return path;
 }
 
+static struct ocfs2_path *ocfs2_new_path_from_path(struct ocfs2_path *path)
+{
+       return ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path), path_root_el(path));
+}
+
+static struct ocfs2_path *ocfs2_new_path_from_et(struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et)
+{
+       return ocfs2_new_path(et->et_root_bh, et->et_root_el);
+}
+
 /*
  * Convenience function to journal all components in a path.
  */
 
        *ret_left_path = NULL;
 
-       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(right_path),
-                                  path_root_el(right_path));
+       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(right_path);
        if (!left_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
                goto out;
        }
 
-       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path),
-                                  path_root_el(path));
+       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(path);
        if (!left_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
 
        ocfs2_cp_path(left_path, path);
 
-       right_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path),
-                                   path_root_el(path));
+       right_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(path);
        if (!right_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
                 * We have a path to the left of this one - it needs
                 * an update too.
                 */
-               left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path),
-                                          path_root_el(path));
+               left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(path);
                if (!left_path) {
                        ret = -ENOMEM;
                        mlog_errno(ret);
        /* This function shouldn't be called for the rightmost leaf. */
        BUG_ON(right_cpos == 0);
 
-       right_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(left_path),
-                                   path_root_el(left_path));
+       right_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(left_path);
        if (!right_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
        /* This function shouldn't be called for the leftmost leaf. */
        BUG_ON(left_cpos == 0);
 
-       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(right_path),
-                                  path_root_el(right_path));
+       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(right_path);
        if (!left_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
                 * leftmost leaf.
                 */
                if (left_cpos) {
-                       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(right_path),
-                                                  path_root_el(right_path));
+                       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(right_path);
                        if (!left_path) {
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                                mlog_errno(ret);
                goto out_update_clusters;
        }
 
-       right_path = ocfs2_new_path(et->et_root_bh, et->et_root_el);
+       right_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_et(et);
        if (!right_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
                        goto out;
 
                if (left_cpos != 0) {
-                       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path),
-                                                  path_root_el(path));
+                       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(path);
                        if (!left_path)
                                goto out;
 
                if (right_cpos == 0)
                        goto out;
 
-               right_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path),
-                                           path_root_el(path));
+               right_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(path);
                if (!right_path)
                        goto out;
 
                return 0;
        }
 
-       path = ocfs2_new_path(et->et_root_bh, et->et_root_el);
+       path = ocfs2_new_path_from_et(et);
        if (!path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
        if (et->et_ops == &ocfs2_dinode_et_ops)
                ocfs2_extent_map_trunc(inode, 0);
 
-       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(et->et_root_bh, et->et_root_el);
+       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_et(et);
        if (!left_path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);
                }
 
                if (left_cpos && le16_to_cpu(el->l_next_free_rec) > 1) {
-                       left_path = ocfs2_new_path(path_root_bh(path),
-                                                  path_root_el(path));
+                       left_path = ocfs2_new_path_from_path(path);
                        if (!left_path) {
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                                mlog_errno(ret);
 
        ocfs2_extent_map_trunc(inode, 0);
 
-       path = ocfs2_new_path(et->et_root_bh, et->et_root_el);
+       path = ocfs2_new_path_from_et(et);
        if (!path) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
                mlog_errno(ret);