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1/*
2 * Copyright 2007-2008 Haiku Inc. All rights reserved.
3 * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
4 *
5 * Authors:
6 *		Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@gmx.de>
7 *		Niels Sascha Reedijk <niels.reedijk@gmail.com>
8 *		Axel Dörfler <axeld@pinc-software.de>
9 *
10 * Corresponds to:
11 *		/trunk/headers/os/drivers/fs_interface.h rev 21568
12 */
13
14/*!
15	\file fs_interface.h
16	\ingroup drivers
17	\brief Provides an interface for file system modules.
18
19	See the \ref fs_modules "introduction to file system modules" for a guide on
20	how to get started with writing file system modules.
21*/
22
23///// write_stat_mask //////
24
25/*!
26	\enum write_stat_mask
27	\brief This mask is used in file_system_module_info::write_stat() to
28		determine which values need to be written.
29*/
30
31/*!
32	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_MODE
33	\brief The mode parameter should be updated.
34*/
35
36/*!
37	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_UID
38	\brief The UID field should be updated.
39*/
40
41/*!
42	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_GID
43	\brief The GID field should be updated.
44*/
45
46/*!
47	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_SIZE
48	\brief The size field should be updated. If the actual size is less than the
49		new provided file size, the file should be set to the new size and the
50		extra space should be filled with zeros.
51*/
52
53/*!
54	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_ATIME
55	\brief The access time should be updated.
56*/
57
58/*!
59	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_MTIME
60	\brief The 'last modified' field should be updated.
61*/
62
63/*!
64	\var write_stat_mask::FS_WRITE_STAT_CRTIME
65	\brief The 'creation time' should be updated.
66*/
67
68///// FS_WRITE_FSINFO_NAME /////
69
70/*!
71	\def FS_WRITE_FSINFO_NAME
72	\brief Passed to file_system_module_info::write_fs_info().
73*/
74
75///// file_io_vec /////
76
77/*!
78	\struct file_io_vec
79	\brief Structure that describes the io vector of a file.
80*/
81
82/*!
83	\var off_t file_io_vec::offset
84	\brief The offset within the file.
85*/
86
87/*!
88	\var off_t file_io_vec::length
89	\brief The length of the vector.
90*/
91
92///// B_CURRENT_FS_API_VERSION /////
93
94/*!
95	\def B_CURRENT_FS_API_VERSION
96	\brief Constant that defines the version of the file system API that your
97		filesystem conforms to.
98
99	The module name that exports the interface to your file system has to
100	end with this constant as in:
101	\code "file_systems/myfs" B_CURRENT_FS_API_VERSION \endcode
102*/
103
104///// file_system_module_info /////
105
106
107/*!
108	\struct file_system_module_info
109	\brief Kernel module interface for file systems.
110
111	See the \ref fs_modules "introduction to file system modules" for an
112	introduction to writing file systems.
113*/
114
115/*!
116	\name Data members
117*/
118
119//! @{
120
121/*!
122	\var module_info file_system_module_info::info
123	\brief Your module_info object which is required for all modules.
124*/
125
126/*!
127	\var const char *file_system_module_info::pretty_name
128	\brief A NULL-terminated string with a 'pretty' name for you file system.
129
130	Note, if a system wide disk device type constant exists for your file system,
131	it should equal this identifier.
132*/
133
134//! @}
135
136/*!
137	\name Scanning
138*/
139
140//! @{
141
142/*!
143	\fn float (*file_system_module_info::identify_partition)(int fd,
144			partition_data *partition, void **cookie)
145	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
146*/
147
148/*!
149	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::scan_partition)(int fd,
150			partition_data *partition, void *cookie)
151	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
152*/
153
154/*!
155	\fn void (*file_system_module_info::free_identify_partition_cookie)(
156			partition_data *partition, void *cookie)
157	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
158*/
159
160/*!
161	\fn void (*file_system_module_info::free_partition_content_cookie)(
162			partition_data *partition)
163	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
164*/
165
166//! @}
167
168/*!
169	\name General Operations
170*/
171
172//! @{
173
174/*!
175	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::mount)(ino_t id, const char *device,
176			uint32 flags, const char *args, fs_volume *_fs, ino_t *_rootVnodeID)
177	\brief Mount a volume according to the specified parameters.
178
179	Invoked by the VFS when it has been requested to mount the volume. The FS is
180	supposed to perform whatever one-time initialization is necessary for the
181	volume. It is required to create a volume handle for the volume and pass it
182	back in \a _fs. Moreover it must invoke publish_vnode() for the root node
183	of the volume and pass the ID of the volume back in \a _rootVnodeID.
184
185	A disk-based FS will need to check whether \a device is not \c NULL, open
186	it, and analyze whether the device or image file actually represents a volume
187	of that FS type.
188
189	If mounting the volume fails for whatever reason, the hook must return an
190	error code other than \c B_OK. In this case all resources allocated by the
191	hook must be freed before returning. If and only if \c B_OK is returned, the
192	unmount() hook will be invoked at a later point when unmounting the volume.
193
194	\param id The ID of the volume to be mounted. It should be saved in the FS's
195		volume private data (volume handle).
196	\param device The path to the device (or image file) representing the volume
197		to be mounted. Can be \c NULL.
198	\param flags Flags:
199		- \c B_MOUNT_READ_ONLY: Mount the volume read-only.
200	\param args Null-terminated string in driver settings format, containing FS
201		specific parameters.
202	\param _fs Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the volume handle shall be
203		written to.
204	\param _rootVnodeID Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the ID of the
205		volume's root directory shall be written to.
206	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
207*/
208
209/*!
210	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::unmount)(fs_volume fs)
211	\brief Unmounts the given volume.
212
213	Invoked by the VFS when it is asked to unmount the volume. The function must
214	free all resources associated with the mounted volume, including the volume
215	handle. Although the mount() hook called publish_vnode() for the root node
216	of the volume, unmount() must not invoke put_vnode().
217
218	\param fs The volume handle.
219	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise. The
220		error code will be ignored, though.
221*/
222
223/*!
224	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_fs_info)(fs_volume fs,
225			struct fs_info *info)
226	\brief Retrieves general information about the volume.
227
228	The following fields of the \c fs_info structure need to be filled in:
229	- \c flags: Flags applying to the volume, e.g. \c B_FS_IS_READONLY,
230	  \c B_FS_HAS_ATTR, etc.
231	- \c block_size: The size of blocks the volume data are organized in.
232	  Meaningful mainly for disk-based FSs, other FSs should use some reasonable
233	  value for computing \c total_blocks and \c free_blocks.
234	- \c io_size: Preferred size of the buffers passed to read() and write().
235	- \c total_blocks: Total number of blocks the volume contains.
236	- \c free_blocks: Number of free blocks on the volume.
237	- \c total_nodes: Maximal number of nodes the volume can contain. If there is
238	  no such limitation use \c LONGLONG_MAX.
239	- \c free_nodes: Number of additional nodes the volume could contain. If
240	  there is no such limitation use \c LONGLONG_MAX.
241	- \c device_name: The name of the device or image file containing the volume.
