diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
index f200e024..2022318 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_vnode.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
  */
 #define VNAME(dentry)		((char *) (dentry)->d_name.name)
 #define VNAMELEN(dentry)	((dentry)->d_name.len)
-#define VNAME_TO_VNODE(dentry)	(vn_from_inode((dentry)->d_inode))
+#define VNAME_TO_INODE(dentry)	(XFS_I((dentry)->d_inode))
 
 /*
  * Dealing with bad inodes
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c
index 1c6d40e..fd1244c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rename.c
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@
 	xfs_inode_t	**i_tab,/* array of inode returned, sorted */
 	int		*num_inodes)  /* number of inodes in array */
 {
-	xfs_inode_t		*ip1, *ip2, *temp;
+	xfs_inode_t		*ip1 = VNAME_TO_INODE(vname1);
+	xfs_inode_t		*ip2, *temp;
 	xfs_ino_t		inum1, inum2;
 	int			error;
 	int			i, j;
@@ -109,16 +110,11 @@
 	 * to see if we still have the right inodes, directories, etc.
 	 */
 	lock_mode = xfs_ilock_map_shared(dp1);
-	error = xfs_get_dir_entry(vname1, &ip1);
-	if (error) {
-		xfs_iunlock_map_shared(dp1, lock_mode);
-		return error;
-	}
+	IHOLD(ip1);
+	xfs_itrace_ref(ip1);
 
 	inum1 = ip1->i_ino;
 
-	ASSERT(ip1);
-	xfs_itrace_ref(ip1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Unlock dp1 and lock dp2 if they are different.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
index 18a85e7..47c45ff 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.c
@@ -40,28 +40,6 @@
 #include "xfs_itable.h"
 #include "xfs_utils.h"
 
-/*
- * xfs_get_dir_entry is used to get a reference to an inode given
- * its parent directory inode and the name of the file.	 It does
- * not lock the child inode, and it unlocks the directory before
- * returning.  The directory's generation number is returned for
- * use by a later call to xfs_lock_dir_and_entry.
- */
-int
-xfs_get_dir_entry(
-	bhv_vname_t	*dentry,
-	xfs_inode_t	**ipp)
-{
-	bhv_vnode_t	*vp;
-
-	vp = VNAME_TO_VNODE(dentry);
-
-	*ipp = xfs_vtoi(vp);
-	if (!*ipp)
-		return XFS_ERROR(ENOENT);
-	VN_HOLD(vp);
-	return 0;
-}
 
 int
 xfs_dir_lookup_int(
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.h
index f857fcc..c4c4a6a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_utils.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define IRELE(ip)	VN_RELE(XFS_ITOV(ip))
 #define IHOLD(ip)	VN_HOLD(XFS_ITOV(ip))
 
-extern int xfs_get_dir_entry (bhv_vname_t *, xfs_inode_t **);
 extern int xfs_dir_lookup_int (xfs_inode_t *, uint, bhv_vname_t *, xfs_ino_t *,
 				xfs_inode_t **);
 extern int xfs_truncate_file (xfs_mount_t *, xfs_inode_t *);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
index 5390d12..4765e7c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_vnodeops.c
@@ -2270,41 +2270,30 @@
 	bhv_vnode_t		*dir_vp = XFS_ITOV(dp);
 	char			*name = VNAME(dentry);
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp = dp->i_mount;
-	xfs_inode_t             *ip;
+	xfs_inode_t             *ip = VNAME_TO_INODE(dentry);
+	int			namelen = VNAMELEN(dentry);
 	xfs_trans_t             *tp = NULL;
 	int                     error = 0;
 	xfs_bmap_free_t         free_list;
 	xfs_fsblock_t           first_block;
 	int			cancel_flags;
 	int			committed;
-	int			dm_di_mode = 0;
 	int			link_zero;
 	uint			resblks;
-	int			namelen;
 
 	xfs_itrace_entry(dp);
 
