diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 0d5fdde959c8018a2d244ae678d16fde1e5b3f33..8e0ae022b2e9d2b4b9485750f9d0ffadc74a1157 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -55,10 +55,16 @@
 #include "journal.h"
 #include "namei.h"
 #include "suballoc.h"
+#include "super.h"
 #include "uptodate.h"
 
 #include "buffer_head_io.h"
 
+#define NAMEI_RA_CHUNKS  2
+#define NAMEI_RA_BLOCKS  4
+#define NAMEI_RA_SIZE        (NAMEI_RA_CHUNKS * NAMEI_RA_BLOCKS)
+#define NAMEI_RA_INDEX(c,b)  (((c) * NAMEI_RA_BLOCKS) + (b))
+
 static unsigned char ocfs2_filetype_table[] = {
 	DT_UNKNOWN, DT_REG, DT_DIR, DT_CHR, DT_BLK, DT_FIFO, DT_SOCK, DT_LNK
 };
@@ -67,6 +73,347 @@ static int ocfs2_extend_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			    struct inode *dir,
 			    struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
 			    struct buffer_head **new_de_bh);
+static int ocfs2_do_extend_dir(struct super_block *sb,
+			       handle_t *handle,
+			       struct inode *dir,
+			       struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
+			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
+			       struct buffer_head **new_bh);
+
+int ocfs2_check_dir_entry(struct inode * dir,
+			  struct ocfs2_dir_entry * de,
+			  struct buffer_head * bh,
+			  unsigned long offset)
+{
+	const char *error_msg = NULL;
+	const int rlen = le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
+
+	if (rlen < OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(1))
+		error_msg = "rec_len is smaller than minimal";
+	else if (rlen % 4 != 0)
+		error_msg = "rec_len % 4 != 0";
+	else if (rlen < OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len))
+		error_msg = "rec_len is too small for name_len";
+	else if (((char *) de - bh->b_data) + rlen > dir->i_sb->s_blocksize)
+		error_msg = "directory entry across blocks";
+
+	if (error_msg != NULL)
+		mlog(ML_ERROR, "bad entry in directory #%llu: %s - "
+		     "offset=%lu, inode=%llu, rec_len=%d, name_len=%d\n",
+		     (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_blkno, error_msg,
+		     offset, (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(de->inode), rlen,
+		     de->name_len);
+	return error_msg == NULL ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+static inline int ocfs2_match(int len,
+			      const char * const name,
+			      struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de)
+{
+	if (len != de->name_len)
+		return 0;
+	if (!de->inode)
+		return 0;
+	return !memcmp(name, de->name, len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Returns 0 if not found, -1 on failure, and 1 on success
+ */
+static int inline ocfs2_search_dirblock(struct buffer_head *bh,
+					struct inode *dir,
+					const char *name, int namelen,
+					unsigned long offset,
+					struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir)
+{
+	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de;
+	char *dlimit, *de_buf;
+	int de_len;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mlog_entry_void();
+
+	de_buf = bh->b_data;
+	dlimit = de_buf + dir->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+
+	while (de_buf < dlimit) {
+		/* this code is executed quadratically often */
+		/* do minimal checking `by hand' */
+
+		de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) de_buf;
+
+		if (de_buf + namelen <= dlimit &&
+		    ocfs2_match(namelen, name, de)) {
+			/* found a match - just to be sure, do a full check */
+			if (!ocfs2_check_dir_entry(dir, de, bh, offset)) {
+				ret = -1;
+				goto bail;
+			}
+			*res_dir = de;
+			ret = 1;
+			goto bail;
+		}
+
+		/* prevent looping on a bad block */
+		de_len = le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
+		if (de_len <= 0) {
+			ret = -1;
+			goto bail;
+		}
+
+		de_buf += de_len;
+		offset += de_len;
+	}
+
+bail:
+	mlog_exit(ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct buffer_head *ocfs2_find_entry(const char *name, int namelen,
+				     struct inode *dir,
+				     struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir)
+{
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	struct buffer_head *bh_use[NAMEI_RA_SIZE];
+	struct buffer_head *bh, *ret = NULL;
+	unsigned long start, block, b;
+	int ra_max = 0;		/* Number of bh's in the readahead
+				   buffer, bh_use[] */
+	int ra_ptr = 0;		/* Current index into readahead
+				   buffer */
+	int num = 0;
+	int nblocks, i, err;
+
+	mlog_entry_void();
+
+	*res_dir = NULL;
+	sb = dir->i_sb;
+
+	nblocks = i_size_read(dir) >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+	start = OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_dir_start_lookup;
+	if (start >= nblocks)
+		start = 0;
+	block = start;
+
+restart:
+	do {
+		/*
+		 * We deal with the read-ahead logic here.
