diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dinode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dinode.h
index 10f9204..0b7ebf9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dinode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dinode.h
@@ -18,32 +18,32 @@
 #ifndef __XFS_DINODE_H__
 #define	__XFS_DINODE_H__
 
-struct xfs_buf;
-struct xfs_mount;
-
 #define	XFS_DINODE_VERSION_1	1
 #define	XFS_DINODE_VERSION_2	2
 #define XFS_DINODE_GOOD_VERSION(v)	\
 	(((v) == XFS_DINODE_VERSION_1 || (v) == XFS_DINODE_VERSION_2))
 #define	XFS_DINODE_MAGIC	0x494e	/* 'IN' */
 
-/*
- * Disk inode structure.
- * This is just the header; the inode is expanded to fill a variable size
- * with the last field expanding.  It is split into the core and "other"
- * because we only need the core part in the in-core inode.
- */
 typedef struct xfs_timestamp {
 	__be32		t_sec;		/* timestamp seconds */
 	__be32		t_nsec;		/* timestamp nanoseconds */
 } xfs_timestamp_t;
 
 /*
- * Note: Coordinate changes to this structure with the XFS_DI_* #defines
- * below, the offsets table in xfs_ialloc_log_di() and struct xfs_icdinode
- * in xfs_inode.h.
+ * On-disk inode structure.
+ *
+ * This is just the header or "dinode core", the inode is expanded to fill a
+ * variable size the leftover area split into a data and an attribute fork.
+ * The format of the data and attribute fork depends on the format of the
+ * inode as indicated by di_format and di_aformat.  To access the data and
+ * attribute use the XFS_DFORK_PTR, XFS_DFORK_DPTR, and XFS_DFORK_PTR macros
+ * below.
+ *
+ * There is a very similar struct icdinode in xfs_inode which matches the
+ * layout of the first 96 bytes of this structure, but is kept in native
+ * format instead of big endian.
  */
-typedef struct xfs_dinode_core {
+typedef struct xfs_dinode {
 	__be16		di_magic;	/* inode magic # = XFS_DINODE_MAGIC */
 	__be16		di_mode;	/* mode and type of file */
 	__u8		di_version;	/* inode version */
@@ -69,34 +69,13 @@
 	__be16		di_dmstate;	/* DMIG state info */
 	__be16		di_flags;	/* random flags, XFS_DIFLAG_... */
 	__be32		di_gen;		/* generation number */
-} xfs_dinode_core_t;
+
+	/* di_next_unlinked is the only non-core field in the old dinode */
+	__be32		di_next_unlinked;/* agi unlinked list ptr */
+} __attribute__((packed)) xfs_dinode_t;
 
 #define DI_MAX_FLUSH 0xffff
 
-typedef struct xfs_dinode
-{
-	xfs_dinode_core_t	di_core;
-	/*
-	 * In adding anything between the core and the union, be
-	 * sure to update the macros like XFS_LITINO below.
-	 */
-	__be32			di_next_unlinked;/* agi unlinked list ptr */
-	union {
-		xfs_bmdr_block_t di_bmbt;	/* btree root block */
-		xfs_bmbt_rec_32_t di_bmx[1];	/* extent list */
-		xfs_dir2_sf_t	di_dir2sf;	/* shortform directory v2 */
-		char		di_c[1];	/* local contents */
-		__be32		di_dev;		/* device for S_IFCHR/S_IFBLK */
-		uuid_t		di_muuid;	/* mount point value */
-		char		di_symlink[1];	/* local symbolic link */
-	}		di_u;
-	union {
-		xfs_bmdr_block_t di_abmbt;	/* btree root block */
-		xfs_bmbt_rec_32_t di_abmx[1];	/* extent list */
-		xfs_attr_shortform_t di_attrsf;	/* shortform attribute list */
-	}		di_a;
-} xfs_dinode_t;
-
 /*
  * The 32 bit link count in the inode theoretically maxes out at UINT_MAX.
  * Since the pathconf interface is signed, we use 2^31 - 1 instead.
@@ -108,14 +87,12 @@
 /*
  * Values for di_format
  */
-typedef enum xfs_dinode_fmt
-{
-	XFS_DINODE_FMT_DEV,		/* CHR, BLK: di_dev */
-	XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL,		/* DIR, REG: di_c */
-					/* LNK: di_symlink */
-	XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS,		/* DIR, REG, LNK: di_bmx */
-	XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE,		/* DIR, REG, LNK: di_bmbt */
-	XFS_DINODE_FMT_UUID		/* MNT: di_uuid */
+typedef enum xfs_dinode_fmt {
+	XFS_DINODE_FMT_DEV,		/* xfs_dev_t */
+	XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL,		/* bulk data */
+	XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS,		/* struct xfs_bmbt_rec */
+	XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE,		/* struct xfs_bmdr_block */
+	XFS_DINODE_FMT_UUID		/* uuid_t */
 } xfs_dinode_fmt_t;
 
