Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ryusuke/nilfs2

* 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ryusuke/nilfs2:
  nilfs2: move NILFS_SUPER_MAGIC to linux/magic.h
  nilfs2: get rid of nilfs_sb_info structure
  nilfs2: use sb instance instead of nilfs_sb_info struct
  nilfs2: get rid of sc_sbi back pointer
  nilfs2: move log writer onto nilfs object
  nilfs2: move next generation counter into nilfs object
  nilfs2: move s_inode_lock and s_dirty_files into nilfs object
  nilfs2: move parameters on nilfs_sb_info into nilfs object
  nilfs2: move mount options to nilfs object
  nilfs2: record used amount of each checkpoint in checkpoint list
  nilfs2: optimize rec_len functions
  nilfs2: append blocksize info to warnings during loading super blocks
  nilfs2: add compat ioctl
  nilfs2: implement FS_IOC_GETFLAGS/SETFLAGS/GETVERSION
  nilfs2: tighten restrictions on inode flags
  nilfs2: mark S_NOATIME on inodes only if NOATIME attribute is set
  nilfs2: use common file attribute macros
  nilfs2: add free entries count only if clear bit operation succeeded
  nilfs2: decrement inodes count only if raw inode was successfully deleted

21 files changed, 513 insertions, 499 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c b/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c
index d7fd696e595c..0a0a66d98cce 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/alloc.c
@@ -521,8 +521,8 @@ void nilfs_palloc_commit_free_entry(struct inode *inode,
 				    group_offset, bitmap))
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: entry number %llu already freed\n",
 		       __func__, (unsigned long long)req->pr_entry_nr);
-
-	nilfs_palloc_group_desc_add_entries(inode, group, desc, 1);
+	else
+		nilfs_palloc_group_desc_add_entries(inode, group, desc, 1);
 
 	kunmap(req->pr_bitmap_bh->b_page);
 	kunmap(req->pr_desc_bh->b_page);
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@ void nilfs_palloc_abort_alloc_entry(struct inode *inode,
 				    group_offset, bitmap))
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: entry number %llu already freed\n",
 		       __func__, (unsigned long long)req->pr_entry_nr);
-
-	nilfs_palloc_group_desc_add_entries(inode, group, desc, 1);
+	else
+		nilfs_palloc_group_desc_add_entries(inode, group, desc, 1);
 
 	kunmap(req->pr_bitmap_bh->b_page);
 	kunmap(req->pr_desc_bh->b_page);
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ int nilfs_palloc_freev(struct inode *inode, __u64 *entry_nrs, size_t nitems)
 		for (j = i, n = 0;
 		     (j < nitems) && nilfs_palloc_group_is_in(inode, group,
 							      entry_nrs[j]);
-		     j++, n++) {
+		     j++) {
 			nilfs_palloc_group(inode, entry_nrs[j], &group_offset);
 			if (!nilfs_clear_bit_atomic(
 				    nilfs_mdt_bgl_lock(inode, group),
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ int nilfs_palloc_freev(struct inode *inode, __u64 *entry_nrs, size_t nitems)
 				       "%s: entry number %llu already freed\n",
 				       __func__,
 				       (unsigned long long)entry_nrs[j]);
+			} else {
+				n++;
 			}
 		}
 		nilfs_palloc_group_desc_add_entries(inode, group, desc, n);
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c b/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c
index 3ee67c67cc52..4723f04e9b12 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/bmap.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include "nilfs.h"
 #include "bmap.h"
-#include "sb.h"
 #include "btree.h"
 #include "direct.h"
 #include "btnode.h"
@@ -425,17 +424,6 @@ int nilfs_bmap_test_and_clear_dirty(struct nilfs_bmap *bmap)
 /*
  * Internal use only
  */
-
-void nilfs_bmap_add_blocks(const struct nilfs_bmap *bmap, int n)
-{
-	inode_add_bytes(bmap->b_inode, (1 << bmap->b_inode->i_blkbits) * n);
-}
-
-void nilfs_bmap_sub_blocks(const struct nilfs_bmap *bmap, int n)
-{
-	inode_sub_bytes(bmap->b_inode, (1 << bmap->b_inode->i_blkbits) * n);
-}
-
 __u64 nilfs_bmap_data_get_key(const struct nilfs_bmap *bmap,
 			      const struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/bmap.h b/fs/nilfs2/bmap.h
index bde1c0aa2e15..40d9f453d31c 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/bmap.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/bmap.h
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ __u64 nilfs_bmap_data_get_key(const struct nilfs_bmap *,
 __u64 nilfs_bmap_find_target_seq(const struct nilfs_bmap *, __u64);
 __u64 nilfs_bmap_find_target_in_group(const struct nilfs_bmap *);
 
-void nilfs_bmap_add_blocks(const struct nilfs_bmap *, int);
-void nilfs_bmap_sub_blocks(const struct nilfs_bmap *, int);
-
 
 /* Assume that bmap semaphore is locked. */
 static inline int nilfs_bmap_dirty(const struct nilfs_bmap *bmap)
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/btree.c b/fs/nilfs2/btree.c
index 300c2bc00c3f..d451ae0e0bf3 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/btree.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/btree.c
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static int nilfs_btree_insert(struct nilfs_bmap *btree, __u64 key, __u64 ptr)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 	nilfs_btree_commit_insert(btree, path, level, key, ptr);
-	nilfs_bmap_add_blocks(btree, stats.bs_nblocks);
+	nilfs_inode_add_blocks(btree->b_inode, stats.bs_nblocks);
 
  out:
 	nilfs_btree_free_path(path);
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ static int nilfs_btree_delete(struct nilfs_bmap *btree, __u64 key)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 	nilfs_btree_commit_delete(btree, path, level, dat);
-	nilfs_bmap_sub_blocks(btree, stats.bs_nblocks);
+	nilfs_inode_sub_blocks(btree->b_inode, stats.bs_nblocks);
 
 out:
 	nilfs_btree_free_path(path);
@@ -1776,7 +1776,7 @@ int nilfs_btree_convert_and_insert(struct nilfs_bmap *btree,
 		return ret;
 	nilfs_btree_commit_convert_and_insert(btree, key, ptr, keys, ptrs, n,
 					      di, ni, bh);
-	nilfs_bmap_add_blocks(btree, stats.bs_nblocks);
+	nilfs_inode_add_blocks(btree->b_inode, stats.bs_nblocks);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/dir.c b/fs/nilfs2/dir.c
index 9d45773b79e6..3a1923943b14 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/dir.c
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ void nilfs_set_link(struct inode *dir, struct nilfs_dir_entry *de,
 	nilfs_commit_chunk(page, mapping, from, to);
 	nilfs_put_page(page);
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-/*	NILFS_I(dir)->i_flags &= ~NILFS_BTREE_FL; */
 }
 
 /*
@@ -531,7 +530,6 @@ got_it:
 	nilfs_set_de_type(de, inode);
 	nilfs_commit_chunk(page, page->mapping, from, to);
 	dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-/*	NILFS_I(dir)->i_flags &= ~NILFS_BTREE_FL; */
 	nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(dir);
 	/* OFFSET_CACHE */
 out_put:
@@ -579,7 +577,6 @@ int nilfs_delete_entry(struct nilfs_dir_entry *dir, struct page *page)
 	dir->inode = 0;
 	nilfs_commit_chunk(page, mapping, from, to);
 	inode->i_ctime = inode->i_mtime = CURRENT_TIME;
-/*	NILFS_I(inode)->i_flags &= ~NILFS_BTREE_FL; */
 out:
 	nilfs_put_page(page);
 	return err;
@@ -684,7 +681,7 @@ const struct file_operations nilfs_dir_operations = {
 	.readdir	= nilfs_readdir,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= nilfs_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	.compat_ioctl	= nilfs_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= nilfs_compat_ioctl,
 #endif	/* CONFIG_COMPAT */
 	.fsync		= nilfs_sync_file,
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/direct.c b/fs/nilfs2/direct.c
index 324d80c57518..82f4865e86dd 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/direct.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/direct.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int nilfs_direct_insert(struct nilfs_bmap *bmap, __u64 key, __u64 ptr)
 		if (NILFS_BMAP_USE_VBN(bmap))
 			nilfs_bmap_set_target_v(bmap, key, req.bpr_ptr);
 
-		nilfs_bmap_add_blocks(bmap, 1);
+		nilfs_inode_add_blocks(bmap->b_inode, 1);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static int nilfs_direct_delete(struct nilfs_bmap *bmap, __u64 key)
 	if (!ret) {
 		nilfs_bmap_commit_end_ptr(bmap, &req, dat);
 		nilfs_direct_set_ptr(bmap, key, NILFS_BMAP_INVALID_PTR);
-		nilfs_bmap_sub_blocks(bmap, 1);
+		nilfs_inode_sub_blocks(bmap->b_inode, 1);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/file.c b/fs/nilfs2/file.c
index 2f560c9fb808..93589fccdd97 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/file.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int nilfs_page_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct vm_fault *vmf)
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (unlikely(nilfs_near_disk_full(NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs)))
+	if (unlikely(nilfs_near_disk_full(inode->i_sb->s_fs_info)))
 		return VM_FAULT_SIGBUS; /* -ENOSPC */
 
 	lock_page(page);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const struct file_operations nilfs_file_operations = {
 	.aio_write	= generic_file_aio_write,
 	.unlocked_ioctl	= nilfs_ioctl,
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-	.compat_ioctl	= nilfs_ioctl,
+	.compat_ioctl	= nilfs_compat_ioctl,
 #endif	/* CONFIG_COMPAT */
 	.mmap		= nilfs_file_mmap,
 	.open		= generic_file_open,
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index 2fd440d8d6b8..d5625be236a8 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ struct nilfs_iget_args {
 	int for_gc;
 };
 
+void nilfs_inode_add_blocks(struct inode *inode, int n)
+{
+	struct nilfs_root *root = NILFS_I(inode)->i_root;
+
+	inode_add_bytes(inode, (1 << inode->i_blkbits) * n);
+	if (root)
+		atomic_add(n, &root->blocks_count);
+}
+
+void nilfs_inode_sub_blocks(struct inode *inode, int n)
+{
+	struct nilfs_root *root = NILFS_I(inode)->i_root;
+
+	inode_sub_bytes(inode, (1 << inode->i_blkbits) * n);
+	if (root)
+		atomic_sub(n, &root->blocks_count);
+}
+
 /**
  * nilfs_get_block() - get a file block on the filesystem (callback function)
  * @inode - inode struct of the target file
@@ -277,7 +295,7 @@ const struct address_space_operations nilfs_aops = {
 struct inode *nilfs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, int mode)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii;
 	struct nilfs_root *root;
@@ -315,19 +333,16 @@ struct inode *nilfs_new_inode(struct inode *dir, int mode)
 		/* No lock is needed; iget() ensures it. */
 	}
 
-	ii->i_flags = NILFS_I(dir)->i_flags;
-	if (S_ISLNK(mode))
-		ii->i_flags &= ~(NILFS_IMMUTABLE_FL | NILFS_APPEND_FL);
-	if (!S_ISDIR(mode))
-		ii->i_flags &= ~NILFS_DIRSYNC_FL;
+	ii->i_flags = nilfs_mask_flags(
+		mode, NILFS_I(dir)->i_flags & NILFS_FL_INHERITED);
 
