From: Ian Kelling <iank@fsf.org>
To: Patrik Lundquist <patrik.lundquist@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: balance stuck in loop on linux 6.1.7
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:48:13 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k01afl4o.fsf@fsf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAA7pwKOXSNpS0o9DhFCgPH1JV-wiLptZ77MiS1Wqam5O3-yfFg@mail.gmail.com>
Patrik Lundquist <patrik.lundquist@gmail.com> writes:
> On Wed, 25 Jan 2023 at 02:48, Ian Kelling <iank@fsf.org> wrote:
>>
>> If I restart the balance, it will take about 2.8 days to get back to the
>> stuck 11% point. The balance is still running, but I'm going to cancel
>> it morning unless I hear from the list that there is some use to letting
>> it run since it is wearing out the mechanical drives.
>
> You can pause it instead of cancelling it.
I ran btrfs balance pause but the command is taking a very long time. My
ssh session died about half an hour after the command started for
unrelated reasons, but I see the command still running 5 hours after it
started. Is that normal?
Balance status says:
Balance on '/mnt/i' is running, pause requested
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-01-25 19:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-01-25 0:43 balance stuck in loop on linux 6.1.7 Ian Kelling
2023-01-25 10:44 ` Patrik Lundquist
2023-01-25 19:48 ` Ian Kelling [this message]
2023-01-25 20:25 ` Patrik Lundquist
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