diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index ef00156..6a05166 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@
 	 * We don't want to deal with the case of keeping inode data inline yet.
 	 * So sending the data fork of a regular inode is invalid.
 	 */
-	ASSERT(!(S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode) && whichfork == XFS_DATA_FORK));
+	ASSERT(!(S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode) && whichfork == XFS_DATA_FORK));
 	ifp = XFS_IFORK_PTR(ip, whichfork);
 	ASSERT(XFS_IFORK_FORMAT(ip, whichfork) == XFS_DINODE_FMT_LOCAL);
 
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@
 	if (ip->i_df.if_bytes <= XFS_IFORK_DSIZE(ip))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (S_ISDIR(ip->i_d.di_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode)) {
 		memset(&dargs, 0, sizeof(dargs));
 		dargs.geo = ip->i_mount->m_dir_geo;
 		dargs.dp = ip;
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
 		return xfs_dir2_sf_to_block(&dargs);
 	}
 
-	if (S_ISLNK(ip->i_d.di_mode))
+	if (S_ISLNK(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
 		return xfs_bmap_local_to_extents(tp, ip, firstblock, 1,
 						 flags, XFS_DATA_FORK,
 						 xfs_symlink_local_to_remote);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
index 2fb53a5..af0f9d1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 {
 	xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t	*sfp;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 	if (dp->i_d.di_size == 0)	/* might happen during shutdown. */
 		return 1;
 	if (dp->i_d.di_size > XFS_IFORK_DSIZE(dp))
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 	struct xfs_da_args *args;
 	int		error;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 	error = xfs_dir_ino_validate(tp->t_mountp, pdp->i_ino);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
 	int			rval;
 	int			v;		/* type-checking value */
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 	if (inum) {
 		rval = xfs_dir_ino_validate(tp->t_mountp, inum);
 		if (rval)
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
 	int		v;		/* type-checking value */
 	int		lock_mode;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 	XFS_STATS_INC(dp->i_mount, xs_dir_lookup);
 
 	/*
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
 	int		rval;
 	int		v;		/* type-checking value */
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 	XFS_STATS_INC(dp->i_mount, xs_dir_remove);
 
 	args = kmem_zalloc(sizeof(*args), KM_SLEEP | KM_NOFS);
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@
 	int		rval;
 	int		v;		/* type-checking value */
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 
 	rval = xfs_dir_ino_validate(tp->t_mountp, inum);
 	if (rval)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c
index 05fbefa..9d9559e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.c
@@ -202,13 +202,12 @@
 	struct xfs_icdinode	*to = &ip->i_d;
 	struct inode		*inode = VFS_I(ip);
 
-	to->di_mode = be16_to_cpu(from->di_mode);
-	to->di_version = from ->di_version;
 
 	/*
 	 * Convert v1 inodes immediately to v2 inode format as this is the
 	 * minimum inode version format we support in the rest of the code.
 	 */
+	to->di_version = from->di_version;
 	if (to->di_version == 1) {
 		set_nlink(inode, be16_to_cpu(from->di_onlink));
 		to->di_projid_lo = 0;
@@ -238,6 +237,7 @@
 	inode->i_ctime.tv_sec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_ctime.t_sec);
 	inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec = (int)be32_to_cpu(from->di_ctime.t_nsec);
 	inode->i_generation = be32_to_cpu(from->di_gen);
+	inode->i_mode = be16_to_cpu(from->di_mode);
 
 	to->di_size = be64_to_cpu(from->di_size);
 	to->di_nblocks = be64_to_cpu(from->di_nblocks);
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@
 	to->di_magic = cpu_to_be16(XFS_DINODE_MAGIC);
 	to->di_onlink = 0;
 
