ocfs2: Remove struct ocfs2_journal_handle in favor of handle_t

This is mostly a search and replace as ocfs2_journal_handle is now no more
than a container for a handle_t pointer.

ocfs2_commit_trans() becomes very straight forward, and we remove some out
of date comments / code.

Signed-off-by: Mark Fasheh <mark.fasheh@oracle.com>

20 files changed, 130 insertions, 186 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index 354817acf8b3..85a048b7a67b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ static int ocfs2_extent_contig(struct inode *inode,
 			       u64 blkno);
 
 static int ocfs2_create_new_meta_bhs(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     struct inode *inode,
 				     int wanted,
 				     struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
 				     struct buffer_head *bhs[]);
 
 static int ocfs2_add_branch(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			    struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			    handle_t *handle,
 			    struct inode *inode,
 			    struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			    struct buffer_head *eb_bh,
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ static int ocfs2_add_branch(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			    struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac);
 
 static int ocfs2_shift_tree_depth(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				  handle_t *handle,
 				  struct inode *inode,
 				  struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 				  struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
 				  struct buffer_head **ret_new_eb_bh);
 
 static int ocfs2_do_insert_extent(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				  handle_t *handle,
 				  struct inode *inode,
 				  struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 				  u64 blkno,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bail:
  * l_count for you
  */
 static int ocfs2_create_new_meta_bhs(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     struct inode *inode,
 				     int wanted,
 				     struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ bail:
  * contain a single record with e_clusters == 0.
  */
 static int ocfs2_add_branch(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			    struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			    handle_t *handle,
 			    struct inode *inode,
 			    struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			    struct buffer_head *eb_bh,
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ bail:
  * after this call.
  */
 static int ocfs2_shift_tree_depth(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				  handle_t *handle,
 				  struct inode *inode,
 				  struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 				  struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ bail:
  * down.
  */
 static int ocfs2_do_insert_extent(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				  handle_t *handle,
 				  struct inode *inode,
 				  struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 				  u64 start_blk,
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ bail:
 
 /* the caller needs to update fe->i_clusters */
 int ocfs2_insert_extent(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			handle_t *handle,
 			struct inode *inode,
 			struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			u64 start_blk,
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ static int ocfs2_truncate_log_can_coalesce(struct ocfs2_truncate_log *tl,
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_truncate_log_append(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     u64 start_blk,
 				     unsigned int num_clusters)
 {
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ bail:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+					 handle_t *handle,
 					 struct inode *data_alloc_inode,
 					 struct buffer_head *data_alloc_bh)
 {
@@ -1074,7 +1074,7 @@ static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		/* TODO: Perhaps we can calculate the bulk of the
 		 * credits up front rather than extending like
 		 * this. */
-		status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle->k_handle,
+		status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle,
 					    OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
 		if (status < 0) {
 			mlog_errno(status);
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ static int __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
 	int status;
 	unsigned int num_to_flush;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *tl_inode = osb->osb_tl_inode;
 	struct inode *data_alloc_inode = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *tl_bh = osb->osb_tl_bh;
@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ int ocfs2_complete_truncate_log_recovery(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	int i;
 	unsigned int clusters, num_recs, start_cluster;
 	u64 start_blk;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *tl_inode = osb->osb_tl_inode;
 	struct ocfs2_truncate_log *tl;
 
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ static int ocfs2_do_truncate(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			     struct inode *inode,
 			     struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			     struct buffer_head *old_last_eb_bh,
-			     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			     handle_t *handle,
 			     struct ocfs2_truncate_context *tc)
 {
 	int status, i, depth;
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ int ocfs2_commit_truncate(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	struct ocfs2_extent_block *eb;
 	struct ocfs2_extent_list *el;
 	struct buffer_head *last_eb_bh;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct inode *tl_inode = osb->osb_tl_inode;
 
