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+====================
+device-mapper uevent
+====================
+
+The device-mapper uevent code adds the capability to device-mapper to create
+and send kobject uevents (uevents).  Previously device-mapper events were only
+available through the ioctl interface.  The advantage of the uevents interface
+is the event contains environment attributes providing increased context for
+the event avoiding the need to query the state of the device-mapper device after
+the event is received.
+
+There are two functions currently for device-mapper events.  The first function
+listed creates the event and the second function sends the event(s)::
+
+  void dm_path_uevent(enum dm_uevent_type event_type, struct dm_target *ti,
+                      const char *path, unsigned nr_valid_paths)
+
+  void dm_send_uevents(struct list_head *events, struct kobject *kobj)
+
+
+The variables added to the uevent environment are:
+
+Variable Name: DM_TARGET
+------------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: string
+:Description:
+:Value: Name of device-mapper target that generated the event.
+
+Variable Name: DM_ACTION
+------------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: string
+:Description:
+:Value: Device-mapper specific action that caused the uevent action.
+	PATH_FAILED - A path has failed;
+	PATH_REINSTATED - A path has been reinstated.
+
+Variable Name: DM_SEQNUM
+------------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: unsigned integer
+:Description: A sequence number for this specific device-mapper device.
+:Value: Valid unsigned integer range.
+
+Variable Name: DM_PATH
+----------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: string
+:Description: Major and minor number of the path device pertaining to this
+	      event.
+:Value: Path name in the form of "Major:Minor"
+
+Variable Name: DM_NR_VALID_PATHS
+--------------------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: unsigned integer
+:Description:
+:Value: Valid unsigned integer range.
+
+Variable Name: DM_NAME
+----------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: string
+:Description: Name of the device-mapper device.
+:Value: Name
+
+Variable Name: DM_UUID
+----------------------
+:Uevent Action(s): KOBJ_CHANGE
+:Type: string
+:Description: UUID of the device-mapper device.
+:Value: UUID. (Empty string if there isn't one.)
+
+An example of the uevents generated as captured by udevmonitor is shown
+below
+
+1.) Path failure::
+
+	UEVENT[1192521009.711215] change@/block/dm-3
+	ACTION=change
+	DEVPATH=/block/dm-3
+	SUBSYSTEM=block
+	DM_TARGET=multipath
+	DM_ACTION=PATH_FAILED
+	DM_SEQNUM=1
+	DM_PATH=8:32
+	DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=0
+	DM_NAME=mpath2
+	DM_UUID=mpath-35333333000002328
+	MINOR=3
+	MAJOR=253
+	SEQNUM=1130
+
+2.) Path reinstate::
+
+	UEVENT[1192521132.989927] change@/block/dm-3
+	ACTION=change
+	DEVPATH=/block/dm-3
+	SUBSYSTEM=block
+	DM_TARGET=multipath
+	DM_ACTION=PATH_REINSTATED
+	DM_SEQNUM=2
+	DM_PATH=8:32
+	DM_NR_VALID_PATHS=1
+	DM_NAME=mpath2
+	DM_UUID=mpath-35333333000002328
+	MINOR=3
+	MAJOR=253
+	SEQNUM=1131