Index: multipath-tools/libmultipath/uevent.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/libmultipath/uevent.c
+++ multipath-tools/libmultipath/uevent.c
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ pthread_mutex_t uevc_lock, *uevc_lockp =
 pthread_cond_t  uev_cond,  *uev_condp  = &uev_cond;
 uev_trigger *my_uev_trigger;
 void * my_trigger_data;
+int servicing_uev;
+
+int is_uevent_busy(void)
+{
+	return (uevqhp != NULL || servicing_uev);
+}
 
 static struct uevent * alloc_uevent (void)
 {
@@ -96,7 +102,9 @@ uevq_thread(void * et)
 
 	while (1) {
 		pthread_mutex_lock(uevc_lockp);
+		servicing_uev = 0;
 		pthread_cond_wait(uev_condp, uevc_lockp);
+		servicing_uev = 1;
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(uevc_lockp);
 
 		service_uevq();
Index: multipath-tools/libmultipath/uevent.h
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/libmultipath/uevent.h
+++ multipath-tools/libmultipath/uevent.h
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ struct uevent {
 
 int uevent_listen(int (*store_uev)(struct uevent *, void * trigger_data),
 		  void * trigger_data);
+int is_uevent_busy(void);
Index: multipath-tools/multipathd/cli.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/multipathd/cli.c
+++ multipath-tools/multipathd/cli.c
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ load_keys (void)
 	r += add_key(keys, "devices", DEVICES, 0);
 	r += add_key(keys, "format", FMT, 1);
 	r += add_key(keys, "wildcards", WILDCARDS, 0);
+	r += add_key(keys, "count", COUNT, 0);
 	r += add_key(keys, "quit", QUIT, 0);
 	r += add_key(keys, "exit", QUIT, 0);
 
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ cli_init (void) {
 	add_handler(RESTOREQ+MAPS, NULL);
 	add_handler(REINSTATE+PATH, NULL);
 	add_handler(FAIL+PATH, NULL);
+	add_handler(COUNT+PATHS, NULL);
 	add_handler(QUIT, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
Index: multipath-tools/multipathd/cli_handlers.h
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/multipathd/cli_handlers.h
+++ multipath-tools/multipathd/cli_handlers.h
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ int cli_restore_all_queueing(void * v, c
 int cli_suspend(void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data);
 int cli_resume(void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data);
 int cli_reinstate(void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data);
+int cli_count_paths(void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data);
 int cli_fail(void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data);
 int cli_quit(void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data);
Index: multipath-tools/multipathd/main.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/multipathd/main.c
+++ multipath-tools/multipathd/main.c
@@ -768,6 +768,7 @@ uxlsnrloop (void * ap)
 	set_handler_callback(RESTOREQ+MAP, cli_restore_queueing);
 	set_handler_callback(DISABLEQ+MAPS, cli_disable_all_queueing);
 	set_handler_callback(RESTOREQ+MAPS, cli_restore_all_queueing);
+	set_handler_callback(COUNT+PATHS, cli_count_paths);
 	set_handler_callback(QUIT, cli_quit);
 
 	umask(077);
Index: multipath-tools/multipathd/cli.h
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/multipathd/cli.h
+++ multipath-tools/multipathd/cli.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enum {
 	__BLACKLIST,
 	__DEVICES,
 	__FMT,
+	__COUNT,
 	__WILDCARDS,
 	__QUIT,
 };
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ enum {
 #define BLACKLIST	(1 << __BLACKLIST)
 #define DEVICES  	(1 << __DEVICES)
 #define FMT 	 	(1 << __FMT)
+#define COUNT		(1 << __COUNT)
 #define WILDCARDS	(1 << __WILDCARDS)
 #define QUIT		(1 << __QUIT)
 
Index: multipath-tools/multipathd/cli_handlers.c
===================================================================
--- multipath-tools.orig/multipathd/cli_handlers.c
+++ multipath-tools/multipathd/cli_handlers.c
@@ -18,6 +18,29 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 #include "cli.h"
+#include "uevent.h"
+
+int
+count_paths(char  **r, int *l, struct vectors *vecs)
+{
+	int i, len;
+	struct path *pp;
+	char * reply;
+	unsigned int maxlen = INITIAL_REPLY_LEN;
+	int monitored_count = 0;
+
+	reply = MALLOC(maxlen);
+	if (!reply)
+		return 1;
+	vector_foreach_slot(vecs->pathvec, pp, i)
+		if (pp->fd != -1)
+			monitored_count++;
+	len = sprintf(reply, "Paths: %d\nBusy: %s\n", monitored_count,
+		    is_uevent_busy()? "True" : "False");
+	*r = reply;
+	*l = len + 1;
+	return 0;
+}
 
 int
 show_paths (char ** r, int * len, struct vectors * vecs, char * style)
@@ -176,6 +199,16 @@ cli_list_config (void * v, char ** reply
 }
 
 int
+cli_count_paths (void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data)
+{
+	struct vectors * vecs = (struct vectors *)data;
+
+	condlog(3, "count paths (operator)");
+
+	return count_paths(reply, len, vecs);
+}
+
+int
 cli_list_paths (void * v, char ** reply, int * len, void * data)
 {
 	struct vectors * vecs = (struct vectors *)data;