diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h
index a4b29827603f..90b86d00258f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ typedef struct xfs_da_args {
 	int		rmtvaluelen2;	/* remote attr value length in bytes */
 	uint32_t	op_flags;	/* operation flags */
 	enum xfs_dacmp	cmpresult;	/* name compare result for lookups */
+	xfs_dir2_dataptr_t offset;	/* OUT: offset in directory */
 } xfs_da_args_t;
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
index 92bac3373f1f..69a6561c22cc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.c
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ xfs_dir_createname(
 	struct xfs_inode	*dp,
 	const struct xfs_name	*name,
 	xfs_ino_t		inum,		/* new entry inode number */
-	xfs_extlen_t		total)		/* bmap's total block count */
+	xfs_extlen_t		total,		/* bmap's total block count */
+	xfs_dir2_dataptr_t	*offset)	/* OUT entry's dir offset */
 {
 	struct xfs_da_args	*args;
 	int			rval;
@@ -312,6 +313,10 @@ xfs_dir_createname(
 		rval = xfs_dir2_node_addname(args);
 
 out_free:
+	/* return the location that this entry was place in the parent inode */
+	if (offset)
+		*offset = args->offset;
+
 	kmem_free(args);
 	return rval;
 }
@@ -550,7 +555,7 @@ xfs_dir_canenter(
 	xfs_inode_t	*dp,
 	struct xfs_name	*name)		/* name of entry to add */
 {
-	return xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, 0, 0);
+	return xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, 0, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
index dd39f17dd9a9..d96954478696 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern int xfs_dir_init(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				struct xfs_inode *pdp);
 extern int xfs_dir_createname(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				const struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t inum,
-				xfs_extlen_t tot);
+				xfs_extlen_t tot, xfs_dir2_dataptr_t *offset);
 extern int xfs_dir_lookup(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *dp,
 				const struct xfs_name *name, xfs_ino_t *inum,
 				struct xfs_name *ci_name);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_block.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_block.c
index 00f960a703b2..70aeab9d2a12 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_block.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_block.c
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ xfs_dir2_block_addname(
 	xfs_dir2_data_put_ftype(dp->i_mount, dep, args->filetype);
 	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dp->i_mount, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
+	args->offset = xfs_dir2_byte_to_dataptr((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	/*
 	 * Clean up the bestfree array and log the header, tail, and entry.
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index cb9e950a911d..9ab520b66547 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -870,6 +870,8 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_addname(
 	xfs_dir2_data_put_ftype(dp->i_mount, dep, args->filetype);
 	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dp->i_mount, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
+	args->offset = xfs_dir2_db_off_to_dataptr(args->geo, use_block,
+						(char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	/*
 	 * Need to scan fix up the bestfree table.
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
index 7a03aeb9f4c9..5a9513c036b8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
@@ -1974,6 +1974,8 @@ xfs_dir2_node_addname_int(
 	xfs_dir2_data_put_ftype(dp->i_mount, dep, args->filetype);
 	tagp = xfs_dir2_data_entry_tag_p(dp->i_mount, dep);
 	*tagp = cpu_to_be16((char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
+	args->offset = xfs_dir2_db_off_to_dataptr(args->geo, dbno,
+						  (char *)dep - (char *)hdr);
 	xfs_dir2_data_log_entry(args, dbp, dep);
 
 	/* Rescan the freespace and log the data block if needed. */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
index 8cd37e6e9d38..44bc4ba3da8a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_easy(
 	memcpy(sfep->name, args->name, sfep->namelen);
 	xfs_dir2_sf_put_ino(mp, sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
 	xfs_dir2_sf_put_ftype(mp, sfep, args->filetype);
+	args->offset = xfs_dir2_byte_to_dataptr(offset);
 
 	/*
 	 * Update the header and inode.
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_hard(
 	memcpy(sfep->name, args->name, sfep->namelen);
 	xfs_dir2_sf_put_ino(mp, sfp, sfep, args->inumber);
 	xfs_dir2_sf_put_ftype(mp, sfep, args->filetype);
+	args->offset = xfs_dir2_byte_to_dataptr(offset);
 	sfp->count++;
 	if (args->inumber > XFS_DIR2_MAX_SHORT_INUM && !objchange)
 		sfp->i8count++;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
index ffe945335bf5..29ebd4e2e279 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ xfs_create(
 	unlock_dp_on_error = false;
 
 	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, name, ip->i_ino,
-					resblks - XFS_IALLOC_SPACE_RES(mp));
+				   resblks - XFS_IALLOC_SPACE_RES(mp), NULL);
 	if (error) {
 		ASSERT(error != -ENOSPC);
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ xfs_link(
 	}
 
 	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, tdp, target_name, sip->i_ino,
-				   resblks);
+				   resblks, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto error_return;
 	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, tdp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
@@ -3000,7 +3000,7 @@ xfs_rename(
 		 * to account for the ".." reference from the new entry.
 		 */
 		error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, target_dp, target_name,
-					   src_ip->i_ino, spaceres);
+					   src_ip->i_ino, spaceres, NULL);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_trans_cancel;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
index d8e120913036..27a7d7c57015 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_symlink.c
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ xfs_symlink(
 	/*
 	 * Create the directory entry for the symlink.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, link_name, ip->i_ino, resblks);
+	error = xfs_dir_createname(tp, dp, link_name,
+			ip->i_ino, resblks, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 	xfs_trans_ichgtime(tp, dp, XFS_ICHGTIME_MOD | XFS_ICHGTIME_CHG);
