mergerfs/libfuse/include/fuse_lowlevel.h

/*
  FUSE: Filesystem in Userspace
  Copyright (C) 2001-2007  Miklos Szeredi <miklos@szeredi.hu>

  This program can be distributed under the terms of the GNU LGPLv2.
  See the file COPYING.LIB.
*/

#ifndef _FUSE_LOWLEVEL_H_
#define _FUSE_LOWLEVEL_H_

/** @file
 *
 * Low level API
 *
 * IMPORTANT: you should define FUSE_USE_VERSION before including this
 * header.  To use the newest API define it to 26 (recommended for any
 * new application), to use the old API define it to 24 (default) or
 * 25
 */

#ifndef FUSE_USE_VERSION
#define FUSE_USE_VERSION 24
#endif

#include "extern_c.h"
#include "fuse_common.h"

#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/statvfs.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>
#include <utime.h>

EXTERN_C_BEGIN

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Miscellaneous definitions				       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/** The node ID of the root inode */
#define FUSE_ROOT_ID 1

/** Inode number type */
typedef uint64_t fuse_ino_t;

/** Request pointer type */
typedef struct fuse_req *fuse_req_t;

/**
 * Session
 *
 * This provides hooks for processing requests, and exiting
 */
struct fuse_session;

/**
 * Channel
 *
 * A communication channel, providing hooks for sending and receiving
 * messages
 */
struct fuse_chan;

/** Directory entry parameters supplied to fuse_reply_entry() */
struct fuse_entry_param
{
  /** Unique inode number
   *
   * In lookup, zero means negative entry (from version 2.5)
   * Returning ENOENT also means negative entry, but by setting zero
   * ino the kernel may cache negative entries for entry_timeout
   * seconds.
   */
  fuse_ino_t ino;

  /** Generation number for this entry.
   *
   * If the file system will be exported over NFS, the
   * ino/generation pairs need to be unique over the file
   * system's lifetime (rather than just the mount time). So if
   * the file system reuses an inode after it has been deleted,
   * it must assign a new, previously unused generation number
   * to the inode at the same time.
   *
   * The generation must be non-zero, otherwise FUSE will treat
   * it as an error.
   *
   */
  uint64_t generation;


  /** Inode attributes.
   *
   * Even if attr_timeout == 0, attr must be correct. For example,
   * for open(), FUSE uses attr.st_size from lookup() to determine
   * how many bytes to request. If this value is not correct,
   * incorrect data will be returned.
   */
  struct stat attr;

  fuse_timeouts_t timeout;
};

/** Additional context associated with requests */
struct fuse_ctx
{
  /** User ID of the calling process */
  uid_t uid;

  /** Group ID of the calling process */
  gid_t gid;

  /** Thread ID of the calling process */
  pid_t pid;

  /** Umask of the calling process (introduced in version 2.8) */
  mode_t umask;
};

struct fuse_forget_data
{
  fuse_ino_t ino;
  uint64_t nlookup;
};

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Request methods and replies				       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/**
 * Low level filesystem operations
 *
 * Most of the methods (with the exception of init and destroy)
 * receive a request handle (fuse_req_t) as their first argument.
 * This handle must be passed to one of the specified reply functions.
 *
 * This may be done inside the method invocation, or after the call
 * has returned.  The request handle is valid until one of the reply
 * functions is called.
 *
 * Other pointer arguments (name, fuse_file_info, etc) are not valid
 * after the call has returned, so if they are needed later, their
 * contents have to be copied.
 *
 * The filesystem sometimes needs to handle a return value of -ENOENT
 * from the reply function, which means, that the request was
 * interrupted, and the reply discarded.  For example if
 * fuse_reply_open() return -ENOENT means, that the release method for
 * this file will not be called.
 */
struct fuse_lowlevel_ops
{
  /**
   * Initialize filesystem
   *
   * Called before any other filesystem method
   *
   * There's no reply to this function
   *
   * @param userdata the user data passed to fuse_lowlevel_new()
   */
  void (*init)(void *userdata, struct fuse_conn_info *conn);

  /**
   * Clean up filesystem
   *
   * Called on filesystem exit
   *
   * There's no reply to this function
   *
   * @param userdata the user data passed to fuse_lowlevel_new()
   */
  void (*destroy)(void *userdata);

  /**
   * Look up a directory entry by name and get its attributes.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_entry
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name the name to look up
   */
  void (*lookup)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name);

