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+/*
+ libparted - a library for manipulating disk partitions
+ Copyright (C) 1999 - 2001, 2005, 2007-2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+/** \file device.c */
+
+/**
+ * \addtogroup PedDevice
+ *
+ * \brief Device access.
+ *
+ * When ped_device_probe_all() is called, libparted attempts to detect all
+ * devices. It constructs a list which can be accessed with
+ * ped_device_get_next().
+ *
+ * If you want to use a device that isn't on the list, use
+ * ped_device_get(). Also, there may be OS-specific constructors, for creating
+ * devices from file descriptors, stores, etc. For example,
+ * ped_device_new_from_store().
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include <parted/parted.h>
+#include <parted/debug.h>
+
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include "architecture.h"
+
+static PedDevice* devices; /* legal advice says: initialized to NULL,
+ under section 6.7.8 part 10
+ of ISO/EIC 9899:1999 */
+
+static void
+_device_register (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PedDevice* walk;
+ for (walk = devices; walk && walk->next; walk = walk->next);
+ if (walk)
+ walk->next = dev;
+ else
+ devices = dev;
+ dev->next = NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+_device_unregister (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PedDevice* walk;
+ PedDevice* last = NULL;
+
+ for (walk = devices; walk != NULL; last = walk, walk = walk->next) {
+ if (walk == dev) break;
+ }
+
+ /* This function may be called twice for the same device if a
+ libparted user explictly removes the device from the cache using
+ ped_device_cache_remove(), we get called and it then becomes the
+ user's responsibility to free the PedDevice by calling
+ ped_device_destroy().
+ ped_device_destroy() will then call us a second time, so if the
+ device is not found in the list do nothing. */
+ if (walk == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ if (last)
+ last->next = dev->next;
+ else
+ devices = dev->next;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the next device that was detected by ped_device_probe_all(), or
+ * calls to ped_device_get_next().
+ * If dev is NULL, returns the first device.
+ *
+ * \return NULL if dev is the last device.
+ */
+PedDevice*
+ped_device_get_next (const PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ if (dev)
+ return dev->next;
+ else
+ return devices;
+}
+
+void
+_ped_device_probe (const char* path)
+{
+ PedDevice* dev;
+
+ PED_ASSERT (path != NULL);
+
+ ped_exception_fetch_all ();
+ dev = ped_device_get (path);
+ if (!dev)
+ ped_exception_catch ();
+ ped_exception_leave_all ();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attempts to detect all devices.
+ */
+void
+ped_device_probe_all ()
+{
+ ped_architecture->dev_ops->probe_all ();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Close/free all devices.
+ * Called by ped_done(), so you do not need to worry about it.
+ */
+void
+ped_device_free_all ()
+{
+ while (devices)
+ ped_device_destroy (devices);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Gets the device "name", where name is usually the block device, e.g.
+ * /dev/sdb. If the device wasn't detected with ped_device_probe_all(),
+ * an attempt will be made to detect it again. If it is found, it will
+ * be added to the list.
+ */
+PedDevice*
+ped_device_get (const char* path)
+{
+ PedDevice* walk;
+ char* normal_path = NULL;
+
+ PED_ASSERT (path != NULL);
+ /* Don't canonicalize /dev/mapper or /dev/md/ paths, see
+ tests/symlink.c
+ */
+ if (strncmp (path, "/dev/mapper/", 12) &&
+ strncmp (path, "/dev/md/", 8))
+ normal_path = canonicalize_file_name (path);
+ if (!normal_path)
+ /* Well, maybe it is just that the file does not exist.
+ * Try it anyway. */
+ normal_path = strdup (path);
+ if (!normal_path)
+ return NULL;
+
+ for (walk = devices; walk != NULL; walk = walk->next) {
+ if (!strcmp (walk->path, normal_path)) {
+ free (normal_path);
+ return walk;
+ }
+ }
+
+ walk = ped_architecture->dev_ops->_new (normal_path);
+ free (normal_path);
+ if (!walk)
+ return NULL;
+ _device_register (walk);
+ return walk;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroys a device and removes it from the device list, and frees
+ * all resources associated with the device (all resources allocated
+ * when the device was created).
+ */
+void
+ped_device_destroy (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ _device_unregister (dev);
+
+ while (dev->open_count) {
+ if (!ped_device_close (dev))
+ break;
+ }
+
+ ped_architecture->dev_ops->destroy (dev);
+}
+
+void
+ped_device_cache_remove(PedDevice *dev)
+{
+ _device_unregister (dev);
+}
+
+int
+ped_device_is_busy (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->is_busy (dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to open a device to allow use of read, write and sync functions.
