The header file contains a set of declarations, structures and control
requests (ioctl) that allows to manage the module from the user space.
Signed-off-by: Sergei Shtepa <sergei.shtepa@xxxxxxxxx>
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include/uapi/linux/blksnap.h | 467 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/blksnap.h
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/blksnap.h b/include/uapi/linux/blksnap.h
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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_BLK_SNAP_H
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_BLK_SNAP_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#define BLK_SNAP_CTL "/dev/blksnap"
+#define BLK_SNAP_IMAGE_NAME "blksnap-image"
+#define BLK_SNAP 'V'
+
+enum blk_snap_ioctl {
+ /*
+ * Service controls
+ */
+ blk_snap_ioctl_version,
+ /*
+ * Contols for tracking
+ */
+ blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_remove,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_collect,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_read_cbt_map,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_mark_dirty_blocks,
+ /*
+ * Snapshot contols
+ */
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_create,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_destroy,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_append_storage,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_take,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_collect,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_collect_images,
+ blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_wait_event,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_version - Result for the &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_VERSION control.
+ * @major:
+ * Version major part.
+ * @minor:
+ * Version minor part.
+ * @revision:
+ * Revision number.
+ * @build:
+ * Build number. Should be zero.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_version {
+ __u16 major;
+ __u16 minor;
+ __u16 revision;
+ __u16 build;
+};
+
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_VERSION - Get module version.
+ *
+ * Linking the product behavior to the version code does not seem to be a very
+ * good idea. Version is only for logs.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_VERSION \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_version, struct blk_snap_version)
+
+/*
+ * The main functionality of the module is change block tracking (CBT).
+ * Next, a number of ioctls will describe the interface for the CBT mechanism.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_dev - Block device ID.
+ * @mj:
+ * Device ID major part.
+ * @mn:
+ * Device ID minor part.
+ *
+ * In user space and in kernel space, block devices are encoded differently.
+ * We need to enter our own type to guarantee the correct transmission of the
+ * major and minor parts.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_dev {
+ __u32 mj;
+ __u32 mn;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_tracker_remove - Input argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_REMOVE control.
+ * @dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_tracker_remove {
+ struct blk_snap_dev dev_id;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_REMOVE - Remove a device from tracking.
+ *
+ * Removes the device from tracking changes.
+ * Adding a device for tracking is performed when creating a snapshot
+ * that includes this device.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_REMOVE \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_remove, \
+ struct blk_snap_tracker_remove)
+
+struct blk_snap_uuid {
+ __u8 b[16];
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_cbt_info - Information about change tracking for a block
+ * device.
+ * @dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ * @blk_size:
+ * Block size in bytes.
+ * @device_capacity:
+ * Device capacity in bytes.
+ * @blk_count:
+ * Number of blocks.
+ * @generation_id:
+ * Unique identification number of change tracking generation.
+ * @snap_number:
+ * Current changes number.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_cbt_info {
+ struct blk_snap_dev dev_id;
+ __u32 blk_size;
+ __u64 device_capacity;
+ __u32 blk_count;
+ struct blk_snap_uuid generation_id;
+ __u8 snap_number;
+};
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_tracker_collect - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_COLLECT control.
+ * @count:
+ * Size of @cbt_info_array in the number of &struct blk_snap_cbt_info.
+ * If @cbt_info_array has not enough space, it will contain the required
+ * size of the array.
+ * @cbt_info_array:
+ * Pointer to the array for output.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_tracker_collect {
+ __u32 count;
+ struct blk_snap_cbt_info *cbt_info_array;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_COLLECT - Collect all tracked devices.
+ *
+ * Getting information about all devices under tracking.
+ * This ioctl returns the same information that the module outputs
+ * to sysfs for each device under tracking.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_COLLECT \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_collect, \
+ struct blk_snap_tracker_collect)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_tracker_read_cbt_bitmap - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_READ_CBT_MAP control.
+ * @dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ * @offset:
+ * Offset from the beginning of the CBT bitmap in bytes.
+ * @length:
+ * Size of @buff in bytes.
