#define LOCK_HASH_SIZE             (1 << LOCK_HASH_BITS)
 #define LOCK_HASH_MASK             (LOCK_HASH_SIZE - 1)
 
+static inline u64
+end_offset(u64 start, u64 len)
+{
+       u64 end;
+
+       end = start + len;
+       return end >= start ? end: NFS4_MAX_UINT64;
+}
+
+/* last octet in a range */
+static inline u64
+last_byte_offset(u64 start, u64 len)
+{
+       u64 end;
+
+       BUG_ON(!len);
+       end = start + len;
+       return end > start ? end - 1: NFS4_MAX_UINT64;
+}
+
 #define lockownerid_hashval(id) \
         ((id) & LOCK_HASH_MASK)
 
                deny->ld_clientid.cl_id = 0;
        }
        deny->ld_start = fl->fl_start;
-       deny->ld_length = ~(u64)0;
-       if (fl->fl_end != ~(u64)0)
+       deny->ld_length = NFS4_MAX_UINT64;
+       if (fl->fl_end != NFS4_MAX_UINT64)
                deny->ld_length = fl->fl_end - fl->fl_start + 1;        
        deny->ld_type = NFS4_READ_LT;
        if (fl->fl_type != F_RDLCK)
 static int
 check_lock_length(u64 offset, u64 length)
 {
-       return ((length == 0)  || ((length != ~(u64)0) &&
+       return ((length == 0)  || ((length != NFS4_MAX_UINT64) &&
             LOFF_OVERFLOW(offset, length)));
 }
 
        file_lock.fl_lmops = &nfsd_posix_mng_ops;
 
        file_lock.fl_start = lock->lk_offset;
-       if ((lock->lk_length == ~(u64)0) || 
-                       LOFF_OVERFLOW(lock->lk_offset, lock->lk_length))
-               file_lock.fl_end = ~(u64)0;
-       else
-               file_lock.fl_end = lock->lk_offset + lock->lk_length - 1;
+       file_lock.fl_end = last_byte_offset(lock->lk_offset, lock->lk_length);
        nfs4_transform_lock_offset(&file_lock);
 
        /*
        file_lock.fl_lmops = &nfsd_posix_mng_ops;
 
        file_lock.fl_start = lockt->lt_offset;
-       if ((lockt->lt_length == ~(u64)0) || LOFF_OVERFLOW(lockt->lt_offset, lockt->lt_length))
-               file_lock.fl_end = ~(u64)0;
-       else
-               file_lock.fl_end = lockt->lt_offset + lockt->lt_length - 1;
+       file_lock.fl_end = last_byte_offset(lockt->lt_offset, lockt->lt_length);
 
        nfs4_transform_lock_offset(&file_lock);
 
        file_lock.fl_lmops = &nfsd_posix_mng_ops;
        file_lock.fl_start = locku->lu_offset;
 
-       if ((locku->lu_length == ~(u64)0) || LOFF_OVERFLOW(locku->lu_offset, locku->lu_length))
-               file_lock.fl_end = ~(u64)0;
-       else
-               file_lock.fl_end = locku->lu_offset + locku->lu_length - 1;
+       file_lock.fl_end = last_byte_offset(locku->lu_offset, locku->lu_length);
        nfs4_transform_lock_offset(&file_lock);
 
        /*