linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] block: add IOC_PR_READ

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Message-ID: <1379c3f9-cdde-4733-b1e9-7e761628d0d3@suse.de>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:07:53 +0100
From: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>
To: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Cc: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 "James E.J. Bottomley" <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
 Mike Christie <michael.christie@...cle.com>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
 linux-nvme@...ts.infradead.org, Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>,
 Sagi Grimberg <sagi@...mberg.me>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
 Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] block: add IOC_PR_READ_RESERVATION ioctl

On 11/26/25 17:36, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> Add a Persistent Reservations ioctl to read the current reservation.
> This calls the pr_ops->read_reservation() function that was previously
> added in commit c787f1baa503 ("block: Add PR callouts for read keys and
> reservation") but was only used by the in-kernel SCSI target so far.
> 
> The IOC_PR_READ_RESERVATION ioctl is necessary so that userspace
> applications that rely on Persistent Reservations ioctls have a way of
> inspecting the current state. Cluster managers and validation tests need
> this functionality.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>
> ---
>   include/uapi/linux/pr.h |  7 +++++++
>   block/ioctl.c           | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   2 files changed, 35 insertions(+)
> 
Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>

Cheers,

Hannes
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