diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index 2c6fea451d7d..2f7e49bfbf71 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void ext4_unregister_li_request(struct super_block *sb);
 static void ext4_clear_request_list(void);
 static struct inode *ext4_get_journal_inode(struct super_block *sb,
 					    unsigned int journal_inum);
-static int ext4_validate_options(struct super_block *sb);
+static int ext4_validate_options(struct fs_context *fc);
 
 /*
  * Lock ordering
@@ -754,13 +754,14 @@ void __ext4_msg(struct super_block *sb,
 	struct va_format vaf;
 	va_list args;
 
-	if (!___ratelimit(&(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_msg_ratelimit_state), "EXT4-fs"))
+	if (sb &&
+	    !___ratelimit(&(EXT4_SB(sb)->s_msg_ratelimit_state), "EXT4-fs"))
 		return;
 
 	va_start(args, fmt);
 	vaf.fmt = fmt;
 	vaf.va = &args;
-	printk("%sEXT4-fs (%s): %pV\n", prefix, sb->s_id, &vaf);
+	printk("%sEXT4-fs (%s): %pV\n", prefix, sb ? sb->s_id : "n/a", &vaf);
 	va_end(args);
 }
 
@@ -2021,12 +2022,12 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	switch (token) {
 	case Opt_noacl:
 	case Opt_nouser_xattr:
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING, deprecated_msg, param->key, "3.5");
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING, deprecated_msg, param->key, "3.5");
 		break;
 	case Opt_sb:
 		return 1;	/* handled by get_sb_block() */
 	case Opt_removed:
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING, "Ignoring removed %s option",
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING, "Ignoring removed %s option",
 			 param->key);
 		return 1;
 	case Opt_abort:
@@ -2053,22 +2054,22 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 			break;
 
 	if (m->token == Opt_err) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Unrecognized mount option \"%s\" "
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Unrecognized mount option \"%s\" "
 			 "or missing value", param->key);
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if ((m->flags & MOPT_NO_EXT2) && IS_EXT2_SB(sb)) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 			 "Mount option \"%s\" incompatible with ext2",
 			 param->string);
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if ((m->flags & MOPT_NO_EXT3) && IS_EXT3_SB(sb)) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 			 "Mount option \"%s\" incompatible with ext3",
 			 param->string);
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (m->flags & MOPT_EXPLICIT) {
@@ -2077,28 +2078,28 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		} else if (m->mount_opt & EXT4_MOUNT_JOURNAL_CHECKSUM) {
 			set_opt2(sb, EXPLICIT_JOURNAL_CHECKSUM);
 		} else
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (m->flags & MOPT_CLEAR_ERR)
 		clear_opt(sb, ERRORS_MASK);
 	if (token == Opt_noquota && sb_any_quota_loaded(sb)) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Cannot change quota "
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Cannot change quota "
 			 "options when quota turned on");
-		return -1;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	if (m->flags & MOPT_NOSUPPORT) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "%s option not supported",
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "%s option not supported",
 			 param->key);
 	} else if (token == Opt_commit) {
 		if (result.uint_32 == 0)
 			sbi->s_commit_interval = JBD2_DEFAULT_MAX_COMMIT_AGE;
 		else if (result.uint_32 > INT_MAX / HZ) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 				 "Invalid commit interval %d, "
 				 "must be smaller than %d",
 				 result.uint_32, INT_MAX / HZ);
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		sbi->s_commit_interval = HZ * result.uint_32;
 	} else if (token == Opt_debug_want_extra_isize) {
@@ -2106,9 +2107,9 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		    (result.uint_32 < 4) ||
 		    (result.uint_32 >
 		     (sbi->s_inode_size - EXT4_GOOD_OLD_INODE_SIZE))) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 				 "Invalid want_extra_isize %d", result.uint_32);
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		sbi->s_want_extra_isize = result.uint_32;
 	} else if (token == Opt_max_batch_time) {
@@ -2119,10 +2120,10 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		if (result.uint_32 &&
 		    (result.uint_32 > (1 << 30) ||
 		     !is_power_of_2(result.uint_32))) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 				 "EXT4-fs: inode_readahead_blks must be "
 				 "0 or a power of 2 smaller than 2^31");
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		sbi->s_inode_readahead_blks = result.uint_32;
 	} else if (token == Opt_init_itable) {
@@ -2137,24 +2138,24 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	} else if (token == Opt_resuid) {
 		uid = make_kuid(current_user_ns(), result.uint_32);
 		if (!uid_valid(uid)) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Invalid uid value %d",
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Invalid uid value %d",
 				 result.uint_32);
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		sbi->s_resuid = uid;
 	} else if (token == Opt_resgid) {
 		gid = make_kgid(current_user_ns(), result.uint_32);
 		if (!gid_valid(gid)) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Invalid gid value %d",
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Invalid gid value %d",
 				 result.uint_32);
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		sbi->s_resgid = gid;
 	} else if (token == Opt_journal_dev) {
 		if (fc->purpose == FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 				 "Cannot specify journal on remount");
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ctx->journal_devnum = result.uint_32;
 	} else if (token == Opt_journal_path) {
@@ -2163,16 +2164,16 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		int error;
 
