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source: vbox/trunk/include/VBox/VBoxHDD-new.h@ 7637

Last change on this file since 7637 was 7277, checked in by vboxsync, 17 years ago

Make the backend type a per-image property and get away from the per container property. Required e.g. for snapshotting iSCSI disks (whenever we get there).

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1/** @file
2 * VBox HDD Container API.
3 * Will replace VBoxHDD.h.
4 */
5
6/*
7 * Copyright (C) 2006-2008 innotek GmbH
8 *
9 * This file is part of VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE), as
10 * available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
11 * you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
12 * General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software
13 * Foundation, in version 2 as it comes in the "COPYING" file of the
14 * VirtualBox OSE distribution. VirtualBox OSE is distributed in the
15 * hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind.
16 *
17 * The contents of this file may alternatively be used under the terms
18 * of the Common Development and Distribution License Version 1.0
19 * (CDDL) only, as it comes in the "COPYING.CDDL" file of the
20 * VirtualBox OSE distribution, in which case the provisions of the
21 * CDDL are applicable instead of those of the GPL.
22 *
23 * You may elect to license modified versions of this file under the
24 * terms and conditions of either the GPL or the CDDL or both.
25 */
26
27#ifndef ___VBox_VD_h
28#define ___VBox_VD_h
29
30#include <VBox/cdefs.h>
31#include <VBox/types.h>
32#include <VBox/pdm.h>
33
34__BEGIN_DECLS
35
36#ifdef IN_RING0
37# error "There are no VBox HDD Container APIs available in Ring-0 Host Context!"
38#endif
39
40/** @defgroup grp_vd VBox HDD Container
41 * @{
42 */
43
44/** Current VMDK image version. */
45#define VMDK_IMAGE_VERSION (0x0001)
46
47/** Current VDI image major version. */
48#define VDI_IMAGE_VERSION_MAJOR (0x0001)
49/** Current VDI image minor version. */
50#define VDI_IMAGE_VERSION_MINOR (0x0001)
51/** Current VDI image version. */
52#define VDI_IMAGE_VERSION ((VDI_IMAGE_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) | VDI_IMAGE_VERSION_MINOR)
53
54/** Get VDI major version from combined version. */
55#define VDI_GET_VERSION_MAJOR(uVer) ((uVer) >> 16)
56/** Get VDI minor version from combined version. */
57#define VDI_GET_VERSION_MINOR(uVer) ((uVer) & 0xffff)
58
59/** Placeholder for specifying the last opened image. */
60#define VD_LAST_IMAGE 0xffffffffU
61
62/** @name VBox HDD container image types
63 * @{ */
64typedef enum VDIMAGETYPE
65{
66 /** Normal dynamically growing base image file. */
67 VD_IMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL = 1,
68 /** Preallocated base image file of a fixed size. */
69 VD_IMAGE_TYPE_FIXED,
70 /** Dynamically growing image file for undo/commit changes support. */
71 VD_IMAGE_TYPE_UNDO,
72 /** Dynamically growing image file for differencing support. */
73 VD_IMAGE_TYPE_DIFF,
74
75 /** First valid image type value. */
76 VD_IMAGE_TYPE_FIRST = VD_IMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL,
77 /** Last valid image type value. */
78 VD_IMAGE_TYPE_LAST = VD_IMAGE_TYPE_DIFF
79} VDIMAGETYPE;
80/** Pointer to VBox HDD container image type. */
81typedef VDIMAGETYPE *PVDIMAGETYPE;
82/** @} */
83
84/** @name VBox HDD container image flags
85 * @{
86 */
87/** No flags. */
88#define VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_NONE (0)
89/** VMDK: Split image into 2GB extents. */
90#define VD_VMDK_IMAGE_FLAGS_SPLIT_2G (0x0001)
91/** VMDK: Raw disk image (giving access to a number of host partitions). */
92#define VD_VMDK_IMAGE_FLAGS_RAWDISK (0x0002)
93/** VDI: Fill new blocks with zeroes while expanding image file. Only valid
94 * for newly created images, never set for opened existing images. */
95#define VD_VDI_IMAGE_FLAGS_ZERO_EXPAND (0x0100)
96
97/** Mask of valid image flags for VMDK. */
98#define VD_VMDK_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK (VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_NONE | VD_VMDK_IMAGE_FLAGS_SPLIT_2G | VD_VMDK_IMAGE_FLAGS_RAWDISK)
99
100/** Mask of valid image flags for VDI. */
101#define VD_VDI_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK (VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_NONE | VD_VDI_IMAGE_FLAGS_ZERO_EXPAND)
102
103/** Mask of all valid image flags for all formats. */
104#define VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK (VD_VMDK_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK | VD_VDI_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK)
105
106/** Default image flags. */
107#define VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_DEFAULT (VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_NONE)
108/** @} */
109
110
111/**
112 * Auxiliary type for describing partitions on raw disks.
