Re: [zfs-discuss] What does "dataset is busy" actually mean? [creating snap]

2008-01-12 Thread Rob Logan
> what causes a dataset to get into this state? while I'm not exactly sure, I do have the steps leading up to when I saw it trying to create a snapshot. ie: 10 % zfs snapshot z/b80nd/[EMAIL PROTECTED] cannot create snapshot 'z/b80nd/[EMAIL PROTECTED]': dataset is busy 13 % mount -F zfs z/b80nd/

Re: [zfs-discuss] What does "dataset is busy" actually mean?

2008-01-12 Thread Reid Spencer
Hmm, actually, not. I just ran into a dataset where the mount/unmount doesn't clear the condition. I still get "dataset is busy" when attempting to destroy it. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensol

Re: [zfs-discuss] What does "dataset is busy" actually mean?

2008-01-12 Thread Reid Spencer
Yes, it seems that mounting it and unmounting it with the zfs command clears the condition and allows the data set to be destroyed. Seems this is a bug in zfs, or at least an annoyance. I verified with fuser that no processes were using the file system. Now, what I'd really like to know, is wh

Re: [zfs-discuss] What does "dataset is busy" actually mean?

2007-12-13 Thread Jim Klimov
I've hit the problem myself recently, and mounting the filesystem cleared something in the brains of ZFS and alowed me to snapshot. http://www.mail-archive.com/zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org/msg00812.html PS: I'll use Google before asking some questions, a'la (C) Bart Simpson That's how I found yo

[zfs-discuss] What does "dataset is busy" actually mean?

2007-12-03 Thread Reid Spencer
Hello, I'm trying to track down a problem with taking zfs snapshots. On occasion the zfs command will report: cannot snapshot '': dataset is busy The problem is, I don't know what causes zfs to think the data set is "busy". Anyone out there know what constitutes a busy dataset? I did some testi