/* block group cache stuff */
        spinlock_t block_group_cache_lock;
+       u64 first_logical_byte;
        struct rb_root block_group_cache_tree;
 
        /* keep track of unallocated space */
 
 
        spin_lock_init(&fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
        fs_info->block_group_cache_tree = RB_ROOT;
+       fs_info->first_logical_byte = (u64)-1;
 
        extent_io_tree_init(&fs_info->freed_extents[0],
                             fs_info->btree_inode->i_mapping);
 
        rb_link_node(&block_group->cache_node, parent, p);
        rb_insert_color(&block_group->cache_node,
                        &info->block_group_cache_tree);
+
+       if (info->first_logical_byte > block_group->key.objectid)
+               info->first_logical_byte = block_group->key.objectid;
+
        spin_unlock(&info->block_group_cache_lock);
 
        return 0;
                        break;
                }
        }
-       if (ret)
+       if (ret) {
                btrfs_get_block_group(ret);
+               if (bytenr == 0 && info->first_logical_byte > ret->key.objectid)
+                       info->first_logical_byte = ret->key.objectid;
+       }
        spin_unlock(&info->block_group_cache_lock);
 
        return ret;
        struct btrfs_block_group_cache *cache;
        u64 bytenr;
 
+       spin_lock(&root->fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
+       bytenr = root->fs_info->first_logical_byte;
+       spin_unlock(&root->fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
+
+       if (bytenr < (u64)-1)
+               return bytenr;
+
        cache = btrfs_lookup_first_block_group(root->fs_info, search_start);
        if (!cache)
                return 0;
        spin_lock(&root->fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
        rb_erase(&block_group->cache_node,
                 &root->fs_info->block_group_cache_tree);
+
+       if (root->fs_info->first_logical_byte == block_group->key.objectid)
+               root->fs_info->first_logical_byte = (u64)-1;
        spin_unlock(&root->fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
 
        down_write(&block_group->space_info->groups_sem);