113 */
114typedef struct VBOXHDDRAWPART
115{
116 /** Device to use for this partition. Can be the disk device if the offset
117 * field is set appropriately. If this is NULL, then this partition will
118 * not be accessible to the guest. The size of the partition must still
119 * be set correctly. */
120 const char *pszRawDevice;
121 /** Offset where the partition data starts in this device. */
122 uint64_t uPartitionStartOffset;
123 /** Offset where the partition data starts in the disk. */
124 uint64_t uPartitionStart;
125 /** Size of the partition. */
126 uint64_t cbPartition;
127 /** Size of the partitioning info to prepend. */
128 uint64_t cbPartitionData;
129 /** Offset where the partitioning info starts in the disk. */
130 uint64_t uPartitionDataStart;
131 /** Pointer to the partitioning info to prepend. */
132 const void *pvPartitionData;
133} VBOXHDDRAWPART, *PVBOXHDDRAWPART;
134
135/**
136 * Auxiliary data structure for creating raw disks.
137 */
138typedef struct VBOXHDDRAW
139{
140 /** Signature for structure. Must be 'R', 'A', 'W', '\0'. Actually a trick
141 * to make logging of the comment string produce sensible results. */
142 char szSignature[4];
143 /** Flag whether access to full disk should be given (ignoring the
144 * partition information below). */
145 bool fRawDisk;
146 /** Filename for the raw disk. Ignored for partitioned raw disks.
147 * For Linux e.g. /dev/sda, and for Windows e.g. \\.\PhysicalDisk0. */
148 const char *pszRawDisk;
149 /** Number of entries in the partitions array. */
150 unsigned cPartitions;
151 /** Pointer to the partitions array. */
152 PVBOXHDDRAWPART pPartitions;
153} VBOXHDDRAW, *PVBOXHDDRAW;
154
155/** @name VBox HDD container image open mode flags
156 * @{
157 */
158/** Try to open image in read/write exclusive access mode if possible, or in read-only elsewhere. */
159#define VD_OPEN_FLAGS_NORMAL 0
160/** Open image in read-only mode with sharing access with others. */
161#define VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY RT_BIT(0)
162/** Honor zero block writes instead of ignoring them whenever possible.
163 * This is not supported by all formats. It is silently ignored in this case. */
164#define VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_ZEROES RT_BIT(1)
165/** Honor writes of the same data instead of ignoring whenever possible.
166 * This is handled generically, and is only meaningful for differential image
167 * formats. It is silently ignored otherwise. */
168#define VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME RT_BIT(2)
169/** Do not perform the base/diff image check on open. This internally implies
170 * opening the image as readonly. Images opened with this flag should only be
171 * used for querying information, and nothing else. */
172#define VD_OPEN_FLAGS_INFO RT_BIT(3)
173/** Mask of valid flags. */
174#define VD_OPEN_FLAGS_MASK (VD_OPEN_FLAGS_NORMAL | VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY | VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_ZEROES | VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME | VD_OPEN_FLAGS_INFO)
175/** @}*/
176
177/**
178 * Error message callback.
