/*
* There should be exactly two holds, both from
* dsl_dataset_destroy: one on the dd directory, and one on its
- * head ds. Otherwise, someone is trying to lookup something
- * inside this dir while we want to destroy it. The
- * config_rwlock ensures that nobody else opens it after we
- * check.
+ * head ds. If there are more holds, then a concurrent thread is
+ * performing a lookup inside this dir while we're trying to destroy
+ * it. To minimize this possibility, we perform this check only
+ * in syncing context and fail the operation if we encounter
+ * additional holds. The dp_config_rwlock ensures that nobody else
+ * opens it after we check.
*/
- if (dmu_buf_refcount(dd->dd_dbuf) > 2)
+ if (dmu_tx_is_syncing(tx) && dmu_buf_refcount(dd->dd_dbuf) > 2)
return (EBUSY);
err = zap_count(mos, dd->dd_phys->dd_child_dir_zapobj, &count);