ata_piix: Add HP Compaq nc6000 to the broken poweroff list
[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / drivers / md / dm-mpath.c
index fc6c102..6a386ab 100644 (file)
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  * This file is released under the GPL.
  */
 
-#include "dm.h"
+#include <linux/device-mapper.h>
+
 #include "dm-path-selector.h"
-#include "dm-hw-handler.h"
-#include "dm-bio-list.h"
 #include "dm-bio-record.h"
+#include "dm-uevent.h"
 
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_dh.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 #define DM_MSG_PREFIX "multipath"
@@ -29,9 +30,11 @@ struct pgpath {
        struct list_head list;
 
        struct priority_group *pg;      /* Owning PG */
+       unsigned is_active;             /* Path status */
        unsigned fail_count;            /* Cumulative failure count */
 
        struct dm_path path;
+       struct work_struct deactivate_path;
 };
 
 #define path_to_pgpath(__pgp) container_of((__pgp), struct pgpath, path)
@@ -60,7 +63,9 @@ struct multipath {
 
        spinlock_t lock;
 
-       struct hw_handler hw_handler;
+       const char *hw_handler_name;
+       struct work_struct activate_path;
+       struct pgpath *pgpath_to_activate;
        unsigned nr_priority_groups;
        struct list_head priority_groups;
        unsigned pg_init_required;      /* pg_init needs calling? */
@@ -75,6 +80,8 @@ struct multipath {
        unsigned queue_io;              /* Must we queue all I/O? */
        unsigned queue_if_no_path;      /* Queue I/O if last path fails? */
        unsigned saved_queue_if_no_path;/* Saved state during suspension */
+       unsigned pg_init_retries;       /* Number of times to retry pg_init */
+       unsigned pg_init_count;         /* Number of times pg_init called */
 
        struct work_struct process_queued_ios;
        struct bio_list queued_ios;
@@ -103,9 +110,11 @@ typedef int (*action_fn) (struct pgpath *pgpath);
 
 static struct kmem_cache *_mpio_cache;
 
-struct workqueue_struct *kmultipathd;
+static struct workqueue_struct *kmultipathd, *kmpath_handlerd;
 static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work);
 static void trigger_event(struct work_struct *work);
+static void activate_path(struct work_struct *work);
+static void deactivate_path(struct work_struct *work);
 
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------
@@ -116,8 +125,10 @@ static struct pgpath *alloc_pgpath(void)
 {
        struct pgpath *pgpath = kzalloc(sizeof(*pgpath), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-       if (pgpath)
-               pgpath->path.is_active = 1;
+       if (pgpath) {
+               pgpath->is_active = 1;
+               INIT_WORK(&pgpath->deactivate_path, deactivate_path);
+       }
 
        return pgpath;
 }
@@ -127,6 +138,14 @@ static void free_pgpath(struct pgpath *pgpath)
        kfree(pgpath);
 }
 
+static void deactivate_path(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct pgpath *pgpath =
+               container_of(work, struct pgpath, deactivate_path);
+
+       blk_abort_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev->bd_disk->queue);
+}
+
 static struct priority_group *alloc_priority_group(void)
 {
        struct priority_group *pg;
@@ -141,11 +160,19 @@ static struct priority_group *alloc_priority_group(void)
 
 static void free_pgpaths(struct list_head *pgpaths, struct dm_target *ti)
 {
+       unsigned long flags;
        struct pgpath *pgpath, *tmp;
+       struct multipath *m = ti->private;
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(pgpath, tmp, pgpaths, list) {
                list_del(&pgpath->list);
+               if (m->hw_handler_name)
+                       scsi_dh_detach(bdev_get_queue(pgpath->path.dev->bdev));
                dm_put_device(ti, pgpath->path.dev);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
+               if (m->pgpath_to_activate == pgpath)
+                       m->pgpath_to_activate = NULL;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
                free_pgpath(pgpath);
        }
 }
@@ -175,6 +202,7 @@ static struct multipath *alloc_multipath(struct dm_target *ti)
                m->queue_io = 1;
                INIT_WORK(&m->process_queued_ios, process_queued_ios);
                INIT_WORK(&m->trigger_event, trigger_event);
+               INIT_WORK(&m->activate_path, activate_path);
                m->mpio_pool = mempool_create_slab_pool(MIN_IOS, _mpio_cache);
                if (!m->mpio_pool) {
                        kfree(m);
@@ -190,18 +218,13 @@ static struct multipath *alloc_multipath(struct dm_target *ti)
 static void free_multipath(struct multipath *m)
 {
        struct priority_group *pg, *tmp;
-       struct hw_handler *hwh = &m->hw_handler;
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(pg, tmp, &m->priority_groups, list) {
                list_del(&pg->list);
                free_priority_group(pg, m->ti);
        }
 
