X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?p=thirdparty%2Fmdadm.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=Assemble.c;h=e421f22d2eddd0ddfd0e307b95fdb27a08e98e58;hp=f801a73e19c53572941d82604ec1b248bae98a9a;hb=9008ed1c9623b7c11775ea8a7be17eb1bde5fd09;hpb=975903767837c572971675a7bf6d866d3be5fa56

diff --git a/Assemble.c b/Assemble.c
index f801a73e..e421f22d 100644
--- a/Assemble.c
+++ b/Assemble.c
@@ -50,6 +50,31 @@ static int name_matches(char *found, char *required, char *homehost)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int is_member_busy(char *metadata_version)
+{
+	/* check if the given member array is active */
+	struct mdstat_ent *mdstat = mdstat_read(1, 0);
+	struct mdstat_ent *ent;
+	int busy = 0;
+
+	for (ent = mdstat; ent; ent = ent->next) {
+		if (ent->metadata_version == NULL)
+			continue;
+		if (strncmp(ent->metadata_version, "external:", 9) != 0)
+			continue;
+		if (!is_subarray(&ent->metadata_version[9]))
+			continue;
+		/* Skip first char - it can be '/' or '-' */
+		if (strcmp(&ent->metadata_version[10], metadata_version+1) == 0) {
+			busy = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	free_mdstat(mdstat);
+
+	return busy;
+}
+
 int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	     mddev_ident_t ident,
 	     mddev_dev_t devlist, char *backup_file,
@@ -133,21 +158,21 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	int chosen_drive;
 	int change = 0;
 	int inargv = 0;
+	int report_missmatch;
 	int bitmap_done;
 	int start_partial_ok = (runstop >= 0) && 
 		(force || devlist==NULL || auto_assem);
 	unsigned int num_devs;
 	mddev_dev_t tmpdev;
 	struct mdinfo info;
+	struct mdinfo *content = NULL;
 	mdu_array_info_t tmp_inf;
 	char *avail;
 	int nextspare = 0;
-	char *name;
+	char *name = NULL;
 	int trustworthy;
 	char chosen_name[1024];
 
-	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
-
 	if (get_linux_version() < 2004000)
 		old_linux = 1;
 
@@ -168,57 +193,12 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	/* if the configuration specifies a container then we use that to
-	 * determine the devices and retrieve the array configuration
-	 */
-#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
-	if (ident->container && ident->member) {
-		int cfd = open(ident->container, O_RDWR);
-		struct mdinfo *mdi;
-		struct supertype container;
-
-		if (verbose>0)
-			fprintf(stderr, Name ": looking to assemble member array %s"
-				" inside container %s\n", ident->member, ident->container);
-		if (cfd < 0) {
-			if (verbose>0)
-				fprintf(stderr, Name ": unable to open container %s: %s\n",
-					ident->container, strerror(errno));
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		mdi = sysfs_read(cfd, fd2devnum(cfd), GET_VERSION);
-		if (!mdi) {
-			close(cfd);
-			if (verbose>0)
-				fprintf(stderr, Name ": unable to read container %s\n",
-					ident->container);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		container.ss = find_metadata_methods(mdi->text_version);
-		sysfs_free(mdi);
-		if (!container.ss) {
-			close(cfd);
-			fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s uses unknown metadata: %s\n",
-				ident->container, mdi->text_version);
-			return 1;
-		}
-		if (container.ss->load_super(&container, cfd, ident->container)) {
-			fprintf(stderr, Name ": Cannot load metadata for container %s\n",
-				ident->container);
-			return 1;
-		}
-
-		return Incremental_container(&container, ident->container,
-					     verbose, runstop, ident->autof,
-					     LOCAL);
-	}
-#endif
 	if (devlist == NULL)
 		devlist = conf_get_devs();
 	else if (mddev)
 		inargv = 1;
 
