//
// C++ Interface: diskio (Windows-specific components)
//
// Description: Class to handle low-level disk I/O for GPT fdisk
//
//
// Author: Rod Smith <rodsmith@rodsbooks.com>, (C) 2009
//
// Copyright: See COPYING file that comes with this distribution
//
//
// This program is copyright (c) 2009, 2010 by Roderick W. Smith. It is distributed
// under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2, as detailed in the COPYING file.
#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
#include <windows.h>
#include <winioctl.h>
#define fstat64 fstat
#define stat64 stat
#define S_IRGRP 0
#define S_IROTH 0
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <iostream>
#include "support.h"
#include "diskio.h"
using namespace std;
// Returns the official Windows name for a shortened version of same.
void DiskIO::MakeRealName(void) {
size_t colonPos;
colonPos = userFilename.find(':', 0);
if ((colonPos != string::npos) && (colonPos <= 3)) {
realFilename = "\\\\.\\physicaldrive";
realFilename += userFilename.substr(0, colonPos);
} else {
realFilename = userFilename;
} // if/else
} // DiskIO::MakeRealName()
// Open the currently on-record file for reading
int DiskIO::OpenForRead(void) {
int shouldOpen = 1;
if (isOpen) { // file is already open
if (openForWrite) {
Close();
} else {
shouldOpen = 0;
} // if/else
} // if
if (shouldOpen) {
fd = CreateFile(realFilename.c_str(),GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
if (fd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
CloseHandle(fd);
cerr << "Problem opening " << realFilename << " for reading!\n";
realFilename = "";
userFilename = "";
isOpen = 0;
openForWrite = 0;
} else {
isOpen = 1;
openForWrite = 0;
} // if/else
} // if
return isOpen;
} // DiskIO::OpenForRead(void)
// An extended file-open function. This includes some system-specific checks.
// Returns 1 if the file is open, 0 otherwise....
int DiskIO::OpenForWrite(void) {
if ((isOpen) && (openForWrite))
return 1;
// Close the disk, in case it's already open for reading only....
Close();
// try to open the device; may fail....
fd = CreateFile(realFilename.c_str(), GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
// Preceding call can fail when creating backup files; if so, try
// again with different option...
if (fd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
CloseHandle(fd);
fd = CreateFile(realFilename.c_str(), GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL, OPEN_ALWAYS,
FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);
} // if
if (fd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
CloseHandle(fd);
isOpen = 0;
openForWrite = 0;
errno = GetLastError();
} else {
isOpen = 1;
openForWrite = 1;
} // if/else
return isOpen;
} // DiskIO::OpenForWrite(void)
// Close the disk device. Note that this does NOT erase the stored filenames,
// so the file can be re-opened without specifying the filename.
void DiskIO::Close(void) {
if (isOpen)
CloseHandle(fd);
isOpen = 0;
openForWrite = 0;
} // DiskIO::Close()
// Returns block size of device pointed to by fd file descriptor. If the ioctl
// returns an error condition, assume it's a disk file and return a value of
// SECTOR_SIZE (512). If the disk can't be opened at all, return a value of 0.
int DiskIO::GetBlockSize(void) {
DWORD blockSize = 0, retBytes;
DISK_GEOMETRY_EX geom;
// If disk isn't open, try to open it....
if (!isOpen) {
OpenForRead();
} // if
if (isOpen) {
if (DeviceIoControl(fd, IOCTL_DISK_GET_DRIVE_GEOMETRY_EX, NULL, 0,
&geom, sizeof(geom), &retBytes, NULL)) {
blockSize = geom.Geometry.BytesPerSector;
} else { // was probably an ordinary file; set default value....
blockSize = SECTOR_SIZE;
} // if/else
} // if (isOpen)
return (blockSize);
} // DiskIO::GetBlockSize()
// Returns the number of heads, according to the kernel, or 255 if the
// correct value can't be determined.
uint32_t DiskIO::GetNumHeads(void) {
return UINT32_C(255);
} // DiskIO::GetNumHeads();
// Returns the number of sectors per track, according to the kernel, or 63
// if the correct value can't be determined.
uint32_t DiskIO::GetNumSecsPerTrack(void) {
return UINT32_C(63);
} // DiskIO::GetNumSecsPerTrack()
// Resync disk caches so the OS uses the new partition table. This code varies
// a lot from one OS to another.
// Returns 1 on success, 0 if the kernel continues to use the old partition table.
int DiskIO::DiskSync(void) {
DWORD i;
GET_LENGTH_INFORMATION buf;
int retval = 0;
// If disk isn't open, try to open it....
if (!openForWrite) {
OpenForWrite();
} // if
if (isOpen) {
if (DeviceIoControl(fd, IOCTL_DISK_UPDATE_PROPERTIES, NULL, 0, &buf, sizeof(buf), &i, NULL) == 0) {
cout << "Disk synchronization failed! The computer may use the old partition table\n"
<< "until you reboot or remove and re-insert the disk!\n";
} else {
cout << "Disk synchronization succeeded! The computer should now use the new\n"
<< "partition table.\n";
retval = 1;
} // if/else
} else {
cout << "Unable to open the disk for synchronization operation! The computer will\n"
<< "continue to use the old partition table until you reboot or remove and\n"
<< "re-insert the disk!\n";
} // if (isOpen)
return retval;
} // DiskIO::DiskSync()
// Seek to the specified sector. Returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.