+ *
+ * The meaning of "open" is architecture-dependent. Apart from requesting
+ * access to the device from the operating system, it does things like flushing
+ * caches.
+ * \note May allocate resources. Any resources allocated here will
+ * be freed by a final ped_device_close(). (ped_device_open() may be
+ * called multiple times -- it's a ref-count-like mechanism)
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure
+ */
+int
+ped_device_open (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ int status;
+
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+
+ if (dev->open_count)
+ status = ped_architecture->dev_ops->refresh_open (dev);
+ else
+ status = ped_architecture->dev_ops->open (dev);
+ if (status)
+ dev->open_count++;
+ return status;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Close dev.
+ * If this is the final close, then resources allocated by
+ * ped_device_open() are freed.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure
+ */
+int
+ped_device_close (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->open_count > 0);
+
+ if (--dev->open_count)
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->refresh_close (dev);
+ else
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->close (dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Begins external access mode. External access mode allows you to
+ * safely do IO on the device. If a PedDevice is open, then you should
+ * not do any IO on that device, e.g. by calling an external program
+ * like e2fsck, unless you put it in external access mode. You should
+ * not use any libparted commands that do IO to a device, e.g.
+ * ped_file_system_{open|resize|copy}, ped_disk_{read|write}), while
+ * a device is in external access mode.
+ * Also, you should not ped_device_close() a device, while it is
+ * in external access mode.
+ * Note: ped_device_begin_external_access_mode() does things like
+ * tell the kernel to flush its caches.
+ *
+ * Close a device while pretending it is still open.
+ * This is useful for temporarily suspending libparted access to the device
+ * in order for an external program to access it.
+ * (Running external programs while the device is open can cause cache
+ * coherency problems.)
+ *
+ * In particular, this function keeps track of dev->open_count, so that
+ * reference counting isn't screwed up.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure.
+ */
+int
+ped_device_begin_external_access (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+
+ dev->external_mode = 1;
+ if (dev->open_count)
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->close (dev);
+ else
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Complementary function to ped_device_begin_external_access.
+ *
+ * \note does things like tell the kernel to flush the device's cache.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure.
+ */
+int
+ped_device_end_external_access (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->external_mode);
+
+ dev->external_mode = 0;
+ if (dev->open_count)
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->open (dev);
+ else
+ return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * \internal Read count sectors from dev into buffer, beginning with sector
+ * start.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure.
+ */
+int
+ped_device_read (const PedDevice* dev, void* buffer, PedSector start,
+ PedSector count)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (buffer != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->open_count > 0);
+
+ return (ped_architecture->dev_ops->read) (dev, buffer, start, count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \internal Write count sectors from buffer to dev, starting at sector
+ * start.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure.
+ *
+ * \sa PedDevice::sector_size
+ * \sa PedDevice::phys_sector_size
+ */
+int
+ped_device_write (PedDevice* dev, const void* buffer, PedSector start,
+ PedSector count)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (buffer != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->open_count > 0);
+
+ return (ped_architecture->dev_ops->write) (dev, buffer, start, count);
+}
+
+PedSector
+ped_device_check (PedDevice* dev, void* buffer, PedSector start,
+ PedSector count)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->open_count > 0);
+
+ return (ped_architecture->dev_ops->check) (dev, buffer, start, count);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \internal Flushes all write-behind caches that might be holding up
+ * writes.
+ * It is slow because it guarantees cache coherency among all relevant caches.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure
+ */
+int
+ped_device_sync (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->open_count > 0);
+
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->sync (dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * \internal Flushes all write-behind caches that might be holding writes.
+ * \warning Does NOT ensure cache coherency with other caches.
+ * If you need cache coherency, use ped_device_sync() instead.
+ *
+ * \return zero on failure
+ */
+int
+ped_device_sync_fast (PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PED_ASSERT (dev != NULL);
+ PED_ASSERT (!dev->external_mode);
+ PED_ASSERT (dev->open_count > 0);
+
+ return ped_architecture->dev_ops->sync_fast (dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a constraint that represents hardware requirements on geometry.
+ * This function will return a constraint representing the limits imposed
+ * by the size of the disk, it will *not* provide any alignment constraints.
+ *
+ * Alignment constraints may be desirable when using media that have a physical
+ * sector size that is a multiple of the logical sector size, as in this case
+ * proper partition alignment can benefit disk performance signigicantly.
+ * When you want a constraint with alignment info, use
+ * ped_device_get_minimal_aligned_constraint() or
+ * ped_device_get_optimal_aligned_constraint().
+ *
+ * \return NULL on error, otherwise a pointer to a dynamically allocated
+ * constraint.
