dm: add persistent data library

The persistent-data library offers a re-usable framework for the storage
and management of on-disk metadata in device-mapper targets.

It's used by the thin-provisioning target in the next patch and in an
upcoming hierarchical storage target.

For further information, please read
Documentation/device-mapper/persistent-data.txt

Signed-off-by: Joe Thornber <thornber@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>

1 files changed, 33 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-metadata.h b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-metadata.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+
+#ifndef DM_SPACE_MAP_METADATA_H
+#define DM_SPACE_MAP_METADATA_H
+
+#include "dm-transaction-manager.h"
+
+/*
+ * Unfortunately we have to use two-phase construction due to the cycle
+ * between the tm and sm.
+ */
+struct dm_space_map *dm_sm_metadata_init(void);
+
+/*
+ * Create a fresh space map.
+ */
+int dm_sm_metadata_create(struct dm_space_map *sm,
+			  struct dm_transaction_manager *tm,
+			  dm_block_t nr_blocks,
+			  dm_block_t superblock);
+
+/*
+ * Open from a previously-recorded root.
+ */
+int dm_sm_metadata_open(struct dm_space_map *sm,
+			struct dm_transaction_manager *tm,
+			void *root_le, size_t len);
+
+#endif	/* DM_SPACE_MAP_METADATA_H */