don't take the detour over the I/O path to discover them using getattr(),
we can just pick them out directly.
Do note though, that for now they are only valid after the first open
of the underlying disk device due compatibility with the old disk_create()
API. This will change in the future so they will always be valid.
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and therefore we need a way for ioctl handlers to run in that thread
in GEOM. Rather than invent a complicated registration system to
recognize which ioctl handler to use for a given ioctl, we still
schedule all ioctls down the tree as bio transactions but add a
special return code that means "call me directly" and have the
geom_dev layer do that.
Use this for all ioctls that make it as far as a diskdriver to
avoid any backwards compatibility problems.
Requested by: scottl
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Add a __unused.
Make the 2byte decoder functions return 16 bits for the benefits
of picky lints.
No need to grab giant around a tsleep() when we have a timeout.
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Notice that if the device on which the dump is set is destroyed for
any reason, the dump setting is lost. This in particular will
happen in the case of spoilage. For instance if you set dump on
ad0s1b and open ad0 for writing, ad0s* will be spoilt and the dump
setting lost. See geom(4) for more about spoiling.
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3.The only thing worse than generalizing from one example
is generalizing from no examples at all.
Remove the fwcylinders attribute before anybody gets the idea that we
alone have squared the circle.
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test and play with this.
This is not yet production quality and should be run only on dedicated
test boxes.
For people who want to develop transformations for GEOM there exist a
set of shims to run geom in userland (ask phk@freebsd.org).
Reports of all kinds to: phk@freebsd.org
Please include in report:
dmesg
sysctl debug.geomdot
sysctl debug.geomconf
Known significant limitations:
no kernel dump facility.
ioctls severely restricted.
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