@@ -716,6 +716,8 @@ struct btrfs_delayed_root;
#define BTRFS_FS_BTREE_ERR 11
#define BTRFS_FS_LOG1_ERR 12
#define BTRFS_FS_LOG2_ERR 13
+#define BTRFS_FS_QUOTA_OVERRIDE 14
+
/*
* Indicate that a whole-filesystem exclusive operation is running
* (device replace, resize, device add/delete, balance)
@@ -2338,6 +2338,11 @@ static int qgroup_reserve(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 num_bytes, bool enforce)
if (num_bytes == 0)
return 0;
+
+ if (test_bit(BTRFS_FS_QUOTA_OVERRIDE, &fs_info->flags) &&
+ capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
+ enforce = false;
+
retry:
spin_lock(&fs_info->qgroup_lock);
quota_root = fs_info->quota_root;
This patch introduces the quota override flag to btrfs_fs_info, and a change to quota limit checking code to temporarily allow for quota to be overridden for processes with cap_sys_resource. It's useful for administrative programs, such as log rotation, that may need to temporarily use more disk space in order to free up a greater amount of overall disk space without yielding more disk space to the rest of userland. Eventually, we may want to add the idea of an operator-specific quota, operator reserved space, or something else to allow for administrative override, but this is perhaps the simplest solution. Signed-off-by: Sargun Dhillon <sargun@sargun.me> --- fs/btrfs/ctree.h | 2 ++ fs/btrfs/qgroup.c | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)