242	  Non-disk-based FSs shall fill in an empty string.
243	- \c volume_name: The name of the volume.
244
245	The other values are filled in by the VFS.
246
247	\param fs The volume handle.
248	\param info Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the FS info shall be written
249		to.
250	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise. The
251		error code will be ignored, though.
252*/
253
254/*!
255	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::write_fs_info)(fs_volume fs,
256			const struct fs_info *info, uint32 mask)
257	\brief Update filesystem information on the volume.
258
259	You are requested to update certain information on the volume \a fs. The
260	supplied \a info contains the new values filled in for the \a mask.
261	Currently, the only possible mask is solely the \c FS_WRITE_FSINFO_NAME,
262	which asks you to update the volume name represented by the value
263	\c volume_name in the \c fs_info struct.
264
265	\param fs The cookie your filesystem supplied to the volume that should be
266		updated.
267	\param info The structure that contains the new data.
268	\param mask The values of the \a info that need to be updated.
269	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, if not, one of the error codes.
270*/
271
272/*!
273	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::sync)(fs_volume fs)
274	\brief Synchronize the cached data with the contents of the disk.
275
276	The VFS layer sometimes wants you to synchronize any cached values with the
277	data on the device.
278
279	This currently only happens when the POSIX sync() function is invoked, for
280	example via the "sync" command line tool.
281
282	\param fs The cookie your filesystem supplied to the volume that should be
283		updated.
284*/
285
286//! @}
287
288/*!
289	\name VNode Operations
290*/
291
292//! @{
293
294/*!
295	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::lookup)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode dir,
296			const char *name, ino_t *_id, int *_type)
297	\brief Looks up the node a directory entry refers to.
298
299	The VFS uses this hook to resolve path names to vnodes. It is used quite
300	often and should be implemented efficiently.
301
302	If the parameter \a dir does not specify a directory, the function shall
303	fail. It shall also fail, if it is a directory, but does not contain an entry
304	with the given name \a name. Otherwise the function shall invoke get_vnode()
305	for the node the entry refers to and pass back the ID and the type of the
306	node in \a _id and \a _type respectively.
307
308	Note that a directory must contain the special entries \c "." and \c "..",
309	referring to the same directory and the parent directory respectively.
310	lookup() must resolve the nodes accordingly. \c ".." for the root directory
311	of the volume shall be resolved to the root directory itself.
312
313	\param fs The volume handle.
314	\param dir The node handle of the directory.
315	\param name The name of the directory entry.
316	\param _id Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the ID of the found node
317		shall be written to.
318	\param _type Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the type of the found node
319		shall be written to. The type is encoded as in the \c st_mode field of a
320		<tt>struct stat</tt> (bitwise anded with \c S_IFMT).
321	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
322	\retval B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND The given directory does not contain an entry with
323		the given name.
324*/
325
326/*!
327	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::get_vnode_name)(fs_volume fs,
328			fs_vnode vnode, char *buffer, size_t bufferSize)
329	\brief Return the file name of a vnode.
330
331	Note that you don't have to implement this call if it can't be easily done;
332	it's completely optional.
333	If you don't implement it, you'll have to export a NULL pointer for this
334	function in the module definition. In this case, the VFS will find the name
335	by iterating over its parent directory.
336
337	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
338	\param vnode The file system provided cookie associated with this vnode.
339	\param buffer The buffer that the name can be copied into.
340	\param bufferSize The size of the buffer.
341	\retval B_OK You successfully copied the file name into the \a buffer.
342	\retval "other errors" There was some error looking up or copying the name.
343*/
344
345/*!
346	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::get_vnode)(fs_volume fs, ino_t id,
347			fs_vnode *_vnode, bool reenter)
348	\brief Creates the private data handle to be associated with the node
349		referred to by \a id.
350
351	Invoked by the VFS when it creates the vnode for the respective node.
352	When the VFS no longer needs the vnode in memory (for example when
353	memory is becoming tight), it will your file_system_module_info::put_vnode(),
354	or file_system_module_info::remove_vnode() in case the vnode has been
355	marked removed.
356
357	\param fs The volume handle.
358	\param id The ID of the node.
359	\param _vnode Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the node handle shall be
360		written to.
361	\param reenter \c true if the hook invocation has been caused by the FS
362		itself, e.g. by invoking ::get_vnode().
363	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
364*/
365
366/*!
367	\fn \fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::put_vnode)(fs_volume fs,
368			fs_vnode vnode, bool reenter)
369	\brief Deletes the private data handle associated with the specified node.
370
371	Invoked by the VFS when it deletes the vnode for the respective node and the
372	node is not marked removed.
373
374	\param fs The volume handle.
375	\param vnode The node handle.
376	\param reenter \c true if the hook invocation has been caused by the FS
377		itself, e.g. by invoking ::put_vnode().
378	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
379*/
380
381/*!
382	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::remove_vnode)(fs_volume fs,
383			fs_vnode vnode, bool reenter)
384	\brief Deletes the private data handle associated with the specified node.
385
386	Invoked by the VFS when it deletes the vnode for the respective node and the
387	node has been marked removed by a call to remove_vnode().
388
389	\param fs The volume handle.
390	\param vnode The node handle.
391	\param reenter \c true if the hook invocation has been caused by the FS
392		itself, e.g. by invoking ::put_vnode().
393	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
394*/
395
396//! @}
397
398/*!
399	\name VM file access
400*/
401
402//! @{
403
404/*!
405	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::can_page)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
406			fs_cookie cookie)
407	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
408
409	TODO: In both the dos and the bfs implementations this thing simply returns
410	false... Is there anything more to it?
411	This call might be removed in the future - it's currently unused.
412*/
413
414/*!
415	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_pages)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
416			fs_cookie cookie, off_t pos, const iovec *vecs, size_t count,
417			size_t *_numBytes, bool reenter)
418	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
419*/
420
421/*!
422	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::write_pages)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
423			fs_cookie cookie, off_t pos, const iovec *vecs, size_t count,
424			size_t *_numBytes, bool reenter)
425	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
426*/
427
428//! @}
429
430/*!
431	\name Cache File Access
432*/
433
434//! @{
435
436/*!
437	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::get_file_map)(fs_volume fs,
438			fs_vnode vnode, off_t offset, size_t size, struct file_io_vec *vecs,
439			size_t *_count)
440	\brief Fills the \a vecs with the extents of the file data stream.
441
442	This function is called only when you are using the file cache, but if you
443	use it, its implementation is mandatory.
444
445	TODO: complete me
446*/
447
448//! @}
449
450/*!
451	\name Standard Operations
452*/
453
454//! @{
455
456/*!
457	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::ioctl)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
458			fs_cookie cookie, ulong op, void *buffer, size_t length)
459	\brief Perform file system specific operations.
460
461	You can implement a customized API using this call. This can be extremely
462	handy for debugging purposes. There are no obligatory operations for you to
463	implement.
464
465	If you don't want to use this feature, you don't have to implement it.
466
467	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
468	\param vnode The file system provided cookie associated with the vnode (if
469		applicable).
