source: vbox/trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Storage/VBoxHDD-new.cpp@ 6325

/** $Id: VBoxHDD-new.cpp 6325 2008-01-10 13:27:36Z vboxsync $ */
/** @file
 * VBox HDD Container implementation.
 */

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2008 innotek GmbH
 *
 * This file is part of VirtualBox Open Source Edition (OSE), as
 * available from http://www.virtualbox.org. This file is free software;
 * you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
 * General Public License (GPL) as published by the Free Software
 * Foundation, in version 2 as it comes in the "COPYING" file of the
 * VirtualBox OSE distribution. VirtualBox OSE is distributed in the
 * hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY of any kind.
 */

/*******************************************************************************
*   Header Files                                                               *
*******************************************************************************/
#define LOG_GROUP LOG_GROUP_VD
#include <VBox/VBoxHDD-new.h>
#include <VBox/err.h>

#include <VBox/log.h>
#include <iprt/alloc.h>
#include <iprt/assert.h>
#include <iprt/uuid.h>
#include <iprt/file.h>
#include <iprt/string.h>
#include <iprt/asm.h>
#include <iprt/ldr.h>
#include <iprt/dir.h>
#include <iprt/path.h>
#include <iprt/param.h>

#include "VBoxHDD-newInternal.h"


#define VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE 0x6f0e2a7d

/** Buffer size used for merging images. */
#define VD_MERGE_BUFFER_SIZE    (1024 * 1024)

/**
 * VBox HDD Container image descriptor.
 */
typedef struct VDIMAGE
{
    /** Link to parent image descriptor, if any. */
    struct VDIMAGE  *pPrev;
    /** Link to child image descriptor, if any. */
    struct VDIMAGE  *pNext;
    /** Container base filename. (UTF-8) */
    char            *pszFilename;
    /** Data managed by the backend which keeps the actual info. */
    void            *pvBackendData;
    /** Image open flags (only those handled generically in this code and which
     * the backends will never ever see). */
    unsigned        uOpenFlags;
} VDIMAGE, *PVDIMAGE;

/**
 * uModified bit flags.
 */
#define VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FLAG                  RT_BIT(0)
#define VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FIRST                 RT_BIT(1)
#define VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_DISABLE_UUID_UPDATE   RT_BIT(2)


/**
 * VBox HDD Container main structure, private part.
 */
struct VBOXHDD
{
    /** Structure signature (VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE). */
    uint32_t            u32Signature;

    /** Number of opened images. */
    unsigned            cImages;

    /** Base image. */
    PVDIMAGE            pBase;

    /** Last opened image in the chain.
     * The same as pBase if only one image is used. */
    PVDIMAGE            pLast;

    /** Flags representing the modification state. */
    unsigned            uModified;

    /** Cached size of this disk. */
    uint64_t            cbSize;
    /** Cached PCHS geometry for this disk. */
    PDMMEDIAGEOMETRY    PCHSGeometry;
    /** Cached LCHS geometry for this disk. */
    PDMMEDIAGEOMETRY    LCHSGeometry;

    /** Error message processing callback. */
    PFNVDERROR          pfnError;
    /** Opaque data for error callback. */
    void                *pvErrorUser;

    /** Handle for the shared object / DLL. */
    RTLDRMOD            hPlugin;
    /** Function pointers for the various backend methods. */
    PCVBOXHDDBACKEND    Backend;
};


extern VBOXHDDBACKEND g_VmdkBackend;
#ifndef VBOX_OSE
extern VBOXHDDBACKEND g_VhdBackend;
#endif

static PCVBOXHDDBACKEND aBackends[] =
{
    &g_VmdkBackend,
    &g_VhdBackend,
    NULL
};


/**
 * internal: issue early error message.
 */
static int vdEarlyError(PFNVDERROR pfnError, void *pvErrorUser, int rc,
                        RT_SRC_POS_DECL, const char *pszFormat, ...)
{
    va_list va;
    va_start(va, pszFormat);
    if (pfnError)
        pfnError(pvErrorUser, rc, RT_SRC_POS_ARGS, pszFormat, va);
    va_end(va);
    return rc;
}

/**
 * internal: issue error message.
 */
static int vdError(PVBOXHDD pDisk, int rc, RT_SRC_POS_DECL,
                   const char *pszFormat, ...)
{
    va_list va;
    va_start(va, pszFormat);
    if (pDisk->pfnError)
        pDisk->pfnError(pDisk->pvErrorUser, rc, RT_SRC_POS_ARGS, pszFormat, va);
    va_end(va);
    return rc;
}

/**
 * internal: add image structure to the end of images list.
 */
static void vdAddImageToList(PVBOXHDD pDisk, PVDIMAGE pImage)
{
    pImage->pPrev = NULL;
    pImage->pNext = NULL;

    if (pDisk->pBase)
    {
        Assert(pDisk->cImages > 0);
        pImage->pPrev = pDisk->pLast;
        pDisk->pLast->pNext = pImage;
        pDisk->pLast = pImage;
    }
    else
    {
        Assert(pDisk->cImages == 0);
        pDisk->pBase = pImage;
        pDisk->pLast = pImage;
    }

    pDisk->cImages++;
}

/**
 * internal: remove image structure from the images list.
 */
static void vdRemoveImageFromList(PVBOXHDD pDisk, PVDIMAGE pImage)
{
    Assert(pDisk->cImages > 0);

    if (pImage->pPrev)
        pImage->pPrev->pNext = pImage->pNext;
    else
        pDisk->pBase = pImage->pNext;

    if (pImage->pNext)
        pImage->pNext->pPrev = pImage->pPrev;
    else
        pDisk->pLast = pImage->pPrev;

    pImage->pPrev = NULL;
    pImage->pNext = NULL;

    pDisk->cImages--;
}

/**
 * internal: find image by index into the images list.
 */
static PVDIMAGE vdGetImageByNumber(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage)
{
    PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pBase;
    if (nImage == VD_LAST_IMAGE)
        return pDisk->pLast;
    while (pImage && nImage)
    {
        pImage = pImage->pNext;
        nImage--;
    }
    return pImage;
}

/**
 * internal: read the specified amount of data in whatever blocks the backend
 * will give us.
 */
static int vdReadHelper(PVBOXHDD pDisk, PVDIMAGE pImage, uint64_t uOffset,
                        void *pvBuf, size_t cbRead)
{
    int rc;
    size_t cbThisRead;

    /* Loop until all read. */
    do
    {
        /* Search for image with allocated block. Do not attempt to read more
         * than the previous reads marked as valid. Otherwise this would return
         * stale data when different block sizes are used for the images. */
        cbThisRead = cbRead;
        rc = VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE;
        for (PVDIMAGE pCurrImage = pImage;
             pCurrImage != NULL && rc == VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE;
             pCurrImage = pCurrImage->pPrev)
        {
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnRead(pCurrImage->pvBackendData, uOffset,
                                         pvBuf, cbThisRead, &cbThisRead);
        }

        /* No image in the chain contains the data for the block. */
        if (rc == VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE)
        {
            memset(pvBuf, '\0', cbThisRead);
            rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
        }

        cbRead -= cbThisRead;
        uOffset += cbThisRead;
        pvBuf = (char *)pvBuf + cbThisRead;
    } while (cbRead != 0 && VBOX_SUCCESS(rc));

    return rc;
}

/**
 * internal: mark the disk as not modified.
 */
static void vdResetModifiedFlag(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    if (pDisk->uModified & VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FLAG)
    {
        /* generate new last-modified uuid */
        if (!(pDisk->uModified | VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_DISABLE_UUID_UPDATE))
        {
            RTUUID Uuid;

            RTUuidCreate(&Uuid);
            pDisk->Backend->pfnSetModificationUuid(pDisk->pLast->pvBackendData,
                                                   &Uuid);
        }

        pDisk->uModified &= ~VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FLAG;
    }
}

/**
 * internal: mark the disk as modified.
 */
static void vdSetModifiedFlag(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    pDisk->uModified |= VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FLAG;
    if (pDisk->uModified & VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FIRST)
    {
        pDisk->uModified &= ~VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_FIRST;

        /* First modify, so create a UUID and ensure it's written to disk. */
        vdResetModifiedFlag(pDisk);

        if (!(pDisk->uModified | VD_IMAGE_MODIFIED_DISABLE_UUID_UPDATE))
            pDisk->Backend->pfnFlush(pDisk->pLast->pvBackendData);
    }
}

