diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index 03c30a1836f4..b9a843226de8 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@
 #include "transaction.h"
 #include "delayed-ref.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;
-};
-
 /*
  * this structure records all encountered refs on the way up to the root
  */
@@ -964,8 +952,11 @@ int extent_from_logical(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 logical,
 	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)
+	    found_key->objectid + found_key->offset <= logical) {
+		pr_debug("logical %llu is not within any extent\n",
+			 (unsigned long long)logical);
 		return -ENOENT;
+	}
 
 	eb = path->nodes[0];
 	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, path->slots[0]);
@@ -974,6 +965,13 @@ int extent_from_logical(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 logical,
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, path->slots[0], struct btrfs_extent_item);
 	flags = btrfs_extent_flags(eb, ei);
 
+	pr_debug("logical %llu is at position %llu within the extent (%llu "
+		 "EXTENT_ITEM %llu) flags %#llx size %u\n",
+		 (unsigned long long)logical,
+		 (unsigned long long)(logical - found_key->objectid),
+		 (unsigned long long)found_key->objectid,
+		 (unsigned long long)found_key->offset,
+		 (unsigned long long)flags, item_size);
 	if (flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK)
 		return BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK;
 	if (flags & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_DATA)
@@ -1070,128 +1068,11 @@ int tree_backref_for_extent(unsigned long *ptr, struct extent_buffer *eb,
 	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)
+static int iterate_leaf_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				struct btrfs_path *path, u64 logical,
+				u64 orig_extent_item_objectid,
+				u64 extent_item_pos, u64 root,
+				iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate, void *ctx)
 {
 	u64 disk_byte;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
@@ -1199,8 +1080,10 @@ static int __iter_shared_inline_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	struct extent_buffer *eb;
 	int slot;
 	int nritems;
-	int ret;
-	int found = 0;
+	int ret = 0;
+	int extent_type;
+	u64 data_offset;
+	u64 data_len;
 
 	eb = read_tree_block(fs_info->tree_root, logical,
 				fs_info->tree_root->leafsize, 0);
@@ -1218,149 +1101,99 @@ static int __iter_shared_inline_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		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;
-		}
+		extent_type = btrfs_file_extent_type(eb, fi);
+		if (extent_type == BTRFS_FILE_EXTENT_INLINE)
+			continue;
+		/* don't skip BTRFS_FILE_EXTENT_PREALLOC, we can handle that */
 		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 (disk_byte != orig_extent_item_objectid)
+			continue;
 
-	if (!found) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "btrfs: failed to follow shared data backref "
-			"to parent %llu\n", logical);
-		WARN_ON(1);
-		ret = -EIO;
+		data_offset = btrfs_file_extent_offset(eb, fi);
+		data_len = btrfs_file_extent_num_bytes(eb, fi);
+
+		if (extent_item_pos < data_offset ||
+		    extent_item_pos >= data_offset + data_len)
+			continue;
+
+		pr_debug("ref for %llu resolved, key (%llu EXTEND_DATA %llu), "
+				"root %llu\n", orig_extent_item_objectid,
+				key.objectid, key.offset, root);
+		ret = iterate(key.objectid,
+				key.offset + (extent_item_pos - data_offset),
+				root, ctx);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_debug("stopping iteration because ret=%d\n", ret);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	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.
+ * the given parameters.
  * when the iterator function returns a non-zero value, iteration stops.
+ * path is guaranteed to be in released state when iterate() is called.
  */
 int iterate_extent_inodes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				struct btrfs_path *path,
-				u64 extent_item_objectid,
-				u64 extent_offset,
+				u64 extent_item_objectid, u64 extent_item_pos,
 				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;
+	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
+	struct ulist *refs;
+	struct ulist *roots;
+	struct ulist_node *ref_node = NULL;
+	struct ulist_node *root_node = NULL;
+	struct seq_list seq_elem;
+	struct btrfs_delayed_ref_root *delayed_refs;
 
-	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]);
+	trans = btrfs_join_transaction(fs_info->extent_root);
+	if (IS_ERR(trans))
+		return PTR_ERR(trans);
 
-	/* first we iterate the inline refs, ... */
-	do {
-		last = __get_extent_inline_ref(&ptr, eb, ei, item_size,
-						&eiref, &type);
-		if (last == -ENOENT) {
-			ret = 0;
+	pr_debug("resolving all inodes for extent %llu\n",
+			extent_item_objectid);
+
+	delayed_refs = &trans->transaction->delayed_refs;
+	spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+	btrfs_get_delayed_seq(delayed_refs, &seq_elem);
+	spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+
+	ret = btrfs_find_all_leafs(trans, fs_info, extent_item_objectid,
+				   extent_item_pos, seq_elem.seq,
+				   &refs);
+
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	while (!ret && (ref_node = ulist_next(refs, ref_node))) {
+		ret = btrfs_find_all_roots(trans, fs_info, ref_node->val, -1,
+						seq_elem.seq, &roots);
+		if (ret)
 			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);
+		while (!ret && (root_node = ulist_next(roots, root_node))) {
+			pr_debug("root %llu references leaf %llu\n",
+					root_node->val, ref_node->val);
+			ret = iterate_leaf_refs(fs_info, path, ref_node->val,
+						extent_item_objectid,
+						extent_item_pos, root_node->val,
+						iterate, ctx);
 		}
 	}
 
