diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel4.patch b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel4.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..10959fcf88f28fefd81c04f2b81e6b95f89fd0b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel4.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Index: linux-2.6.9-67.0.22/fs/ext3/super.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.9-67.0.22.orig/fs/ext3/super.c
++++ linux-2.6.9-67.0.22/fs/ext3/super.c
+@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ handle_t *ext3_journal_start_sb(struct s
+ return journal_start(journal, nblocks);
+ }
+
++static int bigendian_extents;
++
+ /*
+ * The only special thing we need to do here is to make sure that all
+ * journal_stop calls result in the superblock being marked dirty, so
+@@ -657,7 +659,7 @@ enum {
+ Opt_jqfmt_vfsold, Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0,
+ Opt_ignore, Opt_barrier, Opt_err, Opt_resize,
+ Opt_iopen, Opt_noiopen, Opt_iopen_nopriv,
+- Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_extdebug,
++ Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_bigendian_extents, Opt_extdebug,
+ Opt_mballoc, Opt_nomballoc, Opt_stripe,
+ };
+
+@@ -711,6 +713,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
+ {Opt_iopen_nopriv, "iopen_nopriv"},
+ {Opt_extents, "extents"},
+ {Opt_noextents, "noextents"},
++ {Opt_bigendian_extents, "bigendian_extents"},
+ {Opt_extdebug, "extdebug"},
+ {Opt_barrier, "barrier=%u"},
+ {Opt_mballoc, "mballoc"},
+@@ -1036,6 +1039,9 @@ clear_qf_name:
+ case Opt_noextents:
+ clear_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTENTS);
+ break;
++ case Opt_bigendian_extents:
++ bigendian_extents = 1;
++ break;
+ case Opt_extdebug:
+ set_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTDEBUG);
+ break;
+@@ -1952,6 +1958,16 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super
+ NULL, 0))
+ goto failed_mount;
+
++#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
++ if (bigendian_extents == 0) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: e2fsck is not guaranteed to work "
++ "correctly on the filesystem if EXTENTS feature is "
++ "used on big-endian systems. Use \"bigendian_extents\" "
++ "mount option to override.\n");
++ goto failed_mount;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ set_sb_time_gran(sb, 1000000000U);
+ sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_POSIXACL) |
+ ((sbi->s_mount_opt & EXT3_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) ? MS_POSIXACL : 0);
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel5.patch b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..30c5ce0da2e3c032a0dda81283dded5c17b33f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Index: linux-2.6.18-92.1.6/fs/ext3/super.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.18-92.1.6.orig/fs/ext3/super.c
++++ linux-2.6.18-92.1.6/fs/ext3/super.c
+@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ static void ext3_unlockfs(struct super_b
+ static void ext3_write_super (struct super_block * sb);
+ static void ext3_write_super_lockfs(struct super_block *sb);
+
++static int bigendian_extents;
++
+ /*
+ * Wrappers for journal_start/end.
+ *
+@@ -706,7 +708,7 @@ enum {
+ Opt_ignore, Opt_barrier, Opt_err, Opt_resize, Opt_usrquota,
+ Opt_iopen, Opt_noiopen, Opt_iopen_nopriv,
+ Opt_grpquota,
+- Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_extdebug,
++ Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_bigendian_extents, Opt_extdebug,
+ Opt_mballoc, Opt_nomballoc, Opt_stripe,
+ };
+
+@@ -766,6 +768,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
+ {Opt_barrier, "barrier=%u"},
+ {Opt_extents, "extents"},
+ {Opt_noextents, "noextents"},
++ {Opt_bigendian_extents, "bigendian_extents"},
+ {Opt_extdebug, "extdebug"},
+ {Opt_mballoc, "mballoc"},
+ {Opt_nomballoc, "nomballoc"},
+@@ -1129,6 +1132,9 @@ clear_qf_name:
+ case Opt_noextents:
+ clear_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTENTS);
+ break;
++ case Opt_bigendian_extents:
++ bigendian_extents = 1;
++ break;
+ case Opt_extdebug:
+ set_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTDEBUG);
+ break;
+@@ -2224,6 +2230,15 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super
+ goto failed_mount;
+ }
+
++#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
++ if (bigendian_extents == 0) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: extents feature is not guaranteed to "
++ "work on big-endian systems. Use \"bigendian_extents\" "
++ "mount option to override.\n");
++ goto failed_mount;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ bgl_lock_init(&sbi->s_blockgroup_lock);
+
+ sbi->s_last_alloc_group = -1;
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-sles10.patch b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-sles10.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2ac0aee3b728aede1fd14f1c68338a9466a757cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-sles10.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Index: linux-2.6.16.60-0.27/fs/ext3/super.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.16.60-0.27.orig/fs/ext3/super.c
++++ linux-2.6.16.60-0.27/fs/ext3/super.c
