From: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com>
To: pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 00/13] fixes #6195: add support for moving groups and namespaces
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:39:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260422133951.192862-1-h.laimer@proxmox.com> (raw)
Add support for moving backup groups and entire namespace subtrees to
a different location within the same datastore.
Groups are moved with exclusive per-group and per-snapshot locking.
For S3, objects are copied to the target prefix before deleting the
source. Namespace moves process groups individually, deferring and
retrying lock conflicts once, so partially failed moves can be
completed with move-group.
v8, thanks @Chris and @Fabian:
- shared check_move_group/check_move_namespace
- have BackupGroup::destroy consume the group lock so move can hand over
cleanup instead of duplicating it
- split remove_namespace into flat and recursive variants, and lift the
empty-type-dir cleanup so the flat path prunes after move
- lift check_namespace_depth_limit into pbs-datastore
- move snapshot-move to BackupDir::move_to with typed target and
same-store assertion
- check_merge_invariants: take the target group directly, stream
min/first-overlap instead of collecting, include both namespaces in
the error
- reuse create_locked_backup_group (new non-pub variant) for the target
group, differentiating soft/hard errors
- rename MoveGroupError -> BackupGroupOpError
- move_notes_to: S3 upload first, local rename second, with upload
failures propagated as fatal instead of warn+continue
- source-ns cleanup: distinguish depth-limited (silent) from concurrent
(warn, named) children
- iter_backup_groups errors recorded per-ns instead of aborting
- running moved-group counter in the task log, final summary splits
fatal from lock(rerun may succeed)
- docs: fix merge-groups default, document permission asymmetry, note
stacked destructive defaults
- cli: --ns, --target-ns completion
- new patch 5/13, thanks @Chris!: fix data-loss race between
move-group/move-namespace and a concurrent GC phase 1 with a
per-datastore write-ahead journal at
/run/proxmox-backup/locks/<datastore>/move-journal
v7, thanks @Fabian and @Arthur!:
- allow moving into existing target namespaces
- merge groups with the same name when owner matches and source
snapshots are strictly newer than target snapshots
- lock and move snapshots in batches(512) to avoid FD exhaustion
- assert new-style locking upfront
- pre-create target group dir with source owner
- use remove_dir for source cleanup, log errors instead of swallowing
- rename 'new-ns' to 'target-ns', use dedicated POST endpoints
/move-group and /move-namespace
- relax move-group permissions: DATASTORE_PRUNE + ownership on
source, DATASTORE_BACKUP + ownership on target
- add max-depth, delete-source, and merge-group/merge-groups flags
- add docs section and online help link for move dialogs
- make ns and target-ns required in CLI, no need to keep the
empty -> root thing since this is new
v6, thanks @Fabian and @Dominik!:
- drop ns locks, lock everything directly, like we do for delete
- ui: disable prune for empty groups
- ui: dont render verification status for empty groups
v5, thanks @Chris!:
- lock dir instead of .ns-lock file
- improve cleanup of partially failed s3 moves
- ui: show empty groups, re-order actions, add context menu
- add cli commands for both ns and group moves
Hannes Laimer (13):
ui: show empty groups
datastore: lift check_namespace_depth_limit to pbs-datastore
datastore: have BackupGroup::destroy consume the group lock
datastore: split remove_namespace into flat and recursive variants
datastore: add move journal for coordinating with gc phase 1
datastore: add move-group
datastore: add move-namespace
docs: add section on moving namespaces and groups
api: add POST endpoint for move-group
api: add POST endpoint for move-namespace
ui: add move group action
ui: add move namespace action
cli: add move-namespace and move-group commands
docs/storage.rst | 60 +-
pbs-datastore/src/backup_info.rs | 269 ++++++-
pbs-datastore/src/datastore.rs | 732 ++++++++++++++++++--
pbs-datastore/src/lib.rs | 7 +-
pbs-datastore/src/move_journal.rs | 149 ++++
src/api2/admin/datastore.rs | 94 +++
src/api2/admin/namespace.rs | 85 ++-
src/bin/proxmox_backup_manager/datastore.rs | 113 ++-
src/server/pull.rs | 16 +-
src/server/push.rs | 7 +-
src/server/sync.rs | 21 -
www/Makefile | 2 +
www/OnlineHelpInfo.js | 4 +
www/datastore/Content.js | 167 ++++-
www/form/NamespaceSelector.js | 11 +
www/window/GroupMove.js | 71 ++
www/window/NamespaceMove.js | 136 ++++
17 files changed, 1792 insertions(+), 152 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 pbs-datastore/src/move_journal.rs
create mode 100644 www/window/GroupMove.js
create mode 100644 www/window/NamespaceMove.js
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2.47.3
next reply other threads:[~2026-04-22 13:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-22 13:39 Hannes Laimer [this message]
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 01/13] ui: show empty groups Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 02/13] datastore: lift check_namespace_depth_limit to pbs-datastore Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 03/13] datastore: have BackupGroup::destroy consume the group lock Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 04/13] datastore: split remove_namespace into flat and recursive variants Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 05/13] datastore: add move journal for coordinating with gc phase 1 Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 06/13] datastore: add move-group Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 07/13] datastore: add move-namespace Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 08/13] docs: add section on moving namespaces and groups Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 09/13] api: add POST endpoint for move-group Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 10/13] api: add POST endpoint for move-namespace Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 11/13] ui: add move group action Hannes Laimer
2026-04-23 13:35 ` Michael Köppl
2026-04-23 13:47 ` Hannes Laimer
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 12/13] ui: add move namespace action Hannes Laimer
2026-04-23 14:49 ` Michael Köppl
2026-04-22 13:39 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 13/13] cli: add move-namespace and move-group commands Hannes Laimer
2026-04-23 16:29 ` [PATCH proxmox-backup v8 00/13] fixes #6195: add support for moving groups and namespaces Michael Köppl
2026-04-23 22:38 ` applied: " Thomas Lamprecht
2026-04-24 8:31 ` Fabian Grünbichler
2026-04-24 8:43 ` Hannes Laimer
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