Adding upstream version 4.19.249.upstream/4.19.249

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

1 files changed, 1595 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..788c80abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/ubd_kern.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1595 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Anton Ivanov (aivanov@brocade.com)
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 Jeff Dike (jdike@karaya.com)
+ * Licensed under the GPL
+ */
+
+/* 2001-09-28...2002-04-17
+ * Partition stuff by James_McMechan@hotmail.com
+ * old style ubd by setting UBD_SHIFT to 0
+ * 2002-09-27...2002-10-18 massive tinkering for 2.5
+ * partitions have changed in 2.5
+ * 2003-01-29 more tinkering for 2.5.59-1
+ * This should now address the sysfs problems and has
+ * the symlink for devfs to allow for booting with
+ * the common /dev/ubd/discX/... names rather than
+ * only /dev/ubdN/discN this version also has lots of
+ * clean ups preparing for ubd-many.
+ * James McMechan
+ */
+
+#define UBD_SHIFT 4
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/blkdev.h>
+#include <linux/ata.h>
+#include <linux/hdreg.h>
+#include <linux/cdrom.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/scatterlist.h>
+#include <asm/tlbflush.h>
+#include <kern_util.h>
+#include "mconsole_kern.h"
+#include <init.h>
+#include <irq_kern.h>
+#include "ubd.h"
+#include <os.h>
+#include "cow.h"
+
+enum ubd_req { UBD_READ, UBD_WRITE, UBD_FLUSH };
+
+struct io_thread_req {
+	struct request *req;
+	enum ubd_req op;
+	int fds[2];
+	unsigned long offsets[2];
+	unsigned long long offset;
+	unsigned long length;
+	char *buffer;
+	int sectorsize;
+	unsigned long sector_mask;
+	unsigned long long cow_offset;
+	unsigned long bitmap_words[2];
+	int error;
+};
+
+
+static struct io_thread_req * (*irq_req_buffer)[];
+static struct io_thread_req *irq_remainder;
+static int irq_remainder_size;
+
+static struct io_thread_req * (*io_req_buffer)[];
+static struct io_thread_req *io_remainder;
+static int io_remainder_size;
+
+
+
+static inline int ubd_test_bit(__u64 bit, unsigned char *data)
+{
+	__u64 n;
+	int bits, off;
+
+	bits = sizeof(data[0]) * 8;
+	n = bit / bits;
+	off = bit % bits;
+	return (data[n] & (1 << off)) != 0;
+}
+
+static inline void ubd_set_bit(__u64 bit, unsigned char *data)
+{
+	__u64 n;
+	int bits, off;
+
+	bits = sizeof(data[0]) * 8;
+	n = bit / bits;
+	off = bit % bits;
+	data[n] |= (1 << off);
+}
+/*End stuff from ubd_user.h*/
+
+#define DRIVER_NAME "uml-blkdev"
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(ubd_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(ubd_mutex); /* replaces BKL, might not be needed */
+
+static int ubd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode);
+static void ubd_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode);
+static int ubd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
+		     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg);
+static int ubd_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo);
+
+#define MAX_DEV (16)
+
+static const struct block_device_operations ubd_blops = {
+        .owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+        .open		= ubd_open,
+        .release	= ubd_release,
+        .ioctl		= ubd_ioctl,
+	.getgeo		= ubd_getgeo,
+};
+
+/* Protected by ubd_lock */
+static int fake_major = UBD_MAJOR;
+static struct gendisk *ubd_gendisk[MAX_DEV];
+static struct gendisk *fake_gendisk[MAX_DEV];
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD_SYNC
+#define OPEN_FLAGS ((struct openflags) { .r = 1, .w = 1, .s = 1, .c = 0, \
+					 .cl = 1 })
+#else
+#define OPEN_FLAGS ((struct openflags) { .r = 1, .w = 1, .s = 0, .c = 0, \
+					 .cl = 1 })
+#endif
+static struct openflags global_openflags = OPEN_FLAGS;
+
+struct cow {
+	/* backing file name */
+	char *file;
+	/* backing file fd */
+	int fd;
+	unsigned long *bitmap;
+	unsigned long bitmap_len;
+	int bitmap_offset;
+	int data_offset;
+};
+
+#define MAX_SG 64
+
+struct ubd {
+	struct list_head restart;
+	/* name (and fd, below) of the file opened for writing, either the
+	 * backing or the cow file. */
+	char *file;
+	int count;
+	int fd;
+	__u64 size;
+	struct openflags boot_openflags;
+	struct openflags openflags;
+	unsigned shared:1;
+	unsigned no_cow:1;
+	struct cow cow;
+	struct platform_device pdev;
+	struct request_queue *queue;
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct scatterlist sg[MAX_SG];
+	struct request *request;
+	int start_sg, end_sg;
+	sector_t rq_pos;
+};
+
+#define DEFAULT_COW { \
+	.file =			NULL, \
+	.fd =			-1,	\
+	.bitmap =		NULL, \
+	.bitmap_offset =	0, \
+	.data_offset =		0, \
+}
+
+#define DEFAULT_UBD { \
+	.file = 		NULL, \
+	.count =		0, \
+	.fd =			-1, \
+	.size =			-1, \
+	.boot_openflags =	OPEN_FLAGS, \
+	.openflags =		OPEN_FLAGS, \
+	.no_cow =               0, \
+	.shared =		0, \
+	.cow =			DEFAULT_COW, \
+	.lock =			__SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(ubd_devs.lock), \
+	.request =		NULL, \
+	.start_sg =		0, \
+	.end_sg =		0, \
+	.rq_pos =		0, \
+}
+
+/* Protected by ubd_lock */
+static struct ubd ubd_devs[MAX_DEV] = { [0 ... MAX_DEV - 1] = DEFAULT_UBD };
+
+/* Only changed by fake_ide_setup which is a setup */
+static int fake_ide = 0;
