to->firstdb = be32_to_cpu(from3->hdr.firstdb);
                to->nvalid = be32_to_cpu(from3->hdr.nvalid);
                to->nused = be32_to_cpu(from3->hdr.nused);
+               to->bests = from3->bests;
 
                ASSERT(to->magic == XFS_DIR3_FREE_MAGIC);
        } else {
                to->firstdb = be32_to_cpu(from->hdr.firstdb);
                to->nvalid = be32_to_cpu(from->hdr.nvalid);
                to->nused = be32_to_cpu(from->hdr.nused);
+               to->bests = from->bests;
+
                ASSERT(to->magic == XFS_DIR2_FREE_MAGIC);
        }
 }
 STATIC void
 xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(
        struct xfs_da_args      *args,
+       struct xfs_dir3_icfree_hdr *hdr,
        struct xfs_buf          *bp,
        int                     first,          /* first entry to log */
        int                     last)           /* last entry to log */
 {
-       xfs_dir2_free_t         *free;          /* freespace structure */
-       __be16                  *bests;
+       struct xfs_dir2_free    *free = bp->b_addr;
 
-       free = bp->b_addr;
-       bests = args->dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
        ASSERT(free->hdr.magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR2_FREE_MAGIC) ||
               free->hdr.magic == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR3_FREE_MAGIC));
        xfs_trans_log_buf(args->trans, bp,
-               (uint)((char *)&bests[first] - (char *)free),
-               (uint)((char *)&bests[last] - (char *)free +
-                      sizeof(bests[0]) - 1));
+                         (char *)&hdr->bests[first] - (char *)free,
+                         (char *)&hdr->bests[last] - (char *)free +
+                          sizeof(hdr->bests[0]) - 1);
 }
 
 /*
        int                     error;          /* error return value */
        struct xfs_buf          *fbp;           /* freespace buffer */
        xfs_dir2_db_t           fdb;            /* freespace block number */
-       xfs_dir2_free_t         *free;          /* freespace structure */
        __be16                  *from;          /* pointer to freespace entry */
        int                     i;              /* leaf freespace index */
        xfs_dir2_leaf_t         *leaf;          /* leaf structure */
        xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_t    *ltp;           /* leaf tail structure */
        int                     n;              /* count of live freespc ents */
        xfs_dir2_data_off_t     off;            /* freespace entry value */
-       __be16                  *to;            /* pointer to freespace entry */
        xfs_trans_t             *tp;            /* transaction pointer */
        struct xfs_dir3_icfree_hdr freehdr;
 
        if (error)
                return error;
 
-       free = fbp->b_addr;
-       xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, &freehdr, free);
+       xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, &freehdr, fbp->b_addr);
        leaf = lbp->b_addr;
        ltp = xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_p(args->geo, leaf);
        if (be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount) >
         * Count active entries.
         */
        from = xfs_dir2_leaf_bests_p(ltp);
-       to = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-       for (i = n = 0; i < be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount); i++, from++, to++) {
-               if ((off = be16_to_cpu(*from)) != NULLDATAOFF)
+       for (i = n = 0; i < be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount); i++, from++) {
+               off = be16_to_cpu(*from);
+               if (off != NULLDATAOFF)
                        n++;
-               *to = cpu_to_be16(off);
+               freehdr.bests[i] = cpu_to_be16(off);
        }
 
        /*
        freehdr.nvalid = be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount);
 
        xfs_dir2_free_hdr_to_disk(dp->i_mount, fbp->b_addr, &freehdr);
-       xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, fbp, 0, freehdr.nvalid - 1);
+       xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, &freehdr, fbp, 0, freehdr.nvalid - 1);
        xfs_dir2_free_log_header(args, fbp);
 
        /*
                 * in hand, take a look at it.
                 */
                if (newdb != curdb) {
-                       __be16 *bests;
+                       struct xfs_dir3_icfree_hdr freehdr;
 
                        curdb = newdb;
                        /*
                        /*
                         * If it has room, return it.
                         */
-                       bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-                       if (unlikely(bests[fi] == cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF))) {
+                       xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(mp, &freehdr, free);
+                       if (unlikely(
+                           freehdr.bests[fi] == cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF))) {
                                XFS_ERROR_REPORT("xfs_dir2_leafn_lookup_int",
                                                        XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
                                if (curfdb != newfdb)
                                return -EFSCORRUPTED;
                        }
                        curfdb = newfdb;
-                       if (be16_to_cpu(bests[fi]) >= length)
+                       if (be16_to_cpu(freehdr.bests[fi]) >= length)
                                goto out;
                }
        }
        int                     longest)
 {
        int                     logfree = 0;
-       __be16                  *bests;
        struct xfs_dir3_icfree_hdr freehdr;
        struct xfs_inode        *dp = args->dp;
 
        xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, &freehdr, free);
-       bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
        if (hdr) {
                /*
                 * Data block is not empty, just set the free entry to the new
                 * value.
                 */
-               bests[findex] = cpu_to_be16(longest);
-               xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, fbp, findex, findex);
+               freehdr.bests[findex] = cpu_to_be16(longest);
+               xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, &freehdr, fbp, findex, findex);
                return 0;
        }
 
                int     i;              /* free entry index */
 
                for (i = findex - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-                       if (bests[i] != cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF))
+                       if (freehdr.bests[i] != cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF))
                                break;
                }
                freehdr.nvalid = i + 1;
                logfree = 0;
        } else {
                /* Not the last entry, just punch it out.  */
-               bests[findex] = cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF);
+               freehdr.bests[findex] = cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF);
                logfree = 1;
        }
 
