diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
index 166c8ddc0be4..ad4957b52f10 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/bcache.h
@@ -819,10 +819,9 @@ struct cache_set {
 
 	/*
 	 * A btree node on disk could have too many bsets for an iterator to fit
-	 * on the stack - this is a single element mempool for btree_read_work()
+	 * on the stack - have to dynamically allocate them
 	 */
-	struct mutex		fill_lock;
-	struct btree_iter	*fill_iter;
+	mempool_t		*fill_iter;
 
 	/*
 	 * btree_sort() is a merge sort and requires temporary space - single
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
index 45b88fbffbe0..aaec186f7ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.c
@@ -134,44 +134,17 @@ static uint64_t btree_csum_set(struct btree *b, struct bset *i)
 	return crc ^ 0xffffffffffffffffULL;
 }
 
-static void btree_bio_endio(struct bio *bio, int error)
+void bch_btree_node_read_done(struct btree *b)
 {
-	struct closure *cl = bio->bi_private;
-	struct btree *b = container_of(cl, struct btree, io.cl);
-
-	if (error)
-		set_btree_node_io_error(b);
-
-	bch_bbio_count_io_errors(b->c, bio, error, (bio->bi_rw & WRITE)
-				 ? "writing btree" : "reading btree");
-	closure_put(cl);
-}
-
-static void btree_bio_init(struct btree *b)
-{
-	BUG_ON(b->bio);
-	b->bio = bch_bbio_alloc(b->c);
-
-	b->bio->bi_end_io	= btree_bio_endio;
-	b->bio->bi_private	= &b->io.cl;
-}
-
-void bch_btree_read_done(struct closure *cl)
-{
-	struct btree *b = container_of(cl, struct btree, io.cl);
-	struct bset *i = b->sets[0].data;
-	struct btree_iter *iter = b->c->fill_iter;
 	const char *err = "bad btree header";
-	BUG_ON(b->nsets || b->written);
+	struct bset *i = b->sets[0].data;
+	struct btree_iter *iter;
 
-	bch_bbio_free(b->bio, b->c);
-	b->bio = NULL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&b->c->fill_lock);
+	iter = mempool_alloc(b->c->fill_iter, GFP_NOWAIT);
+	iter->size = b->c->sb.bucket_size / b->c->sb.block_size;
 	iter->used = 0;
 
-	if (btree_node_io_error(b) ||
-	    !i->seq)
+	if (!i->seq)
 		goto err;
 
 	for (;
@@ -228,17 +201,8 @@ void bch_btree_read_done(struct closure *cl)
 	if (b->written < btree_blocks(b))
 		bch_bset_init_next(b);
 out:
-
-	mutex_unlock(&b->c->fill_lock);
-
-	spin_lock(&b->c->btree_read_time_lock);
-	bch_time_stats_update(&b->c->btree_read_time, b->io_start_time);
-	spin_unlock(&b->c->btree_read_time_lock);
-
-	smp_wmb(); /* read_done is our write lock */
-	set_btree_node_read_done(b);
-
-	closure_return(cl);
+	mempool_free(iter, b->c->fill_iter);
+	return;
 err:
 	set_btree_node_io_error(b);
 	bch_cache_set_error(b->c, "%s at bucket %zu, block %zu, %u keys",
@@ -247,26 +211,51 @@ err:
 	goto out;
 }
 
-void bch_btree_read(struct btree *b)
+static void btree_node_read_endio(struct bio *bio, int error)
 {
-	BUG_ON(b->nsets || b->written);
+	struct closure *cl = bio->bi_private;
+	closure_put(cl);
+}
 
-	if (!closure_trylock(&b->io.cl, &b->c->cl))
-		BUG();
-
-	b->io_start_time = local_clock();
-
-	btree_bio_init(b);
-	b->bio->bi_rw	= REQ_META|READ_SYNC;
-	b->bio->bi_size	= KEY_SIZE(&b->key) << 9;
-
-	bch_bio_map(b->bio, b->sets[0].data);
+void bch_btree_node_read(struct btree *b)
+{
+	uint64_t start_time = local_clock();
+	struct closure cl;
+	struct bio *bio;
 
