linux-kernel - Re: [dm-devel] reinstate dm target local ioctl support

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Message-ID: <20160129135534.GA23051@rh-vpn>
Date:	Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:55:34 +0000
From:	Joe Thornber <thornber@...hat.com>
To:	device-mapper development <dm-devel@...hat.com>
Cc:	Alasdair Kergon <agk@...hat.com>,
	Mike Snitzer <snitzer@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.com>, linux-raid@...r.kernel.org,
	mohan_srinivasan@...oo.com, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [dm-devel] reinstate dm target local ioctl support

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 01:50:19PM +0000, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> How would we feel about carrying something like the patch below in
> mainline to allow for such target local ioctls.

You can send a dm message to individual targets.  No need for target
specific ioctls.

- Joe