	if (B_FREE_SPACE(bh) !=
 	    bh->b_size - BLKH_SIZE - KEY_SIZE * B_NR_ITEMS(bh) -
 	    DC_SIZE * (B_NR_ITEMS(bh) + 1))
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "vs-6040: check_internal_block_head: invalid free space %z",
-			       bh);
+		reiserfs_panic(NULL, "vs-6040", "invalid free space %z", bh);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index 37173fa07d15..9229e5514a4e 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static int show_journal(struct seq_file *m, struct super_block *sb)
 		   /* incore fields */
 		   "j_1st_reserved_block: \t%i\n"
 		   "j_state: \t%li\n"
-		   "j_trans_id: \t%lu\n"
+		   "j_trans_id: \t%u\n"
 		   "j_mount_id: \t%lu\n"
 		   "j_start: \t%lu\n"
 		   "j_len: \t%lu\n"
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int show_journal(struct seq_file *m, struct super_block *sb)
 		   "j_wcount: \t%i\n"
 		   "j_bcount: \t%lu\n"
 		   "j_first_unflushed_offset: \t%lu\n"
-		   "j_last_flush_trans_id: \t%lu\n"
+		   "j_last_flush_trans_id: \t%u\n"
 		   "j_trans_start_time: \t%li\n"
 		   "j_list_bitmap_index: \t%i\n"
 		   "j_must_wait: \t%i\n"
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ int reiserfs_proc_info_init(struct super_block *sb)
 	spin_lock_init(&__PINFO(sb).lock);
 	REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir = proc_mkdir(b, proc_info_root);
 	if (REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir) {
-		REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 		REISERFS_SB(sb)->procdir->data = sb;
 		add_file(sb, "version", show_version);
 		add_file(sb, "super", show_super);
@@ -503,7 +502,7 @@ int reiserfs_proc_info_init(struct super_block *sb)
 		add_file(sb, "journal", show_journal);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	reiserfs_warning(sb, "reiserfs: cannot create /proc/%s/%s",
+	reiserfs_warning(sb, "cannot create /proc/%s/%s",
 			 proc_info_root_name, b);
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -556,11 +555,8 @@ int reiserfs_proc_info_global_init(void)
 {
 	if (proc_info_root == NULL) {
 		proc_info_root = proc_mkdir(proc_info_root_name, NULL);
-		if (proc_info_root) {
-			proc_info_root->owner = THIS_MODULE;
-		} else {
-			reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-					 "reiserfs: cannot create /proc/%s",
+		if (!proc_info_root) {
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "cannot create /proc/%s",
 					 proc_info_root_name);
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -634,7 +630,7 @@ int reiserfs_global_version_in_proc(char *buffer, char **start,
  *
  */
 
-/* 
+/*
  * Make Linus happy.
  * Local variables:
  * c-indentation-style: "K&R"
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/resize.c b/fs/reiserfs/resize.c
index f71c3948edef..238e9d9b31e0 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/resize.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/resize.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-/* 
+/*
  * Copyright 2000 by Hans Reiser, licensing governed by reiserfs/README
  */
 
-/* 
+/*
  * Written by Alexander Zarochentcev.
  *
  * The kernel part of the (on-line) reiserfs resizer.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int reiserfs_resize(struct super_block *s, unsigned long block_count_new)
 			memcpy(jbitmap[i].bitmaps, jb->bitmaps, copy_size);
 
 			/* just in case vfree schedules on us, copy the new
-			 ** pointer into the journal struct before freeing the 
+			 ** pointer into the journal struct before freeing the
 			 ** old one
 			 */
 			node_tmp = jb->bitmaps;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 73aaa33f6735..d036ee5b1c81 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  * get_rkey
  * key_in_buffer
  * decrement_bcount
- * decrement_counters_in_path
  * reiserfs_check_path
  * pathrelse_and_restore
  * pathrelse
@@ -57,28 +56,28 @@
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
 
 /* Does the buffer contain a disk block which is in the tree. */
-inline int B_IS_IN_TREE(const struct buffer_head *p_s_bh)
+inline int B_IS_IN_TREE(const struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 
-	RFALSE(B_LEVEL(p_s_bh) > MAX_HEIGHT,
-	       "PAP-1010: block (%b) has too big level (%z)", p_s_bh, p_s_bh);
+	RFALSE(B_LEVEL(bh) > MAX_HEIGHT,
+	       "PAP-1010: block (%b) has too big level (%z)", bh, bh);
 
-	return (B_LEVEL(p_s_bh) != FREE_LEVEL);
+	return (B_LEVEL(bh) != FREE_LEVEL);
 }
 
 //
 // to gets item head in le form
 //
-inline void copy_item_head(struct item_head *p_v_to,
-			   const struct item_head *p_v_from)
+inline void copy_item_head(struct item_head *to,
+			   const struct item_head *from)
 {
-	memcpy(p_v_to, p_v_from, IH_SIZE);
+	memcpy(to, from, IH_SIZE);
 }
 
 /* k1 is pointer to on-disk structure which is stored in little-endian
    form. k2 is pointer to cpu variable. For key of items of the same
    object this returns 0.
-   Returns: -1 if key1 < key2 
+   Returns: -1 if key1 < key2
    0 if key1 == key2
    1 if key1 > key2 */
 inline int comp_short_keys(const struct reiserfs_key *le_key,
@@ -136,15 +135,15 @@ static inline int comp_keys(const struct reiserfs_key *le_key,
 inline int comp_short_le_keys(const struct reiserfs_key *key1,
 			      const struct reiserfs_key *key2)
 {
-	__u32 *p_s_1_u32, *p_s_2_u32;
-	int n_key_length = REISERFS_SHORT_KEY_LEN;
+	__u32 *k1_u32, *k2_u32;
+	int key_length = REISERFS_SHORT_KEY_LEN;
 
-	p_s_1_u32 = (__u32 *) key1;
-	p_s_2_u32 = (__u32 *) key2;
-	for (; n_key_length--; ++p_s_1_u32, ++p_s_2_u32) {
-		if (le32_to_cpu(*p_s_1_u32) < le32_to_cpu(*p_s_2_u32))
+	k1_u32 = (__u32 *) key1;
+	k2_u32 = (__u32 *) key2;
+	for (; key_length--; ++k1_u32, ++k2_u32) {
+		if (le32_to_cpu(*k1_u32) < le32_to_cpu(*k2_u32))
 			return -1;
-		if (le32_to_cpu(*p_s_1_u32) > le32_to_cpu(*p_s_2_u32))
+		if (le32_to_cpu(*k1_u32) > le32_to_cpu(*k2_u32))
 			return 1;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -175,52 +174,51 @@ inline int comp_le_keys(const struct reiserfs_key *k1,
  *  Binary search toolkit function                                        *
  *  Search for an item in the array by the item key                       *
  *  Returns:    1 if found,  0 if not found;                              *
- *        *p_n_pos = number of the searched element if found, else the    *
- *        number of the first element that is larger than p_v_key.        *
+ *        *pos = number of the searched element if found, else the        *
+ *        number of the first element that is larger than key.            *
  **************************************************************************/
-/* For those not familiar with binary search: n_lbound is the leftmost item that it
- could be, n_rbound the rightmost item that it could be.  We examine the item
- halfway between n_lbound and n_rbound, and that tells us either that we can increase
- n_lbound, or decrease n_rbound, or that we have found it, or if n_lbound <= n_rbound that
+/* For those not familiar with binary search: lbound is the leftmost item that it
+ could be, rbound the rightmost item that it could be.  We examine the item
+ halfway between lbound and rbound, and that tells us either that we can increase
+ lbound, or decrease rbound, or that we have found it, or if lbound <= rbound that
  there are no possible items, and we have not found it. With each examination we
  cut the number of possible items it could be by one more than half rounded down,
  or we find it. */
-static inline int bin_search(const void *p_v_key,	/* Key to search for.                   */
-			     const void *p_v_base,	/* First item in the array.             */
-			     int p_n_num,	/* Number of items in the array.        */
-			     int p_n_width,	/* Item size in the array.
-						   searched. Lest the reader be
-						   confused, note that this is crafted
-						   as a general function, and when it
-						   is applied specifically to the array
-						   of item headers in a node, p_n_width
-						   is actually the item header size not
-						   the item size.                      */
-			     int *p_n_pos	/* Number of the searched for element. */
+static inline int bin_search(const void *key,	/* Key to search for. */
+			     const void *base,	/* First item in the array. */
+			     int num,	/* Number of items in the array. */
+			     int width,	/* Item size in the array.
+					   searched. Lest the reader be
+					   confused, note that this is crafted
+					   as a general function, and when it
+					   is applied specifically to the array
+					   of item headers in a node, width
+					   is actually the item header size not
+					   the item size. */
+			     int *pos /* Number of the searched for element. */
     )
 {
-	int n_rbound, n_lbound, n_j;
+	int rbound, lbound, j;
 
-	for (n_j = ((n_rbound = p_n_num - 1) + (n_lbound = 0)) / 2;
-	     n_lbound <= n_rbound; n_j = (n_rbound + n_lbound) / 2)
+	for (j = ((rbound = num - 1) + (lbound = 0)) / 2;
+	     lbound <= rbound; j = (rbound + lbound) / 2)
 		switch (comp_keys
-			((struct reiserfs_key *)((char *)p_v_base +
-						 n_j * p_n_width),
-			 (struct cpu_key *)p_v_key)) {
+			((struct reiserfs_key *)((char *)base + j * width),
+			 (struct cpu_key *)key)) {
 		case -1:
-			n_lbound = n_j + 1;
+			lbound = j + 1;
 			continue;
 		case 1:
-			n_rbound = n_j - 1;
+			rbound = j - 1;
 			continue;
 		case 0:
-			*p_n_pos = n_j;
+			*pos = j;
 			return ITEM_FOUND;	/* Key found in the array.  */
 		}
 
 	/* bin_search did not find given key, it returns position of key,
 	   that is minimal and greater than the given one. */
-	*p_n_pos = n_lbound;
+	*pos = lbound;
 	return ITEM_NOT_FOUND;
 }
 
@@ -243,90 +241,88 @@ static const struct reiserfs_key MAX_KEY = {
    of the path, and going upwards.  We must check the path's validity at each step.  If the key is not in
    the path, there is no delimiting key in the tree (buffer is first or last buffer in tree), and in this
    case we return a special key, either MIN_KEY or MAX_KEY. */
-static inline const struct reiserfs_key *get_lkey(const struct treepath
-						  *p_s_chk_path,
-						  const struct super_block
-						  *p_s_sb)
+static inline const struct reiserfs_key *get_lkey(const struct treepath *chk_path,
+						  const struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	int n_position, n_path_offset = p_s_chk_path->path_length;
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_parent;
+	int position, path_offset = chk_path->path_length;
+	struct buffer_head *parent;
 
-	RFALSE(n_path_offset < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
+	RFALSE(path_offset < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
 	       "PAP-5010: invalid offset in the path");
 
 	/* While not higher in path than first element. */
-	while (n_path_offset-- > FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
+	while (path_offset-- > FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
 
 		RFALSE(!buffer_uptodate
-		       (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path, n_path_offset)),
+		       (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path, path_offset)),
 		       "PAP-5020: parent is not uptodate");
 
 		/* Parent at the path is not in the tree now. */
 		if (!B_IS_IN_TREE
-		    (p_s_parent =
-		     PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path, n_path_offset)))
+		    (parent =
+		     PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path, path_offset)))
 			return &MAX_KEY;
 		/* Check whether position in the parent is correct. */
-		if ((n_position =
-		     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_chk_path,
-					  n_path_offset)) >
-		    B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_parent))
+		if ((position =
+		     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(chk_path,
+					  path_offset)) >
+		    B_NR_ITEMS(parent))
 			return &MAX_KEY;
 		/* Check whether parent at the path really points to the child. */
-		if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_parent, n_position) !=
-		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path,
-					n_path_offset + 1)->b_blocknr)
+		if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(parent, position) !=
+		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path,
+					path_offset + 1)->b_blocknr)
 			return &MAX_KEY;
 		/* Return delimiting key if position in the parent is not equal to zero. */
-		if (n_position)
-			return B_N_PDELIM_KEY(p_s_parent, n_position - 1);
+		if (position)
+			return B_N_PDELIM_KEY(parent, position - 1);
 	}
 	/* Return MIN_KEY if we are in the root of the buffer tree. */
-	if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path, FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->
-	    b_blocknr == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(p_s_sb))
+	if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path, FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->
+	    b_blocknr == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(sb))
 		return &MIN_KEY;
 	return &MAX_KEY;
 }
 
 /* Get delimiting key of the buffer at the path and its right neighbor. */
-inline const struct reiserfs_key *get_rkey(const struct treepath *p_s_chk_path,
-					   const struct super_block *p_s_sb)
+inline const struct reiserfs_key *get_rkey(const struct treepath *chk_path,
+					   const struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	int n_position, n_path_offset = p_s_chk_path->path_length;
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_parent;
+	int position, path_offset = chk_path->path_length;
+	struct buffer_head *parent;
 
-	RFALSE(n_path_offset < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
+	RFALSE(path_offset < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
 	       "PAP-5030: invalid offset in the path");
 
-	while (n_path_offset-- > FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
+	while (path_offset-- > FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
 
 		RFALSE(!buffer_uptodate
-		       (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path, n_path_offset)),
+		       (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path, path_offset)),
 		       "PAP-5040: parent is not uptodate");
 
 		/* Parent at the path is not in the tree now. */
 		if (!B_IS_IN_TREE
-		    (p_s_parent =
-		     PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path, n_path_offset)))
+		    (parent =
+		     PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path, path_offset)))
 			return &MIN_KEY;
 		/* Check whether position in the parent is correct. */
-		if ((n_position =
-		     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_chk_path,
-					  n_path_offset)) >
-		    B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_parent))
+		if ((position =
+		     PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(chk_path,
+					  path_offset)) >
+		    B_NR_ITEMS(parent))
 			return &MIN_KEY;
 		/* Check whether parent at the path really points to the child. */
-		if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_parent, n_position) !=
-		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path,
-					n_path_offset + 1)->b_blocknr)
+		if (B_N_CHILD_NUM(parent, position) !=
+		    PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path,
+					path_offset + 1)->b_blocknr)
 			return &MIN_KEY;
 		/* Return delimiting key if position in the parent is not the last one. */
-		if (n_position != B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_parent))
-			return B_N_PDELIM_KEY(p_s_parent, n_position);
+		if (position != B_NR_ITEMS(parent))
+			return B_N_PDELIM_KEY(parent, position);
 	}
 	/* Return MAX_KEY if we are in the root of the buffer tree. */
-	if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_chk_path, FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->
-	    b_blocknr == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(p_s_sb))
+	if (PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(chk_path, FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)->
+	    b_blocknr == SB_ROOT_BLOCK(sb))
 		return &MAX_KEY;
 	return &MIN_KEY;
 }
@@ -336,60 +332,29 @@ inline const struct reiserfs_key *get_rkey(const struct treepath *p_s_chk_path,
    the path.  These delimiting keys are stored at least one level above that buffer in the tree. If the
    buffer is the first or last node in the tree order then one of the delimiting keys may be absent, and in
    this case get_lkey and get_rkey return a special key which is MIN_KEY or MAX_KEY. */
-static inline int key_in_buffer(struct treepath *p_s_chk_path,	/* Path which should be checked.  */
-				const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/* Key which should be checked.   */
-				struct super_block *p_s_sb	/* Super block pointer.           */
+static inline int key_in_buffer(struct treepath *chk_path,	/* Path which should be checked.  */
+				const struct cpu_key *key,	/* Key which should be checked.   */
+				struct super_block *sb
     )
 {
 
-	RFALSE(!p_s_key || p_s_chk_path->path_length < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET
-	       || p_s_chk_path->path_length > MAX_HEIGHT,
+	RFALSE(!key || chk_path->path_length < FIRST_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET
+	       || chk_path->path_length > MAX_HEIGHT,
 	       "PAP-5050: pointer to the key(%p) is NULL or invalid path length(%d)",
-	       p_s_key, p_s_chk_path->path_length);
-	RFALSE(!PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_chk_path)->b_bdev,
+	       key, chk_path->path_length);
+	RFALSE(!PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(chk_path)->b_bdev,
 	       "PAP-5060: device must not be NODEV");
 
-	if (comp_keys(get_lkey(p_s_chk_path, p_s_sb), p_s_key) == 1)
+	if (comp_keys(get_lkey(chk_path, sb), key) == 1)
 		/* left delimiting key is bigger, that the key we look for */
 		return 0;
-	//  if ( comp_keys(p_s_key, get_rkey(p_s_chk_path, p_s_sb)) != -1 )
-	if (comp_keys(get_rkey(p_s_chk_path, p_s_sb), p_s_key) != 1)
-		/* p_s_key must be less than right delimitiing key */
+	/*  if ( comp_keys(key, get_rkey(chk_path, sb)) != -1 ) */
+	if (comp_keys(get_rkey(chk_path, sb), key) != 1)
+		/* key must be less than right delimitiing key */
 		return 0;
 	return 1;
 }
 
-inline void decrement_bcount(struct buffer_head *p_s_bh)
-{
-	if (p_s_bh) {
-		if (atomic_read(&(p_s_bh->b_count))) {
-			put_bh(p_s_bh);
-			return;
-		}
-		reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-			       "PAP-5070: decrement_bcount: trying to free free buffer %b",
-			       p_s_bh);
-	}
-}
-
-/* Decrement b_count field of the all buffers in the path. */
-void decrement_counters_in_path(struct treepath *p_s_search_path)
-{
-	int n_path_offset = p_s_search_path->path_length;
-
-	RFALSE(n_path_offset < ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET ||
-	       n_path_offset > EXTENDED_MAX_HEIGHT - 1,
-	       "PAP-5080: invalid path offset of %d", n_path_offset);
-
-	while (n_path_offset > ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
-		struct buffer_head *bh;
-
-		bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_search_path, n_path_offset--);
-		decrement_bcount(bh);
-	}
-	p_s_search_path->path_length = ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET;
-}
-
 int reiserfs_check_path(struct treepath *p)
 {
 	RFALSE(p->path_length != ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
@@ -397,40 +362,38 @@ int reiserfs_check_path(struct treepath *p)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/* Release all buffers in the path. Restore dirty bits clean
-** when preparing the buffer for the log
-**
-** only called from fix_nodes()
-*/
-void pathrelse_and_restore(struct super_block *s, struct treepath *p_s_search_path)
+/* Drop the reference to each buffer in a path and restore
+ * dirty bits clean when preparing the buffer for the log.
+ * This version should only be called from fix_nodes() */
+void pathrelse_and_restore(struct super_block *sb,
+			   struct treepath *search_path)
 {
-	int n_path_offset = p_s_search_path->path_length;
+	int path_offset = search_path->path_length;
 
-	RFALSE(n_path_offset < ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
+	RFALSE(path_offset < ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
 	       "clm-4000: invalid path offset");
 
-	while (n_path_offset > ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
-		reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(s,
-						 PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER
-						 (p_s_search_path,
-						  n_path_offset));
-		brelse(PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_search_path, n_path_offset--));
+	while (path_offset > ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) {
+		struct buffer_head *bh;
+		bh = PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(search_path, path_offset--);
+		reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(sb, bh);
+		brelse(bh);
 	}
-	p_s_search_path->path_length = ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET;
+	search_path->path_length = ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET;
 }
 
-/* Release all buffers in the path. */
-void pathrelse(struct treepath *p_s_search_path)
+/* Drop the reference to each buffer in a path */
+void pathrelse(struct treepath *search_path)
 {
-	int n_path_offset = p_s_search_path->path_length;
+	int path_offset = search_path->path_length;
 
-	RFALSE(n_path_offset < ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
+	RFALSE(path_offset < ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET,
 	       "PAP-5090: invalid path offset");
 
-	while (n_path_offset > ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)
-		brelse(PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_search_path, n_path_offset--));
+	while (path_offset > ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET)
+		brelse(PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(search_path, path_offset--));
 
-	p_s_search_path->path_length = ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET;
+	search_path->path_length = ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET;
 }
 
 static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
@@ -444,23 +407,24 @@ static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 
 	blkh = (struct block_head *)buf;
 	if (blkh_level(blkh) != DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL) {
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "is_leaf: this should be caught earlier");
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5080",
+				 "this should be caught earlier");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	nr = blkh_nr_item(blkh);
 	if (nr < 1 || nr > ((blocksize - BLKH_SIZE) / (IH_SIZE + MIN_ITEM_LEN))) {
 		/* item number is too big or too small */
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "is_leaf: nr_item seems wrong: %z", bh);
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5081",
+				 "nr_item seems wrong: %z", bh);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	ih = (struct item_head *)(buf + BLKH_SIZE) + nr - 1;
 	used_space = BLKH_SIZE + IH_SIZE * nr + (blocksize - ih_location(ih));
 	if (used_space != blocksize - blkh_free_space(blkh)) {
 		/* free space does not match to calculated amount of use space */
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "is_leaf: free space seems wrong: %z",
-				 bh);
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5082",
+				 "free space seems wrong: %z", bh);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	// FIXME: it is_leaf will hit performance too much - we may have
@@ -471,29 +435,29 @@ static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	prev_location = blocksize;
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++, ih++) {
 		if (le_ih_k_type(ih) == TYPE_ANY) {
-			reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-					 "is_leaf: wrong item type for item %h",
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5083",
+					 "wrong item type for item %h",
 					 ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (ih_location(ih) >= blocksize
 		    || ih_location(ih) < IH_SIZE * nr) {
-			reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-					 "is_leaf: item location seems wrong: %h",
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5084",
+					 "item location seems wrong: %h",
 					 ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (ih_item_len(ih) < 1
 		    || ih_item_len(ih) > MAX_ITEM_LEN(blocksize)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-					 "is_leaf: item length seems wrong: %h",
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5085",
+					 "item length seems wrong: %h",
 					 ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (prev_location - ih_location(ih) != ih_item_len(ih)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-					 "is_leaf: item location seems wrong (second one): %h",
-					 ih);
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5086",
+					 "item location seems wrong "
+					 "(second one): %h", ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		prev_location = ih_location(ih);
@@ -514,24 +478,23 @@ static int is_internal(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 	nr = blkh_level(blkh);
 	if (nr <= DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL || nr > MAX_HEIGHT) {
 		/* this level is not possible for internal nodes */
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "is_internal: this should be caught earlier");
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5087",
+				 "this should be caught earlier");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	nr = blkh_nr_item(blkh);
 	if (nr > (blocksize - BLKH_SIZE - DC_SIZE) / (KEY_SIZE + DC_SIZE)) {
 		/* for internal which is not root we might check min number of keys */
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "is_internal: number of key seems wrong: %z",
-				 bh);
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5088",
+				 "number of key seems wrong: %z", bh);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	used_space = BLKH_SIZE + KEY_SIZE * nr + DC_SIZE * (nr + 1);
 	if (used_space != blocksize - blkh_free_space(blkh)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "is_internal: free space seems wrong: %z", bh);
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5089",
+				 "free space seems wrong: %z", bh);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	// one may imagine much more checks
@@ -543,8 +506,8 @@ static int is_internal(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 static int is_tree_node(struct buffer_head *bh, int level)
 {
 	if (B_LEVEL(bh) != level) {
-		reiserfs_warning(NULL,
-				 "is_tree_node: node level %d does not match to the expected one %d",
+		reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5090", "node level %d does "
+				 "not match to the expected one %d",
 				 B_LEVEL(bh), level);
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -580,10 +543,10 @@ static void search_by_key_reada(struct super_block *s,
 /**************************************************************************
  * Algorithm   SearchByKey                                                *
  *             look for item in the Disk S+Tree by its key                *
- * Input:  p_s_sb   -  super block                                        *
- *         p_s_key  - pointer to the key to search                        *
+ * Input:  sb   -  super block                                            *
+ *         key  - pointer to the key to search                            *
  * Output: ITEM_FOUND, ITEM_NOT_FOUND or IO_ERROR                         *
- *         p_s_search_path - path from the root to the needed leaf        *
+ *         search_path - path from the root to the needed leaf            *
  **************************************************************************/
 
