diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.c b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.c
index fe7bc3c..8831b2a 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.c
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ static bool bch2_dev_has_open_write_point(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca)
 	     ob++) {
 		spin_lock(&ob->lock);
 		if (ob->valid && !ob->on_partial_list &&
-		    ob->ptr.dev == ca->dev_idx)
+		    ob->dev == ca->dev_idx)
 			ret = true;
 		spin_unlock(&ob->lock);
 	}
@@ -1213,22 +1213,3 @@ void bch2_fs_allocator_background_init(struct bch_fs *c)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&c->freelist_lock);
 }
-
-void bch2_open_buckets_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c)
-{
-	struct open_bucket *ob;
-
-	for (ob = c->open_buckets;
-	     ob < c->open_buckets + ARRAY_SIZE(c->open_buckets);
-	     ob++) {
-		spin_lock(&ob->lock);
-		if (ob->valid && !ob->on_partial_list) {
-			pr_buf(out, "%zu ref %u type %s\n",
-			       ob - c->open_buckets,
-			       atomic_read(&ob->pin),
-			       bch2_data_types[ob->type]);
-		}
-		spin_unlock(&ob->lock);
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.h b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.h
index e3cdb8b..86b6417 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_background.h
@@ -142,6 +142,4 @@ int bch2_dev_allocator_start(struct bch_dev *);
 int bch2_alloc_write_all(struct bch_fs *, unsigned);
 void bch2_fs_allocator_background_init(struct bch_fs *);
 
-void bch2_open_buckets_to_text(struct printbuf *, struct bch_fs *);
-
 #endif /* _BCACHEFS_ALLOC_BACKGROUND_H */
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.c b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.c
index af651dd..35a2683 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
 void __bch2_open_bucket_put(struct bch_fs *c, struct open_bucket *ob)
 {
-	struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
+	struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
 
 	if (ob->ec) {
 		bch2_ec_bucket_written(c, ob);
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ void __bch2_open_bucket_put(struct bch_fs *c, struct open_bucket *ob)
 	percpu_down_read(&c->mark_lock);
 	spin_lock(&ob->lock);
 
-	bch2_mark_alloc_bucket(c, ca, PTR_BUCKET_NR(ca, &ob->ptr), false);
+	bch2_mark_alloc_bucket(c, ca, ob->bucket, false);
 	ob->valid = false;
-	ob->type = 0;
+	ob->data_type = 0;
 
 	spin_unlock(&ob->lock);
 	percpu_up_read(&c->mark_lock);
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ void bch2_open_bucket_write_error(struct bch_fs *c,
 	unsigned i;
 
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, obs, ob, i)
-		if (ob->ptr.dev == dev &&
-		    ob->ec)
+		if (ob->dev == dev && ob->ec)
 			bch2_ec_bucket_cancel(c, ob);
 }
 
@@ -95,18 +94,19 @@ static struct open_bucket *bch2_open_bucket_alloc(struct bch_fs *c)
 	ob = c->open_buckets + c->open_buckets_freelist;
 	c->open_buckets_freelist = ob->freelist;
 	atomic_set(&ob->pin, 1);
-	ob->type = 0;
+	ob->data_type = 0;
 
 	c->open_buckets_nr_free--;
 	return ob;
 }
 
+
 static void open_bucket_free_unused(struct bch_fs *c,
 				    struct write_point *wp,
 				    struct open_bucket *ob)
 {
-	struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
-	bool may_realloc = wp->type == BCH_DATA_user;
+	struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
+	bool may_realloc = wp->data_type == BCH_DATA_user;
 
 	BUG_ON(ca->open_buckets_partial_nr >
 	       ARRAY_SIZE(ca->open_buckets_partial));
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ static void verify_not_stale(struct bch_fs *c, const struct open_buckets *obs)
 	struct open_bucket *ob;
 	unsigned i;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, obs, ob, i) {
-		struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
+		struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
 