/**
 * internal: write a complete block (only used for diff images), taking the
 * remaining data from parent images. This implementation does not optimize
 * anything (except that it tries to read only that portions from parent
 * images that are really needed).
 */
static int vdWriteHelperStandard(PVBOXHDD pDisk, PVDIMAGE pImage,
                                 uint64_t uOffset, size_t cbWrite,
                                 size_t cbThisWrite, size_t cbPreRead,
                                 size_t cbPostRead, const void *pvBuf,
                                 void *pvTmp)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    /* Read the data that goes before the write to fill the block. */
    if (cbPreRead)
    {
        rc = vdReadHelper(pDisk, pImage->pPrev, uOffset - cbPreRead, pvTmp,
                          cbPreRead);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
            return rc;
    }

    /* Copy the data to the right place in the buffer. */
    memcpy((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead, pvBuf, cbThisWrite);

    /* Read the data that goes after the write to fill the block. */
    if (cbPostRead)
    {
        /* If we have data to be written, use that instead of reading
         * data from the image. */
        size_t cbWriteCopy;
        if (cbWrite > cbThisWrite)
            cbWriteCopy = RT_MIN(cbWrite - cbThisWrite, cbPostRead);
        else
            cbWriteCopy = 0;
        /* Figure out how much we cannnot read from the image, because
         * the last block to write might exceed the nominal size of the
         * image for technical reasons. */
        size_t cbFill;
        if (uOffset + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead > pDisk->cbSize)
            cbFill = uOffset + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead - pDisk->cbSize;
        else
            cbFill = 0;
        /* The rest must be read from the image. */
        size_t cbReadImage = cbPostRead - cbWriteCopy - cbFill;

        /* Now assemble the remaining data. */
        if (cbWriteCopy)
            memcpy((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead + cbThisWrite,
                   (char *)pvBuf + cbThisWrite, cbWriteCopy);
        if (cbReadImage)
            rc = vdReadHelper(pDisk, pImage->pPrev,
                              uOffset + cbThisWrite + cbWriteCopy,
                              (char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbWriteCopy,
                              cbReadImage);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
            return rc;
        /* Zero out the remainder of this block. Will never be visible, as this
         * is beyond the limit of the image. */
        if (cbFill)
            memset((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbWriteCopy + cbReadImage,
                   '\0', cbFill);
    }

    /* Write the full block to the virtual disk. */
    rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnWrite(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                  uOffset - cbPreRead, pvTmp,
                                  cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead,
                                  NULL,
                                  &cbPreRead, &cbPostRead);
    Assert(rc != VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE);
    Assert(cbPreRead == 0);
    Assert(cbPostRead == 0);

    return rc;
}

/**
 * internal: write a complete block (only used for diff images), taking the
 * remaining data from parent images. This implementation optimized out writes
 * that do not change the data relative to the state as of the parent images.
 * All backends which support differential/growing images support this.
 */
static int vdWriteHelperOptimized(PVBOXHDD pDisk, PVDIMAGE pImage,
                                  uint64_t uOffset, size_t cbWrite,
                                  size_t cbThisWrite, size_t cbPreRead,
                                  size_t cbPostRead, const void *pvBuf,
                                  void *pvTmp)
{
    size_t cbFill = 0;
    size_t cbWriteCopy = 0;
    size_t cbReadImage = 0;
    int rc;

    if (cbPostRead)
    {
        /* Figure out how much we cannnot read from the image, because
         * the last block to write might exceed the nominal size of the
         * image for technical reasons. */
        if (uOffset + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead > pDisk->cbSize)
            cbFill = uOffset + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead - pDisk->cbSize;

        /* If we have data to be written, use that instead of reading
         * data from the image. */
        if (cbWrite > cbThisWrite)
            cbWriteCopy = RT_MIN(cbWrite - cbThisWrite, cbPostRead);

        /* The rest must be read from the image. */
        cbReadImage = cbPostRead - cbWriteCopy - cbFill;
    }

    /* Read the entire data of the block so that we can compare whether it will
     * be modified by the write or not. */
    rc = vdReadHelper(pDisk, pImage->pPrev, uOffset - cbPreRead, pvTmp,
                      cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead - cbFill);
    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
        return rc;

    /* Check if the write would modify anything in this block. */
    if (   !memcmp((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead, pvBuf, cbThisWrite)
        && (!cbWriteCopy || !memcmp((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead + cbThisWrite,
                                    (char *)pvBuf + cbThisWrite, cbWriteCopy)))
    {
        /* Block is completely unchanged, so no need to write anything. */
        return VINF_SUCCESS;
    }

    /* Copy the data to the right place in the buffer. */
    memcpy((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead, pvBuf, cbThisWrite);

    /* Handle the data that goes after the write to fill the block. */
    if (cbPostRead)
    {
        /* Now assemble the remaining data. */
        if (cbWriteCopy)
            memcpy((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead + cbThisWrite,
                   (char *)pvBuf + cbThisWrite, cbWriteCopy);
        /* Zero out the remainder of this block. Will never be visible, as this
         * is beyond the limit of the image. */
        if (cbFill)
            memset((char *)pvTmp + cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbWriteCopy + cbReadImage,
                   '\0', cbFill);
    }

    /* Write the full block to the virtual disk. */
    rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnWrite(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                  uOffset - cbPreRead, pvTmp,
                                  cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead,
                                  NULL,
                                  &cbPreRead, &cbPostRead);
    Assert(rc != VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE);
    Assert(cbPreRead == 0);
    Assert(cbPostRead == 0);

    return rc;
}

/**
 * internal: write buffer to the image, taking care of block boundaries and
 * write optimizations.
 */
static int vdWriteHelper(PVBOXHDD pDisk, PVDIMAGE pImage, uint64_t uOffset,
                         const void *pvBuf, size_t cbWrite)
{
    int rc;
    size_t cbThisWrite;
    size_t cbPreRead, cbPostRead;

    /* Loop until all written. */
    do
    {
        /* Try to write the possibly partial block to the last opened image.
         * This works when the block is already allocated in this image or
         * if it is a full-block write, which automatically allocates a new
         * block if needed. */
        cbThisWrite = cbWrite;
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnWrite(pImage->pvBackendData, uOffset, pvBuf,
                                      cbThisWrite, &cbThisWrite, &cbPreRead,
                                      &cbPostRead);
        if (rc == VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE)
        {
            void *pvTmp = RTMemTmpAlloc(cbPreRead + cbThisWrite + cbPostRead);
            AssertBreak(!pvTmp, rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY);

            if (!(pImage->uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME))
            {
                /* Optimized write, suppress writing to a so far unallocated
                 * block if the data is in fact not changed. */
                rc = vdWriteHelperOptimized(pDisk, pImage, uOffset, cbWrite,
                                            cbThisWrite, cbPreRead, cbPostRead,
                                            pvBuf, pvTmp);
            }
            else
            {
                /* Normal write, not optimized in any way. The block will
                 * be written no matter what. This will usually (unless the
                 * backend has some further optimization enabled) cause the
                 * block to be allocated. */
                rc = vdWriteHelperStandard(pDisk, pImage, uOffset, cbWrite,
                                           cbThisWrite, cbPreRead, cbPostRead,
                                           pvBuf, pvTmp);
            }
            RTMemTmpFree(pvTmp);
            if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                break;
        }

        cbWrite -= cbThisWrite;
        uOffset += cbThisWrite;
        pvBuf = (char *)pvBuf + cbThisWrite;
    } while (cbWrite != 0 && VBOX_SUCCESS(rc));

    return rc;
}


/**
 * Allocates and initializes an empty HDD container.
 * No image files are opened.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @param   pszBackend      Name of the image file backend to use.
 * @param   pfnError        Callback for setting extended error information.
 * @param   pvErrorUser     Opaque parameter for pfnError.
 * @param   ppDisk          Where to store the reference to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCreate(const char *pszBackend, PFNVDERROR pfnError,
                           void *pvErrorUser, PVBOXHDD *ppDisk)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
    PCVBOXHDDBACKEND pBackend = NULL;
    PVBOXHDD pDisk = NULL;
    RTLDRMOD hPlugin = NULL;

