1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
index 5607e6457a65..9f9cce7bd86d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ext3_fs.h
@@ -492,6 +492,15 @@ static inline struct ext3_inode_info *EXT3_I(struct inode *inode)
 {
         return container_of(inode, struct ext3_inode_info, vfs_inode);
 }
+
+static inline int ext3_valid_inum(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long ino)
+{
+        return ino == EXT3_ROOT_INO ||
+                ino == EXT3_JOURNAL_INO ||
+                ino == EXT3_RESIZE_INO ||
+                (ino >= EXT3_FIRST_INO(sb) &&
+                 ino <= le32_to_cpu(EXT3_SB(sb)->s_es->s_inodes_count));
+}
 #else
 /* Assume that user mode programs are passing in an ext3fs superblock, not
  * a kernel struct super_block.  This will allow us to call the feature-test