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 */                                                 */
 #ifndef _SOS_FS_H_                                 #ifndef _SOS_FS_H_
 #define _SOS_FS_H_                                 #define _SOS_FS_H_
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * @file fs.h                                       * @file fs.h
  *                                                  *
  * (Virtual) Filesystem management.                 * (Virtual) Filesystem management.
  *                                                  *
  * SOS provides a complete Unix-like file syst      * SOS provides a complete Unix-like file system service. Supported
  * features of this service are:                    * features of this service are:
  *   - mountpoints                                  *   - mountpoints
  *   - generic file system support (FS) throug      *   - generic file system support (FS) through object-oriented
  *     specialization (so-called VFS)               *     specialization (so-called VFS)
  *   - hard & symbolic links                        *   - hard & symbolic links
  *   - regular files and directories                *   - regular files and directories
  *   - block and character device special file      *   - block and character device special files (from article 9 onward)
  *   - file mapping                                 *   - file mapping
  *   - basic permission management ("rwx" only      *   - basic permission management ("rwx" only, no notion of owner)
  *   - chroot                                       *   - chroot
  *   - separation of disk node and namespace n      *   - separation of disk node and namespace notions allowing hard links
  *     and to move/rename/remove files or dire      *     and to move/rename/remove files or directories that are in use
  *   - basic FS interface (open/read/seek/crea      *   - basic FS interface (open/read/seek/creat/mkdir/rename/link
  *     / symlink/chmod/mount/fcntl/ioctl...)        *     / symlink/chmod/mount/fcntl/ioctl...)
  *   - deferred writes (ie file caching). @see      *   - deferred writes (ie file caching). @see sync(3)
  *                                                  *
  * Among the unsupported features:                  * Among the unsupported features:
  *   - no user-based permission (uid/gid, ACLS      *   - no user-based permission (uid/gid, ACLS)
  *   - no modification / access time accountin      *   - no modification / access time accounting
  *   - no Fifo/socket special files (yet)           *   - no Fifo/socket special files (yet)
  *   - no generic support library for common f      *   - no generic support library for common fcntl commands
  *     (F_SETOWN/GETLEASE/NOTIFY, etc.)             *     (F_SETOWN/GETLEASE/NOTIFY, etc.)
  *   - no flock-style functions                     *   - no flock-style functions
  *                                                  *
  * Rationale                                        * Rationale
  * =========                                        * =========
  * The VFS layer is based on 3 central concept      * The VFS layer is based on 3 central concepts:
  *                                                  *
  *  - The meta-information for each file store !!   *  - The meta-information for each file stored on disk (struct
  *    permissions, ... (struct sos_fs_node for !!   *    sos_fs_node for SOS, inode for Unix)
  *                                                  *
  *    It is sufficient to know where this meta      *    It is sufficient to know where this meta-information is located
  *    on disk (a simple sector number most of       *    on disk (a simple sector number most of the time) to build the
  *    corresponding struct sos_fs_node into me      *    corresponding struct sos_fs_node into memory and to retrieve the
  *    data of the file from the disk                *    data of the file from the disk
  *                                                  *
  *    For example, consider that we know a sec      *    For example, consider that we know a sector that holds the meta
  *    information is located at sector 64589 o !!   *    information (ie size, permissions) is located at sector 64589 on
  *    this meta information directly from disk !!   *    disk. By retrieving this meta information directly from disk, we
  *    struct sos_fs_node, which would (for exa !!   *    can build the struct sos_fs_node, which would (for example) tell
  *    corresponding file spans (for example) o !!   *    that the corresponding file spans (for example) over sectors
  *    4539 and 6575, is 1.7kB long             !!   *    4345, 5645, 4539 and 6575, is 1.7kB long
  *                                                  *
  *    Everything is stored this way on the dis      *    Everything is stored this way on the disk, even the
  *    directories. From the disk contents' poi      *    directories. From the disk contents' point of view, a directory
  *    is simply a file whose contents represen      *    is simply a file whose contents represent a list of mappings
  *    "name" -> meta-information location           *    "name" -> meta-information location
  *                                                  *
  *  - One or many nodes in the file hierarchy       *  - One or many nodes in the file hierarchy pointing to this data
  *    (struct sos_fs_nscache_node for SOS, str      *    (struct sos_fs_nscache_node for SOS, struct dentry for Linux). This
  *    tells that the entry "toto" in directory      *    tells that the entry "toto" in directory "/home/zorglub"
  *    corresponds to the given struct sos_fs_n      *    corresponds to the given struct sos_fs_node
  *                                                  *
  *    Actually, with the struct sos_fs_node ab      *    Actually, with the struct sos_fs_node above, we can reach any
  *    file in the system. However, dealing wit      *    file in the system. However, dealing with mountpoints requires
  *    an intermediary data structure because a      *    an intermediary data structure because a directory on a disk
  *    cannot make reference to children struct      *    cannot make reference to children struct sos_fs_node on other
  *    disk. This is one of the reasons why the      *    disk. This is one of the reasons why there is this struct
  *    sos_fs_nscache_node. Another reason is t      *    sos_fs_nscache_node. Another reason is that we kind-of "cache" the
  *    most used struct sos_fs_node: those that      *    most used struct sos_fs_node: those that lead from the global
  *    root ("/") to the files and directories       *    root ("/") to the files and directories currently being used
  *    (hence the name "nscache" for "namespace      *    (hence the name "nscache" for "namespace cache"). This speeds-up
  *    the path-resolving process (aka "lookup"      *    the path-resolving process (aka "lookup"), as the most-used path
  *    are already in-memory and the struct sos      *    are already in-memory and the struct sos_fs_node are already
  *    in-memory too.                                *    in-memory too.
  *                                                  *
  *    A struct sos_fs_nscache_node can have at      *    A struct sos_fs_nscache_node can have at most 1 parent (the ".."
  *    entry). It can also have 0 parent in cas      *    entry). It can also have 0 parent in case the node is being used
  *    by a process (file is opened or mapped),      *    by a process (file is opened or mapped), but the file is
  *    actually "removed", ie un-reachable from      *    actually "removed", ie un-reachable from any directory.
  *                                                  *
  *    Many such structures can reference the s      *    Many such structures can reference the same underlying struct
  *    sos_fs_node, which enables the support o      *    sos_fs_node, which enables the support of "hard links".
  *                                                  *
  *  - The "opened file" strucures. They store       *  - The "opened file" strucures. They store the information
  *    pertaining to a particular usage of a fi      *    pertaining to a particular usage of a file. The most important
  *    thing they store is the "file pointer",       *    thing they store is the "file pointer", which holds the
  *    location in the file where the next read      *    location in the file where the next read/write operation should
  *    start                                         *    start
  *                                                  *
  *    Each process has at least 2 such opened       *    Each process has at least 2 such opened files: its "current
  *    working directory" (RTFM chdir) and its       *    working directory" (RTFM chdir) and its "process root" (RTFM
  *    chroot). Those are heritated across fork      *    chroot). Those are heritated across fork() and can be changed by
  *    appropriate syscalls (resp. chdir/chroot      *    appropriate syscalls (resp. chdir/chroot). The main "root" of
  *    the system is the process root of the "i      *    the system is the process root of the "init" process. The usual
  *    opened files (think of open() and opendi      *    opened files (think of open() and opendir()) are stored in the
  *    file descriptor array (fds[]). This is t      *    file descriptor array (fds[]). This is the index in this array
  *    that is commonly called a "file descript      *    that is commonly called a "file descriptor".
  *                                                  *
  *                                                  *
  * The whole VFS layer comprises a series of o      * The whole VFS layer comprises a series of objects that can be
  * specialized to implement different FS suppo      * specialized to implement different FS support (fat, ext2, ffs, ...):
  *                                                  *
  *  - The notion of "file system manager", whi      *  - The notion of "file system manager", which basically is a
  *    container to a FS name (eg "FAT", "EXT2"      *    container to a FS name (eg "FAT", "EXT2", etc...) and a series of
  *    functions responsible for initializing a      *    functions responsible for initializing a particular "mounting" of
  *    a FS (the "mount" method). This is SOS's      *    a FS (the "mount" method). This is SOS's struct sos_fs_manager_type
  *                                                  *
  *  - The notion of "file system instance" whi      *  - The notion of "file system instance" which contains the data
  *    proper to a particular mounting of an FS      *    proper to a particular mounting of an FS. Its most important job
  *    is to allocate new struct sos_fs_node on      *    is to allocate new struct sos_fs_node on disk, or to retrieve the
  *    meta-information (ie struct sos_fs_node)      *    meta-information (ie struct sos_fs_node) located at the given
  *    location on disk. This is roughly THE pr      *    location on disk. This is roughly THE primary physical interface
  *    between the VFS and the disks. This is S      *    between the VFS and the disks. This is SOS's struct
  *    sos_fs_manager_instance, aka the Linux's      *    sos_fs_manager_instance, aka the Linux's superblock
  *                                                  *
  *    For each struct sos_fs_node that it allo      *    For each struct sos_fs_node that it allocates, or that is loads
  *    from disk into memory, this "instance ma      *    from disk into memory, this "instance manager" is responsible
  *    for inidicating the functions that imple      *    for inidicating the functions that implement the FS-dedicated
  *    routine such as read/write/mmap/ioctl/..      *    routine such as read/write/mmap/ioctl/... for this precise node.
  *                                                  *
  *    The nodes (struct sos_fs_node) of a stru      *    The nodes (struct sos_fs_node) of a struct
  *    sos_fs_manager_instance that are current      *    sos_fs_manager_instance that are currently loaded in memory are
  *    stored in a hash-table. The key of this       *    stored in a hash-table. The key of this map is the location of the
  *    meta-information on disk. That way, it i      *    meta-information on disk. That way, it is very fast to look for
  *    the given meta-information whose locatio      *    the given meta-information whose location on disk is knows: if
  *    it has already been loaded into memory,       *    it has already been loaded into memory, its memory address is
  *    quickly resolved thanks to this hash tab      *    quickly resolved thanks to this hash table.
  */                                                 */
                                                    