+static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_ide_root = NULL;
+static struct proc_dir_entry *proc_ide = NULL;
+
+static void make_proc_ide(void)
+{
+	proc_ide_root = proc_mkdir("ide", NULL);
+	proc_ide = proc_mkdir("ide0", proc_ide_root);
+}
+
+static int fake_ide_media_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
+{
+	seq_puts(m, "disk\n");
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void make_ide_entries(const char *dev_name)
+{
+	struct proc_dir_entry *dir, *ent;
+	char name[64];
+
+	if(proc_ide_root == NULL) make_proc_ide();
+
+	dir = proc_mkdir(dev_name, proc_ide);
+	if(!dir) return;
+
+	ent = proc_create_single("media", S_IRUGO, dir,
+			fake_ide_media_proc_show);
+	if(!ent) return;
+	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ide0/%s", dev_name);
+	proc_symlink(dev_name, proc_ide_root, name);
+}
+
+static int fake_ide_setup(char *str)
+{
+	fake_ide = 1;
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("fake_ide", fake_ide_setup);
+
+__uml_help(fake_ide_setup,
+"fake_ide\n"
+"    Create ide0 entries that map onto ubd devices.\n\n"
+);
+
+static int parse_unit(char **ptr)
+{
+	char *str = *ptr, *end;
+	int n = -1;
+
+	if(isdigit(*str)) {
+		n = simple_strtoul(str, &end, 0);
+		if(end == str)
+			return -1;
+		*ptr = end;
+	}
+	else if (('a' <= *str) && (*str <= 'z')) {
+		n = *str - 'a';
+		str++;
+		*ptr = str;
+	}
+	return n;
+}
+
+/* If *index_out == -1 at exit, the passed option was a general one;
+ * otherwise, the str pointer is used (and owned) inside ubd_devs array, so it
+ * should not be freed on exit.
+ */
+static int ubd_setup_common(char *str, int *index_out, char **error_out)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev;
+	struct openflags flags = global_openflags;
+	char *backing_file;
+	int n, err = 0, i;
+
+	if(index_out) *index_out = -1;
+	n = *str;
+	if(n == '='){
+		char *end;
+		int major;
+
+		str++;
+		if(!strcmp(str, "sync")){
+			global_openflags = of_sync(global_openflags);
+			goto out1;
+		}
+
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		major = simple_strtoul(str, &end, 0);
+		if((*end != '\0') || (end == str)){
+			*error_out = "Didn't parse major number";
+			goto out1;
+		}
+
+		mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+		if (fake_major != UBD_MAJOR) {
+			*error_out = "Can't assign a fake major twice";
+			goto out1;
+		}
+
+		fake_major = major;
+
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Setting extra ubd major number to %d\n",
+		       major);
+		err = 0;
+	out1:
+		mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	n = parse_unit(&str);
+	if(n < 0){
+		*error_out = "Couldn't parse device number";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if(n >= MAX_DEV){
+		*error_out = "Device number out of range";
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	err = -EBUSY;
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+
+	ubd_dev = &ubd_devs[n];
+	if(ubd_dev->file != NULL){
+		*error_out = "Device is already configured";
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (index_out)
+		*index_out = n;
+
+	err = -EINVAL;
+	for (i = 0; i < sizeof("rscd="); i++) {
+		switch (*str) {
+		case 'r':
+			flags.w = 0;
+			break;
+		case 's':
+			flags.s = 1;
+			break;
+		case 'd':
+			ubd_dev->no_cow = 1;
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			ubd_dev->shared = 1;
+			break;
+		case '=':
+			str++;
+			goto break_loop;
+		default:
+			*error_out = "Expected '=' or flag letter "
+				"(r, s, c, or d)";
+			goto out;
+		}
+		str++;
+	}
+
+	if (*str == '=')
+		*error_out = "Too many flags specified";
+	else
+		*error_out = "Missing '='";
+	goto out;
+
+break_loop:
+	backing_file = strchr(str, ',');
+
+	if (backing_file == NULL)
+		backing_file = strchr(str, ':');
+
+	if(backing_file != NULL){
+		if(ubd_dev->no_cow){
+			*error_out = "Can't specify both 'd' and a cow file";
+			goto out;
+		}
+		else {
+			*backing_file = '\0';
+			backing_file++;
+		}
+	}
+	err = 0;
+	ubd_dev->file = str;
+	ubd_dev->cow.file = backing_file;
+	ubd_dev->boot_openflags = flags;
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int ubd_setup(char *str)
+{
+	char *error;
+	int err;
+
+	err = ubd_setup_common(str, NULL, &error);
+	if(err)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to initialize device with \"%s\" : "
+		       "%s\n", str, error);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("ubd", ubd_setup);
+__uml_help(ubd_setup,
+"ubd<n><flags>=<filename>[(:|,)<filename2>]\n"
+"    This is used to associate a device with a file in the underlying\n"
+"    filesystem. When specifying two filenames, the first one is the\n"
+"    COW name and the second is the backing file name. As separator you can\n"
+"    use either a ':' or a ',': the first one allows writing things like;\n"
+"	ubd0=~/Uml/root_cow:~/Uml/root_backing_file\n"
+"    while with a ',' the shell would not expand the 2nd '~'.\n"
+"    When using only one filename, UML will detect whether to treat it like\n"
+"    a COW file or a backing file. To override this detection, add the 'd'\n"
+"    flag:\n"
+"	ubd0d=BackingFile\n"
+"    Usually, there is a filesystem in the file, but \n"
+"    that's not required. Swap devices containing swap files can be\n"
