diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 2ee7d8b4968f11..ab8151247b9316 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "extent_map.h"
 #include "async-thread.h"
 #include "block-rsv.h"
+#include "locking.h"
 
 struct btrfs_trans_handle;
 struct btrfs_transaction;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/locking.c b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
index e713900f96b6ee..fb647d8cf5270f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/locking.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
@@ -565,3 +565,96 @@ struct extent_buffer *btrfs_read_lock_root_node(struct btrfs_root *root)
 	}
 	return eb;
 }
+
+/*
+ * DREW locks
+ * ==========
+ *
+ * DREW stands for double-reader-writer-exclusion lock. It's used in situation
+ * where you want to provide A-B exclusion but not AA or BB.
+ *
+ * Currently implementation gives more priority to reader. If a reader and a
+ * writer both race to acquire their respective sides of the lock the writer
+ * would yield its lock as soon as it detects a concurrent reader. Additionally
+ * if there are pending readers no new writers would be allowed to come in and
+ * acquire the lock.
+ */
+
+int btrfs_drew_lock_init(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = percpu_counter_init(&lock->writers, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	atomic_set(&lock->readers, 0);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&lock->pending_readers);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&lock->pending_writers);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void btrfs_drew_lock_destroy(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	percpu_counter_destroy(&lock->writers);
+}
+
+/* Return true if acquisition is successful, false otherwise */
+bool btrfs_drew_try_write_lock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	if (atomic_read(&lock->readers))
+		return false;
+
+	percpu_counter_inc(&lock->writers);
+
+	/* Ensure writers count is updated before we check for pending readers */
+	smp_mb();
+	if (atomic_read(&lock->readers)) {
+		btrfs_drew_write_unlock(lock);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void btrfs_drew_write_lock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	while (true) {
+		if (btrfs_drew_try_write_lock(lock))
+			return;
+		wait_event(lock->pending_writers, !atomic_read(&lock->readers));
+	}
+}
+
+void btrfs_drew_write_unlock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	percpu_counter_dec(&lock->writers);
+	cond_wake_up(&lock->pending_readers);
+}
+
+void btrfs_drew_read_lock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	atomic_inc(&lock->readers);
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure the pending reader count is perceieved BEFORE this reader
+	 * goes to sleep in case of active writers. This guarantees new writers
+	 * won't be allowed and that the current reader will be woken up when
+	 * the last active writer finishes its jobs.
+	 */
+	smp_mb__after_atomic();
+
+	wait_event(lock->pending_readers,
+		   percpu_counter_sum(&lock->writers) == 0);
+}
+
+void btrfs_drew_read_unlock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock)
+{
+	/*
+	 * atomic_dec_and_test implies a full barrier, so woken up writers
+	 * are guaranteed to see the decrement
+	 */
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&lock->readers))
+		wake_up(&lock->pending_writers);
+}
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/locking.h b/fs/btrfs/locking.h
index 21a285883e8964..d715846c10b8d3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/locking.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/locking.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 #ifndef BTRFS_LOCKING_H
 #define BTRFS_LOCKING_H
 
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/percpu_counter.h>
 #include "extent_io.h"
 
 #define BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK 1
@@ -13,6 +16,8 @@
 #define BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK_BLOCKING 3
 #define BTRFS_READ_LOCK_BLOCKING 4
 
+struct btrfs_path;
+
 void btrfs_tree_lock(struct extent_buffer *eb);
 void btrfs_tree_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb);
 
@@ -48,4 +53,19 @@ static inline void btrfs_tree_unlock_rw(struct extent_buffer *eb, int rw)
 		BUG();
 }
 
+struct btrfs_drew_lock {
+	atomic_t readers;
+	struct percpu_counter writers;
+	wait_queue_head_t pending_writers;
+	wait_queue_head_t pending_readers;
+};
+
+int btrfs_drew_lock_init(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+void btrfs_drew_lock_destroy(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+void btrfs_drew_write_lock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+bool btrfs_drew_try_write_lock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+void btrfs_drew_write_unlock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+void btrfs_drew_read_lock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+void btrfs_drew_read_unlock(struct btrfs_drew_lock *lock);
+
 #endif