 	/* ii->i_file_acl = 0; */
 	/* ii->i_dir_acl = 0; */
 	ii->i_dir_start_lookup = 0;
 	nilfs_set_inode_flags(inode);
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_next_gen_lock);
-	inode->i_generation = sbi->s_next_generation++;
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_next_gen_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_next_gen_lock);
+	inode->i_generation = nilfs->ns_next_generation++;
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_next_gen_lock);
 	insert_inode_hash(inode);
 
 	err = nilfs_init_acl(inode, dir);
@@ -359,17 +374,15 @@ void nilfs_set_inode_flags(struct inode *inode)
 
 	inode->i_flags &= ~(S_SYNC | S_APPEND | S_IMMUTABLE | S_NOATIME |
 			    S_DIRSYNC);
-	if (flags & NILFS_SYNC_FL)
+	if (flags & FS_SYNC_FL)
 		inode->i_flags |= S_SYNC;
-	if (flags & NILFS_APPEND_FL)
+	if (flags & FS_APPEND_FL)
 		inode->i_flags |= S_APPEND;
-	if (flags & NILFS_IMMUTABLE_FL)
+	if (flags & FS_IMMUTABLE_FL)
 		inode->i_flags |= S_IMMUTABLE;
-#ifndef NILFS_ATIME_DISABLE
-	if (flags & NILFS_NOATIME_FL)
-#endif
+	if (flags & FS_NOATIME_FL)
 		inode->i_flags |= S_NOATIME;
-	if (flags & NILFS_DIRSYNC_FL)
+	if (flags & FS_DIRSYNC_FL)
 		inode->i_flags |= S_DIRSYNC;
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping,
 			     mapping_gfp_mask(inode->i_mapping) & ~__GFP_FS);
@@ -420,7 +433,7 @@ static int __nilfs_read_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 			      struct nilfs_root *root, unsigned long ino,
 			      struct inode *inode)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct nilfs_inode *raw_inode;
 	int err;
@@ -707,6 +720,7 @@ void nilfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (inode->i_nlink || !ii->i_root || unlikely(is_bad_inode(inode))) {
 		if (inode->i_data.nrpages)
@@ -725,8 +739,9 @@ void nilfs_evict_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(inode);
 	end_writeback(inode);
 
-	nilfs_ifile_delete_inode(ii->i_root->ifile, inode->i_ino);
-	atomic_dec(&ii->i_root->inodes_count);
+	ret = nilfs_ifile_delete_inode(ii->i_root->ifile, inode->i_ino);
+	if (!ret)
+		atomic_dec(&ii->i_root->inodes_count);
 
 	nilfs_clear_inode(inode);
 
@@ -792,18 +807,18 @@ int nilfs_permission(struct inode *inode, int mask, unsigned int flags)
 
 int nilfs_load_inode_block(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head **pbh)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
 	int err;
 
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	if (ii->i_bh == NULL) {
-		spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 		err = nilfs_ifile_get_inode_block(ii->i_root->ifile,
 						  inode->i_ino, pbh);
 		if (unlikely(err))
 			return err;
-		spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+		spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 		if (ii->i_bh == NULL)
 			ii->i_bh = *pbh;
 		else {
@@ -814,36 +829,36 @@ int nilfs_load_inode_block(struct inode *inode, struct buffer_head **pbh)
 		*pbh = ii->i_bh;
 
 	get_bh(*pbh);
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 int nilfs_inode_dirty(struct inode *inode)
 {
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&ii->i_dirty)) {
-		spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+		spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 		ret = test_bit(NILFS_I_DIRTY, &ii->i_state) ||
 			test_bit(NILFS_I_BUSY, &ii->i_state);
-		spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int nilfs_set_file_dirty(struct inode *inode, unsigned nr_dirty)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb);
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii = NILFS_I(inode);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 
-	atomic_add(nr_dirty, &sbi->s_nilfs->ns_ndirtyblks);
+	atomic_add(nr_dirty, &nilfs->ns_ndirtyblks);
 
 	if (test_and_set_bit(NILFS_I_DIRTY, &ii->i_state))
 		return 0;
 
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	if (!test_bit(NILFS_I_QUEUED, &ii->i_state) &&
 	    !test_bit(NILFS_I_BUSY, &ii->i_state)) {
 		/* Because this routine may race with nilfs_dispose_list(),
@@ -851,18 +866,18 @@ int nilfs_set_file_dirty(struct inode *inode, unsigned nr_dirty)
 		if (list_empty(&ii->i_dirty) && igrab(inode) == NULL) {
 			/* This will happen when somebody is freeing
 			   this inode. */
-			nilfs_warning(sbi->s_super, __func__,
+			nilfs_warning(inode->i_sb, __func__,
 				      "cannot get inode (ino=%lu)\n",
 				      inode->i_ino);
-			spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+			spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 			return -EINVAL; /* NILFS_I_DIRTY may remain for
 					   freeing inode */
 		}
 		list_del(&ii->i_dirty);
-		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &sbi->s_dirty_files);
+		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &nilfs->ns_dirty_files);
 		set_bit(NILFS_I_QUEUED, &ii->i_state);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c b/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c
index 496738963fdb..95c04c2f2b3e 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/ioctl.c
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #include <linux/capability.h>	/* capable() */
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>	/* copy_from_user(), copy_to_user() */
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/compat.h>	/* compat_ptr() */
 #include <linux/mount.h>	/* mnt_want_write(), mnt_drop_write() */
+#include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/nilfs2_fs.h>
 #include "nilfs.h"
 #include "segment.h"
@@ -97,11 +99,74 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_wrap_copy(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int nilfs_ioctl_getflags(struct inode *inode, void __user *argp)
+{
+	unsigned int flags = NILFS_I(inode)->i_flags & FS_FL_USER_VISIBLE;
+
+	return put_user(flags, (int __user *)argp);
+}
+
+static int nilfs_ioctl_setflags(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
+				void __user *argp)
+{
+	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
+	unsigned int flags, oldflags;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!is_owner_or_cap(inode))
+		return -EACCES;
+
+	if (get_user(flags, (int __user *)argp))
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	ret = mnt_want_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	flags = nilfs_mask_flags(inode->i_mode, flags);
+
+	mutex_lock(&inode->i_mutex);
+
+	oldflags = NILFS_I(inode)->i_flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * The IMMUTABLE and APPEND_ONLY flags can only be changed by the
+	 * relevant capability.
+	 */
+	ret = -EPERM;
+	if (((flags ^ oldflags) & (FS_APPEND_FL | FS_IMMUTABLE_FL)) &&
+	    !capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE))
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = nilfs_transaction_begin(inode->i_sb, &ti, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	NILFS_I(inode)->i_flags = (oldflags & ~FS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE) |
+		(flags & FS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE);
+
+	nilfs_set_inode_flags(inode);
+	inode->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+	if (IS_SYNC(inode))
+		nilfs_set_transaction_flag(NILFS_TI_SYNC);
+
+	nilfs_mark_inode_dirty(inode);
+	ret = nilfs_transaction_commit(inode->i_sb);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write(filp->f_path.mnt);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int nilfs_ioctl_getversion(struct inode *inode, void __user *argp)
+{
+	return put_user(inode->i_generation, (int __user *)argp);
+}
+
 static int nilfs_ioctl_change_cpmode(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 				     unsigned int cmd, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
-	struct inode *cpfile = nilfs->ns_cpfile;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	struct nilfs_cpmode cpmode;
 	int ret;
@@ -121,7 +186,7 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_change_cpmode(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 
 	nilfs_transaction_begin(inode->i_sb, &ti, 0);
 	ret = nilfs_cpfile_change_cpmode(
-		cpfile, cpmode.cm_cno, cpmode.cm_mode);
+		nilfs->ns_cpfile, cpmode.cm_cno, cpmode.cm_mode);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
 		nilfs_transaction_abort(inode->i_sb);
 	else
@@ -137,7 +202,7 @@ static int
 nilfs_ioctl_delete_checkpoint(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 			      unsigned int cmd, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct inode *cpfile = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs->ns_cpfile;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	__u64 cno;
 	int ret;
@@ -154,7 +219,7 @@ nilfs_ioctl_delete_checkpoint(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		goto out;
 
 	nilfs_transaction_begin(inode->i_sb, &ti, 0);
-	ret = nilfs_cpfile_delete_checkpoint(cpfile, cno);
+	ret = nilfs_cpfile_delete_checkpoint(nilfs->ns_cpfile, cno);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
 		nilfs_transaction_abort(inode->i_sb);
 	else
@@ -180,7 +245,7 @@ nilfs_ioctl_do_get_cpinfo(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 *posp, int flags,
 static int nilfs_ioctl_get_cpstat(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 				  unsigned int cmd, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_cpstat cpstat;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -211,7 +276,7 @@ nilfs_ioctl_do_get_suinfo(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 *posp, int flags,
 static int nilfs_ioctl_get_sustat(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 				  unsigned int cmd, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_sustat sustat;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -267,7 +332,7 @@ nilfs_ioctl_do_get_bdescs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 *posp, int flags,
 static int nilfs_ioctl_get_bdescs(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 				  unsigned int cmd, void __user *argp)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_argv argv;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -336,7 +401,7 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_move_blocks(struct super_block *sb,
 				   struct nilfs_argv *argv, void *buf)
 {
 	size_t nmembs = argv->v_nmembs;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct nilfs_vdesc *vdesc;
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *n;
@@ -550,7 +615,7 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_clean_segments(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		ret = PTR_ERR(kbufs[4]);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+	nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	for (n = 0; n < 4; n++) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -623,7 +688,7 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_sync(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 		return ret;
 
 	if (argp != NULL) {
-		nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+		nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 		down_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 		cno = nilfs->ns_cno - 1;
 		up_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
@@ -641,7 +706,7 @@ static int nilfs_ioctl_get_info(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp,
 						  void *, size_t, size_t))
 
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_argv argv;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -666,6 +731,12 @@ long nilfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
+	case FS_IOC_GETFLAGS:
+		return nilfs_ioctl_getflags(inode, argp);
+	case FS_IOC_SETFLAGS:
+		return nilfs_ioctl_setflags(inode, filp, argp);
+	case FS_IOC_GETVERSION:
+		return nilfs_ioctl_getversion(inode, argp);
 	case NILFS_IOCTL_CHANGE_CPMODE:
 		return nilfs_ioctl_change_cpmode(inode, filp, cmd, argp);
 	case NILFS_IOCTL_DELETE_CHECKPOINT:
@@ -696,3 +767,23 @@ long nilfs_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 		return -ENOTTY;
 	}
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+long nilfs_compat_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	switch (cmd) {
+	case FS_IOC32_GETFLAGS:
+		cmd = FS_IOC_GETFLAGS;
+		break;
+	case FS_IOC32_SETFLAGS:
+		cmd = FS_IOC_SETFLAGS;
+		break;
+	case FS_IOC32_GETVERSION:
+		cmd = FS_IOC_GETVERSION;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
+	}
+	return nilfs_ioctl(filp, cmd, (unsigned long)compat_ptr(arg));
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
index b13734bf3521..ed68563ec708 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/mdt.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static inline struct nilfs_mdt_info *NILFS_MDT(const struct inode *inode)
 
 static inline struct the_nilfs *NILFS_I_NILFS(struct inode *inode)
 {
-	return NILFS_SB(inode->i_sb)->s_nilfs;
+	return inode->i_sb->s_fs_info;
 }
 
