+/*
+ * device_status_char
+ * @m: mirror device/leg we want the status of
+ *
+ * We return one character representing the most severe error
+ * we have encountered.
+ * A => Alive - No failures
+ * D => Dead - A write failure occurred leaving mirror out-of-sync
+ * S => Sync - A sychronization failure occurred, mirror out-of-sync
+ * R => Read - A read failure occurred, mirror data unaffected
+ *
+ * Returns: <char>
+ */
+static char device_status_char(struct mirror *m)
+{
+ if (!atomic_read(&(m->error_count)))
+ return 'A';
+
+ return (test_bit(DM_RAID1_WRITE_ERROR, &(m->error_type))) ? 'D' :
+ (test_bit(DM_RAID1_SYNC_ERROR, &(m->error_type))) ? 'S' :
+ (test_bit(DM_RAID1_READ_ERROR, &(m->error_type))) ? 'R' : 'U';
+}
+
+