return desc + offset;
 }
 
+static inline int
+block_in_use(unsigned long block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
+{
+       return ext2_test_bit ((block -
+               le32_to_cpu(EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) %
+                        EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb), map);
+}
+
 /*
  * Read the bitmap for a given block_group, reading into the specified 
  * slot in the superblock's bitmap cache.
 static struct buffer_head *
 read_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int block_group)
 {
+       int i;
        struct ext2_group_desc * desc;
        struct buffer_head * bh = NULL;
-       
+       unsigned int bitmap_blk;
+
        desc = ext2_get_group_desc (sb, block_group, NULL);
        if (!desc)
-               goto error_out;
-       bh = sb_bread(sb, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap));
+               return NULL;
+       bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap);
+       bh = sb_bread(sb, bitmap_blk);
        if (!bh)
-               ext2_error (sb, "read_block_bitmap",
+               ext2_error (sb, __FUNCTION__,
                            "Cannot read block bitmap - "
                            "block_group = %d, block_bitmap = %u",
                            block_group, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap));
-error_out:
+
+       /* check whether block bitmap block number is set */
+       if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+               /* bad block bitmap */
+               goto error_out;
+       }
+       /* check whether the inode bitmap block number is set */
+       bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_bitmap);
+       if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+               /* bad block bitmap */
+               goto error_out;
+       }
+       /* check whether the inode table block number is set */
+       bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table);
+       for (i = 0; i < EXT2_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group; i++, bitmap_blk++) {
+               if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+                       /* bad block bitmap */
+                       goto error_out;
+               }
+       }
+
        return bh;
+
+error_out:
+       brelse(bh);
+       ext2_error(sb, __FUNCTION__,
+                       "Invalid block bitmap - "
+                       "block_group = %d, block = %u",
+                       block_group, bitmap_blk);
+       return NULL;
 }
 
 /*
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline int
-block_in_use(unsigned long block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
-{
-       return ext2_test_bit ((block -
-               le32_to_cpu(EXT2_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) %
-                        EXT2_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb), map);
-}
 
 static inline int test_root(int a, int b)
 {
 
        return desc + offset;
 }
 
+static inline int
+block_in_use(ext3_fsblk_t block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
+{
+       return ext3_test_bit ((block -
+               le32_to_cpu(EXT3_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) %
+                        EXT3_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb), map);
+}
+
 /**
  * read_block_bitmap()
  * @sb:                        super block
 static struct buffer_head *
 read_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int block_group)
 {
+       int i;
        struct ext3_group_desc * desc;
        struct buffer_head * bh = NULL;
+       ext3_fsblk_t bitmap_blk;
 
        desc = ext3_get_group_desc (sb, block_group, NULL);
        if (!desc)
-               goto error_out;
-       bh = sb_bread(sb, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap));
+               return NULL;
+       bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap);
+       bh = sb_bread(sb, bitmap_blk);
        if (!bh)
-               ext3_error (sb, "read_block_bitmap",
+               ext3_error (sb, __FUNCTION__,
                            "Cannot read block bitmap - "
                            "block_group = %d, block_bitmap = %u",
                            block_group, le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_block_bitmap));
-error_out:
+
+       /* check whether block bitmap block number is set */
+       if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+               /* bad block bitmap */
+               goto error_out;
+       }
+       /* check whether the inode bitmap block number is set */
+       bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_bitmap);
+       if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+               /* bad block bitmap */
+               goto error_out;
+       }
+       /* check whether the inode table block number is set */
+       bitmap_blk = le32_to_cpu(desc->bg_inode_table);
+       for (i = 0; i < EXT3_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group; i++, bitmap_blk++) {
+               if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+                       /* bad block bitmap */
+                       goto error_out;
+               }
+       }
+
        return bh;
+
+error_out:
+       brelse(bh);
+       ext3_error(sb, __FUNCTION__,
+                       "Invalid block bitmap - "
+                       "block_group = %d, block = %lu",
+                       block_group, bitmap_blk);
+       return NULL;
 }
 /*
  * The reservation window structure operations
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline int
-block_in_use(ext3_fsblk_t block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
-{
-       return ext3_test_bit ((block -
-               le32_to_cpu(EXT3_SB(sb)->s_es->s_first_data_block)) %
-                        EXT3_BLOCKS_PER_GROUP(sb), map);
-}
 
 static inline int test_root(int a, int b)
 {
 
        return desc;
 }
 
+static inline int
+block_in_use(ext4_fsblk_t block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
+{
+       ext4_grpblk_t offset;
+
+       ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, block, NULL, &offset);
+       return ext4_test_bit (offset, map);
+}
+
 /**
  * read_block_bitmap()
  * @sb:                        super block
 static struct buffer_head *
 read_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb, unsigned int block_group)
 {
+       int i;
        struct ext4_group_desc * desc;
        struct buffer_head * bh = NULL;
+       ext4_fsblk_t bitmap_blk;
 
        desc = ext4_get_group_desc (sb, block_group, NULL);
        if (!desc)
-               goto error_out;
-       bh = sb_bread(sb, ext4_block_bitmap(sb, desc));
+               return NULL;
+       bitmap_blk = ext4_block_bitmap(sb, desc);
+       bh = sb_bread(sb, bitmap_blk);
        if (!bh)
-               ext4_error (sb, "read_block_bitmap",
+               ext4_error (sb, __FUNCTION__,
                            "Cannot read block bitmap - "
                            "block_group = %d, block_bitmap = %llu",
-                           block_group,
-                           ext4_block_bitmap(sb, desc));
-error_out:
+                           block_group, bitmap_blk);
+
+       /* check whether block bitmap block number is set */
+       if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+               /* bad block bitmap */
+               goto error_out;
+       }
+
+       /* check whether the inode bitmap block number is set */
+       bitmap_blk = ext4_inode_bitmap(sb, desc);
+       if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+               /* bad block bitmap */
+               goto error_out;
+       }
+       /* check whether the inode table block number is set */
+       bitmap_blk = ext4_inode_table(sb, desc);
+       for (i = 0; i < EXT4_SB(sb)->s_itb_per_group; i++, bitmap_blk++) {
+               if (!block_in_use(bitmap_blk, sb, bh->b_data)) {
+                       /* bad block bitmap */
+                       goto error_out;
+               }
+       }
+
        return bh;
+
+error_out:
+       brelse(bh);
+       ext4_error(sb, __FUNCTION__,
+                       "Invalid block bitmap - "
+                       "block_group = %d, block = %llu",
+                       block_group, bitmap_blk);
+       return NULL;
+
 }
 /*
  * The reservation window structure operations
 #endif
 }
 
-static inline int
-block_in_use(ext4_fsblk_t block, struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *map)
-{
-       ext4_grpblk_t offset;
-
-       ext4_get_group_no_and_offset(sb, block, NULL, &offset);
-       return ext4_test_bit (offset, map);
-}
-
 static inline int test_root(int a, int b)
 {
        int num = b;