diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index c22784b..0c7f478 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -728,6 +728,90 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* helper to account the used device space in the range */
+int btrfs_account_dev_extents_size(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 start,
+				   u64 end, u64 *length)
+{
+	struct btrfs_key key;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = device->dev_root;
+	struct btrfs_dev_extent *dev_extent;
+	struct btrfs_path *path;
+	u64 extent_end;
+	int ret;
+	int slot;
+	struct extent_buffer *l;
+
+	*length = 0;
+
+	if (start >= device->total_bytes)
+		return 0;
+
+	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
+	if (!path)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	path->reada = 2;
+
+	key.objectid = device->devid;
+	key.offset = start;
+	key.type = BTRFS_DEV_EXTENT_KEY;
+
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		ret = btrfs_previous_item(root, path, key.objectid, key.type);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	while (1) {
+		l = path->nodes[0];
+		slot = path->slots[0];
+		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(l)) {
+			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
+			if (ret == 0)
+				continue;
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto out;
+
+			break;
+		}
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(l, &key, slot);
+
+		if (key.objectid < device->devid)
+			goto next;
+
+		if (key.objectid > device->devid)
+			break;
+
+		if (btrfs_key_type(&key) != BTRFS_DEV_EXTENT_KEY)
+			goto next;
+
+		dev_extent = btrfs_item_ptr(l, slot, struct btrfs_dev_extent);
+		extent_end = key.offset + btrfs_dev_extent_length(l,
+								  dev_extent);
+		if (key.offset <= start && extent_end > end) {
+			*length = end - start + 1;
+			break;
+		} else if (key.offset <= start && extent_end > start)
+			*length += extent_end - start;
+		else if (key.offset > start && extent_end <= end)
+			*length += extent_end - key.offset;
+		else if (key.offset > start && key.offset <= end) {
+			*length += end - key.offset + 1;
+			break;
+		} else if (key.offset > end)
+			break;
+
+next:
+		path->slots[0]++;
+	}
+	ret = 0;
+out:
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * find_free_dev_extent - find free space in the specified device
  * @trans:	transaction handler