}
 
        spin_lock(sb_bgl_lock(EXT2_SB(sb), group));
-       desc->bg_free_inodes_count =
-               cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_free_inodes_count) + 1);
+       le16_add_cpu(&desc->bg_free_inodes_count, 1);
        if (dir)
-               desc->bg_used_dirs_count =
-                       cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(desc->bg_used_dirs_count) - 1);
+               le16_add_cpu(&desc->bg_used_dirs_count, -1);
        spin_unlock(sb_bgl_lock(EXT2_SB(sb), group));
        if (dir)
                percpu_counter_dec(&EXT2_SB(sb)->s_dirs_counter);
                percpu_counter_inc(&sbi->s_dirs_counter);
 
        spin_lock(sb_bgl_lock(sbi, group));
-       gdp->bg_free_inodes_count =
-                cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(gdp->bg_free_inodes_count) - 1);
+       le16_add_cpu(&gdp->bg_free_inodes_count, -1);
        if (S_ISDIR(mode)) {
                if (sbi->s_debts[group] < 255)
                        sbi->s_debts[group]++;
-               gdp->bg_used_dirs_count =
-                       cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(gdp->bg_used_dirs_count) + 1);
+               le16_add_cpu(&gdp->bg_used_dirs_count, 1);
        } else {
                if (sbi->s_debts[group])
                        sbi->s_debts[group]--;
 
                        "running e2fsck is recommended\n");
        if (!le16_to_cpu(es->s_max_mnt_count))
                es->s_max_mnt_count = cpu_to_le16(EXT2_DFL_MAX_MNT_COUNT);
-       es->s_mnt_count=cpu_to_le16(le16_to_cpu(es->s_mnt_count) + 1);
+       le16_add_cpu(&es->s_mnt_count, 1);
        ext2_write_super(sb);
        if (test_opt (sb, DEBUG))
                printk ("[EXT II FS %s, %s, bs=%lu, fs=%lu, gc=%lu, "
 
                                        unlock_buffer(new_bh);
                                        goto cleanup;
                                }
-                               HDR(new_bh)->h_refcount = cpu_to_le32(1 +
-                                       le32_to_cpu(HDR(new_bh)->h_refcount));
+                               le32_add_cpu(&HDR(new_bh)->h_refcount, 1);
                                ea_bdebug(new_bh, "refcount now=%d",
                                        le32_to_cpu(HDR(new_bh)->h_refcount));
                        }
                        bforget(old_bh);
                } else {
                        /* Decrement the refcount only. */
-                       HDR(old_bh)->h_refcount = cpu_to_le32(
-                               le32_to_cpu(HDR(old_bh)->h_refcount) - 1);
+                       le32_add_cpu(&HDR(old_bh)->h_refcount, -1);
                        if (ce)
                                mb_cache_entry_release(ce);
                        DQUOT_FREE_BLOCK(inode, 1);
                bforget(bh);
                unlock_buffer(bh);
        } else {
-               HDR(bh)->h_refcount = cpu_to_le32(
-                       le32_to_cpu(HDR(bh)->h_refcount) - 1);
+               le32_add_cpu(&HDR(bh)->h_refcount, -1);
                if (ce)
                        mb_cache_entry_release(ce);
                ea_bdebug(bh, "refcount now=%d",