Adding upstream version 6.1.76.upstream/6.1.76

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

1 files changed, 3803 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..590d1b50a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3803 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+   drbd.c
+
+   This file is part of DRBD by Philipp Reisner and Lars Ellenberg.
+
+   Copyright (C) 2001-2008, LINBIT Information Technologies GmbH.
+   Copyright (C) 1999-2008, Philipp Reisner <philipp.reisner@linbit.com>.
+   Copyright (C) 2002-2008, Lars Ellenberg <lars.ellenberg@linbit.com>.
+
+   Thanks to Carter Burden, Bart Grantham and Gennadiy Nerubayev
+   from Logicworks, Inc. for making SDP replication support possible.
+
+
+ */
+
+#define pr_fmt(fmt)	KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/drbd.h>
+#include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <asm/types.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/memcontrol.h>
+#include <linux/mm_inline.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/random.h>
+#include <linux/reboot.h>
+#include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#define __KERNEL_SYSCALLS__
+#include <linux/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/sched/signal.h>
+
+#include <linux/drbd_limits.h>
+#include "drbd_int.h"
+#include "drbd_protocol.h"
+#include "drbd_req.h" /* only for _req_mod in tl_release and tl_clear */
+#include "drbd_vli.h"
+#include "drbd_debugfs.h"
+
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(drbd_main_mutex);
+static int drbd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode);
+static void drbd_release(struct gendisk *gd, fmode_t mode);
+static void md_sync_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t);
+static int w_bitmap_io(struct drbd_work *w, int unused);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Philipp Reisner <phil@linbit.com>, "
+	      "Lars Ellenberg <lars@linbit.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("drbd - Distributed Replicated Block Device v" REL_VERSION);
+MODULE_VERSION(REL_VERSION);
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(minor_count, "Approximate number of drbd devices ("
+		 __stringify(DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_MIN) "-" __stringify(DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_MAX) ")");
+MODULE_ALIAS_BLOCKDEV_MAJOR(DRBD_MAJOR);
+
+#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+/* thanks to these macros, if compiled into the kernel (not-module),
+ * these become boot parameters (e.g., drbd.minor_count) */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRBD_FAULT_INJECTION
+int drbd_enable_faults;
+int drbd_fault_rate;
+static int drbd_fault_count;
+static int drbd_fault_devs;
+/* bitmap of enabled faults */
+module_param_named(enable_faults, drbd_enable_faults, int, 0664);
+/* fault rate % value - applies to all enabled faults */
+module_param_named(fault_rate, drbd_fault_rate, int, 0664);
+/* count of faults inserted */
+module_param_named(fault_count, drbd_fault_count, int, 0664);
+/* bitmap of devices to insert faults on */
+module_param_named(fault_devs, drbd_fault_devs, int, 0644);
+#endif
+
+/* module parameters we can keep static */
+static bool drbd_allow_oos; /* allow_open_on_secondary */
+static bool drbd_disable_sendpage;
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(allow_oos, "DONT USE!");
+module_param_named(allow_oos, drbd_allow_oos, bool, 0);
+module_param_named(disable_sendpage, drbd_disable_sendpage, bool, 0644);
+
+/* module parameters we share */
+int drbd_proc_details; /* Detail level in proc drbd*/
+module_param_named(proc_details, drbd_proc_details, int, 0644);
+/* module parameters shared with defaults */
+unsigned int drbd_minor_count = DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_DEF;
+/* Module parameter for setting the user mode helper program
+ * to run. Default is /sbin/drbdadm */
+char drbd_usermode_helper[80] = "/sbin/drbdadm";
+module_param_named(minor_count, drbd_minor_count, uint, 0444);
+module_param_string(usermode_helper, drbd_usermode_helper, sizeof(drbd_usermode_helper), 0644);
+
+/* in 2.6.x, our device mapping and config info contains our virtual gendisks
+ * as member "struct gendisk *vdisk;"
+ */
+struct idr drbd_devices;
+struct list_head drbd_resources;
+struct mutex resources_mutex;
+
+struct kmem_cache *drbd_request_cache;
+struct kmem_cache *drbd_ee_cache;	/* peer requests */
+struct kmem_cache *drbd_bm_ext_cache;	/* bitmap extents */
+struct kmem_cache *drbd_al_ext_cache;	/* activity log extents */
+mempool_t drbd_request_mempool;
+mempool_t drbd_ee_mempool;
+mempool_t drbd_md_io_page_pool;
+struct bio_set drbd_md_io_bio_set;
+struct bio_set drbd_io_bio_set;
+
+/* I do not use a standard mempool, because:
+   1) I want to hand out the pre-allocated objects first.
+   2) I want to be able to interrupt sleeping allocation with a signal.
+   Note: This is a single linked list, the next pointer is the private
+	 member of struct page.
+ */
+struct page *drbd_pp_pool;
+DEFINE_SPINLOCK(drbd_pp_lock);
+int          drbd_pp_vacant;
+wait_queue_head_t drbd_pp_wait;
+
+DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(drbd_ratelimit_state, 5 * HZ, 5);
+
+static const struct block_device_operations drbd_ops = {
+	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.submit_bio	= drbd_submit_bio,
+	.open		= drbd_open,
+	.release	= drbd_release,
+};
+
+#ifdef __CHECKER__
+/* When checking with sparse, and this is an inline function, sparse will
+   give tons of false positives. When this is a real functions sparse works.
+ */
+int _get_ldev_if_state(struct drbd_device *device, enum drbd_disk_state mins)
+{
+	int io_allowed;
+
+	atomic_inc(&device->local_cnt);
+	io_allowed = (device->state.disk >= mins);
+	if (!io_allowed) {
+		if (atomic_dec_and_test(&device->local_cnt))
+			wake_up(&device->misc_wait);
+	}
+	return io_allowed;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * tl_release() - mark as BARRIER_ACKED all requests in the corresponding transfer log epoch
+ * @connection:	DRBD connection.
+ * @barrier_nr:	Expected identifier of the DRBD write barrier packet.
+ * @set_size:	Expected number of requests before that barrier.
+ *
+ * In case the passed barrier_nr or set_size does not match the oldest
+ * epoch of not yet barrier-acked requests, this function will cause a
+ * termination of the connection.
+ */
+void tl_release(struct drbd_connection *connection, unsigned int barrier_nr,
+		unsigned int set_size)
+{
+	struct drbd_request *r;
+	struct drbd_request *req = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
+	int expect_epoch = 0;
+	int expect_size = 0;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+
+	/* find oldest not yet barrier-acked write request,
+	 * count writes in its epoch. */
+	list_for_each_entry(r, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
+		const unsigned s = r->rq_state;
+		if (!req) {
+			if (!(s & RQ_WRITE))
+				continue;
+			if (!(s & RQ_NET_MASK))
+				continue;
+			if (s & RQ_NET_DONE)
+				continue;
+			req = r;
+			expect_epoch = req->epoch;
+			expect_size ++;
+		} else {
+			if (r->epoch != expect_epoch)
+				break;
+			if (!(s & RQ_WRITE))
+				continue;
+			/* if (s & RQ_DONE): not expected */
+			/* if (!(s & RQ_NET_MASK)): not expected */
+			expect_size++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* first some paranoia code */
+	if (req == NULL) {
+		drbd_err(connection, "BAD! BarrierAck #%u received, but no epoch in tl!?\n",
+			 barrier_nr);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+	if (expect_epoch != barrier_nr) {
+		drbd_err(connection, "BAD! BarrierAck #%u received, expected #%u!\n",
+			 barrier_nr, expect_epoch);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	if (expect_size != set_size) {
+		drbd_err(connection, "BAD! BarrierAck #%u received with n_writes=%u, expected n_writes=%u!\n",
+			 barrier_nr, set_size, expect_size);
+		goto bail;
+	}
+
+	/* Clean up list of requests processed during current epoch. */
+	/* this extra list walk restart is paranoia,
+	 * to catch requests being barrier-acked "unexpectedly".
+	 * It usually should find the same req again, or some READ preceding it. */
+	list_for_each_entry(req, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests)
+		if (req->epoch == expect_epoch) {
+			tmp = req;
+			break;
+		}
+	req = list_prepare_entry(tmp, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_from(req, r, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
+		if (req->epoch != expect_epoch)
+			break;
+		_req_mod(req, BARRIER_ACKED);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+
+	return;
+
+bail:
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+	conn_request_state(connection, NS(conn, C_PROTOCOL_ERROR), CS_HARD);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * _tl_restart() - Walks the transfer log, and applies an action to all requests
+ * @connection:	DRBD connection to operate on.
+ * @what:       The action/event to perform with all request objects
+ *
+ * @what might be one of CONNECTION_LOST_WHILE_PENDING, RESEND, FAIL_FROZEN_DISK_IO,
+ * RESTART_FROZEN_DISK_IO.
+ */
+/* must hold resource->req_lock */
+void _tl_restart(struct drbd_connection *connection, enum drbd_req_event what)
+{
+	struct drbd_request *req, *r;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, r, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests)
+		_req_mod(req, what);
+}
+
+void tl_restart(struct drbd_connection *connection, enum drbd_req_event what)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+	_tl_restart(connection, what);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tl_clear() - Clears all requests and &struct drbd_tl_epoch objects out of the TL
+ * @connection:	DRBD connection.
+ *
+ * This is called after the connection to the peer was lost. The storage covered
+ * by the requests on the transfer gets marked as our of sync. Called from the
+ * receiver thread and the worker thread.
+ */
+void tl_clear(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	tl_restart(connection, CONNECTION_LOST_WHILE_PENDING);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tl_abort_disk_io() - Abort disk I/O for all requests for a certain device in the TL
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ */
+void tl_abort_disk_io(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	struct drbd_connection *connection = first_peer_device(device)->connection;
+	struct drbd_request *req, *r;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, r, &connection->transfer_log, tl_requests) {
+		if (!(req->rq_state & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING))
+			continue;
+		if (req->device != device)
+			continue;
+		_req_mod(req, ABORT_DISK_IO);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&connection->resource->req_lock);
+}
+
+static int drbd_thread_setup(void *arg)
+{
+	struct drbd_thread *thi = (struct drbd_thread *) arg;
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = thi->resource;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int retval;
+
+	snprintf(current->comm, sizeof(current->comm), "drbd_%c_%s",
+		 thi->name[0],
+		 resource->name);
+
+	allow_kernel_signal(DRBD_SIGKILL);
+	allow_kernel_signal(SIGXCPU);
+restart:
+	retval = thi->function(thi);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+
+	/* if the receiver has been "EXITING", the last thing it did
+	 * was set the conn state to "StandAlone",
+	 * if now a re-connect request comes in, conn state goes C_UNCONNECTED,
+	 * and receiver thread will be "started".
+	 * drbd_thread_start needs to set "RESTARTING" in that case.
+	 * t_state check and assignment needs to be within the same spinlock,
+	 * so either thread_start sees EXITING, and can remap to RESTARTING,
+	 * or thread_start see NONE, and can proceed as normal.
+	 */
+
+	if (thi->t_state == RESTARTING) {
+		drbd_info(resource, "Restarting %s thread\n", thi->name);
+		thi->t_state = RUNNING;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+		goto restart;
+	}
+
+	thi->task = NULL;
+	thi->t_state = NONE;
+	smp_mb();
+	complete_all(&thi->stop);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+
+	drbd_info(resource, "Terminating %s\n", current->comm);
+
+	/* Release mod reference taken when thread was started */
+
+	if (thi->connection)
+		kref_put(&thi->connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
+	kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
+	module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+	return retval;
+}
+
+static void drbd_thread_init(struct drbd_resource *resource, struct drbd_thread *thi,
+			     int (*func) (struct drbd_thread *), const char *name)
+{
+	spin_lock_init(&thi->t_lock);
+	thi->task    = NULL;
+	thi->t_state = NONE;
+	thi->function = func;
+	thi->resource = resource;
+	thi->connection = NULL;
+	thi->name = name;
+}
+
+int drbd_thread_start(struct drbd_thread *thi)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = thi->resource;
+	struct task_struct *nt;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* is used from state engine doing drbd_thread_stop_nowait,
+	 * while holding the req lock irqsave */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+
+	switch (thi->t_state) {
+	case NONE:
+		drbd_info(resource, "Starting %s thread (from %s [%d])\n",
+			 thi->name, current->comm, current->pid);
+
+		/* Get ref on module for thread - this is released when thread exits */
+		if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) {
+			drbd_err(resource, "Failed to get module reference in drbd_thread_start\n");
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		kref_get(&resource->kref);
+		if (thi->connection)
+			kref_get(&thi->connection->kref);
+
+		init_completion(&thi->stop);
+		thi->reset_cpu_mask = 1;
+		thi->t_state = RUNNING;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+		flush_signals(current); /* otherw. may get -ERESTARTNOINTR */
+
+		nt = kthread_create(drbd_thread_setup, (void *) thi,
+				    "drbd_%c_%s", thi->name[0], thi->resource->name);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(nt)) {
+			drbd_err(resource, "Couldn't start thread\n");
+
+			if (thi->connection)
+				kref_put(&thi->connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
+			kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
+			module_put(THIS_MODULE);
+			return false;
+		}
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+		thi->task = nt;
+		thi->t_state = RUNNING;
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+		wake_up_process(nt);
+		break;
+	case EXITING:
+		thi->t_state = RESTARTING;
+		drbd_info(resource, "Restarting %s thread (from %s [%d])\n",
+				thi->name, current->comm, current->pid);
+		fallthrough;
+	case RUNNING:
+	case RESTARTING:
+	default:
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+void _drbd_thread_stop(struct drbd_thread *thi, int restart, int wait)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	enum drbd_thread_state ns = restart ? RESTARTING : EXITING;
+
+	/* may be called from state engine, holding the req lock irqsave */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+
+	if (thi->t_state == NONE) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+		if (restart)
+			drbd_thread_start(thi);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (thi->t_state != ns) {
+		if (thi->task == NULL) {
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		thi->t_state = ns;
+		smp_mb();
+		init_completion(&thi->stop);
+		if (thi->task != current)
+			send_sig(DRBD_SIGKILL, thi->task, 1);
+	}
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&thi->t_lock, flags);
+
+	if (wait)
+		wait_for_completion(&thi->stop);
+}
+
+int conn_lowest_minor(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device;
+	int vnr = 0, minor = -1;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	peer_device = idr_get_next(&connection->peer_devices, &vnr);
+	if (peer_device)
+		minor = device_to_minor(peer_device->device);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return minor;
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+/*
+ * drbd_calc_cpu_mask() - Generate CPU masks, spread over all CPUs
+ *
+ * Forces all threads of a resource onto the same CPU. This is beneficial for
+ * DRBD's performance. May be overwritten by user's configuration.
