{
        if (level < nilfs_btree_height(btree) - 1) {
                do {
-                       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
                        nilfs_btree_node_set_key(
                                nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level),
                                path[level].bp_index, key);
                        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_bh))
                                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_bh);
-                       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
                } while ((path[level].bp_index == 0) &&
                         (++level < nilfs_btree_height(btree) - 1));
        }
        struct nilfs_btree_node *node;
 
        if (level < nilfs_btree_height(btree) - 1) {
-               lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
                node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
                nilfs_btree_node_insert(btree, node, *keyp, *ptrp,
                                        path[level].bp_index);
                if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_bh))
                        nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_bh);
-               unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
 
                if (path[level].bp_index == 0)
                        nilfs_btree_promote_key(btree, path, level + 1,
        struct nilfs_btree_node *node, *left;
        int nchildren, lnchildren, n, move;
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        left = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
        nchildren = nilfs_btree_node_get_nchildren(node);
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        nilfs_btree_promote_key(btree, path, level + 1,
                                nilfs_btree_node_get_key(node, 0));
 
        struct nilfs_btree_node *node, *right;
        int nchildren, rnchildren, n, move;
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        right = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
        nchildren = nilfs_btree_node_get_nchildren(node);
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        path[level + 1].bp_index++;
        nilfs_btree_promote_key(btree, path, level + 1,
                                nilfs_btree_node_get_key(right, 0));
        __u64 newptr;
        int nchildren, n, move;
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        right = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
        nchildren = nilfs_btree_node_get_nchildren(node);
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        newkey = nilfs_btree_node_get_key(right, 0);
        newptr = path[level].bp_newreq.bpr_ptr;
 
        struct nilfs_btree_node *root, *child;
        int n;
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        root = nilfs_btree_get_root(btree);
        child = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
 
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        path[level].bp_bh = path[level].bp_sib_bh;
        path[level].bp_sib_bh = NULL;
 
 
                stats->bs_nblocks++;
 
-               lock_buffer(bh);
                nilfs_btree_node_init(btree,
                                      (struct nilfs_btree_node *)bh->b_data,
                                      0, level, 0, NULL, NULL);
-               unlock_buffer(bh);
                path[level].bp_sib_bh = bh;
                path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_split;
        }
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err_out_curr_node;
 
-       lock_buffer(bh);
        nilfs_btree_node_init(btree, (struct nilfs_btree_node *)bh->b_data,
                              0, level, 0, NULL, NULL);
-       unlock_buffer(bh);
        path[level].bp_sib_bh = bh;
        path[level].bp_op = nilfs_btree_grow;
 
        struct nilfs_btree_node *node;
 
        if (level < nilfs_btree_height(btree) - 1) {
-               lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
                node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
                nilfs_btree_node_delete(btree, node, keyp, ptrp,
                                        path[level].bp_index);
                if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_bh))
                        nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_bh);
-               unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
                if (path[level].bp_index == 0)
                        nilfs_btree_promote_key(btree, path, level + 1,
                                nilfs_btree_node_get_key(node, 0));
 
        nilfs_btree_do_delete(btree, path, level, keyp, ptrp);
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        left = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
        nchildren = nilfs_btree_node_get_nchildren(node);
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        nilfs_btree_promote_key(btree, path, level + 1,
                                nilfs_btree_node_get_key(node, 0));
 
 
        nilfs_btree_do_delete(btree, path, level, keyp, ptrp);
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        right = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
        nchildren = nilfs_btree_node_get_nchildren(node);
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        path[level + 1].bp_index++;
        nilfs_btree_promote_key(btree, path, level + 1,
                                nilfs_btree_node_get_key(right, 0));
 
        nilfs_btree_do_delete(btree, path, level, keyp, ptrp);
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        left = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
 
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        nilfs_btnode_delete(path[level].bp_bh);
        path[level].bp_bh = path[level].bp_sib_bh;
        path[level].bp_sib_bh = NULL;
 
        nilfs_btree_do_delete(btree, path, level, keyp, ptrp);
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        node = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
        right = nilfs_btree_get_sib_node(path, level);
 
        if (!buffer_dirty(path[level].bp_bh))
                nilfs_btnode_mark_dirty(path[level].bp_bh);
 
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
-
        nilfs_btnode_delete(path[level].bp_sib_bh);
        path[level].bp_sib_bh = NULL;
        path[level + 1].bp_index++;
 
        nilfs_btree_do_delete(btree, path, level, keyp, ptrp);
 
-       lock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
        root = nilfs_btree_get_root(btree);
        child = nilfs_btree_get_nonroot_node(path, level);
 
        nilfs_btree_node_set_level(root, level);
        n = nilfs_btree_node_get_nchildren(child);
        nilfs_btree_node_move_left(btree, root, child, n);
-       unlock_buffer(path[level].bp_bh);
 
        nilfs_btnode_delete(path[level].bp_bh);
        path[level].bp_bh = NULL;
                nilfs_bmap_commit_alloc_ptr(bmap, nreq, dat);
 
                /* create child node at level 1 */
-               lock_buffer(bh);
                node = (struct nilfs_btree_node *)bh->b_data;
                nilfs_btree_node_init(btree, node, 0, 1, n, keys, ptrs);
                nilfs_btree_node_insert(btree, node,
                if (!nilfs_bmap_dirty(bmap))
                        nilfs_bmap_set_dirty(bmap);
 
-               unlock_buffer(bh);
                brelse(bh);
 
                /* create root node at level 2 */