179 *
180 * @param pvUser The opaque data passed on container creation.
181 * @param rc The VBox error code.
182 * @param RT_SRC_POS_DECL Use RT_SRC_POS.
183 * @param pszFormat Error message format string.
184 * @param va Error message arguments.
185 */
186typedef DECLCALLBACK(void) FNVDERROR(void *pvUser, int rc, RT_SRC_POS_DECL, const char *pszFormat, va_list va);
187/** Pointer to a FNVDERROR(). */
188typedef FNVDERROR *PFNVDERROR;
189
190
191/**
192 * VBox HDD Container main structure.
193 */
194/* Forward declaration, VBOXHDD structure is visible only inside VBox HDD module. */
195struct VBOXHDD;
196typedef struct VBOXHDD VBOXHDD;
197typedef VBOXHDD *PVBOXHDD;
198
199/**
200 * Allocates and initializes an empty HDD container.
201 * No image files are opened.
202 *
203 * @returns VBox status code.
204 * @param pfnError Callback for setting extended error information.
205 * @param pvErrorUser Opaque parameter for pfnError.
206 * @param ppDisk Where to store the reference to HDD container.
207 */
208VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCreate(PFNVDERROR pfnError, void *pvErrorUser,
209 PVBOXHDD *ppDisk);
210
211/**
212 * Destroys HDD container.
213 * If container has opened image files they will be closed.
214 *
215 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
216 */
217VBOXDDU_DECL(void) VDDestroy(PVBOXHDD pDisk);
218
219/**
220 * Try to get the backend name which can use this image.
221 *
222 * @returns VBox status code.
223 * @param pszFilename Name of the image file for which the backend is queried.
224 * @param ppszFormat Receives pointer of the UTF-8 string which contains the format name.
225 * The returned pointer must be freed using RTStrFree().
226 */
227VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetFormat(const char *pszFilename, char **ppszFormat);
228
229/**
230 * Opens an image file.
231 *
232 * The first opened image file in HDD container must have a base image type,
233 * others (next opened images) must be differencing or undo images.
234 * Linkage is checked for differencing image to be consistent with the previously opened image.
235 * When another differencing image is opened and the last image was opened in read/write access
236 * mode, then the last image is reopened in read-only with deny write sharing mode. This allows
237 * other processes to use images in read-only mode too.
238 *
239 * Note that the image is opened in read-only mode if a read/write open is not possible.
240 * Use VDIsReadOnly to check open mode.
241 *
242 * @returns VBox status code.
243 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
244 * @param pszBackend Name of the image file backend to use.
245 * @param pszFilename Name of the image file to open.
246 * @param uOpenFlags Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
247 */
248VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDOpen(PVBOXHDD pDisk, const char *pszBackend,
249 const char *pszFilename, unsigned uOpenFlags);
250
251/**
252 * Creates and opens a new base image file.
253 *
254 * @returns VBox status code.
255 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
256 * @param pszBackend Name of the image file backend to use.
257 * @param pszFilename Name of the image file to create.
258 * @param enmType Image type, only base image types are acceptable.
259 * @param cbSize Image size in bytes.
260 * @param uImageFlags Flags specifying special image features.
261 * @param pszComment Pointer to image comment. NULL is ok.
262 * @param pPCHSGeometry Pointer to physical disk geometry <= (16383,16,63). Not NULL.
263 * @param pLCHSGeometry Pointer to logical disk geometry <= (1024,255,63). Not NULL.
264 * @param uOpenFlags Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
265 * @param pfnProgress Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
266 * @param pvUser User argument for the progress callback.
