Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH V2 1/6] libqblock API design

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On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Wenchao Xia <address@hidden> wrote:
>   This patch contains the major APIs in the library.
> Important APIs:
>   1 QBroker. These structure was used to retrieve errors, every thread must
> create one first, later maybe thread related staff could be added into it.
>   2 QBlockState. It stands for an block image object.
>   3 QBlockStaticInfo. It contains static information such as location, backing
> file, size.
>   4 ABI was kept with reserved members.
>   5 Sync I/O. It is similar to C file open, read, write and close operations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wenchao Xia <address@hidden>
> ---
>  libqblock/libqblock.c | 1077 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libqblock/libqblock.h |  292 +++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 1369 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 libqblock/libqblock.c
>  create mode 100644 libqblock/libqblock.h
>
> diff --git a/libqblock/libqblock.c b/libqblock/libqblock.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..133ac0f
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/libqblock/libqblock.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,1077 @@
> +/*
> + * QEMU block layer library
> + *
> + * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2012
> + *
> + * Authors:
> + *  Wenchao Xia   <address@hidden>
> + *
> + * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
> + * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
> + *
> + */
> +
> +#include <unistd.h>
> +#include <stdarg.h>
> +
> +#include "libqblock.h"
> +#include "libqblock-internal.h"
> +
> +#include "qemu-aio.h"
> +
> +struct LibqblockGlobalData {
> +    int init_flag;
> +};
> +
> +struct LibqblockGlobalData g_libqblock_data;
> +
> +__attribute__((constructor))
> +static void libqblock_init(void)
> +{
> +    if (g_libqblock_data.init_flag == 0) {
> +        bdrv_init();
> +        qemu_init_main_loop();
> +    }
> +    g_libqblock_data.init_flag = 1;
> +}
> +
> +const char *qb_fmttype2str(enum QBlockFmtType fmt_type)
> +{
> +    const char *ret = NULL;
> +    switch (fmt_type) {
> +    case QB_FMT_COW:
> +        ret = "cow";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_QED:
> +        ret = "qed";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_QCOW:
> +        ret = "qcow";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_QCOW2:
> +        ret = "qcow2";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_RAW:
> +        ret = "raw";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_RBD:
> +        ret = "rbd";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_SHEEPDOG:
> +        ret = "sheepdog";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_VDI:
> +        ret = "vdi";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_VMDK:
> +        ret = "vmdk";
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_VPC:
> +        ret = "vpc";
> +        break;
> +    default:
> +        break;
> +    }
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +enum QBlockFmtType qb_str2fmttype(const char *fmt_str)
> +{
> +    enum QBlockFmtType ret = QB_FMT_NONE;
> +    if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "cow")) {

This order is not common in QEMU.

> +        ret = QB_FMT_COW;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "qed")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_QED;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "qcow")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_QCOW;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "qcow2")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_QCOW2;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "raw")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_RAW;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "rbd")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_RBD;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "sheepdog")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_SHEEPDOG;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "vdi")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_VDI;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "vmdk")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_VMDK;
> +    } else if (0 == strcmp(fmt_str, "vpc")) {
> +        ret = QB_FMT_VPC;
> +    }
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static void set_broker_err(struct QBroker *broker, int err_ret,
> +                           const char *fmt, ...)
