diff -r -u linux-stage.orig/fs/ext4/namei.c linux-stage/fs/ext4/namei.c
--- linux-stage.orig/fs/ext4/namei.c	2012-12-31 15:03:28.000000000 -0500
+++ linux-stage/fs/ext4/namei.c	2012-12-31 15:06:16.000000000 -0500
@@ -115,22 +115,13 @@
  * hash version mod 4 should never be 0.  Sincerely, the paranoia department.
  */

-struct dx_root
+struct dx_root_info
 {
-	struct fake_dirent dot;
-	char dot_name[4];
-	struct fake_dirent dotdot;
-	char dotdot_name[4];
-	struct dx_root_info
-	{
-		__le32 reserved_zero;
-		u8 hash_version;
-		u8 info_length; /* 8 */
-		u8 indirect_levels;
-		u8 unused_flags;
-	}
-	info;
-	struct dx_entry	entries[0];
+	__le32 reserved_zero;
+	u8 hash_version;
+	u8 info_length; /* 8 */
+	u8 indirect_levels;
+	u8 unused_flags;
 };

 struct dx_node
@@ -220,6 +211,16 @@
  * Future: use high four bits of block for coalesce-on-delete flags
  * Mask them off for now.
  */
+struct dx_root_info * dx_get_dx_info(struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de)
+{
+       /* get dotdot first */
+       de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *)((char *)de + EXT4_DIR_REC_LEN(1));
+
+       /* dx root info is after dotdot entry */
+       de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *)((char *)de + EXT4_DIR_REC_LEN(2));
+
+       return (struct dx_root_info *) de;
+}

 static inline ext4_lblk_t dx_get_block(struct dx_entry *entry)
 {
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned count, indirect;
 	struct dx_entry *at, *entries, *p, *q, *m;
-	struct dx_root *root;
+	struct dx_root_info * info;
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 	struct dx_frame *frame = frame_in;
 	u32 hash;
@@ -382,17 +383,18 @@
 	frame->bh = NULL;
 	if (!(bh = ext4_bread (NULL,dir, 0, 0, err)))
 		goto fail;
-	root = (struct dx_root *) bh->b_data;
-	if (root->info.hash_version != DX_HASH_TEA &&
-	    root->info.hash_version != DX_HASH_HALF_MD4 &&
-	    root->info.hash_version != DX_HASH_LEGACY) {
+
+	info = dx_get_dx_info((struct ext4_dir_entry_2*)bh->b_data);
+	if (info->hash_version != DX_HASH_TEA &&
+	    info->hash_version != DX_HASH_HALF_MD4 &&
+	    info->hash_version != DX_HASH_LEGACY) {
 		ext4_warning(dir->i_sb, "Unrecognised inode hash code %d for directory "
-                             "#%lu", root->info.hash_version, dir->i_ino);
+                             "#%lu", info->hash_version, dir->i_ino);
 		brelse(bh);
 		*err = ERR_BAD_DX_DIR;
 		goto fail;
 	}
-	hinfo->hash_version = root->info.hash_version;
+	hinfo->hash_version = info->hash_version;
 	if (hinfo->hash_version <= DX_HASH_TEA)
 		hinfo->hash_version += EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_hash_unsigned;
 	hinfo->seed = EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_hash_seed;
@@ -400,27 +402,26 @@
 		ext4fs_dirhash(d_name->name, d_name->len, hinfo);
 	hash = hinfo->hash;

-	if (root->info.unused_flags & 1) {
+	if (info->unused_flags & 1) {
 		ext4_warning(dir->i_sb, "Unimplemented inode hash flags: %#06x",
-			     root->info.unused_flags);
+			     info->unused_flags);
 		brelse(bh);
 		*err = ERR_BAD_DX_DIR;
 		goto fail;
 	}

-	if ((indirect = root->info.indirect_levels) > 1) {
+	if ((indirect = info->indirect_levels) > 1) {
 		ext4_warning(dir->i_sb, "Unimplemented inode hash depth: %#06x",
-			     root->info.indirect_levels);
+			     info->indirect_levels);
 		brelse(bh);
 		*err = ERR_BAD_DX_DIR;
 		goto fail;
 	}

-	entries = (struct dx_entry *) (((char *)&root->info) +
-				       root->info.info_length);
+	entries = (struct dx_entry *) (((char *)info) + info->info_length);

 	if (dx_get_limit(entries) != dx_root_limit(dir,
-						   root->info.info_length)) {
+						   info->info_length)) {
 		ext4_warning(dir->i_sb, "dx entry: limit != root limit");
 		brelse(bh);
 		*err = ERR_BAD_DX_DIR;
@@ -501,10 +502,12 @@

 static void dx_release (struct dx_frame *frames)
 {
+	struct dx_root_info *info;
 	if (frames[0].bh == NULL)
 		return;

