diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index 215e12ce1d85..592fae5007d1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -6672,7 +6672,7 @@ int ocfs2_grab_pages(struct inode *inode, loff_t start, loff_t end,
 	last_page_bytes = PAGE_ALIGN(end);
 	index = start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
 	do {
-		pages[numpages] = grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
+		pages[numpages] = find_or_create_page(mapping, index, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!pages[numpages]) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			mlog_errno(ret);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c b/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c
index ec6d12339593..c7ee03c22226 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/blockcheck.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ int ocfs2_block_check_validate(void *data, size_t blocksize,
 
 	ocfs2_blockcheck_inc_failure(stats);
 	mlog(ML_ERROR,
-	     "CRC32 failed: stored: %u, computed %u.  Applying ECC.\n",
+	     "CRC32 failed: stored: 0x%x, computed 0x%x. Applying ECC.\n",
 	     (unsigned int)check.bc_crc32e, (unsigned int)crc);
 
 	/* Ok, try ECC fixups */
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ int ocfs2_block_check_validate(void *data, size_t blocksize,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	mlog(ML_ERROR, "Fixed CRC32 failed: stored: %u, computed %u\n",
+	mlog(ML_ERROR, "Fixed CRC32 failed: stored: 0x%x, computed 0x%x\n",
 	     (unsigned int)check.bc_crc32e, (unsigned int)crc);
 
 	rc = -EIO;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 81296b4e3646..9a03c151b5ce 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
 #include <linux/falloc.h>
 #include <linux/quotaops.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
 
 #define MLOG_MASK_PREFIX ML_INODE
 #include <cluster/masklog.h>
@@ -190,8 +191,16 @@ static int ocfs2_sync_file(struct file *file, int datasync)
 	if (err)
 		goto bail;
 
-	if (datasync && !(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC))
+	if (datasync && !(inode->i_state & I_DIRTY_DATASYNC)) {
+		/*
+		 * We still have to flush drive's caches to get data to the
+		 * platter
+		 */
+		if (osb->s_mount_opt & OCFS2_MOUNT_BARRIER)
+			blkdev_issue_flush(inode->i_sb->s_bdev, GFP_KERNEL,
+					   NULL, BLKDEV_IFL_WAIT);
 		goto bail;
+	}
 
 	journal = osb->journal->j_journal;
 	err = jbd2_journal_force_commit(journal);
@@ -774,7 +783,7 @@ static int ocfs2_write_zero_page(struct inode *inode, u64 abs_from,
 	BUG_ON(abs_to > (((u64)index + 1) << PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT));
 	BUG_ON(abs_from & (inode->i_blkbits - 1));
 
-	page = grab_cache_page(mapping, index);
+	page = find_or_create_page(mapping, index, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!page) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		mlog_errno(ret);
@@ -2329,7 +2338,7 @@ out_dio:
 	BUG_ON(ret == -EIOCBQUEUED && !(file->f_flags & O_DIRECT));
 
 	if (((file->f_flags & O_DSYNC) && !direct_io) || IS_SYNC(inode) ||
-	    ((file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) && has_refcount)) {
+	    ((file->f_flags & O_DIRECT) && !direct_io)) {
 		ret = filemap_fdatawrite_range(file->f_mapping, pos,
 					       pos + count - 1);
 		if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
index 0492464916b1..eece3e05d9d0 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
@@ -488,7 +488,11 @@ static int ocfs2_read_locked_inode(struct inode *inode,
 						     OCFS2_BH_IGNORE_CACHE);
 	} else {
 		status = ocfs2_read_blocks_sync(osb, args->fi_blkno, 1, &bh);
-		if (!status)
+		/*
+		 * If buffer is in jbd, then its checksum may not have been
+		 * computed as yet.
+		 */
+		if (!status && !buffer_jbd(bh))
 			status = ocfs2_validate_inode_block(osb->sb, bh);
 	}
 	if (status < 0) {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c b/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
index af2b8fe1f139..4c18f4ad93b4 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/mmap.c
@@ -74,9 +74,11 @@ static int __ocfs2_page_mkwrite(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	/*
 	 * Another node might have truncated while we were waiting on
 	 * cluster locks.
+	 * We don't check size == 0 before the shift. This is borrowed
+	 * from do_generic_file_read.
 	 */
-	last_index = size >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
-	if (page->index > last_index) {
+	last_index = (size - 1) >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT;
+	if (unlikely(!size || page->index > last_index)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ static int __ocfs2_page_mkwrite(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 	 * because the "write" would invalidate their data.
 	 */
 	if (page->index == last_index)
-		len = size & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK;
+		len = ((size - 1) & ~PAGE_CACHE_MASK) + 1;
 