-       if (hwh->type) {
-               hwh->type->destroy(hwh);
-               dm_put_hw_handler(hwh->type);
-       }
-
+       kfree(m->hw_handler_name);
        mempool_destroy(m->mpio_pool);
        kfree(m);
 }
@@ -213,18 +236,18 @@ static void free_multipath(struct multipath *m)
 
 static void __switch_pg(struct multipath *m, struct pgpath *pgpath)
 {
-       struct hw_handler *hwh = &m->hw_handler;
-
        m->current_pg = pgpath->pg;
 
        /* Must we initialise the PG first, and queue I/O till it's ready? */
-       if (hwh->type && hwh->type->pg_init) {
+       if (m->hw_handler_name) {
                m->pg_init_required = 1;
                m->queue_io = 1;
        } else {
                m->pg_init_required = 0;
                m->queue_io = 0;
        }
+
+       m->pg_init_count = 0;
 }
 
 static int __choose_path_in_pg(struct multipath *m, struct priority_group *pg)
@@ -390,11 +413,11 @@ static void dispatch_queued_ios(struct multipath *m)
 
                r = map_io(m, bio, mpio, 1);
                if (r < 0)
-                       bio_endio(bio, bio->bi_size, r);
+                       bio_endio(bio, r);
                else if (r == DM_MAPIO_REMAPPED)
                        generic_make_request(bio);
                else if (r == DM_MAPIO_REQUEUE)
-                       bio_endio(bio, bio->bi_size, -EIO);
+                       bio_endio(bio, -EIO);
 
                bio = next;
        }
@@ -404,7 +427,6 @@ static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        struct multipath *m =
                container_of(work, struct multipath, process_queued_ios);
-       struct hw_handler *hwh = &m->hw_handler;
        struct pgpath *pgpath = NULL;
        unsigned init_required = 0, must_queue = 1;
        unsigned long flags;
@@ -423,7 +445,9 @@ static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work)
            (!pgpath && !m->queue_if_no_path))
                must_queue = 0;
 
-       if (m->pg_init_required && !m->pg_init_in_progress) {
+       if (m->pg_init_required && !m->pg_init_in_progress && pgpath) {
+               m->pgpath_to_activate = pgpath;
+               m->pg_init_count++;
                m->pg_init_required = 0;
                m->pg_init_in_progress = 1;
                init_required = 1;
@@ -433,7 +457,7 @@ out:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
        if (init_required)
-               hwh->type->pg_init(hwh, pgpath->pg->bypassed, &pgpath->path);
+               queue_work(kmpath_handlerd, &m->activate_path);
 
        if (!must_queue)
                dispatch_queued_ios(m);
@@ -524,8 +548,10 @@ static int parse_path_selector(struct arg_set *as, struct priority_group *pg,
        }
 
        r = read_param(_params, shift(as), &ps_argc, &ti->error);
-       if (r)
+       if (r) {
+               dm_put_path_selector(pst);
                return -EINVAL;
+       }
 
        r = pst->create(&pg->ps, ps_argc, as->argv);
        if (r) {
@@ -545,16 +571,17 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct arg_set *as, struct path_selector *ps,
 {
        int r;
        struct pgpath *p;
+       struct multipath *m = ti->private;
 
        /* we need at least a path arg */
        if (as->argc < 1) {
                ti->error = "no device given";
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        }
 
        p = alloc_pgpath();
        if (!p)
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        r = dm_get_device(ti, shift(as), ti->begin, ti->len,
                          dm_table_get_mode(ti->table), &p->path.dev);
@@ -563,6 +590,15 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct arg_set *as, struct path_selector *ps,
                goto bad;
        }
 
