Reviewed by: Richard Lowe <richlowe@richlowe.net>
Reviewed by: George Wilson <gwilson@zfsmail.com>
Approved by: Gordon Ross <gwr@nexenta.com>
References:
https://www.illumos.org/issues/1644
Ported-by: Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Laager <rlaager@wiktel.com>
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-For cloned file systems or volumes, the snapshot from which the clone was created. See also the \fBclones\fR property.
+For cloned file systems or volumes, the snapshot from which the clone was created. The origin cannot be destroyed (even with the \fB-r\fR or \fB-f\fR options) so long as a clone exists. See also the \fBclones\fR property.
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-If the snapshot does not qualify for immediate destruction, rather than returning an error, it is marked for deferred destruction. In this state, it exists as a usable, visible snapshot until both of the preconditions listed above are met, at which point it is destroyed.
+If a snapshot does not qualify for immediate destruction, rather than returning an error, it is marked for deferred destruction. In this state, it exists as a usable, visible snapshot until both of the preconditions listed above are met, at which point it is destroyed.
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