  /**
   * Forget about an inode
   *
   * This function is called when the kernel removes an inode
   * from its internal caches.
   *
   * The inode's lookup count increases by one for every call to
   * fuse_reply_entry and fuse_reply_create. The nlookup parameter
   * indicates by how much the lookup count should be decreased.
   *
   * Inodes with a non-zero lookup count may receive request from
   * the kernel even after calls to unlink, rmdir or (when
   * overwriting an existing file) rename. Filesystems must handle
   * such requests properly and it is recommended to defer removal
   * of the inode until the lookup count reaches zero. Calls to
   * unlink, remdir or rename will be followed closely by forget
   * unless the file or directory is open, in which case the
   * kernel issues forget only after the release or releasedir
   * calls.
   *
   * Note that if a file system will be exported over NFS the
   * inodes lifetime must extend even beyond forget. See the
   * generation field in struct fuse_entry_param above.
   *
   * On unmount the lookup count for all inodes implicitly drops
   * to zero. It is not guaranteed that the file system will
   * receive corresponding forget messages for the affected
   * inodes.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_none
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param nlookup the number of lookups to forget
   */
  void (*forget)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, uint64_t nlookup);

  /**
   * Get file attributes
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_attr
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi for future use, currently always NULL
   */
  void (*getattr)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                  fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Set file attributes
   *
   * In the 'attr' argument only members indicated by the 'to_set'
   * bitmask contain valid values.  Other members contain undefined
   * values.
   *
   * If the setattr was invoked from the ftruncate() system call
   * under Linux kernel versions 2.6.15 or later, the fi->fh will
   * contain the value set by the open method or will be undefined
   * if the open method didn't set any value.  Otherwise (not
   * ftruncate call, or kernel version earlier than 2.6.15) the fi
   * parameter will be NULL.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_attr
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param attr the attributes
   * @param to_set bit mask of attributes which should be set
   * @param fi file information, or NULL
   *
   * Changed in version 2.5:
   *     file information filled in for ftruncate
   */
  void (*setattr)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, struct stat *attr,
                  int to_set, fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Read symbolic link
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_readlink
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   */
  void (*readlink)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino);

  /**
   * Create file node
   *
   * Create a regular file, character device, block device, fifo or
   * socket node.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_entry
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name to create
   * @param mode file type and mode with which to create the new file
   * @param rdev the device number (only valid if created file is a device)
   */
  void (*mknod)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
                mode_t mode, dev_t rdev);

  /**
   * Create a directory
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_entry
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name to create
   * @param mode with which to create the new file
   */
  void (*mkdir)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
                mode_t mode);

  /**
   * Remove a file
   *
   * If the file's inode's lookup count is non-zero, the file
   * system is expected to postpone any removal of the inode
   * until the lookup count reaches zero (see description of the
   * forget function).
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name to remove
   */
  void (*unlink)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name);

  /**
   * Remove a directory
   *
   * If the directory's inode's lookup count is non-zero, the
   * file system is expected to postpone any removal of the
   * inode until the lookup count reaches zero (see description
   * of the forget function).
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name to remove
   */
  void (*rmdir)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name);

  /**
   * Create a symbolic link
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_entry
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param link the contents of the symbolic link
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name to create
   */
  void (*symlink)(fuse_req_t req, const char *link, fuse_ino_t parent,
                  const char *name);

  /** Rename a file
   *
   * If the target exists it should be atomically replaced. If
   * the target's inode's lookup count is non-zero, the file
   * system is expected to postpone any removal of the inode
   * until the lookup count reaches zero (see description of the
   * forget function).
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the old parent directory
   * @param name old name
   * @param newparent inode number of the new parent directory
   * @param newname new name
   */
  void (*rename)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
                 fuse_ino_t newparent, const char *newname);

  /**
   * Create a hard link
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_entry
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the old inode number
   * @param newparent inode number of the new parent directory
   * @param newname new name to create
   */
  void (*link)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, fuse_ino_t newparent,
               const char *newname);