+"    specified like this. Also, a file which doesn't contain a\n"
+"    filesystem can have its contents read in the virtual \n"
+"    machine by running 'dd' on the device. <n> must be in the range\n"
+"    0 to 7. Appending an 'r' to the number will cause that device\n"
+"    to be mounted read-only. For example ubd1r=./ext_fs. Appending\n"
+"    an 's' will cause data to be written to disk on the host immediately.\n"
+"    'c' will cause the device to be treated as being shared between multiple\n"
+"    UMLs and file locking will be turned off - this is appropriate for a\n"
+"    cluster filesystem and inappropriate at almost all other times.\n\n"
+);
+
+static int udb_setup(char *str)
+{
+	printk("udb%s specified on command line is almost certainly a ubd -> "
+	       "udb TYPO\n", str);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("udb", udb_setup);
+__uml_help(udb_setup,
+"udb\n"
+"    This option is here solely to catch ubd -> udb typos, which can be\n"
+"    to impossible to catch visually unless you specifically look for\n"
+"    them.  The only result of any option starting with 'udb' is an error\n"
+"    in the boot output.\n\n"
+);
+
+static void do_ubd_request(struct request_queue * q);
+
+/* Only changed by ubd_init, which is an initcall. */
+static int thread_fd = -1;
+static LIST_HEAD(restart);
+
+/* Function to read several request pointers at a time
+* handling fractional reads if (and as) needed
+*/
+
+static int bulk_req_safe_read(
+	int fd,
+	struct io_thread_req * (*request_buffer)[],
+	struct io_thread_req **remainder,
+	int *remainder_size,
+	int max_recs
+	)
+{
+	int n = 0;
+	int res = 0;
+
+	if (*remainder_size > 0) {
+		memmove(
+			(char *) request_buffer,
+			(char *) remainder, *remainder_size
+		);
+		n = *remainder_size;
+	}
+
+	res = os_read_file(
+			fd,
+			((char *) request_buffer) + *remainder_size,
+			sizeof(struct io_thread_req *)*max_recs
+				- *remainder_size
+		);
+	if (res > 0) {
+		n += res;
+		if ((n % sizeof(struct io_thread_req *)) > 0) {
+			/*
+			* Read somehow returned not a multiple of dword
+			* theoretically possible, but never observed in the
+			* wild, so read routine must be able to handle it
+			*/
+			*remainder_size = n % sizeof(struct io_thread_req *);
+			WARN(*remainder_size > 0, "UBD IPC read returned a partial result");
+			memmove(
+				remainder,
+				((char *) request_buffer) +
+					(n/sizeof(struct io_thread_req *))*sizeof(struct io_thread_req *),
+				*remainder_size
+			);
+			n = n - *remainder_size;
+		}
+	} else {
+		n = res;
+	}
+	return n;
+}
+
+/* Called without dev->lock held, and only in interrupt context. */
+static void ubd_handler(void)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd;
+	struct list_head *list, *next_ele;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int n;
+	int count;
+
+	while(1){
+		n = bulk_req_safe_read(
+			thread_fd,
+			irq_req_buffer,
+			&irq_remainder,
+			&irq_remainder_size,
+			UBD_REQ_BUFFER_SIZE
+		);
+		if (n < 0) {
+			if(n == -EAGAIN)
+				break;
+			printk(KERN_ERR "spurious interrupt in ubd_handler, "
+			       "err = %d\n", -n);
+			return;
+		}
+		for (count = 0; count < n/sizeof(struct io_thread_req *); count++) {
+			blk_end_request(
+				(*irq_req_buffer)[count]->req,
+				BLK_STS_OK,
+				(*irq_req_buffer)[count]->length
+			);
+			kfree((*irq_req_buffer)[count]);
+		}
+	}
+	reactivate_fd(thread_fd, UBD_IRQ);
+
+	list_for_each_safe(list, next_ele, &restart){
+		ubd = container_of(list, struct ubd, restart);
+		list_del_init(&ubd->restart);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&ubd->lock, flags);
+		do_ubd_request(ubd->queue);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ubd->lock, flags);
+	}
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t ubd_intr(int irq, void *dev)
+{
+	ubd_handler();
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+/* Only changed by ubd_init, which is an initcall. */
+static int io_pid = -1;
+
+static void kill_io_thread(void)
+{
+	if(io_pid != -1)
+		os_kill_process(io_pid, 1);
+}
+
+__uml_exitcall(kill_io_thread);
+
+static inline int ubd_file_size(struct ubd *ubd_dev, __u64 *size_out)
+{
+	char *file;
+	int fd;
+	int err;
+
+	__u32 version;
+	__u32 align;
+	char *backing_file;
+	time_t mtime;
+	unsigned long long size;
+	int sector_size;
+	int bitmap_offset;
+
+	if (ubd_dev->file && ubd_dev->cow.file) {
+		file = ubd_dev->cow.file;
+
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	fd = os_open_file(ubd_dev->file, of_read(OPENFLAGS()), 0);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return fd;
+
+	err = read_cow_header(file_reader, &fd, &version, &backing_file, \
+		&mtime, &size, &sector_size, &align, &bitmap_offset);
+	os_close_file(fd);
+
+	if(err == -EINVAL)
+		file = ubd_dev->file;
+	else
+		file = backing_file;
+
+out:
+	return os_file_size(file, size_out);
+}
+
+static int read_cow_bitmap(int fd, void *buf, int offset, int len)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = os_pread_file(fd, buf, len, offset);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int backing_file_mismatch(char *file, __u64 size, time_t mtime)
+{
+	unsigned long modtime;
+	unsigned long long actual;
+	int err;
+
+	err = os_file_modtime(file, &modtime);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to get modification time of backing "
