diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index af1bbee..a0eb18c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -4080,3 +4080,61 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * xfs_btree_sblock_v5hdr_verify() -- verify the v5 fields of a short-format
+ *				      btree block
+ *
+ * @bp: buffer containing the btree block
+ * @max_recs: pointer to the m_*_mxr max records field in the xfs mount
+ * @pag_max_level: pointer to the per-ag max level field
+ */
+bool
+xfs_btree_sblock_v5hdr_verify(
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
+	struct xfs_btree_block	*block = XFS_BUF_TO_BLOCK(bp);
+	struct xfs_perag	*pag = bp->b_pag;
+
+	if (!xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb))
+		return false;
+	if (!uuid_equal(&block->bb_u.s.bb_uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
+		return false;
+	if (block->bb_u.s.bb_blkno != cpu_to_be64(bp->b_bn))
+		return false;
+	if (pag && be32_to_cpu(block->bb_u.s.bb_owner) != pag->pag_agno)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * xfs_btree_sblock_verify() -- verify a short-format btree block
+ *
+ * @bp: buffer containing the btree block
+ * @max_recs: maximum records allowed in this btree node
+ */
+bool
+xfs_btree_sblock_verify(
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
+	unsigned int		max_recs)
+{
+	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
+	struct xfs_btree_block	*block = XFS_BUF_TO_BLOCK(bp);
+
+	/* numrecs verification */
+	if (be16_to_cpu(block->bb_numrecs) > max_recs)
+		return false;
+
+	/* sibling pointer verification */
+	if (!block->bb_u.s.bb_leftsib ||
+	    (be32_to_cpu(block->bb_u.s.bb_leftsib) >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks &&
+	     block->bb_u.s.bb_leftsib != cpu_to_be32(NULLAGBLOCK)))
+		return false;
+	if (!block->bb_u.s.bb_rightsib ||
+	    (be32_to_cpu(block->bb_u.s.bb_rightsib) >= mp->m_sb.sb_agblocks &&
+	     block->bb_u.s.bb_rightsib != cpu_to_be32(NULLAGBLOCK)))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}