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// -*- mode:C++; tab-width:8; c-basic-offset:2; indent-tabs-mode:t -*- 
// vim: ts=8 sw=2 smarttab
/*
 * Ceph - scalable distributed file system
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Sage Weil <sage@newdream.net>
 *
 * This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License version 2.1, as published by the Free Software 
 * Foundation.  See file COPYING.
 * 
 */
#ifndef CEPH_BUFFER_H
#define CEPH_BUFFER_H

#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
#include <stdlib.h>
#endif
#include <limits.h>

#ifndef _XOPEN_SOURCE
# define _XOPEN_SOURCE 600
#endif

#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/uio.h>

#if defined(__linux__)	// For malloc(2).
#include <malloc.h>
#endif

#include <inttypes.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>

#ifndef __CYGWIN__
# include <sys/mman.h>
#endif

#include <iosfwd>
#include <iomanip>
#include <list>
#include <vector>
#include <string>
#include <exception>
#include <type_traits>

#include "page.h"
#include "crc32c.h"
#include "buffer_fwd.h"

#ifdef __CEPH__
# include "include/assert.h"
#else
# include <assert.h>
#endif

#include "inline_memory.h"

#if __GNUC__ >= 4
  #define CEPH_BUFFER_API  __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
#else
  #define CEPH_BUFFER_API
#endif

#if defined(HAVE_XIO)
struct xio_reg_mem;
class XioDispatchHook;
#endif
class deleter;

namespace ceph {

namespace buffer CEPH_BUFFER_API {
  /*
   * exceptions
   */

  struct error : public std::exception{
    const char *what() const throw () override;
  };
  struct bad_alloc : public error {
    const char *what() const throw () override;
  };
  struct end_of_buffer : public error {
    const char *what() const throw () override;
  };
  struct malformed_input : public error {
    explicit malformed_input(const std::string& w) {
      snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "buffer::malformed_input: %s", w.c_str());
    }
    const char *what() const throw () override;
  private:
    char buf[256];
  };
  struct error_code : public malformed_input {
    explicit error_code(int error);
    int code;
  };


  /// total bytes allocated
  int get_total_alloc();

  /// history total bytes allocated
  uint64_t get_history_alloc_bytes();

  /// total num allocated
  uint64_t get_history_alloc_num();

  /// enable/disable alloc tracking
  void track_alloc(bool b);

  /// count of cached crc hits (matching input)
  int get_cached_crc();
  /// count of cached crc hits (mismatching input, required adjustment)
  int get_cached_crc_adjusted();
  /// count of crc cache misses
  int get_missed_crc();
  /// enable/disable tracking of cached crcs
  void track_cached_crc(bool b);

  /// count of calls to buffer::ptr::c_str()
  int get_c_str_accesses();
  /// enable/disable tracking of buffer::ptr::c_str() calls
  void track_c_str(bool b);

  /*
   * an abstract raw buffer.  with a reference count.
   */
  class raw;
  class raw_malloc;
  class raw_static;
  class raw_mmap_pages;
  class raw_posix_aligned;
  class raw_hack_aligned;
  class raw_char;
  class raw_claimed_char;
  class raw_pipe;
  class raw_unshareable; // diagnostic, unshareable char buffer
  class raw_combined;
  class raw_claim_buffer;


  class xio_mempool;
  class xio_msg_buffer;

  /*
   * named constructors 
   */
  raw* copy(const char *c, unsigned len);
  raw* create(unsigned len);
  raw* create_in_mempool(unsigned len, int mempool);
  raw* claim_char(unsigned len, char *buf);
  raw* create_malloc(unsigned len);
  raw* claim_malloc(unsigned len, char *buf);
  raw* create_static(unsigned len, char *buf);
  raw* create_aligned(unsigned len, unsigned align);
  raw* create_aligned_in_mempool(unsigned len, unsigned align, int mempool);
  raw* create_page_aligned(unsigned len);
  raw* create_zero_copy(unsigned len, int fd, int64_t *offset);
  raw* create_unshareable(unsigned len);
  raw* create_static(unsigned len, char *buf);
  raw* claim_buffer(unsigned len, char *buf, deleter del);