+		       "file \"%s\", err = %d\n", file, -err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	err = os_file_size(file, &actual);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to get size of backing file \"%s\", "
+		       "err = %d\n", file, -err);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (actual != size) {
+		/*__u64 can be a long on AMD64 and with %lu GCC complains; so
+		 * the typecast.*/
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Size mismatch (%llu vs %llu) of COW header "
+		       "vs backing file\n", (unsigned long long) size, actual);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	if (modtime != mtime) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "mtime mismatch (%ld vs %ld) of COW header vs "
+		       "backing file\n", mtime, modtime);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int path_requires_switch(char *from_cmdline, char *from_cow, char *cow)
+{
+	struct uml_stat buf1, buf2;
+	int err;
+
+	if (from_cmdline == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	if (!strcmp(from_cmdline, from_cow))
+		return 0;
+
+	err = os_stat_file(from_cmdline, &buf1);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't stat '%s', err = %d\n", from_cmdline,
+		       -err);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	err = os_stat_file(from_cow, &buf2);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Couldn't stat '%s', err = %d\n", from_cow,
+		       -err);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	if ((buf1.ust_dev == buf2.ust_dev) && (buf1.ust_ino == buf2.ust_ino))
+		return 0;
+
+	printk(KERN_ERR "Backing file mismatch - \"%s\" requested, "
+	       "\"%s\" specified in COW header of \"%s\"\n",
+	       from_cmdline, from_cow, cow);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int open_ubd_file(char *file, struct openflags *openflags, int shared,
+		  char **backing_file_out, int *bitmap_offset_out,
+		  unsigned long *bitmap_len_out, int *data_offset_out,
+		  int *create_cow_out)
+{
+	time_t mtime;
+	unsigned long long size;
+	__u32 version, align;
+	char *backing_file;
+	int fd, err, sectorsize, asked_switch, mode = 0644;
+
+	fd = os_open_file(file, *openflags, mode);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		if ((fd == -ENOENT) && (create_cow_out != NULL))
+			*create_cow_out = 1;
+		if (!openflags->w ||
+		    ((fd != -EROFS) && (fd != -EACCES)))
+			return fd;
+		openflags->w = 0;
+		fd = os_open_file(file, *openflags, mode);
+		if (fd < 0)
+			return fd;
+	}
+
+	if (shared)
+		printk(KERN_INFO "Not locking \"%s\" on the host\n", file);
+	else {
+		err = os_lock_file(fd, openflags->w);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to lock '%s', err = %d\n",
+			       file, -err);
+			goto out_close;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Successful return case! */
+	if (backing_file_out == NULL)
+		return fd;
+
+	err = read_cow_header(file_reader, &fd, &version, &backing_file, &mtime,
+			      &size, &sectorsize, &align, bitmap_offset_out);
+	if (err && (*backing_file_out != NULL)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to read COW header from COW file "
+		       "\"%s\", errno = %d\n", file, -err);
+		goto out_close;
+	}
+	if (err)
+		return fd;
+
+	asked_switch = path_requires_switch(*backing_file_out, backing_file,
+					    file);
+
+	/* Allow switching only if no mismatch. */
+	if (asked_switch && !backing_file_mismatch(*backing_file_out, size,
+						   mtime)) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Switching backing file to '%s'\n",
+		       *backing_file_out);
+		err = write_cow_header(file, fd, *backing_file_out,
+				       sectorsize, align, &size);
+		if (err) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Switch failed, errno = %d\n", -err);
+			goto out_close;
+		}
+	} else {
+		*backing_file_out = backing_file;
+		err = backing_file_mismatch(*backing_file_out, size, mtime);
+		if (err)
+			goto out_close;
+	}
+
+	cow_sizes(version, size, sectorsize, align, *bitmap_offset_out,
+		  bitmap_len_out, data_offset_out);
+
+	return fd;
+ out_close:
+	os_close_file(fd);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int create_cow_file(char *cow_file, char *backing_file,
+		    struct openflags flags,
+		    int sectorsize, int alignment, int *bitmap_offset_out,
+		    unsigned long *bitmap_len_out, int *data_offset_out)
+{
+	int err, fd;
+
+	flags.c = 1;
+	fd = open_ubd_file(cow_file, &flags, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (fd < 0) {
+		err = fd;
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Open of COW file '%s' failed, errno = %d\n",
+		       cow_file, -err);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	err = init_cow_file(fd, cow_file, backing_file, sectorsize, alignment,
+			    bitmap_offset_out, bitmap_len_out,
+			    data_offset_out);
+	if (!err)
+		return fd;
+	os_close_file(fd);
+ out:
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void ubd_close_dev(struct ubd *ubd_dev)
+{
+	os_close_file(ubd_dev->fd);
+	if(ubd_dev->cow.file == NULL)
+		return;
+
+	os_close_file(ubd_dev->cow.fd);
+	vfree(ubd_dev->cow.bitmap);
+	ubd_dev->cow.bitmap = NULL;
+}
+
+static int ubd_open_dev(struct ubd *ubd_dev)
+{
+	struct openflags flags;