    LogFlowFunc(("pszBackend=\"%s\" pfnError=%#p pvErrorUser=%#p\n",
                 pszBackend, pfnError, pvErrorUser));
    do
    {
        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszBackend) && *pszBackend,
                       ("pszBackend=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszBackend, pszBackend),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pfnError),
                       ("pfnError=%#p\n", pfnError),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(ppDisk),
                       ("ppDisk=%#p\n", ppDisk),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        /* Find backend. */
        for (unsigned i = 0; aBackends[i] != NULL; i++)
        {
            if (!strcmp(pszBackend, aBackends[i]->pszBackendName))
            {
                pBackend = aBackends[i];
                break;
            }
        }

        /* If no static backend is found try loading a shared module with
         * pszBackend as filename. */
        if (!pBackend)
        {
            char *pszPluginName;

            /* HDD Format Plugins have VBoxHDD as prefix, prepend it. */
            RTStrAPrintf(&pszPluginName, "%s%s",
                         VBOX_HDDFORMAT_PLUGIN_PREFIX, pszBackend);
            if (!pszPluginName)
            {
                rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
                break;
            }

            /* Try to load the plugin (RTldrLoad takes care of the suffix). */
            rc = RTLdrLoad(pszPluginName, &hPlugin);
            if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
            {
                PFNVBOXHDDFORMATLOAD pfnHDDFormatLoad;

                rc = RTLdrGetSymbol(hPlugin, VBOX_HDDFORMAT_LOAD_NAME,
                                    (void**)&pfnHDDFormatLoad);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc) || !pfnHDDFormatLoad)
                {
                    LogFunc(("error resolving the entry point %s in plugin %s, rc=%Vrc, pfnHDDFormat=%#p\n", VBOX_HDDFORMAT_LOAD_NAME, pszPluginName, rc, pfnHDDFormatLoad));
                    if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
                        rc = VERR_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND;
                    break;
                }

                /* Get the function table. */
                PVBOXHDDBACKEND pBE;
                rc = pfnHDDFormatLoad(&pBE);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                    break;
                /* Check if the sizes match. If not this plugin is too old. */
                if (pBE->cbSize != sizeof(VBOXHDDBACKEND))
                {
                    rc = VERR_VDI_UNSUPPORTED_VERSION;
                    break;
                }
                pBackend = pBE;
            }

            RTStrFree(pszPluginName);
        }

        if (pBackend)
        {
            pDisk = (PVBOXHDD)RTMemAllocZ(sizeof(VBOXHDD));
            if (pDisk)
            {
                pDisk->u32Signature = VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE;
                pDisk->cImages      = 0;
                pDisk->pBase        = NULL;
                pDisk->pLast        = NULL;
                pDisk->cbSize       = 0;
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads     = 0;
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors   = 0;
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads     = 0;
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors   = 0;
                pDisk->pfnError     = pfnError;
                pDisk->pvErrorUser  = pvErrorUser;
                pDisk->Backend      = pBackend;
                pDisk->hPlugin      = hPlugin;
                *ppDisk = pDisk;
            }
            else
            {
                rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
                break;
            }
        }
        else
            rc = vdEarlyError(pfnError, pvErrorUser, VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER,
                              RT_SRC_POS, "VD: unknown backend name '%s'",
                              pszBackend);
    } while (0);

    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc) && hPlugin)
        RTLdrClose(hPlugin);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc (pDisk=%#p)\n", rc, pDisk));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Destroys HDD container.
 * If container has opened image files they will be closed.
 *
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(void) VDDestroy(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p\n", pDisk));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), );
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        if (pDisk)
        {
            VDCloseAll(pDisk);
            if (pDisk->hPlugin != NIL_RTLDRMOD)
            {
                RTLdrClose(pDisk->hPlugin);
                pDisk->hPlugin = NIL_RTLDRMOD;
            }
            RTMemFree(pDisk);
        }
    } while (0);
    LogFlowFunc(("returns\n"));
}

/**
 * Try to get the backend name which can use this image.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 *          VINF_SUCCESS if a plugin was found. 
 *                       ppszFormat contains the string which can be used as backend name.
 *          VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED if no plugin was found.
 * @param   pszFilename     Name of the image file for which the backend is queried.
 * @param   ppszFormat      Receives pointer of the UTF-8 string which contains the format name.
 *                          The returned pointer must be freed using RTStrFree().
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetFormat(const char *pszFilename, char **ppszFormat)
{
    PRTDIR pPluginDir = NULL;
    int rc = VERR_NOT_SUPPORTED;
    bool fPluginFound = false;

    LogFlowFunc(("pszFilename=\"%s\"\n", pszFilename));
    do
    {
        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszFilename) && *pszFilename,
                       ("pszFilename=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszFilename, pszFilename),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(ppszFormat),
                       ("ppszFormat=%#p\n", ppszFormat),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        
        /* First check if static backends support this file format. */
        for (unsigned i = 0; aBackends[i] != NULL; i++)
        {
            if (aBackends[i]->pfnCheckIfValid)
            {
                rc = aBackends[i]->pfnCheckIfValid(pszFilename);
                if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
                {
                    fPluginFound = true;
                    /* Copy the name into the new string. */
                    char *pszFormat = RTStrDup(aBackends[i]->pszBackendName);
                    if (!pszFormat)
                    {
                        rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
                        break;
                    }
                    *ppszFormat = pszFormat;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }

        /* Then check if plugin backends support this file format. */
        char szPath[RTPATH_MAX];
        rc = RTPathSharedLibs(szPath, sizeof(szPath));
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
            break;

        /* To get all entries with VBoxHDD as prefix. */
        char *pszPluginFilter;
        rc = RTStrAPrintf(&pszPluginFilter, "%s/%s*", szPath,
                          VBOX_HDDFORMAT_PLUGIN_PREFIX);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }

        /* The plugins are in the same directory as the other shared libs. */
        rc = RTDirOpenFiltered(&pPluginDir, pszPluginFilter, RTDIRFILTER_WINNT);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
            break;

        PRTDIRENTRY pPluginDirEntry = NULL;
        unsigned cbPluginDirEntry;
        pPluginDirEntry = (PRTDIRENTRY)RTMemAllocZ(sizeof(RTDIRENTRY));
        if (!pPluginDir)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }

        while ((rc = RTDirRead(pPluginDir, pPluginDirEntry, &cbPluginDirEntry)) != VERR_NO_MORE_FILES)
        {
            RTLDRMOD hPlugin = NIL_RTLDRMOD;
            PFNVBOXHDDFORMATLOAD pfnHDDFormatLoad = NULL;
            PVBOXHDDBACKEND pBackend = NULL;

            if (rc == VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW)
            {
                /* allocate new buffer. */
                RTMemFree(pPluginDirEntry);
                pPluginDirEntry = (PRTDIRENTRY)RTMemAllocZ(cbPluginDirEntry);
                /* Retry. */
                rc = RTDirRead(pPluginDir, pPluginDirEntry, &cbPluginDirEntry);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                    break;
            }
            else if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                break;

            /* We got the new entry. */
            if (pPluginDirEntry->enmType != RTDIRENTRYTYPE_FILE)
                continue;

            rc = RTLdrLoad(pPluginDirEntry->szName, &hPlugin);
            if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
            {
                rc = RTLdrGetSymbol(hPlugin, VBOX_HDDFORMAT_LOAD_NAME, (void**)&pfnHDDFormatLoad);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc) || !pfnHDDFormatLoad)
                {
                    LogFunc(("error resolving the entry point %s in plugin %s, rc=%Vrc, pfnHDDFormat=%#p\n", VBOX_HDDFORMAT_LOAD_NAME, pPluginDirEntry->szName, rc, pfnHDDFormatLoad));
                    if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
                        rc = VERR_SYMBOL_NOT_FOUND;
                }

                if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
                {
                    /* Get the function table. */
                    rc = pfnHDDFormatLoad(&pBackend);
                    if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc) && pBackend->cbSize == sizeof(VBOXHDDBACKEND))
                    {

                        /* Check if the plugin can handle this file. */
                        rc = pBackend->pfnCheckIfValid(pszFilename);
                        if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
                        {
                            fPluginFound = true;
                            rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

                            /* Report the format name. */
                            RTPathStripExt(pPluginDirEntry->szName);
                            char *pszFormat = NULL;

                            pszFormat = RTStrDup(pPluginDirEntry->szName + VBOX_HDDFORMAT_PLUGIN_PREFIX_LENGTH);
                            if (!pszFormat)
                                rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;

