diff --git a/fs/btrfs/Makefile b/fs/btrfs/Makefile
index 9b72dcf..c63f649 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/btrfs/Makefile
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ btrfs-y += super.o ctree.o extent-tree.o print-tree.o root-tree.o dir-item.o \
 	   extent_map.o sysfs.o struct-funcs.o xattr.o ordered-data.o \
 	   extent_io.o volumes.o async-thread.o ioctl.o locking.o orphan.o \
 	   export.o tree-log.o acl.o free-space-cache.o zlib.o lzo.o \
-	   compression.o delayed-ref.o relocation.o delayed-inode.o scrub.o
+	   compression.o delayed-ref.o relocation.o delayed-inode.o backref.o \
+	   scrub.o
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bca830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -0,0 +1,764 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 STRATO.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 021110-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#include "ctree.h"
+#include "disk-io.h"
+#include "backref.h"
+
+struct __data_ref {
+	struct list_head list;
+	u64 inum;
+	u64 root;
+	u64 extent_data_item_offset;
+};
+
+struct __shared_ref {
+	struct list_head list;
+	u64 disk_byte;
+};
+
+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)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+
+	key.type = key_type;
+	key.objectid = inum;
+	key.offset = ioff;
+
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, fs_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	eb = path->nodes[0];
+	if (ret && path->slots[0] >= btrfs_header_nritems(eb)) {
+		ret = btrfs_next_leaf(fs_root, path);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		eb = path->nodes[0];
+	}
+
+	btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, found_key, path->slots[0]);
+	if (found_key->type != key.type || found_key->objectid != key.objectid)
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * this makes the path point to (inum INODE_ITEM ioff)
+ */
+int inode_item_info(u64 inum, u64 ioff, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
+			struct btrfs_path *path)
+{
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	return __inode_info(inum, ioff, BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY, fs_root, path,
+				&key);
+}
+
+static int inode_ref_info(u64 inum, u64 ioff, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
+				struct btrfs_path *path, int strict,
+				u64 *out_parent_inum,
+				struct extent_buffer **out_iref_eb,
+				int *out_slot)
+{
+	int ret;
+	struct btrfs_key found_key;
+
+	ret = __inode_info(inum, ioff, BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY, fs_root, path,
+				&found_key);
+
+	if (!ret) {
+		if (out_slot)
+			*out_slot = path->slots[0];
+		if (out_iref_eb)
+			*out_iref_eb = path->nodes[0];
+		if (out_parent_inum)
+			*out_parent_inum = found_key.offset;
+	}
+
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * this iterates to turn a btrfs_inode_ref into a full filesystem path. elements
+ * of the path are separated by '/' and the path is guaranteed to be
+ * 0-terminated. the path is only given within the current file system.
+ * Therefore, it never starts with a '/'. the caller is responsible to provide
+ * "size" bytes in "dest". the dest buffer will be filled backwards. finally,
+ * the start point of the resulting string is returned. this pointer is within
+ * dest, normally.
+ * in case the path buffer would overflow, the pointer is decremented further
+ * as if output was written to the buffer, though no more output is actually
+ * generated. that way, the caller can determine how much space would be
+ * required for the path to fit into the buffer. in that case, the returned
+ * value will be smaller than dest. callers must check this!
+ */
+static char *iref_to_path(struct btrfs_root *fs_root, struct btrfs_path *path,
+				struct btrfs_inode_ref *iref,
+				struct extent_buffer *eb, u64 parent,
+				char *dest, u32 size)
+{
+	u32 len;
+	int slot;
+	u64 inum;
+	int ret;
+	s64 bytes_left = size - 1;
+
+	if (bytes_left >= 0)
+		dest[bytes_left] = '\0';
+
+	while (1) {
+		len = btrfs_inode_ref_name_len(eb, iref);
+		bytes_left -= len;
+		if (bytes_left >= 0)
+			read_extent_buffer(eb, dest + bytes_left,
+						(unsigned long)(iref + 1), len);
+
+		ret = inode_ref_info(parent, 0, fs_root, path, 0,
+					&inum, &eb, &slot);
+		if (ret)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+		/* regular exit ahead */
+		if (parent == inum)
+			break;
+
+		iref = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, slot, struct btrfs_inode_ref);
+		parent = inum;
+		--bytes_left;
+		if (bytes_left >= 0)
+			dest[bytes_left] = '/';
+	}
+
+	return dest + bytes_left;
+}
+
+/*
+ * this makes the path point to (logical EXTENT_ITEM *)
+ * returns BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_DATA for data, BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK for
+ * tree blocks and <0 on error.