+	char **back_ptr;
+	int err, create_cow, *create_ptr;
+	int fd;
+
+	ubd_dev->openflags = ubd_dev->boot_openflags;
+	create_cow = 0;
+	create_ptr = (ubd_dev->cow.file != NULL) ? &create_cow : NULL;
+	back_ptr = ubd_dev->no_cow ? NULL : &ubd_dev->cow.file;
+
+	fd = open_ubd_file(ubd_dev->file, &ubd_dev->openflags, ubd_dev->shared,
+				back_ptr, &ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_offset,
+				&ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_len, &ubd_dev->cow.data_offset,
+				create_ptr);
+
+	if((fd == -ENOENT) && create_cow){
+		fd = create_cow_file(ubd_dev->file, ubd_dev->cow.file,
+					  ubd_dev->openflags, 1 << 9, PAGE_SIZE,
+					  &ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_offset,
+					  &ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_len,
+					  &ubd_dev->cow.data_offset);
+		if(fd >= 0){
+			printk(KERN_INFO "Creating \"%s\" as COW file for "
+			       "\"%s\"\n", ubd_dev->file, ubd_dev->cow.file);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(fd < 0){
+		printk("Failed to open '%s', errno = %d\n", ubd_dev->file,
+		       -fd);
+		return fd;
+	}
+	ubd_dev->fd = fd;
+
+	if(ubd_dev->cow.file != NULL){
+		blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(ubd_dev->queue, 8 * sizeof(long));
+
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		ubd_dev->cow.bitmap = vmalloc(ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_len);
+		if(ubd_dev->cow.bitmap == NULL){
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to vmalloc COW bitmap\n");
+			goto error;
+		}
+		flush_tlb_kernel_vm();
+
+		err = read_cow_bitmap(ubd_dev->fd, ubd_dev->cow.bitmap,
+				      ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_offset,
+				      ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_len);
+		if(err < 0)
+			goto error;
+
+		flags = ubd_dev->openflags;
+		flags.w = 0;
+		err = open_ubd_file(ubd_dev->cow.file, &flags, ubd_dev->shared, NULL,
+				    NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		if(err < 0) goto error;
+		ubd_dev->cow.fd = err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+ error:
+	os_close_file(ubd_dev->fd);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void ubd_device_release(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	blk_cleanup_queue(ubd_dev->queue);
+	*ubd_dev = ((struct ubd) DEFAULT_UBD);
+}
+
+static int ubd_disk_register(int major, u64 size, int unit,
+			     struct gendisk **disk_out)
+{
+	struct device *parent = NULL;
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+
+	disk = alloc_disk(1 << UBD_SHIFT);
+	if(disk == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	disk->major = major;
+	disk->first_minor = unit << UBD_SHIFT;
+	disk->fops = &ubd_blops;
+	set_capacity(disk, size / 512);
+	if (major == UBD_MAJOR)
+		sprintf(disk->disk_name, "ubd%c", 'a' + unit);
+	else
+		sprintf(disk->disk_name, "ubd_fake%d", unit);
+
+	/* sysfs register (not for ide fake devices) */
+	if (major == UBD_MAJOR) {
+		ubd_devs[unit].pdev.id   = unit;
+		ubd_devs[unit].pdev.name = DRIVER_NAME;
+		ubd_devs[unit].pdev.dev.release = ubd_device_release;
+		dev_set_drvdata(&ubd_devs[unit].pdev.dev, &ubd_devs[unit]);
+		platform_device_register(&ubd_devs[unit].pdev);
+		parent = &ubd_devs[unit].pdev.dev;
+	}
+
+	disk->private_data = &ubd_devs[unit];
+	disk->queue = ubd_devs[unit].queue;
+	device_add_disk(parent, disk, NULL);
+
+	*disk_out = disk;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define ROUND_BLOCK(n) ((n + ((1 << 9) - 1)) & (-1 << 9))
+
+static int ubd_add(int n, char **error_out)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = &ubd_devs[n];
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if(ubd_dev->file == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	err = ubd_file_size(ubd_dev, &ubd_dev->size);
+	if(err < 0){
+		*error_out = "Couldn't determine size of device's file";
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ubd_dev->size = ROUND_BLOCK(ubd_dev->size);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ubd_dev->restart);
+	sg_init_table(ubd_dev->sg, MAX_SG);
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	ubd_dev->queue = blk_init_queue(do_ubd_request, &ubd_dev->lock);
+	if (ubd_dev->queue == NULL) {
+		*error_out = "Failed to initialize device queue";
+		goto out;
+	}
+	ubd_dev->queue->queuedata = ubd_dev;
+	blk_queue_write_cache(ubd_dev->queue, true, false);
+
+	blk_queue_max_segments(ubd_dev->queue, MAX_SG);
+	err = ubd_disk_register(UBD_MAJOR, ubd_dev->size, n, &ubd_gendisk[n]);
+	if(err){
+		*error_out = "Failed to register device";
+		goto out_cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (fake_major != UBD_MAJOR)
+		ubd_disk_register(fake_major, ubd_dev->size, n,
+				  &fake_gendisk[n]);
+
+	/*
+	 * Perhaps this should also be under the "if (fake_major)" above
+	 * using the fake_disk->disk_name
+	 */
+	if (fake_ide)
+		make_ide_entries(ubd_gendisk[n]->disk_name);
+
+	err = 0;
+out:
+	return err;
+
+out_cleanup:
+	blk_cleanup_queue(ubd_dev->queue);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+static int ubd_config(char *str, char **error_out)
+{
+	int n, ret;
+
+	/* This string is possibly broken up and stored, so it's only
+	 * freed if ubd_setup_common fails, or if only general options
+	 * were set.
