-/* 
+/*
  * Copyright (C) 2000 Jeff Dike (jdike@karaya.com)
  * Licensed under the GPL
  */
        int error;
 };
 
-extern int open_ubd_file(char *file, struct openflags *openflags,
+extern int open_ubd_file(char *file, struct openflags *openflags, int shared,
                         char **backing_file_out, int *bitmap_offset_out,
                         unsigned long *bitmap_len_out, int *data_offset_out,
                         int *create_cow_out);
 
 static struct gendisk *ubd_gendisk[MAX_DEV];
 static struct gendisk *fake_gendisk[MAX_DEV];
- 
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD_SYNC
 #define OPEN_FLAGS ((struct openflags) { .r = 1, .w = 1, .s = 1, .c = 0, \
                                         .cl = 1 })
        __u64 size;
        struct openflags boot_openflags;
        struct openflags openflags;
+       int shared;
        int no_cow;
        struct cow cow;
        struct platform_device pdev;
        .boot_openflags =       OPEN_FLAGS, \
        .openflags =            OPEN_FLAGS, \
         .no_cow =               0, \
+       .shared =               0, \
         .cow =                 DEFAULT_COW, \
 }
 
                }
                major = simple_strtoul(str, &end, 0);
                if((*end != '\0') || (end == str)){
-                       printk(KERN_ERR 
+                       printk(KERN_ERR
                               "ubd_setup : didn't parse major number\n");
                        return(1);
                }
                        printk(KERN_ERR "Can't assign a fake major twice\n");
                        goto out1;
                }
- 
+
                fake_major = major;
 
                printk(KERN_INFO "Setting extra ubd major number to %d\n",
        if (index_out)
                *index_out = n;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+       for (i = 0; i < sizeof("rscd="); i++) {
                switch (*str) {
                case 'r':
                        flags.w = 0;
                case 'd':
                        dev->no_cow = 1;
                        break;
+               case 'c':
+                       dev->shared = 1;
+                       break;
                case '=':
                        str++;
                        goto break_loop;
                default:
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "ubd_setup : Expected '=' or flag letter (r,s or d)\n");
+                       printk(KERN_ERR "ubd_setup : Expected '=' or flag letter (r, s, c, or d)\n");
                        goto out;
                }
                str++;
                spin_unlock(&ubd_io_lock);
                return;
        }
-        
+
        ubd_finish(rq, req.error);
        reactivate_fd(thread_fd, UBD_IRQ);      
        do_ubd_request(ubd_queue);
 
 void kill_io_thread(void)
 {
-       if(io_pid != -1) 
+       if(io_pid != -1)
                os_kill_process(io_pid, 1);
 }
 
        create_cow = 0;
        create_ptr = (dev->cow.file != NULL) ? &create_cow : NULL;
        back_ptr = dev->no_cow ? NULL : &dev->cow.file;
-       dev->fd = open_ubd_file(dev->file, &dev->openflags, back_ptr,
-                               &dev->cow.bitmap_offset, &dev->cow.bitmap_len, 
-                               &dev->cow.data_offset, create_ptr);
+       dev->fd = open_ubd_file(dev->file, &dev->openflags, dev->shared,
+                               back_ptr, &dev->cow.bitmap_offset,
+                               &dev->cow.bitmap_len, &dev->cow.data_offset,
+                               create_ptr);
 
        if((dev->fd == -ENOENT) && create_cow){
-               dev->fd = create_cow_file(dev->file, dev->cow.file, 
+               dev->fd = create_cow_file(dev->file, dev->cow.file,
                                          dev->openflags, 1 << 9, PAGE_SIZE,
-                                         &dev->cow.bitmap_offset, 
+                                         &dev->cow.bitmap_offset,
                                          &dev->cow.bitmap_len,
                                          &dev->cow.data_offset);
                if(dev->fd >= 0){
                }
                flush_tlb_kernel_vm();
 