> +{
> +    va_list ap;
> +
> +    broker->err_ret = err_ret;
> +    if (err_ret == QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR) {
> +        broker->err_no = -errno;
> +    } else {
> +        broker->err_no = 0;
> +    }
> +
> +    va_start(ap, fmt);
> +    vsnprintf(broker->err_msg, sizeof(broker->err_msg), fmt, ap);
> +    va_end(ap);
> +}
> +
> +static void set_broker_err_nomem(struct QBroker *broker)
> +{
> +    set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_MEM_ERR, "No Memory.");
> +}
> +
> +int qb_broker_new(struct QBroker **broker)
> +{
> +    *broker = FUNC_CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct QBroker));
> +    if (*broker == NULL) {
> +        return QB_ERR_MEM_ERR;
> +    }
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +void qb_broker_delete(struct QBroker **broker)
> +{
> +    CLEAN_FREE(*broker);
> +    return;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_state_new(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                 struct QBlockState **qbs)
> +{
> +    *qbs = FUNC_CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct QBlockState));
> +    if (*qbs == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +        return broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +    (*qbs)->bdrvs = bdrv_new("hda");
> +    if ((*qbs)->bdrvs == NULL) {
> +        CLEAN_FREE(*qbs);
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                       "failed to create the driver.");
> +        return broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +void qb_state_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                     struct QBlockState **qbs)
> +{
> +    CLEAN_FREE((*qbs)->filename);
> +    if ((*qbs)->bdrvs != NULL) {
> +        bdrv_delete((*qbs)->bdrvs);
> +        (*qbs)->bdrvs = NULL;
> +    }
> +    CLEAN_FREE(*qbs);
> +    return;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_prot_info_new(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                     struct QBlockProtInfo **op)
> +{
> +    *op = FUNC_CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct QBlockProtInfo));
> +    if (*op == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +        return broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +void qb_prot_info_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                         struct QBlockProtInfo **op)
> +{
> +    CLEAN_FREE(*op);
> +}
> +
> +int qb_fmt_info_new(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                    struct QBlockFmtInfo **op)
> +{
> +    *op = FUNC_CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct QBlockFmtInfo));
> +    if (*op == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +        return broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +    return 0;
> +}
> +
> +void qb_fmt_info_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                        struct QBlockFmtInfo **op)
> +{
> +    CLEAN_FREE(*op);
> +}
> +
> +/* return 0 if every thing is fine */
> +static int loc_check_params(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                            struct QBlockProtInfo *loc)
> +{
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +
> +    switch (loc->prot_type) {
> +    case QB_PROT_FILE:
> +        if (loc->prot_op.o_file.filename == NULL) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                           "Filename was not set.");
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        if (path_has_protocol(loc->prot_op.o_file.filename) > 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                           "filename [%s] had protocol.",
> +                           loc->prot_op.o_file.filename);
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    default:
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                       "Protocol type [%d] was not valid.",
> +                       loc->prot_type);
> +        break;
> +    }
> +
> + out:
> +    return broker->err_ret;
> +}
> +
> +/* translate loc structure to internal filename, returned char* need free,
> + * assuming filename is not NULL. *filename would be set to NULL if no valid
> + * filename found. *filename must be freed later.
> + * return 0 if no error with *filename set.
> + */
> +static int loc2filename(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                        struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +                        char **filename)
> +{
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +
> +    if (*filename != NULL) {
> +        CLEAN_FREE(*filename);
> +    }
> +    switch (loc->prot_type) {
> +    case QB_PROT_FILE:
> +        *filename = strdup(loc->prot_op.o_file.filename);
> +        if (*filename == NULL) {
> +            set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    default:
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                 "protocol type [%d] is not supported.",
> +                  loc->prot_type);
> +        break;
> +    }
> +
> +    return broker->err_ret;
> +}
> +
> +/* translate filename to location, loc->prot_type = NONE if fail, filename
> +   must be valid. loc internal char pointer must be freed later.
> + * return 0 if no error.