470	\param cookie The file system provided cookie associated with, for example,
471		an open file (if applicable).
472	\param op The operation code. You will have to define them yourself.
473	\param buffer A buffer (if applicable).
474	\param length The size of the buffer.
475	\return You should return any of your status codes.
476*/
477
478/*!
479	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::set_flags)(fs_volume fs,
480			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie, int flags)
481	\brief Set the open mode flags for an opened file.
482
483	This function should change the open flags for an opened file.
484
485	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
486	\param vnode The file system provided cookie associated with the vnode.
487	\param cookie The file system provided cookie associated with the opened
488		file.
489	\param flags The new flags.
490	\return \c B_OK if the operation succeeded, or else an error code.
491*/
492
493/*!
494	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::select)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
495			fs_cookie cookie, uint8 event, uint32 ref, selectsync *sync)
496	\brief Selects the specified \a vnode with the specified \a events.
497
498	This function is called by the VFS whenever select() or poll() is called on
499	a file descriptor that points to your file system.
500
501	You have to check if the condition of the select() (ie. if there is data
502	available if event is B_SELECT_READ) is already satisfied, and call
503	notify_select_event() with the \a sync and \a ref arguments you retrieve
504	here.
505
506	Additionally, when a vnode is selected this way, you have to call
507	notify_select_event() whenever the condition becomes true until the
508	vnode is deselected again via file_system_module_info::deselect().
509
510	This function is optional. If you don't export it, the default implementation
511	in the VFS will call notify_select_event() directly which will be sufficient
512	for most file systems.
513*/
514
515/*!
516	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::deselect)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
517			fs_cookie cookie, uint8 event, selectsync *sync)
518	\brief Deselects the specified \a vnode from a previous select() call.
519
520	This function is called by the VFS whenever a select() or poll() function
521	exits that previously called file_system_module_info::select() on that
522	\a vnode.
523*/
524
525/*!
526	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::fsync)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode)
527	\brief Synchronize the buffers with the on disk data.
528
529	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
530	\param vnode The file system provided cookie associated with the vnode.
531	\return \c B_OK if the operation succeeded, or else an error code.
532*/
533
534/*!
535	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_symlink)(fs_volume fs,
536			fs_vnode link, char *buffer, size_t *_bufferSize)
537	\brief Read the value of a symbolic link.
538
539	If the function is successful, the symlink string shall be written to the
540	buffer. It does not need to be null-terminated. If the buffer is too small
541	to hold the complete string, only the first \c *_bufferSize bytes of the
542	string shall be written to the buffer; the buffer shall not be
543	null-terminated in this case. Furthermore the variable \a _bufferSize
544	points to shall be set to the length of the string written to the buffer,
545	not including any terminating null character (if written).
546
547	\param fs The volume handle.
548	\param link The node handle.
549	\param buffer Pointer to a pre-allocated buffer the link value shall be
550		written to.
551	\param _bufferSize Pointer to a pre-allocated variable containing the size
552		of the buffer supplied to the function. Upon successful completion the
553		hook shall store the number of bytes actually written into the buffer
554		in the variable.
555	\retval B_OK Everything went fine.
556	\retval B_BAD_VALUE \a link does not identify a symbolic link.
557*/
558
559/*!
560	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::create_symlink)(fs_volume fs,
561			fs_vnode dir, const char *name, const char *path, int mode)
562	\brief Create a new symbolic link.
563
564	Your implementation should check if the user has permission to perform this
565	operation.
566
567	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
568	\param dir The file system provided cookie associated with the directory
569		the symbolic link should be created in.
570	\param name The name of the new symbolic link.
571	\param path The path of the original inode the symbolic link should refer to.
572	\param mode The mode that this symbolic link should be created in. (TODO
573		what exactly?)
574	\return \c B_OK if you succeeded, or an error code if you failed.
575*/
576
577/*!
578	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::link)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode dir,
579			const char *name, fs_vnode vnode)
580	\brief Create a new hard link.
581
582	You should make sure the user has the proper permissions.
583
584	The virtual file system will request the creation of symbolic links with
585	create_symlink().
586
587	If you don't implement this function, the VFS will return \c EROFS
588	when a hard link is requested.
589
590	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
591	\param dir The cookie associated to the directory where the link should be
592		saved.
593	\param name The name the link should have.
594	\param vnode The vnode the new link should resolve to.
595	\retval B_OK The hard link is properly created.
596	\retval B_NOT_ALLOWED The user does not have the proper permissions.
597	\retval "other errors" Another error occured.
598*/
599
600/*!
601	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::unlink)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode dir,
602			const char *name)
603	\brief Remove a node or directory.
604
605	You should make sure the user has the proper permissions.
606
607	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
608	\param dir The parent directory of the node that should be removed.
609	\param name The name of the node that should be deleted.
610	\retval B_OK Removal succeeded.
611	\retval B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND The entry does not exist.
612	\retval B_NOT_ALLOWED The user does not have the proper permissions.
613	\retval B_DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY The \a name refers to a directory. The virtual
614		file system expects directories to be emptied before they can be unlinked.
615	\retval "other errors" Another error occured.
616*/
617
618/*!
619	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::rename)(fs_volume fs,
620			fs_vnode fromDir, const char *fromName, fs_vnode toDir,
621			const char *toName)
622	\brief Rename and/or relocate a vnode.
623
624	The virtual file system merely relays the request, so make sure the user is
625	not changing the file name to something like '.', '..' or anything starting
626	with '/'.
627
628	This also means that it if the node is a directory, that it should not be
629	moved into one of its own children.
630
631	You should also make sure the user has the proper permissions.
632
633	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
634	\param fromDir The cookie of the parent directory the vnode should be moved
635		from.
636	\param fromName The old name of the node.
637	\param toDir The cookie of the parent directory the vnode should be moved to.
638	\param toName The new name of the node.
639	\retval B_OK The renaming and relocating succeeded.
640	\retval B_BAD_VALUE One of the supplied parameters were invalid.
641	\retval B_NOT_ALLOWED The user does not have the proper permissions.
642	\retval "other errors" Another error condition was encountered.
643*/
644
645/*!
646	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::access)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
647			int mode)
648	\brief Checks whether the current user is allowed to access the node in the
649		specified way.
650
651	\a mode is a bitwise combination of:
652	- \c R_OK: Read access.
653	- \c W_OK: Write access.
654	- \c X_OK: Execution.
655
656	If the current user does not have any of the access permissions represented
657	by the set bits, the function shall return \c B_NOT_ALLOWED. As a special
658	case, if the volume is read-only and write access is requested,
659	\c B_READ_ONLY_DEVICE shall be returned. If the requested access mode
660	complies with the user's access permissions, the function shall return
661	\c B_OK.
662
663	For most FSs the permissions a user has are defined by the \c st_mode,
664	\c st_uid, and \c st_gid fields of the node's stat data. As a special
665	exception, the root user (<tt>geteuid() == 0</tt>) does always have
666	read and write permissions, execution permission only when at least one of
667	the execution permission bits are set.
668
669	\param fs The volume handle.