 	ret = ocfs2_write_begin_nolock(mapping, pos, len, 0, &locked_page,
 				       &fsdata, di_bh, page);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index f171b51a74f7..a00dda2e4f16 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -472,32 +472,23 @@ leave:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static int ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			      struct inode *dir,
-			      struct inode *inode,
-			      dev_t dev,
-			      struct buffer_head **new_fe_bh,
-			      struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			      handle_t *handle,
-			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac)
+static int __ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct inode *dir,
+				struct inode *inode,
+				dev_t dev,
+				struct buffer_head **new_fe_bh,
+				struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+				handle_t *handle,
+				struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac,
+				u64 fe_blkno, u64 suballoc_loc, u16 suballoc_bit)
 {
 	int status = 0;
+	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb);
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_extent_list *fel;
-	u64 suballoc_loc, fe_blkno = 0;
-	u16 suballoc_bit;
 	u16 feat;
 
 	*new_fe_bh = NULL;
 
-	status = ocfs2_claim_new_inode(handle, dir, parent_fe_bh,
-				       inode_ac, &suballoc_loc,
-				       &suballoc_bit, &fe_blkno);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto leave;
-	}
-
 	/* populate as many fields early on as possible - many of
 	 * these are used by the support functions here and in
 	 * callers. */
@@ -591,6 +582,34 @@ leave:
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+			      struct inode *dir,
+			      struct inode *inode,
+			      dev_t dev,
+			      struct buffer_head **new_fe_bh,
+			      struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+			      handle_t *handle,
+			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac)
+{
+	int status = 0;
+	u64 suballoc_loc, fe_blkno = 0;
+	u16 suballoc_bit;
+
+	*new_fe_bh = NULL;
+
+	status = ocfs2_claim_new_inode(handle, dir, parent_fe_bh,
+				       inode_ac, &suballoc_loc,
+				       &suballoc_bit, &fe_blkno);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(status);
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	return __ocfs2_mknod_locked(dir, inode, dev, new_fe_bh,
+				    parent_fe_bh, handle, inode_ac,
+				    fe_blkno, suballoc_loc, suballoc_bit);
+}
+
 static int ocfs2_mkdir(struct inode *dir,
 		       struct dentry *dentry,
 		       int mode)
@@ -1852,61 +1871,117 @@ bail:
 	return status;
 }
 
+static int ocfs2_lookup_lock_orphan_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+					struct inode **ret_orphan_dir,
+					struct buffer_head **ret_orphan_dir_bh)
+{
+	struct inode *orphan_dir_inode;
+	struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh = NULL;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	orphan_dir_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
+						       ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE,
+						       osb->slot_num);
+	if (!orphan_dir_inode) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&orphan_dir_inode->i_mutex);
+
+	ret = ocfs2_inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode, &orphan_dir_bh, 1);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&orphan_dir_inode->i_mutex);
+		iput(orphan_dir_inode);
+
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	*ret_orphan_dir = orphan_dir_inode;
+	*ret_orphan_dir_bh = orphan_dir_bh;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(struct inode *orphan_dir_inode,
+				      struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh,
+				      u64 blkno,
+				      char *name,
+				      struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result *lookup)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(orphan_dir_inode->i_sb);
+
+	ret = ocfs2_blkno_stringify(blkno, name);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = ocfs2_prepare_dir_for_insert(osb, orphan_dir_inode,
+					   orphan_dir_bh, name,
+					   OCFS2_ORPHAN_NAMELEN, lookup);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir() - Prepare an orphan directory for
+ * insertion of an orphan.
+ * @osb: ocfs2 file system
+ * @ret_orphan_dir: Orphan dir inode - returned locked!
+ * @blkno: Actual block number of the inode to be inserted into orphan dir.
+ * @lookup: dir lookup result, to be passed back into functions like
+ *          ocfs2_orphan_add
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success and the ret_orphan_dir, name and lookup
+ * fields will be populated.
+ *
+ * Returns non-zero on failure. 
+ */
 static int ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				    struct inode **ret_orphan_dir,
 				    u64 blkno,
 				    char *name,
 				    struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result *lookup)
 {
-	struct inode *orphan_dir_inode;
+	struct inode *orphan_dir_inode = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh = NULL;
-	int status = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	status = ocfs2_blkno_stringify(blkno, name);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		return status;
+	ret = ocfs2_lookup_lock_orphan_dir(osb, &orphan_dir_inode,
+					   &orphan_dir_bh);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	orphan_dir_inode = ocfs2_get_system_file_inode(osb,
-						       ORPHAN_DIR_SYSTEM_INODE,
-						       osb->slot_num);
-	if (!orphan_dir_inode) {
-		status = -ENOENT;
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		return status;
-	}
-
-	mutex_lock(&orphan_dir_inode->i_mutex);
-
-	status = ocfs2_inode_lock(orphan_dir_inode, &orphan_dir_bh, 1);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto leave;
-	}
-
-	status = ocfs2_prepare_dir_for_insert(osb, orphan_dir_inode,
-					      orphan_dir_bh, name,
-					      OCFS2_ORPHAN_NAMELEN, lookup);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		ocfs2_inode_unlock(orphan_dir_inode, 1);
-
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto leave;
+	ret = __ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(orphan_dir_inode, orphan_dir_bh,
+					 blkno, name, lookup);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	*ret_orphan_dir = orphan_dir_inode;
 
