diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
index e07a2c45f8ec..7fd6044a4f78 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "xfs_sb.h"
 #include "xfs_mount.h"
 #include "xfs_btree.h"
+#include "xfs_btree_staging.h"
 #include "xfs_refcount_btree.h"
 #include "xfs_alloc.h"
 #include "xfs_error.h"
@@ -311,8 +312,36 @@ static const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_refcountbt_ops = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Allocate a new refcount btree cursor.
+ * Initialize a new refcount btree cursor.
  */
+static struct xfs_btree_cur *
+xfs_refcountbt_init_common(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	xfs_agnumber_t		agno)
+{
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
+
+	ASSERT(agno != NULLAGNUMBER);
+	ASSERT(agno < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
+
+	cur = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, KM_NOFS);
+	cur->bc_tp = tp;
+	cur->bc_mp = mp;
+	cur->bc_btnum = XFS_BTNUM_REFC;
+	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
+	cur->bc_statoff = XFS_STATS_CALC_INDEX(xs_refcbt_2);
+
+	cur->bc_ag.agno = agno;
+	cur->bc_flags |= XFS_BTREE_CRC_BLOCKS;
+
+	cur->bc_ag.refc.nr_ops = 0;
+	cur->bc_ag.refc.shape_changes = 0;
+	cur->bc_ops = &xfs_refcountbt_ops;
+	return cur;
+}
+
+/* Create a btree cursor. */
 struct xfs_btree_cur *
 xfs_refcountbt_init_cursor(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
@@ -323,29 +352,50 @@ xfs_refcountbt_init_cursor(
 	struct xfs_agf		*agf = agbp->b_addr;
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
 
-	ASSERT(agno != NULLAGNUMBER);
-	ASSERT(agno < mp->m_sb.sb_agcount);
-	cur = kmem_zone_zalloc(xfs_btree_cur_zone, KM_NOFS);
-
-	cur->bc_tp = tp;
-	cur->bc_mp = mp;
-	cur->bc_btnum = XFS_BTNUM_REFC;
-	cur->bc_blocklog = mp->m_sb.sb_blocklog;
-	cur->bc_ops = &xfs_refcountbt_ops;
-	cur->bc_statoff = XFS_STATS_CALC_INDEX(xs_refcbt_2);
-
+	cur = xfs_refcountbt_init_common(mp, tp, agno);
 	cur->bc_nlevels = be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_refcount_level);
-
 	cur->bc_ag.agbp = agbp;
-	cur->bc_ag.agno = agno;
-	cur->bc_flags |= XFS_BTREE_CRC_BLOCKS;
-
-	cur->bc_ag.refc.nr_ops = 0;
-	cur->bc_ag.refc.shape_changes = 0;
-
 	return cur;
 }
 
+/* Create a btree cursor with a fake root for staging. */
+struct xfs_btree_cur *
+xfs_refcountbt_stage_cursor(
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
+	struct xbtree_afakeroot	*afake,
+	xfs_agnumber_t		agno)
+{
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur;
+
+	cur = xfs_refcountbt_init_common(mp, NULL, agno);
+	xfs_btree_stage_afakeroot(cur, afake);
+	return cur;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Swap in the new btree root.  Once we pass this point the newly rebuilt btree
+ * is in place and we have to kill off all the old btree blocks.
+ */
+void
+xfs_refcountbt_commit_staged_btree(
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_buf		*agbp)
+{
+	struct xfs_agf		*agf = agbp->b_addr;
+	struct xbtree_afakeroot	*afake = cur->bc_ag.afake;
+
+	ASSERT(cur->bc_flags & XFS_BTREE_STAGING);
+
+	agf->agf_refcount_root = cpu_to_be32(afake->af_root);
+	agf->agf_refcount_level = cpu_to_be32(afake->af_levels);
+	agf->agf_refcount_blocks = cpu_to_be32(afake->af_blocks);
+	xfs_alloc_log_agf(tp, agbp, XFS_AGF_REFCOUNT_BLOCKS |
+				    XFS_AGF_REFCOUNT_ROOT |
+				    XFS_AGF_REFCOUNT_LEVEL);
+	xfs_btree_commit_afakeroot(cur, tp, agbp, &xfs_refcountbt_ops);
+}
+
 /*
  * Calculate the number of records in a refcount btree block.
  */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.h
index ba416f71c824..69dc515db671 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_refcount_btree.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 struct xfs_buf;
 struct xfs_btree_cur;
 struct xfs_mount;
+struct xbtree_afakeroot;
 
 /*
  * Btree block header size
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ struct xfs_mount;
 extern struct xfs_btree_cur *xfs_refcountbt_init_cursor(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_buf *agbp,
 		xfs_agnumber_t agno);
+struct xfs_btree_cur *xfs_refcountbt_stage_cursor(struct xfs_mount *mp,
+		struct xbtree_afakeroot *afake, xfs_agnumber_t agno);
 extern int xfs_refcountbt_maxrecs(int blocklen, bool leaf);
 extern void xfs_refcountbt_compute_maxlevels(struct xfs_mount *mp);
 
@@ -58,4 +61,7 @@ extern int xfs_refcountbt_calc_reserves(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		struct xfs_trans *tp, xfs_agnumber_t agno, xfs_extlen_t *ask,
 		xfs_extlen_t *used);
 
+void xfs_refcountbt_commit_staged_btree(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
+		struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_buf *agbp);
+
 #endif	/* __XFS_REFCOUNT_BTREE_H__ */