node = (struct nilfs_btree_node *)bh->b_data;
        key = nilfs_btree_node_get_key(node, 0);
        level = nilfs_btree_node_get_level(node);
+       if (level < NILFS_BTREE_LEVEL_NODE_MIN ||
+           level >= NILFS_BTREE_LEVEL_MAX) {
+               dump_stack();
+               printk(KERN_WARNING
+                      "%s: invalid btree level: %d (key=%llu, ino=%lu, "
+                      "blocknr=%llu)\n",
+                      __func__, level, (unsigned long long)key,
+                      NILFS_BMAP_I(&btree->bt_bmap)->vfs_inode.i_ino,
+                      (unsigned long long)bh->b_blocknr);
+               return;
+       }
+
        list_for_each(head, &lists[level]) {
                cbh = list_entry(head, struct buffer_head, b_assoc_buffers);
                cnode = (struct nilfs_btree_node *)cbh->b_data;