+ */
+static void drbd_calc_cpu_mask(cpumask_var_t *cpu_mask)
+{
+	unsigned int *resources_per_cpu, min_index = ~0;
+
+	resources_per_cpu = kcalloc(nr_cpu_ids, sizeof(*resources_per_cpu),
+				    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (resources_per_cpu) {
+		struct drbd_resource *resource;
+		unsigned int cpu, min = ~0;
+
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		for_each_resource_rcu(resource, &drbd_resources) {
+			for_each_cpu(cpu, resource->cpu_mask)
+				resources_per_cpu[cpu]++;
+		}
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+			if (resources_per_cpu[cpu] < min) {
+				min = resources_per_cpu[cpu];
+				min_index = cpu;
+			}
+		}
+		kfree(resources_per_cpu);
+	}
+	if (min_index == ~0) {
+		cpumask_setall(*cpu_mask);
+		return;
+	}
+	cpumask_set_cpu(min_index, *cpu_mask);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_thread_current_set_cpu() - modifies the cpu mask of the _current_ thread
+ * @thi:	drbd_thread object
+ *
+ * call in the "main loop" of _all_ threads, no need for any mutex, current won't die
+ * prematurely.
+ */
+void drbd_thread_current_set_cpu(struct drbd_thread *thi)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = thi->resource;
+	struct task_struct *p = current;
+
+	if (!thi->reset_cpu_mask)
+		return;
+	thi->reset_cpu_mask = 0;
+	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(p, resource->cpu_mask);
+}
+#else
+#define drbd_calc_cpu_mask(A) ({})
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * drbd_header_size  -  size of a packet header
+ *
+ * The header size is a multiple of 8, so any payload following the header is
+ * word aligned on 64-bit architectures.  (The bitmap send and receive code
+ * relies on this.)
+ */
+unsigned int drbd_header_size(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 100) {
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(sizeof(struct p_header100), 8));
+		return sizeof(struct p_header100);
+	} else {
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct p_header80) !=
+			     sizeof(struct p_header95));
+		BUILD_BUG_ON(!IS_ALIGNED(sizeof(struct p_header80), 8));
+		return sizeof(struct p_header80);
+	}
+}
+
+static unsigned int prepare_header80(struct p_header80 *h, enum drbd_packet cmd, int size)
+{
+	h->magic   = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_MAGIC);
+	h->command = cpu_to_be16(cmd);
+	h->length  = cpu_to_be16(size);
+	return sizeof(struct p_header80);
+}
+
+static unsigned int prepare_header95(struct p_header95 *h, enum drbd_packet cmd, int size)
+{
+	h->magic   = cpu_to_be16(DRBD_MAGIC_BIG);
+	h->command = cpu_to_be16(cmd);
+	h->length = cpu_to_be32(size);
+	return sizeof(struct p_header95);
+}
+
+static unsigned int prepare_header100(struct p_header100 *h, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+				      int size, int vnr)
+{
+	h->magic = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_MAGIC_100);
+	h->volume = cpu_to_be16(vnr);
+	h->command = cpu_to_be16(cmd);
+	h->length = cpu_to_be32(size);
+	h->pad = 0;
+	return sizeof(struct p_header100);
+}
+
+static unsigned int prepare_header(struct drbd_connection *connection, int vnr,
+				   void *buffer, enum drbd_packet cmd, int size)
+{
+	if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 100)
+		return prepare_header100(buffer, cmd, size, vnr);
+	else if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 95 &&
+		 size > DRBD_MAX_SIZE_H80_PACKET)
+		return prepare_header95(buffer, cmd, size);
+	else
+		return prepare_header80(buffer, cmd, size);
+}
+
+static void *__conn_prepare_command(struct drbd_connection *connection,
+				    struct drbd_socket *sock)
+{
+	if (!sock->socket)
+		return NULL;
+	return sock->sbuf + drbd_header_size(connection);
+}
+
+void *conn_prepare_command(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct drbd_socket *sock)
+{
+	void *p;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sock->mutex);
+	p = __conn_prepare_command(connection, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		mutex_unlock(&sock->mutex);
+
+	return p;
+}
+
+void *drbd_prepare_command(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_socket *sock)
+{
+	return conn_prepare_command(peer_device->connection, sock);
+}
+
+static int __send_command(struct drbd_connection *connection, int vnr,
+			  struct drbd_socket *sock, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+			  unsigned int header_size, void *data,
+			  unsigned int size)
+{
+	int msg_flags;
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * Called with @data == NULL and the size of the data blocks in @size
+	 * for commands that send data blocks.  For those commands, omit the
+	 * MSG_MORE flag: this will increase the likelihood that data blocks
+	 * which are page aligned on the sender will end up page aligned on the
+	 * receiver.
+	 */
+	msg_flags = data ? MSG_MORE : 0;
+
+	header_size += prepare_header(connection, vnr, sock->sbuf, cmd,
+				      header_size + size);
+	err = drbd_send_all(connection, sock->socket, sock->sbuf, header_size,
+			    msg_flags);
+	if (data && !err)
+		err = drbd_send_all(connection, sock->socket, data, size, 0);
+	/* DRBD protocol "pings" are latency critical.
+	 * This is supposed to trigger tcp_push_pending_frames() */
+	if (!err && (cmd == P_PING || cmd == P_PING_ACK))
+		tcp_sock_set_nodelay(sock->socket->sk);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __conn_send_command(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct drbd_socket *sock,
+			       enum drbd_packet cmd, unsigned int header_size,
+			       void *data, unsigned int size)
+{
+	return __send_command(connection, 0, sock, cmd, header_size, data, size);
+}
+
+int conn_send_command(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct drbd_socket *sock,
+		      enum drbd_packet cmd, unsigned int header_size,
+		      void *data, unsigned int size)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = __conn_send_command(connection, sock, cmd, header_size, data, size);
+	mutex_unlock(&sock->mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int drbd_send_command(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_socket *sock,
+		      enum drbd_packet cmd, unsigned int header_size,
+		      void *data, unsigned int size)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = __send_command(peer_device->connection, peer_device->device->vnr,
+			     sock, cmd, header_size, data, size);
+	mutex_unlock(&sock->mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int drbd_send_ping(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+
+	sock = &connection->meta;
+	if (!conn_prepare_command(connection, sock))
+		return -EIO;
+	return conn_send_command(connection, sock, P_PING, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_ping_ack(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+
+	sock = &connection->meta;
+	if (!conn_prepare_command(connection, sock))
+		return -EIO;
+	return conn_send_command(connection, sock, P_PING_ACK, 0, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_sync_param(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_rs_param_95 *p;
+	int size;
+	const int apv = peer_device->connection->agreed_pro_version;
+	enum drbd_packet cmd;
+	struct net_conf *nc;
+	struct disk_conf *dc;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	nc = rcu_dereference(peer_device->connection->net_conf);
+
+	size = apv <= 87 ? sizeof(struct p_rs_param)
+		: apv == 88 ? sizeof(struct p_rs_param)
+			+ strlen(nc->verify_alg) + 1
+		: apv <= 94 ? sizeof(struct p_rs_param_89)
+		: /* apv >= 95 */ sizeof(struct p_rs_param_95);
+
+	cmd = apv >= 89 ? P_SYNC_PARAM89 : P_SYNC_PARAM;
+
+	/* initialize verify_alg and csums_alg */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(p->algs) != 2 * SHARED_SECRET_MAX);
+	memset(&p->algs, 0, sizeof(p->algs));
+
+	if (get_ldev(peer_device->device)) {
+		dc = rcu_dereference(peer_device->device->ldev->disk_conf);
+		p->resync_rate = cpu_to_be32(dc->resync_rate);
+		p->c_plan_ahead = cpu_to_be32(dc->c_plan_ahead);
+		p->c_delay_target = cpu_to_be32(dc->c_delay_target);
+		p->c_fill_target = cpu_to_be32(dc->c_fill_target);
+		p->c_max_rate = cpu_to_be32(dc->c_max_rate);
+		put_ldev(peer_device->device);
+	} else {
+		p->resync_rate = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_RESYNC_RATE_DEF);
+		p->c_plan_ahead = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF);
+		p->c_delay_target = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF);
+		p->c_fill_target = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF);
+		p->c_max_rate = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF);
+	}
+
+	if (apv >= 88)
+		strcpy(p->verify_alg, nc->verify_alg);
+	if (apv >= 89)
+		strcpy(p->csums_alg, nc->csums_alg);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, cmd, size, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int __drbd_send_protocol(struct drbd_connection *connection, enum drbd_packet cmd)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_protocol *p;
+	struct net_conf *nc;
+	int size, cf;
+
+	sock = &connection->data;
+	p = __conn_prepare_command(connection, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	nc = rcu_dereference(connection->net_conf);
+
+	if (nc->tentative && connection->agreed_pro_version < 92) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		drbd_err(connection, "--dry-run is not supported by peer");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	size = sizeof(*p);
+	if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 87)
+		size += strlen(nc->integrity_alg) + 1;
+
+	p->protocol      = cpu_to_be32(nc->wire_protocol);
+	p->after_sb_0p   = cpu_to_be32(nc->after_sb_0p);
+	p->after_sb_1p   = cpu_to_be32(nc->after_sb_1p);
+	p->after_sb_2p   = cpu_to_be32(nc->after_sb_2p);
+	p->two_primaries = cpu_to_be32(nc->two_primaries);
+	cf = 0;
+	if (nc->discard_my_data)
+		cf |= CF_DISCARD_MY_DATA;
+	if (nc->tentative)
+		cf |= CF_DRY_RUN;
+	p->conn_flags    = cpu_to_be32(cf);
+
+	if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 87)
+		strcpy(p->integrity_alg, nc->integrity_alg);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return __conn_send_command(connection, sock, cmd, size, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_protocol(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	mutex_lock(&connection->data.mutex);
+	err = __drbd_send_protocol(connection, P_PROTOCOL);
+	mutex_unlock(&connection->data.mutex);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int _drbd_send_uuids(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, u64 uuid_flags)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_uuids *p;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!get_ldev_if_state(device, D_NEGOTIATING))
+		return 0;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p) {
+		put_ldev(device);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+	spin_lock_irq(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock);
+	for (i = UI_CURRENT; i < UI_SIZE; i++)
+		p->uuid[i] = cpu_to_be64(device->ldev->md.uuid[i]);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock);
+
+	device->comm_bm_set = drbd_bm_total_weight(device);
+	p->uuid[UI_SIZE] = cpu_to_be64(device->comm_bm_set);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	uuid_flags |= rcu_dereference(peer_device->connection->net_conf)->discard_my_data ? 1 : 0;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	uuid_flags |= test_bit(CRASHED_PRIMARY, &device->flags) ? 2 : 0;
+	uuid_flags |= device->new_state_tmp.disk == D_INCONSISTENT ? 4 : 0;
+	p->uuid[UI_FLAGS] = cpu_to_be64(uuid_flags);
+
+	put_ldev(device);
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_UUIDS, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_uuids(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device)
+{
+	return _drbd_send_uuids(peer_device, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_uuids_skip_initial_sync(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device)
+{
+	return _drbd_send_uuids(peer_device, 8);
+}
+
+void drbd_print_uuids(struct drbd_device *device, const char *text)
+{
+	if (get_ldev_if_state(device, D_NEGOTIATING)) {
+		u64 *uuid = device->ldev->md.uuid;
+		drbd_info(device, "%s %016llX:%016llX:%016llX:%016llX\n",
+		     text,
+		     (unsigned long long)uuid[UI_CURRENT],
+		     (unsigned long long)uuid[UI_BITMAP],
+		     (unsigned long long)uuid[UI_HISTORY_START],
+		     (unsigned long long)uuid[UI_HISTORY_END]);
+		put_ldev(device);
+	} else {
+		drbd_info(device, "%s effective data uuid: %016llX\n",
+				text,
+				(unsigned long long)device->ed_uuid);
+	}
+}
+
+void drbd_gen_and_send_sync_uuid(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_rs_uuid *p;
+	u64 uuid;
+
+	D_ASSERT(device, device->state.disk == D_UP_TO_DATE);
+
+	uuid = device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP];
+	if (uuid && uuid != UUID_JUST_CREATED)
+		uuid = uuid + UUID_NEW_BM_OFFSET;
+	else
+		get_random_bytes(&uuid, sizeof(u64));
+	drbd_uuid_set(device, UI_BITMAP, uuid);
+	drbd_print_uuids(device, "updated sync UUID");
+	drbd_md_sync(device);
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (p) {
+		p->uuid = cpu_to_be64(uuid);
+		drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_SYNC_UUID, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+int drbd_send_sizes(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, int trigger_reply, enum dds_flags flags)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_sizes *p;
+	sector_t d_size, u_size;
+	int q_order_type;
+	unsigned int max_bio_size;
+	unsigned int packet_size;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	packet_size = sizeof(*p);
+	if (peer_device->connection->agreed_features & DRBD_FF_WSAME)
+		packet_size += sizeof(p->qlim[0]);
+
+	memset(p, 0, packet_size);
+	if (get_ldev_if_state(device, D_NEGOTIATING)) {
+		struct block_device *bdev = device->ldev->backing_bdev;
+		struct request_queue *q = bdev_get_queue(bdev);
+
+		d_size = drbd_get_max_capacity(device->ldev);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		u_size = rcu_dereference(device->ldev->disk_conf)->disk_size;
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		q_order_type = drbd_queue_order_type(device);
+		max_bio_size = queue_max_hw_sectors(q) << 9;
+		max_bio_size = min(max_bio_size, DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE);
+		p->qlim->physical_block_size =
+			cpu_to_be32(bdev_physical_block_size(bdev));
+		p->qlim->logical_block_size =
+			cpu_to_be32(bdev_logical_block_size(bdev));
+		p->qlim->alignment_offset =
+			cpu_to_be32(bdev_alignment_offset(bdev));
+		p->qlim->io_min = cpu_to_be32(bdev_io_min(bdev));
+		p->qlim->io_opt = cpu_to_be32(bdev_io_opt(bdev));
+		p->qlim->discard_enabled = !!bdev_max_discard_sectors(bdev);
+		put_ldev(device);
+	} else {
+		struct request_queue *q = device->rq_queue;
+
+		p->qlim->physical_block_size =
+			cpu_to_be32(queue_physical_block_size(q));
+		p->qlim->logical_block_size =
+			cpu_to_be32(queue_logical_block_size(q));
+		p->qlim->alignment_offset = 0;
+		p->qlim->io_min = cpu_to_be32(queue_io_min(q));
+		p->qlim->io_opt = cpu_to_be32(queue_io_opt(q));
+		p->qlim->discard_enabled = 0;
+
+		d_size = 0;
+		u_size = 0;
+		q_order_type = QUEUE_ORDERED_NONE;
+		max_bio_size = DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE; /* ... multiple BIOs per peer_request */
+	}
+
+	if (peer_device->connection->agreed_pro_version <= 94)
+		max_bio_size = min(max_bio_size, DRBD_MAX_SIZE_H80_PACKET);
+	else if (peer_device->connection->agreed_pro_version < 100)
+		max_bio_size = min(max_bio_size, DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE_P95);
+
+	p->d_size = cpu_to_be64(d_size);
+	p->u_size = cpu_to_be64(u_size);
+	if (trigger_reply)
+		p->c_size = 0;
+	else
+		p->c_size = cpu_to_be64(get_capacity(device->vdisk));
+	p->max_bio_size = cpu_to_be32(max_bio_size);
+	p->queue_order_type = cpu_to_be16(q_order_type);
+	p->dds_flags = cpu_to_be16(flags);
+
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_SIZES, packet_size, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_send_current_state() - Sends the drbd state to the peer
+ * @peer_device:	DRBD peer device.
+ */
+int drbd_send_current_state(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_state *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->state = cpu_to_be32(peer_device->device->state.i); /* Within the send mutex */
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_STATE, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_send_state() - After a state change, sends the new state to the peer
+ * @peer_device:      DRBD peer device.