 /*
@@ -136,8 +113,8 @@
 /*
  * Inode data & attribute fork sizes, per inode.
  */
-#define XFS_DFORK_Q(dip)		((dip)->di_core.di_forkoff != 0)
-#define XFS_DFORK_BOFF(dip)		((int)((dip)->di_core.di_forkoff << 3))
+#define XFS_DFORK_Q(dip)		((dip)->di_forkoff != 0)
+#define XFS_DFORK_BOFF(dip)		((int)((dip)->di_forkoff << 3))
 
 #define XFS_DFORK_DSIZE(dip,mp) \
 	(XFS_DFORK_Q(dip) ? \
@@ -152,23 +129,42 @@
 		XFS_DFORK_DSIZE(dip, mp) : \
 		XFS_DFORK_ASIZE(dip, mp))
 
-#define XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip)		    ((dip)->di_u.di_c)
+/*
+ * Return pointers to the data or attribute forks.
+ */
+#define XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip) \
+	((char *)(dip) + sizeof(struct xfs_dinode))
 #define XFS_DFORK_APTR(dip)	\
-	((dip)->di_u.di_c + XFS_DFORK_BOFF(dip))
+	(XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip) + XFS_DFORK_BOFF(dip))
 #define XFS_DFORK_PTR(dip,w)	\
 	((w) == XFS_DATA_FORK ? XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip) : XFS_DFORK_APTR(dip))
+
 #define XFS_DFORK_FORMAT(dip,w) \
 	((w) == XFS_DATA_FORK ? \
-		(dip)->di_core.di_format : \
-		(dip)->di_core.di_aformat)
+		(dip)->di_format : \
+		(dip)->di_aformat)
 #define XFS_DFORK_NEXTENTS(dip,w) \
 	((w) == XFS_DATA_FORK ? \
-	 	be32_to_cpu((dip)->di_core.di_nextents) : \
-	 	be16_to_cpu((dip)->di_core.di_anextents))
+		be32_to_cpu((dip)->di_nextents) : \
+		be16_to_cpu((dip)->di_anextents))
 
 #define	XFS_BUF_TO_DINODE(bp)	((xfs_dinode_t *)XFS_BUF_PTR(bp))
 
 /*
+ * For block and character special files the 32bit dev_t is stored at the
+ * beginning of the data fork.
+ */
+static inline xfs_dev_t xfs_dinode_get_rdev(struct xfs_dinode *dip)
+{
+	return be32_to_cpu(*(__be32 *)XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip));
+}
+
+static inline void xfs_dinode_put_rdev(struct xfs_dinode *dip, xfs_dev_t rdev)
+{
+	*(__be32 *)XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip) = cpu_to_be32(rdev);
+}
+
+/*
  * Values for di_flags
  * There should be a one-to-one correspondence between these flags and the
  * XFS_XFLAG_s.
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.h
index deecc9d..6ac44b5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
 struct xfs_trans;
 
