(In reply to Daniel Noga from comment #5) > * install all updates including kernel > * reboot to run latest Leap 15.1 kernel > * run "sudo btrfs balance start /" in first terminal > * run "sudo btrfs balance cancel /" in second terminal terminal > -> terminated immediatelly > > * run "sudo btrfs balance start /" in first terminal again > * try "sudo btrfs balance status /" in second terminal > * now wait around one minute, till it starts showing "sudo btrfs balance > status /" start showing "0 out of about 66 chunks balanced (5 considered), > 100% left" > * run "sudo btrfs balance cancel /" in second terminal terminal > * I am waiting already ten minutes and balance still runs > * try to CTRL + C on first terminal, nothing happens, still runs > > > 4.12.14-lp151.28.48-default Dmesg please. There is a reported but hard to reproduce situation in upstream, where "Found XXX extents" loops and failed to cancel. Need dmesg to make sure that's the case.