+ * @buff:
+ * Pointer to the buffer for output.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_tracker_read_cbt_bitmap {
+ struct blk_snap_dev dev_id;
+ __u32 offset;
+ __u32 length;
+ __u8 *buff;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_READ_CBT_MAP - Read the CBT map.
+ *
+ * This ioctl allows to read the table of changes. Sysfs also has a file that
+ * allows to read this table.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_READ_CBT_MAP \
+ _IOR(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_read_cbt_map, \
+ struct blk_snap_tracker_read_cbt_bitmap)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_block_range - Element of array for
+ * &struct blk_snap_tracker_mark_dirty_blocks.
+ * @sector_offset:
+ * Offset from the beginning of the disk in sectors.
+ * @sector_count:
+ * Number of sectors.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_block_range {
+ __u64 sector_offset;
+ __u64 sector_count;
+};
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_tracker_mark_dirty_blocks - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_MARK_DIRTY_BLOCKS control.
+ * @dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ * @count:
+ * Size of @dirty_blocks_array in the number of
+ * &struct blk_snap_block_range.
+ * @dirty_blocks_array:
+ * Pointer to the array of &struct blk_snap_block_range.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_tracker_mark_dirty_blocks {
+ struct blk_snap_dev dev_id;
+ __u32 count;
+ struct blk_snap_block_range *dirty_blocks_array;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_MARK_DIRTY_BLOCKS - Set dirty blocks in the CBT map.
+ *
+ * There are cases when some blocks need to be marked as changed.
+ * This ioctl allows to do this.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_TRACKER_MARK_DIRTY_BLOCKS \
+ _IOR(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_tracker_mark_dirty_blocks, \
+ struct blk_snap_tracker_mark_dirty_blocks)
+
+/*
+ * Next, there will be a description of the interface for working with
+ * snapshots.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_create - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_CREATE control.
+ * @count:
+ * Size of @dev_id_array in the number of &struct blk_snap_dev.
+ * @dev_id_array:
+ * Pointer to the array of &struct blk_snap_dev.
+ * @id:
+ * Return ID of the created snapshot.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_create {
+ __u32 count;
+ struct blk_snap_dev *dev_id_array;
+ struct blk_snap_uuid id;
+};
+/**
+ * This ioctl creates a snapshot structure in the memory and allocates an
+ * identifier for it. Further interaction with the snapshot is possible by
+ * this identifier.
+ * Several snapshots can be created at the same time, but with the condition
+ * that one block device can only be included in one snapshot.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_CREATE \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_create, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_create)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_destroy - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_DESTROY control.
+ * @id:
+ * Snapshot ID.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_destroy {
+ struct blk_snap_uuid id;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_DESTROY - Release and destroy the snapshot.
+ *
+ * Destroys all snapshot structures and releases all its allocated resources.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_DESTROY \
+ _IOR(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_destroy, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_destroy)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_append_storage - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_APPEND_STORAGE control.
+ * @id:
+ * Snapshot ID.
+ * @dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ * @count:
+ * Size of @ranges in the number of &struct blk_snap_block_range.
+ * @ranges:
+ * Pointer to the array of &struct blk_snap_block_range.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_append_storage {
+ struct blk_snap_uuid id;
+ struct blk_snap_dev dev_id;
+ __u32 count;
+ struct blk_snap_block_range *ranges;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_APPEND_STORAGE - Append storage to the difference
+ * storage of the snapshot.
+ *
+ * The snapshot difference storage can be set either before or after creating
+ * the snapshot images. This allows to dynamically expand the difference
+ * storage while holding the snapshot.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_APPEND_STORAGE \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_append_storage, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_append_storage)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_take - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_TAKE control.
+ * @id:
+ * Snapshot ID.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_take {
+ struct blk_snap_uuid id;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_TAKE - Take snapshot.
+ *
+ * This ioctl creates snapshot images of block devices and switches CBT tables.
+ * The snapshot must be created before this call, and the areas of block
+ * devices should be added to the difference storage.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_TAKE \
+ _IOR(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_take, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_take)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_collect - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_COLLECT control.
+ * @count:
+ * Size of @ids in the number of 16-byte UUID.