> + */
> +static int filename2loc(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                        struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +                        const char *filename)
> +{
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +
> +    if (path_has_protocol(filename) > 0) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                     "Filename [%s] had protocol, not supported now.",
> +                     filename);
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    loc->prot_type = QB_PROT_FILE;
> +    switch (loc->prot_type) {
> +    case QB_PROT_FILE:
> +        loc->prot_op.o_file.filename = strdup(filename);
> +        if (loc->prot_op.o_file.filename == NULL) {
> +            set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    default:
> +        break;
> +    }
> +
> + out:
> +    return broker->err_ret;
> +}
> +
> +/* return 0 if OK, or qblock error number */
> +static int set_backing_file_options(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                                    QEMUOptionParameter *param,
> +                                    struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +                                    enum QBlockFmtType *fmt)
> +{
> +    char *backing_filename = NULL;
> +    const char *fmtstr_backing = NULL;
> +    int ret = 0;
> +
> +    if (loc == NULL) {
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    ret = loc2filename(broker, loc, &backing_filename);
> +    /* ret can < 0 if loc have not been set, mean user did not specify 
> backing
> +       file */
> +    if (ret == QB_ERR_MEM_ERR) {
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +    ret = 0;
> +
> +    if (backing_filename) {
> +        ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                            BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE, backing_filename);
> +        assert(ret == 0);
> +        if (fmt == NULL) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        fmtstr_backing = qb_fmttype2str(*fmt);
> +        if (fmtstr_backing) {
> +            ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                                BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT, fmtstr_backing);
> +            assert(ret == 0);
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> + out:
> +    FUNC_FREE(backing_filename);
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_create(struct QBroker *broker,
> +              struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +              struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +              struct QBlockFmtInfo *fmt,
> +              int flag)
> +{
> +    int ret = 0, bd_ret;
> +    char *filename = NULL;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs = NULL;
> +    BlockDriver *drv = NULL, *backing_drv = NULL;
> +    bool tmp_bool;
> +
> +    const char *fmtstr = NULL, *tmp = NULL;
> +    QEMUOptionParameter *param = NULL, *create_options = NULL;
> +    QEMUOptionParameter *backing_fmt, *backing_file, *size;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionCow *o_cow = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionQed *o_qed = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionQcow *o_qcow = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionQcow2 *o_qcow2 = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionRaw *o_raw = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionRbd *o_rbd = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionSheepdog *o_sd = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionVdi *o_vdi = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionVmdk *o_vmdk = NULL;
> +    struct QBlockFmtOptionVpc *o_vpc = NULL;
> +
> +
> +    /* check parameters */
> +    if (flag & (~LIBQBLOCK_O_VALID_MASK)) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                           "invalid flag was set.");
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    if ((loc == NULL) || (qbs == NULL) || (fmt == NULL)) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                          "Got unexpected NULL pointer in parameters.");
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    ret = loc_check_params(broker, loc);
> +    if (ret != 0) {
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* internal translate */
> +    ret = loc2filename(broker, loc, &filename);
> +    if (ret != 0) {
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    fmtstr = qb_fmttype2str(fmt->fmt_type);
> +    if (fmtstr == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                 "Got unexpected NULL pointer in parameters.");
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    drv = bdrv_find_format(fmtstr);
> +    assert(drv != NULL);
> +
> +    create_options = append_option_parameters(create_options,
> +                                              drv->create_options);
> +    param = parse_option_parameters("", create_options, param);
> +
> +    switch (fmt->fmt_type) {
> +    case QB_FMT_COW:
> +        o_cow = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_cow);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                                BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_cow->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        /* do not need to check loc, it may be not set */
> +        ret = set_backing_file_options(broker, param,
> +                                       &o_cow->backing_loc, NULL);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_QED:
> +        o_qed = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_qed);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                                BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_qed->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        ret = set_backing_file_options(broker, param,
> +                                 &o_qed->backing_loc, &o_qed->backing_fmt);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                                BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE, o_qed->cluster_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                                BLOCK_OPT_TABLE_SIZE, o_qed->table_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_QCOW:
> +        o_qcow = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_qcow);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                                BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_qcow->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        ret = set_backing_file_options(broker, param,
> +                                       &o_qcow->backing_loc, NULL);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        tmp = o_qcow->encrypt ? "on" : "off";
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT, tmp);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_QCOW2:
> +        o_qcow2 = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_qcow2);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_qcow2->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        ret = set_backing_file_options(broker, param,
> +                              &o_qcow2->backing_loc, &o_qcow2->backing_fmt);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        tmp = o_qcow2->encrypt ? "on" : "off";
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_ENCRYPT, tmp);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE, o_qcow2->cluster_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +
> +        if (o_qcow2->cpt_lv != QBO_FMT_QCOW2_CPT_NONE) {
> +            tmp = o_qcow2->cpt_lv == QBO_FMT_QCOW2_CPT_V010 ? "0.10" : "1.1";
> +            bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_COMPAT_LEVEL, tmp);
> +            assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        }
> +
> +        if (o_qcow2->pre_mode != QBO_FMT_QCOW2_PREALLOC_NONE) {
> +            tmp = o_qcow2->pre_mode == QBO_FMT_QCOW2_PREALLOC_OFF ?