 	mlog_entry_void();
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h
index 12ba897743f4..0b82e8044325 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 struct ocfs2_alloc_context;
 int ocfs2_insert_extent(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			handle_t *handle,
 			struct inode *inode,
 			struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			u64 blkno,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
index fcdcdf6aa352..2f7268e81520 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.c
@@ -355,13 +355,13 @@ static int walk_page_buffers(	handle_t *handle,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_start_walk_page_trans(struct inode *inode,
+handle_t *ocfs2_start_walk_page_trans(struct inode *inode,
 							 struct page *page,
 							 unsigned from,
 							 unsigned to)
 {
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, OCFS2_INODE_UPDATE_CREDITS);
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_start_walk_page_trans(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 
 	if (ocfs2_should_order_data(inode)) {
-		ret = walk_page_buffers(handle->k_handle,
+		ret = walk_page_buffers(handle,
 					page_buffers(page),
 					from, to, NULL,
 					ocfs2_journal_dirty_data);
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int ocfs2_commit_write(struct file *file, struct page *page,
 	int ret;
 	struct buffer_head *di_bh = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *di;
 
 	mlog_entry("(0x%p, 0x%p, %u, %u)\n", file, page, from, to);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
index e88c3f0b8fa9..f446a15eab88 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/aops.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 int ocfs2_prepare_write_nolock(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 			       unsigned from, unsigned to);
 
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_start_walk_page_trans(struct inode *inode,
+handle_t *ocfs2_start_walk_page_trans(struct inode *inode,
 							 struct page *page,
 							 unsigned from,
 							 unsigned to);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 036c891c1e17..5efea44d780d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ int ocfs2_empty_dir(struct inode *inode)
 
 /* returns a bh of the 1st new block in the allocation. */
 int ocfs2_do_extend_dir(struct super_block *sb,
-			struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			handle_t *handle,
 			struct inode *dir,
 			struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
 			struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) parent_fe_bh->b_data;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *new_bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dir_entry * de;
 	struct super_block *sb = osb->sb;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.h b/fs/ocfs2/dir.h
index 5f614ec9649c..3f67e146864a 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ int ocfs2_prepare_dir_for_insert(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				 struct buffer_head **ret_de_bh);
 struct ocfs2_alloc_context;
 int ocfs2_do_extend_dir(struct super_block *sb,
-			struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			handle_t *handle,
 			struct inode *dir,
 			struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
 			struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 100754de16b8..fe6b795b1a45 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ bail:
 	return (err < 0) ? -EIO : 0;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_set_inode_size(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_set_inode_size(handle_t *handle,
 			 struct inode *inode,
 			 struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			 u64 new_i_size)
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static int ocfs2_simple_size_update(struct inode *inode,
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 
 	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, OCFS2_INODE_UPDATE_CREDITS);
 	if (handle == NULL) {
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int ocfs2_orphan_for_truncate(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				     u64 new_i_size)
 {
 	int status;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 
 	mlog_entry_void();
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ int ocfs2_do_extend_allocation(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			       struct inode *inode,
 			       u32 clusters_to_add,
 			       struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
-			       struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			       handle_t *handle,
 			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
 			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
 			       enum ocfs2_alloc_restarted *reason_ret)
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_allocation(struct inode *inode,
 	u32 prev_clusters;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac = NULL;
 	enum ocfs2_alloc_restarted why;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ restarted_transaction:
 			credits = ocfs2_calc_extend_credits(osb->sb,
 							    fe,
 							    clusters_to_add);
-			status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle->k_handle, credits);
+			status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle, credits);
 			if (status < 0) {
 				/* handle still has to be committed at
 				 * this point. */
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ static int ocfs2_write_zero_page(struct inode *inode,
 	struct page *page;
 	unsigned long index;
 	unsigned int offset;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	offset = (size & (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE-1)); /* Within page */
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ int ocfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr)
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(sb);
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 
 	mlog_entry("(0x%p, '%.*s')\n", dentry,
 	           dentry->d_name.len, dentry->d_name.name);
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ static int ocfs2_write_remove_suid(struct inode *inode)
 	int ret;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_inode_info *oi = OCFS2_I(inode);
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *di;
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.h b/fs/ocfs2/file.h
index 740c9e7ca599..84f8b974dcad 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int ocfs2_do_extend_allocation(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			       struct inode *inode,
 			       u32 clusters_to_add,
 			       struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
-			       struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			       handle_t *handle,
 			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
 			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
 			       enum ocfs2_alloc_restarted *reason);
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int ocfs2_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *attr);
 int ocfs2_getattr(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct dentry *dentry,
 		  struct kstat *stat);
 
