struct posix_acl *acl)
 {
        struct bch_fs *c = trans->c;
-       struct btree_iter *dir_iter;
+       struct btree_iter *dir_iter = NULL;
        struct bch_hash_info hash = bch2_hash_info_init(c, new_inode);
        u64 now = bch2_current_time(trans->c);
        int ret;
 
        dir_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, dir_u, dir_inum, BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(dir_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(dir_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dir_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        bch2_inode_init_late(new_inode, now, uid, gid, mode, rdev, dir_u);
 
                                BLOCKDEV_INODE_MAX, 0,
                                &c->unused_inode_hint);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err;
 
        if (default_acl) {
                ret = bch2_set_acl_trans(trans, new_inode, &hash,
                                         default_acl, ACL_TYPE_DEFAULT);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto err;
        }
 
        if (acl) {
                ret = bch2_set_acl_trans(trans, new_inode, &hash,
                                         acl, ACL_TYPE_ACCESS);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto err;
        }
 
        if (name) {
 
                ret = bch2_inode_write(trans, dir_iter, dir_u);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto err;
 
                ret = bch2_dirent_create(trans, dir_inum, &dir_hash,
                                         mode_to_type(new_inode->bi_mode),
                                         name, new_inode->bi_inum,
                                         BCH_HASH_SET_MUST_CREATE);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto err;
        }
-
-       return 0;
+err:
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dir_iter);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 int bch2_link_trans(struct btree_trans *trans, u64 dir_inum,
                    u64 inum, struct bch_inode_unpacked *dir_u,
                    struct bch_inode_unpacked *inode_u, const struct qstr *name)
 {
-       struct btree_iter *dir_iter, *inode_iter;
+       struct btree_iter *dir_iter = NULL, *inode_iter = NULL;
        struct bch_hash_info dir_hash;
        u64 now = bch2_current_time(trans->c);
+       int ret;
 
        inode_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, inode_u, inum, BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(inode_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(inode_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        inode_u->bi_ctime = now;
        bch2_inode_nlink_inc(inode_u);
 
        dir_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, dir_u, dir_inum, 0);
-       if (IS_ERR(dir_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(dir_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dir_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        dir_u->bi_mtime = dir_u->bi_ctime = now;
 
        dir_hash = bch2_hash_info_init(trans->c, dir_u);
-       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dir_iter);
 
-       return bch2_dirent_create(trans, dir_inum, &dir_hash,
+       ret =   bch2_dirent_create(trans, dir_inum, &dir_hash,
                                  mode_to_type(inode_u->bi_mode),
                                  name, inum, BCH_HASH_SET_MUST_CREATE) ?:
                bch2_inode_write(trans, dir_iter, dir_u) ?:
                bch2_inode_write(trans, inode_iter, inode_u);
+err:
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dir_iter);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, inode_iter);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 int bch2_unlink_trans(struct btree_trans *trans,
                      struct bch_inode_unpacked *inode_u,
                      const struct qstr *name)
 {
-       struct btree_iter *dir_iter, *dirent_iter, *inode_iter;
+       struct btree_iter *dir_iter = NULL, *dirent_iter = NULL,
+                         *inode_iter = NULL;
        struct bch_hash_info dir_hash;
        u64 inum, now = bch2_current_time(trans->c);
        struct bkey_s_c k;
+       int ret;
 
        dir_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, dir_u, dir_inum, BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(dir_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(dir_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dir_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        dir_hash = bch2_hash_info_init(trans->c, dir_u);
 
        dirent_iter = __bch2_dirent_lookup_trans(trans, dir_inum, &dir_hash,
                                                 name, BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(dirent_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(dirent_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dirent_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        k = bch2_btree_iter_peek_slot(dirent_iter);
        inum = le64_to_cpu(bkey_s_c_to_dirent(k).v->d_inum);
 
        inode_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, inode_u, inum, BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(inode_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(inode_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(inode_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        dir_u->bi_mtime = dir_u->bi_ctime = inode_u->bi_ctime = now;
        dir_u->bi_nlink -= S_ISDIR(inode_u->bi_mode);
        bch2_inode_nlink_dec(inode_u);
 
