daemon: Fix head and tail commands to work on absolute symbolic links (RHBZ#579608).

[libguestfs.git] / src / generator.ml

diff --git a/src/generator.ml b/src/generator.ml
index 766327e..d23a8ae 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/generator.ml
+++ b/src/generator.ml
@@ -958,8 +958,15 @@ exist.
 The mounted filesystem is writable, if we have sufficient permissions
 on the underlying device.
 
 The mounted filesystem is writable, if we have sufficient permissions
 on the underlying device.
 

-The filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime> are set with this
-call, in order to improve reliability.");
+B<Important note:>
+When you use this call, the filesystem options C<sync> and C<noatime>
+are set implicitly.  This was originally done because we thought it
+would improve reliability, but it turns out that I<-o sync> has a
+very large negative performance impact and negligible effect on
+reliability.  Therefore we recommend that you avoid using
+C<guestfs_mount> in any code that needs performance, and instead
+use C<guestfs_mount_options> (use an empty string for the first
+parameter if you don't want any options).");

 
   ("sync", (RErr, []), 2, [],
    [ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun [["sync"]]],
 
   ("sync", (RErr, []), 2, [],
    [ InitEmpty, Always, TestRun [["sync"]]],


@@ -1984,7 +1991,10 @@ See also C<guestfs_upload>, C<guestfs_cat>.");
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutput (
       [["checksum"; "sha384"; "/known-3"]], "5fa7883430f357b5d7b7271d3a1d2872b51d73cba72731de6863d3dea55f30646af2799bef44d5ea776a5ec7941ac640");
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutput (
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutput (
       [["checksum"; "sha384"; "/known-3"]], "5fa7883430f357b5d7b7271d3a1d2872b51d73cba72731de6863d3dea55f30646af2799bef44d5ea776a5ec7941ac640");
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutput (

-      [["checksum"; "sha512"; "/known-3"]], "2794062c328c6b216dca90443b7f7134c5f40e56bd0ed7853123275a09982a6f992e6ca682f9d2fba34a4c5e870d8fe077694ff831e3032a004ee077e00603f6")],
+      [["checksum"; "sha512"; "/known-3"]], "2794062c328c6b216dca90443b7f7134c5f40e56bd0ed7853123275a09982a6f992e6ca682f9d2fba34a4c5e870d8fe077694ff831e3032a004ee077e00603f6");
+    (* Test for RHBZ#579608, absolute symbolic links. *)
+    InitISOFS, Always, TestOutput (
+      [["checksum"; "sha512"; "/abssymlink"]], "5f57d0639bc95081c53afc63a449403883818edc64da48930ad6b1a4fb49be90404686877743fbcd7c99811f3def7df7bc22635c885c6a8cf79c806b43451c1a")],

    "compute MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of file",
    "\
 This call computes the MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of the
    "compute MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of file",
    "\
 This call computes the MD5, SHAx or CRC checksum of the


@@ -2095,7 +2105,11 @@ mounts the filesystem with the read-only (I<-o ro>) flag.");
    "\
 This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
 allows you to set the mount options as for the
    "\
 This is the same as the C<guestfs_mount> command, but it
 allows you to set the mount options as for the

-L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag.");
+L<mount(8)> I<-o> flag.
+
+If the C<options> parameter is an empty string, then
+no options are passed (all options default to whatever
+the filesystem uses).");

 
   ("mount_vfs", (RErr, [String "options"; String "vfstype"; Device "device"; String "mountpoint"]), 75, [],
    [],
 
   ("mount_vfs", (RErr, [String "options"; String "vfstype"; Device "device"; String "mountpoint"]), 75, [],
    [],


@@ -2463,7 +2477,10 @@ The returned strings are transcoded to UTF-8.");
      * commands to segfault.
      *)
     InitISOFS, Always, TestRun (
      * commands to segfault.
      *)
     InitISOFS, Always, TestRun (

-      [["hexdump"; "/100krandom"]])],
+      [["hexdump"; "/100krandom"]]);
+    (* Test for RHBZ#579608, absolute symbolic links. *)
+    InitISOFS, Always, TestRun (
+      [["hexdump"; "/abssymlink"]])],

    "dump a file in hexadecimal",
    "\
 This runs C<hexdump -C> on the given C<path>.  The result is
    "dump a file in hexadecimal",
    "\
 This runs C<hexdump -C> on the given C<path>.  The result is


@@ -2842,7 +2859,10 @@ C<wc -c> external command.");
 
   ("head", (RStringList "lines", [Pathname "path"]), 121, [ProtocolLimitWarning],
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
 
   ("head", (RStringList "lines", [Pathname "path"]), 121, [ProtocolLimitWarning],
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (

-      [["head"; "/10klines"]], ["0abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"1abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"2abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"3abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"4abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"5abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"6abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"7abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"8abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"9abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"])],
+      [["head"; "/10klines"]], ["0abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"1abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"2abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"3abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"4abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"5abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"6abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"7abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"8abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"9abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"]);
+    (* Test for RHBZ#579608, absolute symbolic links. *)
+    InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
+      [["head"; "/abssymlink"]], ["0abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"1abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"2abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"3abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"4abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"5abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"6abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"7abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"8abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";"9abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"])],

    "return first 10 lines of a file",
    "\
 This command returns up to the first 10 lines of a file as
    "return first 10 lines of a file",
    "\
 This command returns up to the first 10 lines of a file as


@@ -3276,7 +3296,10 @@ in the total size of file that can be handled.");
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
       [["grep"; "abc"; "/test-grep.txt"]], ["abc"; "abc123"]);
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
       [["grep"; "abc"; "/test-grep.txt"]], ["abc"; "abc123"]);
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (

-      [["grep"; "nomatch"; "/test-grep.txt"]], [])],
+      [["grep"; "nomatch"; "/test-grep.txt"]], []);
+    (* Test for RHBZ#579608, absolute symbolic links. *)
+    InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
+      [["grep"; "nomatch"; "/abssymlink"]], [])],

    "return lines matching a pattern",
    "\
 This calls the external C<grep> program and returns the
    "return lines matching a pattern",
    "\
 This calls the external C<grep> program and returns the


@@ -6705,6 +6728,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   iteri (
     fun i test_name ->
       pr "  test_num++;\n";
   iteri (
     fun i test_name ->
       pr "  test_num++;\n";

+      pr "  if (guestfs_get_verbose (g))\n";
+      pr "    printf (\"-------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\n\");\n";

       pr "  printf (\"%%3d/%%3d %s\\n\", test_num, nr_tests);\n" test_name;
       pr "  if (%s () == -1) {\n" test_name;
       pr "    printf (\"%s FAILED\\n\");\n" test_name;
       pr "  printf (\"%%3d/%%3d %s\\n\", test_num, nr_tests);\n" test_name;
       pr "  if (%s () == -1) {\n" test_name;
       pr "    printf (\"%s FAILED\\n\");\n" test_name;