-	to->di_mode = cpu_to_be16(from->di_mode);
 	to->di_version = from->di_version;
 	to->di_format = from->di_format;
 	to->di_uid = cpu_to_be32(from->di_uid);
@@ -287,6 +286,7 @@
 	to->di_ctime.t_nsec = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec);
 	to->di_nlink = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_nlink);
 	to->di_gen = cpu_to_be32(inode->i_generation);
+	to->di_mode = cpu_to_be16(inode->i_mode);
 
 	to->di_size = cpu_to_be64(from->di_size);
 	to->di_nblocks = cpu_to_be64(from->di_nblocks);
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 		 * the inode is already free and not try to mess
 		 * with the uninitialized part of it.
 		 */
-		ip->i_d.di_mode = 0;
+		VFS_I(ip)->i_mode = 0;
 	}
 
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_version >= 2);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h
index c51bd12..7c4dd32 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_buf.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
  * format specific structures at the appropriate time.
  */
 struct xfs_icdinode {
-	__uint16_t	di_mode;	/* mode and type of file */
 	__int8_t	di_version;	/* inode version */
 	__int8_t	di_format;	/* format of di_c data */
 	__uint16_t	di_flushiter;	/* incremented on flush */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c
index 0defbd0..0bf1c74 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_inode_fork.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	}
 
-	switch (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) {
+	switch (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFIFO:
 	case S_IFCHR:
 	case S_IFBLK:
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 45ec9e4..7087756 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@
 xfs_can_free_eofblocks(struct xfs_inode *ip, bool force)
 {
 	/* prealloc/delalloc exists only on regular files */
-	if (!S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode))
+	if (!S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
 		return false;
 
 	/*
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@
 	xfs_lock_two_inodes(ip, tip, XFS_MMAPLOCK_EXCL);
 
 	/* Verify that both files have the same format */
-	if ((ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) != (tip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT)) {
+	if ((VFS_I(ip)->i_mode & S_IFMT) != (VFS_I(tip)->i_mode & S_IFMT)) {
 		error = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
index 642d55d..93b3ab0 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(dp->i_mount))
 		return -EIO;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(dp->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(dp)->i_mode));
 	XFS_STATS_INC(dp->i_mount, xs_dir_getdents);
 
 	args.dp = dp;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
index 52883ac..f7333fb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_file.c
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@
 	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 
 	if (!(flags & XFS_PREALLOC_INVISIBLE)) {
-		ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~S_ISUID;
-		if (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IXGRP)
-			ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~S_ISGID;
+		VFS_I(ip)->i_mode &= ~S_ISUID;
+		if (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode & S_IXGRP)
+			VFS_I(ip)->i_mode &= ~S_ISGID;
 		xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, ip, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
index c4c130f..a51353a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_filestream.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 	xfs_agnumber_t		ag, max_ag = NULLAGNUMBER;
 	int			err, trylock, nscan;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(ip->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode));
 
 	/* 2% of an AG's blocks must be free for it to be chosen. */
 	minfree = mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks / 50;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 	xfs_agnumber_t		startag, ag = NULLAGNUMBER;
 	struct xfs_mru_cache_elem *mru;
 
-	ASSERT(S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode));
 
 	pip = xfs_filestream_get_parent(ip);
 	if (!pip)
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
index 30eafad..bf2d607 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_icache.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	/* VFS doesn't initialise i_mode! */
+	VFS_I(ip)->i_mode = 0;
+
 	XFS_STATS_INC(mp, vn_active);
 	ASSERT(atomic_read(&ip->i_pincount) == 0);
 	ASSERT(!spin_is_locked(&ip->i_flags_lock));
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@
 xfs_inode_free(
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip)
 {
-	switch (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_IFMT) {
+	switch (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFREG:
 	case S_IFDIR:
 	case S_IFLNK:
@@ -151,12 +154,14 @@
 	uint32_t	nlink = inode->i_nlink;
 	uint32_t	generation = inode->i_generation;
 	uint64_t	version = inode->i_version;
+	umode_t		mode = inode->i_mode;
 
 	error = inode_init_always(mp->m_super, inode);
 
 	set_nlink(inode, nlink);
 	inode->i_generation = generation;
 	inode->i_version = version;
+	inode->i_mode = mode;
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * If lookup is racing with unlink return an error immediately.
 	 */
-	if (ip->i_d.di_mode == 0 && !(flags & XFS_IGET_CREATE)) {
+	if (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode == 0 && !(flags & XFS_IGET_CREATE)) {
 		error = -ENOENT;
 		goto out_error;
 	}
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@
 
 	trace_xfs_iget_miss(ip);
 