+		 */
+		if (ra_ptr >= ra_max) {
+			/* Refill the readahead buffer */
+			ra_ptr = 0;
+			b = block;
+			for (ra_max = 0; ra_max < NAMEI_RA_SIZE; ra_max++) {
+				/*
+				 * Terminate if we reach the end of the
+				 * directory and must wrap, or if our
+				 * search has finished at this block.
+				 */
+				if (b >= nblocks || (num && block == start)) {
+					bh_use[ra_max] = NULL;
+					break;
+				}
+				num++;
+
+				bh = ocfs2_bread(dir, b++, &err, 1);
+				bh_use[ra_max] = bh;
+			}
+		}
+		if ((bh = bh_use[ra_ptr++]) == NULL)
+			goto next;
+		wait_on_buffer(bh);
+		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
+			/* read error, skip block & hope for the best */
+			ocfs2_error(dir->i_sb, "reading directory %llu, "
+				    "offset %lu\n",
+				    (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_blkno,
+				    block);
+			brelse(bh);
+			goto next;
+		}
+		i = ocfs2_search_dirblock(bh, dir, name, namelen,
+					  block << sb->s_blocksize_bits,
+					  res_dir);
+		if (i == 1) {
+			OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_dir_start_lookup = block;
+			ret = bh;
+			goto cleanup_and_exit;
+		} else {
+			brelse(bh);
+			if (i < 0)
+				goto cleanup_and_exit;
+		}
+	next:
+		if (++block >= nblocks)
+			block = 0;
+	} while (block != start);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the directory has grown while we were searching, then
+	 * search the last part of the directory before giving up.
+	 */
+	block = nblocks;
+	nblocks = i_size_read(dir) >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
+	if (block < nblocks) {
+		start = 0;
+		goto restart;
+	}
+
+cleanup_and_exit:
+	/* Clean up the read-ahead blocks */
+	for (; ra_ptr < ra_max; ra_ptr++)
+		brelse(bh_use[ra_ptr]);
+
+	mlog_exit_ptr(ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * ocfs2_delete_entry deletes a directory entry by merging it with the
+ * previous entry
+ */
+int ocfs2_delete_entry(handle_t *handle,
+		       struct inode *dir,
+		       struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de_del,
+		       struct buffer_head *bh)
+{
+	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de, *pde;
+	int i, status = -ENOENT;
+
+	mlog_entry("(0x%p, 0x%p, 0x%p, 0x%p)\n", handle, dir, de_del, bh);
+
+	i = 0;
+	pde = NULL;
+	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) bh->b_data;
+	while (i < bh->b_size) {
+		if (!ocfs2_check_dir_entry(dir, de, bh, i)) {
+			status = -EIO;
+			mlog_errno(status);
+			goto bail;
+		}
+		if (de == de_del)  {
+			status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, dir, bh,
+						      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+			if (status < 0) {
+				status = -EIO;
+				mlog_errno(status);
+				goto bail;
+			}
+			if (pde)
+				pde->rec_len =
+					cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(pde->rec_len) +
+						    le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
+			else
+				de->inode = 0;
+			dir->i_version++;
+			status = ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, bh);
+			goto bail;
+		}
+		i += le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
+		pde = de;
+		de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *)((char *)de + le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
+	}
+bail:
+	mlog_exit(status);
+	return status;
+}
+
+/* we don't always have a dentry for what we want to add, so people
+ * like orphan dir can call this instead.