 /* This function fills up the path from the root to the leaf as it
@@ -600,22 +563,22 @@ static void search_by_key_reada(struct super_block *s,
    correctness of the top of the path but need not be checked for the
    correctness of the bottom of the path */
 /* The function is NOT SCHEDULE-SAFE! */
-int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/* Key to search. */
-		  struct treepath *p_s_search_path,/* This structure was
+int search_by_key(struct super_block *sb, const struct cpu_key *key,	/* Key to search. */
+		  struct treepath *search_path,/* This structure was
 						   allocated and initialized
 						   by the calling
 						   function. It is filled up
 						   by this function.  */
-		  int n_stop_level	/* How far down the tree to search. To
+		  int stop_level	/* How far down the tree to search. To
 					   stop at leaf level - set to
 					   DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL */
     )
 {
-	b_blocknr_t n_block_number;
+	b_blocknr_t block_number;
 	int expected_level;
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_bh;
-	struct path_element *p_s_last_element;
-	int n_node_level, n_retval;
+	struct buffer_head *bh;
+	struct path_element *last_element;
+	int node_level, retval;
 	int right_neighbor_of_leaf_node;
 	int fs_gen;
 	struct buffer_head *reada_bh[SEARCH_BY_KEY_READA];
@@ -623,80 +586,79 @@ int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/*
 	int reada_count = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-	int n_repeat_counter = 0;
+	int repeat_counter = 0;
 #endif
 
-	PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, search_by_key);
+	PROC_INFO_INC(sb, search_by_key);
 
 	/* As we add each node to a path we increase its count.  This means that
 	   we must be careful to release all nodes in a path before we either
 	   discard the path struct or re-use the path struct, as we do here. */
 
-	decrement_counters_in_path(p_s_search_path);
+	pathrelse(search_path);
 
 	right_neighbor_of_leaf_node = 0;
 
 	/* With each iteration of this loop we search through the items in the
 	   current node, and calculate the next current node(next path element)
 	   for the next iteration of this loop.. */
-	n_block_number = SB_ROOT_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
+	block_number = SB_ROOT_BLOCK(sb);
 	expected_level = -1;
 	while (1) {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-		if (!(++n_repeat_counter % 50000))
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "PAP-5100: search_by_key: %s:"
-					 "there were %d iterations of while loop "
-					 "looking for key %K",
-					 current->comm, n_repeat_counter,
-					 p_s_key);
+		if (!(++repeat_counter % 50000))
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "PAP-5100",
+					 "%s: there were %d iterations of "
+					 "while loop looking for key %K",
+					 current->comm, repeat_counter,
+					 key);
 #endif
 
 		/* prep path to have another element added to it. */
-		p_s_last_element =
-		    PATH_OFFSET_PELEMENT(p_s_search_path,
-					 ++p_s_search_path->path_length);
-		fs_gen = get_generation(p_s_sb);
+		last_element =
+		    PATH_OFFSET_PELEMENT(search_path,
+					 ++search_path->path_length);
+		fs_gen = get_generation(sb);
 
 		/* Read the next tree node, and set the last element in the path to
 		   have a pointer to it. */
-		if ((p_s_bh = p_s_last_element->pe_buffer =
-		     sb_getblk(p_s_sb, n_block_number))) {
-			if (!buffer_uptodate(p_s_bh) && reada_count > 1) {
-				search_by_key_reada(p_s_sb, reada_bh,
+		if ((bh = last_element->pe_buffer =
+		     sb_getblk(sb, block_number))) {
+			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh) && reada_count > 1)
+				search_by_key_reada(sb, reada_bh,
 						    reada_blocks, reada_count);
-			}
-			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &p_s_bh);
-			wait_on_buffer(p_s_bh);
-			if (!buffer_uptodate(p_s_bh))
+			ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &bh);
+			wait_on_buffer(bh);
+			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
 				goto io_error;
 		} else {
 		      io_error:
-			p_s_search_path->path_length--;
-			pathrelse(p_s_search_path);
+			search_path->path_length--;
+			pathrelse(search_path);
 			return IO_ERROR;
 		}
 		reada_count = 0;
 		if (expected_level == -1)
-			expected_level = SB_TREE_HEIGHT(p_s_sb);
+			expected_level = SB_TREE_HEIGHT(sb);
 		expected_level--;
 
 		/* It is possible that schedule occurred. We must check whether the key
 		   to search is still in the tree rooted from the current buffer. If
 		   not then repeat search from the root. */
-		if (fs_changed(fs_gen, p_s_sb) &&
-		    (!B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_bh) ||
-		     B_LEVEL(p_s_bh) != expected_level ||
-		     !key_in_buffer(p_s_search_path, p_s_key, p_s_sb))) {
-			PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, search_by_key_fs_changed);
-			PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, search_by_key_restarted);
-			PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb,
+		if (fs_changed(fs_gen, sb) &&
+		    (!B_IS_IN_TREE(bh) ||
+		     B_LEVEL(bh) != expected_level ||
+		     !key_in_buffer(search_path, key, sb))) {
+			PROC_INFO_INC(sb, search_by_key_fs_changed);
+			PROC_INFO_INC(sb, search_by_key_restarted);
+			PROC_INFO_INC(sb,
 				      sbk_restarted[expected_level - 1]);
-			decrement_counters_in_path(p_s_search_path);
+			pathrelse(search_path);
 
 			/* Get the root block number so that we can repeat the search
 			   starting from the root. */
-			n_block_number = SB_ROOT_BLOCK(p_s_sb);
+			block_number = SB_ROOT_BLOCK(sb);
 			expected_level = -1;
 			right_neighbor_of_leaf_node = 0;
 
@@ -704,53 +666,53 @@ int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/*
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* only check that the key is in the buffer if p_s_key is not
+		/* only check that the key is in the buffer if key is not
 		   equal to the MAX_KEY. Latter case is only possible in
 		   "finish_unfinished()" processing during mount. */
-		RFALSE(comp_keys(&MAX_KEY, p_s_key) &&
-		       !key_in_buffer(p_s_search_path, p_s_key, p_s_sb),
+		RFALSE(comp_keys(&MAX_KEY, key) &&
+		       !key_in_buffer(search_path, key, sb),
 		       "PAP-5130: key is not in the buffer");
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 		if (cur_tb) {
 			print_cur_tb("5140");
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "PAP-5140: search_by_key: schedule occurred in do_balance!");
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "PAP-5140",
+				       "schedule occurred in do_balance!");
 		}
 #endif
 
 		// make sure, that the node contents look like a node of
 		// certain level
-		if (!is_tree_node(p_s_bh, expected_level)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "vs-5150: search_by_key: "
-					 "invalid format found in block %ld. Fsck?",
-					 p_s_bh->b_blocknr);
-			pathrelse(p_s_search_path);
+		if (!is_tree_node(bh, expected_level)) {
+			reiserfs_error(sb, "vs-5150",
+				       "invalid format found in block %ld. "
+				       "Fsck?", bh->b_blocknr);
+			pathrelse(search_path);
 			return IO_ERROR;
 		}
 
 		/* ok, we have acquired next formatted node in the tree */
-		n_node_level = B_LEVEL(p_s_bh);
+		node_level = B_LEVEL(bh);
 
-		PROC_INFO_BH_STAT(p_s_sb, p_s_bh, n_node_level - 1);
+		PROC_INFO_BH_STAT(sb, bh, node_level - 1);
 
-		RFALSE(n_node_level < n_stop_level,
+		RFALSE(node_level < stop_level,
 		       "vs-5152: tree level (%d) is less than stop level (%d)",
-		       n_node_level, n_stop_level);
+		       node_level, stop_level);
 
-		n_retval = bin_search(p_s_key, B_N_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_bh, 0),
-				      B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_bh),
-				      (n_node_level ==
+		retval = bin_search(key, B_N_PITEM_HEAD(bh, 0),
+				      B_NR_ITEMS(bh),
+				      (node_level ==
 				       DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL) ? IH_SIZE :
 				      KEY_SIZE,
-				      &(p_s_last_element->pe_position));
-		if (n_node_level == n_stop_level) {
-			return n_retval;
+				      &(last_element->pe_position));
+		if (node_level == stop_level) {
+			return retval;
 		}
 
 		/* we are not in the stop level */
-		if (n_retval == ITEM_FOUND)
+		if (retval == ITEM_FOUND)
 			/* item has been found, so we choose the pointer which is to the right of the found one */
-			p_s_last_element->pe_position++;
+			last_element->pe_position++;
 
 		/* if item was not found we choose the position which is to
 		   the left of the found item. This requires no code,
@@ -759,24 +721,24 @@ int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/*
 		/* So we have chosen a position in the current node which is
 		   an internal node.  Now we calculate child block number by
 		   position in the node. */
-		n_block_number =
-		    B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_bh, p_s_last_element->pe_position);
+		block_number =
+		    B_N_CHILD_NUM(bh, last_element->pe_position);
 
 		/* if we are going to read leaf nodes, try for read ahead as well */
-		if ((p_s_search_path->reada & PATH_READA) &&
-		    n_node_level == DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL + 1) {
-			int pos = p_s_last_element->pe_position;
-			int limit = B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_bh);
+		if ((search_path->reada & PATH_READA) &&
+		    node_level == DISK_LEAF_NODE_LEVEL + 1) {
+			int pos = last_element->pe_position;
+			int limit = B_NR_ITEMS(bh);
 			struct reiserfs_key *le_key;
 
-			if (p_s_search_path->reada & PATH_READA_BACK)
+			if (search_path->reada & PATH_READA_BACK)
 				limit = 0;
 			while (reada_count < SEARCH_BY_KEY_READA) {
 				if (pos == limit)
 					break;
 				reada_blocks[reada_count++] =
-				    B_N_CHILD_NUM(p_s_bh, pos);
-				if (p_s_search_path->reada & PATH_READA_BACK)
+				    B_N_CHILD_NUM(bh, pos);
+				if (search_path->reada & PATH_READA_BACK)
 					pos--;
 				else
 					pos++;
@@ -784,9 +746,9 @@ int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/*
 				/*
 				 * check to make sure we're in the same object
 				 */
-				le_key = B_N_PDELIM_KEY(p_s_bh, pos);
+				le_key = B_N_PDELIM_KEY(bh, pos);
 				if (le32_to_cpu(le_key->k_objectid) !=
-				    p_s_key->on_disk_key.k_objectid) {
+				    key->on_disk_key.k_objectid) {
 					break;
 				}
 			}
@@ -795,11 +757,11 @@ int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/*
 }
 
 /* Form the path to an item and position in this item which contains
-   file byte defined by p_s_key. If there is no such item
+   file byte defined by key. If there is no such item
    corresponding to the key, we point the path to the item with
-   maximal key less than p_s_key, and *p_n_pos_in_item is set to one
+   maximal key less than key, and *pos_in_item is set to one
    past the last entry/byte in the item.  If searching for entry in a
-   directory item, and it is not found, *p_n_pos_in_item is set to one
+   directory item, and it is not found, *pos_in_item is set to one
    entry more than the entry with maximal key which is less than the
    sought key.
 
@@ -810,48 +772,48 @@ int search_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb, const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/*
    units of directory entries.  */
 
 /* The function is NOT SCHEDULE-SAFE! */
-int search_for_position_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb,	/* Pointer to the super block.          */
+int search_for_position_by_key(struct super_block *sb,	/* Pointer to the super block.          */
 			       const struct cpu_key *p_cpu_key,	/* Key to search (cpu variable)         */
-			       struct treepath *p_s_search_path	/* Filled up by this function.          */
+			       struct treepath *search_path	/* Filled up by this function.          */
     )
 {
 	struct item_head *p_le_ih;	/* pointer to on-disk structure */
-	int n_blk_size;
+	int blk_size;
 	loff_t item_offset, offset;
 	struct reiserfs_dir_entry de;
 	int retval;
 
 	/* If searching for directory entry. */
 	if (is_direntry_cpu_key(p_cpu_key))
-		return search_by_entry_key(p_s_sb, p_cpu_key, p_s_search_path,
+		return search_by_entry_key(sb, p_cpu_key, search_path,
 					   &de);
 
 	/* If not searching for directory entry. */
 
 	/* If item is found. */
-	retval = search_item(p_s_sb, p_cpu_key, p_s_search_path);
+	retval = search_item(sb, p_cpu_key, search_path);
 	if (retval == IO_ERROR)
 		return retval;
 	if (retval == ITEM_FOUND) {
 
 		RFALSE(!ih_item_len
 		       (B_N_PITEM_HEAD
-			(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_search_path),
-			 PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_search_path))),
+			(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(search_path),
+			 PATH_LAST_POSITION(search_path))),
 		       "PAP-5165: item length equals zero");
 
-		pos_in_item(p_s_search_path) = 0;
+		pos_in_item(search_path) = 0;
 		return POSITION_FOUND;
 	}
 
-	RFALSE(!PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_search_path),
+	RFALSE(!PATH_LAST_POSITION(search_path),
 	       "PAP-5170: position equals zero");
 
 	/* Item is not found. Set path to the previous item. */
 	p_le_ih =
-	    B_N_PITEM_HEAD(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_search_path),
-			   --PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_search_path));
-	n_blk_size = p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+	    B_N_PITEM_HEAD(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(search_path),
+			   --PATH_LAST_POSITION(search_path));
+	blk_size = sb->s_blocksize;
 
 	if (comp_short_keys(&(p_le_ih->ih_key), p_cpu_key)) {
 		return FILE_NOT_FOUND;
@@ -863,10 +825,10 @@ int search_for_position_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb,	/* Pointer to the sup
 
 	/* Needed byte is contained in the item pointed to by the path. */
 	if (item_offset <= offset &&
-	    item_offset + op_bytes_number(p_le_ih, n_blk_size) > offset) {
-		pos_in_item(p_s_search_path) = offset - item_offset;
+	    item_offset + op_bytes_number(p_le_ih, blk_size) > offset) {
+		pos_in_item(search_path) = offset - item_offset;
 		if (is_indirect_le_ih(p_le_ih)) {
-			pos_in_item(p_s_search_path) /= n_blk_size;
+			pos_in_item(search_path) /= blk_size;
 		}
 		return POSITION_FOUND;
 	}
@@ -874,30 +836,30 @@ int search_for_position_by_key(struct super_block *p_s_sb,	/* Pointer to the sup
 	/* Needed byte is not contained in the item pointed to by the
 	   path. Set pos_in_item out of the item. */
 	if (is_indirect_le_ih(p_le_ih))
-		pos_in_item(p_s_search_path) =
+		pos_in_item(search_path) =
 		    ih_item_len(p_le_ih) / UNFM_P_SIZE;
 	else
-		pos_in_item(p_s_search_path) = ih_item_len(p_le_ih);
+		pos_in_item(search_path) = ih_item_len(p_le_ih);
 
 	return POSITION_NOT_FOUND;
 }
 
 /* Compare given item and item pointed to by the path. */
-int comp_items(const struct item_head *stored_ih, const struct treepath *p_s_path)
+int comp_items(const struct item_head *stored_ih, const struct treepath *path)
 {
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_bh;
+	struct buffer_head *bh = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(path);
 	struct item_head *ih;
 
 	/* Last buffer at the path is not in the tree. */
-	if (!B_IS_IN_TREE(p_s_bh = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_path)))
+	if (!B_IS_IN_TREE(bh))
 		return 1;
 
 	/* Last path position is invalid. */
-	if (PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_path) >= B_NR_ITEMS(p_s_bh))
+	if (PATH_LAST_POSITION(path) >= B_NR_ITEMS(bh))
 		return 1;
 
 	/* we need only to know, whether it is the same item */
-	ih = get_ih(p_s_path);
+	ih = get_ih(path);
 	return memcmp(stored_ih, ih, IH_SIZE);
 }
 
@@ -924,9 +886,9 @@ static inline int prepare_for_direct_item(struct treepath *path,
 	}
 	// new file gets truncated
 	if (get_inode_item_key_version(inode) == KEY_FORMAT_3_6) {
-		// 
+		//
 		round_len = ROUND_UP(new_file_length);
-		/* this was n_new_file_length < le_ih ... */
+		/* this was new_file_length < le_ih ... */
 		if (round_len < le_ih_k_offset(le_ih)) {
 			*cut_size = -(IH_SIZE + ih_item_len(le_ih));
 			return M_DELETE;	/* Delete this item. */
@@ -986,96 +948,95 @@ static inline int prepare_for_direntry_item(struct treepath *path,
     In case of file truncate calculate whether this item must be deleted/truncated or last
     unformatted node of this item will be converted to a direct item.
     This function returns a determination of what balance mode the calling function should employ. */
-static char prepare_for_delete_or_cut(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode, struct treepath *p_s_path, const struct cpu_key *p_s_item_key, int *p_n_removed,	/* Number of unformatted nodes which were removed
+static char prepare_for_delete_or_cut(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode, struct treepath *path, const struct cpu_key *item_key, int *removed,	/* Number of unformatted nodes which were removed
 																						   from end of the file. */
-				      int *p_n_cut_size, unsigned long long n_new_file_length	/* MAX_KEY_OFFSET in case of delete. */
+				      int *cut_size, unsigned long long new_file_length	/* MAX_KEY_OFFSET in case of delete. */
     )
 {
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = inode->i_sb;
-	struct item_head *p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_path);
-	struct buffer_head *p_s_bh = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_path);
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+	struct item_head *p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path);
+	struct buffer_head *bh = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(path);
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
 	/* Stat_data item. */
 	if (is_statdata_le_ih(p_le_ih)) {
 
-		RFALSE(n_new_file_length != max_reiserfs_offset(inode),
+		RFALSE(new_file_length != max_reiserfs_offset(inode),
 		       "PAP-5210: mode must be M_DELETE");
 
-		*p_n_cut_size = -(IH_SIZE + ih_item_len(p_le_ih));
+		*cut_size = -(IH_SIZE + ih_item_len(p_le_ih));
 		return M_DELETE;
 	}
 
 	/* Directory item. */
 	if (is_direntry_le_ih(p_le_ih))
-		return prepare_for_direntry_item(p_s_path, p_le_ih, inode,
-						 n_new_file_length,
-						 p_n_cut_size);
+		return prepare_for_direntry_item(path, p_le_ih, inode,
+						 new_file_length,
+						 cut_size);
 
 	/* Direct item. */
 	if (is_direct_le_ih(p_le_ih))
-		return prepare_for_direct_item(p_s_path, p_le_ih, inode,
-					       n_new_file_length, p_n_cut_size);
+		return prepare_for_direct_item(path, p_le_ih, inode,
+					       new_file_length, cut_size);
 
 	/* Case of an indirect item. */
 	{
-	    int blk_size = p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+	    int blk_size = sb->s_blocksize;
 	    struct item_head s_ih;
 	    int need_re_search;
 	    int delete = 0;
 	    int result = M_CUT;
 	    int pos = 0;
 
-	    if ( n_new_file_length == max_reiserfs_offset (inode) ) {
+	    if ( new_file_length == max_reiserfs_offset (inode) ) {
 		/* prepare_for_delete_or_cut() is called by
 		 * reiserfs_delete_item() */
-		n_new_file_length = 0;
+		new_file_length = 0;
 		delete = 1;
 	    }
 
 	    do {
 		need_re_search = 0;
-		*p_n_cut_size = 0;
-		p_s_bh = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_path);
-		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_path));
+		*cut_size = 0;
+		bh = PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(path);
+		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path));
 		pos = I_UNFM_NUM(&s_ih);
 
-		while (le_ih_k_offset (&s_ih) + (pos - 1) * blk_size > n_new_file_length) {
+		while (le_ih_k_offset (&s_ih) + (pos - 1) * blk_size > new_file_length) {
 		    __le32 *unfm;
 		    __u32 block;
 
 		    /* Each unformatted block deletion may involve one additional
 		     * bitmap block into the transaction, thereby the initial
 		     * journal space reservation might not be enough. */
-		    if (!delete && (*p_n_cut_size) != 0 &&
-			reiserfs_transaction_free_space(th) < JOURNAL_FOR_FREE_BLOCK_AND_UPDATE_SD) {
+		    if (!delete && (*cut_size) != 0 &&
+			reiserfs_transaction_free_space(th) < JOURNAL_FOR_FREE_BLOCK_AND_UPDATE_SD)
 			break;
-		    }
 
-		    unfm = (__le32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) + pos - 1;
+		    unfm = (__le32 *)B_I_PITEM(bh, &s_ih) + pos - 1;
 		    block = get_block_num(unfm, 0);
 
 		    if (block != 0) {
-			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(p_s_sb, p_s_bh, 1);
+			reiserfs_prepare_for_journal(sb, bh, 1);
 			put_block_num(unfm, 0, 0);
-			journal_mark_dirty (th, p_s_sb, p_s_bh);
+			journal_mark_dirty(th, sb, bh);
 			reiserfs_free_block(th, inode, block, 1);
 		    }
 
 		    cond_resched();
 
-		    if (item_moved (&s_ih, p_s_path))  {
+		    if (item_moved (&s_ih, path))  {
 			need_re_search = 1;
 			break;
 		    }
 
 		    pos --;
-		    (*p_n_removed) ++;
-		    (*p_n_cut_size) -= UNFM_P_SIZE;
+		    (*removed)++;
+		    (*cut_size) -= UNFM_P_SIZE;
 
 		    if (pos == 0) {
-			(*p_n_cut_size) -= IH_SIZE;
+			(*cut_size) -= IH_SIZE;
 			result = M_DELETE;
 			break;
 		    }
@@ -1083,12 +1044,12 @@ static char prepare_for_delete_or_cut(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, st
 		/* a trick.  If the buffer has been logged, this will do nothing.  If
 		** we've broken the loop without logging it, it will restore the
 		** buffer */
-		reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(p_s_sb, p_s_bh);
+		reiserfs_restore_prepared_buffer(sb, bh);
 	    } while (need_re_search &&
-		     search_for_position_by_key(p_s_sb, p_s_item_key, p_s_path) == POSITION_FOUND);
-	    pos_in_item(p_s_path) = pos * UNFM_P_SIZE;
+		     search_for_position_by_key(sb, item_key, path) == POSITION_FOUND);
+	    pos_in_item(path) = pos * UNFM_P_SIZE;
 
-	    if (*p_n_cut_size == 0) {
+	    if (*cut_size == 0) {
 		/* Nothing were cut. maybe convert last unformatted node to the
 		 * direct item? */
 		result = M_CONVERT;
@@ -1098,45 +1059,45 @@ static char prepare_for_delete_or_cut(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, st
 }
 
 /* Calculate number of bytes which will be deleted or cut during balance */
-static int calc_deleted_bytes_number(struct tree_balance *p_s_tb, char c_mode)
+static int calc_deleted_bytes_number(struct tree_balance *tb, char mode)
 {
-	int n_del_size;
-	struct item_head *p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_tb->tb_path);
+	int del_size;
+	struct item_head *p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(tb->tb_path);
 
 	if (is_statdata_le_ih(p_le_ih))
 		return 0;
 
-	n_del_size =
-	    (c_mode ==
-	     M_DELETE) ? ih_item_len(p_le_ih) : -p_s_tb->insert_size[0];
+	del_size =
+	    (mode ==
+	     M_DELETE) ? ih_item_len(p_le_ih) : -tb->insert_size[0];
 	if (is_direntry_le_ih(p_le_ih)) {
-		// return EMPTY_DIR_SIZE; /* We delete emty directoris only. */
-		// we can't use EMPTY_DIR_SIZE, as old format dirs have a different
-		// empty size.  ick. FIXME, is this right?
-		//
-		return n_del_size;
+		/* return EMPTY_DIR_SIZE; We delete emty directoris only.
+		 * we can't use EMPTY_DIR_SIZE, as old format dirs have a different
+		 * empty size.  ick. FIXME, is this right? */
+		return del_size;
 	}
 
 	if (is_indirect_le_ih(p_le_ih))
-		n_del_size = (n_del_size / UNFM_P_SIZE) * (PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_tb->tb_path)->b_size);	// - get_ih_free_space (p_le_ih);
-	return n_del_size;
+		del_size = (del_size / UNFM_P_SIZE) *
+				(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(tb->tb_path)->b_size);
+	return del_size;
 }
 
 static void init_tb_struct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			   struct tree_balance *p_s_tb,
-			   struct super_block *p_s_sb,
-			   struct treepath *p_s_path, int n_size)
+			   struct tree_balance *tb,
+			   struct super_block *sb,
+			   struct treepath *path, int size)
 {
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
-	memset(p_s_tb, '\0', sizeof(struct tree_balance));
-	p_s_tb->transaction_handle = th;
-	p_s_tb->tb_sb = p_s_sb;
-	p_s_tb->tb_path = p_s_path;
-	PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(p_s_path, ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) = NULL;
-	PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(p_s_path, ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) = 0;
-	p_s_tb->insert_size[0] = n_size;
+	memset(tb, '\0', sizeof(struct tree_balance));
+	tb->transaction_handle = th;
+	tb->tb_sb = sb;
+	tb->tb_path = path;
+	PATH_OFFSET_PBUFFER(path, ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) = NULL;
+	PATH_OFFSET_POSITION(path, ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET) = 0;
+	tb->insert_size[0] = size;
 }
 
 void padd_item(char *item, int total_length, int length)
@@ -1175,73 +1136,77 @@ char head2type(struct item_head *ih)
 }
 #endif
 
