diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 4ede1f18de85..061d22e1ceb6 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	/* A shortened, inline version of gfs2_trans_begin()
          * tr->alloced is not set since the transaction structure is
          * on the stack */
-	tr.tr_reserved = 1 + gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, tr.tr_revokes, sizeof(u64));
+	tr.tr_reserved = 1 + gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, tr.tr_revokes);
 	tr.tr_ip = _RET_IP_;
 	if (gfs2_log_reserve(sdp, tr.tr_reserved) < 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/incore.h b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
index 5f89c515f5bb..b5d9c11f4901 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/incore.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/incore.h
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ struct gfs2_sbd {
 	u32 sd_fsb2bb_shift;
 	u32 sd_diptrs;	/* Number of pointers in a dinode */
 	u32 sd_inptrs;	/* Number of pointers in a indirect block */
+	u32 sd_ldptrs;  /* Number of pointers in a log descriptor block */
 	u32 sd_jbsize;	/* Size of a journaled data block */
 	u32 sd_hash_bsize;	/* sizeof(exhash block) */
 	u32 sd_hash_bsize_shift;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index eb3f2e7b8085..66189ae62c1d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
  * gfs2_struct2blk - compute stuff
  * @sdp: the filesystem
  * @nstruct: the number of structures
- * @ssize: the size of the structures
  *
  * Compute the number of log descriptor blocks needed to hold a certain number
  * of structures of a certain size.
@@ -45,18 +44,16 @@ static void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);
  * Returns: the number of blocks needed (minimum is always 1)
  */
 
-unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
-			     unsigned int ssize)
+unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct)
 {
 	unsigned int blks;
 	unsigned int first, second;
 
 	blks = 1;
-	first = (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor)) / ssize;
+	first = sdp->sd_ldptrs;
 
 	if (nstruct > first) {
-		second = (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize -
-			  sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header)) / ssize;
+		second = sdp->sd_inptrs;
 		blks += DIV_ROUND_UP(nstruct - first, second);
 	}
 
@@ -473,8 +470,7 @@ static unsigned int calc_reserved(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	}
 
 	if (sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke > 0)
-		reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke,
-					  sizeof(u64));
+		reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_commited_revoke);
 	/* One for the overall header */
 	if (reserved)
 		reserved++;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.h b/fs/gfs2/log.h
index 2ff163a8dce1..c0a65e5a126b 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.h
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ static inline void gfs2_ordered_add_inode(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 		spin_unlock(&sdp->sd_ordered_lock);
 	}
 }
+
 extern void gfs2_ordered_del_inode(struct gfs2_inode *ip);
-extern unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
-			    unsigned int ssize);
+extern unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct);
 
 extern void gfs2_log_release(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks);
 extern int gfs2_log_reserve(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blks);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/lops.c b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
index aa0359b7e2ac..d9431724b788 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/lops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/lops.c
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ static void revoke_lo_before_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *tr)
 	if (!sdp->sd_log_num_revoke)
 		return;
 
-	length = gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke, sizeof(u64));
+	length = gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 	page = gfs2_get_log_desc(sdp, GFS2_LOG_DESC_REVOKE, length, sdp->sd_log_num_revoke);
 	offset = sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor);
 
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index e8b7b0ce8404..b3e904bcc02c 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ static int gfs2_read_sb(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, int silent)
 			  sizeof(struct gfs2_dinode)) / sizeof(u64);
 	sdp->sd_inptrs = (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize -
 			  sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header)) / sizeof(u64);
+	sdp->sd_ldptrs = (sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize -
+			  sizeof(struct gfs2_log_descriptor)) / sizeof(u64);
 	sdp->sd_jbsize = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize - sizeof(struct gfs2_meta_header);
 	sdp->sd_hash_bsize = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize / 2;
 	sdp->sd_hash_bsize_shift = sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift - 1;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 9d4227330de4..4d01fe19c125 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 	if (blocks)
 		tr->tr_reserved += 6 + blocks;
 	if (revokes)
-		tr->tr_reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, revokes,
-						   sizeof(u64));
+		tr->tr_reserved += gfs2_struct2blk(sdp, revokes);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_databuf);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_buf);