fs/buffer.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/buffer.c b/fs/buffer.c
index b5f044283edb..287bc6f2bd51 100644
--- a/fs/buffer.c
+++ b/fs/buffer.c
@@ -1553,6 +1553,19 @@ void unmap_underlying_metadata(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t block)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(unmap_underlying_metadata);
 
 /*
+ * Size is a power-of-two in the range 512..PAGE_SIZE,
+ * and the case we care about most is PAGE_SIZE.
+ *
+ * So this *could* possibly be written with those
+ * constraints in mind (relevant mostly if some
+ * architecture has a slow bit-scan instruction)
+ */
+static inline int block_size_bits(unsigned int blocksize)
+{
+	return ilog2(blocksize);
+}
+
+/*
  * NOTE! All mapped/uptodate combinations are valid:
  *
  *	Mapped	Uptodate	Meaning
@@ -1589,17 +1602,15 @@ static int __block_write_full_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 	sector_t block;
 	sector_t last_block;
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
-	const unsigned blocksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
+	unsigned int blocksize, bbits;
 	int nr_underway = 0;
 	int write_op = (wbc->sync_mode == WB_SYNC_ALL ?
 			WRITE_SYNC : WRITE);
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
 
-	last_block = (i_size_read(inode) - 1) >> inode->i_blkbits;
-
 	if (!page_has_buffers(page)) {
-		create_empty_buffers(page, blocksize,
+		create_empty_buffers(page, 1 << inode->i_blkbits,
 					(1 << BH_Dirty)|(1 << BH_Uptodate));
 	}
 
@@ -1613,9 +1624,13 @@ static int __block_write_full_page(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 	 * handle that here by just cleaning them.
 	 */
 
-	block = (sector_t)page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - inode->i_blkbits);
 	head = page_buffers(page);
 	bh = head;
+	blocksize = bh->b_size;
+	bbits = block_size_bits(blocksize);
+
+	block = (sector_t)page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - bbits);
+	last_block = (i_size_read(inode) - 1) >> bbits;
 
 	/*
 	 * Get all the dirty buffers mapped to disk addresses and
@@ -1806,12 +1821,12 @@ int __block_write_begin(struct page *page, loff_t pos, unsigned len,
 	BUG_ON(to > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE);
 	BUG_ON(from > to);
 
-	blocksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
 	if (!page_has_buffers(page))
-		create_empty_buffers(page, blocksize, 0);
+		create_empty_buffers(page, 1 << inode->i_blkbits, 0);
 	head = page_buffers(page);
+	blocksize = head->b_size;
+	bbits = block_size_bits(blocksize);
 
-	bbits = inode->i_blkbits;
 	block = (sector_t)page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - bbits);
 
 	for(bh = head, block_start = 0; bh != head || !block_start;
@@ -1881,11 +1896,11 @@ static int __block_commit_write(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 	unsigned blocksize;
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
 
-	blocksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
+	bh = head = page_buffers(page);
+	blocksize = bh->b_size;
 
-	for(bh = head = page_buffers(page), block_start = 0;
-	    bh != head || !block_start;
-	    block_start=block_end, bh = bh->b_this_page) {
+	block_start = 0;
+	do {
 		block_end = block_start + blocksize;
 		if (block_end <= from || block_start >= to) {
 			if (!buffer_uptodate(bh))
@@ -1895,7 +1910,10 @@ static int __block_commit_write(struct inode *inode, struct page *page,
 			mark_buffer_dirty(bh);
 		}
 		clear_buffer_new(bh);
-	}
+
+		block_start = block_end;
+		bh = bh->b_this_page;
+	} while (bh != head);
 
 	/*
 	 * If this is a partial write which happened to make all buffers
@@ -2020,7 +2038,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_write_end);
 int block_is_partially_uptodate(struct page *page, read_descriptor_t *desc,
 					unsigned long from)
 {
-	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 	unsigned block_start, block_end, blocksize;
 	unsigned to;
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head;
@@ -2029,13 +2046,13 @@ int block_is_partially_uptodate(struct page *page, read_descriptor_t *desc,
 	if (!page_has_buffers(page))
 		return 0;
 
-	blocksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
+	head = page_buffers(page);
+	blocksize = head->b_size;
 	to = min_t(unsigned, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - from, desc->count);
 	to = from + to;
 	if (from < blocksize && to > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE - blocksize)
 		return 0;
 
-	head = page_buffers(page);
 	bh = head;
 	block_start = 0;
 	do {
@@ -2068,18 +2085,19 @@ int block_read_full_page(struct page *page, get_block_t *get_block)
 	struct inode *inode = page->mapping->host;
 	sector_t iblock, lblock;
 	struct buffer_head *bh, *head, *arr[MAX_BUF_PER_PAGE];
-	unsigned int blocksize;
+	unsigned int blocksize, bbits;
 	int nr, i;
 	int fully_mapped = 1;
 
 	BUG_ON(!PageLocked(page));
-	blocksize = 1 << inode->i_blkbits;
 	if (!page_has_buffers(page))
-		create_empty_buffers(page, blocksize, 0);
+		create_empty_buffers(page, 1 << inode->i_blkbits, 0);
 	head = page_buffers(page);
+	blocksize = head->b_size;
+	bbits = block_size_bits(blocksize);
 
-	iblock = (sector_t)page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - inode->i_blkbits);
-	lblock = (i_size_read(inode)+blocksize-1) >> inode->i_blkbits;
+	iblock = (sector_t)page->index << (PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT - bbits);
+	lblock = (i_size_read(inode)+blocksize-1) >> bbits;
 	bh = head;
 	nr = 0;
 	i = 0;