if (test_opt(sb, EXTENTS)) {
                EXT4_I(inode)->i_flags |= EXT4_EXTENTS_FL;
                ext4_ext_tree_init(handle, inode);
-               if (!EXT4_HAS_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENTS)) {
-                       err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
-                       if (err) goto fail;
-                       EXT4_SET_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(sb, EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENTS);
-                       BUFFER_TRACE(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh, "call ext4_journal_dirty_metadata");
-                       err = ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(handle, EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
-               }
+               err = ext4_update_incompat_feature(handle, sb,
+                                               EXT4_FEATURE_INCOMPAT_EXTENTS);
+               if (err)
+                       goto fail;
        }
 
        ext4_debug("allocating inode %lu\n", inode->i_ino);
 
         */
 }
 
+int ext4_update_compat_feature(handle_t *handle,
+                                       struct super_block *sb, __u32 compat)
+{
+       int err = 0;
+       if (!EXT4_HAS_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, compat)) {
+               err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle,
+                               EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+               EXT4_SET_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, compat);
+               sb->s_dirt = 1;
+               handle->h_sync = 1;
+               BUFFER_TRACE(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh,
+                                       "call ext4_journal_dirty_met adata");
+               err = ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(handle,
+                               EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
+       }
+       return err;
+}
+
+int ext4_update_rocompat_feature(handle_t *handle,
+                                       struct super_block *sb, __u32 rocompat)
+{
+       int err = 0;
+       if (!EXT4_HAS_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, rocompat)) {
+               err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle,
+                               EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+               EXT4_SET_RO_COMPAT_FEATURE(sb, rocompat);
+               sb->s_dirt = 1;
+               handle->h_sync = 1;
+               BUFFER_TRACE(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh,
+                                       "call ext4_journal_dirty_met adata");
+               err = ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(handle,
+                               EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
+       }
+       return err;
+}
+
+int ext4_update_incompat_feature(handle_t *handle,
+                                       struct super_block *sb, __u32 incompat)
+{
+       int err = 0;
+       if (!EXT4_HAS_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(sb, incompat)) {
+               err = ext4_journal_get_write_access(handle,
+                               EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
+               if (err)
+                       return err;
+               EXT4_SET_INCOMPAT_FEATURE(sb, incompat);
+               sb->s_dirt = 1;
+               handle->h_sync = 1;
+               BUFFER_TRACE(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh,
+                                       "call ext4_journal_dirty_met adata");
+               err = ext4_journal_dirty_metadata(handle,
+                               EXT4_SB(sb)->s_sbh);
+       }
+       return err;
+}
+
 /*
  * Open the external journal device
  */
 
 extern void ext4_warning (struct super_block *, const char *, const char *, ...)
        __attribute__ ((format (printf, 3, 4)));
 extern void ext4_update_dynamic_rev (struct super_block *sb);
+extern int ext4_update_compat_feature(handle_t *handle, struct super_block *sb,
+                                       __u32 compat);
+extern int ext4_update_rocompat_feature(handle_t *handle,
+                                       struct super_block *sb, __u32 rocompat);
+extern int ext4_update_incompat_feature(handle_t *handle,
+                                       struct super_block *sb, __u32 incompat);
 extern ext4_fsblk_t ext4_block_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,
                                      struct ext4_group_desc *bg);
 extern ext4_fsblk_t ext4_inode_bitmap(struct super_block *sb,