  /**
   * Open a file
   *
   * Open flags (with the exception of O_CREAT, O_EXCL, O_NOCTTY and
   * O_TRUNC) are available in fi->flags.
   *
   * Filesystem may store an arbitrary file handle (pointer, index,
   * etc) in fi->fh, and use this in other all other file operations
   * (read, write, flush, release, fsync).
   *
   * Filesystem may also implement stateless file I/O and not store
   * anything in fi->fh.
   *
   * There are also some flags (direct_io, keep_cache) which the
   * filesystem may set in fi, to change the way the file is opened.
   * See fuse_file_info structure in <fuse_common.h> for more details.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_open
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*open)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
               fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Read data
   *
   * Read should send exactly the number of bytes requested except
   * on EOF or error, otherwise the rest of the data will be
   * substituted with zeroes.  An exception to this is when the file
   * has been opened in 'direct_io' mode, in which case the return
   * value of the read system call will reflect the return value of
   * this operation.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the open method, or will
   * be undefined if the open method didn't set any value.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_buf
   *   fuse_reply_iov
   *   fuse_reply_data
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param size number of bytes to read
   * @param off offset to read from
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*read)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, size_t size, off_t off,
               fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Write data
   *
   * Write should return exactly the number of bytes requested
   * except on error.  An exception to this is when the file has
   * been opened in 'direct_io' mode, in which case the return value
   * of the write system call will reflect the return value of this
   * operation.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the open method, or will
   * be undefined if the open method didn't set any value.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_write
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param buf data to write
   * @param size number of bytes to write
   * @param off offset to write to
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*write)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, const char *buf,
                size_t size, off_t off, fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Flush method
   *
   * This is called on each close() of the opened file.
   *
   * Since file descriptors can be duplicated (dup, dup2, fork), for
   * one open call there may be many flush calls.
   *
   * Filesystems shouldn't assume that flush will always be called
   * after some writes, or that if will be called at all.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the open method, or will
   * be undefined if the open method didn't set any value.
   *
   * NOTE: the name of the method is misleading, since (unlike
   * fsync) the filesystem is not forced to flush pending writes.
   * One reason to flush data, is if the filesystem wants to return
   * write errors.
   *
   * If the filesystem supports file locking operations (setlk,
   * getlk) it should remove all locks belonging to 'fi->owner'.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*flush)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Release an open file
   *
   * Release is called when there are no more references to an open
   * file: all file descriptors are closed and all memory mappings
   * are unmapped.
   *
   * For every open call there will be exactly one release call.
   *
   * The filesystem may reply with an error, but error values are
   * not returned to close() or munmap() which triggered the
   * release.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the open method, or will
   * be undefined if the open method didn't set any value.
   * fi->flags will contain the same flags as for open.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*release)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                  fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Synchronize file contents
   *
   * If the datasync parameter is non-zero, then only the user data
   * should be flushed, not the meta data.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param datasync flag indicating if only data should be flushed
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*fsync)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, int datasync,
                fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Open a directory
   *
   * Filesystem may store an arbitrary file handle (pointer, index,
   * etc) in fi->fh, and use this in other all other directory
   * stream operations (readdir, releasedir, fsyncdir).
   *
   * Filesystem may also implement stateless directory I/O and not
   * store anything in fi->fh, though that makes it impossible to
   * implement standard conforming directory stream operations in
   * case the contents of the directory can change between opendir
   * and releasedir.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_open
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*opendir)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                  fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Read directory
   *
   * Send a buffer filled using fuse_add_direntry(), with size not
   * exceeding the requested size.  Send an empty buffer on end of
   * stream.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the opendir method, or
   * will be undefined if the opendir method didn't set any value.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_buf
   *   fuse_reply_data
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param size maximum number of bytes to send
   * @param off offset to continue reading the directory stream
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*readdir)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, size_t size, off_t off,
                  fuse_file_info_t *llffi);

  void (*readdir_plus)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                       size_t size, off_t off,
                       fuse_file_info_t *ffi);

  /**
   * Release an open directory
   *
   * For every opendir call there will be exactly one releasedir
   * call.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the opendir method, or
   * will be undefined if the opendir method didn't set any value.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*releasedir)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                     fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Synchronize directory contents
   *
   * If the datasync parameter is non-zero, then only the directory
   * contents should be flushed, not the meta data.
   *
   * fi->fh will contain the value set by the opendir method, or
   * will be undefined if the opendir method didn't set any value.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param datasync flag indicating if only data should be flushed
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*fsyncdir)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, int datasync,
                   fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Get file system statistics
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_statfs
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number, zero means "undefined"
   */
  void (*statfs)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino);

  /**
   * Set an extended attribute
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   */
  void (*setxattr)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, const char *name,
                   const char *value, size_t size, int flags);

  /**
   * Get an extended attribute
   *
   * If size is zero, the size of the value should be sent with
   * fuse_reply_xattr.
   *
   * If the size is non-zero, and the value fits in the buffer, the
   * value should be sent with fuse_reply_buf.
   *
   * If the size is too small for the value, the ERANGE error should
   * be sent.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_buf
   *   fuse_reply_data
   *   fuse_reply_xattr
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param name of the extended attribute
   * @param size maximum size of the value to send
   */
  void (*getxattr)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, const char *name,
                   size_t size);

  /**
   * List extended attribute names
   *
   * If size is zero, the total size of the attribute list should be
   * sent with fuse_reply_xattr.
   *
   * If the size is non-zero, and the null character separated
   * attribute list fits in the buffer, the list should be sent with
   * fuse_reply_buf.
   *
   * If the size is too small for the list, the ERANGE error should
   * be sent.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_buf
   *   fuse_reply_data
   *   fuse_reply_xattr
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param size maximum size of the list to send
   */
  void (*listxattr)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, size_t size);

  /**
   * Remove an extended attribute
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param name of the extended attribute
   */
  void (*removexattr)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, const char *name);

  /**
   * Check file access permissions
   *
   * This will be called for the access() system call.  If the
   * 'default_permissions' mount option is given, this method is not
   * called.
   *
   * This method is not called under Linux kernel versions 2.4.x
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.5
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param mask requested access mode
   */
  void (*access)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, int mask);

