+nvlist_t *
+split_mirror_vdev(zpool_handle_t *zhp, char *newname, nvlist_t *props,
+ splitflags_t flags, int argc, char **argv)
+{
+ nvlist_t *newroot = NULL, **child;
+ uint_t c, children;
+
+ if (argc > 0) {
+ if ((newroot = construct_spec(argc, argv)) == NULL) {
+ (void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Unable to build a "
+ "pool from the specified devices\n"));
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ if (!flags.dryrun && make_disks(zhp, newroot) != 0) {
+ nvlist_free(newroot);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ /* avoid any tricks in the spec */
+ verify(nvlist_lookup_nvlist_array(newroot,
+ ZPOOL_CONFIG_CHILDREN, &child, &children) == 0);
+ for (c = 0; c < children; c++) {
+ char *path;
+ const char *type;
+ int min, max;
+
+ verify(nvlist_lookup_string(child[c],
+ ZPOOL_CONFIG_PATH, &path) == 0);
+ if ((type = is_grouping(path, &min, &max)) != NULL) {
+ (void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Cannot use "
+ "'%s' as a device for splitting\n"), type);
+ nvlist_free(newroot);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (zpool_vdev_split(zhp, newname, &newroot, props, flags) != 0) {
+ if (newroot != NULL)
+ nvlist_free(newroot);
+ return (NULL);
+ }
+
+ return (newroot);
+}