diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_parent.c b/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
index e276a1d..2afe00d 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_parent.c
@@ -316,3 +316,45 @@
 
 	irec->p_namehash = xfs_dir2_hashname(mp, &dname);
 }
+
+static inline void
+xfs_parent_scratch_init(
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode		*ip,
+	const struct xfs_parent_name_irec *pptr,
+	struct xfs_parent_scratch	*scr)
+{
+	memset(&scr->args, 0, sizeof(struct xfs_da_args));
+	scr->args.attr_filter	= XFS_ATTR_PARENT;
+	scr->args.dp		= ip;
+	scr->args.geo		= ip->i_mount->m_attr_geo;
+	scr->args.name		= (const unsigned char *)&scr->rec;
+	scr->args.namelen	= sizeof(struct xfs_parent_name_rec);
+	scr->args.op_flags	= XFS_DA_OP_NVLOOKUP;
+	scr->args.trans		= tp;
+	scr->args.value		= (void *)pptr->p_name;
+	scr->args.valuelen	= pptr->p_namelen;
+	scr->args.whichfork	= XFS_ATTR_FORK;
+	scr->args.hashval	= xfs_da_hashname((const void *)&scr->rec,
+					sizeof(struct xfs_parent_name_rec));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Look up the @name associated with the parent pointer (@pptr) of @ip.
+ * Caller must hold at least ILOCK_SHARED.  Returns 0 if the pointer is found,
+ * -ENOATTR if there is no match, or a negative errno.  The scratchpad need not
+ *  be initialized.
+ */
+int
+xfs_parent_lookup(
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_inode		*ip,
+	const struct xfs_parent_name_irec *pptr,
+	struct xfs_parent_scratch	*scr)
+{
+	xfs_parent_irec_to_disk(&scr->rec, pptr);
+	xfs_parent_scratch_init(tp, ip, pptr, scr);
+	scr->args.op_flags |= XFS_DA_OP_OKNOENT;
+
+	return xfs_attr_get_ilocked(&scr->args);
+}
diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_parent.h b/libxfs/xfs_parent.h
index 1cc4778..a7eea91 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_parent.h
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_parent.h
@@ -101,4 +101,14 @@
 void xfs_parent_irec_hashname(struct xfs_mount *mp,
 		struct xfs_parent_name_irec *irec);
 
+/* Scratchpad memory so that raw parent operations don't burn stack space. */
+struct xfs_parent_scratch {
+	struct xfs_parent_name_rec	rec;
+	struct xfs_da_args		args;
+};
+
+int xfs_parent_lookup(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
+		const struct xfs_parent_name_irec *pptr,
+		struct xfs_parent_scratch *scratch);
+
 #endif	/* __XFS_PARENT_H__ */