-		BUG_ON(ptr_stale(ca, &ob->ptr));
+		BUG_ON(bucket(ca, ob->bucket)->mark.gen != ob->gen);
 	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -246,13 +248,9 @@ struct open_bucket *bch2_bucket_alloc(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 	ob->valid	= true;
 	ob->sectors_free = ca->mi.bucket_size;
 	ob->alloc_reserve = reserve;
-	ob->ptr		= (struct bch_extent_ptr) {
-		.type	= 1 << BCH_EXTENT_ENTRY_ptr,
-		.gen	= bucket(ca, b)->mark.gen,
-		.offset	= bucket_to_sector(ca, b),
-		.dev	= ca->dev_idx,
-	};
-
+	ob->dev		= ca->dev_idx;
+	ob->gen		= bucket(ca, b)->mark.gen;
+	ob->bucket	= b;
 	spin_unlock(&ob->lock);
 
 	if (c->blocked_allocate_open_bucket) {
@@ -333,9 +331,9 @@ static void add_new_bucket(struct bch_fs *c,
 			   struct open_bucket *ob)
 {
 	unsigned durability =
-		bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev)->mi.durability;
+		bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev)->mi.durability;
 
-	__clear_bit(ob->ptr.dev, devs_may_alloc->d);
+	__clear_bit(ob->dev, devs_may_alloc->d);
 	*nr_effective	+= (flags & BUCKET_ALLOC_USE_DURABILITY)
 		? durability : 1;
 	*have_cache	|= !durability;
@@ -445,13 +443,13 @@ static int bucket_alloc_from_stripe(struct bch_fs *c,
 				continue;
 
 			ob = c->open_buckets + h->s->blocks[ec_idx];
-			if (ob->ptr.dev == devs_sorted.devs[i] &&
+			if (ob->dev == devs_sorted.devs[i] &&
 			    !test_and_set_bit(ec_idx, h->s->blocks_allocated))
 				goto got_bucket;
 		}
 	goto out_put_head;
 got_bucket:
-	ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
+	ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
 
 	ob->ec_idx	= ec_idx;
 	ob->ec		= h->s;
@@ -481,12 +479,12 @@ static void get_buckets_from_writepoint(struct bch_fs *c,
 	unsigned i;
 
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, &wp->ptrs, ob, i) {
-		struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
+		struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
 
 		if (*nr_effective < nr_replicas &&
-		    test_bit(ob->ptr.dev, devs_may_alloc->d) &&
+		    test_bit(ob->dev, devs_may_alloc->d) &&
 		    (ca->mi.durability ||
-		     (wp->type == BCH_DATA_user && !*have_cache)) &&
+		     (wp->data_type == BCH_DATA_user && !*have_cache)) &&
 		    (ob->ec || !need_ec)) {
 			add_new_bucket(c, ptrs, devs_may_alloc,
 				       nr_effective, have_cache,
@@ -518,7 +516,7 @@ static int open_bucket_add_buckets(struct bch_fs *c,
 	unsigned i;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	devs = target_rw_devs(c, wp->type, target);
+	devs = target_rw_devs(c, wp->data_type, target);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/* Don't allocate from devices we already have pointers to: */
@@ -526,7 +524,7 @@ static int open_bucket_add_buckets(struct bch_fs *c,
 		__clear_bit(devs_have->devs[i], devs.d);
 
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, ptrs, ob, i)
-		__clear_bit(ob->ptr.dev, devs.d);
+		__clear_bit(ob->dev, devs.d);
 
 	if (erasure_code) {
 		if (!ec_open_bucket(c, ptrs)) {
@@ -586,7 +584,7 @@ void bch2_open_buckets_stop_dev(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 	unsigned i, j;
 
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, obs, ob, i) {
-		bool drop = !ca || ob->ptr.dev == ca->dev_idx;
+		bool drop = !ca || ob->dev == ca->dev_idx;
 
 		if (!drop && ob->ec) {
 			mutex_lock(&ob->ec->lock);
@@ -595,7 +593,7 @@ void bch2_open_buckets_stop_dev(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca,
 					continue;
 
 				ob2 = c->open_buckets + ob->ec->blocks[j];
-				drop |= ob2->ptr.dev == ca->dev_idx;
+				drop |= ob2->dev == ca->dev_idx;
 			}
 			mutex_unlock(&ob->ec->lock);
 		}
@@ -779,11 +777,11 @@ struct write_point *bch2_alloc_sectors_start(struct bch_fs *c,
 
 	wp = writepoint_find(c, write_point.v);
 