-	if (((struct dx_root *) frames[0].bh->b_data)->info.indirect_levels)
+	info = dx_get_dx_info((struct ext4_dir_entry_2*)frames[0].bh->b_data);
+	if (info->indirect_levels)
 		brelse(frames[1].bh);
 	brelse(frames[0].bh);
 }
@@ -1400,17 +1403,16 @@
 	const char	*name = dentry->d_name.name;
 	int		namelen = dentry->d_name.len;
 	struct buffer_head *bh2;
-	struct dx_root	*root;
 	struct dx_frame	frames[2], *frame;
 	struct dx_entry *entries;
-	struct ext4_dir_entry_2	*de, *de2;
+	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de, *de2, *dot_de, *dotdot_de;
 	char		*data1, *top;
 	unsigned	len;
 	int		retval;
 	unsigned	blocksize;
 	struct dx_hash_info hinfo;
 	ext4_lblk_t  block;
-	struct fake_dirent *fde;
+	struct dx_root_info *dx_info;

 	blocksize =  dir->i_sb->s_blocksize;
 	dxtrace(printk(KERN_DEBUG "Creating index: inode %lu\n", dir->i_ino));
@@ -1420,18 +1422,19 @@
 		brelse(bh);
 		return retval;
 	}
-	root = (struct dx_root *) bh->b_data;
+
+	dot_de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *) bh->b_data;
+	dotdot_de = ext4_next_entry(dot_de, blocksize);

 	/* The 0th block becomes the root, move the dirents out */
-	fde = &root->dotdot;
-	de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *)((char *)fde +
-		ext4_rec_len_from_disk(fde->rec_len, blocksize));
-	if ((char *) de >= (((char *) root) + blocksize)) {
+	de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *)((char *)dotdot_de +
+		ext4_rec_len_from_disk(dotdot_de->rec_len, blocksize));
+	if ((char *) de >= (((char *) dot_de) + blocksize)) {
 		EXT4_ERROR_INODE(dir, "invalid rec_len for '..'");
 		brelse(bh);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
-	len = ((char *) root) + blocksize - (char *) de;
+	len = ((char *) dot_de) + blocksize - (char *) de;

 	/* Allocate new block for the 0th block's dirents */
 	bh2 = ext4_append(handle, dir, &block, &retval);
@@ -1450,19 +1453,23 @@
 	de->rec_len = ext4_rec_len_to_disk(data1 + blocksize - (char *) de,
 					   blocksize);
 	/* Initialize the root; the dot dirents already exist */
-	de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *) (&root->dotdot);
-	de->rec_len = ext4_rec_len_to_disk(blocksize - EXT4_DIR_REC_LEN(2),
-					   blocksize);
-	memset (&root->info, 0, sizeof(root->info));
-	root->info.info_length = sizeof(root->info);
-	root->info.hash_version = EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_def_hash_version;
-	entries = root->entries;
+	dotdot_de->rec_len = ext4_rec_len_to_disk(blocksize -
+			le16_to_cpu(dot_de->rec_len), blocksize);
+
+	/* initialize hashing info */
+	dx_info = dx_get_dx_info(dot_de);
+	memset (dx_info, 0, sizeof(*dx_info));
+	dx_info->info_length = sizeof(*dx_info);
+	dx_info->hash_version = EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_def_hash_version;
+
+	entries = (void *)dx_info + sizeof(*dx_info);
+
 	dx_set_block(entries, 1);
 	dx_set_count(entries, 1);
-	dx_set_limit(entries, dx_root_limit(dir, sizeof(root->info)));
+	dx_set_limit(entries, dx_root_limit(dir, sizeof(*dx_info)));

 	/* Initialize as for dx_probe */
-	hinfo.hash_version = root->info.hash_version;
+	hinfo.hash_version = dx_info->hash_version;
 	if (hinfo.hash_version <= DX_HASH_TEA)
 		hinfo.hash_version += EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_hash_unsigned;
 	hinfo.seed = EXT4_SB(dir->i_sb)->s_hash_seed;
@@ -1723,6 +1730,7 @@
 				goto journal_error;
 			brelse (bh2);
 		} else {
+			struct dx_root_info * info;
 			dxtrace(printk(KERN_DEBUG
 				       "Creating second level index...\n"));
 			memcpy((char *) entries2, (char *) entries,
@@ -1732,7 +1740,9 @@
 			/* Set up root */
 			dx_set_count(entries, 1);
 			dx_set_block(entries + 0, newblock);
-			((struct dx_root *) frames[0].bh->b_data)->info.indirect_levels = 1;
+			info = dx_get_dx_info((struct ext4_dir_entry_2*)
+					frames[0].bh->b_data);
+			info->indirect_levels = 1;

 			/* Add new access path frame */
 			frame = frames + 1;