670	\param vnode The node handle.
671	\param mode The access mode mask.
672	\retval B_OK The user has the permissions to access the node in the requested
673		way.
674	\retval B_READ_ONLY_DEVICE The volume is read-only, but the write access has
675		been requested.
676	\retval B_NOT_ALLOWED The user does not have all permissions to access the
677		node in the requested way.
678*/
679
680/*!
681	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_stat)(fs_volume fs,
682			fs_vnode vnode, struct stat *stat)
683	\brief Retrieves the stat data for a given node.
684
685	All values of the <tt>struct stat</tt> save \c st_dev, \c st_ino, \c st_rdev,
686	and \c st_type need to be filled in.
687
688	\param fs The volume handle.
689	\param vnode The node handle.
690	\param stat Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the stat data shall be
691		written to.
692	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
693*/
694
695/*!
696	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::write_stat)(fs_volume fs,
697			fs_vnode vnode, const struct stat *stat, uint32 statMask)
698	\brief Update the stats for a vnode.
699
700	You should make sure that the new values are valid and that the user has the
701	proper permissions to update the stats.
702
703	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
704	\param vnode The cookie to the vnode.
705	\param stat The structure with the updated values.
706	\param statMask One of the #write_stat_mask enumeration, which forms a mask
707		of which of the values in \a stat should actually be updated.
708	\retval B_OK The update succeeded.
709	\retval B_NOT_ALLOWED The user does not have the proper permissions.
710	\retval "other errors" Another error condition occured.
711*/
712
713//! @}
714
715/*!
716 \name File Operations
717*/
718
719//! @{
720
721/*!
722	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::create)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode dir,
723			const char *name, int openMode, int perms, fs_cookie *_cookie,
724			ino_t *_newVnodeID)
725	\brief Create a new file.
726
727	Your implementation shall check whether it is possible to create the node.
728	You will need to take the user's permissions into account. When you create
729	a new file, you will also have to open it. This means also checking the
730	permissions the user requires to open the file according to the \a mode.
731	See \link file_system_module_info::open() open() \endlink for the possible
732	values of \a mode.
733
734	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
735	\param dir The file system provided cookie associated with the directory
736		where the file should appear.
737	\param name The name of the new file.
738	\param openMode The mode associated to the file.
739	\param perms The permissions the new file should have.
740	\param[out] _cookie In case of success, the you can store your file system
741		data for this node in this variable.
742	\param[out] _newVnodeID In case of success, you can store the new vnode id
743		in this variable.
744	\return You should return \c B_OK if creating the new node succeeded, and if
745		you put data in both \a _cookie and \a _newVnodeID. Else you should return
746		an error code.
747*/
748
749/*!
750	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::open)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
751			int openMode, fs_cookie *_cookie)
752	\brief Opens the given node.
753
754	The function shall check whether it is possible to open the node according to
755	the mode specified by \c openMode (also considering the user's access
756	permissions), create a node cookie, and store it in the variable
757	\a _cookie points to.
758
759	The open mode \a openMode is encoded in the same way as the parameter of the
760	POSIX function \c open(), i.e. it is either \c O_RDONLY, \c O_WRONLY, or
761	\c O_RDWR, bitwise or'ed with flags. The only relevant flags for this hook
762	are \c O_TRUNC and \c O_NONBLOCK.
763
764	\param fs The volume handle.
765	\param vnode The node handle.
766	\param openMode The open mode.
767	\param _cookie Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the node cookie shall be
768		written to.
769	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
770*/
771
772/*!
773	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::close)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
774			fs_cookie cookie)
775	\brief Closes the given node cookie.
776
777	The hook is invoked, when closing the node has been requested. At this point
778	other threads might still use the cookie, i.e. still execute hooks to which
779	the cookie has been passed. If the FS supports blocking I/O operations, this
780	hook should make sure to unblock all currently blocking threads performing
781	an operation using the cookie, and mark the cookie such that no further
782	threads will block using it.
783
784	For many FSs this hook is a no-op - it's mandatory to be exported, though.
785
786	\param fs The volume handle.
787	\param vnode The node handle.
788	\param cookie The node cookie as returned by open().
789	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
790*/
791
792/*!
793	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::free_cookie)(fs_volume fs,
794			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
795	\brief Frees the given node cookie.
796
797	The hook is invoked after close(), when no other thread uses or is going to
798	use the cookie. All resources associated with the cookie must be freed.
799
800	\param fs The volume handle.
801	\param vnode The node handle.
802	\param cookie The node cookie as returned by open().
803	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
804*/
805
806/*!
807	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
808			fs_cookie cookie, off_t pos, void *buffer, size_t *length)
809	\brief Reads data from a file.
810
811	This function should fail if
812	- the node is not a file,
813	- the cookie has not been opened for reading,
814	- \a pos is negative, or
815	- some other error occurs while trying to read the data, and no data have
816	been read at all.
817
818	The number of bytes to be read is stored in the variable pointed to by
819	\a length. If less data is  available at file position \a pos, or if \a pos
820	if greater than the size of the file, only as many data as available shall
821	be read, the function shall store the number of bytes actually read into the
822	variable pointed to by \a length, and return \c B_OK.
823
824	\param fs The volume handle.
825	\param vnode The node handle.
826	\param cookie The node cookie as returned by open().
827	\param pos The file position where to start reading data.
828	\param buffer Pointer to a pre-allocated buffer the read data shall be
829		written to.
830	\param length Pointer to a pre-allocated variable containing the size of the
831		buffer when invoked, and into which the size of the data actually read
832		shall be written.
833	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
834*/
835
836/*!
837	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::write)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
838			fs_cookie cookie, off_t pos, const void *buffer, size_t *length)
839	\brief Write data to a file.
840
841	This function should fail if
842	- the node is not a file,
843	- the cookie has not been opened for writing,
844	- \a pos is negative, or
845	- some other error occurs while trying to read the data, and no data have
846	been read at all.
847
848	The number of bytes to be written is stored in the variable pointed to by
849	\a length. If not all bytes could be written, that variable must be updated
850	to reflect the amount of actually written bytes. If an error prevented
851	you from writing the full amount, an appropriate error code should be
852	returned.
853
854	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
855	\param vnode The file system provided cookie associated with the vnode.
856	\param cookie The file system provided cookie associated with the file.
857	\param pos The position to start writing.
858	\param buffer The buffer that contains the data that will need to be written.
859	\param length The length of the data that needs to be written.
860	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
861*/
862
863//! @}
864
865/*!
866	\name Directory Operations
867*/
868
869/*!
870	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::create_dir)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
871			parent, const char *name, int perms, ino_t *_newVnodeID)
872	\brief Create a new directory.
873
874	Your implementation should make sure that the directory actually can be
875	created in the \a parent directory. You will have to check if the user has
876	permissions to actually write to the \a parent. If not, this function should
877	fail (probably with \c B_NOT_ALLOWED, or in case of a read-only filesystem,
878	with \c B_READ_ONLY_DEVICE). If the operation succeeds, you should put the
879	new vnode id in \a _newVnodeID.