+ * @state:     the state to send, not necessarily the current state.
+ *
+ * Each state change queues an "after_state_ch" work, which will eventually
+ * send the resulting new state to the peer. If more state changes happen
+ * between queuing and processing of the after_state_ch work, we still
+ * want to send each intermediary state in the order it occurred.
+ */
+int drbd_send_state(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, union drbd_state state)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_state *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->state = cpu_to_be32(state.i); /* Within the send mutex */
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_STATE, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_state_req(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, union drbd_state mask, union drbd_state val)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_req_state *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->mask = cpu_to_be32(mask.i);
+	p->val = cpu_to_be32(val.i);
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_STATE_CHG_REQ, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int conn_send_state_req(struct drbd_connection *connection, union drbd_state mask, union drbd_state val)
+{
+	enum drbd_packet cmd;
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_req_state *p;
+
+	cmd = connection->agreed_pro_version < 100 ? P_STATE_CHG_REQ : P_CONN_ST_CHG_REQ;
+	sock = &connection->data;
+	p = conn_prepare_command(connection, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->mask = cpu_to_be32(mask.i);
+	p->val = cpu_to_be32(val.i);
+	return conn_send_command(connection, sock, cmd, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+void drbd_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_state_rv retcode)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_req_state_reply *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->meta;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (p) {
+		p->retcode = cpu_to_be32(retcode);
+		drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_STATE_CHG_REPLY, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+void conn_send_sr_reply(struct drbd_connection *connection, enum drbd_state_rv retcode)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_req_state_reply *p;
+	enum drbd_packet cmd = connection->agreed_pro_version < 100 ? P_STATE_CHG_REPLY : P_CONN_ST_CHG_REPLY;
+
+	sock = &connection->meta;
+	p = conn_prepare_command(connection, sock);
+	if (p) {
+		p->retcode = cpu_to_be32(retcode);
+		conn_send_command(connection, sock, cmd, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+	}
+}
+
+static void dcbp_set_code(struct p_compressed_bm *p, enum drbd_bitmap_code code)
+{
+	BUG_ON(code & ~0xf);
+	p->encoding = (p->encoding & ~0xf) | code;
+}
+
+static void dcbp_set_start(struct p_compressed_bm *p, int set)
+{
+	p->encoding = (p->encoding & ~0x80) | (set ? 0x80 : 0);
+}
+
+static void dcbp_set_pad_bits(struct p_compressed_bm *p, int n)
+{
+	BUG_ON(n & ~0x7);
+	p->encoding = (p->encoding & (~0x7 << 4)) | (n << 4);
+}
+
+static int fill_bitmap_rle_bits(struct drbd_device *device,
+			 struct p_compressed_bm *p,
+			 unsigned int size,
+			 struct bm_xfer_ctx *c)
+{
+	struct bitstream bs;
+	unsigned long plain_bits;
+	unsigned long tmp;
+	unsigned long rl;
+	unsigned len;
+	unsigned toggle;
+	int bits, use_rle;
+
+	/* may we use this feature? */
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	use_rle = rcu_dereference(first_peer_device(device)->connection->net_conf)->use_rle;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	if (!use_rle || first_peer_device(device)->connection->agreed_pro_version < 90)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (c->bit_offset >= c->bm_bits)
+		return 0; /* nothing to do. */
+
+	/* use at most thus many bytes */
+	bitstream_init(&bs, p->code, size, 0);
+	memset(p->code, 0, size);
+	/* plain bits covered in this code string */
+	plain_bits = 0;
+
+	/* p->encoding & 0x80 stores whether the first run length is set.
+	 * bit offset is implicit.
+	 * start with toggle == 2 to be able to tell the first iteration */
+	toggle = 2;
+
+	/* see how much plain bits we can stuff into one packet
+	 * using RLE and VLI. */
+	do {
+		tmp = (toggle == 0) ? _drbd_bm_find_next_zero(device, c->bit_offset)
+				    : _drbd_bm_find_next(device, c->bit_offset);
+		if (tmp == -1UL)
+			tmp = c->bm_bits;
+		rl = tmp - c->bit_offset;
+
+		if (toggle == 2) { /* first iteration */
+			if (rl == 0) {
+				/* the first checked bit was set,
+				 * store start value, */
+				dcbp_set_start(p, 1);
+				/* but skip encoding of zero run length */
+				toggle = !toggle;
+				continue;
+			}
+			dcbp_set_start(p, 0);
+		}
+
+		/* paranoia: catch zero runlength.
+		 * can only happen if bitmap is modified while we scan it. */
+		if (rl == 0) {
+			drbd_err(device, "unexpected zero runlength while encoding bitmap "
+			    "t:%u bo:%lu\n", toggle, c->bit_offset);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		bits = vli_encode_bits(&bs, rl);
+		if (bits == -ENOBUFS) /* buffer full */
+			break;
+		if (bits <= 0) {
+			drbd_err(device, "error while encoding bitmap: %d\n", bits);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		toggle = !toggle;
+		plain_bits += rl;
+		c->bit_offset = tmp;
+	} while (c->bit_offset < c->bm_bits);
+
+	len = bs.cur.b - p->code + !!bs.cur.bit;
+
+	if (plain_bits < (len << 3)) {
+		/* incompressible with this method.
+		 * we need to rewind both word and bit position. */
+		c->bit_offset -= plain_bits;
+		bm_xfer_ctx_bit_to_word_offset(c);
+		c->bit_offset = c->word_offset * BITS_PER_LONG;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* RLE + VLI was able to compress it just fine.
+	 * update c->word_offset. */
+	bm_xfer_ctx_bit_to_word_offset(c);
+
+	/* store pad_bits */
+	dcbp_set_pad_bits(p, (8 - bs.cur.bit) & 0x7);
+
+	return len;
+}
+
+/*
+ * send_bitmap_rle_or_plain
+ *
+ * Return 0 when done, 1 when another iteration is needed, and a negative error
+ * code upon failure.
+ */
+static int
+send_bitmap_rle_or_plain(struct drbd_device *device, struct bm_xfer_ctx *c)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock = &first_peer_device(device)->connection->data;
+	unsigned int header_size = drbd_header_size(first_peer_device(device)->connection);
+	struct p_compressed_bm *p = sock->sbuf + header_size;
+	int len, err;
+
+	len = fill_bitmap_rle_bits(device, p,
+			DRBD_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE - header_size - sizeof(*p), c);
+	if (len < 0)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	if (len) {
+		dcbp_set_code(p, RLE_VLI_Bits);
+		err = __send_command(first_peer_device(device)->connection, device->vnr, sock,
+				     P_COMPRESSED_BITMAP, sizeof(*p) + len,
+				     NULL, 0);
+		c->packets[0]++;
+		c->bytes[0] += header_size + sizeof(*p) + len;
+
+		if (c->bit_offset >= c->bm_bits)
+			len = 0; /* DONE */
+	} else {
+		/* was not compressible.
+		 * send a buffer full of plain text bits instead. */
+		unsigned int data_size;
+		unsigned long num_words;
+		unsigned long *p = sock->sbuf + header_size;
+
+		data_size = DRBD_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE - header_size;
+		num_words = min_t(size_t, data_size / sizeof(*p),
+				  c->bm_words - c->word_offset);
+		len = num_words * sizeof(*p);
+		if (len)
+			drbd_bm_get_lel(device, c->word_offset, num_words, p);
+		err = __send_command(first_peer_device(device)->connection, device->vnr, sock, P_BITMAP, len, NULL, 0);
+		c->word_offset += num_words;
+		c->bit_offset = c->word_offset * BITS_PER_LONG;
+
+		c->packets[1]++;
+		c->bytes[1] += header_size + len;
+
+		if (c->bit_offset > c->bm_bits)
+			c->bit_offset = c->bm_bits;
+	}
+	if (!err) {
+		if (len == 0) {
+			INFO_bm_xfer_stats(device, "send", c);
+			return 0;
+		} else
+			return 1;
+	}
+	return -EIO;
+}
+
+/* See the comment at receive_bitmap() */
+static int _drbd_send_bitmap(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	struct bm_xfer_ctx c;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!expect(device->bitmap))
+		return false;
+
+	if (get_ldev(device)) {
+		if (drbd_md_test_flag(device->ldev, MDF_FULL_SYNC)) {
+			drbd_info(device, "Writing the whole bitmap, MDF_FullSync was set.\n");
+			drbd_bm_set_all(device);
+			if (drbd_bm_write(device)) {
+				/* write_bm did fail! Leave full sync flag set in Meta P_DATA
+				 * but otherwise process as per normal - need to tell other
+				 * side that a full resync is required! */
+				drbd_err(device, "Failed to write bitmap to disk!\n");
+			} else {
+				drbd_md_clear_flag(device, MDF_FULL_SYNC);
+				drbd_md_sync(device);
+			}
+		}
+		put_ldev(device);
+	}
+
+	c = (struct bm_xfer_ctx) {
+		.bm_bits = drbd_bm_bits(device),
+		.bm_words = drbd_bm_words(device),
+	};
+
+	do {
+		err = send_bitmap_rle_or_plain(device, &c);
+	} while (err > 0);
+
+	return err == 0;
+}
+
+int drbd_send_bitmap(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock = &first_peer_device(device)->connection->data;
+	int err = -1;
+
+	mutex_lock(&sock->mutex);
+	if (sock->socket)
+		err = !_drbd_send_bitmap(device);
+	mutex_unlock(&sock->mutex);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void drbd_send_b_ack(struct drbd_connection *connection, u32 barrier_nr, u32 set_size)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_barrier_ack *p;
+
+	if (connection->cstate < C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS)
+		return;
+
+	sock = &connection->meta;
+	p = conn_prepare_command(connection, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return;
+	p->barrier = barrier_nr;
+	p->set_size = cpu_to_be32(set_size);
+	conn_send_command(connection, sock, P_BARRIER_ACK, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * _drbd_send_ack() - Sends an ack packet
+ * @peer_device:	DRBD peer device.
+ * @cmd:		Packet command code.
+ * @sector:		sector, needs to be in big endian byte order
+ * @blksize:		size in byte, needs to be in big endian byte order
+ * @block_id:		Id, big endian byte order
+ */
+static int _drbd_send_ack(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+			  u64 sector, u32 blksize, u64 block_id)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_block_ack *p;
+
+	if (peer_device->device->state.conn < C_CONNECTED)
+		return -EIO;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->meta;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = sector;
+	p->block_id = block_id;
+	p->blksize = blksize;
+	p->seq_num = cpu_to_be32(atomic_inc_return(&peer_device->device->packet_seq));
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, cmd, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/* dp->sector and dp->block_id already/still in network byte order,
+ * data_size is payload size according to dp->head,
+ * and may need to be corrected for digest size. */
+void drbd_send_ack_dp(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+		      struct p_data *dp, int data_size)
+{
+	if (peer_device->connection->peer_integrity_tfm)
+		data_size -= crypto_shash_digestsize(peer_device->connection->peer_integrity_tfm);
+	_drbd_send_ack(peer_device, cmd, dp->sector, cpu_to_be32(data_size),
+		       dp->block_id);
+}
+
+void drbd_send_ack_rp(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+		      struct p_block_req *rp)
+{
+	_drbd_send_ack(peer_device, cmd, rp->sector, rp->blksize, rp->block_id);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_send_ack() - Sends an ack packet
+ * @peer_device:	DRBD peer device
+ * @cmd:		packet command code
+ * @peer_req:		peer request
+ */
+int drbd_send_ack(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+		  struct drbd_peer_request *peer_req)
+{
+	return _drbd_send_ack(peer_device, cmd,
+			      cpu_to_be64(peer_req->i.sector),
+			      cpu_to_be32(peer_req->i.size),
+			      peer_req->block_id);
+}
+
+/* This function misuses the block_id field to signal if the blocks
+ * are is sync or not. */
+int drbd_send_ack_ex(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+		     sector_t sector, int blksize, u64 block_id)
+{
+	return _drbd_send_ack(peer_device, cmd,
+			      cpu_to_be64(sector),
+			      cpu_to_be32(blksize),
+			      cpu_to_be64(block_id));
+}
+
+int drbd_send_rs_deallocated(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device,
+			     struct drbd_peer_request *peer_req)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_block_desc *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(peer_req->i.sector);
+	p->blksize = cpu_to_be32(peer_req->i.size);
+	p->pad = 0;
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_RS_DEALLOCATED, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_drequest(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, int cmd,
+		       sector_t sector, int size, u64 block_id)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_block_req *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(sector);
+	p->block_id = block_id;
+	p->blksize = cpu_to_be32(size);
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, cmd, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_drequest_csum(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, sector_t sector, int size,
+			    void *digest, int digest_size, enum drbd_packet cmd)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_block_req *p;
+
+	/* FIXME: Put the digest into the preallocated socket buffer.  */
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(sector);
+	p->block_id = ID_SYNCER /* unused */;
+	p->blksize = cpu_to_be32(size);
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, cmd, sizeof(*p), digest, digest_size);
+}
+
+int drbd_send_ov_request(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, sector_t sector, int size)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_block_req *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(sector);
+	p->block_id = ID_SYNCER /* unused */;
+	p->blksize = cpu_to_be32(size);
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_OV_REQUEST, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/* called on sndtimeo
+ * returns false if we should retry,
+ * true if we think connection is dead
+ */
+static int we_should_drop_the_connection(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct socket *sock)
+{
+	int drop_it;
+	/* long elapsed = (long)(jiffies - device->last_received); */
+
+	drop_it =   connection->meta.socket == sock
+		|| !connection->ack_receiver.task
+		|| get_t_state(&connection->ack_receiver) != RUNNING
+		|| connection->cstate < C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS;
+
+	if (drop_it)
+		return true;
+
+	drop_it = !--connection->ko_count;
+	if (!drop_it) {
+		drbd_err(connection, "[%s/%d] sock_sendmsg time expired, ko = %u\n",
+			 current->comm, current->pid, connection->ko_count);
+		request_ping(connection);
+	}
+
+	return drop_it; /* && (device->state == R_PRIMARY) */;
+}
+
+static void drbd_update_congested(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	struct sock *sk = connection->data.socket->sk;
+	if (sk->sk_wmem_queued > sk->sk_sndbuf * 4 / 5)
+		set_bit(NET_CONGESTED, &connection->flags);
+}
+
+/* The idea of sendpage seems to be to put some kind of reference
+ * to the page into the skb, and to hand it over to the NIC. In
+ * this process get_page() gets called.
+ *
+ * As soon as the page was really sent over the network put_page()
+ * gets called by some part of the network layer. [ NIC driver? ]
+ *
+ * [ get_page() / put_page() increment/decrement the count. If count
+ *   reaches 0 the page will be freed. ]
+ *
+ * This works nicely with pages from FSs.
+ * But this means that in protocol A we might signal IO completion too early!
+ *
+ * In order not to corrupt data during a resync we must make sure
+ * that we do not reuse our own buffer pages (EEs) to early, therefore
+ * we have the net_ee list.
+ *
+ * XFS seems to have problems, still, it submits pages with page_count == 0!
+ * As a workaround, we disable sendpage on pages
+ * with page_count == 0 or PageSlab.