+ */
+int extent_from_logical(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 logical,
+			struct btrfs_path *path, struct btrfs_key *found_key)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u64 flags;
+	u32 item_size;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	struct btrfs_extent_item *ei;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+
+	key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY;
+	key.objectid = logical;
+	key.offset = (u64)-1;
+
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, fs_info->extent_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	ret = btrfs_previous_item(fs_info->extent_root, path,
+					0, BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], found_key, path->slots[0]);
+	if (found_key->type != BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY ||
+	    found_key->objectid > logical ||
+	    found_key->objectid + found_key->offset <= logical)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	eb = path->nodes[0];
+	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, path->slots[0]);
+	BUG_ON(item_size < sizeof(*ei));
+
+	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, path->slots[0], struct btrfs_extent_item);
+	flags = btrfs_extent_flags(eb, ei);
+
+	if (flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK)
+		return BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK;
+	if (flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_DATA)
+		return BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_DATA;
+
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
+/*
+ * helper function to iterate extent inline refs. ptr must point to a 0 value
+ * for the first call and may be modified. it is used to track state.
+ * if more refs exist, 0 is returned and the next call to
+ * __get_extent_inline_ref must pass the modified ptr parameter to get the
+ * next ref. after the last ref was processed, 1 is returned.
+ * returns <0 on error
+ */
+static int __get_extent_inline_ref(unsigned long *ptr, struct extent_buffer *eb,
+				struct btrfs_extent_item *ei, u32 item_size,
+				struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref **out_eiref,
+				int *out_type)
+{
+	unsigned long end;
+	u64 flags;
+	struct btrfs_tree_block_info *info;
+
+	if (!*ptr) {
+		/* first call */
+		flags = btrfs_extent_flags(eb, ei);
+		if (flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK) {
+			info = (struct btrfs_tree_block_info *)(ei + 1);
+			*out_eiref =
+				(struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *)(info + 1);
+		} else {
+			*out_eiref = (struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *)(ei + 1);
+		}
+		*ptr = (unsigned long)*out_eiref;
+		if ((void *)*ptr >= (void *)ei + item_size)
+			return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	end = (unsigned long)ei + item_size;
+	*out_eiref = (struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *)*ptr;
+	*out_type = btrfs_extent_inline_ref_type(eb, *out_eiref);
+
+	*ptr += btrfs_extent_inline_ref_size(*out_type);
+	WARN_ON(*ptr > end);
+	if (*ptr == end)
+		return 1; /* last */
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * reads the tree block backref for an extent. tree level and root are returned
+ * through out_level and out_root. ptr must point to a 0 value for the first
+ * call and may be modified (see __get_extent_inline_ref comment).
+ * returns 0 if data was provided, 1 if there was no more data to provide or
+ * <0 on error.
