6 files changed, 44 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Create.c b/Create.c
index 19f3054..565bf50 100644
--- a/Create.c
+++ b/Create.c
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ int Create(struct supertype *st, char *mddev,
 				st->ss->name);
 		warn = 1;
 	}
+	st->nodes = c->nodes;
 
 	if (warn) {
 		if (c->runstop!= 1) {
diff --git a/ReadMe.c b/ReadMe.c
index 87a4916..30c569d 100644
--- a/ReadMe.c
+++ b/ReadMe.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct option long_options[] = {
     {"homehost",  1, 0,  HomeHost},
     {"symlinks",  1, 0,  Symlinks},
     {"data-offset",1, 0, DataOffset},
+    {"nodes",1, 0, Nodes},
 
     /* For assemble */
     {"uuid",      1, 0, 'u'},
diff --git a/mdadm.8.in b/mdadm.8.in
index 2a89458..fed0007 100644
--- a/mdadm.8.in
+++ b/mdadm.8.in
@@ -971,6 +971,12 @@ However for RAID0, it is not possible to add spares.  So to increase
 the number of devices in a RAID0, it is necessary to set the new
 number of devices, and to add the new devices, in the same command.
 
+.TP
+.BR \-\-nodes
+Only works when the array is for clustered environment. It specifies
+the maximum number of nodes in the cluster that will use this device
+simultaneously. If not specified, this defaults to 4.
+
 .SH For assemble:
 
 .TP
diff --git a/mdadm.c b/mdadm.c
index 3e8c49b..2ab006a 100644
--- a/mdadm.c
+++ b/mdadm.c
@@ -588,7 +588,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			}
 			ident.raid_disks = s.raiddisks;
 			continue;
-
+		case O(CREATE, Nodes):
+			c.nodes = parse_num(optarg);
+			if (c.nodes <= 0) {
+				pr_err("invalid number for the number of cluster nodes: %s\n",
+					optarg);
+				exit(2);
+			}
+			continue;
 		case O(CREATE,'x'): /* number of spare (eXtra) disks */
 			if (s.sparedisks) {
 				pr_err("spare-devices set twice: %d and %s\n",
@@ -1097,6 +1104,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				s.bitmap_file = optarg;
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (strcmp(optarg, "clustered")== 0) {
+				s.bitmap_file = optarg;
+				/* Set the default number of cluster nodes
+				 * to 4 if not already set by user
+				 */
+				if (c.nodes < 1)
+					c.nodes = 4;
+				continue;
+			}
 			/* probable typo */
 			pr_err("bitmap file must contain a '/', or be 'internal', or 'none'\n"
 				"       not '%s'\n", optarg);
@@ -1377,6 +1393,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	case CREATE:
 		if (c.delay == 0)
 			c.delay = DEFAULT_BITMAP_DELAY;
+
+		if (c.nodes) {
+			if (!s.bitmap_file || strcmp(s.bitmap_file, "clustered") != 0) {
+				pr_err("--nodes argument only compatible with --bitmap=clustered\n");
+				rv = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+
+			if (s.level != 1) {
+				pr_err("--bitmap=clustered is currently supported with RAID mirror only\n");
+				rv = 1;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (s.write_behind && !s.bitmap_file) {
 			pr_err("write-behind mode requires a bitmap.\n");
 			rv = 1;
diff --git a/mdadm.h b/mdadm.h
index 141f963..9d55801 100644
--- a/mdadm.h
+++ b/mdadm.h
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ enum special_options {
 	Dump,
 	Restore,
 	Action,
+	Nodes,
 };
 
 enum prefix_standard {
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ struct context {
 	char	*backup_file;
 	int	invalid_backup;
 	char	*action;
+	int	nodes;
 };
 
 struct shape {
@@ -1029,6 +1031,7 @@ struct supertype {
 			 */
 	int devcnt;
 	int retry_soon;
+	int nodes;
 
 	struct mdinfo *devs;
 
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index 7928a3d..78d98a7 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -2144,6 +2144,7 @@ add_internal_bitmap1(struct supertype *st,
 	bms->daemon_sleep = __cpu_to_le32(delay);
 	bms->sync_size = __cpu_to_le64(size);
 	bms->write_behind = __cpu_to_le32(write_behind);
+	bms->nodes = __cpu_to_le32(st->nodes);
 
 	*chunkp = chunk;
 	return 1;