+ * A cache block range can take two forms:
+ *
+ * i) A single cblock, eg. '3456'
+ * ii) A begin and end cblock with dots between, eg. 123-234
+ */
+static int parse_cblock_range(struct cache *cache, const char *str,
+ struct cblock_range *result)
+{
+ char dummy;
+ uint64_t b, e;
+ int r;
+
+ /*
+ * Try and parse form (ii) first.
+ */
+ r = sscanf(str, "%llu-%llu%c", &b, &e, &dummy);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ if (r == 2) {
+ result->begin = to_cblock(b);
+ result->end = to_cblock(e);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * That didn't work, try form (i).
+ */
+ r = sscanf(str, "%llu%c", &b, &dummy);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ if (r == 1) {
+ result->begin = to_cblock(b);
+ result->end = to_cblock(from_cblock(result->begin) + 1u);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ DMERR("invalid cblock range '%s'", str);
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int validate_cblock_range(struct cache *cache, struct cblock_range *range)
+{
+ uint64_t b = from_cblock(range->begin);
+ uint64_t e = from_cblock(range->end);
+ uint64_t n = from_cblock(cache->cache_size);
+
+ if (b >= n) {
+ DMERR("begin cblock out of range: %llu >= %llu", b, n);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (e > n) {
+ DMERR("end cblock out of range: %llu > %llu", e, n);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (b >= e) {
+ DMERR("invalid cblock range: %llu >= %llu", b, e);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int request_invalidation(struct cache *cache, struct cblock_range *range)
+{
+ struct invalidation_request req;
+
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&req.list);
+ req.cblocks = range;
+ atomic_set(&req.complete, 0);
+ req.err = 0;
+ init_waitqueue_head(&req.result_wait);
+
+ spin_lock(&cache->invalidation_lock);
+ list_add(&req.list, &cache->invalidation_requests);
+ spin_unlock(&cache->invalidation_lock);
+ wake_worker(cache);
+
+ wait_event(req.result_wait, atomic_read(&req.complete));
+ return req.err;
+}
+
+static int process_invalidate_cblocks_message(struct cache *cache, unsigned count,
+ const char **cblock_ranges)
+{
+ int r = 0;
+ unsigned i;
+ struct cblock_range range;
+
+ if (!passthrough_mode(&cache->features)) {
+ DMERR("cache has to be in passthrough mode for invalidation");
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
+
+ for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+ r = parse_cblock_range(cache, cblock_ranges[i], &range);
+ if (r)
+ break;
+
+ r = validate_cblock_range(cache, &range);
+ if (r)
+ break;
+
+ /*
+ * Pass begin and end origin blocks to the worker and wake it.
+ */
+ r = request_invalidation(cache, &range);
+ if (r)
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return r;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Supports
+ * "<key> <value>"
+ * and
+ * "invalidate_cblocks [(<begin>)|(<begin>-<end>)]*