+ *
+ * If you pass me insert_bh, I'll skip the search of the other dir
+ * blocks and put the record in there.
+ */
+int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
+		      struct inode *dir,
+		      const char *name, int namelen,
+		      struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
+		      struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+		      struct buffer_head *insert_bh)
+{
+	unsigned long offset;
+	unsigned short rec_len;
+	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de, *de1;
+	struct super_block *sb;
+	int retval, status;
+
+	mlog_entry_void();
+
+	sb = dir->i_sb;
+
+	if (!namelen)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	rec_len = OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(namelen);
+	offset = 0;
+	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) insert_bh->b_data;
+	while (1) {
+		BUG_ON((char *)de >= sb->s_blocksize + insert_bh->b_data);
+		/* These checks should've already been passed by the
+		 * prepare function, but I guess we can leave them
+		 * here anyway. */
+		if (!ocfs2_check_dir_entry(dir, de, insert_bh, offset)) {
+			retval = -ENOENT;
+			goto bail;
+		}
+		if (ocfs2_match(namelen, name, de)) {
+			retval = -EEXIST;
+			goto bail;
+		}
+		if (((le64_to_cpu(de->inode) == 0) &&
+		     (le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len) >= rec_len)) ||
+		    (le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len) >=
+		     (OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len) + rec_len))) {
+			dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
+			retval = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, dir, parent_fe_bh);
+			if (retval < 0) {
+				mlog_errno(retval);
+				goto bail;
+			}
+
+			status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, dir, insert_bh,
+						      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+			/* By now the buffer is marked for journaling */
+			offset += le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
+			if (le64_to_cpu(de->inode)) {
+				de1 = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *)((char *) de +
+					OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
+				de1->rec_len =
+					cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len) -
+					OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
+				de->rec_len = cpu_to_le16(OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
+				de = de1;
+			}
+			de->file_type = OCFS2_FT_UNKNOWN;
+			if (blkno) {
+				de->inode = cpu_to_le64(blkno);
+				ocfs2_set_de_type(de, inode->i_mode);
+			} else
+				de->inode = 0;
+			de->name_len = namelen;
+			memcpy(de->name, name, namelen);
+
+			dir->i_version++;
+			status = ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, insert_bh);
+			retval = 0;
+			goto bail;
+		}
+		offset += le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
+		de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) ((char *) de + le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
+	}
+
+	/* when you think about it, the assert above should prevent us
+	 * from ever getting here. */
+	retval = -ENOSPC;
+bail:
+
+	mlog_exit(retval);
+	return retval;
+}
+
 /*
  * ocfs2_readdir()
  *
@@ -347,14 +694,83 @@ int ocfs2_empty_dir(struct inode *inode)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int ocfs2_fill_new_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+		       handle_t *handle,
+		       struct inode *parent,
+		       struct inode *inode,
+		       struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
+		       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac)
+{
+	int status;
+	struct buffer_head *new_bh = NULL;
+	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de = NULL;
+
+	mlog_entry_void();
+
+	status = ocfs2_do_extend_dir(osb->sb, handle, inode, fe_bh,
+				     data_ac, NULL, &new_bh);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(status);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate(inode, new_bh);
+
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, inode, new_bh,
+				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_CREATE);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(status);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+	memset(new_bh->b_data, 0, osb->sb->s_blocksize);
+
+	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) new_bh->b_data;
+	de->inode = cpu_to_le64(OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno);
