mutex_unlock(&b->write_lock);
 }
 
-/* return true if journal pin 'l' is newer than 'r' */
-static bool journal_pin_cmp(struct cache_set *c,
-                           atomic_t *l,
-                           atomic_t *r)
-{
-       int l_idx, r_idx, f_idx, b_idx;
-       bool ret = false;
-
-       l_idx = fifo_idx(&(c)->journal.pin, (l));
-       r_idx = fifo_idx(&(c)->journal.pin, (r));
-       f_idx = (c)->journal.pin.front;
-       b_idx = (c)->journal.pin.back;
-
-       if (l_idx > r_idx)
-               ret = true;
-       /* in case fifo back pointer is swapped */
-       if (b_idx < f_idx) {
-               if (l_idx <= b_idx && r_idx >= f_idx)
-                       ret = true;
-               else if (l_idx >= f_idx && r_idx <= b_idx)
-                       ret = false;
-       }
-
-       return ret;
-}
-
 static void bch_btree_leaf_dirty(struct btree *b, atomic_t *journal_ref)
 {
        struct bset *i = btree_bset_last(b);
 
 };
 
 #define BTREE_FLUSH_NR 8
+
+#define journal_pin_cmp(c, l, r)                               \
+       (fifo_idx(&(c)->journal.pin, (l)) > fifo_idx(&(c)->journal.pin, (r)))
+
 #define JOURNAL_PIN    20000
 
 #define journal_full(j)                                                \