 /* Default GFP flags using highmem */
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
index 161791d26458..546849b3e88f 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/namei.c
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ static struct dentry *nilfs_get_dentry(struct super_block *sb, u64 cno,
 	if (ino < NILFS_FIRST_INO(sb) && ino != NILFS_ROOT_INO)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 
-	root = nilfs_lookup_root(NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs, cno);
+	root = nilfs_lookup_root(sb->s_fs_info, cno);
 	if (!root)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h b/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h
index 777e8fd04304..856e8e4e0b74 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/nilfs.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/nilfs2_fs.h>
 #include "the_nilfs.h"
-#include "sb.h"
 #include "bmap.h"
 
 /*
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ enum {
 #define NILFS_SYS_INO_BITS   \
   ((unsigned int)(1 << NILFS_ROOT_INO) | NILFS_MDT_INO_BITS)
 
-#define NILFS_FIRST_INO(sb)  (NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs->ns_first_ino)
+#define NILFS_FIRST_INO(sb) (((struct the_nilfs *)sb->s_fs_info)->ns_first_ino)
 
 #define NILFS_MDT_INODE(sb, ino) \
   ((ino) < NILFS_FIRST_INO(sb) && (NILFS_MDT_INO_BITS & (1 << (ino))))
@@ -212,6 +211,23 @@ static inline int nilfs_init_acl(struct inode *inode, struct inode *dir)
 
 #define NILFS_ATIME_DISABLE
 
+/* Flags that should be inherited by new inodes from their parent. */
+#define NILFS_FL_INHERITED						\
+	(FS_SECRM_FL | FS_UNRM_FL | FS_COMPR_FL | FS_SYNC_FL |		\
+	 FS_IMMUTABLE_FL | FS_APPEND_FL | FS_NODUMP_FL | FS_NOATIME_FL |\
+	 FS_COMPRBLK_FL | FS_NOCOMP_FL | FS_NOTAIL_FL | FS_DIRSYNC_FL)
+
+/* Mask out flags that are inappropriate for the given type of inode. */
+static inline __u32 nilfs_mask_flags(umode_t mode, __u32 flags)
+{
+	if (S_ISDIR(mode))
+		return flags;
+	else if (S_ISREG(mode))
+		return flags & ~(FS_DIRSYNC_FL | FS_TOPDIR_FL);
+	else
+		return flags & (FS_NODUMP_FL | FS_NOATIME_FL);
+}
+
 /* dir.c */
 extern int nilfs_add_link(struct dentry *, struct inode *);
 extern ino_t nilfs_inode_by_name(struct inode *, const struct qstr *);
@@ -229,10 +245,13 @@ extern int nilfs_sync_file(struct file *, int);
 
 /* ioctl.c */
 long nilfs_ioctl(struct file *, unsigned int, unsigned long);
+long nilfs_compat_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
 int nilfs_ioctl_prepare_clean_segments(struct the_nilfs *, struct nilfs_argv *,
 				       void **);
 
 /* inode.c */
+void nilfs_inode_add_blocks(struct inode *inode, int n);
+void nilfs_inode_sub_blocks(struct inode *inode, int n);
 extern struct inode *nilfs_new_inode(struct inode *, int);
 extern void nilfs_free_inode(struct inode *);
 extern int nilfs_get_block(struct inode *, sector_t, struct buffer_head *, int);
@@ -275,11 +294,11 @@ extern int nilfs_check_feature_compatibility(struct super_block *,
 					     struct nilfs_super_block *);
 extern void nilfs_set_log_cursor(struct nilfs_super_block *,
 				 struct the_nilfs *);
-extern struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *,
-						      int flip);
-extern int nilfs_commit_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *, int);
-extern int nilfs_cleanup_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *);
-int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, __u64 cno, int curr_mnt,
+struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct super_block *sb,
+					       int flip);
+int nilfs_commit_super(struct super_block *sb, int flag);
+int nilfs_cleanup_super(struct super_block *sb);
+int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct super_block *sb, __u64 cno, int curr_mnt,
 			    struct nilfs_root **root);
 int nilfs_checkpoint_is_mounted(struct super_block *sb, __u64 cno);
 
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c b/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
index 3dfcd3b7d389..ba4a64518f38 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/recovery.c
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void nilfs_dispose_segment_list(struct list_head *head)
 }
 
 static int nilfs_prepare_segment_for_recovery(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
-					      struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+					      struct super_block *sb,
 					      struct nilfs_recovery_info *ri)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = &ri->ri_used_segments;
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static int nilfs_recovery_copy_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 }
 
 static int nilfs_recover_dsync_blocks(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
-				      struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+				      struct super_block *sb,
 				      struct nilfs_root *root,
 				      struct list_head *head,
 				      unsigned long *nr_salvaged_blocks)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int nilfs_recover_dsync_blocks(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 	int err = 0, err2 = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(rb, n, head, list) {
-		inode = nilfs_iget(sbi->s_super, root, rb->ino);
+		inode = nilfs_iget(sb, root, rb->ino);
 		if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(inode);
 			inode = NULL;
@@ -572,11 +572,11 @@ static int nilfs_recover_dsync_blocks(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
  * nilfs_do_roll_forward - salvage logical segments newer than the latest
  * checkpoint
  * @nilfs: nilfs object
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info
+ * @sb: super block instance
  * @ri: pointer to a nilfs_recovery_info
  */
 static int nilfs_do_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
-				 struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+				 struct super_block *sb,
 				 struct nilfs_root *root,
 				 struct nilfs_recovery_info *ri)
 {
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int nilfs_do_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 				goto failed;
 			if (flags & NILFS_SS_LOGEND) {
 				err = nilfs_recover_dsync_blocks(
-					nilfs, sbi, root, &dsync_blocks,
+					nilfs, sb, root, &dsync_blocks,
 					&nsalvaged_blocks);
 				if (unlikely(err))
 					goto failed;
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int nilfs_do_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 
 	if (nsalvaged_blocks) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "NILFS (device %s): salvaged %lu blocks\n",
-		       sbi->s_super->s_id, nsalvaged_blocks);
+		       sb->s_id, nsalvaged_blocks);
 		ri->ri_need_recovery = NILFS_RECOVERY_ROLLFORWARD_DONE;
 	}
  out:
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static int nilfs_do_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 	printk(KERN_ERR
 	       "NILFS (device %s): Error roll-forwarding "
 	       "(err=%d, pseg block=%llu). ",
-	       sbi->s_super->s_id, err, (unsigned long long)pseg_start);
+	       sb->s_id, err, (unsigned long long)pseg_start);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static void nilfs_finish_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 /**
  * nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs - salvage logs written after the latest checkpoint
  * @nilfs: nilfs object
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info
+ * @sb: super block instance
  * @ri: pointer to a nilfs_recovery_info struct to store search results.
  *
  * Return Value: On success, 0 is returned.  On error, one of the following
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static void nilfs_finish_roll_forward(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
  * %-ENOMEM - Insufficient memory available.
  */
 int nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
-			      struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+			      struct super_block *sb,
 			      struct nilfs_recovery_info *ri)
 {
 	struct nilfs_root *root;
@@ -750,32 +750,32 @@ int nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 	if (ri->ri_lsegs_start == 0 || ri->ri_lsegs_end == 0)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = nilfs_attach_checkpoint(sbi, ri->ri_cno, true, &root);
+	err = nilfs_attach_checkpoint(sb, ri->ri_cno, true, &root);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "NILFS: error loading the latest checkpoint.\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = nilfs_do_roll_forward(nilfs, sbi, root, ri);
+	err = nilfs_do_roll_forward(nilfs, sb, root, ri);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		goto failed;
 
 	if (ri->ri_need_recovery == NILFS_RECOVERY_ROLLFORWARD_DONE) {
-		err = nilfs_prepare_segment_for_recovery(nilfs, sbi, ri);
+		err = nilfs_prepare_segment_for_recovery(nilfs, sb, ri);
 		if (unlikely(err)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: Error preparing segments for "
 			       "recovery.\n");
 			goto failed;
 		}
 
-		err = nilfs_attach_segment_constructor(sbi, root);
+		err = nilfs_attach_log_writer(sb, root);
 		if (unlikely(err))
 			goto failed;
 
 		set_nilfs_discontinued(nilfs);
-		err = nilfs_construct_segment(sbi->s_super);
-		nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(sbi);
+		err = nilfs_construct_segment(sb);
+		nilfs_detach_log_writer(sb);
 
 		if (unlikely(err)) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: Oops! recovery failed. "
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/sb.h b/fs/nilfs2/sb.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a17715f215f..000000000000
--- a/fs/nilfs2/sb.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * sb.h - NILFS on-memory super block structure.
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2005-2008 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- *
- * Written by Ryusuke Konishi <ryusuke@osrg.net>
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef _NILFS_SB
-#define _NILFS_SB
-
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/fs.h>
-
-struct the_nilfs;
-struct nilfs_sc_info;
-
-/*
- * NILFS super-block data in memory
- */
-struct nilfs_sb_info {
-	/* Mount options */
-	unsigned long s_mount_opt;
-	uid_t s_resuid;
-	gid_t s_resgid;
-
-	unsigned long s_interval;	/* construction interval */
-	unsigned long s_watermark;	/* threshold of data amount
-					   for the segment construction */
-
-	/* Fundamental members */
-	struct super_block *s_super;	/* reverse pointer to super_block */
-	struct the_nilfs *s_nilfs;
-
-	/* Segment constructor */
-	struct list_head s_dirty_files;	/* dirty files list */
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *s_sc_info; /* segment constructor info */
-	spinlock_t s_inode_lock;	/* Lock for the nilfs inode.
-					   It covers s_dirty_files list */
-
-	/* Inode allocator */
-	spinlock_t s_next_gen_lock;
-	u32 s_next_generation;
-};
-
-static inline struct nilfs_sb_info *NILFS_SB(struct super_block *sb)
-{
-	return sb->s_fs_info;
-}
-
-static inline struct nilfs_sc_info *NILFS_SC(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
-{
-	return sbi->s_sc_info;
-}
-
-/*
- * Bit operations for the mount option
- */
-#define nilfs_clear_opt(sbi, opt)  \
-	do { (sbi)->s_mount_opt &= ~NILFS_MOUNT_##opt; } while (0)
-#define nilfs_set_opt(sbi, opt)  \
-	do { (sbi)->s_mount_opt |= NILFS_MOUNT_##opt; } while (0)
-#define nilfs_test_opt(sbi, opt)   ((sbi)->s_mount_opt & NILFS_MOUNT_##opt)
-#define nilfs_write_opt(sbi, mask, opt)					\
-	do { (sbi)->s_mount_opt =					\
-		(((sbi)->s_mount_opt & ~NILFS_MOUNT_##mask) |		\
-		 NILFS_MOUNT_##opt);					\
-	} while (0)
-
-#endif /* _NILFS_SB */
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 2de9f636792a..afe4f2183454 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ struct nilfs_sc_operations {
 static void nilfs_segctor_start_timer(struct nilfs_sc_info *);
 static void nilfs_segctor_do_flush(struct nilfs_sc_info *, int);
 static void nilfs_segctor_do_immediate_flush(struct nilfs_sc_info *);
-static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct nilfs_sb_info *, struct list_head *,
-			       int);
+static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct the_nilfs *, struct list_head *, int);
 
