--- 1.0.0.rc14/lib/activate/devmapper.c	2006-09-15 15:52:11.000000000 +0200
+++ current/lib/activate/devmapper.c	2007-11-13 13:51:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "devmapper.h"
 
+#include <linux/dm-ioctl.h>
+
 /* Make up a dm path. */
 char *mkdm_path(struct lib_context *lc, const char *name)
 {
@@ -147,24 +149,46 @@
 	return handle_table(lc, NULL, table, get_target_list());
 }
 
+/* Build a UUID for a dmraid device 
+ * Return 1 for sucess; 0 for failure*/
+static int dmraid_uuid(char *uuid, struct lib_context *lc,
+		       struct raid_set *rs, uint uuid_len) {
+	/* Clear garbage data from uuid string */
+	memset(uuid, 0, uuid_len);
+	
+	/* Insert volume name into string */
+	return !!memcpy(uuid, rs->name, strlen(rs->name));
+}
+
 /* Create a task, set its name and run it. */
 static int run_task(struct lib_context *lc, struct raid_set *rs,
 		    char *table, int type)
 {
+	/* DM_UUID_LEN is defined in dm-ioctl.h as 129 characters;
+	 * though not all 129 must be used (md uses just 16 from 
+	 * a quick review of md.c. 
+	 * We will be using: (len vol grp name)*/ 
+	char uuid[DM_UUID_LEN];
 	int ret;
 	struct dm_task *dmt;
 
 	_init_dm();
-	ret = (dmt = dm_task_create(type)) && dm_task_set_name(dmt, rs->name);
+	ret = (dmt = dm_task_create(type)) &&
+	      dm_task_set_name(dmt, rs->name);
 	if (ret && table)
 		ret = parse_table(lc, dmt, table);
 
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		if (DM_DEVICE_CREATE == type &&
+		    dmraid_uuid(uuid, lc, rs, DM_UUID_LEN))
+				dm_task_set_uuid(dmt, uuid);
 		ret = dm_task_run(dmt);
+	}
 
 	_exit_dm(dmt);
 	return ret;
 }
+	
 /* Create a mapped device. */
 int dm_create(struct lib_context *lc, struct raid_set *rs, char *table)
 {