+	closure_init_stack(&cl);
 	pr_debug("%s", pbtree(b));
-	trace_bcache_btree_read(b->bio);
-	bch_submit_bbio(b->bio, b->c, &b->key, 0);
 
-	continue_at(&b->io.cl, bch_btree_read_done, system_wq);
+	bio = bch_bbio_alloc(b->c);
+	bio->bi_rw	= REQ_META|READ_SYNC;
+	bio->bi_size	= KEY_SIZE(&b->key) << 9;
+	bio->bi_end_io	= btree_node_read_endio;
+	bio->bi_private	= &cl;
+
+	bch_bio_map(bio, b->sets[0].data);
+
+	trace_bcache_btree_read(bio);
+	bch_submit_bbio(bio, b->c, &b->key, 0);
+	closure_sync(&cl);
+
+	if (!test_bit(BIO_UPTODATE, &bio->bi_flags))
+		set_btree_node_io_error(b);
+
+	bch_bbio_free(bio, b->c);
+
+	if (btree_node_io_error(b))
+		goto err;
+
+	bch_btree_node_read_done(b);
+
+	spin_lock(&b->c->btree_read_time_lock);
+	bch_time_stats_update(&b->c->btree_read_time, start_time);
+	spin_unlock(&b->c->btree_read_time_lock);
+
+	return;
+err:
+	bch_cache_set_error(b->c, "io error reading bucket %lu",
+			    PTR_BUCKET_NR(b->c, &b->key, 0));
 }
 
 static void btree_complete_write(struct btree *b, struct btree_write *w)
@@ -280,15 +269,11 @@ static void btree_complete_write(struct btree *b, struct btree_write *w)
 		__closure_wake_up(&b->c->journal.wait);
 	}
 
-	if (w->owner)
-		closure_put(w->owner);
-
 	w->prio_blocked	= 0;
 	w->journal	= NULL;
-	w->owner	= NULL;
 }
 
-static void __btree_write_done(struct closure *cl)
+static void __btree_node_write_done(struct closure *cl)
 {
 	struct btree *b = container_of(cl, struct btree, io.cl);
 	struct btree_write *w = btree_prev_write(b);
@@ -304,7 +289,7 @@ static void __btree_write_done(struct closure *cl)
 	closure_return(cl);
 }
 
-static void btree_write_done(struct closure *cl)
+static void btree_node_write_done(struct closure *cl)
 {
 	struct btree *b = container_of(cl, struct btree, io.cl);
 	struct bio_vec *bv;
@@ -313,10 +298,22 @@ static void btree_write_done(struct closure *cl)
 	__bio_for_each_segment(bv, b->bio, n, 0)
 		__free_page(bv->bv_page);
 
-	__btree_write_done(cl);
+	__btree_node_write_done(cl);
 }
 
-static void do_btree_write(struct btree *b)
+static void btree_node_write_endio(struct bio *bio, int error)
+{
+	struct closure *cl = bio->bi_private;
+	struct btree *b = container_of(cl, struct btree, io.cl);
+
+	if (error)
+		set_btree_node_io_error(b);
+
+	bch_bbio_count_io_errors(b->c, bio, error, "writing btree");
+	closure_put(cl);
+}
+
+static void do_btree_node_write(struct btree *b)
 {
 	struct closure *cl = &b->io.cl;
 	struct bset *i = b->sets[b->nsets].data;
@@ -325,7 +322,11 @@ static void do_btree_write(struct btree *b)
 	i->version	= BCACHE_BSET_VERSION;
 	i->csum		= btree_csum_set(b, i);
 