-int ocfs2_set_inode_size(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_set_inode_size(handle_t *handle,
 			 struct inode *inode,
 			 struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 			 u64 new_i_size);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
index ac78877ba14d..ad4d4a1df77b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int ocfs2_truncate_for_delete(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				     struct buffer_head *fe_bh)
 {
 	int status = 0;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_truncate_context *tc = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe;
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ static int ocfs2_remove_inode(struct inode *inode,
 	int status;
 	struct inode *inode_alloc_inode = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *inode_alloc_bh = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) di_bh->b_data;
 
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@ bail:
  * struct inode.
  * Only takes ip_lock.
  */
-int ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle_t *handle,
 			   struct inode *inode,
 			   struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/inode.h b/fs/ocfs2/inode.h
index 9b7354545cb4..46a378fbc40b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/inode.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ ssize_t ocfs2_rw_direct(int rw, struct file *filp, char *buf,
 void ocfs2_sync_blockdev(struct super_block *sb);
 void ocfs2_refresh_inode(struct inode *inode,
 			 struct ocfs2_dinode *fe);
-int ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle_t *handle,
 			   struct inode *inode,
 			   struct buffer_head *bh);
 int ocfs2_aio_read(struct file *file, struct kiocb *req, struct iocb *iocb);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c b/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c
index 752735842b1d..4768be5f3086 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ioctl.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int ocfs2_set_inode_attr(struct inode *inode, unsigned flags,
 {
 	struct ocfs2_inode_info *ocfs2_inode = OCFS2_I(inode);
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb);
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	unsigned oldflags;
 	int status;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index 6d9658b0c5db..c0ad7cb59521 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -110,30 +110,13 @@ finally:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_alloc_handle(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
-{
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *retval = NULL;
-
-	retval = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*retval), GFP_NOFS);
-	if (!retval) {
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Failed to allocate memory for journal "
-		     "handle!\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	retval->k_handle = NULL;
-
-	return retval;
-}
-
 /* pass it NULL and it will allocate a new handle object for you.  If
  * you pass it a handle however, it may still return error, in which
  * case it has free'd the passed handle for you. */
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					       int max_buffs)
+handle_t *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb, int max_buffs)
 {
-	int ret;
 	journal_t *journal = osb->journal->j_journal;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 
 	BUG_ON(!osb || !osb->journal->j_journal);
 
@@ -149,77 +132,39 @@ struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-	handle = ocfs2_alloc_handle(osb);
-	if (!handle) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		mlog_errno(ret);
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
-
 	down_read(&osb->journal->j_trans_barrier);
 
-	/* actually start the transaction now */
-	handle->k_handle = journal_start(journal, max_buffs);
-	if (IS_ERR(handle->k_handle)) {
+	handle = journal_start(journal, max_buffs);
+	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 		up_read(&osb->journal->j_trans_barrier);
-		kfree(handle);
 
-		ret = PTR_ERR(handle->k_handle);
-		handle->k_handle = NULL;
-		mlog_errno(ret);
+		mlog_errno(PTR_ERR(handle));
 
 		if (is_journal_aborted(journal)) {
 			ocfs2_abort(osb->sb, "Detected aborted journal");
-			ret = -EROFS;
+			handle = ERR_PTR(-EROFS);
 		}
-		return ERR_PTR(ret);
-	}
-
-	atomic_inc(&(osb->journal->j_num_trans));
+	} else
+		atomic_inc(&(osb->journal->j_num_trans));
 
 	return handle;
 }
 
-void ocfs2_commit_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle)
+int ocfs2_commit_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+		       handle_t *handle)
 {
-	handle_t *jbd_handle;
-	int retval;
+	int ret;
 	struct ocfs2_journal *journal = osb->journal;
 
