diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
index 8fb740178d5d..1075f2552cfc 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ struct bdi_writeback {
 };
 
 struct backing_dev_info {
+	u64 id;
+	struct rb_node rb_node; /* keyed by ->id */
 	struct list_head bdi_list;
 	unsigned long ra_pages;	/* max readahead in PAGE_SIZE units */
 	unsigned long io_pages;	/* max allowed IO size */
diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev.h b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
index 02650b1253a2..84cdcfbc763f 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ static inline struct backing_dev_info *bdi_get(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 	return bdi;
 }
 
+struct backing_dev_info *bdi_get_by_id(u64 id);
 void bdi_put(struct backing_dev_info *bdi);
 
 __printf(2, 3)
diff --git a/mm/backing-dev.c b/mm/backing-dev.c
index e8e89158adec..612aa7c5ddbd 100644
--- a/mm/backing-dev.c
+++ b/mm/backing-dev.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/backing-dev.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
@@ -22,10 +23,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(noop_backing_dev_info);
 static struct class *bdi_class;
 
 /*
- * bdi_lock protects updates to bdi_list. bdi_list has RCU reader side
- * locking.
+ * bdi_lock protects bdi_tree and updates to bdi_list. bdi_list has RCU
+ * reader side locking.
  */
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(bdi_lock);
+static u64 bdi_id_cursor;
+static struct rb_root bdi_tree = RB_ROOT;
 LIST_HEAD(bdi_list);
 
 /* bdi_wq serves all asynchronous writeback tasks */
@@ -859,9 +862,58 @@ struct backing_dev_info *bdi_alloc_node(gfp_t gfp_mask, int node_id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdi_alloc_node);
 
+static struct rb_node **bdi_lookup_rb_node(u64 id, struct rb_node **parentp)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &bdi_tree.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct backing_dev_info *bdi;
+
+	lockdep_assert_held(&bdi_lock);
+
+	while (*p) {
+		parent = *p;
+		bdi = rb_entry(parent, struct backing_dev_info, rb_node);
+
+		if (bdi->id > id)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else if (bdi->id < id)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+		else
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if (parentp)
+		*parentp = parent;
+	return p;
+}
+
+/**
+ * bdi_get_by_id - lookup and get bdi from its id
+ * @id: bdi id to lookup
+ *
+ * Find bdi matching @id and get it.  Returns NULL if the matching bdi
+ * doesn't exist or is already unregistered.
+ */
+struct backing_dev_info *bdi_get_by_id(u64 id)
+{
+	struct backing_dev_info *bdi = NULL;
+	struct rb_node **p;
+
+	spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
+	p = bdi_lookup_rb_node(id, NULL);
+	if (*p) {
+		bdi = rb_entry(*p, struct backing_dev_info, rb_node);
+		bdi_get(bdi);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);
+
+	return bdi;
+}
+
 int bdi_register_va(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
+	struct rb_node *parent, **p;
 
 	if (bdi->dev)	/* The driver needs to use separate queues per device */
 		return 0;
@@ -877,7 +929,15 @@ int bdi_register_va(struct backing_dev_info *bdi, const char *fmt, va_list args)
 	set_bit(WB_registered, &bdi->wb.state);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
+
+	bdi->id = ++bdi_id_cursor;
+
+	p = bdi_lookup_rb_node(bdi->id, &parent);
+	rb_link_node(&bdi->rb_node, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&bdi->rb_node, &bdi_tree);
+
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&bdi->bdi_list, &bdi_list);
+
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);
 
 	trace_writeback_bdi_register(bdi);
@@ -918,6 +978,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdi_register_owner);
 static void bdi_remove_from_list(struct backing_dev_info *bdi)
 {
 	spin_lock_bh(&bdi_lock);
+	rb_erase(&bdi->rb_node, &bdi_tree);
 	list_del_rcu(&bdi->bdi_list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&bdi_lock);