diff --git a/devmapper/devmapper.go b/devmapper/devmapper.go
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/devmapper/devmapper.go
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+package devmapper
+
+/*
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -L. -ldevmapper
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <libdevmapper.h>
+#include <linux/loop.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+static char *
+attach_loop_device(const char *filename, int *loop_fd_out)
+{
+  struct loop_info64 loopinfo = { 0 };
+  struct stat st;
+  char buf[64];
+  int i, loop_fd, fd, start_index;
+  char *loopname;
+
+  *loop_fd_out = -1;
+
+  start_index = 0;
+  fd = open("/dev/loop-control", O_RDONLY);
+  if (fd == 0) {
+    start_index = ioctl(fd, LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE);
+    close(fd);
+
+    if (start_index < 0)
+      start_index = 0;
+  }
+
+  fd = open(filename, O_RDWR);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  loop_fd = -1;
+  for (i = start_index ; loop_fd < 0 ; i++ ) {
+    if (sprintf(buf, "/dev/loop%d", i) < 0) {
+      close(fd);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (stat(buf, &st) || !S_ISBLK(st.st_mode)) {
+      close(fd);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    loop_fd = open(buf, O_RDWR);
+    if (loop_fd < 0 && errno == ENOENT) {
+      close(fd);
+      fprintf (stderr, "no available loopback device!");
+      return NULL;
+    } else if (loop_fd < 0)
+      continue;
+
+    if (ioctl (loop_fd, LOOP_SET_FD, (void *)(size_t)fd) < 0) {
+      close(loop_fd);
+      loop_fd = -1;
+      if (errno != EBUSY) {
+        close (fd);
+        fprintf (stderr, "cannot set up loopback device %s", buf);
+        return NULL;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    close (fd);
+
+    strncpy((char*)loopinfo.lo_file_name, buf, LO_NAME_SIZE);
+    loopinfo.lo_offset = 0;
+    loopinfo.lo_flags = LO_FLAGS_AUTOCLEAR;
+
+    if (ioctl(loop_fd, LOOP_SET_STATUS64, &loopinfo) < 0) {
+      ioctl(loop_fd, LOOP_CLR_FD, 0);
+      close(loop_fd);
+      fprintf (stderr, "cannot set up loopback device info");
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    loopname = strdup(buf);
+    if (loopname == NULL) {
+      close(loop_fd);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    *loop_fd_out = loop_fd;
+    return loopname;
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static int64_t
+get_block_size(int fd)
+{
+  uint64_t size;
+  if (ioctl(fd, BLKGETSIZE64, &size) == -1)
+    return -1;
+  return (int64_t)size;
+}
+
+
+*/
+import "C"
+import "unsafe"
+import "fmt"
+import "runtime"
+import "os"
+
+func SetDevDir(dir string) error {
+	c_dir := C.CString(dir)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c_dir))
+	res := C.dm_set_dev_dir(c_dir)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_set_dev_dir failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func GetLibraryVersion() (string, error) {
+	buffer := (*C.char)(C.malloc(128))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(buffer))
+	res := C.dm_get_library_version(buffer, 128)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("dm_get_library_version failed")
+	} else {
+		return C.GoString(buffer), nil
+	}
+}
+
+type TaskType int
+
+const (
+	DeviceCreate TaskType = iota
+	DeviceReload
+	DeviceRemove
+	DeviceRemoveAll
+	DeviceSuspend
+	DeviceResume
+	DeviceInfo
+	DeviceDeps
+	DeviceRename
+	DeviceVersion
+	DeviceStatus
+	DeviceTable
+	DeviceWaitevent
+	DeviceList
+	DeviceClear
+	DeviceMknodes
+	DeviceListVersions
+	DeviceTargetMsg
+	DeviceSetGeometry
+)
+
+type Task struct {
+	unmanaged *C.struct_dm_task
+}
+
+type Info struct {
+	Exists        int
+	Suspended     int
+	LiveTable     int
+	InactiveTable int
+	OpenCount     int32
+	EventNr       uint32
+	Major         uint32
+	Minor         uint32
+	ReadOnly      int
+	TargetCount   int32
+}
+
+func (t *Task) destroy() {
+	if t != nil {
+		C.dm_task_destroy(t.unmanaged)
+		runtime.SetFinalizer(t, nil)
+	}
+}
+
+func TaskCreate(tasktype TaskType) *Task {
+	c_task := C.dm_task_create(C.int(int(tasktype)))
+	if c_task == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	task := &Task{c_task}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(task, (*Task).destroy)
+	return task
+}
+
+func (t *Task) Run() error {
+	res := C.dm_task_run(t.unmanaged)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_run failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) SetName(name string) error {
