diff --git a/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h b/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h
index 7a7521c..8a42adb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/btrfs_inode.h
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@
 #define BTRFS_INODE_IN_DELALLOC_LIST		9
 #define BTRFS_INODE_READDIO_NEED_LOCK		10
 #define BTRFS_INODE_HAS_PROPS		        11
+/*
+ * The following 3 bits are meant only for the btree inode.
+ * When any of them is set, it means an error happened while writing an
+ * extent buffer belonging to:
+ * 1) a non-log btree
+ * 2) a log btree and first log sub-transaction
+ * 3) a log btree and second log sub-transaction
+ */
+#define BTRFS_INODE_BTREE_ERR		        12
+#define BTRFS_INODE_BTREE_LOG1_ERR		13
+#define BTRFS_INODE_BTREE_LOG2_ERR		14
 
 /* in memory btrfs inode */
 struct btrfs_inode {