-leave:
-	if (status) {
+out:
+	brelse(orphan_dir_bh);
+
+	if (ret) {
+		ocfs2_inode_unlock(orphan_dir_inode, 1);
 		mutex_unlock(&orphan_dir_inode->i_mutex);
 		iput(orphan_dir_inode);
 	}
 
-	brelse(orphan_dir_bh);
-
-	mlog_exit(status);
-	return status;
+	mlog_exit(ret);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_orphan_add(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
@@ -2053,6 +2128,99 @@ leave:
 	return status;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ocfs2_prep_new_orphaned_file() - Prepare the orphan dir to recieve a newly
+ * allocated file. This is different from the typical 'add to orphan dir'
+ * operation in that the inode does not yet exist. This is a problem because
+ * the orphan dir stringifies the inode block number to come up with it's
+ * dirent. Obviously if the inode does not yet exist we have a chicken and egg
+ * problem. This function works around it by calling deeper into the orphan
+ * and suballoc code than other callers. Use this only by necessity.
+ * @dir: The directory which this inode will ultimately wind up under - not the
+ * orphan dir!
+ * @dir_bh: buffer_head the @dir inode block
+ * @orphan_name: string of length (CFS2_ORPHAN_NAMELEN + 1). Will be filled
+ * with the string to be used for orphan dirent. Pass back to the orphan dir
+ * code.
+ * @ret_orphan_dir: orphan dir inode returned to be passed back into orphan
+ * dir code.
+ * @ret_di_blkno: block number where the new inode will be allocated.
+ * @orphan_insert: Dir insert context to be passed back into orphan dir code.
+ * @ret_inode_ac: Inode alloc context to be passed back to the allocator.
+ *
+ * Returns zero on success and the ret_orphan_dir, name and lookup
+ * fields will be populated.
+ *
+ * Returns non-zero on failure. 
+ */
+static int ocfs2_prep_new_orphaned_file(struct inode *dir,
+					struct buffer_head *dir_bh,
+					char *orphan_name,
+					struct inode **ret_orphan_dir,
+					u64 *ret_di_blkno,
+					struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result *orphan_insert,
+					struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ret_inode_ac)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u64 di_blkno;
+	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb);
+	struct inode *orphan_dir = NULL;
+	struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh = NULL;
+	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac = NULL;
+
+	ret = ocfs2_lookup_lock_orphan_dir(osb, &orphan_dir, &orphan_dir_bh);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* reserve an inode spot */
+	ret = ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(osb, &inode_ac);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret != -ENOSPC)
+			mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = ocfs2_find_new_inode_loc(dir, dir_bh, inode_ac,
+				       &di_blkno);
+	if (ret) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = __ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(orphan_dir, orphan_dir_bh,
+					 di_blkno, orphan_name, orphan_insert);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		*ret_orphan_dir = orphan_dir;
+		*ret_di_blkno = di_blkno;
+		*ret_inode_ac = inode_ac;
+		/*
+		 * orphan_name and orphan_insert are already up to
+		 * date via prepare_orphan_dir
+		 */
+	} else {
+		/* Unroll reserve_new_inode* */
+		if (inode_ac)
+			ocfs2_free_alloc_context(inode_ac);
+
+		/* Unroll orphan dir locking */
+		mutex_unlock(&orphan_dir->i_mutex);
+		ocfs2_inode_unlock(orphan_dir, 1);
+		iput(orphan_dir);
+	}
+
+	brelse(orphan_dir_bh);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int ocfs2_create_inode_in_orphan(struct inode *dir,
 				 int mode,
 				 struct inode **new_inode)
@@ -2068,6 +2236,8 @@ int ocfs2_create_inode_in_orphan(struct inode *dir,
 	struct buffer_head *new_di_bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dir_lookup_result orphan_insert = { NULL, };
+	u64 uninitialized_var(di_blkno), suballoc_loc;
+	u16 suballoc_bit;
 
