2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
index ba7c10c917fc..461b7211e14f 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/the_nilfs.c
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ static unsigned long long nilfs_max_size(unsigned int blkbits)
 static int nilfs_store_disk_layout(struct the_nilfs *nilfs,
                                    struct nilfs_super_block *sbp)
 {
-        if (le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_rev_level) != NILFS_CURRENT_REV) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: revision mismatch "
+        if (le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_rev_level) < NILFS_MIN_SUPP_REV) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "NILFS: unsupported revision "
                        "(superblock rev.=%d.%d, current rev.=%d.%d). "
                        "Please check the version of mkfs.nilfs.\n",
                        le32_to_cpu(sbp->s_rev_level),
diff --git a/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h b/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h
index f5487b6f91ed..b07f5cdff5e2 100644
--- a/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nilfs2_fs.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct nilfs_super_block {
  */
 #define NILFS_CURRENT_REV       2       /* current major revision */
 #define NILFS_MINOR_REV         0       /* minor revision */
+#define NILFS_MIN_SUPP_REV      2       /* minimum supported revision */
 
 /*
  * Feature set definitions