__u64 cno;
        void *kaddr;
        unsigned long tnicps;
-       int ret, ncps, nicps, count, i;
+       int ret, ncps, nicps, nss, count, i;
 
        if (unlikely(start == 0 || start > end)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: invalid range of checkpoint numbers: "
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out_sem;
        tnicps = 0;
+       nss = 0;
 
        for (cno = start; cno < end; cno += ncps) {
                ncps = nilfs_cpfile_checkpoints_in_block(cpfile, cno, end);
                        cpfile, cno, cp_bh, kaddr);
                nicps = 0;
                for (i = 0; i < ncps; i++, cp = (void *)cp + cpsz) {
-                       WARN_ON(nilfs_checkpoint_snapshot(cp));
-                       if (!nilfs_checkpoint_invalid(cp)) {
+                       if (nilfs_checkpoint_snapshot(cp)) {
+                               nss++;
+                       } else if (!nilfs_checkpoint_invalid(cp)) {
                                nilfs_checkpoint_set_invalid(cp);
                                nicps++;
                        }
        }
 
        brelse(header_bh);
+       if (nss > 0)
+               ret = -EBUSY;
 
  out_sem:
        up_write(&NILFS_MDT(cpfile)->mi_sem);