dm log userspace: add version number to comms
This patch adds a 'version' field to the 'dm_ulog_request'
structure.
The 'version' field is taken from a portion of the unused
'padding' field in the 'dm_ulog_request' structure. This
was done to avoid changing the size of the structure and
possibly disrupting backwards compatibility.
The version number will help notify user-space daemons
when a change has been made to the kernel/userspace
log API.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Brassow <jbrassow@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon <agk@redhat.com>
diff --git a/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h b/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
index 0c3c3a2..eeace7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
+++ b/include/linux/dm-log-userspace.h
@@ -370,6 +370,16 @@
#define DM_ULOG_REQUEST_TYPE(request_type) \
(DM_ULOG_REQUEST_MASK & (request_type))
+/*
+ * DM_ULOG_REQUEST_VERSION is incremented when there is a
+ * change to the way information is passed between kernel
+ * and userspace. This could be a structure change of
+ * dm_ulog_request or a change in the way requests are
+ * issued/handled. Changes are outlined here:
+ * version 1: Initial implementation
+ */
+#define DM_ULOG_REQUEST_VERSION 1
+
struct dm_ulog_request {
/*
* The local unique identifier (luid) and the universally unique
@@ -383,8 +393,9 @@
*/
uint64_t luid;
char uuid[DM_UUID_LEN];
- char padding[7]; /* Padding because DM_UUID_LEN = 129 */
+ char padding[3]; /* Padding because DM_UUID_LEN = 129 */
+ uint32_t version; /* See DM_ULOG_REQUEST_VERSION */
int32_t error; /* Used to report back processing errors */
uint32_t seq; /* Sequence number for request */