struct ocfs2_extent_tree_operations     *et_ops;
        struct buffer_head                      *et_root_bh;
        struct ocfs2_extent_list                *et_root_el;
-       void                                    *et_private;
+       void                                    *et_object;
        unsigned int                            et_max_leaf_clusters;
 };
 
 static void ocfs2_dinode_set_last_eb_blk(struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
                                         u64 blkno)
 {
-       struct ocfs2_dinode *di =
-               (struct ocfs2_dinode *)et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       struct ocfs2_dinode *di = et->et_object;
 
        BUG_ON(et->et_type != OCFS2_DINODE_EXTENT);
        di->i_last_eb_blk = cpu_to_le64(blkno);
 
 static u64 ocfs2_dinode_get_last_eb_blk(struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et)
 {
-       struct ocfs2_dinode *di =
-               (struct ocfs2_dinode *)et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       struct ocfs2_dinode *di = et->et_object;
 
        BUG_ON(et->et_type != OCFS2_DINODE_EXTENT);
        return le64_to_cpu(di->i_last_eb_blk);
                                         struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
                                         u32 clusters)
 {
-       struct ocfs2_dinode *di =
-                       (struct ocfs2_dinode *)et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       struct ocfs2_dinode *di = et->et_object;
 
        le32_add_cpu(&di->i_clusters, clusters);
        spin_lock(&OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_lock);
 
        BUG_ON(et->et_type != OCFS2_DINODE_EXTENT);
 
-       di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *)et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       di = et->et_object;
        if (!OCFS2_IS_VALID_DINODE(di)) {
                ret = -EIO;
                ocfs2_error(inode->i_sb,
                                              u64 blkno)
 {
        struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *xv =
-               (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *)et->et_private;
+               (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *)et->et_object;
 
        xv->xr_last_eb_blk = cpu_to_le64(blkno);
 }
 static u64 ocfs2_xattr_value_get_last_eb_blk(struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et)
 {
        struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *xv =
-               (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *) et->et_private;
+               (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *) et->et_object;
 
        return le64_to_cpu(xv->xr_last_eb_blk);
 }
                                              u32 clusters)
 {
        struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *xv =
-               (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *)et->et_private;
+               (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *)et->et_object;
 
        le32_add_cpu(&xv->xr_clusters, clusters);
 }
 static void ocfs2_xattr_tree_set_last_eb_blk(struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
                                             u64 blkno)
 {
-       struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb =
-               (struct ocfs2_xattr_block *) et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb = et->et_object;
        struct ocfs2_xattr_tree_root *xt = &xb->xb_attrs.xb_root;
 
        xt->xt_last_eb_blk = cpu_to_le64(blkno);
 
 static u64 ocfs2_xattr_tree_get_last_eb_blk(struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et)
 {
-       struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb =
-               (struct ocfs2_xattr_block *) et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb = et->et_object;
        struct ocfs2_xattr_tree_root *xt = &xb->xb_attrs.xb_root;
 
        return le64_to_cpu(xt->xt_last_eb_blk);
                                             struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
                                             u32 clusters)
 {
-       struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb =
-                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_block *)et->et_root_bh->b_data;
+       struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb = et->et_object;
 
        le32_add_cpu(&xb->xb_attrs.xb_root.xt_clusters, clusters);
 }
                                  struct inode *inode,
                                  struct buffer_head *bh,
                                  enum ocfs2_extent_tree_type et_type,
-                                 void *private)
+                                 void *obj)
 {
        et->et_type = et_type;
        get_bh(bh);
        et->et_root_bh = bh;
-       et->et_private = private;
        et->et_max_leaf_clusters = 0;
+       if (!obj)
+               obj = (void *)bh->b_data;
+       et->et_object = obj;
 