 	status = ocfs2_inode_lock(dir, &parent_di_bh, 1);
 	if (status < 0) {
@@ -2076,20 +2246,9 @@ int ocfs2_create_inode_in_orphan(struct inode *dir,
 		return status;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * We give the orphan dir the root blkno to fake an orphan name,
-	 * and allocate enough space for our insertion.
-	 */
-	status = ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(osb, &orphan_dir,
-					  osb->root_blkno,
-					  orphan_name, &orphan_insert);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto leave;
-	}
-
-	/* reserve an inode spot */
-	status = ocfs2_reserve_new_inode(osb, &inode_ac);
+	status = ocfs2_prep_new_orphaned_file(dir, parent_di_bh,
+					      orphan_name, &orphan_dir,
+					      &di_blkno, &orphan_insert, &inode_ac);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		if (status != -ENOSPC)
 			mlog_errno(status);
@@ -2116,17 +2275,20 @@ int ocfs2_create_inode_in_orphan(struct inode *dir,
 		goto leave;
 	did_quota_inode = 1;
 
-	inode->i_nlink = 0;
-	/* do the real work now. */
-	status = ocfs2_mknod_locked(osb, dir, inode,
-				    0, &new_di_bh, parent_di_bh, handle,
-				    inode_ac);
+	status = ocfs2_claim_new_inode_at_loc(handle, dir, inode_ac,
+					      &suballoc_loc,
+					      &suballoc_bit, di_blkno);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto leave;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_blkno_stringify(OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno, orphan_name);
+	inode->i_nlink = 0;
+	/* do the real work now. */
+	status = __ocfs2_mknod_locked(dir, inode,
+				      0, &new_di_bh, parent_di_bh, handle,
+				      inode_ac, di_blkno, suballoc_loc,
+				      suballoc_bit);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto leave;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
index 73a11ccfd4c2..0afeda83120f 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
@@ -2960,7 +2960,7 @@ static int ocfs2_duplicate_clusters_by_page(handle_t *handle,
 		if (map_end & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1))
 			to = map_end & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - 1);
 
-		page = grab_cache_page(mapping, page_index);
+		page = find_or_create_page(mapping, page_index, GFP_NOFS);
 
 		/*
 		 * In case PAGE_CACHE_SIZE <= CLUSTER_SIZE, This page
@@ -3179,7 +3179,8 @@ static int ocfs2_cow_sync_writeback(struct super_block *sb,
 		if (map_end > end)
 			map_end = end;
 
-		page = grab_cache_page(context->inode->i_mapping, page_index);
+		page = find_or_create_page(context->inode->i_mapping,
+					   page_index, GFP_NOFS);
 		BUG_ON(!page);
 
 		wait_on_page_writeback(page);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index a8e6a95a353f..8a286f54dca1 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -57,11 +57,28 @@ struct ocfs2_suballoc_result {
 	u64		sr_bg_blkno;	/* The bg we allocated from.  Set
 					   to 0 when a block group is
 					   contiguous. */
+	u64		sr_bg_stable_blkno; /*
+					     * Doesn't change, always
+					     * set to target block
+					     * group descriptor
+					     * block.
+					     */
 	u64		sr_blkno;	/* The first allocated block */
 	unsigned int	sr_bit_offset;	/* The bit in the bg */
 	unsigned int	sr_bits;	/* How many bits we claimed */
 };
 
