[dm-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Send KOBJ_ADD event after dm resume ioctl.

[Alasdair G Kergon]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 11:16:15AM +0100, Kay Sievers wrote:
> It will not wait, the tools will just fail to open the device, and

In some cases the tools are wasting their time even trying to open
the device - we know in advance that it is pointless and should have
a mechanism in place so they can be told not to bother.

E.g. Flagging a device as 'private' as discussed in an earlier mail.

Alasdair