+ */
+static int _drbd_no_send_page(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct page *page,
+			      int offset, size_t size, unsigned msg_flags)
+{
+	struct socket *socket;
+	void *addr;
+	int err;
+
+	socket = peer_device->connection->data.socket;
+	addr = kmap(page) + offset;
+	err = drbd_send_all(peer_device->connection, socket, addr, size, msg_flags);
+	kunmap(page);
+	if (!err)
+		peer_device->device->send_cnt += size >> 9;
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int _drbd_send_page(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct page *page,
+		    int offset, size_t size, unsigned msg_flags)
+{
+	struct socket *socket = peer_device->connection->data.socket;
+	int len = size;
+	int err = -EIO;
+
+	/* e.g. XFS meta- & log-data is in slab pages, which have a
+	 * page_count of 0 and/or have PageSlab() set.
+	 * we cannot use send_page for those, as that does get_page();
+	 * put_page(); and would cause either a VM_BUG directly, or
+	 * __page_cache_release a page that would actually still be referenced
+	 * by someone, leading to some obscure delayed Oops somewhere else. */
+	if (drbd_disable_sendpage || !sendpage_ok(page))
+		return _drbd_no_send_page(peer_device, page, offset, size, msg_flags);
+
+	msg_flags |= MSG_NOSIGNAL;
+	drbd_update_congested(peer_device->connection);
+	do {
+		int sent;
+
+		sent = socket->ops->sendpage(socket, page, offset, len, msg_flags);
+		if (sent <= 0) {
+			if (sent == -EAGAIN) {
+				if (we_should_drop_the_connection(peer_device->connection, socket))
+					break;
+				continue;
+			}
+			drbd_warn(peer_device->device, "%s: size=%d len=%d sent=%d\n",
+			     __func__, (int)size, len, sent);
+			if (sent < 0)
+				err = sent;
+			break;
+		}
+		len    -= sent;
+		offset += sent;
+	} while (len > 0 /* THINK && device->cstate >= C_CONNECTED*/);
+	clear_bit(NET_CONGESTED, &peer_device->connection->flags);
+
+	if (len == 0) {
+		err = 0;
+		peer_device->device->send_cnt += size >> 9;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int _drbd_send_bio(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct bio_vec bvec;
+	struct bvec_iter iter;
+
+	/* hint all but last page with MSG_MORE */
+	bio_for_each_segment(bvec, bio, iter) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = _drbd_no_send_page(peer_device, bvec.bv_page,
+					 bvec.bv_offset, bvec.bv_len,
+					 bio_iter_last(bvec, iter)
+					 ? 0 : MSG_MORE);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int _drbd_send_zc_bio(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct bio *bio)
+{
+	struct bio_vec bvec;
+	struct bvec_iter iter;
+
+	/* hint all but last page with MSG_MORE */
+	bio_for_each_segment(bvec, bio, iter) {
+		int err;
+
+		err = _drbd_send_page(peer_device, bvec.bv_page,
+				      bvec.bv_offset, bvec.bv_len,
+				      bio_iter_last(bvec, iter) ? 0 : MSG_MORE);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int _drbd_send_zc_ee(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device,
+			    struct drbd_peer_request *peer_req)
+{
+	struct page *page = peer_req->pages;
+	unsigned len = peer_req->i.size;
+	int err;
+
+	/* hint all but last page with MSG_MORE */
+	page_chain_for_each(page) {
+		unsigned l = min_t(unsigned, len, PAGE_SIZE);
+
+		err = _drbd_send_page(peer_device, page, 0, l,
+				      page_chain_next(page) ? MSG_MORE : 0);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+		len -= l;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static u32 bio_flags_to_wire(struct drbd_connection *connection,
+			     struct bio *bio)
+{
+	if (connection->agreed_pro_version >= 95)
+		return  (bio->bi_opf & REQ_SYNC ? DP_RW_SYNC : 0) |
+			(bio->bi_opf & REQ_FUA ? DP_FUA : 0) |
+			(bio->bi_opf & REQ_PREFLUSH ? DP_FLUSH : 0) |
+			(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_DISCARD ? DP_DISCARD : 0) |
+			(bio_op(bio) == REQ_OP_WRITE_ZEROES ?
+			  ((connection->agreed_features & DRBD_FF_WZEROES) ?
+			   (DP_ZEROES |(!(bio->bi_opf & REQ_NOUNMAP) ? DP_DISCARD : 0))
+			   : DP_DISCARD)
+			: 0);
+	else
+		return bio->bi_opf & REQ_SYNC ? DP_RW_SYNC : 0;
+}
+
+/* Used to send write or TRIM aka REQ_OP_DISCARD requests
+ * R_PRIMARY -> Peer	(P_DATA, P_TRIM)
+ */
+int drbd_send_dblock(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_request *req)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_data *p;
+	void *digest_out;
+	unsigned int dp_flags = 0;
+	int digest_size;
+	int err;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	digest_size = peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm ?
+		      crypto_shash_digestsize(peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm) : 0;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(req->i.sector);
+	p->block_id = (unsigned long)req;
+	p->seq_num = cpu_to_be32(atomic_inc_return(&device->packet_seq));
+	dp_flags = bio_flags_to_wire(peer_device->connection, req->master_bio);
+	if (device->state.conn >= C_SYNC_SOURCE &&
+	    device->state.conn <= C_PAUSED_SYNC_T)
+		dp_flags |= DP_MAY_SET_IN_SYNC;
+	if (peer_device->connection->agreed_pro_version >= 100) {
+		if (req->rq_state & RQ_EXP_RECEIVE_ACK)
+			dp_flags |= DP_SEND_RECEIVE_ACK;
+		/* During resync, request an explicit write ack,
+		 * even in protocol != C */
+		if (req->rq_state & RQ_EXP_WRITE_ACK
+		|| (dp_flags & DP_MAY_SET_IN_SYNC))
+			dp_flags |= DP_SEND_WRITE_ACK;
+	}
+	p->dp_flags = cpu_to_be32(dp_flags);
+
+	if (dp_flags & (DP_DISCARD|DP_ZEROES)) {
+		enum drbd_packet cmd = (dp_flags & DP_ZEROES) ? P_ZEROES : P_TRIM;
+		struct p_trim *t = (struct p_trim*)p;
+		t->size = cpu_to_be32(req->i.size);
+		err = __send_command(peer_device->connection, device->vnr, sock, cmd, sizeof(*t), NULL, 0);
+		goto out;
+	}
+	digest_out = p + 1;
+
+	/* our digest is still only over the payload.
+	 * TRIM does not carry any payload. */
+	if (digest_size)
+		drbd_csum_bio(peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm, req->master_bio, digest_out);
+	err = __send_command(peer_device->connection, device->vnr, sock, P_DATA,
+			     sizeof(*p) + digest_size, NULL, req->i.size);
+	if (!err) {
+		/* For protocol A, we have to memcpy the payload into
+		 * socket buffers, as we may complete right away
+		 * as soon as we handed it over to tcp, at which point the data
+		 * pages may become invalid.
+		 *
+		 * For data-integrity enabled, we copy it as well, so we can be
+		 * sure that even if the bio pages may still be modified, it
+		 * won't change the data on the wire, thus if the digest checks
+		 * out ok after sending on this side, but does not fit on the
+		 * receiving side, we sure have detected corruption elsewhere.
+		 */
+		if (!(req->rq_state & (RQ_EXP_RECEIVE_ACK | RQ_EXP_WRITE_ACK)) || digest_size)
+			err = _drbd_send_bio(peer_device, req->master_bio);
+		else
+			err = _drbd_send_zc_bio(peer_device, req->master_bio);
+
+		/* double check digest, sometimes buffers have been modified in flight. */
+		if (digest_size > 0 && digest_size <= 64) {
+			/* 64 byte, 512 bit, is the largest digest size
+			 * currently supported in kernel crypto. */
+			unsigned char digest[64];
+			drbd_csum_bio(peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm, req->master_bio, digest);
+			if (memcmp(p + 1, digest, digest_size)) {
+				drbd_warn(device,
+					"Digest mismatch, buffer modified by upper layers during write: %llus +%u\n",
+					(unsigned long long)req->i.sector, req->i.size);
+			}
+		} /* else if (digest_size > 64) {
+		     ... Be noisy about digest too large ...
+		} */
+	}
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&sock->mutex);  /* locked by drbd_prepare_command() */
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+/* answer packet, used to send data back for read requests:
+ *  Peer       -> (diskless) R_PRIMARY   (P_DATA_REPLY)
+ *  C_SYNC_SOURCE -> C_SYNC_TARGET         (P_RS_DATA_REPLY)
+ */
+int drbd_send_block(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, enum drbd_packet cmd,
+		    struct drbd_peer_request *peer_req)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_data *p;
+	int err;
+	int digest_size;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+
+	digest_size = peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm ?
+		      crypto_shash_digestsize(peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm) : 0;
+
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(peer_req->i.sector);
+	p->block_id = peer_req->block_id;
+	p->seq_num = 0;  /* unused */
+	p->dp_flags = 0;
+	if (digest_size)
+		drbd_csum_ee(peer_device->connection->integrity_tfm, peer_req, p + 1);
+	err = __send_command(peer_device->connection, device->vnr, sock, cmd, sizeof(*p) + digest_size, NULL, peer_req->i.size);
+	if (!err)
+		err = _drbd_send_zc_ee(peer_device, peer_req);
+	mutex_unlock(&sock->mutex);  /* locked by drbd_prepare_command() */
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int drbd_send_out_of_sync(struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, struct drbd_request *req)
+{
+	struct drbd_socket *sock;
+	struct p_block_desc *p;
+
+	sock = &peer_device->connection->data;
+	p = drbd_prepare_command(peer_device, sock);
+	if (!p)
+		return -EIO;
+	p->sector = cpu_to_be64(req->i.sector);
+	p->blksize = cpu_to_be32(req->i.size);
+	return drbd_send_command(peer_device, sock, P_OUT_OF_SYNC, sizeof(*p), NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+  drbd_send distinguishes two cases:
+
+  Packets sent via the data socket "sock"
+  and packets sent via the meta data socket "msock"
+
+		    sock                      msock
+  -----------------+-------------------------+------------------------------
+  timeout           conf.timeout / 2          conf.timeout / 2
+  timeout action    send a ping via msock     Abort communication
+					      and close all sockets
+*/
+
+/*
+ * you must have down()ed the appropriate [m]sock_mutex elsewhere!
+ */
+int drbd_send(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct socket *sock,
+	      void *buf, size_t size, unsigned msg_flags)
+{
+	struct kvec iov = {.iov_base = buf, .iov_len = size};
+	struct msghdr msg = {.msg_flags = msg_flags | MSG_NOSIGNAL};
+	int rv, sent = 0;
+
+	if (!sock)
+		return -EBADR;
+
+	/* THINK  if (signal_pending) return ... ? */
+
+	iov_iter_kvec(&msg.msg_iter, ITER_SOURCE, &iov, 1, size);
+
+	if (sock == connection->data.socket) {
+		rcu_read_lock();
+		connection->ko_count = rcu_dereference(connection->net_conf)->ko_count;
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		drbd_update_congested(connection);
+	}
+	do {
+		rv = sock_sendmsg(sock, &msg);
+		if (rv == -EAGAIN) {
+			if (we_should_drop_the_connection(connection, sock))
+				break;
+			else
+				continue;
+		}
+		if (rv == -EINTR) {
+			flush_signals(current);
+			rv = 0;
+		}
+		if (rv < 0)
+			break;
+		sent += rv;
+	} while (sent < size);
+
+	if (sock == connection->data.socket)
+		clear_bit(NET_CONGESTED, &connection->flags);
+
+	if (rv <= 0) {
+		if (rv != -EAGAIN) {
+			drbd_err(connection, "%s_sendmsg returned %d\n",
+				 sock == connection->meta.socket ? "msock" : "sock",
+				 rv);
+			conn_request_state(connection, NS(conn, C_BROKEN_PIPE), CS_HARD);
+		} else
+			conn_request_state(connection, NS(conn, C_TIMEOUT), CS_HARD);
+	}
+
+	return sent;
+}
+
+/*
+ * drbd_send_all  -  Send an entire buffer
+ *
+ * Returns 0 upon success and a negative error value otherwise.
+ */
+int drbd_send_all(struct drbd_connection *connection, struct socket *sock, void *buffer,
+		  size_t size, unsigned msg_flags)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = drbd_send(connection, sock, buffer, size, msg_flags);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+	if (err != size)
+		return -EIO;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int drbd_open(struct block_device *bdev, fmode_t mode)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int rv = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&drbd_main_mutex);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&device->resource->req_lock, flags);
+	/* to have a stable device->state.role
+	 * and no race with updating open_cnt */
+
+	if (device->state.role != R_PRIMARY) {
+		if (mode & FMODE_WRITE)
+			rv = -EROFS;
+		else if (!drbd_allow_oos)
+			rv = -EMEDIUMTYPE;
+	}
+
+	if (!rv)
+		device->open_cnt++;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&device->resource->req_lock, flags);
+	mutex_unlock(&drbd_main_mutex);
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
+static void drbd_release(struct gendisk *gd, fmode_t mode)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = gd->private_data;
+	mutex_lock(&drbd_main_mutex);
+	device->open_cnt--;
+	mutex_unlock(&drbd_main_mutex);
+}
+
+/* need to hold resource->req_lock */
+void drbd_queue_unplug(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	if (device->state.pdsk >= D_INCONSISTENT && device->state.conn >= C_CONNECTED) {
+		D_ASSERT(device, device->state.role == R_PRIMARY);
+		if (test_and_clear_bit(UNPLUG_REMOTE, &device->flags)) {
+			drbd_queue_work_if_unqueued(
+				&first_peer_device(device)->connection->sender_work,
+				&device->unplug_work);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void drbd_set_defaults(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	/* Beware! The actual layout differs
+	 * between big endian and little endian */
+	device->state = (union drbd_dev_state) {
+		{ .role = R_SECONDARY,
+		  .peer = R_UNKNOWN,
+		  .conn = C_STANDALONE,
+		  .disk = D_DISKLESS,
+		  .pdsk = D_UNKNOWN,
+		} };
+}
+
+void drbd_init_set_defaults(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	/* the memset(,0,) did most of this.
