BTRFS Master TID

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

Situation

This is a Master TID regarding all aspects of the BTRFS filesystem.

Note: This TID is a live document and is subject to changes at any time.

Resolution

General documentation:

Changing the size of a Btrfs File System
Btrfs Error: No space is left on device

Best practices:

000018769 - How to recover from btrfs errors
000018798 - How to resize/extend a btrfs formatted root partition

Known Problems:

000018021 - Deleting file on btrfs partition gives "No space left on device"
000018036 - B-tree file system (btrfs) Missing from Snapper Config List
000018042 - B-tree file system (btrfs) Snapper config not found
000018530 - Disk space leak on first rollback of btrfs filesystem
000018662 - zypper fails with "Valid metadata not found at specified URL" errors
000018761 - Mounting a btrfs filesystem fails with "wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/<devicename>"
000018775 - btrfs filesystem going readonly on balance operation
000019789 - During btrfs balance "enospc" errors are reported

Additional Information

With the release of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, the btrfs filesystem became the default for the root partition.

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