 
        /* Log the free entry that changed, unless we got rid of it.  */
        if (logfree)
-               xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, fbp, findex, findex);
+               xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, &freehdr, fbp, findex, findex);
        return 0;
 }
 
        struct xfs_trans        *tp = args->trans;
        struct xfs_mount        *mp = dp->i_mount;
        struct xfs_dir2_data_free *bf;
-       struct xfs_dir2_free    *free = NULL;
        xfs_dir2_db_t           fbno;
        struct xfs_buf          *fbp;
        struct xfs_buf          *dbp;
-       __be16                  *bests = NULL;
        int                     error;
 
        /* Not allowed to allocate, return failure. */
                error = xfs_dir3_free_get_buf(args, fbno, &fbp);
                if (error)
                        return error;
-               free = fbp->b_addr;
-               bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(mp, hdr, free);
+               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(mp, hdr, fbp->b_addr);
 
                /* Remember the first slot as our empty slot. */
                hdr->firstdb = (fbno - xfs_dir2_byte_to_db(args->geo,
                                                        XFS_DIR2_FREE_OFFSET)) *
                                dp->d_ops->free_max_bests(args->geo);
        } else {
-               free = fbp->b_addr;
-               bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(mp, hdr, free);
+               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(mp, hdr, fbp->b_addr);
        }
 
        /* Set the freespace block index from the data block number. */
        if (*findex >= hdr->nvalid) {
                ASSERT(*findex < dp->d_ops->free_max_bests(args->geo));
                hdr->nvalid = *findex + 1;
-               bests[*findex] = cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF);
+               hdr->bests[*findex] = cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF);
        }
 
        /*
         * If this entry was for an empty data block (this should always be
         * true) then update the header.
         */
-       if (bests[*findex] == cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF)) {
+       if (hdr->bests[*findex] == cpu_to_be16(NULLDATAOFF)) {
                hdr->nused++;
                xfs_dir2_free_hdr_to_disk(mp, fbp->b_addr, hdr);
                xfs_dir2_free_log_header(args, fbp);
 
        /* Update the freespace value for the new block in the table. */
        bf = dp->d_ops->data_bestfree_p(dbp->b_addr);
-       bests[*findex] = bf[0].length;
+       hdr->bests[*findex] = bf[0].length;
 
        *dbpp = dbp;
        *fbpp = fbp;
        int                     *findexp,
        int                     length)
 {
-       struct xfs_dir2_free    *free = NULL;
        struct xfs_inode        *dp = args->dp;
        struct xfs_trans        *tp = args->trans;
        struct xfs_buf          *fbp = NULL;
        xfs_dir2_db_t           dbno = -1;
        xfs_dir2_db_t           fbno;
        xfs_fileoff_t           fo;
-       __be16                  *bests = NULL;
        int                     findex = 0;
        int                     error;
 
         */
        if (fblk) {
                fbp = fblk->bp;
-               free = fbp->b_addr;
                findex = fblk->index;
+               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, hdr, fbp->b_addr);
                if (findex >= 0) {
                        /* caller already found the freespace for us. */
-                       bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-                       xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, hdr, free);
-
                        ASSERT(findex < hdr->nvalid);
-                       ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(bests[findex]) != NULLDATAOFF);
-                       ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(bests[findex]) >= length);
+                       ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(hdr->bests[findex]) != NULLDATAOFF);
+                       ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(hdr->bests[findex]) >= length);
                        dbno = hdr->firstdb + findex;
                        goto found_block;
                }
                if (!fbp)
                        continue;
 
-               free = fbp->b_addr;
-               bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, hdr, free);
+               xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(dp->i_mount, hdr, fbp->b_addr);
 
                /* Scan the free entry array for a large enough free space. */
                for (findex = hdr->nvalid - 1; findex >= 0; findex--) {
-                       if (be16_to_cpu(bests[findex]) != NULLDATAOFF &&
-                           be16_to_cpu(bests[findex]) >= length) {
+                       if (be16_to_cpu(hdr->bests[findex]) != NULLDATAOFF &&
+                           be16_to_cpu(hdr->bests[findex]) >= length) {
                                dbno = hdr->firstdb + findex;
                                goto found_block;
                        }
        return 0;
 }
 
-
 /*
  * Add the data entry for a node-format directory name addition.
  * The leaf entry is added in xfs_dir2_leafn_add.
        struct xfs_dir2_data_entry *dep;        /* data entry pointer */
        struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr;          /* data block header */
        struct xfs_dir2_data_free *bf;
-       struct xfs_dir2_free    *free = NULL;   /* freespace block structure */
        struct xfs_trans        *tp = args->trans;
        struct xfs_inode        *dp = args->dp;
        struct xfs_dir3_icfree_hdr freehdr;
        int                     needlog = 0;    /* need to log data header */
        int                     needscan = 0;   /* need to rescan data frees */
        __be16                  *tagp;          /* data entry tag pointer */
-       __be16                  *bests;
 
        length = dp->d_ops->data_entsize(args->namelen);
        error = xfs_dir2_node_find_freeblk(args, fblk, &dbno, &fbp, &freehdr,
                xfs_dir2_data_log_header(args, dbp);
 
        /* If the freespace block entry is now wrong, update it. */
-       free = fbp->b_addr;
-       bests = dp->d_ops->free_bests_p(free);
-       if (bests[findex] != bf[0].length) {
-               bests[findex] = bf[0].length;
+       if (freehdr.bests[findex] != bf[0].length) {
+               freehdr.bests[findex] = bf[0].length;
                logfree = 1;
        }
 
        /* Log the freespace entry if needed. */
        if (logfree)
-               xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, fbp, findex, findex);
+               xfs_dir2_free_log_bests(args, &freehdr, fbp, findex, findex);
 
        /* Return the data block and offset in args. */
        args->blkno = (xfs_dablk_t)dbno;