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/* Definitions for the filesystem interface. 
   Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Free Software Foundation

This file is part of the GNU Hurd.

The GNU Hurd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.

The GNU Hurd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, 
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with the GNU Hurd; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */


/* All these objects also implement the generic IO facilities. */

subsystem fs 20000;

#include <hurd/hurd_types.defs>

#ifdef FILE_IMPORTS
FILE_IMPORTS
#endif

/* Operations supported on all files */

INTR_INTERFACE

/* Overlay a task with a file.  Necessary initialization, including
   authentication changes associated with set[ug]id execution must be
   handled by the filesystem.  Filesystems normally implement this by
   using exec_newtask or exec_loadtask as appropriate.  */
routine file_exec (
	exec_file: file_t;
	RPT
	exec_task: task_t;
	flags: int;
	argv: data_t SCP;
	envp: data_t SCP;
	fdarray: portarray_t SCP;
	portarray: portarray_t SCP;
	intarray: intarray_t SCP;
	deallocnames: mach_port_name_array_t SCP;
	destroynames: mach_port_name_array_t SCP);

/* Change owner and/or group */
routine file_chown (
	chown_file: file_t;
	RPT
	new_owner: uid_t;
	new_group: gid_t);

/*
Whan that Aprill with hith thoureth thoote
The droghte of March hath perthed to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in thwith licour,
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephiruth eek with hith thweete breeth
Inthpired hath in every holt and heeth
The tender croppeth, and the yonge thonne
Hath in the Ram his halve courth yronne,
And thmale foweleth maken melodye,
That thlepen all the nyght with open ye
(Tho Priketh hem Nature in hir corageth),
Thanne longen folk to goon on pligrimageth,
And palmereth for to theken thtraunge thtrondeth,
To ferne halweth, kowthe in thondry londeth:
And thpethially, from every thireth ende
Of Engelond to Cantebury they wende,
The hooly blithful martyr for to theke,
That hem hath holpen whan that they were theeke.
*/
routine file_chauthor (
	chauth_file: file_t;
	RPT
	new_author: uid_t);

/* Change mode bits */
routine file_chmod (
	chmod_file: file_t;
	RPT
	new_mode: mode_t);

/* Change file flags */
routine file_chflags (
	chflags_file: file_t;
	RPT
	new_flags: int);

/* Change access and modify times */
routine file_utimes (
	utimes_file: file_t;
	RPT
	new_atime: time_value_t;
	new_mtime: time_value_t);

/* Change the size of the file.  If the size increases, new blocks are
   zero-filled.  After successful return, it is safe to reference mapped
   areas of the file up to NEW_SIZE.  */
routine file_set_size (
	trunc_file: file_t;
	RPT
	new_size: off_t);

/* Apply/manipulate advisory lock */
routine file_lock (
	lock_file: file_t;
	RPT
	flags: int);

/* Return current lock status.  Mystatus tells what kind of lock the
   caller has; otherstatus tells what kind of lock anyone has
   (including the caller).  */
routine file_lock_stat (
	lock_file: file_t;
	RPT
	out mystatus: int;
	out otherstatus: int);

/* Find out what kind of access this file permits the current user
   (regardless of the current open modes for this port).  ALLOWED is a
   bitwise OR of O_READ, O_WRITE, and O_EXEC.  This is not necessarily the
   same as what an open or exec would allow; O_EXEC is set for root even if
   no executable bits are on (in which case file_exec should fail) and
   O_WRITE is set a directory can be modified, even though it can't be
   written directly.  */
routine file_check_access (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out allowed: int);

/* Notice changes to file FILE.  Send notification messages (see
   msg.defs) to PORT as they occur. */
routine file_notice_changes (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	port: mach_port_send_t);

/* Return control port for this filesystem */
routine file_getcontrol (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out control: mach_port_send_t);

/* Return filesystem status */
routine file_statfs (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out info: fsys_statfsbuf_t);

/* Sync the individual file.  If OMIT_METADATA is set, then it is only
necessary for the server to updated the actual contents of the file,
not any associated metadata. */
routine file_sync (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	wait: int;
	omit_metadata: int);

/* Sync the entire filesystem */
routine file_syncfs (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	wait: int;
	do_children: int);

/* Return information on the storage used to hold this file.  See the comment
   for enum file_storage_class in <hurd/hurd_types.h> the details.  */
routine file_get_storage_info (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out ports: portarray_t;
	out ints: intarray_t;
	out offsets: off_array_t;
	out data: data_t);

/* Return the node for hard links to this potentially translated file.
   This returns a potentially unauthenticated node.  */
routine file_getlinknode (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out linknode: mach_port_send_t);

/* Return a file handle for this file.  This can be used by NFS and such.
   It is not guaranteed that this call will work...if it doesn't, then this
   filesystem cannot be NFS mounted.  */
routine file_getfh (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out filehandle: data_t, dealloc);