#if defined(HAVE_XIO)
  raw* create_msg(unsigned len, char *buf, XioDispatchHook *m_hook);
#endif

  /*
   * a buffer pointer.  references (a subsequence of) a raw buffer.
   */
  class CEPH_BUFFER_API ptr {
    raw *_raw;
    unsigned _off, _len;

    void release();

  public:
    class iterator {
      const ptr *bp;     ///< parent ptr
      const char *start; ///< starting pointer into bp->c_str()
      const char *pos;   ///< pointer into bp->c_str()
      const char *end_ptr;   ///< pointer to bp->end_c_str()
      bool deep;         ///< if true, no not allow shallow ptr copies

      iterator(const ptr *p, size_t offset, bool d)
	: bp(p),
	  start(p->c_str() + offset),
	  pos(start),
	  end_ptr(p->end_c_str()),
	  deep(d) {}

      friend class ptr;

    public:
      const char *get_pos_add(size_t n) {
	const char *r = pos;
	pos += n;
	if (pos > end_ptr)
	  throw end_of_buffer();
	return r;
      }

      ptr get_ptr(size_t len) {
	if (deep) {
	  return buffer::copy(get_pos_add(len), len);
	} else {
	  size_t off = pos - bp->c_str();
	  pos += len;
	  if (pos > end_ptr)
	    throw end_of_buffer();
	  return ptr(*bp, off, len);
	}
      }
      ptr get_preceding_ptr(size_t len) {
	if (deep) {
	  return buffer::copy(get_pos() - len, len);
	} else {
	  size_t off = pos - bp->c_str();
	  return ptr(*bp, off - len, len);
	}
      }

      void advance(size_t len) {
	pos += len;
	if (pos > end_ptr)
	  throw end_of_buffer();
      }

      const char *get_pos() {
	return pos;
      }
      const char *get_end() {
	return end_ptr;
      }

      size_t get_offset() {
	return pos - start;
      }

      bool end() const {
	return pos == end_ptr;
      }
    };

    ptr() : _raw(0), _off(0), _len(0) {}
    // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
    ptr(raw *r);
    // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
    ptr(unsigned l);
    ptr(const char *d, unsigned l);
    ptr(const ptr& p);
    ptr(ptr&& p) noexcept;
    ptr(const ptr& p, unsigned o, unsigned l);
    ptr& operator= (const ptr& p);
    ptr& operator= (ptr&& p) noexcept;
    ~ptr() {
      release();
    }

    bool have_raw() const { return _raw ? true:false; }

    raw *clone();
    void swap(ptr& other);
    ptr& make_shareable();

    iterator begin(size_t offset=0) const {
      return iterator(this, offset, false);
    }
    iterator begin_deep(size_t offset=0) const {
      return iterator(this, offset, true);
    }

    // misc
    bool at_buffer_head() const { return _off == 0; }
    bool at_buffer_tail() const;

    bool is_aligned(unsigned align) const {
      return ((long)c_str() & (align-1)) == 0;
    }
    bool is_page_aligned() const { return is_aligned(CEPH_PAGE_SIZE); }
    bool is_n_align_sized(unsigned align) const
    {
      return (length() % align) == 0;
    }
    bool is_n_page_sized() const { return is_n_align_sized(CEPH_PAGE_SIZE); }
    bool is_partial() const {
      return have_raw() && (start() > 0 || end() < raw_length());
    }

    int get_mempool() const;
    void reassign_to_mempool(int pool);
    void try_assign_to_mempool(int pool);

    // accessors
    raw *get_raw() const { return _raw; }
    const char *c_str() const;
    char *c_str();
    const char *end_c_str() const;
    char *end_c_str();
    unsigned length() const { return _len; }
    unsigned offset() const { return _off; }
    unsigned start() const { return _off; }
    unsigned end() const { return _off + _len; }
    unsigned unused_tail_length() const;
    const char& operator[](unsigned n) const;
    char& operator[](unsigned n);

    const char *raw_c_str() const;
    unsigned raw_length() const;
    int raw_nref() const;

    void copy_out(unsigned o, unsigned l, char *dest) const;

    bool can_zero_copy() const;
    int zero_copy_to_fd(int fd, int64_t *offset) const;

    unsigned wasted() const;

    int cmp(const ptr& o) const;
    bool is_zero() const;

