diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-linear.c b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
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+++ b/drivers/md/dm-linear.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Sistina Software (UK) Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is released under the GPL.
+ */
+
+#include "dm.h"
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/bio.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+/*
+ * Linear: maps a linear range of a device.
+ */
+struct linear_c {
+	struct dm_dev *dev;
+	sector_t start;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Construct a linear mapping: <dev_path> <offset>
+ */
+static int linear_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	struct linear_c *lc;
+
+	if (argc != 2) {
+		ti->error = "dm-linear: Invalid argument count";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	lc = kmalloc(sizeof(*lc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (lc == NULL) {
+		ti->error = "dm-linear: Cannot allocate linear context";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	if (sscanf(argv[1], SECTOR_FORMAT, &lc->start) != 1) {
+		ti->error = "dm-linear: Invalid device sector";
+		goto bad;
+	}
+
+	if (dm_get_device(ti, argv[0], lc->start, ti->len,
+			  dm_table_get_mode(ti->table), &lc->dev)) {
+		ti->error = "dm-linear: Device lookup failed";
+		goto bad;
+	}
+
+	ti->private = lc;
+	return 0;
+
+      bad:
+	kfree(lc);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static void linear_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
+{
+	struct linear_c *lc = (struct linear_c *) ti->private;
+
+	dm_put_device(ti, lc->dev);
+	kfree(lc);
+}
+
+static int linear_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio,
+		      union map_info *map_context)
+{
+	struct linear_c *lc = (struct linear_c *) ti->private;
+
+	bio->bi_bdev = lc->dev->bdev;
+	bio->bi_sector = lc->start + (bio->bi_sector - ti->begin);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int linear_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
+			 char *result, unsigned int maxlen)
+{
+	struct linear_c *lc = (struct linear_c *) ti->private;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case STATUSTYPE_INFO:
+		result[0] = '\0';
+		break;
+
+	case STATUSTYPE_TABLE:
+		snprintf(result, maxlen, "%s " SECTOR_FORMAT, lc->dev->name,
+			 lc->start);
+		break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct target_type linear_target = {
+	.name   = "linear",
+	.version= {1, 0, 1},
+	.module = THIS_MODULE,
+	.ctr    = linear_ctr,
+	.dtr    = linear_dtr,
+	.map    = linear_map,
+	.status = linear_status,
+};
+
+int __init dm_linear_init(void)
+{
+	int r = dm_register_target(&linear_target);
+
+	if (r < 0)
+		DMERR("linear: register failed %d", r);
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+void dm_linear_exit(void)
+{
+	int r = dm_unregister_target(&linear_target);
+
+	if (r < 0)
+		DMERR("linear: unregister failed %d", r);
+}