[PATCH] dm: map and endio return code clarification

Tighten the use of return values from the target map and end_io functions.
Values of 2 and above are now explictly reserved for future use.  There are no
existing targets using such values.

The patch has no effect on existing behaviour.

o Reserve return values of 2 and above from target map functions.
  Any positive value currently indicates "mapping complete", but all
  existing drivers use the value 1.  We now make that a requirement
  so we can assign new meaning to higher values in future.

  The new definition of return values from target map functions is:
      < 0 : error
      = 0 : The target will handle the io (DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED).
      = 1 : Mapping completed (DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED).
      > 1 : Reserved (undefined).  Previously this was the same as '= 1'.

o Reserve return values of 2 and above from target end_io functions
  for similar reasons.
  DM_ENDIO_INCOMPLETE is introduced for a return value of 1.

Test results:

  I have tested by using the multipath target.

  I/Os succeed when valid paths exist.

  I/Os are queued in the multipath target when there are no valid paths and
queue_if_no_path is set.

  I/Os fail when there are no valid paths and queue_if_no_path is not set.

Signed-off-by: Kiyoshi Ueda <k-ueda@ct.jp.nec.com>
Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <j-nomura@ce.jp.nec.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
Cc: dm-devel@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm.h b/drivers/md/dm.h
index 81c98d6e35e9..293d5ce62a21 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm.h
+++ b/drivers/md/dm.h
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@
 #define SECTOR_SHIFT 9
 
 /*
+ * Definitions of return values from target end_io function.
+ */
+#define DM_ENDIO_INCOMPLETE     1
+
+/*
+ * Definitions of return values from target map function.
+ */
+#define DM_MAPIO_SUBMITTED      0
+#define DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED       1
+
+/*
  * Suspend feature flags
  */
 #define DM_SUSPEND_LOCKFS_FLAG          (1 << 0)