-	mlog_entry_void();
-
 	BUG_ON(!handle);
 
-	if (!handle->k_handle) {
-		kfree(handle);
-		mlog_exit_void();
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* ocfs2_extend_trans may have had to call journal_restart
-	 * which will always commit the transaction, but may return
-	 * error for any number of reasons. If this is the case, we
-	 * clear k_handle as it's not valid any more. */
-	if (handle->k_handle) {
-		jbd_handle = handle->k_handle;
-
-		/* actually stop the transaction. if we've set h_sync,
-		 * it'll have been committed when we return */
-		retval = journal_stop(jbd_handle);
-		if (retval < 0) {
-			mlog_errno(retval);
-			mlog(ML_ERROR, "Could not commit transaction\n");
-			BUG();
-		}
-
-		handle->k_handle = NULL; /* it's been free'd in journal_stop */
-	}
+	ret = journal_stop(handle);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		mlog_errno(ret);
 
 	up_read(&journal->j_trans_barrier);
 
-	kfree(handle);
-	mlog_exit_void();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -268,7 +213,7 @@ bail:
 	return status;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_journal_access(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_journal_access(handle_t *handle,
 			 struct inode *inode,
 			 struct buffer_head *bh,
 			 int type)
@@ -306,11 +251,11 @@ int ocfs2_journal_access(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
 	switch (type) {
 	case OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_CREATE:
 	case OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE:
-		status = journal_get_write_access(handle->k_handle, bh);
+		status = journal_get_write_access(handle, bh);
 		break;
 
 	case OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_UNDO:
-		status = journal_get_undo_access(handle->k_handle, bh);
+		status = journal_get_undo_access(handle, bh);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -327,7 +272,7 @@ int ocfs2_journal_access(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
 	return status;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_journal_dirty(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle_t *handle,
 			struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 	int status;
@@ -335,7 +280,7 @@ int ocfs2_journal_dirty(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
 	mlog_entry("(bh->b_blocknr=%llu)\n",
 		   (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
 
-	status = journal_dirty_metadata(handle->k_handle, bh);
+	status = journal_dirty_metadata(handle, bh);
 	if (status < 0)
 		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Could not dirty metadata buffer. "
 		     "(bh->b_blocknr=%llu)\n",
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
index 3c0d15c5e49c..d86cb960b7ec 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ enum ocfs2_journal_state {
 
 struct ocfs2_super;
 struct ocfs2_dinode;
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle;
 
 struct ocfs2_journal {
 	enum ocfs2_journal_state   j_state;    /* Journals current state   */
@@ -133,10 +132,6 @@ static inline void ocfs2_inode_set_new(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	spin_unlock(&trans_inc_lock);
 }
 
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle {
-	handle_t            *k_handle; /* kernel handle.                */
-};
-
 /* Exported only for the journal struct init code in super.c. Do not call. */
 void ocfs2_complete_recovery(void *data);
 
@@ -200,7 +195,11 @@ static inline void ocfs2_checkpoint_inode(struct inode *inode)
  *  ocfs2_start_trans      - Begin a transaction. Give it an upper estimate of
  *                          the number of blocks that will be changed during
  *                          this handle.
- *  ocfs2_commit_trans     - Complete a handle.
+ *  ocfs2_commit_trans - Complete a handle. It might return -EIO if
+ *                       the journal was aborted. The majority of paths don't
+ *                       check the return value as an error there comes too
+ *                       late to do anything (and will be picked up in a
+ *                       later transaction).
  *  ocfs2_extend_trans     - Extend a handle by nblocks credits. This may
  *                          commit the handle to disk in the process, but will
  *                          not release any locks taken during the transaction.
@@ -215,10 +214,10 @@ static inline void ocfs2_checkpoint_inode(struct inode *inode)
 /* You must always start_trans with a number of buffs > 0, but it's
  * perfectly legal to go through an entire transaction without having
  * dirtied any buffers. */
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+handle_t		    *ocfs2_start_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 					       int max_buffs);
-void			     ocfs2_commit_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-						struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle);
+int			     ocfs2_commit_trans(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+						handle_t *handle);
 int			     ocfs2_extend_trans(handle_t *handle, int nblocks);
 
