+/* verify_reshape_position()
+ * Function checks if reshape position in metadata is not farther
+ * than position in md.
+ * Return value:
+ * 0 : not valid sysfs entry
+ * it can be caused by not started reshape, it should be started
+ * by reshape array or raid0 array is before takeover
+ * -1 : error, reshape position is obviously wrong
+ * 1 : success, reshape progress correct or updated
+*/
+static int verify_reshape_position(struct mdinfo *info, int level)
+{
+ int ret_val = 0;
+ char buf[40];
+ int rv;
+
+ /* read sync_max, failure can mean raid0 array */
+ rv = sysfs_get_str(info, NULL, "sync_max", buf, 40);
+
+ if (rv > 0) {
+ char *ep;
+ unsigned long long position = strtoull(buf, &ep, 0);
+
+ dprintf(Name": Read sync_max sysfs entry is: %s\n", buf);
+ if (!(ep == buf || (*ep != 0 && *ep != '\n' && *ep != ' '))) {
+ position *= get_data_disks(level,
+ info->new_layout,
+ info->array.raid_disks);
+ if (info->reshape_progress < position) {
+ dprintf("Corrected reshape progress (%llu) to "
+ "md position (%llu)\n",
+ info->reshape_progress, position);
+ info->reshape_progress = position;
+ ret_val = 1;
+ } else if (info->reshape_progress > position) {
+ pr_err("Fatal error: array "
+ "reshape was not properly frozen "
+ "(expected reshape position is %llu, "
+ "but reshape progress is %llu.\n",
+ position, info->reshape_progress);
+ ret_val = -1;
+ } else {
+ dprintf("Reshape position in md and metadata "
+ "are the same;");
+ ret_val = 1;
+ }
+ }
+ } else if (rv == 0) {
+ /* for valid sysfs entry, 0-length content
+ * should be indicated as error
+ */
+ ret_val = -1;
+ }
+
+ return ret_val;
+}
+