3 files changed, 60 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/device-mapper.h b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
index 4427e0454051..3fa1f3d90ce0 100644
--- a/include/linux/device-mapper.h
+++ b/include/linux/device-mapper.h
@@ -208,6 +208,49 @@ struct dm_target_callbacks {
 int dm_register_target(struct target_type *t);
 void dm_unregister_target(struct target_type *t);
 
+/*
+ * Target argument parsing.
+ */
+struct dm_arg_set {
+	unsigned argc;
+	char **argv;
+};
+
+/*
+ * The minimum and maximum value of a numeric argument, together with
+ * the error message to use if the number is found to be outside that range.
+ */
+struct dm_arg {
+	unsigned min;
+	unsigned max;
+	char *error;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Validate the next argument, either returning it as *value or, if invalid,
+ * returning -EINVAL and setting *error.
+ */
+int dm_read_arg(struct dm_arg *arg, struct dm_arg_set *arg_set,
+		unsigned *value, char **error);
+
+/*
+ * Process the next argument as the start of a group containing between
+ * arg->min and arg->max further arguments. Either return the size as
+ * *num_args or, if invalid, return -EINVAL and set *error.
+ */
+int dm_read_arg_group(struct dm_arg *arg, struct dm_arg_set *arg_set,
+		      unsigned *num_args, char **error);
+
+/*
+ * Return the current argument and shift to the next.
+ */
+const char *dm_shift_arg(struct dm_arg_set *as);
+
+/*
+ * Move through num_args arguments.
+ */
+void dm_consume_args(struct dm_arg_set *as, unsigned num_args);
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
  * Functions for creating and manipulating mapped devices.
  * Drop the reference with dm_put when you finish with the object.
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
index 3708455ee6c3..0cb8eff76bd6 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-ioctl.h
@@ -267,9 +267,9 @@ enum {
 #define DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY	_IOWR(DM_IOCTL, DM_DEV_SET_GEOMETRY_CMD, struct dm_ioctl)
 
 #define DM_VERSION_MAJOR	4
-#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	20
+#define DM_VERSION_MINOR	21
 #define DM_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL	0
-#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2011-02-02)"
+#define DM_VERSION_EXTRA	"-ioctl (2011-07-06)"
 
 /* Status bits */
 #define DM_READONLY_FLAG	(1 << 0) /* In/Out */
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-kcopyd.h b/include/linux/dm-kcopyd.h
index 298d587e349b..5e54458e920f 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-kcopyd.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-kcopyd.h
@@ -42,5 +42,20 @@ int dm_kcopyd_copy(struct dm_kcopyd_client *kc, struct dm_io_region *from,
 		   unsigned num_dests, struct dm_io_region *dests,
 		   unsigned flags, dm_kcopyd_notify_fn fn, void *context);
 
+/*
+ * Prepare a callback and submit it via the kcopyd thread.
+ *
+ * dm_kcopyd_prepare_callback allocates a callback structure and returns it.
+ * It must not be called from interrupt context.
+ * The returned value should be passed into dm_kcopyd_do_callback.
+ *
+ * dm_kcopyd_do_callback submits the callback.
+ * It may be called from interrupt context.
+ * The callback is issued from the kcopyd thread.
+ */
+void *dm_kcopyd_prepare_callback(struct dm_kcopyd_client *kc,
+				 dm_kcopyd_notify_fn fn, void *context);
+void dm_kcopyd_do_callback(void *job, int read_err, unsigned long write_err);
+
 #endif	/* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif	/* _LINUX_DM_KCOPYD_H */