@@ -532,8 +532,19 @@ static noinline int device_list_add(const char *path,
* As of now don't allow update to btrfs_fs_device through
* the btrfs dev scan cli, after FS has been mounted.
*/
- if (fs_devices->opened)
+ if (fs_devices->opened) {
return -EBUSY;
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * That is if the FS is _not_ mounted and if you
+ * are here, that means there is more than one
+ * disk with same uuid and devid.We keep the one
+ * with larger generation number or the last-in if
+ * generation are equal.
+ */
+ if (found_transid < device->generation)
+ return -EEXIST;
+ }
name = rcu_string_strdup(path, GFP_NOFS);
if (!name)
@@ -546,6 +557,15 @@ static noinline int device_list_add(const char *path,
}
}
+ /*
+ * Unmount does not free the btrfs_device struct but would zero
+ * generation along with most of the other members. So just update
+ * it back. We need it to pick the disk with largest generation
+ * (as above).
+ */
+ if (!fs_devices->opened)
+ device->generation = found_transid;
+
if (found_transid > fs_devices->latest_trans) {
fs_devices->latest_devid = devid;
fs_devices->latest_trans = found_transid;