+ */
+int tree_backref_for_extent(unsigned long *ptr, struct extent_buffer *eb,
+				struct btrfs_extent_item *ei, u32 item_size,
+				u64 *out_root, u8 *out_level)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int type;
+	struct btrfs_tree_block_info *info;
+	struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *eiref;
+
+	if (*ptr == (unsigned long)-1)
+		return 1;
+
+	while (1) {
+		ret = __get_extent_inline_ref(ptr, eb, ei, item_size,
+						&eiref, &type);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (type == BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY ||
+		    type == BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY)
+			break;
+
+		if (ret == 1)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	/* we can treat both ref types equally here */
+	info = (struct btrfs_tree_block_info *)(ei + 1);
+	*out_root = btrfs_extent_inline_ref_offset(eb, eiref);
+	*out_level = btrfs_tree_block_level(eb, info);
+
+	if (ret == 1)
+		*ptr = (unsigned long)-1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __data_list_add(struct list_head *head, u64 inum,
+				u64 extent_data_item_offset, u64 root)
+{
+	struct __data_ref *ref;
+
+	ref = kmalloc(sizeof(*ref), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!ref)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ref->inum = inum;
+	ref->extent_data_item_offset = extent_data_item_offset;
+	ref->root = root;
+	list_add_tail(&ref->list, head);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __data_list_add_eb(struct list_head *head, struct extent_buffer *eb,
+				struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref)
+{
+	return __data_list_add(head, btrfs_extent_data_ref_objectid(eb, dref),
+				btrfs_extent_data_ref_offset(eb, dref),
+				btrfs_extent_data_ref_root(eb, dref));
+}
+
+static int __shared_list_add(struct list_head *head, u64 disk_byte)
+{
+	struct __shared_ref *ref;
+
+	ref = kmalloc(sizeof(*ref), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!ref)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ref->disk_byte = disk_byte;
+	list_add_tail(&ref->list, head);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __iter_shared_inline_ref_inodes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+					   u64 logical, u64 inum,
+					   u64 extent_data_item_offset,
+					   u64 extent_offset,
+					   struct btrfs_path *path,
+					   struct list_head *data_refs,
+					   iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate,
+					   void *ctx)
+{
+	u64 ref_root;
+	u32 item_size;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	struct btrfs_extent_item *ei;
+	struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *eiref;
+	struct __data_ref *ref;
+	int ret;
+	int type;
+	int last;
+	unsigned long ptr = 0;
+
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(data_refs));
+	ret = extent_from_logical(fs_info, logical, path, &key);
+	if (ret & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_DATA)
+		ret = -EIO;
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	eb = path->nodes[0];
+	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, path->slots[0], struct btrfs_extent_item);
+	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, path->slots[0]);
+
+	ret = 0;
+	ref_root = 0;
+	/*
+	 * as done in iterate_extent_inodes, we first build a list of refs to
+	 * iterate, then free the path and then iterate them to avoid deadlocks.
+	 */
+	do {
+		last = __get_extent_inline_ref(&ptr, eb, ei, item_size,
+						&eiref, &type);
+		if (last < 0) {
+			ret = last;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (type == BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY ||
+		    type == BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY) {
+			ref_root = btrfs_extent_inline_ref_offset(eb, eiref);
+			ret = __data_list_add(data_refs, inum,
+						extent_data_item_offset,
+						ref_root);
+		}
+	} while (!ret && !last);
+
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+
+	if (ref_root == 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "btrfs: failed to find tree block ref "
+			"for shared data backref %llu\n", logical);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		ret = -EIO;
+	}
+
+out:
+	while (!list_empty(data_refs)) {
+		ref = list_first_entry(data_refs, struct __data_ref, list);
+		list_del(&ref->list);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = iterate(ref->inum, extent_offset +
+					ref->extent_data_item_offset,
+					ref->root, ctx);
+		kfree(ref);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __iter_shared_inline_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				    u64 logical, u64 orig_extent_item_objectid,
+				    u64 extent_offset, struct btrfs_path *path,
+				    struct list_head *data_refs,
+				    iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate,
+				    void *ctx)
+{
+	u64 disk_byte;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct btrfs_file_extent_item *fi;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	int slot;
+	int nritems;
+	int ret;
+	int found = 0;
+
+	eb = read_tree_block(fs_info->tree_root, logical,
+				fs_info->tree_root->leafsize, 0);
+	if (!eb)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	/*
+	 * from the shared data ref, we only have the leaf but we need
+	 * the key. thus, we must look into all items and see that we
+	 * find one (some) with a reference to our extent item.