 #define nilfs_cnt32_gt(a, b)   \
 	(typecheck(__u32, a) && typecheck(__u32, b) && \
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ int nilfs_transaction_begin(struct super_block *sb,
 			    struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti,
 			    int vacancy_check)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi;
 	struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
 	int ret = nilfs_prepare_segment_lock(ti);
 
@@ -193,8 +191,7 @@ int nilfs_transaction_begin(struct super_block *sb,
 
 	vfs_check_frozen(sb, SB_FREEZE_WRITE);
 
-	sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	down_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 	if (vacancy_check && nilfs_near_disk_full(nilfs)) {
 		up_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
@@ -225,8 +222,7 @@ int nilfs_transaction_begin(struct super_block *sb,
 int nilfs_transaction_commit(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti = current->journal_info;
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi;
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	int err = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(ti == NULL || ti->ti_magic != NILFS_TI_MAGIC);
@@ -235,16 +231,15 @@ int nilfs_transaction_commit(struct super_block *sb)
 		ti->ti_count--;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	sci = NILFS_SC(sbi);
-	if (sci != NULL) {
+	if (nilfs->ns_writer) {
+		struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
+
 		if (ti->ti_flags & NILFS_TI_COMMIT)
 			nilfs_segctor_start_timer(sci);
-		if (atomic_read(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_ndirtyblks) >
-		    sci->sc_watermark)
+		if (atomic_read(&nilfs->ns_ndirtyblks) > sci->sc_watermark)
 			nilfs_segctor_do_flush(sci, 0);
 	}
-	up_read(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+	up_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 	current->journal_info = ti->ti_save;
 
 	if (ti->ti_flags & NILFS_TI_SYNC)
@@ -257,13 +252,14 @@ int nilfs_transaction_commit(struct super_block *sb)
 void nilfs_transaction_abort(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti = current->journal_info;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	BUG_ON(ti == NULL || ti->ti_magic != NILFS_TI_MAGIC);
 	if (ti->ti_count > 0) {
 		ti->ti_count--;
 		return;
 	}
-	up_read(&NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+	up_read(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 
 	current->journal_info = ti->ti_save;
 	if (ti->ti_flags & NILFS_TI_DYNAMIC_ALLOC)
@@ -272,9 +268,8 @@ void nilfs_transaction_abort(struct super_block *sb)
 
 void nilfs_relax_pressure_in_lock(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = NILFS_SC(sbi);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
 
 	if (!sci || !sci->sc_flush_request)
 		return;
@@ -294,11 +289,13 @@ void nilfs_relax_pressure_in_lock(struct super_block *sb)
 	downgrade_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 }
 
-static void nilfs_transaction_lock(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+static void nilfs_transaction_lock(struct super_block *sb,
 				   struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti,
 				   int gcflag)
 {
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info *cur_ti = current->journal_info;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
 
 	WARN_ON(cur_ti);
 	ti->ti_flags = NILFS_TI_WRITER;
@@ -309,30 +306,31 @@ static void nilfs_transaction_lock(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
 	current->journal_info = ti;
 
 	for (;;) {
-		down_write(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
-		if (!test_bit(NILFS_SC_PRIOR_FLUSH, &NILFS_SC(sbi)->sc_flags))
+		down_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+		if (!test_bit(NILFS_SC_PRIOR_FLUSH, &sci->sc_flags))
 			break;
 
-		nilfs_segctor_do_immediate_flush(NILFS_SC(sbi));
+		nilfs_segctor_do_immediate_flush(sci);
 
-		up_write(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+		up_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 		yield();
 	}
 	if (gcflag)
 		ti->ti_flags |= NILFS_TI_GC;
 }
 
-static void nilfs_transaction_unlock(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+static void nilfs_transaction_unlock(struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti = current->journal_info;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	BUG_ON(ti == NULL || ti->ti_magic != NILFS_TI_MAGIC);
 	BUG_ON(ti->ti_count > 0);
 
-	up_write(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+	up_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 	current->journal_info = ti->ti_save;
 	if (!list_empty(&ti->ti_garbage))
-		nilfs_dispose_list(sbi, &ti->ti_garbage, 0);
+		nilfs_dispose_list(nilfs, &ti->ti_garbage, 0);
 }
 
 static void *nilfs_segctor_map_segsum_entry(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
@@ -714,7 +712,7 @@ static void nilfs_lookup_dirty_node_buffers(struct inode *inode,
 	}
 }
 
-static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 			       struct list_head *head, int force)
 {
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii, *n;
@@ -722,7 +720,7 @@ static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
 	unsigned nv = 0;
 
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+		spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(ii, n, head, i_dirty) {
 			list_del_init(&ii->i_dirty);
 			if (force) {
@@ -733,14 +731,14 @@ static void nilfs_dispose_list(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
 			} else if (test_bit(NILFS_I_DIRTY, &ii->i_state)) {
 				set_bit(NILFS_I_QUEUED, &ii->i_state);
 				list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty,
-					      &sbi->s_dirty_files);
+					      &nilfs->ns_dirty_files);
 				continue;
 			}
 			ivec[nv++] = ii;
 			if (nv == SC_N_INODEVEC)
 				break;
 		}
-		spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+		spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 
 		for (pii = ivec; nv > 0; pii++, nv--)
 			iput(&(*pii)->vfs_inode);
@@ -773,24 +771,23 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_clean(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 
 static int nilfs_segctor_confirm(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (nilfs_test_metadata_dirty(sbi->s_nilfs, sci->sc_root))
+	if (nilfs_test_metadata_dirty(nilfs, sci->sc_root))
 		set_bit(NILFS_SC_DIRTY, &sci->sc_flags);
 
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
-	if (list_empty(&sbi->s_dirty_files) && nilfs_segctor_clean(sci))
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+	if (list_empty(&nilfs->ns_dirty_files) && nilfs_segctor_clean(sci))
 		ret++;
 
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void nilfs_segctor_clear_metadata_dirty(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 
 	nilfs_mdt_clear_dirty(sci->sc_root->ifile);
 	nilfs_mdt_clear_dirty(nilfs->ns_cpfile);
@@ -800,7 +797,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_clear_metadata_dirty(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 
 static int nilfs_segctor_create_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	struct buffer_head *bh_cp;
 	struct nilfs_checkpoint *raw_cp;
 	int err;
@@ -824,8 +821,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_create_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 
 static int nilfs_segctor_fill_in_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	struct buffer_head *bh_cp;
 	struct nilfs_checkpoint *raw_cp;
 	int err;
@@ -1049,8 +1045,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_scan_file_dsync(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
 
 static int nilfs_segctor_collect_blocks(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	struct list_head *head;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii;
 	size_t ndone;
@@ -1859,7 +1854,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_complete_write(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 {
 	struct nilfs_segment_buffer *segbuf;
 	struct page *bd_page = NULL, *fs_page = NULL;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	int update_sr = false;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(segbuf, &sci->sc_write_logs, sb_list) {
@@ -1963,30 +1958,30 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_wait(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int nilfs_segctor_check_in_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
-					struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+static int nilfs_segctor_collect_dirty_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
+					     struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
 {
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii, *n;
 	struct inode *ifile = sci->sc_root->ifile;
 
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
  retry:
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(ii, n, &sbi->s_dirty_files, i_dirty) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ii, n, &nilfs->ns_dirty_files, i_dirty) {
 		if (!ii->i_bh) {
 			struct buffer_head *ibh;
 			int err;
 
-			spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+			spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 			err = nilfs_ifile_get_inode_block(
 				ifile, ii->vfs_inode.i_ino, &ibh);
 			if (unlikely(err)) {
-				nilfs_warning(sbi->s_super, __func__,
+				nilfs_warning(sci->sc_super, __func__,
 					      "failed to get inode block.\n");
 				return err;
 			}
 			nilfs_mdt_mark_buffer_dirty(ibh);
 			nilfs_mdt_mark_dirty(ifile);
-			spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+			spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 			if (likely(!ii->i_bh))
 				ii->i_bh = ibh;
 			else
@@ -1999,18 +1994,18 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_check_in_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
 		list_del(&ii->i_dirty);
 		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &sci->sc_dirty_files);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void nilfs_segctor_check_out_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
-					  struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+static void nilfs_segctor_drop_written_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
+					     struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
 {
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti = current->journal_info;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii, *n;
 
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(ii, n, &sci->sc_dirty_files, i_dirty) {
 		if (!test_and_clear_bit(NILFS_I_UPDATED, &ii->i_state) ||
 		    test_bit(NILFS_I_DIRTY, &ii->i_state))
@@ -2022,7 +2017,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_check_out_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
 		list_del(&ii->i_dirty);
 		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &ti->ti_garbage);
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2030,15 +2025,14 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_check_out_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
  */
 static int nilfs_segctor_do_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	struct page *failed_page;
 	int err;
 
 	sci->sc_stage.scnt = NILFS_ST_INIT;
 	sci->sc_cno = nilfs->ns_cno;
 
-	err = nilfs_segctor_check_in_files(sci, sbi);
+	err = nilfs_segctor_collect_dirty_files(sci, nilfs);
 	if (unlikely(err))
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2116,7 +2110,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_do_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 	} while (sci->sc_stage.scnt != NILFS_ST_DONE);
 
  out:
-	nilfs_segctor_check_out_files(sci, sbi);
+	nilfs_segctor_drop_written_files(sci, nilfs);
 	return err;
 
  failed_to_write:
@@ -2169,8 +2163,8 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_do_flush(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int bn)
  */
 void nilfs_flush_segment(struct super_block *sb, ino_t ino)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = NILFS_SC(sbi);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
 
 	if (!sci || nilfs_doing_construction())
 		return;
@@ -2259,8 +2253,8 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_wakeup(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int err)
  */
 int nilfs_construct_segment(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = NILFS_SC(sbi);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info *ti;
 	int err;
 
@@ -2297,8 +2291,8 @@ int nilfs_construct_segment(struct super_block *sb)
 int nilfs_construct_dsync_segment(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode,
 				  loff_t start, loff_t end)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = NILFS_SC(sbi);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
 	struct nilfs_inode_info *ii;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	int err = 0;
@@ -2306,33 +2300,33 @@ int nilfs_construct_dsync_segment(struct super_block *sb, struct inode *inode,
 	if (!sci)
 		return -EROFS;
 
-	nilfs_transaction_lock(sbi, &ti, 0);
+	nilfs_transaction_lock(sb, &ti, 0);
 
 	ii = NILFS_I(inode);
 	if (test_bit(NILFS_I_INODE_DIRTY, &ii->i_state) ||
-	    nilfs_test_opt(sbi, STRICT_ORDER) ||
+	    nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, STRICT_ORDER) ||
 	    test_bit(NILFS_SC_UNCLOSED, &sci->sc_flags) ||
-	    nilfs_discontinued(sbi->s_nilfs)) {
-		nilfs_transaction_unlock(sbi);
+	    nilfs_discontinued(nilfs)) {
+		nilfs_transaction_unlock(sb);
 		err = nilfs_segctor_sync(sci);
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	if (!test_bit(NILFS_I_QUEUED, &ii->i_state) &&
 	    !test_bit(NILFS_I_BUSY, &ii->i_state)) {
-		spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
-		nilfs_transaction_unlock(sbi);
+		spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+		nilfs_transaction_unlock(sb);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	sci->sc_dsync_inode = ii;
 	sci->sc_dsync_start = start;
 	sci->sc_dsync_end = end;
 
 	err = nilfs_segctor_do_construct(sci, SC_LSEG_DSYNC);
 
