Re: snapshot-removal - timeline ?

[Brian Neu <proclivity76@yahoo.com>]

> >>>> Hello,
> >>>>
> >>>> is there a timeline for snapshot-removal
> ?
> >>>>
> >>>> i did intensively play with btrfs about a
> year ago and was really
> >>>> impressed, but i quit due to the lack of
> snapshot removal.
> >>>> (i tried btrfs mostly because of the
> snapshot feature)
> >>>>
> >>>> has there been some progress on this or is
> there a timeline when
> >>>> this feature will be available ?
> >>>>
> >>>> i wonder if it`s just so hard to implement
> or if it`s  just too low
> >>>> priority on the todo list..... maybe both
> ? ;)
> >>>
> >>> Its a little of both ;)  The plan is to
> have this in 2.6.32
> >>
> >>
> >> Last I heard, someone was saying .31... Is it
> being moved?
> >
> > Yes, it was delayed so we could finalize the other
> changes in .31.
>
>
> It's strange that such a small thing should be delayed so
> much. If snapshot removal was working, I'm quite sure we
> might get more users and thereby more stable code faster.
>
> roy
> --


I don't know whether it's small in required effort, but I know as a user the feature would be big.  I actually have a non-critical, redundant backup system that I was set to install with .31, betting on the snapshot removal.  You can't please all the people all the time, but I thought I'd write to voice an opinion for prioritizing it for .32.  Thanks.