+	report_missmatch = ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0);
  try_again:
 	/* We come back here when doing auto-assembly and attempting some
 	 * set of devices failed.  Those are now marked as ->used==2 and
@@ -257,14 +237,14 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 
 		if (ident->devices &&
 		    !match_oneof(ident->devices, devname)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose>=0) || verbose > 0)
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is not one of %s\n", devname, ident->devices);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		dfd = dev_open(devname, O_RDONLY|O_EXCL);
 		if (dfd < 0) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": cannot open device %s: %s\n",
 					devname, strerror(errno));
 			tmpdev->used = 2;
@@ -278,55 +258,113 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 				devname);
 			tmpdev->used = 2;
 		} else if (!tst && (tst = guess_super(dfd)) == NULL) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": no recogniseable superblock on %s\n",
 					devname);
 			tmpdev->used = 2;
 		} else if (tst->ss->load_super(tst,dfd, NULL)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf( stderr, Name ": no RAID superblock on %s\n",
 					 devname);
 		} else {
-			tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, &info);
+			content = &info;
+			memset(content, 0, sizeof(*content));
+			tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content);
 		}
 		if (dfd >= 0) close(dfd);
 
+		if (tst && tst->sb && tst->ss->container_content
+		    && tst->loaded_container) {
+			/* tmpdev is a container.  We need to be either
+			 * looking for a member, or auto-assembling
+			 */
+			if (st) {
+				/* already found some components, this cannot
+				 * be another one.
+				 */
+				if (report_missmatch)
+					fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is a container, but we are looking for components\n",
+						devname);
+				goto loop;
+			}
+
+			if (ident->container) {
+				if (ident->container[0] == '/' &&
+				    !same_dev(ident->container, devname)) {
+					if (report_missmatch)
+						fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is not the container required (%s)\n",
+							devname, ident->container);
+					goto loop;
+				}
+				if (ident->container[0] != '/') {
+					/* we have a uuid */
+					int uuid[4];
+					if (!parse_uuid(ident->container, uuid) ||
+					    !same_uuid(content->uuid, uuid, tst->ss->swapuuid)) {
+						if (report_missmatch)
+							fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s has wrong UUID to be required container\n",
+								devname);
+						goto loop;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			/* It is worth looking inside this container.
+			 */
+		next_member:
+			if (tmpdev->content)
+				content = tmpdev->content;
+			else
+				content = tst->ss->container_content(tst);
+
+			tmpdev->content = content->next;
+			if (tmpdev->content == NULL)
+				tmpdev->used = 1;
+
+		} else if (ident->container || ident->member) {
+			/* No chance of this matching if we don't have
+			 * a container */
+			if (report_missmatch)
+				fprintf(stderr, Name "%s is not a container, and one is required.\n",
+					devname);
+			goto loop;
+		}
+
 		if (ident->uuid_set && (!update || strcmp(update, "uuid")!= 0) &&
 		    (!tst || !tst->sb ||
-		     same_uuid(info.uuid, ident->uuid, tst->ss->swapuuid)==0)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+		     same_uuid(content->uuid, ident->uuid, tst->ss->swapuuid)==0)) {
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s has wrong uuid.\n",
 					devname);
 			goto loop;
 		}
 		if (ident->name[0] && (!update || strcmp(update, "name")!= 0) &&
 		    (!tst || !tst->sb ||
-		     name_matches(info.name, ident->name, homehost)==0)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+		     name_matches(content->name, ident->name, homehost)==0)) {
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s has wrong name.\n",
 					devname);
 			goto loop;
 		}
 		if (ident->super_minor != UnSet &&
 		    (!tst || !tst->sb ||
-		     ident->super_minor != info.array.md_minor)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+		     ident->super_minor != content->array.md_minor)) {
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s has wrong super-minor.\n",
 					devname);
 			goto loop;
 		}
 		if (ident->level != UnSet &&
 		    (!tst || !tst->sb ||
-		     ident->level != info.array.level)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+		     ident->level != content->array.level)) {
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s has wrong raid level.\n",
 					devname);
 			goto loop;
 		}
 		if (ident->raid_disks != UnSet &&
 		    (!tst || !tst->sb ||
-		     ident->raid_disks!= info.array.raid_disks)) {
-			if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+		     ident->raid_disks!= content->array.raid_disks)) {
+			if (report_missmatch)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s requires wrong number of drives.\n",
 					devname);
 			goto loop;
@@ -350,6 +388,30 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			return 1;
 		}
 