 /*
- * Maximum size of a shortform directory.
- */
-#define	XFS_DIR2_SF_MAX_SIZE	\
-	(XFS_DINODE_MAX_SIZE - (uint)sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t) - \
-	 (uint)sizeof(xfs_agino_t))
-
-/*
  * Inode number stored as 8 8-bit values.
  */
 typedef	struct { __uint8_t i[8]; } xfs_dir2_ino8_t;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index 86d463e..47e9428 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -355,12 +355,12 @@
 		xfs_biozero(fbuf, 0, ninodes << args.mp->m_sb.sb_inodelog);
 		for (i = 0; i < ninodes; i++) {
 			int	ioffset = i << args.mp->m_sb.sb_inodelog;
-			uint	isize = sizeof(xfs_dinode_t) + sizeof(__be32);
+			uint	isize = sizeof(struct xfs_dinode);
 
 			free = XFS_MAKE_IPTR(args.mp, fbuf, i);
-			free->di_core.di_magic = cpu_to_be16(XFS_DINODE_MAGIC);
-			free->di_core.di_version = version;
-			free->di_core.di_gen = cpu_to_be32(gen);
+			free->di_magic = cpu_to_be16(XFS_DINODE_MAGIC);
+			free->di_version = version;
+			free->di_gen = cpu_to_be32(gen);
 			free->di_next_unlinked = cpu_to_be32(NULLAGINO);
 			xfs_trans_log_buf(tp, fbuf, ioffset, ioffset + isize - 1);
 		}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 46b0526..1d2912d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@
 
 		dip = (xfs_dinode_t *)xfs_buf_offset(bp,
 					(i << mp->m_sb.sb_inodelog));
-		di_ok = be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic) == XFS_DINODE_MAGIC &&
-			    XFS_DINODE_GOOD_VERSION(dip->di_core.di_version);
+		di_ok = be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) == XFS_DINODE_MAGIC &&
+			    XFS_DINODE_GOOD_VERSION(dip->di_version);
 		if (unlikely(XFS_TEST_ERROR(!di_ok, mp,
 						XFS_ERRTAG_ITOBP_INOTOBP,
 						XFS_RANDOM_ITOBP_INOTOBP))) {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 					"daddr %lld #%d (magic=%x)",
 				XFS_BUFTARG_NAME(mp->m_ddev_targp),
 				(unsigned long long)imap->im_blkno, i,
-				be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic));
+				be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic));
 #endif
 			xfs_trans_brelse(tp, bp);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
@@ -350,26 +350,26 @@
 		XFS_IFORK_DSIZE(ip) / (uint)sizeof(xfs_bmbt_rec_t);
 	error = 0;
 
-	if (unlikely(be32_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_nextents) +
-		     be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_anextents) >
-		     be64_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_nblocks))) {
+	if (unlikely(be32_to_cpu(dip->di_nextents) +
+		     be16_to_cpu(dip->di_anextents) >
+		     be64_to_cpu(dip->di_nblocks))) {
 		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
 			"corrupt dinode %Lu, extent total = %d, nblocks = %Lu.",
 			(unsigned long long)ip->i_ino,
-			(int)(be32_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_nextents) +
-			      be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_anextents)),
+			(int)(be32_to_cpu(dip->di_nextents) +
+			      be16_to_cpu(dip->di_anextents)),
 			(unsigned long long)
-				be64_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_nblocks));
+				be64_to_cpu(dip->di_nblocks));
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(1)", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
 				     ip->i_mount, dip);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 	}
 
-	if (unlikely(dip->di_core.di_forkoff > ip->i_mount->m_sb.sb_inodesize)) {
+	if (unlikely(dip->di_forkoff > ip->i_mount->m_sb.sb_inodesize)) {
 		xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
 			"corrupt dinode %Lu, forkoff = 0x%x.",
 			(unsigned long long)ip->i_ino,
-			dip->di_core.di_forkoff);
+			dip->di_forkoff);
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(2)", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
 				     ip->i_mount, dip);
 		return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
@@ -380,25 +380,25 @@
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFBLK:
 	case S_IFSOCK:
-		if (unlikely(dip->di_core.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_DEV)) {
+		if (unlikely(dip->di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_DEV)) {
 			XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xfs_iformat(3)", XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW,
 					      ip->i_mount, dip);
 			return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 		}
 		ip->i_d.di_size = 0;
 		ip->i_size = 0;
-		ip->i_df.if_u2.if_rdev = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_u.di_dev);
+		ip->i_df.if_u2.if_rdev = xfs_dinode_get_rdev(dip);
 		break;
 