+	de->name_len = 1;
+	de->rec_len =
+		cpu_to_le16(OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
+	strcpy(de->name, ".");
+	ocfs2_set_de_type(de, S_IFDIR);
+	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) ((char *)de + le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
+	de->inode = cpu_to_le64(OCFS2_I(parent)->ip_blkno);
+	de->rec_len = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
+				  OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(1));
+	de->name_len = 2;
+	strcpy(de->name, "..");
+	ocfs2_set_de_type(de, S_IFDIR);
+
+	status = ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, new_bh);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(status);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	i_size_write(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
+	inode->i_nlink = 2;
+	inode->i_blocks = ocfs2_inode_sector_count(inode);
+	status = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode, fe_bh);
+	if (status < 0) {
+		mlog_errno(status);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	status = 0;
+bail:
+	if (new_bh)
+		brelse(new_bh);
+
+	mlog_exit(status);
+	return status;
+}
+
 /* returns a bh of the 1st new block in the allocation. */
-int ocfs2_do_extend_dir(struct super_block *sb,
-			handle_t *handle,
-			struct inode *dir,
-			struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
-			struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
-			struct buffer_head **new_bh)
+static int ocfs2_do_extend_dir(struct super_block *sb,
+			       handle_t *handle,
+			       struct inode *dir,
+			       struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
+			       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
+			       struct buffer_head **new_bh)
 {
 	int status;
 	int extend;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.h b/fs/ocfs2/dir.h
index 3f67e146864a695d32bfe7b724d283a825a403ab..7bf9c0a01cdfe0996a25ada34b6ac1e7d4c6cb00 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.h
@@ -26,6 +26,31 @@
 #ifndef OCFS2_DIR_H
 #define OCFS2_DIR_H
 
+struct buffer_head *ocfs2_find_entry(const char *name,
+				     int namelen,
+				     struct inode *dir,
+				     struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir);
+int ocfs2_delete_entry(handle_t *handle,
+		       struct inode *dir,
+		       struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de_del,
+		       struct buffer_head *bh);
+int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
+		      struct inode *dir,
+		      const char *name, int namelen,
+		      struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
+		      struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+		      struct buffer_head *insert_bh);
+static inline int ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
+				  struct dentry *dentry,
+				  struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
+				  struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
+				  struct buffer_head *insert_bh)
+{
+	return __ocfs2_add_entry(handle, dentry->d_parent->d_inode,
+				 dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len,
+				 inode, blkno, parent_fe_bh, insert_bh);
+}
+
 int ocfs2_check_dir_for_entry(struct inode *dir,
 			      const char *name,
 			      int namelen);
@@ -44,11 +69,16 @@ int ocfs2_prepare_dir_for_insert(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				 int namelen,
 				 struct buffer_head **ret_de_bh);
 struct ocfs2_alloc_context;
-int ocfs2_do_extend_dir(struct super_block *sb,
-			handle_t *handle,
-			struct inode *dir,
-			struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac,
-			struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
-			struct buffer_head **new_bh);
+int ocfs2_fill_new_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
+		       handle_t *handle,
+		       struct inode *parent,
+		       struct inode *inode,
+		       struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
+		       struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac);
+
+int ocfs2_check_dir_entry(struct inode *dir,
+			  struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de,
+			  struct buffer_head *bh,
+			  unsigned long offset);
+
 #endif /* OCFS2_DIR_H */
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
index dbfb20bb27ea426e57ff71b031f247de699f1ff7..8bbfc80e5c5cb0fd286202f80d4a26cd97596c26 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.c