int DiskIO::Seek(uint64_t sector) {
int retval = 1;
LARGE_INTEGER seekTo;
// If disk isn't open, try to open it....
if (!isOpen) {
retval = OpenForRead();
} // if
if (isOpen) {
seekTo.QuadPart = sector * (uint64_t) GetBlockSize();
retval = SetFilePointerEx(fd, seekTo, NULL, FILE_BEGIN);
if (retval == 0) {
errno = GetLastError();
cerr << "Error when seeking to " << seekTo.QuadPart << "! Error is " << errno << "\n";
retval = 0;
} // if
} // if
return retval;
} // DiskIO::Seek()
// A variant on the standard read() function. Done to work around
// limitations in FreeBSD concerning the matching of the sector
// size with the number of bytes read.
// Returns the number of bytes read into buffer.
int DiskIO::Read(void* buffer, int numBytes) {
int blockSize = 512, i, numBlocks;
char* tempSpace;
DWORD retval = 0;
// If disk isn't open, try to open it....
if (!isOpen) {
OpenForRead();
} // if
if (isOpen) {
// Compute required space and allocate memory
blockSize = GetBlockSize();
if (numBytes <= blockSize) {
numBlocks = 1;
tempSpace = new char [blockSize];
} else {
numBlocks = numBytes / blockSize;
if ((numBytes % blockSize) != 0)
numBlocks++;
tempSpace = new char [numBlocks * blockSize];
} // if/else
if (tempSpace == NULL) {
cerr << "Unable to allocate memory in DiskIO::Read()! Terminating!\n";
exit(1);
} // if
// Read the data into temporary space, then copy it to buffer
ReadFile(fd, tempSpace, numBlocks * blockSize, &retval, NULL);
for (i = 0; i < numBytes; i++) {
((char*) buffer)[i] = tempSpace[i];
} // for
// Adjust the return value, if necessary....
if (((numBlocks * blockSize) != numBytes) && (retval > 0))
retval = numBytes;
delete[] tempSpace;
} // if (isOpen)
return retval;
} // DiskIO::Read()
// A variant on the standard write() function.
// Returns the number of bytes written.
int DiskIO::Write(void* buffer, int numBytes) {
int blockSize = 512, i, numBlocks, retval = 0;
char* tempSpace;
DWORD numWritten;
// If disk isn't open, try to open it....
if ((!isOpen) || (!openForWrite)) {
OpenForWrite();
} // if
if (isOpen) {
// Compute required space and allocate memory
blockSize = GetBlockSize();
if (numBytes <= blockSize) {
numBlocks = 1;
tempSpace = new char [blockSize];
} else {
numBlocks = numBytes / blockSize;
if ((numBytes % blockSize) != 0) numBlocks++;
tempSpace = new char [numBlocks * blockSize];
} // if/else
if (tempSpace == NULL) {
cerr << "Unable to allocate memory in DiskIO::Write()! Terminating!\n";
exit(1);
} // if
// Copy the data to my own buffer, then write it
for (i = 0; i < numBytes; i++) {
tempSpace[i] = ((char*) buffer)[i];
} // for
for (i = numBytes; i < numBlocks * blockSize; i++) {
tempSpace[i] = 0;
} // for
WriteFile(fd, tempSpace, numBlocks * blockSize, &numWritten, NULL);
retval = (int) numWritten;
// Adjust the return value, if necessary....
if (((numBlocks * blockSize) != numBytes) && (retval > 0))
retval = numBytes;
delete[] tempSpace;
} // if (isOpen)
return retval;
} // DiskIO:Write()
// Returns the size of the disk in blocks.
uint64_t DiskIO::DiskSize(int *err) {
uint64_t sectors = 0; // size in sectors
DWORD bytes, moreBytes; // low- and high-order bytes of file size
GET_LENGTH_INFORMATION buf;
DWORD i;
// If disk isn't open, try to open it....
if (!isOpen) {
OpenForRead();
} // if
if (isOpen) {
// Note to self: I recall testing a simplified version of
// this code, similar to what's in the __APPLE__ block,
// on Linux, but I had some problems. IIRC, it ran OK on 32-bit
// systems but not on 64-bit. Keep this in mind in case of
// 32/64-bit issues on MacOS....
if (DeviceIoControl(fd, IOCTL_DISK_GET_LENGTH_INFO, NULL, 0, &buf, sizeof(buf), &i, NULL)) {
sectors = (uint64_t) buf.Length.QuadPart / GetBlockSize();
*err = 0;
} else { // doesn't seem to be a disk device; assume it's an image file....
bytes = GetFileSize(fd, &moreBytes);
sectors = ((uint64_t) bytes + ((uint64_t) moreBytes) * UINT32_MAX) / GetBlockSize();
*err = 0;
} // if
} else {
*err = -1;
sectors = 0;
} // if/else (isOpen)
return sectors;
} // DiskIO::DiskSize()