Quota reached: can't delete

Quota reached: can't delete

[Jerome M]

Hi,

With the current btrfs quota implementation, when you reach a
subvolume quota limit, you can't delete anything without first
removing the limit or enlarge it:

rm: cannot remove `testfile.bin': Disk quota exceeded


Is there any plan to change that?

Thanks,
Jerome

Re: Quota reached: can't delete

[Arne Jansen]

On 24.01.2013 16:12, Jerome M wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> With the current btrfs quota implementation, when you reach a
> subvolume quota limit, you can't delete anything without first
> removing the limit or enlarge it:
> 
> rm: cannot remove `testfile.bin': Disk quota exceeded
> 
> 
> Is there any plan to change that?

Yes, there is. The problem is that even deletion needs space.
So we need to allow remove to go over quota. The current implementation
doesn't make this distinction.

-Arne

> 
> Thanks,
> Jerome
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Re: Quota reached: can't delete

[MegaBrutal]

Arne Jansen <sensille <at> gmx.net> writes:

> 
> On 24.01.2013 16:12, Jerome M wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > With the current btrfs quota implementation, when you reach a
> > subvolume quota limit, you can't delete anything without first
> > removing the limit or enlarge it:
> > 
> > rm: cannot remove `testfile.bin': Disk quota exceeded
> > 
> > 
> > Is there any plan to change that?
> 
> Yes, there is. The problem is that even deletion needs space.
> So we need to allow remove to go over quota. The current implementation
> doesn't make this distinction.
> 

I've found a workaround to avoid changing quota: null the file and then
you'll be able to delete it.

echo > testfile.bin
rm testfile.bin

P.S.: Sorry for necromancing this thread, but I couldn't resist to tell. :P