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 #include "ocfs2.h"
 
 #include "alloc.h"
+#include "dir.h"
 #include "dlmglue.h"
 #include "extent_map.h"
 #include "heartbeat.h"
 #include "inode.h"
 #include "journal.h"
 #include "localalloc.h"
-#include "namei.h"
 #include "slot_map.h"
 #include "super.h"
 #include "vote.h"
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
index 701e6d04ed5d2a7ed45fa9bb6270fa6f7fa91c50..aae6c0bf66964ea56a54985271ff5deadce2db52 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.c
@@ -64,29 +64,6 @@
 
 #include "buffer_head_io.h"
 
-#define NAMEI_RA_CHUNKS  2
-#define NAMEI_RA_BLOCKS  4
-#define NAMEI_RA_SIZE        (NAMEI_RA_CHUNKS * NAMEI_RA_BLOCKS)
-#define NAMEI_RA_INDEX(c,b)  (((c) * NAMEI_RA_BLOCKS) + (b))
-
-static int inline ocfs2_search_dirblock(struct buffer_head *bh,
-					struct inode *dir,
-					const char *name, int namelen,
-					unsigned long offset,
-					struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir);
-
-static int ocfs2_delete_entry(handle_t *handle,
-			      struct inode *dir,
-			      struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de_del,
-			      struct buffer_head *bh);
-
-static int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
-			     struct inode *dir,
-			     const char *name, int namelen,
-			     struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
-			     struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			     struct buffer_head *insert_bh);
-
 static int ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			      struct inode *dir,
 			      struct dentry *dentry, int mode,
@@ -97,13 +74,6 @@ static int ocfs2_mknod_locked(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			      struct inode **ret_inode,
 			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *inode_ac);
 
-static int ocfs2_fill_new_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			      handle_t *handle,
-			      struct inode *parent,
-			      struct inode *inode,
-			      struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
-			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac);
-
 static int ocfs2_prepare_orphan_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				    struct inode **ret_orphan_dir,
 				    struct inode *inode,
@@ -123,17 +93,6 @@ static int ocfs2_create_symlink_data(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				     struct inode *inode,
 				     const char *symname);
 
-static inline int ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
-				  struct dentry *dentry,
-				  struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
-				  struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-				  struct buffer_head *insert_bh)
-{
-	return __ocfs2_add_entry(handle, dentry->d_parent->d_inode,
-				 dentry->d_name.name, dentry->d_name.len,
-				 inode, blkno, parent_fe_bh, insert_bh);
-}
-
 /* An orphan dir name is an 8 byte value, printed as a hex string */
 #define OCFS2_ORPHAN_NAMELEN ((int)(2 * sizeof(u64)))
 
@@ -232,75 +191,6 @@ static struct dentry *ocfs2_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ocfs2_fill_new_dir(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-			      handle_t *handle,
-			      struct inode *parent,
-			      struct inode *inode,
-			      struct buffer_head *fe_bh,
-			      struct ocfs2_alloc_context *data_ac)
-{
-	int status;
-	struct buffer_head *new_bh = NULL;
-	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de = NULL;
-
-	mlog_entry_void();
-
-	status = ocfs2_do_extend_dir(osb->sb, handle, inode, fe_bh,
-				     data_ac, NULL, &new_bh);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
-	ocfs2_set_new_buffer_uptodate(inode, new_bh);
-
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, inode, new_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_CREATE);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-	memset(new_bh->b_data, 0, osb->sb->s_blocksize);
-
-	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) new_bh->b_data;
-	de->inode = cpu_to_le64(OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_blkno);
-	de->name_len = 1;
-	de->rec_len =
-		cpu_to_le16(OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
-	strcpy(de->name, ".");
-	ocfs2_set_de_type(de, S_IFDIR);
-	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) ((char *)de + le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