                            AssertBreak(strlen(pszFormat) >= VBOX_HDDFORMAT_PLUGIN_PREFIX_LENGTH,
                                        rc = VERR_INVALID_NAME);
                            *ppszFormat = pszFormat;
                        }
                    }
                }
                else
                    pBackend = NULL;
            }
            RTLdrClose(hPlugin);
            /*
             * We take the first plugin which can handle this file.
             */
            if (fPluginFound)
                break;
        }
        RTStrFree(pszPluginFilter);
        if (pPluginDirEntry)
            RTMemFree(pPluginDirEntry);
        if (pPluginDir)
            RTDirClose(pPluginDir);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc *ppszFormat=\"%s\"\n", rc, *ppszFormat));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Opens an image file.
 *
 * The first opened image file in HDD container must have a base image type,
 * others (next opened images) must be a differencing or undo images.
 * Linkage is checked for differencing image to be in consistence with the previously opened image.
 * When another differencing image is opened and the last image was opened in read/write access
 * mode, then the last image is reopened in read-only with deny write sharing mode. This allows
 * other processes to use images in read-only mode too.
 *
 * Note that the image is opened in read-only mode if a read/write open is not possible.
 * Use VDIsReadOnly to check open mode.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   pszFilename     Name of the image file to open.
 * @param   uOpenFlags      Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDOpen(PVBOXHDD pDisk, const char *pszFilename,
                         unsigned uOpenFlags)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
    PVDIMAGE pImage = NULL;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p pszFilename=\"%s\" uOpenFlags=%#x\n",
                 pszFilename, uOpenFlags));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszFilename) && *pszFilename,
                       ("pszFilename=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszFilename, pszFilename),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak((uOpenFlags & ~VD_OPEN_FLAGS_MASK) == 0,
                       ("uOpenFlags=%#x\n", uOpenFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        /* Force readonly for images without base/diff consistency checking. */
        if (uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_INFO)
            uOpenFlags |= VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY;

        /* Set up image descriptor. */
        pImage = (PVDIMAGE)RTMemAllocZ(sizeof(VDIMAGE));
        if (!pImage)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }
        pImage->pszFilename = RTStrDup(pszFilename);
        if (!pImage->pszFilename)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }

        pImage->uOpenFlags = uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME;
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnOpen(pImage->pszFilename,
                                     uOpenFlags & ~VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME,
                                     pDisk->pfnError, pDisk->pvErrorUser,
                                     &pImage->pvBackendData);
        /* If the open in read-write mode failed, retry in read-only mode. */
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
        {
            if (!(uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY)
                &&  (rc == VERR_ACCESS_DENIED
                     || rc == VERR_PERMISSION_DENIED
                     || rc == VERR_WRITE_PROTECT
                     || rc == VERR_SHARING_VIOLATION
                     || rc == VERR_FILE_LOCK_FAILED))
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnOpen(pImage->pszFilename,
                                               (uOpenFlags & ~VD_OPEN_FLAGS_HONOR_SAME)
                                             | VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY,
                                             pDisk->pfnError, pDisk->pvErrorUser,
                                             &pImage->pvBackendData);
            if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
            {
                rc = vdError(pDisk, rc, RT_SRC_POS,
                             N_("VD: error opening image file '%s'"), pszFilename);
                break;
            }
        }

        VDIMAGETYPE enmImageType;
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetImageType(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                             &enmImageType);
        /* Check image type. As the image itself has no idea whether it's a
         * base image or not, this info is derived here. Image 0 can be fixed
         * or normal, all others must be normal images. */
        if (    VBOX_SUCCESS(rc)
            &&  !(uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_INFO)
            &&  pDisk->cImages != 0
            &&  enmImageType != VD_IMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL)
        {
            rc = VERR_VDI_INVALID_TYPE;
            break;
        }

        /** @todo optionally check UUIDs */

        int rc2;

        /* Cache disk information. */
        pDisk->cbSize = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetSize(pImage->pvBackendData);

        /* Cache PCHS geometry. */
        rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                 &pDisk->PCHSGeometry);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
        {
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            /* Make sure the PCHS geometry is properly clipped. */
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 16383);
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads, 16);
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
        }

        /* Cache LCHS geometry. */
        rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                 &pDisk->LCHSGeometry);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
        {
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            /* Make sure the LCHS geometry is properly clipped. */
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 1024);
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads, 255);
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
        }

        if (pDisk->cImages != 0)
        {
            /* Switch previous image to read-only mode. */
            unsigned uOpenFlagsPrevImg;
            uOpenFlagsPrevImg = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetOpenFlags(pDisk->pLast->pvBackendData);
            if (!(uOpenFlagsPrevImg & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY))
            {
                uOpenFlagsPrevImg |= VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY;
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetOpenFlags(pDisk->pLast->pvBackendData, uOpenFlagsPrevImg);
            }
        }

        if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
        {
            /* Image successfully opened, make it the last image. */
            vdAddImageToList(pDisk, pImage);
        }
        else
        {
            /* Error detected, but image opened. Close image. */
            int rc2;
            rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnClose(pImage->pvBackendData, false);
            AssertRC(rc2);
            pImage->pvBackendData = NULL;
        }
    } while (0);

    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
    {
        if (pImage)
        {
            if (pImage->pszFilename)
                RTStrFree(pImage->pszFilename);
            RTMemFree(pImage);
        }
    }

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Creates and opens a new base image file.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   pszFilename     Name of the image file to create.
 * @param   enmType         Image type, only base image types are acceptable.
 * @param   cbSize          Image size in bytes.
 * @param   uImageFlags     Flags specifying special image features.
 * @param   pszComment      Pointer to image comment. NULL is ok.
 * @param   pPCHSGeometry   Pointer to physical disk geometry <= (16383,16,63). Not NULL.
 * @param   pLCHSGeometry   Pointer to logical disk geometry <= (1024,255,63). Not NULL.
 * @param   uOpenFlags      Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
 * @param   pfnProgress     Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
 * @param   pvUser          User argument for the progress callback.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCreateBase(PVBOXHDD pDisk, const char *pszFilename,
                               VDIMAGETYPE enmType, uint64_t cbSize,
                               unsigned uImageFlags, const char *pszComment,
                               PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pPCHSGeometry,
                               PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pLCHSGeometry,
                               unsigned uOpenFlags, PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress,
                               void *pvUser)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
    PVDIMAGE pImage = NULL;

    LogFlowFunc(("pszFilename=\"%s\" enmType=%#x cbSize=%llu uImageFlags=%#x pszComment=\"%s\" PCHS=%u/%u/%u LCHS=%u/%u/%u uOpenFlags=%#x pfnProgress=%#p pvUser=%#p\n",
                 pszFilename, enmType, cbSize, uImageFlags, pszComment,
                 pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders, pPCHSGeometry->cHeads,
                 pPCHSGeometry->cSectors, pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders,
                 pLCHSGeometry->cHeads, pLCHSGeometry->cSectors, uOpenFlags,
                 pfnProgress, pvUser));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszFilename) && *pszFilename,
                       ("pszFilename=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszFilename, pszFilename),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(enmType == VD_IMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL || enmType == VD_IMAGE_TYPE_FIXED,
                       ("enmType=%#x\n", enmType),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(cbSize,
                       ("cbSize=%llu\n", cbSize),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak((uImageFlags & ~VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK) == 0,
                       ("uImageFlags=%#x\n", uImageFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(   VALID_PTR(pPCHSGeometry)
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders <= 16383
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders != 0
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cHeads <= 16
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cHeads != 0
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cSectors <= 63
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cSectors != 0,
                       ("pPCHSGeometry=%#p PCHS=%u/%u/%u\n", pPCHSGeometry,
                        pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders, pPCHSGeometry->cHeads,
                        pPCHSGeometry->cSectors),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(   VALID_PTR(pLCHSGeometry)
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders <= 16383
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders != 0
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cHeads <= 16
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cHeads != 0
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cSectors <= 63
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cSectors != 0,
                       ("pLCHSGeometry=%#p LCHS=%u/%u/%u\n", pLCHSGeometry,
                        pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders, pLCHSGeometry->cHeads,
                        pLCHSGeometry->cSectors),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak((uOpenFlags & ~VD_OPEN_FLAGS_MASK) == 0,
                       ("uOpenFlags=%#x\n", uOpenFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        /* Check state. */
        if (pDisk->cImages != 0)
            AssertMsgFailedBreak(("Create base image cannot be done with other images open\n"),
                                 rc = VERR_VDI_INVALID_STATE);