-/* Delete object item. */
-int reiserfs_delete_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath *p_s_path,	/* Path to the deleted item. */
-			 const struct cpu_key *p_s_item_key,	/* Key to search for the deleted item.  */
-			 struct inode *p_s_inode,	/* inode is here just to update i_blocks and quotas */
-			 struct buffer_head *p_s_un_bh)
-{				/* NULL or unformatted node pointer.    */
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_inode->i_sb;
+/* Delete object item.
+ * th       - active transaction handle
+ * path     - path to the deleted item
+ * item_key - key to search for the deleted item
+ * indode   - used for updating i_blocks and quotas
+ * un_bh    - NULL or unformatted node pointer
+ */
+int reiserfs_delete_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			 struct treepath *path, const struct cpu_key *item_key,
+			 struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *un_bh)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct tree_balance s_del_balance;
 	struct item_head s_ih;
 	struct item_head *q_ih;
 	int quota_cut_bytes;
-	int n_ret_value, n_del_size, n_removed;
+	int ret_value, del_size, removed;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-	char c_mode;
-	int n_iter = 0;
+	char mode;
+	int iter = 0;
 #endif
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
-	init_tb_struct(th, &s_del_balance, p_s_sb, p_s_path,
+	init_tb_struct(th, &s_del_balance, sb, path,
 		       0 /*size is unknown */ );
 
 	while (1) {
-		n_removed = 0;
+		removed = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-		n_iter++;
-		c_mode =
+		iter++;
+		mode =
 #endif
-		    prepare_for_delete_or_cut(th, p_s_inode, p_s_path,
-					      p_s_item_key, &n_removed,
-					      &n_del_size,
-					      max_reiserfs_offset(p_s_inode));
+		    prepare_for_delete_or_cut(th, inode, path,
+					      item_key, &removed,
+					      &del_size,
+					      max_reiserfs_offset(inode));
 
-		RFALSE(c_mode != M_DELETE, "PAP-5320: mode must be M_DELETE");
+		RFALSE(mode != M_DELETE, "PAP-5320: mode must be M_DELETE");
 
-		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_path));
-		s_del_balance.insert_size[0] = n_del_size;
+		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path));
+		s_del_balance.insert_size[0] = del_size;
 
-		n_ret_value = fix_nodes(M_DELETE, &s_del_balance, NULL, NULL);
-		if (n_ret_value != REPEAT_SEARCH)
+		ret_value = fix_nodes(M_DELETE, &s_del_balance, NULL, NULL);
+		if (ret_value != REPEAT_SEARCH)
 			break;
 
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, delete_item_restarted);
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, delete_item_restarted);
 
 		// file system changed, repeat search
-		n_ret_value =
-		    search_for_position_by_key(p_s_sb, p_s_item_key, p_s_path);
-		if (n_ret_value == IO_ERROR)
+		ret_value =
+		    search_for_position_by_key(sb, item_key, path);
+		if (ret_value == IO_ERROR)
 			break;
-		if (n_ret_value == FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-					 "vs-5340: reiserfs_delete_item: "
+		if (ret_value == FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "vs-5340",
 					 "no items of the file %K found",
-					 p_s_item_key);
+					 item_key);
 			break;
 		}
 	}			/* while (1) */
 
-	if (n_ret_value != CARRY_ON) {
+	if (ret_value != CARRY_ON) {
 		unfix_nodes(&s_del_balance);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	// reiserfs_delete_item returns item length when success
-	n_ret_value = calc_deleted_bytes_number(&s_del_balance, M_DELETE);
-	q_ih = get_ih(p_s_path);
+	ret_value = calc_deleted_bytes_number(&s_del_balance, M_DELETE);
+	q_ih = get_ih(path);
 	quota_cut_bytes = ih_item_len(q_ih);
 
 	/* hack so the quota code doesn't have to guess if the file
@@ -1250,15 +1215,15 @@ int reiserfs_delete_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath
 	 ** split into multiple items, and we only want to decrement for
 	 ** the unfm node once
 	 */
-	if (!S_ISLNK(p_s_inode->i_mode) && is_direct_le_ih(q_ih)) {
-		if ((le_ih_k_offset(q_ih) & (p_s_sb->s_blocksize - 1)) == 1) {
-			quota_cut_bytes = p_s_sb->s_blocksize + UNFM_P_SIZE;
+	if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) && is_direct_le_ih(q_ih)) {
+		if ((le_ih_k_offset(q_ih) & (sb->s_blocksize - 1)) == 1) {
+			quota_cut_bytes = sb->s_blocksize + UNFM_P_SIZE;
 		} else {
 			quota_cut_bytes = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (p_s_un_bh) {
+	if (un_bh) {
 		int off;
 		char *data;
 
@@ -1276,31 +1241,31 @@ int reiserfs_delete_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath
 		 ** The unformatted node must be dirtied later on.  We can't be
 		 ** sure here if the entire tail has been deleted yet.
 		 **
-		 ** p_s_un_bh is from the page cache (all unformatted nodes are
+		 ** un_bh is from the page cache (all unformatted nodes are
 		 ** from the page cache) and might be a highmem page.  So, we
-		 ** can't use p_s_un_bh->b_data.
+		 ** can't use un_bh->b_data.
 		 ** -clm
 		 */
 
-		data = kmap_atomic(p_s_un_bh->b_page, KM_USER0);
+		data = kmap_atomic(un_bh->b_page, KM_USER0);
 		off = ((le_ih_k_offset(&s_ih) - 1) & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1));
 		memcpy(data + off,
-		       B_I_PITEM(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_path), &s_ih),
-		       n_ret_value);
+		       B_I_PITEM(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(path), &s_ih),
+		       ret_value);
 		kunmap_atomic(data, KM_USER0);
 	}
 	/* Perform balancing after all resources have been collected at once. */
 	do_balance(&s_del_balance, NULL, NULL, M_DELETE);
 
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
-	reiserfs_debug(p_s_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+	reiserfs_debug(sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota delete_item(): freeing %u, id=%u type=%c",
-		       quota_cut_bytes, p_s_inode->i_uid, head2type(&s_ih));
+		       quota_cut_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(&s_ih));
 #endif
-	vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(p_s_inode, quota_cut_bytes);
+	vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(inode, quota_cut_bytes);
 
 	/* Return deleted body length */
-	return n_ret_value;
+	return ret_value;
 }
 
 /* Summary Of Mechanisms For Handling Collisions Between Processes:
@@ -1338,10 +1303,9 @@ void reiserfs_delete_solid_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	while (1) {
 		retval = search_item(th->t_super, &cpu_key, &path);
 		if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-			reiserfs_warning(th->t_super,
-					 "vs-5350: reiserfs_delete_solid_item: "
-					 "i/o failure occurred trying to delete %K",
-					 &cpu_key);
+			reiserfs_error(th->t_super, "vs-5350",
+				       "i/o failure occurred trying "
+				       "to delete %K", &cpu_key);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (retval != ITEM_FOUND) {
@@ -1355,9 +1319,8 @@ void reiserfs_delete_solid_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			     GET_GENERATION_NUMBER(le_key_k_offset
 						   (le_key_version(key),
 						    key)) == 1))
-				reiserfs_warning(th->t_super,
-						 "vs-5355: reiserfs_delete_solid_item: %k not found",
-						 key);
+				reiserfs_warning(th->t_super, "vs-5355",
+						 "%k not found", key);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (!tb_init) {
@@ -1389,8 +1352,7 @@ void reiserfs_delete_solid_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 			break;
 		}
 		// IO_ERROR, NO_DISK_SPACE, etc
-		reiserfs_warning(th->t_super,
-				 "vs-5360: reiserfs_delete_solid_item: "
+		reiserfs_warning(th->t_super, "vs-5360",
 				 "could not delete %K due to fix_nodes failure",
 				 &cpu_key);
 		unfix_nodes(&tb);
@@ -1462,36 +1424,37 @@ static void unmap_buffers(struct page *page, loff_t pos)
 }
 
 static int maybe_indirect_to_direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-				    struct inode *p_s_inode,
+				    struct inode *inode,
 				    struct page *page,
-				    struct treepath *p_s_path,
-				    const struct cpu_key *p_s_item_key,
-				    loff_t n_new_file_size, char *p_c_mode)
+				    struct treepath *path,
+				    const struct cpu_key *item_key,
+				    loff_t new_file_size, char *mode)
 {
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_inode->i_sb;
-	int n_block_size = p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
+	int block_size = sb->s_blocksize;
 	int cut_bytes;
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
-	BUG_ON(n_new_file_size != p_s_inode->i_size);
+	BUG_ON(new_file_size != inode->i_size);
 
 	/* the page being sent in could be NULL if there was an i/o error
 	 ** reading in the last block.  The user will hit problems trying to
 	 ** read the file, but for now we just skip the indirect2direct
 	 */
-	if (atomic_read(&p_s_inode->i_count) > 1 ||
-	    !tail_has_to_be_packed(p_s_inode) ||
-	    !page || (REISERFS_I(p_s_inode)->i_flags & i_nopack_mask)) {
-		// leave tail in an unformatted node    
-		*p_c_mode = M_SKIP_BALANCING;
+	if (atomic_read(&inode->i_count) > 1 ||
+	    !tail_has_to_be_packed(inode) ||
+	    !page || (REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags & i_nopack_mask)) {
+		/* leave tail in an unformatted node */
+		*mode = M_SKIP_BALANCING;
 		cut_bytes =
-		    n_block_size - (n_new_file_size & (n_block_size - 1));
-		pathrelse(p_s_path);
+		    block_size - (new_file_size & (block_size - 1));
+		pathrelse(path);
 		return cut_bytes;
 	}
-	/* Permorm the conversion to a direct_item. */
-	/*return indirect_to_direct (p_s_inode, p_s_path, p_s_item_key, n_new_file_size, p_c_mode); */
-	return indirect2direct(th, p_s_inode, page, p_s_path, p_s_item_key,
-			       n_new_file_size, p_c_mode);
+	/* Perform the conversion to a direct_item. */
+	/* return indirect_to_direct(inode, path, item_key,
+				  new_file_size, mode); */
+	return indirect2direct(th, inode, page, path, item_key,
+			       new_file_size, mode);
 }
 
 /* we did indirect_to_direct conversion. And we have inserted direct
@@ -1515,8 +1478,8 @@ static void indirect_to_direct_roll_back(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		/* look for the last byte of the tail */
 		if (search_for_position_by_key(inode->i_sb, &tail_key, path) ==
 		    POSITION_NOT_FOUND)
-			reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb,
-				       "vs-5615: indirect_to_direct_roll_back: found invalid item");
+			reiserfs_panic(inode->i_sb, "vs-5615",
+				       "found invalid item");
 		RFALSE(path->pos_in_item !=
 		       ih_item_len(PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path)) - 1,
 		       "vs-5616: appended bytes found");
@@ -1533,38 +1496,39 @@ static void indirect_to_direct_roll_back(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		set_cpu_key_k_offset(&tail_key,
 				     cpu_key_k_offset(&tail_key) - removed);
 	}
-	reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-			 "indirect_to_direct_roll_back: indirect_to_direct conversion has been rolled back due to lack of disk space");
+	reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "reiserfs-5091", "indirect_to_direct "
+			 "conversion has been rolled back due to "
+			 "lack of disk space");
 	//mark_file_without_tail (inode);
 	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 }
 
 /* (Truncate or cut entry) or delete object item. Returns < 0 on failure */
 int reiserfs_cut_from_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
-			   struct treepath *p_s_path,
-			   struct cpu_key *p_s_item_key,
-			   struct inode *p_s_inode,
-			   struct page *page, loff_t n_new_file_size)
+			   struct treepath *path,
+			   struct cpu_key *item_key,
+			   struct inode *inode,
+			   struct page *page, loff_t new_file_size)
 {
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_inode->i_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	/* Every function which is going to call do_balance must first
 	   create a tree_balance structure.  Then it must fill up this
 	   structure by using the init_tb_struct and fix_nodes functions.
 	   After that we can make tree balancing. */
 	struct tree_balance s_cut_balance;
 	struct item_head *p_le_ih;
-	int n_cut_size = 0,	/* Amount to be cut. */
-	    n_ret_value = CARRY_ON, n_removed = 0,	/* Number of the removed unformatted nodes. */
-	    n_is_inode_locked = 0;
-	char c_mode;		/* Mode of the balance. */
+	int cut_size = 0,	/* Amount to be cut. */
+	    ret_value = CARRY_ON, removed = 0,	/* Number of the removed unformatted nodes. */
+	    is_inode_locked = 0;
+	char mode;		/* Mode of the balance. */
 	int retval2 = -1;
 	int quota_cut_bytes;
 	loff_t tail_pos = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
-	init_tb_struct(th, &s_cut_balance, p_s_inode->i_sb, p_s_path,
-		       n_cut_size);
+	init_tb_struct(th, &s_cut_balance, inode->i_sb, path,
+		       cut_size);
 
 	/* Repeat this loop until we either cut the item without needing
 	   to balance, or we fix_nodes without schedule occurring */
@@ -1574,144 +1538,142 @@ int reiserfs_cut_from_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 		   free unformatted nodes which are pointed to by the cut
 		   pointers. */
 
-		c_mode =
-		    prepare_for_delete_or_cut(th, p_s_inode, p_s_path,
-					      p_s_item_key, &n_removed,
-					      &n_cut_size, n_new_file_size);
-		if (c_mode == M_CONVERT) {
+		mode =
+		    prepare_for_delete_or_cut(th, inode, path,
+					      item_key, &removed,
+					      &cut_size, new_file_size);
+		if (mode == M_CONVERT) {
 			/* convert last unformatted node to direct item or leave
 			   tail in the unformatted node */
-			RFALSE(n_ret_value != CARRY_ON,
+			RFALSE(ret_value != CARRY_ON,
 			       "PAP-5570: can not convert twice");
 
-			n_ret_value =
-			    maybe_indirect_to_direct(th, p_s_inode, page,
-						     p_s_path, p_s_item_key,
-						     n_new_file_size, &c_mode);
-			if (c_mode == M_SKIP_BALANCING)
+			ret_value =
+			    maybe_indirect_to_direct(th, inode, page,
+						     path, item_key,
+						     new_file_size, &mode);
+			if (mode == M_SKIP_BALANCING)
 				/* tail has been left in the unformatted node */
-				return n_ret_value;
+				return ret_value;
 
-			n_is_inode_locked = 1;
+			is_inode_locked = 1;
 
 			/* removing of last unformatted node will change value we
 			   have to return to truncate. Save it */
-			retval2 = n_ret_value;
-			/*retval2 = p_s_sb->s_blocksize - (n_new_file_size & (p_s_sb->s_blocksize - 1)); */
+			retval2 = ret_value;
+			/*retval2 = sb->s_blocksize - (new_file_size & (sb->s_blocksize - 1)); */
 
 			/* So, we have performed the first part of the conversion:
 			   inserting the new direct item.  Now we are removing the
 			   last unformatted node pointer. Set key to search for
 			   it. */
-			set_cpu_key_k_type(p_s_item_key, TYPE_INDIRECT);
-			p_s_item_key->key_length = 4;
-			n_new_file_size -=
-			    (n_new_file_size & (p_s_sb->s_blocksize - 1));
-			tail_pos = n_new_file_size;
-			set_cpu_key_k_offset(p_s_item_key, n_new_file_size + 1);
+			set_cpu_key_k_type(item_key, TYPE_INDIRECT);
+			item_key->key_length = 4;
+			new_file_size -=
+			    (new_file_size & (sb->s_blocksize - 1));
+			tail_pos = new_file_size;
+			set_cpu_key_k_offset(item_key, new_file_size + 1);
 			if (search_for_position_by_key
-			    (p_s_sb, p_s_item_key,
-			     p_s_path) == POSITION_NOT_FOUND) {
-				print_block(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(p_s_path), 3,
-					    PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_path) - 1,
-					    PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_path) + 1);
-				reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-					       "PAP-5580: reiserfs_cut_from_item: item to convert does not exist (%K)",
-					       p_s_item_key);
+			    (sb, item_key,
+			     path) == POSITION_NOT_FOUND) {
+				print_block(PATH_PLAST_BUFFER(path), 3,
+					    PATH_LAST_POSITION(path) - 1,
+					    PATH_LAST_POSITION(path) + 1);
+				reiserfs_panic(sb, "PAP-5580", "item to "
+					       "convert does not exist (%K)",
+					       item_key);
 			}
 			continue;
 		}
-		if (n_cut_size == 0) {
-			pathrelse(p_s_path);
+		if (cut_size == 0) {
+			pathrelse(path);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		s_cut_balance.insert_size[0] = n_cut_size;
+		s_cut_balance.insert_size[0] = cut_size;
 
-		n_ret_value = fix_nodes(c_mode, &s_cut_balance, NULL, NULL);
-		if (n_ret_value != REPEAT_SEARCH)
+		ret_value = fix_nodes(mode, &s_cut_balance, NULL, NULL);
+		if (ret_value != REPEAT_SEARCH)
 			break;
 
-		PROC_INFO_INC(p_s_sb, cut_from_item_restarted);
+		PROC_INFO_INC(sb, cut_from_item_restarted);
 
-		n_ret_value =
-		    search_for_position_by_key(p_s_sb, p_s_item_key, p_s_path);
-		if (n_ret_value == POSITION_FOUND)
+		ret_value =
+		    search_for_position_by_key(sb, item_key, path);
+		if (ret_value == POSITION_FOUND)
 			continue;
 
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb,
-				 "PAP-5610: reiserfs_cut_from_item: item %K not found",
-				 p_s_item_key);
+		reiserfs_warning(sb, "PAP-5610", "item %K not found",
+				 item_key);
 		unfix_nodes(&s_cut_balance);
-		return (n_ret_value == IO_ERROR) ? -EIO : -ENOENT;
+		return (ret_value == IO_ERROR) ? -EIO : -ENOENT;
 	}			/* while */
 
 	// check fix_nodes results (IO_ERROR or NO_DISK_SPACE)
-	if (n_ret_value != CARRY_ON) {
-		if (n_is_inode_locked) {
+	if (ret_value != CARRY_ON) {
+		if (is_inode_locked) {
 			// FIXME: this seems to be not needed: we are always able
 			// to cut item
-			indirect_to_direct_roll_back(th, p_s_inode, p_s_path);
+			indirect_to_direct_roll_back(th, inode, path);
 		}
-		if (n_ret_value == NO_DISK_SPACE)
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_sb, "NO_DISK_SPACE");
+		if (ret_value == NO_DISK_SPACE)
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "reiserfs-5092",
+					 "NO_DISK_SPACE");
 		unfix_nodes(&s_cut_balance);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	/* go ahead and perform balancing */
 
-	RFALSE(c_mode == M_PASTE || c_mode == M_INSERT, "invalid mode");
+	RFALSE(mode == M_PASTE || mode == M_INSERT, "invalid mode");
 
 	/* Calculate number of bytes that need to be cut from the item. */
 	quota_cut_bytes =
-	    (c_mode ==
-	     M_DELETE) ? ih_item_len(get_ih(p_s_path)) : -s_cut_balance.
+	    (mode ==
+	     M_DELETE) ? ih_item_len(get_ih(path)) : -s_cut_balance.
 	    insert_size[0];
 	if (retval2 == -1)
-		n_ret_value = calc_deleted_bytes_number(&s_cut_balance, c_mode);
+		ret_value = calc_deleted_bytes_number(&s_cut_balance, mode);
 	else
-		n_ret_value = retval2;
+		ret_value = retval2;
 
 	/* For direct items, we only change the quota when deleting the last
 	 ** item.
 	 */
 	p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(s_cut_balance.tb_path);
-	if (!S_ISLNK(p_s_inode->i_mode) && is_direct_le_ih(p_le_ih)) {
-		if (c_mode == M_DELETE &&
-		    (le_ih_k_offset(p_le_ih) & (p_s_sb->s_blocksize - 1)) ==
+	if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) && is_direct_le_ih(p_le_ih)) {
+		if (mode == M_DELETE &&
+		    (le_ih_k_offset(p_le_ih) & (sb->s_blocksize - 1)) ==
 		    1) {
 			// FIXME: this is to keep 3.5 happy
-			REISERFS_I(p_s_inode)->i_first_direct_byte = U32_MAX;
-			quota_cut_bytes = p_s_sb->s_blocksize + UNFM_P_SIZE;
+			REISERFS_I(inode)->i_first_direct_byte = U32_MAX;
+			quota_cut_bytes = sb->s_blocksize + UNFM_P_SIZE;
 		} else {
 			quota_cut_bytes = 0;
 		}
 	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-	if (n_is_inode_locked) {
+	if (is_inode_locked) {
 		struct item_head *le_ih =
 		    PATH_PITEM_HEAD(s_cut_balance.tb_path);
 		/* we are going to complete indirect2direct conversion. Make
 		   sure, that we exactly remove last unformatted node pointer
 		   of the item */
 		if (!is_indirect_le_ih(le_ih))
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "vs-5652: reiserfs_cut_from_item: "
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-5652",
 				       "item must be indirect %h", le_ih);
 
-		if (c_mode == M_DELETE && ih_item_len(le_ih) != UNFM_P_SIZE)
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "vs-5653: reiserfs_cut_from_item: "
-				       "completing indirect2direct conversion indirect item %h "
-				       "being deleted must be of 4 byte long",
-				       le_ih);
+		if (mode == M_DELETE && ih_item_len(le_ih) != UNFM_P_SIZE)
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-5653", "completing "
+				       "indirect2direct conversion indirect "
+				       "item %h being deleted must be of "
+				       "4 byte long", le_ih);
 
-		if (c_mode == M_CUT
+		if (mode == M_CUT
 		    && s_cut_balance.insert_size[0] != -UNFM_P_SIZE) {
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "vs-5654: reiserfs_cut_from_item: "
-				       "can not complete indirect2direct conversion of %h (CUT, insert_size==%d)",
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-5654", "can not complete "
+				       "indirect2direct conversion of %h "
+				       "(CUT, insert_size==%d)",
 				       le_ih, s_cut_balance.insert_size[0]);
 		}
 		/* it would be useful to make sure, that right neighboring
@@ -1719,23 +1681,23 @@ int reiserfs_cut_from_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	do_balance(&s_cut_balance, NULL, NULL, c_mode);
-	if (n_is_inode_locked) {
+	do_balance(&s_cut_balance, NULL, NULL, mode);
+	if (is_inode_locked) {
 		/* we've done an indirect->direct conversion.  when the data block
 		 ** was freed, it was removed from the list of blocks that must
 		 ** be flushed before the transaction commits, make sure to
 		 ** unmap and invalidate it
 		 */
 		unmap_buffers(page, tail_pos);
-		REISERFS_I(p_s_inode)->i_flags &= ~i_pack_on_close_mask;
+		REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags &= ~i_pack_on_close_mask;
 	}
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
-	reiserfs_debug(p_s_inode->i_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
+	reiserfs_debug(inode->i_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota cut_from_item(): freeing %u id=%u type=%c",
-		       quota_cut_bytes, p_s_inode->i_uid, '?');
+		       quota_cut_bytes, inode->i_uid, '?');
 #endif
-	vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(p_s_inode, quota_cut_bytes);
-	return n_ret_value;
+	vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(inode, quota_cut_bytes);
+	return ret_value;
 }
 
 static void truncate_directory(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
@@ -1743,8 +1705,7 @@ static void truncate_directory(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 {
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 	if (inode->i_nlink)
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-				 "vs-5655: truncate_directory: link count != 0");
+		reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "vs-5655", "link count != 0");
 
 	set_le_key_k_offset(KEY_FORMAT_3_5, INODE_PKEY(inode), DOT_OFFSET);
 	set_le_key_k_type(KEY_FORMAT_3_5, INODE_PKEY(inode), TYPE_DIRENTRY);
@@ -1756,8 +1717,8 @@ static void truncate_directory(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 
 /* Truncate file to the new size. Note, this must be called with a transaction
    already started */
-int reiserfs_do_truncate(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_inode,	/* ->i_size contains new
-												   size */
+int reiserfs_do_truncate(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			  struct inode *inode,	/* ->i_size contains new size */
 			 struct page *page,	/* up to date for last block */
 			 int update_timestamps	/* when it is called by
 						   file_release to convert
@@ -1768,47 +1729,45 @@ int reiserfs_do_truncate(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p
 	INITIALIZE_PATH(s_search_path);	/* Path to the current object item. */
 	struct item_head *p_le_ih;	/* Pointer to an item header. */
 	struct cpu_key s_item_key;	/* Key to search for a previous file item. */
-	loff_t n_file_size,	/* Old file size. */
-	 n_new_file_size;	/* New file size. */
-	int n_deleted;		/* Number of deleted or truncated bytes. */
+	loff_t file_size,	/* Old file size. */
+	 new_file_size;	/* New file size. */
+	int deleted;		/* Number of deleted or truncated bytes. */
 	int retval;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 	if (!
-	    (S_ISREG(p_s_inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(p_s_inode->i_mode)
-	     || S_ISLNK(p_s_inode->i_mode)))
+	    (S_ISREG(inode->i_mode) || S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)
+	     || S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode)))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(p_s_inode->i_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
 		// deletion of directory - no need to update timestamps
-		truncate_directory(th, p_s_inode);
+		truncate_directory(th, inode);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* Get new file size. */
-	n_new_file_size = p_s_inode->i_size;
+	new_file_size = inode->i_size;
 