> +                                         "off" : "metadata";
> +            bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_PREALLOC, tmp);
> +            assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        }
> +        break;
> +
> +    case QB_FMT_RAW:
> +        o_raw = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_raw);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_raw->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_RBD:
> +        o_rbd = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_rbd);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_rbd->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE, o_rbd->cluster_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_SHEEPDOG:
> +        o_sd = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_sheepdog);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_sd->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        ret = set_backing_file_options(broker, param,
> +                                       &o_sd->backing_loc, NULL);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +        if (o_sd->pre_mode != QBO_FMT_SD_PREALLOC_NONE) {
> +            tmp = o_sd->pre_mode == QBO_FMT_SD_PREALLOC_OFF ? "off" : "full";
> +            bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_PREALLOC, tmp);
> +            assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_VDI:
> +        o_vdi = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_vdi);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_vdi->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        /* following option is not always valid depends on configuration */
> +        set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_CLUSTER_SIZE, o_vdi->cluster_size);
> +        if (o_vdi->pre_mode != QBO_FMT_VDI_PREALLOC_NONE) {
> +            tmp_bool = o_sd->pre_mode == QBO_FMT_VDI_PREALLOC_TRUE ?
> +                                                     true : false;
> +            set_option_parameter_int(param, "static", tmp_bool);
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_VMDK:
> +        o_vmdk = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_vmdk);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_vmdk->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        ret = set_backing_file_options(broker, param,
> +                                       &o_vmdk->backing_loc, NULL);
> +        if (ret != 0) {
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +
> +        if (o_vmdk->cpt_lv != QBO_FMT_VMDK_CPT_NONE) {
> +            tmp_bool = o_vmdk->cpt_lv == QBO_FMT_VMDK_CPT_VMDKV6_TRUE ?
> +                                                     true : false;
> +            bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param, BLOCK_OPT_COMPAT6,
> +                                                     tmp_bool);
> +            assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        }
> +        if (o_vmdk->subfmt != QBO_FMT_VMDK_SUBFMT_MONOLITHIC_NONE) {
> +            switch (o_vmdk->subfmt) {
> +            case QBO_FMT_VMDK_SUBFMT_MONOLITHIC_SPARSE:
> +                tmp = "monolithicSparse";
> +                break;
> +            case QBO_FMT_VMDK_SUBFMT_MONOLITHIC_FLAT:
> +                tmp = "monolithicFlat";
> +                break;
> +            case QBO_FMT_VMDK_SUBFMT_TWOGBMAX_EXTENT_SPARSE:
> +                tmp = "twoGbMaxExtentSparse";
> +                break;
> +            case QBO_FMT_VMDK_SUBFMT_TWOGBMAX_EXTENT_FLAT:
> +                tmp = "twoGbMaxExtentFlat";
> +                break;
> +            case QBO_FMT_VMDK_SUBFMT_STREAM_OPTIMIZED:
> +                tmp = "streamOptimized";
> +                break;
> +            default:
> +                assert(false);
> +                break;
> +            }
> +            bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                              BLOCK_OPT_SUBFMT, tmp);
> +            assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    case QB_FMT_VPC:
> +        o_vpc = &(fmt->fmt_op.o_vpc);
> +        bd_ret = set_option_parameter_int(param,
> +                               BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, o_vpc->virt_size);
> +        assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        if (o_vpc->subfmt != QBO_FMT_VPC_SUBFMT_NONE) {
> +            tmp = o_vpc->subfmt == QBO_FMT_VPC_SUBFMT_DYNAMIC ?
