On Aug 26, 2013, at 3:43 PM, Matthieu Dalstein <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip. I would have expected another less intrusive recovery but > this one worked well. I did not fully rebalance the fs (could have lasted > days!) but with the d/m usage balance parameters I managed to get back to a > good state. > > I guess this means I should find ways to avoid full fs unless there is a plan > to recover gracefully from such situations. The FAQ describes doing a partial balance to fix this problem as a first step. I think it's a good first step for this problem, rather than full balance, or adding a device. Next step would be add a device and see if a partial balance works, then delete that device and carry on (with normal usage or resuming a full balance). In my few cases I didn't try partial balances, rather full ones and they almost immediately failed which is how I decided to add a USB flash stick to the volume. Chris Murphy-- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-btrfs" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
