From: Alasdair G Kergon Document iterate_devices in device-mapper.h. Signed-off-by: Alasdair G Kergon --- include/linux/device-mapper.h | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) Index: linux/include/linux/device-mapper.h =================================================================== --- linux.orig/include/linux/device-mapper.h +++ linux/include/linux/device-mapper.h @@ -79,11 +79,26 @@ typedef int (*dm_ioctl_fn) (struct dm_ta typedef int (*dm_merge_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, struct bvec_merge_data *bvm, struct bio_vec *biovec, int max_size); +/* + * These iteration functions are typically used to check (and combine) + * properties of underlying devices. + * E.g. Does at least one underlying device support flush? + * Does any underlying device not support WRITE_SAME? + * + * The callout function is called once for each contiguous section of + * an underlying device. State can be maintained in *data. + * Return non-zero to stop iterating through any further devices. + */ typedef int (*iterate_devices_callout_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, struct dm_dev *dev, sector_t start, sector_t len, void *data); +/* + * This function must iterate through each section of device used by the + * target until it encounters a non-zero return code, which it then returns. + * Returns zero if no callout returned non-zero. + */ typedef int (*dm_iterate_devices_fn) (struct dm_target *ti, iterate_devices_callout_fn fn, void *data);