-	nilfs_transaction_unlock(sbi);
+	nilfs_transaction_unlock(sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -2388,8 +2382,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_notify(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode, int err)
  */
 static int nilfs_segctor_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -2407,11 +2400,12 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 		    nilfs_discontinued(nilfs)) {
 			down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 			err = -EIO;
-			sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi,
+			sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sci->sc_super,
 						  nilfs_sb_will_flip(nilfs));
 			if (likely(sbp)) {
 				nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], nilfs);
-				err = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT);
+				err = nilfs_commit_super(sci->sc_super,
+							 NILFS_SB_COMMIT);
 			}
 			up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 		}
@@ -2443,16 +2437,15 @@ nilfs_remove_written_gcinodes(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct list_head *head)
 int nilfs_clean_segments(struct super_block *sb, struct nilfs_argv *argv,
 			 void **kbufs)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = NILFS_SC(sbi);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = nilfs->ns_writer;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 	int err;
 
 	if (unlikely(!sci))
 		return -EROFS;
 
-	nilfs_transaction_lock(sbi, &ti, 1);
+	nilfs_transaction_lock(sb, &ti, 1);
 
 	err = nilfs_mdt_save_to_shadow_map(nilfs->ns_dat);
 	if (unlikely(err))
@@ -2480,14 +2473,14 @@ int nilfs_clean_segments(struct super_block *sb, struct nilfs_argv *argv,
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		schedule_timeout(sci->sc_interval);
 	}
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, DISCARD)) {
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, DISCARD)) {
 		int ret = nilfs_discard_segments(nilfs, sci->sc_freesegs,
 						 sci->sc_nfreesegs);
 		if (ret) {
 			printk(KERN_WARNING
 			       "NILFS warning: error %d on discard request, "
 			       "turning discards off for the device\n", ret);
-			nilfs_clear_opt(sbi, DISCARD);
+			nilfs_clear_opt(nilfs, DISCARD);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2495,16 +2488,15 @@ int nilfs_clean_segments(struct super_block *sb, struct nilfs_argv *argv,
 	sci->sc_freesegs = NULL;
 	sci->sc_nfreesegs = 0;
 	nilfs_mdt_clear_shadow_map(nilfs->ns_dat);
-	nilfs_transaction_unlock(sbi);
+	nilfs_transaction_unlock(sb);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static void nilfs_segctor_thread_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
 	struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 
-	nilfs_transaction_lock(sbi, &ti, 0);
+	nilfs_transaction_lock(sci->sc_super, &ti, 0);
 	nilfs_segctor_construct(sci, mode);
 
 	/*
@@ -2515,7 +2507,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_thread_construct(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci, int mode)
 	if (test_bit(NILFS_SC_UNCLOSED, &sci->sc_flags))
 		nilfs_segctor_start_timer(sci);
 
-	nilfs_transaction_unlock(sbi);
+	nilfs_transaction_unlock(sci->sc_super);
 }
 
 static void nilfs_segctor_do_immediate_flush(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
@@ -2561,7 +2553,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_flush_mode(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 static int nilfs_segctor_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci = (struct nilfs_sc_info *)arg;
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	int timeout = 0;
 
 	sci->sc_timer.data = (unsigned long)current;
@@ -2672,17 +2664,17 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_kill_thread(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 /*
  * Setup & clean-up functions
  */
-static struct nilfs_sc_info *nilfs_segctor_new(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+static struct nilfs_sc_info *nilfs_segctor_new(struct super_block *sb,
 					       struct nilfs_root *root)
 {
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_sc_info *sci;
 
 	sci = kzalloc(sizeof(*sci), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sci)
 		return NULL;
 
-	sci->sc_sbi = sbi;
-	sci->sc_super = sbi->s_super;
+	sci->sc_super = sb;
 
 	nilfs_get_root(root);
 	sci->sc_root = root;
@@ -2702,10 +2694,10 @@ static struct nilfs_sc_info *nilfs_segctor_new(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
 	sci->sc_mjcp_freq = HZ * NILFS_SC_DEFAULT_SR_FREQ;
 	sci->sc_watermark = NILFS_SC_DEFAULT_WATERMARK;
 
-	if (sbi->s_interval)
-		sci->sc_interval = sbi->s_interval;
-	if (sbi->s_watermark)
-		sci->sc_watermark = sbi->s_watermark;
+	if (nilfs->ns_interval)
+		sci->sc_interval = nilfs->ns_interval;
+	if (nilfs->ns_watermark)
+		sci->sc_watermark = nilfs->ns_watermark;
 	return sci;
 }
 
@@ -2716,12 +2708,11 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_write_out(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 	/* The segctord thread was stopped and its timer was removed.
 	   But some tasks remain. */
 	do {
-		struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
 		struct nilfs_transaction_info ti;
 
-		nilfs_transaction_lock(sbi, &ti, 0);
+		nilfs_transaction_lock(sci->sc_super, &ti, 0);
 		ret = nilfs_segctor_construct(sci, SC_LSEG_SR);
-		nilfs_transaction_unlock(sbi);
+		nilfs_transaction_unlock(sci->sc_super);
 
 	} while (ret && retrycount-- > 0);
 }
@@ -2736,10 +2727,10 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_write_out(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
  */
 static void nilfs_segctor_destroy(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = sci->sc_sbi;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sci->sc_super->s_fs_info;
 	int flag;
 
-	up_write(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+	up_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 
 	spin_lock(&sci->sc_state_lock);
 	nilfs_segctor_kill_thread(sci);
@@ -2753,9 +2744,9 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_destroy(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&sci->sc_copied_buffers));
 
 	if (!list_empty(&sci->sc_dirty_files)) {
-		nilfs_warning(sbi->s_super, __func__,
+		nilfs_warning(sci->sc_super, __func__,
 			      "dirty file(s) after the final construction\n");
-		nilfs_dispose_list(sbi, &sci->sc_dirty_files, 1);
+		nilfs_dispose_list(nilfs, &sci->sc_dirty_files, 1);
 	}
 
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&sci->sc_segbufs));
@@ -2763,79 +2754,78 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_destroy(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 
 	nilfs_put_root(sci->sc_root);
 
-	down_write(&sbi->s_nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
+	down_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&sci->sc_timer);
 	kfree(sci);
 }
 
 /**
- * nilfs_attach_segment_constructor - attach a segment constructor
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info
+ * nilfs_attach_log_writer - attach log writer
+ * @sb: super block instance
  * @root: root object of the current filesystem tree
  *
- * nilfs_attach_segment_constructor() allocates a struct nilfs_sc_info,
- * initializes it, and starts the segment constructor.
+ * This allocates a log writer object, initializes it, and starts the
+ * log writer.
  *
  * Return Value: On success, 0 is returned. On error, one of the following
  * negative error code is returned.
  *
  * %-ENOMEM - Insufficient memory available.
  */
-int nilfs_attach_segment_constructor(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
-				     struct nilfs_root *root)
+int nilfs_attach_log_writer(struct super_block *sb, struct nilfs_root *root)
 {
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	int err;
 
-	if (NILFS_SC(sbi)) {
+	if (nilfs->ns_writer) {
 		/*
 		 * This happens if the filesystem was remounted
 		 * read/write after nilfs_error degenerated it into a
 		 * read-only mount.
 		 */
-		nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(sbi);
+		nilfs_detach_log_writer(sb);
 	}
 
-	sbi->s_sc_info = nilfs_segctor_new(sbi, root);
-	if (!sbi->s_sc_info)
+	nilfs->ns_writer = nilfs_segctor_new(sb, root);
+	if (!nilfs->ns_writer)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	err = nilfs_segctor_start_thread(NILFS_SC(sbi));
+	err = nilfs_segctor_start_thread(nilfs->ns_writer);
 	if (err) {
-		kfree(sbi->s_sc_info);
-		sbi->s_sc_info = NULL;
+		kfree(nilfs->ns_writer);
+		nilfs->ns_writer = NULL;
 	}
 	return err;
 }
 
 /**
- * nilfs_detach_segment_constructor - destroy the segment constructor
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info
+ * nilfs_detach_log_writer - destroy log writer
+ * @sb: super block instance
  *
- * nilfs_detach_segment_constructor() kills the segment constructor daemon,
- * frees the struct nilfs_sc_info, and destroy the dirty file list.
+ * This kills log writer daemon, frees the log writer object, and
+ * destroys list of dirty files.
  */
-void nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+void nilfs_detach_log_writer(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	LIST_HEAD(garbage_list);
 
 	down_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
-	if (NILFS_SC(sbi)) {
-		nilfs_segctor_destroy(NILFS_SC(sbi));
-		sbi->s_sc_info = NULL;
+	if (nilfs->ns_writer) {
+		nilfs_segctor_destroy(nilfs->ns_writer);
+		nilfs->ns_writer = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* Force to free the list of dirty files */
-	spin_lock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
-	if (!list_empty(&sbi->s_dirty_files)) {
-		list_splice_init(&sbi->s_dirty_files, &garbage_list);
-		nilfs_warning(sbi->s_super, __func__,
-			      "Non empty dirty list after the last "
-			      "segment construction\n");
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+	if (!list_empty(&nilfs->ns_dirty_files)) {
+		list_splice_init(&nilfs->ns_dirty_files, &garbage_list);
+		nilfs_warning(sb, __func__,
+			      "Hit dirty file after stopped log writer\n");
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_segctor_sem);
 
-	nilfs_dispose_list(sbi, &garbage_list, 1);
+	nilfs_dispose_list(nilfs, &garbage_list, 1);
 }
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.h b/fs/nilfs2/segment.h
index cd8056e7cbed..6c02a86745fb 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/nilfs2_fs.h>
-#include "sb.h"
+#include "nilfs.h"
 
 struct nilfs_root;
 
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct nilfs_segsum_pointer {
 /**
  * struct nilfs_sc_info - Segment constructor information
  * @sc_super: Back pointer to super_block struct
- * @sc_sbi: Back pointer to nilfs_sb_info struct
  * @sc_root: root object of the current filesystem tree
  * @sc_nblk_inc: Block count of current generation
  * @sc_dirty_files: List of files to be written
@@ -131,7 +130,6 @@ struct nilfs_segsum_pointer {
  */
 struct nilfs_sc_info {
 	struct super_block     *sc_super;
-	struct nilfs_sb_info   *sc_sbi;
 	struct nilfs_root      *sc_root;
 
 	unsigned long		sc_nblk_inc;
@@ -235,18 +233,16 @@ extern void nilfs_flush_segment(struct super_block *, ino_t);
 extern int nilfs_clean_segments(struct super_block *, struct nilfs_argv *,
 				void **);
 
-int nilfs_attach_segment_constructor(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
-				     struct nilfs_root *root);
-extern void nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(struct nilfs_sb_info *);
+int nilfs_attach_log_writer(struct super_block *sb, struct nilfs_root *root);
+void nilfs_detach_log_writer(struct super_block *sb);
 
