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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013
+ * Phillip Lougher <phillip@squashfs.org.uk>
+ *
+ * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2. See
+ * the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/pagemap.h>
+#include "page_actor.h"
+
+/*
+ * This file contains implementations of page_actor for decompressing into
+ * an intermediate buffer, and for decompressing directly into the
+ * page cache.
+ *
+ * Calling code should avoid sleeping between calls to squashfs_first_page()
+ * and squashfs_finish_page().
+ */
+
+/* Implementation of page_actor for decompressing into intermediate buffer */
+static void *cache_first_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	actor->next_page = 1;
+	return actor->buffer[0];
+}
+
+static void *cache_next_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	if (actor->next_page == actor->pages)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return actor->buffer[actor->next_page++];
+}
+
+static void cache_finish_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	/* empty */
+}
+
+struct squashfs_page_actor *squashfs_page_actor_init(void **buffer,
+	int pages, int length)
+{
+	struct squashfs_page_actor *actor = kmalloc(sizeof(*actor), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (actor == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	actor->length = length ? : pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	actor->buffer = buffer;
+	actor->pages = pages;
+	actor->next_page = 0;
+	actor->squashfs_first_page = cache_first_page;
+	actor->squashfs_next_page = cache_next_page;
+	actor->squashfs_finish_page = cache_finish_page;
+	return actor;
+}
+
+/* Implementation of page_actor for decompressing directly into page cache. */
+static void *direct_first_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	actor->next_page = 1;
+	return actor->pageaddr = kmap_atomic(actor->page[0]);
+}
+
+static void *direct_next_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	if (actor->pageaddr)
+		kunmap_atomic(actor->pageaddr);
+
+	return actor->pageaddr = actor->next_page == actor->pages ? NULL :
+		kmap_atomic(actor->page[actor->next_page++]);
+}
+
+static void direct_finish_page(struct squashfs_page_actor *actor)
+{
+	if (actor->pageaddr)
+		kunmap_atomic(actor->pageaddr);
+}
+
+struct squashfs_page_actor *squashfs_page_actor_init_special(struct page **page,
+	int pages, int length)
+{
+	struct squashfs_page_actor *actor = kmalloc(sizeof(*actor), GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (actor == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	actor->length = length ? : pages * PAGE_CACHE_SIZE;
+	actor->page = page;
+	actor->pages = pages;
+	actor->next_page = 0;
+	actor->pageaddr = NULL;
+	actor->squashfs_first_page = direct_first_page;
+	actor->squashfs_next_page = direct_next_page;
+	actor->squashfs_finish_page = direct_finish_page;
+	return actor;
+}