+int start_mdmon(int devnum)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ if (env_no_mdmon())
+ return 0;
+
+ switch(fork()) {
+ case 0:
+ /* FIXME yuk. CLOSE_EXEC?? */
+ for (i=3; i < 100; i++)
+ close(i);
+ execl("./mdmon", "mdmon",
+ map_dev(dev2major(devnum),
+ dev2minor(devnum),
+ 1), NULL);
+ exit(1);
+ case -1: fprintf(stderr, Name ": cannot run mdmon. "
+ "Array remains readonly\n");
+ return -1;
+ default: ; /* parent - good */
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int env_no_mdmon(void)
+{
+ char *val = getenv("MDADM_NO_MDMON");
+
+ if (val && atoi(val) == 1)
+ return 1;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+
+int flush_metadata_updates(struct supertype *st)
+{
+ int sfd;
+ if (!st->updates) {
+ st->update_tail = NULL;
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ sfd = connect_monitor(devnum2devname(st->container_dev));
+ if (sfd < 0)
+ return -1;
+
+ while (st->updates) {
+ struct metadata_update *mu = st->updates;
+ st->updates = mu->next;
+
+ send_message(sfd, mu, 0);
+ wait_reply(sfd, 0);
+ free(mu->buf);
+ free(mu);
+ }
+ ack(sfd, 0);
+ wait_reply(sfd, 0);
+ close(sfd);
+ st->update_tail = NULL;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+void append_metadata_update(struct supertype *st, void *buf, int len)
+{
+
+ struct metadata_update *mu = malloc(sizeof(*mu));
+
+ mu->buf = buf;
+ mu->len = len;
+ mu->space = NULL;
+ mu->next = NULL;
+ *st->update_tail = mu;
+ st->update_tail = &mu->next;
+}