+ * If @ids has not enough space, it will contain the required
+ * size of the array.
+ * @ids:
+ * Pointer to the array with the snapshot ID for output. If the pointer is
+ * zero, the ioctl returns the number of active snapshots in &count.
+ *
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_collect {
+ __u32 count;
+ struct blk_snap_uuid *ids;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_COLLECT - Get collection of created snapshots.
+ *
+ * This information can also be obtained from files from sysfs.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_COLLECT \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_collect, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_collect)
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_image_info - Associates the original device in the snapshot
+ * and the corresponding snapshot image.
+ * @orig_dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ * @image_dev_id:
+ * Image ID.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_image_info {
+ struct blk_snap_dev orig_dev_id;
+ struct blk_snap_dev image_dev_id;
+};
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_collect_images - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_COLLECT_IMAGES control.
+ * @id:
+ * Snapshot ID.
+ * @count:
+ * Size of @image_info_array in the number of &struct blk_snap_image_info.
+ * If @image_info_array has not enough space, it will contain the required
+ * size of the array.
+ * @image_info_array:
+ * Pointer to the array for output.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_collect_images {
+ struct blk_snap_uuid id;
+ __u32 count;
+ struct blk_snap_image_info *image_info_array;
+};
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_COLLECT_IMAGES - Get a collection of devices and
+ * their snapshot images.
+ *
+ * While holding the snapshot, this ioctl allows you to get a table of
+ * correspondences of the original devices and their snapshot images.
+ * This information can also be obtained from files from sysfs.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_COLLECT_IMAGES \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_collect_images, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_collect_images)
+
+enum blk_snap_event_codes {
+ /**
+ * Low free space in difference storage event.
+ *
+ * If the free space in the difference storage is reduced to the
+ * specified limit, the module generates this event.
+ */
+ blk_snap_event_code_low_free_space,
+ /**
+ * Snapshot image is corrupted event.
+ *
+ * If a chunk could not be allocated when trying to save data to the
+ * difference storage, this event is generated.
+ * However, this does not mean that the backup process was interrupted
+ * with an error. If the snapshot image has been read to the end by
+ * this time, the backup process is considered successful.
+ */
+ blk_snap_event_code_corrupted,
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_snapshot_event - Argument for the
+ * &IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_WAIT_EVENT control.
+ * @id:
+ * Snapshot ID.
+ * @timeout_ms:
+ * Timeout for waiting in milliseconds.
+ * @time_label:
+ * Timestamp of the received event.
+ * @code:
+ * Code of the received event.
+ * @data:
+ * The received event body.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_snapshot_event {
+ struct blk_snap_uuid id;
+ __u32 timeout_ms;
+ __u32 code;
+ __s64 time_label;
+ __u8 data[4096 - 32];
+};
+static_assert(
+ sizeof(struct blk_snap_snapshot_event) == 4096,
+ "The size struct blk_snap_snapshot_event should be equal to the size of the page.");
+
+/**
+ * IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_WAIT_EVENT - Wait and get the event from the
+ * snapshot.
+ *
+ * While holding the snapshot, the kernel module can transmit information about
+ * changes in its state in the form of events to the user level.
+ * It is very important to receive these events as quickly as possible, so the
+ * user's thread is in the state of interruptable sleep.
+ */
+#define IOCTL_BLK_SNAP_SNAPSHOT_WAIT_EVENT \
+ _IOW(BLK_SNAP, blk_snap_ioctl_snapshot_wait_event, \
+ struct blk_snap_snapshot_event)
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_event_low_free_space - Data for the
+ * &blk_snap_event_code_low_free_space event.
+ * @requested_nr_sect:
+ * The required number of sectors.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_event_low_free_space {
+ __u64 requested_nr_sect;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct blk_snap_event_corrupted - Data for the
+ * &blk_snap_event_code_corrupted event.
+ * @orig_dev_id:
+ * Device ID.
+ * @err_code:
+ * Error code.
+ */
+struct blk_snap_event_corrupted {
+ struct blk_snap_dev orig_dev_id;
+ __s32 err_code;
+};
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_BLK_SNAP_H */
--
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