diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
index f4f16fa..49c479c 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/bitmap.c
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@
 /*
  * the packing is returned in disk byte order
  */
-u32 reiserfs_choose_packing(struct inode *dir) {
-    u32 packing;
+__le32 reiserfs_choose_packing(struct inode *dir)
+{
+    __le32 packing;
     if (TEST_OPTION(packing_groups, dir->i_sb)) {
 	u32 parent_dir = le32_to_cpu(INODE_PKEY(dir)->k_dir_id);
 	/*
@@ -655,7 +656,7 @@
     struct buffer_head * bh;
     struct item_head * ih;
     int pos_in_item;
-    __u32 * item;
+    __le32 * item;
     int ret = 0;
 
     if (!hint->path)		/* reiserfs code can call this function w/o pointer to path
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
index d1514a9..fbde4b0 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/dir.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@
 /* compose directory item containing "." and ".." entries (entries are
    not aligned to 4 byte boundary) */
 /* the last four params are LE */
-void make_empty_dir_item_v1 (char * body, __u32 dirid, __u32 objid,
-			     __u32 par_dirid, __u32 par_objid)
+void make_empty_dir_item_v1 (char * body, __le32 dirid, __le32 objid,
+			     __le32 par_dirid, __le32 par_objid)
 {
     struct reiserfs_de_head * deh;
 
@@ -242,8 +242,8 @@
 }
 
 /* compose directory item containing "." and ".." entries */
-void make_empty_dir_item (char * body, __u32 dirid, __u32 objid,
-			  __u32 par_dirid, __u32 par_objid)
+void make_empty_dir_item (char * body, __le32 dirid, __le32 objid,
+			  __le32 par_dirid, __le32 par_objid)
 {
     struct reiserfs_de_head * deh;
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/file.c b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
index f6860e8..2230aff 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/file.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
     struct cpu_key key; // cpu key of item that we are going to deal with
     struct item_head *ih; // pointer to item head that we are going to deal with
     struct buffer_head *bh; // Buffer head that contains items that we are going to deal with
-    __u32 * item; // pointer to item we are going to deal with
+    __le32 * item; // pointer to item we are going to deal with
     INITIALIZE_PATH(path); // path to item, that we are going to deal with.
     b_blocknr_t *allocated_blocks; // Pointer to a place where allocated blocknumbers would be stored.
     reiserfs_blocknr_hint_t hint; // hint structure for block allocator.
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@
     struct item_head *ih = NULL; // pointer to item head that we are going to deal with
     struct buffer_head *itembuf=NULL; // Buffer head that contains items that we are going to deal with
     INITIALIZE_PATH(path); // path to item, that we are going to deal with.
-    __u32 * item=NULL; // pointer to item we are going to deal with
+    __le32 * item=NULL; // pointer to item we are going to deal with
     int item_pos=-1; /* Position in indirect item */
 
 
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
index 7543031..5fdb9f9 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/inode.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
    done already or non-hole position has been found in the indirect item */
 static inline int allocation_needed (int retval, b_blocknr_t allocated, 
 				     struct item_head * ih,
-				     __u32 * item, int pos_in_item)
+				     __le32 * item, int pos_in_item)
 {
   if (allocated)
 	 return 0;
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
     bh = get_last_bh (&path);
     ih = get_ih (&path);
     if (is_indirect_le_ih (ih)) {
-	__u32 * ind_item = (__u32 *)B_I_PITEM (bh, ih);
+	__le32 * ind_item = (__le32 *)B_I_PITEM (bh, ih);
 	
 	/* FIXME: here we could cache indirect item or part of it in
 	   the inode to avoid search_by_key in case of subsequent
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@
     struct cpu_key key;
     struct buffer_head * bh, * unbh = NULL;
     struct item_head * ih, tmp_ih;
-    __u32 * item;
+    __le32 * item;
     int done;
     int fs_gen;
     struct reiserfs_transaction_handle *th = NULL;
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
     done = 0;
     do {
 	if (is_statdata_le_ih (ih)) {
-	    __u32 unp = 0;
+	    __le32 unp = 0;
 	    struct cpu_key tmp_key;
 
