Avoid choosing parent snapshot newer than time of current snapshot #3619
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Currently, `restic backup` (if a `--parent` is not provided) will choose the most recent matching snapshot as the parent snapshot. This makes sense in the usual case, where we tag the snapshot-being-created with the current time. However, this doesn't make sense if the user has passed `--time` and is currently creating a snapshot older than the latest snapshot. Instead, choose the most recent snapshot which is not newer than the snapshot-being-created's timestamp, to avoid any time travel. Impetus for this change: I'm using restic for the first time! I have a number of existing BTRFS snapshots I am backing up via restic to serve as my initial set of backups. I initially `restic backup`'d the most recent snapshot to test, then started backing up each of the other snapshots. I noticed in `restic cat snapshot <id>` output that all the remaining snapshots have the most recent as the parent.
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What does this PR change? What problem does it solve?
Currently,
restic backup(if a--parentis not provided)will choose the most recent matching snapshot as the parent snapshot.
This makes sense in the usual case,
where we tag the snapshot-being-created with the current time.
However, this doesn't make sense if the user has passed
--timeand is currently creating a snapshot older than the latest snapshot.
Instead, choose the most recent snapshot
which is not newer than the snapshot-being-created's timestamp,
to avoid any time travel.
Impetus for this change:
I'm using restic for the first time!
I have a number of existing BTRFS snapshots
I am backing up via restic to serve as my initial set of backups.
I initially
restic backup'd the most recent snapshot to test,then started backing up each of the other snapshots.
I noticed in
restic cat snapshot <id>outputthat all the remaining snapshots have the most recent as the parent.
Was the change previously discussed in an issue or on the forum?
Not AFAIK. I looked through previous issues on GitHub and the forum,
and there are a number of issues which discuss making parent selection smarter in general,
but I did not see any that are specifically about the interaction of parent selection with time.
Since it was a fairly straightforward fix, opted to open a PR directly
but happy to defer to an issue if discussion is needed.
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