+static u64 ocfs2_group_from_res(struct ocfs2_suballoc_result *res)
+{
+	if (res->sr_blkno == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (res->sr_bg_blkno)
+		return res->sr_bg_blkno;
+
+	return ocfs2_which_suballoc_group(res->sr_blkno, res->sr_bit_offset);
+}
+
 static inline void ocfs2_debug_bg(struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg);
 static inline void ocfs2_debug_suballoc_inode(struct ocfs2_dinode *fe);
 static inline u16 ocfs2_find_victim_chain(struct ocfs2_chain_list *cl);
@@ -138,6 +155,10 @@ void ocfs2_free_ac_resource(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
 	brelse(ac->ac_bh);
 	ac->ac_bh = NULL;
 	ac->ac_resv = NULL;
+	if (ac->ac_find_loc_priv) {
+		kfree(ac->ac_find_loc_priv);
+		ac->ac_find_loc_priv = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 void ocfs2_free_alloc_context(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
@@ -1678,6 +1699,15 @@ static int ocfs2_search_one_group(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 	if (!ret)
 		ocfs2_bg_discontig_fix_result(ac, gd, res);
 
+	/*
+	 * sr_bg_blkno might have been changed by
+	 * ocfs2_bg_discontig_fix_result
+	 */
+	res->sr_bg_stable_blkno = group_bh->b_blocknr;
+
+	if (ac->ac_find_loc_only)
+		goto out_loc_only;
+
 	ret = ocfs2_alloc_dinode_update_counts(alloc_inode, handle, ac->ac_bh,
 					       res->sr_bits,
 					       le16_to_cpu(gd->bg_chain));
@@ -1691,6 +1721,7 @@ static int ocfs2_search_one_group(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 
+out_loc_only:
 	*bits_left = le16_to_cpu(gd->bg_free_bits_count);
 
 out:
@@ -1708,7 +1739,6 @@ static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 {
 	int status;
 	u16 chain;
-	u32 tmp_used;
 	u64 next_group;
 	struct inode *alloc_inode = ac->ac_inode;
 	struct buffer_head *group_bh = NULL;
@@ -1770,6 +1800,11 @@ static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 	if (!status)
 		ocfs2_bg_discontig_fix_result(ac, bg, res);
 
+	/*
+	 * sr_bg_blkno might have been changed by
+	 * ocfs2_bg_discontig_fix_result
+	 */
+	res->sr_bg_stable_blkno = group_bh->b_blocknr;
 
 	/*
 	 * Keep track of previous block descriptor read. When
@@ -1796,22 +1831,17 @@ static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Ok, claim our bits now: set the info on dinode, chainlist
-	 * and then the group */
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle,
-					 INODE_CACHE(alloc_inode),
-					 ac->ac_bh,
-					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
-	if (status < 0) {
+	if (ac->ac_find_loc_only)
+		goto out_loc_only;
+
+	status = ocfs2_alloc_dinode_update_counts(alloc_inode, handle,
+						  ac->ac_bh, res->sr_bits,
+						  chain);
+	if (status) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	tmp_used = le32_to_cpu(fe->id1.bitmap1.i_used);
-	fe->id1.bitmap1.i_used = cpu_to_le32(res->sr_bits + tmp_used);
-	le32_add_cpu(&cl->cl_recs[chain].c_free, -res->sr_bits);
-	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, ac->ac_bh);
-
 	status = ocfs2_block_group_set_bits(handle,
 					    alloc_inode,
 					    bg,
@@ -1826,6 +1856,7 @@ static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 	mlog(0, "Allocated %u bits from suballocator %llu\n", res->sr_bits,
 	     (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(fe->i_blkno));
 
+out_loc_only:
 	*bits_left = le16_to_cpu(bg->bg_free_bits_count);
 bail:
 	brelse(group_bh);
@@ -1845,6 +1876,7 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 	int status;
 	u16 victim, i;
 	u16 bits_left = 0;
+	u64 hint = ac->ac_last_group;
 	struct ocfs2_chain_list *cl;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe;
 