 	case S_IFREG:
 	case S_IFLNK:
 	case S_IFDIR:
-		switch (dip->di_core.di_format) {
+		switch (dip->di_format) {
 		case XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL:
 			/*
 			 * no local regular files yet
 			 */
-			if (unlikely((be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_mode) & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG)) {
+			if (unlikely((be16_to_cpu(dip->di_mode) & S_IFMT) == S_IFREG)) {
 				xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
 					"corrupt inode %Lu "
 					"(local format for regular file).",
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 				return XFS_ERROR(EFSCORRUPTED);
 			}
 
-			di_size = be64_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_size);
+			di_size = be64_to_cpu(dip->di_size);
 			if (unlikely(di_size > XFS_DFORK_DSIZE(dip, ip->i_mount))) {
 				xfs_fs_repair_cmn_err(CE_WARN, ip->i_mount,
 					"corrupt inode %Lu "
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
 	ip->i_afp = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_ifork_zone, KM_SLEEP);
 	ip->i_afp->if_ext_max =
 		XFS_IFORK_ASIZE(ip) / (uint)sizeof(xfs_bmbt_rec_t);
-	switch (dip->di_core.di_aformat) {
+	switch (dip->di_aformat) {
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL:
 		atp = (xfs_attr_shortform_t *)XFS_DFORK_APTR(dip);
 		size = be16_to_cpu(atp->hdr.totsize);
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@
 void
 xfs_dinode_from_disk(
 	xfs_icdinode_t		*to,
-	xfs_dinode_core_t	*from)
+	xfs_dinode_t		*from)
 {
 	to->di_magic = be16_to_cpu(from->di_magic);
 	to->di_mode = be16_to_cpu(from->di_mode);
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
 
 void
 xfs_dinode_to_disk(
-	xfs_dinode_core_t	*to,
+	xfs_dinode_t		*to,
 	xfs_icdinode_t		*from)
 {
 	to->di_magic = cpu_to_be16(from->di_magic);
@@ -784,9 +784,7 @@
 xfs_dic2xflags(
 	xfs_dinode_t		*dip)
 {
-	xfs_dinode_core_t	*dic = &dip->di_core;
-
-	return _xfs_dic2xflags(be16_to_cpu(dic->di_flags)) |
+	return _xfs_dic2xflags(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_flags)) |
 				(XFS_DFORK_Q(dip) ? XFS_XFLAG_HASATTR : 0);
 }
 
@@ -905,12 +903,12 @@
 	 * If we got something that isn't an inode it means someone
 	 * (nfs or dmi) has a stale handle.
 	 */
-	if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC) {
+	if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC) {
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp, "xfs_iread: "
-				"dip->di_core.di_magic (0x%x) != "
+				"dip->di_magic (0x%x) != "
 				"XFS_DINODE_MAGIC (0x%x)",
-				be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic),
+				be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic),
 				XFS_DINODE_MAGIC);
 #endif /* DEBUG */
 		error = XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
@@ -924,8 +922,8 @@
 	 * specific information.
 	 * Otherwise, just get the truly permanent information.
 	 */
-	if (dip->di_core.di_mode) {
-		xfs_dinode_from_disk(&ip->i_d, &dip->di_core);
+	if (dip->di_mode) {
+		xfs_dinode_from_disk(&ip->i_d, dip);
 		error = xfs_iformat(ip, dip);
 		if (error)  {
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -936,10 +934,10 @@
 			goto out_brelse;
 		}
 	} else {
-		ip->i_d.di_magic = be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic);
-		ip->i_d.di_version = dip->di_core.di_version;
-		ip->i_d.di_gen = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_gen);
-		ip->i_d.di_flushiter = be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_flushiter);
+		ip->i_d.di_magic = be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic);
+		ip->i_d.di_version = dip->di_version;
+		ip->i_d.di_gen = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_gen);
+		ip->i_d.di_flushiter = be16_to_cpu(dip->di_flushiter);
 		/*
 		 * Make sure to pull in the mode here as well in
 		 * case the inode is released without being used.
@@ -2295,7 +2293,7 @@
 	* This is a temporary hack that would require a proper fix
 	* in the future.
 	*/
-	dip->di_core.di_mode = 0;
+	dip->di_mode = 0;
 