 #include <sos/types.h>                             #include <sos/types.h>
 #include <sos/errno.h>                             #include <sos/errno.h>
 #include <sos/hash.h>                              #include <sos/hash.h>
 #include <sos/umem_vmm.h>                          #include <sos/umem_vmm.h>
                                                    
 /* Forward declarations (structures defined in     /* Forward declarations (structures defined in this file) */
 struct sos_fs_manager_type;                        struct sos_fs_manager_type;
 struct sos_fs_manager_instance;                    struct sos_fs_manager_instance;
 struct sos_fs_statfs;                              struct sos_fs_statfs;
 struct sos_fs_node;                                struct sos_fs_node;
 struct sos_fs_opened_file;                         struct sos_fs_opened_file;
 struct sos_fs_stat;                                struct sos_fs_stat;
                                                    
 #include "fs_nscache.h"                            #include "fs_nscache.h"
 #include <sos/blkdev.h>                        << 
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The type of filesystem object.                   * The type of filesystem object.
  *                                                  *
  * Each struct sos_fs_node has a type. Here ar      * Each struct sos_fs_node has a type. Here are the supported types.
  */                                                 */
 typedef enum {                                     typedef enum {
   SOS_FS_NODE_REGULAR_FILE = 0x42,                   SOS_FS_NODE_REGULAR_FILE = 0x42,
   SOS_FS_NODE_DIRECTORY    = 0x24,                   SOS_FS_NODE_DIRECTORY    = 0x24,
   SOS_FS_NODE_SYMLINK      = 0x84,                   SOS_FS_NODE_SYMLINK      = 0x84,
   SOS_FS_NODE_DEVICE_CHAR  = 0x48,             << 
   SOS_FS_NODE_DEVICE_BLOCK = 0x12              << 
 } sos_fs_node_type_t;                              } sos_fs_node_type_t;
                                                    
                                                    
 #define SOS_FS_MANAGER_NAME_MAXLEN 32              #define SOS_FS_MANAGER_NAME_MAXLEN 32
 /**                                                /**
  * Description of a supported Filesystem type.      * Description of a supported Filesystem type.
  *                                                  *
  * These descriptions are listed in an interna      * These descriptions are listed in an internal list (see
  * fs.c:fs_list), and each time we want to mou      * fs.c:fs_list), and each time we want to mount a FS, we precise a
  * name (eg "FAT", "EXT2", ...). The VFS will       * name (eg "FAT", "EXT2", ...). The VFS will look for this name into
  * the list of supported filesystem types, and      * the list of supported filesystem types, and, when found, call its
  * sos_fs_manager_type::mount() method.             * sos_fs_manager_type::mount() method.
  *                                                  *
  * New filesystem types are registered using s      * New filesystem types are registered using sos_fs_register_fs_type()
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_manager_type                         struct sos_fs_manager_type
 {                                                  {
   char name[SOS_FS_MANAGER_NAME_MAXLEN];             char name[SOS_FS_MANAGER_NAME_MAXLEN];
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Responsible for making sure the underlyin        * Responsible for making sure the underlying device (if any) really
    * stores the correct filesystem format, for        * stores the correct filesystem format, for creating the hash of fs
    * nodes and for calling sos_fs_register_fs_        * nodes and for calling sos_fs_register_fs_instance
    *                                                  *
    * @param device May be NULL                        * @param device May be NULL
    *                                                  *
    * @note mandatory, may block                       * @note mandatory, may block
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*mount)(struct sos_fs_manager_typ       sos_ret_t (*mount)(struct sos_fs_manager_type * this,
                      struct sos_fs_node * devi                          struct sos_fs_node * device,
                      const char * args,                                 const char * args,
                      struct sos_fs_manager_ins                          struct sos_fs_manager_instance ** mounted_fs);
                                                      
   /**                                                /**
    * Responsible for de-allocating the hash of        * Responsible for de-allocating the hash of fs nodes and for
    * calling sos_fs_unregister_fs_instance            * calling sos_fs_unregister_fs_instance
    *                                                  *
    * @note mandatory, may block                       * @note mandatory, may block
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*umount)(struct sos_fs_manager_ty       sos_ret_t (*umount)(struct sos_fs_manager_type * this,
                       struct sos_fs_manager_in                           struct sos_fs_manager_instance * mounted_fs);
                                                    
   /** Free of use */                                 /** Free of use */
   void * custom_data;                                void * custom_data;
                                                    
   /** List of filesystem instances of this typ       /** List of filesystem instances of this type currently mounted
       somewhere in the system */                         somewhere in the system */
   struct sos_fs_manager_instance * instances;        struct sos_fs_manager_instance * instances;
                                                    