    // modifiers
    void set_offset(unsigned o) {
      assert(raw_length() >= o);
      _off = o;
    }
    void set_length(unsigned l) {
      assert(raw_length() >= l);
      _len = l;
    }

    unsigned append(char c);
    unsigned append(const char *p, unsigned l);
    void copy_in(unsigned o, unsigned l, const char *src);
    void copy_in(unsigned o, unsigned l, const char *src, bool crc_reset);
    void zero();
    void zero(bool crc_reset);
    void zero(unsigned o, unsigned l);
    void zero(unsigned o, unsigned l, bool crc_reset);

  };


  /*
   * list - the useful bit!
   */

  class CEPH_BUFFER_API list {
    // my private bits
    std::list<ptr> _buffers;
    unsigned _len;
    unsigned _memcopy_count; //the total of memcopy using rebuild().
    ptr append_buffer;  // where i put small appends.

  public:
    class iterator;

  private:
    template <bool is_const>
    class CEPH_BUFFER_API iterator_impl
      : public std::iterator<std::forward_iterator_tag, char> {
    protected:
      typedef typename std::conditional<is_const,
					const list,
					list>::type bl_t;
      typedef typename std::conditional<is_const,
					const std::list<ptr>,
					std::list<ptr> >::type list_t;
      typedef typename std::conditional<is_const,
					typename std::list<ptr>::const_iterator,
					typename std::list<ptr>::iterator>::type list_iter_t;
      bl_t* bl;
      list_t* ls;  // meh.. just here to avoid an extra pointer dereference..
      unsigned off; // in bl
      list_iter_t p;
      unsigned p_off;   // in *p
      friend class iterator_impl<true>;

    public:
      // constructor.  position.
      iterator_impl()
	: bl(0), ls(0), off(0), p_off(0) {}
      iterator_impl(bl_t *l, unsigned o=0);
      iterator_impl(bl_t *l, unsigned o, list_iter_t ip, unsigned po)
	: bl(l), ls(&bl->_buffers), off(o), p(ip), p_off(po) {}
      iterator_impl(const list::iterator& i);

      /// get current iterator offset in buffer::list
      unsigned get_off() const { return off; }
      
      /// get number of bytes remaining from iterator position to the end of the buffer::list
      unsigned get_remaining() const { return bl->length() - off; }

      /// true if iterator is at the end of the buffer::list
      bool end() const {
	return p == ls->end();
	//return off == bl->length();
      }

      void advance(int o);
      void seek(unsigned o);
      char operator*() const;
      iterator_impl& operator++();
      ptr get_current_ptr() const;

      bl_t& get_bl() const { return *bl; }

      // copy data out.
      // note that these all _append_ to dest!
      void copy(unsigned len, char *dest);
      // deprecated, use copy_deep()
      void copy(unsigned len, ptr &dest) __attribute__((deprecated));
      void copy_deep(unsigned len, ptr &dest);
      void copy_shallow(unsigned len, ptr &dest);
      void copy(unsigned len, list &dest);
      void copy(unsigned len, std::string &dest);
      void copy_all(list &dest);

      // get a pointer to the currenet iterator position, return the
      // number of bytes we can read from that position (up to want),
      // and advance the iterator by that amount.
      size_t get_ptr_and_advance(size_t want, const char **p);

