From: david-sarah Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:39:47 +0000 (+0000) Subject: mutable/layout.py: improve confusing documentation of layout. fixes #1534 X-Git-Url: https://git.rkrishnan.org/vdrive/components//%22news.html/%22?a=commitdiff_plain;h=87ca4fc7055faaea7e54cbab4584132b021e42e1;p=tahoe-lafs%2Ftahoe-lafs.git mutable/layout.py: improve confusing documentation of layout. fixes #1534 --- diff --git a/src/allmydata/mutable/layout.py b/src/allmydata/mutable/layout.py index cb113c39..dfe7d40b 100644 --- a/src/allmydata/mutable/layout.py +++ b/src/allmydata/mutable/layout.py @@ -10,45 +10,42 @@ from twisted.internet import defer from zope.interface import implements -# These strings describe the format of the packed structs they help process +# These strings describe the format of the packed structs they help process. # Here's what they mean: # # PREFIX: # >: Big-endian byte order; the most significant byte is first (leftmost). -# B: The version information; an 8 bit version identifier. Stored as -# an unsigned char. This is currently 00 00 00 00; our modifications -# will turn it into 00 00 00 01. +# B: The container version information; stored as an unsigned 8-bit integer. +# This is currently either SDMF_VERSION or MDMF_VERSION. # Q: The sequence number; this is sort of like a revision history for # mutable files; they start at 1 and increase as they are changed after -# being uploaded. Stored as an unsigned long long, which is 8 bytes in -# length. +# being uploaded. Stored as an unsigned 64-bit integer. # 32s: The root hash of the share hash tree. We use sha-256d, so we use 32 -# characters = 32 bytes to store the value. -# 16s: The salt for the readkey. This is a 16-byte random value, stored as -# 16 characters. +# bytes to store the value. +# 16s: The salt for the readkey. This is a 16-byte random value. # # SIGNED_PREFIX additions, things that are covered by the signature: -# B: The "k" encoding parameter. We store this as an 8-bit character, -# which is convenient because our erasure coding scheme cannot -# encode if you ask for more than 255 pieces. -# B: The "N" encoding parameter. Stored as an 8-bit character for the -# same reasons as above. -# Q: The segment size of the uploaded file. This will essentially be the -# length of the file in SDMF. An unsigned long long, so we can store -# files of quite large size. -# Q: The data length of the uploaded file. Modulo padding, this will be -# the same of the data length field. Like the data length field, it is -# an unsigned long long and can be quite large. +# B: The "k" encoding parameter. We store this as an unsigned 8-bit +# integer, since our erasure coding scheme cannot encode to more than +# 255 pieces. +# B: The "N" encoding parameter. Stored as an unsigned 8-bit integer for +# the same reason as above. +# Q: The segment size of the uploaded file. This is an unsigned 64-bit +# integer, to allow handling large segments and files. For SDMF the +# segment size is the data length plus padding; for MDMF it can be +# smaller. +# Q: The data length of the uploaded file. Like the segment size field, +# it is an unsigned 64-bit integer. # # HEADER additions: -# L: The offset of the signature of this. An unsigned long. -# L: The offset of the share hash chain. An unsigned long. -# L: The offset of the block hash tree. An unsigned long. -# L: The offset of the share data. An unsigned long. -# Q: The offset of the encrypted private key. An unsigned long long, to -# account for the possibility of a lot of share data. -# Q: The offset of the EOF. An unsigned long long, to account for the -# possibility of a lot of share data. +# L: The offset of the signature. An unsigned 32-bit integer. +# L: The offset of the share hash chain. An unsigned 32-bit integer. +# L: The offset of the block hash tree. An unsigned 32-bit integer. +# L: The offset of the share data. An unsigned 32-bit integer. +# Q: The offset of the encrypted private key. An unsigned 64-bit integer, +# to account for the possibility of a lot of share data. +# Q: The offset of the EOF. An unsigned 64-bit integer, to account for +# the possibility of a lot of share data. # # After all of these, we have the following: # - The verification key: Occupies the space between the end of the header @@ -66,7 +63,7 @@ from zope.interface import implements # Given this, we may need to check to see how many bytes a reasonably sized # block hash tree will take up. -PREFIX = ">BQ32s16s" # each version has a different prefix +PREFIX = ">BQ32s16s" # each version may have a different prefix SIGNED_PREFIX = ">BQ32s16s BBQQ" # this is covered by the signature SIGNED_PREFIX_LENGTH = struct.calcsize(SIGNED_PREFIX) HEADER = ">BQ32s16s BBQQ LLLLQQ" # includes offsets @@ -74,7 +71,8 @@ HEADER_LENGTH = struct.calcsize(HEADER) OFFSETS = ">LLLLQQ" OFFSETS_LENGTH = struct.calcsize(OFFSETS) -# These are still used for some tests. + +# These are still used for some tests of SDMF files. def unpack_header(data): o = {} (version,