+struct ptlrpc_request *
+ptlrpc_prep_ping(struct obd_import *imp)
+{
+ struct ptlrpc_request *req;
+
+ req = ptlrpc_request_alloc_pack(imp, &RQF_OBD_PING,
+ LUSTRE_OBD_VERSION, OBD_PING);
+ if (req) {
+ ptlrpc_request_set_replen(req);
+ req->rq_no_resend = req->rq_no_delay = 1;
+ }
+ return req;
+}
+
+int ptlrpc_obd_ping(struct obd_device *obd)
+{
+ int rc;
+ struct ptlrpc_request *req;
+ ENTRY;
+
+ req = ptlrpc_prep_ping(obd->u.cli.cl_import);
+ if (req == NULL)
+ RETURN(-ENOMEM);
+
+ req->rq_send_state = LUSTRE_IMP_FULL;
+
+ rc = ptlrpc_queue_wait(req);
+
+ ptlrpc_req_finished(req);
+
+ RETURN(rc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ptlrpc_obd_ping);
+