  /**
   * Create and open a file
   *
   * If the file does not exist, first create it with the specified
   * mode, and then open it.
   *
   * Open flags (with the exception of O_NOCTTY) are available in
   * fi->flags.
   *
   * Filesystem may store an arbitrary file handle (pointer, index,
   * etc) in fi->fh, and use this in other all other file operations
   * (read, write, flush, release, fsync).
   *
   * There are also some flags (direct_io, keep_cache) which the
   * filesystem may set in fi, to change the way the file is opened.
   * See fuse_file_info structure in <fuse_common.h> for more details.
   *
   * If this method is not implemented or under Linux kernel
   * versions earlier than 2.6.15, the mknod() and open() methods
   * will be called instead.
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.5
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_create
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param parent inode number of the parent directory
   * @param name to create
   * @param mode file type and mode with which to create the new file
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*create)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t parent, const char *name,
                 mode_t mode, fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Test for a POSIX file lock
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.6
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_lock
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   * @param lock the region/type to test
   */
  void (*getlk)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                fuse_file_info_t *fi, struct flock *lock);

  /**
   * Acquire, modify or release a POSIX file lock
   *
   * For POSIX threads (NPTL) there's a 1-1 relation between pid and
   * owner, but otherwise this is not always the case.  For checking
   * lock ownership, 'fi->owner' must be used.  The l_pid field in
   * 'struct flock' should only be used to fill in this field in
   * getlk().
   *
   * Note: if the locking methods are not implemented, the kernel
   * will still allow file locking to work locally.  Hence these are
   * only interesting for network filesystems and similar.
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.6
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   * @param lock the region/type to set
   * @param sleep locking operation may sleep
   */
  void (*setlk)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                fuse_file_info_t *fi,
                struct flock *lock, int sleep);

  /**
   * Map block index within file to block index within device
   *
   * Note: This makes sense only for block device backed filesystems
   * mounted with the 'blkdev' option
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.6
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_bmap
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param blocksize unit of block index
   * @param idx block index within file
   */
  void (*bmap)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, size_t blocksize,
               uint64_t idx);

  /**
   * Ioctl
   *
   * Note: For unrestricted ioctls (not allowed for FUSE
   * servers), data in and out areas can be discovered by giving
   * iovs and setting FUSE_IOCTL_RETRY in @flags.  For
   * restricted ioctls, kernel prepares in/out data area
   * according to the information encoded in cmd.
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.8
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_ioctl_retry
   *   fuse_reply_ioctl
   *   fuse_reply_ioctl_iov
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param cmd ioctl command
   * @param arg ioctl argument
   * @param fi file information
   * @param flags for FUSE_IOCTL_* flags
   * @param in_buf data fetched from the caller
   * @param in_bufsz number of fetched bytes
   * @param out_bufsz maximum size of output data
   */
  void (*ioctl)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, unsigned long cmd, void *arg,
                fuse_file_info_t *fi, unsigned flags,
                const void *in_buf, uint32_t in_bufsz, uint32_t out_bufsz);

  /**
   * Poll for IO readiness
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.8
   *
   * Note: If ph is non-NULL, the client should notify
   * when IO readiness events occur by calling
   * fuse_lowelevel_notify_poll() with the specified ph.
   *
   * Regardless of the number of times poll with a non-NULL ph
   * is received, single notification is enough to clear all.
   * Notifying more times incurs overhead but doesn't harm
   * correctness.
   *
   * The callee is responsible for destroying ph with
   * fuse_pollhandle_destroy() when no longer in use.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_poll
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   * @param ph poll handle to be used for notification
   */
  void (*poll)(fuse_req_t req,
               fuse_ino_t ino,
               fuse_file_info_t *fi,
               fuse_pollhandle_t *ph);

  /**
   * Write data made available in a buffer
   *
   * This is a more generic version of the ->write() method.  If
   * FUSE_CAP_SPLICE_READ is set in fuse_conn_info.want and the
   * kernel supports splicing from the fuse device, then the
   * data will be made available in pipe for supporting zero
   * copy data transfer.
   *
   * buf->count is guaranteed to be one (and thus buf->idx is
   * always zero). The write_buf handler must ensure that
   * bufv->off is correctly updated (reflecting the number of
   * bytes read from bufv->buf[0]).
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.9
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_write
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param bufv buffer containing the data
   * @param off offset to write to
   * @param fi file information
   */
  void (*write_buf)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                    struct fuse_bufvec *bufv, off_t off,
                    fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Callback function for the retrieve request
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.9
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *	fuse_reply_none
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param cookie user data supplied to fuse_lowlevel_notify_retrieve()
   * @param ino the inode number supplied to fuse_lowlevel_notify_retrieve()
   * @param offset the offset supplied to fuse_lowlevel_notify_retrieve()
   * @param bufv the buffer containing the returned data
   */
  void (*retrieve_reply)(fuse_req_t req, void *cookie, fuse_ino_t ino,
                         off_t offset, struct fuse_bufvec *bufv);

  /**
   * Forget about multiple inodes
   *
   * See description of the forget function for more
   * information.
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.9
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_none
   *
   * @param req request handle
   */
  void (*forget_multi)(fuse_req_t req, size_t count,
                       struct fuse_forget_data *forgets);

