Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-29 Thread Goffredo Baroncelli
On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, Hubert Kario wrote: > On Friday 18 June 2010 23:01:37 C Anthony Risinger wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 12:47 PM, C Anthony Risinger > wrote: > > > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:06 PM, C Anthony Risinger > wrote: > > >> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, David Brown wr

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-29 Thread Hubert Kario
On Friday 18 June 2010 23:01:37 C Anthony Risinger wrote: > On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 12:47 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:06 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > >> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, David Brown wrote: > >>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 06:06:23PM -0500, C Anth

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-18 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 12:47 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:06 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, David Brown wrote: >>> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 06:06:23PM -0500, C Anthony Risinger wrote: >>> > # btrfs subvolume create new_root

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-13 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 8:06 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, David Brown wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 06:06:23PM -0500, C Anthony Risinger wrote: >> # btrfs subvolume create new_root # mv . new_root/old_root >> >>> can i at least get confirmation th

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-12 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:22 PM, David Brown wrote: > On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 06:06:23PM -0500, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > >>> # btrfs subvolume create new_root >>> # mv . new_root/old_root > >> can i at least get confirmation that the above is possible? > > I've had no problem with > >  # btrfs

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-12 Thread David Brown
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 06:06:23PM -0500, C Anthony Risinger wrote: # btrfs subvolume create new_root # mv . new_root/old_root can i at least get confirmation that the above is possible? I've had no problem with # btrfs subvolume snapshot . new_root # mkdir old_root # mv * old_root

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-12 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 12:24 AM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:01 AM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: >> .. >> i need a way, programmatically and safely, to "move" the users >> installation from the original subvolume into an isolated subvolume >> .. >> or to ge

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-06-11 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:01 AM, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > .. > i need a way, programmatically and safely, to "move" the users > installation from the original subvolume into an isolated subvolume > .. > or to generate a new, empty default/root subvolume and place the current > d

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-05-19 Thread Goffredo Baroncelli
On Wednesday, May 19, 2010, C Anthony Risinger wrote: > On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 6:56 AM, kreij...@libero.it wrote: > > Hi Anthony, > > > > I think that for you may be interested to read this thread > > > > http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-btrfs/2009/11/20/6588643/thread > > > > and to read

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-05-19 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Chris Ball wrote: > Hi, > >   > moving along to a question... can the default subvolume be >   > swapped/removed/renamed/popped/shifted? > > I think "btrfs subvolume list; btrfs subvolume set-default " > does what you need. > > - Chris. maybe i'm missing somethin

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-05-19 Thread Chris Ball
Hi, > moving along to a question... can the default subvolume be > swapped/removed/renamed/popped/shifted? I think "btrfs subvolume list; btrfs subvolume set-default " does what you need. - Chris. -- Chris Ball One Laptop Per Child -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsu

Re: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-05-19 Thread C Anthony Risinger
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 6:56 AM, kreij...@libero.it wrote: > Hi Anthony, > > I think that for you may be interested to read this thread > > http://kerneltrap.org/mailarchive/linux-btrfs/2009/11/20/6588643/thread > > and to read a my blog about this argument > > http://kreijack.blogspot.com/2010/01

R: default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-05-19 Thread kreij...@libero.it
gio originale >Da: anth...@extof.me >Data: 19/05/2010 8.50 >A: >Ogg: default subvolume abilities/restrictions > >hi, > >i'm working on an initrd hook >[http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33376] to support >non-volatile system rollbacks (promoting a temporar

default subvolume abilities/restrictions

2010-05-18 Thread C Anthony Risinger
hi, i'm working on an initrd hook [http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=33376] to support non-volatile system rollbacks (promoting a temporary rollback snapshot to the new active/default). when the system is installed to the default/"." subvolume (as many users probably initially do), it is m