diff -aurp rtslib-fb-2.1.fb57/rtslib/tcm.py rtslib-fb-2.1.fb57.work/rtslib/tcm.py
--- rtslib-fb-2.1.fb57/rtslib/tcm.py	2015-06-23 11:21:11.000000000 -0500
+++ rtslib-fb-2.1.fb57.work/rtslib/tcm.py	2015-07-29 02:58:24.882204555 -0500
@@ -735,6 +734,107 @@ class BlockStorageObject(StorageObject):
         d['dev'] = self.udev_path
         return d
 
+class RBDStorageObject(StorageObject):
+    '''
+    An interface to configFS storage objects for RBD backstore.
+    '''
+
+    # RBDStorageObject private stuff
+
+    def __init__(self, name, dev=None, wwn=None, readonly=False,
+                 write_back=False):
+        '''
+        A RBDIOStorageObject can be instantiated in two ways:
+            - B{Creation mode}: If I{dev} is specified, the underlying configFS
+              object will be created with that parameter.
+              No RBDIOStorageObject with the same I{name} can pre-exist in
+              the parent Backstore in that mode.
+            - B{Lookup mode}: If I{dev} is not set, then the
+              RBDIOStorageObject will be bound to the existing configFS
+              object in the parent Backstore having the specified
+              I{name}. The underlying configFS object must already exist in
+              that mode, or instantiation will fail.
+
+        @param name: The name of the RBDIOStorageObject.
+        @type name: string
+        @param dev: The path to the backend rbd device to be used.
+            - Example: I{dev="/dev/sda"}.
+            - The only device type that is accepted I{TYPE_DISK}.
+              For other device types, use pscsi.
+        @type dev: string
+        @param wwn: T10 WWN Unit Serial, will generate if None
+        @type wwn: string
+        @return: A RBDIOStorageObject object.
+        '''
+
+        if dev is not None:
+            super(RBDStorageObject, self).__init__(name, 'create')
+            try:
+                self._configure(dev, wwn, readonly)
+            except:
+                self.delete()
+                raise
+        else:
+            super(RBDStorageObject, self).__init__(name, 'lookup')
+
+    def _configure(self, dev, wwn, readonly):
+        self._check_self()
+        if get_blockdev_type(dev) != 0:
+            raise RTSLibError("Device %s is not a TYPE_DISK rbd device" % dev)
+        if is_dev_in_use(dev):
+            raise RTSLibError("Cannot configure StorageObject because "
+                              + "device %s is already in use" % dev)
+        self._set_udev_path(dev)
+        self._control("udev_path=%s" % dev)
+        self._control("readonly=%d" % readonly)
+        self._enable()
+
+        super(RBDStorageObject, self)._configure(wwn)
+
+    def _get_major(self):
+        self._check_self()
+        return int(self._parse_info('Major'))
+
+    def _get_minor(self):
+        self._check_self()
+        return int(self._parse_info('Minor'))
+
+    def _get_size(self):
+        # udev_path doesn't work here, what if LV gets renamed?
+        return get_size_for_disk_name(self._parse_info('device')) * int(self._parse_info('SectorSize'))
+
+    def _get_wb_enabled(self):
+        self._check_self()
+        return bool(int(self.get_attribute("emulate_write_cache")))
+
+    def _get_readonly(self):
+        self._check_self()
+        # 'readonly' not present before kernel 3.6
+        try:
+            return bool(int(self._parse_info('readonly')))
+        except AttributeError:
+            return False
+
+    # RBDStorageObject public stuff
+
+    major = property(_get_major,
+            doc="Get the block device major number")
+    minor = property(_get_minor,
+            doc="Get the block device minor number")
+    size = property(_get_size,
+            doc="Get the block device size")
+    write_back = property(_get_wb_enabled,
+            doc="True if write-back, False if write-through (write cache disabled)")
+    readonly = property(_get_readonly,
+            doc="True if the device is read-only, False if read/write")
+
+    def dump(self):
+        d = super(RBDStorageObject, self).dump()
+        d['write_back'] = self.write_back
+        d['readonly'] = self.readonly
+        d['wwn'] = self.wwn
+        d['dev'] = self.udev_path
+        return d
 
 class UserBackedStorageObject(StorageObject):
     '''
@@ -850,6 +950,7 @@ so_mapping = {
     "fileio": FileIOStorageObject,
     "iblock": BlockStorageObject,
     "block": BlockStorageObject,
+    "rbd": RBDStorageObject,
     "user": UserBackedStorageObject,
 }
 
@@ -860,6 +961,7 @@ bs_params = {
     FileIOStorageObject: dict(name='fileio'),
     BlockStorageObject: dict(name='block', alt_dirprefix='iblock'),
     UserBackedStorageObject: dict(name='user'),
+    RBDStorageObject: dict(name='rbd'),
     }
 
 bs_cache = {}