+       if (m->hw_handler_name) {
+               r = scsi_dh_attach(bdev_get_queue(p->path.dev->bdev),
+                                  m->hw_handler_name);
+               if (r < 0) {
+                       dm_put_device(ti, p->path.dev);
+                       goto bad;
+               }
+       }
+
        r = ps->type->add_path(ps, &p->path, as->argc, as->argv, &ti->error);
        if (r) {
                dm_put_device(ti, p->path.dev);
@@ -573,7 +609,7 @@ static struct pgpath *parse_path(struct arg_set *as, struct path_selector *ps,
 
  bad:
        free_pgpath(p);
-       return NULL;
+       return ERR_PTR(r);
 }
 
 static struct priority_group *parse_priority_group(struct arg_set *as,
@@ -591,14 +627,14 @@ static struct priority_group *parse_priority_group(struct arg_set *as,
 
        if (as->argc < 2) {
                as->argc = 0;
-               ti->error = "not enough priority group aruments";
-               return NULL;
+               ti->error = "not enough priority group arguments";
+               return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
        }
 
        pg = alloc_priority_group();
        if (!pg) {
                ti->error = "couldn't allocate priority group";
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
        pg->m = m;
 
@@ -622,15 +658,19 @@ static struct priority_group *parse_priority_group(struct arg_set *as,
                struct pgpath *pgpath;
                struct arg_set path_args;
 
-               if (as->argc < nr_params)
+               if (as->argc < nr_params) {
+                       ti->error = "not enough path parameters";
                        goto bad;
+               }
 
                path_args.argc = nr_params;
                path_args.argv = as->argv;
 
                pgpath = parse_path(&path_args, &pg->ps, ti);
-               if (!pgpath)
+               if (IS_ERR(pgpath)) {
+                       r = PTR_ERR(pgpath);
                        goto bad;
+               }
 
                pgpath->pg = pg;
                list_add_tail(&pgpath->list, &pg->pgpaths);
@@ -641,13 +681,11 @@ static struct priority_group *parse_priority_group(struct arg_set *as,
 
  bad:
        free_priority_group(pg, ti);
-       return NULL;
+       return ERR_PTR(r);
 }
 
 static int parse_hw_handler(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m)
 {
-       int r;
-       struct hw_handler_type *hwht;
        unsigned hw_argc;
        struct dm_target *ti = m->ti;
 
@@ -655,30 +693,24 @@ static int parse_hw_handler(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m)
                {0, 1024, "invalid number of hardware handler args"},
        };
 
-       r = read_param(_params, shift(as), &hw_argc, &ti->error);
-       if (r)
+       if (read_param(_params, shift(as), &hw_argc, &ti->error))
                return -EINVAL;
 
        if (!hw_argc)
                return 0;
 
-       hwht = dm_get_hw_handler(shift(as));
-       if (!hwht) {
+       m->hw_handler_name = kstrdup(shift(as), GFP_KERNEL);
+       request_module("scsi_dh_%s", m->hw_handler_name);
+       if (scsi_dh_handler_exist(m->hw_handler_name) == 0) {
                ti->error = "unknown hardware handler type";
+               kfree(m->hw_handler_name);
+               m->hw_handler_name = NULL;
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       m->hw_handler.md = dm_table_get_md(ti->table);
-       dm_put(m->hw_handler.md);
-
-       r = hwht->create(&m->hw_handler, hw_argc - 1, as->argv);
-       if (r) {
-               dm_put_hw_handler(hwht);
-               ti->error = "hardware handler constructor failed";
-               return r;
-       }
-
-       m->hw_handler.type = hwht;
+       if (hw_argc > 1)
+               DMWARN("Ignoring user-specified arguments for "
+                      "hardware handler \"%s\"", m->hw_handler_name);
        consume(as, hw_argc - 1);
 
        return 0;
@@ -689,9 +721,11 @@ static int parse_features(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m)
        int r;
        unsigned argc;
        struct dm_target *ti = m->ti;
+       const char *param_name;
 
        static struct param _params[] = {
-               {0, 1, "invalid number of feature args"},
+               {0, 3, "invalid number of feature args"},
+               {1, 50, "pg_init_retries must be between 1 and 50"},
        };
 
        r = read_param(_params, shift(as), &argc, &ti->error);
@@ -701,12 +735,28 @@ static int parse_features(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m)
        if (!argc)
                return 0;
 
