1 This patch adds the --write-devices option, which will try to write
2 data into a device when used as a destination.
4 To use this patch, run these commands for a successful build:
6 patch -p1 <patches/write-devices.diff
7 ./configure (optional if already run)
10 This patch has not yet been tested by me (Wayne), but was provided
13 based-on: d73762eea3f15f2c56bb3fa9394ad1883c25c949
14 diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c
17 @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern int preserve_acls;
18 extern int preserve_xattrs;
19 extern int preserve_links;
20 extern int preserve_devices;
21 +extern int write_devices;
22 extern int preserve_specials;
23 extern int preserve_hard_links;
24 extern int preserve_executability;
25 @@ -1693,7 +1694,7 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
27 fnamecmp_type = FNAMECMP_FNAME;
29 - if (statret == 0 && !S_ISREG(sx.st.st_mode)) {
30 + if (statret == 0 && !(S_ISREG(sx.st.st_mode) || (write_devices && IS_DEVICE(sx.st.st_mode)))) {
31 if (delete_item(fname, sx.st.st_mode, del_opts | DEL_FOR_FILE) != 0)
34 diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
37 @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ int append_mode = 0;
38 int keep_dirlinks = 0;
39 int copy_dirlinks = 0;
41 +int write_devices = 0;
42 int preserve_links = 0;
43 int preserve_hard_links = 0;
44 int preserve_acls = 0;
45 @@ -705,6 +706,7 @@ void usage(enum logcode F)
46 rprintf(F," -o, --owner preserve owner (super-user only)\n");
47 rprintf(F," -g, --group preserve group\n");
48 rprintf(F," --devices preserve device files (super-user only)\n");
49 + rprintf(F," -w --write-devices write to devices as regular files (implies --inplace)\n");
50 rprintf(F," --specials preserve special files\n");
51 rprintf(F," -D same as --devices --specials\n");
52 rprintf(F," -t, --times preserve modification times\n");
53 @@ -887,6 +889,7 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
54 {"no-D", 0, POPT_ARG_NONE, 0, OPT_NO_D, 0, 0 },
55 {"devices", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_devices, 1, 0, 0 },
56 {"no-devices", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_devices, 0, 0, 0 },
57 + {"write-devices", 'w', POPT_ARG_NONE, 0, 'w', 0, 0 },
58 {"specials", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_specials, 1, 0, 0 },
59 {"no-specials", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_specials, 0, 0, 0 },
60 {"links", 'l', POPT_ARG_VAL, &preserve_links, 1, 0, 0 },
61 @@ -1808,6 +1811,11 @@ int parse_arguments(int *argc_p, const char ***argv_p)
71 /* A large opt value means that set_refuse_options()
72 * turned this option off. */
73 @@ -2792,6 +2800,9 @@ void server_options(char **args, int *argc_p)
74 if (relative_paths && !implied_dirs && (!am_sender || protocol_version >= 30))
75 args[ac++] = "--no-implied-dirs";
78 + args[ac++] = "--write-devices";
80 if (remove_source_files == 1)
81 args[ac++] = "--remove-source-files";
82 else if (remove_source_files)
83 diff --git a/receiver.c b/receiver.c
86 @@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern int protocol_version;
87 extern int relative_paths;
88 extern int preserve_hard_links;
89 extern int preserve_perms;
90 +extern int write_devices;
91 extern int preserve_xattrs;
92 extern int basis_dir_cnt;
93 extern int make_backups;
94 @@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ int open_tmpfile(char *fnametmp, const char *fname, struct file_struct *file)
97 static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
98 - const char *fname, int fd, OFF_T total_size)
99 + const char *fname, int fd, struct file_struct *file)
101 static char file_sum1[MAX_DIGEST_LEN];
102 struct map_struct *mapbuf;
103 @@ -245,10 +246,10 @@ static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
106 #ifdef SUPPORT_PREALLOCATION
107 - if (preallocate_files && fd != -1 && total_size > 0 && (!inplace || total_size > size_r)) {
108 + if (preallocate_files && fd != -1 && F_LENGTH(file) > 0 && (!inplace || F_LENGTH(file) > size_r)) {
109 /* Try to preallocate enough space for file's eventual length. Can
110 * reduce fragmentation on filesystems like ext4, xfs, and NTFS. */
111 - if ((preallocated_len = do_fallocate(fd, 0, total_size)) < 0)
112 + if ((preallocated_len = do_fallocate(fd, 0, F_LENGTH(file))) < 0)
113 rsyserr(FWARNING, errno, "do_fallocate %s", full_fname(fname));
116 @@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
117 if (append_mode == 2 && mapbuf) {
118 for (j = CHUNK_SIZE; j < sum.flength; j += CHUNK_SIZE) {
119 if (INFO_GTE(PROGRESS, 1))
120 - show_progress(offset, total_size);
121 + show_progress(offset, F_LENGTH(file));
122 sum_update(map_ptr(mapbuf, offset, CHUNK_SIZE),
125 @@ -293,7 +294,7 @@ static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
126 if (offset < sum.flength) {
127 int32 len = (int32)(sum.flength - offset);
128 if (INFO_GTE(PROGRESS, 1))
129 - show_progress(offset, total_size);
130 + show_progress(offset, F_LENGTH(file));
131 sum_update(map_ptr(mapbuf, offset, len), len);
134 @@ -307,7 +308,7 @@ static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
136 while ((i = recv_token(f_in, &data)) != 0) {
137 if (INFO_GTE(PROGRESS, 1))
138 - show_progress(offset, total_size);
139 + show_progress(offset, F_LENGTH(file));
142 maybe_send_keepalive(time(NULL), MSK_ALLOW_FLUSH | MSK_ACTIVE_RECEIVER);
143 @@ -377,16 +378,16 @@ static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
145 #ifdef HAVE_FTRUNCATE
146 /* inplace: New data could be shorter than old data.