-	btree_bio_init(b);
+	BUG_ON(b->bio);
+	b->bio = bch_bbio_alloc(b->c);
+
+	b->bio->bi_end_io	= btree_node_write_endio;
+	b->bio->bi_private	= &b->io.cl;
 	b->bio->bi_rw	= REQ_META|WRITE_SYNC;
 	b->bio->bi_size	= set_blocks(i, b->c) * block_bytes(b->c);
 	bch_bio_map(b->bio, i);
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ static void do_btree_write(struct btree *b)
 		trace_bcache_btree_write(b->bio);
 		bch_submit_bbio(b->bio, b->c, &k.key, 0);
 
-		continue_at(cl, btree_write_done, NULL);
+		continue_at(cl, btree_node_write_done, NULL);
 	} else {
 		b->bio->bi_vcnt = 0;
 		bch_bio_map(b->bio, i);
@@ -354,26 +355,30 @@ static void do_btree_write(struct btree *b)
 		bch_submit_bbio(b->bio, b->c, &k.key, 0);
 
 		closure_sync(cl);
-		__btree_write_done(cl);
+		__btree_node_write_done(cl);
 	}
 }
 
-static void __btree_write(struct btree *b)
+void bch_btree_node_write(struct btree *b, struct closure *parent)
 {
 	struct bset *i = b->sets[b->nsets].data;
 
 	BUG_ON(current->bio_list);
+	BUG_ON(b->written >= btree_blocks(b));
+	BUG_ON(b->written && !i->keys);
+	BUG_ON(b->sets->data->seq != i->seq);
 
-	closure_lock(&b->io, &b->c->cl);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&b->work);
 
+	/* If caller isn't waiting for write, parent refcount is cache set */
+	closure_lock(&b->io, parent ?: &b->c->cl);
+
 	clear_bit(BTREE_NODE_dirty,	 &b->flags);
 	change_bit(BTREE_NODE_write_idx, &b->flags);
 
 	bch_check_key_order(b, i);
-	BUG_ON(b->written && !i->keys);
 
-	do_btree_write(b);
+	do_btree_node_write(b);
 
 	pr_debug("%s block %i keys %i", pbtree(b), b->written, i->keys);
 
@@ -387,37 +392,31 @@ static void __btree_write(struct btree *b)
 		bch_bset_init_next(b);
 }
 
-static void btree_write_work(struct work_struct *w)
+static void btree_node_write_work(struct work_struct *w)
 {
 	struct btree *b = container_of(to_delayed_work(w), struct btree, work);
 
-	down_write(&b->lock);
+	rw_lock(true, b, b->level);
 
 	if (btree_node_dirty(b))
-		__btree_write(b);
-	up_write(&b->lock);
+		bch_btree_node_write(b, NULL);
+	rw_unlock(true, b);
 }
 
-void bch_btree_write(struct btree *b, bool now, struct btree_op *op)
+static void bch_btree_leaf_dirty(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op)
 {
 	struct bset *i = b->sets[b->nsets].data;
 	struct btree_write *w = btree_current_write(b);
 
-	BUG_ON(b->written &&
-	       (b->written >= btree_blocks(b) ||
-		i->seq != b->sets[0].data->seq ||
-		!i->keys));
+	BUG_ON(!b->written);
+	BUG_ON(!i->keys);
 
-	if (!btree_node_dirty(b)) {
-		set_btree_node_dirty(b);
-		queue_delayed_work(btree_io_wq, &b->work,
-				   msecs_to_jiffies(30000));
-	}
+	if (!btree_node_dirty(b))
+		queue_delayed_work(btree_io_wq, &b->work, 30 * HZ);
 
-	w->prio_blocked += b->prio_blocked;
-	b->prio_blocked = 0;
+	set_btree_node_dirty(b);
 