-	if ((ip->i_d.di_mode == 0) && !(flags & XFS_IGET_CREATE)) {
+	if ((VFS_I(ip)->i_mode == 0) && !(flags & XFS_IGET_CREATE)) {
 		error = -ENOENT;
 		goto out_destroy;
 	}
@@ -470,7 +475,7 @@
 	 * If we have a real type for an on-disk inode, we can setup the inode
 	 * now.	 If it's a new inode being created, xfs_ialloc will handle it.
 	 */
-	if (xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_INEW) && ip->i_d.di_mode != 0)
+	if (xfs_iflags_test(ip, XFS_INEW) && VFS_I(ip)->i_mode != 0)
 		xfs_setup_existing_inode(ip);
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index 8a97005..26bac4a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
 	if (ip->i_d.di_version == 1)
 		ip->i_d.di_version = 2;
 
-	ip->i_d.di_mode = mode;
+	inode->i_mode = mode;
 	set_nlink(inode, nlink);
 	ip->i_d.di_uid = xfs_kuid_to_uid(current_fsuid());
 	ip->i_d.di_gid = xfs_kgid_to_gid(current_fsgid());
@@ -810,9 +810,8 @@
 
 	if (pip && XFS_INHERIT_GID(pip)) {
 		ip->i_d.di_gid = pip->i_d.di_gid;
-		if ((pip->i_d.di_mode & S_ISGID) && S_ISDIR(mode)) {
-			ip->i_d.di_mode |= S_ISGID;
-		}
+		if ((VFS_I(pip)->i_mode & S_ISGID) && S_ISDIR(mode))
+			inode->i_mode |= S_ISGID;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -821,10 +820,9 @@
 	 * (and only if the irix_sgid_inherit compatibility variable is set).
 	 */
 	if ((irix_sgid_inherit) &&
-	    (ip->i_d.di_mode & S_ISGID) &&
-	    (!in_group_p(xfs_gid_to_kgid(ip->i_d.di_gid)))) {
-		ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~S_ISGID;
-	}
+	    (inode->i_mode & S_ISGID) &&
+	    (!in_group_p(xfs_gid_to_kgid(ip->i_d.di_gid))))
+		inode->i_mode &= ~S_ISGID;
 
 	ip->i_d.di_size = 0;
 	ip->i_d.di_nextents = 0;
@@ -1421,7 +1419,7 @@
 
 	trace_xfs_link(tdp, target_name);
 
-	ASSERT(!S_ISDIR(sip->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(!S_ISDIR(VFS_I(sip)->i_mode));
 
 	if (XFS_FORCED_SHUTDOWN(mp))
 		return -EIO;
@@ -1628,7 +1626,7 @@
 	xfs_mount_t	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 	int		error;
 
-	if (!S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode) || (ip->i_d.di_mode == 0))
+	if (!S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode) || (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode == 0))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* If this is a read-only mount, don't do this (would generate I/O) */
@@ -1863,7 +1861,7 @@
 	 * If the inode is already free, then there can be nothing
 	 * to clean up here.
 	 */
-	if (ip->i_d.di_mode == 0) {
+	if (VFS_I(ip)->i_mode == 0) {
 		ASSERT(ip->i_df.if_real_bytes == 0);
 		ASSERT(ip->i_df.if_broot_bytes == 0);
 		return;
@@ -1887,7 +1885,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode) &&
+	if (S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode) &&
 	    (ip->i_d.di_size != 0 || XFS_ISIZE(ip) != 0 ||
 	     ip->i_d.di_nextents > 0 || ip->i_delayed_blks > 0))
 		truncate = 1;
@@ -1896,7 +1894,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		return;
 