+ */
+PedConstraint*
+ped_device_get_constraint (const PedDevice* dev)
+{
+ PedGeometry *s, *e;
+ PedConstraint* c = ped_constraint_new (
+ ped_alignment_any, ped_alignment_any,
+ s = ped_geometry_new (dev, 0, dev->length),
+ e = ped_geometry_new (dev, 0, dev->length),
+ 1, dev->length);
+
+ free (s);
+ free (e);
+ return c;
+}
+
+static PedConstraint*
+_ped_device_get_aligned_constraint(const PedDevice *dev,
+ PedAlignment* start_align)
+{
+ PedAlignment *end_align = NULL;
+ PedGeometry *whole_dev_geom = NULL;
+ PedConstraint *c = NULL;
+
+ if (start_align) {
+ end_align = ped_alignment_new(start_align->offset - 1,
+ start_align->grain_size);
+ if (!end_align)
+ goto free_start_align;
+ }
+
+ whole_dev_geom = ped_geometry_new (dev, 0, dev->length);
+
+ if (start_align)
+ c = ped_constraint_new (start_align, end_align,
+ whole_dev_geom, whole_dev_geom,
+ 1, dev->length);
+ else
+ c = ped_constraint_new (ped_alignment_any, ped_alignment_any,
+ whole_dev_geom, whole_dev_geom,
+ 1, dev->length);
+
+ free (whole_dev_geom);
+ free (end_align);
+free_start_align:
+ free (start_align);
+ return c;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a constraint that represents hardware requirements on geometry and
+ * alignment.
+ *
+ * This function will return a constraint representing the limits imposed
+ * by the size of the disk and the minimal alignment requirements for proper
+ * performance of the disk.
+ *
+ * \return NULL on error, otherwise a pointer to a dynamically allocated
+ * constraint.
+ */
+PedConstraint*
+ped_device_get_minimal_aligned_constraint(const PedDevice *dev)
+{
+ return _ped_device_get_aligned_constraint(dev,
+ ped_device_get_minimum_alignment(dev));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get a constraint that represents hardware requirements on geometry and
+ * alignment.
+ *
+ * This function will return a constraint representing the limits imposed
+ * by the size of the disk and the alignment requirements for optimal
+ * performance of the disk.
+ *
+ * \return NULL on error, otherwise a pointer to a dynamically allocated
+ * constraint.
+ */
+PedConstraint*
+ped_device_get_optimal_aligned_constraint(const PedDevice *dev)
+{
+ return _ped_device_get_aligned_constraint(dev,
+ ped_device_get_optimum_alignment(dev));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get an alignment that represents minimum hardware requirements on alignment.
+ * When for example using media that has a physical sector size that is a
+ * multiple of the logical sector size, it is desirable to have disk accesses
+ * (and thus partitions) properly aligned. Having partitions not aligned to
+ * the minimum hardware requirements may lead to a performance penalty.
+ *
+ * The returned alignment describes the alignment for the start sector of the
+ * partition, the end sector should be aligned too, to get the end sector
+ * alignment decrease the returned alignment's offset by 1.
+ *
+ * \return the minimum alignment of partition start sectors, or NULL if this
+ * information is not available.
+ */
+PedAlignment*
+ped_device_get_minimum_alignment(const PedDevice *dev)
+{
+ PedAlignment *align = NULL;
+
+ if (ped_architecture->dev_ops->get_minimum_alignment)
+ align = ped_architecture->dev_ops->get_minimum_alignment(dev);
+
+ if (align == NULL)
+ align = ped_alignment_new(0,
+ dev->phys_sector_size / dev->sector_size);
+
+ return align;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get an alignment that represents the hardware requirements for optimal
+ * performance.
+ *
+ * The returned alignment describes the alignment for the start sector of the
+ * partition, the end sector should be aligned too, to get the end sector
+ * alignment decrease the returned alignment's offset by 1.
+ *
+ * \return the optimal alignment of partition start sectors, or NULL if this
+ * information is not available.
+ */
+PedAlignment*
+ped_device_get_optimum_alignment(const PedDevice *dev)
+{
+ PedAlignment *align = NULL;
+
+ if (ped_architecture->dev_ops->get_optimum_alignment)
+ align = ped_architecture->dev_ops->get_optimum_alignment(dev);
+
+ /* If the arch specific code could not give as an alignment
+ return a default value based on the type of device. */
+ if (align == NULL) {
+ /* Align to a grain of 1MiB (like vista / win7) */
+ align = ped_alignment_new(0,
+ (PED_DEFAULT_ALIGNMENT
+ / dev->sector_size));
+ }
+
+ return align;
+}
+
+/** @} */