• Mikulas Patocka's avatar
    dm: allow remove to be deferred · 2c140a24
    Mikulas Patocka authored
    This patch allows the removal of an open device to be deferred until
    it is closed.  (Previously such a removal attempt would fail.)
    
    The deferred remove functionality is enabled by setting the flag
    DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE in the ioctl structure on DM_DEV_REMOVE or
    DM_REMOVE_ALL ioctl.
    
    On return from DM_DEV_REMOVE, the flag DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE indicates if
    the device was removed immediately or flagged to be removed on close -
    if the flag is clear, the device was removed.
    
    On return from DM_DEV_STATUS and other ioctls, the flag
    DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE is set if the device is scheduled to be removed on
    closure.
    
    A device that is scheduled to be deleted can be revived using the
    message "@cancel_deferred_remove". This message clears the
    DMF_DEFERRED_REMOVE flag so that the device won't be deleted on close.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAlasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
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