-	if (S_ISLNK(ip->i_d.di_mode))
+	if (S_ISLNK(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
 		error = xfs_inactive_symlink(ip);
 	else if (truncate)
 		error = xfs_inactive_truncate(ip);
@@ -1956,7 +1954,7 @@
 	int		offset;
 	int		error;
 
-	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_mode != 0);
+	ASSERT(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode != 0);
 
 	/*
 	 * Get the agi buffer first.  It ensures lock ordering
@@ -2397,7 +2395,7 @@
 	ASSERT(VFS_I(ip)->i_nlink == 0);
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_nextents == 0);
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_anextents == 0);
-	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_size == 0 || !S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_size == 0 || !S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode));
 	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_nblocks == 0);
 
 	/*
@@ -2411,7 +2409,7 @@
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	ip->i_d.di_mode = 0;		/* mark incore inode as free */
+	VFS_I(ip)->i_mode = 0;		/* mark incore inode as free */
 	ip->i_d.di_flags = 0;
 	ip->i_d.di_dmevmask = 0;
 	ip->i_d.di_forkoff = 0;		/* mark the attr fork not in use */
@@ -2508,7 +2506,7 @@
 {
 	xfs_mount_t		*mp = dp->i_mount;
 	xfs_trans_t             *tp = NULL;
-	int			is_dir = S_ISDIR(ip->i_d.di_mode);
+	int			is_dir = S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode);
 	int                     error = 0;
 	xfs_bmap_free_t         free_list;
 	xfs_fsblock_t           first_block;
@@ -2753,7 +2751,7 @@
 	if (dp1 != dp2) {
 		dp2_flags = XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
 
-		if (S_ISDIR(ip2->i_d.di_mode)) {
+		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip2)->i_mode)) {
 			error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip2, &xfs_name_dotdot,
 						dp1->i_ino, first_block,
 						free_list, spaceres);
@@ -2761,7 +2759,7 @@
 				goto out_trans_abort;
 
 			/* transfer ip2 ".." reference to dp1 */
-			if (!S_ISDIR(ip1->i_d.di_mode)) {
+			if (!S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip1)->i_mode)) {
 				error = xfs_droplink(tp, dp2);
 				if (error)
 					goto out_trans_abort;
@@ -2780,7 +2778,7 @@
 			ip2_flags |= XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG;
 		}
 
-		if (S_ISDIR(ip1->i_d.di_mode)) {
+		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip1)->i_mode)) {
 			error = xfs_dir_replace(tp, ip1, &xfs_name_dotdot,
 						dp2->i_ino, first_block,
 						free_list, spaceres);
@@ -2788,7 +2786,7 @@
 				goto out_trans_abort;
 
 			/* transfer ip1 ".." reference to dp2 */
-			if (!S_ISDIR(ip2->i_d.di_mode)) {
+			if (!S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip2)->i_mode)) {
 				error = xfs_droplink(tp, dp1);
 				if (error)
 					goto out_trans_abort;
@@ -2885,7 +2883,7 @@
 	struct xfs_inode	*inodes[__XFS_SORT_INODES];
 	int			num_inodes = __XFS_SORT_INODES;
 	bool			new_parent = (src_dp != target_dp);
-	bool			src_is_directory = S_ISDIR(src_ip->i_d.di_mode);
+	bool			src_is_directory = S_ISDIR(VFS_I(src_ip)->i_mode);
 	int			spaceres;
 	int			error;
 