880
881	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
882	\param parent The file system provided cookie associated with the parent
883		node.
884	\param name The name the new directory should have.
885	\param perms The permissions the new directory should have.
886	\param[out] _newVnodeID If creating the directory succeeds, than you should
887		put the new vnode id in this variable.
888	\return If the operation succeeds and the \a _newVnodeID is populated with
889		the new vnode, then you should return \c B_OK. Else you should return with
890		an error code.
891*/
892
893/*!
894	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::remove_dir)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
895			parent, const char *name)
896	\brief Remove a directory.
897
898	You should make sure the user has the proper permissions. You should also
899	check that the directory is empty.
900
901	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
902	\param parent The file system provided cookie associated with the parent
903		node.
904	\param name The \a name of the directory that needs to be removed.
905	\retval B_OK Operation succeeded.
906	\retval B_DIRECTORY_NOT_EMPTY The directory is not empty.
907	\retval B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND There is no directory with this \a name.
908	\retval B_NOT_A_DIRECTORY The entry is not a directory.
909	\retval "other errors" Other errors occured.
910*/
911
912/*!
913	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::open_dir)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
914			fs_cookie *_cookie)
915	\brief Opens the given directory node.
916
917	If the specified node is not a directory, or if the current user does not
918	have the permissions to read the directory, the function shall fail.
919	Otherwise it shall allocate a directory cookie and store it in the variable
920	\a _cookie points to. A subsequent read_dir() using the cookie shall start
921	reading the first entry of the directory.
922
923	\param fs The volume handle.
924	\param vnode The node handle.
925	\param _cookie Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the directory cookie shall
926		be written to.
927	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
928*/
929
930/*!
931	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::close_dir)(fs_volume fs,
932			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
933	\brief Closes the given directory cookie.
934
935	Generally the situation is similar to the one described for close(). In
936	practice it is a bit, though, since directory cookies are exclusively used
937	for directory iteration, and it normally doesn't make sense to have multiple
938	threads read the same directory concurrently. Furthermore reading a directory
939	should not block. Therefore for most FSs this hook is a no-op.
940
941	\param fs The volume handle.
942	\param vnode The node handle.
943	\param cookie The directory cookie as returned by open_dir().
944	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
945*/
946
947/*!
948	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::free_dir_cookie)(fs_volume fs,
949			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
950	\brief Frees the given directory cookie.
951
952	The hook is invoked after close_dir(), when no other thread uses or is going
953	to use the cookie. All resources associated with the cookie must be freed.
954
955	\param fs The volume handle.
956	\param vnode The node handle.
957	\param cookie The directory cookie as returned by open_dir().
958	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
959*/
960
961/*!
962	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_dir)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode vnode,
963			fs_cookie cookie, struct dirent *buffer, size_t bufferSize, uint32 *_num)
964	\brief Reads the next one or more directory entries.
965
966	The number of entries to be read at maximum is stored in the variable \a _num
967	points to.
968
969	Per read \c dirent the following fields have to be filled in:
970	- \c d_dev: The volume ID.
971	- \c d_ino: The ID of the node the entry refers to.
972	- \c d_name: The null-terminated name of the entry.
973	- \c d_reclen: The size of the \c dirent structure in bytes, starting from
974	  the beginning of the structure, counting all bytes up to and including
975	  the null-termination char of the name stored in \c d_name.
976
977	If more than one entry is read, the corresponding \c dirent structures are
978	tightly packed, i.e. the second entry begins directly after the end of the
979	first one (i.e. \c d_reclen bytes after the beginning of the first one).
980	Most FSs read only one entry at a time though, even if more are requested.
981
982	When the function is invoked after the end of the directory has been reached,
983	it shall set the variable \a _num points to to \c 0 and return \c B_OK. If
984	the provided buffer is too small to contain even the single next entry,
985	\c B_BUFFER_OVERFLOW shall be returned. It shall not fail, if at least one
986	entry has been read, and the buffer is just too small to hold as many entries
987	as requested.
988
989	Note that a directory is expected to contain the special entries \c "." and
990	\c "..", referring to the same directory and the parent directory
991	respectively. The \c dirent structure returned for the \c ".." entry of the
992	volume's root directory shall refer to the root node itself.
993
994	\param fs The volume handle.
995	\param vnode The node handle.
996	\param cookie The directory cookie as returned by open_dir().
997	\param buffer Pointer to a pre-allocated buffer the directory entries shall
998		be written to.
999	\param bufferSize The size of \a buffer in bytes.
1000	\param _num Pointer to a pre-allocated variable, when invoked, containing the
1001		number of directory entries to be read, and into which the number of
1002		entries actually read shall be written.
1003	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1004*/
1005
1006/*!
1007	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::rewind_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1008			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
1009	\brief Resets the directory cookie to the first entry of the directory.
1010	\param fs The volume handle.
1011	\param vnode The node handle.
1012	\param cookie The directory cookie as returned by open_dir().
1013	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1014*/
1015
1016//! @}
1017
1018/*!
1019	\name Attribute Directory Operations
1020*/
1021
1022//! @{
1023
1024/*!
1025	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::open_attr_dir)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1026			vnode, fs_cookie *_cookie)
1027	\brief Open a 'directory' of attributes for a \a vnode.
1028
1029	See \ref concepts "Generic Concepts" on directories and iterators. Basically,
1030	the VFS uses the same way of traversing through attributes as it traverses
1031	through a directory.
1032
1033	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1034	\param vnode The vnode on which the file system wants to read the attributes.
1035	\param[out] _cookie Pointer where the file system can store a directory
1036		cookie if the attribute directory is succesfully opened.
1037	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1038*/
1039
1040/*!
1041	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::close_attr_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1042			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
1043	\brief Close a 'directory' of attributes for a \a vnode.
1044
1045	Note that you should free the cookie in the free_attr_dir_cookie() call.
1046
1047	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1048	\param vnode The vnode on which the 'directory' was opened.
1049	\param cookie The cookie associated with this 'directory'.
1050	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1051*/
1052
1053/*!
1054	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::free_attr_dir_cookie)(fs_volume fs,
1055			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
1056	\brief Free the \a cookie to an attribute 'directory'.
1057
1058	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1059	\param vnode The vnode on which the 'directory' was opened.
1060	\param cookie The cookie associated that should be freed.
1061	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1062*/
1063
1064/*!
1065	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_attr_dir)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1066			vnode, fs_cookie cookie, struct dirent *buffer, size_t bufferSize,
1067			uint32 *_num)
1068	\brief Read the next one or more attribute directory entries.
1069
1070	This method should perform the same tasks as read_dir(), except that the '.'
1071	and '..' entries do not have to be present.
1072*/
1073
1074/*!
1075	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::rewind_attr_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1076			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
1077	\brief Rewind the attribute directory iterator to the first entry.
1078
1079	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1080	\param vnode The vnode on which the 'directory' was opened.
1081	\param cookie The cookie associated with this 'directory'.
1082	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1083*/
1084
1085//! @}
1086
1087/*!
1088	\name Attribute Operations
1089*/
1090
1091//! @{
1092
1093/*!