 /*
@@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ int			     ocfs2_extend_trans(handle_t *handle, int nblocks);
 #define OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE  1
 #define OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_UNDO   2
 
-int                  ocfs2_journal_access(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int                  ocfs2_journal_access(handle_t *handle,
 					  struct inode *inode,
 					  struct buffer_head *bh,
 					  int type);
@@ -259,7 +258,7 @@ int                  ocfs2_journal_access(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
  *	<modify the bh>
  * 	ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, bh);
  */
-int                  ocfs2_journal_dirty(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int                  ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle_t *handle,
 					 struct buffer_head *bh);
 int                  ocfs2_journal_dirty_data(handle_t *handle,
 					      struct buffer_head *bh);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
index 2ae567a7042b..698d79a74ef8 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_find_clear_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 static void ocfs2_clear_local_alloc(struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc);
 
 static int ocfs2_sync_local_to_main(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				    struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				    handle_t *handle,
 				    struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc,
 				    struct inode *main_bm_inode,
 				    struct buffer_head *main_bm_bh);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_reserve_for_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 						struct buffer_head **bitmap_bh);
 
 static int ocfs2_local_alloc_new_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+					handle_t *handle,
 					struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac);
 
 static int ocfs2_local_alloc_slide_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ bail:
 void ocfs2_shutdown_local_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
 	int status;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *local_alloc_inode = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *main_bm_bh = NULL;
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ int ocfs2_complete_local_alloc_recovery(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 					struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc)
 {
 	int status;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct buffer_head *main_bm_bh = NULL;
 	struct inode *main_bm_inode;
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ int ocfs2_complete_local_alloc_recovery(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	}
 
 	/* we want the bitmap change to be recorded on disk asap */
-	handle->k_handle->h_sync = 1;
+	handle->h_sync = 1;
 
 	status = ocfs2_sync_local_to_main(osb, handle, alloc,
 					  main_bm_inode, main_bm_bh);
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ bail:
 }
 
 int ocfs2_claim_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				 handle_t *handle,
 				 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 				 u32 min_bits,
 				 u32 *bit_off,
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static void ocfs2_verify_zero_bits(unsigned long *bitmap,
  * passed is used for caching.
  */
 static int ocfs2_sync_local_to_main(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				    struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				    handle_t *handle,
 				    struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc,
 				    struct inode *main_bm_inode,
 				    struct buffer_head *main_bm_bh)
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ bail:
  * pass it the bitmap lock in lock_bh if you have it.
  */
 static int ocfs2_local_alloc_new_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+					handle_t *handle,
 					struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac)
 {
 	int status = 0;
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static int ocfs2_local_alloc_slide_window(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	int status = 0;
 	struct buffer_head *main_bm_bh = NULL;
 	struct inode *main_bm_inode = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *alloc_copy = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac = NULL;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
index 4bd624ce380a..385a10152f9c 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/localalloc.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				   struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac);
 
 int ocfs2_claim_local_alloc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				 handle_t *handle,
 				 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 				 u32 min_bits,
 				 u32 *bit_off,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index d63ab7be89a5..583bffe98091 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ static int inline ocfs2_search_dirblock(struct buffer_head *bh,
 					unsigned long offset,
 					struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir);
 
-static int ocfs2_delete_entry(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_delete_entry(handle_t *handle,
 			      struct inode *dir,
 			      struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de_del,
 			      struct buffer_head *bh);
 
