Author: ae
Date: Mon Feb 20 06:35:52 2012
New Revision: 231929
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/231929

Log:
  If nested scheme allows dump kernel to its partition, we may allow
  dump for the parent partition too.
  
  MFC after:    2 weeks

Modified:
  head/sys/geom/part/g_part.c

Modified: head/sys/geom/part/g_part.c
==============================================================================
--- head/sys/geom/part/g_part.c Mon Feb 20 05:48:57 2012        (r231928)
+++ head/sys/geom/part/g_part.c Mon Feb 20 06:35:52 2012        (r231929)
@@ -2113,9 +2113,12 @@ g_part_start(struct bio *bp)
                        /*
                         * Check that the partition is suitable for kernel
                         * dumps. Typically only swap partitions should be
-                        * used.
+                        * used. If the request comes from the nested scheme
+                        * we allow dumping there as well.
                         */
-                       if (!G_PART_DUMPTO(table, entry)) {
+                       if ((bp->bio_from == NULL ||
+                           bp->bio_from->geom->class != &g_part_class) &&
+                           G_PART_DUMPTO(table, entry) == 0) {
                                g_io_deliver(bp, ENODEV);
                                printf("GEOM_PART: Partition '%s' not suitable"
                                    " for kernel dumps (wrong type?)\n",
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