RE: [PATCH] Btrfs: fix subvolume mount by name problem when default mount subvolume is set

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Mason [mailto:chris.mason@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 1:07 PM
> To: Zhong, Xin
> Cc: linux-btrfs
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Btrfs: fix subvolume mount by name problem when
> default mount subvolume is set
> 
> Excerpts from Zhong, Xin's message of 2011-03-31 03:59:22 -0400:
> > We create two subvolumes (meego_root and meego_home) in
> > btrfs root directory. And set meego_root as default mount
> > subvolume. After we remount btrfs, meego_root is mounted
> > to top directory by default. Then when we try to mount
> > meego_home (subvol=meego_home) to a subdirectory, it failed.
> > The problem is when default mount subvolume is set to
> > meego_root, we search meego_home in it but can not find it.
> > So the solution is to search meego_home in btrfs root
> > directory instead when subvol=meego_home is given.
> 
> I think this one is difficult because if they have set the default
> subvolume they might have done so because the original default has the
> result of a busted upgrade or something in it.
> 
> So, I think the subvol= should be relative to the default.  Would it
> work for you to add a new mount option to specify the subvol id to
> search for subvol=?
> 

Sounds good. I will submit a new version. Thanks!

> -chris
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