1094	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::create_attr)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1095			vnode, const char *name, uint32 type, int openMode, fs_cookie *_cookie)
1096	\brief Create a new attribute.
1097
1098	If the attribute already exists, you should open it in truncated mode.
1099
1100	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1101	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1102	\param name The name of the attribute.
1103	\param type The \c type_code of the attribute.
1104	\param openMode The openMode of the associated attribute.
1105	\param[out] _cookie A pointer where you can store an associated file system
1106		cookie.
1107	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1108*/
1109
1110/*!
1111	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::open_attr)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1112			vnode, const char *name, int openMode, fs_cookie *_cookie)
1113	\brief Open an existing attribute.
1114
1115	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1116	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1117	\param name The name of the attribute.
1118	\param openMode The mode in which you want to open the attribute data.
1119	\param[out] _cookie A pointer where you can store an associated file system
1120		cookie.
1121	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1122*/
1123
1124/*!
1125	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::close_attr)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1126			vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
1127	\brief Close access to an attribute.
1128
1129	Note that you should not delete the cookie yet, you should do that when the
1130	VFS calls free_attr_cookie().
1131
1132	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1133	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1134	\param cookie The cookie you associated to this attribute.
1135	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1136*/
1137
1138/*!
1139	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::free_attr_cookie)(fs_volume fs,
1140			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie)
1141	\brief Free the cookie of an attribute.
1142
1143	The VFS calls this hook when all operations on the attribute have ceased.
1144
1145	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1146	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1147	\param cookie The cookie to the attribute that should be freed.
1148	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1149*/
1150
1151/*!
1152	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_attr)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1153			vnode, fs_cookie cookie, off_t pos, void *buffer, size_t *length)
1154	\brief Read attribute data associated with \a cookie.
1155
1156	Read until the \a buffer with size \a length is full, or until you are out of
1157	data, in which case you should update \a length.
1158
1159	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1160	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1161	\param cookie The cookie you associated to this attribute.
1162	\param pos The position to start reading from.
1163	\param buffer The buffer the data should be copied in.
1164	\param length The length of the buffer. Update this variable to the actual
1165		amount of bytes read.
1166	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1167*/
1168
1169/*!
1170	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::write_attr)(fs_volume fs, fs_vnode
1171			vnode, fs_cookie cookie, off_t pos, const void *buffer, size_t *length)
1172	\brief Write attribute data associated with \a cookie.
1173
1174	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1175	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1176	\param cookie The cookie you associated with this attribute.
1177	\param pos The position to start writing to.
1178	\param buffer The buffer the data should be copied from.
1179	\param length The size of the buffer. Update this variable to the actual
1180		amount of bytes written.
1181	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1182*/
1183
1184/*!
1185	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_attr_stat)(fs_volume fs,
1186			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie, struct stat *stat)
1187	\brief Get the stats for an attribute.
1188
1189	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1190	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1191	\param cookie The cookie you associated with this attribute.
1192	\param stat A pointer to a stat structure you should fill.
1193	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1194*/
1195
1196/*!
1197	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::write_attr_stat)(fs_volume fs,
1198			fs_vnode vnode, fs_cookie cookie, const struct stat *stat, int statMask)
1199	\brief Update the stats of an attribute.
1200
1201	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1202	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1203	\param cookie The cookie you associated with this attribute.
1204	\param stat A pointer to the new stats you should write.
1205	\param statMask One or more of the values of #write_stat_mask that tell you
1206		which fields of \a stat are to be updated.
1207	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1208*/
1209
1210/*!
1211	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::rename_attr)(fs_volume fs,
1212			fs_vnode fromVnode, const char *fromName, fs_vnode toVnode,
1213			const char *toName)
1214	\brief Rename and/or relocate an attribute.
1215
1216	You should make sure the user has the proper permissions.
1217
1218	\param fs The file system provided cookie associated with this volume.
1219	\param fromVnode The cookie associated with the vnode the attribute currently
1220		is related to.
1221	\param fromName The old name of the attribute.
1222	\param toVnode The cookie associated with the vnode the attribute should be
1223		moved to. This can be the same as \a fromVnode, in which case it only means
1224		the attribute should be renamed.
1225	\param toName The new name of the attribute.This can be the same as
1226		\a fromName, in which case it only means the attribute should be relocated.
1227	\retval B_OK The renaming and/or relocating succeeded.
1228	\retval B_BAD_VALUE One of the supplied parameters were invalid.
1229	\retval B_NOT_ALLOWED The user does not have the proper permissions.
1230	\retval "other errors" Another error condition was encountered.
1231*/
1232
1233/*!
1234	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::remove_attr)(fs_volume fs,
1235			fs_vnode vnode, const char *name)
1236	\brief Remove an attribute.
1237
1238	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1239	\param vnode The file system provided cookie to the vnode.
1240	\param name The name of the attribute.
1241	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1242*/
1243
1244//! @}
1245
1246/*!
1247	\name Index Directory and Operation
1248*/
1249
1250//! @{
1251
1252/*!
1253	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::open_index_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1254			fs_cookie *_cookie)
1255	\brief Open the list of an indeces as a directory.
1256
1257	See \ref concepts "Generic Concepts" on directories and iterators. Basically,
1258	the VFS uses the same way of traversing through indeces as it traverses
1259	through a directory.
1260
1261	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1262	\param[out] _cookie Pointer where the file system can store a directory
1263		cookie if the index directory is succesfully opened.
1264	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1265*/
1266
1267/*!
1268	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::close_index_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1269			fs_cookie cookie)
1270	\brief Close a 'directory' of indeces.
1271
1272	Note that you should free the cookie in the free_index_dir_cookie() call.:
1273
1274	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1275 	\param cookie The cookie associated with this 'directory'.
1276	\return B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1277*/
1278
1279/*!
1280	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::free_index_dir_cookie)(fs_volume fs,
1281			fs_cookie cookie)
1282	\brief Free the \a cookie to the index 'directory'.
1283
1284	\param fs The file system provided cookie for the volume.
1285	\param cookie The cookie that should be freed.
1286	\return B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1287*/
1288
1289/*!
1290	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_index_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1291			fs_cookie cookie, struct dirent *buffer, size_t bufferSize, uint32 *_num)
1292	\brief Read the next one or more index entries.
1293
1294	This method should perform the same task as read_dir(), except that the '.'
1295	and the '..' entries don't have to be present.
1296*/
1297
1298/*!
1299	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::rewind_index_dir)(fs_volume fs,
1300			fs_cookie cookie)
1301	\brief Reset the index directory cookie to the first entry of the directory.
1302
1303	\param fs The file system provided handle to the volume.
1304	\param cookie The directory cookie as returned by open_index_dir().
1305	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1306*/
1307
1308/*!
1309	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::create_index)(fs_volume fs,
1310			const char *name, uint32 type, uint32 flags)
1311	\brief Create a new index.
1312
1313	\param fs The file system provided handle to the volume.
1314	\param name The name of the new index.
