Re: [PATCH 1/2] btrfs: protect snapshots from deleting during send

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On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 04:59:09PM +0200, Brendan Hide wrote:
> On 2014/04/16 03:40 PM, Chris Mason wrote:
> >So in my example with the automated tool, the tool really shouldn't be
> >deleting a snapshot where send is in progress.  The tool should be told
> >that snapshot is busy and try to delete it again later.
> >
> >It makes more sense now, 'll queue this up for 3.16 and we can try it out
> >in -next.
> >
> >-chris
> So ... does this mean the plan is to a) have userland tool give an error; or
> b) a deletion would be "scheduled" in the background for as soon as the send
> has completed?

b) is current state, a) is the plan

with the patch, 'btrfs subvol delete' would return EPERM/EBUSY
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