user/sven/linux.git/include/linux/device-mapper.h, branch v3.9

dm: add target num_write_bios fn

2013-03-01T22:45:49Z

Add a num_write_bios function to struct target. If an instance of a target sets this, it will be queried before the target's mapping function is called on a write bio, and the response controls the number of copies of the write bio that the target will receive. This provides a convenient way for a target to send the same data to more than one device. The new cache target uses this in writethrough mode, to send the data both to the cache and the backing device. Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: rename request variables to bios

2013-03-01T22:45:47Z

Use 'bio' in the name of variables and functions that deal with bios rather than 'request' to avoid confusion with the normal block layer use of 'request'. No functional changes. Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: fix truncated status strings

2013-03-01T22:45:44Z

Avoid returning a truncated table or status string instead of setting the DM_BUFFER_FULL_FLAG when the last target of a table fills the buffer. When processing a table or status request, the function retrieve_status calls ti->type->status. If ti->type->status returns non-zero, retrieve_status assumes that the buffer overflowed and sets DM_BUFFER_FULL_FLAG. However, targets don't return non-zero values from their status method on overflow. Most targets returns always zero. If a buffer overflow happens in a target that is not the last in the table, it gets noticed during the next iteration of the loop in retrieve_status; but if a buffer overflow happens in the last target, it goes unnoticed and erroneously truncated data is returned. In the current code, the targets behave in the following way: * dm-crypt returns -ENOMEM if there is not enough space to store the key, but it returns 0 on all other overflows. * dm-thin returns errors from the status method if a disk error happened. This is incorrect because retrieve_status doesn't check the error code, it assumes that all non-zero values mean buffer overflow. * all the other targets always return 0. This patch changes the ti->type->status function to return void (because most targets don't use the return code). Overflow is detected in retrieve_status: if the status method fills up the remaining space completely, it is assumed that buffer overflow happened. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: remove map_info

2012-12-21T20:23:41Z

This patch removes map_info from bio-based device mapper targets. map_info is still used for request-based targets. Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: move target request nr to dm_target_io

2012-12-21T20:23:39Z

This patch moves target_request_nr from map_info to dm_target_io and makes it accessible with dm_bio_get_target_request_nr. This patch is a preparation for the next patch that removes map_info. Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: introduce per_bio_data

2012-12-21T20:23:38Z

Introduce a field per_bio_data_size in struct dm_target. Targets can set this field in the constructor. If a target sets this field to a non-zero value, "per_bio_data_size" bytes of auxiliary data are allocated for each bio submitted to the target. These data can be used for any purpose by the target and help us improve performance by removing some per-target mempools. Per-bio data is accessed with dm_per_bio_data. The argument data_size must be the same as the value per_bio_data_size in dm_target. If the target has a pointer to per_bio_data, it can get a pointer to the bio with dm_bio_from_per_bio_data() function (data_size must be the same as the value passed to dm_per_bio_data). Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: prepare to support WRITE SAME

2012-12-21T20:23:36Z

Allow targets to opt in to WRITE SAME support by setting 'num_write_same_requests' in the dm_target structure. A dm device will only advertise WRITE SAME support if all its targets and all its underlying devices support it. Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm thin: commit before gathering status

2012-07-27T14:08:16Z

Commit outstanding metadata before returning the status for a dm thin pool so that the numbers reported are as up-to-date as possible. The commit is not performed if the device is suspended or if the DM_NOFLUSH_FLAG is supplied by userspace and passed to the target through a new 'status_flags' parameter in the target's dm_status_fn. The userspace dmsetup tool will support the --noflush flag with the 'dmsetup status' and 'dmsetup wait' commands from version 1.02.76 onwards. Tested-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: use bool bitfields in struct dm_target

2012-07-27T14:08:08Z

Use boolean bit fields for flags in struct dm_target. Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon

dm: allow targets to request flushes regardless of underlying device support

2012-07-27T14:08:07Z

Allow targets to override the 'supports flush' calculation. Set 'flush_supported' if a target needs to receive flushes regardless of whether or not its underlying devices have support. Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon