diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index 22c64fff1bd524b213ce8b13a233f861680d8424..03c30a1836f4b6e97fe29b01866a78be61c34b5b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include "ctree.h"
 #include "disk-io.h"
 #include "backref.h"
+#include "ulist.h"
+#include "transaction.h"
+#include "delayed-ref.h"
 
 struct __data_ref {
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -32,6 +35,786 @@ struct __shared_ref {
 	u64 disk_byte;
 };
 
+/*
+ * this structure records all encountered refs on the way up to the root
+ */
+struct __prelim_ref {
+	struct list_head list;
+	u64 root_id;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	int level;
+	int count;
+	u64 parent;
+	u64 wanted_disk_byte;
+};
+
+static int __add_prelim_ref(struct list_head *head, u64 root_id,
+			    struct btrfs_key *key, int level, u64 parent,
+			    u64 wanted_disk_byte, int count)
+{
+	struct __prelim_ref *ref;
+
+	/* in case we're adding delayed refs, we're holding the refs spinlock */
+	ref = kmalloc(sizeof(*ref), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!ref)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ref->root_id = root_id;
+	if (key)
+		ref->key = *key;
+	else
+		memset(&ref->key, 0, sizeof(ref->key));
+
+	ref->level = level;
+	ref->count = count;
+	ref->parent = parent;
+	ref->wanted_disk_byte = wanted_disk_byte;
+	list_add_tail(&ref->list, head);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
+				struct ulist *parents,
+				struct extent_buffer *eb, int level,
+				u64 wanted_objectid, u64 wanted_disk_byte)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int slot;
+	struct btrfs_file_extent_item *fi;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	u64 disk_byte;
+
+add_parent:
+	ret = ulist_add(parents, eb->start, 0, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (level != 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * if the current leaf is full with EXTENT_DATA items, we must
+	 * check the next one if that holds a reference as well.
+	 * ref->count cannot be used to skip this check.
+	 * repeat this until we don't find any additional EXTENT_DATA items.
+	 */
+	while (1) {
+		ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		if (ret)
+			return 0;
+
+		eb = path->nodes[0];
+		for (slot = 0; slot < btrfs_header_nritems(eb); ++slot) {
+			btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, &key, slot);
+			if (key.objectid != wanted_objectid ||
+			    key.type != BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY)
+				return 0;
+			fi = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, slot,
+						struct btrfs_file_extent_item);
+			disk_byte = btrfs_file_extent_disk_bytenr(eb, fi);
+			if (disk_byte == wanted_disk_byte)
+				goto add_parent;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * resolve an indirect backref in the form (root_id, key, level)
+ * to a logical address
+ */
+static int __resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+					struct __prelim_ref *ref,
+					struct ulist *parents)
+{
+	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	struct btrfs_root *root;
+	struct btrfs_key root_key;
+	struct btrfs_key key = {0};
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int root_level;
+	int level = ref->level;
+
+	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
+	if (!path)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	root_key.objectid = ref->root_id;
+	root_key.type = BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY;
+	root_key.offset = (u64)-1;
+	root = btrfs_read_fs_root_no_name(fs_info, &root_key);
+	if (IS_ERR(root)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(root);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	root_level = btrfs_header_level(root->node);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (root_level + 1 == level)
+		goto out;
+
+	path->lowest_level = level;
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &ref->key, path, 0, 0);
+	pr_debug("search slot in root %llu (level %d, ref count %d) returned "
+		 "%d for key (%llu %u %llu)\n",
+		 (unsigned long long)ref->root_id, level, ref->count, ret,
+		 (unsigned long long)ref->key.objectid, ref->key.type,
+		 (unsigned long long)ref->key.offset);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	eb = path->nodes[level];
+	if (!eb) {
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (level == 0) {
+		if (ret == 1 && path->slots[0] >= btrfs_header_nritems(eb)) {
+			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+			eb = path->nodes[0];
+		}
+
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, &key, path->slots[0]);
+	}
+
+	/* the last two parameters will only be used for level == 0 */
+	ret = add_all_parents(root, path, parents, eb, level, key.objectid,
+				ref->wanted_disk_byte);
+out:
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * resolve all indirect backrefs from the list
+ */
+static int __resolve_indirect_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				   struct list_head *head)
+{
+	int err;
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct __prelim_ref *ref;
+	struct __prelim_ref *ref_safe;
+	struct __prelim_ref *new_ref;
+	struct ulist *parents;
+	struct ulist_node *node;
+
+	parents = ulist_alloc(GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!parents)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/*
+	 * _safe allows us to insert directly after the current item without
+	 * iterating over the newly inserted items.