+	 * note: only assignments, no allocation in here */
+
+	drbd_set_defaults(device);
+
+	atomic_set(&device->ap_bio_cnt, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->ap_actlog_cnt, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->ap_pending_cnt, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->rs_pending_cnt, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->unacked_cnt, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->local_cnt, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->pp_in_use_by_net, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->rs_sect_in, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->rs_sect_ev, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->ap_in_flight, 0);
+	atomic_set(&device->md_io.in_use, 0);
+
+	mutex_init(&device->own_state_mutex);
+	device->state_mutex = &device->own_state_mutex;
+
+	spin_lock_init(&device->al_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&device->peer_seq_lock);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->active_ee);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->sync_ee);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->done_ee);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->read_ee);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->net_ee);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->resync_reads);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->resync_work.list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->unplug_work.list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->bm_io_work.w.list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->pending_master_completion[0]);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->pending_master_completion[1]);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->pending_completion[0]);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->pending_completion[1]);
+
+	device->resync_work.cb  = w_resync_timer;
+	device->unplug_work.cb  = w_send_write_hint;
+	device->bm_io_work.w.cb = w_bitmap_io;
+
+	timer_setup(&device->resync_timer, resync_timer_fn, 0);
+	timer_setup(&device->md_sync_timer, md_sync_timer_fn, 0);
+	timer_setup(&device->start_resync_timer, start_resync_timer_fn, 0);
+	timer_setup(&device->request_timer, request_timer_fn, 0);
+
+	init_waitqueue_head(&device->misc_wait);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&device->state_wait);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&device->ee_wait);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&device->al_wait);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&device->seq_wait);
+
+	device->resync_wenr = LC_FREE;
+	device->peer_max_bio_size = DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE_SAFE;
+	device->local_max_bio_size = DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE_SAFE;
+}
+
+void drbd_set_my_capacity(struct drbd_device *device, sector_t size)
+{
+	char ppb[10];
+
+	set_capacity_and_notify(device->vdisk, size);
+
+	drbd_info(device, "size = %s (%llu KB)\n",
+		ppsize(ppb, size>>1), (unsigned long long)size>>1);
+}
+
+void drbd_device_cleanup(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	int i;
+	if (first_peer_device(device)->connection->receiver.t_state != NONE)
+		drbd_err(device, "ASSERT FAILED: receiver t_state == %d expected 0.\n",
+				first_peer_device(device)->connection->receiver.t_state);
+
+	device->al_writ_cnt  =
+	device->bm_writ_cnt  =
+	device->read_cnt     =
+	device->recv_cnt     =
+	device->send_cnt     =
+	device->writ_cnt     =
+	device->p_size       =
+	device->rs_start     =
+	device->rs_total     =
+	device->rs_failed    = 0;
+	device->rs_last_events = 0;
+	device->rs_last_sect_ev = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < DRBD_SYNC_MARKS; i++) {
+		device->rs_mark_left[i] = 0;
+		device->rs_mark_time[i] = 0;
+	}
+	D_ASSERT(device, first_peer_device(device)->connection->net_conf == NULL);
+
+	set_capacity_and_notify(device->vdisk, 0);
+	if (device->bitmap) {
+		/* maybe never allocated. */
+		drbd_bm_resize(device, 0, 1);
+		drbd_bm_cleanup(device);
+	}
+
+	drbd_backing_dev_free(device, device->ldev);
+	device->ldev = NULL;
+
+	clear_bit(AL_SUSPENDED, &device->flags);
+
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->active_ee));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->sync_ee));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->done_ee));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->read_ee));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->net_ee));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->resync_reads));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&first_peer_device(device)->connection->sender_work.q));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->resync_work.list));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->unplug_work.list));
+
+	drbd_set_defaults(device);
+}
+
+
+static void drbd_destroy_mempools(void)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+
+	while (drbd_pp_pool) {
+		page = drbd_pp_pool;
+		drbd_pp_pool = (struct page *)page_private(page);
+		__free_page(page);
+		drbd_pp_vacant--;
+	}
+
+	/* D_ASSERT(device, atomic_read(&drbd_pp_vacant)==0); */
+
+	bioset_exit(&drbd_io_bio_set);
+	bioset_exit(&drbd_md_io_bio_set);
+	mempool_exit(&drbd_md_io_page_pool);
+	mempool_exit(&drbd_ee_mempool);
+	mempool_exit(&drbd_request_mempool);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(drbd_ee_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(drbd_request_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(drbd_bm_ext_cache);
+	kmem_cache_destroy(drbd_al_ext_cache);
+
+	drbd_ee_cache        = NULL;
+	drbd_request_cache   = NULL;
+	drbd_bm_ext_cache    = NULL;
+	drbd_al_ext_cache    = NULL;
+
+	return;
+}
+
+static int drbd_create_mempools(void)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	const int number = (DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE/PAGE_SIZE) * drbd_minor_count;
+	int i, ret;
+
+	/* caches */
+	drbd_request_cache = kmem_cache_create(
+		"drbd_req", sizeof(struct drbd_request), 0, 0, NULL);
+	if (drbd_request_cache == NULL)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	drbd_ee_cache = kmem_cache_create(
+		"drbd_ee", sizeof(struct drbd_peer_request), 0, 0, NULL);
+	if (drbd_ee_cache == NULL)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	drbd_bm_ext_cache = kmem_cache_create(
+		"drbd_bm", sizeof(struct bm_extent), 0, 0, NULL);
+	if (drbd_bm_ext_cache == NULL)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	drbd_al_ext_cache = kmem_cache_create(
+		"drbd_al", sizeof(struct lc_element), 0, 0, NULL);
+	if (drbd_al_ext_cache == NULL)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	/* mempools */
+	ret = bioset_init(&drbd_io_bio_set, BIO_POOL_SIZE, 0, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	ret = bioset_init(&drbd_md_io_bio_set, DRBD_MIN_POOL_PAGES, 0,
+			  BIOSET_NEED_BVECS);
+	if (ret)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	ret = mempool_init_page_pool(&drbd_md_io_page_pool, DRBD_MIN_POOL_PAGES, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&drbd_request_mempool, number,
+				     drbd_request_cache);
+	if (ret)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	ret = mempool_init_slab_pool(&drbd_ee_mempool, number, drbd_ee_cache);
+	if (ret)
+		goto Enomem;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < number; i++) {
+		page = alloc_page(GFP_HIGHUSER);
+		if (!page)
+			goto Enomem;
+		set_page_private(page, (unsigned long)drbd_pp_pool);
+		drbd_pp_pool = page;
+	}
+	drbd_pp_vacant = number;
+
+	return 0;
+
+Enomem:
+	drbd_destroy_mempools(); /* in case we allocated some */
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static void drbd_release_all_peer_reqs(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	int rr;
+
+	rr = drbd_free_peer_reqs(device, &device->active_ee);
+	if (rr)
+		drbd_err(device, "%d EEs in active list found!\n", rr);
+
+	rr = drbd_free_peer_reqs(device, &device->sync_ee);
+	if (rr)
+		drbd_err(device, "%d EEs in sync list found!\n", rr);
+
+	rr = drbd_free_peer_reqs(device, &device->read_ee);
+	if (rr)
+		drbd_err(device, "%d EEs in read list found!\n", rr);
+
+	rr = drbd_free_peer_reqs(device, &device->done_ee);
+	if (rr)
+		drbd_err(device, "%d EEs in done list found!\n", rr);
+
+	rr = drbd_free_peer_reqs(device, &device->net_ee);
+	if (rr)
+		drbd_err(device, "%d EEs in net list found!\n", rr);
+}
+
+/* caution. no locking. */
+void drbd_destroy_device(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = container_of(kref, struct drbd_device, kref);
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = device->resource;
+	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, *tmp_peer_device;
+
+	del_timer_sync(&device->request_timer);
+
+	/* paranoia asserts */
+	D_ASSERT(device, device->open_cnt == 0);
+	/* end paranoia asserts */
+
+	/* cleanup stuff that may have been allocated during
+	 * device (re-)configuration or state changes */
+
+	drbd_backing_dev_free(device, device->ldev);
+	device->ldev = NULL;
+
+	drbd_release_all_peer_reqs(device);
+
+	lc_destroy(device->act_log);
+	lc_destroy(device->resync);
+
+	kfree(device->p_uuid);
+	/* device->p_uuid = NULL; */
+
+	if (device->bitmap) /* should no longer be there. */
+		drbd_bm_cleanup(device);
+	__free_page(device->md_io.page);
+	put_disk(device->vdisk);
+	kfree(device->rs_plan_s);
+
+	/* not for_each_connection(connection, resource):
+	 * those may have been cleaned up and disassociated already.
+	 */
+	for_each_peer_device_safe(peer_device, tmp_peer_device, device) {
+		kref_put(&peer_device->connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
+		kfree(peer_device);
+	}
+	if (device->submit.wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(device->submit.wq);
+	kfree(device);
+	kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
+}
+
+/* One global retry thread, if we need to push back some bio and have it
+ * reinserted through our make request function.
+ */
+static struct retry_worker {
+	struct workqueue_struct *wq;
+	struct work_struct worker;
+
+	spinlock_t lock;
+	struct list_head writes;
+} retry;
+
+static void do_retry(struct work_struct *ws)
+{
+	struct retry_worker *retry = container_of(ws, struct retry_worker, worker);
+	LIST_HEAD(writes);
+	struct drbd_request *req, *tmp;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&retry->lock);
+	list_splice_init(&retry->writes, &writes);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&retry->lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, &writes, tl_requests) {
+		struct drbd_device *device = req->device;
+		struct bio *bio = req->master_bio;
+		bool expected;
+
+		expected =
+			expect(atomic_read(&req->completion_ref) == 0) &&
+			expect(req->rq_state & RQ_POSTPONED) &&
+			expect((req->rq_state & RQ_LOCAL_PENDING) == 0 ||
+				(req->rq_state & RQ_LOCAL_ABORTED) != 0);
+
+		if (!expected)
+			drbd_err(device, "req=%p completion_ref=%d rq_state=%x\n",
+				req, atomic_read(&req->completion_ref),
+				req->rq_state);
+
+		/* We still need to put one kref associated with the
+		 * "completion_ref" going zero in the code path that queued it
+		 * here.  The request object may still be referenced by a
+		 * frozen local req->private_bio, in case we force-detached.
+		 */
+		kref_put(&req->kref, drbd_req_destroy);
+
+		/* A single suspended or otherwise blocking device may stall
+		 * all others as well.  Fortunately, this code path is to
+		 * recover from a situation that "should not happen":
+		 * concurrent writes in multi-primary setup.
+		 * In a "normal" lifecycle, this workqueue is supposed to be
+		 * destroyed without ever doing anything.
+		 * If it turns out to be an issue anyways, we can do per
+		 * resource (replication group) or per device (minor) retry
+		 * workqueues instead.
+		 */
+
+		/* We are not just doing submit_bio_noacct(),
+		 * as we want to keep the start_time information. */
+		inc_ap_bio(device);
+		__drbd_make_request(device, bio);
+	}
+}
+
+/* called via drbd_req_put_completion_ref(),
+ * holds resource->req_lock */
+void drbd_restart_request(struct drbd_request *req)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&retry.lock, flags);
+	list_move_tail(&req->tl_requests, &retry.writes);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&retry.lock, flags);
+
+	/* Drop the extra reference that would otherwise
+	 * have been dropped by complete_master_bio.
+	 * do_retry() needs to grab a new one. */
+	dec_ap_bio(req->device);
+
+	queue_work(retry.wq, &retry.worker);
+}
+
+void drbd_destroy_resource(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource =
+		container_of(kref, struct drbd_resource, kref);
+
+	idr_destroy(&resource->devices);
+	free_cpumask_var(resource->cpu_mask);
+	kfree(resource->name);
+	kfree(resource);
+}
+
+void drbd_free_resource(struct drbd_resource *resource)
+{
+	struct drbd_connection *connection, *tmp;
+
+	for_each_connection_safe(connection, tmp, resource) {
+		list_del(&connection->connections);
+		drbd_debugfs_connection_cleanup(connection);
+		kref_put(&connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
+	}
+	drbd_debugfs_resource_cleanup(resource);
+	kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
+}
+
+static void drbd_cleanup(void)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+	struct drbd_device *device;
+	struct drbd_resource *resource, *tmp;
+
+	/* first remove proc,
+	 * drbdsetup uses it's presence to detect
+	 * whether DRBD is loaded.
+	 * If we would get stuck in proc removal,
+	 * but have netlink already deregistered,
+	 * some drbdsetup commands may wait forever
+	 * for an answer.