-       return  (S_ISDIR(inode_u->bi_mode)
+       ret =   (S_ISDIR(inode_u->bi_mode)
                 ? bch2_empty_dir_trans(trans, inum)
                 : 0) ?:
                bch2_dirent_delete_at(trans, &dir_hash, dirent_iter) ?:
                bch2_inode_write(trans, dir_iter, dir_u) ?:
                bch2_inode_write(trans, inode_iter, inode_u);
+err:
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, inode_iter);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dirent_iter);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dir_iter);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 bool bch2_reinherit_attrs(struct bch_inode_unpacked *dst_u,
                      const struct qstr *dst_name,
                      enum bch_rename_mode mode)
 {
-       struct btree_iter *src_dir_iter, *dst_dir_iter = NULL;
-       struct btree_iter *src_inode_iter, *dst_inode_iter = NULL;
+       struct btree_iter *src_dir_iter = NULL, *dst_dir_iter = NULL;
+       struct btree_iter *src_inode_iter = NULL, *dst_inode_iter = NULL;
        struct bch_hash_info src_hash, dst_hash;
        u64 src_inode, dst_inode, now = bch2_current_time(trans->c);
        int ret;
 
        src_dir_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, src_dir_u, src_dir,
                                       BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(src_dir_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(src_dir_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(src_dir_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        src_hash = bch2_hash_info_init(trans->c, src_dir_u);
 
        if (dst_dir != src_dir) {
                dst_dir_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, dst_dir_u, dst_dir,
                                               BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-               if (IS_ERR(dst_dir_iter))
-                       return PTR_ERR(dst_dir_iter);
+               ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dst_dir_iter);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto err;
 
                dst_hash = bch2_hash_info_init(trans->c, dst_dir_u);
        } else {
                                 dst_name, &dst_inode,
                                 mode);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err;
 
        src_inode_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, src_inode_u, src_inode,
                                         BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(src_inode_iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(src_inode_iter);
+       ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(src_inode_iter);
+       if (ret)
+               goto err;
 
        if (dst_inode) {
                dst_inode_iter = bch2_inode_peek(trans, dst_inode_u, dst_inode,
                                                 BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-               if (IS_ERR(dst_inode_iter))
-                       return PTR_ERR(dst_inode_iter);
+               ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(dst_inode_iter);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto err;
        }
 
        if (mode == BCH_RENAME_OVERWRITE) {
                if (S_ISDIR(src_inode_u->bi_mode) !=
-                   S_ISDIR(dst_inode_u->bi_mode))
-                       return -ENOTDIR;
+                   S_ISDIR(dst_inode_u->bi_mode)) {
+                       ret = -ENOTDIR;
+                       goto err;
+               }
 
                if (S_ISDIR(dst_inode_u->bi_mode) &&
-                   bch2_empty_dir_trans(trans, dst_inode))
-                       return -ENOTEMPTY;
+                   bch2_empty_dir_trans(trans, dst_inode)) {
+                       ret = -ENOTEMPTY;
+                       goto err;
+               }
        }
 
        if (bch2_reinherit_attrs(src_inode_u, dst_dir_u) &&
-           S_ISDIR(src_inode_u->bi_mode))
-               return -EXDEV;
+           S_ISDIR(src_inode_u->bi_mode)) {
+               ret = -EXDEV;
+               goto err;
+       }
 
        if (mode == BCH_RENAME_EXCHANGE &&
            bch2_reinherit_attrs(dst_inode_u, src_dir_u) &&
-           S_ISDIR(dst_inode_u->bi_mode))
-               return -EXDEV;
+           S_ISDIR(dst_inode_u->bi_mode)) {
+               ret = -EXDEV;
+               goto err;
+       }
 
        if (S_ISDIR(src_inode_u->bi_mode)) {
                src_dir_u->bi_nlink--;
        if (dst_inode)
                dst_inode_u->bi_ctime   = now;
 