 	    /* indirect item has to be inserted */
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@
     struct item_head tmp_ih ;
     struct item_head *ih ;
     struct buffer_head *bh ;
-    __u32 *item ;
+    __le32 *item ;
     struct cpu_key key ;
     INITIALIZE_PATH(path) ;
     int pos_in_item ;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c b/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
index 9cf7c13..0ce33db 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/item_ops.c
@@ -296,10 +296,11 @@
 static void indirect_print_item (struct item_head * ih, char * item)
 {
     int j;
-    __u32 * unp, prev = INT_MAX;
+    __le32 * unp;
+    __u32 prev = INT_MAX;
     int num;
 
-    unp = (__u32 *)item;
+    unp = (__le32 *)item;
 
     if (ih_item_len(ih) % UNFM_P_SIZE)
 	reiserfs_warning (NULL, "indirect_print_item: invalid item len");
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c b/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
index 0785c43..bfe8e25 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/objectid.c
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 // find where objectid map starts
 #define objectid_map(s,rs) (old_format_only (s) ? \
-                         (__u32 *)((struct reiserfs_super_block_v1 *)(rs) + 1) :\
-			 (__u32 *)((rs) + 1))
+                         (__le32 *)((struct reiserfs_super_block_v1 *)(rs) + 1) :\
+			 (__le32 *)((rs) + 1))
 
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_CHECK
 
-static void check_objectid_map (struct super_block * s, __u32 * map)
+static void check_objectid_map (struct super_block * s, __le32 * map)
 {
     if (le32_to_cpu (map[0]) != 1)
 	reiserfs_panic (s, "vs-15010: check_objectid_map: map corrupted: %lx",
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 }
 
 #else
-static void check_objectid_map (struct super_block * s, __u32 * map)
+static void check_objectid_map (struct super_block * s, __le32 * map)
 {;}
 #endif
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 {
     struct super_block * s = th->t_super;
     struct reiserfs_super_block * rs = SB_DISK_SUPER_BLOCK (s);
-    __u32 * map = objectid_map (s, rs);
+    __le32 * map = objectid_map (s, rs);
     __u32 unused_objectid;
 
     BUG_ON (!th->t_trans_id);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 {
     struct super_block * s = th->t_super;
     struct reiserfs_super_block * rs = SB_DISK_SUPER_BLOCK (s);
-    __u32 * map = objectid_map (s, rs);
+    __le32 * map = objectid_map (s, rs);
     int i = 0;
 
     BUG_ON (!th->t_trans_id);
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@
     int new_size = (s->s_blocksize - SB_SIZE) / sizeof(__u32) / 2 * 2 ;
     int old_max = sb_oid_maxsize(disk_sb);
     struct reiserfs_super_block_v1 *disk_sb_v1 ;
-    __u32 *objectid_map, *new_objectid_map ;
+    __le32 *objectid_map, *new_objectid_map ;
     int i ;
 
     disk_sb_v1=(struct reiserfs_super_block_v1 *)(SB_BUFFER_WITH_SB(s)->b_data);
-    objectid_map = (__u32 *)(disk_sb_v1 + 1) ;
-    new_objectid_map = (__u32 *)(disk_sb + 1) ;
+    objectid_map = (__le32 *)(disk_sb_v1 + 1) ;
+    new_objectid_map = (__le32 *)(disk_sb + 1) ;
 
     if (cur_size > new_size) {
 	/* mark everyone used that was listed as free at the end of the objectid
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
index f4ea81a..e242ebc 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/procfs.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 #define DFL( x ) D4C( rs -> s_v1.x )
 
 #define objectid_map( s, rs ) (old_format_only (s) ?				\
-                         (__u32 *)((struct reiserfs_super_block_v1 *)rs + 1) :	\
-			 (__u32 *)(rs + 1))
+                         (__le32 *)((struct reiserfs_super_block_v1 *)rs + 1) :	\
+			 (__le32 *)(rs + 1))
 #define MAP( i ) D4C( objectid_map( sb, rs )[ i ] )
 
 #define DJF( x ) le32_to_cpu( rs -> x )
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 1d380a5..15fa4cb 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@
 inline int  comp_short_keys (const struct reiserfs_key * le_key,
 			     const struct cpu_key * cpu_key)
 {
-  __u32 * p_s_le_u32, * p_s_cpu_u32;
+  __le32 * p_s_le_u32;
+  __u32 * p_s_cpu_u32;
   int n_key_length = REISERFS_SHORT_KEY_LEN;
 
