Re: howto create subvolume at top level?

[Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>]

Duncan posted on Mon, 01 Jun 2015 17:51:19 +0000 as excerpted:

>> This created home2 under root.  How do I create home2 with top level as
>> top level 5, at the same level as root?
>> 
>> IOW:
>> 
>> ID 257 gen 66376 top level 5 path root ID 316 gen 66376 top level 5
>> path home2
> 
> Briefly stated, you don't.  Just like / is the top of a Unix style
> directory tree, the root subvolume is the top of a btrfs subvolume tree.
> You can't go higher than that, and that's what the top level /is/.

OK, I see now, you already have a subvolume called root, that's not ID5, 
the root (aka top level ID5) subvolume.  Thus it's ID 257.  Fine 
distinction.

Calvin W is correct.  Mount the top level subvolume and create there.  
What you're doing now is actually what I suggested with the nesting, and 
your "root" subvolume <> the top-level ID5 subvolume.  I'll claim just 
waking up and not having my caffeine yet. =:^)



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