1 files changed, 41 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 388a61d12fc8..caaa665d4033 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@ void gfs2_inplace_release(struct gfs2_inode *ip)
  * Returns: The block type (GFS2_BLKST_*)
  */
 
-unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
+static unsigned char gfs2_get_block_type(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, u64 block)
 {
         struct gfs2_bitmap *bi = NULL;
         u32 length, rgrp_block, buf_block;
@@ -1694,6 +1694,46 @@ void gfs2_free_di(struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd, struct gfs2_inode *ip)
 }
 
 /**
+ * gfs2_check_blk_type - Check the type of a block
+ * @sdp: The superblock
+ * @no_addr: The block number to check
+ * @type: The block type we are looking for
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 if the block type matches the expected type
+ *          -ESTALE if it doesn't match
+ *          or -ve errno if something went wrong while checking
+ */
+
+int gfs2_check_blk_type(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr, unsigned int type)
+{
+        struct gfs2_rgrpd *rgd;
+        struct gfs2_holder ri_gh, rgd_gh;
+        int error;
+
+        error = gfs2_rindex_hold(sdp, &ri_gh);
+        if (error)
+                goto fail;
+
+        error = -EINVAL;
+        rgd = gfs2_blk2rgrpd(sdp, no_addr);
+        if (!rgd)
+                goto fail_rindex;
+
+        error = gfs2_glock_nq_init(rgd->rd_gl, LM_ST_SHARED, 0, &rgd_gh);
+        if (error)
+                goto fail_rindex;
+
+        if (gfs2_get_block_type(rgd, no_addr) != type)
+                error = -ESTALE;
+
+        gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&rgd_gh);
+fail_rindex:
+        gfs2_glock_dq_uninit(&ri_gh);
+fail:
+        return error;
+}
+
+/**
  * gfs2_rlist_add - add a RG to a list of RGs
  * @sdp: the filesystem
  * @rlist: the list of resource groups