 	// FIXME: note, that key type is unimportant here
-	make_cpu_key(&s_item_key, p_s_inode, max_reiserfs_offset(p_s_inode),
+	make_cpu_key(&s_item_key, inode, max_reiserfs_offset(inode),
 		     TYPE_DIRECT, 3);
 
 	retval =
-	    search_for_position_by_key(p_s_inode->i_sb, &s_item_key,
+	    search_for_position_by_key(inode->i_sb, &s_item_key,
 				       &s_search_path);
 	if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_inode->i_sb,
-				 "vs-5657: reiserfs_do_truncate: "
-				 "i/o failure occurred trying to truncate %K",
-				 &s_item_key);
+		reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "vs-5657",
+			       "i/o failure occurred trying to truncate %K",
+			       &s_item_key);
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	if (retval == POSITION_FOUND || retval == FILE_NOT_FOUND) {
-		reiserfs_warning(p_s_inode->i_sb,
-				 "PAP-5660: reiserfs_do_truncate: "
-				 "wrong result %d of search for %K", retval,
-				 &s_item_key);
+		reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "PAP-5660",
+			       "wrong result %d of search for %K", retval,
+			       &s_item_key);
 
 		err = -EIO;
 		goto out;
@@ -1819,56 +1778,56 @@ int reiserfs_do_truncate(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p
 	/* Get real file size (total length of all file items) */
 	p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(&s_search_path);
 	if (is_statdata_le_ih(p_le_ih))
-		n_file_size = 0;
+		file_size = 0;
 	else {
 		loff_t offset = le_ih_k_offset(p_le_ih);
 		int bytes =
-		    op_bytes_number(p_le_ih, p_s_inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
+		    op_bytes_number(p_le_ih, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
 
 		/* this may mismatch with real file size: if last direct item
 		   had no padding zeros and last unformatted node had no free
 		   space, this file would have this file size */
-		n_file_size = offset + bytes - 1;
+		file_size = offset + bytes - 1;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * are we doing a full truncate or delete, if so
 	 * kick in the reada code
 	 */
-	if (n_new_file_size == 0)
+	if (new_file_size == 0)
 		s_search_path.reada = PATH_READA | PATH_READA_BACK;
 
-	if (n_file_size == 0 || n_file_size < n_new_file_size) {
+	if (file_size == 0 || file_size < new_file_size) {
 		goto update_and_out;
 	}
 
 	/* Update key to search for the last file item. */
-	set_cpu_key_k_offset(&s_item_key, n_file_size);
+	set_cpu_key_k_offset(&s_item_key, file_size);
 
 	do {
 		/* Cut or delete file item. */
-		n_deleted =
+		deleted =
 		    reiserfs_cut_from_item(th, &s_search_path, &s_item_key,
-					   p_s_inode, page, n_new_file_size);
-		if (n_deleted < 0) {
-			reiserfs_warning(p_s_inode->i_sb,
-					 "vs-5665: reiserfs_do_truncate: reiserfs_cut_from_item failed");
+					   inode, page, new_file_size);
+		if (deleted < 0) {
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "vs-5665",
+					 "reiserfs_cut_from_item failed");
 			reiserfs_check_path(&s_search_path);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		RFALSE(n_deleted > n_file_size,
+		RFALSE(deleted > file_size,
 		       "PAP-5670: reiserfs_cut_from_item: too many bytes deleted: deleted %d, file_size %lu, item_key %K",
-		       n_deleted, n_file_size, &s_item_key);
+		       deleted, file_size, &s_item_key);
 
 		/* Change key to search the last file item. */
-		n_file_size -= n_deleted;
+		file_size -= deleted;
 
-		set_cpu_key_k_offset(&s_item_key, n_file_size);
+		set_cpu_key_k_offset(&s_item_key, file_size);
 
 		/* While there are bytes to truncate and previous file item is presented in the tree. */
 
 		/*
-		 ** This loop could take a really long time, and could log 
+		 ** This loop could take a really long time, and could log
 		 ** many more blocks than a transaction can hold.  So, we do a polite
 		 ** journal end here, and if the transaction needs ending, we make
 		 ** sure the file is consistent before ending the current trans
@@ -1877,37 +1836,38 @@ int reiserfs_do_truncate(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p
 		if (journal_transaction_should_end(th, 0) ||
 		    reiserfs_transaction_free_space(th) <= JOURNAL_FOR_FREE_BLOCK_AND_UPDATE_SD) {
 			int orig_len_alloc = th->t_blocks_allocated;
-			decrement_counters_in_path(&s_search_path);
+			pathrelse(&s_search_path);
 
 			if (update_timestamps) {
-				p_s_inode->i_mtime = p_s_inode->i_ctime =
-				    CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+				inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+				inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 			}
-			reiserfs_update_sd(th, p_s_inode);
+			reiserfs_update_sd(th, inode);
 
-			err = journal_end(th, p_s_inode->i_sb, orig_len_alloc);
+			err = journal_end(th, inode->i_sb, orig_len_alloc);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
-			err = journal_begin(th, p_s_inode->i_sb,
+			err = journal_begin(th, inode->i_sb,
 					    JOURNAL_FOR_FREE_BLOCK_AND_UPDATE_SD + JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 4) ;
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
-			reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(p_s_inode);
+			reiserfs_update_inode_transaction(inode);
 		}
-	} while (n_file_size > ROUND_UP(n_new_file_size) &&
-		 search_for_position_by_key(p_s_inode->i_sb, &s_item_key,
+	} while (file_size > ROUND_UP(new_file_size) &&
+		 search_for_position_by_key(inode->i_sb, &s_item_key,
 					    &s_search_path) == POSITION_FOUND);
 
-	RFALSE(n_file_size > ROUND_UP(n_new_file_size),
+	RFALSE(file_size > ROUND_UP(new_file_size),
 	       "PAP-5680: truncate did not finish: new_file_size %Ld, current %Ld, oid %d",
-	       n_new_file_size, n_file_size, s_item_key.on_disk_key.k_objectid);
+	       new_file_size, file_size, s_item_key.on_disk_key.k_objectid);
 
       update_and_out:
 	if (update_timestamps) {
 		// this is truncate, not file closing
-		p_s_inode->i_mtime = p_s_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+		inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+		inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 	}
-	reiserfs_update_sd(th, p_s_inode);
+	reiserfs_update_sd(th, inode);
 
       out:
 	pathrelse(&s_search_path);
@@ -1917,7 +1877,7 @@ int reiserfs_do_truncate(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 // this makes sure, that we __append__, not overwrite or add holes
 static void check_research_for_paste(struct treepath *path,
-				     const struct cpu_key *p_s_key)
+				     const struct cpu_key *key)
 {
 	struct item_head *found_ih = get_ih(path);
 
@@ -1925,36 +1885,36 @@ static void check_research_for_paste(struct treepath *path,
 		if (le_ih_k_offset(found_ih) +
 		    op_bytes_number(found_ih,
 				    get_last_bh(path)->b_size) !=
-		    cpu_key_k_offset(p_s_key)
+		    cpu_key_k_offset(key)
 		    || op_bytes_number(found_ih,
 				       get_last_bh(path)->b_size) !=
 		    pos_in_item(path))
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "PAP-5720: check_research_for_paste: "
-				       "found direct item %h or position (%d) does not match to key %K",
-				       found_ih, pos_in_item(path), p_s_key);
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "PAP-5720", "found direct item "
+				       "%h or position (%d) does not match "
+				       "to key %K", found_ih,
+				       pos_in_item(path), key);
 	}
 	if (is_indirect_le_ih(found_ih)) {
 		if (le_ih_k_offset(found_ih) +
 		    op_bytes_number(found_ih,
 				    get_last_bh(path)->b_size) !=
-		    cpu_key_k_offset(p_s_key)
+		    cpu_key_k_offset(key)
 		    || I_UNFM_NUM(found_ih) != pos_in_item(path)
 		    || get_ih_free_space(found_ih) != 0)
-			reiserfs_panic(NULL,
-				       "PAP-5730: check_research_for_paste: "
-				       "found indirect item (%h) or position (%d) does not match to key (%K)",
-				       found_ih, pos_in_item(path), p_s_key);
+			reiserfs_panic(NULL, "PAP-5730", "found indirect "
+				       "item (%h) or position (%d) does not "
+				       "match to key (%K)",
+				       found_ih, pos_in_item(path), key);
 	}
 }
 #endif				/* config reiserfs check */
 
 /* Paste bytes to the existing item. Returns bytes number pasted into the item. */
-int reiserfs_paste_into_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath *p_s_search_path,	/* Path to the pasted item.          */
-			     const struct cpu_key *p_s_key,	/* Key to search for the needed item. */
+int reiserfs_paste_into_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath *search_path,	/* Path to the pasted item.	  */
+			     const struct cpu_key *key,	/* Key to search for the needed item. */
 			     struct inode *inode,	/* Inode item belongs to */
-			     const char *p_c_body,	/* Pointer to the bytes to paste.    */
-			     int n_pasted_size)
+			     const char *body,	/* Pointer to the bytes to paste.    */
+			     int pasted_size)
 {				/* Size of pasted bytes.             */
 	struct tree_balance s_paste_balance;
 	int retval;
@@ -1967,18 +1927,18 @@ int reiserfs_paste_into_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct tree
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
 	reiserfs_debug(inode->i_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota paste_into_item(): allocating %u id=%u type=%c",
-		       n_pasted_size, inode->i_uid,
-		       key2type(&(p_s_key->on_disk_key)));
+		       pasted_size, inode->i_uid,
+		       key2type(&(key->on_disk_key)));
 #endif
 
-	if (vfs_dq_alloc_space_nodirty(inode, n_pasted_size)) {
-		pathrelse(p_s_search_path);
+	if (vfs_dq_alloc_space_nodirty(inode, pasted_size)) {
+		pathrelse(search_path);
 		return -EDQUOT;
 	}
-	init_tb_struct(th, &s_paste_balance, th->t_super, p_s_search_path,
-		       n_pasted_size);
+	init_tb_struct(th, &s_paste_balance, th->t_super, search_path,
+		       pasted_size);
 #ifdef DISPLACE_NEW_PACKING_LOCALITIES
-	s_paste_balance.key = p_s_key->on_disk_key;
+	s_paste_balance.key = key->on_disk_key;
 #endif
 
 	/* DQUOT_* can schedule, must check before the fix_nodes */
@@ -1988,33 +1948,33 @@ int reiserfs_paste_into_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct tree
 
 	while ((retval =
 		fix_nodes(M_PASTE, &s_paste_balance, NULL,
-			  p_c_body)) == REPEAT_SEARCH) {
+			  body)) == REPEAT_SEARCH) {
 	      search_again:
 		/* file system changed while we were in the fix_nodes */
 		PROC_INFO_INC(th->t_super, paste_into_item_restarted);
 		retval =
-		    search_for_position_by_key(th->t_super, p_s_key,
-					       p_s_search_path);
+		    search_for_position_by_key(th->t_super, key,
+					       search_path);
 		if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
 			retval = -EIO;
 			goto error_out;
 		}
 		if (retval == POSITION_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "PAP-5710: reiserfs_paste_into_item: entry or pasted byte (%K) exists",
-					 p_s_key);
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "PAP-5710",
+					 "entry or pasted byte (%K) exists",
+					 key);
 			retval = -EEXIST;
 			goto error_out;
 		}
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-		check_research_for_paste(p_s_search_path, p_s_key);
+		check_research_for_paste(search_path, key);
 #endif
 	}
 
 	/* Perform balancing after all resources are collected by fix_nodes, and
 	   accessing them will not risk triggering schedule. */
 	if (retval == CARRY_ON) {
-		do_balance(&s_paste_balance, NULL /*ih */ , p_c_body, M_PASTE);
+		do_balance(&s_paste_balance, NULL /*ih */ , body, M_PASTE);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	retval = (retval == NO_DISK_SPACE) ? -ENOSPC : -EIO;
@@ -2024,18 +1984,24 @@ int reiserfs_paste_into_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct tree
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
 	reiserfs_debug(inode->i_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota paste_into_item(): freeing %u id=%u type=%c",
-		       n_pasted_size, inode->i_uid,
-		       key2type(&(p_s_key->on_disk_key)));
+		       pasted_size, inode->i_uid,
+		       key2type(&(key->on_disk_key)));
 #endif
-	vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(inode, n_pasted_size);
+	vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(inode, pasted_size);
 	return retval;
 }
 
-/* Insert new item into the buffer at the path. */
-int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath *p_s_path,	/* Path to the inserteded item.         */
-			 const struct cpu_key *key, struct item_head *p_s_ih,	/* Pointer to the item header to insert. */
-			 struct inode *inode, const char *p_c_body)
-{				/* Pointer to the bytes to insert.      */
+/* Insert new item into the buffer at the path.
+ * th   - active transaction handle
+ * path - path to the inserted item
+ * ih   - pointer to the item header to insert
+ * body - pointer to the bytes to insert
+ */
+int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			 struct treepath *path, const struct cpu_key *key,
+			 struct item_head *ih, struct inode *inode,
+			 const char *body)
+{
 	struct tree_balance s_ins_balance;
 	int retval;
 	int fs_gen = 0;
@@ -2045,28 +2011,27 @@ int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath
 
 	if (inode) {		/* Do we count quotas for item? */
 		fs_gen = get_generation(inode->i_sb);
-		quota_bytes = ih_item_len(p_s_ih);
+		quota_bytes = ih_item_len(ih);
 
 		/* hack so the quota code doesn't have to guess if the file has
 		 ** a tail, links are always tails, so there's no guessing needed
 		 */
-		if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) && is_direct_le_ih(p_s_ih)) {
+		if (!S_ISLNK(inode->i_mode) && is_direct_le_ih(ih))
 			quota_bytes = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize + UNFM_P_SIZE;
-		}
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
 		reiserfs_debug(inode->i_sb, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 			       "reiserquota insert_item(): allocating %u id=%u type=%c",
-			       quota_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(p_s_ih));
+			       quota_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(ih));
 #endif
 		/* We can't dirty inode here. It would be immediately written but
 		 * appropriate stat item isn't inserted yet... */
 		if (vfs_dq_alloc_space_nodirty(inode, quota_bytes)) {
-			pathrelse(p_s_path);
+			pathrelse(path);
 			return -EDQUOT;
 		}
 	}
-	init_tb_struct(th, &s_ins_balance, th->t_super, p_s_path,
-		       IH_SIZE + ih_item_len(p_s_ih));
+	init_tb_struct(th, &s_ins_balance, th->t_super, path,
+		       IH_SIZE + ih_item_len(ih));
 #ifdef DISPLACE_NEW_PACKING_LOCALITIES
 	s_ins_balance.key = key->on_disk_key;
 #endif
@@ -2076,19 +2041,18 @@ int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath
 	}
 
 	while ((retval =
-		fix_nodes(M_INSERT, &s_ins_balance, p_s_ih,
-			  p_c_body)) == REPEAT_SEARCH) {
+		fix_nodes(M_INSERT, &s_ins_balance, ih,
+			  body)) == REPEAT_SEARCH) {
 	      search_again:
 		/* file system changed while we were in the fix_nodes */
 		PROC_INFO_INC(th->t_super, insert_item_restarted);
-		retval = search_item(th->t_super, key, p_s_path);
+		retval = search_item(th->t_super, key, path);
 		if (retval == IO_ERROR) {
 			retval = -EIO;
 			goto error_out;
 		}
 		if (retval == ITEM_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(th->t_super,
-					 "PAP-5760: reiserfs_insert_item: "
+			reiserfs_warning(th->t_super, "PAP-5760",
 					 "key %K already exists in the tree",
 					 key);
 			retval = -EEXIST;
@@ -2098,7 +2062,7 @@ int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath
 
 	/* make balancing after all resources will be collected at a time */
 	if (retval == CARRY_ON) {
-		do_balance(&s_ins_balance, p_s_ih, p_c_body, M_INSERT);
+		do_balance(&s_ins_balance, ih, body, M_INSERT);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2109,7 +2073,7 @@ int reiserfs_insert_item(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct treepath
 #ifdef REISERQUOTA_DEBUG
 	reiserfs_debug(th->t_super, REISERFS_DEBUG_CODE,
 		       "reiserquota insert_item(): freeing %u id=%u type=%c",
-		       quota_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(p_s_ih));
+		       quota_bytes, inode->i_uid, head2type(ih));
 #endif
 	if (inode)
 		vfs_dq_free_space_nodirty(inode, quota_bytes);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index 5dbafb739401..0ae6486d9046 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/mnt_namespace.h>
 #include <linux/mount.h>
 #include <linux/namei.h>
+#include <linux/crc32.h>
 
 struct file_system_type reiserfs_fs_type;
 
@@ -183,9 +184,9 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 		if (REISERFS_SB(s)->s_qf_names[i]) {
 			int ret = reiserfs_quota_on_mount(s, i);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				reiserfs_warning(s,
-						 "reiserfs: cannot turn on journaled quota: error %d",
-						 ret);
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2500",
+						 "cannot turn on journaled "
+						 "quota: error %d", ret);
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -195,17 +196,16 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 	while (!retval) {
 		retval = search_item(s, &max_cpu_key, &path);
 		if (retval != ITEM_NOT_FOUND) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "vs-2140: finish_unfinished: search_by_key returned %d",
-					 retval);
+			reiserfs_error(s, "vs-2140",
+				       "search_by_key returned %d", retval);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		bh = get_last_bh(&path);
 		item_pos = get_item_pos(&path);
 		if (item_pos != B_NR_ITEMS(bh)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "vs-2060: finish_unfinished: wrong position found");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "vs-2060",
+					 "wrong position found");
 			break;
 		}
 		item_pos--;
@@ -235,8 +235,7 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 		if (!inode) {
 			/* the unlink almost completed, it just did not manage to remove
 			   "save" link and release objectid */
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "vs-2180: finish_unfinished: iget failed for %K",
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "vs-2180", "iget failed for %K",
 					 &obj_key);
 			retval = remove_save_link_only(s, &save_link_key, 1);
 			continue;
@@ -244,8 +243,8 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 
 		if (!truncate && inode->i_nlink) {
 			/* file is not unlinked */
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "vs-2185: finish_unfinished: file %K is not unlinked",
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "vs-2185",
+					 "file %K is not unlinked",
 					 &obj_key);
 			retval = remove_save_link_only(s, &save_link_key, 0);
 			continue;
@@ -257,8 +256,9 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 			   The only imaginable way is to execute unfinished truncate request
 			   then boot into old kernel, remove the file and create dir with
 			   the same key. */
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "green-2101: impossible truncate on a directory %k. Please report",
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "green-2101",
+					 "impossible truncate on a "
+					 "directory %k. Please report",
 					 INODE_PKEY(inode));
 			retval = remove_save_link_only(s, &save_link_key, 0);
 			truncate = 0;
@@ -288,9 +288,10 @@ static int finish_unfinished(struct super_block *s)
 				/* removal gets completed in iput */
 				retval = 0;
 			} else {
-				reiserfs_warning(s, "Dead loop in "
-						"finish_unfinished detected, "
-						"just remove save link\n");
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "super-2189", "Dead loop "
+						 "in finish_unfinished "
+						 "detected, just remove "
+						 "save link\n");
 				retval = remove_save_link_only(s,
 							&save_link_key, 0);
 			}
@@ -360,8 +361,9 @@ void add_save_link(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	} else {
 		/* truncate */
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode))
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "green-2102: Adding a truncate savelink for a directory %k! Please report",
+			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "green-2102",
+					 "Adding a truncate savelink for "
+					 "a directory %k! Please report",
 					 INODE_PKEY(inode));
 		set_cpu_key_k_offset(&key, 1);
 		set_cpu_key_k_type(&key, TYPE_INDIRECT);
@@ -376,9 +378,9 @@ void add_save_link(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	retval = search_item(inode->i_sb, &key, &path);
 	if (retval != ITEM_NOT_FOUND) {
 		if (retval != -ENOSPC)
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "vs-2100: add_save_link:"
-					 "search_by_key (%K) returned %d", &key,
-					 retval);
+			reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "vs-2100",
+				       "search_by_key (%K) returned %d", &key,
+				       retval);
 		pathrelse(&path);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -391,9 +393,8 @@ void add_save_link(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
 	    reiserfs_insert_item(th, &path, &key, &ih, NULL, (char *)&link);
 	if (retval) {
 		if (retval != -ENOSPC)
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-					 "vs-2120: add_save_link: insert_item returned %d",
-					 retval);
+			reiserfs_error(inode->i_sb, "vs-2120",
+				       "insert_item returned %d", retval);
 	} else {
 		if (truncate)
 			REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags |=
@@ -492,8 +493,7 @@ static void reiserfs_put_super(struct super_block *s)
 	print_statistics(s);
 
 	if (REISERFS_SB(s)->reserved_blocks != 0) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "green-2005: reiserfs_put_super: reserved blocks left %d",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "green-2005", "reserved blocks left %d",
 				 REISERFS_SB(s)->reserved_blocks);
 	}
 
