diff -r 7a4719d96e14 -r 010b31dd4c53 usr/src/cmd/zfs/zfs_iter.c
--- a/usr/src/cmd/zfs/zfs_iter.c	Fri Feb 13 13:38:46 2009 +0800
+++ b/usr/src/cmd/zfs/zfs_iter.c	Fri Feb 13 11:33:56 2009 +0530
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * CDDL HEADER END
  */
 /*
- * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Use is subject to license terms.
  */
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 	zfs_type_t	cb_types;
 	zfs_sort_column_t *cb_sortcol;
 	zprop_list_t	**cb_proplist;
+	uint8_t		cb_props_table[ZFS_NUM_PROPS];
 } callback_data_t;
 
 uu_avl_pool_t *avl_pool;
@@ -98,11 +99,20 @@
 		uu_avl_node_init(node, &node->zn_avlnode, avl_pool);
 		if (uu_avl_find(cb->cb_avl, node, cb->cb_sortcol,
 		    &idx) == NULL) {
-			if (cb->cb_proplist &&
-			    zfs_expand_proplist(zhp, cb->cb_proplist) != 0) {
-				free(node);
-				return (-1);
+
+			if (cb->cb_proplist) {
+				if ((*cb->cb_proplist) &&
+				    !(*cb->cb_proplist)->pl_all)
+					zfs_prune_proplist(zhp,
+					    cb->cb_props_table);
+
+				if (zfs_expand_proplist(zhp, cb->cb_proplist)
+				    != 0) {
+					free(node);
+					return (-1);
+				}
 			}
+
 			uu_avl_insert(cb->cb_avl, node, idx);
 			dontclose = 1;
 		} else {
@@ -328,7 +338,7 @@
     zfs_sort_column_t *sortcol, zprop_list_t **proplist,
     zfs_iter_f callback, void *data)
 {
-	callback_data_t cb;
+	callback_data_t cb = {0};
 	int ret = 0;
 	zfs_node_t *node;
 	uu_avl_walk_t *walk;
@@ -346,6 +356,39 @@
 	cb.cb_flags = flags;
 	cb.cb_proplist = proplist;
 	cb.cb_types = types;
+
+	/*
+	 * If cb_proplist is provided then in the zfs_handles created  we
+	 * retain only those properties listed in cb_proplist and sortcol.
+	 * The rest are pruned. So, the caller should make sure that no other
+	 * properties other than those listed in cb_proplist/sortcol are
+	 * accessed.
+	 *
+	 * If cb_proplist is NULL then we retain all the properties.
+	 */
+	if (cb.cb_proplist && *cb.cb_proplist) {
+		zprop_list_t *p = *cb.cb_proplist;
+
+		while (p) {
+			if (p->pl_prop >= ZFS_PROP_TYPE &&
+			    p->pl_prop < ZFS_NUM_PROPS) {
+				cb.cb_props_table[p->pl_prop] = B_TRUE;
+			}
+			p = p->pl_next;
+		}
+
+		while (sortcol) {
+			if (sortcol->sc_prop >= ZFS_PROP_TYPE &&
+			    sortcol->sc_prop < ZFS_NUM_PROPS) {
+				cb.cb_props_table[sortcol->sc_prop] = B_TRUE;
+			}
+			sortcol = sortcol->sc_next;
+		}
+	} else {
+		(void) memset(cb.cb_props_table, B_TRUE,
+		    sizeof (cb.cb_props_table));
+	}
+
 	if ((cb.cb_avl = uu_avl_create(avl_pool, NULL, UU_DEFAULT)) == NULL) {
 		(void) fprintf(stderr,
 		    gettext("internal error: out of memory\n"));