 	if (delete) {
 		xfs_ifree_cluster(ip, tp, first_ino);
@@ -2909,15 +2907,16 @@
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_DEV:
 		if (iip->ili_format.ilf_fields & XFS_ILOG_DEV) {
 			ASSERT(whichfork == XFS_DATA_FORK);
-			dip->di_u.di_dev = cpu_to_be32(ip->i_df.if_u2.if_rdev);
+			xfs_dinode_put_rdev(dip, ip->i_df.if_u2.if_rdev);
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_UUID:
 		if (iip->ili_format.ilf_fields & XFS_ILOG_UUID) {
 			ASSERT(whichfork == XFS_DATA_FORK);
-			memcpy(&dip->di_u.di_muuid, &ip->i_df.if_u2.if_uuid,
-				sizeof(uuid_t));
+			memcpy(XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip),
+			       &ip->i_df.if_u2.if_uuid,
+			       sizeof(uuid_t));
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -3295,11 +3294,11 @@
 	 */
 	xfs_synchronize_atime(ip);
 
-	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC,
+	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC,
 			       mp, XFS_ERRTAG_IFLUSH_1, XFS_RANDOM_IFLUSH_1)) {
 		xfs_cmn_err(XFS_PTAG_IFLUSH, CE_ALERT, mp,
 		    "xfs_iflush: Bad inode %Lu magic number 0x%x, ptr 0x%p",
-			ip->i_ino, be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic), dip);
+			ip->i_ino, be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic), dip);
 		goto corrupt_out;
 	}
 	if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(ip->i_d.di_magic != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC,
@@ -3362,7 +3361,7 @@
 	 * because if the inode is dirty at all the core must
 	 * be.
 	 */
-	xfs_dinode_to_disk(&dip->di_core, &ip->i_d);
+	xfs_dinode_to_disk(dip, &ip->i_d);
 
 	/* Wrap, we never let the log put out DI_MAX_FLUSH */
 	if (ip->i_d.di_flushiter == DI_MAX_FLUSH)
@@ -3382,7 +3381,7 @@
 			 * Convert it back.
 			 */
 			ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_nlink <= XFS_MAXLINK_1);
-			dip->di_core.di_onlink = cpu_to_be16(ip->i_d.di_nlink);
+			dip->di_onlink = cpu_to_be16(ip->i_d.di_nlink);
 		} else {
 			/*
 			 * The superblock version has already been bumped,
@@ -3390,12 +3389,12 @@
 			 * format permanent.
 			 */
 			ip->i_d.di_version = XFS_DINODE_VERSION_2;
-			dip->di_core.di_version =  XFS_DINODE_VERSION_2;
+			dip->di_version =  XFS_DINODE_VERSION_2;
 			ip->i_d.di_onlink = 0;
-			dip->di_core.di_onlink = 0;
+			dip->di_onlink = 0;
 			memset(&(ip->i_d.di_pad[0]), 0, sizeof(ip->i_d.di_pad));
-			memset(&(dip->di_core.di_pad[0]), 0,
-			      sizeof(dip->di_core.di_pad));
+			memset(&(dip->di_pad[0]), 0,
+			      sizeof(dip->di_pad));
 			ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_projid == 0);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index ea691c7..705083a8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define	__XFS_INODE_H__
 
 struct xfs_dinode;
-struct xfs_dinode_core;
 struct xfs_inode;
 
 /*
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@
 } xfs_ictimestamp_t;
 
