btrfs_balance_sys(leaf, item, &disk_bargs);
btrfs_disk_balance_args_to_cpu(&bctl->sys, &disk_bargs);
- WARN_ON(test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags));
+ /*
+ * This should never happen, as the paused balance state is recovered
+ * during mount without any chance of other exclusive ops to collide.
+ *
+ * This gives the exclusive op status to balance and keeps in paused
+ * state until user intervention (cancel or umount). If the ownership
+ * cannot be assigned, show a message but do not fail. The balance
+ * is in a paused state and must have fs_info::balance_ctl properly
+ * set up.
+ */
+ if (test_and_set_bit(BTRFS_FS_EXCL_OP, &fs_info->flags))
+ btrfs_warn(fs_info,
+ "cannot set exclusive op status to balance, resume manually");
mutex_lock(&fs_info->volume_mutex);
mutex_lock(&fs_info->balance_mutex);