@@ -559,8 +559,8 @@ static void reiserfs_dirty_inode(struct inode *inode)
 
 	int err = 0;
 	if (inode->i_sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY) {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-				 "clm-6006: writing inode %lu on readonly FS",
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "clm-6006",
+				 "writing inode %lu on readonly FS",
 				 inode->i_ino);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 			   char **opt_arg, unsigned long *bit_flags)
 {
 	char *p;
-	/* foo=bar, 
+	/* foo=bar,
 	   ^   ^  ^
 	   |   |  +-- option_end
 	   |   +-- arg_start
@@ -792,13 +792,15 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 			if (bit_flags) {
 				if (opt->clrmask ==
 				    (1 << REISERFS_UNSUPPORTED_OPT))
-					reiserfs_warning(s, "%s not supported.",
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6500",
+							 "%s not supported.\n",
 							 p);
 				else
 					*bit_flags &= ~opt->clrmask;
 				if (opt->setmask ==
 				    (1 << REISERFS_UNSUPPORTED_OPT))
-					reiserfs_warning(s, "%s not supported.",
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6501",
+							 "%s not supported.\n",
 							 p);
 				else
 					*bit_flags |= opt->setmask;
@@ -807,7 +809,8 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 		}
 	}
 	if (!opt->option_name) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "unknown mount option \"%s\"", p);
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6502",
+				 "unknown mount option \"%s\"", p);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -815,8 +818,9 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 	switch (*p) {
 	case '=':
 		if (!opt->arg_required) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "the option \"%s\" does not require an argument",
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6503",
+					 "the option \"%s\" does not "
+					 "require an argument\n",
 					 opt->option_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -824,14 +828,15 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 
 	case 0:
 		if (opt->arg_required) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "the option \"%s\" requires an argument",
-					 opt->option_name);
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6504",
+					 "the option \"%s\" requires an "
+					 "argument\n", opt->option_name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 		break;
 	default:
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "head of option \"%s\" is only correct",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6505",
+				 "head of option \"%s\" is only correct\n",
 				 opt->option_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -843,7 +848,8 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 	    && !(opt->arg_required & (1 << REISERFS_OPT_ALLOWEMPTY))
 	    && !strlen(p)) {
 		/* this catches "option=," if not allowed */
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "empty argument for \"%s\"",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6506",
+				 "empty argument for \"%s\"\n",
 				 opt->option_name);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -865,7 +871,8 @@ static int reiserfs_getopt(struct super_block *s, char **cur, opt_desc_t * opts,
 		}
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_warning(s, "bad value \"%s\" for option \"%s\"", p,
+	reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6506",
+			 "bad value \"%s\" for option \"%s\"\n", p,
 			 opt->option_name);
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -955,9 +962,9 @@ static int reiserfs_parse_options(struct super_block *s, char *options,	/* strin
 				*blocks = simple_strtoul(arg, &p, 0);
 				if (*p != '\0') {
 					/* NNN does not look like a number */
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "reiserfs_parse_options: bad value %s",
-							 arg);
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6507",
+							 "bad value %s for "
+							 "-oresize\n", arg);
 					return 0;
 				}
 			}
@@ -968,8 +975,8 @@ static int reiserfs_parse_options(struct super_block *s, char *options,	/* strin
 			unsigned long val = simple_strtoul(arg, &p, 0);
 			/* commit=NNN (time in seconds) */
 			if (*p != '\0' || val >= (unsigned int)-1) {
-				reiserfs_warning(s,
-						 "reiserfs_parse_options: bad value %s",
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6508",
+						 "bad value %s for -ocommit\n",
 						 arg);
 				return 0;
 			}
@@ -977,16 +984,18 @@ static int reiserfs_parse_options(struct super_block *s, char *options,	/* strin
 		}
 
 		if (c == 'w') {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs: nolargeio option is no longer supported");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6509", "nolargeio option "
+					 "is no longer supported");
 			return 0;
 		}
 
 		if (c == 'j') {
 			if (arg && *arg && jdev_name) {
 				if (*jdev_name) {	//Hm, already assigned?
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "reiserfs_parse_options: journal device was already  specified to be %s",
-							 *jdev_name);
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6510",
+							 "journal device was "
+							 "already specified to "
+							 "be %s", *jdev_name);
 					return 0;
 				}
 				*jdev_name = arg;
@@ -998,29 +1007,35 @@ static int reiserfs_parse_options(struct super_block *s, char *options,	/* strin
 
 			if (sb_any_quota_loaded(s) &&
 			    (!*arg != !REISERFS_SB(s)->s_qf_names[qtype])) {
-				reiserfs_warning(s,
-						 "reiserfs_parse_options: cannot change journaled quota options when quota turned on.");
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6511",
+						 "cannot change journaled "
+						 "quota options when quota "
+						 "turned on.");
 				return 0;
 			}
 			if (*arg) {	/* Some filename specified? */
 				if (REISERFS_SB(s)->s_qf_names[qtype]
 				    && strcmp(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_qf_names[qtype],
 					      arg)) {
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "reiserfs_parse_options: %s quota file already specified.",
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6512",
+							 "%s quota file "
+							 "already specified.",
 							 QTYPE2NAME(qtype));
 					return 0;
 				}
 				if (strchr(arg, '/')) {
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "reiserfs_parse_options: quotafile must be on filesystem root.");
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6513",
+							 "quotafile must be "
+							 "on filesystem root.");
 					return 0;
 				}
 				qf_names[qtype] =
 				    kmalloc(strlen(arg) + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
 				if (!qf_names[qtype]) {
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "reiserfs_parse_options: not enough memory for storing quotafile name.");
+					reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2502",
+							 "not enough memory "
+							 "for storing "
+							 "quotafile name.");
 					return 0;
 				}
 				strcpy(qf_names[qtype], arg);
@@ -1038,21 +1053,24 @@ static int reiserfs_parse_options(struct super_block *s, char *options,	/* strin
 			else if (!strcmp(arg, "vfsv0"))
 				*qfmt = QFMT_VFS_V0;
 			else {
-				reiserfs_warning(s,
-						 "reiserfs_parse_options: unknown quota format specified.");
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6514",
+						 "unknown quota format "
+						 "specified.");
 				return 0;
 			}
 			if (sb_any_quota_loaded(s) &&
 			    *qfmt != REISERFS_SB(s)->s_jquota_fmt) {
-				reiserfs_warning(s,
-						 "reiserfs_parse_options: cannot change journaled quota options when quota turned on.");
+				reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6515",
+						 "cannot change journaled "
+						 "quota options when quota "
+						 "turned on.");
 				return 0;
 			}
 		}
 #else
 		if (c == 'u' || c == 'g' || c == 'f') {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "reiserfs_parse_options: journaled quota options not supported.");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2503", "journaled "
+					 "quota options not supported.");
 			return 0;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -1061,15 +1079,15 @@ static int reiserfs_parse_options(struct super_block *s, char *options,	/* strin
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	if (!REISERFS_SB(s)->s_jquota_fmt && !*qfmt
 	    && (qf_names[USRQUOTA] || qf_names[GRPQUOTA])) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "reiserfs_parse_options: journaled quota format not specified.");
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6515",
+				 "journaled quota format not specified.");
 		return 0;
 	}
 	/* This checking is not precise wrt the quota type but for our purposes it is sufficient */
 	if (!(*mount_options & (1 << REISERFS_QUOTA))
 	    && sb_any_quota_loaded(s)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "reiserfs_parse_options: quota options must be present when quota is turned on.");
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6516", "quota options must "
+				 "be present when quota is turned on.");
 		return 0;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1129,14 +1147,15 @@ static void handle_attrs(struct super_block *s)
 
 	if (reiserfs_attrs(s)) {
 		if (old_format_only(s)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "reiserfs: cannot support attributes on 3.5.x disk format");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6517", "cannot support "
+					 "attributes on 3.5.x disk format");
 			REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt &= ~(1 << REISERFS_ATTRS);
 			return;
 		}
 		if (!(le32_to_cpu(rs->s_flags) & reiserfs_attrs_cleared)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "reiserfs: cannot support attributes until flag is set in super-block");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6518", "cannot support "
+					 "attributes until flag is set in "
+					 "super-block");
 			REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt &= ~(1 << REISERFS_ATTRS);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1278,6 +1297,8 @@ static int reiserfs_remount(struct super_block *s, int *mount_flags, char *arg)
 		REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_state = sb_umount_state(rs);
 		s->s_flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
 		set_sb_umount_state(rs, REISERFS_ERROR_FS);
+		if (!old_format_only(s))
+			set_sb_mnt_count(rs, sb_mnt_count(rs) + 1);
 		/* mark_buffer_dirty (SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB (s), 1); */
 		journal_mark_dirty(&th, s, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
 		REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_state = REISERFS_VALID_FS;
@@ -1312,7 +1333,7 @@ static int read_super_block(struct super_block *s, int offset)
 
 	bh = sb_bread(s, offset / s->s_blocksize);
 	if (!bh) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2006: read_super_block: "
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2006",
 				 "bread failed (dev %s, block %lu, size %lu)",
 				 reiserfs_bdevname(s), offset / s->s_blocksize,
 				 s->s_blocksize);
@@ -1326,15 +1347,15 @@ static int read_super_block(struct super_block *s, int offset)
 	}
 	//
 	// ok, reiserfs signature (old or new) found in at the given offset
-	//    
+	//
 	fs_blocksize = sb_blocksize(rs);
 	brelse(bh);
 	sb_set_blocksize(s, fs_blocksize);
 
 	bh = sb_bread(s, offset / s->s_blocksize);
 	if (!bh) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2007: read_super_block: "
-				 "bread failed (dev %s, block %lu, size %lu)\n",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2007",
+				 "bread failed (dev %s, block %lu, size %lu)",
 				 reiserfs_bdevname(s), offset / s->s_blocksize,
 				 s->s_blocksize);
 		return 1;
@@ -1342,8 +1363,8 @@ static int read_super_block(struct super_block *s, int offset)
 
 	rs = (struct reiserfs_super_block *)bh->b_data;
 	if (sb_blocksize(rs) != s->s_blocksize) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2011: read_super_block: "
-				 "can't find a reiserfs filesystem on (dev %s, block %Lu, size %lu)\n",
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2011", "can't find a reiserfs "
+				 "filesystem on (dev %s, block %Lu, size %lu)",
 				 reiserfs_bdevname(s),
 				 (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr,
 				 s->s_blocksize);
@@ -1353,9 +1374,10 @@ static int read_super_block(struct super_block *s, int offset)
 
 	if (rs->s_v1.s_root_block == cpu_to_le32(-1)) {
 		brelse(bh);
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "Unfinished reiserfsck --rebuild-tree run detected. Please run\n"
-				 "reiserfsck --rebuild-tree and wait for a completion. If that fails\n"
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "super-6519", "Unfinished reiserfsck "
+				 "--rebuild-tree run detected. Please run\n"
+				 "reiserfsck --rebuild-tree and wait for a "
+				 "completion. If that fails\n"
 				 "get newer reiserfsprogs package");
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -1367,18 +1389,15 @@ static int read_super_block(struct super_block *s, int offset)
 		/* magic is of non-standard journal filesystem, look at s_version to
 		   find which format is in use */
 		if (sb_version(rs) == REISERFS_VERSION_2)
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "read_super_block: found reiserfs format \"3.6\""
-					 " with non-standard journal");
+			reiserfs_info(s, "found reiserfs format \"3.6\""
+				      " with non-standard journal\n");
 		else if (sb_version(rs) == REISERFS_VERSION_1)
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "read_super_block: found reiserfs format \"3.5\""
-					 " with non-standard journal");
+			reiserfs_info(s, "found reiserfs format \"3.5\""
+				      " with non-standard journal\n");
 		else {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "sh-2012: read_super_block: found unknown "
-					 "format \"%u\" of reiserfs with non-standard magic",
-					 sb_version(rs));
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "sh-2012", "found unknown "
+					 "format \"%u\" of reiserfs with "
+					 "non-standard magic", sb_version(rs));
 			return 1;
 		}
 	} else
@@ -1408,8 +1427,7 @@ static int reread_meta_blocks(struct super_block *s)
 	ll_rw_block(READ, 1, &(SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s)));
 	wait_on_buffer(SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
 	if (!buffer_uptodate(SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s))) {
-		reiserfs_warning(s,
-				 "reread_meta_blocks, error reading the super");
+		reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2504", "error reading the super");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1452,8 +1470,8 @@ static __u32 find_hash_out(struct super_block *s)
 			if (reiserfs_rupasov_hash(s)) {
 				hash = YURA_HASH;
 			}
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "FS seems to be empty, autodetect "
-					 "is using the default hash");
+			reiserfs_info(s, "FS seems to be empty, autodetect "
+					 "is using the default hash\n");
 			break;
 		}
 		r5hash = GET_HASH_VALUE(r5_hash(de.de_name, de.de_namelen));
@@ -1473,10 +1491,10 @@ static __u32 find_hash_out(struct super_block *s)
 			&& (yurahash ==
 			    GET_HASH_VALUE(deh_offset
 					   (&(de.de_deh[de.de_entry_num])))))) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s,
-					 "Unable to automatically detect hash function. "
-					 "Please mount with -o hash={tea,rupasov,r5}",
-					 reiserfs_bdevname(s));
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2506", "Unable to "
+					 "automatically detect hash function. "
+					 "Please mount with -o "
+					 "hash={tea,rupasov,r5}");
 			hash = UNSET_HASH;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -1490,7 +1508,8 @@ static __u32 find_hash_out(struct super_block *s)
 			 (deh_offset(&(de.de_deh[de.de_entry_num]))) == r5hash)
 			hash = R5_HASH;
 		else {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "Unrecognised hash function");
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2506",
+					 "Unrecognised hash function");
 			hash = UNSET_HASH;
 		}
 	} while (0);
@@ -1514,21 +1533,24 @@ static int what_hash(struct super_block *s)
 		code = find_hash_out(s);
 
 	if (code != UNSET_HASH && reiserfs_hash_detect(s)) {
-		/* detection has found the hash, and we must check against the 
-		 ** mount options 
+		/* detection has found the hash, and we must check against the
+		 ** mount options
 		 */
 		if (reiserfs_rupasov_hash(s) && code != YURA_HASH) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "Error, %s hash detected, "
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2507",
+					 "Error, %s hash detected, "
 					 "unable to force rupasov hash",
 					 reiserfs_hashname(code));
 			code = UNSET_HASH;
 		} else if (reiserfs_tea_hash(s) && code != TEA_HASH) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "Error, %s hash detected, "
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2508",
+					 "Error, %s hash detected, "
 					 "unable to force tea hash",
 					 reiserfs_hashname(code));
 			code = UNSET_HASH;
 		} else if (reiserfs_r5_hash(s) && code != R5_HASH) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "Error, %s hash detected, "
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "reiserfs-2509",
+					 "Error, %s hash detected, "
 					 "unable to force r5 hash",
 					 reiserfs_hashname(code));
 			code = UNSET_HASH;
@@ -1544,7 +1566,7 @@ static int what_hash(struct super_block *s)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* if we are mounted RW, and we have a new valid hash code, update 
+	/* if we are mounted RW, and we have a new valid hash code, update
 	 ** the super
 	 */
 	if (code != UNSET_HASH &&
@@ -1587,9 +1609,9 @@ static int function2code(hashf_t func)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#define SWARN(silent, s, ...)			\
+#define SWARN(silent, s, id, ...)			\
 	if (!(silent))				\
-		reiserfs_warning (s, __VA_ARGS__)
+		reiserfs_warning(s, id, __VA_ARGS__)
 
 static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 {
@@ -1623,10 +1645,6 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_alloc_options.preallocmin = 0;
 	/* Preallocate by 16 blocks (17-1) at once */
 	REISERFS_SB(s)->s_alloc_options.preallocsize = 17;
-#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
-	/* Initialize the rwsem for xattr dir */
-	init_rwsem(&REISERFS_SB(s)->xattr_dir_sem);
-#endif
 	/* setup default block allocator options */
 	reiserfs_init_alloc_options(s);
 
@@ -1641,8 +1659,7 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 #endif
 
 	if (blocks) {
-		SWARN(silent, s, "jmacd-7: reiserfs_fill_super: resize option "
-		      "for remount only");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "jmacd-7", "resize option for remount only");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1651,8 +1668,7 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		old_format = 1;
 	/* try new format (64-th 1k block), which can contain reiserfs super block */
 	else if (read_super_block(s, REISERFS_DISK_OFFSET_IN_BYTES)) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "sh-2021: reiserfs_fill_super: can not find reiserfs on %s",
+		SWARN(silent, s, "sh-2021", "can not find reiserfs on %s",
 		      reiserfs_bdevname(s));
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -1664,13 +1680,12 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	if (s->s_bdev && s->s_bdev->bd_inode
 	    && i_size_read(s->s_bdev->bd_inode) <
 	    sb_block_count(rs) * sb_blocksize(rs)) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "Filesystem on %s cannot be mounted because it is bigger than the device",
-		      reiserfs_bdevname(s));
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "You may need to run fsck or increase size of your LVM partition");
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "Or may be you forgot to reboot after fdisk when it told you to");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "", "Filesystem cannot be "
+		      "mounted because it is bigger than the device");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "", "You may need to run fsck "
+		      "or increase size of your LVM partition");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "", "Or may be you forgot to "
+		      "reboot after fdisk when it told you to");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1678,14 +1693,13 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	sbi->s_mount_state = REISERFS_VALID_FS;
 
 	if ((errval = reiserfs_init_bitmap_cache(s))) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "jmacd-8: reiserfs_fill_super: unable to read bitmap");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "jmacd-8", "unable to read bitmap");
 		goto error;
 	}
 	errval = -EINVAL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
-	SWARN(silent, s, "CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK is set ON");
-	SWARN(silent, s, "- it is slow mode for debugging.");
+	SWARN(silent, s, "", "CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK is set ON");
+	SWARN(silent, s, "", "- it is slow mode for debugging.");
 #endif
 
 	/* make data=ordered the default */
@@ -1706,8 +1720,8 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 	// set_device_ro(s->s_dev, 1) ;
 	if (journal_init(s, jdev_name, old_format, commit_max_age)) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "sh-2022: reiserfs_fill_super: unable to initialize journal space");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "sh-2022",
+		      "unable to initialize journal space");
 		goto error;
 	} else {
 		jinit_done = 1;	/* once this is set, journal_release must be called
@@ -1715,8 +1729,8 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 				 */
 	}
 	if (reread_meta_blocks(s)) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "jmacd-9: reiserfs_fill_super: unable to reread meta blocks after journal init");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "jmacd-9",
+		      "unable to reread meta blocks after journal init");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1724,8 +1738,8 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		goto error;
 
 	if (bdev_read_only(s->s_bdev) && !(s->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "clm-7000: Detected readonly device, marking FS readonly");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "clm-7000",
+		      "Detected readonly device, marking FS readonly");
 		s->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 	}
 	args.objectid = REISERFS_ROOT_OBJECTID;
@@ -1734,8 +1748,7 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	    iget5_locked(s, REISERFS_ROOT_OBJECTID, reiserfs_find_actor,
 			 reiserfs_init_locked_inode, (void *)(&args));
 	if (!root_inode) {
-		SWARN(silent, s,
-		      "jmacd-10: reiserfs_fill_super: get root inode failed");
+		SWARN(silent, s, "jmacd-10", "get root inode failed");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
@@ -1784,7 +1797,7 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 		 * avoiding corruption. -jeffm */
 		if (bmap_would_wrap(reiserfs_bmap_count(s)) &&
 		    sb_bmap_nr(rs) != 0) {
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-2030: This file system "
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "super-2030", "This file system "
 					"claims to use %u bitmap blocks in "
 					"its super block, but requires %u. "
 					"Clearing to zero.", sb_bmap_nr(rs),
@@ -1817,7 +1830,9 @@ static int reiserfs_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 			} else if (!silent) {
 				reiserfs_info(s, "using 3.5.x disk format\n");
 			}
-		}
+		} else
+			set_sb_mnt_count(rs, sb_mnt_count(rs) + 1);
+
 
 		journal_mark_dirty(&th, s, SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s));
 		errval = journal_end(&th, s, 1);
@@ -1890,6 +1905,10 @@ static int reiserfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 	buf->f_bsize = dentry->d_sb->s_blocksize;
 	/* changed to accommodate gcc folks. */
 	buf->f_type = REISERFS_SUPER_MAGIC;
+	buf->f_fsid.val[0] = (u32)crc32_le(0, rs->s_uuid, sizeof(rs->s_uuid)/2);
+	buf->f_fsid.val[1] = (u32)crc32_le(0, rs->s_uuid + sizeof(rs->s_uuid)/2,
+				sizeof(rs->s_uuid)/2);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2031,8 +2050,8 @@ static int reiserfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	if (!(REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags & i_nopack_mask)) {
 		err = reiserfs_unpack(inode, NULL);
 		if (err) {
-			reiserfs_warning(sb,
-				"reiserfs: Unpacking tail of quota file failed"
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "super-6520",
+				"Unpacking tail of quota file failed"
 				" (%d). Cannot turn on quotas.", err);
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
@@ -2043,8 +2062,8 @@ static int reiserfs_quota_on(struct super_block *sb, int type, int format_id,
 	if (REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_qf_names[type]) {
 		/* Quotafile not of fs root? */
 		if (path.dentry->d_parent != sb->s_root)
-			reiserfs_warning(sb,
-				 "reiserfs: Quota file not on filesystem root. "
+			reiserfs_warning(sb, "super-6521",
+				 "Quota file not on filesystem root. "
 				 "Journalled quota will not work.");
 	}
 
@@ -2195,9 +2214,6 @@ static int __init init_reiserfs_fs(void)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if ((ret = reiserfs_xattr_register_handlers()))
-		goto failed_reiserfs_xattr_register_handlers;
-
 	reiserfs_proc_info_global_init();
 	reiserfs_proc_register_global("version",
 				      reiserfs_global_version_in_proc);
@@ -2208,9 +2224,6 @@ static int __init init_reiserfs_fs(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_xattr_unregister_handlers();
-
-      failed_reiserfs_xattr_register_handlers:
 	reiserfs_proc_unregister_global("version");
 	reiserfs_proc_info_global_done();
 	destroy_inodecache();
@@ -2220,7 +2233,6 @@ static int __init init_reiserfs_fs(void)
 
 static void __exit exit_reiserfs_fs(void)
 {
-	reiserfs_xattr_unregister_handlers();
 	reiserfs_proc_unregister_global("version");
 	reiserfs_proc_info_global_done();
 	unregister_filesystem(&reiserfs_fs_type);
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c b/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c
index f8121a1147e8..d7f6e51bef2a 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/tail_conversion.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 				   converted item. */
 	struct item_head ind_ih;	/* new indirect item to be inserted or
 					   key of unfm pointer to be pasted */
-	int n_blk_size, n_retval;	/* returned value for reiserfs_insert_item and clones */
+	int blk_size, retval;	/* returned value for reiserfs_insert_item and clones */
 	unp_t unfm_ptr;		/* Handle on an unformatted node
 				   that will be inserted in the
 				   tree. */
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 
 	REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_direct2indirect++;
 
-	n_blk_size = sb->s_blocksize;
+	blk_size = sb->s_blocksize;
 
 	/* and key to search for append or insert pointer to the new
 	   unformatted node. */
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 	/* Set the key to search for the place for new unfm pointer */
 	make_cpu_key(&end_key, inode, tail_offset, TYPE_INDIRECT, 4);
 
-	// FIXME: we could avoid this 
+	/* FIXME: we could avoid this */
 	if (search_for_position_by_key(sb, &end_key, path) == POSITION_FOUND) {
-		reiserfs_warning(sb, "PAP-14030: direct2indirect: "
-				 "pasted or inserted byte exists in the tree %K. "
-				 "Use fsck to repair.", &end_key);
+		reiserfs_error(sb, "PAP-14030",
+			       "pasted or inserted byte exists in "
+			       "the tree %K. Use fsck to repair.", &end_key);
 		pathrelse(path);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -64,17 +64,17 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 		set_ih_free_space(&ind_ih, 0);	/* delete at nearest future */
 		put_ih_item_len(&ind_ih, UNFM_P_SIZE);
 		PATH_LAST_POSITION(path)++;
-		n_retval =
+		retval =
 		    reiserfs_insert_item(th, path, &end_key, &ind_ih, inode,
 					 (char *)&unfm_ptr);
 	} else {
 		/* Paste into last indirect item of an object. */
-		n_retval = reiserfs_paste_into_item(th, path, &end_key, inode,
+		retval = reiserfs_paste_into_item(th, path, &end_key, inode,
 						    (char *)&unfm_ptr,
 						    UNFM_P_SIZE);
 	}
-	if (n_retval) {
-		return n_retval;
+	if (retval) {
+		return retval;
 	}
 	// note: from here there are two keys which have matching first
 	// three key components. They only differ by the fourth one.
@@ -92,14 +92,13 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 		   last item of the file */
 		if (search_for_position_by_key(sb, &end_key, path) ==
 		    POSITION_FOUND)
-			reiserfs_panic(sb,
-				       "PAP-14050: direct2indirect: "
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "PAP-14050",
 				       "direct item (%K) not found", &end_key);
 		p_le_ih = PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path);
 		RFALSE(!is_direct_le_ih(p_le_ih),
 		       "vs-14055: direct item expected(%K), found %h",
 		       &end_key, p_le_ih);
-		tail_size = (le_ih_k_offset(p_le_ih) & (n_blk_size - 1))
+		tail_size = (le_ih_k_offset(p_le_ih) & (blk_size - 1))
 		    + ih_item_len(p_le_ih) - 1;
 
 		/* we only send the unbh pointer if the buffer is not up to date.
@@ -114,11 +113,11 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 		} else {
 			up_to_date_bh = unbh;
 		}
-		n_retval = reiserfs_delete_item(th, path, &end_key, inode,
+		retval = reiserfs_delete_item(th, path, &end_key, inode,
 						up_to_date_bh);
 
-		total_tail += n_retval;
-		if (tail_size == n_retval)
+		total_tail += retval;
+		if (tail_size == retval)
 			// done: file does not have direct items anymore
 			break;
 
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ int direct2indirect(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
 		unsigned pgoff =
 		    (tail_offset + total_tail - 1) & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 		char *kaddr = kmap_atomic(up_to_date_bh->b_page, KM_USER0);
-		memset(kaddr + pgoff, 0, n_blk_size - total_tail);
+		memset(kaddr + pgoff, 0, blk_size - total_tail);
 		kunmap_atomic(kaddr, KM_USER0);
 	}
 
@@ -171,14 +170,18 @@ void reiserfs_unmap_buffer(struct buffer_head *bh)
    what we expect from it (number of cut bytes). But when tail remains
    in the unformatted node, we set mode to SKIP_BALANCING and unlock
    inode */
-int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_inode, struct page *page, struct treepath *p_s_path,	/* path to the indirect item. */
-		    const struct cpu_key *p_s_item_key,	/* Key to look for unformatted node pointer to be cut. */
+int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+		    struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
+		    struct treepath *path,	/* path to the indirect item. */
+		    const struct cpu_key *item_key,	/* Key to look for
+							 * unformatted node
+							 * pointer to be cut. */
 		    loff_t n_new_file_size,	/* New file size. */
-		    char *p_c_mode)
+		    char *mode)
 {
-	struct super_block *p_s_sb = p_s_inode->i_sb;
+	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct item_head s_ih;
-	unsigned long n_block_size = p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+	unsigned long block_size = sb->s_blocksize;
 	char *tail;
 	int tail_len, round_tail_len;
 	loff_t pos, pos1;	/* position of first byte of the tail */
@@ -186,22 +189,22 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_in
 
