From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jim Subject: Re: snapshot issues Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:33:48 -0400 Message-ID: <4E98808C.7020502@webstarts.com> References: <4E986DBB.4080100@webstarts.com> <4E987CAB.2000007@xtfx.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: linux-btrfs To: C Anthony Risinger Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4E987CAB.2000007@xtfx.me> List-ID: Thank you for that info Anthony, I just wanted to know the expected behavior. In that same vein, when I use btrfs sub list it lists all subvols regardless of whether or not it is given a path argument. Is this current behavior as well. Thanks again. Jim On 10/14/2011 02:17 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > On 10/14/2011 12:13 PM, Jim wrote: >> Good afternoon btrfs, >> I have been having issues with snapshots not reading the whole file >> tree below them. I have installed new btrfs-progs from >> >> git://git.darksatanic.net/repo/btrfs-progs-unstable.git >> >> made and installed them. My tree is: /Btrfs | >> |__ nfs1 | >> |__ data | >> |__ >> sites | >> >> |__ 00xx | >> >> |__ email@address >> >> If I use btrfsctl -s (btrfs sub snapshot isn't working) snappath-name >> /btrfs/nfs1 I get a mountable snapshot of nfs1 >> but data is all that I can see below it. If I btrfsctl -s >> snappath-name /btrfs/nfs1/data/sites/0000 I can mount /0000 and >> get a full list of email@address accounts but none of the files below >> them. I should have stated earlier, everything down >> to and including /email@address are subvolumes. Below /email@address >> directories and files were rsync'd into the subvol from >> an nfs mount. Finally if I snapshot /email@address I have access to >> all directories and files below them. Because of this I >> believe that the issue is with snapshots of subvolumes. I thought I >> just couldn't see subvols above the snapshot level and was able to >> see subvols below. Am I confused or is this a real problem. I am >> using kernel 3.1.0-rc4 and will be happy to trace anything you need >> if you can tell me how to get what you need. Thanks for your help. >> Jim >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe >> linux-btrfs" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > yaarg -- resend w/list included -- changed clients recently (tbird) > and cant figure out how to default to replay-all ... > > i believe this is expected behavior as of now -- there are a couple > threads mentioning `recursive snapshotting`, check those out. AFAIK a > snapshot will not traverse beyond it's own boundaries. >