-	if (wp->type == BCH_DATA_user)
+	if (wp->data_type == BCH_DATA_user)
 		ob_flags |= BUCKET_MAY_ALLOC_PARTIAL;
 
 	/* metadata may not allocate on cache devices: */
-	if (wp->type != BCH_DATA_user)
+	if (wp->data_type != BCH_DATA_user)
 		have_cache = true;
 
 	if (!target || (flags & BCH_WRITE_ONLY_SPECIFIED_DEVS)) {
@@ -861,6 +859,20 @@ struct write_point *bch2_alloc_sectors_start(struct bch_fs *c,
 	}
 }
 
+struct bch_extent_ptr bch2_ob_ptr(struct bch_fs *c, struct open_bucket *ob)
+{
+	struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
+
+	return (struct bch_extent_ptr) {
+		.type	= 1 << BCH_EXTENT_ENTRY_ptr,
+		.gen	= ob->gen,
+		.dev	= ob->dev,
+		.offset	= bucket_to_sector(ca, ob->bucket) +
+			ca->mi.bucket_size -
+			ob->sectors_free,
+	};
+}
+
 /*
  * Append pointers to the space we just allocated to @k, and mark @sectors space
  * as allocated out of @ob
@@ -877,14 +889,13 @@ void bch2_alloc_sectors_append_ptrs(struct bch_fs *c, struct write_point *wp,
 	wp->sectors_free -= sectors;
 
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, &wp->ptrs, ob, i) {
-		struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
-		struct bch_extent_ptr ptr = ob->ptr;
+		struct bch_dev *ca = bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
+		struct bch_extent_ptr ptr = bch2_ob_ptr(c, ob);
 
 		ptr.cached = cached ||
 			(!ca->mi.durability &&
-			 wp->type == BCH_DATA_user);
+			 wp->data_type == BCH_DATA_user);
 
-		ptr.offset += ca->mi.bucket_size - ob->sectors_free;
 		bch2_bkey_append_ptr(k, ptr);
 
 		BUG_ON(sectors > ob->sectors_free);
@@ -915,7 +926,7 @@ static inline void writepoint_init(struct write_point *wp,
 				   enum bch_data_type type)
 {
 	mutex_init(&wp->lock);
-	wp->type = type;
+	wp->data_type = type;
 }
 
 void bch2_fs_allocator_foreground_init(struct bch_fs *c)
@@ -952,3 +963,22 @@ void bch2_fs_allocator_foreground_init(struct bch_fs *c)
 				   writepoint_hash(c, wp->write_point));
 	}
 }
+
+void bch2_open_buckets_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c)
+{
+	struct open_bucket *ob;
+
+	for (ob = c->open_buckets;
+	     ob < c->open_buckets + ARRAY_SIZE(c->open_buckets);
+	     ob++) {
+		spin_lock(&ob->lock);
+		if (ob->valid && !ob->on_partial_list) {
+			pr_buf(out, "%zu ref %u type %s\n",
+			       ob - c->open_buckets,
+			       atomic_read(&ob->pin),
+			       bch2_data_types[ob->data_type]);
+		}
+		spin_unlock(&ob->lock);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.h b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.h
index d888878..39d8ae5 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_foreground.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static inline void bch2_open_bucket_get(struct bch_fs *c,
 	unsigned i;
 
 	open_bucket_for_each(c, &wp->ptrs, ob, i) {
-		ob->type = wp->type;
+		ob->data_type = wp->data_type;
 		atomic_inc(&ob->pin);
 		ob_push(c, ptrs, ob);
 	}
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ struct write_point *bch2_alloc_sectors_start(struct bch_fs *,
 					     unsigned,
 					     struct closure *);
 
+struct bch_extent_ptr bch2_ob_ptr(struct bch_fs *, struct open_bucket *);
 void bch2_alloc_sectors_append_ptrs(struct bch_fs *, struct write_point *,
 				    struct bkey_i *, unsigned, bool);
 void bch2_alloc_sectors_done(struct bch_fs *, struct write_point *);
@@ -127,4 +128,6 @@ static inline struct write_point_specifier writepoint_ptr(struct write_point *wp
 
 void bch2_fs_allocator_foreground_init(struct bch_fs *);
 