-	if (op && op->journal && !b->level) {
+	if (op && op->journal) {
 		if (w->journal &&
 		    journal_pin_cmp(b->c, w, op)) {
 			atomic_dec_bug(w->journal);
@@ -430,23 +429,10 @@ void bch_btree_write(struct btree *b, bool now, struct btree_op *op)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (current->bio_list)
-		return;
-
 	/* Force write if set is too big */
-	if (now ||
-	    b->level ||
-	    set_bytes(i) > PAGE_SIZE - 48) {
-		if (op && now) {
-			/* Must wait on multiple writes */
-			BUG_ON(w->owner);
-			w->owner = &op->cl;
-			closure_get(&op->cl);
-		}
-
-		__btree_write(b);
-	}
-	BUG_ON(!b->written);
+	if (set_bytes(i) > PAGE_SIZE - 48 &&
+	    !current->bio_list)
+		bch_btree_node_write(b, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -559,7 +545,7 @@ static struct btree *mca_bucket_alloc(struct cache_set *c,
 	init_rwsem(&b->lock);
 	lockdep_set_novalidate_class(&b->lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&b->list);
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&b->work, btree_write_work);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&b->work, btree_node_write_work);
 	b->c = c;
 	closure_init_unlocked(&b->io);
 
@@ -582,7 +568,7 @@ static int mca_reap(struct btree *b, struct closure *cl, unsigned min_order)
 	BUG_ON(btree_node_dirty(b) && !b->sets[0].data);
 
 	if (cl && btree_node_dirty(b))
-		bch_btree_write(b, true, NULL);
+		bch_btree_node_write(b, NULL);
 
 	if (cl)
 		closure_wait_event_async(&b->io.wait, cl,
@@ -905,6 +891,9 @@ retry:
 	b = mca_find(c, k);
 
 	if (!b) {
+		if (current->bio_list)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
+
 		mutex_lock(&c->bucket_lock);
 		b = mca_alloc(c, k, level, &op->cl);
 		mutex_unlock(&c->bucket_lock);
@@ -914,7 +903,7 @@ retry:
 		if (IS_ERR(b))
 			return b;
 
-		bch_btree_read(b);
+		bch_btree_node_read(b);
 
 		if (!write)
 			downgrade_write(&b->lock);
@@ -937,15 +926,12 @@ retry:
 	for (; i <= b->nsets; i++)
 		prefetch(b->sets[i].data);
 
-	if (!closure_wait_event(&b->io.wait, &op->cl,
-				btree_node_read_done(b))) {
+	if (btree_node_io_error(b)) {
 		rw_unlock(write, b);
-		b = ERR_PTR(-EAGAIN);
-	} else if (btree_node_io_error(b)) {
-		rw_unlock(write, b);
-		b = ERR_PTR(-EIO);
-	} else
-		BUG_ON(!b->written);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+	}
+
+	BUG_ON(!b->written);
 
 	return b;
 }
@@ -959,7 +945,7 @@ static void btree_node_prefetch(struct cache_set *c, struct bkey *k, int level)
 	mutex_unlock(&c->bucket_lock);
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(b)) {
-		bch_btree_read(b);
+		bch_btree_node_read(b);
 		rw_unlock(true, b);
 	}
 }
@@ -982,12 +968,6 @@ static void btree_node_free(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op)
 		btree_complete_write(b, btree_current_write(b));
 	clear_bit(BTREE_NODE_dirty, &b->flags);
 
-	if (b->prio_blocked &&
-	    !atomic_sub_return(b->prio_blocked, &b->c->prio_blocked))
-		wake_up_allocators(b->c);
-
-	b->prio_blocked = 0;
-
 	cancel_delayed_work(&b->work);
 
 	mutex_lock(&b->c->bucket_lock);
@@ -1028,7 +1008,6 @@ retry:
 		goto retry;
 	}
 
-	set_btree_node_read_done(b);
 	b->accessed = 1;
 	bch_bset_init_next(b);
 
@@ -1166,14 +1145,11 @@ static struct btree *btree_gc_alloc(struct btree *b, struct bkey *k,
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(n)) {
 		swap(b, n);
+		__bkey_put(b->c, &b->key);
 
 		memcpy(k->ptr, b->key.ptr,
 		       sizeof(uint64_t) * KEY_PTRS(&b->key));
 