267 */
268VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCreateBase(PVBOXHDD pDisk, const char *pszBackend,
269 const char *pszFilename, VDIMAGETYPE enmType,
270 uint64_t cbSize, unsigned uImageFlags,
271 const char *pszComment,
272 PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pPCHSGeometry,
273 PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pLCHSGeometry,
274 unsigned uOpenFlags, PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress,
275 void *pvUser);
276
277/**
278 * Creates and opens a new differencing image file in HDD container.
279 * See comments for VDOpen function about differencing images.
280 *
281 * @returns VBox status code.
282 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
283 * @param pszBackend Name of the image file backend to use.
284 * @param pszFilename Name of the differencing image file to create.
285 * @param uImageFlags Flags specifying special image features.
286 * @param pszComment Pointer to image comment. NULL is ok.
287 * @param uOpenFlags Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
288 * @param pfnProgress Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
289 * @param pvUser User argument for the progress callback.
290 */
291VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCreateDiff(PVBOXHDD pDisk, const char *pszBackend,
292 const char *pszFilename, unsigned uImageFlags,
293 const char *pszComment, unsigned uOpenFlags,
294 PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress, void *pvUser);
295
296/**
297 * Merges two images (not necessarily with direct parent/child relationship).
298 * As a side effect the source image and potentially the other images which
299 * are also merged to the destination are deleted from both the disk and the
300 * images in the HDD container.
301 *
302 * @returns VBox status code.
303 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
304 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
305 * @param nImageFrom Name of the image file to merge from.
306 * @param nImageTo Name of the image file to merge to.
307 * @param pfnProgress Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
308 * @param pvUser User argument for the progress callback.
309 */
310VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDMerge(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImageFrom,
311 unsigned nImageTo, PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress,
312 void *pvUser);
313
314/**
315 * Copies an image from one HDD container to another.
316 * The copy is opened in the target HDD container.
317 * It is possible to convert between different image formats, because the
318 * backend for the destination may be different from the source.
319 * If both the source and destination reference the same HDD container,
320 * then the image is moved (by copying/deleting or renaming) to the new location.
321 * The source container is unchanged if the move operation fails, otherwise
322 * the image at the new location is opened in the same way as the old one was.
323 *
324 * @returns VBox status code.
325 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
326 * @param pDiskFrom Pointer to source HDD container.
327 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
328 * @param pDiskTo Pointer to destination HDD container.
329 * @param pszBackend Name of the image file backend to use (may be NULL to use the same as the source).
330 * @param pszFilename New name of the image (may be NULL if pDiskFrom == pDiskTo).
331 * @param fMoveByRename If true, attempt to perform a move by renaming (if successful the new size is ignored).
332 * @param cbSize New image size (0 means leave unchanged).
333 * @param pfnProgress Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
334 * @param pvUser User argument for the progress callback.
335 */
336VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCopy(PVBOXHDD pDiskFrom, unsigned nImage, PVBOXHDD pDiskTo,
337 const char *pszBackend, const char *pszFilename,
338 bool fMoveByRename, uint64_t cbSize,
339 PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress, void *pvUser);
340
341/**
342 * Closes the last opened image file in HDD container.
343 * If previous image file was opened in read-only mode (that is normal) and closing image
344 * was opened in read-write mode (the whole disk was in read-write mode) - the previous image
345 * will be reopened in read/write mode.
346 *
347 * @returns VBox status code.
348 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
349 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
350 * @param fDelete If true, delete the image from the host disk.
351 */
352VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDClose(PVBOXHDD pDisk, bool fDelete);
353
354/**
355 * Closes all opened image files in HDD container.
356 *
357 * @returns VBox status code.
358 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
359 */
360VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCloseAll(PVBOXHDD pDisk);
361
362/**
363 * Read data from virtual HDD.
364 *
365 * @returns VBox status code.
366 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
367 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
368 * @param uOffset Offset of first reading byte from start of disk.
369 * @param pvBuf Pointer to buffer for reading data.
370 * @param cbRead Number of bytes to read.