+	 */
+	str = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (str == NULL) {
+		*error_out = "Failed to allocate memory";
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	ret = ubd_setup_common(str, &n, error_out);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free;
+
+	if (n == -1) {
+		ret = 0;
+		goto err_free;
+	}
+
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+	ret = ubd_add(n, error_out);
+	if (ret)
+		ubd_devs[n].file = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+
+err_free:
+	kfree(str);
+	goto out;
+}
+
+static int ubd_get_config(char *name, char *str, int size, char **error_out)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev;
+	int n, len = 0;
+
+	n = parse_unit(&name);
+	if((n >= MAX_DEV) || (n < 0)){
+		*error_out = "ubd_get_config : device number out of range";
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ubd_dev = &ubd_devs[n];
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+
+	if(ubd_dev->file == NULL){
+		CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, len, "", 1);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, len, ubd_dev->file, 0);
+
+	if(ubd_dev->cow.file != NULL){
+		CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, len, ",", 0);
+		CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, len, ubd_dev->cow.file, 1);
+	}
+	else CONFIG_CHUNK(str, size, len, "", 1);
+
+ out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+	return len;
+}
+
+static int ubd_id(char **str, int *start_out, int *end_out)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	n = parse_unit(str);
+	*start_out = 0;
+	*end_out = MAX_DEV - 1;
+	return n;
+}
+
+static int ubd_remove(int n, char **error_out)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = ubd_gendisk[n];
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev;
+	int err = -ENODEV;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+
+	ubd_dev = &ubd_devs[n];
+
+	if(ubd_dev->file == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* you cannot remove a open disk */
+	err = -EBUSY;
+	if(ubd_dev->count > 0)
+		goto out;
+
+	ubd_gendisk[n] = NULL;
+	if(disk != NULL){
+		del_gendisk(disk);
+		put_disk(disk);
+	}
+
+	if(fake_gendisk[n] != NULL){
+		del_gendisk(fake_gendisk[n]);
+		put_disk(fake_gendisk[n]);
+		fake_gendisk[n] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+	platform_device_unregister(&ubd_dev->pdev);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* All these are called by mconsole in process context and without
+ * ubd-specific locks.  The structure itself is const except for .list.
+ */
+static struct mc_device ubd_mc = {
+	.list		= LIST_HEAD_INIT(ubd_mc.list),
+	.name		= "ubd",
+	.config		= ubd_config,
+	.get_config	= ubd_get_config,
+	.id		= ubd_id,
+	.remove		= ubd_remove,
+};
+
+static int __init ubd_mc_init(void)
+{
+	mconsole_register_dev(&ubd_mc);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__initcall(ubd_mc_init);
+
+static int __init ubd0_init(void)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = &ubd_devs[0];
+
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+	if(ubd_dev->file == NULL)
+		ubd_dev->file = "root_fs";
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+__initcall(ubd0_init);
+
+/* Used in ubd_init, which is an initcall */
+static struct platform_driver ubd_driver = {
+	.driver = {
+		.name  = DRIVER_NAME,
+	},
+};
+
+static int __init ubd_init(void)
+{
+	char *error;
+	int i, err;
+
+	if (register_blkdev(UBD_MAJOR, "ubd"))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (fake_major != UBD_MAJOR) {
+		char name[sizeof("ubd_nnn\0")];
+
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ubd_%d", fake_major);
+		if (register_blkdev(fake_major, "ubd"))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	irq_req_buffer = kmalloc_array(UBD_REQ_BUFFER_SIZE,
+				       sizeof(struct io_thread_req *),
+				       GFP_KERNEL
+		);
+	irq_remainder = 0;
+
+	if (irq_req_buffer == NULL) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to initialize ubd buffering\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	io_req_buffer = kmalloc_array(UBD_REQ_BUFFER_SIZE,
+				      sizeof(struct io_thread_req *),
+				      GFP_KERNEL
+		);
+
+	io_remainder = 0;
+
+	if (io_req_buffer == NULL) {
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to initialize ubd buffering\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	platform_driver_register(&ubd_driver);
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_lock);
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_DEV; i++){
+		err = ubd_add(i, &error);
+		if(err)
+			printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to initialize ubd device %d :"
+			       "%s\n", i, error);
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+late_initcall(ubd_init);
+
+static int __init ubd_driver_init(void){
+	unsigned long stack;
+	int err;
+
+	/* Set by CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD_SYNC or ubd=sync.*/
+	if(global_openflags.s){
+		printk(KERN_INFO "ubd: Synchronous mode\n");
+		/* Letting ubd=sync be like using ubd#s= instead of ubd#= is
+		 * enough. So use anyway the io thread. */
+	}
+	stack = alloc_stack(0, 0);
+	io_pid = start_io_thread(stack + PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(void *),
+				 &thread_fd);
+	if(io_pid < 0){
+		printk(KERN_ERR
+		       "ubd : Failed to start I/O thread (errno = %d) - "
+		       "falling back to synchronous I/O\n", -io_pid);
+		io_pid = -1;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	err = um_request_irq(UBD_IRQ, thread_fd, IRQ_READ, ubd_intr,
+			     0, "ubd", ubd_devs);
+	if(err != 0)
+		printk(KERN_ERR "um_request_irq failed - errno = %d\n", -err);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+device_initcall(ubd_driver_init);
+
+static int ubd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = bdev->bd_disk;
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = disk->private_data;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_mutex);
+	if(ubd_dev->count == 0){
+		err = ubd_open_dev(ubd_dev);
+		if(err){
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Can't open \"%s\": errno = %d\n",
+			       disk->disk_name, ubd_dev->file, -err);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+	ubd_dev->count++;
+	set_disk_ro(disk, !ubd_dev->openflags.w);
+
+	/* This should no more be needed. And it didn't work anyway to exclude
+	 * read-write remounting of filesystems.*/
+	/*if((mode & FMODE_WRITE) && !ubd_dev->openflags.w){
+	        if(--ubd_dev->count == 0) ubd_close_dev(ubd_dev);
+	        err = -EROFS;
+	}*/
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void ubd_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = disk->private_data;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ubd_mutex);
+	if(--ubd_dev->count == 0)
+		ubd_close_dev(ubd_dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&ubd_mutex);
+}
+
+static void cowify_bitmap(__u64 io_offset, int length, unsigned long *cow_mask,
+			  __u64 *cow_offset, unsigned long *bitmap,
+			  __u64 bitmap_offset, unsigned long *bitmap_words,
+			  __u64 bitmap_len)
+{
+	__u64 sector = io_offset >> 9;
+	int i, update_bitmap = 0;
+
+	for(i = 0; i < length >> 9; i++){
+		if(cow_mask != NULL)
+			ubd_set_bit(i, (unsigned char *) cow_mask);
+		if(ubd_test_bit(sector + i, (unsigned char *) bitmap))
+			continue;
+
+		update_bitmap = 1;
+		ubd_set_bit(sector + i, (unsigned char *) bitmap);
+	}
+
+	if(!update_bitmap)
+		return;
+
+	*cow_offset = sector / (sizeof(unsigned long) * 8);
+
+	/* This takes care of the case where we're exactly at the end of the
+	 * device, and *cow_offset + 1 is off the end.  So, just back it up
+	 * by one word.  Thanks to Lynn Kerby for the fix and James McMechan
+	 * for the original diagnosis.