        /* Set up image descriptor. */
        pImage = (PVDIMAGE)RTMemAllocZ(sizeof(VDIMAGE));
        if (!pImage)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }
        pImage->pszFilename = RTStrDup(pszFilename);
        if (!pImage->pszFilename)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnCreate(pImage->pszFilename, enmType, cbSize,
                                       uImageFlags, pszComment, pPCHSGeometry,
                                       pLCHSGeometry, uOpenFlags, pfnProgress,
                                       pvUser, 0, 99, pDisk->pfnError,
                                       pDisk->pvErrorUser,
                                       &pImage->pvBackendData);

        if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
        {
            /** @todo optionally check UUIDs */

            int rc2;

            /* Cache disk information. */
            pDisk->cbSize = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetSize(pImage->pvBackendData);

            /* Cache PCHS geometry. */
            rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                     &pDisk->PCHSGeometry);
            if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
            {
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
            }
            else
            {
                /* Make sure the CHS geometry is properly clipped. */
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 16383);
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads, 16);
                pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
            }

            /* Cache LCHS geometry. */
            rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                     &pDisk->LCHSGeometry);
            if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
            {
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
            }
            else
            {
                /* Make sure the CHS geometry is properly clipped. */
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 1024);
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads, 255);
                pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
            }
        }

        if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
        {
            /* Image successfully opened, make it the last image. */
            vdAddImageToList(pDisk, pImage);
        }
        else
        {
            /* Error detected, but image opened. Close and delete image. */
            int rc2;
            rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnClose(pImage->pvBackendData, true);
            AssertRC(rc2);
            pImage->pvBackendData = NULL;
        }
    } while (0);

    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
    {
        if (pImage)
        {
            if (pImage->pszFilename)
                RTStrFree(pImage->pszFilename);
            RTMemFree(pImage);
        }
    }

    if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc) && pfnProgress)
        pfnProgress(NULL /* WARNING! pVM=NULL  */, 100, pvUser);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Creates and opens a new differencing image file in HDD container.
 * See comments for VDOpen function about differencing images.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   pszFilename     Name of the differencing image file to create.
 * @param   uImageFlags     Flags specifying special image features.
 * @param   pszComment      Pointer to image comment. NULL is ok.
 * @param   uOpenFlags      Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
 * @param   pfnProgress     Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
 * @param   pvUser          User argument for the progress callback.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCreateDiff(PVBOXHDD pDisk, const char *pszFilename,
                               unsigned uImageFlags, const char *pszComment,
                               unsigned uOpenFlags, PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress,
                               void *pvUser)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
    PVDIMAGE pImage = NULL;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p pszFilename=\"%s\" uImageFlags=%#x pszComment=\"%s\" uOpenFlags=%#x pfnProgress=%#p pvUser=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, pszFilename, uImageFlags, pszComment, uOpenFlags,
                 pfnProgress, pvUser));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszFilename) && *pszFilename,
                       ("pszFilename=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszFilename, pszFilename),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak((uImageFlags & ~VD_IMAGE_FLAGS_MASK) == 0,
                       ("uImageFlags=%#x\n", uImageFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak((uOpenFlags & ~VD_OPEN_FLAGS_MASK) == 0,
                       ("uOpenFlags=%#x\n", uOpenFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        /* Check state. */
        if (pDisk->cImages == 0)
            AssertMsgFailedBreak(("Create diff image cannot be done without other images open\n"),
                                 rc = VERR_VDI_INVALID_STATE);

        /* Set up image descriptor. */
        pImage = (PVDIMAGE)RTMemAllocZ(sizeof(VDIMAGE));
        if (!pImage)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }
        pImage->pszFilename = RTStrDup(pszFilename);
        if (!pImage->pszFilename)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnCreate(pImage->pszFilename,
                                       VD_IMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL, pDisk->cbSize,
                                       uImageFlags, pszComment,
                                       &pDisk->PCHSGeometry,
                                       &pDisk->LCHSGeometry, uOpenFlags,
                                       pfnProgress, pvUser, 0, 99,
                                       pDisk->pfnError, pDisk->pvErrorUser,
                                       &pImage->pvBackendData);

        if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
        {
            /** @todo optionally check UUIDs */
        }

        if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
        {
            /* Image successfully opened, make it the last image. */
            vdAddImageToList(pDisk, pImage);
        }
        else
        {
            /* Error detected, but image opened. Close and delete image. */
            int rc2;
            rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnClose(pImage->pvBackendData, true);
            AssertRC(rc2);
            pImage->pvBackendData = NULL;
        }
    } while (0);

    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
    {
        if (pImage)
        {
            if (pImage->pszFilename)
                RTStrFree(pImage->pszFilename);
            RTMemFree(pImage);
        }
    }

    if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc) && pfnProgress)
        pfnProgress(NULL /* WARNING! pVM=NULL  */, 100, pvUser);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Merges two images (not necessarily with direct parent/child relationship).
 * As a side effect the source image and potentially the other images which
 * are also merged to the destination are deleted from both the disk and the
 * images in the HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImageFrom      Name of the image file to merge from.
 * @param   nImageTo        Name of the image file to merge to.
 * @param   pfnProgress     Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
 * @param   pvUser          User argument for the progress callback.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDMerge(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImageFrom,
                          unsigned nImageTo, PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress,
                          void *pvUser)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
    void *pvBuf = NULL;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImageFrom=%u nImageTo=%u pfnProgress=%#p pvUser=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImageFrom, nImageTo, pfnProgress, pvUser));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImageFrom = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImageFrom);
        PVDIMAGE pImageTo = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImageTo);
        if (!pImageFrom || !pImageTo)
        {
            rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND;
            break;
        }
        AssertBreak(pImageFrom != pImageTo, rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        /* Check if destination image is writable. */
        unsigned uOpenFlags = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetOpenFlags(pImageTo->pvBackendData);
        if (uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY)
        {
            rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_READ_ONLY;
            break;
        }

        /* Get size of destination image. */
        uint64_t cbSize = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetSize(pImageTo->pvBackendData);

        /* Allocate tmp buffer. */
        pvBuf = RTMemTmpAlloc(VD_MERGE_BUFFER_SIZE);
        if (!pvBuf)
        {
            rc = VERR_NO_MEMORY;
            break;
        }

        /* Merging is done directly on the images itself. This potentially
         * causes trouble if the disk is full in the middle of operation. */
        /** @todo write alternative implementation which works with temporary
         * images (which is safer, but requires even more space). Also has the
         * drawback that merging into a raw disk parent simply isn't possible
         * this way (but in that case disk full isn't really a problem). */
        if (nImageFrom < nImageTo)
        {
            /* Merge parent state into child. This means writing all not
             * allocated blocks in the destination image which are allocated in
             * the images to be merged. */
            uint64_t uOffset = 0;
            uint64_t cbRemaining = cbSize;
            do
            {
                size_t cbThisRead = RT_MIN(VD_MERGE_BUFFER_SIZE, cbRemaining);
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnRead(pImageTo->pvBackendData, uOffset,
                                             pvBuf, cbThisRead, &cbThisRead);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                    break;
                if (rc == VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE)
                {
                    /* Search for image with allocated block. Do not attempt to
                     * read more than the previous reads marked as valid.
                     * Otherwise this would return stale data when different
                     * block sizes are used for the images. */
                    for (PVDIMAGE pCurrImage = pImageTo->pPrev;
                         pCurrImage != NULL && pCurrImage != pImageFrom->pPrev && rc == VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE;
                         pCurrImage = pCurrImage->pPrev)
                    {
                        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnRead(pCurrImage->pvBackendData,
                                                     uOffset, pvBuf,
                                                     cbThisRead, &cbThisRead);
                    }
                    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                        break;

                    if (rc != VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE)
                    {
                        rc = vdWriteHelper(pDisk, pImageTo, uOffset, pvBuf,
                                           cbThisRead);
                        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                            break;
                    }
                }

                uOffset += cbThisRead;
                cbRemaining -= cbThisRead;
            } while (uOffset < cbSize);
        }
        else
        {
            /* Merge child state into parent. This means writing all blocks
             * which are allocated in the image up to the source image to the
             * destination image. */
            uint64_t uOffset = 0;
            uint64_t cbRemaining = cbSize;
            do
            {
                size_t cbThisRead = RT_MIN(VD_MERGE_BUFFER_SIZE, cbRemaining);
                /* Search for image with allocated block. Do not attempt to
                 * read more than the previous reads marked as valid. Otherwise
                 * this would return stale data when different block sizes are
                 * used for the images. */
                for (PVDIMAGE pCurrImage = pImageFrom;
                     pCurrImage != NULL && pCurrImage != pImageTo && rc == VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE;
                     pCurrImage = pCurrImage->pPrev)
                {
                    rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnRead(pCurrImage->pvBackendData,
                                                 uOffset, pvBuf,
                                                 cbThisRead, &cbThisRead);
                }
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                    break;

                if (rc != VINF_VDI_BLOCK_FREE)
                {
                    rc = vdWriteHelper(pDisk, pImageTo, uOffset, pvBuf,
                                       cbThisRead);
                    if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc))
                        break;
                }

                uOffset += cbThisRead;
                cbRemaining -= cbThisRead;
            } while (uOffset < cbSize);
        }