+		if (tst && tst->sb && tst->ss->container_content
+		    && tst->loaded_container) {
+			/* we have the one container we need, don't keep
+			 * looking.  If the chosen member is active, skip.
+			 */
+			if (is_member_busy(content->text_version)) {
+				if (auto_assem)
+					goto loop;
+				fprintf(stderr, Name ": member %s in %s is already assembled\n",
+					content->text_version,
+					devname);
+				tst->ss->free_super(tst);
+				return 1;
+			}
+			st = tst; tst = NULL;
+			if (!auto_assem && tmpdev->next != NULL) {
+				fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is a container, but is not "
+					"only device given: confused and aborting\n",
+					devname);
+				st->ss->free_super(st);
+				return 1;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
 		if (st == NULL)
 			st = dup_super(tst);
 		if (st->minor_version == -1)
@@ -371,13 +433,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 				    (first == 1 || last == 1)) {
 					/* We can do something */
 					if (first) {/* just ignore this one */
-						if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+						if (report_missmatch)
 							fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s misses out due to wrong homehost\n",
 								devname);
 						goto loop;
 					} else { /* reject all those sofar */
 						mddev_dev_t td;
-						if ((inargv && verbose >= 0) || verbose > 0)
+						if (report_missmatch)
 							fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s overrides previous devices due to good homehost\n",
 								devname);
 						for (td=devlist; td != tmpdev; td=td->next)
@@ -398,38 +460,49 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		tmpdev->used = 1;
 
 	loop:
+		if (tmpdev->content)
+			goto next_member;
 		if (tst)
 			tst->ss->free_super(tst);
 	}
 
-	if (!st || !st->sb)
+	if (!st || !st->sb || !content)
 		return 2;
 
 	/* Now need to open array the device.  Use create_mddev */
-	st->ss->getinfo_super(st, &info);
+	if (content == &info)
+		st->ss->getinfo_super(st, content);
 
 	trustworthy = FOREIGN;
 	switch (st->ss->match_home(st, homehost)) {
 	case 0:
 		trustworthy = FOREIGN;
-		name = info.name;
+		name = content->name;
 		break;
 	case 1:
 		trustworthy = LOCAL;
-		name = strchr(info.name, ':');
+		name = strchr(content->name, ':');
 		if (name)
 			name++;
 		else
-			name = info.name;
+			name = content->name;
 		break;
 	case -1:
-		if (info.name[0] == 0 && info.array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
-			name = info.text_version;
-			trustworthy = METADATA;
-		} else
-			trustworthy = FOREIGN;
+		trustworthy = FOREIGN;
 		break;
 	}
+	if (!auto_assem && trustworthy == FOREIGN)
+		/* If the array is listed in mdadm or on
+		 * command line, then we trust the name
+		 * even if the array doesn't look local
+		 */
+		trustworthy = LOCAL;
+
+	if (content->name[0] == 0 &&
+	    content->array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+		name = content->text_version;
+		trustworthy = METADATA;
+	}
 	mdfd = create_mddev(mddev, name, ident->autof, trustworthy,
 			    chosen_name);
 	if (mdfd < 0) {
@@ -467,6 +540,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	}
 	ioctl(mdfd, STOP_ARRAY, NULL); /* just incase it was started but has no content */
 
+#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
+	if (content != &info) {
+		/* This is a member of a container.  Try starting the array. */
+		return assemble_container_content(st, mdfd, content, runstop,
+					   chosen_name, verbose);
+	}
+#endif
 	/* Ok, no bad inconsistancy, we can try updating etc */
 	bitmap_done = 0;
 	for (tmpdev = devlist; tmpdev; tmpdev=tmpdev->next) if (tmpdev->used == 1) {
@@ -499,19 +579,19 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 
 			tst = dup_super(st);
 			tst->ss->load_super(tst, dfd, NULL);
-			tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, &info);
+			tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content);
 
