> atime). Also, this might break some configurations not expecting the
> set-default method

I have never seen this before. Can you extend on this or provide a
link so i can read more about such limitation?
>
> >  2. reboot
> > b) always mount into snapshot
> >  1. mount -o suvol=/.current $disk # at initrd
> >  2. btrfs subvol del /.current
> >  3. btrfs subvol snapshot /.snapshotA /.current
> >  4. reboot
> > c) rsync
> >  1. rsync $options /.snapshotA /.current
> >  2. reboot
>
> Depending on how broken the setup is, I'd probably go for the btrfs
> sub snap ./__snapshots/@oldsnap ./@current approach.
Is there a technical reason behind this ?

> If it is very broken (as in not bootable), then a temporary boot into
> a readonly snapshot might be required. This is quite easy to do in
> the grub menu, changing the boot parameter. I've also heard of
> symlinking to the actual subvolume you want to use, and resymlink it
> when an older snapshot is desired.

Just to make it clear, i don't have broken system and have full
control. I am interested in strategies and reasoning.
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