 	BUG_ON(!th->t_trans_id);
 
-	REISERFS_SB(p_s_sb)->s_indirect2direct++;
+	REISERFS_SB(sb)->s_indirect2direct++;
 
-	*p_c_mode = M_SKIP_BALANCING;
+	*mode = M_SKIP_BALANCING;
 
 	/* store item head path points to. */
-	copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_path));
+	copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path));
 
-	tail_len = (n_new_file_size & (n_block_size - 1));
-	if (get_inode_sd_version(p_s_inode) == STAT_DATA_V2)
+	tail_len = (n_new_file_size & (block_size - 1));
+	if (get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V2)
 		round_tail_len = ROUND_UP(tail_len);
 	else
 		round_tail_len = tail_len;
 
 	pos =
 	    le_ih_k_offset(&s_ih) - 1 + (ih_item_len(&s_ih) / UNFM_P_SIZE -
-					 1) * p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+					 1) * sb->s_blocksize;
 	pos1 = pos;
 
 	// we are protected by i_mutex. The tail can not disapper, not
@@ -210,27 +213,26 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_in
 
 	tail = (char *)kmap(page);	/* this can schedule */
 
-	if (path_changed(&s_ih, p_s_path)) {
+	if (path_changed(&s_ih, path)) {
 		/* re-search indirect item */
-		if (search_for_position_by_key(p_s_sb, p_s_item_key, p_s_path)
+		if (search_for_position_by_key(sb, item_key, path)
 		    == POSITION_NOT_FOUND)
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb,
-				       "PAP-5520: indirect2direct: "
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "PAP-5520",
 				       "item to be converted %K does not exist",
-				       p_s_item_key);
-		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(p_s_path));
+				       item_key);
+		copy_item_head(&s_ih, PATH_PITEM_HEAD(path));
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 		pos = le_ih_k_offset(&s_ih) - 1 +
 		    (ih_item_len(&s_ih) / UNFM_P_SIZE -
-		     1) * p_s_sb->s_blocksize;
+		     1) * sb->s_blocksize;
 		if (pos != pos1)
-			reiserfs_panic(p_s_sb, "vs-5530: indirect2direct: "
-				       "tail position changed while we were reading it");
+			reiserfs_panic(sb, "vs-5530", "tail position "
+				       "changed while we were reading it");
 #endif
 	}
 
 	/* Set direct item header to insert. */
-	make_le_item_head(&s_ih, NULL, get_inode_item_key_version(p_s_inode),
+	make_le_item_head(&s_ih, NULL, get_inode_item_key_version(inode),
 			  pos1 + 1, TYPE_DIRECT, round_tail_len,
 			  0xffff /*ih_free_space */ );
 
@@ -240,13 +242,13 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_in
 	 */
 	tail = tail + (pos & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1));
 
-	PATH_LAST_POSITION(p_s_path)++;
+	PATH_LAST_POSITION(path)++;
 
-	key = *p_s_item_key;
+	key = *item_key;
 	set_cpu_key_k_type(&key, TYPE_DIRECT);
 	key.key_length = 4;
 	/* Insert tail as new direct item in the tree */
-	if (reiserfs_insert_item(th, p_s_path, &key, &s_ih, p_s_inode,
+	if (reiserfs_insert_item(th, path, &key, &s_ih, inode,
 				 tail ? tail : NULL) < 0) {
 		/* No disk memory. So we can not convert last unformatted node
 		   to the direct item.  In this case we used to adjust
@@ -255,12 +257,12 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_in
 		   unformatted node. For now i_size is considered as guard for
 		   going out of file size */
 		kunmap(page);
-		return n_block_size - round_tail_len;
+		return block_size - round_tail_len;
 	}
 	kunmap(page);
 
 	/* make sure to get the i_blocks changes from reiserfs_insert_item */
-	reiserfs_update_sd(th, p_s_inode);
+	reiserfs_update_sd(th, inode);
 
 	// note: we have now the same as in above direct2indirect
 	// conversion: there are two keys which have matching first three
@@ -268,11 +270,11 @@ int indirect2direct(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *p_s_in
 
 	/* We have inserted new direct item and must remove last
 	   unformatted node. */
-	*p_c_mode = M_CUT;
+	*mode = M_CUT;
 
 	/* we store position of first direct item in the in-core inode */
-	//mark_file_with_tail (p_s_inode, pos1 + 1);
-	REISERFS_I(p_s_inode)->i_first_direct_byte = pos1 + 1;
+	/* mark_file_with_tail (inode, pos1 + 1); */
+	REISERFS_I(inode)->i_first_direct_byte = pos1 + 1;
 
-	return n_block_size - round_tail_len;
+	return block_size - round_tail_len;
 }
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index ae881ccd2f03..f83f52bae390 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
  * these are special cases for filesystem ACLs, they are interpreted by the
  * kernel, in addition, they are negatively and positively cached and attached
  * to the inode so that unnecessary lookups are avoided.
+ *
+ * Locking works like so:
+ * Directory components (xattr root, xattr dir) are protectd by their i_mutex.
+ * The xattrs themselves are protected by the xattr_sem.
  */
 
 #include <linux/reiserfs_fs.h>
@@ -44,328 +48,334 @@
 #include <net/checksum.h>
 #include <linux/smp_lock.h>
 #include <linux/stat.h>
+#include <linux/quotaops.h>
 
-#define FL_READONLY 128
-#define FL_DIR_SEM_HELD 256
 #define PRIVROOT_NAME ".reiserfs_priv"
 #define XAROOT_NAME   "xattrs"
 
-static struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *find_xattr_handler_prefix(const char
-								*prefix);
 
-/* Returns the dentry referring to the root of the extended attribute
- * directory tree. If it has already been retrieved, it is used. If it
- * hasn't been created and the flags indicate creation is allowed, we
- * attempt to create it. On error, we return a pointer-encoded error.
- */
-static struct dentry *get_xa_root(struct super_block *sb, int flags)
+/* Helpers for inode ops. We do this so that we don't have all the VFS
+ * overhead and also for proper i_mutex annotation.
+ * dir->i_mutex must be held for all of them. */
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+static int xattr_create(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
 {
-	struct dentry *privroot = dget(REISERFS_SB(sb)->priv_root);
-	struct dentry *xaroot;
+	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dir->i_mutex));
+	vfs_dq_init(dir);
+	return dir->i_op->create(dir, dentry, mode, NULL);
+}
+#endif
 
-	/* This needs to be created at mount-time */
-	if (!privroot)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+static int xattr_mkdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, int mode)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dir->i_mutex));
+	vfs_dq_init(dir);
+	return dir->i_op->mkdir(dir, dentry, mode);
+}
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&privroot->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
-	if (REISERFS_SB(sb)->xattr_root) {
-		xaroot = dget(REISERFS_SB(sb)->xattr_root);
-		goto out;
-	}
+/* We use I_MUTEX_CHILD here to silence lockdep. It's safe because xattr
+ * mutation ops aren't called during rename or splace, which are the
+ * only other users of I_MUTEX_CHILD. It violates the ordering, but that's
+ * better than allocating another subclass just for this code. */
+static int xattr_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	int error;
+	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dir->i_mutex));
+	vfs_dq_init(dir);
 
-	xaroot = lookup_one_len(XAROOT_NAME, privroot, strlen(XAROOT_NAME));
-	if (IS_ERR(xaroot)) {
-		goto out;
-	} else if (!xaroot->d_inode) {
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
+	error = dir->i_op->unlink(dir, dentry);
+	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+
+	if (!error)
+		d_delete(dentry);
+	return error;
+}
+
+static int xattr_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
+{
+	int error;
+	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&dir->i_mutex));
+	vfs_dq_init(dir);
+
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
+	dentry_unhash(dentry);
+	error = dir->i_op->rmdir(dir, dentry);
+	if (!error)
+		dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_DEAD;
+	mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	if (!error)
+		d_delete(dentry);
+	dput(dentry);
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+#define xattr_may_create(flags)	(!flags || flags & XATTR_CREATE)
+
+/* Returns and possibly creates the xattr dir. */
+static struct dentry *lookup_or_create_dir(struct dentry *parent,
+					    const char *name, int flags)
+{
+	struct dentry *dentry;
+	BUG_ON(!parent);
+
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, parent, strlen(name));
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+		return dentry;
+	else if (!dentry->d_inode) {
 		int err = -ENODATA;
-		if (flags == 0 || flags & XATTR_CREATE)
-			err = privroot->d_inode->i_op->mkdir(privroot->d_inode,
-			                                     xaroot, 0700);
+
+		if (xattr_may_create(flags)) {
+			mutex_lock_nested(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex,
+					  I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+			err = xattr_mkdir(parent->d_inode, dentry, 0700);
+			mutex_unlock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
+		}
+
 		if (err) {
-			dput(xaroot);
-			xaroot = ERR_PTR(err);
-			goto out;
+			dput(dentry);
+			dentry = ERR_PTR(err);
 		}
 	}
-	REISERFS_SB(sb)->xattr_root = dget(xaroot);
 
-      out:
-	mutex_unlock(&privroot->d_inode->i_mutex);
-	dput(privroot);
-	return xaroot;
+	return dentry;
+}
+
+static struct dentry *open_xa_root(struct super_block *sb, int flags)
+{
+	struct dentry *privroot = REISERFS_SB(sb)->priv_root;
+	if (!privroot)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+	return lookup_or_create_dir(privroot, XAROOT_NAME, flags);
 }
 
-/* Opens the directory corresponding to the inode's extended attribute store.
- * If flags allow, the tree to the directory may be created. If creation is
- * prohibited, -ENODATA is returned. */
 static struct dentry *open_xa_dir(const struct inode *inode, int flags)
 {
 	struct dentry *xaroot, *xadir;
 	char namebuf[17];
 
-	xaroot = get_xa_root(inode->i_sb, flags);
+	xaroot = open_xa_root(inode->i_sb, flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(xaroot))
 		return xaroot;
 
-	/* ok, we have xaroot open */
 	snprintf(namebuf, sizeof(namebuf), "%X.%X",
 		 le32_to_cpu(INODE_PKEY(inode)->k_objectid),
 		 inode->i_generation);
-	xadir = lookup_one_len(namebuf, xaroot, strlen(namebuf));
-	if (IS_ERR(xadir)) {
-		dput(xaroot);
-		return xadir;
-	}
-
-	if (!xadir->d_inode) {
-		int err;
-		if (flags == 0 || flags & XATTR_CREATE) {
-			/* Although there is nothing else trying to create this directory,
-			 * another directory with the same hash may be created, so we need
-			 * to protect against that */
-			err =
-			    xaroot->d_inode->i_op->mkdir(xaroot->d_inode, xadir,
-							 0700);
-			if (err) {
-				dput(xaroot);
-				dput(xadir);
-				return ERR_PTR(err);
-			}
-		}
-		if (!xadir->d_inode) {
-			dput(xaroot);
-			dput(xadir);
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
-		}
-	}
 
+	xadir = lookup_or_create_dir(xaroot, namebuf, flags);
 	dput(xaroot);
 	return xadir;
+
 }
 
-/* Returns a dentry corresponding to a specific extended attribute file
- * for the inode. If flags allow, the file is created. Otherwise, a
- * valid or negative dentry, or an error is returned. */
-static struct dentry *get_xa_file_dentry(const struct inode *inode,
-					 const char *name, int flags)
-{
-	struct dentry *xadir, *xafile;
-	int err = 0;
+/* The following are side effects of other operations that aren't explicitly
+ * modifying extended attributes. This includes operations such as permissions
+ * or ownership changes, object deletions, etc. */
+struct reiserfs_dentry_buf {
+	struct dentry *xadir;
+	int count;
+	struct dentry *dentries[8];
+};
 
-	xadir = open_xa_dir(inode, flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(xadir)) {
-		return ERR_CAST(xadir);
-	} else if (!xadir->d_inode) {
-		dput(xadir);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
-	}
+static int
+fill_with_dentries(void *buf, const char *name, int namelen, loff_t offset,
+		    u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
+{
+	struct reiserfs_dentry_buf *dbuf = buf;
+	struct dentry *dentry;
 
-	xafile = lookup_one_len(name, xadir, strlen(name));
-	if (IS_ERR(xafile)) {
-		dput(xadir);
-		return ERR_CAST(xafile);
-	}
+	if (dbuf->count == ARRAY_SIZE(dbuf->dentries))
+		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	if (xafile->d_inode) {	/* file exists */
-		if (flags & XATTR_CREATE) {
-			err = -EEXIST;
-			dput(xafile);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	} else if (flags & XATTR_REPLACE || flags & FL_READONLY) {
-		goto out;
-	} else {
-		/* inode->i_mutex is down, so nothing else can try to create
-		 * the same xattr */
-		err = xadir->d_inode->i_op->create(xadir->d_inode, xafile,
-						   0700 | S_IFREG, NULL);
+	if (name[0] == '.' && (name[1] == '\0' ||
+			       (name[1] == '.' && name[2] == '\0')))
+		return 0;
 
-		if (err) {
-			dput(xafile);
-			goto out;
-		}
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, dbuf->xadir, namelen);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
+	} else if (!dentry->d_inode) {
+		/* A directory entry exists, but no file? */
+		reiserfs_error(dentry->d_sb, "xattr-20003",
+			       "Corrupted directory: xattr %s listed but "
+			       "not found for file %s.\n",
+			       dentry->d_name.name, dbuf->xadir->d_name.name);
+		dput(dentry);
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-      out:
-	dput(xadir);
-	if (err)
-		xafile = ERR_PTR(err);
-	else if (!xafile->d_inode) {
-		dput(xafile);
-		xafile = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
-	}
-	return xafile;
+	dbuf->dentries[dbuf->count++] = dentry;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * this is very similar to fs/reiserfs/dir.c:reiserfs_readdir, but
- * we need to drop the path before calling the filldir struct.  That
- * would be a big performance hit to the non-xattr case, so I've copied
- * the whole thing for now. --clm
- *
- * the big difference is that I go backwards through the directory,
- * and don't mess with f->f_pos, but the idea is the same.  Do some
- * action on each and every entry in the directory.
- *
- * we're called with i_mutex held, so there are no worries about the directory
- * changing underneath us.
- */
-static int __xattr_readdir(struct inode *inode, void *dirent, filldir_t filldir)
+static void
+cleanup_dentry_buf(struct reiserfs_dentry_buf *buf)
 {
-	struct cpu_key pos_key;	/* key of current position in the directory (key of directory entry) */
-	INITIALIZE_PATH(path_to_entry);
-	struct buffer_head *bh;
-	int entry_num;
-	struct item_head *ih, tmp_ih;
-	int search_res;
-	char *local_buf;
-	loff_t next_pos;
-	char small_buf[32];	/* avoid kmalloc if we can */
-	struct reiserfs_de_head *deh;
-	int d_reclen;
-	char *d_name;
-	off_t d_off;
-	ino_t d_ino;
-	struct reiserfs_dir_entry de;
-
-	/* form key for search the next directory entry using f_pos field of
-	   file structure */
-	next_pos = max_reiserfs_offset(inode);
-
-	while (1) {
-	      research:
-		if (next_pos <= DOT_DOT_OFFSET)
-			break;
-		make_cpu_key(&pos_key, inode, next_pos, TYPE_DIRENTRY, 3);
-
-		search_res =
-		    search_by_entry_key(inode->i_sb, &pos_key, &path_to_entry,
-					&de);
-		if (search_res == IO_ERROR) {
-			// FIXME: we could just skip part of directory which could
-			// not be read
-			pathrelse(&path_to_entry);
-			return -EIO;
-		}
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < buf->count; i++)
+		if (buf->dentries[i])
+			dput(buf->dentries[i]);
+}
+
+static int reiserfs_for_each_xattr(struct inode *inode,
+				   int (*action)(struct dentry *, void *),
+				   void *data)
+{
+	struct dentry *dir;
+	int i, err = 0;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+	struct reiserfs_dentry_buf buf = {
+		.count = 0,
+	};
 
-		if (search_res == NAME_NOT_FOUND)
-			de.de_entry_num--;
+	/* Skip out, an xattr has no xattrs associated with it */
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode) || get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
+		return 0;
 
-		set_de_name_and_namelen(&de);
-		entry_num = de.de_entry_num;
-		deh = &(de.de_deh[entry_num]);
+	dir = open_xa_dir(inode, XATTR_REPLACE);
+	if (IS_ERR(dir)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dir);
+		goto out;
+	} else if (!dir->d_inode) {
+		err = 0;
+		goto out_dir;
+	}
 
-		bh = de.de_bh;
-		ih = de.de_ih;
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+	buf.xadir = dir;
+	err = reiserfs_readdir_dentry(dir, &buf, fill_with_dentries, &pos);
+	while ((err == 0 || err == -ENOSPC) && buf.count) {
+		err = 0;
 
-		if (!is_direntry_le_ih(ih)) {
-			reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "not direntry %h", ih);
-			break;
-		}
-		copy_item_head(&tmp_ih, ih);
+		for (i = 0; i < buf.count && buf.dentries[i]; i++) {
+			int lerr = 0;
+			struct dentry *dentry = buf.dentries[i];
 
-		/* we must have found item, that is item of this directory, */
-		RFALSE(COMP_SHORT_KEYS(&(ih->ih_key), &pos_key),
-		       "vs-9000: found item %h does not match to dir we readdir %K",
-		       ih, &pos_key);
+			if (err == 0 && !S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+				lerr = action(dentry, data);
 
-		if (deh_offset(deh) <= DOT_DOT_OFFSET) {
-			break;
+			dput(dentry);
+			buf.dentries[i] = NULL;
+			err = lerr ?: err;
 		}
+		buf.count = 0;
+		if (!err)
+			err = reiserfs_readdir_dentry(dir, &buf,
+						      fill_with_dentries, &pos);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-		/* look for the previous entry in the directory */
-		next_pos = deh_offset(deh) - 1;
-
-		if (!de_visible(deh))
-			/* it is hidden entry */
-			continue;
+	/* Clean up after a failed readdir */
+	cleanup_dentry_buf(&buf);
 
-		d_reclen = entry_length(bh, ih, entry_num);
-		d_name = B_I_DEH_ENTRY_FILE_NAME(bh, ih, deh);
-		d_off = deh_offset(deh);
-		d_ino = deh_objectid(deh);
+	if (!err) {
+		/* We start a transaction here to avoid a ABBA situation
+		 * between the xattr root's i_mutex and the journal lock.
+		 * This doesn't incur much additional overhead since the
+		 * new transaction will just nest inside the
+		 * outer transaction. */
+		int blocks = JOURNAL_PER_BALANCE_CNT * 2 + 2 +
+			     4 * REISERFS_QUOTA_TRANS_BLOCKS(inode->i_sb);
+		struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+		err = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, blocks);
+		if (!err) {
+			int jerror;
+			mutex_lock_nested(&dir->d_parent->d_inode->i_mutex,
+					  I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+			err = action(dir, data);
+			jerror = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, blocks);
+			mutex_unlock(&dir->d_parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
+			err = jerror ?: err;
+		}
+	}
+out_dir:
+	dput(dir);
+out:
+	/* -ENODATA isn't an error */
+	if (err == -ENODATA)
+		err = 0;
+	return err;
+}
 
-		if (!d_name[d_reclen - 1])
-			d_reclen = strlen(d_name);
+static int delete_one_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, void *data)
+{
+	struct inode *dir = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
 
-		if (d_reclen > REISERFS_MAX_NAME(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize)) {
-			/* too big to send back to VFS */
-			continue;
-		}
+	/* This is the xattr dir, handle specially. */
+	if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
+		return xattr_rmdir(dir, dentry);
 
-		/* Ignore the .reiserfs_priv entry */
-		if (reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb) &&
-		    !old_format_only(inode->i_sb) &&
-		    deh_objectid(deh) ==
-		    le32_to_cpu(INODE_PKEY
-				(REISERFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->priv_root->d_inode)->
-				k_objectid))
-			continue;
-
-		if (d_reclen <= 32) {
-			local_buf = small_buf;
-		} else {
-			local_buf = kmalloc(d_reclen, GFP_NOFS);
-			if (!local_buf) {
-				pathrelse(&path_to_entry);
-				return -ENOMEM;
-			}
-			if (item_moved(&tmp_ih, &path_to_entry)) {
-				kfree(local_buf);
+	return xattr_unlink(dir, dentry);
+}
 
-				/* sigh, must retry.  Do this same offset again */
-				next_pos = d_off;
-				goto research;
-			}
-		}
+static int chown_one_xattr(struct dentry *dentry, void *data)
+{
+	struct iattr *attrs = data;
+	return reiserfs_setattr(dentry, attrs);
+}
 
-		// Note, that we copy name to user space via temporary
-		// buffer (local_buf) because filldir will block if
-		// user space buffer is swapped out. At that time
-		// entry can move to somewhere else
-		memcpy(local_buf, d_name, d_reclen);
-
-		/* the filldir function might need to start transactions,
-		 * or do who knows what.  Release the path now that we've
-		 * copied all the important stuff out of the deh
-		 */
-		pathrelse(&path_to_entry);
-
-		if (filldir(dirent, local_buf, d_reclen, d_off, d_ino,
-			    DT_UNKNOWN) < 0) {
-			if (local_buf != small_buf) {
-				kfree(local_buf);
-			}
-			goto end;
-		}
-		if (local_buf != small_buf) {
-			kfree(local_buf);
-		}
-	}			/* while */
+/* No i_mutex, but the inode is unconnected. */
+int reiserfs_delete_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	int err = reiserfs_for_each_xattr(inode, delete_one_xattr, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "jdm-20004",
+				 "Couldn't delete all xattrs (%d)\n", err);
+	return err;
+}
 
-      end:
-	pathrelse(&path_to_entry);
-	return 0;
+/* inode->i_mutex: down */
+int reiserfs_chown_xattrs(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs)
+{
+	int err = reiserfs_for_each_xattr(inode, chown_one_xattr, attrs);
+	if (err)
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "jdm-20007",
+				 "Couldn't chown all xattrs (%d)\n", err);
+	return err;
 }
 
-/*
- * this could be done with dedicated readdir ops for the xattr files,
- * but I want to get something working asap
- * this is stolen from vfs_readdir
- *
- */
-static
-int xattr_readdir(struct inode *inode, filldir_t filler, void *buf)
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+/* Returns a dentry corresponding to a specific extended attribute file
+ * for the inode. If flags allow, the file is created. Otherwise, a
+ * valid or negative dentry, or an error is returned. */
+static struct dentry *xattr_lookup(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
+				    int flags)
 {
-	int res = -ENOENT;
-	mutex_lock_nested(&inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
-	if (!IS_DEADDIR(inode)) {
-		lock_kernel();
-		res = __xattr_readdir(inode, buf, filler);
-		unlock_kernel();
+	struct dentry *xadir, *xafile;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	xadir = open_xa_dir(inode, flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(xadir))
+		return ERR_CAST(xadir);
+
+	xafile = lookup_one_len(name, xadir, strlen(name));
+	if (IS_ERR(xafile)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(xafile);
+		goto out;
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-	return res;
+
+	if (xafile->d_inode && (flags & XATTR_CREATE))
+		err = -EEXIST;
+
+	if (!xafile->d_inode) {
+		err = -ENODATA;
+		if (xattr_may_create(flags)) {
+			mutex_lock_nested(&xadir->d_inode->i_mutex,
+					  I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+			err = xattr_create(xadir->d_inode, xafile,
+					      0700|S_IFREG);
+			mutex_unlock(&xadir->d_inode->i_mutex);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (err)
+		dput(xafile);
+out:
+	dput(xadir);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
+	return xafile;
 }
 
 /* Internal operations on file data */
@@ -375,14 +385,14 @@ static inline void reiserfs_put_page(struct page *page)
 	page_cache_release(page);
 }
 
-static struct page *reiserfs_get_page(struct inode *dir, unsigned long n)
+static struct page *reiserfs_get_page(struct inode *dir, size_t n)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = dir->i_mapping;
 	struct page *page;
 	/* We can deadlock if we try to free dentries,
 	   and an unlink/rmdir has just occured - GFP_NOFS avoids this */
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, GFP_NOFS);
-	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n, NULL);
+	page = read_mapping_page(mapping, n >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(page)) {
 		kmap(page);
 		if (PageError(page))
@@ -405,6 +415,45 @@ int reiserfs_commit_write(struct file *f, struct page *page,
 int reiserfs_prepare_write(struct file *f, struct page *page,
 			   unsigned from, unsigned to);
 