> +                                               "dynamic" : "fixed";
> +            bd_ret = set_option_parameter(param,
> +                               BLOCK_OPT_SUBFMT, tmp);
> +            assert(bd_ret == 0);
> +        }
> +        break;
> +    default:
> +        assert(false);

abort()

> +        break;
> +    }
> +
> +    backing_file = get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FILE);
> +    if (backing_file && backing_file->value.s) {
> +        if (!strcmp(filename, backing_file->value.s)) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                          "Backing file is the same with new file.");
> +            ret = broker->err_ret;
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    backing_fmt = get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_BACKING_FMT);
> +    if (backing_fmt && backing_fmt->value.s) {
> +        backing_drv = bdrv_find_format(backing_fmt->value.s);
> +        assert(backing_drv != NULL);
> +    }
> +
> +    size = get_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE);
> +    if (size && size->value.n <= 0) {
> +        if (backing_file && backing_file->value.s) {
> +            uint64_t size;
> +            char buf[32];
> +            int back_flags;
> +
> +            /* backing files always opened read-only */
> +            back_flags =
> +                flag &
> +                ~(BDRV_O_RDWR | BDRV_O_SNAPSHOT | BDRV_O_NO_BACKING);
> +
> +            bs = bdrv_new("");
> +
> +            ret = bdrv_open(bs, backing_file->value.s,
> +                                back_flags, backing_drv);
> +            if (ret < 0) {
> +                set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                               "Failed to open the backing file.");
> +                ret = broker->err_ret;
> +                goto out;
> +            }
> +            bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &size);
> +            size *= BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
> +
> +            snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%" PRId64, size);
> +            set_option_parameter(param, BLOCK_OPT_SIZE, buf);
> +        } else {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "Neither size or backing file was not set.");
> +            ret = broker->err_ret;
> +            goto out;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    bd_ret = bdrv_create(drv, filename, param);
> +
> +
> +    if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +        const char *errstr;
> +        if (bd_ret == -ENOTSUP) {
> +            errstr = "formatting option not supported.";
> +        } else if (bd_ret == -EFBIG) {
> +            errstr = "The image size is too large.";
> +        } else {
> +            errstr = "Error in creating the image.";
> +        }
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR, errstr);
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +
> +out:
> +    free_option_parameters(create_options);
> +    free_option_parameters(param);
> +    FUNC_FREE(filename);
> +    if (bs) {
> +        bdrv_delete(bs);
> +    }
> +
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_open(struct QBroker *broker,
> +            struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +            struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +            struct QBlockFmtInfo *fmt,
> +            int flag)
> +{
> +    int ret = 0, bd_ret;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +    BlockDriver *bd;
> +    const char *fmtstr;
> +    char *filename = NULL;
> +
> +    /* take care of user settings */
> +    /* do nothing now */
> +
> +    /* check parameters */
> +    if (flag & (~LIBQBLOCK_O_VALID_MASK)) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                      "Invalid flag was set.");
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    if ((loc == NULL) || (qbs == NULL)) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                      "Got unexpected NULL pointer in parameters.");
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    ret = loc_check_params(broker, loc);
> +    if (ret != 0) {
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* internal translate */
> +    ret = loc2filename(broker, loc, &filename);
> +    if (ret != 0) {
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    fmtstr = NULL;
> +    bd = NULL;
> +    if (fmt != NULL) {
> +        fmtstr = qb_fmttype2str(fmt->fmt_type);
> +    }
> +
> +    if (fmtstr != NULL) {
> +        bd = bdrv_find_format(fmtstr);
> +        assert(bd != NULL);
> +    }
> +
> +    /* do real openning */

opening

> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +    bd_ret = bdrv_open(bs, filename, flag, bd);
> +    if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                      "Failed in opening with driver, bd_ret is %d.", 
> bd_ret);
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    if (qbs->filename != NULL) {
> +        FUNC_FREE(qbs->filename);
> +    }
> +    qbs->filename = strdup(filename);
> +    if (qbs->filename == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        bdrv_close(bs);
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> + out:
> +    FUNC_FREE(filename);
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +void qb_close(struct QBroker *broker,
> +              struct QBlockState *qbs)
> +{
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +
> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +
> +    if (qbs->filename != NULL) {
> +        CLEAN_FREE(qbs->filename);
> +        bdrv_close(bs);
> +    }
> +    return;
> +}
> +
> +int64_t qb_read(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                uint8_t *buf,
> +                uint32_t len,
> +                uint64_t offset)
> +{
> +    int bd_ret;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +    uint8_t temp_buf[BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE], *p;
> +    uint64_t sector_start;
> +    int sector_num, byte_offset, cp_len;
> +    int remains;
> +
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +
> +    if (len <= 0) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                      "Param len is less or equal to zero.");
> +        return broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +
> +    p = buf;
> +    remains = len;
> +
> +    sector_start = offset >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +
> +    byte_offset = offset & (~BDRV_SECTOR_MASK);
> +    if (byte_offset != 0) {
> +        /* the start sector is not aligned, need to read/write this sector. 