 		if (fc->purpose == FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 				 "Cannot specify journal on remount");
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		error = fs_lookup_param(fc, param, 1, &path);
 		if (error) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "error: could not find "
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "error: could not find "
 				 "journal device path");
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		journal_inode = d_inode(path.dentry);
@@ -2180,29 +2181,29 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		path_put(&path);
 	} else if (token == Opt_journal_ioprio) {
 		if (result.uint_32 > 7) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Invalid journal IO priority"
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Invalid journal IO priority"
 				 " (must be 0-7)");
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		ctx->journal_ioprio =
 			IOPRIO_PRIO_VALUE(IOPRIO_CLASS_BE, result.uint_32);
 	} else if (token == Opt_test_dummy_encryption) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION
 		sbi->s_mount_flags |= EXT4_MF_TEST_DUMMY_ENCRYPTION;
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING,
 			 "Test dummy encryption mode enabled");
 #else
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING,
 			 "Test dummy encryption mount option ignored");
 #endif
 	} else if (m->flags & MOPT_DATAJ) {
 		if (fc->purpose == FS_CONTEXT_FOR_RECONFIGURE) {
 			if (!sbi->s_journal)
-				ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING, "Remounting file system with no journal so ignoring journalled data option");
+				ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING, "Remounting file system with no journal so ignoring journalled data option");
 			else if (test_opt(sb, DATA_FLAGS) != m->mount_opt) {
-				ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR,
+				ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR,
 					 "Cannot change data mode on remount");
-				return -1;
+				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		} else {
 			clear_opt(sb, DATA_FLAGS);
@@ -2212,12 +2213,12 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 	} else if (m->flags & MOPT_QFMT) {
 		if (sb_any_quota_loaded(sb) &&
 		    sbi->s_jquota_fmt != m->mount_opt) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Cannot change journaled "
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Cannot change journaled "
 				 "quota options when quota turned on");
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (ext4_has_feature_quota(sb)) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_INFO,
 				 "Quota format mount options ignored "
 				 "when QUOTA feature is enabled");
 			return 1;
@@ -2226,12 +2227,12 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 #endif
 	} else if (token == Opt_dax) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_DAX
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING,
 		"DAX enabled. Warning: EXPERIMENTAL, use at your own risk");
 		sbi->s_mount_opt |= m->mount_opt;
 #else
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_INFO, "dax option not supported");
-		return -1;
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_INFO, "dax option not supported");
+		return -EINVAL;
 #endif
 	} else if (token == Opt_data_err_abort) {
 		sbi->s_mount_opt |= m->mount_opt;
@@ -2247,11 +2248,11 @@ static int handle_mount_opt(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		if (m->flags & MOPT_CLEAR)
 			set = !set;
 		else if (unlikely(!(m->flags & MOPT_SET))) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING,
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING,
 				 "buggy handling of option %s",
 				 param->key);
 			WARN_ON(1);
-			return -1;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 		if (set != 0)
 			sbi->s_mount_opt |= m->mount_opt;
@@ -2320,12 +2321,17 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, struct super_block *sb,
 	if (journal_ioprio)
 		*journal_ioprio = ctx.journal_ioprio;
 
-	return ext4_validate_options(sb);
+	ret = ext4_validate_options(&fc);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
-static int ext4_validate_options(struct super_block *sb)
+static int ext4_validate_options(struct fs_context *fc)
 {
-	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = EXT4_SB(sb);
+	struct ext4_sb_info *sbi = fc->s_fs_info;
+	struct super_block *sb = sbi->s_sb;
 #ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA
 	char *usr_qf_name, *grp_qf_name;
 	/*
@@ -2334,9 +2340,9 @@ static int ext4_validate_options(struct super_block *sb)
 	 * to support legacy quotas in quota files.
 	 */
 	if (test_opt(sb, PRJQUOTA) && !ext4_has_feature_project(sb)) {
-		ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "Project quota feature not enabled. "
+		ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "Project quota feature not enabled. "
 			 "Cannot enable project quota enforcement.");
-		return 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	usr_qf_name = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, USRQUOTA);
 	grp_qf_name = get_qf_name(sb, sbi, GRPQUOTA);
@@ -2348,15 +2354,15 @@ static int ext4_validate_options(struct super_block *sb)
 			clear_opt(sb, GRPQUOTA);
 
 		if (test_opt(sb, GRPQUOTA) || test_opt(sb, USRQUOTA)) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "old and new quota "
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "old and new quota "
 					"format mixing");
-			return 0;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		if (!sbi->s_jquota_fmt) {
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_ERR, "journaled quota format "
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_ERR, "journaled quota format "
 					"not specified");
-			return 0;
+			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -2364,11 +2370,11 @@ static int ext4_validate_options(struct super_block *sb)
 		int blocksize =
 			BLOCK_SIZE << le32_to_cpu(sbi->s_es->s_log_block_size);
 		if (blocksize < PAGE_SIZE)
-			ext4_msg(sb, KERN_WARNING, "Warning: mounting with an "
+			ext4_msg(NULL, KERN_WARNING, "Warning: mounting with an "
 				 "experimental mount option 'dioread_nolock' "
 				 "for blocksize < PAGE_SIZE");
 	}
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline void ext4_show_quota_options(struct seq_file *seq,
