struct lookup_intent *);
        int (*clear_open_replay_data)(struct obd_export *,
                                      struct obd_client_handle *);
-       int (*set_lock_data)(struct obd_export *, __u64 *, void *, __u64 *);
+       int (*set_lock_data)(struct obd_export *, const struct lustre_handle *,
+                            void *, __u64 *);
 
        enum ldlm_mode (*lock_match)(struct obd_export *, __u64,
                                     const struct lu_fid *, enum ldlm_type,
 
 }
 
 static inline int md_set_lock_data(struct obd_export *exp,
-                                  __u64 *lockh, void *data, __u64 *bits)
+                                  const struct lustre_handle *lockh,
+                                  void *data, __u64 *bits)
 {
        EXP_CHECK_MD_OP(exp, set_lock_data);
        EXP_MD_COUNTER_INCREMENT(exp, set_lock_data);
 
                   PFID(&lli->lli_fid), inode, reconf);
 
        /* in case this is a caching lock and reinstate with new inode */
-       md_set_lock_data(sbi->ll_md_exp, &lockh->cookie, inode, NULL);
+       md_set_lock_data(sbi->ll_md_exp, lockh, inode, NULL);
 
        lock_res_and_lock(lock);
        lvb_ready = ldlm_is_lvb_ready(lock);
 
                        CDEBUG(D_DLMTRACE, "setting l_data to inode "DFID"%p for remote lock %#llx\n",
                               PFID(ll_inode2fid(inode)), inode,
                               handle.cookie);
-                       md_set_lock_data(exp, &handle.cookie, inode, NULL);
+                       md_set_lock_data(exp, &handle, inode, NULL);
                }
 
                handle.cookie = it->it_lock_handle;
                CDEBUG(D_DLMTRACE, "setting l_data to inode "DFID"%p for lock %#llx\n",
                       PFID(ll_inode2fid(inode)), inode, handle.cookie);
 
-               md_set_lock_data(exp, &handle.cookie, inode,
-                                &it->it_lock_bits);
+               md_set_lock_data(exp, &handle, inode, &it->it_lock_bits);
                it->it_lock_set = 1;
        }
 
 
                                ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
                }
 
-               md_set_lock_data(tgt->ltd_exp, &lockh->cookie, inode, NULL);
+               md_set_lock_data(tgt->ltd_exp, lockh, inode, NULL);
 
                if (i != 0)
                        nlink += inode->i_nlink - 2;
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-static int lmv_set_lock_data(struct obd_export *exp, __u64 *lockh, void *data,
-                            __u64 *bits)
+static int lmv_set_lock_data(struct obd_export *exp,
+                            const struct lustre_handle *lockh,
+                            void *data, __u64 *bits)
 {
        struct lmv_obd    *lmv = &exp->exp_obd->u.lmv;
        struct lmv_tgt_desc *tgt = lmv->tgts[0];
 
 
 /* mdc/mdc_locks.c */
 int mdc_set_lock_data(struct obd_export *exp,
-                     __u64 *lockh, void *data, __u64 *bits);
+                     const struct lustre_handle *lockh,
+                     void *data, __u64 *bits);
 
 int mdc_null_inode(struct obd_export *exp, const struct lu_fid *fid);
 
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(it_open_error);
 
 /* this must be called on a lockh that is known to have a referenced lock */
-int mdc_set_lock_data(struct obd_export *exp, __u64 *lockh, void *data,
-                     __u64 *bits)
+int mdc_set_lock_data(struct obd_export *exp, const struct lustre_handle *lockh,
+                     void *data, __u64 *bits)
 {
        struct ldlm_lock *lock;
        struct inode *new_inode = data;
        if (bits)
                *bits = 0;
 
-       if (!*lockh)
+       if (!lustre_handle_is_used(lockh))
                return 0;
 
-       lock = ldlm_handle2lock((struct lustre_handle *)lockh);
+       lock = ldlm_handle2lock(lockh);
 
        LASSERT(lock);
        lock_res_and_lock(lock);
 
        }
 
        rc = 0;
-       mdc_set_lock_data(exp, &it.it_lock_handle, dir, NULL);
+       lockh.cookie = it.it_lock_handle;
+       mdc_set_lock_data(exp, &lockh, dir, NULL);
 
        rp_param.rp_off = hash_offset;
        rp_param.rp_hash64 = op_data->op_cli_flags & CLI_HASH64;
        }
        *ppage = page;
 out_unlock:
-       lockh.cookie = it.it_lock_handle;
        ldlm_lock_decref(&lockh, it.it_lock_mode);
-       it.it_lock_handle = 0;
        return rc;
 fail:
        kunmap(page);