-       if (!strnicmp(shift(as), MESG_STR("queue_if_no_path")))
-               return queue_if_no_path(m, 1, 0);
-       else {
+       do {
+               param_name = shift(as);
+               argc--;
+
+               if (!strnicmp(param_name, MESG_STR("queue_if_no_path"))) {
+                       r = queue_if_no_path(m, 1, 0);
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               if (!strnicmp(param_name, MESG_STR("pg_init_retries")) &&
+                   (argc >= 1)) {
+                       r = read_param(_params + 1, shift(as),
+                                      &m->pg_init_retries, &ti->error);
+                       argc--;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
                ti->error = "Unrecognised multipath feature request";
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
+               r = -EINVAL;
+       } while (argc && !r);
+
+       return r;
 }
 
 static int multipath_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc,
@@ -754,8 +804,8 @@ static int multipath_ctr(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int argc,
                struct priority_group *pg;
 
                pg = parse_priority_group(&as, m);
-               if (!pg) {
-                       r = -EINVAL;
+               if (IS_ERR(pg)) {
+                       r = PTR_ERR(pg);
                        goto bad;
                }
 
@@ -784,6 +834,7 @@ static void multipath_dtr(struct dm_target *ti)
 {
        struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
 
+       flush_workqueue(kmpath_handlerd);
        flush_workqueue(kmultipathd);
        free_multipath(m);
 }
@@ -798,14 +849,11 @@ static int multipath_map(struct dm_target *ti, struct bio *bio,
        struct dm_mpath_io *mpio;
        struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
 
-       if (bio_barrier(bio))
-               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
        mpio = mempool_alloc(m->mpio_pool, GFP_NOIO);
        dm_bio_record(&mpio->details, bio);
 
        map_context->ptr = mpio;
-       bio->bi_rw |= (1 << BIO_RW_FAILFAST);
+       bio->bi_rw |= (1 << BIO_RW_FAILFAST_TRANSPORT);
        r = map_io(m, bio, mpio, 0);
        if (r < 0 || r == DM_MAPIO_REQUEUE)
                mempool_free(mpio, m->mpio_pool);
@@ -823,13 +871,13 @@ static int fail_path(struct pgpath *pgpath)
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 
-       if (!pgpath->path.is_active)
+       if (!pgpath->is_active)
                goto out;
 
        DMWARN("Failing path %s.", pgpath->path.dev->name);
 
        pgpath->pg->ps.type->fail_path(&pgpath->pg->ps, &pgpath->path);
-       pgpath->path.is_active = 0;
+       pgpath->is_active = 0;
        pgpath->fail_count++;
 
        m->nr_valid_paths--;
@@ -837,7 +885,11 @@ static int fail_path(struct pgpath *pgpath)
        if (pgpath == m->current_pgpath)
                m->current_pgpath = NULL;
 
-       queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
+       dm_path_uevent(DM_UEVENT_PATH_FAILED, m->ti,
+                     pgpath->path.dev->name, m->nr_valid_paths);
+
+       schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
+       queue_work(kmultipathd, &pgpath->deactivate_path);
 
 out:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
@@ -856,10 +908,10 @@ static int reinstate_path(struct pgpath *pgpath)
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 
-       if (pgpath->path.is_active)
+       if (pgpath->is_active)
                goto out;
 
-       if (!pgpath->pg->ps.type) {
+       if (!pgpath->pg->ps.type->reinstate_path) {
                DMWARN("Reinstate path not supported by path selector %s",
                       pgpath->pg->ps.type->name);
                r = -EINVAL;
@@ -870,13 +922,16 @@ static int reinstate_path(struct pgpath *pgpath)
        if (r)
                goto out;
 
-       pgpath->path.is_active = 1;
+       pgpath->is_active = 1;
 
        m->current_pgpath = NULL;
        if (!m->nr_valid_paths++ && m->queue_size)
                queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
 
-       queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
+       dm_path_uevent(DM_UEVENT_PATH_REINSTATED, m->ti,
+                     pgpath->path.dev->name, m->nr_valid_paths);
+
+       schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
 
 out:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
@@ -920,7 +975,7 @@ static void bypass_pg(struct multipath *m, struct priority_group *pg,
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-       queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
+       schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -950,7 +1005,7 @@ static int switch_pg_num(struct multipath *m, const char *pgstr)
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-       queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->trigger_event);
+       schedule_work(&m->trigger_event);
        return 0;
 }
 
@@ -979,45 +1034,111 @@ static int bypass_pg_num(struct multipath *m, const char *pgstr, int bypassed)
 }
 