+	 */
+	if (drbd_proc)
+		remove_proc_entry("drbd", NULL);
+
+	if (retry.wq)
+		destroy_workqueue(retry.wq);
+
+	drbd_genl_unregister();
+
+	idr_for_each_entry(&drbd_devices, device, i)
+		drbd_delete_device(device);
+
+	/* not _rcu since, no other updater anymore. Genl already unregistered */
+	for_each_resource_safe(resource, tmp, &drbd_resources) {
+		list_del(&resource->resources);
+		drbd_free_resource(resource);
+	}
+
+	drbd_debugfs_cleanup();
+
+	drbd_destroy_mempools();
+	unregister_blkdev(DRBD_MAJOR, "drbd");
+
+	idr_destroy(&drbd_devices);
+
+	pr_info("module cleanup done.\n");
+}
+
+static void drbd_init_workqueue(struct drbd_work_queue* wq)
+{
+	spin_lock_init(&wq->q_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&wq->q);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&wq->q_wait);
+}
+
+struct completion_work {
+	struct drbd_work w;
+	struct completion done;
+};
+
+static int w_complete(struct drbd_work *w, int cancel)
+{
+	struct completion_work *completion_work =
+		container_of(w, struct completion_work, w);
+
+	complete(&completion_work->done);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void drbd_flush_workqueue(struct drbd_work_queue *work_queue)
+{
+	struct completion_work completion_work;
+
+	completion_work.w.cb = w_complete;
+	init_completion(&completion_work.done);
+	drbd_queue_work(work_queue, &completion_work.w);
+	wait_for_completion(&completion_work.done);
+}
+
+struct drbd_resource *drbd_find_resource(const char *name)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource;
+
+	if (!name || !name[0])
+		return NULL;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for_each_resource_rcu(resource, &drbd_resources) {
+		if (!strcmp(resource->name, name)) {
+			kref_get(&resource->kref);
+			goto found;
+		}
+	}
+	resource = NULL;
+found:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return resource;
+}
+
+struct drbd_connection *conn_get_by_addrs(void *my_addr, int my_addr_len,
+				     void *peer_addr, int peer_addr_len)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource;
+	struct drbd_connection *connection;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	for_each_resource_rcu(resource, &drbd_resources) {
+		for_each_connection_rcu(connection, resource) {
+			if (connection->my_addr_len == my_addr_len &&
+			    connection->peer_addr_len == peer_addr_len &&
+			    !memcmp(&connection->my_addr, my_addr, my_addr_len) &&
+			    !memcmp(&connection->peer_addr, peer_addr, peer_addr_len)) {
+				kref_get(&connection->kref);
+				goto found;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	connection = NULL;
+found:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return connection;
+}
+
+static int drbd_alloc_socket(struct drbd_socket *socket)
+{
+	socket->rbuf = (void *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!socket->rbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	socket->sbuf = (void *) __get_free_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!socket->sbuf)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void drbd_free_socket(struct drbd_socket *socket)
+{
+	free_page((unsigned long) socket->sbuf);
+	free_page((unsigned long) socket->rbuf);
+}
+
+void conn_free_crypto(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	drbd_free_sock(connection);
+
+	crypto_free_shash(connection->csums_tfm);
+	crypto_free_shash(connection->verify_tfm);
+	crypto_free_shash(connection->cram_hmac_tfm);
+	crypto_free_shash(connection->integrity_tfm);
+	crypto_free_shash(connection->peer_integrity_tfm);
+	kfree(connection->int_dig_in);
+	kfree(connection->int_dig_vv);
+
+	connection->csums_tfm = NULL;
+	connection->verify_tfm = NULL;
+	connection->cram_hmac_tfm = NULL;
+	connection->integrity_tfm = NULL;
+	connection->peer_integrity_tfm = NULL;
+	connection->int_dig_in = NULL;
+	connection->int_dig_vv = NULL;
+}
+
+int set_resource_options(struct drbd_resource *resource, struct res_opts *res_opts)
+{
+	struct drbd_connection *connection;
+	cpumask_var_t new_cpu_mask;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&new_cpu_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* silently ignore cpu mask on UP kernel */
+	if (nr_cpu_ids > 1 && res_opts->cpu_mask[0] != 0) {
+		err = bitmap_parse(res_opts->cpu_mask, DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE,
+				   cpumask_bits(new_cpu_mask), nr_cpu_ids);
+		if (err == -EOVERFLOW) {
+			/* So what. mask it out. */
+			cpumask_var_t tmp_cpu_mask;
+			if (zalloc_cpumask_var(&tmp_cpu_mask, GFP_KERNEL)) {
+				cpumask_setall(tmp_cpu_mask);
+				cpumask_and(new_cpu_mask, new_cpu_mask, tmp_cpu_mask);
+				drbd_warn(resource, "Overflow in bitmap_parse(%.12s%s), truncating to %u bits\n",
+					res_opts->cpu_mask,
+					strlen(res_opts->cpu_mask) > 12 ? "..." : "",
+					nr_cpu_ids);
+				free_cpumask_var(tmp_cpu_mask);
+				err = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		if (err) {
+			drbd_warn(resource, "bitmap_parse() failed with %d\n", err);
+			/* retcode = ERR_CPU_MASK_PARSE; */
+			goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+	resource->res_opts = *res_opts;
+	if (cpumask_empty(new_cpu_mask))
+		drbd_calc_cpu_mask(&new_cpu_mask);
+	if (!cpumask_equal(resource->cpu_mask, new_cpu_mask)) {
+		cpumask_copy(resource->cpu_mask, new_cpu_mask);
+		for_each_connection_rcu(connection, resource) {
+			connection->receiver.reset_cpu_mask = 1;
+			connection->ack_receiver.reset_cpu_mask = 1;
+			connection->worker.reset_cpu_mask = 1;
+		}
+	}
+	err = 0;
+
+fail:
+	free_cpumask_var(new_cpu_mask);
+	return err;
+
+}
+
+struct drbd_resource *drbd_create_resource(const char *name)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource;
+
+	resource = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drbd_resource), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!resource)
+		goto fail;
+	resource->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!resource->name)
+		goto fail_free_resource;
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&resource->cpu_mask, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto fail_free_name;
+	kref_init(&resource->kref);
+	idr_init(&resource->devices);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource->connections);
+	resource->write_ordering = WO_BDEV_FLUSH;
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&resource->resources, &drbd_resources);
+	mutex_init(&resource->conf_update);
+	mutex_init(&resource->adm_mutex);
+	spin_lock_init(&resource->req_lock);
+	drbd_debugfs_resource_add(resource);
+	return resource;
+
+fail_free_name:
+	kfree(resource->name);
+fail_free_resource:
+	kfree(resource);
+fail:
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/* caller must be under adm_mutex */
+struct drbd_connection *conn_create(const char *name, struct res_opts *res_opts)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource;
+	struct drbd_connection *connection;
+
+	connection = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drbd_connection), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!connection)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (drbd_alloc_socket(&connection->data))
+		goto fail;
+	if (drbd_alloc_socket(&connection->meta))
+		goto fail;
+
+	connection->current_epoch = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drbd_epoch), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!connection->current_epoch)
+		goto fail;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&connection->transfer_log);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&connection->current_epoch->list);
+	connection->epochs = 1;
+	spin_lock_init(&connection->epoch_lock);
+
+	connection->send.seen_any_write_yet = false;
+	connection->send.current_epoch_nr = 0;
+	connection->send.current_epoch_writes = 0;
+
+	resource = drbd_create_resource(name);
+	if (!resource)
+		goto fail;
+
+	connection->cstate = C_STANDALONE;
+	mutex_init(&connection->cstate_mutex);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&connection->ping_wait);
+	idr_init(&connection->peer_devices);
+
+	drbd_init_workqueue(&connection->sender_work);
+	mutex_init(&connection->data.mutex);
+	mutex_init(&connection->meta.mutex);
+
+	drbd_thread_init(resource, &connection->receiver, drbd_receiver, "receiver");
+	connection->receiver.connection = connection;
+	drbd_thread_init(resource, &connection->worker, drbd_worker, "worker");
+	connection->worker.connection = connection;
+	drbd_thread_init(resource, &connection->ack_receiver, drbd_ack_receiver, "ack_recv");
+	connection->ack_receiver.connection = connection;
+
+	kref_init(&connection->kref);
+
+	connection->resource = resource;
+
+	if (set_resource_options(resource, res_opts))
+		goto fail_resource;
+
+	kref_get(&resource->kref);
+	list_add_tail_rcu(&connection->connections, &resource->connections);
+	drbd_debugfs_connection_add(connection);
+	return connection;
+
+fail_resource:
+	list_del(&resource->resources);
+	drbd_free_resource(resource);
+fail:
+	kfree(connection->current_epoch);
+	drbd_free_socket(&connection->meta);
+	drbd_free_socket(&connection->data);
+	kfree(connection);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void drbd_destroy_connection(struct kref *kref)
+{
+	struct drbd_connection *connection = container_of(kref, struct drbd_connection, kref);
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = connection->resource;
+
+	if (atomic_read(&connection->current_epoch->epoch_size) !=  0)
+		drbd_err(connection, "epoch_size:%d\n", atomic_read(&connection->current_epoch->epoch_size));
+	kfree(connection->current_epoch);
+
+	idr_destroy(&connection->peer_devices);
+
+	drbd_free_socket(&connection->meta);
+	drbd_free_socket(&connection->data);
+	kfree(connection->int_dig_in);
+	kfree(connection->int_dig_vv);
+	kfree(connection);
+	kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
+}
+
+static int init_submitter(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	/* opencoded create_singlethread_workqueue(),
+	 * to be able to say "drbd%d", ..., minor */
+	device->submit.wq =
+		alloc_ordered_workqueue("drbd%u_submit", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, device->minor);
+	if (!device->submit.wq)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&device->submit.worker, do_submit);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->submit.writes);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+enum drbd_ret_code drbd_create_device(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx, unsigned int minor)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = adm_ctx->resource;
+	struct drbd_connection *connection, *n;
+	struct drbd_device *device;
+	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device, *tmp_peer_device;
+	struct gendisk *disk;
+	int id;
+	int vnr = adm_ctx->volume;
+	enum drbd_ret_code err = ERR_NOMEM;
+
+	device = minor_to_device(minor);
+	if (device)
+		return ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
+
+	/* GFP_KERNEL, we are outside of all write-out paths */
+	device = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drbd_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!device)
+		return ERR_NOMEM;
+	kref_init(&device->kref);
+
+	kref_get(&resource->kref);
+	device->resource = resource;
+	device->minor = minor;
+	device->vnr = vnr;
+
+	drbd_init_set_defaults(device);
+
+	disk = blk_alloc_disk(NUMA_NO_NODE);
+	if (!disk)
+		goto out_no_disk;
+
+	device->vdisk = disk;
+	device->rq_queue = disk->queue;
+
+	set_disk_ro(disk, true);
+
+	disk->major = DRBD_MAJOR;
+	disk->first_minor = minor;
+	disk->minors = 1;
+	disk->fops = &drbd_ops;
+	disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART;
+	sprintf(disk->disk_name, "drbd%d", minor);
+	disk->private_data = device;
+
+	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_STABLE_WRITES, disk->queue);
+	blk_queue_write_cache(disk->queue, true, true);
+	/* Setting the max_hw_sectors to an odd value of 8kibyte here
+	   This triggers a max_bio_size message upon first attach or connect */
+	blk_queue_max_hw_sectors(disk->queue, DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE_SAFE >> 8);
+
+	device->md_io.page = alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!device->md_io.page)
+		goto out_no_io_page;
+
+	if (drbd_bm_init(device))
+		goto out_no_bitmap;
+	device->read_requests = RB_ROOT;
+	device->write_requests = RB_ROOT;
+
+	id = idr_alloc(&drbd_devices, device, minor, minor + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0) {
+		if (id == -ENOSPC)
+			err = ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
+		goto out_no_minor_idr;
+	}
+	kref_get(&device->kref);
+
+	id = idr_alloc(&resource->devices, device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (id < 0) {
+		if (id == -ENOSPC)
+			err = ERR_MINOR_OR_VOLUME_EXISTS;
+		goto out_idr_remove_minor;
+	}
+	kref_get(&device->kref);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->peer_devices);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&device->pending_bitmap_io);
+	for_each_connection(connection, resource) {
+		peer_device = kzalloc(sizeof(struct drbd_peer_device), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!peer_device)
+			goto out_idr_remove_from_resource;
+		peer_device->connection = connection;
+		peer_device->device = device;
+
+		list_add(&peer_device->peer_devices, &device->peer_devices);
+		kref_get(&device->kref);
+
+		id = idr_alloc(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr, vnr + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (id < 0) {
+			if (id == -ENOSPC)
+				err = ERR_INVALID_REQUEST;
+			goto out_idr_remove_from_resource;
+		}
+		kref_get(&connection->kref);
+		INIT_WORK(&peer_device->send_acks_work, drbd_send_acks_wf);
+	}
+
+	if (init_submitter(device)) {
+		err = ERR_NOMEM;
+		goto out_idr_remove_from_resource;
+	}
+
+	err = add_disk(disk);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_destroy_workqueue;
+
+	/* inherit the connection state */
+	device->state.conn = first_connection(resource)->cstate;
+	if (device->state.conn == C_WF_REPORT_PARAMS) {
+		for_each_peer_device(peer_device, device)
+			drbd_connected(peer_device);
+	}
+	/* move to create_peer_device() */
+	for_each_peer_device(peer_device, device)
+		drbd_debugfs_peer_device_add(peer_device);
+	drbd_debugfs_device_add(device);
+	return NO_ERROR;
+
+out_destroy_workqueue:
+	destroy_workqueue(device->submit.wq);
+out_idr_remove_from_resource:
+	for_each_connection_safe(connection, n, resource) {
+		peer_device = idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, vnr);
+		if (peer_device)
+			kref_put(&connection->kref, drbd_destroy_connection);
+	}
+	for_each_peer_device_safe(peer_device, tmp_peer_device, device) {
+		list_del(&peer_device->peer_devices);
+		kfree(peer_device);
+	}
+	idr_remove(&resource->devices, vnr);
+out_idr_remove_minor:
+	idr_remove(&drbd_devices, minor);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+out_no_minor_idr:
+	drbd_bm_cleanup(device);
+out_no_bitmap:
+	__free_page(device->md_io.page);
+out_no_io_page:
+	put_disk(disk);
+out_no_disk:
+	kref_put(&resource->kref, drbd_destroy_resource);
+	kfree(device);
+	return err;
+}
+
+void drbd_delete_device(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource = device->resource;
+	struct drbd_connection *connection;
+	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device;
+
+	/* move to free_peer_device() */
+	for_each_peer_device(peer_device, device)
+		drbd_debugfs_peer_device_cleanup(peer_device);
+	drbd_debugfs_device_cleanup(device);
+	for_each_connection(connection, resource) {
+		idr_remove(&connection->peer_devices, device->vnr);
+		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	}
+	idr_remove(&resource->devices, device->vnr);
+	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	idr_remove(&drbd_devices, device_to_minor(device));
+	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+	del_gendisk(device->vdisk);
+	synchronize_rcu();
+	kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+}
+
+static int __init drbd_init(void)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (drbd_minor_count < DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_MIN || drbd_minor_count > DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_MAX) {
+		pr_err("invalid minor_count (%d)\n", drbd_minor_count);
+#ifdef MODULE
+		return -EINVAL;
+#else
+		drbd_minor_count = DRBD_MINOR_COUNT_DEF;
+#endif
+	}
+
+	err = register_blkdev(DRBD_MAJOR, "drbd");