+@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ handle_t *ext3_journal_start_sb(struct s
+ return journal_start(journal, nblocks);
+ }
+
++static int bigendian_extents;
++
+ /*
+ * The only special thing we need to do here is to make sure that all
+ * journal_stop calls result in the superblock being marked dirty, so
+@@ -703,7 +705,7 @@ enum {
+ Opt_jqfmt_vfsold, Opt_jqfmt_vfsv0, Opt_quota, Opt_noquota,
+ Opt_ignore, Opt_barrier, Opt_err, Opt_resize, Opt_usrquota,
+ Opt_iopen, Opt_noiopen, Opt_iopen_nopriv,
+- Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_extdebug,
++ Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_bigendian_extents, Opt_extdebug,
+ Opt_mballoc, Opt_nomballoc, Opt_stripe,
+ Opt_grpquota
+ };
+@@ -762,6 +764,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
+ {Opt_iopen_nopriv, "iopen_nopriv"},
+ {Opt_extents, "extents"},
+ {Opt_noextents, "noextents"},
++ {Opt_bigendian_extents, "bigendian_extents"},
+ {Opt_extdebug, "extdebug"},
+ {Opt_barrier, "barrier=%u"},
+ {Opt_mballoc, "mballoc"},
+@@ -1122,6 +1125,9 @@ clear_qf_name:
+ case Opt_noextents:
+ clear_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTENTS);
+ break;
++ case Opt_bigendian_extents:
++ bigendian_extents = 1;
++ break;
+ case Opt_extdebug:
+ set_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTDEBUG);
+ break;
+@@ -2052,6 +2058,16 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super
+ NULL, 0))
+ goto failed_mount;
+
++#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
++ if (bigendian_extents == 0) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: e2fsck is not guaranteed to work "
++ "correctly on the filesystem if EXTENTS feature is "
++ "used on big-endian systems. Use \"bigendian_extents\" "
++ "mount option to override.\n");
++ goto failed_mount;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_POSIXACL) |
+ ((sbi->s_mount_opt & EXT3_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) ? MS_POSIXACL : 0);
+
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-suse.patch b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-suse.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a35ec6c1a23dbceeee7a95cb42d807df20f87631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-suse.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+Index: linux-2.6.5-7.312/fs/ext3/super.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.5-7.312.orig/fs/ext3/super.c
++++ linux-2.6.5-7.312/fs/ext3/super.c
+@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ handle_t *ext3_journal_start(struct inod
+ return journal_start(journal, nblocks);
+ }
+
++static int bigendian_extents;
++
+ /*
+ * The only special thing we need to do here is to make sure that all
+ * journal_stop calls result in the superblock being marked dirty, so
+@@ -601,7 +603,7 @@ enum {
+ Opt_ignore, Opt_barrier,
+ Opt_err,
+ Opt_iopen, Opt_noiopen, Opt_iopen_nopriv,
+- Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_extdebug,
++ Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_bigendian_extents, Opt_extdebug,
+ Opt_mballoc, Opt_nomballoc, Opt_stripe,
+ };
+
+@@ -649,6 +651,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
+ {Opt_iopen_nopriv, "iopen_nopriv"},
+ {Opt_extents, "extents"},
+ {Opt_noextents, "noextents"},
++ {Opt_bigendian_extents, "bigendian_extents"},
+ {Opt_extdebug, "extdebug"},
+ {Opt_barrier, "barrier=%u"},
+ {Opt_mballoc, "mballoc"},
+@@ -886,6 +889,9 @@ static int parse_options (char * options
+ case Opt_noextents:
+ clear_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTENTS);
+ break;
++ case Opt_bigendian_extents:
++ bigendian_extents = 1;
++ break;
+ case Opt_extdebug:
+ set_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTDEBUG);
+ break;
+@@ -1450,6 +1456,16 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super
+ 0))
+ goto failed_mount;
+
++#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
++ if (bigendian_extents == 0) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: e2fsck is not guaranteed to work "
++ "correctly on the filesystem if EXTENTS feature is "
++ "used on big-endian systems. Use \"bigendian_extents\" "
++ "mount option to override.\n");
++ goto failed_mount;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ sb->s_flags |= MS_ONE_SECOND;
+ sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_POSIXACL) |
+ ((sbi->s_mount_opt & EXT3_MOUNT_POSIX_ACL) ? MS_POSIXACL : 0);
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6.22-vanilla.patch b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6.22-vanilla.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..20c8d1d8f59fa84048358ecdc08d2bc3d1aa2391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/patches/ext3-big-endian-check-2.6.22-vanilla.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Index: linux-2.6.22.14/fs/ext3/super.c
+===================================================================
+--- linux-2.6.22.14.orig/fs/ext3/super.c
++++ linux-2.6.22.14/fs/ext3/super.c
+@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ static void ext3_unlockfs(struct super_b
+ static void ext3_write_super (struct super_block * sb);
+ static void ext3_write_super_lockfs(struct super_block *sb);
+
++static int bigendian_extents;
++
+ /*
+ * Wrappers for journal_start/end.