        if (et_type == OCFS2_DINODE_EXTENT) {
                et->et_root_el =
-                       &((struct ocfs2_dinode *)bh->b_data)->id2.i_list;
+                       &((struct ocfs2_dinode *)obj)->id2.i_list;
                et->et_ops = &ocfs2_dinode_et_ops;
        } else if (et_type == OCFS2_XATTR_VALUE_EXTENT) {
                struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *xv =
-                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *) private;
+                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *)obj;
                et->et_root_el = &xv->xr_list;
                et->et_ops = &ocfs2_xattr_et_ops;
        } else if (et_type == OCFS2_XATTR_TREE_EXTENT) {
                struct ocfs2_xattr_block *xb =
-                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_block *)bh->b_data;
+                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_block *)obj;
                et->et_root_el = &xb->xb_attrs.xb_root.xt_list;
                et->et_ops = &ocfs2_xattr_tree_et_ops;
                et->et_max_leaf_clusters = ocfs2_clusters_for_bytes(inode->i_sb,
                           struct inode *inode,
                           struct buffer_head *root_bh,
                           enum ocfs2_extent_tree_type type,
-                          void *private)
+                          void *obj)
 {
        int retval;
        struct ocfs2_extent_list *el = NULL;
                el = &fe->id2.i_list;
        } else if (type == OCFS2_XATTR_VALUE_EXTENT) {
                struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *xv =
-                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *) private;
+                       (struct ocfs2_xattr_value_root *) obj;
 
                last_eb_blk = le64_to_cpu(xv->xr_last_eb_blk);
                el = &xv->xr_list;
                                    u32 new_clusters,
                                    u8 flags,
                                    struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
-                                   void *private)
+                                   void *obj)
 {
        int status;
        struct ocfs2_extent_tree et;
 
        ocfs2_get_extent_tree(&et, inode, root_bh,
-                             OCFS2_XATTR_VALUE_EXTENT, private);
+                             OCFS2_XATTR_VALUE_EXTENT, obj);
        status = ocfs2_insert_extent(osb, handle, inode, root_bh,
                                     cpos, start_blk, new_clusters,
                                     flags, meta_ac, &et);
                                struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
                                enum ocfs2_alloc_restarted *reason_ret,
                                enum ocfs2_extent_tree_type type,
-                               void *private)
+                               void *obj)
 {
        int status = 0;
        int free_extents;
                flags = OCFS2_EXT_UNWRITTEN;
 
        free_extents = ocfs2_num_free_extents(osb, inode, root_bh, type,
-                                             private);
+                                             obj);
        if (free_extents < 0) {
                status = free_extents;
                mlog_errno(status);
                                                         inode, root_bh,
                                                         *logical_offset,
                                                         block, num_bits, flags,
-                                                        meta_ac, private);
+                                                        meta_ac, obj);
        if (status < 0) {
                mlog_errno(status);
                goto leave;
                              struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
                              struct ocfs2_cached_dealloc_ctxt *dealloc,
                              enum ocfs2_extent_tree_type et_type,
-                             void *private)
+                             void *obj)
 {
        int ret, index;
        u64 start_blkno = ocfs2_clusters_to_blocks(inode->i_sb, phys);
        mlog(0, "Inode %lu cpos %u, len %u, phys %u (%llu)\n",
             inode->i_ino, cpos, len, phys, (unsigned long long)start_blkno);
 
-       ocfs2_get_extent_tree(&et, inode, root_bh, et_type, private);
+       ocfs2_get_extent_tree(&et, inode, root_bh, et_type, obj);
 
        if (!ocfs2_writes_unwritten_extents(OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb))) {
                ocfs2_error(inode->i_sb, "Inode %llu has unwritten extents "
                        struct ocfs2_alloc_context *meta_ac,
                        struct ocfs2_cached_dealloc_ctxt *dealloc,
                        enum ocfs2_extent_tree_type et_type,
-                       void *private)
+                       void *obj)
 {
        int ret, index;
        u32 rec_range, trunc_range;
        struct ocfs2_path *path = NULL;
        struct ocfs2_extent_tree et;
 
-       ocfs2_get_extent_tree(&et, inode, root_bh, et_type, private);
+       ocfs2_get_extent_tree(&et, inode, root_bh, et_type, obj);
 
        ocfs2_extent_map_trunc(inode, 0);