diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
index ef4f5972da5d..59326f84f6a5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -466,6 +466,97 @@ xfs_alloc_fix_len(
 	args->len = rlen;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Determine if the cursor points to the block that contains the right-most
+ * block of records in the by-count btree. This block contains the largest
+ * contiguous free extent in the AG, so if we modify a record in this block we
+ * need to call xfs_alloc_fixup_longest() once the modifications are done to
+ * ensure the agf->agf_longest field is kept up to date with the longest free
+ * extent tracked by the by-count btree.
+ */
+static bool
+xfs_alloc_cursor_at_lastrec(
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cnt_cur)
+{
+	struct xfs_btree_block	*block;
+	union xfs_btree_ptr	ptr;
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp;
+
+	block = xfs_btree_get_block(cnt_cur, 0, &bp);
+
+	xfs_btree_get_sibling(cnt_cur, block, &ptr, XFS_BB_RIGHTSIB);
+	return xfs_btree_ptr_is_null(cnt_cur, &ptr);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Find the rightmost record of the cntbt, and return the longest free space
+ * recorded in it. Simply set both the block number and the length to their
+ * maximum values before searching.
+ */
+static int
+xfs_cntbt_longest(
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cnt_cur,
+	xfs_extlen_t		*longest)
+{
+	struct xfs_alloc_rec_incore irec;
+	union xfs_btree_rec	    *rec;
+	int			    stat = 0;
+	int			    error;
+
+	memset(&cnt_cur->bc_rec, 0xFF, sizeof(cnt_cur->bc_rec));
+	error = xfs_btree_lookup(cnt_cur, XFS_LOOKUP_LE, &stat);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	if (!stat) {
+		/* totally empty tree */
+		*longest = 0;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	error = xfs_btree_get_rec(cnt_cur, &rec, &stat);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	if (XFS_IS_CORRUPT(cnt_cur->bc_mp, !stat)) {
+		xfs_btree_mark_sick(cnt_cur);
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+	}
+
+	xfs_alloc_btrec_to_irec(rec, &irec);
+	*longest = irec.ar_blockcount;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Update the longest contiguous free extent in the AG from the by-count cursor
+ * that is passed to us. This should be done at the end of any allocation or
+ * freeing operation that touches the longest extent in the btree.
+ *
+ * Needing to update the longest extent can be determined by calling
+ * xfs_alloc_cursor_at_lastrec() after the cursor is positioned for record
+ * modification but before the modification begins.
+ */
+static int
+xfs_alloc_fixup_longest(
+	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cnt_cur)
+{
+	struct xfs_perag	*pag = cnt_cur->bc_ag.pag;
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp = cnt_cur->bc_ag.agbp;
+	struct xfs_agf		*agf = bp->b_addr;
+	xfs_extlen_t		longest = 0;
+	int			error;
+
+	/* Lookup last rec in order to update AGF. */
+	error = xfs_cntbt_longest(cnt_cur, &longest);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	pag->pagf_longest = longest;
+	agf->agf_longest = cpu_to_be32(pag->pagf_longest);
+	xfs_alloc_log_agf(cnt_cur->bc_tp, bp, XFS_AGF_LONGEST);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Update the two btrees, logically removing from freespace the extent
  * starting at rbno, rlen blocks.  The extent is contained within the
@@ -490,6 +581,7 @@ xfs_alloc_fixup_trees(
 	xfs_extlen_t	nflen1=0;	/* first new free length */
 	xfs_extlen_t	nflen2=0;	/* second new free length */
 	struct xfs_mount *mp;
+	bool		fixup_longest = false;
 
 	mp = cnt_cur->bc_mp;
 
@@ -578,6 +670,10 @@ xfs_alloc_fixup_trees(
 		nfbno2 = rbno + rlen;
 		nflen2 = (fbno + flen) - nfbno2;
 	}
+
+	if (xfs_alloc_cursor_at_lastrec(cnt_cur))
+		fixup_longest = true;
+
 	/*
 	 * Delete the entry from the by-size btree.
 	 */
@@ -655,6 +751,10 @@ xfs_alloc_fixup_trees(
 			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (fixup_longest)
+		return xfs_alloc_fixup_longest(cnt_cur);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1957,6 +2057,7 @@ xfs_free_ag_extent(
 	int				i;
 	int				error;
 	struct xfs_perag		*pag = agbp->b_pag;
+	bool				fixup_longest = false;
 