   /** Linkage for the list of filesystem types       /** Linkage for the list of filesystem types registered in the
       system */                                          system */
   struct sos_fs_manager_type *prev, *next;           struct sos_fs_manager_type *prev, *next;
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Data related to a particular "mounting" of  !!   * Data related to a particular "mounting" of a file system. A so-called "superblock" under Linux
  * so-called "superblock" under Linux          << 
  *                                                  *
  * This holds the FUNDAMENTAL functions respon      * This holds the FUNDAMENTAL functions responsible for loading struct
  * sos_fs_node from disk, or for allocating th      * sos_fs_node from disk, or for allocating thom on disk. It also
  * holds the hash-table of struct sos_fs_node       * holds the hash-table of struct sos_fs_node already loaded into
  * memory.                                          * memory.
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_manager_instance                     struct sos_fs_manager_instance
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by sos_fs_manager_type::mount()
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_fs_manager_type * fs_type;              struct sos_fs_manager_type * fs_type;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Usually, a filesystem relies on a device         * Usually, a filesystem relies on a device (disk, network, ram,
    * ...) to fetch its data. This is the locat        * ...) to fetch its data. This is the location of the device.
    *                                                  *
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_fs_node * device;                       struct sos_fs_node * device;
                                                    
 #define SOS_FS_MOUNT_SYNC     (1 << 0)             #define SOS_FS_MOUNT_SYNC     (1 << 0)
 #define SOS_FS_MOUNT_READONLY (1 << 1)             #define SOS_FS_MOUNT_READONLY (1 << 1)
 #define SOS_FS_MOUNT_NOEXEC   (1 << 2)             #define SOS_FS_MOUNT_NOEXEC   (1 << 2)
   /**                                                /**
    * Is this FS read-only, without EXEC file p        * Is this FS read-only, without EXEC file permission, write-through
    * ? Or-red combination of the SOS_FS_MOUNT_        * ? Or-red combination of the SOS_FS_MOUNT_ flags
    *                                                  *
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_ui32_t flags;                                  sos_ui32_t flags;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * The namespace node that is the root of TH        * The namespace node that is the root of THIS file system mounting
    *                                                  *
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_fs_nscache_node * root;                 struct sos_fs_nscache_node * root;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * List of dirty nodes. These are the nodes         * List of dirty nodes. These are the nodes that need to be written
    * back to disk. With FS supporting deferred        * back to disk. With FS supporting deferred-writes, the
    * sos_fs_sync() function will use this list        * sos_fs_sync() function will use this list to flush the dirty
    * nodes back to disk.                              * nodes back to disk.
    *                                                  *
    * @note Reserved to fs.c                           * @note Reserved to fs.c
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_fs_node * dirty_nodes;                  struct sos_fs_node * dirty_nodes;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Build a fresh new FS node at the given lo        * Build a fresh new FS node at the given location. This implies
    * the allocation of a new sos_fs_node struc        * the allocation of a new sos_fs_node structure in memory
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*fetch_node_from_disk)(struct sos       sos_ret_t (*fetch_node_from_disk)(struct sos_fs_manager_instance * this,
                                     sos_ui64_t                                         sos_ui64_t storage_location,
                                     struct sos                                         struct sos_fs_node ** result);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Build a fresh new FS node ON THE DISK of         * Build a fresh new FS node ON THE DISK of the given type (dir,
    * plain file, symlink, ...), completely emp        * plain file, symlink, ...), completely empty ; return a newly
    * allocated IN-MEMORY node structure repres        * allocated IN-MEMORY node structure representing it
    *                                                  *
    * @param open_creat_flags is the open_flags        * @param open_creat_flags is the open_flags parameter passed to
    * sos_fs_open() when O_CREAT is set. 0 when        * sos_fs_open() when O_CREAT is set. 0 when allocated trough
    * creat/mkdir/mknod/symlink                        * creat/mkdir/mknod/symlink
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*allocate_new_node)(struct sos_fs       sos_ret_t (*allocate_new_node)(struct sos_fs_manager_instance * this,
                                  sos_fs_node_t                                      sos_fs_node_type_t type,
                                  const struct                                       const struct sos_process * creator,
                                  sos_ui32_t ac                                      sos_ui32_t access_rights,
                                  sos_ui32_t op                                      sos_ui32_t open_creat_flags,
                                  struct sos_fs                                      struct sos_fs_node ** result);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Return filesystem status (RTFM df)               * Return filesystem status (RTFM df)
    *                                                  *
    * @note Optional, may block. Appropriate lo        * @note Optional, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*statfs)(struct sos_fs_manager_in       sos_ret_t (*statfs)(struct sos_fs_manager_instance * this,
                       struct sos_fs_statfs * r                           struct sos_fs_statfs * result);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Comparison callback called when looking f        * Comparison callback called when looking for file/dirs in the
    * namespace cache. Normally, a usual lexico        * namespace cache. Normally, a usual lexicographical comparison is
    * done (when this function points to NULL).        * done (when this function points to NULL). But for some FS, it
    * might be useful to use another comparison        * might be useful to use another comparison function (eg for
    * case-insensitive FS)                             * case-insensitive FS)
    *                                                  *
    * @note Optional (may be NULL), must NOT bl        * @note Optional (may be NULL), must NOT block
    */                                                 */
   sos_bool_t (*nsnode_same_name)(const char *        sos_bool_t (*nsnode_same_name)(const char * name1, sos_ui16_t namelen1,
                                  const char *                                       const char * name2, sos_ui16_t namelen2);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Hash table of the struct sos_fs_node of t        * Hash table of the struct sos_fs_node of this filesystem instance
    * loaded in memory: key=storage_location, e        * loaded in memory: key=storage_location, element=sos_fs_node
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_hash_table * nodecache;                 struct sos_hash_table * nodecache;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Unique identifier of this FS (used in syn        * Unique identifier of this FS (used in sync method, updated by
    * fs.c). This enables sync_all_fs to be res        * fs.c). This enables sync_all_fs to be resilient to mount/umount
    * and (un)register_fs_type/instance                * and (un)register_fs_type/instance
    */                                                 */
   sos_ui64_t uid;                                    sos_ui64_t uid;
                                                    
   void * custom_data;                                void * custom_data;
                                                    
