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This patch fixes the way the special devices are handled (special in this context means that they're not usable after the usual ADD event like other generic devices): - DM and MD devices are pvscanned only when they are just set up. This is the first CHANGE event that makes the device usable (the DM_UDEV_PRIMARY_SOURCE_FLAG is set for DM and the md/array_state sysfs attribute is present for MD). Whether the device is activated is remembered via DM_ACTIVATED (for DM) and LVM_MD_PV_ACTIVATED (for MD) udev environment variable. This is then used to decide whether we should fire the pvscan on ADD event to support coldplugging. For any (artificial) ADD event generated during coldplug, the device must be already set up properly to fire the pvscan on it. - Similar for loop devices. For loop devices, only CHANGE events are relevant (so there's a CHANGE after the loop device is set up as well as detached). Whether the loop has just been activated is detected via loop/backing_file sysfs attribute presence. The activation state is remembered via LVM_LOOP_PV_ACTIVATED udev environment variable. - Do not pvscan multipath device components (underlying paths). - Do not pvscan RAID device components. - Also, set LVM_SCANNED="1" udev environment variable for debug purposes (it's visible in the lvmdump -u that takes the current udev database). This variable is set once the pvscan is triggered. The table below summarises when the pvscan is triggered (marked with X, X* means fire only if the special dev is properly set up): | real ADD | real CHANGE | artificial ADD | artificial CHANGE | remove ============================================================================= DM | | X | X* | | X MD | | X | X* | | loop | | X | X* | | other | X | | X | | X