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1 files changed, 23 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/kernel/include/vfs.h b/src/kernel/include/vfs.h
index af94b2a..37b28b9 100644
--- a/src/kernel/include/vfs.h
+++ b/src/kernel/include/vfs.h
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <malloc.h>
+
#include <hashtbl.h>
+#include <mutex.h>
#include <fs.h> // common header
@@ -16,6 +18,15 @@
// some data managed by the underlying filesystem. The following types are aliases to void*,
// but are used to disambiguate the different types of void* : fs_handle_ptr, fs_node_ptr, fs_ptr
+// About thread safety :
+// - The VFS implements a locking mechanism on handles so that only one operation is executed
+// at the same time on a given handle
+// - Same for FS nodes
+// - The VFS does not lock nodes that have a handle open to them : it is the FS code's responsibility
+// to refuse some commands if neccessary on a node that is open.
+// - The VFS does not implement any locking mechanism on filesystems themselves (e.g. the add_source
+// implementation must have its own locking system)
+
typedef void* fs_handle_ptr;
typedef void* fs_node_ptr;
typedef void* fs_ptr;
@@ -36,10 +47,12 @@ typedef struct {
} fs_handle_ops_t;
typedef struct fs_handle {
- // These two field are filled by the VFS's generic open() code
+ // These field are filled by the VFS's generic open() code
struct fs *fs;
struct fs_node *node;
+
int refs;
+ mutex_t lock;
// These fields are filled by the FS's specific open() code
fs_handle_ops_t *ops;
@@ -59,6 +72,7 @@ typedef struct fs_handle {
// - delete() is expected to unlink the node from its parent (make it inaccessible) and delete
// the corresponding data. It is guaranteed that delete() is never called on a node that
// is currently in use. (different from posix semantics !)
+// - move() may be called on a node that is currently in use
// - the root node of a filesystem is created when the filesystem is created
// - dispose() is not called on the root node when a filesystem is shutdown
// - delete() is not expected to delete recursively : it should fail on a non-empty directory
@@ -76,12 +90,13 @@ typedef struct {
typedef struct fs_node {
// These fields are filled by the VFS's generic walk() code
- struct fs *fs;
int refs;
+ mutex_t lock;
+
+ char* name; // name in parent
+ struct fs *fs;
hashtbl_t *children; // not all children, only those in memory
-
struct fs_node *parent;
- char* name; // name in parent
// These fields are filled by the FS's specific walk() code
fs_node_ops_t *ops;
@@ -92,7 +107,7 @@ typedef struct fs_node {
// Structure defining a filesystem
typedef struct {
- bool (*add_source)(fs_ptr fs, fs_handle_t* source);
+ bool (*add_source)(fs_ptr fs, fs_handle_t* source, const char* opts);
void (*shutdown)(fs_ptr fs);
} fs_ops_t;
@@ -110,7 +125,7 @@ typedef struct fs {
// Structure defining a filesystem driver
typedef struct {
- bool (*make)(fs_handle_t *source, char* opts, fs_t *d);
+ bool (*make)(fs_handle_t *source, const char* opts, fs_t *d);
bool (*detect)(fs_handle_t *source);
} fs_driver_ops_t;
@@ -133,8 +148,8 @@ fs_node_t* fs_walk_path_except_last(fs_node_t* from, const char *p, char* last_f
void register_fs_driver(const char* name, fs_driver_ops_t *ops);
-fs_t* make_fs(const char* driver, fs_handle_t *source, char* opts);
-bool fs_add_source(fs_t *fs, fs_handle_t *source);
+fs_t* make_fs(const char* driver, fs_handle_t *source, const char* opts);
+bool fs_add_source(fs_t *fs, fs_handle_t *source, const char* opts);
void ref_fs(fs_t *fs);
void unref_fs(fs_t *fs);