root->node = cow;
                cow->count++;
                if (buf != root->commit_root)
-                       btrfs_free_extent(root, buf->blocknr, 1);
+                       btrfs_free_extent(root, buf->blocknr, 1, 1);
                btrfs_block_release(root, buf);
        } else {
                btrfs_set_node_blockptr(&parent->node, parent_slot,
                                        cow->blocknr);
                BUG_ON(list_empty(&parent->dirty));
-               btrfs_free_extent(root, buf->blocknr, 1);
+               btrfs_free_extent(root, buf->blocknr, 1, 1);
        }
        btrfs_block_release(root, buf);
        return 0;
                /* once for the root ptr */
                btrfs_block_release(root, mid_buf);
                clean_tree_block(root, mid_buf);
-               return btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1);
+               return btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1, 1);
        }
        parent = &parent_buf->node;
 
                        wret = del_ptr(root, path, level + 1, pslot + 1);
                        if (wret)
                                ret = wret;
-                       wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1);
+                       wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1, 1);
                        if (wret)
                                ret = wret;
                } else {
                wret = del_ptr(root, path, level + 1, pslot);
                if (wret)
                        ret = wret;
-               wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1);
+               wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1, 1);
                if (wret)
                        ret = wret;
        } else {
                        wret = del_ptr(root, path, 1, path->slots[1]);
                        if (wret)
                                ret = wret;
-                       wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, leaf_buf->blocknr, 1);
+                       wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, leaf_buf->blocknr, 1, 1);
                        if (wret)
                                ret = wret;
                }
                                if (wret)
                                        ret = wret;
                                btrfs_block_release(root, leaf_buf);
-                               wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1);
+                               wret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1, 1);
                                if (wret)
                                        ret = wret;
                        } else {
 
 int btrfs_finish_extent_commit(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
        unsigned long gang[8];
+       u64 first = 0;
        int ret;
        int i;
 
                                                 ARRAY_SIZE(gang));
                if (!ret)
                        break;
+               if (!first)
+                       first = gang[0];
                for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
                        radix_tree_delete(&root->pinned_radix, gang[i]);
                }
        }
-       root->last_insert.objectid = 0;
+       root->last_insert.objectid = first;
        root->last_insert.offset = 0;
        return 0;
 }
 /*
  * remove an extent from the root, returns 0 on success
  */
-static int __free_extent(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 blocknr, u64 num_blocks)
+static int __free_extent(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 blocknr, u64 num_blocks,
+                        int pin)
 {
        struct btrfs_path path;
        struct btrfs_key key;
        struct btrfs_key ins;
        u32 refs;
 
+       BUG_ON(pin && num_blocks != 1);
        key.objectid = blocknr;
        key.flags = 0;
        btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY);
        refs = btrfs_extent_refs(ei) - 1;
        btrfs_set_extent_refs(ei, refs);
        if (refs == 0) {
-               if (!root->ref_cows) {
+               if (pin) {
                        int err;
                        radix_tree_preload(GFP_KERNEL);
                        err = radix_tree_insert(&extent_root->pinned_radix,
                        radix_tree_preload_end();
                }
                ret = btrfs_del_item(extent_root, &path);
-               if (root != extent_root &&
-                   extent_root->last_insert.objectid > blocknr)
+               if (!pin && extent_root->last_insert.objectid > blocknr)
                        extent_root->last_insert.objectid = blocknr;
                if (ret)
                        BUG();
                if (!ret)
                        break;
                for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
-                       ret = __free_extent(extent_root, gang[i]->blocknr, 1);
+                       ret = __free_extent(extent_root,
+                                           gang[i]->blocknr, 1, 1);
                        radix_tree_tag_clear(&extent_root->cache_radix,
                                                gang[i]->blocknr,
                                                CTREE_EXTENT_PENDING_DEL);
 /*
  * remove an extent from the root, returns 0 on success
  */
-int btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 blocknr, u64 num_blocks)
+int btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 blocknr, u64 num_blocks,
+                     int pin)
 {
        struct btrfs_root *extent_root = root->extent_root;
        struct btrfs_buffer *t;
                                   CTREE_EXTENT_PENDING_DEL);
                return 0;
        }
-       ret = __free_extent(root, blocknr, num_blocks);
+       ret = __free_extent(root, blocknr, num_blocks, pin);
        pending_ret = run_pending(root->extent_root);
        return ret ? ret : pending_ret;
 }
                ret = lookup_block_ref(root, blocknr, &refs);
                if (refs != 1 || *level == 1) {
                        path->slots[*level]++;
-                       ret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1);
+                       ret = btrfs_free_extent(root, blocknr, 1, 1);
                        BUG_ON(ret);
                        continue;
                }
                path->slots[*level] = 0;
        }
 out:
-       ret = btrfs_free_extent(root, path->nodes[*level]->blocknr, 1);
+       ret = btrfs_free_extent(root, path->nodes[*level]->blocknr, 1, 1);
        btrfs_block_release(root, path->nodes[*level]);
        path->nodes[*level] = NULL;
        *level += 1;
                        return 0;
                } else {
                        ret = btrfs_free_extent(root,
-                                         path->nodes[*level]->blocknr, 1);
+                                         path->nodes[*level]->blocknr, 1, 1);
                        btrfs_block_release(root, path->nodes[*level]);
                        path->nodes[*level] = NULL;
                        *level = i + 1;