+/*
+ * double splits happen when we need to insert a big item in the middle
+ * of a leaf. A double split can leave us with 3 mostly empty leaves:
+ * leaf: [ slots 0 - N] [ our target ] [ N + 1 - total in leaf ]
+ * A B C
+ *
+ * We avoid this by trying to push the items on either side of our target
+ * into the adjacent leaves. If all goes well we can avoid the double split
+ * completely.
+ */
+static noinline int push_for_double_split(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+ struct btrfs_root *root,
+ struct btrfs_path *path,
+ int data_size)
+{
+ int ret;
+ int progress = 0;
+ int slot;
+ u32 nritems;
+
+ slot = path->slots[0];
+
+ /*
+ * try to push all the items after our slot into the
+ * right leaf
+ */
+ ret = push_leaf_right(trans, root, path, 1, data_size, 0, slot);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (ret == 0)
+ progress++;
+
+ nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0]);
+ /*
+ * our goal is to get our slot at the start or end of a leaf. If
+ * we've done so we're done
+ */
+ if (path->slots[0] == 0 || path->slots[0] == nritems)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (btrfs_leaf_free_space(root, path->nodes[0]) >= data_size)
+ return 0;
+
+ /* try to push all the items before our slot into the next leaf */
+ slot = path->slots[0];
+ ret = push_leaf_left(trans, root, path, 1, data_size, 0, slot);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (ret == 0)
+ progress++;
+
+ if (progress)
+ return 0;
+ return 1;
+}
+