-static int __ocfs2_add_entry(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
 			     struct inode *dir,
 			     const char *name, int namelen,
 			     struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			      dev_t dev,
 			      struct buffer_head **new_fe_bh,
 			      struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			      struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			      handle_t *handle,
 			      struct inode **ret_inode,
 			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac);
 
 static int ocfs2_fill_new_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			      struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			      handle_t *handle,
 			      struct inode *parent,
 			      struct inode *inode,
 			      struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static int ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				    struct buffer_head **de_bh);
 
 static int ocfs2_orphan_add(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			    struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			    handle_t *handle,
 			    struct inode *inode,
 			    struct ocfs2_dinode *fe,
 			    char *name,
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ static int ocfs2_orphan_add(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			    struct inode *orphan_dir_inode);
 
 static int ocfs2_create_symlink_data(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     struct inode *inode,
 				     const char *symname);
 
-static inline int ocfs2_add_entry(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static inline int ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
 				  struct dentry *dentry,
 				  struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
 				  struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ bail:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_fill_new_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			      struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			      handle_t *handle,
 			      struct inode *parent,
 			      struct inode *inode,
 			      struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
 {
 	int status = 0;
 	struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *dirfe;
 	struct buffer_head *new_fe_bh = NULL;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			      dev_t dev,
 			      struct buffer_head **new_fe_bh,
 			      struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			      struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			      handle_t *handle,
 			      struct inode **ret_inode,
 			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac)
 {
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ static int ocfs2_link(struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		      struct inode *dir,
 		      struct dentry *dentry)
 {
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle;
+	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *inode = old_dentry->d_inode;
 	int err;
 	struct buffer_head *fe_bh = NULL;
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int ocfs2_unlink(struct inode *dir,
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *fe_bh = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *parent_node_bh = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *dirent = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *dirent_bh = NULL;
 	char orphan_name[OCFS2_ORPHAN_NAMELEN + 1];
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ static int ocfs2_rename(struct inode *old_dir,
 	struct buffer_head *insert_entry_bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = NULL;
 	u64 newfe_blkno;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *old_dir_bh = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *new_dir_bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *old_de = NULL, *new_de = NULL; // dirent for old_dentry
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ bail:
  * data, including the null terminator.
  */
 static int ocfs2_create_symlink_data(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     struct inode *inode,
 				     const char *symname)
 {
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ static int ocfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 	struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *dirfe;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac = NULL;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac = NULL;
 
@@ -1784,7 +1784,7 @@ int ocfs2_check_dir_entry(struct inode * dir,
  * If you pass me insert_bh, I'll skip the search of the other dir
  * blocks and put the record in there.
  */
-static int __ocfs2_add_entry(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
 			     struct inode *dir,
 			     const char *name, int namelen,
 			     struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ bail:
  * ocfs2_delete_entry deletes a directory entry by merging it with the
  * previous entry
  */
-static int ocfs2_delete_entry(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_delete_entry(handle_t *handle,
 			      struct inode *dir,
 			      struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de_del,
 			      struct buffer_head *bh)
@@ -2159,7 +2159,7 @@ leave:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_orphan_add(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			    struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			    handle_t *handle,
 			    struct inode *inode,
 			    struct ocfs2_dinode *fe,
 			    char *name,
@@ -2232,7 +2232,7 @@ leave:
 
 /* unlike orphan_add, we expect the orphan dir to already be locked here. */
 int ocfs2_orphan_del(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-		     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+		     handle_t *handle,
 		     struct inode *orphan_dir_inode,
 		     struct inode *inode,
 		     struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh)
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.h b/fs/ocfs2/namei.h
index deaaa97dbf0b..8425944fcccd 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct buffer_head *ocfs2_find_entry(const char *name,
 				     struct inode *dir,
 				     struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir);
 int ocfs2_orphan_del(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-		     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+		     handle_t *handle,
 		     struct inode *orphan_dir_inode,
 		     struct inode *inode,
 		     struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
index 0462a7f4e21b..553e7021b6a7 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/ocfs2.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/kref.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/jbd.h>
 
