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/* gpt.cc -- Functions for loading, saving, and manipulating legacy MBR and GPT partition
data. */
/* By Rod Smith, initial coding January to February, 2009 */
/* This program is copyright (c) 2009 by Roderick W. Smith. It is distributed
under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2, as detailed in the COPYING file. */
#define __STDC_LIMIT_MACROS
#define __STDC_CONSTANT_MACROS
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include "crc32.h"
#include "gpt.h"
#include "bsd.h"
#include "support.h"
#include "parttypes.h"
#include "attributes.h"
using namespace std;
/****************************************
* *
* GPTData class and related structures *
* *
****************************************/
// Default constructor
GPTData::GPTData(void) {
blockSize = SECTOR_SIZE; // set a default
diskSize = 0;
partitions = NULL;
state = gpt_valid;
strcpy(device, "");
justLooking = 0;
mainCrcOk = 0;
secondCrcOk = 0;
mainPartsCrcOk = 0;
secondPartsCrcOk = 0;
apmFound = 0;
bsdFound = 0;
sectorAlignment = 8; // Align partitions on 4096-byte boundaries by default
beQuiet = 0;
whichWasUsed = use_new;
srand((unsigned int) time(NULL));
mainHeader.numParts = 0;
SetGPTSize(NUM_GPT_ENTRIES);
} // GPTData default constructor
// The following constructor loads GPT data from a device file
GPTData::GPTData(char* filename) {
blockSize = SECTOR_SIZE; // set a default
diskSize = 0;
partitions = NULL;
state = gpt_invalid;
strcpy(device, "");
justLooking = 0;
mainCrcOk = 0;
secondCrcOk = 0;
mainPartsCrcOk = 0;
secondPartsCrcOk = 0;
apmFound = 0;
bsdFound = 0;
sectorAlignment = 8; // Align partitions on 4096-byte boundaries by default
beQuiet = 0;
whichWasUsed = use_new;
srand((unsigned int) time(NULL));
mainHeader.numParts = 0;
if (!LoadPartitions(filename))
exit(2);
} // GPTData(char* filename) constructor
// Destructor
GPTData::~GPTData(void) {
free(partitions);
} // GPTData destructor
/*********************************************************************
* *
* Begin functions that verify data, or that adjust the verification *
* information (compute CRCs, rebuild headers) *
* *
*********************************************************************/
// Perform detailed verification, reporting on any problems found, but
// do *NOT* recover from these problems. Returns the total number of
// problems identified.
int GPTData::Verify(void) {
int problems = 0, numSegments, i;
uint64_t totalFree, largestSegment, firstSector;
char tempStr[255], siTotal[255], siLargest[255];
// First, check for CRC errors in the GPT data....
if (!mainCrcOk) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: The CRC for the main GPT header is invalid. The main GPT header may\n"
"be corrupt. Consider loading the backup GPT header to rebuild the main GPT\n"
"header\n");
} // if
if (!mainPartsCrcOk) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: The CRC for the main partition table is invalid. This table may be\n"
"corrupt. Consider loading the backup partition table.\n");
} // if
if (!secondCrcOk) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: The CRC for the backup GPT header is invalid. The backup GPT header\n"
"may be corrupt. Consider using the main GPT header to rebuild the backup GPT\n"
"header.\n");
} // if
if (!secondPartsCrcOk) {
problems++;
printf("\nCaution: The CRC for the backup partition table is invalid. This table may\n"
"be corrupt. This program will automatically create a new backup partition\n"
"table when you save your partitions.\n");
} // if
// Now check that the main and backup headers both point to themselves....
