int ext4_ext_insert_extent(handle_t *handle, struct inode *inode,
				struct ext4_ext_path **ppath,
				struct ext4_extent *newext, int gb_flags)
{
	struct ext4_ext_path *path = *ppath;
	struct ext4_extent_header *eh;
	struct ext4_extent *ex, *fex;
	struct ext4_extent *nearex; /* nearest extent */
	struct ext4_ext_path *npath = NULL;
	int depth, len, err;
	ext4_lblk_t next;
	int mb_flags = 0, unwritten;

	if (gb_flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_DELALLOC_RESERVE)
		mb_flags |= EXT4_MB_DELALLOC_RESERVED;
	if (unlikely(ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext) == 0)) {
		EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext) == 0");
		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
	}
	depth = ext_depth(inode);
	ex = path[depth].p_ext;
	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
	if (unlikely(path[depth].p_hdr == NULL)) {
		EXT4_ERROR_INODE(inode, "path[%d].p_hdr == NULL", depth);
		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
	}

	/* try to insert block into found extent and return */
	if (ex && !(gb_flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_PRE_IO)) {

		/*
		 * Try to see whether we should rather test the extent on
		 * right from ex, or from the left of ex. This is because
		 * ext4_find_extent() can return either extent on the
		 * left, or on the right from the searched position. This
		 * will make merging more effective.
		 */
		if (ex < EXT_LAST_EXTENT(eh) &&
		    (le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block) +
		    ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex) <
		    le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block))) {
			ex += 1;
			goto prepend;
		} else if ((ex > EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh)) &&
			   (le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block) +
			   ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext) <
			   le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block)))
			ex -= 1;

		/* Try to append newex to the ex */
		if (ext4_can_extents_be_merged(inode, ex, newext)) {
			ext_debug("append [%d]%d block to %u:[%d]%d"
				  "(from %llu)\n",
				  ext4_ext_is_unwritten(newext),
				  ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext),
				  le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
				  ext4_ext_is_unwritten(ex),
				  ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex),
				  ext4_ext_pblock(ex));
			err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode,
						  path + depth);
			if (err)
				return err;
			unwritten = ext4_ext_is_unwritten(ex);
			ex->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex)
					+ ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext));
			if (unwritten)
				ext4_ext_mark_unwritten(ex);
			eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
			nearex = ex;
			goto merge;
		}

prepend:
		/* Try to prepend newex to the ex */
		if (ext4_can_extents_be_merged(inode, newext, ex)) {
			ext_debug("prepend %u[%d]%d block to %u:[%d]%d"
				  "(from %llu)\n",
				  le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block),
				  ext4_ext_is_unwritten(newext),
				  ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext),
				  le32_to_cpu(ex->ee_block),
				  ext4_ext_is_unwritten(ex),
				  ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex),
				  ext4_ext_pblock(ex));
			err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode,
						  path + depth);
			if (err)
				return err;

			unwritten = ext4_ext_is_unwritten(ex);
			ex->ee_block = newext->ee_block;
			ext4_ext_store_pblock(ex, ext4_ext_pblock(newext));
			ex->ee_len = cpu_to_le16(ext4_ext_get_actual_len(ex)
					+ ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext));
			if (unwritten)
				ext4_ext_mark_unwritten(ex);
			eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
			nearex = ex;
			goto merge;
		}
	}

	depth = ext_depth(inode);
	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;
	if (le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_entries) < le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_max))
		goto has_space;

	/* probably next leaf has space for us? */
	fex = EXT_LAST_EXTENT(eh);
	next = EXT_MAX_BLOCKS;
	if (le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block) > le32_to_cpu(fex->ee_block))
		next = ext4_ext_next_leaf_block(path);
	if (next != EXT_MAX_BLOCKS) {
		ext_debug("next leaf block - %u\n", next);
		BUG_ON(npath != NULL);
		npath = ext4_find_extent(inode, next, NULL, 0);
		if (IS_ERR(npath))
			return PTR_ERR(npath);
		BUG_ON(npath->p_depth != path->p_depth);
		eh = npath[depth].p_hdr;
		if (le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_entries) < le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_max)) {
			ext_debug("next leaf isn't full(%d)\n",
				  le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_entries));
			path = npath;
			goto has_space;
		}
		ext_debug("next leaf has no free space(%d,%d)\n",
			  le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_entries), le16_to_cpu(eh->eh_max));
	}

	/*
	 * There is no free space in the found leaf.
	 * We're gonna add a new leaf in the tree.
	 */
	if (gb_flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_METADATA_NOFAIL)
		mb_flags |= EXT4_MB_USE_RESERVED;
	err = ext4_ext_create_new_leaf(handle, inode, mb_flags, gb_flags,
				       ppath, newext);
	if (err)
		goto cleanup;
	depth = ext_depth(inode);
	eh = path[depth].p_hdr;

has_space:
	nearex = path[depth].p_ext;

	err = ext4_ext_get_access(handle, inode, path + depth);
	if (err)
		goto cleanup;

	if (!nearex) {
		/* there is no extent in this leaf, create first one */
		ext_debug("first extent in the leaf: %u:%llu:[%d]%d\n",
				le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block),
				ext4_ext_pblock(newext),
				ext4_ext_is_unwritten(newext),
				ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext));
		nearex = EXT_FIRST_EXTENT(eh);
	} else {
		if (le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block)
			   > le32_to_cpu(nearex->ee_block)) {
			/* Insert after */
			ext_debug("insert %u:%llu:[%d]%d before: "
					"nearest %p\n",
					le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block),
					ext4_ext_pblock(newext),
					ext4_ext_is_unwritten(newext),
					ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext),
					nearex);
			nearex++;
		} else {
			/* Insert before */
			BUG_ON(newext->ee_block == nearex->ee_block);
			ext_debug("insert %u:%llu:[%d]%d after: "
					"nearest %p\n",
					le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block),
					ext4_ext_pblock(newext),
					ext4_ext_is_unwritten(newext),
					ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext),
					nearex);
		}
		len = EXT_LAST_EXTENT(eh) - nearex + 1;
		if (len > 0) {
			ext_debug("insert %u:%llu:[%d]%d: "
					"move %d extents from 0x%p to 0x%p\n",
					le32_to_cpu(newext->ee_block),
					ext4_ext_pblock(newext),
					ext4_ext_is_unwritten(newext),
					ext4_ext_get_actual_len(newext),
					len, nearex, nearex + 1);
			memmove(nearex + 1, nearex,
				len * sizeof(struct ext4_extent));
		}
	}

	le16_add_cpu(&eh->eh_entries, 1);
	path[depth].p_ext = nearex;
	nearex->ee_block = newext->ee_block;
	ext4_ext_store_pblock(nearex, ext4_ext_pblock(newext));
	nearex->ee_len = newext->ee_len;

merge:
	/* try to merge extents */
	if (!(gb_flags & EXT4_GET_BLOCKS_PRE_IO))
		ext4_ext_try_to_merge(handle, inode, path, nearex);


	/* time to correct all indexes above */
	err = ext4_ext_correct_indexes(handle, inode, path);
	if (err)
		goto cleanup;

	err = ext4_ext_dirty(handle, inode, path + path->p_depth);

cleanup:
	ext4_ext_drop_refs(npath);
	kfree(npath);
	return err;
}