+	 */
+	if (*cow_offset == (DIV_ROUND_UP(bitmap_len,
+					 sizeof(unsigned long)) - 1))
+		(*cow_offset)--;
+
+	bitmap_words[0] = bitmap[*cow_offset];
+	bitmap_words[1] = bitmap[*cow_offset + 1];
+
+	*cow_offset *= sizeof(unsigned long);
+	*cow_offset += bitmap_offset;
+}
+
+static void cowify_req(struct io_thread_req *req, unsigned long *bitmap,
+		       __u64 bitmap_offset, __u64 bitmap_len)
+{
+	__u64 sector = req->offset >> 9;
+	int i;
+
+	if(req->length > (sizeof(req->sector_mask) * 8) << 9)
+		panic("Operation too long");
+
+	if(req->op == UBD_READ) {
+		for(i = 0; i < req->length >> 9; i++){
+			if(ubd_test_bit(sector + i, (unsigned char *) bitmap))
+				ubd_set_bit(i, (unsigned char *)
+					    &req->sector_mask);
+		}
+	}
+	else cowify_bitmap(req->offset, req->length, &req->sector_mask,
+			   &req->cow_offset, bitmap, bitmap_offset,
+			   req->bitmap_words, bitmap_len);
+}
+
+/* Called with dev->lock held */
+static void prepare_request(struct request *req, struct io_thread_req *io_req,
+			    unsigned long long offset, int page_offset,
+			    int len, struct page *page)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = req->rq_disk;
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = disk->private_data;
+
+	io_req->req = req;
+	io_req->fds[0] = (ubd_dev->cow.file != NULL) ? ubd_dev->cow.fd :
+		ubd_dev->fd;
+	io_req->fds[1] = ubd_dev->fd;
+	io_req->cow_offset = -1;
+	io_req->offset = offset;
+	io_req->length = len;
+	io_req->error = 0;
+	io_req->sector_mask = 0;
+
+	io_req->op = (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) ? UBD_READ : UBD_WRITE;
+	io_req->offsets[0] = 0;
+	io_req->offsets[1] = ubd_dev->cow.data_offset;
+	io_req->buffer = page_address(page) + page_offset;
+	io_req->sectorsize = 1 << 9;
+
+	if(ubd_dev->cow.file != NULL)
+		cowify_req(io_req, ubd_dev->cow.bitmap,
+			   ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_offset, ubd_dev->cow.bitmap_len);
+
+}
+
+/* Called with dev->lock held */
+static void prepare_flush_request(struct request *req,
+				  struct io_thread_req *io_req)
+{
+	struct gendisk *disk = req->rq_disk;
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = disk->private_data;
+
+	io_req->req = req;
+	io_req->fds[0] = (ubd_dev->cow.file != NULL) ? ubd_dev->cow.fd :
+		ubd_dev->fd;
+	io_req->op = UBD_FLUSH;
+}
+
+static bool submit_request(struct io_thread_req *io_req, struct ubd *dev)
+{
+	int n = os_write_file(thread_fd, &io_req,
+			     sizeof(io_req));
+	if (n != sizeof(io_req)) {
+		if (n != -EAGAIN)
+			printk("write to io thread failed, "
+			       "errno = %d\n", -n);
+		else if (list_empty(&dev->restart))
+			list_add(&dev->restart, &restart);
+
+		kfree(io_req);
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Called with dev->lock held */
+static void do_ubd_request(struct request_queue *q)
+{
+	struct io_thread_req *io_req;
+	struct request *req;
+
+	while(1){
+		struct ubd *dev = q->queuedata;
+		if(dev->request == NULL){
+			struct request *req = blk_fetch_request(q);
+			if(req == NULL)
+				return;
+
+			dev->request = req;
+			dev->rq_pos = blk_rq_pos(req);
+			dev->start_sg = 0;
+			dev->end_sg = blk_rq_map_sg(q, req, dev->sg);
+		}
+
+		req = dev->request;
+
+		if (req_op(req) == REQ_OP_FLUSH) {
+			io_req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct io_thread_req),
+					 GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if (io_req == NULL) {
+				if (list_empty(&dev->restart))
+					list_add(&dev->restart, &restart);
+				return;
+			}
+			prepare_flush_request(req, io_req);
+			if (submit_request(io_req, dev) == false)
+				return;
+		}
+
+		while(dev->start_sg < dev->end_sg){
+			struct scatterlist *sg = &dev->sg[dev->start_sg];
+
+			io_req = kmalloc(sizeof(struct io_thread_req),
+					 GFP_ATOMIC);
+			if(io_req == NULL){
+				if(list_empty(&dev->restart))
+					list_add(&dev->restart, &restart);
+				return;
+			}
+			prepare_request(req, io_req,
+					(unsigned long long)dev->rq_pos << 9,
+					sg->offset, sg->length, sg_page(sg));
+
+			if (submit_request(io_req, dev) == false)
+				return;
+
+			dev->rq_pos += sg->length >> 9;
+			dev->start_sg++;
+		}
+		dev->end_sg = 0;
+		dev->request = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
+static int ubd_getgeo(struct block_device *bdev, struct hd_geometry *geo)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
