New API: fill-pattern for creating files with predefined patterns.

[libguestfs.git] / src / generator.ml

diff --git a/src/generator.ml b/src/generator.ml
index 14cf462..31f0e02 100755 (executable)
--- a/src/generator.ml
+++ b/src/generator.ml
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ type flags =
   | ProtocolLimitWarning  (* display warning about protocol size limits *)
   | DangerWillRobinson   (* flags particularly dangerous commands *)
   | FishAlias of string          (* provide an alias for this cmd in guestfish *)
   | ProtocolLimitWarning  (* display warning about protocol size limits *)
   | DangerWillRobinson   (* flags particularly dangerous commands *)
   | FishAlias of string          (* provide an alias for this cmd in guestfish *)

-  | FishAction of string  (* call this function in guestfish *)

   | FishOutput of fish_output_t (* how to display output in guestfish *)
   | NotInFish            (* do not export via guestfish *)
   | NotInDocs            (* do not add this function to documentation *)
   | FishOutput of fish_output_t (* how to display output in guestfish *)
   | NotInFish            (* do not export via guestfish *)
   | NotInDocs            (* do not add this function to documentation *)


@@ -447,7 +446,7 @@ You probably don't want to call this function.")]
  *)
 
 let non_daemon_functions = test_functions @ [
  *)
 
 let non_daemon_functions = test_functions @ [

-  ("launch", (RErr, []), -1, [FishAlias "run"; FishAction "launch"],
+  ("launch", (RErr, []), -1, [FishAlias "run"],

    [],
    "launch the qemu subprocess",
    "\
    [],
    "launch the qemu subprocess",
    "\


@@ -958,8 +957,15 @@ 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 +1990,10 @@ 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 +2104,11 @@ 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, [],
    [],


@@ -2432,7 +2445,10 @@ The external L<cmp(1)> program is used for the comparison.");
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
       [["strings"; "/known-5"]], ["abcdefghi"; "jklmnopqr"]);
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (
       [["strings"; "/known-5"]], ["abcdefghi"; "jklmnopqr"]);
     InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputList (

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

    "print the printable strings in a file",
    "\
 This runs the L<strings(1)> command on a file and returns
    "print the printable strings in a file",
    "\
 This runs the L<strings(1)> command on a file and returns


@@ -2463,7 +2479,10 @@ 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


@@ -2585,7 +2604,14 @@ are activated or deactivated.");
        ["e2fsck_f"; "/dev/VG/LV"];
        ["resize2fs"; "/dev/VG/LV"];
        ["mount_options"; ""; "/dev/VG/LV"; "/"];
        ["e2fsck_f"; "/dev/VG/LV"];
        ["resize2fs"; "/dev/VG/LV"];
        ["mount_options"; ""; "/dev/VG/LV"; "/"];

-       ["cat"; "/new"]], "test content")],
+       ["cat"; "/new"]], "test content");
+    InitNone, Always, TestRun (
+      (* Make an LV smaller to test RHBZ#587484. *)
+      [["part_disk"; "/dev/sda"; "mbr"];
+       ["pvcreate"; "/dev/sda1"];
+       ["vgcreate"; "VG"; "/dev/sda1"];
+       ["lvcreate"; "LV"; "VG"; "20"];
+       ["lvresize"; "/dev/VG/LV"; "10"]])],

    "resize an LVM logical volume",
    "\
 This resizes (expands or shrinks) an existing LVM logical
    "resize an LVM logical volume",
    "\
 This resizes (expands or shrinks) an existing LVM logical


@@ -2811,7 +2837,10 @@ See also: L<mkdtemp(3)>");
 
   ("wc_l", (RInt "lines", [Pathname "path"]), 118, [],
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputInt (
 
   ("wc_l", (RInt "lines", [Pathname "path"]), 118, [],
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputInt (

-      [["wc_l"; "/10klines"]], 10000)],
+      [["wc_l"; "/10klines"]], 10000);
+    (* Test for RHBZ#579608, absolute symbolic links. *)
+    InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputInt (
+      [["wc_l"; "/abssymlink"]], 10000)],

