diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/bcachefs.h b/fs/bcachefs/bcachefs.h
index 22d303813d31..ab415f0dd14e 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/bcachefs.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/bcachefs.h
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ struct bch_dev {
 	 * Buckets:
 	 * Per-bucket arrays are protected by c->mark_lock, bucket_lock and
 	 * gc_lock, for device resize - holding any is sufficient for access:
-	 * Or rcu_read_lock(), but only for ptr_stale():
+	 * Or rcu_read_lock(), but only for dev_ptr_stale():
 	 */
 	struct bucket_array __rcu *buckets_gc;
 	struct bucket_gens __rcu *bucket_gens;
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c
index 07b343e7ddeb..05ebf1186be1 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ static int gc_btree_gens_key(struct btree_trans *trans,
 	bkey_for_each_ptr(ptrs, ptr) {
 		struct bch_dev *ca = bch2_dev_bkey_exists(c, ptr->dev);
 
-		if (ptr_stale(ca, ptr) > 16) {
+		if (dev_ptr_stale(ca, ptr) > 16) {
 			percpu_up_read(&c->mark_lock);
 			goto update;
 		}
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/buckets.h b/fs/bcachefs/buckets.h
index 0a54faf7c50a..617ffde2fb7a 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/buckets.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/buckets.h
@@ -170,17 +170,19 @@ static inline int gen_after(u8 a, u8 b)
 	return r > 0 ? r : 0;
 }
 
+static inline u8 dev_ptr_stale_rcu(struct bch_dev *ca, const struct bch_extent_ptr *ptr)
+{
+	return gen_after(*bucket_gen(ca, PTR_BUCKET_NR(ca, ptr)), ptr->gen);
+}
+
 /**
- * ptr_stale() - check if a pointer points into a bucket that has been
+ * dev_ptr_stale() - check if a pointer points into a bucket that has been
  * invalidated.
  */
-static inline u8 ptr_stale(struct bch_dev *ca,
-			   const struct bch_extent_ptr *ptr)
+static inline u8 dev_ptr_stale(struct bch_dev *ca, const struct bch_extent_ptr *ptr)
 {
-	u8 ret;
-
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	ret = gen_after(*bucket_gen(ca, PTR_BUCKET_NR(ca, ptr)), ptr->gen);
+	u8 ret = dev_ptr_stale_rcu(ca, ptr);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/ec.c b/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
index be8bddb38957..99a8c8fe8e3b 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/ec.c
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ static void ec_block_endio(struct bio *bio)
 			       bch2_blk_status_to_str(bio->bi_status)))
 		clear_bit(ec_bio->idx, ec_bio->buf->valid);
 
-	if (ptr_stale(ca, ptr)) {
+	if (dev_ptr_stale(ca, ptr)) {
 		bch_err_ratelimited(ca->fs,
 				    "error %s stripe: stale pointer after io",
 				    bio_data_dir(bio) == READ ? "reading from" : "writing to");
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static void ec_block_io(struct bch_fs *c, struct ec_stripe_buf *buf,
 		: BCH_DATA_parity;
 	int rw = op_is_write(opf);
 
-	if (ptr_stale(ca, ptr)) {
+	if (dev_ptr_stale(ca, ptr)) {
 		bch_err_ratelimited(c,
 				    "error %s stripe: stale pointer",
 				    rw == READ ? "reading from" : "writing to");
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/extents.c b/fs/bcachefs/extents.c
index dc78ace56181..a12fffb32f61 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/extents.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/extents.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int bch2_bkey_pick_read_device(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c k,
 		if (!ret && !p.ptr.cached)
 			ret = -EIO;
 
-		if (p.ptr.cached && ptr_stale(ca, &p.ptr))
+		if (p.ptr.cached && dev_ptr_stale(ca, &p.ptr))
 			continue;
 
 		f = failed ? dev_io_failures(failed, p.ptr.dev) : NULL;
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ bool bch2_bkey_has_target(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s_c k, unsigned target)
 	bkey_for_each_ptr(ptrs, ptr)
 		if (bch2_dev_in_target(c, ptr->dev, target) &&
 		    (!ptr->cached ||
-		     !ptr_stale(bch2_dev_bkey_exists(c, ptr->dev), ptr)))
+		     !dev_ptr_stale(bch2_dev_bkey_exists(c, ptr->dev), ptr)))
 			return true;
 
 	return false;
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ bool bch2_extent_normalize(struct bch_fs *c, struct bkey_s k)
 {
 	bch2_bkey_drop_ptrs(k, ptr,
 		ptr->cached &&
-		ptr_stale(bch2_dev_bkey_exists(c, ptr->dev), ptr));
+		dev_ptr_stale(bch2_dev_bkey_exists(c, ptr->dev), ptr));
 
 	return bkey_deleted(k.k);
 }
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ void bch2_extent_ptr_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c, const struc
 			prt_str(out, " cached");
 		if (ptr->unwritten)
 			prt_str(out, " unwritten");
-		if (bucket_valid(ca, b) && ptr_stale(ca, ptr))
+		if (bucket_valid(ca, b) && dev_ptr_stale_rcu(ca, ptr))
 			prt_printf(out, " stale");
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/io_read.c b/fs/bcachefs/io_read.c
index 1091b066639e..0107b2fb4d33 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/io_read.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/io_read.c
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static void bch2_read_endio(struct bio *bio)
 	}
 
 	if (((rbio->flags & BCH_READ_RETRY_IF_STALE) && race_fault()) ||
-	    ptr_stale(ca, &rbio->pick.ptr)) {
+	    dev_ptr_stale(ca, &rbio->pick.ptr)) {
 		trace_and_count(c, read_reuse_race, &rbio->bio);
 
 		if (rbio->flags & BCH_READ_RETRY_IF_STALE)
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ retry_pick:
 	 */
 	if ((flags & BCH_READ_IN_RETRY) &&
 	    !pick.ptr.cached &&
-	    unlikely(ptr_stale(ca, &pick.ptr))) {
+	    unlikely(dev_ptr_stale(ca, &pick.ptr))) {
 		read_from_stale_dirty_pointer(trans, k, pick.ptr);
 		bch2_mark_io_failure(failed, &pick);
 		goto retry_pick;