+static void update_ctime(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	struct timespec now = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb);
+	if (hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash) || !inode->i_nlink ||
+	    timespec_equal(&inode->i_ctime, &now))
+		return;
+
+	inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
+	mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+}
+
+static int lookup_and_delete_xattr(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+{
+	int err = 0;
+	struct dentry *dentry, *xadir;
+
+	xadir = open_xa_dir(inode, XATTR_REPLACE);
+	if (IS_ERR(xadir))
+		return PTR_ERR(xadir);
+
+	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, xadir, strlen(name));
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		goto out_dput;
+	}
+
+	if (dentry->d_inode) {
+		mutex_lock_nested(&xadir->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+		err = xattr_unlink(xadir->d_inode, dentry);
+		mutex_unlock(&xadir->d_inode->i_mutex);
+		update_ctime(inode);
+	}
+
+	dput(dentry);
+out_dput:
+	dput(xadir);
+	return err;
+}
+
 
 /* Generic extended attribute operations that can be used by xa plugins */
 
@@ -412,58 +461,32 @@ int reiserfs_prepare_write(struct file *f, struct page *page,
  * inode->i_mutex: down
  */
 int
-reiserfs_xattr_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
-		   size_t buffer_size, int flags)
+reiserfs_xattr_set_handle(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			  struct inode *inode, const char *name,
+			  const void *buffer, size_t buffer_size, int flags)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
 	struct page *page;
 	char *data;
-	struct address_space *mapping;
 	size_t file_pos = 0;
 	size_t buffer_pos = 0;
-	struct inode *xinode;
-	struct iattr newattrs;
+	size_t new_size;
 	__u32 xahash = 0;
 
 	if (get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	/* Empty xattrs are ok, they're just empty files, no hash */
-	if (buffer && buffer_size)
-		xahash = xattr_hash(buffer, buffer_size);
+	if (!buffer)
+		return lookup_and_delete_xattr(inode, name);
 
-      open_file:
-	dentry = get_xa_file_dentry(inode, name, flags);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	xinode = dentry->d_inode;
-	REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags |= i_has_xattr_dir;
+	dentry = xattr_lookup(inode, name, flags);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry))
+		return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
-	/* we need to copy it off.. */
-	if (xinode->i_nlink > 1) {
-		dput(dentry);
-		err = reiserfs_xattr_del(inode, name);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto out;
-		/* We just killed the old one, we're not replacing anymore */
-		if (flags & XATTR_REPLACE)
-			flags &= ~XATTR_REPLACE;
-		goto open_file;
-	}
+	down_write(&REISERFS_I(inode)->i_xattr_sem);
 
-	/* Resize it so we're ok to write there */
-	newattrs.ia_size = buffer_size;
-	newattrs.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE | ATTR_CTIME;
-	mutex_lock_nested(&xinode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
-	err = notify_change(dentry, &newattrs);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_filp;
-
-	mapping = xinode->i_mapping;
+	xahash = xattr_hash(buffer, buffer_size);
 	while (buffer_pos < buffer_size || buffer_pos == 0) {
 		size_t chunk;
 		size_t skip = 0;
@@ -473,10 +496,10 @@ reiserfs_xattr_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
 		else
 			chunk = buffer_size - buffer_pos;
 
-		page = reiserfs_get_page(xinode, file_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
+		page = reiserfs_get_page(dentry->d_inode, file_pos);
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(page);
-			goto out_filp;
+			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
 		lock_page(page);
@@ -510,28 +533,61 @@ reiserfs_xattr_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
 			break;
 	}
 
-	/* We can't mark the inode dirty if it's not hashed. This is the case
-	 * when we're inheriting the default ACL. If we dirty it, the inode
-	 * gets marked dirty, but won't (ever) make it onto the dirty list until
-	 * it's synced explicitly to clear I_DIRTY. This is bad. */
-	if (!hlist_unhashed(&inode->i_hash)) {
-		inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	new_size = buffer_size + sizeof(struct reiserfs_xattr_header);
+	if (!err && new_size < i_size_read(dentry->d_inode)) {
+		struct iattr newattrs = {
+			.ia_ctime = current_fs_time(inode->i_sb),
+			.ia_size = buffer_size,
+			.ia_valid = ATTR_SIZE | ATTR_CTIME,
+		};
+		mutex_lock_nested(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+		down_write(&dentry->d_inode->i_alloc_sem);
+		err = reiserfs_setattr(dentry, &newattrs);
+		up_write(&dentry->d_inode->i_alloc_sem);
+		mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+	} else
+		update_ctime(inode);
+out_unlock:
+	up_write(&REISERFS_I(inode)->i_xattr_sem);
+	dput(dentry);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* We need to start a transaction to maintain lock ordering */
+int reiserfs_xattr_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
+		       const void *buffer, size_t buffer_size, int flags)
+{
+
+	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+	int error, error2;
+	size_t jbegin_count = reiserfs_xattr_nblocks(inode, buffer_size);
+
+	if (!(flags & XATTR_REPLACE))
+		jbegin_count += reiserfs_xattr_jcreate_nblocks(inode);
+
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+	error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
+	if (error) {
+		reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+		return error;
 	}
 
-      out_filp:
-	mutex_unlock(&xinode->i_mutex);
-	dput(dentry);
+	error = reiserfs_xattr_set_handle(&th, inode, name,
+					  buffer, buffer_size, flags);
 
-      out:
-	return err;
+	error2 = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jbegin_count);
+	if (error == 0)
+		error = error2;
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
+
+	return error;
 }
 
 /*
  * inode->i_mutex: down
  */
 int
-reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
+reiserfs_xattr_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
 		   size_t buffer_size)
 {
 	ssize_t err = 0;
@@ -540,7 +596,6 @@ reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
 	size_t file_pos = 0;
 	size_t buffer_pos = 0;
 	struct page *page;
-	struct inode *xinode;
 	__u32 hash = 0;
 
 	if (name == NULL)
@@ -551,25 +606,25 @@ reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
 	if (get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	dentry = get_xa_file_dentry(inode, name, FL_READONLY);
+	dentry = xattr_lookup(inode, name, XATTR_REPLACE);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	xinode = dentry->d_inode;
-	isize = xinode->i_size;
-	REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags |= i_has_xattr_dir;
+	down_read(&REISERFS_I(inode)->i_xattr_sem);
+
+	isize = i_size_read(dentry->d_inode);
 
 	/* Just return the size needed */
 	if (buffer == NULL) {
 		err = isize - sizeof(struct reiserfs_xattr_header);
-		goto out_dput;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	if (buffer_size < isize - sizeof(struct reiserfs_xattr_header)) {
 		err = -ERANGE;
-		goto out_dput;
+		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
 	while (file_pos < isize) {
@@ -581,10 +636,10 @@ reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
 		else
 			chunk = isize - file_pos;
 
-		page = reiserfs_get_page(xinode, file_pos >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
+		page = reiserfs_get_page(dentry->d_inode, file_pos);
 		if (IS_ERR(page)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(page);
-			goto out_dput;
+			goto out_unlock;
 		}
 
 		lock_page(page);
@@ -598,12 +653,12 @@ reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
 			if (rxh->h_magic != cpu_to_le32(REISERFS_XATTR_MAGIC)) {
 				unlock_page(page);
 				reiserfs_put_page(page);
-				reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
+				reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "jdm-20001",
 						 "Invalid magic for xattr (%s) "
 						 "associated with %k", name,
 						 INODE_PKEY(inode));
 				err = -EIO;
-				goto out_dput;
+				goto out_unlock;
 			}
 			hash = le32_to_cpu(rxh->h_hash);
 		}
@@ -618,256 +673,83 @@ reiserfs_xattr_get(const struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer,
 
 	if (xattr_hash(buffer, isize - sizeof(struct reiserfs_xattr_header)) !=
 	    hash) {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
+		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb, "jdm-20002",
 				 "Invalid hash for xattr (%s) associated "
 				 "with %k", name, INODE_PKEY(inode));
 		err = -EIO;
 	}
 
-      out_dput:
+out_unlock:
+	up_read(&REISERFS_I(inode)->i_xattr_sem);
 	dput(dentry);
 
-      out:
+out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int
-__reiserfs_xattr_del(struct dentry *xadir, const char *name, int namelen)
-{
-	struct dentry *dentry;
-	struct inode *dir = xadir->d_inode;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	dentry = lookup_one_len(name, xadir, namelen);
-	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(dentry);
-		goto out;
-	} else if (!dentry->d_inode) {
-		err = -ENODATA;
-		goto out_file;
-	}
-
-	/* Skip directories.. */
-	if (S_ISDIR(dentry->d_inode->i_mode))
-		goto out_file;
-
-	if (!is_reiserfs_priv_object(dentry->d_inode)) {
-		reiserfs_warning(dir->i_sb, "OID %08x [%.*s/%.*s] doesn't have "
-				 "priv flag set [parent is %sset].",
-				 le32_to_cpu(INODE_PKEY(dentry->d_inode)->
-					     k_objectid), xadir->d_name.len,
-				 xadir->d_name.name, namelen, name,
-				 is_reiserfs_priv_object(xadir->
-							 d_inode) ? "" :
-				 "not ");
-		dput(dentry);
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	err = dir->i_op->unlink(dir, dentry);
-	if (!err)
-		d_delete(dentry);
-
-      out_file:
-	dput(dentry);
-
-      out:
-	return err;
-}
-
-int reiserfs_xattr_del(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
-{
-	struct dentry *dir;
-	int err;
-
-	dir = open_xa_dir(inode, FL_READONLY);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(dir);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	err = __reiserfs_xattr_del(dir, name, strlen(name));
-	dput(dir);
-
-	if (!err) {
-		inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-		mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-	}
-
-      out:
-	return err;
-}
-
-/* The following are side effects of other operations that aren't explicitly
- * modifying extended attributes. This includes operations such as permissions
- * or ownership changes, object deletions, etc. */
-
-static int
-reiserfs_delete_xattrs_filler(void *buf, const char *name, int namelen,
-			      loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
-{
-	struct dentry *xadir = (struct dentry *)buf;
-
-	return __reiserfs_xattr_del(xadir, name, namelen);
-
-}
-
-/* This is called w/ inode->i_mutex downed */
-int reiserfs_delete_xattrs(struct inode *inode)
-{
-	struct dentry *dir, *root;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	/* Skip out, an xattr has no xattrs associated with it */
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode) ||
-	    get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1 ||
-	    !reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb)) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-	dir = open_xa_dir(inode, FL_READONLY);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(dir);
-		goto out;
-	} else if (!dir->d_inode) {
-		dput(dir);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	lock_kernel();
-	err = xattr_readdir(dir->d_inode, reiserfs_delete_xattrs_filler, dir);
-	if (err) {
-		unlock_kernel();
-		goto out_dir;
-	}
-
-	/* Leftovers besides . and .. -- that's not good. */
-	if (dir->d_inode->i_nlink <= 2) {
-		root = get_xa_root(inode->i_sb, XATTR_REPLACE);
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		err = vfs_rmdir(root->d_inode, dir);
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		dput(root);
-	} else {
-		reiserfs_warning(inode->i_sb,
-				 "Couldn't remove all entries in directory");
-	}
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-      out_dir:
-	dput(dir);
-
-      out:
-	if (!err)
-		REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags =
-		    REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags & ~i_has_xattr_dir;
-	return err;
-}
-
-struct reiserfs_chown_buf {
-	struct inode *inode;
-	struct dentry *xadir;
-	struct iattr *attrs;
+/* Actual operations that are exported to VFS-land */
+struct xattr_handler *reiserfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
+	&reiserfs_xattr_user_handler,
+	&reiserfs_xattr_trusted_handler,
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_SECURITY
+	&reiserfs_xattr_security_handler,
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
+	&reiserfs_posix_acl_access_handler,
+	&reiserfs_posix_acl_default_handler,
+#endif
+	NULL
 };
 
-/* XXX: If there is a better way to do this, I'd love to hear about it */
-static int
-reiserfs_chown_xattrs_filler(void *buf, const char *name, int namelen,
-			     loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
-{
-	struct reiserfs_chown_buf *chown_buf = (struct reiserfs_chown_buf *)buf;
-	struct dentry *xafile, *xadir = chown_buf->xadir;
-	struct iattr *attrs = chown_buf->attrs;
-	int err = 0;
-
-	xafile = lookup_one_len(name, xadir, namelen);
-	if (IS_ERR(xafile))
-		return PTR_ERR(xafile);
-	else if (!xafile->d_inode) {
-		dput(xafile);
-		return -ENODATA;
-	}
-
-	if (!S_ISDIR(xafile->d_inode->i_mode))
-		err = notify_change(xafile, attrs);
-	dput(xafile);
-
-	return err;
-}
+/*
+ * In order to implement different sets of xattr operations for each xattr
+ * prefix with the generic xattr API, a filesystem should create a
+ * null-terminated array of struct xattr_handler (one for each prefix) and
+ * hang a pointer to it off of the s_xattr field of the superblock.
+ *
+ * The generic_fooxattr() functions will use this list to dispatch xattr
+ * operations to the correct xattr_handler.
+ */
+#define for_each_xattr_handler(handlers, handler)		\
+		for ((handler) = *(handlers)++;			\
+			(handler) != NULL;			\
+			(handler) = *(handlers)++)
 
-int reiserfs_chown_xattrs(struct inode *inode, struct iattr *attrs)
+/* This is the implementation for the xattr plugin infrastructure */
+static inline struct xattr_handler *
+find_xattr_handler_prefix(struct xattr_handler **handlers,
+			   const char *name)
 {
-	struct dentry *dir;
-	int err = 0;
-	struct reiserfs_chown_buf buf;
-	unsigned int ia_valid = attrs->ia_valid;
+	struct xattr_handler *xah;
 
-	/* Skip out, an xattr has no xattrs associated with it */
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode) ||
-	    get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1 ||
-	    !reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb)) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-	dir = open_xa_dir(inode, FL_READONLY);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-	if (IS_ERR(dir)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(dir) != -ENODATA)
-			err = PTR_ERR(dir);
-		goto out;
-	} else if (!dir->d_inode) {
-		dput(dir);
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (!handlers)
+		return NULL;
 
-	lock_kernel();
-
-	attrs->ia_valid &= (ATTR_UID | ATTR_GID | ATTR_CTIME);
-	buf.xadir = dir;
-	buf.attrs = attrs;
-	buf.inode = inode;
-
-	err = xattr_readdir(dir->d_inode, reiserfs_chown_xattrs_filler, &buf);
-	if (err) {
-		unlock_kernel();
-		goto out_dir;
+	for_each_xattr_handler(handlers, xah) {
+		if (strncmp(xah->prefix, name, strlen(xah->prefix)) == 0)
+			break;
 	}
 
-	err = notify_change(dir, attrs);
-	unlock_kernel();
-
-      out_dir:
-	dput(dir);
-
-      out:
-	attrs->ia_valid = ia_valid;
-	return err;
+	return xah;
 }
 
-/* Actual operations that are exported to VFS-land */
 
 /*
  * Inode operation getxattr()
- * Preliminary locking: we down dentry->d_inode->i_mutex
  */
 ssize_t
 reiserfs_getxattr(struct dentry * dentry, const char *name, void *buffer,
 		  size_t size)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah = find_xattr_handler_prefix(name);
-	int err;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct xattr_handler *handler;
 
-	if (!xah || !reiserfs_xattrs(dentry->d_sb) ||
-	    get_inode_sd_version(dentry->d_inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
+	handler = find_xattr_handler_prefix(inode->i_sb->s_xattr, name);
+
+	if (!handler || get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	err = xah->get(dentry->d_inode, name, buffer, size);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	return err;
+	return handler->get(inode, name, buffer, size);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -879,27 +761,15 @@ int
 reiserfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
 		  size_t size, int flags)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah = find_xattr_handler_prefix(name);
-	int err;
-	int lock;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct xattr_handler *handler;
 
-	if (!xah || !reiserfs_xattrs(dentry->d_sb) ||
-	    get_inode_sd_version(dentry->d_inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
+	handler = find_xattr_handler_prefix(inode->i_sb->s_xattr, name);
+
+	if (!handler || get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	reiserfs_write_lock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	lock = !has_xattr_dir(dentry->d_inode);
-	if (lock)
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	else
-		reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	err = xah->set(dentry->d_inode, name, value, size, flags);
-	if (lock)
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	else
-		reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	reiserfs_write_unlock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	return err;
+	return handler->set(inode, name, value, size, flags);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -909,86 +779,66 @@ reiserfs_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name, const void *value,
  */
 int reiserfs_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
 {
-	int err;
-	struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah = find_xattr_handler_prefix(name);
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	struct xattr_handler *handler;
+	handler = find_xattr_handler_prefix(inode->i_sb->s_xattr, name);
 
-	if (!xah || !reiserfs_xattrs(dentry->d_sb) ||
-	    get_inode_sd_version(dentry->d_inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
+	if (!handler || get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	reiserfs_write_lock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-
-	/* Deletion pre-operation */
-	if (xah->del) {
-		err = xah->del(dentry->d_inode, name);
-		if (err)
-			goto out;
-	}
-
-	err = reiserfs_xattr_del(dentry->d_inode, name);
-
-	dentry->d_inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
-	mark_inode_dirty(dentry->d_inode);
-
-      out:
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	reiserfs_write_unlock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	return err;
+	return handler->set(inode, name, NULL, 0, XATTR_REPLACE);
 }
 
-/* This is what filldir will use:
- * r_pos will always contain the amount of space required for the entire
- * list. If r_pos becomes larger than r_size, we need more space and we
- * return an error indicating this. If r_pos is less than r_size, then we've
- * filled the buffer successfully and we return success */
-struct reiserfs_listxattr_buf {
-	int r_pos;
-	int r_size;
-	char *r_buf;
-	struct inode *r_inode;
+struct listxattr_buf {
+	size_t size;
+	size_t pos;
+	char *buf;
+	struct inode *inode;
 };
 
-static int
-reiserfs_listxattr_filler(void *buf, const char *name, int namelen,
-			  loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
+static int listxattr_filler(void *buf, const char *name, int namelen,
+			    loff_t offset, u64 ino, unsigned int d_type)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_listxattr_buf *b = (struct reiserfs_listxattr_buf *)buf;
-	int len = 0;
-	if (name[0] != '.'
-	    || (namelen != 1 && (name[1] != '.' || namelen != 2))) {
-		struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah =
-		    find_xattr_handler_prefix(name);
-		if (!xah)
-			return 0;	/* Unsupported xattr name, skip it */
-
-		/* We call ->list() twice because the operation isn't required to just
-		 * return the name back - we want to make sure we have enough space */
-		len += xah->list(b->r_inode, name, namelen, NULL);
-
-		if (len) {
-			if (b->r_pos + len + 1 <= b->r_size) {
-				char *p = b->r_buf + b->r_pos;
-				p += xah->list(b->r_inode, name, namelen, p);
-				*p++ = '\0';
-			}
-			b->r_pos += len + 1;
+	struct listxattr_buf *b = (struct listxattr_buf *)buf;
+	size_t size;
+	if (name[0] != '.' ||
+	    (namelen != 1 && (name[1] != '.' || namelen != 2))) {
+		struct xattr_handler *handler;
+		handler = find_xattr_handler_prefix(b->inode->i_sb->s_xattr,
+						    name);
+		if (!handler)	/* Unsupported xattr name */
+			return 0;
+		if (b->buf) {
+			size = handler->list(b->inode, b->buf + b->pos,
+					 b->size, name, namelen);
+			if (size > b->size)
+				return -ERANGE;
+		} else {
+			size = handler->list(b->inode, NULL, 0, name, namelen);
 		}
-	}
 
+		b->pos += size;
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
  * Inode operation listxattr()
  *
- * Preliminary locking: we down dentry->d_inode->i_mutex
+ * We totally ignore the generic listxattr here because it would be stupid
+ * not to. Since the xattrs are organized in a directory, we can just
+ * readdir to find them.
  */
 ssize_t reiserfs_listxattr(struct dentry * dentry, char *buffer, size_t size)
 {
 	struct dentry *dir;
 	int err = 0;
-	struct reiserfs_listxattr_buf buf;
+	loff_t pos = 0;
+	struct listxattr_buf buf = {
+		.inode = dentry->d_inode,
+		.buf = buffer,
+		.size = buffer ? size : 0,
+	};
 
 	if (!dentry->d_inode)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -997,130 +847,104 @@ ssize_t reiserfs_listxattr(struct dentry * dentry, char *buffer, size_t size)
 	    get_inode_sd_version(dentry->d_inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
-	dir = open_xa_dir(dentry->d_inode, FL_READONLY);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(dentry->d_sb);
+	dir = open_xa_dir(dentry->d_inode, XATTR_REPLACE);
 	if (IS_ERR(dir)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(dir);
 		if (err == -ENODATA)
-			err = 0;	/* Not an error if there aren't any xattrs */
+			err = 0;  /* Not an error if there aren't any xattrs */
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	buf.r_buf = buffer;
-	buf.r_size = buffer ? size : 0;
-	buf.r_pos = 0;
-	buf.r_inode = dentry->d_inode;
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+	err = reiserfs_readdir_dentry(dir, &buf, listxattr_filler, &pos);
+	mutex_unlock(&dir->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
-	REISERFS_I(dentry->d_inode)->i_flags |= i_has_xattr_dir;
-
-	err = xattr_readdir(dir->d_inode, reiserfs_listxattr_filler, &buf);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_dir;
-
-	if (buf.r_pos > buf.r_size && buffer != NULL)
-		err = -ERANGE;
-	else
-		err = buf.r_pos;
+	if (!err)
+		err = buf.pos;
 
-      out_dir:
 	dput(dir);
-
-      out:
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattr_i(dentry->d_inode);
+out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* This is the implementation for the xattr plugin infrastructure */
-static LIST_HEAD(xattr_handlers);
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(handler_lock);
-
-static struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *find_xattr_handler_prefix(const char
-								*prefix)
+static int reiserfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah = NULL;
-	struct list_head *p;
+	struct posix_acl *acl;
+	int error = -EAGAIN; /* do regular unix permission checks by default */
 
-	read_lock(&handler_lock);
-	list_for_each(p, &xattr_handlers) {
-		xah = list_entry(p, struct reiserfs_xattr_handler, handlers);
-		if (strncmp(xah->prefix, prefix, strlen(xah->prefix)) == 0)
-			break;
-		xah = NULL;
+	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
+
+	if (acl) {
+		if (!IS_ERR(acl)) {
+			error = posix_acl_permission(inode, acl, mask);
+			posix_acl_release(acl);
+		} else if (PTR_ERR(acl) != -ENODATA)
+			error = PTR_ERR(acl);
 	}
 
-	read_unlock(&handler_lock);
-	return xah;
+	return error;
 }
 
-static void __unregister_handlers(void)
+int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah;
-	struct list_head *p, *tmp;
-
-	list_for_each_safe(p, tmp, &xattr_handlers) {
-		xah = list_entry(p, struct reiserfs_xattr_handler, handlers);
-		if (xah->exit)
-			xah->exit();
-
-		list_del_init(p);
-	}
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&xattr_handlers);
+	/*
+	 * We don't do permission checks on the internal objects.
+	 * Permissions are determined by the "owning" object.
+	 */
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
+		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Stat data v1 doesn't support ACLs.
+	 */
+	if (get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
+		return generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
+	else
+		return generic_permission(inode, mask, reiserfs_check_acl);
 }
 
-int __init reiserfs_xattr_register_handlers(void)
+static int create_privroot(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	int err = 0;
-	struct reiserfs_xattr_handler *xah;
-	struct list_head *p;
-
-	write_lock(&handler_lock);
-
-	/* If we're already initialized, nothing to do */
-	if (!list_empty(&xattr_handlers)) {
-		write_unlock(&handler_lock);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* Add the handlers */
-	list_add_tail(&user_handler.handlers, &xattr_handlers);
-	list_add_tail(&trusted_handler.handlers, &xattr_handlers);
-#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_SECURITY
-	list_add_tail(&security_handler.handlers, &xattr_handlers);
-#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
-	list_add_tail(&posix_acl_access_handler.handlers, &xattr_handlers);
-	list_add_tail(&posix_acl_default_handler.handlers, &xattr_handlers);
-#endif
-
-	/* Run initializers, if available */
-	list_for_each(p, &xattr_handlers) {
-		xah = list_entry(p, struct reiserfs_xattr_handler, handlers);
-		if (xah->init) {
-			err = xah->init();
-			if (err) {
-				list_del_init(p);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
+	int err;
+	struct inode *inode = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
+	mutex_lock_nested(&inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_XATTR);
+	err = xattr_mkdir(inode, dentry, 0700);
+	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	if (err) {
+		dput(dentry);
+		dentry = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Clean up other handlers, if any failed */
-	if (err)
-		__unregister_handlers();
+	if (dentry && dentry->d_inode)
+		reiserfs_info(dentry->d_sb, "Created %s - reserved for xattr "
+			      "storage.\n", PRIVROOT_NAME);
 