 	bno_cur = cnt_cur = NULL;
 	mp = tp->t_mountp;
@@ -2220,8 +2321,13 @@ xfs_free_ag_extent(
 	}
 	xfs_btree_del_cursor(bno_cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
 	bno_cur = NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * In all cases we need to insert the new freespace in the by-size tree.
+	 *
+	 * If this new freespace is being inserted in the block that contains
+	 * the largest free space in the btree, make sure we also fix up the
+	 * agf->agf-longest tracker field.
 	 */
 	if ((error = xfs_alloc_lookup_eq(cnt_cur, nbno, nlen, &i)))
 		goto error0;
@@ -2230,6 +2336,8 @@ xfs_free_ag_extent(
 		error = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto error0;
 	}
+	if (xfs_alloc_cursor_at_lastrec(cnt_cur))
+		fixup_longest = true;
 	if ((error = xfs_btree_insert(cnt_cur, &i)))
 		goto error0;
 	if (XFS_IS_CORRUPT(mp, i != 1)) {
@@ -2237,6 +2345,12 @@ xfs_free_ag_extent(
 		error = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		goto error0;
 	}
+	if (fixup_longest) {
+		error = xfs_alloc_fixup_longest(cnt_cur);
+		if (error)
+			goto error0;
+	}
+
 	xfs_btree_del_cursor(cnt_cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
 	cnt_cur = NULL;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
index 6ef5ddd89600..585e98e87ef9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_alloc_btree.c
@@ -115,67 +115,6 @@ xfs_allocbt_free_block(
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Update the longest extent in the AGF
- */
-STATIC void
-xfs_allocbt_update_lastrec(
-	struct xfs_btree_cur		*cur,
-	const struct xfs_btree_block	*block,
-	const union xfs_btree_rec	*rec,
-	int				ptr,
-	int				reason)
-{
-	struct xfs_agf		*agf = cur->bc_ag.agbp->b_addr;
-	struct xfs_perag	*pag;
-	__be32			len;
-	int			numrecs;
-
-	ASSERT(!xfs_btree_is_bno(cur->bc_ops));
-
-	switch (reason) {
-	case LASTREC_UPDATE:
-		/*
-		 * If this is the last leaf block and it's the last record,
-		 * then update the size of the longest extent in the AG.
-		 */
-		if (ptr != xfs_btree_get_numrecs(block))
-			return;
-		len = rec->alloc.ar_blockcount;
-		break;
-	case LASTREC_INSREC:
-		if (be32_to_cpu(rec->alloc.ar_blockcount) <=
-		    be32_to_cpu(agf->agf_longest))
-			return;
-		len = rec->alloc.ar_blockcount;
-		break;
-	case LASTREC_DELREC:
-		numrecs = xfs_btree_get_numrecs(block);
-		if (ptr <= numrecs)
-			return;
-		ASSERT(ptr == numrecs + 1);
-
-		if (numrecs) {
-			xfs_alloc_rec_t *rrp;
-
-			rrp = XFS_ALLOC_REC_ADDR(cur->bc_mp, block, numrecs);
-			len = rrp->ar_blockcount;
-		} else {
-			len = 0;
-		}
-
-		break;
-	default:
-		ASSERT(0);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	agf->agf_longest = len;
-	pag = cur->bc_ag.agbp->b_pag;
-	pag->pagf_longest = be32_to_cpu(len);
-	xfs_alloc_log_agf(cur->bc_tp, cur->bc_ag.agbp, XFS_AGF_LONGEST);
-}
-
 STATIC int
 xfs_allocbt_get_minrecs(
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
@@ -493,7 +432,6 @@ const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_bnobt_ops = {
 	.set_root		= xfs_allocbt_set_root,
 	.alloc_block		= xfs_allocbt_alloc_block,
 	.free_block		= xfs_allocbt_free_block,
-	.update_lastrec		= xfs_allocbt_update_lastrec,
 	.get_minrecs		= xfs_allocbt_get_minrecs,
 	.get_maxrecs		= xfs_allocbt_get_maxrecs,
 	.init_key_from_rec	= xfs_allocbt_init_key_from_rec,
@@ -511,7 +449,6 @@ const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_bnobt_ops = {
 const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_cntbt_ops = {
 	.name			= "cnt",
 	.type			= XFS_BTREE_TYPE_AG,
-	.geom_flags		= XFS_BTGEO_LASTREC_UPDATE,
 
