dm ioctl: allow message to return data
authorMikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 22:45:49 +0000 (22:45 +0000)
committerAlasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Fri, 1 Mar 2013 22:45:49 +0000 (22:45 +0000)
commita26062416ef8add48f16fbadded2b5f6fb84d024
tree4f960c51bd22d99e55a1f56cf28f86f018de01a3
parent02cde50b7ea74557d32ff778c73809322445ccd2
dm ioctl: allow message to return data

This patch introduces enhanced message support that allows the
device-mapper core to recognise messages that are common to all devices,
and for messages to return data to userspace.

Core messages are processed by the function "message_for_md".  If the
device mapper doesn't support the message, it is passed to the target
driver.

If the message returns data, the kernel sets the flag
DM_MESSAGE_OUT_FLAG.

Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
include/uapi/linux/dm-ioctl.h