371 */
372VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDRead(PVBOXHDD pDisk, uint64_t uOffset, void *pvBuf, size_t cbRead);
373
374/**
375 * Write data to virtual HDD.
376 *
377 * @returns VBox status code.
378 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
379 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
380 * @param uOffset Offset of first writing byte from start of disk.
381 * @param pvBuf Pointer to buffer for writing data.
382 * @param cbWrite Number of bytes to write.
383 */
384VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDWrite(PVBOXHDD pDisk, uint64_t uOffset, const void *pvBuf, size_t cbWrite);
385
386/**
387 * Make sure the on disk representation of a virtual HDD is up to date.
388 *
389 * @returns VBox status code.
390 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
391 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
392 */
393VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDFlush(PVBOXHDD pDisk);
394
395/**
396 * Get number of opened images in HDD container.
397 *
398 * @returns Number of opened images for HDD container. 0 if no images have been opened.
399 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
400 */
401VBOXDDU_DECL(unsigned) VDGetCount(PVBOXHDD pDisk);
402
403/**
404 * Get read/write mode of HDD container.
405 *
406 * @returns Virtual disk ReadOnly status.
407 * @returns true if no image is opened in HDD container.
408 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
409 */
410VBOXDDU_DECL(bool) VDIsReadOnly(PVBOXHDD pDisk);
411
412/**
413 * Get total capacity of an image in HDD container.
414 *
415 * @returns Virtual disk size in bytes.
416 * @returns 0 if image with specified number was not opened.
417 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
418 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
419 */
420VBOXDDU_DECL(uint64_t) VDGetSize(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage);
421
422/**
423 * Get total file size of an image in HDD container.
424 *
425 * @returns Virtual disk size in bytes.
426 * @returns 0 if image with specified number was not opened.
427 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
428 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
429 */
430VBOXDDU_DECL(uint64_t) VDGetFileSize(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage);
431
432/**
433 * Get virtual disk PCHS geometry of an image in HDD container.
434 *
435 * @returns VBox status code.
436 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
437 * @returns VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET if no geometry present in the HDD container.
438 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
439 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
440 * @param pPCHSGeometry Where to store PCHS geometry. Not NULL.
441 */
442VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetPCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
443 PPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pPCHSGeometry);
444
445/**
446 * Store virtual disk PCHS geometry of an image in HDD container.
447 *
448 * @returns VBox status code.
449 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
450 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
451 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
452 * @param pPCHSGeometry Where to load PCHS geometry from. Not NULL.
453 */
454VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetPCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
455 PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pPCHSGeometry);
456
457/**
458 * Get virtual disk LCHS geometry of an image in HDD container.
459 *
460 * @returns VBox status code.
461 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
462 * @returns VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET if no geometry present in the HDD container.
463 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
464 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
465 * @param pLCHSGeometry Where to store LCHS geometry. Not NULL.
466 */
467VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetLCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
468 PPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pLCHSGeometry);
469
470/**
471 * Store virtual disk LCHS geometry of an image in HDD container.
472 *
473 * @returns VBox status code.
474 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
475 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
476 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
477 * @param pLCHSGeometry Where to load LCHS geometry from. Not NULL.
478 */
479VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetLCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
480 PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pLCHSGeometry);
481
482/**
483 * Get version of image in HDD container.
484 *
485 * @returns VBox status code.
486 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
487 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
488 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
489 * @param puVersion Where to store the image version.
490 */
491VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetVersion(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
492 unsigned *puVersion);
493
494/**
495 * Get type of image in HDD container.
496 *
497 * @returns VBox status code.
498 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
499 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
500 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
501 * @param penmType Where to store the image type.
502 */
503VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetImageType(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
504 PVDIMAGETYPE penmType);
505
506/**
507 * Get flags of image in HDD container.
508 *
509 * @returns VBox status code.
510 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
511 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
512 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
513 * @param puImageFlags Where to store the image flags.