-       return  bch2_inode_write(trans, src_dir_iter, src_dir_u) ?:
+       ret =   bch2_inode_write(trans, src_dir_iter, src_dir_u) ?:
                (src_dir != dst_dir
                 ? bch2_inode_write(trans, dst_dir_iter, dst_dir_u)
                 : 0 ) ?:
                (dst_inode
                 ? bch2_inode_write(trans, dst_inode_iter, dst_inode_u)
                 : 0 );
+err:
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dst_inode_iter);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, src_inode_iter);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, dst_dir_iter);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, src_dir_iter);
+       return ret;
 }
 
                      struct bch_inode_unpacked *inode_u,
                      u64 min, u64 max, u64 *hint)
 {
-       struct bch_fs *c = trans->c;
        struct bkey_inode_buf *inode_p;
-       struct btree_iter *iter;
+       struct btree_iter *iter = NULL;
+       struct bkey_s_c k;
        u64 start;
        int ret;
 
        if (!max)
                max = ULLONG_MAX;
 
-       if (c->opts.inodes_32bit)
+       if (trans->c->opts.inodes_32bit)
                max = min_t(u64, max, U32_MAX);
 
        start = READ_ONCE(*hint);
        inode_p = bch2_trans_kmalloc(trans, sizeof(*inode_p));
        if (IS_ERR(inode_p))
                return PTR_ERR(inode_p);
-
-       iter = bch2_trans_get_iter(trans,
-                       BTREE_ID_INODES, POS(start, 0),
-                       BTREE_ITER_SLOTS|BTREE_ITER_INTENT);
-       if (IS_ERR(iter))
-               return PTR_ERR(iter);
 again:
-       while (1) {
-               struct bkey_s_c k = bch2_btree_iter_peek_slot(iter);
-
-               ret = bkey_err(k);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+       for_each_btree_key(trans, iter, BTREE_ID_INODES, POS(start, 0),
+                          BTREE_ITER_SLOTS|BTREE_ITER_INTENT, k, ret) {
+               if (iter->pos.inode > max)
+                       break;
 
-               switch (k.k->type) {
-               case KEY_TYPE_inode:
-                       /* slot used */
-                       if (iter->pos.inode >= max)
-                               goto out;
+               if (k.k->type != KEY_TYPE_inode)
+                       goto found_slot;
+       }
 
-                       bch2_btree_iter_next_slot(iter);
-                       break;
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, iter);
 
-               default:
-                       *hint                   = k.k->p.inode;
-                       inode_u->bi_inum        = k.k->p.inode;
-                       inode_u->bi_generation  = bkey_generation(k);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-                       bch2_inode_pack(inode_p, inode_u);
-                       bch2_trans_update(trans, iter, &inode_p->inode.k_i, 0);
-                       return 0;
-               }
-       }
-out:
        if (start != min) {
                /* Retry from start */
                start = min;
-               bch2_btree_iter_set_pos(iter, POS(start, 0));
                goto again;
        }
 
        return -ENOSPC;
+found_slot:
+       *hint                   = k.k->p.inode;
+       inode_u->bi_inum        = k.k->p.inode;
+       inode_u->bi_generation  = bkey_generation(k);
+
+       bch2_inode_pack(inode_p, inode_u);
+       bch2_trans_update(trans, iter, &inode_p->inode.k_i, 0);
+       bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, iter);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 int bch2_inode_rm(struct bch_fs *c, u64 inode_nr)
        k = bch2_btree_iter_peek_slot(iter);
        ret = bkey_err(k);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto err;
 
        ret = k.k->type == KEY_TYPE_inode
                ? bch2_inode_unpack(bkey_s_c_to_inode(k), inode)
                : -ENOENT;
-
+err:
        bch2_trans_iter_put(trans, iter);
-
        return ret;
 }