> */
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_read(bs, sector_start, temp_buf, 1);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        cp_len = BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - byte_offset;
> +        memcpy(p, temp_buf + byte_offset, cp_len);
> +
> +        remains -= cp_len;
> +        p += cp_len;
> +        sector_start++;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* now start position is aligned. */
> +    if (remains >= BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE) {
> +        sector_num = len >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_read(bs, sector_start, p, sector_num);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        remains -= sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +        p += sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +        sector_start += sector_num;
> +    }
> +
> +    if (remains > 0) {
> +        /* there is some request remains, less than 1 sector */
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_read(bs, sector_start, temp_buf, 1);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        memcpy(p, temp_buf, remains);
> +        remains -= remains;
> +    }
> +
> +    return len-remains;
> +}
> +
> +int64_t qb_write(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                 struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                 const uint8_t *buf,
> +                 uint32_t len,
> +                 uint64_t offset)
> +{
> +    int bd_ret;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +    uint8_t temp_buf[BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE];
> +    const uint8_t *p;
> +    uint64_t sector_start;
> +    int sector_num, byte_offset, cp_len;
> +    int remains;
> +
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +
> +    if (len <= 0) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                      "Param len is less or equal to zero.");
> +        return broker->err_ret;
> +    }
> +
> +    p = buf;
> +    remains = len;
> +
> +    sector_start = offset >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +
> +    byte_offset = offset & (~BDRV_SECTOR_MASK);
> +    if (byte_offset != 0) {
> +        /* the start sector is not aligned, need to read/write this sector. 
> */
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_read(bs, sector_start, temp_buf, 1);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        cp_len = BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE - byte_offset;
> +        memcpy(temp_buf + byte_offset, p, cp_len);
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_write(bs, sector_start, temp_buf, 1);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        remains -= cp_len;
> +        p += cp_len;
> +        sector_start++;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* now start position is aligned. */
> +    if (remains >= BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE) {
> +        sector_num = len >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_write(bs, sector_start, p, sector_num);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        remains -= sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +        p += sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +        sector_start += sector_num;
> +    }
> +
> +    if (remains > 0) {
> +        /* there is some request remains, less than 1 sector */
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_read(bs, sector_start, temp_buf, 1);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        memcpy(temp_buf, p, remains);
> +        bd_ret = bdrv_write(bs, sector_start, temp_buf, 1);
> +        if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +            set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                           "QEMU internal block error.");
> +            return broker->err_ret;
> +        }
> +        remains -= remains;
> +    }
> +
> +    return len-remains;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_flush(struct QBroker *broker,
> +             struct QBlockState *qbs)
> +{
> +    int bd_ret;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +    bd_ret = bdrv_flush(bs);
> +    if (bd_ret < 0) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INTERNAL_ERR,
> +                       "Internal error.");
> +    }
> +    return broker->err_ret;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_check_allocation(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                        struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                        uint64_t start,
> +                        int length,
> +                        int *pstatus,
> +                        int *plength)
> +{
> +    int ret;
> +    int sector_start, sector_num, num;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +    unsigned int real_len, ret_len;
> +
> +    broker->err_ret = 0;
> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +
> +    if (qbs->filename == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                       "Image was not opened first.");
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    if (length <= 0) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                       "length is not valid.");
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    /* translate to sector */
> +    sector_start = start >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +    real_len = (start & (~BDRV_SECTOR_MASK)) + length;
> +    sector_num = real_len >> BDRV_SECTOR_BITS;
> +    if ((real_len & (~BDRV_SECTOR_MASK)) != 0) {
> +        sector_num++;
> +    }
> +
> +    ret = bdrv_is_allocated(bs, sector_start, sector_num, &num);
> +    if ((ret == 0) && (num == 0)) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_BLOCK_OUT_OF_RANGE,
> +                       "Start position was bigger than the image's size.");
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    *pstatus = ret;
> +    ret_len = (num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS) - (start & (~BDRV_SECTOR_MASK));
> +    if (ret_len > length) {
> +        ret_len = length;
> +    }
> +    *plength = ret_len;
> +
> + out:
> +    return broker->err_ret;
> +}
> +
> +int qb_info_image_static_get(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                             struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                             struct QBlockStaticInfo **info)