-	de->inode = cpu_to_le64(OCFS2_I(parent)->ip_blkno);
-	de->rec_len = cpu_to_le16(inode->i_sb->s_blocksize -
-				  OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(1));
-	de->name_len = 2;
-	strcpy(de->name, "..");
-	ocfs2_set_de_type(de, S_IFDIR);
-
-	status = ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, new_bh);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
-	i_size_write(inode, inode->i_sb->s_blocksize);
-	inode->i_nlink = 2;
-	inode->i_blocks = ocfs2_inode_sector_count(inode);
-	status = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, inode, fe_bh);
-	if (status < 0) {
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto bail;
-	}
-
-	status = 0;
-bail:
-	if (new_bh)
-		brelse(new_bh);
-
-	mlog_exit(status);
-	return status;
-}
-
 static int ocfs2_mknod(struct inode *dir,
 		       struct dentry *dentry,
 		       int mode,
@@ -1767,329 +1657,6 @@ static int ocfs2_symlink(struct inode *dir,
 	return status;
 }
 
-int ocfs2_check_dir_entry(struct inode * dir,
-			  struct ocfs2_dir_entry * de,
-			  struct buffer_head * bh,
-			  unsigned long offset)
-{
-	const char *error_msg = NULL;
-	const int rlen = le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
-
-	if (rlen < OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(1))
-		error_msg = "rec_len is smaller than minimal";
-	else if (rlen % 4 != 0)
-		error_msg = "rec_len % 4 != 0";
-	else if (rlen < OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len))
-		error_msg = "rec_len is too small for name_len";
-	else if (((char *) de - bh->b_data) + rlen > dir->i_sb->s_blocksize)
-		error_msg = "directory entry across blocks";
-
-	if (error_msg != NULL)
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "bad entry in directory #%llu: %s - "
-		     "offset=%lu, inode=%llu, rec_len=%d, name_len=%d\n",
-		     (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_blkno, error_msg,
-		     offset, (unsigned long long)le64_to_cpu(de->inode), rlen,
-		     de->name_len);
-	return error_msg == NULL ? 1 : 0;
-}
-
-/* we don't always have a dentry for what we want to add, so people
- * like orphan dir can call this instead.
- *
- * If you pass me insert_bh, I'll skip the search of the other dir
- * blocks and put the record in there.
- */
-static int __ocfs2_add_entry(handle_t *handle,
-			     struct inode *dir,
-			     const char *name, int namelen,
-			     struct inode *inode, u64 blkno,
-			     struct buffer_head *parent_fe_bh,
-			     struct buffer_head *insert_bh)
-{
-	unsigned long offset;
-	unsigned short rec_len;
-	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de, *de1;
-	struct super_block *sb;
-	int retval, status;
-
-	mlog_entry_void();
-
-	sb = dir->i_sb;
-
-	if (!namelen)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	rec_len = OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(namelen);
-	offset = 0;
-	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) insert_bh->b_data;
-	while (1) {
-		BUG_ON((char *)de >= sb->s_blocksize + insert_bh->b_data);
-		/* These checks should've already been passed by the
-		 * prepare function, but I guess we can leave them
-		 * here anyway. */
-		if (!ocfs2_check_dir_entry(dir, de, insert_bh, offset)) {
-			retval = -ENOENT;
-			goto bail;
-		}
-		if (ocfs2_match(namelen, name, de)) {
-			retval = -EEXIST;
-			goto bail;
-		}
-		if (((le64_to_cpu(de->inode) == 0) &&
-		     (le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len) >= rec_len)) ||
-		    (le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len) >=
-		     (OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len) + rec_len))) {
-			dir->i_mtime = dir->i_ctime = CURRENT_TIME;
-			retval = ocfs2_mark_inode_dirty(handle, dir, parent_fe_bh);
-			if (retval < 0) {
-				mlog_errno(retval);
-				goto bail;
-			}
-
-			status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, dir, insert_bh,
-						      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
-			/* By now the buffer is marked for journaling */
-			offset += le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
-			if (le64_to_cpu(de->inode)) {
-				de1 = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *)((char *) de +
-					OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
-				de1->rec_len =
-					cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len) -
-					OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
-				de->rec_len = cpu_to_le16(OCFS2_DIR_REC_LEN(de->name_len));