 /*
- * NOTE:  This structure must be kept identical to struct xfs_dinode_core
+ * NOTE:  This structure must be kept identical to struct xfs_dinode
  * 	  in xfs_dinode.h except for the endianess annotations.
  */
 typedef struct xfs_icdinode {
@@ -553,8 +552,8 @@
 			  struct xfs_inode *, struct xfs_dinode **,
 			  struct xfs_buf **, xfs_daddr_t, uint, uint);
 void		xfs_dinode_from_disk(struct xfs_icdinode *,
-				     struct xfs_dinode_core *);
-void		xfs_dinode_to_disk(struct xfs_dinode_core *,
+				     struct xfs_dinode *);
+void		xfs_dinode_to_disk(struct xfs_dinode *,
 				   struct xfs_icdinode *);
 void		xfs_idestroy_fork(struct xfs_inode *, int);
 void		xfs_idata_realloc(struct xfs_inode *, int, int);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index aa9bf05..27f18c1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
 	xfs_mark_inode_dirty_sync(ip);
 
 	vecp->i_addr = (xfs_caddr_t)&ip->i_d;
-	vecp->i_len  = sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t);
+	vecp->i_len  = sizeof(struct xfs_icdinode);
 	XLOG_VEC_SET_TYPE(vecp, XLOG_REG_TYPE_ICORE);
 	vecp++;
 	nvecs++;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
index 3511803..b3578cd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
@@ -125,13 +125,9 @@
 xfs_bulkstat_one_dinode(
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp,		/* mount point for filesystem */
 	xfs_ino_t	ino,		/* inode number to get data for */
-	xfs_dinode_t	*dip,		/* dinode inode pointer */
+	xfs_dinode_t	*dic,		/* dinode inode pointer */
 	xfs_bstat_t	*buf)		/* return buffer */
 {
-	xfs_dinode_core_t *dic;		/* dinode core info pointer */
-
-	dic = &dip->di_core;
-
 	/*
 	 * The inode format changed when we moved the link count and
 	 * made it 32 bits long.  If this is an old format inode,
@@ -162,7 +158,7 @@
 	buf->bs_mtime.tv_nsec = be32_to_cpu(dic->di_mtime.t_nsec);
 	buf->bs_ctime.tv_sec = be32_to_cpu(dic->di_ctime.t_sec);
 	buf->bs_ctime.tv_nsec = be32_to_cpu(dic->di_ctime.t_nsec);
-	buf->bs_xflags = xfs_dic2xflags(dip);
+	buf->bs_xflags = xfs_dic2xflags(dic);
 	buf->bs_extsize = be32_to_cpu(dic->di_extsize) << mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
 	buf->bs_extents = be32_to_cpu(dic->di_nextents);
 	buf->bs_gen = be32_to_cpu(dic->di_gen);
@@ -173,7 +169,7 @@
 
 	switch (dic->di_format) {
 	case XFS_DINODE_FMT_DEV:
-		buf->bs_rdev = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_u.di_dev);
+		buf->bs_rdev = xfs_dinode_get_rdev(dic);
 		buf->bs_blksize = BLKDEV_IOSIZE;
 		buf->bs_blocks = 0;
 		break;
@@ -287,19 +283,19 @@
 	 * to disk yet. This is a temporary hack that would require a proper
 	 * fix in the future.
 	 */
-	if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC ||
-	    !XFS_DINODE_GOOD_VERSION(dip->di_core.di_version) ||
-	    !dip->di_core.di_mode)
+	if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC ||
+	    !XFS_DINODE_GOOD_VERSION(dip->di_version) ||
+	    !dip->di_mode)
 		return 0;
 	if (flags & BULKSTAT_FG_QUICK) {
 		*dipp = dip;
 		return 1;
 	}
 	/* BULKSTAT_FG_INLINE: if attr fork is local, or not there, use it */
-	aformat = dip->di_core.di_aformat;
+	aformat = dip->di_aformat;
 	if ((XFS_DFORK_Q(dip) == 0) ||
 	    (aformat == XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL) ||
-	    (aformat == XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS && !dip->di_core.di_anextents)) {
+	    (aformat == XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS && !dip->di_anextents)) {
 		*dipp = dip;
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 9abb96a..4099618 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2320,7 +2320,7 @@
 	 * Make sure the place we're flushing out to really looks
 	 * like an inode!
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC)) {
+	if (unlikely(be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic) != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC)) {
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 		xfs_fs_cmn_err(CE_ALERT, mp,
 			"xfs_inode_recover: Bad inode magic number, dino ptr = 0x%p, dino bp = 0x%p, ino = %Ld",
@@ -2343,12 +2343,12 @@
 	}
 