> +{
> +    int ret = 0;
> +    BlockDriverState *bs;
> +    struct QBlockStaticInfo *info_tmp;
> +    const char *fmt_str;
> +    size_t total_sectors;
> +    char backing_filename[1024];
> +
> +    if (qbs->filename == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err(broker, QB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM,
> +                       "Block Image was not openned.");
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    info_tmp = FUNC_CALLOC(1, sizeof(struct QBlockStaticInfo));
> +    if (info_tmp == NULL) {
> +        set_broker_err_nomem(broker);
> +        ret = broker->err_ret;
> +        goto out;
> +    }
> +
> +    bs = qbs->bdrvs;
> +
> +    ret = filename2loc(broker,
> +                       &(info_tmp->loc),
> +                       qbs->filename);
> +    if (ret < 0) {
> +        goto free;
> +    }
> +
> +    fmt_str = bdrv_get_format_name(bs);
> +    info_tmp->fmt_type = qb_str2fmttype(fmt_str);
> +
> +    bdrv_get_geometry(bs, &total_sectors);
> +    info_tmp->virt_size = total_sectors * BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
> +
> +    info_tmp->encrypt = bdrv_is_encrypted(bs);
> +
> +    bdrv_get_full_backing_filename(bs, backing_filename,
> +                                   sizeof(backing_filename));
> +    if (backing_filename[0] != '\0') {
> +        ret = filename2loc(broker,
> +                           &(info_tmp->backing_loc),
> +                           backing_filename);
> +        if (ret < 0) {
> +            goto free;
> +        }
> +    }
> +
> +    info_tmp->sector_size = BDRV_SECTOR_SIZE;
> +    *info = info_tmp;
> +
> + out:
> +    return ret;
> + free:
> +    qb_info_image_static_delete(broker, &info_tmp);
> +    return ret;
> +}
> +
> +/* free locations if it has string allocated on heap. */
> +static void loc_free(struct QBlockProtInfo *loc)
> +{
> +    switch (loc->prot_type) {
> +    case QB_PROT_FILE:
> +        FUNC_FREE((void *)(loc->prot_op.o_file.filename));
> +        loc->prot_op.o_file.filename = NULL;
> +        break;
> +    default:
> +        break;
> +    }
> +}
> +
> +void qb_info_image_static_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                                 struct QBlockStaticInfo **info)
> +{
> +    loc_free(&(*info)->loc);
> +    loc_free(&(*info)->backing_loc);
> +
> +    CLEAN_FREE(*info);
> +}
> diff --git a/libqblock/libqblock.h b/libqblock/libqblock.h
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..97e6c7c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/libqblock/libqblock.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,292 @@
> +/*
> + * QEMU block layer library
> + *
> + * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2012
> + *
> + * Authors:
> + *  Wenchao Xia   <address@hidden>
> + *
> + * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2 or later.
> + * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
> + *
> + */
> +
> +#ifndef LIBQBLOCK_H
> +#define LIBQBLOCK_H
> +
> +#include "libqblock-types.h"
> +#include "libqblock-error.h"
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_broker_new: allocate a new broker
> + *
> + * Broker is used to pass operation to libqblock, and get feed back from it.
> + *
> + * Returns 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: used to receive the created struct.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_broker_new(struct QBroker **broker);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_broker_delete: delete broker
> + *
> + * Broker will be freed and set to NULL.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker to be deleted.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +void qb_broker_delete(struct QBroker **broker);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_state_new: allocate a new QBlockState struct
> + *
> + * Subsequent qblock actions will use this struct
> + *
> + * Returns 0 if succeed, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: used to receive the created struct.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_state_new(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                 struct QBlockState **qbs);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_state_delete: free a QBlockState struct
> + *
> + * if image was opened, qb_close must be called before delete.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to the struct's pointer.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +void qb_state_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                     struct QBlockState **qbs);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_prot_info_new: create a new struct QBlockProtInfo.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @op: pointer to receive the new created one.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_prot_info_new(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                     struct QBlockProtInfo **op);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_prot_info_delete: free a struct QBlockProtInfo.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @op: pointer to the object, *op would be set to NULL.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +void qb_prot_info_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                         struct QBlockProtInfo **op);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_fmt_info_new: create a new QBlockFmtInfo structure.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @op: pointer that will receive created struct.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_fmt_info_new(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                    struct QBlockFmtInfo **op);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_fmt_info_delete: free QBlockFmtInfo structure.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @op: pointer to the struct, *op would be set to NULL.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +void qb_fmt_info_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                        struct QBlockFmtInfo **op);
> +
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_open: open a block object.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + * @loc: location options for open, how to find the image.
