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+/*
+Copyright (C) 2016-2019 The University of Notre Dame
+This software is distributed under the GNU General Public License.
+See the file LICENSE for details.
+*/
+
+#ifndef FS_H
+#define FS_H
+
+#define FS_FILE_READ (1 << 0)
+#define FS_FILE_WRITE (1 << 1)
+
+#include "kernel/types.h"
+#include "device.h"
+
+struct fs;
+struct fs_volume;
+struct fs_dirent;
+struct fs_file;
+
+/*
+fs_resolve is the most common interface to the filesystem code.
+Given a path, it interprets it in the context of the current
+process and returns a dirent.
+*/
+
+struct fs_dirent *fs_resolve(const char *path);
+
+/*
+fs_lookup returns the filesystem driver corresponding to
+the given name, such as "cdromfs" or "diskfs"
+*/
+
+struct fs *fs_lookup(const char *name);
+
+/*
+A volume is an instance of a filesystem stored on a block device.
+To begin using a filesystem, open the volume and retrieve the
+root directory entry with fs_volume_root.
+*/
+
+int fs_volume_format(struct fs *f, struct device *d);
+struct fs_volume *fs_volume_open(struct fs *f, struct device *d );
+struct fs_volume *fs_volume_addref(struct fs_volume *v);
+struct fs_dirent *fs_volume_root(struct fs_volume *vOB);
+int fs_volume_close(struct fs_volume *v);
+
+/*
+A fs_dirent represents one directory entry (file, dir, symlink, etc)
+in the filesystem tree.  It contains the basic information about
+the object (size, type, etc) and may be read and written.
+*/
+
+struct fs_dirent *fs_dirent_traverse(struct fs_dirent *d, const char *path);
+struct fs_dirent *fs_dirent_mkdir(struct fs_dirent *d, const char *name);
+struct fs_dirent *fs_dirent_mkfile(struct fs_dirent *d, const char *name);
+struct fs_dirent *fs_dirent_addref(struct fs_dirent *d);
+int fs_dirent_read(struct fs_dirent *d, char *buffer, uint32_t length, uint32_t offset);
+int fs_dirent_write(struct fs_dirent *d, const char *buffer, uint32_t length, uint32_t offset);
+int fs_dirent_list(struct fs_dirent *d, char *buffer, int buffer_length);
+int fs_dirent_remove(struct fs_dirent *d, const char *name);
+int fs_dirent_size(struct fs_dirent *d );
+int fs_dirent_isdir(struct fs_dirent *d);
+int fs_dirent_close(struct fs_dirent *d);
+int fs_dirent_copy( struct fs_dirent *src, struct fs_dirent *dst, int depth );
+
+/*
+Register a new filesystem type, typically at system startup.
+*/
+
+void fs_register(struct fs *f);
+
+#endif