diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
index 43e56b97f9c016..6180da1e37e65d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/journal.h
@@ -405,9 +405,9 @@ static inline int ocfs2_remove_extent_credits(struct super_block *sb)
 	       ocfs2_quota_trans_credits(sb);
 }
 
-/* data block for new dir/symlink, 2 for bitmap updates (bitmap fe +
- * bitmap block for the new bit) dx_root update for free list */
-#define OCFS2_DIR_LINK_ADDITIONAL_CREDITS (1 + 2 + 1)
+/* data block for new dir/symlink, allocation of directory block, dx_root
+ * update for free list */
+#define OCFS2_DIR_LINK_ADDITIONAL_CREDITS (1 + OCFS2_SUBALLOC_ALLOC + 1)
 
 static inline int ocfs2_add_dir_index_credits(struct super_block *sb)
 {
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
index b5f9160e93e911..19ebc5aad391f7 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/refcounttree.c
@@ -3228,7 +3228,7 @@ static int ocfs2_make_clusters_writable(struct super_block *sb,
 					u32 num_clusters, unsigned int e_flags)
 {
 	int ret, delete, index, credits =  0;
-	u32 new_bit, new_len;
+	u32 new_bit, new_len, orig_num_clusters;
 	unsigned int set_len;
 	struct ocfs2_super *osb = OCFS2_SB(sb);
 	handle_t *handle;
@@ -3261,6 +3261,8 @@ static int ocfs2_make_clusters_writable(struct super_block *sb,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	orig_num_clusters = num_clusters;
+
 	while (num_clusters) {
 		ret = ocfs2_get_refcount_rec(ref_ci, context->ref_root_bh,
 					     p_cluster, num_clusters,
@@ -3348,7 +3350,8 @@ static int ocfs2_make_clusters_writable(struct super_block *sb,
 	 * in write-back mode.
 	 */
 	if (context->get_clusters == ocfs2_di_get_clusters) {
-		ret = ocfs2_cow_sync_writeback(sb, context, cpos, num_clusters);
+		ret = ocfs2_cow_sync_writeback(sb, context, cpos,
+					       orig_num_clusters);
 		if (ret)
 			mlog_errno(ret);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index 38f986d2447ea9..36c423fb063523 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb,
 			       struct mount_options *mopt,
 			       int is_remount)
 {
-	int status;
+	int status, user_stack = 0;
 	char *p;
 	u32 tmp;
 
@@ -1459,6 +1459,15 @@ static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb,
 			memcpy(mopt->cluster_stack, args[0].from,
 			       OCFS2_STACK_LABEL_LEN);
 			mopt->cluster_stack[OCFS2_STACK_LABEL_LEN] = '\0';
+			/*
+			 * Open code the memcmp here as we don't have
+			 * an osb to pass to
+			 * ocfs2_userspace_stack().
+			 */
+			if (memcmp(mopt->cluster_stack,
+				   OCFS2_CLASSIC_CLUSTER_STACK,
+				   OCFS2_STACK_LABEL_LEN))
+				user_stack = 1;
 			break;
 		case Opt_inode64:
 			mopt->mount_opt |= OCFS2_MOUNT_INODE64;
@@ -1514,13 +1523,16 @@ static int ocfs2_parse_options(struct super_block *sb,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Ensure only one heartbeat mode */
-	tmp = mopt->mount_opt & (OCFS2_MOUNT_HB_LOCAL | OCFS2_MOUNT_HB_GLOBAL |
-				 OCFS2_MOUNT_HB_NONE);
-	if (hweight32(tmp) != 1) {
-		mlog(ML_ERROR, "Invalid heartbeat mount options\n");
-		status = 0;
-		goto bail;
+	if (user_stack == 0) {
+		/* Ensure only one heartbeat mode */
+		tmp = mopt->mount_opt & (OCFS2_MOUNT_HB_LOCAL |
+					 OCFS2_MOUNT_HB_GLOBAL |
+					 OCFS2_MOUNT_HB_NONE);
+		if (hweight32(tmp) != 1) {
+			mlog(ML_ERROR, "Invalid heartbeat mount options\n");
+			status = 0;
+			goto bail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	status = 1;