diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 5b8e235..be1be04 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2248,7 +2248,6 @@
 	u64 target;
 	u64 nread = 0;
 	u64 gen;
-	int direction = path->reada;
 	struct extent_buffer *eb;
 	u32 nr;
 	u32 blocksize;
@@ -2276,16 +2275,16 @@
 	nr = slot;
 
 	while (1) {
-		if (direction < 0) {
+		if (path->reada == READA_BACK) {
 			if (nr == 0)
 				break;
 			nr--;
-		} else if (direction > 0) {
+		} else if (path->reada == READA_FORWARD) {
 			nr++;
 			if (nr >= nritems)
 				break;
 		}
-		if (path->reada < 0 && objectid) {
+		if (path->reada == READA_BACK && objectid) {
 			btrfs_node_key(node, &disk_key, nr);
 			if (btrfs_disk_key_objectid(&disk_key) != objectid)
 				break;
@@ -2493,7 +2492,7 @@
 	btrfs_set_path_blocking(p);
 
 	free_extent_buffer(tmp);
-	if (p->reada)
+	if (p->reada != READA_NONE)
 		reada_for_search(root, p, level, slot, key->objectid);
 
 	btrfs_release_path(p);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 99059fc..a1cf4c8 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -590,6 +590,7 @@
  * The slots array records the index of the item or block pointer
  * used while walking the tree.
  */
+enum { READA_NONE = 0, READA_BACK, READA_FORWARD };
 struct btrfs_path {
 	struct extent_buffer *nodes[BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL];
 	int slots[BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL];
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index d796b53..9e3639b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
 	 */
 	path->skip_locking = 1;
 	path->search_commit_root = 1;
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	key.objectid = last;
 	key.offset = 0;
@@ -2115,7 +2115,7 @@
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	/* this will setup the path even if it fails to insert the back ref */
 	ret = insert_inline_extent_backref(trans, fs_info->extent_root, path,
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(leaf);
 	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	/* now insert the actual backref */
 	ret = insert_extent_backref(trans, root->fs_info->extent_root,
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@
 	}
 
 again:
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root->fs_info->extent_root, &key,
 				path, 0, 1);
@@ -6438,7 +6438,7 @@
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->leave_spinning = 1;
 
 	is_data = owner_objectid >= BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;
@@ -9688,7 +9688,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	cache_gen = btrfs_super_cache_generation(root->fs_info->super_copy);
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE) &&
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file-item.c b/fs/btrfs/file-item.c
index 58ece65..a67e1c8 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file-item.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (bio->bi_iter.bi_size > PAGE_CACHE_SIZE * 8)
-		path->reada = 2;
+		path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	WARN_ON(bio->bi_vcnt <= 0);
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 
 	if (search_commit) {
 		path->skip_locking = 1;
-		path->reada = 2;
+		path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 		path->search_commit_root = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode-map.c b/fs/btrfs/inode-map.c
index 53014e9..1951ad6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode-map.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode-map.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	/* Since the commit root is read-only, we can safely skip locking. */
 	path->skip_locking = 1;
 	path->search_commit_root = 1;
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	key.objectid = BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID;
 	key.offset = 0;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 3e1398b..dc2c1be 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	path->reada = -1;
+	path->reada = READA_BACK;
 
 	key.objectid = BTRFS_ORPHAN_OBJECTID;
 	key.type = BTRFS_ORPHAN_ITEM_KEY;
@@ -4308,7 +4308,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = -1;
+	path->reada = READA_BACK;
 
 	/*
 	 * We want to drop from the next block forward in case this new size is
@@ -5744,7 +5744,7 @@
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	if (key_type == BTRFS_DIR_INDEX_KEY) {
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ins_list);
@@ -6775,7 +6775,7 @@
 		 * Chances are we'll be called again, so go ahead and do
 		 * readahead
 		 */
-		path->reada = 1;
+		path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	}
 
 	ret = btrfs_lookup_file_extent(trans, root, path,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index fd429d7..6e89641 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -3478,7 +3478,7 @@
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	/* clone data */
 	key.objectid = btrfs_ino(src);
 	key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index b4ca545..ef6d8fc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@
 		err = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	path1->reada = 1;
-	path2->reada = 2;
+	path1->reada = READA_FORWARD;
+	path2->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	node = alloc_backref_node(cache);
 	if (!node) {
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	reloc_root = root->reloc_root;
 	root_item = &reloc_root->root_item;
@@ -3527,7 +3527,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	root = read_fs_root(rc->extent_root->fs_info, ref_root);
 	if (IS_ERR(root)) {
@@ -3917,7 +3917,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = 1;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	ret = prepare_to_relocate(rc);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -4343,7 +4343,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = -1;
+	path->reada = READA_BACK;
 
 	key.objectid = BTRFS_TREE_RELOC_OBJECTID;
 	key.type = BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
index 1d1f639..143f2b7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
@@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->search_commit_root = 1;
 	path->skip_locking = 1;
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 0577d7f..e95d249 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	key.objectid = device->devid;
 	key.offset = start;
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 	path->search_commit_root = 1;
 	path->skip_locking = 1;
 
@@ -4260,7 +4260,7 @@
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	lock_chunks(root);
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/xattr.c b/fs/btrfs/xattr.c
index 1fcd7b6..28b4e7e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/xattr.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	path->reada = 2;
+	path->reada = READA_FORWARD;
 
 	/* search for our xattrs */
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &key, path, 0, 0);