+	 */
+	nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(eb);
+	for (slot = 0; slot < nritems; ++slot) {
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, &key, slot);
+		if (key.type != BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY)
+			continue;
+		fi = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, slot, struct btrfs_file_extent_item);
+		if (!fi) {
+			free_extent_buffer(eb);
+			return -EIO;
+		}
+		disk_byte = btrfs_file_extent_disk_bytenr(eb, fi);
+		if (disk_byte != orig_extent_item_objectid) {
+			if (found)
+				break;
+			else
+				continue;
+		}
+		++found;
+		ret = __iter_shared_inline_ref_inodes(fs_info, logical,
+							key.objectid,
+							key.offset,
+							extent_offset, path,
+							data_refs,
+							iterate, ctx);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (!found) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "btrfs: failed to follow shared data backref "
+			"to parent %llu\n", logical);
+		WARN_ON(1);
+		ret = -EIO;
+	}
+
+	free_extent_buffer(eb);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * calls iterate() for every inode that references the extent identified by
+ * the given parameters. will use the path given as a parameter and return it
+ * released.
+ * when the iterator function returns a non-zero value, iteration stops.
+ */
+int iterate_extent_inodes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_path *path,
+				u64 extent_item_objectid,
+				u64 extent_offset,
+				iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate, void *ctx)
+{
+	unsigned long ptr = 0;
+	int last;
+	int ret;
+	int type;
+	u64 logical;
+	u32 item_size;
+	struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *eiref;
+	struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	struct btrfs_extent_item *ei;
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct list_head data_refs = LIST_HEAD_INIT(data_refs);
+	struct list_head shared_refs = LIST_HEAD_INIT(shared_refs);
+	struct __data_ref *ref_d;
+	struct __shared_ref *ref_s;
+
+	eb = path->nodes[0];
+	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, path->slots[0], struct btrfs_extent_item);
+	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, path->slots[0]);
+
+	/* first we iterate the inline refs, ... */
+	do {
+		last = __get_extent_inline_ref(&ptr, eb, ei, item_size,
+						&eiref, &type);
+		if (last == -ENOENT) {
+			ret = 0;
+			break;
+		}
+		if (last < 0) {
+			ret = last;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (type == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY) {
+			dref = (struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *)(&eiref->offset);
+			ret = __data_list_add_eb(&data_refs, eb, dref);
+		} else if (type == BTRFS_SHARED_DATA_REF_KEY) {
+			logical = btrfs_extent_inline_ref_offset(eb, eiref);
+			ret = __shared_list_add(&shared_refs, logical);
+		}
+	} while (!ret && !last);
+
+	/* ... then we proceed to in-tree references and ... */
+	while (!ret) {
+		++path->slots[0];
+		if (path->slots[0] > btrfs_header_nritems(eb)) {
+			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(fs_info->extent_root, path);
+			if (ret) {
+				if (ret == 1)
+					ret = 0; /* we're done */
+				break;
+			}
+			eb = path->nodes[0];
+		}
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(eb, &key, path->slots[0]);
+		if (key.objectid != extent_item_objectid)
+			break;
+		if (key.type == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY) {
+			dref = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, path->slots[0],
+						struct btrfs_extent_data_ref);
+			ret = __data_list_add_eb(&data_refs, eb, dref);
+		} else if (key.type == BTRFS_SHARED_DATA_REF_KEY) {
+			ret = __shared_list_add(&shared_refs, key.offset);
+		}
+	}
+
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+
+	/*
+	 * ... only at the very end we can process the refs we found. this is
+	 * because the iterator function we call is allowed to make tree lookups
+	 * and we have to avoid deadlocks. additionally, we need more tree
+	 * lookups ourselves for shared data refs.
