diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index bab338f6b610..58c2ce785fed 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -281,13 +281,13 @@ out:
 }
 
 /**
- * gfs2_change_nlink_i - Change nlink count on inode
+ * gfs2_change_nlink - Change nlink count on inode
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
  * @diff: The change in the nlink count required
  *
  * Returns: errno
  */
-int gfs2_change_nlink_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff)
+int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *dibh;
 	u32 nlink;
@@ -320,40 +320,52 @@ int gfs2_change_nlink_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff)
 	brelse(dibh);
 	mark_inode_dirty(&ip->i_inode);
 
+	if (ip->i_inode.i_nlink == 0)
+		error = gfs2_change_nlink_i(ip);
+
 	return error;
 }
 
-int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff)
+int gfs2_change_nlink_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = ip->i_inode.i_sb->s_fs_info;
-	int error;
-
-	/* update the nlink */
-	error = gfs2_change_nlink_i(ip, diff);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	/* return meta data block back to rg */
-	if (ip->i_inode.i_nlink == 0) {
-		struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
-		struct gfs2_holder ri_gh, rg_gh;
+	struct gfs2_inode *rindex = GFS2_I(sdp->sd_rindex);
+	struct gfs2_glock *ri_gl = rindex->i_gl;
+	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+	struct gfs2_holder ri_gh, rg_gh;
+	int existing, error;
 
+	/* if we come from rename path, we could have the lock already */
+	existing = gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(ri_gl);
+	if (!existing) {
 		error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
-		error = -EIO;
-		rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_num.no_addr);
-		if (!rgd)
-			goto out_norgrp;
+	}
+
+	/* find the matching rgd */
+	error = -EIO;
+	rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, ip->i_num.no_addr);
+	if (!rgd)
+		goto out_norgrp;
+
+	/*
+	 * Eventually we may want to move rgd(s) to a linked list
+	 * and piggyback the free logic into one of gfs2 daemons
+	 * to gain some performance.
+	 */
+	if (!rgd->rd_gl || !gfs2_glock_is_locked_by_me(rgd->rd_gl)) {
 		error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE, 0, &rg_gh);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_norgrp;
 
 		gfs2_unlink_di(&ip->i_inode); /* mark inode unlinked */
 		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rg_gh);
-out_norgrp:
-		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
 	}
+
+out_norgrp:
+	if (!existing)
+		gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
 out:
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.h b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
index 85c67cb568d1..cee281b5326b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 
 int gfs2_dinode_dealloc(struct gfs2_inode *inode);
 int gfs2_change_nlink(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff);
-int gfs2_change_nlink_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int diff);
+int gfs2_change_nlink_i(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 struct inode *gfs2_lookupi(struct inode *dir, const struct qstr *name,
 			   int is_root, struct nameidata *nd);
 struct inode *gfs2_createi(struct gfs2_holder *ghs, const struct qstr *name,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
index 919e8947e710..b2a12f44f59d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_inode.c
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 	int alloc_required;
 	unsigned int x;
 	int error;
-	struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
 
 	if (ndentry->d_inode) {
 		nip = GFS2_I(ndentry->d_inode);
@@ -685,12 +684,12 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, sdp->sd_max_dirres +
 					 al->al_rgd->rd_ri.ri_length +
 					 4 * RES_DINODE + 4 * RES_LEAF +
-					 RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA + 1, 0);
+					 RES_STATFS + RES_QUOTA + 4, 0);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_ipreserv;
 	} else {
 		error = gfs2_trans_begin(sdp, 4 * RES_DINODE +
-					 5 * RES_LEAF + 1, 0);
+					 5 * RES_LEAF + 4, 0);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_gunlock;
 	}
@@ -704,25 +703,7 @@ static int gfs2_rename(struct inode *odir, struct dentry *odentry,
 			error = gfs2_dir_del(ndip, &ndentry->d_name);
 			if (error)
 				goto out_end_trans;
-			error = gfs2_change_nlink_i(nip, -1);
-			if ((!error) && (nip->i_inode.i_nlink == 0)) {
-				error = -EIO;
-				rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, nip->i_num.no_addr);
-				if (rgd) {
-					struct gfs2_holder nlink_rg_gh;
-					if (rgd != nip->i_alloc.al_rgd)
-						error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(
-						rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_EXCLUSIVE,
-						0, &nlink_rg_gh);
-					else
-						error = 0;
-                			if (!error) {
-						gfs2_unlink_di(&nip->i_inode);
-						if (rgd != nip->i_alloc.al_rgd)
-							gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&nlink_rg_gh);
-					}
-				}
-			}
+			error = gfs2_change_nlink(nip, -1);
 		}
 		if (error)
 			goto out_end_trans;