   /** Linkage for the list of instances for th       /** Linkage for the list of instances for the underlying fs type */
   struct sos_fs_manager_instance * prev, * nex       struct sos_fs_manager_instance * prev, * next;
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The CENTRAL data structure of the whole thi      * The CENTRAL data structure of the whole thing. A so-called "inode"
  *                                                  *
  * This represents the meta-information relate      * This represents the meta-information related to a file on disk: its
  * permission, where its data is located. Actu      * permission, where its data is located. Actually, in SOS, these
  * information are not stored in this structur      * information are not stored in this structure. Instead, we define a
  * series of methods in this structure that MU      * series of methods in this structure that MUST be implemented by the
  * FS and that realize the higher level operat      * FS and that realize the higher level operations needed by the
  * OS. These operations will rely on the meta-      * OS. These operations will rely on the meta-information that the FS
  * code MUST define and manage by itself (henc      * code MUST define and manage by itself (hence the
  * sos_fs_node::custom_data field).                 * sos_fs_node::custom_data field).
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_node                                 struct sos_fs_node
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * An struct sos_fs_node always belong to ex        * An struct sos_fs_node always belong to exactly ONE file system
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_fs_manager_instance * fs;               struct sos_fs_manager_instance * fs;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * The so-called "inode": location of this n        * The so-called "inode": location of this node inside the FS
    * instance. Updated by struct                      * instance. Updated by struct
    * sos_fs_manager_instance::fetch_node_from_        * sos_fs_manager_instance::fetch_node_from_disk()
    */                                                 */
   sos_ui64_t storage_location;                       sos_ui64_t storage_location;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Number of ON-DISK links to this node.            * Number of ON-DISK links to this node.
    *                                                  *
    * - For everything but directories: the num        * - For everything but directories: the number of hard links to the file
    * - For directories: 1 + the number of chil        * - For directories: 1 + the number of children nodes
    *                                                  *
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by
    * sos_fs_node_ops_dir::link() and sos_fs_no        * sos_fs_node_ops_dir::link() and sos_fs_node_ops_dir::unlink()
    */                                                 */
   sos_count_t ondisk_lnk_cnt;                        sos_count_t ondisk_lnk_cnt;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Number of IN-MEMORY nscache_nodes referen        * Number of IN-MEMORY nscache_nodes referencing this FS node.
    *                                                  *
    * Corresponds to the number of struct sos_f        * Corresponds to the number of struct sos_fs_nscache_node pointing
    * to this node. This could be as much as on        * to this node. This could be as much as ondisk_lnk_cnt + 1, but is
    * usually less                                     * usually less
    *                                                  *
    * @note Reserved to fs.c                           * @note Reserved to fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_count_t inmem_ref_cnt;                         sos_count_t inmem_ref_cnt;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Directory, symlink, ...                          * Directory, symlink, ...
    *                                                  *
    * @see sos_fs_node_type_t                          * @see sos_fs_node_type_t
    *                                                  *
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_fs_node_type_t type;                           sos_fs_node_type_t type;
                                                    
 #define SOS_FS_READABLE          00400             #define SOS_FS_READABLE          00400
 #define SOS_FS_WRITABLE          00200             #define SOS_FS_WRITABLE          00200
 #define SOS_FS_EXECUTABLE        00100             #define SOS_FS_EXECUTABLE        00100
   /**                                                /**
    * read/write, ... @see the SOS_FS_*ABLE fla        * read/write, ... @see the SOS_FS_*ABLE flags
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_ui32_t access_rights;                          sos_ui32_t access_rights;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Reserved to fs.c                           * @note Reserved to fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_bool_t dirty;                                  sos_bool_t dirty;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Incremented each time one of the opened f        * Incremented each time one of the opened files for this node is
    * modified                                         * modified
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by         * @note Publicly readable. Written only by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_lcount_t generation;                           sos_lcount_t generation;
                                                    
   /**                                          << 
    * @note Available only for device files (ch << 
    * @note Publicly readable. Written only by  << 
    * sos_fs_manager_instance::fetch_node_from_ << 
    */                                          << 
   struct sos_fs_dev_id_t                       << 
   {                                            << 
     sos_ui32_t device_class;    /**< aka "majo << 
     sos_ui32_t device_instance; /**< aka "mino << 
   } dev_id;                                    << 
                                                << 
   /** Operations common to all node types */         /** Operations common to all node types */
   struct sos_fs_node_ops_file  *ops_file;            struct sos_fs_node_ops_file  *ops_file;
                                                    
   /** Operations specific to some node types *       /** Operations specific to some node types */
   union                                              union
   {                                                  {
     /** when type == SOS_FS_NODE_DIRECTORY */          /** when type == SOS_FS_NODE_DIRECTORY */
     struct sos_fs_node_ops_dir      *ops_dir;          struct sos_fs_node_ops_dir      *ops_dir;
                                                    
     /**                                        << 
      * when type == SOS_FS_NODE_DEVICE_BLOCK   << 
      * The FS node has a link to some data per << 
      * not to any special operations           << 
      * @see blkdev.c for a definition of this  << 
      */                                        << 
     struct sos_blockdev_instance *block_device << 
                                                << 
     /** when type == SOS_FS_NODE_SYMLINK */            /** when type == SOS_FS_NODE_SYMLINK */
     struct sos_fs_node_ops_symlink  *ops_symli         struct sos_fs_node_ops_symlink  *ops_symlink;
   }; /* Anonymous union (gcc extension) */           }; /* Anonymous union (gcc extension) */
                                                    
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Simply free this FS node from the kernel         * Simply free this FS node from the kernel memory: it does NOT
    * mean that the corresponding on-disk node         * mean that the corresponding on-disk node is free ! Actually, the
    * corresponding ON-DISK node is free iff on        * corresponding ON-DISK node is free iff ondisk_lnk_cnt == 0. No
    * need to sync anything to disk, as the VFS        * need to sync anything to disk, as the VFS will sync the node
    * before calling this method                       * before calling this method
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block, no special lo        * @note Mandatory, may block, no special locking needed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*destructor)(struct sos_fs_node *       sos_ret_t (*destructor)(struct sos_fs_node * this);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Called when a process opens the node             * Called when a process opens the node
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    * @note FS-specific EXCPET for device speci << 
    * block) because they are handled in an uni << 
    * chardev/blockdev subsystems               << 
    * @note As a consequence, FS code can safel << 
    * never a character or block device         << 
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*new_opened_file)(struct sos_fs_n       sos_ret_t (*new_opened_file)(struct sos_fs_node * this,
                                const struct so                                    const struct sos_process * owner,
                                sos_ui32_t open                                    sos_ui32_t open_flags,
                                struct sos_fs_o                                    struct sos_fs_opened_file ** result_of);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Called when a process opens the node             * Called when a process opens the node
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    * @note FS-specific EXCEPT for device speci << 
    * block) because they are handled in an uni << 
    * chardev/blockdev subsystems               << 
    * @note As a consequence, FS code can safel << 
    * never a character or block device         << 
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*close_opened_file)(struct sos_fs       sos_ret_t (*close_opened_file)(struct sos_fs_node * this,
                                  struct sos_fs                                      struct sos_fs_opened_file * of);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * This should hold the meta information for        * This should hold the meta information for this node as needed by
    * the FS instance.                                 * the FS instance.
    */                                                 */
   void * custom_data;                                void * custom_data;
                                                    
   /** Hash linkage entry for this FS node in t       /** Hash linkage entry for this FS node in the nodecache
      dictionary */                                      dictionary */
   struct sos_hash_linkage hlink_nodecache;           struct sos_hash_linkage hlink_nodecache;
                                                    