-				de = de1;
-			}
-			de->file_type = OCFS2_FT_UNKNOWN;
-			if (blkno) {
-				de->inode = cpu_to_le64(blkno);
-				ocfs2_set_de_type(de, inode->i_mode);
-			} else
-				de->inode = 0;
-			de->name_len = namelen;
-			memcpy(de->name, name, namelen);
-
-			dir->i_version++;
-			status = ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, insert_bh);
-			retval = 0;
-			goto bail;
-		}
-		offset += le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
-		de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) ((char *) de + le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
-	}
-
-	/* when you think about it, the assert above should prevent us
-	 * from ever getting here. */
-	retval = -ENOSPC;
-bail:
-
-	mlog_exit(retval);
-	return retval;
-}
-
-
-/*
- * ocfs2_delete_entry deletes a directory entry by merging it with the
- * previous entry
- */
-static int ocfs2_delete_entry(handle_t *handle,
-			      struct inode *dir,
-			      struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de_del,
-			      struct buffer_head *bh)
-{
-	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de, *pde;
-	int i, status = -ENOENT;
-
-	mlog_entry("(0x%p, 0x%p, 0x%p, 0x%p)\n", handle, dir, de_del, bh);
-
-	i = 0;
-	pde = NULL;
-	de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) bh->b_data;
-	while (i < bh->b_size) {
-		if (!ocfs2_check_dir_entry(dir, de, bh, i)) {
-			status = -EIO;
-			mlog_errno(status);
-			goto bail;
-		}
-		if (de == de_del)  {
-			status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, dir, bh,
-						      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
-			if (status < 0) {
-				status = -EIO;
-				mlog_errno(status);
-				goto bail;
-			}
-			if (pde)
-				pde->rec_len =
-					cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(pde->rec_len) +
-						    le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
-			else
-				de->inode = 0;
-			dir->i_version++;
-			status = ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, bh);
-			goto bail;
-		}
-		i += le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
-		pde = de;
-		de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *)((char *)de + le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len));
-	}
-bail:
-	mlog_exit(status);
-	return status;
-}
-
-/*
- * Returns 0 if not found, -1 on failure, and 1 on success
- */
-static int inline ocfs2_search_dirblock(struct buffer_head *bh,
-					struct inode *dir,
-					const char *name, int namelen,
-					unsigned long offset,
-					struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir)
-{
-	struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de;
-	char *dlimit, *de_buf;
-	int de_len;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	mlog_entry_void();
-
-	de_buf = bh->b_data;
-	dlimit = de_buf + dir->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-
-	while (de_buf < dlimit) {
-		/* this code is executed quadratically often */
-		/* do minimal checking `by hand' */
-
-		de = (struct ocfs2_dir_entry *) de_buf;
-
-		if (de_buf + namelen <= dlimit &&
-		    ocfs2_match(namelen, name, de)) {
-			/* found a match - just to be sure, do a full check */
-			if (!ocfs2_check_dir_entry(dir, de, bh, offset)) {
-				ret = -1;
-				goto bail;
-			}
-			*res_dir = de;
-			ret = 1;
-			goto bail;
-		}
-
-		/* prevent looping on a bad block */
-		de_len = le16_to_cpu(de->rec_len);
-		if (de_len <= 0) {
-			ret = -1;
-			goto bail;
-		}
-
-		de_buf += de_len;
-		offset += de_len;
-	}
-
-bail:
-	mlog_exit(ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-struct buffer_head *ocfs2_find_entry(const char *name, int namelen,
-				     struct inode *dir,
-				     struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir)
-{
-	struct super_block *sb;
-	struct buffer_head *bh_use[NAMEI_RA_SIZE];
-	struct buffer_head *bh, *ret = NULL;
-	unsigned long start, block, b;
-	int ra_max = 0;		/* Number of bh's in the readahead
-				   buffer, bh_use[] */
-	int ra_ptr = 0;		/* Current index into readahead
-				   buffer */
-	int num = 0;
-	int nblocks, i, err;
-
-	mlog_entry_void();
-
-	*res_dir = NULL;
-	sb = dir->i_sb;
-
-	nblocks = i_size_read(dir) >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
-	start = OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_dir_start_lookup;
-	if (start >= nblocks)
-		start = 0;
-	block = start;
-
-restart:
-	do {
-		/*
-		 * We deal with the read-ahead logic here.
