def _is_device_active(device):
        """
        Checks dmsetup to see if a device is already active
        """
        cmd = ['dmsetup', 'info', device]
        dmsetup_info = util.subp(cmd)
        for dm_line in dmsetup_info.stdout.split("\n"):
            line = dm_line.split(':')
            if ('State' in line[0].strip()) and ('ACTIVE' in line[1].strip()):
                return True
        return False
Checks dmsetup to see if a device is already active