diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
index 7875576..a696286 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/suballoc.c
@@ -261,7 +261,11 @@
 	 * local to this block.
 	 */
 	rc = ocfs2_validate_meta_ecc(sb, bh->b_data, &gd->bg_check);
-	if (!rc)
+	if (rc) {
+		mlog(ML_ERROR,
+		     "Checksum failed for group descriptor %llu\n",
+		     (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
+	} else
 		rc = ocfs2_validate_gd_self(sb, bh, 1);
 	if (!rc)
 		rc = ocfs2_validate_gd_parent(sb, di, bh, 1);
@@ -343,10 +347,10 @@
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle,
-				      alloc_inode,
-				      bg_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_CREATE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_gd(handle,
+					 alloc_inode,
+					 bg_bh,
+					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_CREATE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -476,8 +480,8 @@
 
 	bg = (struct ocfs2_group_desc *) bg_bh->b_data;
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, alloc_inode,
-				      bh, OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, alloc_inode,
+					 bh, OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -986,10 +990,10 @@
 	if (ocfs2_is_cluster_bitmap(alloc_inode))
 		journal_type = OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_UNDO;
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle,
-				      alloc_inode,
-				      group_bh,
-				      journal_type);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_gd(handle,
+					 alloc_inode,
+					 group_bh,
+					 journal_type);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -1060,8 +1064,8 @@
 	bg_ptr = le64_to_cpu(bg->bg_next_group);
 	prev_bg_ptr = le64_to_cpu(prev_bg->bg_next_group);
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, alloc_inode, prev_bg_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_gd(handle, alloc_inode, prev_bg_bh,
+					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto out_rollback;
@@ -1075,8 +1079,8 @@
 		goto out_rollback;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, alloc_inode, bg_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_gd(handle, alloc_inode, bg_bh,
+					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto out_rollback;
@@ -1090,8 +1094,8 @@
 		goto out_rollback;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, alloc_inode, fe_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, alloc_inode, fe_bh,
+					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto out_rollback;
@@ -1242,8 +1246,8 @@
 	struct ocfs2_dinode *di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) di_bh->b_data;
 	struct ocfs2_chain_list *cl = (struct ocfs2_chain_list *) &di->id2.i_chain;
 
-	ret = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, inode, di_bh,
-				   OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	ret = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, inode, di_bh,
+				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(ret);
 		goto out;
@@ -1414,10 +1418,10 @@
 
 	/* Ok, claim our bits now: set the info on dinode, chainlist
 	 * and then the group */
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle,
-				      alloc_inode,
-				      ac->ac_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle,
+					 alloc_inode,
+					 ac->ac_bh,
+					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -1824,8 +1828,8 @@
 	if (ocfs2_is_cluster_bitmap(alloc_inode))
 		journal_type = OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_UNDO;
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, alloc_inode, group_bh,
-				      journal_type);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_gd(handle, alloc_inode, group_bh,
+					 journal_type);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -1900,8 +1904,8 @@
 		goto bail;
 	}
 
-	status = ocfs2_journal_access(handle, alloc_inode, alloc_bh,
-				      OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
+	status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, alloc_inode, alloc_bh,
+					 OCFS2_JOURNAL_ACCESS_WRITE);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;