-               err = read_cow_bitmap(dev->fd, dev->cow.bitmap, 
-                                     dev->cow.bitmap_offset, 
+               err = read_cow_bitmap(dev->fd, dev->cow.bitmap,
+                                     dev->cow.bitmap_offset,
                                      dev->cow.bitmap_len);
                if(err < 0)
                        goto error;
 
                flags = dev->openflags;
                flags.w = 0;
-               err = open_ubd_file(dev->cow.file, &flags, NULL, NULL, NULL, 
-                                   NULL, NULL);
+               err = open_ubd_file(dev->cow.file, &flags, dev->shared, NULL,
+                                   NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
                if(err < 0) goto error;
                dev->cow.fd = err;
        }
        dev->size = ROUND_BLOCK(dev->size);
 
        err = ubd_new_disk(MAJOR_NR, dev->size, n, &ubd_gendisk[n]);
-       if(err) 
+       if(err)
                goto out_close;
- 
+
        if(fake_major != MAJOR_NR)
-               ubd_new_disk(fake_major, dev->size, n, 
+               ubd_new_disk(fake_major, dev->size, n,
                             &fake_gendisk[n]);
 
        /* perhaps this should also be under the "if (fake_major)" above */
                        return -1;
        }
        platform_driver_register(&ubd_driver);
-       for (i = 0; i < MAX_DEV; i++) 
+       for (i = 0; i < MAX_DEV; i++)
                ubd_add(i);
        return 0;
 }
                 * enough. So use anyway the io thread. */
        }
        stack = alloc_stack(0, 0);
-       io_pid = start_io_thread(stack + PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(void *), 
+       io_pid = start_io_thread(stack + PAGE_SIZE - sizeof(void *),
                                 &thread_fd);
        if(io_pid < 0){
-               printk(KERN_ERR 
+               printk(KERN_ERR
                       "ubd : Failed to start I/O thread (errno = %d) - "
                       "falling back to synchronous I/O\n", -io_pid);
                io_pid = -1;
                return(0);
        }
-       err = um_request_irq(UBD_IRQ, thread_fd, IRQ_READ, ubd_intr, 
+       err = um_request_irq(UBD_IRQ, thread_fd, IRQ_READ, ubd_intr,
                             SA_INTERRUPT, "ubd", ubd_dev);
        if(err != 0)
                printk(KERN_ERR "um_request_irq failed - errno = %d\n", -err);
        if(req->op == UBD_READ) {
                for(i = 0; i < req->length >> 9; i++){
                        if(ubd_test_bit(sector + i, (unsigned char *) bitmap))
-                               ubd_set_bit(i, (unsigned char *) 
+                               ubd_set_bit(i, (unsigned char *)
                                            &req->sector_mask);
                 }
        }
 
        /* This should be impossible now */
        if((rq_data_dir(req) == WRITE) && !dev->openflags.w){
-               printk("Write attempted on readonly ubd device %s\n", 
+               printk("Write attempted on readonly ubd device %s\n",
                       disk->disk_name);
                end_request(req, 0);
                return(1);
        return(0);
 }
 
-int open_ubd_file(char *file, struct openflags *openflags,
+int open_ubd_file(char *file, struct openflags *openflags, int shared,
                  char **backing_file_out, int *bitmap_offset_out,
                  unsigned long *bitmap_len_out, int *data_offset_out,
                  int *create_cow_out)
                        return fd;
         }
 
-       err = os_lock_file(fd, openflags->w);
-       if(err < 0){
-               printk("Failed to lock '%s', err = %d\n", file, -err);
-               goto out_close;
+       if(shared)
+               printk("Not locking \"%s\" on the host\n", file);
+       else {
+               err = os_lock_file(fd, openflags->w);
+               if(err < 0){
+                       printk("Failed to lock '%s', err = %d\n", file, -err);
+                       goto out_close;
+               }
        }
 
        /* Succesful return case! */
        int err, fd;
 
        flags.c = 1;
-       fd = open_ubd_file(cow_file, &flags, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+       fd = open_ubd_file(cow_file, &flags, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
        if(fd < 0){
                err = fd;
                printk("Open of COW file '%s' failed, errno = %d\n", cow_file,