+	 * we're also allowed to re-assign ref during iteration.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(ref, ref_safe, head, list) {
+		if (ref->parent)	/* already direct */
+			continue;
+		if (ref->count == 0)
+			continue;
+		err = __resolve_indirect_ref(fs_info, ref, parents);
+		if (err) {
+			if (ret == 0)
+				ret = err;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* we put the first parent into the ref at hand */
+		node = ulist_next(parents, NULL);
+		ref->parent = node ? node->val : 0;
+
+		/* additional parents require new refs being added here */
+		while ((node = ulist_next(parents, node))) {
+			new_ref = kmalloc(sizeof(*new_ref), GFP_NOFS);
+			if (!new_ref) {
+				ret = -ENOMEM;
+				break;
+			}
+			memcpy(new_ref, ref, sizeof(*ref));
+			new_ref->parent = node->val;
+			list_add(&new_ref->list, &ref->list);
+		}
+		ulist_reinit(parents);
+	}
+
+	ulist_free(parents);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * merge two lists of backrefs and adjust counts accordingly
+ *
+ * mode = 1: merge identical keys, if key is set
+ * mode = 2: merge identical parents
+ */
+static int __merge_refs(struct list_head *head, int mode)
+{
+	struct list_head *pos1;
+
+	list_for_each(pos1, head) {
+		struct list_head *n2;
+		struct list_head *pos2;
+		struct __prelim_ref *ref1;
+
+		ref1 = list_entry(pos1, struct __prelim_ref, list);
+
+		if (mode == 1 && ref1->key.type == 0)
+			continue;
+		for (pos2 = pos1->next, n2 = pos2->next; pos2 != head;
+		     pos2 = n2, n2 = pos2->next) {
+			struct __prelim_ref *ref2;
+
+			ref2 = list_entry(pos2, struct __prelim_ref, list);
+
+			if (mode == 1) {
+				if (memcmp(&ref1->key, &ref2->key,
+					   sizeof(ref1->key)) ||
+				    ref1->level != ref2->level ||
+				    ref1->root_id != ref2->root_id)
+					continue;
+				ref1->count += ref2->count;
+			} else {
+				if (ref1->parent != ref2->parent)
+					continue;
+				ref1->count += ref2->count;
+			}
+			list_del(&ref2->list);
+			kfree(ref2);
+		}
+
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * add all currently queued delayed refs from this head whose seq nr is
+ * smaller or equal that seq to the list
+ */
+static int __add_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head, u64 seq,
+			      struct btrfs_key *info_key,
+			      struct list_head *prefs)
+{
+	struct btrfs_delayed_extent_op *extent_op = head->extent_op;
+	struct rb_node *n = &head->node.rb_node;
+	int sgn;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (extent_op && extent_op->update_key)
+		btrfs_disk_key_to_cpu(info_key, &extent_op->key);
+
+	while ((n = rb_prev(n))) {
+		struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node *node;
+		node = rb_entry(n, struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node,
+				rb_node);
+		if (node->bytenr != head->node.bytenr)
+			break;
+		WARN_ON(node->is_head);
+
+		if (node->seq > seq)
+			continue;
+
+		switch (node->action) {
+		case BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_EXTENT:
+		case BTRFS_UPDATE_DELAYED_HEAD:
+			WARN_ON(1);
+			continue;
+		case BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_REF:
+			sgn = 1;
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_DROP_DELAYED_REF:
+			sgn = -1;
+			break;
+		default:
+			BUG_ON(1);
+		}
+		switch (node->type) {
+		case BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_delayed_tree_ref *ref;
+
+			ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_tree_ref(node);
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, ref->root, info_key,
+					       ref->level + 1, 0, node->bytenr,
+					       node->ref_mod * sgn);
+			break;
+		}
+		case BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_delayed_tree_ref *ref;
+
+			ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_tree_ref(node);
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, ref->root, info_key,
+					       ref->level + 1, ref->parent,
+					       node->bytenr,
+					       node->ref_mod * sgn);
+			break;
+		}
+		case BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_delayed_data_ref *ref;
+			struct btrfs_key key;
+
+			ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_data_ref(node);
+
+			key.objectid = ref->objectid;
+			key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY;
+			key.offset = ref->offset;
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, ref->root, &key, 0, 0,
+					       node->bytenr,
+					       node->ref_mod * sgn);
+			break;
+		}
+		case BTRFS_SHARED_DATA_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_delayed_data_ref *ref;
+			struct btrfs_key key;
+
+			ref = btrfs_delayed_node_to_data_ref(node);
+
+			key.objectid = ref->objectid;
+			key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY;
+			key.offset = ref->offset;