   /** Linkage to list the dirty nodes of the g       /** Linkage to list the dirty nodes of the given FS */
   struct sos_fs_node *prev_dirty, *next_dirty;       struct sos_fs_node *prev_dirty, *next_dirty;
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The list of methods implementing the basic       * The list of methods implementing the basic VFS operations on the
  * given struct sos_fs_node                         * given struct sos_fs_node
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_node::ops_file                       * @see sos_fs_node::ops_file
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_node_ops_file                        struct sos_fs_node_ops_file
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * Change size of file                              * Change size of file
    *                                                  *
    * @note Optional, may block. Appropriate lo        * @note Optional, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*truncate)(struct sos_fs_node *th       sos_ret_t (*truncate)(struct sos_fs_node *this,
                         sos_lsoffset_t length)                             sos_lsoffset_t length);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Retrieve the status (eg size) of the file        * Retrieve the status (eg size) of the file
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*stat)(struct sos_fs_node * this,       sos_ret_t (*stat)(struct sos_fs_node * this,
                     struct sos_fs_stat * resul                         struct sos_fs_stat * result);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Change the sos_fs_node::access_rights att !!     * Flush any change to disk
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*chmod)(struct sos_fs_node * this !!    sos_ret_t (*sync)(struct sos_fs_node *this);
                      sos_ui32_t new_access_rig << 
                                                << 
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Flush any change to the node back to the  !!     * Change the sos_fs_node::access_rights attribute
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*sync)(struct sos_fs_node *this); !!    sos_ret_t (*chmod)(struct sos_fs_node * this,
                                                   >>                       sos_ui32_t new_access_rights);
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The list of methods implementing the basic       * The list of methods implementing the basic VFS symlink operations
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_node::ops_symlink                    * @see sos_fs_node::ops_symlink
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_node_ops_symlink                     struct sos_fs_node_ops_symlink
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * Used by the _kernel_ to resolve the symli        * Used by the _kernel_ to resolve the symlinks. To change/create a
    * symlink target, it is needed only from us        * symlink target, it is needed only from userland: the read/write
    * methods are made for this                        * methods are made for this
    *                                                  *
    * @param target Pointer to the string repre        * @param target Pointer to the string representing the target's
    * path, allocated for the fs_node's lifetim        * path, allocated for the fs_node's lifetime !
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*expand)(struct sos_fs_node *this       sos_ret_t (*expand)(struct sos_fs_node *this,
                       char const  ** target,                             char const  ** target,
                       sos_size_t * target_len)                           sos_size_t * target_len);
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The list of methods implementing the basic       * The list of methods implementing the basic VFS directory operations
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_node::ops_dir                        * @see sos_fs_node::ops_dir
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_node_ops_dir                         struct sos_fs_node_ops_dir
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * Look for the on-disk location of the sos_        * Look for the on-disk location of the sos_fs_node having the given
    * name                                             * name
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*lookup)(struct sos_fs_node *this       sos_ret_t (*lookup)(struct sos_fs_node *this,
                       const char * name, sos_u                           const char * name, sos_ui16_t namelen,
                       sos_ui64_t * result_stor                           sos_ui64_t * result_storage_location);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Add a new reference in the current sos_fs        * Add a new reference in the current sos_fs_node to the on-disk
    * location of the given sos_fs_node                * location of the given sos_fs_node
    *                                                  *
    * @note Responsible for updating this->ondi        * @note Responsible for updating this->ondisk_lnk_cnt
    * @note Mandatory for writable directories,        * @note Mandatory for writable directories, may block. Appropriate
    * locking MUST be implemented                      * locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*link)(struct sos_fs_node *this,        sos_ret_t (*link)(struct sos_fs_node *this,
                     const struct sos_process *                         const struct sos_process *actor,
                     const char * entry_name, s                         const char * entry_name, sos_ui16_t entry_namelen,
                     struct sos_fs_node * node)                         struct sos_fs_node * node);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Remove the entry in the current sos_fs_no        * Remove the entry in the current sos_fs_node for the on-disk
    * location with the given name                     * location with the given name
    *                                                  *
    * @note Responsible for updating this->ondi        * @note Responsible for updating this->ondisk_lnk_cnt
    * @note Mandatory for writable directories,        * @note Mandatory for writable directories, may block. Appropriate
    * locking MUST be implemented                      * locking MUST be implemented
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*unlink)(struct sos_fs_node *this       sos_ret_t (*unlink)(struct sos_fs_node *this,
                       const struct sos_process                           const struct sos_process *actor,
                       const char * entry_name,                           const char * entry_name, sos_ui16_t entry_namelen);
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The data structure holding information and       * The data structure holding information and method related to a
  * particular usage of a file. A so-called "st      * particular usage of a file. A so-called "struct file"
  *                                                  *
  * This represents the kernel structure behind      * This represents the kernel structure behind a "file descriptor" or
  * behind a chdir/chroot. Among other things,       * behind a chdir/chroot. Among other things, it holds the methods
  * responsible for reading/writing into the fi      * responsible for reading/writing into the file, and for moving the
  * file pointer (see @sos_fs_opened_file::posi      * file pointer (see @sos_fs_opened_file::position) inside it.
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_opened_file                          struct sos_fs_opened_file
 {                                                  {
   /** The process that opened the file/dir */        /** The process that opened the file/dir */
   const struct sos_process * owner;                  const struct sos_process * owner;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * The reference to the sos_fs_nscache_node         * The reference to the sos_fs_nscache_node and, hence, to the underlying sos_fs_node.
    *                                                  *
    * Used to cache the in-memory fs nodes             * Used to cache the in-memory fs nodes
    */                                                 */
   struct sos_fs_nscache_node * direntry;             struct sos_fs_nscache_node * direntry;
                                                    
   /** Use for memory-management */                   /** Use for memory-management */
   sos_count_t ref_cnt;                               sos_count_t ref_cnt;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Always > 0 (ie max size = 2^63-1 = 9.2 10        * Always > 0 (ie max size = 2^63-1 = 9.2 10^18). We make it
    * "signed" here to limit its range. Because        * "signed" here to limit its range. Because we must be able to
    * seek to the begining of the file with SEE        * seek to the begining of the file with SEEK_END and a negative
    * offset, so the max size of the file must         * offset, so the max size of the file must be reachable by a lseek
    * offset                                           * offset
    *                                                  *
    * @note reserved to filesystem instance cod        * @note reserved to filesystem instance code. Not modified nor used
    * by fs.c                                          * by fs.c
    */                                                 */
   sos_lsoffset_t     position;                       sos_lsoffset_t     position;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Incremented each time this opened file is        * Incremented each time this opened file is modified
    *                                                  *
    * Used to implement a readdir method resili        * Used to implement a readdir method resilient to
    * creat/mkdir/rmdir/unlink                         * creat/mkdir/rmdir/unlink
    */                                                 */
   sos_lcount_t generation;                           sos_lcount_t generation;
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * @see SOS_FS_OPEN_* flags                         * @see SOS_FS_OPEN_* flags
    */                                                 */
   sos_ui32_t open_flags;                             sos_ui32_t open_flags;
                                                    
   /** Operations common to all node types */         /** Operations common to all node types */
   struct sos_fs_ops_opened_file * ops_file;          struct sos_fs_ops_opened_file * ops_file;
                                                    
   /** Operations specific to some node types *       /** Operations specific to some node types */
   union                                              union
   {                                                  {
     /** when direntry->fs_node->type == SOS_FS         /** when direntry->fs_node->type == SOS_FS_NODE_DIRECTORY */
     struct sos_fs_ops_opened_dir      * ops_di         struct sos_fs_ops_opened_dir      * ops_dir;
                                                << 
     /** when direntry->fs_node->type == SOS_FS << 
     struct sos_fs_ops_opened_chardev  * ops_ch << 
                                                << 
     /** when direntry->fs_node->type == SOS_FS << 
     struct sos_fs_ops_opened_blockdev * ops_bl << 
   }; /* Anonymous union (gcc extension) */           }; /* Anonymous union (gcc extension) */
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * Called upon fork() to duplicate all the o        * Called upon fork() to duplicate all the opened files
    *                                           << 
    * @note FS-specific EXCEPT for device speci << 
    * block) because they are handled in an uni << 
    * chardev/blockdev subsystems               << 
    * @note As a consequence, FS code can safel << 
    * never a character or block device         << 
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*duplicate)(struct sos_fs_opened_       sos_ret_t (*duplicate)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                          const struct sos_proc                              const struct sos_process  * for_owner,
                          struct sos_fs_opened_                              struct sos_fs_opened_file **result);
                                                    