 	.rec_len		= sizeof(xfs_alloc_rec_t),
 	.key_len		= sizeof(xfs_alloc_key_t),
@@ -525,7 +462,6 @@ const struct xfs_btree_ops xfs_cntbt_ops = {
 	.set_root		= xfs_allocbt_set_root,
 	.alloc_block		= xfs_allocbt_alloc_block,
 	.free_block		= xfs_allocbt_free_block,
-	.update_lastrec		= xfs_allocbt_update_lastrec,
 	.get_minrecs		= xfs_allocbt_get_minrecs,
 	.get_maxrecs		= xfs_allocbt_get_maxrecs,
 	.init_key_from_rec	= xfs_allocbt_init_key_from_rec,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index d29547572a68..a5c4af148853 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -1331,30 +1331,6 @@ xfs_btree_init_block_cur(
 			xfs_btree_owner(cur));
 }
 
-/*
- * Return true if ptr is the last record in the btree and
- * we need to track updates to this record.  The decision
- * will be further refined in the update_lastrec method.
- */
-STATIC int
-xfs_btree_is_lastrec(
-	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
-	struct xfs_btree_block	*block,
-	int			level)
-{
-	union xfs_btree_ptr	ptr;
-
-	if (level > 0)
-		return 0;
-	if (!(cur->bc_ops->geom_flags & XFS_BTGEO_LASTREC_UPDATE))
-		return 0;
-
-	xfs_btree_get_sibling(cur, block, &ptr, XFS_BB_RIGHTSIB);
-	if (!xfs_btree_ptr_is_null(cur, &ptr))
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
-}
-
 STATIC void
 xfs_btree_buf_to_ptr(
 	struct xfs_btree_cur	*cur,
@@ -2420,15 +2396,6 @@ xfs_btree_update(
 	xfs_btree_copy_recs(cur, rp, rec, 1);
 	xfs_btree_log_recs(cur, bp, ptr, ptr);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we are tracking the last record in the tree and
-	 * we are at the far right edge of the tree, update it.
-	 */
-	if (xfs_btree_is_lastrec(cur, block, 0)) {
-		cur->bc_ops->update_lastrec(cur, block, rec,
-					    ptr, LASTREC_UPDATE);
-	}
-
 	/* Pass new key value up to our parent. */
 	if (xfs_btree_needs_key_update(cur, ptr)) {
 		error = xfs_btree_update_keys(cur, 0);
@@ -3617,15 +3584,6 @@ xfs_btree_insrec(
 			goto error0;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If we are tracking the last record in the tree and
-	 * we are at the far right edge of the tree, update it.
-	 */
-	if (xfs_btree_is_lastrec(cur, block, level)) {
-		cur->bc_ops->update_lastrec(cur, block, rec,
-					    ptr, LASTREC_INSREC);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Return the new block number, if any.
 	 * If there is one, give back a record value and a cursor too.
@@ -3983,15 +3941,6 @@ xfs_btree_delrec(
 	xfs_btree_set_numrecs(block, --numrecs);
 	xfs_btree_log_block(cur, bp, XFS_BB_NUMRECS);
 
-	/*
-	 * If we are tracking the last record in the tree and
-	 * we are at the far right edge of the tree, update it.
-	 */
-	if (xfs_btree_is_lastrec(cur, block, level)) {
-		cur->bc_ops->update_lastrec(cur, block, NULL,
-					    ptr, LASTREC_DELREC);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * We're at the root level.  First, shrink the root block in-memory.
 	 * Try to get rid of the next level down.  If we can't then there's
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
index f93374278aa1..10b7ddc3b2b3 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
@@ -154,12 +154,6 @@ struct xfs_btree_ops {
 			       int *stat);
 	int	(*free_block)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur, struct xfs_buf *bp);
 
-	/* update last record information */
-	void	(*update_lastrec)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur,
-				  const struct xfs_btree_block *block,
-				  const union xfs_btree_rec *rec,
-				  int ptr, int reason);
-
 	/* records in block/level */
 	int	(*get_minrecs)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur, int level);
 	int	(*get_maxrecs)(struct xfs_btree_cur *cur, int level);
@@ -222,15 +216,7 @@ struct xfs_btree_ops {
 };
 
 /* btree geometry flags */
-#define XFS_BTGEO_LASTREC_UPDATE	(1U << 0) /* track last rec externally */
-#define XFS_BTGEO_OVERLAPPING		(1U << 1) /* overlapping intervals */
-
-/*
- * Reasons for the update_lastrec method to be called.
- */
-#define LASTREC_UPDATE	0
-#define LASTREC_INSREC	1
-#define LASTREC_DELREC	2
+#define XFS_BTGEO_OVERLAPPING		(1U << 0) /* overlapping intervals */
 
 
 union xfs_btree_irec {