Re: BTRFS converted from EXT4 becomes read-only after reboot

[Hugo Mills <hugo@carfax.org.uk>]

[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 1066 bytes --]

On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 02:49:43PM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote:
> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 03:38:01PM -0600, Chris Murphy wrote:
> > > I've tried an ext4 to btrfs conversion 3 times in the last 3 years, it
> > > never worked properly any of those times, sadly.
> > 
> > Since the 4.6 total rewrite? There are also recent bug fixes related
> > to convert in the changelog, it should be working now and if there are
> > problems Qu is probably interested in getting them fixed.
> 
> It was a 4.9 kernel from debian.

   It's the userspace tools that make the difference here (and what
Chris was referring to). Conversion has nothing to do with the kernel.

   Hugo.

> The conversion looked like it worked, I rebooted ok, and then it got
> corrupted quickly after I deleted the subvolumes that had the old ext4 data.
> I've since wiped that disk and done a fresh btrfs install on it, because I
> had to get some work done :)
> 
> Marc

-- 
Hugo Mills             | Essex: a branch of philothophy.
hugo@... carfax.org.uk |
http://carfax.org.uk/  |
PGP: E2AB1DE4          |

[-- Attachment #2: Digital signature --]
[-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 836 bytes --]