if (mainHeader.currentLBA != 1) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: The main header's self-pointer doesn't point to itself. This problem\n"
"is being automatically corrected, but it may be a symptom of more serious\n"
"problems. Think carefully before saving changes with 'w' or using this disk.\n");
mainHeader.currentLBA = 1;
} // if
if (secondHeader.currentLBA != (diskSize - UINT64_C(1))) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: The secondary header's self-pointer indicates that it doesn't reside\n"
"at the end of the disk. If you've added a disk to a RAID array, use the 'e'\n"
"option on the experts' menu to adjust the secondary header's and partition\n"
"table's locations.\n");
} // if
// Now check that critical main and backup GPT entries match each other
if (mainHeader.currentLBA != secondHeader.backupLBA) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main GPT header's current LBA pointer (%llu) doesn't\n"
"match the backup GPT header's LBA pointer(%llu)\n",
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.currentLBA,
(unsigned long long) secondHeader.backupLBA);
} // if
if (mainHeader.backupLBA != secondHeader.currentLBA) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main GPT header's backup LBA pointer (%llu) doesn't\n"
"match the backup GPT header's current LBA pointer (%llu)\n",
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.backupLBA,
(unsigned long long) secondHeader.currentLBA);
} // if
if (mainHeader.firstUsableLBA != secondHeader.firstUsableLBA) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main GPT header's first usable LBA pointer (%llu) doesn't\n"
"match the backup GPT header's first usable LBA pointer (%llu)\n",
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.firstUsableLBA,
(unsigned long long) secondHeader.firstUsableLBA);
} // if
if (mainHeader.lastUsableLBA != secondHeader.lastUsableLBA) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main GPT header's last usable LBA pointer (%llu) doesn't\n"
"match the backup GPT header's last usable LBA pointer (%llu)\n",
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.lastUsableLBA,
(unsigned long long) secondHeader.lastUsableLBA);
} // if
if ((mainHeader.diskGUID.data1 != secondHeader.diskGUID.data1) ||
(mainHeader.diskGUID.data2 != secondHeader.diskGUID.data2)) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main header's disk GUID (%s) doesn't\n",
GUIDToStr(mainHeader.diskGUID, tempStr));
printf("match the backup GPT header's disk GUID (%s)\n",
GUIDToStr(secondHeader.diskGUID, tempStr));
} // if
if (mainHeader.numParts != secondHeader.numParts) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main GPT header's number of partitions (%lu) doesn't\n"
"match the backup GPT header's number of partitions (%lu)\n",
(unsigned long) mainHeader.numParts,
(unsigned long) secondHeader.numParts);
} // if
if (mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries != secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: main GPT header's size of partition entries (%lu) doesn't\n"
"match the backup GPT header's size of partition entries (%lu)\n",
(unsigned long) mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries,
(unsigned long) secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries);
} // if
// Now check for a few other miscellaneous problems...
// Check that the disk size will hold the data...
if (mainHeader.backupLBA > diskSize) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: Disk is too small to hold all the data!\n");
printf("(Disk size is %llu sectors, needs to be %llu sectors.)\n",
(unsigned long long) diskSize,
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.backupLBA);
} // if
// Check for overlapping partitions....
problems += FindOverlaps();
// Check for mismatched MBR and GPT partitions...
problems += FindHybridMismatches();
// Verify that partitions don't run into GPT data areas....
problems += CheckGPTSize();
// Check that partitions are aligned on proper boundaries (for WD Advanced
// Format and similar disks)....
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() % sectorAlignment) != 0) {
printf("\nCaution: Partition %d doesn't begin on a %d-sector boundary. This may\n"
"result in degraded performance on some modern (2010 and later) hard disks.\n",
i + 1, sectorAlignment);
} // if
} // for
// Now compute available space, but only if no problems found, since
// problems could affect the results
if (problems == 0) {
totalFree = FindFreeBlocks(&numSegments, &largestSegment);
BytesToSI(totalFree * (uint64_t) blockSize, siTotal);
BytesToSI(largestSegment * (uint64_t) blockSize, siLargest);
printf("No problems found. %llu free sectors (%s) available in %u\n"
"segments, the largest of which is %llu sectors (%s) in size\n",
(unsigned long long) totalFree,
siTotal, numSegments, (unsigned long long) largestSegment,
siLargest);
} else {
printf("\nIdentified %d problems!\n", problems);
} // if/else
return (problems);
} // GPTData::Verify()
// Checks to see if the GPT tables overrun existing partitions; if they
// do, issues a warning but takes no action. Returns number of problems
// detected (0 if OK, 1 to 2 if problems).
