bd = list_entry(head->next, struct gfs2_bufdata,
                                bd_ail_gl_list);
                bh = bd->bd_bh;
-               gfs2_remove_from_ail(NULL, bd);
+               gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
                bd->bd_bh = NULL;
                bh->b_private = NULL;
                bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
        return error;
 }
 
-/**
- * inode_go_unlock - operation done before an inode lock is unlocked by a
- *                  process
- * @gl: the glock
- * @flags:
- *
- */
-
-static void inode_go_unlock(struct gfs2_holder *gh)
-{
-       struct gfs2_glock *gl = gh->gh_gl;
-       struct gfs2_inode *ip = gl->gl_object;
-
-       if (ip)
-               gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
-}
-
 /**
  * rgrp_go_demote_ok - Check to see if it's ok to unlock a RG's glock
  * @gl: the glock
 
        if (gl->gl_state != LM_ST_UNLOCKED &&
            test_bit(SDF_JOURNAL_LIVE, &sdp->sd_flags)) {
-               gfs2_meta_cache_flush(GFS2_I(sdp->sd_jdesc->jd_inode));
                j_gl->gl_ops->go_inval(j_gl, DIO_METADATA);
 
                error = gfs2_find_jhead(sdp->sd_jdesc, &head);
        .go_inval = inode_go_inval,
        .go_demote_ok = inode_go_demote_ok,
        .go_lock = inode_go_lock,
-       .go_unlock = inode_go_unlock,
        .go_type = LM_TYPE_INODE,
        .go_min_hold_time = HZ / 10,
 };
 
        spinlock_t i_spin;
        struct rw_semaphore i_rw_mutex;
        unsigned long i_last_pfault;
-
-       struct buffer_head *i_cache[GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT];
 };
 
 /*
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static void gfs2_inode_bh(struct gfs2_inode *ip, struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-       ip->i_cache[0] = bh;
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_inode_refresh - Refresh the incore copy of the dinode
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
        struct gfs2_inum_host inum = { .no_addr = 0, .no_formal_ino = 0 };
        int error;
        u64 generation;
-       struct buffer_head *bh=NULL;
+       struct buffer_head *bh = NULL;
 
        if (!name->len || name->len > GFS2_FNAMESIZE)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
        if (IS_ERR(inode))
                goto fail_gunlock2;
 
-       gfs2_inode_bh(GFS2_I(inode), bh);
-
        error = gfs2_inode_refresh(GFS2_I(inode));
        if (error)
                goto fail_gunlock2;
        if (error)
                goto fail_gunlock2;
 
+       if (bh)
+               brelse(bh);
        if (!inode)
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        return inode;
 fail_gunlock:
        gfs2_glock_dq(ghs);
 fail:
+       if (bh)
+               brelse(bh);
        return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
 
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct address_space *mapping, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
+void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
        bd->bd_ail = NULL;
        list_del_init(&bd->bd_ail_st_list);
        list_del_init(&bd->bd_ail_gl_list);
        atomic_dec(&bd->bd_gl->gl_ail_count);
-       if (mapping)
-               gfs2_meta_cache_flush(GFS2_I(mapping->host));
        brelse(bd->bd_bh);
 }
 
                bd = list_entry(head->prev, struct gfs2_bufdata,
                                bd_ail_st_list);
                gfs2_assert(sdp, bd->bd_ail == ai);
-               gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd->bd_bh->b_page->mapping, bd);
+               gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
        }
 }
 
 
                                      struct buffer_head *real);
 void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl);
 void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *trans);
-void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct address_space *mapping, struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
+void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
 
 void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 void gfs2_meta_syncfs(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
 
        inode_init_once(&ip->i_inode);
        spin_lock_init(&ip->i_spin);
        init_rwsem(&ip->i_rw_mutex);
-       memset(ip->i_cache, 0, sizeof(ip->i_cache));
 }
 
 static void gfs2_init_glock_once(struct kmem_cache *cachep, void *foo)
 