-	write_unlock(&handler_lock);
 	return err;
 }
 
-void reiserfs_xattr_unregister_handlers(void)
+static int xattr_mount_check(struct super_block *s)
 {
-	write_lock(&handler_lock);
-	__unregister_handlers();
-	write_unlock(&handler_lock);
+	/* We need generation numbers to ensure that the oid mapping is correct
+	 * v3.5 filesystems don't have them. */
+	if (old_format_only(s)) {
+		if (reiserfs_xattrs_optional(s)) {
+			/* Old format filesystem, but optional xattrs have
+			 * been enabled. Error out. */
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "jdm-2005",
+					 "xattrs/ACLs not supported "
+					 "on pre-v3.6 format filesystems. "
+					 "Failing mount.");
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
+#else
+int __init reiserfs_xattr_register_handlers(void) { return 0; }
+void reiserfs_xattr_unregister_handlers(void) {}
+#endif
+
 /* This will catch lookups from the fs root to .reiserfs_priv */
 static int
 xattr_lookup_poison(struct dentry *dentry, struct qstr *q1, struct qstr *name)
@@ -1147,48 +971,23 @@ int reiserfs_xattr_init(struct super_block *s, int mount_flags)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	/* We need generation numbers to ensure that the oid mapping is correct
-	 * v3.5 filesystems don't have them. */
-	if (!old_format_only(s)) {
-		set_bit(REISERFS_XATTRS, &(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt));
-	} else if (reiserfs_xattrs_optional(s)) {
-		/* Old format filesystem, but optional xattrs have been enabled
-		 * at mount time. Error out. */
-		reiserfs_warning(s, "xattrs/ACLs not supported on pre v3.6 "
-				 "format filesystem. Failing mount.");
-		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+	err = xattr_mount_check(s);
+	if (err)
 		goto error;
-	} else {
-		/* Old format filesystem, but no optional xattrs have been enabled. This
-		 * means we silently disable xattrs on the filesystem. */
-		clear_bit(REISERFS_XATTRS, &(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt));
-	}
+#endif
 
 	/* If we don't have the privroot located yet - go find it */
-	if (reiserfs_xattrs(s) && !REISERFS_SB(s)->priv_root) {
+	if (!REISERFS_SB(s)->priv_root) {
 		struct dentry *dentry;
 		dentry = lookup_one_len(PRIVROOT_NAME, s->s_root,
 					strlen(PRIVROOT_NAME));
 		if (!IS_ERR(dentry)) {
-			if (!(mount_flags & MS_RDONLY) && !dentry->d_inode) {
-				struct inode *inode = dentry->d_parent->d_inode;
-				mutex_lock_nested(&inode->i_mutex,
-						  I_MUTEX_XATTR);
-				err = inode->i_op->mkdir(inode, dentry, 0700);
-				mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-				if (err) {
-					dput(dentry);
-					dentry = NULL;
-				}
-
-				if (dentry && dentry->d_inode)
-					reiserfs_warning(s,
-							 "Created %s on %s - reserved for "
-							 "xattr storage.",
-							 PRIVROOT_NAME,
-							 reiserfs_bdevname
-							 (inode->i_sb));
-			} else if (!dentry->d_inode) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+			if (!(mount_flags & MS_RDONLY) && !dentry->d_inode)
+				err = create_privroot(dentry);
+#endif
+			if (!dentry->d_inode) {
 				dput(dentry);
 				dentry = NULL;
 			}
@@ -1197,73 +996,41 @@ int reiserfs_xattr_init(struct super_block *s, int mount_flags)
 
 		if (!err && dentry) {
 			s->s_root->d_op = &xattr_lookup_poison_ops;
-			reiserfs_mark_inode_private(dentry->d_inode);
+			dentry->d_inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE;
 			REISERFS_SB(s)->priv_root = dentry;
-		} else if (!(mount_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {	/* xattrs are unavailable */
-			/* If we're read-only it just means that the dir hasn't been
-			 * created. Not an error -- just no xattrs on the fs. We'll
-			 * check again if we go read-write */
-			reiserfs_warning(s, "xattrs/ACLs enabled and couldn't "
-					 "find/create .reiserfs_priv. Failing mount.");
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+		/* xattrs are unavailable */
+		} else if (!(mount_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
+			/* If we're read-only it just means that the dir
+			 * hasn't been created. Not an error -- just no
+			 * xattrs on the fs. We'll check again if we
+			 * go read-write */
+			reiserfs_warning(s, "jdm-20006",
+					 "xattrs/ACLs enabled and couldn't "
+					 "find/create .reiserfs_priv. "
+					 "Failing mount.");
 			err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+#endif
 		}
 	}
 
-      error:
-	/* This is only nonzero if there was an error initializing the xattr
-	 * directory or if there is a condition where we don't support them. */
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
+	if (!err)
+		s->s_xattr = reiserfs_xattr_handlers;
+
+error:
 	if (err) {
-		clear_bit(REISERFS_XATTRS, &(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt));
 		clear_bit(REISERFS_XATTRS_USER, &(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt));
 		clear_bit(REISERFS_POSIXACL, &(REISERFS_SB(s)->s_mount_opt));
 	}
+#endif
 
 	/* The super_block MS_POSIXACL must mirror the (no)acl mount option. */
 	s->s_flags = s->s_flags & ~MS_POSIXACL;
+#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
 	if (reiserfs_posixacl(s))
 		s->s_flags |= MS_POSIXACL;
+#endif
 
 	return err;
 }
-
-static int reiserfs_check_acl(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	int error = -EAGAIN; /* do regular unix permission checks by default */
-
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattr_i(inode);
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-
-	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattr_i(inode);
-
-	if (acl) {
-		if (!IS_ERR(acl)) {
-			error = posix_acl_permission(inode, acl, mask);
-			posix_acl_release(acl);
-		} else if (PTR_ERR(acl) != -ENODATA)
-			error = PTR_ERR(acl);
-	}
-
-	return error;
-}
-
-int reiserfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask)
-{
-	/*
-	 * We don't do permission checks on the internal objects.
-	 * Permissions are determined by the "owning" object.
-	 */
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode))
-		return 0;
-
-	/*
-	 * Stat data v1 doesn't support ACLs.
-	 */
-	if (get_inode_sd_version(inode) == STAT_DATA_V1)
-		return generic_permission(inode, mask, NULL);
-	else
-		return generic_permission(inode, mask, reiserfs_check_acl);
-}
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
index b7e4fa4539de..c303c426fe2b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_acl.c
@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@
 #include <linux/reiserfs_acl.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-static int reiserfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type,
+static int reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			    struct inode *inode, int type,
 			    struct posix_acl *acl);
 
 static int
 xattr_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, const void *value, size_t size)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
-	int error;
-
+	int error, error2;
+	struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+	size_t jcreate_blocks;
 	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
@@ -36,7 +38,21 @@ xattr_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, const void *value, size_t size)
 	} else
 		acl = NULL;
 
-	error = reiserfs_set_acl(inode, type, acl);
+	/* Pessimism: We can't assume that anything from the xattr root up
+	 * has been created. */
+
+	jcreate_blocks = reiserfs_xattr_jcreate_nblocks(inode) +
+			 reiserfs_xattr_nblocks(inode, size) * 2;
+
+	reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+	error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, jcreate_blocks);
+	if (error == 0) {
+		error = reiserfs_set_acl(&th, inode, type, acl);
+		error2 = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, jcreate_blocks);
+		if (error2)
+			error = error2;
+	}
+	reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 
       release_and_out:
 	posix_acl_release(acl);
@@ -172,6 +188,29 @@ static void *posix_acl_to_disk(const struct posix_acl *acl, size_t * size)
 	return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 }
 
+static inline void iset_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl **i_acl,
+			    struct posix_acl *acl)
+{
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (*i_acl != ERR_PTR(-ENODATA))
+		posix_acl_release(*i_acl);
+	*i_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+}
+
+static inline struct posix_acl *iget_acl(struct inode *inode,
+					 struct posix_acl **i_acl)
+{
+	struct posix_acl *acl = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (*i_acl != ERR_PTR(-ENODATA))
+		acl = posix_acl_dup(*i_acl);
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	return acl;
+}
+
 /*
  * Inode operation get_posix_acl().
  *
@@ -199,11 +238,11 @@ struct posix_acl *reiserfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 	}
 
-	if (IS_ERR(*p_acl)) {
-		if (PTR_ERR(*p_acl) == -ENODATA)
-			return NULL;
-	} else if (*p_acl != NULL)
-		return posix_acl_dup(*p_acl);
+	acl = iget_acl(inode, p_acl);
+	if (acl && !IS_ERR(acl))
+		return acl;
+	else if (PTR_ERR(acl) == -ENODATA)
+		return NULL;
 
 	size = reiserfs_xattr_get(inode, name, NULL, 0);
 	if (size < 0) {
@@ -229,7 +268,7 @@ struct posix_acl *reiserfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 	} else {
 		acl = posix_acl_from_disk(value, retval);
 		if (!IS_ERR(acl))
-			*p_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
+			iset_acl(inode, p_acl, acl);
 	}
 
 	kfree(value);
@@ -243,12 +282,13 @@ struct posix_acl *reiserfs_get_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
  * BKL held [before 2.5.x]
  */
 static int
-reiserfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
+reiserfs_set_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th, struct inode *inode,
+		 int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
 	char *name;
 	void *value = NULL;
 	struct posix_acl **p_acl;
-	size_t size;
+	size_t size = 0;
 	int error;
 	struct reiserfs_inode_info *reiserfs_i = REISERFS_I(inode);
 
@@ -285,31 +325,28 @@ reiserfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 		value = posix_acl_to_disk(acl, &size);
 		if (IS_ERR(value))
 			return (int)PTR_ERR(value);
-		error = reiserfs_xattr_set(inode, name, value, size, 0);
-	} else {
-		error = reiserfs_xattr_del(inode, name);
-		if (error == -ENODATA) {
-			/* This may seem odd here, but it means that the ACL was set
-			 * with a value representable with mode bits. If there was
-			 * an ACL before, reiserfs_xattr_del already dirtied the inode.
-			 */
+	}
+
+	error = reiserfs_xattr_set_handle(th, inode, name, value, size, 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that the inode gets dirtied if we're only using
+	 * the mode bits and an old ACL didn't exist. We don't need
+	 * to check if the inode is hashed here since we won't get
+	 * called by reiserfs_inherit_default_acl().
+	 */
+	if (error == -ENODATA) {
+		error = 0;
+		if (type == ACL_TYPE_ACCESS) {
+			inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME_SEC;
 			mark_inode_dirty(inode);
-			error = 0;
 		}
 	}
 
 	kfree(value);
 
-	if (!error) {
-		/* Release the old one */
-		if (!IS_ERR(*p_acl) && *p_acl)
-			posix_acl_release(*p_acl);
-
-		if (acl == NULL)
-			*p_acl = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
-		else
-			*p_acl = posix_acl_dup(acl);
-	}
+	if (!error)
+		iset_acl(inode, p_acl, acl);
 
 	return error;
 }
@@ -317,7 +354,8 @@ reiserfs_set_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl)
 /* dir->i_mutex: locked,
  * inode is new and not released into the wild yet */
 int
-reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
+reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			     struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 			     struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct posix_acl *acl;
@@ -335,8 +373,8 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	/* Don't apply ACLs to objects in the .reiserfs_priv tree.. This
 	 * would be useless since permissions are ignored, and a pain because
 	 * it introduces locking cycles */
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(dir)) {
-		reiserfs_mark_inode_private(inode);
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(dir)) {
+		inode->i_flags |= S_PRIVATE;
 		goto apply_umask;
 	}
 
@@ -354,7 +392,8 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 		/* Copy the default ACL to the default ACL of a new directory */
 		if (S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-			err = reiserfs_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, acl);
+			err = reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT,
+					       acl);
 			if (err)
 				goto cleanup;
 		}
@@ -375,9 +414,9 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 
 			/* If we need an ACL.. */
 			if (need_acl > 0) {
-				err =
-				    reiserfs_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
-						     acl_copy);
+				err = reiserfs_set_acl(th, inode,
+						       ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
+						       acl_copy);
 				if (err)
 					goto cleanup_copy;
 			}
@@ -389,31 +428,51 @@ reiserfs_inherit_default_acl(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	} else {
 	      apply_umask:
 		/* no ACL, apply umask */
-		inode->i_mode &= ~current->fs->umask;
+		inode->i_mode &= ~current_umask();
 	}
 
 	return err;
 }
 
-/* Looks up and caches the result of the default ACL.
- * We do this so that we don't need to carry the xattr_sem into
- * reiserfs_new_inode if we don't need to */
+/* This is used to cache the default acl before a new object is created.
+ * The biggest reason for this is to get an idea of how many blocks will
+ * actually be required for the create operation if we must inherit an ACL.
+ * An ACL write can add up to 3 object creations and an additional file write
+ * so we'd prefer not to reserve that many blocks in the journal if we can.
+ * It also has the advantage of not loading the ACL with a transaction open,
+ * this may seem silly, but if the owner of the directory is doing the
+ * creation, the ACL may not be loaded since the permissions wouldn't require
+ * it.
+ * We return the number of blocks required for the transaction.
+ */
 int reiserfs_cache_default_acl(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-	if (reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb) && !is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode)) {
-		struct posix_acl *acl;
-		reiserfs_read_lock_xattr_i(inode);
-		reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
-		reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		reiserfs_read_unlock_xattr_i(inode);
-		ret = (acl && !IS_ERR(acl));
-		if (ret)
-			posix_acl_release(acl);
+	struct posix_acl *acl;
+	int nblocks = 0;
+
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
+		return 0;
+
+	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
+
+	if (acl && !IS_ERR(acl)) {
+		int size = reiserfs_acl_size(acl->a_count);
+
+		/* Other xattrs can be created during inode creation. We don't
+		 * want to claim too many blocks, so we check to see if we
+		 * we need to create the tree to the xattrs, and then we
+		 * just want two files. */
+		nblocks = reiserfs_xattr_jcreate_nblocks(inode);
+		nblocks += JOURNAL_BLOCKS_PER_OBJECT(inode->i_sb);
+
+		REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags |= i_has_xattr_dir;
+
+		/* We need to account for writes + bitmaps for two files */
+		nblocks += reiserfs_xattr_nblocks(inode, size) * 4;
+		posix_acl_release(acl);
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return nblocks;
 }
 
 int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
@@ -429,9 +488,7 @@ int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
 	acl = reiserfs_get_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
-	reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
 	if (!acl)
 		return 0;
 	if (IS_ERR(acl))
@@ -442,18 +499,20 @@ int reiserfs_acl_chmod(struct inode *inode)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	error = posix_acl_chmod_masq(clone, inode->i_mode);
 	if (!error) {
-		int lock = !has_xattr_dir(inode);
-		reiserfs_write_lock_xattr_i(inode);
-		if (lock)
-			reiserfs_write_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		else
-			reiserfs_read_lock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		error = reiserfs_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, clone);
-		if (lock)
-			reiserfs_write_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		else
-			reiserfs_read_unlock_xattrs(inode->i_sb);
-		reiserfs_write_unlock_xattr_i(inode);
+		struct reiserfs_transaction_handle th;
+		size_t size = reiserfs_xattr_nblocks(inode,
+					     reiserfs_acl_size(clone->a_count));
+		reiserfs_write_lock(inode->i_sb);
+		error = journal_begin(&th, inode->i_sb, size * 2);
+		if (!error) {
+			int error2;
+			error = reiserfs_set_acl(&th, inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS,
+						 clone);
+			error2 = journal_end(&th, inode->i_sb, size * 2);
+			if (error2)
+				error = error2;
+		}
+		reiserfs_write_unlock(inode->i_sb);
 	}
 	posix_acl_release(clone);
 	return error;
@@ -477,38 +536,22 @@ posix_acl_access_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 	return xattr_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS, value, size);
 }
 
-static int posix_acl_access_del(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+static size_t posix_acl_access_list(struct inode *inode, char *list,
+				    size_t list_size, const char *name,
+				    size_t name_len)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_inode_info *reiserfs_i = REISERFS_I(inode);
-	struct posix_acl **acl = &reiserfs_i->i_acl_access;
-	if (strlen(name) != sizeof(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS) - 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!IS_ERR(*acl) && *acl) {
-		posix_acl_release(*acl);
-		*acl = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-posix_acl_access_list(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int namelen,
-		      char *out)
-{
-	int len = namelen;
+	const size_t size = sizeof(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS);
 	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb))
 		return 0;
-	if (out)
-		memcpy(out, name, len);
-
-	return len;
+	if (list && size <= list_size)
+		memcpy(list, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS, size);
+	return size;
 }
 
-struct reiserfs_xattr_handler posix_acl_access_handler = {
+struct xattr_handler reiserfs_posix_acl_access_handler = {
 	.prefix = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_ACCESS,
 	.get = posix_acl_access_get,
 	.set = posix_acl_access_set,
-	.del = posix_acl_access_del,
 	.list = posix_acl_access_list,
 };
 
@@ -530,37 +573,21 @@ posix_acl_default_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name,
 	return xattr_set_acl(inode, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT, value, size);
 }
 
-static int posix_acl_default_del(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+static size_t posix_acl_default_list(struct inode *inode, char *list,
+				     size_t list_size, const char *name,
+				     size_t name_len)
 {
-	struct reiserfs_inode_info *reiserfs_i = REISERFS_I(inode);
-	struct posix_acl **acl = &reiserfs_i->i_acl_default;
-	if (strlen(name) != sizeof(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT) - 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!IS_ERR(*acl) && *acl) {
-		posix_acl_release(*acl);
-		*acl = ERR_PTR(-ENODATA);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-posix_acl_default_list(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int namelen,
-		       char *out)
-{
-	int len = namelen;
+	const size_t size = sizeof(POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT);
 	if (!reiserfs_posixacl(inode->i_sb))
 		return 0;
-	if (out)
-		memcpy(out, name, len);
-
-	return len;
+	if (list && size <= list_size)
+		memcpy(list, POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT, size);
+	return size;
 }
 
-struct reiserfs_xattr_handler posix_acl_default_handler = {
+struct xattr_handler reiserfs_posix_acl_default_handler = {
 	.prefix = POSIX_ACL_XATTR_DEFAULT,
 	.get = posix_acl_default_get,
 	.set = posix_acl_default_set,
-	.del = posix_acl_default_del,
 	.list = posix_acl_default_list,
 };
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
index 056008db1377..4d3c20e787c3 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_security.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/xattr.h>
 #include <linux/reiserfs_xattr.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 static int
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ security_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
 	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode))
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	return reiserfs_xattr_get(inode, name, buffer, size);
@@ -25,41 +26,84 @@ security_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
 	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode))
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	return reiserfs_xattr_set(inode, name, buffer, size, flags);
 }
 
-static int security_del(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+static size_t security_list(struct inode *inode, char *list, size_t list_len,
+			    const char *name, size_t namelen)
 {
-	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	const size_t len = namelen + 1;
 
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode))
-		return -EPERM;
+	if (IS_PRIVATE(inode))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (list && len <= list_len) {
+		memcpy(list, name, namelen);
+		list[namelen] = '\0';
+	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return len;
 }
 
-static int
-security_list(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int namelen, char *out)
+/* Initializes the security context for a new inode and returns the number
+ * of blocks needed for the transaction. If successful, reiserfs_security
+ * must be released using reiserfs_security_free when the caller is done. */
+int reiserfs_security_init(struct inode *dir, struct inode *inode,
+			   struct reiserfs_security_handle *sec)
 {
-	int len = namelen;
+	int blocks = 0;
+	int error = security_inode_init_security(inode, dir, &sec->name,
+						 &sec->value, &sec->length);
+	if (error) {
+		if (error == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+			error = 0;
 
-	if (is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode))
-		return 0;
+		sec->name = NULL;
+		sec->value = NULL;
+		sec->length = 0;
+		return error;
+	}
 
-	if (out)
-		memcpy(out, name, len);
+	if (sec->length) {
+		blocks = reiserfs_xattr_jcreate_nblocks(inode) +
+			 reiserfs_xattr_nblocks(inode, sec->length);
+		/* We don't want to count the directories twice if we have
+		 * a default ACL. */
+		REISERFS_I(inode)->i_flags |= i_has_xattr_dir;
+	}
+	return blocks;
+}
 
-	return len;
+int reiserfs_security_write(struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th,
+			    struct inode *inode,
+			    struct reiserfs_security_handle *sec)
+{
+	int error;
+	if (strlen(sec->name) < sizeof(XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	error = reiserfs_xattr_set_handle(th, inode, sec->name, sec->value,
+					  sec->length, XATTR_CREATE);
+	if (error == -ENODATA || error == -EOPNOTSUPP)
+		error = 0;
+
+	return error;
+}
+
+void reiserfs_security_free(struct reiserfs_security_handle *sec)
+{
+	kfree(sec->name);
+	kfree(sec->value);
+	sec->name = NULL;
+	sec->value = NULL;
 }
 
-struct reiserfs_xattr_handler security_handler = {
+struct xattr_handler reiserfs_xattr_security_handler = {
 	.prefix = XATTR_SECURITY_PREFIX,
 	.get = security_get,
 	.set = security_set,
-	.del = security_del,
 	.list = security_list,
 };
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c
index 60abe2bb1f98..a865042f75e2 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_trusted.c
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ trusted_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
 	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (!(capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode)))
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || IS_PRIVATE(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	return reiserfs_xattr_get(inode, name, buffer, size);
@@ -29,50 +26,30 @@ trusted_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
 	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (!(capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode)))
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || IS_PRIVATE(inode))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	return reiserfs_xattr_set(inode, name, buffer, size, flags);
 }
 
-static int trusted_del(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+static size_t trusted_list(struct inode *inode, char *list, size_t list_size,
+			   const char *name, size_t name_len)
 {
-	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	const size_t len = name_len + 1;
 
-	if (!reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
-	if (!(capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode)))
-		return -EPERM;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-trusted_list(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int namelen, char *out)
-{
-	int len = namelen;
-
-	if (!reiserfs_xattrs(inode->i_sb))
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || IS_PRIVATE(inode))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!(capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || is_reiserfs_priv_object(inode)))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (out)
-		memcpy(out, name, len);
-
+	if (list && len <= list_size) {
+		memcpy(list, name, name_len);
+		list[name_len] = '\0';
+	}
 	return len;
 }
 
-struct reiserfs_xattr_handler trusted_handler = {
+struct xattr_handler reiserfs_xattr_trusted_handler = {
 	.prefix = XATTR_TRUSTED_PREFIX,
 	.get = trusted_get,
 	.set = trusted_set,
-	.del = trusted_del,
 	.list = trusted_list,
 };
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c
index 1384efcb938e..e3238dc4f3db 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr_user.c
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/reiserfs_xattr.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_POSIX_ACL
-# include <linux/reiserfs_acl.h>
-#endif
-
 static int
 user_get(struct inode *inode, const char *name, void *buffer, size_t size)
 {
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ static int
 user_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
 	 size_t size, int flags)
 {
-
 	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_USER_PREFIX))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -34,33 +29,23 @@ user_set(struct inode *inode, const char *name, const void *buffer,
 	return reiserfs_xattr_set(inode, name, buffer, size, flags);
 }
 
-static int user_del(struct inode *inode, const char *name)
+static size_t user_list(struct inode *inode, char *list, size_t list_size,
+			const char *name, size_t name_len)
 {
-	if (strlen(name) < sizeof(XATTR_USER_PREFIX))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (!reiserfs_xattrs_user(inode->i_sb))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-	return 0;
-}
+	const size_t len = name_len + 1;
 
-static int
-user_list(struct inode *inode, const char *name, int namelen, char *out)
-{
-	int len = namelen;
 	if (!reiserfs_xattrs_user(inode->i_sb))
 		return 0;
-
-	if (out)
-		memcpy(out, name, len);
-
+	if (list && len <= list_size) {
+		memcpy(list, name, name_len);
+		list[name_len] = '\0';
+	}
 	return len;
 }
 
-struct reiserfs_xattr_handler user_handler = {
+struct xattr_handler reiserfs_xattr_user_handler = {
 	.prefix = XATTR_USER_PREFIX,
 	.get = user_get,
 	.set = user_set,
-	.del = user_del,
 	.list = user_list,
 };