    "count lines in a file",
    "\
 This command counts the lines in a file, using the
    "count lines in a file",
    "\
 This command counts the lines in a file, using the


@@ -2835,7 +2864,10 @@ 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


@@ -3254,7 +3286,20 @@ for full details.");
 
   ("read_file", (RBufferOut "content", [Pathname "path"]), 150, [ProtocolLimitWarning],
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputBuffer (
 
   ("read_file", (RBufferOut "content", [Pathname "path"]), 150, [ProtocolLimitWarning],
    [InitISOFS, Always, TestOutputBuffer (

-      [["read_file"; "/known-4"]], "abc\ndef\nghi")],
+      [["read_file"; "/known-4"]], "abc\ndef\nghi");
+    (* Test various near large, large and too large files (RHBZ#589039). *)
+    InitBasicFS, Always, TestLastFail (
+      [["touch"; "/a"];
+       ["truncate_size"; "/a"; "4194303"]; (* GUESTFS_MESSAGE_MAX - 1 *)
+       ["read_file"; "/a"]]);
+    InitBasicFS, Always, TestLastFail (
+      [["touch"; "/a"];
+       ["truncate_size"; "/a"; "4194304"]; (* GUESTFS_MESSAGE_MAX *)
+       ["read_file"; "/a"]]);
+    InitBasicFS, Always, TestLastFail (
+      [["touch"; "/a"];
+       ["truncate_size"; "/a"; "41943040"]; (* GUESTFS_MESSAGE_MAX * 10 *)
+       ["read_file"; "/a"]])],

    "read a file",
    "\
 This calls returns the contents of the file C<path> as a
    "read a file",
    "\
 This calls returns the contents of the file C<path> as a


@@ -3269,7 +3314,10 @@ 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


@@ -4204,7 +4252,9 @@ content of the file is C<len> octets of C<c>, where C<c>
 must be a number in the range C<[0..255]>.
 
 To fill a file with zero bytes (sparsely), it is
 must be a number in the range C<[0..255]>.
 
 To fill a file with zero bytes (sparsely), it is

-much more efficient to use C<guestfs_truncate_size>.");
+much more efficient to use C<guestfs_truncate_size>.
+To create a file with a pattern of repeating bytes
+use C<guestfs_fill_pattern>.");

 
   ("available", (RErr, [StringList "groups"]), 216, [],
    [InitNone, Always, TestRun [["available"; ""]]],
 
   ("available", (RErr, [StringList "groups"]), 216, [],
    [InitNone, Always, TestRun [["available"; ""]]],


@@ -4564,6 +4614,17 @@ filename is not printable, coreutils uses a special
 backslash syntax.  For more information, see the GNU
 coreutils info file.");
 
 backslash syntax.  For more information, see the GNU
 coreutils info file.");
 

+  ("fill_pattern", (RErr, [String "pattern"; Int "len"; Pathname "path"]), 245, [],
+   [InitBasicFS, Always, TestOutputBuffer (
+      [["fill_pattern"; "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"; "28"; "/test"];
+       ["read_file"; "/test"]], "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzab")],
+   "fill a file with a repeating pattern of bytes",
+   "\
+This function is like C<guestfs_fill> except that it creates
+a new file of length C<len> containing the repeating pattern
+of bytes in C<pattern>.  The pattern is truncated if necessary
+to ensure the length of the file is exactly C<len> bytes.");
+

 ]
 
 let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions
 ]
 
 let all_functions = non_daemon_functions @ daemon_functions


@@ -6698,6 +6759,8 @@ 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;


@@ -7524,10 +7587,7 @@ and generate_fish_cmds () =
       ) (snd style);
 
       (* Call C API function. *)
       ) (snd style);
 
       (* Call C API function. *)

-      let fn =
-        try find_map (function FishAction n -> Some n | _ -> None) flags
-        with Not_found -> sprintf "guestfs_%s" name in
-      pr "  r = %s " fn;
+      pr "  r = guestfs_%s " name;

       generate_c_call_args ~handle:"g" style;
       pr ";\n";
 
       generate_c_call_args ~handle:"g" style;
       pr ";\n";