  /**
   * Acquire, modify or release a BSD file lock
   *
   * Note: if the locking methods are not implemented, the kernel
   * will still allow file locking to work locally.  Hence these are
   * only interesting for network filesystems and similar.
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.9
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param fi file information
   * @param op the locking operation, see flock(2)
   */
  void (*flock)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino,
                fuse_file_info_t *fi, int op);

  /**
   * Allocate requested space. If this function returns success then
   * subsequent writes to the specified range shall not fail due to the lack
   * of free space on the file system storage media.
   *
   * Introduced in version 2.9
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino the inode number
   * @param offset starting point for allocated region
   * @param length size of allocated region
   * @param mode determines the operation to be performed on the given range,
   *             see fallocate(2)
   */
  void (*fallocate)(fuse_req_t req, fuse_ino_t ino, int mode,
                    off_t offset, off_t length, fuse_file_info_t *fi);

  /**
   * Copy a range of data from one file to another
   *
   * Performs an optimized copy between two file descriptors without
   * the
   * additional cost of transferring data through the FUSE kernel
   * module
   * to user space (glibc) and then back into the FUSE filesystem
   * again.
   *
   * In case this method is not implemented, glibc falls back to
   * reading
   * data from the source and writing to the destination. Effectively
   * doing an inefficient copy of the data.
   *
   * If this request is answered with an error code of ENOSYS, this is
   * treated as a permanent failure with error code EOPNOTSUPP,
   * i.e. all
   * future copy_file_range() requests will fail with EOPNOTSUPP
   * without
   * being send to the filesystem process.
   *
   * Valid replies:
   *   fuse_reply_write
   *   fuse_reply_err
   *
   * @param req request handle
   * @param ino_in the inode number of the source file
   * @param off_in starting point from were the data should be read
   * @param fi_in file information of the source file
   * @param ino_out the inode number of the destination file
   * @param off_out starting point where the data should be written
   * @param fi_out file information of the destination file
   * @param len maximum size of the data to copy
   * @param flags passed along with the copy_file_range() syscall
   */
  void (*copy_file_range)(fuse_req_t        req,
                          fuse_ino_t        ino_in,
                          off_t             off_in,
                          fuse_file_info_t *fi_in,
                          fuse_ino_t        ino_out,
                          off_t             off_out,
                          fuse_file_info_t *fi_out,
                          size_t            len,
                          int               flags);
};

/**
 * Reply with an error code or success
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   all except forget
 *
 * unlink, rmdir, rename, flush, release, fsync, fsyncdir, setxattr,
 * removexattr and setlk may send a zero code
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param err the positive error value, or zero for success
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_err(fuse_req_t req, int err);

/**
 * Don't send reply
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   forget
 *
 * @param req request handle
 */
void fuse_reply_none(fuse_req_t req);

/**
 * Reply with a directory entry
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   lookup, mknod, mkdir, symlink, link
 *
 * Side effects:
 *   increments the lookup count on success
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param e the entry parameters
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_entry(fuse_req_t req, const struct fuse_entry_param *e);

/**
 * Reply with a directory entry and open parameters
 *
 * currently the following members of 'fi' are used:
 *   fh, direct_io, keep_cache
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   create
 *
 * Side effects:
 *   increments the lookup count on success
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param e the entry parameters
 * @param fi file information
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_create(fuse_req_t req, const struct fuse_entry_param *e,
                      const fuse_file_info_t *fi);

/**
 * Reply with attributes
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   getattr, setattr
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param attr the attributes
 * @param attr_timeout	validity timeout (in seconds) for the attributes
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_attr(fuse_req_t         req,
                    const struct stat *attr,
                    const uint64_t     timeout);

/**
 * Reply with the contents of a symbolic link
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   readlink
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param link symbolic link contents
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_readlink(fuse_req_t req, const char *link);

/**
 * Reply with open parameters
 *
 * currently the following members of 'fi' are used:
 *   fh, direct_io, keep_cache
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   open, opendir
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param fi file information
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_open(fuse_req_t req, const fuse_file_info_t *fi);

/**
 * Reply with number of bytes written
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   write
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param count the number of bytes written
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_write(fuse_req_t req, size_t count);

/**
 * Reply with data
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   read, readdir, getxattr, listxattr
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param buf buffer containing data
 * @param size the size of data in bytes
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_buf(fuse_req_t req, const char *buf, size_t size);

/**
 * Reply with data copied/moved from buffer(s)
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   read, readdir, getxattr, listxattr
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param bufv buffer vector
 * @param flags flags controlling the copy
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_data(fuse_req_t req, struct fuse_bufvec *bufv,
                    enum fuse_buf_copy_flags flags);

/**
 * Reply with data vector
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   read, readdir, getxattr, listxattr
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param iov the vector containing the data
 * @param count the size of vector
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_iov(fuse_req_t req, const struct iovec *iov, int count);

/**
 * Reply with filesystem statistics
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   statfs
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param stbuf filesystem statistics
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_statfs(fuse_req_t req, const struct statvfs *stbuf);