 /* recovery.c */
 extern int nilfs_read_super_root_block(struct the_nilfs *, sector_t,
 				       struct buffer_head **, int);
 extern int nilfs_search_super_root(struct the_nilfs *,
 				   struct nilfs_recovery_info *);
-extern int nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(struct the_nilfs *,
-				     struct nilfs_sb_info *,
-				     struct nilfs_recovery_info *);
+int nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct super_block *sb,
+			      struct nilfs_recovery_info *ri);
 extern void nilfs_dispose_segment_list(struct list_head *);
 
 #endif /* _NILFS_SEGMENT_H */
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/super.c b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
index 1673b3d99842..062cca065195 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/super.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/parser.h>
-#include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include <linux/vfs.h>
 #include <linux/writeback.h>
@@ -72,23 +71,23 @@ struct kmem_cache *nilfs_transaction_cachep;
 struct kmem_cache *nilfs_segbuf_cachep;
 struct kmem_cache *nilfs_btree_path_cache;
 
-static int nilfs_setup_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int is_mount);
+static int nilfs_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, int is_mount);
 static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data);
 
-static void nilfs_set_error(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+static void nilfs_set_error(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp;
 
 	down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	if (!(nilfs->ns_mount_state & NILFS_ERROR_FS)) {
 		nilfs->ns_mount_state |= NILFS_ERROR_FS;
-		sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, 0);
+		sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sb, 0);
 		if (likely(sbp)) {
 			sbp[0]->s_state |= cpu_to_le16(NILFS_ERROR_FS);
 			if (sbp[1])
 				sbp[1]->s_state |= cpu_to_le16(NILFS_ERROR_FS);
-			nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL);
+			nilfs_commit_super(sb, NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL);
 		}
 	}
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ static void nilfs_set_error(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 void nilfs_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *function,
 		 const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct va_format vaf;
 	va_list args;
 
@@ -124,15 +123,15 @@ void nilfs_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *function,
 	va_end(args);
 
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-		nilfs_set_error(sbi);
+		nilfs_set_error(sb);
 
-		if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, ERRORS_RO)) {
+		if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, ERRORS_RO)) {
 			printk(KERN_CRIT "Remounting filesystem read-only\n");
 			sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, ERRORS_PANIC))
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, ERRORS_PANIC))
 		panic("NILFS (device %s): panic forced after error\n",
 		      sb->s_id);
 }
@@ -189,14 +188,14 @@ void nilfs_destroy_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	call_rcu(&inode->i_rcu, nilfs_i_callback);
 }
 
-static int nilfs_sync_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
+static int nilfs_sync_super(struct super_block *sb, int flag)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	int err;
 
  retry:
 	set_buffer_dirty(nilfs->ns_sbh[0]);
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, BARRIER)) {
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, BARRIER)) {
 		err = __sync_dirty_buffer(nilfs->ns_sbh[0],
 					  WRITE_SYNC | WRITE_FLUSH_FUA);
 	} else {
@@ -263,10 +262,10 @@ void nilfs_set_log_cursor(struct nilfs_super_block *sbp,
 	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
 }
 
-struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct super_block *sb,
 					       int flip)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp;
 
 	/* nilfs->ns_sem must be locked by the caller. */
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
 			memcpy(sbp[0], sbp[1], nilfs->ns_sbsize);
 		} else {
 			printk(KERN_CRIT "NILFS: superblock broke on dev %s\n",
-			       sbi->s_super->s_id);
+			       sb->s_id);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	} else if (sbp[1] &&
@@ -290,9 +289,9 @@ struct nilfs_super_block **nilfs_prepare_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
 	return sbp;
 }
 
-int nilfs_commit_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
+int nilfs_commit_super(struct super_block *sb, int flag)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp = nilfs->ns_sbp;
 	time_t t;
 
@@ -312,27 +311,28 @@ int nilfs_commit_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int flag)
 					    nilfs->ns_sbsize));
 	}
 	clear_nilfs_sb_dirty(nilfs);
-	return nilfs_sync_super(sbi, flag);
+	return nilfs_sync_super(sb, flag);
 }
 
 /**
  * nilfs_cleanup_super() - write filesystem state for cleanup
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info to be unmounted or degraded to read-only
+ * @sb: super block instance to be unmounted or degraded to read-only
  *
  * This function restores state flags in the on-disk super block.
  * This will set "clean" flag (i.e. NILFS_VALID_FS) unless the
  * filesystem was not clean previously.
  */
-int nilfs_cleanup_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+int nilfs_cleanup_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp;
 	int flag = NILFS_SB_COMMIT;
 	int ret = -EIO;
 
-	sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, 0);
+	sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sb, 0);
 	if (sbp) {
-		sbp[0]->s_state = cpu_to_le16(sbi->s_nilfs->ns_mount_state);
-		nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], sbi->s_nilfs);
+		sbp[0]->s_state = cpu_to_le16(nilfs->ns_mount_state);
+		nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], nilfs);
 		if (sbp[1] && sbp[0]->s_last_cno == sbp[1]->s_last_cno) {
 			/*
 			 * make the "clean" flag also to the opposite
@@ -342,21 +342,20 @@ int nilfs_cleanup_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 			sbp[1]->s_state = sbp[0]->s_state;
 			flag = NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL;
 		}
-		ret = nilfs_commit_super(sbi, flag);
+		ret = nilfs_commit_super(sb, flag);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static void nilfs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
-	nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(sbi);
+	nilfs_detach_log_writer(sb);
 
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
-		nilfs_cleanup_super(sbi);
+		nilfs_cleanup_super(sb);
 		up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	}
 
@@ -365,15 +364,12 @@ static void nilfs_put_super(struct super_block *sb)
 	iput(nilfs->ns_dat);
 
 	destroy_nilfs(nilfs);
-	sbi->s_super = NULL;
 	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-	kfree(sbi);
 }
 
 static int nilfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp;
 	int err = 0;
 
@@ -383,10 +379,10 @@ static int nilfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 
 	down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	if (nilfs_sb_dirty(nilfs)) {
-		sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, nilfs_sb_will_flip(nilfs));
+		sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sb, nilfs_sb_will_flip(nilfs));
 		if (likely(sbp)) {
 			nilfs_set_log_cursor(sbp[0], nilfs);
-			nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT);
+			nilfs_commit_super(sb, NILFS_SB_COMMIT);
 		}
 	}
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
@@ -394,10 +390,10 @@ static int nilfs_sync_fs(struct super_block *sb, int wait)
 	return err;
 }
 
-int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, __u64 cno, int curr_mnt,
+int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct super_block *sb, __u64 cno, int curr_mnt,
 			    struct nilfs_root **rootp)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_root *root;
 	struct nilfs_checkpoint *raw_cp;
 	struct buffer_head *bh_cp;
@@ -426,7 +422,7 @@ int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, __u64 cno, int curr_mnt,
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	err = nilfs_ifile_read(sbi->s_super, root, nilfs->ns_inode_size,
+	err = nilfs_ifile_read(sb, root, nilfs->ns_inode_size,
 			       &raw_cp->cp_ifile_inode, &root->ifile);
 	if (err)
 		goto failed_bh;
@@ -450,8 +446,7 @@ int nilfs_attach_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, __u64 cno, int curr_mnt,
 
 static int nilfs_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	int err;
 
 	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
@@ -459,21 +454,20 @@ static int nilfs_freeze(struct super_block *sb)
 
 	/* Mark super block clean */
 	down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
-	err = nilfs_cleanup_super(sbi);
+	err = nilfs_cleanup_super(sb);
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static int nilfs_unfreeze(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
 		return 0;
 
 	down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
-	nilfs_setup_super(sbi, false);
+	nilfs_setup_super(sb, false);
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -530,22 +524,22 @@ static int nilfs_statfs(struct dentry *dentry, struct kstatfs *buf)
 static int nilfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = vfs->mnt_sb;
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_root *root = NILFS_I(vfs->mnt_root->d_inode)->i_root;
 
-	if (!nilfs_test_opt(sbi, BARRIER))
+	if (!nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, BARRIER))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",nobarrier");
 	if (root->cno != NILFS_CPTREE_CURRENT_CNO)
 		seq_printf(seq, ",cp=%llu", (unsigned long long)root->cno);
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, ERRORS_PANIC))
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, ERRORS_PANIC))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",errors=panic");
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, ERRORS_CONT))
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, ERRORS_CONT))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",errors=continue");
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, STRICT_ORDER))
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, STRICT_ORDER))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",order=strict");
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, NORECOVERY))
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, NORECOVERY))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",norecovery");
-	if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, DISCARD))
+	if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, DISCARD))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",discard");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -594,7 +588,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
 
 static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb, int is_remount)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	char *p;
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
 
@@ -609,29 +603,29 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb, int is_remount)
 		token = match_token(p, tokens, args);
 		switch (token) {
 		case Opt_barrier:
-			nilfs_set_opt(sbi, BARRIER);
+			nilfs_set_opt(nilfs, BARRIER);
 			break;
 		case Opt_nobarrier:
-			nilfs_clear_opt(sbi, BARRIER);
+			nilfs_clear_opt(nilfs, BARRIER);
 			break;
 		case Opt_order:
 			if (strcmp(args[0].from, "relaxed") == 0)
 				/* Ordered data semantics */
-				nilfs_clear_opt(sbi, STRICT_ORDER);
+				nilfs_clear_opt(nilfs, STRICT_ORDER);
 			else if (strcmp(args[0].from, "strict") == 0)
 				/* Strict in-order semantics */
-				nilfs_set_opt(sbi, STRICT_ORDER);
+				nilfs_set_opt(nilfs, STRICT_ORDER);
 			else
 				return 0;
 			break;
 		case Opt_err_panic:
-			nilfs_write_opt(sbi, ERROR_MODE, ERRORS_PANIC);
+			nilfs_write_opt(nilfs, ERROR_MODE, ERRORS_PANIC);
 			break;
 		case Opt_err_ro:
-			nilfs_write_opt(sbi, ERROR_MODE, ERRORS_RO);
+			nilfs_write_opt(nilfs, ERROR_MODE, ERRORS_RO);
 			break;
 		case Opt_err_cont:
-			nilfs_write_opt(sbi, ERROR_MODE, ERRORS_CONT);
+			nilfs_write_opt(nilfs, ERROR_MODE, ERRORS_CONT);
 			break;
 		case Opt_snapshot:
 			if (is_remount) {
@@ -642,13 +636,13 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb, int is_remount)
 			}
 			break;
 		case Opt_norecovery:
-			nilfs_set_opt(sbi, NORECOVERY);
+			nilfs_set_opt(nilfs, NORECOVERY);
 			break;
 		case Opt_discard:
-			nilfs_set_opt(sbi, DISCARD);
+			nilfs_set_opt(nilfs, DISCARD);
 			break;
 		case Opt_nodiscard:
-			nilfs_clear_opt(sbi, DISCARD);
+			nilfs_clear_opt(nilfs, DISCARD);
 			break;
 		default:
 			printk(KERN_ERR
@@ -660,22 +654,24 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb, int is_remount)
 }
 
 static inline void
-nilfs_set_default_options(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi,
+nilfs_set_default_options(struct super_block *sb,
 			  struct nilfs_super_block *sbp)
 {
-	sbi->s_mount_opt =
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
+
+	nilfs->ns_mount_opt =
 		NILFS_MOUNT_ERRORS_RO | NILFS_MOUNT_BARRIER;
 }
 
-static int nilfs_setup_super(struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, int is_mount)
+static int nilfs_setup_super(struct super_block *sb, int is_mount)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_super_block **sbp;
 	int max_mnt_count;
 	int mnt_count;
 
