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/*
* Copyright (C) 2003 Sistina Software.
* Copyright (C) 2004 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
*
* Module Author: Heinz Mauelshagen
*
* This file is released under the GPL.
*
* Path-Selector registration.
*/
/*
* We provide an abstraction for the code that chooses which path
* to send some io down.
*/
struct path_selector_type;
struct path_selector {
struct path_selector_type *type;
void *context;
};
/* Information about a path selector type */
struct path_selector_type {
char *name;
struct module *module;
unsigned int table_args;
unsigned int info_args;
/*
* Constructs a path selector object, takes custom arguments
*/
int (*create) (struct path_selector *ps, unsigned argc, char **argv);
void (*destroy) (struct path_selector *ps);
/*
* Add an opaque path object, along with some selector specific
* path args (eg, path priority).
*/
int (*add_path) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *path,
int argc, char **argv, char **error);
/*
* Chooses a path for this io, if no paths are available then
* NULL will be returned.
*/
struct dm_path *(*select_path) (struct path_selector *ps,
size_t nr_bytes);
/*
* Notify the selector that a path has failed.
*/
void (*fail_path) (struct path_selector *ps, struct dm_path *p);
/*
* Ask selector to reinstate a path.