> + * @fmt: format options, how to extract the data, only valid member now is
> + *    fmt->fmt_type, set to NULL if you want to auto discovery the format.
> + * @flag: behavior control flags, it is LIBQBLOCK_O_XXX's combination.
> + *
> + * Note: For raw image, there is a risk that it's content is changed to some
> + *  magic value resulting a wrong probing done by libqblock, so don't do
> + * probing on raw images.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_open(struct QBroker *broker,
> +            struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +            struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +            struct QBlockFmtInfo *fmt,
> +            int flag);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_close: close a block object.
> + *
> + * qb_flush is automatically done inside.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +void qb_close(struct QBroker *broker,
> +              struct QBlockState *qbs);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_create: create a block image or object.
> + *
> + * Note: Create operation would not open the image automatically.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + * @loc: location options for open, how to find the image.
> + * @fmt: format options, how to extract the data.
> + * @flag: behavior control flags, LIBQBLOCK_O_XXX's combination.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_create(struct QBroker *broker,
> +              struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +              struct QBlockProtInfo *loc,
> +              struct QBlockFmtInfo *fmt,
> +              int flag);
> +
> +
> +/* sync access */
> +/**
> + * qb_read: block sync read.
> + *
> + * return number of bytes read, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + * @buf: buffer that receive the content.
> + * @len: length to read.
> + * @offset: offset in the block data.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int64_t qb_read(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                uint8_t *buf,
> +                uint32_t len,
> +                uint64_t offset);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_write: block sync write.
> + *
> + * return number of bytes written, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + * @buf: buffer that receive the content.
> + * @len: length to write.
> + * @offset: offset in the block data.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int64_t qb_write(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                 struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                 const uint8_t *buf,
> +                 uint32_t len,
> +                 uint64_t offset);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_flush: block sync flush.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_flush(struct QBroker *broker,
> +             struct QBlockState *qbs);
> +
> +
> +/* advance image APIs */
> +/**
> + * qb_check_allocation: check if [start, start+lenth-1] was allocated on the
> + *  image.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + * @start: start position, unit is byte.
> + * @length: length to check, unit is byte.
> + * @pstatus: pointer to receive the status, 1 means allocated,
> + *  0 means unallocated.
> + * @plength: pointer to receive the length that all have the same status as
> + *  *pstatus.
> + *
> + * Note: after return, start+*plength may have the same status as
> + *  start+*plength-1.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_check_allocation(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                        struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                        uint64_t start,
> +                        int length,
> +                        int *pstatus,
> +                        int *plength);
> +
> +/* image information */
> +/**
> + * qb_get_image_info: get image info.
> + *
> + * return 0 on success, libqblock negative error value on fail.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @qbs: pointer to struct QBlockState.
> + * @info: pointer that would receive the information.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +int qb_info_image_static_get(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                             struct QBlockState *qbs,
> +                             struct QBlockStaticInfo **info);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_delete_image_info: free image info.
> + *
> + * @broker: operation broker.
> + * @info: pointer to the information struct.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +void qb_info_image_static_delete(struct QBroker *broker,
> +                                 struct QBlockStaticInfo **info);
> +
> +/* helper functions */
> +/**
> + * qb_str2fmttype: translate format string to libqblock format enum type.
> + *
> + * return the type, or QB_FMT_NONE if string matches none of supported types.
> + *
> + * @fmt: the format string.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +enum QBlockFmtType qb_str2fmttype(const char *fmt_str);
> +
> +/**
> + * qb_fmttype2str: libqblock format enum type to a string.
> + *
> + * return a pointer to the string, or NULL if type is not supported, and
> + *  returned pointer do NOT need to free.
> + *
> + * @fmt: the format enum type.
> + */
> +DLL_PUBLIC
> +const char *qb_fmttype2str(enum QBlockFmtType fmt_type);
> +#endif
> --
> 1.7.1
>
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