dm ioctl: add a new DM_DEV_ARM_POLL ioctl
This ioctl will record the current global event number in the structure dm_file, so that next select or poll call will wait until new events arrived since this ioctl. The DM_DEV_ARM_POLL ioctl has the same effect as closing and reopening the handle. Using the DM_DEV_ARM_POLL ioctl is optional - if the userspace is OK with closing and reopening the /dev/mapper/control handle after select or poll, there is no need to re-arm via ioctl. Usage: 1. open the /dev/mapper/control device 2. send the DM_DEV_ARM_POLL ioctl 3. scan the event numbers of all devices we are interested in and process them 4. call select, poll or epoll on the handle (it waits until some new event happens since the DM_DEV_ARM_POLL ioctl) 5. go to step 2 Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Andy Grover <agrover@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>
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