147 - * preallocate_files: total_size could have been an overestimate.
148 + * preallocate_files: F_LENGTH(file) could have been an overestimate.
149 * Cut off any extra preallocated zeros from dest file. */
150 - if ((inplace || preallocated_len > offset) && fd != -1 && do_ftruncate(fd, offset) < 0) {
151 + if ((inplace || preallocated_len > offset) && fd != -1 && !IS_DEVICE(file->mode) && do_ftruncate(fd, offset) < 0) {
152 rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno, "ftruncate failed on %s",
157 if (INFO_GTE(PROGRESS, 1))
158 - end_progress(total_size);
159 + end_progress(F_LENGTH(file));
161 sum_len = sum_end(file_sum1);
163 @@ -402,9 +403,9 @@ static int receive_data(int f_in, char *fname_r, int fd_r, OFF_T size_r,
167 -static void discard_receive_data(int f_in, OFF_T length)
168 +static void discard_receive_data(int f_in, struct file_struct *file)
170 - receive_data(f_in, NULL, -1, 0, NULL, -1, length);
171 + receive_data(f_in, NULL, -1, 0, NULL, -1, file);
174 static void handle_delayed_updates(char *local_name)
175 @@ -660,7 +661,7 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
176 "(Skipping batched update for%s \"%s\")\n",
177 redoing ? " resend of" : "",
179 - discard_receive_data(f_in, F_LENGTH(file));
180 + discard_receive_data(f_in, file);
181 file->flags |= FLAG_FILE_SENT;
184 @@ -671,13 +672,13 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
185 if (!do_xfers) { /* log the transfer */
186 log_item(FCLIENT, file, iflags, NULL);
188 - discard_receive_data(f_in, F_LENGTH(file));
189 + discard_receive_data(f_in, file);
192 if (write_batch < 0) {
193 log_item(FCLIENT, file, iflags, NULL);
195 - discard_receive_data(f_in, F_LENGTH(file));
196 + discard_receive_data(f_in, file);
198 send_msg_int(MSG_SUCCESS, ndx);
200 @@ -767,7 +768,7 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
201 } else if (do_fstat(fd1,&st) != 0) {
202 rsyserr(FERROR_XFER, errno, "fstat %s failed",
203 full_fname(fnamecmp));
204 - discard_receive_data(f_in, F_LENGTH(file));
205 + discard_receive_data(f_in, file);
208 send_msg_int(MSG_NO_SEND, ndx);
209 @@ -782,18 +783,32 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
211 rprintf(FERROR_XFER, "recv_files: %s is a directory\n",
212 full_fname(fnamecmp));
213 - discard_receive_data(f_in, F_LENGTH(file));
214 + discard_receive_data(f_in, file);
217 send_msg_int(MSG_NO_SEND, ndx);
221 - if (fd1 != -1 && !S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) {
222 + if (fd1 != -1 && !(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || (write_devices && IS_DEVICE(st.st_mode)))) {
227 + /* On Linux systems (at least), st_size is typically 0 for devices.
228 + * If so, try to determine the actual device size. */
229 + if (fd1 != -1 && IS_DEVICE(st.st_mode) && st.st_size == 0) {
230 + OFF_T off = lseek(fd1, 0, SEEK_END);
231 + if (off == (OFF_T) -1)
232 + rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "failed to seek to end of %s to determine size", fname);
235 + off = lseek(fd1, 0, SEEK_SET);
237 + rsyserr(FERROR, errno, "failed to seek back to beginning of %s to read it", fname);
241 /* If we're not preserving permissions, change the file-list's
242 * mode based on the local permissions and some heuristics. */
243 if (!preserve_perms) {
244 @@ -825,7 +840,7 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
248 - discard_receive_data(f_in, F_LENGTH(file));
249 + discard_receive_data(f_in, file);
253 @@ -840,8 +855,7 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
254 rprintf(FINFO, "%s\n", fname);
257 - recv_ok = receive_data(f_in, fnamecmp, fd1, st.st_size,
258 - fname, fd2, F_LENGTH(file));
259 + recv_ok = receive_data(f_in, fnamecmp, fd1, st.st_size, fname, fd2, file);
261 log_item(log_code, file, iflags, NULL);