 /*
- * pg_init must call this when it has completed its initialisation
+ * Should we retry pg_init immediately?
  */
-void dm_pg_init_complete(struct dm_path *path, unsigned err_flags)
+static int pg_init_limit_reached(struct multipath *m, struct pgpath *pgpath)
+{
+       unsigned long flags;
+       int limit_reached = 0;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
+
+       if (m->pg_init_count <= m->pg_init_retries)
+               m->pg_init_required = 1;
+       else
+               limit_reached = 1;
+
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
+
+       return limit_reached;
+}
+
+static void pg_init_done(struct dm_path *path, int errors)
 {
        struct pgpath *pgpath = path_to_pgpath(path);
        struct priority_group *pg = pgpath->pg;
        struct multipath *m = pg->m;
        unsigned long flags;
 
-       /* We insist on failing the path if the PG is already bypassed. */
-       if (err_flags && pg->bypassed)
-               err_flags |= MP_FAIL_PATH;
-
-       if (err_flags & MP_FAIL_PATH)
+       /* device or driver problems */
+       switch (errors) {
+       case SCSI_DH_OK:
+               break;
+       case SCSI_DH_NOSYS:
+               if (!m->hw_handler_name) {
+                       errors = 0;
+                       break;
+               }
+               DMERR("Cannot failover device because scsi_dh_%s was not "
+                     "loaded.", m->hw_handler_name);
+               /*
+                * Fail path for now, so we do not ping pong
+                */
                fail_path(pgpath);
-
-       if (err_flags & MP_BYPASS_PG)
+               break;
+       case SCSI_DH_DEV_TEMP_BUSY:
+               /*
+                * Probably doing something like FW upgrade on the
+                * controller so try the other pg.
+                */
                bypass_pg(m, pg, 1);
+               break;
+       /* TODO: For SCSI_DH_RETRY we should wait a couple seconds */
+       case SCSI_DH_RETRY:
+       case SCSI_DH_IMM_RETRY:
+       case SCSI_DH_RES_TEMP_UNAVAIL:
+               if (pg_init_limit_reached(m, pgpath))
+                       fail_path(pgpath);
+               errors = 0;
+               break;
+       default:
+               /*
+                * We probably do not want to fail the path for a device
+                * error, but this is what the old dm did. In future
+                * patches we can do more advanced handling.
+                */
+               fail_path(pgpath);
+       }
 
        spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
-       if (err_flags) {
+       if (errors) {
+               DMERR("Could not failover device. Error %d.", errors);
                m->current_pgpath = NULL;
                m->current_pg = NULL;
-       } else if (!m->pg_init_required)
+       } else if (!m->pg_init_required) {
                m->queue_io = 0;
+               pg->bypassed = 0;
+       }
 
        m->pg_init_in_progress = 0;
        queue_work(kmultipathd, &m->process_queued_ios);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 }
 
+static void activate_path(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       int ret;
+       struct multipath *m =
+               container_of(work, struct multipath, activate_path);
+       struct dm_path *path;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
+       path = &m->pgpath_to_activate->path;
+       m->pgpath_to_activate = NULL;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
+       if (!path)
+               return;
+       ret = scsi_dh_activate(bdev_get_queue(path->dev->bdev));
+       pg_init_done(path, ret);
+}
+
 /*
  * end_io handling
  */
 static int do_end_io(struct multipath *m, struct bio *bio,
                     int error, struct dm_mpath_io *mpio)
 {
-       struct hw_handler *hwh = &m->hw_handler;
-       unsigned err_flags = MP_FAIL_PATH;      /* Default behavior */
        unsigned long flags;
 
        if (!error)
@@ -1044,19 +1165,8 @@ static int do_end_io(struct multipath *m, struct bio *bio,
        }
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-       if (hwh->type && hwh->type->error)
-               err_flags = hwh->type->error(hwh, bio);
-
-       if (mpio->pgpath) {
-               if (err_flags & MP_FAIL_PATH)
-                       fail_path(mpio->pgpath);
-
-               if (err_flags & MP_BYPASS_PG)
-                       bypass_pg(m, mpio->pgpath->pg, 1);
-       }
-
-       if (err_flags & MP_ERROR_IO)
-               return -EIO;
+       if (mpio->pgpath)
+               fail_path(mpio->pgpath);
 
       requeue:
        dm_bio_restore(&mpio->details, bio);
@@ -1141,7 +1251,6 @@ static int multipath_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
        int sz = 0;
        unsigned long flags;
        struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
-       struct hw_handler *hwh = &m->hw_handler;
        struct priority_group *pg;
        struct pgpath *p;
        unsigned pg_num;
@@ -1151,18 +1260,20 @@ static int multipath_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 
        /* Features */
        if (type == STATUSTYPE_INFO)
-               DMEMIT("1 %u ", m->queue_size);
-       else if (m->queue_if_no_path)
-               DMEMIT("1 queue_if_no_path ");
-       else
-               DMEMIT("0 ");
+               DMEMIT("2 %u %u ", m->queue_size, m->pg_init_count);
+       else {
+               DMEMIT("%u ", m->queue_if_no_path +
+                             (m->pg_init_retries > 0) * 2);
+               if (m->queue_if_no_path)
+                       DMEMIT("queue_if_no_path ");
+               if (m->pg_init_retries)
+                       DMEMIT("pg_init_retries %u ", m->pg_init_retries);
+       }
 