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, ref->root, &key, 0,
+					       ref->parent, node->bytenr,
+					       node->ref_mod * sgn);
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			WARN_ON(1);
+		}
+		BUG_ON(ret);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * add all inline backrefs for bytenr to the list
+ */
+static int __add_inline_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+			     struct btrfs_path *path, u64 bytenr,
+			     struct btrfs_key *info_key, int *info_level,
+			     struct list_head *prefs)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int slot;
+	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	unsigned long ptr;
+	unsigned long end;
+	struct btrfs_extent_item *ei;
+	u64 flags;
+	u64 item_size;
+
+	/*
+	 * enumerate all inline refs
+	 */
+	leaf = path->nodes[0];
+	slot = path->slots[0] - 1;
+
+	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, slot);
+	BUG_ON(item_size < sizeof(*ei));
+
+	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot, struct btrfs_extent_item);
+	flags = btrfs_extent_flags(leaf, ei);
+
+	ptr = (unsigned long)(ei + 1);
+	end = (unsigned long)ei + item_size;
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK) {
+		struct btrfs_tree_block_info *info;
+		struct btrfs_disk_key disk_key;
+
+		info = (struct btrfs_tree_block_info *)ptr;
+		*info_level = btrfs_tree_block_level(leaf, info);
+		btrfs_tree_block_key(leaf, info, &disk_key);
+		btrfs_disk_key_to_cpu(info_key, &disk_key);
+		ptr += sizeof(struct btrfs_tree_block_info);
+		BUG_ON(ptr > end);
+	} else {
+		BUG_ON(!(flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_DATA));
+	}
+
+	while (ptr < end) {
+		struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *iref;
+		u64 offset;
+		int type;
+
+		iref = (struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *)ptr;
+		type = btrfs_extent_inline_ref_type(leaf, iref);
+		offset = btrfs_extent_inline_ref_offset(leaf, iref);
+
+		switch (type) {
+		case BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY:
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, 0, info_key,
+						*info_level + 1, offset,
+						bytenr, 1);
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_SHARED_DATA_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_shared_data_ref *sdref;
+			int count;
+
+			sdref = (struct btrfs_shared_data_ref *)(iref + 1);
+			count = btrfs_shared_data_ref_count(leaf, sdref);
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, 0, NULL, 0, offset,
+					       bytenr, count);
+			break;
+		}
+		case BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY:
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, offset, info_key,
+					       *info_level + 1, 0, bytenr, 1);
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref;
+			int count;
+			u64 root;
+
+			dref = (struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *)(&iref->offset);
+			count = btrfs_extent_data_ref_count(leaf, dref);
+			key.objectid = btrfs_extent_data_ref_objectid(leaf,
+								      dref);
+			key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY;
+			key.offset = btrfs_extent_data_ref_offset(leaf, dref);
+			root = btrfs_extent_data_ref_root(leaf, dref);
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, root, &key, 0, 0, bytenr,
+						count);
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			WARN_ON(1);
+		}
+		BUG_ON(ret);
+		ptr += btrfs_extent_inline_ref_size(type);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * add all non-inline backrefs for bytenr to the list
+ */
+static int __add_keyed_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+			    struct btrfs_path *path, u64 bytenr,
+			    struct btrfs_key *info_key, int info_level,
+			    struct list_head *prefs)
+{
+	struct btrfs_root *extent_root = fs_info->extent_root;
+	int ret;
+	int slot;
+	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+
+	while (1) {
+		ret = btrfs_next_item(extent_root, path);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+		if (ret) {
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		slot = path->slots[0];
+		leaf = path->nodes[0];
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, slot);
+
+		if (key.objectid != bytenr)
+			break;
+		if (key.type < BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY)
+			continue;
+		if (key.type > BTRFS_SHARED_DATA_REF_KEY)
+			break;
+
+		switch (key.type) {
+		case BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY:
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, 0, info_key,
+						info_level + 1, key.offset,
+						bytenr, 1);
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_SHARED_DATA_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_shared_data_ref *sdref;
+			int count;
+
+			sdref = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot,