-			memcpy(info.uuid, ident->uuid, 16);
-			strcpy(info.name, ident->name);
-			info.array.md_minor = minor(stb2.st_rdev);
+			memcpy(content->uuid, ident->uuid, 16);
+			strcpy(content->name, ident->name);
+			content->array.md_minor = minor(stb2.st_rdev);
 
-			tst->ss->update_super(tst, &info, update,
+			tst->ss->update_super(tst, content, update,
 					      devname, verbose,
 					      ident->uuid_set, homehost);
 			if (strcmp(update, "uuid")==0 &&
 			    !ident->uuid_set) {
 				ident->uuid_set = 1;
-				memcpy(ident->uuid, info.uuid, 16);
+				memcpy(ident->uuid, content->uuid, 16);
 			}
 			if (dfd < 0)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": Cannot open %s for superblock update\n",
@@ -525,7 +605,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			if (strcmp(update, "uuid")==0 &&
 			    ident->bitmap_fd >= 0 && !bitmap_done) {
 				if (bitmap_update_uuid(ident->bitmap_fd,
-						       info.uuid,
+						       content->uuid,
 						       tst->ss->swapuuid) != 0)
 					fprintf(stderr, Name ": Could not update uuid on external bitmap.\n");
 				else
@@ -542,7 +622,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			remove_partitions(dfd);
 
 			tst->ss->load_super(tst, dfd, NULL);
-			tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, &info);
+			tst->ss->getinfo_super(tst, content);
 			tst->ss->free_super(tst);
 			close(dfd);
 		}
@@ -551,10 +631,10 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 
 		if (verbose > 0)
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s is identified as a member of %s, slot %d.\n",
-				devname, mddev, info.disk.raid_disk);
+				devname, mddev, content->disk.raid_disk);
 		devices[devcnt].devname = devname;
 		devices[devcnt].uptodate = 0;
-		devices[devcnt].i = info;
+		devices[devcnt].i = *content;
 		devices[devcnt].i.disk.major = major(stb.st_rdev);
 		devices[devcnt].i.disk.minor = minor(stb.st_rdev);
 		if (most_recent < devcnt) {
@@ -562,17 +642,17 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			    > devices[most_recent].i.events)
 				most_recent = devcnt;
 		}
-		if (info.array.level == -4)
+		if (content->array.level == -4)
 			/* with multipath, the raid_disk from the superblock is meaningless */
 			i = devcnt;
 		else
 			i = devices[devcnt].i.disk.raid_disk;
 		if (i+1 == 0) {
-			if (nextspare < info.array.raid_disks)
-				nextspare = info.array.raid_disks;
+			if (nextspare < content->array.raid_disks)
+				nextspare = content->array.raid_disks;
 			i = nextspare++;
 		} else {
-			if (i >= info.array.raid_disks &&
+			if (i >= content->array.raid_disks &&
 			    i >= nextspare)
 				nextspare = i+1;
 		}
@@ -596,7 +676,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			    && (devices[best[i]].i.disk.minor
 				!= devices[devcnt].i.disk.minor)
 			    && st->ss == &super0
-			    && info.array.level != LEVEL_MULTIPATH) {
+			    && content->array.level != LEVEL_MULTIPATH) {
 				/* two different devices with identical superblock.
 				 * Could be a mis-detection caused by overlapping
 				 * partitions.  fail-safe.
@@ -634,14 +714,14 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	if (update && strcmp(update, "byteorder")==0)
 		st->minor_version = 90;
 
-	st->ss->getinfo_super(st, &info);
-	clean = info.array.state & 1;
+	st->ss->getinfo_super(st, content);
+	clean = content->array.state & 1;
 
