diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
index 3229ae6..8a79587 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
@@ -184,10 +184,11 @@ static inline int calc_pages_for(u64 off, u64 len)
 		(off >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
-/*
- * These are not meant to be generic - an integer key is assumed.
- */
-#define DEFINE_RB_INSDEL_FUNCS(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)		\
+#define RB_BYVAL(a)      (a)
+#define RB_BYPTR(a)      (&(a))
+#define RB_CMP3WAY(a, b) ((a) < (b) ? -1 : (a) > (b))
+
+#define DEFINE_RB_INSDEL_FUNCS2(name, type, keyfld, cmpexp, keyexp, nodefld) \
 static void insert_##name(struct rb_root *root, type *t)		\
 {									\
 	struct rb_node **n = &root->rb_node;				\
@@ -197,11 +198,13 @@ static void insert_##name(struct rb_root *root, type *t)		\
 									\
 	while (*n) {							\
 		type *cur = rb_entry(*n, type, nodefld);		\
+		int cmp;						\
 									\
 		parent = *n;						\
-		if (t->keyfld < cur->keyfld)				\
+		cmp = cmpexp(keyexp(t->keyfld), keyexp(cur->keyfld));	\
+		if (cmp < 0)						\
 			n = &(*n)->rb_left;				\
-		else if (t->keyfld > cur->keyfld)			\
+		else if (cmp > 0)					\
 			n = &(*n)->rb_right;				\
 		else							\
 			BUG();						\
@@ -217,19 +220,24 @@ static void erase_##name(struct rb_root *root, type *t)			\
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&t->nodefld);					\
 }
 
-#define DEFINE_RB_LOOKUP_FUNC(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)		\
-extern type __lookup_##name##_key;					\
-static type *lookup_##name(struct rb_root *root,			\
-			   typeof(__lookup_##name##_key.keyfld) key)	\
+/*
+ * @lookup_param_type is a parameter and not constructed from (@type,
+ * @keyfld) with typeof() because adding const is too unwieldy.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_RB_LOOKUP_FUNC2(name, type, keyfld, cmpexp, keyexp,	\
+			       lookup_param_type, nodefld)		\
+static type *lookup_##name(struct rb_root *root, lookup_param_type key)	\
 {									\
 	struct rb_node *n = root->rb_node;				\
 									\
 	while (n) {							\
 		type *cur = rb_entry(n, type, nodefld);			\
+		int cmp;						\
 									\
-		if (key < cur->keyfld)					\
+		cmp = cmpexp(key, keyexp(cur->keyfld));			\
+		if (cmp < 0)						\
 			n = n->rb_left;					\
-		else if (key > cur->keyfld)				\
+		else if (cmp > 0)					\
 			n = n->rb_right;				\
 		else							\
 			return cur;					\
@@ -238,6 +246,23 @@ static type *lookup_##name(struct rb_root *root,			\
 	return NULL;							\
 }
 
+#define DEFINE_RB_FUNCS2(name, type, keyfld, cmpexp, keyexp,		\
+			 lookup_param_type, nodefld)			\
+DEFINE_RB_INSDEL_FUNCS2(name, type, keyfld, cmpexp, keyexp, nodefld)	\
+DEFINE_RB_LOOKUP_FUNC2(name, type, keyfld, cmpexp, keyexp,		\
+		       lookup_param_type, nodefld)
+
+/*
+ * Shorthands for integer keys.
+ */
+#define DEFINE_RB_INSDEL_FUNCS(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)		\
+DEFINE_RB_INSDEL_FUNCS2(name, type, keyfld, RB_CMP3WAY, RB_BYVAL, nodefld)
+
+#define DEFINE_RB_LOOKUP_FUNC(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)		\
+extern type __lookup_##name##_key;					\
+DEFINE_RB_LOOKUP_FUNC2(name, type, keyfld, RB_CMP3WAY, RB_BYVAL,	\
+		       typeof(__lookup_##name##_key.keyfld), nodefld)
+
 #define DEFINE_RB_FUNCS(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)			\
 DEFINE_RB_INSDEL_FUNCS(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)			\
 DEFINE_RB_LOOKUP_FUNC(name, type, keyfld, nodefld)