 	/* nilfs->ns_sem must be locked by the caller. */
-	sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sbi, 0);
+	sbp = nilfs_prepare_super(sb, 0);
 	if (!sbp)
 		return -EIO;
 
@@ -706,7 +702,7 @@ skip_mount_setup:
 	/* synchronize sbp[1] with sbp[0] */
 	if (sbp[1])
 		memcpy(sbp[1], sbp[0], nilfs->ns_sbsize);
-	return nilfs_commit_super(sbi, NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL);
+	return nilfs_commit_super(sb, NILFS_SB_COMMIT_ALL);
 }
 
 struct nilfs_super_block *nilfs_read_super_block(struct super_block *sb,
@@ -727,7 +723,7 @@ int nilfs_store_magic_and_option(struct super_block *sb,
 				 struct nilfs_super_block *sbp,
 				 char *data)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 
 	sb->s_magic = le16_to_cpu(sbp->s_magic);
 
@@ -736,12 +732,12 @@ int nilfs_store_magic_and_option(struct super_block *sb,
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_NOATIME;
 #endif
 
-	nilfs_set_default_options(sbi, sbp);
+	nilfs_set_default_options(sb, sbp);
 
-	sbi->s_resuid = le16_to_cpu(sbp->s_def_resuid);
-	sbi->s_resgid = le16_to_cpu(sbp->s_def_resgid);
-	sbi->s_interval = le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_c_interval);
-	sbi->s_watermark = le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_c_block_max);
+	nilfs->ns_resuid = le16_to_cpu(sbp->s_def_resuid);
+	nilfs->ns_resgid = le16_to_cpu(sbp->s_def_resgid);
+	nilfs->ns_interval = le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_c_interval);
+	nilfs->ns_watermark = le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_c_block_max);
 
 	return !parse_options(data, sb, 0) ? -EINVAL : 0 ;
 }
@@ -822,7 +818,7 @@ static int nilfs_get_root_dentry(struct super_block *sb,
 static int nilfs_attach_snapshot(struct super_block *s, __u64 cno,
 				 struct dentry **root_dentry)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(s)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = s->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_root *root;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -840,7 +836,7 @@ static int nilfs_attach_snapshot(struct super_block *s, __u64 cno,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = nilfs_attach_checkpoint(NILFS_SB(s), cno, false, &root);
+	ret = nilfs_attach_checkpoint(s, cno, false, &root);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: error loading snapshot "
 		       "(checkpoint number=%llu).\n",
@@ -874,7 +870,7 @@ static int nilfs_try_to_shrink_tree(struct dentry *root_dentry)
 
 int nilfs_checkpoint_is_mounted(struct super_block *sb, __u64 cno)
 {
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	struct nilfs_root *root;
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -887,7 +883,7 @@ int nilfs_checkpoint_is_mounted(struct super_block *sb, __u64 cno)
 		return true;	/* protect recent checkpoints */
 
 	ret = false;
-	root = nilfs_lookup_root(NILFS_SB(sb)->s_nilfs, cno);
+	root = nilfs_lookup_root(nilfs, cno);
 	if (root) {
 		inode = nilfs_ilookup(sb, root, NILFS_ROOT_INO);
 		if (inode) {
@@ -917,43 +913,21 @@ static int
 nilfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct the_nilfs *nilfs;
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi;
 	struct nilfs_root *fsroot;
 	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
 	__u64 cno;
 	int err;
 
-	sbi = kzalloc(sizeof(*sbi), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!sbi)
+	nilfs = alloc_nilfs(sb->s_bdev);
+	if (!nilfs)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	sb->s_fs_info = sbi;
-	sbi->s_super = sb;
-
-	nilfs = alloc_nilfs(sb->s_bdev);
-	if (!nilfs) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto failed_sbi;
-	}
-	sbi->s_nilfs = nilfs;
+	sb->s_fs_info = nilfs;
 
-	err = init_nilfs(nilfs, sbi, (char *)data);
+	err = init_nilfs(nilfs, sb, (char *)data);
 	if (err)
 		goto failed_nilfs;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&sbi->s_inode_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sbi->s_dirty_files);
-
-	/*
-	 * Following initialization is overlapped because
-	 * nilfs_sb_info structure has been cleared at the beginning.
-	 * But we reserve them to keep our interest and make ready
-	 * for the future change.
-	 */
-	get_random_bytes(&sbi->s_next_generation,
-			 sizeof(sbi->s_next_generation));
-	spin_lock_init(&sbi->s_next_gen_lock);
-
 	sb->s_op = &nilfs_sops;
 	sb->s_export_op = &nilfs_export_ops;
 	sb->s_root = NULL;
@@ -962,12 +936,12 @@ nilfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	bdi = sb->s_bdev->bd_inode->i_mapping->backing_dev_info;
 	sb->s_bdi = bdi ? : &default_backing_dev_info;
 
-	err = load_nilfs(nilfs, sbi);
+	err = load_nilfs(nilfs, sb);
 	if (err)
 		goto failed_nilfs;
 
 	cno = nilfs_last_cno(nilfs);
-	err = nilfs_attach_checkpoint(sbi, cno, true, &fsroot);
+	err = nilfs_attach_checkpoint(sb, cno, true, &fsroot);
 	if (err) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: error loading last checkpoint "
 		       "(checkpoint number=%llu).\n", (unsigned long long)cno);
@@ -975,7 +949,7 @@ nilfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	}
 
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
-		err = nilfs_attach_segment_constructor(sbi, fsroot);
+		err = nilfs_attach_log_writer(sb, fsroot);
 		if (err)
 			goto failed_checkpoint;
 	}
@@ -988,14 +962,14 @@ nilfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
 	if (!(sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)) {
 		down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
-		nilfs_setup_super(sbi, true);
+		nilfs_setup_super(sb, true);
 		up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 
  failed_segctor:
-	nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(sbi);
+	nilfs_detach_log_writer(sb);
 
  failed_checkpoint:
 	nilfs_put_root(fsroot);
@@ -1007,23 +981,18 @@ nilfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 
  failed_nilfs:
 	destroy_nilfs(nilfs);
-
- failed_sbi:
-	sb->s_fs_info = NULL;
-	kfree(sbi);
 	return err;
 }
 
 static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 {
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi = NILFS_SB(sb);
-	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sbi->s_nilfs;
+	struct the_nilfs *nilfs = sb->s_fs_info;
 	unsigned long old_sb_flags;
 	unsigned long old_mount_opt;
 	int err;
 
 	old_sb_flags = sb->s_flags;
-	old_mount_opt = sbi->s_mount_opt;
+	old_mount_opt = nilfs->ns_mount_opt;
 
 	if (!parse_options(data, sb, 1)) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
@@ -1043,8 +1012,8 @@ static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 	if ((*flags & MS_RDONLY) == (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY))
 		goto out;
 	if (*flags & MS_RDONLY) {
-		/* Shutting down the segment constructor */
-		nilfs_detach_segment_constructor(sbi);
+		/* Shutting down log writer */
+		nilfs_detach_log_writer(sb);
 		sb->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
 
 		/*
@@ -1052,7 +1021,7 @@ static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 		 * the RDONLY flag and then mark the partition as valid again.
 		 */
 		down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
-		nilfs_cleanup_super(sbi);
+		nilfs_cleanup_super(sb);
 		up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	} else {
 		__u64 features;
@@ -1079,12 +1048,12 @@ static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 		sb->s_flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
 
 		root = NILFS_I(sb->s_root->d_inode)->i_root;
-		err = nilfs_attach_segment_constructor(sbi, root);
+		err = nilfs_attach_log_writer(sb, root);
 		if (err)
 			goto restore_opts;
 
 		down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
-		nilfs_setup_super(sbi, true);
+		nilfs_setup_super(sb, true);
 		up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	}
  out:
@@ -1092,13 +1061,12 @@ static int nilfs_remount(struct super_block *sb, int *flags, char *data)
 
  restore_opts:
 	sb->s_flags = old_sb_flags;
-	sbi->s_mount_opt = old_mount_opt;
+	nilfs->ns_mount_opt = old_mount_opt;
 	return err;
 }
 
 struct nilfs_super_data {
 	struct block_device *bdev;
-	struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi;
 	__u64 cno;
 	int flags;
 };
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
index ad4ac607cf57..d2acd1a651f3 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
 #include <linux/crc32.h>
 #include "nilfs.h"
 #include "segment.h"
@@ -75,7 +76,10 @@ struct the_nilfs *alloc_nilfs(struct block_device *bdev)
 	nilfs->ns_bdev = bdev;
 	atomic_set(&nilfs->ns_ndirtyblks, 0);
 	init_rwsem(&nilfs->ns_sem);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nilfs->ns_dirty_files);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nilfs->ns_gc_inodes);
+	spin_lock_init(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&nilfs->ns_next_gen_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&nilfs->ns_last_segment_lock);
 	nilfs->ns_cptree = RB_ROOT;
 	spin_lock_init(&nilfs->ns_cptree_lock);
@@ -197,16 +201,16 @@ static int nilfs_store_log_cursor(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 /**
  * load_nilfs - load and recover the nilfs
  * @nilfs: the_nilfs structure to be released
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info used to recover past segment
+ * @sb: super block isntance used to recover past segment
  *
  * load_nilfs() searches and load the latest super root,
  * attaches the last segment, and does recovery if needed.
  * The caller must call this exclusively for simultaneous mounts.
  */
-int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
+int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct super_block *sb)
 {
 	struct nilfs_recovery_info ri;
-	unsigned int s_flags = sbi->s_super->s_flags;
+	unsigned int s_flags = sb->s_flags;
 	int really_read_only = bdev_read_only(nilfs->ns_bdev);
 	int valid_fs = nilfs_valid_fs(nilfs);
 	int err;
@@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 			goto scan_error;
 	}
 
-	err = nilfs_load_super_root(nilfs, sbi->s_super, ri.ri_super_root);
+	err = nilfs_load_super_root(nilfs, sb, ri.ri_super_root);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: error loading super root.\n");
 		goto failed;
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 	if (s_flags & MS_RDONLY) {
 		__u64 features;
 
-		if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, NORECOVERY)) {
+		if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, NORECOVERY)) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "NILFS: norecovery option specified. "
 			       "skipping roll-forward recovery\n");
 			goto skip_recovery;
@@ -304,21 +308,21 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 			err = -EROFS;
 			goto failed_unload;
 		}
-		sbi->s_super->s_flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
-	} else if (nilfs_test_opt(sbi, NORECOVERY)) {
+		sb->s_flags &= ~MS_RDONLY;
+	} else if (nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, NORECOVERY)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: recovery cancelled because norecovery "
 		       "option was specified for a read/write mount\n");
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto failed_unload;
 	}
 
