diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 15fa4cb..da23ba7 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -87,23 +87,20 @@
 inline int  comp_short_keys (const struct reiserfs_key * le_key,
 			     const struct cpu_key * cpu_key)
 {
-  __le32 * p_s_le_u32;
-  __u32 * p_s_cpu_u32;
-  int n_key_length = REISERFS_SHORT_KEY_LEN;
-
-  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 )
+  __u32 n;
+  n = le32_to_cpu(le_key->k_dir_id);
+  if (n < cpu_key->on_disk_key.k_dir_id)
       return -1;
-    if ( le32_to_cpu (*p_s_le_u32) > *p_s_cpu_u32 )
+  if (n > cpu_key->on_disk_key.k_dir_id)
       return 1;
-  }
-
+  n = le32_to_cpu(le_key->k_objectid);
+  if (n < cpu_key->on_disk_key.k_objectid)
+      return -1;
+  if (n > cpu_key->on_disk_key.k_objectid)
+      return 1;
   return 0;
 }
 
-
 /* k1 is pointer to on-disk structure which is stored in little-endian
    form. k2 is pointer to cpu variable.
    Compare keys using all 4 key fields.
@@ -153,18 +150,15 @@
 
 inline void le_key2cpu_key (struct cpu_key * to, const struct reiserfs_key * from)
 {
+    int version;
     to->on_disk_key.k_dir_id = le32_to_cpu (from->k_dir_id);
     to->on_disk_key.k_objectid = le32_to_cpu (from->k_objectid);
     
     // find out version of the key
-    to->version = le_key_version (from);
-    if (to->version == KEY_FORMAT_3_5) {
-	to->on_disk_key.u.k_offset_v1.k_offset = le32_to_cpu (from->u.k_offset_v1.k_offset);
-	to->on_disk_key.u.k_offset_v1.k_uniqueness = le32_to_cpu (from->u.k_offset_v1.k_uniqueness);
-    } else {
-	to->on_disk_key.u.k_offset_v2.k_offset = offset_v2_k_offset(&from->u.k_offset_v2);
-	to->on_disk_key.u.k_offset_v2.k_type = offset_v2_k_type(&from->u.k_offset_v2);
-    } 
+    version = le_key_version (from);
+    to->version = version;
+    to->on_disk_key.k_offset = le_key_k_offset(version, from);
+    to->on_disk_key.k_type = le_key_k_type(version, from);
 }
 
 
@@ -235,8 +229,8 @@
 	{{__constant_cpu_to_le32(0xffffffff),
 	__constant_cpu_to_le32(0xffffffff)},}
 };
-const struct in_core_key  MAX_IN_CORE_KEY = {0xffffffff, 0xffffffff, {{0xffffffff, 0xffffffff},}};
 
+const struct in_core_key  MAX_IN_CORE_KEY = {~0U, ~0U, ~0ULL>>4, 15};
 
 /* Get delimiting key of the buffer by looking for it in the buffers in the path, starting from the bottom
    of the path, and going upwards.  We must check the path's validity at each step.  If the key is not in