-  p_s_le_u32 = (__u32 *)le_key;
+  p_s_le_u32 = (__le32 *)le_key;
   p_s_cpu_u32 = (__u32 *)&cpu_key->on_disk_key;
   for( ; n_key_length--; ++p_s_le_u32, ++p_s_cpu_u32 ) {
     if ( le32_to_cpu (*p_s_le_u32) < *p_s_cpu_u32 )
@@ -228,7 +229,12 @@
 const struct reiserfs_key  MIN_KEY = {0, 0, {{0, 0},}};
 
 /* Maximal possible key. It is never in the tree. */
-const struct reiserfs_key  MAX_KEY = {0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, {{0xffffffff, 0xffffffff},}};
+const struct reiserfs_key  MAX_KEY = {
+	__constant_cpu_to_le32(0xffffffff),
+	__constant_cpu_to_le32(0xffffffff),
+	{{__constant_cpu_to_le32(0xffffffff),
+	__constant_cpu_to_le32(0xffffffff)},}
+};
 const struct in_core_key  MAX_IN_CORE_KEY = {0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, {{0xffffffff, 0xffffffff},}};
 
 
@@ -998,7 +1004,7 @@
 	int                   n_unfm_number,    /* Number of the item unformatted nodes. */
 	    n_counter,
 	    n_blk_size;
-	__u32               * p_n_unfm_pointer; /* Pointer to the unformatted node number. */
+	__le32               * p_n_unfm_pointer; /* Pointer to the unformatted node number. */
 	__u32 tmp;
 	struct item_head      s_ih;           /* Item header. */
 	char                  c_mode;           /* Returned mode of the balance. */
@@ -1060,7 +1066,7 @@
 	    /* pointers to be cut */
 	    n_unfm_number -= pos_in_item (p_s_path);
 	    /* Set pointer to the last unformatted node pointer that is to be cut. */
-	    p_n_unfm_pointer = (__u32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) + I_UNFM_NUM(&s_ih) - 1 - *p_n_removed;
+	    p_n_unfm_pointer = (__le32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) + I_UNFM_NUM(&s_ih) - 1 - *p_n_removed;
 
 
 	    /* We go through the unformatted nodes pointers of the indirect
@@ -1082,8 +1088,8 @@
 		    need_research = 1 ;
 		    break;
 		}
-		RFALSE( p_n_unfm_pointer < (__u32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) ||
-			p_n_unfm_pointer > (__u32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) + I_UNFM_NUM(&s_ih) - 1,
+		RFALSE( p_n_unfm_pointer < (__le32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) ||
+			p_n_unfm_pointer > (__le32 *)B_I_PITEM(p_s_bh, &s_ih) + I_UNFM_NUM(&s_ih) - 1,
 			"vs-5265: pointer out of range");
 
 		/* Hole, nothing to remove. */
@@ -1432,7 +1438,7 @@
 #if defined( USE_INODE_GENERATION_COUNTER )
     if( !old_format_only ( th -> t_super ) )
       {
-       __u32 *inode_generation;
+       __le32 *inode_generation;
        
        inode_generation = 
          &REISERFS_SB(th -> t_super) -> s_rs -> s_inode_generation;
diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/super.c b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
index d6d1d7e..2283f18 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/super.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
  
         /* reiserfs_iget needs k_dirid and k_objectid only */
         item = B_I_PITEM (bh, ih);
-        obj_key.on_disk_key.k_dir_id = le32_to_cpu (*(__u32 *)item);
+        obj_key.on_disk_key.k_dir_id = le32_to_cpu (*(__le32 *)item);
         obj_key.on_disk_key.k_objectid = le32_to_cpu (ih->ih_key.k_objectid);
 	obj_key.on_disk_key.u.k_offset_v1.k_offset = 0;
 	obj_key.on_disk_key.u.k_offset_v1.k_uniqueness = 0;
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
     int retval;
     struct cpu_key key;
     struct item_head ih;
-    __u32 link;
+    __le32 link;
 
     BUG_ON (!th->t_trans_id);
 
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@
 	return 1;
     }
 
-    if ( rs->s_v1.s_root_block == -1 ) {
+    if ( rs->s_v1.s_root_block == cpu_to_le32(-1) ) {
        brelse(bh) ;
        reiserfs_warning (s, "Unfinished reiserfsck --rebuild-tree run detected. Please run\n"
               "reiserfsck --rebuild-tree and wait for a completion. If that fails\n"