@@ -3014,7 +3012,7 @@
 		 * target and source are directories and that target can be
 		 * destroyed, or that neither is a directory.
 		 */
-		if (S_ISDIR(target_ip->i_d.di_mode)) {
+		if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(target_ip)->i_mode)) {
 			/*
 			 * Make sure target dir is empty.
 			 */
@@ -3444,7 +3442,7 @@
 			__func__, ip->i_ino, be16_to_cpu(dip->di_magic), dip);
 		goto corrupt_out;
 	}
-	if (S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode)) {
 		if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS) &&
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE),
@@ -3454,7 +3452,7 @@
 				__func__, ip->i_ino, ip);
 			goto corrupt_out;
 		}
-	} else if (S_ISDIR(ip->i_d.di_mode)) {
+	} else if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode)) {
 		if (XFS_TEST_ERROR(
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_EXTENTS) &&
 		    (ip->i_d.di_format != XFS_DINODE_FMT_BTREE) &&
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
index e74d13d..d627749 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
  */
 static inline xfs_fsize_t XFS_ISIZE(struct xfs_inode *ip)
 {
-	if (S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode))
+	if (S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
 		return i_size_read(VFS_I(ip));
 	return ip->i_d.di_size;
 }
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
  */
 #define XFS_INHERIT_GID(pip)	\
 	(((pip)->i_mount->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_GRPID) || \
-	 ((pip)->i_d.di_mode & S_ISGID))
+	 (VFS_I(pip)->i_mode & S_ISGID))
 
 int		xfs_release(struct xfs_inode *ip);
 void		xfs_inactive(struct xfs_inode *ip);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 3415c63..c48b5b1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@
 
 	to->di_magic = XFS_DINODE_MAGIC;
 
-	to->di_mode = from->di_mode;
 	to->di_version = from->di_version;
 	to->di_format = from->di_format;
 	to->di_uid = from->di_uid;
@@ -351,6 +350,7 @@
 	to->di_ctime.t_nsec = inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec;
 	to->di_nlink = inode->i_nlink;
 	to->di_gen = inode->i_generation;
+	to->di_mode = inode->i_mode;
 
 	to->di_size = from->di_size;
 	to->di_nblocks = from->di_nblocks;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index cdd6c31..81d6d62 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
 		di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_NODEFRAG;
 	if (xflags & FS_XFLAG_FILESTREAM)
 		di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_FILESTREAM;
-	if (S_ISDIR(ip->i_d.di_mode)) {
+	if (S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode)) {
 		if (xflags & FS_XFLAG_RTINHERIT)
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_RTINHERIT;
 		if (xflags & FS_XFLAG_NOSYMLINKS)
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT;
 		if (xflags & FS_XFLAG_PROJINHERIT)
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_PROJINHERIT;
-	} else if (S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode)) {
+	} else if (S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode)) {
 		if (xflags & FS_XFLAG_REALTIME)
 			di_flags |= XFS_DIFLAG_REALTIME;
 		if (xflags & FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE)
@@ -1128,14 +1128,14 @@
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = ip->i_mount;
 
-	if ((fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE) && !S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode))
+	if ((fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_EXTSIZE) && !S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if ((fa->fsx_xflags & FS_XFLAG_EXTSZINHERIT) &&
-	    !S_ISDIR(ip->i_d.di_mode))
+	    !S_ISDIR(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode) && ip->i_d.di_nextents &&
+	if (S_ISREG(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode) && ip->i_d.di_nextents &&
 	    ((ip->i_d.di_extsize << mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog) != fa->fsx_extsize))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1256,9 +1256,9 @@
 	 * successful return from chown()
 	 */
 
-	if ((ip->i_d.di_mode & (S_ISUID|S_ISGID)) &&
+	if ((VFS_I(ip)->i_mode & (S_ISUID|S_ISGID)) &&
 	    !capable_wrt_inode_uidgid(VFS_I(ip), CAP_FSETID))
-		ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~(S_ISUID|S_ISGID);
+		VFS_I(ip)->i_mode &= ~(S_ISUID|S_ISGID);
 