   void * custom_data;                                void * custom_data;
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Reference position for sos_fs_seek               * Reference position for sos_fs_seek
  */                                                 */
 typedef enum { SOS_SEEK_SET=42,                    typedef enum { SOS_SEEK_SET=42,
                SOS_SEEK_CUR=24,                                   SOS_SEEK_CUR=24,
                SOS_SEEK_END=84 } sos_seek_when                    SOS_SEEK_END=84 } sos_seek_whence_t;
 /**                                                /**
  * The list of methods implementing the basic       * The list of methods implementing the basic VFS opened file
  * operations                                       * operations
  *                                                  *
  * See the Unix manual pages, they basically f      * See the Unix manual pages, they basically form the interfaces to to
  * these functions                                  * these functions
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_opened_file::ops_file                * @see sos_fs_opened_file::ops_file
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_ops_opened_file                      struct sos_fs_ops_opened_file
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if         * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if disk contents is changed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*seek)(struct sos_fs_opened_file        sos_ret_t (*seek)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                     sos_lsoffset_t offset,                             sos_lsoffset_t offset,
                     sos_seek_whence_t whence,                          sos_seek_whence_t whence,
                     /* out */ sos_lsoffset_t *                         /* out */ sos_lsoffset_t * result_position);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if         * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if disk contents is changed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*read)(struct sos_fs_opened_file        sos_ret_t (*read)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                     sos_uaddr_t dest_buf,                              sos_uaddr_t dest_buf,
                     sos_size_t * /* in/out */l                         sos_size_t * /* in/out */len);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block        * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block. Appropriate locking
    * MUST be implemented                              * MUST be implemented
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if         * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if disk contents is changed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*write)(struct sos_fs_opened_file       sos_ret_t (*write)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                      sos_uaddr_t src_buf,                               sos_uaddr_t src_buf,
                      sos_size_t * /* in/out */                          sos_size_t * /* in/out */len);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block        * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block. Appropriate locking
    * MUST be implemented                              * MUST be implemented
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if         * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if disk contents is changed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*mmap)(struct sos_fs_opened_file        sos_ret_t (*mmap)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                     sos_uaddr_t *uaddr, sos_si                         sos_uaddr_t *uaddr, sos_size_t size,
                     sos_ui32_t access_rights,                          sos_ui32_t access_rights,
                     sos_ui32_t flags,                                  sos_ui32_t flags,
                     sos_luoffset_t offset);                            sos_luoffset_t offset);
                                                    
   /**                                                /**
    * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block        * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block. Appropriate locking
    * MUST be implemented                              * MUST be implemented
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if         * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if disk contents is changed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*fcntl)(struct sos_fs_opened_file       sos_ret_t (*fcntl)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                      int req_id,                                        int req_id,
                      sos_ui32_t req_arg /* Usu                          sos_ui32_t req_arg /* Usually: sos_uaddr_t */);
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                            << 
  * The list of methods implementing the basic  << 
  * operations                                  << 
  *                                             << 
  * @see sos_fs_opened_file::ops_file           << 
  */                                            << 
 struct sos_fs_ops_opened_chardev               << 
 {                                              << 
   /**                                          << 
    * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block << 
    * MUST be implemented                       << 
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if  << 
    */                                          << 
   sos_ret_t (*ioctl)(struct sos_fs_opened_file << 
                      int req_id,               << 
                      sos_ui32_t req_arg /* Usu << 
 };                                             << 
                                                << 
                                                << 
 /**                                            << 
  * The list of methods implementing the basic  << 
  * operations                                  << 
  *                                             << 
  * @see sos_fs_opened_file::ops_file           << 
  */                                            << 
 struct sos_fs_ops_opened_blockdev              << 
 {                                              << 
   /**                                          << 
    * @note Optional (might be NULL), may block << 
    * MUST be implemented                       << 
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if  << 
    */                                          << 
   sos_ret_t (*ioctl)(struct sos_fs_opened_file << 
                      int req_id,               << 
                      sos_ui32_t req_arg /* Usu << 
 };                                             << 
                                                << 
                                                << 
 /** Data structure that is to be filled by rea     /** Data structure that is to be filled by readdir */
 struct sos_fs_dirent                               struct sos_fs_dirent
 {                                                  {
   sos_ui64_t storage_location;                       sos_ui64_t storage_location;
   sos_si64_t offset_in_dirfile;                      sos_si64_t offset_in_dirfile;
   sos_ui32_t type;                                   sos_ui32_t type;
   sos_ui16_t namelen;                                sos_ui16_t namelen;
                                                    
 #define SOS_FS_DIRENT_NAME_MAXLEN 128              #define SOS_FS_DIRENT_NAME_MAXLEN 128
   char       name[SOS_FS_DIRENT_NAME_MAXLEN];        char       name[SOS_FS_DIRENT_NAME_MAXLEN];
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * The list of methods implementing the basic       * The list of methods implementing the basic VFS opened directory
  * operations                                       * operations
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_opened_file::ops_file                * @see sos_fs_opened_file::ops_file
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_ops_opened_dir                       struct sos_fs_ops_opened_dir
 {                                                  {
   /**                                                /**
    * Each time it is called, responsible for f        * Each time it is called, responsible for filling the sos_fs_dirent
    * structure, return -SOS_ENOENT when done.         * structure, return -SOS_ENOENT when done.
    *                                                  *
    * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate l        * @note Mandatory, may block. Appropriate locking MUST be implemented
    * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if         * @note Please call sos_fs_mark_dirty() if disk contents is changed
    */                                                 */
   sos_ret_t (*readdir)(struct sos_fs_opened_fi       sos_ret_t (*readdir)(struct sos_fs_opened_file *this,
                        struct sos_fs_dirent *                             struct sos_fs_dirent * result);
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Used by the stat calls                           * Used by the stat calls
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_node_ops_file::stat                  * @see sos_fs_node_ops_file::stat
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_stat                                 struct sos_fs_stat
 {                                                  {
   struct sos_fs_dev_id_t st_rdev;              << 
   sos_fs_node_type_t     st_type;                    sos_fs_node_type_t     st_type;
   sos_ui64_t             st_storage_location;        sos_ui64_t             st_storage_location;
   sos_ui32_t             st_access_rights;           sos_ui32_t             st_access_rights;
   sos_count_t            st_nlink;                   sos_count_t            st_nlink;
   sos_si64_t             st_size;                    sos_si64_t             st_size;
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Used by the statvfs calls                        * Used by the statvfs calls
  *                                                  *
  * @see sos_fs_manager_instance::statfs             * @see sos_fs_manager_instance::statfs
  */                                                 */
 struct sos_fs_statfs                               struct sos_fs_statfs
 {                                                  {
   struct sos_fs_dev_id_t f_rdev;               << 
   sos_size_t             f_sz_total;  /**< Tot       sos_size_t             f_sz_total;  /**< Total size */
   sos_size_t             f_sz_free;   /**< Siz       sos_size_t             f_sz_free;   /**< Size left on device */
   sos_count_t            f_node_total;/**< Tot       sos_count_t            f_node_total;/**< Total allocatable FS nodes */
   sos_count_t            f_node_avail;/**< Num       sos_count_t            f_node_avail;/**< Number of available free FS nodes */
   sos_ui32_t             f_flags;                    sos_ui32_t             f_flags;
 };                                                 };
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Must be called AFTER the FS manager types n      * Must be called AFTER the FS manager types needed to mount the root
  * filesystem have been registered                  * filesystem have been registered
  */                                                 */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_subsystem_setup(const char *      sos_ret_t sos_fs_subsystem_setup(const char * root_device,
                                  const char *                                       const char * fs_type,
                                  const char *                                       const char * mount_args,
                                  struct sos_fs                                      struct sos_fs_manager_instance ** result_rootfs);
                                                    