        /* Update parent UUID so that image chain is consistent. */
        RTUUID Uuid;
        if (nImageFrom < nImageTo)
        {
            if (pImageTo->pPrev)
            {
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetUuid(pImageTo->pPrev->pvBackendData,
                                                &Uuid);
                AssertRC(rc);
            }
            else
                RTUuidClear(&Uuid);
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetParentUuid(pImageTo->pvBackendData,
                                                  &Uuid);
            AssertRC(rc);
        }
        else
        {
            if (pImageFrom->pNext)
            {
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetUuid(pImageTo->pvBackendData,
                                                &Uuid);
                AssertRC(rc);
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetParentUuid(pImageFrom->pNext,
                                                      &Uuid);
                AssertRC(rc);
            }
        }

        /* Delete the no longer needed images. */
        PVDIMAGE pImg = pImageFrom, pTmp;
        while (pImg != pImageTo)
        {
            if (nImageFrom < nImageTo)
                pTmp = pImg->pNext;
            else
                pTmp = pImg->pPrev;
            vdRemoveImageFromList(pDisk, pImg);
            pDisk->Backend->pfnClose(pImg->pvBackendData, true);
            pImg = pTmp;
        }
    } while (0);

    if (pvBuf)
        RTMemTmpFree(pvBuf);

    if (VBOX_SUCCESS(rc) && pfnProgress)
        pfnProgress(NULL /* WARNING! pVM=NULL */, 100, pvUser);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Copies an image from one HDD container to another.
 * The copy is opened in the target HDD container.
 * It is possible to convert between different image formats, because the
 * backend for the destination HDD container may be different from the
 * source container.
 * If both the source and destination reference the same HDD container,
 * then the image is moved (by copying/deleting or renaming) to the new location.
 * The source container is unchanged if the move operation fails, otherwise
 * the image at the new location is opened in the same way as the old one was.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDiskFrom       Pointer to source HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pDiskTo         Pointer to destination HDD container.
 * @param   pszFilename     New name of the image (may be NULL if pDiskFrom == pDiskTo).
 * @param   fMoveByRename   If true, attempt to perform a move by renaming (if successful the new size is ignored).
 * @param   cbSize          New image size (0 means leave unchanged).
 * @param   pfnProgress     Progress callback. Optional. NULL if not to be used.
 * @param   pvUser          User argument for the progress callback.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCopy(PVBOXHDD pDiskFrom, unsigned nImage, PVBOXHDD pDiskTo,
                         const char *pszFilename, bool fMoveByRename,
                         uint64_t cbSize, PFNVMPROGRESS pfnProgress,
                         void *pvUser)
{
    return VERR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
}

/**
 * Closes the last opened image file in HDD container.
 * If previous image file was opened in read-only mode (that is normal) and closing image
 * was opened in read-write mode (the whole disk was in read-write mode) - the previous image
 * will be reopened in read/write mode.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   fDelete         If true, delete the image from the host disk.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDClose(PVBOXHDD pDisk, bool fDelete)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;;

    LogFlowFunc(("fDelete=%d\n", fDelete));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        if (RT_UNLIKELY(!pImage))
        {
            Assert(pImage);
            rc = VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED;
            break;
        }
        unsigned uOpenFlags = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetOpenFlags(pImage->pvBackendData);
        /* Remove image from list of opened images. */
        vdRemoveImageFromList(pDisk, pImage);
        /* Close (and optionally delete) image. */
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnClose(pImage->pvBackendData, fDelete);
        /* Free remaining resources related to the image. */
        RTStrFree(pImage->pszFilename);
        RTMemFree(pImage);

        pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        if (!pImage)
            break;

        /* If disk was previously in read/write mode, make sure it will stay
         * like this (if possible) after closing this image. Set the open flags
         * accordingly. */
        if (!(uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY))
        {
            uOpenFlags = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetOpenFlags(pImage->pvBackendData);
            uOpenFlags &= ~ VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY;
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetOpenFlags(pImage->pvBackendData, uOpenFlags);
        }

        int rc2;

        /* Cache disk information. */
        pDisk->cbSize = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetSize(pImage->pvBackendData);

        /* Cache PCHS geometry. */
        rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                 &pDisk->PCHSGeometry);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
        {
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            /* Make sure the PCHS geometry is properly clipped. */
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 16383);
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads, 16);
            pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
        }

        /* Cache LCHS geometry. */
        rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                 &pDisk->LCHSGeometry);
        if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
        {
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            /* Make sure the LCHS geometry is properly clipped. */
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 1024);
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads, 255);
            pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
        }
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Closes all opened image files in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDCloseAll(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p\n", pDisk));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        while (pImage)
        {
            PVDIMAGE pPrev = pImage->pPrev;
            /* Remove image from list of opened images. */
            vdRemoveImageFromList(pDisk, pImage);
            /* Close image. */
            int rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnClose(pImage->pvBackendData, false);
            if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2) && VBOX_SUCCESS(rc))
                rc = rc2;
            /* Free remaining resources related to the image. */
            RTStrFree(pImage->pszFilename);
            RTMemFree(pImage);
            pImage = pPrev;
        }
        Assert(pDisk->pLast == NULL);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Read data from virtual HDD.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   uOffset         Offset of first reading byte from start of disk.
 * @param   pvBuf           Pointer to buffer for reading data.
 * @param   cbRead          Number of bytes to read.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDRead(PVBOXHDD pDisk, uint64_t uOffset, void *pvBuf,
                         size_t cbRead)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p uOffset=%llu pvBuf=%p cbRead=%llu\n",
                 pDisk, uOffset, pvBuf, (uint64_t)cbRead));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pvBuf),
                       ("pvBuf=%#p\n", pvBuf),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(cbRead,
                       ("cbRead=%llu\n", (uint64_t)cbRead),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(uOffset + cbRead <= pDisk->cbSize,
                       ("uOffset=%llu cbRead=%llu pDisk->cbSize=%llu\n",
                        uOffset, (uint64_t)cbRead, pDisk->cbSize),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED);

        rc = vdReadHelper(pDisk, pImage, uOffset, pvBuf, cbRead);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Write data to virtual HDD.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   uOffset         Offset of first reading byte from start of disk.
 * @param   pvBuf           Pointer to buffer for writing data.
 * @param   cbWrite         Number of bytes to write.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDWrite(PVBOXHDD pDisk, uint64_t uOffset, const void *pvBuf,
                          size_t cbWrite)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p uOffset=%llu pvBuf=%p cbWrite=%llu\n",
                 pDisk, uOffset, pvBuf, (uint64_t)cbWrite));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pvBuf),
                       ("pvBuf=%#p\n", pvBuf),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(cbWrite,
                       ("cbWrite=%llu\n", (uint64_t)cbWrite),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(uOffset + cbWrite <= pDisk->cbSize,
                       ("uOffset=%llu cbWrite=%llu pDisk->cbSize=%llu\n",
                        uOffset, (uint64_t)cbWrite, pDisk->cbSize),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED);

        vdSetModifiedFlag(pDisk);
        rc = vdWriteHelper(pDisk, pImage, uOffset, pvBuf, cbWrite);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Make sure the on disk representation of a virtual HDD is up to date.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED if no image is opened in HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDFlush(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p\n", pDisk));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_NOT_OPENED);

        vdResetModifiedFlag(pDisk);
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnFlush(pImage->pvBackendData);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get number of opened images in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns Number of opened images for HDD container. 0 if no images have been opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(unsigned) VDGetCount(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    unsigned cImages;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p\n", pDisk));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), cImages = 0);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        cImages = pDisk->cImages;
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %u\n", cImages));
    return cImages;
}

