diff --git a/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c b/fs/exofs/ore_raid.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011
+ * Boaz Harrosh <bharrosh@panasas.com>
+ *
+ * This file is part of the objects raid engine (ore).
+ *
+ * It is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with "ore". If not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc:
+ *	"Free Software Foundation <info@fsf.org>"
+ */
+
+#include <linux/gfp.h>
+
+#include "ore_raid.h"
+
+struct page *_raid_page_alloc(void)
+{
+	return alloc_page(GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+void _raid_page_free(struct page *p)
+{
+	__free_page(p);
+}
+
+void _ore_add_sg_seg(struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev, unsigned cur_len,
+		     bool not_last)
+{
+	struct osd_sg_entry *sge;
+
+	ORE_DBGMSG("dev=%d cur_len=0x%x not_last=%d cur_sg=%d "
+		     "offset=0x%llx length=0x%x last_sgs_total=0x%x\n",
+		     per_dev->dev, cur_len, not_last, per_dev->cur_sg,
+		     _LLU(per_dev->offset), per_dev->length,
+		     per_dev->last_sgs_total);
+
+	if (!per_dev->cur_sg) {
+		sge = per_dev->sglist;
+
+		/* First time we prepare two entries */
+		if (per_dev->length) {
+			++per_dev->cur_sg;
+			sge->offset = per_dev->offset;
+			sge->len = per_dev->length;
+		} else {
+			/* Here the parity is the first unit of this object.
+			 * This happens every time we reach a parity device on
+			 * the same stripe as the per_dev->offset. We need to
+			 * just skip this unit.
+			 */
+			per_dev->offset += cur_len;
+			return;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* finalize the last one */
+		sge = &per_dev->sglist[per_dev->cur_sg - 1];
+		sge->len = per_dev->length - per_dev->last_sgs_total;
+	}
+
+	if (not_last) {
+		/* Partly prepare the next one */
+		struct osd_sg_entry *next_sge = sge + 1;
+
+		++per_dev->cur_sg;
+		next_sge->offset = sge->offset + sge->len + cur_len;
+		/* Save cur len so we know how mutch was added next time */
+		per_dev->last_sgs_total = per_dev->length;
+		next_sge->len = 0;
+	} else if (!sge->len) {
+		/* Optimize for when the last unit is a parity */
+		--per_dev->cur_sg;
+	}
+}
+
+/* In writes @cur_len means length left. .i.e cur_len==0 is the last parity U */
+int _ore_add_parity_unit(struct ore_io_state *ios,
+			    struct ore_striping_info *si,
+			    struct ore_per_dev_state *per_dev,
+			    unsigned cur_len)
+{
+	if (ios->reading) {
+		BUG_ON(per_dev->cur_sg >= ios->sgs_per_dev);
+		_ore_add_sg_seg(per_dev, cur_len, true);
+	} else {
+		struct page **pages = ios->parity_pages + ios->cur_par_page;
+		unsigned num_pages = ios->layout->stripe_unit / PAGE_SIZE;
+		unsigned array_start = 0;
+		unsigned i;
+		int ret;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < num_pages; i++) {
+			pages[i] = _raid_page_alloc();
+			if (unlikely(!pages[i]))
+				return -ENOMEM;
+
+			++(ios->cur_par_page);
+			/* TODO: only read support for now */
+			clear_highpage(pages[i]);
+		}
+
+		ORE_DBGMSG("writing dev=%d num_pages=%d cur_par_page=%d",
+			     per_dev->dev, num_pages, ios->cur_par_page);
+
+		ret = _ore_add_stripe_unit(ios,  &array_start, 0, pages,
+					   per_dev, num_pages * PAGE_SIZE);
+		if (unlikely(ret))
+			return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int _ore_post_alloc_raid_stuff(struct ore_io_state *ios)
+{
+	/*TODO: Only raid writes has stuff to add here */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void _ore_free_raid_stuff(struct ore_io_state *ios)
+{
+	if (ios->parity_pages) { /* writing and raid */
+		unsigned i;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < ios->cur_par_page; i++) {
+			struct page *page = ios->parity_pages[i];
+
+			if (page)
+				_raid_page_free(page);
+		}
+		if (ios->extra_part_alloc)
+			kfree(ios->parity_pages);
+	} else {
+		/* Will only be set if raid reading && sglist is big */
+		if (ios->extra_part_alloc)
+			kfree(ios->per_dev[0].sglist);
+	}
+}