@@ -1872,7 +1904,7 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	res->sr_bg_blkno = ac->ac_last_group;
+	res->sr_bg_blkno = hint;
 	if (res->sr_bg_blkno) {
 		/* Attempt to short-circuit the usual search mechanism
 		 * by jumping straight to the most recently used
@@ -1896,8 +1928,10 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 
 	status = ocfs2_search_chain(ac, handle, bits_wanted, min_bits,
 				    res, &bits_left);
-	if (!status)
+	if (!status) {
+		hint = ocfs2_group_from_res(res);
 		goto set_hint;
+	}
 	if (status < 0 && status != -ENOSPC) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -1920,8 +1954,10 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 		ac->ac_chain = i;
 		status = ocfs2_search_chain(ac, handle, bits_wanted, min_bits,
 					    res, &bits_left);
-		if (!status)
+		if (!status) {
+			hint = ocfs2_group_from_res(res);
 			break;
+		}
 		if (status < 0 && status != -ENOSPC) {
 			mlog_errno(status);
 			goto bail;
@@ -1936,7 +1972,7 @@ set_hint:
 		if (bits_left < min_bits)
 			ac->ac_last_group = 0;
 		else
-			ac->ac_last_group = res->sr_bg_blkno;
+			ac->ac_last_group = hint;
 	}
 
 bail:
@@ -2016,6 +2052,136 @@ static inline void ocfs2_save_inode_ac_group(struct inode *dir,
 	OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_last_used_slot = ac->ac_alloc_slot;
 }
 
+int ocfs2_find_new_inode_loc(struct inode *dir,
+			     struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+			     struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+			     u64 *fe_blkno)
+{
+	int ret;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
+	struct ocfs2_suballoc_result *res;
+
+	BUG_ON(!ac);
+	BUG_ON(ac->ac_bits_given != 0);
+	BUG_ON(ac->ac_bits_wanted != 1);
+	BUG_ON(ac->ac_which != OCFS2_AC_USE_INODE);
+
+	res = kzalloc(sizeof(*res), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (res == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ocfs2_init_inode_ac_group(dir, parent_fe_bh, ac);
+
+	/*
+	 * The handle started here is for chain relink. Alternatively,
+	 * we could just disable relink for these calls.
+	 */
+	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), OCFS2_SUBALLOC_ALLOC);
+	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(handle);
+		handle = NULL;
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * This will instruct ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits and
+	 * ocfs2_search_one_group to search but save actual allocation
+	 * for later.
+	 */
+	ac->ac_find_loc_only = 1;
+
+	ret = ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(ac, handle, 1, 1, res);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ac->ac_find_loc_priv = res;
+	*fe_blkno = res->sr_blkno;
+
+out:
+	if (handle)
+		ocfs2_commit_trans(OCFS2_SB(dir->i_sb), handle);
+
+	if (ret)
+		kfree(res);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int ocfs2_claim_new_inode_at_loc(handle_t *handle,
+				 struct inode *dir,
+				 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+				 u64 *suballoc_loc,
+				 u16 *suballoc_bit,
+				 u64 di_blkno)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u16 chain;
+	struct ocfs2_suballoc_result *res = ac->ac_find_loc_priv;
+	struct buffer_head *bg_bh = NULL;
+	struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg;
+	struct ocfs2_dinode *di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) ac->ac_bh->b_data;
+
+	/*
+	 * Since di_blkno is being passed back in, we check for any
+	 * inconsistencies which may have happened between
+	 * calls. These are code bugs as di_blkno is not expected to
+	 * change once returned from ocfs2_find_new_inode_loc()
+	 */
+	BUG_ON(res->sr_blkno != di_blkno);
+
+	ret = ocfs2_read_group_descriptor(ac->ac_inode, di,
+					  res->sr_bg_stable_blkno, &bg_bh);
+	if (ret) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	bg = (struct ocfs2_group_desc *) bg_bh->b_data;
+	chain = le16_to_cpu(bg->bg_chain);
+
+	ret = ocfs2_alloc_dinode_update_counts(ac->ac_inode, handle,
+					       ac->ac_bh, res->sr_bits,
+					       chain);
+	if (ret) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = ocfs2_block_group_set_bits(handle,
+					 ac->ac_inode,
+					 bg,
+					 bg_bh,
+					 res->sr_bit_offset,
+					 res->sr_bits);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	mlog(0, "Allocated %u bits from suballocator %llu\n", res->sr_bits,
+	     (unsigned long long)di_blkno);
+
+	atomic_inc(&OCFS2_SB(ac->ac_inode->i_sb)->alloc_stats.bg_allocs);
+
+	BUG_ON(res->sr_bits != 1);
+
+	*suballoc_loc = res->sr_bg_blkno;
+	*suballoc_bit = res->sr_bit_offset;
+	ac->ac_bits_given++;
+	ocfs2_save_inode_ac_group(dir, ac);
+
+out:
+	brelse(bg_bh);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int ocfs2_claim_new_inode(handle_t *handle,
 			  struct inode *dir,
 			  struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
@@ -2567,7 +2733,8 @@ out:
  * suballoc_bit.
  */
 static int ocfs2_get_suballoc_slot_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno,
-				       u16 *suballoc_slot, u16 *suballoc_bit)
+				       u16 *suballoc_slot, u64 *group_blkno,
+				       u16 *suballoc_bit)
 {
 	int status;
 	struct buffer_head *inode_bh = NULL;
@@ -2604,6 +2771,8 @@ static int ocfs2_get_suballoc_slot_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno,
 		*suballoc_slot = le16_to_cpu(inode_fe->i_suballoc_slot);
 	if (suballoc_bit)
 		*suballoc_bit = le16_to_cpu(inode_fe->i_suballoc_bit);
+	if (group_blkno)
+		*group_blkno = le64_to_cpu(inode_fe->i_suballoc_loc);
 
