diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index 6e3b326346a7..4c639e156296 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void extent_io_tree_init(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 			  struct address_space *mapping, gfp_t mask)
 {
 	tree->state = RB_ROOT;
-	tree->buffer = RB_ROOT;
+	INIT_RADIX_TREE(&tree->buffer, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	tree->ops = NULL;
 	tree->dirty_bytes = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&tree->lock);
@@ -235,50 +235,6 @@ static inline struct rb_node *tree_search(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct extent_buffer *buffer_tree_insert(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
-					  u64 offset, struct rb_node *node)
-{
-	struct rb_root *root = &tree->buffer;
-	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
-	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-	struct extent_buffer *eb;
-
-	while (*p) {
-		parent = *p;
-		eb = rb_entry(parent, struct extent_buffer, rb_node);
-
-		if (offset < eb->start)
-			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-		else if (offset > eb->start)
-			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-		else
-			return eb;
-	}
-
-	rb_link_node(node, parent, p);
-	rb_insert_color(node, root);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static struct extent_buffer *buffer_search(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
-					   u64 offset)
-{
-	struct rb_root *root = &tree->buffer;
-	struct rb_node *n = root->rb_node;
-	struct extent_buffer *eb;
-
-	while (n) {
-		eb = rb_entry(n, struct extent_buffer, rb_node);
-		if (offset < eb->start)
-			n = n->rb_left;
-		else if (offset > eb->start)
-			n = n->rb_right;
-		else
-			return eb;
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static void merge_cb(struct extent_io_tree *tree, struct extent_state *new,
 		     struct extent_state *other)
 {
@@ -3082,6 +3038,7 @@ static struct extent_buffer *__alloc_extent_buffer(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 	eb->len = len;
 	spin_lock_init(&eb->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&eb->lock_wq);
+	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&eb->rcu_head);
 
 #if LEAK_DEBUG
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&leak_lock, flags);
@@ -3150,16 +3107,16 @@ struct extent_buffer *alloc_extent_buffer(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 	struct page *p;
 	struct address_space *mapping = tree->mapping;
 	int uptodate = 1;
+	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock(&tree->buffer_lock);
-	eb = buffer_search(tree, start);
-	if (eb) {
-		atomic_inc(&eb->refs);
-		spin_unlock(&tree->buffer_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	eb = radix_tree_lookup(&tree->buffer, start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
+	if (eb && atomic_inc_not_zero(&eb->refs)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		mark_page_accessed(eb->first_page);
 		return eb;
 	}
-	spin_unlock(&tree->buffer_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	eb = __alloc_extent_buffer(tree, start, len, mask);
 	if (!eb)
@@ -3198,17 +3155,25 @@ struct extent_buffer *alloc_extent_buffer(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 	if (uptodate)
 		set_bit(EXTENT_BUFFER_UPTODATE, &eb->bflags);
 
+	ret = radix_tree_preload(GFP_NOFS & ~__GFP_HIGHMEM);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_eb;
+
 	spin_lock(&tree->buffer_lock);
-	exists = buffer_tree_insert(tree, start, &eb->rb_node);
-	if (exists) {
+	ret = radix_tree_insert(&tree->buffer, start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT, eb);
+	if (ret == -EEXIST) {
+		exists = radix_tree_lookup(&tree->buffer,
+						start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
 		/* add one reference for the caller */
 		atomic_inc(&exists->refs);
 		spin_unlock(&tree->buffer_lock);
+		radix_tree_preload_end();
 		goto free_eb;
 	}
 	/* add one reference for the tree */
 	atomic_inc(&eb->refs);
 	spin_unlock(&tree->buffer_lock);
+	radix_tree_preload_end();
 	return eb;
 
 free_eb:
@@ -3224,16 +3189,16 @@ struct extent_buffer *find_extent_buffer(struct extent_io_tree *tree,
 {
 	struct extent_buffer *eb;
 
-	spin_lock(&tree->buffer_lock);
-	eb = buffer_search(tree, start);
-	if (eb)
-		atomic_inc(&eb->refs);
-	spin_unlock(&tree->buffer_lock);
-
-	if (eb)
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	eb = radix_tree_lookup(&tree->buffer, start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
+	if (eb && atomic_inc_not_zero(&eb->refs)) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
 		mark_page_accessed(eb->first_page);
+		return eb;
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	return eb;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 void free_extent_buffer(struct extent_buffer *eb)
@@ -3863,6 +3828,14 @@ void memmove_extent_buffer(struct extent_buffer *dst, unsigned long dst_offset,
 	}
 }
 
+static inline void btrfs_release_extent_buffer_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
+{
+	struct extent_buffer *eb =
+			container_of(head, struct extent_buffer, rcu_head);
+
+	btrfs_release_extent_buffer(eb);
+}
+
 int try_release_extent_buffer(struct extent_io_tree *tree, struct page *page)
 {
 	u64 start = page_offset(page);
@@ -3870,23 +3843,30 @@ int try_release_extent_buffer(struct extent_io_tree *tree, struct page *page)
 	int ret = 1;
 
 	spin_lock(&tree->buffer_lock);
-	eb = buffer_search(tree, start);
+	eb = radix_tree_lookup(&tree->buffer, start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
 	if (!eb)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (atomic_read(&eb->refs) > 1) {
-		ret = 0;
-		goto out;
-	}
 	if (test_bit(EXTENT_BUFFER_DIRTY, &eb->bflags)) {
 		ret = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rb_erase(&eb->rb_node, &tree->buffer);
-	/* at this point we can safely release the extent buffer */
-	btrfs_release_extent_buffer(eb);
+	/*
+	 * set @eb->refs to 0 if it is already 1, and then release the @eb.
+	 * Or go back.
+	 */
+	if (atomic_cmpxchg(&eb->refs, 1, 0) != 1) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	radix_tree_delete(&tree->buffer, start >> PAGE_CACHE_SHIFT);
 out:
 	spin_unlock(&tree->buffer_lock);
+
+	/* at this point we can safely release the extent buffer */
+	if (atomic_read(&eb->refs) == 0)
+		call_rcu(&eb->rcu_head, btrfs_release_extent_buffer_rcu);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.h b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.h
index 5691c7b590da..1c6d4f342ef7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct extent_io_ops {
 
 struct extent_io_tree {
 	struct rb_root state;
-	struct rb_root buffer;
+	struct radix_tree_root buffer;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
 	u64 dirty_bytes;
 	spinlock_t lock;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ struct extent_buffer {
 	unsigned long bflags;
 	atomic_t refs;
 	struct list_head leak_list;
-	struct rb_node rb_node;
+	struct rcu_head rcu_head;
 
 	/* the spinlock is used to protect most operations */
 	spinlock_t lock;