      /// calculate crc from iterator position
      uint32_t crc32c(size_t length, uint32_t crc);

      friend bool operator==(const iterator_impl& lhs,
			     const iterator_impl& rhs) {
	return &lhs.get_bl() == &rhs.get_bl() && lhs.get_off() == rhs.get_off();
      }
      friend bool operator!=(const iterator_impl& lhs,
			     const iterator_impl& rhs) {
	return &lhs.get_bl() != &rhs.get_bl() || lhs.get_off() != rhs.get_off();
      }
    };

  public:
    typedef iterator_impl<true> const_iterator;

    class CEPH_BUFFER_API iterator : public iterator_impl<false> {
    public:
      iterator() = default;
      iterator(bl_t *l, unsigned o=0);
      iterator(bl_t *l, unsigned o, list_iter_t ip, unsigned po);

      void advance(int o);
      void seek(unsigned o);
      using iterator_impl<false>::operator*;
      char operator*();
      iterator& operator++();
      ptr get_current_ptr();

      // copy data out
      void copy(unsigned len, char *dest);
      // deprecated, use copy_deep()
      void copy(unsigned len, ptr &dest) __attribute__((deprecated));
      void copy_deep(unsigned len, ptr &dest);
      void copy_shallow(unsigned len, ptr &dest);
      void copy(unsigned len, list &dest);
      void copy(unsigned len, std::string &dest);
      void copy_all(list &dest);

      // copy data in
      void copy_in(unsigned len, const char *src);
      void copy_in(unsigned len, const char *src, bool crc_reset);
      void copy_in(unsigned len, const list& otherl);

      bool operator==(const iterator& rhs) const {
	return bl == rhs.bl && off == rhs.off;
      }
      bool operator!=(const iterator& rhs) const {
	return bl != rhs.bl || off != rhs.off;
      }
    };

    class contiguous_appender {
      bufferlist *pbl;
      char *pos;
      ptr bp;
      bool deep;

      /// running count of bytes appended that are not reflected by @pos
      size_t out_of_band_offset = 0;

      contiguous_appender(bufferlist *l, size_t len, bool d)
	: pbl(l),
	  deep(d) {
	size_t unused = pbl->append_buffer.unused_tail_length();
	if (len > unused) {
	  // note: if len < the normal append_buffer size it *might*
	  // be better to allocate a normal-sized append_buffer and
	  // use part of it.  however, that optimizes for the case of
	  // old-style types including new-style types.  and in most
	  // such cases, this won't be the very first thing encoded to
	  // the list, so append_buffer will already be allocated.
	  // OTOH if everything is new-style, we *should* allocate
	  // only what we need and conserve memory.
	  bp = buffer::create(len);
	  pos = bp.c_str();
	} else {
	  pos = pbl->append_buffer.end_c_str();
	}
      }

      void flush_and_continue() {
	if (bp.have_raw()) {
	  // we allocated a new buffer
	  size_t l = pos - bp.c_str();
	  pbl->append(bufferptr(bp, 0, l));
	  bp.set_length(bp.length() - l);
	  bp.set_offset(bp.offset() + l);
	} else {
	  // we are using pbl's append_buffer
	  size_t l = pos - pbl->append_buffer.end_c_str();
	  if (l) {
	    pbl->append_buffer.set_length(pbl->append_buffer.length() + l);
	    pbl->append(pbl->append_buffer, pbl->append_buffer.end() - l, l);
	    pos = pbl->append_buffer.end_c_str();
	  }
	}
      }

      friend class list;

    public:
      ~contiguous_appender() {
	if (bp.have_raw()) {
	  // we allocated a new buffer
	  bp.set_length(pos - bp.c_str());
	  pbl->append(std::move(bp));
	} else {
	  // we are using pbl's append_buffer
	  size_t l = pos - pbl->append_buffer.end_c_str();
	  if (l) {
	    pbl->append_buffer.set_length(pbl->append_buffer.length() + l);
	    pbl->append(pbl->append_buffer, pbl->append_buffer.end() - l, l);
	  }
	}
      }

      size_t get_out_of_band_offset() const {
	return out_of_band_offset;
      }
      void append(const char *p, size_t l) {
	maybe_inline_memcpy(pos, p, l, 16);
	pos += l;
      }
      char *get_pos_add(size_t len) {
	char *r = pos;
	pos += len;
	return r;
      }
      char *get_pos() {
	return pos;
      }