+	c_name := C.CString(name)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c_name))
+
+	res := C.dm_task_set_name(t.unmanaged, c_name)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_set_name failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) SetMessage(message string) error {
+	c_message := C.CString(message)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c_message))
+
+	res := C.dm_task_set_message(t.unmanaged, c_message)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_set_message failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) SetSector(sector uint64) error {
+	res := C.dm_task_set_sector(t.unmanaged, C.uint64_t(sector))
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_set_add_node failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) SetCookie(cookie *uint32, flags uint16) error {
+	var c_cookie C.uint32_t
+	c_cookie = C.uint32_t(*cookie)
+	res := C.dm_task_set_cookie(t.unmanaged, &c_cookie, C.uint16_t(flags))
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_set_add_node failed")
+	}
+	*cookie = uint32(c_cookie)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) SetRo() error {
+	res := C.dm_task_set_ro(t.unmanaged)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_set_ro failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) AddTarget(start uint64, size uint64, ttype string, params string) error {
+	c_ttype := C.CString(ttype)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c_ttype))
+
+	c_params := C.CString(params)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c_params))
+
+	res := C.dm_task_add_target(t.unmanaged, C.uint64_t(start), C.uint64_t(size), c_ttype, c_params)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("dm_task_add_target failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (t *Task) GetDriverVersion() (string, error) {
+	buffer := (*C.char)(C.malloc(128))
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(buffer))
+
+	res := C.dm_task_get_driver_version(t.unmanaged, buffer, 128)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("dm_task_get_driver_version")
+	} else {
+		return C.GoString(buffer), nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Task) GetInfo() (*Info, error) {
+	c_info := C.struct_dm_info{}
+	res := C.dm_task_get_info(t.unmanaged, &c_info)
+	if res != 1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("dm_task_get_driver_version")
+	} else {
+		info := &Info{}
+		info.Exists = int(c_info.exists)
+		info.Suspended = int(c_info.suspended)
+		info.LiveTable = int(c_info.live_table)
+		info.InactiveTable = int(c_info.inactive_table)
+		info.OpenCount = int32(c_info.open_count)
+		info.EventNr = uint32(c_info.event_nr)
+		info.Major = uint32(c_info.major)
+		info.Minor = uint32(c_info.minor)
+		info.ReadOnly = int(c_info.read_only)
+		info.TargetCount = int32(c_info.target_count)
+
+		return info, nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (t *Task) GetNextTarget(next uintptr) (uintptr, uint64, uint64, string, string) {
+	nextp := unsafe.Pointer(next)
+	var c_start C.uint64_t
+	var c_length C.uint64_t
+	var c_target_type *C.char
+	var c_params *C.char
+
+	nextp = C.dm_get_next_target(t.unmanaged, nextp, &c_start, &c_length, &c_target_type, &c_params)
+
+	target_type := C.GoString(c_target_type)
+	params := C.GoString(c_params)
+
+	return uintptr(nextp), uint64(c_start), uint64(c_length), target_type, params
+}
+
+func AttachLoopDevice(filename string) (*os.File, error) {
+	c_filename := C.CString(filename)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(c_filename))
+
+	var fd C.int
+	res := C.attach_loop_device(c_filename, &fd)
+	if res == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error loopback mounting")
+	}
+	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), C.GoString(res))
+	C.free(unsafe.Pointer(res))
+	return file, nil
+}
+
+func GetBlockDeviceSize(file *os.File) (uint64, error) {
+	fd := file.Fd()
+	size := C.get_block_size(C.int(fd))
+	if size == -1 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("Can't get block size")
+	}
+	return uint64(size), nil
+
+}
+
+func UdevWait(cookie uint32) error {
+	res := C.dm_udev_wait(C.uint32_t(cookie))
+	if res != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to wait on udev cookie %d", cookie)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func LogInitVerbose(level int) {
+	C.dm_log_init_verbose(C.int(level))
+}