 	/* Change the ownerships and register project quota modifications */
 	if (xfs_get_projid(ip) != fa->fsx_projid) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
index a4daa3f..0d38b1d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_iops.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
 
 	stat->size = XFS_ISIZE(ip);
 	stat->dev = inode->i_sb->s_dev;
-	stat->mode = ip->i_d.di_mode;
+	stat->mode = inode->i_mode;
 	stat->nlink = inode->i_nlink;
 	stat->uid = inode->i_uid;
 	stat->gid = inode->i_gid;
@@ -506,9 +506,6 @@
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL));
 
-	ip->i_d.di_mode &= S_IFMT;
-	ip->i_d.di_mode |= mode & ~S_IFMT;
-
 	inode->i_mode &= S_IFMT;
 	inode->i_mode |= mode & ~S_IFMT;
 }
@@ -652,9 +649,9 @@
 		 * The set-user-ID and set-group-ID bits of a file will be
 		 * cleared upon successful return from chown()
 		 */
-		if ((ip->i_d.di_mode & (S_ISUID|S_ISGID)) &&
+		if ((inode->i_mode & (S_ISUID|S_ISGID)) &&
 		    !capable(CAP_FSETID))
-			ip->i_d.di_mode &= ~(S_ISUID|S_ISGID);
+			inode->i_mode &= ~(S_ISUID|S_ISGID);
 
 		/*
 		 * Change the ownerships and register quota modifications
@@ -764,7 +761,7 @@
 
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_IOLOCK_EXCL));
 	ASSERT(xfs_isilocked(ip, XFS_MMAPLOCK_EXCL));
-	ASSERT(S_ISREG(ip->i_d.di_mode));
+	ASSERT(S_ISREG(inode->i_mode));
 	ASSERT((iattr->ia_valid & (ATTR_UID|ATTR_GID|ATTR_ATIME|ATTR_ATIME_SET|
 		ATTR_MTIME_SET|ATTR_KILL_PRIV|ATTR_TIMES_SET)) == 0);
 
@@ -1215,7 +1212,6 @@
 	/* make the inode look hashed for the writeback code */
 	hlist_add_fake(&inode->i_hash);
 
-	inode->i_mode	= ip->i_d.di_mode;
 	inode->i_uid    = xfs_uid_to_kuid(ip->i_d.di_uid);
 	inode->i_gid    = xfs_gid_to_kgid(ip->i_d.di_gid);
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
index 6162e65..ce73eb3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_itable.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 	buf->bs_projid_lo = dic->di_projid_lo;
 	buf->bs_projid_hi = dic->di_projid_hi;
 	buf->bs_ino = ino;
-	buf->bs_mode = dic->di_mode;
 	buf->bs_uid = dic->di_uid;
 	buf->bs_gid = dic->di_gid;
 	buf->bs_size = dic->di_size;
@@ -101,6 +100,7 @@
 	buf->bs_ctime.tv_sec = inode->i_ctime.tv_sec;
 	buf->bs_ctime.tv_nsec = inode->i_ctime.tv_nsec;
 	buf->bs_gen = inode->i_generation;
+	buf->bs_mode = inode->i_mode;
 
 	buf->bs_xflags = xfs_ip2xflags(ip);
 	buf->bs_extsize = dic->di_extsize << mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 611c25c..bd6f23b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -4338,7 +4338,7 @@
 		goto fail_iput;
 
 	ASSERT(VFS_I(ip)->i_nlink == 0);
-	ASSERT(ip->i_d.di_mode != 0);
+	ASSERT(VFS_I(ip)->i_mode != 0);
 
 	/* setup for the next pass */
 	agino = be32_to_cpu(dip->di_next_unlinked);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index bb753b3..d306105 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@
 
 	ASSERT(rip != NULL);
 
-	if (unlikely(!S_ISDIR(rip->i_d.di_mode))) {
+	if (unlikely(!S_ISDIR(VFS_I(rip)->i_mode))) {
 		xfs_warn(mp, "corrupted root inode %llu: not a directory",
 			(unsigned long long)rip->i_ino);
 		xfs_iunlock(rip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);