gvfs/metadata/file-format.txt

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Tree file:
Generic:
Breath-first stored, first tree, then data
offsets and sizes are uint32
time_t are uint32 with base stored in header
data stored in big endian
non-string blocks padded to 32bit
all key names and values are utf8, without zeros
filenames are byte strings
Detailed:
magic
file type version
guint32 rotated # != 0 => new file has been written, changed at runtime
guint32 random_tag
offset to root
offset to keywords
gint64 time_t base (other time_ts stored as offsets)
keywords:
n_keywords
array of offset to keywords, sorted by keyword
string block for keywords
root dirent:
offset to name ("/")
offset to children for root
offset to root metadata
time_t last_change for root metadata
children:
Each dir in breath-first order:
int num_children
children, array of: (sorted by name)
offset name
offset children
offset metadata
time_t last_change_metadata
string block for names:
zero terminated strings
metadata:
each metadata block: (in breath first order)
int num_keys
keys, array of: sorted by keyword
guint32 keyword | high bit set => is_list
offset value (pointer to string, or array of strings)
block of string arrays for values
for each directory, string block of values for metadata in dir
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------------- Journal ------------------
----------------------------------------
Fixed size, rotated when full
Array of operations, each with a checksum
Readers handle only up to first non-ok checksum
Writer periodically rewrites stable tree and creates new journal
strings are stored as plain zero terminated c-strings
Updates to stable:
1 block writes
2 write new stable to tmp file, w/ fsync
3 create new empty journal (name based on random_tag)
4 rename new stable over old
5 set rotated to true in old (via open fd)
6 sync old fd
7 remove old journal
8 re-enable writes
When opening a stable file + journal there is a race where we can open the
old tree, but then the old journal is removed before we read it. To
handle this, on open you must always re-check "rotated" after the
journal has been opened (or failed to open) and verified
Journal file header:
char[6] magic
char[2] file type version
guint32 random_tag
guint32 file_size # Must be same as file size
guint32 num_entries
Journal entry:
guint32 entry_size # Must verify wrt file size (includes entry_size, etc)
guint32 crc32 # crc32 of following data, including padding and last size
guint64 mtime
byte operation type (set: 0, set_list: 1: unset: 2, move: 3, copy: 4)
cstring path # target if copy/move
set:
cstring key
cstring value
set_list:
cstring key
<zero padding to even 32bit address>
guint32 n_values
cstring value
uset:
cstring key
copy: (overwrites all destination data)
cstring source_path
remove:
<nothing>
<zero padding to even 32bit address>
guint32 entry_size_end # Must be same as entry_size, for reverse skipping