ml->type == LKM_PRMODE) {
                        /* if it is already set, this had better be a PR
                         * and it has to match */
-                       if (mres->lvb[0] && (ml->type == LKM_EXMODE ||
-                           memcmp(mres->lvb, lock->lksb->lvb, DLM_LVB_LEN))) {
+                       if (!dlm_lvb_is_empty(mres->lvb) &&
+                           (ml->type == LKM_EXMODE ||
+                            memcmp(mres->lvb, lock->lksb->lvb, DLM_LVB_LEN))) {
                                mlog(ML_ERROR, "mismatched lvbs!\n");
                                __dlm_print_one_lock_resource(lock->lockres);
                                BUG();
                lksb->flags |= (ml->flags &
                                (DLM_LKSB_PUT_LVB|DLM_LKSB_GET_LVB));
                        
-               if (mres->lvb[0]) {
+               if (!dlm_lvb_is_empty(mres->lvb)) {
                        if (lksb->flags & DLM_LKSB_PUT_LVB) {
                                /* other node was trying to update
                                 * lvb when node died.  recreate the
                                 * most recent valid lvb info */
                                BUG_ON(ml->type != LKM_EXMODE &&
                                       ml->type != LKM_PRMODE);
-                               if (res->lvb[0] && (ml->type == LKM_EXMODE ||
-                                   memcmp(res->lvb, mres->lvb, DLM_LVB_LEN))) {
+                               if (!dlm_lvb_is_empty(res->lvb) &&
+                                   (ml->type == LKM_EXMODE ||
+                                    memcmp(res->lvb, mres->lvb, DLM_LVB_LEN))) {
                                        mlog(ML_ERROR, "received bad lvb!\n");
                                        __dlm_print_one_lock_resource(res);
                                        BUG();