 bail:
 	brelse(inode_bh);
@@ -2621,7 +2790,8 @@ bail:
  */
 static int ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				   struct inode *suballoc,
-				   struct buffer_head *alloc_bh, u64 blkno,
+				   struct buffer_head *alloc_bh,
+				   u64 group_blkno, u64 blkno,
 				   u16 bit, int *res)
 {
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc_di;
@@ -2642,10 +2812,8 @@ static int ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	if (alloc_di->i_suballoc_loc)
-		bg_blkno = le64_to_cpu(alloc_di->i_suballoc_loc);
-	else
-		bg_blkno = ocfs2_which_suballoc_group(blkno, bit);
+	bg_blkno = group_blkno ? group_blkno :
+		   ocfs2_which_suballoc_group(blkno, bit);
 	status = ocfs2_read_group_descriptor(suballoc, alloc_di, bg_blkno,
 					     &group_bh);
 	if (status < 0) {
@@ -2680,6 +2848,7 @@ bail:
 int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res)
 {
 	int status;
+	u64 group_blkno = 0;
 	u16 suballoc_bit = 0, suballoc_slot = 0;
 	struct inode *inode_alloc_inode;
 	struct buffer_head *alloc_bh = NULL;
@@ -2687,7 +2856,7 @@ int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res)
 	mlog_entry("blkno: %llu", (unsigned long long)blkno);
 
 	status = ocfs2_get_suballoc_slot_bit(osb, blkno, &suballoc_slot,
-					     &suballoc_bit);
+					     &group_blkno, &suballoc_bit);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog(ML_ERROR, "get alloc slot and bit failed %d\n", status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -2715,7 +2884,7 @@ int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res)
 	}
 
 	status = ocfs2_test_suballoc_bit(osb, inode_alloc_inode, alloc_bh,
-					 blkno, suballoc_bit, res);
+					 group_blkno, blkno, suballoc_bit, res);
 	if (status < 0)
 		mlog(ML_ERROR, "test suballoc bit failed %d\n", status);
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
index a017dd3ee7d9..b8afabfeede4 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ struct ocfs2_alloc_context {
 	u64    ac_max_block;  /* Highest block number to allocate. 0 is
 				 is the same as ~0 - unlimited */
 
+	int    ac_find_loc_only;  /* hack for reflink operation ordering */
+	struct ocfs2_suballoc_result *ac_find_loc_priv; /* */
+
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_reservation	*ac_resv;
 };
 
@@ -197,4 +200,22 @@ int ocfs2_lock_allocators(struct inode *inode, struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
 			  struct ocfs2_alloc_context **meta_ac);
 
 int ocfs2_test_inode_bit(struct ocfs2_super *osb, u64 blkno, int *res);
+
+
+
+/*
+ * The following two interfaces are for ocfs2_create_inode_in_orphan().
+ */
+int ocfs2_find_new_inode_loc(struct inode *dir,
+			     struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+			     struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+			     u64 *fe_blkno);
+
+int ocfs2_claim_new_inode_at_loc(handle_t *handle,
+				 struct inode *dir,
+				 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
+				 u64 *suballoc_loc,
+				 u16 *suballoc_bit,
+				 u64 di_blkno);
+
 #endif /* _CHAINALLOC_H_ */