I have just checked in several changes to the Hurd ext2fs to bring it in line with newer Linux ext2fs features. My changes compile ok, but I have not been able to test them at all (my hurd box is kaput for the moment). So I might well have just completely broken ext2fs, caveat emptor and all that.
I examined the Linux 2.3.14 sources fairly carefully, and I believe that the Hurd ext2fs is now compatible with all the new features. I'm not completely clear on the meaning of a couple of things, but I'm pretty sure that the Hurd is now consistent with what Linux does.