-       if (hwh->type && hwh->type->status)
-               sz += hwh->type->status(hwh, type, result + sz, maxlen - sz);
-       else if (!hwh->type || type == STATUSTYPE_INFO)
+       if (!m->hw_handler_name || type == STATUSTYPE_INFO)
                DMEMIT("0 ");
        else
-               DMEMIT("1 %s ", hwh->type->name);
+               DMEMIT("1 %s ", m->hw_handler_name);
 
        DMEMIT("%u ", m->nr_priority_groups);
 
@@ -1199,7 +1310,7 @@ static int multipath_status(struct dm_target *ti, status_type_t type,
 
                        list_for_each_entry(p, &pg->pgpaths, list) {
                                DMEMIT("%s %s %u ", p->path.dev->name,
-                                      p->path.is_active ? "A" : "F",
+                                      p->is_active ? "A" : "F",
                                       p->fail_count);
                                if (pg->ps.type->status)
                                        sz += pg->ps.type->status(&pg->ps,
@@ -1288,19 +1399,15 @@ error:
        return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, struct inode *inode,
-                          struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
+static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, unsigned int cmd,
                           unsigned long arg)
 {
        struct multipath *m = (struct multipath *) ti->private;
        struct block_device *bdev = NULL;
+       fmode_t mode = 0;
        unsigned long flags;
-       struct file fake_file = {};
-       struct dentry fake_dentry = {};
        int r = 0;
 
-       fake_file.f_path.dentry = &fake_dentry;
-
        spin_lock_irqsave(&m->lock, flags);
 
        if (!m->current_pgpath)
@@ -1308,8 +1415,7 @@ static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, struct inode *inode,
 
        if (m->current_pgpath) {
                bdev = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->bdev;
-               fake_dentry.d_inode = bdev->bd_inode;
-               fake_file.f_mode = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->mode;
+               mode = m->current_pgpath->path.dev->mode;
        }
 
        if (m->queue_io)
@@ -1319,8 +1425,7 @@ static int multipath_ioctl(struct dm_target *ti, struct inode *inode,
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&m->lock, flags);
 
-       return r ? : blkdev_driver_ioctl(bdev->bd_inode, &fake_file,
-                                        bdev->bd_disk, cmd, arg);
+       return r ? : __blkdev_driver_ioctl(bdev, mode, cmd, arg);
 }
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1365,6 +1470,21 @@ static int __init dm_multipath_init(void)
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
 
+       /*
+        * A separate workqueue is used to handle the device handlers
+        * to avoid overloading existing workqueue. Overloading the
+        * old workqueue would also create a bottleneck in the
+        * path of the storage hardware device activation.
+        */
+       kmpath_handlerd = create_singlethread_workqueue("kmpath_handlerd");
+       if (!kmpath_handlerd) {
+               DMERR("failed to create workqueue kmpath_handlerd");
+               destroy_workqueue(kmultipathd);
+               dm_unregister_target(&multipath_target);
+               kmem_cache_destroy(_mpio_cache);
+               return -ENOMEM;
+       }
+
        DMINFO("version %u.%u.%u loaded",
               multipath_target.version[0], multipath_target.version[1],
               multipath_target.version[2]);
@@ -1374,18 +1494,13 @@ static int __init dm_multipath_init(void)
 
 static void __exit dm_multipath_exit(void)
 {
-       int r;
-
+       destroy_workqueue(kmpath_handlerd);
        destroy_workqueue(kmultipathd);
 
-       r = dm_unregister_target(&multipath_target);
-       if (r < 0)
-               DMERR("target unregister failed %d", r);
+       dm_unregister_target(&multipath_target);
        kmem_cache_destroy(_mpio_cache);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dm_pg_init_complete);
-
 module_init(dm_multipath_init);
 module_exit(dm_multipath_exit);