diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index 49bc5a41c1f8..802fabb30e15 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -250,8 +250,12 @@ static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 	 * the first item to check. But sometimes, we may enter it with
 	 * slot==nritems. In that case, go to the next leaf before we continue.
 	 */
-	if (path->slots[0] >= btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0]))
-		ret = btrfs_next_old_leaf(root, path, time_seq);
+	if (path->slots[0] >= btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0])) {
+		if (time_seq == (u64)-1)
+			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
+		else
+			ret = btrfs_next_old_leaf(root, path, time_seq);
+	}
 
 	while (!ret && count < total_refs) {
 		eb = path->nodes[0];
@@ -291,7 +295,10 @@ static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			eie = NULL;
 		}
 next:
-		ret = btrfs_next_old_item(root, path, time_seq);
+		if (time_seq == (u64)-1)
+			ret = btrfs_next_item(root, path);
+		else
+			ret = btrfs_next_old_item(root, path, time_seq);
 	}
 
 	if (ret > 0)
@@ -334,6 +341,8 @@ static int __resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	if (path->search_commit_root)
 		root_level = btrfs_header_level(root->commit_root);
+	else if (time_seq == (u64)-1)
+		root_level = btrfs_header_level(root->node);
 	else
 		root_level = btrfs_old_root_level(root, time_seq);
 
@@ -343,7 +352,12 @@ static int __resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	}
 
 	path->lowest_level = level;
-	ret = btrfs_search_old_slot(root, &ref->key_for_search, path, time_seq);
+	if (time_seq == (u64)-1)
+		ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &ref->key_for_search, path,
+					0, 0);
+	else
+		ret = btrfs_search_old_slot(root, &ref->key_for_search, path,
+					    time_seq);
 
 	/* root node has been locked, we can release @subvol_srcu safely here */
 	srcu_read_unlock(&fs_info->subvol_srcu, index);
@@ -879,6 +893,11 @@ static int __add_keyed_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
  *
  * NOTE: This can return values > 0
  *
+ * If time_seq is set to (u64)-1, it will not search delayed_refs, and behave
+ * much like trans == NULL case, the difference only lies in it will not
+ * commit root.
+ * The special case is for qgroup to search roots in commit_transaction().
+ *
  * FIXME some caching might speed things up
  */
 static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
@@ -917,6 +936,9 @@ static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		path->skip_locking = 1;
 	}
 
+	if (time_seq == (u64)-1)
+		path->skip_locking = 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * grab both a lock on the path and a lock on the delayed ref head.
 	 * We need both to get a consistent picture of how the refs look
@@ -931,9 +953,10 @@ again:
 	BUG_ON(ret == 0);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_RUN_SANITY_TESTS
-	if (trans && likely(trans->type != __TRANS_DUMMY)) {
+	if (trans && likely(trans->type != __TRANS_DUMMY) &&
+	    time_seq != (u64)-1) {
 #else
-	if (trans) {
+	if (trans && time_seq != (u64)-1) {
 #endif
 		/*
 		 * look if there are updates for this ref queued and lock the