                                                    
 /*  ******************************************     /*  ***************************************************************
  * The Following functions are relatively stan      * The Following functions are relatively standard
  *                                                  *
  * @see Unix manual pages for details               * @see Unix manual pages for details
  */                                                 */
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * mount a file system                              * mount a file system
  *                                                  *
  * @param actor process calling mount               * @param actor process calling mount
  * @param _src_path(len) may be NULL (as for v      * @param _src_path(len) may be NULL (as for virtfs or /proc)
  * @fsname the name of the filesystem type to       * @fsname the name of the filesystem type to mount
  * @args any args passed to the sos_fs_manager      * @args any args passed to the sos_fs_manager_type::mount method
  * @result_fs the resulting filesystem instanc      * @result_fs the resulting filesystem instance
  */                                                 */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_mount(struct sos_process * ac     sos_ret_t sos_fs_mount(struct sos_process * actor,
                        const char * _src_path,                            const char * _src_path,
                        sos_size_t _src_pathlen                            sos_size_t _src_pathlen,
                        const char * _dst_path,                            const char * _dst_path,
                        sos_size_t _dst_pathlen                            sos_size_t _dst_pathlen,
                        const char * fsname,                               const char * fsname,
                        sos_ui32_t mountflags,                             sos_ui32_t mountflags,
                        const char * args,                                 const char * args,
                        struct sos_fs_manager_i                            struct sos_fs_manager_instance ** /*out*/result_fs);
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * unmount the filesystem at the given locatio      * unmount the filesystem at the given location
  */                                                 */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_umount(struct sos_process * a     sos_ret_t sos_fs_umount(struct sos_process * actor,
                         const char * _mountpoi                             const char * _mountpoint_path,
                         sos_size_t _mountpoint                             sos_size_t _mountpoint_pathlen);
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Flush all the dirty nodes of all the FS to       * Flush all the dirty nodes of all the FS to disk
  */                                                 */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_sync_all_fs(void);            !!  sos_ret_t sos_fs_sync_all_fs();
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Retrieve filesystem status, or return -SOS_ !!   * Retrieve filesystem status, or return -SOS_ENOSUP if filesystem
  * cannot report this                               * cannot report this
  */                                                 */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_vfstat(const struct sos_proce     sos_ret_t sos_fs_vfstat(const struct sos_process * actor,
                         const char * _path,                                const char * _path,
                         sos_size_t _pathlen,                               sos_size_t _pathlen,
                         struct sos_fs_statfs *                             struct sos_fs_statfs * result);
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * Open flags                                       * Open flags
  */                                                 */
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_EXCL        (1 << 0)           #define SOS_FS_OPEN_EXCL        (1 << 0)
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_CREAT       (1 << 1)           #define SOS_FS_OPEN_CREAT       (1 << 1)
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_TRUNC       (1 << 2)       !!  #define SOS_FS_OPEN_NOFOLLOW    (1 << 2)
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_NOFOLLOW    (1 << 3)       !!  #define SOS_FS_OPEN_DIRECTORY   (1 << 3) /* Incompatible with CREAT */
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_DIRECTORY   (1 << 4) /* In !!  #define SOS_FS_OPEN_SYNC        (1 << 4)
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_SYNC        (1 << 5)       !!  #define SOS_FS_OPEN_KEEPONEXEC  (1 << 5) /* By default, files are closed
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_CLOSEONEXEC (1 << 6) /* By !!                                              upon an exec() */
                                             op << 
                                                    
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_READ        (1 << 16)          #define SOS_FS_OPEN_READ        (1 << 16)
 #define SOS_FS_OPEN_WRITE       (1 << 17)          #define SOS_FS_OPEN_WRITE       (1 << 17)
                                                    
                                                    
 /**                                                /**
  * FS access rights                                 * FS access rights
  */                                                 */
 #define SOS_FS_S_IRUSR   00400                     #define SOS_FS_S_IRUSR   00400
 #define SOS_FS_S_IWUSR   00200                     #define SOS_FS_S_IWUSR   00200
 #define SOS_FS_S_IXUSR   00100                     #define SOS_FS_S_IXUSR   00100
                                                    
 #define SOS_FS_S_IRWXALL 07777 /* For symlinks     #define SOS_FS_S_IRWXALL 07777 /* For symlinks */
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_open(const struct sos_process     sos_ret_t sos_fs_open(const struct sos_process *owner,
                       const char *_path,                                 const char *_path,
                       sos_size_t _pathlen,                               sos_size_t _pathlen,
                       sos_ui32_t open_flags,                             sos_ui32_t open_flags,
                       sos_ui32_t creat_access_                           sos_ui32_t creat_access_rights,
                       struct sos_fs_opened_fil                           struct sos_fs_opened_file ** of);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_close(struct sos_fs_opened_fi     sos_ret_t sos_fs_close(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_read(struct sos_fs_opened_fil     sos_ret_t sos_fs_read(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of,
                       sos_uaddr_t dest_buf,                              sos_uaddr_t dest_buf,
                       sos_size_t * /* in/ou */                           sos_size_t * /* in/ou */len);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_readdir(struct sos_fs_opened_     sos_ret_t sos_fs_readdir(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of,
                          struct sos_fs_dirent                               struct sos_fs_dirent * result);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_write(struct sos_fs_opened_fi     sos_ret_t sos_fs_write(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of,
                        sos_uaddr_t src_buf,                               sos_uaddr_t src_buf,
                        sos_size_t * /* in/out                             sos_size_t * /* in/out */len);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_seek(struct sos_fs_opened_fil     sos_ret_t sos_fs_seek(struct sos_fs_opened_file *of,
                       sos_lsoffset_t offset,                             sos_lsoffset_t offset,
                       sos_seek_whence_t whence                           sos_seek_whence_t whence,
                       sos_lsoffset_t * result_                           sos_lsoffset_t * result_position);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_ftruncate(struct sos_fs_opene     sos_ret_t sos_fs_ftruncate(struct sos_fs_opened_file *of,
                            sos_lsoffset_t leng                                sos_lsoffset_t length);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_mmap(struct sos_fs_opened_fil     sos_ret_t sos_fs_mmap(struct sos_fs_opened_file *of,
                       sos_uaddr_t *uaddr, sos_                           sos_uaddr_t *uaddr, sos_size_t size,
                       sos_ui32_t access_rights                           sos_ui32_t access_rights,
                       sos_ui32_t flags,                                  sos_ui32_t flags,
                       sos_luoffset_t offset);                            sos_luoffset_t offset);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_fsync(struct sos_fs_opened_fi     sos_ret_t sos_fs_fsync(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_fcntl(struct sos_fs_opened_fi     sos_ret_t sos_fs_fcntl(struct sos_fs_opened_file *of,
                        int req_id,                                        int req_id,
                        sos_ui32_t req_arg /* U                            sos_ui32_t req_arg /* Usually: sos_uaddr_t */);
                                                    
