nes-proj/core/cfs/cfs-coffee.h

/**
 * \addtogroup cfs
 * @{
 */

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#ifndef CFS_COFFEE_H
#define CFS_COFFEE_H

/**
 * \file
 *	Header for the Coffee file system.
 * \author
 * 	Nicolas Tsiftes <nvt@sics.se>
 *
 * \name Functions called from application programs
 * @{
 */

/**
 * \brief Remove a file.
 * \param name The filename.
 * \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 *
 * Coffee removes files by marking them as obsolete. Therefore, the 
 * space is not guaranteed to be reclaimed immediately, but must be 
 * sweeped by the garbage collector. The garbage collector is called 
 * once a file reservation request cannot be granted.
 */
int cfs_coffee_remove(const char *name);

/**
 * \brief Reserve space for a file.
 * \param name The filename.
 * \param size The size of the file.
 * \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 *
 * Coffee uses sequential page structures for append-only files. The 
 * sequential structure can be reserved with a certain. If no reservation 
 * has been done, files will be set to a default size once opened for 
 * the first time.
 */
int cfs_coffee_reserve(const char *name, uint32_t size);

/**
 * \brief Configure the on-demand log file.
 * \param file
 * \param log_size
 * \param log_entry_size
 * \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 *
 * When file data is first modified, Coffee creates a micro log for the 
 * file. The micro log stores a table of modifications where each record 
 * is of log_entry_size.
 */
int cfs_coffee_configure_log(const char *file, unsigned log_size,
	unsigned log_entry_size);

/**
 * \brief Format the storage area assigned to Coffee.
 * \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
 *
 * Coffee formats the underlying storage by setting all bits to zero.
 * This operation is required prior to using Coffee for the first time
 * in a system.
 */
int cfs_coffee_format(void);

/** @} */
/** @} */

#endif /* !COFFEE_H */