diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index e4a2d96..d126e7d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1381,6 +1381,59 @@
 	return false;
 }
 
+static u64 dev_extent_search_start(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 start)
+{
+	switch (device->fs_devices->chunk_alloc_policy) {
+	case BTRFS_CHUNK_ALLOC_REGULAR:
+		/*
+		 * We don't want to overwrite the superblock on the drive nor
+		 * any area used by the boot loader (grub for example), so we
+		 * make sure to start at an offset of at least 1MB.
+		 */
+		return max_t(u64, start, SZ_1M);
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * dev_extent_hole_check - check if specified hole is suitable for allocation
+ * @device:	the device which we have the hole
+ * @hole_start: starting position of the hole
+ * @hole_size:	the size of the hole
+ * @num_bytes:	the size of the free space that we need
+ *
+ * This function may modify @hole_start and @hole_end to reflect the suitable
+ * position for allocation. Returns 1 if hole position is updated, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static bool dev_extent_hole_check(struct btrfs_device *device, u64 *hole_start,
+				  u64 *hole_size, u64 num_bytes)
+{
+	bool changed = false;
+	u64 hole_end = *hole_start + *hole_size;
+
+	/*
+	 * Check before we set max_hole_start, otherwise we could end up
+	 * sending back this offset anyway.
+	 */
+	if (contains_pending_extent(device, hole_start, *hole_size)) {
+		if (hole_end >= *hole_start)
+			*hole_size = hole_end - *hole_start;
+		else
+			*hole_size = 0;
+		changed = true;
+	}
+
+	switch (device->fs_devices->chunk_alloc_policy) {
+	case BTRFS_CHUNK_ALLOC_REGULAR:
+		/* No extra check */
+		break;
+	default:
+		BUG();
+	}
+
+	return changed;
+}
 
 /*
  * find_free_dev_extent_start - find free space in the specified device
@@ -1427,12 +1480,7 @@
 	int slot;
 	struct extent_buffer *l;
 
-	/*
-	 * We don't want to overwrite the superblock on the drive nor any area
-	 * used by the boot loader (grub for example), so we make sure to start
-	 * at an offset of at least 1MB.
-	 */
-	search_start = max_t(u64, search_start, SZ_1M);
+	search_start = dev_extent_search_start(device, search_start);
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
@@ -1490,18 +1538,8 @@
 
 		if (key.offset > search_start) {
 			hole_size = key.offset - search_start;
-
-			/*
-			 * Have to check before we set max_hole_start, otherwise
-			 * we could end up sending back this offset anyway.
-			 */
-			if (contains_pending_extent(device, &search_start,
-						    hole_size)) {
-				if (key.offset >= search_start)
-					hole_size = key.offset - search_start;
-				else
-					hole_size = 0;
-			}
+			dev_extent_hole_check(device, &search_start, &hole_size,
+					      num_bytes);
 
 			if (hole_size > max_hole_size) {
 				max_hole_start = search_start;
@@ -1540,8 +1578,8 @@
 	 */
 	if (search_end > search_start) {
 		hole_size = search_end - search_start;
-
-		if (contains_pending_extent(device, &search_start, hole_size)) {
+		if (dev_extent_hole_check(device, &search_start, &hole_size,
+					  num_bytes)) {
 			btrfs_release_path(path);
 			goto again;
 		}