+					      struct btrfs_shared_data_ref);
+			count = btrfs_shared_data_ref_count(leaf, sdref);
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, 0, NULL, 0, key.offset,
+						bytenr, count);
+			break;
+		}
+		case BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY:
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, key.offset, info_key,
+						info_level + 1, 0, bytenr, 1);
+			break;
+		case BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY: {
+			struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref;
+			int count;
+			u64 root;
+
+			dref = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot,
+					      struct btrfs_extent_data_ref);
+			count = btrfs_extent_data_ref_count(leaf, dref);
+			key.objectid = btrfs_extent_data_ref_objectid(leaf,
+								      dref);
+			key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY;
+			key.offset = btrfs_extent_data_ref_offset(leaf, dref);
+			root = btrfs_extent_data_ref_root(leaf, dref);
+			ret = __add_prelim_ref(prefs, root, &key, 0, 0,
+						bytenr, count);
+			break;
+		}
+		default:
+			WARN_ON(1);
+		}
+		BUG_ON(ret);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * this adds all existing backrefs (inline backrefs, backrefs and delayed
+ * refs) for the given bytenr to the refs list, merges duplicates and resolves
+ * indirect refs to their parent bytenr.
+ * When roots are found, they're added to the roots list
+ *
+ * FIXME some caching might speed things up
+ */
+static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			     struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 bytenr,
+			     u64 seq, struct ulist *refs, struct ulist *roots)
+{
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	struct btrfs_key info_key = { 0 };
+	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs = NULL;
+	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head = NULL;
+	int info_level = 0;
+	int ret;
+	struct list_head prefs_delayed;
+	struct list_head prefs;
+	struct __prelim_ref *ref;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&prefs);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&prefs_delayed);
+
+	key.objectid = bytenr;
+	key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY;
+	key.offset = (u64)-1;
+
+	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
+	if (!path)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/*
+	 * grab both a lock on the path and a lock on the delayed ref head.
+	 * We need both to get a consistent picture of how the refs look
+	 * at a specified point in time
+	 */
+again:
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, fs_info->extent_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+	BUG_ON(ret == 0);
+
+	/*
+	 * look if there are updates for this ref queued and lock the head
+	 */
+	delayed_refs = &trans->transaction->delayed_refs;
+	spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+	head = btrfs_find_delayed_ref_head(trans, bytenr);
+	if (head) {
+		if (!mutex_trylock(&head->mutex)) {
+			atomic_inc(&head->node.refs);
+			spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+
+			btrfs_release_path(path);
+
+			/*
+			 * Mutex was contended, block until it's
+			 * released and try again
+			 */
+			mutex_lock(&head->mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&head->mutex);
+			btrfs_put_delayed_ref(&head->node);
+			goto again;
+		}
+		ret = __add_delayed_refs(head, seq, &info_key, &prefs_delayed);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+
+	if (path->slots[0]) {
+		struct extent_buffer *leaf;
+		int slot;
+
+		leaf = path->nodes[0];
+		slot = path->slots[0] - 1;
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, slot);
+		if (key.objectid == bytenr &&
+		    key.type == BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY) {
+			ret = __add_inline_refs(fs_info, path, bytenr,
+						&info_key, &info_level, &prefs);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+			ret = __add_keyed_refs(fs_info, path, bytenr, &info_key,
+					       info_level, &prefs);
+			if (ret)
+				goto out;
+		}
+	}
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+
+	/*
+	 * when adding the delayed refs above, the info_key might not have
+	 * been known yet. Go over the list and replace the missing keys
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(ref, &prefs_delayed, list) {
+		if ((ref->key.offset | ref->key.type | ref->key.objectid) == 0)
+			memcpy(&ref->key, &info_key, sizeof(ref->key));
+	}
+	list_splice_init(&prefs_delayed, &prefs);
+
+	ret = __merge_refs(&prefs, 1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = __resolve_indirect_refs(fs_info, &prefs);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	ret = __merge_refs(&prefs, 2);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	while (!list_empty(&prefs)) {