-	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);
-	}
-
+	ulist_free(refs);
+	ulist_free(roots);
+out:
+	btrfs_put_delayed_seq(delayed_refs, &seq_elem);
+	btrfs_end_transaction(trans, fs_info->extent_root);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1369,19 +1202,20 @@ int iterate_inodes_from_logical(u64 logical, struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				iterate_extent_inodes_t *iterate, void *ctx)
 {
 	int ret;
-	u64 offset;
+	u64 extent_item_pos;
 	struct btrfs_key found_key;
 
 	ret = extent_from_logical(fs_info, logical, path,
 					&found_key);
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
 	if (ret & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK)
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	offset = logical - found_key.objectid;
+	extent_item_pos = logical - found_key.objectid;
 	ret = iterate_extent_inodes(fs_info, path, found_key.objectid,
-					offset, iterate, ctx);
+					extent_item_pos, iterate, ctx);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1426,6 +1260,10 @@ static int iterate_irefs(u64 inum, struct btrfs_root *fs_root,
 		for (cur = 0; cur < btrfs_item_size(eb, item); cur += len) {
 			name_len = btrfs_inode_ref_name_len(eb, iref);
 			/* path must be released before calling iterate()! */
+			pr_debug("following ref at offset %u for inode %llu in "
+				 "tree %llu\n", cur,
+				 (unsigned long long)found_key.objectid,
+				 (unsigned long long)fs_root->objectid);
 			ret = iterate(parent, iref, eb, ctx);
 			if (ret) {
 				free_extent_buffer(eb);
@@ -1466,10 +1304,14 @@ static int inode_to_path(u64 inum, struct btrfs_inode_ref *iref,
 		return PTR_ERR(fspath);
 
 	if (fspath > fspath_min) {
+		pr_debug("path resolved: %s\n", fspath);
 		ipath->fspath->val[i] = (u64)(unsigned long)fspath;
 		++ipath->fspath->elem_cnt;
 		ipath->fspath->bytes_left = fspath - fspath_min;
 	} else {
+		pr_debug("missed path, not enough space. missing bytes: %lu, "
+			 "constructed so far: %s\n",
+			 (unsigned long)(fspath_min - fspath), fspath_min);
 		++ipath->fspath->elem_missed;
 		ipath->fspath->bytes_missing += fspath_min - fspath;
 		ipath->fspath->bytes_left = 0;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index c48f2e931ea0..9b0526872b7b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2976,7 +2976,7 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_logical_to_ino(struct btrfs_root *root,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int size;
-	u64 extent_offset;
+	u64 extent_item_pos;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_logical_ino_args *loi;
 	struct btrfs_data_container *inodes = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_path *path = NULL;
@@ -3007,15 +3007,17 @@ static long btrfs_ioctl_logical_to_ino(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	}
 
 	ret = extent_from_logical(root->fs_info, loi->logical, path, &key);
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 	if (ret & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK)
 		ret = -ENOENT;
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	extent_offset = loi->logical - key.objectid;
+	extent_item_pos = loi->logical - key.objectid;
 	ret = iterate_extent_inodes(root->fs_info, path, key.objectid,
-					extent_offset, build_ino_list, inodes);
+					extent_item_pos, build_ino_list,
+					inodes);
 
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
index c27bcb67f330..b5edff25a53f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ static void scrub_print_warning(const char *errstr, struct scrub_bio *sbio,
 	u8 ref_level;
 	unsigned long ptr = 0;
 	const int bufsize = 4096;
-	u64 extent_offset;
+	u64 extent_item_pos;
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 
@@ -329,12 +329,13 @@ static void scrub_print_warning(const char *errstr, struct scrub_bio *sbio,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	extent_offset = swarn.logical - found_key.objectid;
+	extent_item_pos = swarn.logical - found_key.objectid;
 	swarn.extent_item_size = found_key.offset;
 
 	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]);
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 	if (ret & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK) {
 		do {
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ static void scrub_print_warning(const char *errstr, struct scrub_bio *sbio,
 	} else {
 		swarn.path = path;
 		iterate_extent_inodes(fs_info, path, found_key.objectid,
-					extent_offset,
+					extent_item_pos,
 					scrub_print_warning_inode, &swarn);
 	}