--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c +++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c @@ -5390,7 +5390,15 @@ int btrfs_drop_snapshot(struct btrfs_roo goto out_free; } - trans = btrfs_start_transaction(tree_root, 0); + /* + * Use join to avoid potential EINTR from transaction + * start. See wait_reserve_ticket and the whole + * reservation callchain. + */ + if (for_reloc) + trans = btrfs_join_transaction(tree_root); + else + trans = btrfs_start_transaction(tree_root, 0); if (IS_ERR(trans)) { err = PTR_ERR(trans); goto out_free;