diff --git a/cmds/balance.c b/cmds/balance.c
index 31d79e95..073a85f7 100644
--- a/cmds/balance.c
+++ b/cmds/balance.c
@@ -74,122 +74,6 @@ static int parse_profiles(char *profiles, u64 *flags)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int parse_u64(const char *str, u64 *result)
-{
-	char *endptr;
-	u64 val;
-
-	val = strtoull(str, &endptr, 10);
-	if (*endptr)
-		return 1;
-
-	*result = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/*
- * Parse range that's missing some part that can be implicit:
- * a..b	- exact range, a can be equal to b
- * a..	- implicitly unbounded maximum (end == (u64)-1)
- * ..b	- implicitly starting at 0
- * a	- invalid; unclear semantics, use parse_u64 instead
- *
- * Returned values are u64, value validation and interpretation should be done
- * by the caller.
- */
-static int parse_range(const char *range, u64 *start, u64 *end)
-{
-	char *dots;
-	char *endptr;
-	const char *rest;
-	int skipped = 0;
-
-	dots = strstr(range, "..");
-	if (!dots)
-		return 1;
-
-	rest = dots + 2;
-
-	if (!*rest) {
-		*end = (u64)-1;
-		skipped++;
-	} else {
-		*end = strtoull(rest, &endptr, 10);
-		if (*endptr)
-			return 1;
-	}
-	if (dots == range) {
-		*start = 0;
-		skipped++;
-	} else {
-		*start = strtoull(range, &endptr, 10);
-		if (*endptr != 0 && *endptr != '.')
-			return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (*start > *end) {
-		error("range %llu..%llu doesn't make sense",
-			(unsigned long long)*start,
-			(unsigned long long)*end);
-		return 1;
-	}
-
-	if (skipped <= 1)
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * Parse range and check if start < end
- */
-static int parse_range_strict(const char *range, u64 *start, u64 *end)
-{
-	if (parse_range(range, start, end) == 0) {
-		if (*start >= *end) {
-			error("range %llu..%llu not allowed",
-				(unsigned long long)*start,
-				(unsigned long long)*end);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/*
- * Convert 64bit range to 32bit with boundary checks
- */
-static int range_to_u32(u64 start, u64 end, u32 *start32, u32 *end32)
-{
-	if (start > (u32)-1)
-		return 1;
-
-	if (end != (u64)-1 && end > (u32)-1)
-		return 1;
-
-	*start32 = (u32)start;
-	*end32 = (u32)end;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-__attribute__ ((unused))
-static int parse_range_u32(const char *range, u32 *start, u32 *end)
-{
-	u64 tmp_start;
-	u64 tmp_end;
-
-	if (parse_range(range, &tmp_start, &tmp_end))
-		return 1;
-
-	if (range_to_u32(tmp_start, tmp_end, start, end))
-		return 1;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 __attribute__ ((unused))
 static void print_range(u64 start, u64 end)
 {
diff --git a/common/parse-utils.c b/common/parse-utils.c
index 12e13b48..adefd006 100644
--- a/common/parse-utils.c
+++ b/common/parse-utils.c
@@ -20,6 +20,122 @@
 #include "common/parse-utils.h"
 #include "common/messages.h"
 
+int parse_u64(const char *str, u64 *result)
+{
+	char *endptr;
+	u64 val;
+
+	val = strtoull(str, &endptr, 10);
+	if (*endptr)
+		return 1;
+
+	*result = val;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Parse range that's missing some part that can be implicit:
+ * a..b	- exact range, a can be equal to b
+ * a..	- implicitly unbounded maximum (end == (u64)-1)
+ * ..b	- implicitly starting at 0
+ * a	- invalid; unclear semantics, use parse_u64 instead
+ *
+ * Returned values are u64, value validation and interpretation should be done
+ * by the caller.
+ */
+int parse_range(const char *range, u64 *start, u64 *end)
+{
+	char *dots;
+	char *endptr;
+	const char *rest;
+	int skipped = 0;
+
+	dots = strstr(range, "..");
+	if (!dots)
+		return 1;
+
+	rest = dots + 2;
+
+	if (!*rest) {
+		*end = (u64)-1;
+		skipped++;
+	} else {
+		*end = strtoull(rest, &endptr, 10);
+		if (*endptr)
+			return 1;
+	}
+	if (dots == range) {
+		*start = 0;
+		skipped++;
+	} else {
+		*start = strtoull(range, &endptr, 10);
+		if (*endptr != 0 && *endptr != '.')
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (*start > *end) {
+		error("range %llu..%llu doesn't make sense",
+			(unsigned long long)*start,
+			(unsigned long long)*end);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	if (skipped <= 1)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Convert 64bit range to 32bit with boundary checks
+ */
+static int range_to_u32(u64 start, u64 end, u32 *start32, u32 *end32)
+{
+	if (start > (u32)-1)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (end != (u64)-1 && end > (u32)-1)
+		return 1;
+
+	*start32 = (u32)start;
+	*end32 = (u32)end;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int parse_range_u32(const char *range, u32 *start, u32 *end)
+{
+	u64 tmp_start;
+	u64 tmp_end;
+
+	if (parse_range(range, &tmp_start, &tmp_end))
+		return 1;
+
+	if (range_to_u32(tmp_start, tmp_end, start, end))
+		return 1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Parse range and check if start < end
+ */
+int parse_range_strict(const char *range, u64 *start, u64 *end)
+{
+	if (parse_range(range, start, end) == 0) {
+		if (*start >= *end) {
+			error("range %llu..%llu not allowed",
+				(unsigned long long)*start,
+				(unsigned long long)*end);
+			return 1;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 u64 parse_size_from_string(const char *s)
 {
 	char c;
diff --git a/common/parse-utils.h b/common/parse-utils.h
index 8133d64e..0eecebf2 100644
--- a/common/parse-utils.h
+++ b/common/parse-utils.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 u64 parse_size_from_string(const char *s);
 enum btrfs_csum_type parse_csum_type(const char *s);
 
+int parse_u64(const char *str, u64 *result);
+int parse_range_u32(const char *range, u32 *start, u32 *end);
+int parse_range(const char *range, u64 *start, u64 *end);
+int parse_range_strict(const char *range, u64 *start, u64 *end);
 int fls64(u64 x);
 
 #endif