-	err = nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(nilfs, sbi, &ri);
+	err = nilfs_salvage_orphan_logs(nilfs, sb, &ri);
 	if (err)
 		goto failed_unload;
 
 	down_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 	nilfs->ns_mount_state |= NILFS_VALID_FS; /* set "clean" flag */
-	err = nilfs_cleanup_super(sbi);
+	err = nilfs_cleanup_super(sb);
 	up_write(&nilfs->ns_sem);
 
 	if (err) {
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 
  skip_recovery:
 	nilfs_clear_recovery_info(&ri);
-	sbi->s_super->s_flags = s_flags;
+	sb->s_flags = s_flags;
 	return 0;
 
  scan_error:
@@ -344,7 +348,7 @@ int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi)
 
  failed:
 	nilfs_clear_recovery_info(&ri);
-	sbi->s_super->s_flags = s_flags;
+	sb->s_flags = s_flags;
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -475,10 +479,13 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "NILFS warning: unable to read primary superblock\n");
-	} else if (!sbp[1])
+		       "NILFS warning: unable to read primary superblock "
+		       "(blocksize = %d)\n", blocksize);
+	} else if (!sbp[1]) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "NILFS warning: unable to read secondary superblock\n");
+		       "NILFS warning: unable to read secondary superblock "
+		       "(blocksize = %d)\n", blocksize);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Compare two super blocks and set 1 in swp if the secondary
@@ -505,7 +512,7 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 
 	if (!valid[!swp])
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "NILFS warning: broken superblock. "
-		       "using spare superblock.\n");
+		       "using spare superblock (blocksize = %d).\n", blocksize);
 	if (swp)
 		nilfs_swap_super_block(nilfs);
 
@@ -519,7 +526,6 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 /**
  * init_nilfs - initialize a NILFS instance.
  * @nilfs: the_nilfs structure
- * @sbi: nilfs_sb_info
  * @sb: super block
  * @data: mount options
  *
@@ -530,9 +536,8 @@ static int nilfs_load_super_block(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
  * Return Value: On success, 0 is returned. On error, a negative error
  * code is returned.
  */
-int init_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, char *data)
+int init_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct super_block *sb, char *data)
 {
-	struct super_block *sb = sbi->s_super;
 	struct nilfs_super_block *sbp;
 	int blocksize;
 	int err;
@@ -588,6 +593,9 @@ int init_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct nilfs_sb_info *sbi, char *data)
 	nilfs->ns_blocksize_bits = sb->s_blocksize_bits;
 	nilfs->ns_blocksize = blocksize;
 
+	get_random_bytes(&nilfs->ns_next_generation,
+			 sizeof(nilfs->ns_next_generation));
+
 	err = nilfs_store_disk_layout(nilfs, sbp);
 	if (err)
 		goto failed_sbh;
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
index fd85e4c05c6b..f4968145c2a3 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.h
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include "sb.h"
+
+struct nilfs_sc_info;
 
 /* the_nilfs struct */
 enum {
@@ -65,13 +66,23 @@ enum {
  * @ns_last_cno: checkpoint number of the latest segment
  * @ns_prot_seq: least sequence number of segments which must not be reclaimed
  * @ns_prev_seq: base sequence number used to decide if advance log cursor
- * @ns_segctor_sem: segment constructor semaphore
+ * @ns_writer: log writer
+ * @ns_segctor_sem: semaphore protecting log write
  * @ns_dat: DAT file inode
  * @ns_cpfile: checkpoint file inode
  * @ns_sufile: segusage file inode
  * @ns_cptree: rb-tree of all mounted checkpoints (nilfs_root)
  * @ns_cptree_lock: lock protecting @ns_cptree
+ * @ns_dirty_files: list of dirty files
+ * @ns_inode_lock: lock protecting @ns_dirty_files
  * @ns_gc_inodes: dummy inodes to keep live blocks
+ * @ns_next_generation: next generation number for inodes
+ * @ns_next_gen_lock: lock protecting @ns_next_generation
+ * @ns_mount_opt: mount options
+ * @ns_resuid: uid for reserved blocks
+ * @ns_resgid: gid for reserved blocks
+ * @ns_interval: checkpoint creation interval
+ * @ns_watermark: watermark for the number of dirty buffers
  * @ns_blocksize_bits: bit length of block size
  * @ns_blocksize: block size
  * @ns_nsegments: number of segments in filesystem
@@ -131,6 +142,7 @@ struct the_nilfs {
 	u64			ns_prot_seq;
 	u64			ns_prev_seq;
 
+	struct nilfs_sc_info   *ns_writer;
 	struct rw_semaphore	ns_segctor_sem;
 
 	/*
@@ -145,9 +157,25 @@ struct the_nilfs {
 	struct rb_root		ns_cptree;
 	spinlock_t		ns_cptree_lock;
 
+	/* Dirty inode list */
+	struct list_head	ns_dirty_files;
+	spinlock_t		ns_inode_lock;
+
 	/* GC inode list */
 	struct list_head	ns_gc_inodes;
 
+	/* Inode allocator */
+	u32			ns_next_generation;
+	spinlock_t		ns_next_gen_lock;
+
+	/* Mount options */
+	unsigned long		ns_mount_opt;
+
+	uid_t			ns_resuid;
+	gid_t			ns_resgid;
+	unsigned long		ns_interval;
+	unsigned long		ns_watermark;
+
 	/* Disk layout information (static) */
 	unsigned int		ns_blocksize_bits;
 	unsigned int		ns_blocksize;
@@ -180,6 +208,20 @@ THE_NILFS_FNS(DISCONTINUED, discontinued)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(GC_RUNNING, gc_running)
 THE_NILFS_FNS(SB_DIRTY, sb_dirty)
 
+/*
+ * Mount option operations
+ */
+#define nilfs_clear_opt(nilfs, opt)  \
+	do { (nilfs)->ns_mount_opt &= ~NILFS_MOUNT_##opt; } while (0)
+#define nilfs_set_opt(nilfs, opt)  \
+	do { (nilfs)->ns_mount_opt |= NILFS_MOUNT_##opt; } while (0)
+#define nilfs_test_opt(nilfs, opt) ((nilfs)->ns_mount_opt & NILFS_MOUNT_##opt)
+#define nilfs_write_opt(nilfs, mask, opt)				\
+	do { (nilfs)->ns_mount_opt =					\
+		(((nilfs)->ns_mount_opt & ~NILFS_MOUNT_##mask) |	\
+		 NILFS_MOUNT_##opt);					\
+	} while (0)
+
 /**
  * struct nilfs_root - nilfs root object
  * @cno: checkpoint number
@@ -224,15 +266,14 @@ static inline int nilfs_sb_will_flip(struct the_nilfs *nilfs)
 void nilfs_set_last_segment(struct the_nilfs *, sector_t, u64, __u64);
 struct the_nilfs *alloc_nilfs(struct block_device *bdev);
 void destroy_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs);
-int init_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *, struct nilfs_sb_info *, char *);
-int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *, struct nilfs_sb_info *);
+int init_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct super_block *sb, char *data);
+int load_nilfs(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, struct super_block *sb);
 int nilfs_discard_segments(struct the_nilfs *, __u64 *, size_t);
 int nilfs_count_free_blocks(struct the_nilfs *, sector_t *);
 struct nilfs_root *nilfs_lookup_root(struct the_nilfs *nilfs, __u64 cno);
 struct nilfs_root *nilfs_find_or_create_root(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
 					     __u64 cno);
 void nilfs_put_root(struct nilfs_root *root);
-struct nilfs_sb_info *nilfs_find_sbinfo(struct the_nilfs *, int, __u64);
 int nilfs_near_disk_full(struct the_nilfs *);
 void nilfs_fall_back_super_block(struct the_nilfs *);
 void nilfs_swap_super_block(struct the_nilfs *);
diff --git a/include/linux/magic.h b/include/linux/magic.h
index 6cfe344f9559..1e5df2af8d84 100644
--- a/include/linux/magic.h
+++ b/include/linux/magic.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define XENFS_SUPER_MAGIC	0xabba1974
 #define EXT4_SUPER_MAGIC	0xEF53
 #define BTRFS_SUPER_MAGIC	0x9123683E
+#define NILFS_SUPER_MAGIC	0x3434
 #define HPFS_SUPER_MAGIC	0xf995e849
 #define ISOFS_SUPER_MAGIC	0x9660
 #define JFFS2_SUPER_MAGIC	0x72b6
diff --git a/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h b/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h
index 227e49dd5720..8768c469e93e 100644
--- a/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h
@@ -40,26 +40,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/ioctl.h>
-
-/*
- * Inode flags stored in nilfs_inode and on-memory nilfs inode
- *
- * We define these flags based on ext2-fs because of the
- * compatibility reason; to avoid problems in chattr(1)
- */
-#define NILFS_SECRM_FL		0x00000001 /* Secure deletion */
-#define NILFS_UNRM_FL		0x00000002 /* Undelete */
-#define NILFS_SYNC_FL		0x00000008 /* Synchronous updates */
-#define NILFS_IMMUTABLE_FL	0x00000010 /* Immutable file */
-#define NILFS_APPEND_FL		0x00000020 /* writes to file may only append */
-#define NILFS_NODUMP_FL		0x00000040 /* do not dump file */
-#define NILFS_NOATIME_FL	0x00000080 /* do not update atime */
-/* Reserved for compression usage... */
-#define NILFS_NOTAIL_FL		0x00008000 /* file tail should not be merged */
-#define NILFS_DIRSYNC_FL	0x00010000 /* dirsync behaviour */
-
-#define NILFS_FL_USER_VISIBLE	0x0003DFFF /* User visible flags */
-#define NILFS_FL_USER_MODIFIABLE	0x000380FF /* User modifiable flags */
+#include <linux/magic.h>
 
 
 #define NILFS_INODE_BMAP_SIZE	7
@@ -236,8 +217,10 @@ struct nilfs_super_block {
  * If there is a bit set in the incompatible feature set that the kernel
  * doesn't know about, it should refuse to mount the filesystem.
  */
+#define NILFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_COUNT	0x00000001ULL
+
 #define NILFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_SUPP	0ULL
-#define NILFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SUPP	0ULL
+#define NILFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_SUPP	NILFS_FEATURE_COMPAT_RO_BLOCK_COUNT
 #define NILFS_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SUPP	0ULL
 
 /*
@@ -260,7 +243,6 @@ struct nilfs_super_block {
 #define NILFS_USER_INO		11	/* Fisrt user's file inode number */
 
 #define NILFS_SB_OFFSET_BYTES	1024	/* byte offset of nilfs superblock */
-#define NILFS_SUPER_MAGIC	0x3434	/* NILFS filesystem  magic number */
 
 #define NILFS_SEG_MIN_BLOCKS	16	/* Minimum number of blocks in
 					   a full segment */
@@ -346,17 +328,21 @@ static inline unsigned nilfs_rec_len_from_disk(__le16 dlen)
 {
 	unsigned len = le16_to_cpu(dlen);
 
+#if !defined(__KERNEL__) || (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE >= 65536)
 	if (len == NILFS_MAX_REC_LEN)
 		return 1 << 16;
+#endif
 	return len;
 }
 
 static inline __le16 nilfs_rec_len_to_disk(unsigned len)
 {
+#if !defined(__KERNEL__) || (PAGE_CACHE_SIZE >= 65536)
 	if (len == (1 << 16))
 		return cpu_to_le16(NILFS_MAX_REC_LEN);
 	else if (len > (1 << 16))
 		BUG();
+#endif
 	return cpu_to_le16(len);
 }
 
@@ -525,7 +511,7 @@ struct nilfs_checkpoint {
 	__le64 cp_create;
 	__le64 cp_nblk_inc;
 	__le64 cp_inodes_count;
-	__le64 cp_blocks_count;		/* Reserved (might be deleted) */
+	__le64 cp_blocks_count;
 
 	/* Do not change the byte offset of ifile inode.
 	   To keep the compatibility of the disk format,