diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/erofs.rst b/Documentation/filesystems/erofs.rst
index cc4626d6ee4f..c293f8e37468 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/erofs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/erofs.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Here are the main features of EROFS:
 
  - Support merging tail-end data into a special inode as fragments.
 
- - Support large folios for uncompressed files.
+ - Support large folios to make use of THPs (Transparent Hugepages);
 
  - Support direct I/O on uncompressed files to avoid double caching for loop
    devices;
diff --git a/fs/erofs/dir.c b/fs/erofs/dir.c
index 2193a6710c8f..c3b90abdee37 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/dir.c
@@ -8,19 +8,15 @@
 
 static int erofs_fill_dentries(struct inode *dir, struct dir_context *ctx,
 			       void *dentry_blk, struct erofs_dirent *de,
-			       unsigned int nameoff, unsigned int maxsize)
+			       unsigned int nameoff0, unsigned int maxsize)
 {
-	const struct erofs_dirent *end = dentry_blk + nameoff;
+	const struct erofs_dirent *end = dentry_blk + nameoff0;
 
 	while (de < end) {
-		const char *de_name;
+		unsigned char d_type = fs_ftype_to_dtype(de->file_type);
+		unsigned int nameoff = le16_to_cpu(de->nameoff);
+		const char *de_name = (char *)dentry_blk + nameoff;
 		unsigned int de_namelen;
-		unsigned char d_type;
-
-		d_type = fs_ftype_to_dtype(de->file_type);
-
-		nameoff = le16_to_cpu(de->nameoff);
-		de_name = (char *)dentry_blk + nameoff;
 
 		/* the last dirent in the block? */
 		if (de + 1 >= end)
@@ -52,21 +48,20 @@ static int erofs_readdir(struct file *f, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	struct erofs_buf buf = __EROFS_BUF_INITIALIZER;
 	struct super_block *sb = dir->i_sb;
 	unsigned long bsz = sb->s_blocksize;
-	const size_t dirsize = i_size_read(dir);
-	unsigned int i = erofs_blknr(sb, ctx->pos);
 	unsigned int ofs = erofs_blkoff(sb, ctx->pos);
 	int err = 0;
 	bool initial = true;
 
 	buf.mapping = dir->i_mapping;
-	while (ctx->pos < dirsize) {
+	while (ctx->pos < dir->i_size) {
+		erofs_off_t dbstart = ctx->pos - ofs;
 		struct erofs_dirent *de;
 		unsigned int nameoff, maxsize;
 
-		de = erofs_bread(&buf, erofs_pos(sb, i), EROFS_KMAP);
+		de = erofs_bread(&buf, dbstart, EROFS_KMAP);
 		if (IS_ERR(de)) {
 			erofs_err(sb, "fail to readdir of logical block %u of nid %llu",
-				  i, EROFS_I(dir)->nid);
+				  erofs_blknr(sb, dbstart), EROFS_I(dir)->nid);
 			err = PTR_ERR(de);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -79,25 +74,19 @@ static int erofs_readdir(struct file *f, struct dir_context *ctx)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		maxsize = min_t(unsigned int, dirsize - ctx->pos + ofs, bsz);
-
+		maxsize = min_t(unsigned int, dir->i_size - dbstart, bsz);
 		/* search dirents at the arbitrary position */
 		if (initial) {
 			initial = false;
-
 			ofs = roundup(ofs, sizeof(struct erofs_dirent));
-			ctx->pos = erofs_pos(sb, i) + ofs;
-			if (ofs >= nameoff)
-				goto skip_this;
+			ctx->pos = dbstart + ofs;
 		}
 
 		err = erofs_fill_dentries(dir, ctx, de, (void *)de + ofs,
 					  nameoff, maxsize);
 		if (err)
 			break;
-skip_this:
-		ctx->pos = erofs_pos(sb, i) + maxsize;
-		++i;
+		ctx->pos = dbstart + maxsize;
 		ofs = 0;
 	}
 	erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
diff --git a/fs/erofs/inode.c b/fs/erofs/inode.c
index 43c09aae2afc..419432be3223 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/inode.c
@@ -257,25 +257,23 @@ static int erofs_fill_inode(struct inode *inode)
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	mapping_set_large_folios(inode->i_mapping);
 	if (erofs_inode_is_data_compressed(vi->datalayout)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_EROFS_FS_ZIP
 		DO_ONCE_LITE_IF(inode->i_blkbits != PAGE_SHIFT,
 			  erofs_info, inode->i_sb,
 			  "EXPERIMENTAL EROFS subpage compressed block support in use. Use at your own risk!");
 		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &z_erofs_aops;
-		err = 0;
-		goto out_unlock;
-#endif
+#else
 		err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-	inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &erofs_raw_access_aops;
-	mapping_set_large_folios(inode->i_mapping);
-#ifdef CONFIG_EROFS_FS_ONDEMAND
-	if (erofs_is_fscache_mode(inode->i_sb))
-		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &erofs_fscache_access_aops;
 #endif
-
+	} else {
+		inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &erofs_raw_access_aops;
+#ifdef CONFIG_EROFS_FS_ONDEMAND
+		if (erofs_is_fscache_mode(inode->i_sb))
+			inode->i_mapping->a_ops = &erofs_fscache_access_aops;
+#endif
+	}
 out_unlock:
 	erofs_put_metabuf(&buf);
 	return err;
diff --git a/fs/erofs/internal.h b/fs/erofs/internal.h
index 736607675396..45dc15ebd870 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/erofs/internal.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct erofs_buf {
 };
 #define __EROFS_BUF_INITIALIZER	((struct erofs_buf){ .page = NULL })
 