 	/* now we have some devices that might be suitable.
 	 * I wonder how many
 	 */
-	avail = malloc(info.array.raid_disks);
-	memset(avail, 0, info.array.raid_disks);
+	avail = malloc(content->array.raid_disks);
+	memset(avail, 0, content->array.raid_disks);
 	okcnt = 0;
 	sparecnt=0;
 	for (i=0; i< bestcnt ;i++) {
@@ -653,7 +733,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		/* note: we ignore error flags in multipath arrays
 		 * as they don't make sense
 		 */
-		if (info.array.level != -4)
+		if (content->array.level != -4)
 			if (!(devices[j].i.disk.state & (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC))) {
 				if (!(devices[j].i.disk.state
 				      & (1<<MD_DISK_FAULTY)))
@@ -663,15 +743,15 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		if (devices[j].i.events+event_margin >=
 		    devices[most_recent].i.events) {
 			devices[j].uptodate = 1;
-			if (i < info.array.raid_disks) {
+			if (i < content->array.raid_disks) {
 				okcnt++;
 				avail[i]=1;
 			} else
 				sparecnt++;
 		}
 	}
-	while (force && !enough(info.array.level, info.array.raid_disks,
-				info.array.layout, 1,
+	while (force && !enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+				content->array.layout, 1,
 				avail, okcnt)) {
 		/* Choose the newest best drive which is
 		 * not up-to-date, update the superblock
@@ -681,7 +761,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		struct supertype *tst;
 		long long current_events;
 		chosen_drive = -1;
-		for (i=0; i<info.array.raid_disks && i < bestcnt; i++) {
+		for (i=0; i<content->array.raid_disks && i < bestcnt; i++) {
 			int j = best[i];
 			if (j>=0 &&
 			    !devices[j].uptodate &&
@@ -716,8 +796,8 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			devices[chosen_drive].i.events = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
-		info.events = devices[most_recent].i.events;
-		tst->ss->update_super(tst, &info, "force-one",
+		content->events = devices[most_recent].i.events;
+		tst->ss->update_super(tst, content, "force-one",
 				     devices[chosen_drive].devname, verbose,
 				     0, NULL);
 
@@ -739,7 +819,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		/* If there are any other drives of the same vintage,
 		 * add them in as well.  We can't lose and we might gain
 		 */
-		for (i=0; i<info.array.raid_disks && i < bestcnt ; i++) {
+		for (i=0; i<content->array.raid_disks && i < bestcnt ; i++) {
 			int j = best[i];
 			if (j >= 0 &&
 			    !devices[j].uptodate &&
@@ -788,15 +868,15 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		close(mdfd);
 		return 1;
 	}
-	st->ss->getinfo_super(st, &info);
+	st->ss->getinfo_super(st, content);
 #ifndef MDASSEMBLE
-	sysfs_init(&info, mdfd, 0);
+	sysfs_init(content, mdfd, 0);
 #endif
 	for (i=0; i<bestcnt; i++) {
 		int j = best[i];
 		unsigned int desired_state;
 
-		if (i < info.array.raid_disks)
+		if (i < content->array.raid_disks)
 			desired_state = (1<<MD_DISK_ACTIVE) | (1<<MD_DISK_SYNC);
 		else
 			desired_state = 0;
@@ -831,10 +911,10 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 #endif
 	}
 	if (force && !clean &&
-	    !enough(info.array.level, info.array.raid_disks,
-		    info.array.layout, clean,
+	    !enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+		    content->array.layout, clean,
 		    avail, okcnt)) {
-		change += st->ss->update_super(st, &info, "force-array",
+		change += st->ss->update_super(st, content, "force-array",
 					devices[chosen_drive].devname, verbose,
 					       0, NULL);
 		clean = 1;
@@ -864,7 +944,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	 * The code of doing this lives in Grow.c
 	 */
 #ifndef MDASSEMBLE
-	if (info.reshape_active) {
+	if (content->reshape_active) {
 		int err = 0;
 		int *fdlist = malloc(sizeof(int)* bestcnt);
 		for (i=0; i<bestcnt; i++) {
@@ -881,7 +961,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 				fdlist[i] = -1;
 		}
 		if (!err)
-			err = Grow_restart(st, &info, fdlist, bestcnt, backup_file);
+			err = Grow_restart(st, content, fdlist, bestcnt, backup_file);
 		while (i>0) {
 			i--;
 			if (fdlist[i]>=0) close(fdlist[i]);
@@ -896,7 +976,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	/* count number of in-sync devices according to the superblock.
 	 * We must have this number to start the array without -s or -R
 	 */
-	req_cnt = info.array.working_disks;
+	req_cnt = content->array.working_disks;
 
