struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = sb->s_fs_info;
        struct inode *inode;
 
-       inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, inum->no_addr, &inum->no_formal_ino,
+       if (!inum->no_formal_ino)
+               return ERR_PTR(-ESTALE);
+       inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, inum->no_addr, inum->no_formal_ino,
                                    GFS2_BLKST_DINODE);
        if (IS_ERR(inode))
                return ERR_CAST(inode);
 
                }
        }
 
-       inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, no_addr, NULL, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
+       inode = gfs2_lookup_by_inum(sdp, no_addr, 0, GFS2_BLKST_UNLINKED);
        if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(inode)) {
                d_prune_aliases(inode);
                iput(inode);
 
        return ERR_PTR(error);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gfs2_lookup_by_inum - look up an inode by inode number
+ * @sdp: The super block
+ * @no_addr: The inode number
+ * @no_formal_ino: The inode generation number (0 for any)
+ * @blktype: Requested block type (see gfs2_inode_lookup)
+ */
 struct inode *gfs2_lookup_by_inum(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr,
-                                 u64 *no_formal_ino, unsigned int blktype)
+                                 u64 no_formal_ino, unsigned int blktype)
 {
        struct super_block *sb = sdp->sd_vfs;
        struct inode *inode;
        /* Two extra checks for NFS only */
        if (no_formal_ino) {
                error = -ESTALE;
-               if (GFS2_I(inode)->i_no_formal_ino != *no_formal_ino)
+               if (GFS2_I(inode)->i_no_formal_ino != no_formal_ino)
                        goto fail_iput;
 
                error = -EIO;
 
                                       u64 no_addr, u64 no_formal_ino,
                                       unsigned int blktype);
 extern struct inode *gfs2_lookup_by_inum(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, u64 no_addr,
-                                        u64 *no_formal_ino,
+                                        u64 no_formal_ino,
                                         unsigned int blktype);
 
 extern int gfs2_inode_refresh(struct gfs2_inode *ip);