+ *
+@@ -700,7 +702,7 @@ enum {
+ Opt_ignore, Opt_barrier, Opt_err, Opt_resize, Opt_usrquota,
+ Opt_iopen, Opt_noiopen, Opt_iopen_nopriv,
+ Opt_grpquota,
+- Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_extdebug,
++ Opt_extents, Opt_noextents, Opt_bigendian_extents, Opt_extdebug,
+ Opt_mballoc, Opt_nomballoc, Opt_stripe,
+ };
+
+@@ -756,6 +758,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
+ {Opt_barrier, "barrier=%u"},
+ {Opt_extents, "extents"},
+ {Opt_noextents, "noextents"},
++ {Opt_bigendian_extents, "bigendian_extents"},
+ {Opt_extdebug, "extdebug"},
+ {Opt_mballoc, "mballoc"},
+ {Opt_nomballoc, "nomballoc"},
+@@ -1110,6 +1113,9 @@ clear_qf_name:
+ case Opt_noextents:
+ clear_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTENTS);
+ break;
++ case Opt_bigendian_extents:
++ bigendian_extents = 1;
++ break;
+ case Opt_extdebug:
+ set_opt (sbi->s_mount_opt, EXTDEBUG);
+ break;
+@@ -2208,6 +2214,15 @@ static int ext3_fill_super (struct super
+ goto failed_mount;
+ }
+
++#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN
++ if (bigendian_extents == 0) {
++ printk(KERN_ERR "EXT3-fs: extents feature is not guaranteed to "
++ "work on big-endian systems. Use \"bigendian_extents\" "
++ "mount option to override.\n");
++ goto failed_mount;
++ }
++#endif
++
+ bgl_lock_init(&sbi->s_blockgroup_lock);
+
+ sbi->s_last_alloc_group = -1;
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel4.series b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel4.series
index 6554da59e239258fca739bc14715994a133823ea..5cfd3770009807860947b62e4b77e78ed25b924a 100644
--- a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel4.series
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel4.series
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ ext3-xattr-no-update-ctime-rhel4.patch
ext3-check-bad-inode.patch
ext3-fiemap-2.6-rhel4.patch
ext3-get-raid-stripe-from-sb.patch
+ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel4.patch
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel5.series b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel5.series
index 534a7e8beb051ffc255adf6910e9508d9c8c491d..bd414b6c7cb99a9f3b31b6f50ea5ad5cace7b3a1 100644
--- a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel5.series
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-rhel5.series
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ ext3-block-bitmap-validation-2.6-rhel5.patch
ext3-xattr-no-update-ctime-2.6.22-vanilla.patch
ext3-journal-chksum-2.6.18-vanilla.patch
ext3-get-raid-stripe-from-sb.patch
+ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-rhel5.patch
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-sles10.series b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-sles10.series
index 96d3c32fe0150539c25aee0059aad7133a875b9c..c6934bbd8664536184fe7df3bc0da6df88cfeb16 100644
--- a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-sles10.series
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-sles10.series
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ ext3-xattr-no-update-ctime-2.6-sles10.patch
ext3-check-bad-inode.patch
ext3-journal-chksum-2.6.18-vanilla.patch
ext3-get-raid-stripe-from-sb.patch
+ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-sles10.patch
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-suse.series b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-suse.series
index 86d27c43390ce5bfc8dc76097000710b212a3468..5e7c0f2691a9e1efc37a294c8265a262577f613b 100644
--- a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-suse.series
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6-suse.series
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@ ext3-print-inum-in-htree-warning.patch
ext3-xattr-no-update-ctime-suse.patch
ext3-check-bad-inode.patch
ext3-get-raid-stripe-from-sb-2.6-suse.patch
+ext3-big-endian-check-2.6-suse.patch
diff --git a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6.22-vanilla.series b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6.22-vanilla.series
index a95833e594c116295c5ba8ad802ae8e9f2d855c5..05ea5a418ac3c7dd8c8779e47680cba304f25bbf 100644
--- a/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6.22-vanilla.series
+++ b/ldiskfs/kernel_patches/series/ldiskfs-2.6.22-vanilla.series
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ ext3-print-inum-in-htree-warning.patch
ext3-xattr-no-update-ctime-2.6.22-vanilla.patch
ext3-check-bad-inode.patch
ext3-get-raid-stripe-from-sb.patch
+ext3-big-endian-check-2.6.22-vanilla.patch