/**
 * Get read/write mode of HDD container.
 *
 * @returns Virtual disk ReadOnly status.
 * @returns true if no image is opened in HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(bool) VDIsReadOnly(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    bool fReadOnly;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p\n", pDisk));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), fReadOnly = false);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pLast;
        AssertBreak(pImage, fReadOnly = true);

        unsigned uOpenFlags;
        uOpenFlags = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetOpenFlags(pDisk->pLast->pvBackendData);
        fReadOnly = !!(uOpenFlags & VD_OPEN_FLAGS_READONLY);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %d\n", fReadOnly));
    return fReadOnly;
}

/**
 * Get total capacity of an image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns Virtual disk size in bytes.
 * @returns 0 if no image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counds from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(uint64_t) VDGetSize(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage)
{
    uint64_t cbSize;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u\n", pDisk, nImage));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), cbSize = 0);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, cbSize = 0);
        cbSize = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetSize(pImage->pvBackendData);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %llu\n", cbSize));
    return cbSize;
}

/**
 * Get total file size of an image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns Virtual disk size in bytes.
 * @returns 0 if no image is opened in HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(uint64_t) VDGetFileSize(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage)
{
    uint64_t cbSize;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u\n", pDisk, nImage));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), cbSize = 0);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, cbSize = 0);
        cbSize = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetFileSize(pImage->pvBackendData);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %llu\n", cbSize));
    return cbSize;
}

/**
 * Get virtual disk PCHS geometry stored in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET if no geometry present in the HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pPCHSGeometry   Where to store PCHS geometry. Not NULL.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetPCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                    PPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pPCHSGeometry)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pPCHSGeometry=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pPCHSGeometry));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pPCHSGeometry),
                       ("pPCHSGeometry=%#p\n", pPCHSGeometry),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        if (pImage == pDisk->pLast)
        {
            /* Use cached information if possible. */
            if (pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders != 0)
                *pPCHSGeometry = pDisk->PCHSGeometry;
            else
                rc = VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET;
        }
        else
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                    pPCHSGeometry);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("%s: %Vrc (PCHS=%u/%u/%u)\n", rc,
                 pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders, pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads,
                 pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Store virtual disk PCHS geometry in HDD container.
 *
 * Note that in case of unrecoverable error all images in HDD container will be closed.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET if no geometry present in the HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pPCHSGeometry   Where to load PCHS geometry from. Not NULL.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetPCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                    PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pPCHSGeometry)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pPCHSGeometry=%#p PCHS=%u/%u/%u\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pPCHSGeometry, pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders,
                 pPCHSGeometry->cHeads, pPCHSGeometry->cSectors));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(   VALID_PTR(pPCHSGeometry)
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders <= 16383
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders != 0
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cHeads <= 16
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cHeads != 0
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cSectors <= 63
                       && pPCHSGeometry->cSectors != 0,
                       ("pPCHSGeometry=%#p PCHS=%u/%u/%u\n", pPCHSGeometry,
                        pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders, pPCHSGeometry->cHeads,
                        pPCHSGeometry->cSectors),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        if (pImage == pDisk->pLast)
        {
            if (    pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders != pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders
                ||  pPCHSGeometry->cHeads != pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads
                ||  pPCHSGeometry->cSectors != pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors)
            {
                /* Only update geometry if it is changed. Avoids similar checks
                 * in every backend. Most of the time the new geometry is set
                 * to the previous values, so no need to go through the hassle
                 * of updating an image which could be opened in read-only mode
                 * right now. */
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                        pPCHSGeometry);

                /* Cache new geometry values in any case. */
                int rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                             &pDisk->PCHSGeometry);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
                {
                    pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
                    pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
                    pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                    /* Make sure the CHS geometry is properly clipped. */
                    pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 1024);
                    pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cHeads, 255);
                    pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->PCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            PDMMEDIAGEOMETRY PCHS;
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                    &PCHS);
            if (    VBOX_FAILURE(rc)
                ||  pPCHSGeometry->cCylinders != PCHS.cCylinders
                ||  pPCHSGeometry->cHeads != PCHS.cHeads
                ||  pPCHSGeometry->cSectors != PCHS.cSectors)
            {
                /* Only update geometry if it is changed. Avoids similar checks
                 * in every backend. Most of the time the new geometry is set
                 * to the previous values, so no need to go through the hassle
                 * of updating an image which could be opened in read-only mode
                 * right now. */
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetPCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                        pPCHSGeometry);
            }
        }
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get virtual disk LCHS geometry stored in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET if no geometry present in the HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pLCHSGeometry   Where to store LCHS geometry. Not NULL.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetLCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                    PPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pLCHSGeometry)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pLCHSGeometry=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pLCHSGeometry));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pLCHSGeometry),
                       ("pLCHSGeometry=%#p\n", pLCHSGeometry),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        if (pImage == pDisk->pLast)
        {
            /* Use cached information if possible. */
            if (pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders != 0)
                *pLCHSGeometry = pDisk->LCHSGeometry;
            else
                rc = VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET;
        }
        else
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                    pLCHSGeometry);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("%s: %Vrc (LCHS=%u/%u/%u)\n", rc,
                 pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders, pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads,
                 pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Store virtual disk LCHS geometry in HDD container.
 *
 * Note that in case of unrecoverable error all images in HDD container will be closed.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_GEOMETRY_NOT_SET if no geometry present in the HDD container.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pLCHSGeometry   Where to load LCHS geometry from. Not NULL.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetLCHSGeometry(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                    PCPDMMEDIAGEOMETRY pLCHSGeometry)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pLCHSGeometry=%#p LCHS=%u/%u/%u\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pLCHSGeometry, pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders,
                 pLCHSGeometry->cHeads, pLCHSGeometry->cSectors));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(   VALID_PTR(pLCHSGeometry)
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders <= 1024
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders != 0
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cHeads <= 255
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cHeads != 0
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cSectors <= 63
                       && pLCHSGeometry->cSectors != 0,
                       ("pLCHSGeometry=%#p LCHS=%u/%u/%u\n", pLCHSGeometry,
                        pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders, pLCHSGeometry->cHeads,
                        pLCHSGeometry->cSectors),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        if (pImage == pDisk->pLast)
        {
            if (    pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders != pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders
                ||  pLCHSGeometry->cHeads != pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads
                ||  pLCHSGeometry->cSectors != pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors)
            {
                /* Only update geometry if it is changed. Avoids similar checks
                 * in every backend. Most of the time the new geometry is set
                 * to the previous values, so no need to go through the hassle
                 * of updating an image which could be opened in read-only mode
                 * right now. */
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                        pLCHSGeometry);

