block: Add BLKROTATIONAL ioctl
Introduce an ioctl which permits applications to query whether a block
device is rotational.
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
diff --git a/block/compat_ioctl.c b/block/compat_ioctl.c
index 7b72502..7c668c8 100644
--- a/block/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/block/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@
case BLKSECTGET:
return compat_put_ushort(arg,
queue_max_sectors(bdev_get_queue(bdev)));
+ case BLKROTATIONAL:
+ return compat_put_ushort(arg,
+ !blk_queue_nonrot(bdev_get_queue(bdev)));
case BLKRASET: /* compatible, but no compat_ptr (!) */
case BLKFRASET:
if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