1315	\param type The type of index. BFS implements the following types:
1316		- \c B_INT32_TYPE
1317		- \c B_UINT32_TYPE
1318		- \c B_INT64_TYPE
1319		- \c B_UINT64_TYPE
1320		- \c B_FLOAT_TYPE
1321		- \c B_DOUBLE_TYPE
1322		- \c B_STRING_TYPE
1323		- \c B_MIME_STRING_TYPE
1324	\param flags There are currently no extra flags specified. This parameter can
1325		be ignored.
1326	\return You should return \c B_OK if the creation succeeded, or return an
1327		error otherwise.
1328*/
1329
1330/*!
1331	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::remove_index)(fs_volume fs,
1332			const char *name)
1333	\brief Remove the index with \a name.
1334
1335	\param fs The file system provided handle to the volume.
1336	\param name The name of the index to be removed.
1337	\return You should return \c B_OK if the creation succeeded, or return an
1338		error otherwise.
1339*/
1340
1341/*!
1342	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_index_stat)(fs_volume fs,
1343			const char *name, struct stat *stat)
1344	\brief Read the \a stat of the index with a name.
1345
1346	\param fs The file system provided handle to the volume.
1347	\param name The name of the index to be queried.
1348	\param stat A pointer to a structure where you should store the values.
1349	\return You should return \c B_OK if the creation succeeded, or return an
1350		error otherwise.
1351*/
1352
1353//! @}
1354
1355/*!
1356	\name Query Operations
1357*/
1358
1359//! @{
1360
1361/*!
1362	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::open_query)(fs_volume fs,
1363			const char *query, uint32 flags, port_id port, uint32 token,
1364			fs_cookie *_cookie)
1365	\brief Open a query as a 'directory'.
1366
1367	TODO: query expressions should be documented and also the format for sending
1368	query updates over the port should be updated.
1369
1370	See \ref concepts "Generic Concepts" on directories and iterators. Basically,
1371	the VFS uses the same way of traversing through indeces as it traverses
1372	through a directory.
1373
1374	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1375	\param query The string that represents a query.
1376	\param flags Either one of these flags:
1377		- \c #B_LIVE_QUERY The query is live. When a query is live, it is
1378		  constantly updated using the \a port. In this case the file system should
1379		  be pro-active.
1380		- \c #B_QUERY_NON_INDEXED When this parameter is provided, the query
1381		  should be carried out over the whole file system. This parameter is
1382		  provided with the idea that sometimes the indeces can be out of date. If
1383		  the requestor for this query requires absolutely everything to be
1384		  queried, it will pass this parameter. Of course, if your indeces are
1385		  always up to date, you can ignore this parameter.
1386	\param port The id of the port where updates need to be sent to in case the
1387		query is live.
1388	\param token A token that should be attached to the messages sent over the
1389		\a port.
1390	\param[out] _cookie The cookie that will be used as 'directory' to traverse
1391		through the results of the query.
1392	\return You should return \c B_OK if the creation succeeded, or return an
1393		error otherwise.
1394*/
1395
1396/*!
1397	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::close_query)(fs_volume fs,
1398			fs_cookie cookie)
1399	\brief Close a 'directory' of a query.
1400
1401	Note that you should free the cookie in the free_query_cookie() call.
1402
1403	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1404	\param cookie The cookie that refers to this query.
1405	\return You should return \c B_OK if the creation succeeded, or return an
1406		error otherwise.
1407*/
1408
1409/*!
1410	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::free_query_cookie)(fs_volume fs,
1411			fs_cookie cookie)
1412	\brief Free a cookie of a query.
1413
1414	\param fs The file system provided cookie to the volume.
1415	\param cookie The cookie that should be freed.
1416	\return You should return \c B_OK if the creation succeeded, or return an
1417		error otherwise.
1418*/
1419
1420/*!
1421	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::read_query)(fs_volume fs,
1422			fs_cookie cookie, struct dirent *buffer, size_t bufferSize, uint32 *_num)
1423	\brief Read the next one or more entries matching the query.
1424
1425	This hook function works pretty much the same way as read_dir(), with the
1426	difference that it doesn't read the entries of a directory, but the entries
1427	matching the given query.
1428
1429	\param fs The volume handle.
1430	\param cookie The query cookie as returned by open_query().
1431	\param buffer Pointer to a pre-allocated buffer the directory entries shall
1432		be written to.
1433	\param bufferSize The size of \a buffer in bytes.
1434	\param _num Pointer to a pre-allocated variable, when invoked, containing the
1435		number of entries to be read, and into which the number of entries
1436		actually read shall be written.
1437	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1438*/
1439
1440/*!
1441	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::rewind_query)(fs_volume fs,
1442			fs_cookie cookie)
1443	\brief Reset the query cookie to the first entry of the results.
1444
1445	\param fs The file system provided handle to the volume.
1446	\param cookie The query cookie as returned by open_query().
1447	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1448*/
1449
1450//! @}
1451
1452/*!
1453	\name Capability Querying
1454*/
1455
1456//! @{
1457
1458/*!
1459	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_defragmenting)(partition_data
1460		*partition, bool *whileMounted)
1461	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1462*/
1463
1464/*!
1465	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_repairing)(partition_data *partition,
1466			bool checkOnly, bool *whileMounted)
1467	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1468*/
1469
1470/*!
1471	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_resizing)(partition_data *partition,
1472			bool *whileMounted)
1473	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1474*/
1475
1476/*!
1477	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_moving)(partition_data *partition, bool *isNoOp)
1478	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1479*/
1480
1481/*!
1482	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_setting_content_name)(partition_data *partition,
1483			bool *whileMounted)
1484	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1485*/
1486
1487/*!
1488	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_setting_content_parameters)(partition_data *partition,
1489			bool *whileMounted)
1490	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1491*/
1492
1493/*!
1494	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::supports_initializing)(partition_data *partition)
1495	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1496*/
1497
1498/*!
1499	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::validate_resize)(partition_data *partition, off_t *size)
1500	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1501*/
1502
1503/*!
1504	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::validate_move)(partition_data *partition, off_t *start)
1505	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1506*/
1507
1508/*!
1509	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::validate_set_content_name)(partition_data *partition,
1510			char *name)
1511	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1512*/
1513
1514/*!
1515	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::validate_set_content_parameters)(partition_data *partition,
1516			const char *parameters)
1517	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1518*/
1519
1520/*!
1521	\fn bool (*file_system_module_info::validate_initialize)(partition_data *partition, char *name,
1522			const char *parameters)
1523	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1524*/
1525
1526//! @}
1527
1528/*!
1529	\name Shadow Partition Modification
1530*/
1531
1532//! @{
1533
1534/*!
1535	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::shadow_changed)(partition_data *partition,
1536			uint32 operation)
1537	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1538*/
1539
1540//! @}
1541
1542/*!
1543	\name Special Operations
1544*/
1545
1546//! @{
1547
1548/*!
1549	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::defragment)(int fd, partition_id partition,
1550			disk_job_id job)
1551	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1552*/
1553
1554/*!
1555	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::repair)(int fd, partition_id partition, bool checkOnly,
1556			disk_job_id job)
1557	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1558*/
1559
1560/*!
