block: Add BLKROTATIONAL ioctl
Introduce an ioctl which permits applications to query whether a block
device is rotational.
Signed-off-by: Martin K. Petersen <martin.petersen@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
diff --git a/block/ioctl.c b/block/ioctl.c
index ca939fc..337d207 100644
--- a/block/ioctl.c
+++ b/block/ioctl.c
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@
return put_uint(arg, bdev_discard_zeroes_data(bdev));
case BLKSECTGET:
return put_ushort(arg, queue_max_sectors(bdev_get_queue(bdev)));
+ case BLKROTATIONAL:
+ return put_ushort(arg, !blk_queue_nonrot(bdev_get_queue(bdev)));
case BLKRASET:
case BLKFRASET:
if(!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))