-		 */
-		if (ra_ptr >= ra_max) {
-			/* Refill the readahead buffer */
-			ra_ptr = 0;
-			b = block;
-			for (ra_max = 0; ra_max < NAMEI_RA_SIZE; ra_max++) {
-				/*
-				 * Terminate if we reach the end of the
-				 * directory and must wrap, or if our
-				 * search has finished at this block.
-				 */
-				if (b >= nblocks || (num && block == start)) {
-					bh_use[ra_max] = NULL;
-					break;
-				}
-				num++;
-
-				bh = ocfs2_bread(dir, b++, &err, 1);
-				bh_use[ra_max] = bh;
-			}
-		}
-		if ((bh = bh_use[ra_ptr++]) == NULL)
-			goto next;
-		wait_on_buffer(bh);
-		if (!buffer_uptodate(bh)) {
-			/* read error, skip block & hope for the best */
-			ocfs2_error(dir->i_sb, "reading directory %llu, "
-				    "offset %lu\n",
-				    (unsigned long long)OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_blkno,
-				    block);
-			brelse(bh);
-			goto next;
-		}
-		i = ocfs2_search_dirblock(bh, dir, name, namelen,
-					  block << sb->s_blocksize_bits,
-					  res_dir);
-		if (i == 1) {
-			OCFS2_I(dir)->ip_dir_start_lookup = block;
-			ret = bh;
-			goto cleanup_and_exit;
-		} else {
-			brelse(bh);
-			if (i < 0)
-				goto cleanup_and_exit;
-		}
-	next:
-		if (++block >= nblocks)
-			block = 0;
-	} while (block != start);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the directory has grown while we were searching, then
-	 * search the last part of the directory before giving up.
-	 */
-	block = nblocks;
-	nblocks = i_size_read(dir) >> sb->s_blocksize_bits;
-	if (block < nblocks) {
-		start = 0;
-		goto restart;
-	}
-
-cleanup_and_exit:
-	/* Clean up the read-ahead blocks */
-	for (; ra_ptr < ra_max; ra_ptr++)
-		brelse(bh_use[ra_ptr]);
-
-	mlog_exit_ptr(ret);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int ocfs2_blkno_stringify(u64 blkno, char *name)
 {
 	int status, namelen;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/namei.h b/fs/ocfs2/namei.h
index 0975c7b7212bfdecfc9570c66c8865d6ce34060d..688aef64c879b1bac95d660c2cecde1a607d1409 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/namei.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/namei.h
@@ -30,29 +30,10 @@ extern const struct inode_operations ocfs2_dir_iops;
 
 struct dentry *ocfs2_get_parent(struct dentry *child);
 
-int ocfs2_check_dir_entry (struct inode *dir,
-			   struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de,
-			   struct buffer_head *bh,
-			   unsigned long offset);
-struct buffer_head *ocfs2_find_entry(const char *name,
-				     int namelen,
-				     struct inode *dir,
-				     struct ocfs2_dir_entry **res_dir);
 int ocfs2_orphan_del(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 		     handle_t *handle,
 		     struct inode *orphan_dir_inode,
 		     struct inode *inode,
 		     struct buffer_head *orphan_dir_bh);
 
-static inline int ocfs2_match(int len,
-			      const char * const name,
-			      struct ocfs2_dir_entry *de)
-{
-	if (len != de->name_len)
-		return 0;
-	if (!de->inode)
-		return 0;
-	return !memcmp(name, de->name, len);
-}
-
 #endif /* OCFS2_NAMEI_H */