cp_linux.go

// -*- Mode: Go; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Canonical Ltd
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
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 *
 */

package osutil

import (
	"os"
	"syscall"
)

const maxint = int64(^uint(0) >> 1)

var maxcp = maxint // overridden in testing

func doCopyFile(fin, fout fileish, fi os.FileInfo) error {
	size := fi.Size()
	var offset int64
	for offset < size {
		// sendfile is funny; it only copies up to maxint
		// bytes at a time, but takes an int64 offset.
		count := size - offset
		if count > maxcp {
			count = maxcp
		}

		if _, err := syscall.Sendfile(int(fout.Fd()), int(fin.Fd()), &offset, int(count)); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	return nil
}