+		ref = list_first_entry(&prefs, struct __prelim_ref, list);
+		list_del(&ref->list);
+		if (ref->count < 0)
+			WARN_ON(1);
+		if (ref->count && ref->root_id && ref->parent == 0) {
+			/* no parent == root of tree */
+			ret = ulist_add(roots, ref->root_id, 0, GFP_NOFS);
+			BUG_ON(ret < 0);
+		}
+		if (ref->count && ref->parent) {
+			ret = ulist_add(refs, ref->parent, 0, GFP_NOFS);
+			BUG_ON(ret < 0);
+		}
+		kfree(ref);
+	}
+
+out:
+	if (head)
+		mutex_unlock(&head->mutex);
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	while (!list_empty(&prefs)) {
+		ref = list_first_entry(&prefs, struct __prelim_ref, list);
+		list_del(&ref->list);
+		kfree(ref);
+	}
+	while (!list_empty(&prefs_delayed)) {
+		ref = list_first_entry(&prefs_delayed, struct __prelim_ref,
+				       list);
+		list_del(&ref->list);
+		kfree(ref);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Finds all leafs with a reference to the specified combination of bytenr and
+ * offset. key_list_head will point to a list of corresponding keys (caller must
+ * free each list element). The leafs will be stored in the leafs ulist, which
+ * must be freed with ulist_free.
+ *
+ * returns 0 on success, <0 on error
+ */
+static int btrfs_find_all_leafs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+				struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 bytenr,
+				u64 num_bytes, u64 seq, struct ulist **leafs)
+{
+	struct ulist *tmp;
+	int ret;
+
+	tmp = ulist_alloc(GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!tmp)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	*leafs = ulist_alloc(GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!*leafs) {
+		ulist_free(tmp);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	ret = find_parent_nodes(trans, fs_info, bytenr, seq, *leafs, tmp);
+	ulist_free(tmp);
+
+	if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
+		ulist_free(*leafs);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * walk all backrefs for a given extent to find all roots that reference this
+ * extent. Walking a backref means finding all extents that reference this
+ * extent and in turn walk the backrefs of those, too. Naturally this is a
+ * recursive process, but here it is implemented in an iterative fashion: We
+ * find all referencing extents for the extent in question and put them on a
+ * list. In turn, we find all referencing extents for those, further appending
+ * to the list. The way we iterate the list allows adding more elements after
+ * the current while iterating. The process stops when we reach the end of the
+ * list. Found roots are added to the roots list.
+ *
+ * returns 0 on success, < 0 on error.
+ */
+int btrfs_find_all_roots(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+				struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 bytenr,
+				u64 num_bytes, u64 seq, struct ulist **roots)
+{
+	struct ulist *tmp;
+	struct ulist_node *node = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	tmp = ulist_alloc(GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!tmp)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	*roots = ulist_alloc(GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!*roots) {
+		ulist_free(tmp);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		ret = find_parent_nodes(trans, fs_info, bytenr, seq,
+					tmp, *roots);
+		if (ret < 0 && ret != -ENOENT) {
+			ulist_free(tmp);
+			ulist_free(*roots);
+			return ret;
+		}
+		node = ulist_next(tmp, node);
+		if (!node)
+			break;
+		bytenr = node->val;
+	}
+
+	ulist_free(tmp);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
 static int __inode_info(u64 inum, u64 ioff, u8 key_type,
 			struct btrfs_root *fs_root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			struct btrfs_key *found_key)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.h b/fs/btrfs/backref.h
index 92618837cb8f94a3a799ea3d08093d9b33aab336..d00dfa9ca9342c96f5057af09fb06418cd943cb6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define __BTRFS_BACKREF__
 
 #include "ioctl.h"
+#include "ulist.h"
 
 struct inode_fs_paths {
 	struct btrfs_path		*btrfs_path;
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ int iterate_inodes_from_logical(u64 logical, struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 int paths_from_inode(u64 inum, struct inode_fs_paths *ipath);
 
+int btrfs_find_all_roots(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+				struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 bytenr,
+				u64 num_bytes, u64 seq, struct ulist **roots);
+
 struct btrfs_data_container *init_data_container(u32 total_bytes);
 struct inode_fs_paths *init_ipath(s32 total_bytes, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
 					struct btrfs_path *path);