      void append(const bufferptr& p) {
	if (!p.length()) {
	  return;
	}
	if (deep) {
	  append(p.c_str(), p.length());
	} else {
	  flush_and_continue();
	  pbl->append(p);
	  out_of_band_offset += p.length();
	}
      }
      void append(const bufferlist& l) {
	if (!l.length()) {
	  return;
	}
	if (deep) {
	  for (const auto &p : l._buffers) {
	    append(p.c_str(), p.length());
	  }
	} else {
	  flush_and_continue();
	  pbl->append(l);
	  out_of_band_offset += l.length();
	}
      }

      size_t get_logical_offset() {
	if (bp.have_raw()) {
	  return out_of_band_offset + (pos - bp.c_str());
	} else {
	  return out_of_band_offset + (pos - pbl->append_buffer.end_c_str());
	}
      }
    };

    contiguous_appender get_contiguous_appender(size_t len, bool deep=false) {
      return contiguous_appender(this, len, deep);
    }

    class page_aligned_appender {
      bufferlist *pbl;
      size_t offset;
      unsigned min_alloc;
      ptr buffer;
      char *pos, *end;

      page_aligned_appender(list *l, unsigned min_pages)
	: pbl(l),
	  min_alloc(min_pages * CEPH_PAGE_SIZE),
	  pos(nullptr), end(nullptr) {}

      friend class list;

    public:
      ~page_aligned_appender() {
	flush();
      }

      void flush() {
	if (pos && pos != buffer.c_str()) {
	  size_t len = pos - buffer.c_str();
	  pbl->append(buffer, 0, len);
	  buffer.set_length(buffer.length() - len);
	  buffer.set_offset(buffer.offset() + len);
	}
      }

      void append(const char *buf, size_t len) {
	while (len > 0) {
	  if (!pos) {
	    size_t alloc = (len + CEPH_PAGE_SIZE - 1) & CEPH_PAGE_MASK;
	    if (alloc < min_alloc) {
	      alloc = min_alloc;
	    }
	    buffer = create_page_aligned(alloc);
	    pos = buffer.c_str();
	    end = buffer.end_c_str();
	  }
	  size_t l = len;
	  if (l > (size_t)(end - pos)) {
	    l = end - pos;
	  }
	  memcpy(pos, buf, l);
	  pos += l;
	  buf += l;
	  len -= l;
	  if (pos == end) {
	    pbl->append(buffer, 0, buffer.length());
	    pos = end = nullptr;
	  }
	}
      }
    };

    page_aligned_appender get_page_aligned_appender(unsigned min_pages=1) {
      return page_aligned_appender(this, min_pages);
    }

  private:
    mutable iterator last_p;
    int zero_copy_to_fd(int fd) const;

  public:
    // cons/des
    list() : _len(0), _memcopy_count(0), last_p(this) {}
    // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
    list(unsigned prealloc) : _len(0), _memcopy_count(0), last_p(this) {
      reserve(prealloc);
    }

    list(const list& other) : _buffers(other._buffers), _len(other._len),
			      _memcopy_count(other._memcopy_count), last_p(this) {
      make_shareable();
    }
    list(list&& other);
    list& operator= (const list& other) {
      if (this != &other) {
        _buffers = other._buffers;
        _len = other._len;
	make_shareable();
      }
      return *this;
    }

    list& operator= (list&& other) {
      _buffers = std::move(other._buffers);
      _len = other._len;
      _memcopy_count = other._memcopy_count;
      last_p = begin();
      append_buffer.swap(other.append_buffer);
      other.clear();
      return *this;
    }

    uint64_t get_wasted_space() const;
    unsigned get_num_buffers() const { return _buffers.size(); }
    const ptr& front() const { return _buffers.front(); }
    const ptr& back() const { return _buffers.back(); }

    int get_mempool() const;
    void reassign_to_mempool(int pool);
    void try_assign_to_mempool(int pool);

    size_t get_append_buffer_unused_tail_length() const {
      return append_buffer.unused_tail_length();
    }

    unsigned get_memcopy_count() const {return _memcopy_count; }
    const std::list<ptr>& buffers() const { return _buffers; }
    void swap(list& other);
    unsigned length() const {
#if 0
      // DEBUG: verify _len
      unsigned len = 0;
      for (std::list<ptr>::const_iterator it = _buffers.begin();
	   it != _buffers.end();
	   it++) {
	len += (*it).length();
      }
      assert(len == _len);
#endif
      return _len;
    }