                /* Cache new geometry values in any case. */
                int rc2 = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                             &pDisk->LCHSGeometry);
                if (VBOX_FAILURE(rc2))
                {
                    pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = 0;
                    pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = 0;
                    pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                    /* Make sure the CHS geometry is properly clipped. */
                    pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cCylinders, 1024);
                    pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cHeads, 255);
                    pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors = RT_MIN(pDisk->LCHSGeometry.cSectors, 63);
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            PDMMEDIAGEOMETRY LCHS;
            rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                    &LCHS);
            if (    VBOX_FAILURE(rc)
                ||  pLCHSGeometry->cCylinders != LCHS.cCylinders
                ||  pLCHSGeometry->cHeads != LCHS.cHeads
                ||  pLCHSGeometry->cSectors != LCHS.cSectors)
            {
                /* Only update geometry if it is changed. Avoids similar checks
                 * in every backend. Most of the time the new geometry is set
                 * to the previous values, so no need to go through the hassle
                 * of updating an image which could be opened in read-only mode
                 * right now. */
                rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetLCHSGeometry(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                        pLCHSGeometry);
            }
        }
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get version of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   puVersion       Where to store the image version.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetVersion(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                               unsigned *puVersion)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u puVersion=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, puVersion));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(puVersion),
                       ("puVersion=%#p\n", puVersion),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        *puVersion = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetVersion(pImage->pvBackendData);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc uVersion=%#x\n", rc, *puVersion));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get type of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   penmType        Where to store the image type.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetImageType(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                 PVDIMAGETYPE penmType)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u penmType=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, penmType));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(penmType),
                       ("penmType=%#p\n", penmType),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetImageType(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                             penmType);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc uenmType=%u\n", rc, *penmType));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get flags of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   puImageFlags    Where to store the image flags.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetImageFlags(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                  unsigned *puImageFlags)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u puImageFlags=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, puImageFlags));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(puImageFlags),
                       ("puImageFlags=%#p\n", puImageFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        *puImageFlags = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetImageFlags(pImage->pvBackendData);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc uImageFlags=%#x\n", rc, *puImageFlags));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get open flags of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   puOpenFlags     Where to store the image open flags.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetOpenFlags(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                 unsigned *puOpenFlags)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u puOpenFlags=%#p\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, puOpenFlags));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(puOpenFlags),
                       ("puOpenFlags=%#p\n", puOpenFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        *puOpenFlags = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetOpenFlags(pImage->pvBackendData);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc uOpenFlags=%#x\n", rc, *puOpenFlags));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Set open flags of image in HDD container.
 * This operation may cause file locking changes and/or files being reopened.
 * Note that in case of unrecoverable error all images in HDD container will be closed.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   uOpenFlags      Image file open mode, see VD_OPEN_FLAGS_* constants.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetOpenFlags(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                 unsigned uOpenFlags)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p uOpenFlags=%#u\n", pDisk, uOpenFlags));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak((uOpenFlags & ~VD_OPEN_FLAGS_MASK) == 0,
                       ("uOpenFlags=%#x\n", uOpenFlags),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetOpenFlags(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                             uOpenFlags);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get base filename of image in HDD container. Some image formats use
 * other filenames as well, so don't use this for anything but informational
 * purposes.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @returns VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if pszFilename buffer too small to hold filename.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pszFilename     Where to store the image file name.
 * @param   cbFilename      Size of buffer pszFilename points to.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetFilename(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                char *pszFilename, unsigned cbFilename)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pszFilename=%#p cbFilename=%u\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pszFilename, cbFilename));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszFilename) && *pszFilename,
                       ("pszFilename=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszFilename, pszFilename),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(cbFilename,
                       ("cbFilename=%u\n", cbFilename),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        size_t cb = strlen(pImage->pszFilename);
        if (cb <= cbFilename)
        {
            strcpy(pszFilename, pImage->pszFilename);
            rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
        }
        else
        {
            strncpy(pszFilename, pImage->pszFilename, cbFilename - 1);
            pszFilename[cbFilename - 1] = '\0';
            rc = VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
        }
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc, pszFilename=\"%s\"\n", rc, pszFilename));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get the comment line of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @returns VERR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW if pszComment buffer too small to hold comment text.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pszComment      Where to store the comment string of image. NULL is ok.
 * @param   cbComment       The size of pszComment buffer. 0 is ok.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetComment(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                               char *pszComment, unsigned cbComment)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pszComment=%#p cbComment=%u\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pszComment, cbComment));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszComment),
                       ("pszComment=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszComment, pszComment),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsgBreak(cbComment,
                       ("cbComment=%u\n", cbComment),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetComment(pImage->pvBackendData, pszComment,
                                           cbComment);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc, pszComment=\"%s\"\n", rc, pszComment));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Changes the comment line of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pszComment      New comment string (UTF-8). NULL is allowed to reset the comment.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetComment(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                               const char *pszComment)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pszComment=%#p \"%s\"\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pszComment, pszComment));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pszComment) || pszComment == NULL,
                       ("pszComment=%#p \"%s\"\n", pszComment, pszComment),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetComment(pImage->pvBackendData, pszComment);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}


/**
 * Get UUID of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pUuid           Where to store the image creation UUID.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, PRTUUID pUuid)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pUuid=%#p\n", pDisk, nImage, pUuid));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pUuid),
                       ("pUuid=%#p\n", pUuid),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetUuid(pImage->pvBackendData, pUuid);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc, Uuid={%Vuuid}\n", rc, pUuid));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Set the image's UUID. Should not be used by normal applications.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pUuid           New UUID of the image. If NULL, a new UUID is created.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, PCRTUUID pUuid)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pUuid=%#p {%Vuuid}\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pUuid, pUuid));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pUuid) || pUuid == NULL,
                       ("pUuid=%#p\n", pUuid),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        RTUUID Uuid;
        if (!pUuid)
        {
            RTUuidCreate(&Uuid);
            pUuid = &Uuid;
        }
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetUuid(pImage->pvBackendData, pUuid);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get last modification UUID of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pUuid           Where to store the image modification UUID.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetModificationUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, PRTUUID pUuid)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pUuid=%#p\n", pDisk, nImage, pUuid));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pUuid),
                       ("pUuid=%#p\n", pUuid),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetModificationUuid(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                    pUuid);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc, Uuid={%Vuuid}\n", rc, pUuid));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Set the image's last modification UUID. Should not be used by normal applications.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pUuid           New modification UUID of the image. If NULL, a new UUID is created.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetModificationUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage, PCRTUUID pUuid)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pUuid=%#p {%Vuuid}\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pUuid, pUuid));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pUuid) || pUuid == NULL,
                       ("pUuid=%#p\n", pUuid),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        RTUUID Uuid;
        if (!pUuid)
        {
            RTUuidCreate(&Uuid);
            pUuid = &Uuid;
        }
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetModificationUuid(pImage->pvBackendData,
                                                    pUuid);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Get parent UUID of image in HDD container.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @returns VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND if image with specified number was not opened.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pUuid           Where to store the parent image UUID.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDGetParentUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                  PRTUUID pUuid)
{
    int rc = VINF_SUCCESS;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pUuid=%#p\n", pDisk, nImage, pUuid));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pUuid),
                       ("pUuid=%#p\n", pUuid),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnGetParentUuid(pImage->pvBackendData, pUuid);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc, Uuid={%Vuuid}\n", rc, pUuid));
    return rc;
}

/**
 * Set the image's parent UUID. Should not be used by normal applications.
 *
 * @returns VBox status code.
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 * @param   nImage          Image number, counts from 0. 0 is always base image of container.
 * @param   pUuid           New parent UUID of the image. If NULL, a new UUID is created.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(int) VDSetParentUuid(PVBOXHDD pDisk, unsigned nImage,
                                  PCRTUUID pUuid)
{
    int rc;

    LogFlowFunc(("pDisk=%#p nImage=%u pUuid=%#p {%Vuuid}\n",
                 pDisk, nImage, pUuid, pUuid));
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        /* Check arguments. */
        AssertMsgBreak(VALID_PTR(pUuid) || pUuid == NULL,
                       ("pUuid=%#p\n", pUuid),
                       rc = VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);

        PVDIMAGE pImage = vdGetImageByNumber(pDisk, nImage);
        AssertBreak(pImage, rc = VERR_VDI_IMAGE_NOT_FOUND);

        RTUUID Uuid;
        if (!pUuid)
        {
            RTUuidCreate(&Uuid);
            pUuid = &Uuid;
        }
        rc = pDisk->Backend->pfnSetParentUuid(pImage->pvBackendData, pUuid);
    } while (0);

    LogFlowFunc(("returns %Vrc\n", rc));
    return rc;
}


/**
 * Debug helper - dumps all opened images in HDD container into the log file.
 *
 * @param   pDisk           Pointer to HDD container.
 */
VBOXDDU_DECL(void) VDDumpImages(PVBOXHDD pDisk)
{
    do
    {
        /* sanity check */
        AssertBreak(VALID_PTR(pDisk), );
        AssertMsg(pDisk->u32Signature == VBOXHDDDISK_SIGNATURE, ("u32Signature=%08x\n", pDisk->u32Signature));

        RTLogPrintf("--- Dumping VD Disk, Backend=%s, Images=%u\n",
                    pDisk->Backend->pszBackendName, pDisk->cImages);
        for (PVDIMAGE pImage = pDisk->pBase; pImage; pImage = pImage->pNext)
        {
            RTLogPrintf("Dumping VD image \"%s\"\n", pImage->pszFilename);
            pDisk->Backend->pfnDump(pImage->pvBackendData);
        }
    } while (0);
}