 	/* Skip replay when the on disk inode is newer than the log one */
-	if (dicp->di_flushiter < be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_flushiter)) {
+	if (dicp->di_flushiter < be16_to_cpu(dip->di_flushiter)) {
 		/*
 		 * Deal with the wrap case, DI_MAX_FLUSH is less
 		 * than smaller numbers
 		 */
-		if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_core.di_flushiter) == DI_MAX_FLUSH &&
+		if (be16_to_cpu(dip->di_flushiter) == DI_MAX_FLUSH &&
 		    dicp->di_flushiter < (DI_MAX_FLUSH >> 1)) {
 			/* do nothing */
 		} else {
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@
 		error = EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	if (unlikely(item->ri_buf[1].i_len > sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t))) {
+	if (unlikely(item->ri_buf[1].i_len > sizeof(struct xfs_icdinode))) {
 		XFS_CORRUPTION_ERROR("xlog_recover_do_inode_trans(7)",
 				     XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp, dicp);
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
@@ -2420,23 +2420,24 @@
 	}
 
 	/* The core is in in-core format */
-	xfs_dinode_to_disk(&dip->di_core,
-		(xfs_icdinode_t *)item->ri_buf[1].i_addr);
+	xfs_dinode_to_disk(dip, (xfs_icdinode_t *)item->ri_buf[1].i_addr);
 
 	/* the rest is in on-disk format */
-	if (item->ri_buf[1].i_len > sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t)) {
-		memcpy((xfs_caddr_t) dip + sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t),
-			item->ri_buf[1].i_addr + sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t),
-			item->ri_buf[1].i_len  - sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t));
+	if (item->ri_buf[1].i_len > sizeof(struct xfs_icdinode)) {
+		memcpy((xfs_caddr_t) dip + sizeof(struct xfs_icdinode),
+			item->ri_buf[1].i_addr + sizeof(struct xfs_icdinode),
+			item->ri_buf[1].i_len  - sizeof(struct xfs_icdinode));
 	}
 
 	fields = in_f->ilf_fields;
 	switch (fields & (XFS_ILOG_DEV | XFS_ILOG_UUID)) {
 	case XFS_ILOG_DEV:
-		dip->di_u.di_dev = cpu_to_be32(in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_rdev);
+		xfs_dinode_put_rdev(dip, in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_rdev);
 		break;
 	case XFS_ILOG_UUID:
-		dip->di_u.di_muuid = in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid;
+		memcpy(XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip),
+		       &in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid,
+		       sizeof(uuid_t));
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -2452,12 +2453,12 @@
 	switch (fields & XFS_ILOG_DFORK) {
 	case XFS_ILOG_DDATA:
 	case XFS_ILOG_DEXT:
-		memcpy(&dip->di_u, src, len);
+		memcpy(XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip), src, len);
 		break;
 
 	case XFS_ILOG_DBROOT:
 		xfs_bmbt_to_bmdr(mp, (struct xfs_btree_block *)src, len,
-				 &dip->di_u.di_bmbt,
+				 (xfs_bmdr_block_t *)XFS_DFORK_DPTR(dip),
 				 XFS_DFORK_DSIZE(dip, mp));
 		break;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 177976d..3f999b1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@
 	mp->m_sectbb_log = sbp->sb_sectlog - BBSHIFT;
 	mp->m_agno_log = xfs_highbit32(sbp->sb_agcount - 1) + 1;
 	mp->m_agino_log = sbp->sb_inopblog + sbp->sb_agblklog;
-	mp->m_litino = sbp->sb_inodesize -
-		((uint)sizeof(xfs_dinode_core_t) + (uint)sizeof(xfs_agino_t));
+	mp->m_litino = sbp->sb_inodesize - sizeof(struct xfs_dinode);
 	mp->m_blockmask = sbp->sb_blocksize - 1;
 	mp->m_blockwsize = sbp->sb_blocksize >> XFS_WORDLOG;
 	mp->m_blockwmask = mp->m_blockwsize - 1;