+	 */
+	while (!list_empty(&data_refs)) {
+		ref_d = list_first_entry(&data_refs, struct __data_ref, list);
+		list_del(&ref_d->list);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = iterate(ref_d->inum, extent_offset +
+					ref_d->extent_data_item_offset,
+					ref_d->root, ctx);
+		kfree(ref_d);
+	}
+
+	while (!list_empty(&shared_refs)) {
+		ref_s = list_first_entry(&shared_refs, struct __shared_ref,
+					list);
+		list_del(&ref_s->list);
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = __iter_shared_inline_ref(fs_info,
+							ref_s->disk_byte,
+							extent_item_objectid,
+							extent_offset, path,
+							&data_refs,
+							iterate, ctx);
+		kfree(ref_s);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int iterate_inodes_from_logical(u64 logical, struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_path *path,
+				iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate, void *ctx)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u64 offset;
+	struct btrfs_key found_key;
+
+	ret = extent_from_logical(fs_info, logical, path,
+					&found_key);
+	if (ret & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	offset = logical - found_key.objectid;
+	ret = iterate_extent_inodes(fs_info, path, found_key.objectid,
+					offset, iterate, ctx);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int iterate_irefs(u64 inum, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
+				struct btrfs_path *path,
+				iterate_irefs_t *iterate, void *ctx)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int slot;
+	u32 cur;
+	u32 len;
+	u32 name_len;
+	u64 parent = 0;
+	int found = 0;
+	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	struct btrfs_item *item;
+	struct btrfs_inode_ref *iref;
+
+	while (1) {
+		ret = inode_ref_info(inum, parent ? parent+1 : 0, fs_root, path,
+					1, &parent, &eb, &slot);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+		++found;
+
+		item = btrfs_item_nr(eb, slot);
+		iref = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, slot, struct btrfs_inode_ref);
+
+		for (cur = 0; cur < btrfs_item_size(eb, item); cur += len) {
+			name_len = btrfs_inode_ref_name_len(eb, iref);
+			ret = iterate(parent, iref, eb, ctx);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			len = sizeof(*iref) + name_len;
+			iref = (struct btrfs_inode_ref *)((char *)iref + len);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!found)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * returns 0 if the path could be dumped (probably truncated)
+ * returns <0 in case of an error
+ */
+static int inode_to_path(u64 inum, struct btrfs_inode_ref *iref,
+				struct extent_buffer *eb, void *ctx)
+{
+	struct inode_fs_paths *ipath = ctx;
+	char *fspath;
+	char *fspath_min;
+	int i = ipath->fspath->elem_cnt;
+	const int s_ptr = sizeof(char *);
+	u32 bytes_left;
+
+	bytes_left = ipath->fspath->bytes_left > s_ptr ?
+					ipath->fspath->bytes_left - s_ptr : 0;
+
+	fspath_min = (char *)ipath->fspath->str + (i + 1) * s_ptr;
+	fspath = iref_to_path(ipath->fs_root, ipath->btrfs_path, iref, eb,
+				inum, fspath_min, bytes_left);
+	if (IS_ERR(fspath))
+		return PTR_ERR(fspath);
+
+	if (fspath > fspath_min) {
+		ipath->fspath->str[i] = fspath;
+		++ipath->fspath->elem_cnt;
+		ipath->fspath->bytes_left = fspath - fspath_min;
+	} else {
+		++ipath->fspath->elem_missed;
+		ipath->fspath->bytes_missing += fspath_min - fspath;
+		ipath->fspath->bytes_left = 0;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * this dumps all file system paths to the inode into the ipath struct, provided
+ * is has been created large enough. each path is zero-terminated and accessed
+ * from ipath->fspath[i].
+ * when it returns, there are ipath->fspath_cnt number of paths available in
+ * ipath->fspath[]. when ipath->size is >= 0, the allocated space was
+ * sufficient. otherwise, ipath->size holds the (negative) number of missing
+ * bytes needed to return all paths.
+ */
+int paths_from_inode(u64 inum, struct inode_fs_paths *ipath)
+{
+	return iterate_irefs(inum, ipath->fs_root, ipath->btrfs_path,
+				inode_to_path, ipath);
+}
+
+/*
+ * allocates space to return multiple file system paths for an inode.
+ * total_bytes to allocate are passed, note that space usable for actual path
+ * information will be total_bytes - sizeof(struct inode_fs_paths).
+ * the returned pointer must be freed with free_ipath() in the end.