 #include "cluster/nodemanager.h"
 #include "cluster/heartbeat.h"
@@ -181,7 +182,6 @@ enum ocfs2_mount_options
 #define OCFS2_OSB_ERROR_FS	0x0004
 
 struct ocfs2_journal;
-struct ocfs2_journal_handle;
 struct ocfs2_super
 {
 	struct task_struct *commit_task;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index 186d2c3d524d..000d71cca6c5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 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);
-static int ocfs2_block_group_fill(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_block_group_fill(handle_t *handle,
 				  struct inode *alloc_inode,
 				  struct buffer_head *bg_bh,
 				  u64 group_blkno,
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_search(struct inode *inode,
 				    u16 *bit_off, u16 *bits_found);
 static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				     struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     u32 bits_wanted,
 				     u32 min_bits,
 				     u16 *bit_off,
@@ -77,20 +77,20 @@ static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				     u64 *bg_blkno);
 static int ocfs2_test_bg_bit_allocatable(struct buffer_head *bg_bh,
 					 int nr);
-static inline int ocfs2_block_group_set_bits(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static inline int ocfs2_block_group_set_bits(handle_t *handle,
 					     struct inode *alloc_inode,
 					     struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg,
 					     struct buffer_head *group_bh,
 					     unsigned int bit_off,
 					     unsigned int num_bits);
-static inline int ocfs2_block_group_clear_bits(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static inline int ocfs2_block_group_clear_bits(handle_t *handle,
 					       struct inode *alloc_inode,
 					       struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg,
 					       struct buffer_head *group_bh,
 					       unsigned int bit_off,
 					       unsigned int num_bits);
 
-static int ocfs2_relink_block_group(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_relink_block_group(handle_t *handle,
 				    struct inode *alloc_inode,
 				    struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 				    struct buffer_head *bg_bh,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int ocfs2_relink_block_group(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
 				    u16 chain);
 static inline int ocfs2_block_group_reasonably_empty(struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg,
 						     u32 wanted);
-static int ocfs2_free_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_free_suballoc_bits(handle_t *handle,
 				    struct inode *alloc_inode,
 				    struct buffer_head *alloc_bh,
 				    unsigned int start_bit,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int ocfs2_check_group_descriptor(struct super_block *sb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ocfs2_block_group_fill(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_block_group_fill(handle_t *handle,
 				  struct inode *alloc_inode,
 				  struct buffer_head *bg_bh,
 				  u64 group_blkno,
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_alloc(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *fe = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) bh->b_data;
 	struct ocfs2_chain_list *cl;
 	struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle = NULL;
+	handle_t *handle = NULL;
 	u32 bit_off, num_bits;
 	u16 alloc_rec;
 	u64 bg_blkno;
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_find_clear_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int ocfs2_block_group_set_bits(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static inline int ocfs2_block_group_set_bits(handle_t *handle,
 					     struct inode *alloc_inode,
 					     struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg,
 					     struct buffer_head *group_bh,
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ static inline u16 ocfs2_find_victim_chain(struct ocfs2_chain_list *cl)
 	return best;
 }
 
-static int ocfs2_relink_block_group(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_relink_block_group(handle_t *handle,
 				    struct inode *alloc_inode,
 				    struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
 				    struct buffer_head *bg_bh,
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ static int ocfs2_block_group_search(struct inode *inode,
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_alloc_dinode_update_counts(struct inode *inode,
-				       struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				       handle_t *handle,
 				       struct buffer_head *di_bh,
 				       u32 num_bits,
 				       u16 chain)
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_search_one_group(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-				  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				  handle_t *handle,
 				  u32 bits_wanted,
 				  u32 min_bits,
 				  u16 *bit_off,
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_search_chain(struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-			      struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			      handle_t *handle,
 			      u32 bits_wanted,
 			      u32 min_bits,
 			      u16 *bit_off,
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ bail:
 /* will give out up to bits_wanted contiguous bits. */
 static int ocfs2_claim_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				     struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
-				     struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+				     handle_t *handle,
 				     u32 bits_wanted,
 				     u32 min_bits,
 				     u16 *bit_off,
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ bail:
 }
 
