}
 
 static int bch2_gc_check_topology(struct bch_fs *c,
-                                 struct bkey_s_c k,
-                                 struct bpos *expected_start,
-                                 struct bpos expected_end,
+                                 struct btree *b,
+                                 struct bkey_buf *prev,
+                                 struct bkey_buf cur,
                                  bool is_last)
 {
+       struct bpos node_start  = b->data->min_key;
+       struct bpos node_end    = b->data->max_key;
+       struct bpos expected_start = bkey_deleted(&prev->k->k)
+               ? node_start
+               : bkey_successor(prev->k->k.p);
+       char buf1[200], buf2[200];
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (k.k->type == KEY_TYPE_btree_ptr_v2) {
-               struct bkey_s_c_btree_ptr_v2 bp = bkey_s_c_to_btree_ptr_v2(k);
+       if (cur.k->k.type == KEY_TYPE_btree_ptr_v2) {
+               struct bkey_i_btree_ptr_v2 *bp = bkey_i_to_btree_ptr_v2(cur.k);
 
-               if (fsck_err_on(bkey_cmp(*expected_start, bp.v->min_key), c,
-                               "btree node with incorrect min_key: got %llu:%llu, should be %llu:%llu",
-                               bp.v->min_key.inode,
-                               bp.v->min_key.offset,
-                               expected_start->inode,
-                               expected_start->offset)) {
+               if (bkey_deleted(&prev->k->k))
+                       scnprintf(buf1, sizeof(buf1), "start of node: %llu:%llu",
+                                 node_start.inode,
+                                 node_start.offset);
+               else
+                       bch2_bkey_val_to_text(&PBUF(buf1), c, bkey_i_to_s_c(prev->k));
+
+               if (fsck_err_on(bkey_cmp(expected_start, bp->v.min_key), c,
+                               "btree node with incorrect min_key:\n  prev %s\n  cur %s",
+                               buf1,
+                               (bch2_bkey_val_to_text(&PBUF(buf2), c, bkey_i_to_s_c(cur.k)), buf2))) {
                        BUG();
                }
        }
 
-       *expected_start = bkey_cmp(k.k->p, POS_MAX)
-               ? bkey_successor(k.k->p)
-               : k.k->p;
-
        if (fsck_err_on(is_last &&
-                       bkey_cmp(k.k->p, expected_end), c,
-                       "btree node with incorrect max_key: got %llu:%llu, should be %llu:%llu",
-                       k.k->p.inode,
-                       k.k->p.offset,
-                       expected_end.inode,
-                       expected_end.offset)) {
+                       bkey_cmp(cur.k->k.p, node_end), c,
+                       "btree node with incorrect max_key:\n  %s\n  expected %s",
+                       (bch2_bkey_val_to_text(&PBUF(buf1), c, bkey_i_to_s_c(cur.k)), buf1),
+                       (bch2_bpos_to_text(&PBUF(buf2), node_end), buf2))) {
                BUG();
        }
+
+       bch2_bkey_buf_copy(prev, c, cur.k);
 fsck_err:
        return ret;
 }
 static int btree_gc_mark_node(struct bch_fs *c, struct btree *b, u8 *max_stale,
                              bool initial)
 {
-       struct bpos next_node_start = b->data->min_key;
        struct btree_node_iter iter;
        struct bkey unpacked;
        struct bkey_s_c k;
+       struct bkey_buf prev, cur;
        int ret = 0;
 
        *max_stale = 0;
                return 0;
 
        bch2_btree_node_iter_init_from_start(&iter, b);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_init(&prev);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_init(&cur);
+       bkey_init(&prev.k->k);
 
        while ((k = bch2_btree_node_iter_peek_unpack(&iter, b, &unpacked)).k) {
                bch2_bkey_debugcheck(c, b, k);
                bch2_btree_node_iter_advance(&iter, b);
 
                if (b->c.level) {
-                       ret = bch2_gc_check_topology(c, k,
-                                       &next_node_start,
-                                       b->data->max_key,
+                       bch2_bkey_buf_reassemble(&cur, c, k);
+
+                       ret = bch2_gc_check_topology(c, b, &prev, cur,
                                        bch2_btree_node_iter_end(&iter));
                        if (ret)
                                break;
                }
        }
 
+       bch2_bkey_buf_exit(&cur, c);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_exit(&prev, c);
        return ret;
 }
 
 {
        struct btree_and_journal_iter iter;
        struct bkey_s_c k;
-       struct bpos next_node_start = b->data->min_key;
-       struct bkey_buf tmp;
+       struct bkey_buf cur, prev;
        u8 max_stale = 0;
        int ret = 0;
 
        bch2_btree_and_journal_iter_init_node_iter(&iter, journal_keys, b);
-       bch2_bkey_buf_init(&tmp);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_init(&prev);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_init(&cur);
+       bkey_init(&prev.k->k);
 
        while ((k = bch2_btree_and_journal_iter_peek(&iter)).k) {
                bch2_bkey_debugcheck(c, b, k);
                if (b->c.level) {
                        struct btree *child;
 
-                       bch2_bkey_buf_reassemble(&tmp, c, k);
-                       k = bkey_i_to_s_c(tmp.k);
+                       bch2_bkey_buf_reassemble(&cur, c, k);
+                       k = bkey_i_to_s_c(cur.k);
 
                        bch2_btree_and_journal_iter_advance(&iter);
 
-                       ret = bch2_gc_check_topology(c, k,
-                                       &next_node_start,
-                                       b->data->max_key,
+                       ret = bch2_gc_check_topology(c, b,
+                                       &prev, cur,
                                        !bch2_btree_and_journal_iter_peek(&iter).k);
                        if (ret)
                                break;
 
                        if (b->c.level > target_depth) {
-                               child = bch2_btree_node_get_noiter(c, tmp.k,
+                               child = bch2_btree_node_get_noiter(c, cur.k,
                                                        b->c.btree_id, b->c.level - 1);
                                ret = PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(child);
                                if (ret)
                }
        }
 
-       bch2_bkey_buf_exit(&tmp, c);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_exit(&cur, c);
+       bch2_bkey_buf_exit(&prev, c);
        return ret;
 }