/**
 * Reply with needed buffer size
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   getxattr, listxattr
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param count the buffer size needed in bytes
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_xattr(fuse_req_t req, size_t count);

/**
 * Reply with file lock information
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   getlk
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param lock the lock information
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_lock(fuse_req_t req, const struct flock *lock);

/**
 * Reply with block index
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   bmap
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param idx block index within device
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_bmap(fuse_req_t req, uint64_t idx);

/**
 * Reply to ask for data fetch and output buffer preparation.  ioctl
 * will be retried with the specified input data fetched and output
 * buffer prepared.
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   ioctl
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param in_iov iovec specifying data to fetch from the caller
 * @param in_count number of entries in in_iov
 * @param out_iov iovec specifying addresses to write output to
 * @param out_count number of entries in out_iov
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure to send reply
 */
int fuse_reply_ioctl_retry(fuse_req_t req,
                           const struct iovec *in_iov, size_t in_count,
                           const struct iovec *out_iov, size_t out_count);

/**
 * Reply to finish ioctl
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   ioctl
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param result result to be passed to the caller
 * @param buf buffer containing output data
 * @param size length of output data
 */
int fuse_reply_ioctl(fuse_req_t req, int result, const void *buf, uint32_t size);

/**
 * Reply to finish ioctl with iov buffer
 *
 * Possible requests:
 *   ioctl
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param result result to be passed to the caller
 * @param iov the vector containing the data
 * @param count the size of vector
 */
int fuse_reply_ioctl_iov(fuse_req_t req, int result, const struct iovec *iov,
                         int count);

/**
 * Reply with poll result event mask
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param revents poll result event mask
 */
int fuse_reply_poll(fuse_req_t req, unsigned revents);

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Notification						       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/**
 * Notify IO readiness event
 *
 * For more information, please read comment for poll operation.
 *
 * @param ph poll handle to notify IO readiness event for
 */
int fuse_lowlevel_notify_poll(fuse_pollhandle_t *ph);

/**
 * Notify to invalidate cache for an inode
 *
 * @param ch the channel through which to send the invalidation
 * @param ino the inode number
 * @param off the offset in the inode where to start invalidating
 *            or negative to invalidate attributes only
 * @param len the amount of cache to invalidate or 0 for all
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure
 */
int fuse_lowlevel_notify_inval_inode(struct fuse_chan *ch, fuse_ino_t ino,
                                     off_t off, off_t len);

/**
 * Notify to invalidate parent attributes and the dentry matching
 * parent/name
 *
 * To avoid a deadlock don't call this function from a filesystem operation and
 * don't call it with a lock held that can also be held by a filesystem
 * operation.
 *
 * @param ch the channel through which to send the invalidation
 * @param parent inode number
 * @param name file name
 * @param namelen strlen() of file name
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure
 */
int fuse_lowlevel_notify_inval_entry(struct fuse_chan *ch, fuse_ino_t parent,
                                     const char *name, size_t namelen);

/**
 * Notify to invalidate parent attributes and delete the dentry matching
 * parent/name if the dentry's inode number matches child (otherwise it
 * will invalidate the matching dentry).
 *
 * To avoid a deadlock don't call this function from a filesystem operation and
 * don't call it with a lock held that can also be held by a filesystem
 * operation.
 *
 * @param ch the channel through which to send the notification
 * @param parent inode number
 * @param child inode number
 * @param name file name
 * @param namelen strlen() of file name
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure
 */
int fuse_lowlevel_notify_delete(struct fuse_chan *ch,
                                fuse_ino_t parent, fuse_ino_t child,
                                const char *name, size_t namelen);

/**
 * Store data to the kernel buffers
 *
 * Synchronously store data in the kernel buffers belonging to the
 * given inode.  The stored data is marked up-to-date (no read will be
 * performed against it, unless it's invalidated or evicted from the
 * cache).
 *
 * If the stored data overflows the current file size, then the size
 * is extended, similarly to a write(2) on the filesystem.
 *
 * If this function returns an error, then the store wasn't fully
 * completed, but it may have been partially completed.
 *
 * @param ch the channel through which to send the invalidation
 * @param ino the inode number
 * @param offset the starting offset into the file to store to
 * @param bufv buffer vector
 * @param flags flags controlling the copy
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure
 */
int fuse_lowlevel_notify_store(struct fuse_chan *ch, fuse_ino_t ino,
                               off_t offset, struct fuse_bufvec *bufv,
                               enum fuse_buf_copy_flags flags);
/**
 * Retrieve data from the kernel buffers
 *
 * Retrieve data in the kernel buffers belonging to the given inode.
 * If successful then the retrieve_reply() method will be called with
 * the returned data.
 *
 * Only present pages are returned in the retrieve reply.  Retrieving
 * stops when it finds a non-present page and only data prior to that is
 * returned.
 *
 * If this function returns an error, then the retrieve will not be
 * completed and no reply will be sent.
 *
 * This function doesn't change the dirty state of pages in the kernel
 * buffer.  For dirty pages the write() method will be called
 * regardless of having been retrieved previously.
 *
 * @param ch the channel through which to send the invalidation
 * @param ino the inode number
 * @param size the number of bytes to retrieve
 * @param offset the starting offset into the file to retrieve from
 * @param cookie user data to supply to the reply callback
 * @return zero for success, -errno for failure
 */
int fuse_lowlevel_notify_retrieve(struct fuse_chan *ch, fuse_ino_t ino,
                                  size_t size, off_t offset, void *cookie);


