int __ext4_journal_get_write_access(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
struct buffer_head *bh);
+/* When called with an invalid handle, this will still do a put on the BH */
int __ext4_journal_forget(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
struct buffer_head *bh);
+/* When called with an invalid handle, this will still do a put on the BH */
int __ext4_journal_revoke(const char *where, handle_t *handle,
ext4_fsblk_t blocknr, struct buffer_head *bh);
handle_t *ext4_journal_start_sb(struct super_block *sb, int nblocks);
int __ext4_journal_stop(const char *where, handle_t *handle);
-#define EXT4_NOJOURNAL_HANDLE ((handle_t *) 0x1)
+#define EXT4_NOJOURNAL_MAX_REF_COUNT ((unsigned long) 4096)
+/* Note: Do not use this for NULL handles. This is only to determine if
+ * a properly allocated handle is using a journal or not. */
static inline int ext4_handle_valid(handle_t *handle)
{
- if (handle == EXT4_NOJOURNAL_HANDLE)
+ if ((unsigned long)handle < EXT4_NOJOURNAL_MAX_REF_COUNT)
return 0;
return 1;
}