* @orig_off:          block offset of original inode
  * @donor_off:         block offset of donor inode
  * @max_count:         the maximun length of extents
+ *
+ * Return 0 on success, or a negative error value on failure.
  */
-static void
+static int
 mext_calc_swap_extents(struct ext4_extent *tmp_dext,
                              struct ext4_extent *tmp_oext,
                              ext4_lblk_t orig_off, ext4_lblk_t donor_off,
        ext4_lblk_t diff, orig_diff;
        struct ext4_extent dext_old, oext_old;
 
+       BUG_ON(orig_off != donor_off);
+
+       /* original and donor extents have to cover the same block offset */
+       if (orig_off < le32_to_cpu(tmp_oext->ee_block) ||
+           le32_to_cpu(tmp_oext->ee_block) +
+                       ext4_ext_get_actual_len(tmp_oext) - 1 < orig_off)
+               return -ENODATA;
+
+       if (orig_off < le32_to_cpu(tmp_dext->ee_block) ||
+           le32_to_cpu(tmp_dext->ee_block) +
+                       ext4_ext_get_actual_len(tmp_dext) - 1 < orig_off)
+               return -ENODATA;
+
        dext_old = *tmp_dext;
        oext_old = *tmp_oext;
 
 
        copy_extent_status(&oext_old, tmp_dext);
        copy_extent_status(&dext_old, tmp_oext);
+
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
        dext = donor_path[depth].p_ext;
        tmp_dext = *dext;
 
-       mext_calc_swap_extents(&tmp_dext, &tmp_oext, orig_off,
+       err = mext_calc_swap_extents(&tmp_dext, &tmp_oext, orig_off,
                                      donor_off, count);
+       if (err)
+               goto out;
 
        /* Loop for the donor extents */
        while (1) {
                }
                tmp_dext = *dext;
 
-               mext_calc_swap_extents(&tmp_dext, &tmp_oext, orig_off,
-                                             donor_off,
-                                             count - replaced_count);
+               err = mext_calc_swap_extents(&tmp_dext, &tmp_oext, orig_off,
+                                          donor_off, count - replaced_count);
+               if (err)
+                       goto out;
        }
 
 out:
        ext_cur = holecheck_path[depth].p_ext;
 
        /*
-        * Get proper extent whose ee_block is beyond block_start
-        * if block_start was within the hole.
+        * Get proper starting location of block replacement if block_start was
+        * within the hole.
         */
        if (le32_to_cpu(ext_cur->ee_block) +
                ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ext_cur) - 1 < block_start) {
+               /*
+                * The hole exists between extents or the tail of
+                * original file.
+                */
                last_extent = mext_next_extent(orig_inode,
                                        holecheck_path, &ext_cur);
                if (last_extent < 0) {
                        ret1 = last_extent;
                        goto out;
                }
-       }
-       seq_start = block_start;
+               seq_start = le32_to_cpu(ext_cur->ee_block);
+       } else if (le32_to_cpu(ext_cur->ee_block) > block_start)
+               /* The hole exists at the beginning of original file. */
+               seq_start = le32_to_cpu(ext_cur->ee_block);
+       else
+               seq_start = block_start;
 
        /* No blocks within the specified range. */
        if (le32_to_cpu(ext_cur->ee_block) > block_end) {