    bool contents_equal(buffer::list& other);
    bool contents_equal(const buffer::list& other) const;

    bool can_zero_copy() const;
    bool is_provided_buffer(const char *dst) const;
    bool is_aligned(unsigned align) const;
    bool is_page_aligned() const;
    bool is_n_align_sized(unsigned align) const;
    bool is_n_page_sized() const;
    bool is_aligned_size_and_memory(unsigned align_size,
				    unsigned align_memory) const;

    bool is_zero() const;

    // modifiers
    void clear() {
      _buffers.clear();
      _len = 0;
      _memcopy_count = 0;
      last_p = begin();
      append_buffer = ptr();
    }
    void push_front(ptr& bp) {
      if (bp.length() == 0)
	return;
      _buffers.push_front(bp);
      _len += bp.length();
    }
    void push_front(ptr&& bp) {
      if (bp.length() == 0)
	return;
      _len += bp.length();
      _buffers.push_front(std::move(bp));
    }
    void push_front(raw *r) {
      push_front(ptr(r));
    }
    void push_back(const ptr& bp) {
      if (bp.length() == 0)
	return;
      _buffers.push_back(bp);
      _len += bp.length();
    }
    void push_back(ptr&& bp) {
      if (bp.length() == 0)
	return;
      _len += bp.length();
      _buffers.push_back(std::move(bp));
    }
    void push_back(raw *r) {
      push_back(ptr(r));
    }

    void zero();
    void zero(unsigned o, unsigned l);

    bool is_contiguous() const;
    void rebuild();
    void rebuild(ptr& nb);
    bool rebuild_aligned(unsigned align);
    // max_buffers = 0 mean don't care _buffers.size(), other
    // must make _buffers.size() <= max_buffers after rebuilding.
    bool rebuild_aligned_size_and_memory(unsigned align_size,
					 unsigned align_memory,
					 unsigned max_buffers = 0);
    bool rebuild_page_aligned();

    void reserve(size_t prealloc);

    // assignment-op with move semantics
    const static unsigned int CLAIM_DEFAULT = 0;
    const static unsigned int CLAIM_ALLOW_NONSHAREABLE = 1;

    void claim(list& bl, unsigned int flags = CLAIM_DEFAULT);
    void claim_append(list& bl, unsigned int flags = CLAIM_DEFAULT);
    void claim_prepend(list& bl, unsigned int flags = CLAIM_DEFAULT);
    // only for bl is bufferlist::page_aligned_appender
    void claim_append_piecewise(list& bl);

    // clone non-shareable buffers (make shareable)
    void make_shareable() {
      std::list<buffer::ptr>::iterator pb;
      for (pb = _buffers.begin(); pb != _buffers.end(); ++pb) {
        (void) pb->make_shareable();
      }
    }

    // copy with explicit volatile-sharing semantics
    void share(const list& bl)
    {
      if (this != &bl) {
        clear();
        std::list<buffer::ptr>::const_iterator pb;
        for (pb = bl._buffers.begin(); pb != bl._buffers.end(); ++pb) {
          push_back(*pb);
        }
      }
    }

    iterator begin() {
      return iterator(this, 0);
    }
    iterator end() {
      return iterator(this, _len, _buffers.end(), 0);
    }

    const_iterator begin() const {
      return const_iterator(this, 0);
    }
    const_iterator end() const {
      return const_iterator(this, _len, _buffers.end(), 0);
    }