-		__bkey_put(b->c, &b->key);
-		atomic_inc(&b->c->prio_blocked);
-		b->prio_blocked++;
-
 		btree_node_free(n, op);
 		up_write(&n->lock);
 	}
@@ -1293,14 +1269,9 @@ static int btree_gc_recurse(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op,
 	void write(struct btree *r)
 	{
 		if (!r->written)
-			bch_btree_write(r, true, op);
-		else if (btree_node_dirty(r)) {
-			BUG_ON(btree_current_write(r)->owner);
-			btree_current_write(r)->owner = writes;
-			closure_get(writes);
-
-			bch_btree_write(r, true, NULL);
-		}
+			bch_btree_node_write(r, &op->cl);
+		else if (btree_node_dirty(r))
+			bch_btree_node_write(r, writes);
 
 		up_write(&r->lock);
 	}
@@ -1386,9 +1357,7 @@ static int bch_btree_gc_root(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op,
 		ret = btree_gc_recurse(b, op, writes, gc);
 
 	if (!b->written || btree_node_dirty(b)) {
-		atomic_inc(&b->c->prio_blocked);
-		b->prio_blocked++;
-		bch_btree_write(b, true, n ? op : NULL);
+		bch_btree_node_write(b, n ? &op->cl : NULL);
 	}
 
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(n)) {
@@ -1508,8 +1477,8 @@ static void bch_btree_gc(struct closure *cl)
 	struct gc_stat stats;
 	struct closure writes;
 	struct btree_op op;
-
 	uint64_t start_time = local_clock();
+
 	trace_bcache_gc_start(c->sb.set_uuid);
 	blktrace_msg_all(c, "Starting gc");
 
@@ -1520,6 +1489,8 @@ static void bch_btree_gc(struct closure *cl)
 
 	btree_gc_start(c);
 
+	atomic_inc(&c->prio_blocked);
+
 	ret = btree_root(gc_root, c, &op, &writes, &stats);
 	closure_sync(&op.cl);
 	closure_sync(&writes);
@@ -1537,6 +1508,9 @@ static void bch_btree_gc(struct closure *cl)
 
 	available = bch_btree_gc_finish(c);
 
+	atomic_dec(&c->prio_blocked);
+	wake_up_allocators(c);
+
 	bch_time_stats_update(&c->btree_gc_time, start_time);
 
 	stats.key_bytes *= sizeof(uint64_t);
@@ -1544,10 +1518,9 @@ static void bch_btree_gc(struct closure *cl)
 	stats.data	<<= 9;
 	stats.in_use	= (c->nbuckets - available) * 100 / c->nbuckets;
 	memcpy(&c->gc_stats, &stats, sizeof(struct gc_stat));
-	blktrace_msg_all(c, "Finished gc");
 
+	blktrace_msg_all(c, "Finished gc");
 	trace_bcache_gc_end(c->sb.set_uuid);
-	wake_up_allocators(c);
 
 	continue_at(cl, bch_moving_gc, bch_gc_wq);
 }
@@ -1857,7 +1830,7 @@ merged:
 				op_type(op), pbtree(b), pkey(k));
 
 	if (b->level && !KEY_OFFSET(k))
-		b->prio_blocked++;
+		btree_current_write(b)->prio_blocked++;
 
 	pr_debug("%s for %s at %s: %s", status,
 		 op_type(op), pbtree(b), pkey(k));
@@ -1907,7 +1880,6 @@ bool bch_btree_insert_check_key(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op,
 
