struct bkey_s_c old, struct bkey_s new,
                        unsigned flags)
 {
+       struct bkey_ptrs_c new_ptrs = bch2_bkey_ptrs_c(new.s_c);
+       struct bkey_ptrs_c old_ptrs = bch2_bkey_ptrs_c(old);
+       unsigned new_ptrs_bytes = (void *) new_ptrs.end - (void *) new_ptrs.start;
+       unsigned old_ptrs_bytes = (void *) old_ptrs.end - (void *) old_ptrs.start;
+
+       /* if pointers aren't changing - nothing to do: */
+       if (new_ptrs_bytes == old_ptrs_bytes &&
+           !memcmp(new_ptrs.start,
+                   old_ptrs.start,
+                   new_ptrs_bytes))
+               return 0;
+
        if (flags & BTREE_TRIGGER_TRANSACTIONAL) {
                struct bch_fs *c = trans->c;
                int mod = (int) bch2_bkey_needs_rebalance(c, new.s_c) -
 
            (flags & BTREE_TRIGGER_INSERT))
                check_indirect_extent_deleting(new, &flags);
 
-       if (old.k->type == KEY_TYPE_reflink_v &&
-           new.k->type == KEY_TYPE_reflink_v &&
-           old.k->u64s == new.k->u64s &&
-           !memcmp(bkey_s_c_to_reflink_v(old).v->start,
-                   bkey_s_to_reflink_v(new).v->start,
-                   bkey_val_bytes(new.k) - 8))
-               return 0;
-
        return bch2_trigger_extent(trans, btree_id, level, old, new, flags);
 }