    // crope lookalikes.
    // **** WARNING: this are horribly inefficient for large bufferlists. ****
    void copy(unsigned off, unsigned len, char *dest) const;
    void copy(unsigned off, unsigned len, list &dest) const;
    void copy(unsigned off, unsigned len, std::string& dest) const;
    void copy_in(unsigned off, unsigned len, const char *src);
    void copy_in(unsigned off, unsigned len, const char *src, bool crc_reset);
    void copy_in(unsigned off, unsigned len, const list& src);

    void append(char c);
    void append(const char *data, unsigned len);
    void append(const std::string& s) {
      append(s.data(), s.length());
    }
    void append(const ptr& bp);
    void append(ptr&& bp);
    void append(const ptr& bp, unsigned off, unsigned len);
    void append(const list& bl);
    void append(std::istream& in);
    void append_zero(unsigned len);
    void prepend_zero(unsigned len);
    
    /*
     * get a char
     */
    const char& operator[](unsigned n) const;
    char *c_str();
    std::string to_str() const;

    void substr_of(const list& other, unsigned off, unsigned len);

    /// return a pointer to a contiguous extent of the buffer,
    /// reallocating as needed
    char *get_contiguous(unsigned off,  ///< offset
			 unsigned len); ///< length

    // funky modifer
    void splice(unsigned off, unsigned len, list *claim_by=0 /*, bufferlist& replace_with */);
    void write(int off, int len, std::ostream& out) const;

    void encode_base64(list& o);
    void decode_base64(list& o);

    void write_stream(std::ostream &out) const;
    void hexdump(std::ostream &out, bool trailing_newline = true) const;
    int read_file(const char *fn, std::string *error);
    ssize_t read_fd(int fd, size_t len);
    int read_fd_zero_copy(int fd, size_t len);
    int write_file(const char *fn, int mode=0644);
    int write_fd(int fd) const;
    int write_fd(int fd, uint64_t offset) const;
    int write_fd_zero_copy(int fd) const;
    template<typename VectorT>
    void prepare_iov(VectorT *piov) const {
      assert(_buffers.size() <= IOV_MAX);
      piov->resize(_buffers.size());
      unsigned n = 0;
      for (auto& p : _buffers) {
	(*piov)[n].iov_base = (void *)p.c_str();
	(*piov)[n].iov_len = p.length();
	++n;
      }
    }
    uint32_t crc32c(uint32_t crc) const;
    void invalidate_crc();

    // These functions return a bufferlist with a pointer to a single
    // static buffer. They /must/ not outlive the memory they
    // reference.
    static list static_from_mem(char* c, size_t l);
    static list static_from_cstring(char* c);
    static list static_from_string(std::string& s);
  };

  /*
   * efficient hash of one or more bufferlists
   */

  class hash {
    uint32_t crc;

  public:
    hash() : crc(0) { }
    // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
    hash(uint32_t init) : crc(init) { }

    void update(const buffer::list& bl) {
      crc = bl.crc32c(crc);
    }

    uint32_t digest() {
      return crc;
    }
  };

inline bool operator>(bufferlist& l, bufferlist& r) {
  for (unsigned p = 0; ; p++) {
    if (l.length() > p && r.length() == p) return true;
    if (l.length() == p) return false;
    if (l[p] > r[p]) return true;
    if (l[p] < r[p]) return false;
  }
}
inline bool operator>=(bufferlist& l, bufferlist& r) {
  for (unsigned p = 0; ; p++) {
    if (l.length() > p && r.length() == p) return true;
    if (r.length() == p && l.length() == p) return true;
    if (l.length() == p && r.length() > p) return false;
    if (l[p] > r[p]) return true;
    if (l[p] < r[p]) return false;
  }
}

inline bool operator==(const bufferlist &l, const bufferlist &r) {
  if (l.length() != r.length())
    return false;
  for (unsigned p = 0; p < l.length(); p++) {
    if (l[p] != r[p])
      return false;
  }
  return true;
}
inline bool operator<(bufferlist& l, bufferlist& r) {
  return r > l;
}
inline bool operator<=(bufferlist& l, bufferlist& r) {
  return r >= l;
}


std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const buffer::ptr& bp);

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const raw &r);

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const buffer::list& bl);

std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const buffer::error& e);

inline bufferhash& operator<<(bufferhash& l, const bufferlist &r) {
  l.update(r);
  return l;
}

}

#if defined(HAVE_XIO)
xio_reg_mem* get_xio_mp(const buffer::ptr& bp);
#endif

}

#endif