diff --git a/repair/pptr.c b/repair/pptr.c
index 20d66884..c1cd9060 100644
--- a/repair/pptr.c
+++ b/repair/pptr.c
@@ -269,13 +269,16 @@ void
 parent_ptr_init(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp)
 {
+	uint64_t		iused;
 	xfs_agnumber_t		agno;
 	int			error;
 
 	if (!xfs_has_parent(mp))
 		return;
 
-	error = strblobs_init(mp, "parent pointer names", &nameblobs);
+	/* One hash bucket per inode, up to about 8M of memory on 64-bit. */
+	iused = min(mp->m_sb.sb_icount - mp->m_sb.sb_ifree, 1048573);
+	error = strblobs_init(mp, "parent pointer names", iused, &nameblobs);
 	if (error)
 		do_error(_("init parent pointer names failed: %s\n"),
 				strerror(error));
diff --git a/repair/strblobs.c b/repair/strblobs.c
index 2b7a7a5e..fb5929e9 100644
--- a/repair/strblobs.c
+++ b/repair/strblobs.c
@@ -13,23 +13,43 @@
  * =====================
  *
  * This data structure wraps the storage of strings with explicit length in an
- * xfblob structure.
+ * xfblob structure.  It stores a hashtable of string checksums to provide
+ * fast(ish) lookups of existing strings to enable deduplication of the strings
+ * contained within.
  */
+struct strblob_hashent {
+	struct strblob_hashent	*next;
+
+	xfblob_cookie		str_cookie;
+	unsigned int		str_len;
+	xfs_dahash_t		str_hash;
+};
+
 struct strblobs {
 	struct xfblob		*strings;
+	unsigned int		nr_buckets;
+
+	struct strblob_hashent	*buckets[];
 };
 
+static inline size_t strblobs_sizeof(unsigned int nr_buckets)
+{
+	return sizeof(struct strblobs) +
+			(nr_buckets * sizeof(struct strblobs_hashent *));
+}
+
 /* Initialize a string blob structure. */
 int
 strblobs_init(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	const char		*descr,
+	unsigned int		hash_buckets,
 	struct strblobs		**sblobs)
 {
 	struct strblobs		*sb;
 	int			error;
 
-	sb = malloc(sizeof(struct strblobs));
+	sb = calloc(strblobs_sizeof(hash_buckets), 1);
 	if (!sb)
 		return ENOMEM;
 
@@ -37,6 +57,7 @@ strblobs_init(
 	if (error)
 		goto out_free;
 
+	sb->nr_buckets = hash_buckets;
 	*sblobs = sb;
 	return 0;
 
@@ -51,12 +72,114 @@ strblobs_destroy(
 	struct strblobs		**sblobs)
 {
 	struct strblobs		*sb = *sblobs;
+	struct strblob_hashent	*ent, *ent_next;
+	unsigned int		bucket;
+
+	for (bucket = 0; bucket < sb->nr_buckets; bucket++) {
+		ent = sb->buckets[bucket];
+		while (ent != NULL) {
+			ent_next = ent->next;
+			free(ent);
+			ent = ent_next;
+		}
+	}
 
 	xfblob_destroy(sb->strings);
 	free(sb);
 	*sblobs = NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Search the string hashtable for a matching entry.  Sets sets the cookie and
+ * returns 0 if one is found; ENOENT if there is no match; or a positive errno.
+ */
+static int
+__strblobs_lookup(
+	struct strblobs		*sblobs,
+	xfblob_cookie		*str_cookie,
+	const unsigned char	*str,
+	unsigned int		str_len,
+	xfs_dahash_t		str_hash)
+{
+	struct strblob_hashent	*ent;
+	char			*buf = NULL;
+	unsigned int		bucket;
+	int			error;
+
+	bucket = str_hash % sblobs->nr_buckets;
+	ent = sblobs->buckets[bucket];
+
+	for (ent = sblobs->buckets[bucket]; ent != NULL; ent = ent->next) {
+		if (ent->str_len != str_len || ent->str_hash != str_hash)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!buf) {
+			buf = malloc(str_len);
+			if (!buf)
+				return ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		error = strblobs_load(sblobs, ent->str_cookie, buf, str_len);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+
+		if (memcmp(str, buf, str_len))
+			continue;
+
+		*str_cookie = ent->str_cookie;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	error = ENOENT;
+
+out:
+	free(buf);
+	return error;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Search the string hashtable for a matching entry.  Sets sets the cookie and
+ * returns 0 if one is found; ENOENT if there is no match; or a positive errno.
+ */
+int
+strblobs_lookup(
+	struct strblobs		*sblobs,
+	xfblob_cookie		*str_cookie,
+	const unsigned char	*str,
+	unsigned int		str_len)
+{
+	xfs_dahash_t		str_hash;
+
+	str_hash = libxfs_da_hashname(str, str_len);
+	return __strblobs_lookup(sblobs, str_cookie, str, str_len, str_hash);
+}
+
+/* Remember a string in the hashtable. */
+static int
+strblobs_hash(
+	struct strblobs		*sblobs,
+	xfblob_cookie		str_cookie,
+	const unsigned char	*str,
+	unsigned int		str_len,
+	xfs_dahash_t		str_hash)
+{
+	struct strblob_hashent	*ent;
+	unsigned int		bucket;
+
+	bucket = str_hash % sblobs->nr_buckets;
+
+	ent = malloc(sizeof(struct strblob_hashent));
+	if (!ent)
+		return ENOMEM;
+
+	ent->str_cookie = str_cookie;
+	ent->str_len = str_len;
+	ent->str_hash = str_hash;
+	ent->next = sblobs->buckets[bucket];
+
+	sblobs->buckets[bucket] = ent;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Store a string and return a cookie for its retrieval. */
 int
 strblobs_store(
@@ -65,7 +188,19 @@ strblobs_store(
 	const unsigned char	*str,
 	unsigned int		str_len)
 {
-	return -xfblob_store(sblobs->strings, str_cookie, str, str_len);
+	int			error;
+	xfs_dahash_t		str_hash;
+
+	str_hash = libxfs_da_hashname(str, str_len);
+	error = __strblobs_lookup(sblobs, str_cookie, str, str_len, str_hash);
+	if (error != ENOENT)
+		return error;
+
+	error = -xfblob_store(sblobs->strings, str_cookie, str, str_len);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	return strblobs_hash(sblobs, *str_cookie, str, str_len, str_hash);
 }
 
 /* Retrieve a previously stored string. */
diff --git a/repair/strblobs.h b/repair/strblobs.h
index f5680175..b8b059e2 100644
--- a/repair/strblobs.h
+++ b/repair/strblobs.h
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 struct strblobs;
 
 int strblobs_init(struct xfs_mount *mp, const char *descr,
-		struct strblobs **sblobs);
+		unsigned int hash_buckets, struct strblobs **sblobs);
 void strblobs_destroy(struct strblobs **sblobs);
 
 int strblobs_store(struct strblobs *sblobs, xfblob_cookie *str_cookie,
 		const unsigned char *str, unsigned int str_len);
 int strblobs_load(struct strblobs *sblobs, xfblob_cookie str_cookie,
 		unsigned char *str, unsigned int str_len);
+int strblobs_lookup(struct strblobs *sblobs, xfblob_cookie *str_cookie,
+		const unsigned char *str, unsigned int str_len);
 
 #endif /* __REPAIR_STRBLOBS_H__ */