+void bch2_open_buckets_to_text(struct printbuf *, struct bch_fs *);
+
 #endif /* _BCACHEFS_ALLOC_FOREGROUND_H */
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_types.h b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_types.h
index 4a1cd8b..bd173c7 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/alloc_types.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/alloc_types.h
@@ -49,12 +49,15 @@ struct open_bucket {
 	 * the block in the stripe this open_bucket corresponds to:
 	 */
 	u8			ec_idx;
-	u8			type;
+	enum bch_data_type	data_type:3;
 	unsigned		valid:1;
 	unsigned		on_partial_list:1;
 	int			alloc_reserve:3;
+
 	unsigned		sectors_free;
-	struct bch_extent_ptr	ptr;
+	u8			dev;
+	u8			gen;
+	u64			bucket;
 	struct ec_stripe_new	*ec;
 };
 
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ struct write_point {
 	struct mutex		lock;
 	u64			last_used;
 	unsigned long		write_point;
-	enum bch_data_type	type;
+	enum bch_data_type	data_type;
 
 	/* calculated based on how many pointers we're actually going to use: */
 	unsigned		sectors_free;
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/ec.c b/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
index c3f86cc..05f55b7 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ void *bch2_writepoint_ec_buf(struct bch_fs *c, struct write_point *wp)
 	if (!ob)
 		return NULL;
 
-	ca	= bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->ptr.dev);
+	ca	= bch_dev_bkey_exists(c, ob->dev);
 	offset	= ca->mi.bucket_size - ob->sectors_free;
 
 	return ob->ec->new_stripe.data[ob->ec_idx] + (offset << 9);
@@ -1318,7 +1318,7 @@ static int new_stripe_alloc_buckets(struct bch_fs *c, struct ec_stripe_head *h,
 			BUG_ON(j >= h->s->nr_data + h->s->nr_parity);
 
 			h->s->blocks[j] = buckets.v[i];
-			h->s->new_stripe.key.v.ptrs[j] = ob->ptr;
+			h->s->new_stripe.key.v.ptrs[j] = bch2_ob_ptr(c, ob);
 			__set_bit(j, h->s->blocks_gotten);
 		}
 
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ static int new_stripe_alloc_buckets(struct bch_fs *c, struct ec_stripe_head *h,
 			BUG_ON(j >= h->s->nr_data);
 
 			h->s->blocks[j] = buckets.v[i];
-			h->s->new_stripe.key.v.ptrs[j] = ob->ptr;
+			h->s->new_stripe.key.v.ptrs[j] = bch2_ob_ptr(c, ob);
 			__set_bit(j, h->s->blocks_gotten);
 		}
 
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ void bch2_ec_stop_dev(struct bch_fs *c, struct bch_dev *ca)
 				continue;
 
 			ob = c->open_buckets + h->s->blocks[i];
-			if (ob->ptr.dev == ca->dev_idx)
+			if (ob->dev == ca->dev_idx)
 				goto found;
 		}
 		goto unlock;
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/journal.c b/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
index 7c5ce5b..4fadb41 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/journal.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int __bch2_set_nr_journal_buckets(struct bch_dev *ca, unsigned nr,
 				goto err;
 			}
 
-			b = sector_to_bucket(ca, ob->ptr.offset);
+			b = ob->bucket;
 		}
 
 		if (c)
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/sysfs.c b/fs/bcachefs/sysfs.c
index 1d1e2c6..07e9b21 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/sysfs.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/sysfs.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "bcachefs.h"
 #include "alloc_background.h"
+#include "alloc_foreground.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
 #include "btree_cache.h"
 #include "btree_io.h"
@@ -723,7 +724,7 @@ static void dev_alloc_debug_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_dev *ca)
 	memset(nr, 0, sizeof(nr));
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(c->open_buckets); i++)
-		nr[c->open_buckets[i].type]++;
+		nr[c->open_buckets[i].data_type]++;
 
 	pr_buf(out,
 	       "\t\t buckets\t sectors      fragmented\n"