struct xfs_inode        *dp,
        struct xfs_name         *name,
        xfs_ino_t               inum,           /* new entry inode number */
-       xfs_fsblock_t           *first,         /* bmap's firstblock */
        xfs_extlen_t            total)          /* bmap's total block count */
 {
        struct xfs_da_args      *args;
        int                     v;              /* type-checking value */
 
        ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
-       ASSERT(tp->t_dfops || !first);
 
        if (inum) {
                rval = xfs_dir_ino_validate(tp->t_mountp, inum);
        args->total = total;
        args->whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
        args->trans = tp;
-       args->firstblock = first;
+       args->firstblock = &tp->t_firstblock;
        args->op_flags = XFS_DA_OP_ADDNAME | XFS_DA_OP_OKNOENT;
        if (!inum)
                args->op_flags |= XFS_DA_OP_JUSTCHECK;
        struct xfs_inode        *dp,
        struct xfs_name         *name,
        xfs_ino_t               ino,
-       xfs_fsblock_t           *first,         /* bmap's firstblock */
        xfs_extlen_t            total)          /* bmap's total block count */
 {
        struct xfs_da_args      *args;
        args->hashval = dp->i_mount->m_dirnameops->hashname(name);
        args->inumber = ino;
        args->dp = dp;
-       args->firstblock = first;
+       args->firstblock = &tp->t_firstblock;
        args->total = total;
        args->whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
        args->trans = tp;
        struct xfs_inode        *dp,
        struct xfs_name         *name,          /* name of entry to replace */
        xfs_ino_t               inum,           /* new inode number */
-       xfs_fsblock_t           *first,         /* bmap's firstblock */
        xfs_extlen_t            total)          /* bmap's total block count */
 {
        struct xfs_da_args      *args;
        args->hashval = dp->i_mount->m_dirnameops->hashname(name);
        args->inumber = inum;
        args->dp = dp;
-       args->firstblock = first;
+       args->firstblock = &tp->t_firstblock;
        args->total = total;
        args->whichfork = XFS_DATA_FORK;
        args->trans = tp;
        xfs_inode_t     *dp,
        struct xfs_name *name)          /* name of entry to add */
 {
-       return xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, 0, NULL, 0);
+       return xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, 0, 0);
 }
 
 /*
 
                                struct xfs_inode *pdp);
 extern int xfs_dir_createname(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
                                struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t inum,
-                               xfs_fsblock_t *first, xfs_extlen_t tot);
+                               xfs_extlen_t tot);
 extern int xfs_dir_lookup(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
                                struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t *inum,
                                struct xfs_name *ci_name);
 extern int xfs_dir_removename(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
                                struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t ino,
-                               xfs_fsblock_t *first, xfs_extlen_t tot);
+                               xfs_extlen_t tot);
 extern int xfs_dir_replace(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
                                struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t inum,
-                               xfs_fsblock_t *first, xfs_extlen_t tot);
+                               xfs_extlen_t tot);
 extern int xfs_dir_canenter(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
                                struct xfs_name *name);
 
 
        xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, dp, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
        unlock_dp_on_error = false;
 
-       error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
+       error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino,
                                   resblks ?
                                        resblks - XFS_IALLOC_SPACE_RES(mp) : 0);
        if (error) {
        }
 
        error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, tdp, target_name, sip->i_ino,
-                                  &tp->t_firstblock, resblks);
+                                  resblks);
        if (error)
                goto error_return;
        xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, tdp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
                goto out_trans_cancel;
 
        xfs_defer_init(tp, &dfops, &tp->t_firstblock);
-       error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                                  resblks);
+       error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino, resblks);
        if (error) {
                ASSERT(error != -ENOENT);
                goto out_bmap_cancel;
        int             dp2_flags = 0;
 
        /* Swap inode number for dirent in first parent */
-       error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp1, name1, ip2->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                               spaceres);
+       error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp1, name1, ip2->i_ino, spaceres);
        if (error)
                goto out_trans_abort;
 
        /* Swap inode number for dirent in second parent */
-       error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp2, name2, ip1->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                               spaceres);
+       error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, dp2, name2, ip1->i_ino, spaceres);
        if (error)
                goto out_trans_abort;
 
 
                if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip2)->i_mode)) {
                        error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip2, &xfs_name_dotdot,
-                                               dp1->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                                               spaceres);
+                                               dp1->i_ino, spaceres);
                        if (error)
                                goto out_trans_abort;
 
 
                if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip1)->i_mode)) {
                        error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip1, &xfs_name_dotdot,
-                                               dp2->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                                               spaceres);
+                                               dp2->i_ino, spaceres);
                        if (error)
                                goto out_trans_abort;
 
                 * to account for the ".." reference from the new entry.
                 */
                error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, target_dp, target_name,
-                                          src_ip->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                                          spaceres);
+                                          src_ip->i_ino, spaceres);
                if (error)
                        goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
                 * name at the destination directory, remove it first.
                 */
                error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, target_dp, target_name,
-                                       src_ip->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                                       spaceres);
+                                       src_ip->i_ino, spaceres);
                if (error)
                        goto out_bmap_cancel;
 
                 * directory.
                 */
                error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, src_ip, &xfs_name_dotdot,
-                                       target_dp->i_ino, &tp->t_firstblock,
-                                       spaceres);
+                                       target_dp->i_ino, spaceres);
                ASSERT(error != -EEXIST);
                if (error)
                        goto out_bmap_cancel;
         */
        if (wip) {
                error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, src_dp, src_name, wip->i_ino,
-                                       &tp->t_firstblock, spaceres);
+                                       spaceres);
        } else
                error = xfs_dir_removename(tp, src_dp, src_name, src_ip->i_ino,
-                                          &tp->t_firstblock, spaceres);
+                                          spaceres);
        if (error)
                goto out_bmap_cancel;