+ */
+struct btrfs_data_container *init_data_container(u32 total_bytes)
+{
+	struct btrfs_data_container *data;
+	size_t alloc_bytes;
+
+	alloc_bytes = max_t(size_t, total_bytes, sizeof(*data));
+	data = kmalloc(alloc_bytes, GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!data)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	if (total_bytes >= sizeof(*data)) {
+		data->bytes_left = total_bytes - sizeof(*data);
+		data->bytes_missing = 0;
+	} else {
+		data->bytes_missing = sizeof(*data) - total_bytes;
+		data->bytes_left = 0;
+	}
+
+	data->elem_cnt = 0;
+	data->elem_missed = 0;
+
+	return data;
+}
+
+/*
+ * allocates space to return multiple file system paths for an inode.
+ * total_bytes to allocate are passed, note that space usable for actual path
+ * information will be total_bytes - sizeof(struct inode_fs_paths).
+ * the returned pointer must be freed with free_ipath() in the end.
+ */
+struct inode_fs_paths *init_ipath(s32 total_bytes, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
+					struct btrfs_path *path)
+{
+	struct inode_fs_paths *ifp;
+	struct btrfs_data_container *fspath;
+
+	fspath = init_data_container(total_bytes);
+	if (IS_ERR(fspath))
+		return (void *)fspath;
+
+	ifp = kmalloc(sizeof(*ifp), GFP_NOFS);
+	if (!ifp) {
+		kfree(fspath);
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	}
+
+	ifp->btrfs_path = path;
+	ifp->fspath = fspath;
+	ifp->fs_root = fs_root;
+
+	return ifp;
+}
+
+void free_ipath(struct inode_fs_paths *ipath)
+{
+	kfree(ipath);
+}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.h b/fs/btrfs/backref.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9261883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 STRATO.  All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ * License along with this program; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 021110-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __BTRFS_BACKREF__
+#define __BTRFS_BACKREF__
+
+#include "ioctl.h"
+
+struct inode_fs_paths {
+	struct btrfs_path		*btrfs_path;
+	struct btrfs_root		*fs_root;
+	struct btrfs_data_container	*fspath;
+};
+
+typedef int (iterate_extent_inodes_t)(u64 inum, u64 offset, u64 root,
+		void *ctx);
+typedef int (iterate_irefs_t)(u64 parent, struct btrfs_inode_ref *iref,
+				struct extent_buffer *eb, void *ctx);
+
+int inode_item_info(u64 inum, u64 ioff, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
+			struct btrfs_path *path);
+
+int extent_from_logical(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 logical,
+			struct btrfs_path *path, struct btrfs_key *found_key);
+
+int tree_backref_for_extent(unsigned long *ptr, struct extent_buffer *eb,
+				struct btrfs_extent_item *ei, u32 item_size,
+				u64 *out_root, u8 *out_level);
+
+int iterate_extent_inodes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_path *path,
+				u64 extent_item_objectid,
+				u64 extent_offset,
+				iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate, void *ctx);
+
+int iterate_inodes_from_logical(u64 logical, struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_path *path,
+				iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate, void *ctx);
+
+int paths_from_inode(u64 inum, struct inode_fs_paths *ipath);
+
+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);
+void free_ipath(struct inode_fs_paths *ipath);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.h b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.h
index ad1ea78..1857e38 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.h
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@ struct btrfs_ioctl_space_args {
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_space_info spaces[0];
 };
 
+struct btrfs_data_container {
+	__u32	bytes_left;	/* out -- bytes not needed to deliver output */
+	__u32	bytes_missing;	/* out -- additional bytes needed for result */
+	__u32	elem_cnt;	/* out */
+	__u32	elem_missed;	/* out */
+	union {
+		char	*str[0];	/* out */
+		__u64	val[0];		/* out */
+	};
+};
+
 #define BTRFS_IOC_SNAP_CREATE _IOW(BTRFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 1, \
 				   struct btrfs_ioctl_vol_args)
 #define BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG _IOW(BTRFS_IOCTL_MAGIC, 2, \