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("unable to register block device major %d\n",
+		       DRBD_MAJOR);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * allocate all necessary structs
+	 */
+	init_waitqueue_head(&drbd_pp_wait);
+
+	drbd_proc = NULL; /* play safe for drbd_cleanup */
+	idr_init(&drbd_devices);
+
+	mutex_init(&resources_mutex);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drbd_resources);
+
+	err = drbd_genl_register();
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("unable to register generic netlink family\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	err = drbd_create_mempools();
+	if (err)
+		goto fail;
+
+	err = -ENOMEM;
+	drbd_proc = proc_create_single("drbd", S_IFREG | 0444 , NULL, drbd_seq_show);
+	if (!drbd_proc)	{
+		pr_err("unable to register proc file\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	retry.wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("drbd-reissue");
+	if (!retry.wq) {
+		pr_err("unable to create retry workqueue\n");
+		goto fail;
+	}
+	INIT_WORK(&retry.worker, do_retry);
+	spin_lock_init(&retry.lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&retry.writes);
+
+	drbd_debugfs_init();
+
+	pr_info("initialized. "
+	       "Version: " REL_VERSION " (api:%d/proto:%d-%d)\n",
+	       API_VERSION, PRO_VERSION_MIN, PRO_VERSION_MAX);
+	pr_info("%s\n", drbd_buildtag());
+	pr_info("registered as block device major %d\n", DRBD_MAJOR);
+	return 0; /* Success! */
+
+fail:
+	drbd_cleanup();
+	if (err == -ENOMEM)
+		pr_err("ran out of memory\n");
+	else
+		pr_err("initialization failure\n");
+	return err;
+}
+
+static void drbd_free_one_sock(struct drbd_socket *ds)
+{
+	struct socket *s;
+	mutex_lock(&ds->mutex);
+	s = ds->socket;
+	ds->socket = NULL;
+	mutex_unlock(&ds->mutex);
+	if (s) {
+		/* so debugfs does not need to mutex_lock() */
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		kernel_sock_shutdown(s, SHUT_RDWR);
+		sock_release(s);
+	}
+}
+
+void drbd_free_sock(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	if (connection->data.socket)
+		drbd_free_one_sock(&connection->data);
+	if (connection->meta.socket)
+		drbd_free_one_sock(&connection->meta);
+}
+
+/* meta data management */
+
+void conn_md_sync(struct drbd_connection *connection)
+{
+	struct drbd_peer_device *peer_device;
+	int vnr;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	idr_for_each_entry(&connection->peer_devices, peer_device, vnr) {
+		struct drbd_device *device = peer_device->device;
+
+		kref_get(&device->kref);
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		drbd_md_sync(device);
+		kref_put(&device->kref, drbd_destroy_device);
+		rcu_read_lock();
+	}
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+}
+
+/* aligned 4kByte */
+struct meta_data_on_disk {
+	u64 la_size_sect;      /* last agreed size. */
+	u64 uuid[UI_SIZE];   /* UUIDs. */
+	u64 device_uuid;
+	u64 reserved_u64_1;
+	u32 flags;             /* MDF */
+	u32 magic;
+	u32 md_size_sect;
+	u32 al_offset;         /* offset to this block */
+	u32 al_nr_extents;     /* important for restoring the AL (userspace) */
+	      /* `-- act_log->nr_elements <-- ldev->dc.al_extents */
+	u32 bm_offset;         /* offset to the bitmap, from here */
+	u32 bm_bytes_per_bit;  /* BM_BLOCK_SIZE */
+	u32 la_peer_max_bio_size;   /* last peer max_bio_size */
+
+	/* see al_tr_number_to_on_disk_sector() */
+	u32 al_stripes;
+	u32 al_stripe_size_4k;
+
+	u8 reserved_u8[4096 - (7*8 + 10*4)];
+} __packed;
+
+
+
+void drbd_md_write(struct drbd_device *device, void *b)
+{
+	struct meta_data_on_disk *buffer = b;
+	sector_t sector;
+	int i;
+
+	memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(*buffer));
+
+	buffer->la_size_sect = cpu_to_be64(get_capacity(device->vdisk));
+	for (i = UI_CURRENT; i < UI_SIZE; i++)
+		buffer->uuid[i] = cpu_to_be64(device->ldev->md.uuid[i]);
+	buffer->flags = cpu_to_be32(device->ldev->md.flags);
+	buffer->magic = cpu_to_be32(DRBD_MD_MAGIC_84_UNCLEAN);
+
+	buffer->md_size_sect  = cpu_to_be32(device->ldev->md.md_size_sect);
+	buffer->al_offset     = cpu_to_be32(device->ldev->md.al_offset);
+	buffer->al_nr_extents = cpu_to_be32(device->act_log->nr_elements);
+	buffer->bm_bytes_per_bit = cpu_to_be32(BM_BLOCK_SIZE);
+	buffer->device_uuid = cpu_to_be64(device->ldev->md.device_uuid);
+
+	buffer->bm_offset = cpu_to_be32(device->ldev->md.bm_offset);
+	buffer->la_peer_max_bio_size = cpu_to_be32(device->peer_max_bio_size);
+
+	buffer->al_stripes = cpu_to_be32(device->ldev->md.al_stripes);
+	buffer->al_stripe_size_4k = cpu_to_be32(device->ldev->md.al_stripe_size_4k);
+
+	D_ASSERT(device, drbd_md_ss(device->ldev) == device->ldev->md.md_offset);
+	sector = device->ldev->md.md_offset;
+
+	if (drbd_md_sync_page_io(device, device->ldev, sector, REQ_OP_WRITE)) {
+		/* this was a try anyways ... */
+		drbd_err(device, "meta data update failed!\n");
+		drbd_chk_io_error(device, 1, DRBD_META_IO_ERROR);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_md_sync() - Writes the meta data super block if the MD_DIRTY flag bit is set
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ */
+void drbd_md_sync(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	struct meta_data_on_disk *buffer;
+
+	/* Don't accidentally change the DRBD meta data layout. */
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(UI_SIZE != 4);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct meta_data_on_disk) != 4096);
+
+	del_timer(&device->md_sync_timer);
+	/* timer may be rearmed by drbd_md_mark_dirty() now. */
+	if (!test_and_clear_bit(MD_DIRTY, &device->flags))
+		return;
+
+	/* We use here D_FAILED and not D_ATTACHING because we try to write
+	 * metadata even if we detach due to a disk failure! */
+	if (!get_ldev_if_state(device, D_FAILED))
+		return;
+
+	buffer = drbd_md_get_buffer(device, __func__);
+	if (!buffer)
+		goto out;
+
+	drbd_md_write(device, buffer);
+
+	/* Update device->ldev->md.la_size_sect,
+	 * since we updated it on metadata. */
+	device->ldev->md.la_size_sect = get_capacity(device->vdisk);
+
+	drbd_md_put_buffer(device);
+out:
+	put_ldev(device);
+}
+
+static int check_activity_log_stripe_size(struct drbd_device *device,
+		struct meta_data_on_disk *on_disk,
+		struct drbd_md *in_core)
+{
+	u32 al_stripes = be32_to_cpu(on_disk->al_stripes);
+	u32 al_stripe_size_4k = be32_to_cpu(on_disk->al_stripe_size_4k);
+	u64 al_size_4k;
+
+	/* both not set: default to old fixed size activity log */
+	if (al_stripes == 0 && al_stripe_size_4k == 0) {
+		al_stripes = 1;
+		al_stripe_size_4k = MD_32kB_SECT/8;
+	}
+
+	/* some paranoia plausibility checks */
+
+	/* we need both values to be set */
+	if (al_stripes == 0 || al_stripe_size_4k == 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	al_size_4k = (u64)al_stripes * al_stripe_size_4k;
+
+	/* Upper limit of activity log area, to avoid potential overflow
+	 * problems in al_tr_number_to_on_disk_sector(). As right now, more
+	 * than 72 * 4k blocks total only increases the amount of history,
+	 * limiting this arbitrarily to 16 GB is not a real limitation ;-)  */
+	if (al_size_4k > (16 * 1024 * 1024/4))
+		goto err;
+
+	/* Lower limit: we need at least 8 transaction slots (32kB)
+	 * to not break existing setups */
+	if (al_size_4k < MD_32kB_SECT/8)
+		goto err;
+
+	in_core->al_stripe_size_4k = al_stripe_size_4k;
+	in_core->al_stripes = al_stripes;
+	in_core->al_size_4k = al_size_4k;
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	drbd_err(device, "invalid activity log striping: al_stripes=%u, al_stripe_size_4k=%u\n",
+			al_stripes, al_stripe_size_4k);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int check_offsets_and_sizes(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_backing_dev *bdev)
+{
+	sector_t capacity = drbd_get_capacity(bdev->md_bdev);
+	struct drbd_md *in_core = &bdev->md;
+	s32 on_disk_al_sect;
+	s32 on_disk_bm_sect;
+
+	/* The on-disk size of the activity log, calculated from offsets, and
+	 * the size of the activity log calculated from the stripe settings,
+	 * should match.
+	 * Though we could relax this a bit: it is ok, if the striped activity log
+	 * fits in the available on-disk activity log size.
+	 * Right now, that would break how resize is implemented.
+	 * TODO: make drbd_determine_dev_size() (and the drbdmeta tool) aware
+	 * of possible unused padding space in the on disk layout. */
+	if (in_core->al_offset < 0) {
+		if (in_core->bm_offset > in_core->al_offset)
+			goto err;
+		on_disk_al_sect = -in_core->al_offset;
+		on_disk_bm_sect = in_core->al_offset - in_core->bm_offset;
+	} else {
+		if (in_core->al_offset != MD_4kB_SECT)
+			goto err;
+		if (in_core->bm_offset < in_core->al_offset + in_core->al_size_4k * MD_4kB_SECT)
+			goto err;
+
+		on_disk_al_sect = in_core->bm_offset - MD_4kB_SECT;
+		on_disk_bm_sect = in_core->md_size_sect - in_core->bm_offset;
+	}
+
+	/* old fixed size meta data is exactly that: fixed. */
+	if (in_core->meta_dev_idx >= 0) {
+		if (in_core->md_size_sect != MD_128MB_SECT
+		||  in_core->al_offset != MD_4kB_SECT
+		||  in_core->bm_offset != MD_4kB_SECT + MD_32kB_SECT
+		||  in_core->al_stripes != 1
+		||  in_core->al_stripe_size_4k != MD_32kB_SECT/8)
+			goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (capacity < in_core->md_size_sect)
+		goto err;
+	if (capacity - in_core->md_size_sect < drbd_md_first_sector(bdev))
+		goto err;
+
+	/* should be aligned, and at least 32k */
+	if ((on_disk_al_sect & 7) || (on_disk_al_sect < MD_32kB_SECT))
+		goto err;
+
+	/* should fit (for now: exactly) into the available on-disk space;
+	 * overflow prevention is in check_activity_log_stripe_size() above. */
+	if (on_disk_al_sect != in_core->al_size_4k * MD_4kB_SECT)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* again, should be aligned */
+	if (in_core->bm_offset & 7)
+		goto err;
+
+	/* FIXME check for device grow with flex external meta data? */
+
+	/* can the available bitmap space cover the last agreed device size? */
+	if (on_disk_bm_sect < (in_core->la_size_sect+7)/MD_4kB_SECT/8/512)
+		goto err;
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	drbd_err(device, "meta data offsets don't make sense: idx=%d "
+			"al_s=%u, al_sz4k=%u, al_offset=%d, bm_offset=%d, "
+			"md_size_sect=%u, la_size=%llu, md_capacity=%llu\n",
+			in_core->meta_dev_idx,
+			in_core->al_stripes, in_core->al_stripe_size_4k,
+			in_core->al_offset, in_core->bm_offset, in_core->md_size_sect,
+			(unsigned long long)in_core->la_size_sect,
+			(unsigned long long)capacity);
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * drbd_md_read() - Reads in the meta data super block
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ * @bdev:	Device from which the meta data should be read in.
+ *
+ * Return NO_ERROR on success, and an enum drbd_ret_code in case
+ * something goes wrong.
+ *
+ * Called exactly once during drbd_adm_attach(), while still being D_DISKLESS,
+ * even before @bdev is assigned to @device->ldev.
+ */
+int drbd_md_read(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_backing_dev *bdev)
+{
+	struct meta_data_on_disk *buffer;
+	u32 magic, flags;
+	int i, rv = NO_ERROR;
+
+	if (device->state.disk != D_DISKLESS)
+		return ERR_DISK_CONFIGURED;
+
+	buffer = drbd_md_get_buffer(device, __func__);
+	if (!buffer)
+		return ERR_NOMEM;
+
+	/* First, figure out where our meta data superblock is located,
+	 * and read it. */
+	bdev->md.meta_dev_idx = bdev->disk_conf->meta_dev_idx;
+	bdev->md.md_offset = drbd_md_ss(bdev);
+	/* Even for (flexible or indexed) external meta data,
+	 * initially restrict us to the 4k superblock for now.
+	 * Affects the paranoia out-of-range access check in drbd_md_sync_page_io(). */
+	bdev->md.md_size_sect = 8;
+
+	if (drbd_md_sync_page_io(device, bdev, bdev->md.md_offset,
+				 REQ_OP_READ)) {
+		/* NOTE: can't do normal error processing here as this is
+		   called BEFORE disk is attached */
+		drbd_err(device, "Error while reading metadata.\n");
+		rv = ERR_IO_MD_DISK;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	magic = be32_to_cpu(buffer->magic);
+	flags = be32_to_cpu(buffer->flags);
+	if (magic == DRBD_MD_MAGIC_84_UNCLEAN ||
+	    (magic == DRBD_MD_MAGIC_08 && !(flags & MDF_AL_CLEAN))) {
+			/* btw: that's Activity Log clean, not "all" clean. */
+		drbd_err(device, "Found unclean meta data. Did you \"drbdadm apply-al\"?\n");
+		rv = ERR_MD_UNCLEAN;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	rv = ERR_MD_INVALID;
+	if (magic != DRBD_MD_MAGIC_08) {
+		if (magic == DRBD_MD_MAGIC_07)
+			drbd_err(device, "Found old (0.7) meta data magic. Did you \"drbdadm create-md\"?\n");
+		else
+			drbd_err(device, "Meta data magic not found. Did you \"drbdadm create-md\"?\n");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (be32_to_cpu(buffer->bm_bytes_per_bit) != BM_BLOCK_SIZE) {
+		drbd_err(device, "unexpected bm_bytes_per_bit: %u (expected %u)\n",
+		    be32_to_cpu(buffer->bm_bytes_per_bit), BM_BLOCK_SIZE);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+
+	/* convert to in_core endian */
+	bdev->md.la_size_sect = be64_to_cpu(buffer->la_size_sect);
+	for (i = UI_CURRENT; i < UI_SIZE; i++)
+		bdev->md.uuid[i] = be64_to_cpu(buffer->uuid[i]);
+	bdev->md.flags = be32_to_cpu(buffer->flags);
+	bdev->md.device_uuid = be64_to_cpu(buffer->device_uuid);
+
+	bdev->md.md_size_sect = be32_to_cpu(buffer->md_size_sect);
+	bdev->md.al_offset = be32_to_cpu(buffer->al_offset);
+	bdev->md.bm_offset = be32_to_cpu(buffer->bm_offset);
+
+	if (check_activity_log_stripe_size(device, buffer, &bdev->md))
+		goto err;
+	if (check_offsets_and_sizes(device, bdev))
+		goto err;
+
+	if (be32_to_cpu(buffer->bm_offset) != bdev->md.bm_offset) {
+		drbd_err(device, "unexpected bm_offset: %d (expected %d)\n",
+		    be32_to_cpu(buffer->bm_offset), bdev->md.bm_offset);
+		goto err;
+	}
+	if (be32_to_cpu(buffer->md_size_sect) != bdev->md.md_size_sect) {
+		drbd_err(device, "unexpected md_size: %u (expected %u)\n",
+		    be32_to_cpu(buffer->md_size_sect), bdev->md.md_size_sect);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	rv = NO_ERROR;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
+	if (device->state.conn < C_CONNECTED) {
+		unsigned int peer;
+		peer = be32_to_cpu(buffer->la_peer_max_bio_size);
+		peer = max(peer, DRBD_MAX_BIO_SIZE_SAFE);
+		device->peer_max_bio_size = peer;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
+
+ err:
+	drbd_md_put_buffer(device);
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_md_mark_dirty() - Mark meta data super block as dirty
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ *
+ * Call this function if you change anything that should be written to
+ * the meta-data super block. This function sets MD_DIRTY, and starts a
+ * timer that ensures that within five seconds you have to call drbd_md_sync().
+ */
+void drbd_md_mark_dirty(struct drbd_device *device)
+{
+	if (!test_and_set_bit(MD_DIRTY, &device->flags))
+		mod_timer(&device->md_sync_timer, jiffies + 5*HZ);
+}
+
+void drbd_uuid_move_history(struct drbd_device *device) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = UI_HISTORY_START; i < UI_HISTORY_END; i++)
+		device->ldev->md.uuid[i+1] = device->ldev->md.uuid[i];
+}
+
+void __drbd_uuid_set(struct drbd_device *device, int idx, u64 val) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	if (idx == UI_CURRENT) {
+		if (device->state.role == R_PRIMARY)
+			val |= 1;
+		else
+			val &= ~((u64)1);
+
+		drbd_set_ed_uuid(device, val);
+	}
+
+	device->ldev->md.uuid[idx] = val;
+	drbd_md_mark_dirty(device);
+}
+
+void _drbd_uuid_set(struct drbd_device *device, int idx, u64 val) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock, flags);
+	__drbd_uuid_set(device, idx, val);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock, flags);
+}
+
+void drbd_uuid_set(struct drbd_device *device, int idx, u64 val) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock, flags);
+	if (device->ldev->md.uuid[idx]) {
+		drbd_uuid_move_history(device);
+		device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_HISTORY_START] = device->ldev->md.uuid[idx];
+	}
+	__drbd_uuid_set(device, idx, val);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock, flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_uuid_new_current() - Creates a new current UUID
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ *
+ * Creates a new current UUID, and rotates the old current UUID into
+ * the bitmap slot. Causes an incremental resync upon next connect.