+
+	geo->heads = 128;
+	geo->sectors = 32;
+	geo->cylinders = ubd_dev->size / (128 * 32 * 512);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ubd_ioctl(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode,
+		     unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct ubd *ubd_dev = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
+	u16 ubd_id[ATA_ID_WORDS];
+
+	switch (cmd) {
+		struct cdrom_volctrl volume;
+	case HDIO_GET_IDENTITY:
+		memset(&ubd_id, 0, ATA_ID_WORDS * 2);
+		ubd_id[ATA_ID_CYLS]	= ubd_dev->size / (128 * 32 * 512);
+		ubd_id[ATA_ID_HEADS]	= 128;
+		ubd_id[ATA_ID_SECTORS]	= 32;
+		if(copy_to_user((char __user *) arg, (char *) &ubd_id,
+				 sizeof(ubd_id)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
+
+	case CDROMVOLREAD:
+		if(copy_from_user(&volume, (char __user *) arg, sizeof(volume)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		volume.channel0 = 255;
+		volume.channel1 = 255;
+		volume.channel2 = 255;
+		volume.channel3 = 255;
+		if(copy_to_user((char __user *) arg, &volume, sizeof(volume)))
+			return -EFAULT;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int update_bitmap(struct io_thread_req *req)
+{
+	int n;
+
+	if(req->cow_offset == -1)
+		return 0;
+
+	n = os_pwrite_file(req->fds[1], &req->bitmap_words,
+			  sizeof(req->bitmap_words), req->cow_offset);
+	if(n != sizeof(req->bitmap_words)){
+		printk("do_io - bitmap update failed, err = %d fd = %d\n", -n,
+		       req->fds[1]);
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void do_io(struct io_thread_req *req)
+{
+	char *buf;
+	unsigned long len;
+	int n, nsectors, start, end, bit;
+	__u64 off;
+
+	if (req->op == UBD_FLUSH) {
+		/* fds[0] is always either the rw image or our cow file */
+		n = os_sync_file(req->fds[0]);
+		if (n != 0) {
+			printk("do_io - sync failed err = %d "
+			       "fd = %d\n", -n, req->fds[0]);
+			req->error = 1;
+		}
+		return;
+	}
+
+	nsectors = req->length / req->sectorsize;
+	start = 0;
+	do {
+		bit = ubd_test_bit(start, (unsigned char *) &req->sector_mask);
+		end = start;
+		while((end < nsectors) &&
+		      (ubd_test_bit(end, (unsigned char *)
+				    &req->sector_mask) == bit))
+			end++;
+
+		off = req->offset + req->offsets[bit] +
+			start * req->sectorsize;
+		len = (end - start) * req->sectorsize;
+		buf = &req->buffer[start * req->sectorsize];
+
+		if(req->op == UBD_READ){
+			n = 0;
+			do {
+				buf = &buf[n];
+				len -= n;
+				n = os_pread_file(req->fds[bit], buf, len, off);
+				if (n < 0) {
+					printk("do_io - read failed, err = %d "
+					       "fd = %d\n", -n, req->fds[bit]);
+					req->error = 1;
+					return;
+				}
+			} while((n < len) && (n != 0));
+			if (n < len) memset(&buf[n], 0, len - n);
+		} else {
+			n = os_pwrite_file(req->fds[bit], buf, len, off);
+			if(n != len){
+				printk("do_io - write failed err = %d "
+				       "fd = %d\n", -n, req->fds[bit]);
+				req->error = 1;
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		start = end;
+	} while(start < nsectors);
+
+	req->error = update_bitmap(req);
+}
+
+/* Changed in start_io_thread, which is serialized by being called only
+ * from ubd_init, which is an initcall.
+ */
+int kernel_fd = -1;
+
+/* Only changed by the io thread. XXX: currently unused. */
+static int io_count = 0;
+
+int io_thread(void *arg)
+{
+	int n, count, written, res;
+
+	os_fix_helper_signals();
+
+	while(1){
+		n = bulk_req_safe_read(
+			kernel_fd,
+			io_req_buffer,
+			&io_remainder,
+			&io_remainder_size,
+			UBD_REQ_BUFFER_SIZE
+		);
+		if (n < 0) {
+			if (n == -EAGAIN) {
+				ubd_read_poll(-1);
+				continue;
+			} else {
+				printk("io_thread - read failed, fd = %d, "
+				       "err = %d,"
+				       "reminder = %d\n",
+				       kernel_fd, -n, io_remainder_size);
+			}
+		}
+
+		for (count = 0; count < n/sizeof(struct io_thread_req *); count++) {
+			io_count++;
+			do_io((*io_req_buffer)[count]);
+		}
+
+		written = 0;
+
+		do {
+			res = os_write_file(kernel_fd,
+					    ((char *) io_req_buffer) + written,
+					    n - written);
+			if (res >= 0) {
+				written += res;
+			} else {
+				if (res != -EAGAIN) {
+					printk("io_thread - write failed, fd = %d, "
+					       "err = %d\n", kernel_fd, -n);
+				}
+			}
+			if (written < n) {
+				ubd_write_poll(-1);
+			}
+		} while (written < n);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}