 	/* Almost ready to actually *do* something */
 	if (!old_linux) {
@@ -905,10 +985,10 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		/* First, fill in the map, so that udev can find our name
 		 * as soon as we become active.
 		 */
-		map_update(NULL, fd2devnum(mdfd), info.text_version,
-			   info.uuid, chosen_name);
+		map_update(NULL, fd2devnum(mdfd), content->text_version,
+			   content->uuid, chosen_name);
 
-		rv = set_array_info(mdfd, st, &info);
+		rv = set_array_info(mdfd, st, content);
 		if (rv) {
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to set array info for %s: %s\n",
 				mddev, strerror(errno));
@@ -950,7 +1030,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 				j = chosen_drive;
 
 			if (j >= 0 /* && devices[j].uptodate */) {
-				rv = add_disk(mdfd, st, &info, &devices[j].i);
+				rv = add_disk(mdfd, st, content, &devices[j].i);
 
 				if (rv) {
 					fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to add "
@@ -958,7 +1038,7 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 						devices[j].devname,
 						mddev,
 						strerror(errno));
-					if (i < info.array.raid_disks
+					if (i < content->array.raid_disks
 					    || i == bestcnt)
 						okcnt--;
 					else
@@ -968,39 +1048,39 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 						        "to %s as %d\n",
 						devices[j].devname, mddev,
 						devices[j].i.disk.raid_disk);
-			} else if (verbose > 0 && i < info.array.raid_disks)
+			} else if (verbose > 0 && i < content->array.raid_disks)
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": no uptodate device for "
 					        "slot %d of %s\n",
 					i, mddev);
 		}
 
-		if (info.array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
+		if (content->array.level == LEVEL_CONTAINER) {
 			if (verbose >= 0) {
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": Container %s has been "
 					"assembled with %d drive%s",
 					mddev, okcnt+sparecnt, okcnt+sparecnt==1?"":"s");
-				if (okcnt < info.array.raid_disks)
+				if (okcnt < content->array.raid_disks)
 					fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)",
-						info.array.raid_disks);
+						content->array.raid_disks);
 				fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 			}
-			sysfs_uevent(&info, "change");
+			sysfs_uevent(content, "change");
 			close(mdfd);
 			return 0;
 		}
 
 		if (runstop == 1 ||
 		    (runstop <= 0 &&
-		     ( enough(info.array.level, info.array.raid_disks,
-			      info.array.layout, clean, avail, okcnt) &&
+		     ( enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+			      content->array.layout, clean, avail, okcnt) &&
 		       (okcnt >= req_cnt || start_partial_ok)
 			     ))) {
 			if (ioctl(mdfd, RUN_ARRAY, NULL)==0) {
 				if (verbose >= 0) {
 					fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s has been started with %d drive%s",
 						mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
-					if (okcnt < info.array.raid_disks)
-						fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)", info.array.raid_disks);
+					if (okcnt < content->array.raid_disks)
+						fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)", content->array.raid_disks);
 					if (sparecnt)
 						fprintf(stderr, " and %d spare%s", sparecnt, sparecnt==1?"":"s");
 					fprintf(stderr, ".\n");
@@ -1037,13 +1117,13 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": failed to RUN_ARRAY %s: %s\n",
 				mddev, strerror(errno));
 