514 */
515VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetImageFlags(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, unsigned *puImageFlags);
516
517/**
518 * Get open flags of image in HDD container.
519 *
520 * @returns VBox status code.
521 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
522 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
523 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
524 * @param puOpenFlags Where to store the image open flags.
525 */
526VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetOpenFlags(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
527 unsigned *puOpenFlags);
528
529/**
530 * Set open flags of image in HDD container.
531 * This operation may cause file locking changes and/or files being reopened.
532 * Note that in case of unrecoverable error all images in HDD container will be closed.
533 *
534 * @returns VBox status code.
535 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
536 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
537 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
538 * @param uOpenFlags Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
539 */
540VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetOpenFlags(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
541 unsigned uOpenFlags);
542
543/**
544 * Get base filename of image in HDD container. Some image formats use
545 * other filenames as well, so don't use this for anything but informational
546 * purposes.
547 *
548 * @returns VBox status code.
549 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
550 * @returns VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if pszFilename buffer too small to hold filename.
551 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
552 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
553 * @param pszFilename Where to store the image file name.
554 * @param cbFilename Size of buffer pszFilename points to.
555 */
556VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetFilename(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
557 char *pszFilename, unsigned cbFilename);
558
559/**
560 * Get the comment line of image in HDD container.
561 *
562 * @returns VBox status code.
563 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
564 * @returns VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if pszComment buffer too small to hold comment text.
565 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
566 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
567 * @param pszComment Where to store the comment string of image. NULL is ok.
568 * @param cbComment The size of pszComment buffer. 0 is ok.
569 */
570VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetComment(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
571 char *pszComment, unsigned cbComment);
572
573/**
574 * Changes the comment line of image in HDD container.
575 *
576 * @returns VBox status code.
577 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
578 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
579 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
580 * @param pszComment New comment string (UTF-8). NULL is allowed to reset the comment.
581 */
582VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetComment(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
583 const char *pszComment);
584
585/**
586 * Get UUID of image in HDD container.
587 *
588 * @returns VBox status code.
589 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
590 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
591 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
592 * @param pUuid Where to store the image UUID.
593 */
594VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, PRTUUID pUuid);
595
596/**
597 * Set the image's UUID. Should not be used by normal applications.
598 *
599 * @returns VBox status code.
600 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
601 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
602 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
603 * @param pUuid New UUID of the image. If NULL, a new UUID is created.
604 */
605VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, PCRTUUID pUuid);
606
607/**
608 * Get last modification UUID of image in HDD container.
609 *
610 * @returns VBox status code.
611 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
612 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
613 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
614 * @param pUuid Where to store the image modification UUID.
615 */
616VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetModificationUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
617 PRTUUID pUuid);
618
619/**
620 * Set the image's last modification UUID. Should not be used by normal applications.
621 *
622 * @returns VBox status code.
623 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
624 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
625 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
626 * @param pUuid New modification UUID of the image. If NULL, a new UUID is created.
627 */
628VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetModificationUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
629 PCRTUUID pUuid);
630
631/**
632 * Get parent UUID of image in HDD container.
633 *
634 * @returns VBox status code.
635 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
636 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
637 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of the container.
638 * @param pUuid Where to store the parent image UUID.
639 */
640VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetParentUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
641 PRTUUID pUuid);
642
643/**
644 * Set the image's parent UUID. Should not be used by normal applications.
645 *
646 * @returns VBox status code.
647 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
648 * @param nImage Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
649 * @param pUuid New parent UUID of the image. If NULL, a new UUID is created.
650 */
651VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetParentUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
652 PCRTUUID pUuid);
653
654
655/**
656 * Debug helper - dumps all opened images in HDD container into the log file.
657 *
658 * @param pDisk Pointer to HDD container.
659 */
660VBOXDDU_DECL(void) VDDumpImages(PVBOXHDD pDisk);
661
662__END_DECLS
663
664/** @} */
665
666#endif
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