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_ioctl(struct sos_fs_opened_f << 
                        int req_id,            << 
                        sos_ui32_t req_arg /*  << 
                                               << 
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_creat(const struct sos_proce     sos_ret_t sos_fs_creat(const struct sos_process * creator,
                        const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                        sos_size_t _pathlen,                              sos_size_t _pathlen,
                        sos_ui32_t access_righ                            sos_ui32_t access_rights);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_link(const struct sos_proces     sos_ret_t sos_fs_link(const struct sos_process * creator,
                       const char * _old_path,                           const char * _old_path,
                       sos_size_t _old_pathlen                           sos_size_t _old_pathlen,
                       const char * _dest_path                           const char * _dest_path,
                       sos_size_t _dest_pathle                           sos_size_t _dest_pathlen);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_rename(const struct sos_proc     sos_ret_t sos_fs_rename(const struct sos_process * creator,
                         const char * _old_pat                             const char * _old_path,
                         sos_size_t _old_pathl                             sos_size_t _old_pathlen,
                         const char * _dest_pa                             const char * _dest_path,
                         sos_size_t _dest_path                             sos_size_t _dest_pathlen);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_unlink(const struct sos_proc     sos_ret_t sos_fs_unlink(const struct sos_process * actor,
                         const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                         sos_size_t _pathlen);                             sos_size_t _pathlen);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_symlink(const struct sos_pro     sos_ret_t sos_fs_symlink(const struct sos_process * creator,
                          const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                          sos_size_t _pathlen,                              sos_size_t _pathlen,
                          sos_uaddr_t symlink_                              sos_uaddr_t symlink_target,
                          sos_size_t symlink_t                              sos_size_t symlink_target_len);
                                               << 
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_mknod(const struct sos_proce << 
                        const char * _path,    << 
                        sos_size_t _pathlen,   << 
                        sos_fs_node_type_t typ << 
                        sos_ui32_t access_righ << 
                        const struct sos_fs_de << 
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_mkdir(const struct sos_proce     sos_ret_t sos_fs_mkdir(const struct sos_process * creator,
                        const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                        sos_size_t _pathlen,                              sos_size_t _pathlen,
                        sos_ui32_t access_righ                            sos_ui32_t access_rights);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_rmdir(const struct sos_proce     sos_ret_t sos_fs_rmdir(const struct sos_process * actor,
                        const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                        sos_size_t _pathlen);                             sos_size_t _pathlen);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_chmod(const struct sos_proce     sos_ret_t sos_fs_chmod(const struct sos_process * actor,
                        const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                        sos_size_t _pathlen,                              sos_size_t _pathlen,
                        sos_ui32_t access_righ                            sos_ui32_t access_rights);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_stat(const struct sos_proces     sos_ret_t sos_fs_stat(const struct sos_process * actor,
                       const char * _path,                               const char * _path,
                       sos_size_t _pathlen,                              sos_size_t _pathlen,
                       int nofollow,                                     int nofollow,
                       struct sos_fs_stat * re                           struct sos_fs_stat * result);
                                                   
                                                   
 /* ******************************************     /* ***************************************************************
  * Restricted functions reserved to FS code a      * Restricted functions reserved to FS code and block/char devices
  */                                                */
                                                   
 /**                                               /**
  * Function to be called when proposing a new      * Function to be called when proposing a new File system type
  */                                                */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_register_fs_type(struct sos_     sos_ret_t sos_fs_register_fs_type(struct sos_fs_manager_type * fstype);
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_unregister_fs_type(struct so     sos_ret_t sos_fs_unregister_fs_type(struct sos_fs_manager_type * fstype);
                                                   
 /**                                               /**
  * Marthe given file as dirty, for FS support      * Marthe given file as dirty, for FS supporting deferred write access
  * mode                                            * mode
  */                                                */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_mark_dirty(struct sos_fs_ope     sos_ret_t sos_fs_mark_dirty(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of);
                                                   
 /**                                               /**
  * Helper function to be called from the moun      * Helper function to be called from the mount() method of the FS
  * instance code. Responsible for creating an      * instance code. Responsible for creating and updating the "root"
  * field of the FS instance structure and for      * field of the FS instance structure and for connecting this FS in
  * the nscache                                     * the nscache
  * @param root_fsnode The root of the FS bein      * @param root_fsnode The root of the FS being mounted
  */                                                */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_register_fs_instance(struct      sos_ret_t sos_fs_register_fs_instance(struct sos_fs_manager_instance * fs,
                                       struct                                            struct sos_fs_node * root_fsnode);
                                                   
 /**                                               /**
  * Helper function to be called from the umou      * Helper function to be called from the umount() method of the FS
  * instance code. Responsible for unregisteri      * instance code. Responsible for unregistering the instance from the
  * FS type's instances list and for disconnec      * FS type's instances list and for disconnecting this mountpoint in
  * the nscache.                                    * the nscache.
  */                                                */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_unregister_fs_instance(struc     sos_ret_t sos_fs_unregister_fs_instance(struct sos_fs_manager_instance * fs);
                                                   
                                                   
 /* ******************************************     /* ***************************************************************
  * Restricted functions reserved to syscall.c      * Restricted functions reserved to syscall.c
  */                                                */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_ref_opened_file(struct sos_f     sos_ret_t sos_fs_ref_opened_file(struct sos_fs_opened_file * of);
 sos_ret_t _sos_fs_unref_opened_file(struct so     sos_ret_t _sos_fs_unref_opened_file(struct sos_fs_opened_file ** of);
 #define sos_fs_unref_opened_file(f) _sos_fs_u     #define sos_fs_unref_opened_file(f) _sos_fs_unref_opened_file(&(f))
                                                   
                                                   
 /* ******************************************     /* ***************************************************************
  * Restricted functions to be used only by fs      * Restricted functions to be used only by fs_nscache.c
  */                                                */
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_ref_fsnode(struct sos_fs_nod     sos_ret_t sos_fs_ref_fsnode(struct sos_fs_node * fsnode);
                                                   
 sos_ret_t _sos_fs_unref_fsnode(struct sos_fs_     sos_ret_t _sos_fs_unref_fsnode(struct sos_fs_node * fsnode);
 #define sos_fs_unref_fsnode(n) \                  #define sos_fs_unref_fsnode(n) \
   ({ sos_ret_t __retval = _sos_fs_unref_fsnod       ({ sos_ret_t __retval = _sos_fs_unref_fsnode(n); (n)=NULL; __retval; })
                                                   
                                                   
 /* ******************************************     /* ***************************************************************
  * Restricted functions reserved to process.c      * Restricted functions reserved to process.c and main.c:start_init()
  */                                                */
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_new_opened_file(const struct     sos_ret_t sos_fs_new_opened_file(const struct sos_process * proc,
                                  struct sos_f                                      struct sos_fs_nscache_node * nsnode,
                                  sos_ui32_t o                                      sos_ui32_t open_flags,
                                  struct sos_f                                      struct sos_fs_opened_file ** result_of);
                                                   
                                                   
 sos_ret_t sos_fs_duplicate_opened_file(struct     sos_ret_t sos_fs_duplicate_opened_file(struct sos_fs_opened_file * src_of,
                                        const                                             const struct sos_process * dst_proc,
                                        struct                                            struct sos_fs_opened_file ** result_of);
                                                   
                                                   
                                                   
 #endif /* _SOS_FS_H_ */                           #endif /* _SOS_FS_H_ */