/* Operations supported on directories */

/* Translate a file name, following all symlinks.  Upon return, if DO_RETRY
   is FS_RETRY_MAGICAL then RETRY_NAME specifies what to do, the list
   of possibilities is documented in <hurd/hurd_types.h>; if
   FS_RETRY_REAUTH, then RESULT should be reauthenticated before being
   used.  If RETRY_NAME is the empty string and the retry type is
   FS_RETRY_NORMAL, then no further dir_lookup calls are required;
   RESULT is the port to use.  Otherwise the dir_lookup call should be
   repeated, sent to RESULT (or the reauthenticated port) with
   RETRY_NAME passed for FILE_NAME.  This call is required to be
   supported by all files (even non-directories) if the filename is
   null, and should function in that case as a re-open of the file.  */
routine dir_lookup (
	start_dir: file_t;
	RPT
	file_name: string_t;
	flags: int;
	mode: mode_t;
	out do_retry: retry_type;
	out retry_name: string_t;
	out result: mach_port_send_t);

/* Read entries from the directory.  Each entry is identified
   by an index number starting at 0 and running through the file.  This
   call fetches NENTRIES (or any convenient number if NENTRIES is -1)
   entries starting at ENTRY, returning an array of struct directs in DATA.
   The number of entries successfully read is returned in AMOUNT.  If ENTRY
   is bigger than the index of the last entry, then 0 is returned in
   AMOUNT.  If BUFSIZE is nonzero, never return more than BUFSIZE bytes of
   data regardless.  */
routine dir_readdir (
	dir: file_t;
	RPT
	out data: data_t, dealloc;
	entry: int;
	nentries: int;
	bufsiz: vm_size_t;
	out amount: int);

/* Create directory */
routine dir_mkdir (
	directory: file_t;
	RPT
	name: string_t;
	mode: mode_t);

/* Remove directory */
routine dir_rmdir (
	directory: file_t;
	RPT
	name: string_t);

/* Remove non-directory */
routine dir_unlink (
	directory: file_t;
	RPT
	name: string_t);
 
/* Create a hard link.

   If DIR and FILE are not implemented by the same filesystem,
   EXDEV should be returned.  If the two filesystems, however can
   inter-operate and guarantee the appropriate Posix semantics, they can
   communicate by a private protocol and allow hard links between them. 
   If EXCL is set, then fail if NAME already exists in DIR. */
routine dir_link (
	dir: file_t;
	RPT
	file: file_t;
	name: string_t;
	excl: int);

/* Rename file -- comments similar to those for dir_link apply here
   about EXDEV.  If EXCL is set, then fail if NEWNAME already exists in 
   NEWDIRECTORY.  */
routine dir_rename (
	olddirectory: file_t;
	RPT
	oldname: string_t;
	newdirectory: file_t;
	newname: string_t;
        excl: int);

/* Create a new file without linking it into the filesystem.  You
   still must have write permission on the specified directory, even
   though it will not actually be written.  Return in *newnode a port
   to the file.  Flags are the same as for dir_pathtrans, but 
   O_CREAT and O_TRUNC are assumed even if not specified.  */
routine dir_mkfile (
	directory: file_t;
	RPT
	flags: int;
	mode: mode_t;
	out newnode: mach_port_send_t);

/* Notice changes to directory DIR.  Send directory change notifications
   (see msg.defs) to PORT as they occur.  */
routine dir_notice_changes (
	directory: file_t;
	RPT
	port: mach_port_send_t);

/* To get or set the translator currently running on a file, use
   file_set_translator, file_get_translator, or
   file_get_translator_cntl on a port gotten with the
   FS_LOOKUP_NOTRANS flag to dir_pathtrans.  You can send these RPCs
   to a port to a translated node (looked up without
   FS_LOOKUP_NOTRANS) to stack a new translator on top of the existing
   one.  */

/* Set a translator for future lookups to a file.  

   PASSIVE is the passive translator;
   ACTIVE is the active translator.

   The FLAGS are FS_TRANS_*, defined in <hurd/hurd_types.h>.
   OLDFLAGS are sent in an fsys_goaway to an existing active translator
     if there is one and it is to be killed. */
routine file_set_translator (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	passive_flags: int;
	active_flags: int;
	oldtrans_flags: int;
	passive: data_t SCP;
	active: mach_port_send_t);

/* Return the stored permanent translator for this file.  */
routine file_get_translator (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out translator: data_t, dealloc);

/* Return the translator control port to the
   active translator (if any) for this file.  */
routine file_get_translator_cntl (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out translator_cntl: mach_port_send_t);

/* Return the options describing the way the receiving filesystem is
   running.  (Suitable as an arg for fsys_set_options). */
routine file_get_fs_options (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	out options: data_t);

/* Return a new file, NEW_FILE, with the same semantics as FILE, but
   with lookups of `..' (if FILE is a directory) redirected to PARENT.  */
routine file_reparent (
	file: file_t;
	RPT
	parent: mach_port_t;
	out new_file: mach_port_send_t);