 int ocfs2_claim_metadata(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			 handle_t *handle,
 			 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 			 u32 bits_wanted,
 			 u16 *suballoc_bit_start,
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ bail:
 }
 
 int ocfs2_claim_new_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			  handle_t *handle,
 			  struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 			  u16 *suballoc_bit,
 			  u64 *fe_blkno)
@@ -1502,7 +1502,7 @@ static inline void ocfs2_block_to_cluster_group(struct inode *inode,
  * of any size.
  */
 int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			 handle_t *handle,
 			 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 			 u32 min_clusters,
 			 u32 *cluster_start,
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ bail:
 	return status;
 }
 
-static inline int ocfs2_block_group_clear_bits(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static inline int ocfs2_block_group_clear_bits(handle_t *handle,
 					       struct inode *alloc_inode,
 					       struct ocfs2_group_desc *bg,
 					       struct buffer_head *group_bh,
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ bail:
 /*
  * expects the suballoc inode to already be locked.
  */
-static int ocfs2_free_suballoc_bits(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+static int ocfs2_free_suballoc_bits(handle_t *handle,
 				    struct inode *alloc_inode,
 				    struct buffer_head *alloc_bh,
 				    unsigned int start_bit,
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ static inline u64 ocfs2_which_suballoc_group(u64 block, unsigned int bit)
 	return group;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_free_dinode(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_free_dinode(handle_t *handle,
 		      struct inode *inode_alloc_inode,
 		      struct buffer_head *inode_alloc_bh,
 		      struct ocfs2_dinode *di)
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ int ocfs2_free_dinode(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
 					inode_alloc_bh, bit, bg_blkno, 1);
 }
 
-int ocfs2_free_extent_block(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_free_extent_block(handle_t *handle,
 			    struct inode *eb_alloc_inode,
 			    struct buffer_head *eb_alloc_bh,
 			    struct ocfs2_extent_block *eb)
@@ -1737,7 +1737,7 @@ int ocfs2_free_extent_block(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
 					bit, bg_blkno, 1);
 }
 
-int ocfs2_free_clusters(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_free_clusters(handle_t *handle,
 		       struct inode *bitmap_inode,
 		       struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh,
 		       u64 start_blk,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
index e7c4b277c8d6..1a3c94cb9250 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.h
@@ -68,33 +68,33 @@ int ocfs2_reserve_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			   struct ocfs2_alloc_context **ac);
 
 int ocfs2_claim_metadata(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			 handle_t *handle,
 			 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 			 u32 bits_wanted,
 			 u16 *suballoc_bit_start,
 			 u32 *num_bits,
 			 u64 *blkno_start);
 int ocfs2_claim_new_inode(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			  struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			  handle_t *handle,
 			  struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 			  u16 *suballoc_bit,
 			  u64 *fe_blkno);
 int ocfs2_claim_clusters(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			 struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+			 handle_t *handle,
 			 struct ocfs2_alloc_context *ac,
 			 u32 min_clusters,
 			 u32 *cluster_start,
 			 u32 *num_clusters);
 
-int ocfs2_free_dinode(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_free_dinode(handle_t *handle,
 		      struct inode *inode_alloc_inode,
 		      struct buffer_head *inode_alloc_bh,
 		      struct ocfs2_dinode *di);
-int ocfs2_free_extent_block(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_free_extent_block(handle_t *handle,
 			    struct inode *eb_alloc_inode,
 			    struct buffer_head *eb_alloc_bh,
 			    struct ocfs2_extent_block *eb);
-int ocfs2_free_clusters(struct ocfs2_journal_handle *handle,
+int ocfs2_free_clusters(handle_t *handle,
 			struct inode *bitmap_inode,
 			struct buffer_head *bitmap_bh,
 			u64 start_blk,