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+// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*-
+// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
+
+#ifndef CEPH_LIBRBD_CACHE_UTILS_H
+#define CEPH_LIBRBD_CACHE_UTILS_H
+
+#include "acconfig.h"
+#include <string>
+
+class Context;
+
+namespace librbd {
+
+struct ImageCtx;
+
+namespace cache {
+namespace util {
+
+template <typename T>
+bool is_pwl_enabled(T& image_ctx) {
+#if defined(WITH_RBD_RWL) || defined(WITH_RBD_SSD_CACHE)
+ auto value = image_ctx.config.template get_val<std::string>("rbd_persistent_cache_mode");
+ return value == "disabled" ? false : true;
+#else
+ return false;
+#endif // WITH_RBD_RWL
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+} // namespace cache
+} // namespace librbd
+
+#endif // CEPH_LIBRBD_CACHE_UTILS_H