return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int ocfs2_supports_xattr(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
+{
+       if (osb->s_feature_incompat & OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_XATTR)
+               return 1;
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /* set / clear functions because cluster events can make these happen
  * in parallel so we want the transitions to be atomic. this also
  * means that any future flags osb_flags must be protected by spinlock
 
                                         | OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_SPARSE_ALLOC \
                                         | OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_INLINE_DATA \
                                         | OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_SLOT_MAP \
-                                        | OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_USERSPACE_STACK)
+                                        | OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_USERSPACE_STACK \
+                                        | OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_XATTR)
 #define OCFS2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_SUPP   OCFS2_FEATURE_RO_COMPAT_UNWRITTEN
 
 /*
 /* Support for data packed into inode blocks */
 #define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_INLINE_DATA     0x0040
 
-/* Support for the extended slot map */
-#define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_SLOT_MAP 0x100
-
-
 /*
  * Support for alternate, userspace cluster stacks.  If set, the superblock
  * field s_cluster_info contains a tag for the alternate stack in use as
  */
 #define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_USERSPACE_STACK 0x0080
 
+/* Support for the extended slot map */
+#define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENDED_SLOT_MAP 0x100
+
+/* Support for extended attributes */
+#define OCFS2_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_XATTR           0x0200
+
 /*
  * backup superblock flag is used to indicate that this volume
  * has backup superblocks.
 /*A0*/  struct ocfs2_cluster_info s_cluster_info; /* Selected userspace
                                                     stack.  Only valid
                                                     with INCOMPAT flag. */
-/*B8*/  __le64 s_reserved2[17];                /* Fill out superblock */
+/*B8*/ __le16 s_xattr_inline_size;     /* extended attribute inline size
+                                          for this fs*/
+       __le16 s_reserved0;
+       __le32 s_reserved1;
+/*C0*/  __le64 s_reserved2[16];                /* Fill out superblock */
 /*140*/
 
        /*
 
 
        osb->slot_num = OCFS2_INVALID_SLOT;
 
-       osb->s_xattr_inline_size = OCFS2_MIN_XATTR_INLINE_SIZE;
+       osb->s_xattr_inline_size = le16_to_cpu(
+                                       di->id2.i_super.s_xattr_inline_size);
 
        osb->local_alloc_state = OCFS2_LA_UNUSED;
        osb->local_alloc_bh = NULL;
 
        struct ocfs2_dinode *di = NULL;
        struct ocfs2_inode_info *oi = OCFS2_I(dentry->d_inode);
 
+       if (!ocfs2_supports_xattr(OCFS2_SB(dentry->d_sb)))
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
        if (!(oi->ip_dyn_features & OCFS2_HAS_XATTR_FL))
                return ret;
 
                .not_found = -ENODATA,
        };
 
+       if (!ocfs2_supports_xattr(OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb)))
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
        if (!(oi->ip_dyn_features & OCFS2_HAS_XATTR_FL))
                ret = -ENODATA;
 
        handle_t *handle;
        int ret;
 
+       if (!ocfs2_supports_xattr(OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb)))
+               return 0;
+
        if (!(oi->ip_dyn_features & OCFS2_HAS_XATTR_FL))
                return 0;
 
                .not_found = -ENODATA,
        };
 
+       if (!ocfs2_supports_xattr(OCFS2_SB(inode->i_sb)))
+               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
        ret = ocfs2_inode_lock(inode, &di_bh, 1);
        if (ret < 0) {
                mlog_errno(ret);