In dm_get_device(), also look for device strings of the form:
type(major,minor)
where major and minor are decimal (not hex). This allows table status strings
returned by DM to be fed back into DM for create or reload.
--- linux-2.4.20a/drivers/md/dm-table.c 2003/02/13 16:33:46
+++ linux-2.4.20b/drivers/md/dm-table.c 2003/03/03 19:08:54
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@
if (sscanf(path, "%x:%x", &major, &minor) == 2) {
/* Extract the major/minor numbers */
dev = mk_kdev(major, minor);
+ } else if (sscanf(path, "%*s(%d,%d)", &major, &minor) == 2) {
+ dev = mk_kdev(major, minor);
} else {
/* convert the path to a device */
if ((r = lookup_device(path, &dev)))