+ */
+void drbd_uuid_new_current(struct drbd_device *device) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	u64 val;
+	unsigned long long bm_uuid;
+
+	get_random_bytes(&val, sizeof(u64));
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock);
+	bm_uuid = device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP];
+
+	if (bm_uuid)
+		drbd_warn(device, "bm UUID was already set: %llX\n", bm_uuid);
+
+	device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP] = device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_CURRENT];
+	__drbd_uuid_set(device, UI_CURRENT, val);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock);
+
+	drbd_print_uuids(device, "new current UUID");
+	/* get it to stable storage _now_ */
+	drbd_md_sync(device);
+}
+
+void drbd_uuid_set_bm(struct drbd_device *device, u64 val) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	if (device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP] == 0 && val == 0)
+		return;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock, flags);
+	if (val == 0) {
+		drbd_uuid_move_history(device);
+		device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_HISTORY_START] = device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP];
+		device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP] = 0;
+	} else {
+		unsigned long long bm_uuid = device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP];
+		if (bm_uuid)
+			drbd_warn(device, "bm UUID was already set: %llX\n", bm_uuid);
+
+		device->ldev->md.uuid[UI_BITMAP] = val & ~((u64)1);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock, flags);
+
+	drbd_md_mark_dirty(device);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_bmio_set_n_write() - io_fn for drbd_queue_bitmap_io() or drbd_bitmap_io()
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ *
+ * Sets all bits in the bitmap and writes the whole bitmap to stable storage.
+ */
+int drbd_bmio_set_n_write(struct drbd_device *device) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	int rv = -EIO;
+
+	drbd_md_set_flag(device, MDF_FULL_SYNC);
+	drbd_md_sync(device);
+	drbd_bm_set_all(device);
+
+	rv = drbd_bm_write(device);
+
+	if (!rv) {
+		drbd_md_clear_flag(device, MDF_FULL_SYNC);
+		drbd_md_sync(device);
+	}
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_bmio_clear_n_write() - io_fn for drbd_queue_bitmap_io() or drbd_bitmap_io()
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ *
+ * Clears all bits in the bitmap and writes the whole bitmap to stable storage.
+ */
+int drbd_bmio_clear_n_write(struct drbd_device *device) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	drbd_resume_al(device);
+	drbd_bm_clear_all(device);
+	return drbd_bm_write(device);
+}
+
+static int w_bitmap_io(struct drbd_work *w, int unused)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device =
+		container_of(w, struct drbd_device, bm_io_work.w);
+	struct bm_io_work *work = &device->bm_io_work;
+	int rv = -EIO;
+
+	if (work->flags != BM_LOCKED_CHANGE_ALLOWED) {
+		int cnt = atomic_read(&device->ap_bio_cnt);
+		if (cnt)
+			drbd_err(device, "FIXME: ap_bio_cnt %d, expected 0; queued for '%s'\n",
+					cnt, work->why);
+	}
+
+	if (get_ldev(device)) {
+		drbd_bm_lock(device, work->why, work->flags);
+		rv = work->io_fn(device);
+		drbd_bm_unlock(device);
+		put_ldev(device);
+	}
+
+	clear_bit_unlock(BITMAP_IO, &device->flags);
+	wake_up(&device->misc_wait);
+
+	if (work->done)
+		work->done(device, rv);
+
+	clear_bit(BITMAP_IO_QUEUED, &device->flags);
+	work->why = NULL;
+	work->flags = 0;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_queue_bitmap_io() - Queues an IO operation on the whole bitmap
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ * @io_fn:	IO callback to be called when bitmap IO is possible
+ * @done:	callback to be called after the bitmap IO was performed
+ * @why:	Descriptive text of the reason for doing the IO
+ * @flags:	Bitmap flags
+ *
+ * While IO on the bitmap happens we freeze application IO thus we ensure
+ * that drbd_set_out_of_sync() can not be called. This function MAY ONLY be
+ * called from worker context. It MUST NOT be used while a previous such
+ * work is still pending!
+ *
+ * Its worker function encloses the call of io_fn() by get_ldev() and
+ * put_ldev().
+ */
+void drbd_queue_bitmap_io(struct drbd_device *device,
+			  int (*io_fn)(struct drbd_device *),
+			  void (*done)(struct drbd_device *, int),
+			  char *why, enum bm_flag flags)
+{
+	D_ASSERT(device, current == first_peer_device(device)->connection->worker.task);
+
+	D_ASSERT(device, !test_bit(BITMAP_IO_QUEUED, &device->flags));
+	D_ASSERT(device, !test_bit(BITMAP_IO, &device->flags));
+	D_ASSERT(device, list_empty(&device->bm_io_work.w.list));
+	if (device->bm_io_work.why)
+		drbd_err(device, "FIXME going to queue '%s' but '%s' still pending?\n",
+			why, device->bm_io_work.why);
+
+	device->bm_io_work.io_fn = io_fn;
+	device->bm_io_work.done = done;
+	device->bm_io_work.why = why;
+	device->bm_io_work.flags = flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
+	set_bit(BITMAP_IO, &device->flags);
+	/* don't wait for pending application IO if the caller indicates that
+	 * application IO does not conflict anyways. */
+	if (flags == BM_LOCKED_CHANGE_ALLOWED || atomic_read(&device->ap_bio_cnt) == 0) {
+		if (!test_and_set_bit(BITMAP_IO_QUEUED, &device->flags))
+			drbd_queue_work(&first_peer_device(device)->connection->sender_work,
+					&device->bm_io_work.w);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_bitmap_io() -  Does an IO operation on the whole bitmap
+ * @device:	DRBD device.
+ * @io_fn:	IO callback to be called when bitmap IO is possible
+ * @why:	Descriptive text of the reason for doing the IO
+ * @flags:	Bitmap flags
+ *
+ * freezes application IO while that the actual IO operations runs. This
+ * functions MAY NOT be called from worker context.
+ */
+int drbd_bitmap_io(struct drbd_device *device, int (*io_fn)(struct drbd_device *),
+		char *why, enum bm_flag flags)
+{
+	/* Only suspend io, if some operation is supposed to be locked out */
+	const bool do_suspend_io = flags & (BM_DONT_CLEAR|BM_DONT_SET|BM_DONT_TEST);
+	int rv;
+
+	D_ASSERT(device, current != first_peer_device(device)->connection->worker.task);
+
+	if (do_suspend_io)
+		drbd_suspend_io(device);
+
+	drbd_bm_lock(device, why, flags);
+	rv = io_fn(device);
+	drbd_bm_unlock(device);
+
+	if (do_suspend_io)
+		drbd_resume_io(device);
+
+	return rv;
+}
+
+void drbd_md_set_flag(struct drbd_device *device, int flag) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	if ((device->ldev->md.flags & flag) != flag) {
+		drbd_md_mark_dirty(device);
+		device->ldev->md.flags |= flag;
+	}
+}
+
+void drbd_md_clear_flag(struct drbd_device *device, int flag) __must_hold(local)
+{
+	if ((device->ldev->md.flags & flag) != 0) {
+		drbd_md_mark_dirty(device);
+		device->ldev->md.flags &= ~flag;
+	}
+}
+int drbd_md_test_flag(struct drbd_backing_dev *bdev, int flag)
+{
+	return (bdev->md.flags & flag) != 0;
+}
+
+static void md_sync_timer_fn(struct timer_list *t)
+{
+	struct drbd_device *device = from_timer(device, t, md_sync_timer);
+	drbd_device_post_work(device, MD_SYNC);
+}
+
+const char *cmdname(enum drbd_packet cmd)
+{
+	/* THINK may need to become several global tables
+	 * when we want to support more than
+	 * one PRO_VERSION */
+	static const char *cmdnames[] = {
+
+		[P_DATA]	        = "Data",
+		[P_DATA_REPLY]	        = "DataReply",
+		[P_RS_DATA_REPLY]	= "RSDataReply",
+		[P_BARRIER]	        = "Barrier",
+		[P_BITMAP]	        = "ReportBitMap",
+		[P_BECOME_SYNC_TARGET]  = "BecomeSyncTarget",
+		[P_BECOME_SYNC_SOURCE]  = "BecomeSyncSource",
+		[P_UNPLUG_REMOTE]	= "UnplugRemote",
+		[P_DATA_REQUEST]	= "DataRequest",
+		[P_RS_DATA_REQUEST]     = "RSDataRequest",
+		[P_SYNC_PARAM]	        = "SyncParam",
+		[P_PROTOCOL]            = "ReportProtocol",
+		[P_UUIDS]	        = "ReportUUIDs",
+		[P_SIZES]	        = "ReportSizes",
+		[P_STATE]	        = "ReportState",
+		[P_SYNC_UUID]           = "ReportSyncUUID",
+		[P_AUTH_CHALLENGE]      = "AuthChallenge",
+		[P_AUTH_RESPONSE]	= "AuthResponse",
+		[P_STATE_CHG_REQ]       = "StateChgRequest",
+		[P_PING]		= "Ping",
+		[P_PING_ACK]	        = "PingAck",
+		[P_RECV_ACK]	        = "RecvAck",
+		[P_WRITE_ACK]	        = "WriteAck",
+		[P_RS_WRITE_ACK]	= "RSWriteAck",
+		[P_SUPERSEDED]          = "Superseded",
+		[P_NEG_ACK]	        = "NegAck",
+		[P_NEG_DREPLY]	        = "NegDReply",
+		[P_NEG_RS_DREPLY]	= "NegRSDReply",
+		[P_BARRIER_ACK]	        = "BarrierAck",
+		[P_STATE_CHG_REPLY]     = "StateChgReply",
+		[P_OV_REQUEST]          = "OVRequest",
+		[P_OV_REPLY]            = "OVReply",
+		[P_OV_RESULT]           = "OVResult",
+		[P_CSUM_RS_REQUEST]     = "CsumRSRequest",
+		[P_RS_IS_IN_SYNC]	= "CsumRSIsInSync",
+		[P_SYNC_PARAM89]	= "SyncParam89",
+		[P_COMPRESSED_BITMAP]   = "CBitmap",
+		[P_DELAY_PROBE]         = "DelayProbe",
+		[P_OUT_OF_SYNC]		= "OutOfSync",
+		[P_RS_CANCEL]		= "RSCancel",
+		[P_CONN_ST_CHG_REQ]	= "conn_st_chg_req",
+		[P_CONN_ST_CHG_REPLY]	= "conn_st_chg_reply",
+		[P_PROTOCOL_UPDATE]	= "protocol_update",
+		[P_TRIM]	        = "Trim",
+		[P_RS_THIN_REQ]         = "rs_thin_req",
+		[P_RS_DEALLOCATED]      = "rs_deallocated",
+		[P_WSAME]	        = "WriteSame",
+		[P_ZEROES]		= "Zeroes",
+
+		/* enum drbd_packet, but not commands - obsoleted flags:
+		 *	P_MAY_IGNORE
+		 *	P_MAX_OPT_CMD
+		 */
+	};
+
+	/* too big for the array: 0xfffX */
+	if (cmd == P_INITIAL_META)
+		return "InitialMeta";
+	if (cmd == P_INITIAL_DATA)
+		return "InitialData";
+	if (cmd == P_CONNECTION_FEATURES)
+		return "ConnectionFeatures";
+	if (cmd >= ARRAY_SIZE(cmdnames))
+		return "Unknown";
+	return cmdnames[cmd];
+}
+
+/**
+ * drbd_wait_misc  -  wait for a request to make progress
+ * @device:	device associated with the request
+ * @i:		the struct drbd_interval embedded in struct drbd_request or
+ *		struct drbd_peer_request
+ */
+int drbd_wait_misc(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_interval *i)
+{
+	struct net_conf *nc;
+	DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+	long timeout;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	nc = rcu_dereference(first_peer_device(device)->connection->net_conf);
+	if (!nc) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+	timeout = nc->ko_count ? nc->timeout * HZ / 10 * nc->ko_count : MAX_SCHEDULE_TIMEOUT;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	/* Indicate to wake up device->misc_wait on progress.  */
+	i->waiting = true;
+	prepare_to_wait(&device->misc_wait, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+	spin_unlock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
+	timeout = schedule_timeout(timeout);
+	finish_wait(&device->misc_wait, &wait);
+	spin_lock_irq(&device->resource->req_lock);
+	if (!timeout || device->state.conn < C_CONNECTED)
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	if (signal_pending(current))
+		return -ERESTARTSYS;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void lock_all_resources(void)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource;
+	int __maybe_unused i = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&resources_mutex);
+	local_irq_disable();
+	for_each_resource(resource, &drbd_resources)
+		spin_lock_nested(&resource->req_lock, i++);
+}
+
+void unlock_all_resources(void)
+{
+	struct drbd_resource *resource;
+
+	for_each_resource(resource, &drbd_resources)
+		spin_unlock(&resource->req_lock);
+	local_irq_enable();
+	mutex_unlock(&resources_mutex);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRBD_FAULT_INJECTION
+/* Fault insertion support including random number generator shamelessly
+ * stolen from kernel/rcutorture.c */
+struct fault_random_state {
+	unsigned long state;
+	unsigned long count;
+};
+
+#define FAULT_RANDOM_MULT 39916801  /* prime */
+#define FAULT_RANDOM_ADD	479001701 /* prime */
+#define FAULT_RANDOM_REFRESH 10000
+
+/*
+ * Crude but fast random-number generator.  Uses a linear congruential
+ * generator, with occasional help from get_random_bytes().
+ */
+static unsigned long
+_drbd_fault_random(struct fault_random_state *rsp)
+{
+	long refresh;
+
+	if (!rsp->count--) {
+		get_random_bytes(&refresh, sizeof(refresh));
+		rsp->state += refresh;
+		rsp->count = FAULT_RANDOM_REFRESH;
+	}
+	rsp->state = rsp->state * FAULT_RANDOM_MULT + FAULT_RANDOM_ADD;
+	return swahw32(rsp->state);
+}
+
+static char *
+_drbd_fault_str(unsigned int type) {
+	static char *_faults[] = {
+		[DRBD_FAULT_MD_WR] = "Meta-data write",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_MD_RD] = "Meta-data read",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_RS_WR] = "Resync write",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_RS_RD] = "Resync read",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_DT_WR] = "Data write",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_DT_RD] = "Data read",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_DT_RA] = "Data read ahead",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_BM_ALLOC] = "BM allocation",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_AL_EE] = "EE allocation",
+		[DRBD_FAULT_RECEIVE] = "receive data corruption",
+	};
+
+	return (type < DRBD_FAULT_MAX) ? _faults[type] : "**Unknown**";
+}
+
+unsigned int
+_drbd_insert_fault(struct drbd_device *device, unsigned int type)
+{
+	static struct fault_random_state rrs = {0, 0};
+
+	unsigned int ret = (
+		(drbd_fault_devs == 0 ||
+			((1 << device_to_minor(device)) & drbd_fault_devs) != 0) &&
+		(((_drbd_fault_random(&rrs) % 100) + 1) <= drbd_fault_rate));
+
+	if (ret) {
+		drbd_fault_count++;
+
+		if (__ratelimit(&drbd_ratelimit_state))
+			drbd_warn(device, "***Simulating %s failure\n",
+				_drbd_fault_str(type));
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
+const char *drbd_buildtag(void)
+{
+	/* DRBD built from external sources has here a reference to the
+	   git hash of the source code. */
+
+	static char buildtag[38] = "\0uilt-in";
+
+	if (buildtag[0] == 0) {
+#ifdef MODULE
+		sprintf(buildtag, "srcversion: %-24s", THIS_MODULE->srcversion);
+#else
+		buildtag[0] = 'b';
+#endif
+	}
+
+	return buildtag;
+}
+
+module_init(drbd_init)
+module_exit(drbd_cleanup)
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drbd_conn_str);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drbd_role_str);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drbd_disk_str);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drbd_set_st_err_str);