@@ -319,6 +319,26 @@ func GetLibraryVersion() (string, error) {

 	return version, nil

 }

+// UdevSyncSupported returns whether device-mapper is able to sync with udev

+//

+// This is essential otherwise race conditions can arise where both udev and

+// device-mapper attempt to create and destroy devices.

+func UdevSyncSupported() bool {

+	return DmUdevGetSyncSupport() != 0

+}

+

+// UdevSetSyncSupport allows setting whether the udev sync should be enabled.

+// The return bool indicates the state of whether the sync is enabled.

+func UdevSetSyncSupport(enable bool) bool {

+	if enable {

+		DmUdevSetSyncSupport(1)

+	} else {

+		DmUdevSetSyncSupport(0)

+	}

+

+	return UdevSyncSupported()

+}

+

 // Useful helper for cleanup

 func RemoveDevice(name string) error {

 	log.Debugf("[devmapper] RemoveDevice START")

@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ var (

 	DmTaskSetRo            = dmTaskSetRoFct

 	DmTaskSetSector        = dmTaskSetSectorFct

 	DmUdevWait             = dmUdevWaitFct

+	DmUdevSetSyncSupport   = dmUdevSetSyncSupportFct

+	DmUdevGetSyncSupport   = dmUdevGetSyncSupportFct

 	LogWithErrnoInit       = logWithErrnoInitFct

 )

@@ -231,6 +233,14 @@ func dmGetNextTargetFct(task *CDmTask, next uintptr, start, length *uint64, targ

 	return uintptr(nextp)

 }

+func dmUdevSetSyncSupportFct(syncWithUdev int) {

+	(C.dm_udev_set_sync_support(C.int(syncWithUdev)))

+}

+

+func dmUdevGetSyncSupportFct() int {

+	return int(C.dm_udev_get_sync_support())

+}

+

 func dmUdevWaitFct(cookie uint) int {

 	return int(C.dm_udev_wait(C.uint32_t(cookie)))

 }