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 
-	namelen = VNAMELEN(dentry);
-
-	if (!xfs_get_dir_entry(dentry, &ip)) {
-	        dm_di_mode = ip->i_d.di_mode;
-		IRELE(ip);
-	}
-
 	if (DM_EVENT_ENABLED(dp, DM_EVENT_REMOVE)) {
 		error = XFS_SEND_NAMESP(mp, DM_EVENT_REMOVE, dir_vp,
 					DM_RIGHT_NULL, NULL, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
-					name, NULL, dm_di_mode, 0, 0);
+					name, NULL, ip->i_d.di_mode, 0, 0);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 	}
 
-	/* From this point on, return through std_return */
-	ip = NULL;
-
 	/*
 	 * We need to get a reference to ip before we get our log
 	 * reservation. The reason for this is that we cannot call
@@ -2317,13 +2306,7 @@
 	 * when we call xfs_iget.  Instead we get an unlocked reference
 	 * to the inode before getting our log reservation.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_get_dir_entry(dentry, &ip);
-	if (error) {
-		REMOVE_DEBUG_TRACE(__LINE__);
-		goto std_return;
-	}
-
-	dm_di_mode = ip->i_d.di_mode;
+	IHOLD(ip);
 
 	xfs_itrace_entry(ip);
 	xfs_itrace_ref(ip);
@@ -2459,7 +2442,7 @@
 		(void) XFS_SEND_NAMESP(mp, DM_EVENT_POSTREMOVE,
 				dir_vp, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
 				NULL, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
-				name, NULL, dm_di_mode, error, 0);
+				name, NULL, ip->i_d.di_mode, error, 0);
 	}
 	return error;
 
@@ -2868,14 +2851,13 @@
 	char			*name = VNAME(dentry);
 	int			namelen = VNAMELEN(dentry);
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp = dp->i_mount;
-  	xfs_inode_t             *cdp;   /* child directory */
+  	xfs_inode_t             *cdp = VNAME_TO_INODE(dentry);
 	xfs_trans_t             *tp;
 	int                     error;
 	xfs_bmap_free_t         free_list;
 	xfs_fsblock_t           first_block;
 	int			cancel_flags;
 	int			committed;
-	int			dm_di_mode = S_IFDIR;
 	int			last_cdp_link;
 	uint			resblks;
 
@@ -2884,24 +2866,15 @@
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
 		return XFS_ERROR(EIO);
 
-	if (!xfs_get_dir_entry(dentry, &cdp)) {
-	        dm_di_mode = cdp->i_d.di_mode;
-		IRELE(cdp);
-	}
-
 	if (DM_EVENT_ENABLED(dp, DM_EVENT_REMOVE)) {
 		error = XFS_SEND_NAMESP(mp, DM_EVENT_REMOVE,
 					dir_vp, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
 					NULL, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
-					name, NULL, dm_di_mode, 0, 0);
+					name, NULL, cdp->i_d.di_mode, 0, 0);
 		if (error)
 			return XFS_ERROR(error);
 	}
 
-	/* Return through std_return after this point. */
-
-	cdp = NULL;
-
 	/*
 	 * We need to get a reference to cdp before we get our log
 	 * reservation.  The reason for this is that we cannot call
@@ -2914,13 +2887,7 @@
 	 * when we call xfs_iget.  Instead we get an unlocked reference
 	 * to the inode before getting our log reservation.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_get_dir_entry(dentry, &cdp);
-	if (error) {
-		REMOVE_DEBUG_TRACE(__LINE__);
-		goto std_return;
-	}
-	mp = dp->i_mount;
-	dm_di_mode = cdp->i_d.di_mode;
+	IHOLD(cdp);
 
 	/*
 	 * Get the dquots for the inodes.
@@ -3077,7 +3044,7 @@
 		(void) XFS_SEND_NAMESP(mp, DM_EVENT_POSTREMOVE,
 					dir_vp, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
 					NULL, DM_RIGHT_NULL,
-					name, NULL, dm_di_mode,
+					name, NULL, cdp->i_d.di_mode,
 					error, 0);
 	}
 	return error;