/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Utility functions					       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/**
 * Get the userdata from the request
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @return the user data passed to fuse_lowlevel_new()
 */
void *fuse_req_userdata(fuse_req_t req);

/**
 * Get the context from the request
 *
 * The pointer returned by this function will only be valid for the
 * request's lifetime
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @return the context structure
 */
const struct fuse_ctx *fuse_req_ctx(fuse_req_t req);

/**
 * Get the current supplementary group IDs for the specified request
 *
 * Similar to the getgroups(2) system call, except the return value is
 * always the total number of group IDs, even if it is larger than the
 * specified size.
 *
 * The current fuse kernel module in linux (as of 2.6.30) doesn't pass
 * the group list to userspace, hence this function needs to parse
 * "/proc/$TID/task/$TID/status" to get the group IDs.
 *
 * This feature may not be supported on all operating systems.  In
 * such a case this function will return -ENOSYS.
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param size size of given array
 * @param list array of group IDs to be filled in
 * @return the total number of supplementary group IDs or -errno on failure
 */
int fuse_req_getgroups(fuse_req_t req, int size, gid_t list[]);

/**
 * Callback function for an interrupt
 *
 * @param req interrupted request
 * @param data user data
 */
typedef void (*fuse_interrupt_func_t)(fuse_req_t req, void *data);

/**
 * Register/unregister callback for an interrupt
 *
 * If an interrupt has already happened, then the callback function is
 * called from within this function, hence it's not possible for
 * interrupts to be lost.
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @param func the callback function or NULL for unregister
 * @param data user data passed to the callback function
 */
void fuse_req_interrupt_func(fuse_req_t req, fuse_interrupt_func_t func,
                             void *data);

/**
 * Check if a request has already been interrupted
 *
 * @param req request handle
 * @return 1 if the request has been interrupted, 0 otherwise
 */
int fuse_req_interrupted(fuse_req_t req);

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Filesystem setup					       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/* Deprecated, don't use */
int fuse_lowlevel_is_lib_option(const char *opt);

/**
 * Create a low level session
 *
 * @param args argument vector
 * @param op the low level filesystem operations
 * @param op_size sizeof(struct fuse_lowlevel_ops)
 * @param userdata user data
 * @return the created session object, or NULL on failure
 */
struct fuse_session *fuse_lowlevel_new(struct fuse_args *args,
                                       const struct fuse_lowlevel_ops *op,
                                       size_t op_size, void *userdata);

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Session interface					       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/**
 * Session operations
 *
 * This is used in session creation
 */
struct fuse_session_ops
{
  /**
   * Hook to process a request (mandatory)
   *
   * @param data user data passed to fuse_session_new()
   * @param buf buffer containing the raw request
   * @param len request length
   * @param ch channel on which the request was received
   */
  void (*process)(void *data, const char *buf, size_t len,
                  struct fuse_chan *ch);

  /**
   * Hook for session exit and reset (optional)
   *
   * @param data user data passed to fuse_session_new()
   * @param val exited status (1 - exited, 0 - not exited)
   */
  void (*exit)(void *data, int val);

  /**
   * Hook for querying the current exited status (optional)
   *
   * @param data user data passed to fuse_session_new()
   * @return 1 if exited, 0 if not exited
   */
  int (*exited)(void *data);

  /**
   * Hook for cleaning up the channel on destroy (optional)
   *
   * @param data user data passed to fuse_session_new()
   */
  void (*destroy)(void *data);
};

/**
 * Create a new session
 *
 * @param op session operations
 * @param data user data
 * @return new session object, or NULL on failure
 */
struct fuse_session *fuse_session_new(struct fuse_session_ops *op, void *data);

