*/
        int valid;
 
+       /*
+        * The snapshot overflowed because of a write to the snapshot device.
+        * We don't have to invalidate the snapshot in this case, but we need
+        * to prevent further writes.
+        */
+       int snapshot_overflowed;
+
        /* Origin writes don't trigger exceptions until this is set */
        int active;
 
 
        s->ti = ti;
        s->valid = 1;
+       s->snapshot_overflowed = 0;
        s->active = 0;
        atomic_set(&s->pending_exceptions_count, 0);
        s->exception_start_sequence = 0;
 
        snap_dest->ti->max_io_len = snap_dest->store->chunk_size;
        snap_dest->valid = snap_src->valid;
+       snap_dest->snapshot_overflowed = snap_src->snapshot_overflowed;
 
        /*
         * Set source invalid to ensure it receives no further I/O.
         * to copy an exception */
        down_write(&s->lock);
 
-       if (!s->valid) {
+       if (!s->valid || (unlikely(s->snapshot_overflowed) && bio_rw(bio) == WRITE)) {
                r = -EIO;
                goto out_unlock;
        }
                        pe = alloc_pending_exception(s);
                        down_write(&s->lock);
 
-                       if (!s->valid) {
+                       if (!s->valid || s->snapshot_overflowed) {
                                free_pending_exception(pe);
                                r = -EIO;
                                goto out_unlock;
 
                        pe = __find_pending_exception(s, pe, chunk);
                        if (!pe) {
-                               __invalidate_snapshot(s, -ENOMEM);
+                               s->snapshot_overflowed = 1;
+                               DMERR("Snapshot overflowed: Unable to allocate exception.");
                                r = -EIO;
                                goto out_unlock;
                        }
                        DMEMIT("Invalid");
                else if (snap->merge_failed)
                        DMEMIT("Merge failed");
+               else if (snap->snapshot_overflowed)
+                       DMEMIT("Overflow");
                else {
                        if (snap->store->type->usage) {
                                sector_t total_sectors, sectors_allocated,
 
 static struct target_type snapshot_target = {
        .name    = "snapshot",
-       .version = {1, 13, 0},
+       .version = {1, 14, 0},
        .module  = THIS_MODULE,
        .ctr     = snapshot_ctr,
        .dtr     = snapshot_dtr,