1561	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::resize)(int fd, partition_id partition, off_t size,
1562			disk_job_id job)
1563	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1564*/
1565
1566/*!
1567	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::move)(int fd, partition_id partition, off_t offset,
1568			disk_job_id job)
1569	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1570*/
1571
1572/*!
1573	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::set_content_name)(int fd, partition_id partition,
1574			const char *name, disk_job_id job)
1575	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1576*/
1577
1578/*!
1579	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::set_content_parameters)(int fd, partition_id partition,
1580			const char *parameters, disk_job_id job)
1581	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1582*/
1583
1584/*!
1585	\fn status_t (*file_system_module_info::initialize)(const char *partition, const char *name,
1586			const char *parameters, disk_job_id job)
1587	\brief Undocumented. TODO.
1588*/
1589
1590//! @}
1591
1592///// Vnode functions /////
1593
1594/*!
1595	\fn status_t new_vnode(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID,
1596			fs_vnode privateNode)
1597	\brief Create the vnode with ID \a vnodeID and associates it with the
1598		private data handle \a privateNode, but leaves is in an unpublished state.
1599
1600	The effect of the function is similar to publish_vnode(), but the vnode
1601	remains in an unpublished state, with the effect that a subsequent
1602	remove_vnode() will just delete the vnode and not invoke the file system's
1603	\link file_system_module_info::remove_vnode remove_vnode() \endlink when
1604	the final reference is put down.
1605
1606	If the vnode shall be kept, publish_vnode() has to be invoked afterwards to
1607	mark the vnode published. The combined effect is the same as only invoking
1608	publish_vnode().
1609
1610	You'll usually use this function to secure a vnode ID from being reused
1611	while you are in the process of creating the entry. Note that this function
1612	will panic in case you call it for an existing vnode ID.
1613
1614	The function fails, if the vnode does already exist.
1615
1616	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1617	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1618	\param privateNode The private data handle to be associated with the node.
1619	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1620*/
1621
1622/*!
1623	\fn status_t publish_vnode(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID,
1624			fs_vnode privateNode)
1625	\brief Creates the vnode with ID \a vnodeID and associates it with the
1626		private data handle \a privateNode or just marks it published.
1627
1628	If the vnode does already exist and has been published, the function fails.
1629	If it has not been published yet (i.e. after a successful new_vnode()), the
1630	function just marks the vnode published. If the vnode did not exist at all
1631	before, it is created and published.
1632
1633	If the function is successful, the caller owns a reference to the vnode. A
1634	sequence of new_vnode() and publish_vnode() results in just one reference as
1635	well. The reference can be surrendered by calling put_vnode().
1636
1637	This call is equivalent to the former R5 new_vnode() function.
1638
1639	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1640	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1641	\param privateNode The private data handle to be associated with the node.
1642	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1643*/
1644
1645/*!
1646	\fn status_t get_vnode(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID,
1647			fs_vnode *_privateNode)
1648	\brief Retrieves the private data handle for the node with the given ID.
1649
1650	If the function is successful, the caller owns a reference to the vnode. The
1651	reference can be surrendered by calling put_vnode().
1652
1653	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1654	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1655	\param _privateNode Pointer to a pre-allocated variable the private data
1656		handle shall be written to.
1657	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1658*/
1659
1660/*!
1661	\fn status_t put_vnode(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID)
1662	\brief Surrenders a reference to the specified vnode.
1663	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1664	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1665	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1666*/
1667
1668/*!
1669	\fn status_t remove_vnode(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID)
1670	\brief Marks the specified vnode removed.
1671
1672	The caller must own a reference to the vnode or at least ensure that a
1673	reference to the vnode exists. The function does not surrender a reference,
1674	though.
1675
1676	As soon as the last reference to the vnode has been surrendered, the VFS
1677	invokes the file system's
1678	\link file_system_module_info::remove_vnode remove_vnode() \endlink
1679	hook.
1680
1681	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1682	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1683	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1684*/
1685
1686/*!
1687	\fn status_t unremove_vnode(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID);
1688	\brief Clears the "removed" mark of the specified vnode.
1689
1690	The caller must own a reference to the vnode or at least ensure that a
1691	reference to the vnode exists.
1692
1693	The function is usually called when the caller, who has invoked
1694	remove_vnode() before realizes that it is not possible to remove the node
1695	(e.g. due to an error).
1696
1697	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1698	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1699	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1700*/
1701
1702/*!
1703	\fn status_t get_vnode_removed(dev_t mountID, ino_t vnodeID,
1704			bool* removed);
1705	\brief Returns whether the specified vnode is marked removed.
1706
1707	The caller must own a reference to the vnode or at least ensure that a
1708	reference to the vnode exists.
1709
1710	\param mountID The ID of the volume.
1711	\param vnodeID The ID of the node.
1712	\param removed Pointer to a pre-allocated variable set to \c true, if the
1713		node is marked removed, to \c false otherwise.
1714	\return \c B_OK if everything went fine, another error code otherwise.
1715*/
1716
1717///// Notification Functions
1718
1719/*!
1720	\name Notification Functions
1721
1722	The following functions are used to implement the node monitor functionality
1723	in your file system. Whenever one of the below mentioned events occur, you
1724	have to call them.
1725
1726	The node monitor will then notify all registered listeners for the nodes
1727	that changed.
1728*/
1729
1730/*!
1731	\fn status_t notify_entry_created(dev_t device, ino_t directory,
1732			const char *name, ino_t node)
1733	\brief Notifies listeners that a file system entry has been created.
1734*/
1735
1736/*!
1737	\fn status_t notify_entry_removed(dev_t device, ino_t directory,
1738			const char *name, ino_t node)
1739	\brief Notifies listeners that a file system entry has been removed.
1740*/
1741
1742/*!
1743	\fn status_t notify_entry_moved(dev_t device, ino_t fromDirectory,
1744			const char *fromName, ino_t toDirectory,
1745			const char *toName, ino_t node)
1746	\brief Notifies listeners that a file system entry has been moved to
1747		another directory.
1748*/
1749
1750/*!
1751	\fn status_t notify_stat_changed(dev_t device, ino_t node,
1752			uint32 statFields)
1753	\brief Notifies listeners that certain \a statFields of a file system entry
1754		were updated.
1755*/
1756
1757/*!
1758	\fn status_t notify_attribute_changed(dev_t device, ino_t node,
1759			const char *attribute, int32 cause)
1760	\brief Notifies listeners that an attribute of a file system entry has been
1761		changed.
1762*/
1763
1764/*!
1765	\fn status_t notify_query_entry_created(port_id port, int32 token,
1766			dev_t device, ino_t directory, const char *name,
1767			ino_t node)
1768	\brief Notifies listeners that an entry has entered the result set of a live query.
1769*/
1770
1771/*!
1772	\fn status_t notify_query_entry_removed(port_id port, int32 token,
1773			dev_t device, ino_t directory, const char *name,
1774			ino_t node)
1775	\brief Notifies listeners that an entry has left the result set of a live query.
1776*/
1777
1778//! @}
1779