 	BUG_ON(op->type != BTREE_INSERT);
 	BUG_ON(!btree_insert_key(b, op, &tmp.k));
-	bch_btree_write(b, false, NULL);
 	ret = true;
 out:
 	downgrade_write(&b->lock);
@@ -1967,18 +1939,18 @@ static int btree_split(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op)
 		bkey_copy_key(&n2->key, &b->key);
 
 		bch_keylist_add(&op->keys, &n2->key);
-		bch_btree_write(n2, true, op);
+		bch_btree_node_write(n2, &op->cl);
 		rw_unlock(true, n2);
 	} else
 		bch_btree_insert_keys(n1, op);
 
 	bch_keylist_add(&op->keys, &n1->key);
-	bch_btree_write(n1, true, op);
+	bch_btree_node_write(n1, &op->cl);
 
 	if (n3) {
 		bkey_copy_key(&n3->key, &MAX_KEY);
 		bch_btree_insert_keys(n3, op);
-		bch_btree_write(n3, true, op);
+		bch_btree_node_write(n3, &op->cl);
 
 		closure_sync(&op->cl);
 		bch_btree_set_root(n3);
@@ -2082,8 +2054,12 @@ static int bch_btree_insert_recurse(struct btree *b, struct btree_op *op,
 
 		BUG_ON(write_block(b) != b->sets[b->nsets].data);
 
-		if (bch_btree_insert_keys(b, op))
-			bch_btree_write(b, false, op);
+		if (bch_btree_insert_keys(b, op)) {
+			if (!b->level)
+				bch_btree_leaf_dirty(b, op);
+			else
+				bch_btree_node_write(b, &op->cl);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
index af4a7092a28c..809bd77847a2 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/btree.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 
 struct btree_write {
-	struct closure		*owner;
 	atomic_t		*journal;
 
 	/* If btree_split() frees a btree node, it writes a new pointer to that
@@ -142,16 +141,12 @@ struct btree {
 	 */
 	struct bset_tree	sets[MAX_BSETS];
 
-	/* Used to refcount bio splits, also protects b->bio */
+	/* For outstanding btree writes, used as a lock - protects write_idx */
 	struct closure_with_waitlist	io;
 
-	/* Gets transferred to w->prio_blocked - see the comment there */
-	int			prio_blocked;
-
 	struct list_head	list;
 	struct delayed_work	work;
 
-	uint64_t		io_start_time;
 	struct btree_write	writes[2];
 	struct bio		*bio;
 };
@@ -164,13 +159,11 @@ static inline void set_btree_node_ ## flag(struct btree *b)		\
 {	set_bit(BTREE_NODE_ ## flag, &b->flags); }			\
 
 enum btree_flags {
-	BTREE_NODE_read_done,
 	BTREE_NODE_io_error,
 	BTREE_NODE_dirty,
 	BTREE_NODE_write_idx,
 };
 
-BTREE_FLAG(read_done);
 BTREE_FLAG(io_error);
 BTREE_FLAG(dirty);
 BTREE_FLAG(write_idx);
@@ -293,9 +286,7 @@ static inline void rw_unlock(bool w, struct btree *b)
 #ifdef CONFIG_BCACHE_EDEBUG
 	unsigned i;
 
-	if (w &&
-	    b->key.ptr[0] &&
-	    btree_node_read_done(b))
+	if (w && b->key.ptr[0])
 		for (i = 0; i <= b->nsets; i++)
 			bch_check_key_order(b, b->sets[i].data);
 #endif
@@ -370,9 +361,9 @@ static inline bool should_split(struct btree *b)
 		 > btree_blocks(b));
 }
 
-void bch_btree_read_done(struct closure *);
-void bch_btree_read(struct btree *);
-void bch_btree_write(struct btree *b, bool now, struct btree_op *op);
+void bch_btree_node_read(struct btree *);
+void bch_btree_node_read_done(struct btree *);
+void bch_btree_node_write(struct btree *, struct closure *);
 
 void bch_cannibalize_unlock(struct cache_set *, struct closure *);
 void bch_btree_set_root(struct btree *);
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/debug.c b/drivers/md/bcache/debug.c
index 89fd5204924e..ae6096c6845d 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/debug.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void bch_btree_verify(struct btree *b, struct bset *new)
 	v->written = 0;
 	v->level = b->level;
 
