+ * On successful return, the caller must not attempt to acquire
+ * _hash_lock without first calling dm_table_put, because dm_table_destroy
+ * waits for this dm_table_put and could be called under this lock.
+ */
+static struct dm_table *dm_get_inactive_table(struct mapped_device *md)
+{
+ struct hash_cell *hc;
+ struct dm_table *table = NULL;
+
+ down_read(&_hash_lock);
+ hc = dm_get_mdptr(md);
+ if (!hc || hc->md != md) {
+ DMWARN("device has been removed from the dev hash table.");
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ table = hc->new_map;
+ if (table)
+ dm_table_get(table);
+
+out:
+ up_read(&_hash_lock);
+
+ return table;
+}
+
+static struct dm_table *dm_get_live_or_inactive_table(struct mapped_device *md,
+ struct dm_ioctl *param)
+{
+ return (param->flags & DM_QUERY_INACTIVE_TABLE_FLAG) ?
+ dm_get_inactive_table(md) : dm_get_live_table(md);
+}
+
+/*