/**
 * Assign a channel to a session
 *
 * Note: currently only a single channel may be assigned.  This may
 * change in the future
 *
 * If a session is destroyed, the assigned channel is also destroyed
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @param ch the channel
 */
void fuse_session_add_chan(struct fuse_session *se, struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Remove a channel from a session
 *
 * If the channel is not assigned to a session, then this is a no-op
 *
 * @param ch the channel to remove
 */
void fuse_session_remove_chan(struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Iterate over the channels assigned to a session
 *
 * The iterating function needs to start with a NULL channel, and
 * after that needs to pass the previously returned channel to the
 * function.
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @param ch the previous channel, or NULL
 * @return the next channel, or NULL if no more channels exist
 */
struct fuse_chan *fuse_session_next_chan(struct fuse_session *se,
                                         struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Process a raw request
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @param buf buffer containing the raw request
 * @param len request length
 * @param ch channel on which the request was received
 */
void fuse_session_process(struct fuse_session *se, const char *buf, size_t len,
                          struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Process a raw request supplied in a generic buffer
 *
 * This is a more generic version of fuse_session_process().  The
 * fuse_buf may contain a memory buffer or a pipe file descriptor.
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @param buf the fuse_buf containing the request
 * @param ch channel on which the request was received
 */
void fuse_session_process_buf(struct fuse_session *se,
                              const struct fuse_buf *buf, struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Receive a raw request supplied in a generic buffer
 *
 * This is a more generic version of fuse_chan_recv().  The fuse_buf
 * supplied to this function contains a suitably allocated memory
 * buffer.  This may be overwritten with a file descriptor buffer.
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @param buf the fuse_buf to store the request in
 * @param chp pointer to the channel
 * @return the actual size of the raw request, or -errno on error
 */
int fuse_session_receive_buf(struct fuse_session *se, struct fuse_buf *buf,
                             struct fuse_chan **chp);

/**
 * Destroy a session
 *
 * @param se the session
 */
void fuse_session_destroy(struct fuse_session *se);

/**
 * Exit a session
 *
 * @param se the session
 */
void fuse_session_exit(struct fuse_session *se);

/**
 * Reset the exited status of a session
 *
 * @param se the session
 */
void fuse_session_reset(struct fuse_session *se);

/**
 * Query the exited status of a session
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @return 1 if exited, 0 if not exited
 */
int fuse_session_exited(struct fuse_session *se);

/**
 * Get the user data provided to the session
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @return the user data
 */
void *fuse_session_data(struct fuse_session *se);

/**
 * Enter a multi-threaded event loop
 *
 * @param se the session
 * @return 0 on success, -1 on error
 */
int fuse_session_loop_mt(struct fuse_session *se, const int threads);

/* ----------------------------------------------------------- *
 * Channel interface					       *
 * ----------------------------------------------------------- */

/**
 * Channel operations
 *
 * This is used in channel creation
 */
struct fuse_chan_ops
{
  /**
   * Hook for receiving a raw request
   *
   * @param ch pointer to the channel
   * @param buf the buffer to store the request in
   * @param size the size of the buffer
   * @return the actual size of the raw request, or -1 on error
   */
  int (*receive)(struct fuse_chan **chp, char *buf, size_t size);

  /**
   * Hook for sending a raw reply
   *
   * A return value of -ENOENT means, that the request was
   * interrupted, and the reply was discarded
   *
   * @param ch the channel
   * @param iov vector of blocks
   * @param count the number of blocks in vector
   * @return zero on success, -errno on failure
   */
  int (*send)(struct fuse_chan *ch, const struct iovec iov[],
              size_t count);

  /**
   * Destroy the channel
   *
   * @param ch the channel
   */
  void (*destroy)(struct fuse_chan *ch);
};

/**
 * Create a new channel
 *
 * @param op channel operations
 * @param fd file descriptor of the channel
 * @param bufsize the minimal receive buffer size
 * @param data user data
 * @return the new channel object, or NULL on failure
 */
struct fuse_chan *fuse_chan_new(struct fuse_chan_ops *op, int fd,
                                size_t bufsize, void *data);

/**
 * Query the file descriptor of the channel
 *
 * @param ch the channel
 * @return the file descriptor passed to fuse_chan_new()
 */
int fuse_chan_fd(struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Query the minimal receive buffer size
 *
 * @param ch the channel
 * @return the buffer size passed to fuse_chan_new()
 */
size_t fuse_chan_bufsize(struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Query the user data
 *
 * @param ch the channel
 * @return the user data passed to fuse_chan_new()
 */
void *fuse_chan_data(struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Query the session to which this channel is assigned
 *
 * @param ch the channel
 * @return the session, or NULL if the channel is not assigned
 */
struct fuse_session *fuse_chan_session(struct fuse_chan *ch);

/**
 * Receive a raw request
 *
 * A return value of -ENODEV means, that the filesystem was unmounted
 *
 * @param ch pointer to the channel
 * @param buf the buffer to store the request in
 * @param size the size of the buffer
 * @return the actual size of the raw request, or -errno on error
 */
int fuse_chan_recv(struct fuse_chan **ch, char *buf, size_t size);

/**
 * Send a raw reply
 *
 * A return value of -ENOENT means, that the request was
 * interrupted, and the reply was discarded
 *
 * @param ch the channel
 * @param iov vector of blocks
 * @param count the number of blocks in vector
 * @return zero on success, -errno on failure
 */
int fuse_chan_send(struct fuse_chan *ch, const struct iovec iov[],
                   size_t count);

/**
 * Destroy a channel
 *
 * @param ch the channel
 */
void fuse_chan_destroy(struct fuse_chan *ch);

EXTERN_C_END

#endif /* _FUSE_LOWLEVEL_H_ */