-			if (!enough(info.array.level, info.array.raid_disks,
-				    info.array.layout, 1, avail, okcnt))
+			if (!enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+				    content->array.layout, 1, avail, okcnt))
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": Not enough devices to "
 					"start the array.\n");
-			else if (!enough(info.array.level,
-					 info.array.raid_disks,
-					 info.array.layout, clean,
+			else if (!enough(content->array.level,
+					 content->array.raid_disks,
+					 content->array.layout, clean,
 					 avail, okcnt))
 				fprintf(stderr, Name ": Not enough devices to "
 					"start the array while not clean "
@@ -1057,8 +1137,8 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 		if (runstop == -1) {
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s assembled from %d drive%s",
 				mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
-			if (okcnt != info.array.raid_disks)
-				fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)", info.array.raid_disks);
+			if (okcnt != content->array.raid_disks)
+				fprintf(stderr, " (out of %d)", content->array.raid_disks);
 			fprintf(stderr, ", but not started.\n");
 			close(mdfd);
 			return 0;
@@ -1067,21 +1147,21 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 			fprintf(stderr, Name ": %s assembled from %d drive%s", mddev, okcnt, okcnt==1?"":"s");
 			if (sparecnt)
 				fprintf(stderr, " and %d spare%s", sparecnt, sparecnt==1?"":"s");
-			if (!enough(info.array.level, info.array.raid_disks,
-				    info.array.layout, 1, avail, okcnt))
+			if (!enough(content->array.level, content->array.raid_disks,
+				    content->array.layout, 1, avail, okcnt))
 				fprintf(stderr, " - not enough to start the array.\n");
-			else if (!enough(info.array.level,
-					 info.array.raid_disks,
-					 info.array.layout, clean,
+			else if (!enough(content->array.level,
+					 content->array.raid_disks,
+					 content->array.layout, clean,
 					 avail, okcnt))
 				fprintf(stderr, " - not enough to start the "
 					"array while not clean - consider "
 					"--force.\n");
 			else {
-				if (req_cnt == info.array.raid_disks)
+				if (req_cnt == content->array.raid_disks)
 					fprintf(stderr, " - need all %d to start it", req_cnt);
 				else
-					fprintf(stderr, " - need %d of %d to start", req_cnt, info.array.raid_disks);
+					fprintf(stderr, " - need %d of %d to start", req_cnt, content->array.raid_disks);
 				fprintf(stderr, " (use --run to insist).\n");
 			}
 		}
@@ -1105,3 +1185,71 @@ int Assemble(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 	close(mdfd);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+#ifndef MDASSEMBLE
+int assemble_container_content(struct supertype *st, int mdfd,
+			       struct mdinfo *content, int runstop,
+			       char *chosen_name, int verbose)
+{
+	struct mdinfo *dev, *sra;
+	int working = 0, preexist = 0;
+	struct map_ent *map = NULL;
+
+	sysfs_init(content, mdfd, 0);
+
+	sra = sysfs_read(mdfd, 0, GET_VERSION);
+	if (sra == NULL || strcmp(sra->text_version, content->text_version) != 0)
+		if (sysfs_set_array(content, md_get_version(mdfd)) != 0)
+			return 1;
+	if (sra)
+		sysfs_free(sra);
+
+	for (dev = content->devs; dev; dev = dev->next)
+		if (sysfs_add_disk(content, dev) == 0)
+			working++;
+		else if (errno == EEXIST)
+			preexist++;
+	if (working == 0)
+		/* Nothing new, don't try to start */ ;
+	else if (runstop > 0 ||
+		 (working + preexist) >= content->array.working_disks) {
+		switch(content->array.level) {
+		case LEVEL_LINEAR:
+		case LEVEL_MULTIPATH:
+		case 0:
+			sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
+				      "active");
+			break;
+		default:
+			sysfs_set_str(content, NULL, "array_state",
+				      "readonly");
+			/* start mdmon if needed. */
+			if (!mdmon_running(st->container_dev))
+				start_mdmon(st->container_dev);
+			ping_monitor(devnum2devname(st->container_dev));
+			break;
+		}
+		sysfs_set_safemode(content, content->safe_mode_delay);
+		if (verbose >= 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, Name
+				": Started %s with %d devices",
+				chosen_name, working + preexist);
+			if (preexist)
+				fprintf(stderr, " (%d new)", working);
+			fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+		}
+		/* FIXME should have an O_EXCL and wait for read-auto */
+	} else
+		if (verbose >= 0)
+			fprintf(stderr, Name
+				": %s assembled with %d devices but "
+				"not started\n",
+				chosen_name, working);
+	map_update(&map, fd2devnum(mdfd),
+		   content->text_version,
+		   content->uuid, chosen_name);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+