-	bch_btree_read(v);
+	bch_btree_node_read(v);
 	closure_wait_event(&v->io.wait, &cl,
 			   atomic_read(&b->io.cl.remaining) == -1);
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static ssize_t btree_fuzz(struct kobject *k, struct kobj_attribute *a,
 
 		bch_btree_sort(b);
 		fill->written = 0;
-		bch_btree_read_done(&fill->io.cl);
+		bch_btree_node_read_done(fill);
 
 		if (b->sets[0].data->keys != fill->sets[0].data->keys ||
 		    memcmp(b->sets[0].data->start,
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c b/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
index 8c8dfdcd9d4c..970d819d4350 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/journal.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ out:
 		return;
 found:
 	if (btree_node_dirty(best))
-		bch_btree_write(best, true, NULL);
+		bch_btree_node_write(best, NULL);
 	rw_unlock(true, best);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
index aaeda235fc75..e53f89988b08 100644
--- a/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
+++ b/drivers/md/bcache/super.c
@@ -1255,9 +1255,10 @@ static void cache_set_free(struct closure *cl)
 	free_pages((unsigned long) c->uuids, ilog2(bucket_pages(c)));
 	free_pages((unsigned long) c->sort, ilog2(bucket_pages(c)));
 
-	kfree(c->fill_iter);
 	if (c->bio_split)
 		bioset_free(c->bio_split);
+	if (c->fill_iter)
+		mempool_destroy(c->fill_iter);
 	if (c->bio_meta)
 		mempool_destroy(c->bio_meta);
 	if (c->search)
@@ -1295,7 +1296,7 @@ static void cache_set_flush(struct closure *cl)
 	/* Should skip this if we're unregistering because of an error */
 	list_for_each_entry(b, &c->btree_cache, list)
 		if (btree_node_dirty(b))
-			bch_btree_write(b, true, NULL);
+			bch_btree_node_write(b, NULL);
 
 	closure_return(cl);
 }
@@ -1374,7 +1375,6 @@ struct cache_set *bch_cache_set_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb)
 				       BTREE_MAX_PAGES);
 
 	mutex_init(&c->bucket_lock);
-	mutex_init(&c->fill_lock);
 	mutex_init(&c->sort_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&c->sort_time_lock);
 	closure_init_unlocked(&c->sb_write);
@@ -1400,8 +1400,8 @@ struct cache_set *bch_cache_set_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb)
 	    !(c->bio_meta = mempool_create_kmalloc_pool(2,
 				sizeof(struct bbio) + sizeof(struct bio_vec) *
 				bucket_pages(c))) ||
+	    !(c->fill_iter = mempool_create_kmalloc_pool(1, iter_size)) ||
 	    !(c->bio_split = bioset_create(4, offsetof(struct bbio, bio))) ||
-	    !(c->fill_iter = kmalloc(iter_size, GFP_KERNEL)) ||
 	    !(c->sort = alloc_bucket_pages(GFP_KERNEL, c)) ||
 	    !(c->uuids = alloc_bucket_pages(GFP_KERNEL, c)) ||
 	    bch_journal_alloc(c) ||
@@ -1409,8 +1409,6 @@ struct cache_set *bch_cache_set_alloc(struct cache_sb *sb)
 	    bch_open_buckets_alloc(c))
 		goto err;
 
-	c->fill_iter->size = sb->bucket_size / sb->block_size;
-
 	c->congested_read_threshold_us	= 2000;
 	c->congested_write_threshold_us	= 20000;
 	c->error_limit	= 8 << IO_ERROR_SHIFT;
@@ -1551,7 +1549,7 @@ static void run_cache_set(struct cache_set *c)
 			goto err_unlock_gc;
 
 		bkey_copy_key(&c->root->key, &MAX_KEY);
-		bch_btree_write(c->root, true, &op);
+		bch_btree_node_write(c->root, &op.cl);
 
 		bch_btree_set_root(c->root);
 		rw_unlock(true, c->root);