-#define erofs_blknr(sb, addr)	((addr) >> (sb)->s_blocksize_bits)
+#define erofs_blknr(sb, addr)	((erofs_blk_t)((addr) >> (sb)->s_blocksize_bits))
 #define erofs_blkoff(sb, addr)	((addr) & ((sb)->s_blocksize - 1))
 #define erofs_pos(sb, blk)	((erofs_off_t)(blk) << (sb)->s_blocksize_bits)
 #define erofs_iblks(i)	(round_up((i)->i_size, i_blocksize(i)) >> (i)->i_blkbits)
diff --git a/fs/erofs/super.c b/fs/erofs/super.c
index 32ce5b35e1df..6cb5c8916174 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/super.c
@@ -108,22 +108,6 @@ static void erofs_free_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	kmem_cache_free(erofs_inode_cachep, vi);
 }
 
-static bool check_layout_compatibility(struct super_block *sb,
-				       struct erofs_super_block *dsb)
-{
-	const unsigned int feature = le32_to_cpu(dsb->feature_incompat);
-
-	EROFS_SB(sb)->feature_incompat = feature;
-
-	/* check if current kernel meets all mandatory requirements */
-	if (feature & (~EROFS_ALL_FEATURE_INCOMPAT)) {
-		erofs_err(sb, "unidentified incompatible feature %x, please upgrade kernel",
-			   feature & ~EROFS_ALL_FEATURE_INCOMPAT);
-		return false;
-	}
-	return true;
-}
-
 /* read variable-sized metadata, offset will be aligned by 4-byte */
 void *erofs_read_metadata(struct super_block *sb, struct erofs_buf *buf,
 			  erofs_off_t *offset, int *lengthp)
@@ -279,7 +263,7 @@ static int erofs_scan_devices(struct super_block *sb,
 
 static int erofs_read_superblock(struct super_block *sb)
 {
-	struct erofs_sb_info *sbi;
+	struct erofs_sb_info *sbi = EROFS_SB(sb);
 	struct erofs_buf buf = __EROFS_BUF_INITIALIZER;
 	struct erofs_super_block *dsb;
 	void *data;
@@ -291,9 +275,7 @@ static int erofs_read_superblock(struct super_block *sb)
 		return PTR_ERR(data);
 	}
 
-	sbi = EROFS_SB(sb);
 	dsb = (struct erofs_super_block *)(data + EROFS_SUPER_OFFSET);
-
 	ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (le32_to_cpu(dsb->magic) != EROFS_SUPER_MAGIC_V1) {
 		erofs_err(sb, "cannot find valid erofs superblock");
@@ -318,8 +300,12 @@ static int erofs_read_superblock(struct super_block *sb)
 	}
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
-	if (!check_layout_compatibility(sb, dsb))
+	sbi->feature_incompat = le32_to_cpu(dsb->feature_incompat);
+	if (sbi->feature_incompat & ~EROFS_ALL_FEATURE_INCOMPAT) {
+		erofs_err(sb, "unidentified incompatible feature %x, please upgrade kernel",
+			  sbi->feature_incompat & ~EROFS_ALL_FEATURE_INCOMPAT);
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	sbi->sb_size = 128 + dsb->sb_extslots * EROFS_SB_EXTSLOT_SIZE;
 	if (sbi->sb_size > PAGE_SIZE - EROFS_SUPER_OFFSET) {
diff --git a/fs/erofs/zutil.c b/fs/erofs/zutil.c
index 9b53883e5caf..37afe2024840 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zutil.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zutil.c
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ int z_erofs_gbuf_growsize(unsigned int nrpages)
 out:
 	if (i < z_erofs_gbuf_count && tmp_pages) {
 		for (j = 0; j < nrpages; ++j)
-			if (tmp_pages[j] && tmp_pages[j] != gbuf->pages[j])
+			if (tmp_pages[j] && (j >= gbuf->nrpages ||
+					     tmp_pages[j] != gbuf->pages[j]))
 				__free_page(tmp_pages[j]);
 		kfree(tmp_pages);
 	}