        }
        if (bd) {
                if (bd->bd_ail) {
-                       gfs2_remove_from_ail(NULL, bd);
+                       gfs2_remove_from_ail(bd);
                        bh->b_private = NULL;
                        bd->bd_bh = NULL;
                        bd->bd_blkno = bh->b_blocknr;
        }
 }
 
-/**
- * gfs2_meta_cache_flush - get rid of any references on buffers for this inode
- * @ip: The GFS2 inode
- *
- * This releases buffers that are in the most-recently-used array of
- * blocks used for indirect block addressing for this inode.
- */
-
-void gfs2_meta_cache_flush(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
-{
-       struct buffer_head **bh_slot;
-       unsigned int x;
-
-       spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-       for (x = 0; x < GFS2_MAX_META_HEIGHT; x++) {
-               bh_slot = &ip->i_cache[x];
-               if (*bh_slot) {
-                       brelse(*bh_slot);
-                       *bh_slot = NULL;
-               }
-       }
-
-       spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-}
-
 /**
  * gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer - Get a metadata buffer
  * @ip: The GFS2 inode
  * @new: Non-zero if we may create a new buffer
  * @bhp: the buffer is returned here
  *
- * Try to use the gfs2_inode's MRU metadata tree cache.
- *
  * Returns: errno
  */
 
 {
        struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = GFS2_SB(&ip->i_inode);
        struct gfs2_glock *gl = ip->i_gl;
-       struct buffer_head *bh = NULL, **bh_slot = ip->i_cache + height;
-       int in_cache = 0;
-
-       BUG_ON(!gl);
-       BUG_ON(!sdp);
-
-       spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-       if (*bh_slot && (*bh_slot)->b_blocknr == num) {
-               bh = *bh_slot;
-               get_bh(bh);
-               in_cache = 1;
-       }
-       spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
-
-       if (!bh)
-               bh = getbuf(gl, num, CREATE);
-
-       if (!bh)
-               return -ENOBUFS;
+       struct buffer_head *bh;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        if (new) {
-               if (gfs2_assert_warn(sdp, height))
-                       goto err;
-               meta_prep_new(bh);
+               BUG_ON(height == 0);
+               bh = gfs2_meta_new(gl, num);
                gfs2_trans_add_bh(ip->i_gl, bh, 1);
                gfs2_metatype_set(bh, GFS2_METATYPE_IN, GFS2_FORMAT_IN);
                gfs2_buffer_clear_tail(bh, sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header));
        } else {
                u32 mtype = height ? GFS2_METATYPE_IN : GFS2_METATYPE_DI;
-               if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-                       ll_rw_block(READ_META, 1, &bh);
-                       if (gfs2_meta_wait(sdp, bh))
-                               goto err;
+               ret = gfs2_meta_read(gl, num, DIO_WAIT, &bh);
+               if (ret == 0 && gfs2_metatype_check(sdp, bh, mtype)) {
+                       brelse(bh);
+                       ret = -EIO;
                }
-               if (gfs2_metatype_check(sdp, bh, mtype))
-                       goto err;
-       }
-
-       if (!in_cache) {
-               spin_lock(&ip->i_spin);
-               if (*bh_slot)
-                       brelse(*bh_slot);
-               *bh_slot = bh;
-               get_bh(bh);
-               spin_unlock(&ip->i_spin);
        }
-
        *bhp = bh;
-       return 0;
-err:
-       brelse(bh);
-       return -EIO;
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
 
 
 void gfs2_meta_wipe(struct gfs2_inode *ip, u64 bstart, u32 blen);
 
-void gfs2_meta_cache_flush(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
 int gfs2_meta_indirect_buffer(struct gfs2_inode *ip, int height, u64 num,
                              int new, struct buffer_head **bhp);
 
 
        error = block_write_full_page(page, gfs2_get_block_noalloc, wbc);
        if (done_trans)
                gfs2_trans_end(sdp);
-       gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
        return error;
 
 out_ignore:
 
        if (error)
                return error;
 
-       gfs2_meta_cache_flush(ip);
        j_gl->gl_ops->go_inval(j_gl, DIO_METADATA);
 
        error = gfs2_find_jhead(sdp->sd_jdesc, &head);