int GPTData::CheckGPTSize(void) {
uint64_t overlap, firstUsedBlock, lastUsedBlock;
uint32_t i;
int numProbs = 0;
// first, locate the first & last used blocks
firstUsedBlock = UINT64_MAX;
lastUsedBlock = 0;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() < firstUsedBlock) &&
(partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() != 0))
firstUsedBlock = partitions[i].GetFirstLBA();
if (partitions[i].GetLastLBA() > lastUsedBlock)
lastUsedBlock = partitions[i].GetLastLBA();
} // for
// If the disk size is 0 (the default), then it means that various
// variables aren't yet set, so the below tests will be useless;
// therefore we should skip everything
if (diskSize != 0) {
if (mainHeader.firstUsableLBA > firstUsedBlock) {
overlap = mainHeader.firstUsableLBA - firstUsedBlock;
printf("Warning! Main partition table overlaps the first partition by %lu blocks!\n",
(unsigned long) overlap);
if (firstUsedBlock > 2) {
printf("Try reducing the partition table size by %lu entries.\n",
(unsigned long) (overlap * 4));
printf("(Use the 's' item on the experts' menu.)\n");
} else {
printf("You will need to delete this partition or resize it in another utility.\n");
} // if/else
numProbs++;
} // Problem at start of disk
if (mainHeader.lastUsableLBA < lastUsedBlock) {
overlap = lastUsedBlock - mainHeader.lastUsableLBA;
printf("Warning! Secondary partition table overlaps the last partition by %lu blocks\n",
(unsigned long) overlap);
if (lastUsedBlock > (diskSize - 2)) {
printf("You will need to delete this partition or resize it in another utility.\n");
} else {
printf("Try reducing the partition table size by %lu entries.\n",
(unsigned long) (overlap * 4));
printf("(Use the 's' item on the experts' menu.)\n");
} // if/else
numProbs++;
} // Problem at end of disk
} // if (diskSize != 0)
return numProbs;
} // GPTData::CheckGPTSize()
// Check the validity of the GPT header. Returns 1 if the main header
// is valid, 2 if the backup header is valid, 3 if both are valid, and
// 0 if neither is valid. Note that this function just checks the GPT
// signature and revision numbers, not CRCs or other data.
int GPTData::CheckHeaderValidity(void) {
int valid = 3;
if (mainHeader.signature != GPT_SIGNATURE) {
valid -= 1;
// printf("Main GPT signature invalid; read 0x%016llX, should be\n0x%016llX\n",
// (unsigned long long) mainHeader.signature, (unsigned long long) GPT_SIGNATURE);
} else if ((mainHeader.revision != 0x00010000) && valid) {
valid -= 1;
printf("Unsupported GPT version in main header; read 0x%08lX, should be\n0x%08lX\n",
(unsigned long) mainHeader.revision, (unsigned long) UINT32_C(0x00010000));
} // if/else/if
if (secondHeader.signature != GPT_SIGNATURE) {
valid -= 2;
// printf("Secondary GPT signature invalid; read 0x%016llX, should be\n0x%016llX\n",
// (unsigned long long) secondHeader.signature, (unsigned long long) GPT_SIGNATURE);
} else if ((secondHeader.revision != 0x00010000) && valid) {
valid -= 2;
printf("Unsupported GPT version in backup header; read 0x%08lX, should be\n0x%08lX\n",
(unsigned long) mainHeader.revision, (unsigned long) UINT32_C(0x00010000));
} // if/else/if
// If MBR bad, check for an Apple disk signature
if ((protectiveMBR.GetValidity() == invalid) &&
(((mainHeader.signature << 32) == APM_SIGNATURE1) ||
(mainHeader.signature << 32) == APM_SIGNATURE2)) {
apmFound = 1; // Will display warning message later
} // if
return valid;
} // GPTData::CheckHeaderValidity()
// Check the header CRC to see if it's OK...
// Note: Must be called BEFORE byte-order reversal on big-endian
// systems!
int GPTData::CheckHeaderCRC(struct GPTHeader* header) {
uint32_t oldCRC, newCRC, hSize;
// Back up old header CRC and then blank it, since it must be 0 for
// computation to be valid
oldCRC = header->headerCRC;
header->headerCRC = UINT32_C(0);
hSize = header->headerSize;
// If big-endian system, reverse byte order
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) {
ReverseBytes(&oldCRC, 4);
} // if
// Initialize CRC functions...
chksum_crc32gentab();
// Compute CRC, restore original, and return result of comparison
newCRC = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) header, HEADER_SIZE);
header->headerCRC = oldCRC;
return (oldCRC == newCRC);
} // GPTData::CheckHeaderCRC()
// Recompute all the CRCs. Must be called before saving (but after reversing
// byte order on big-endian systems) if any changes have been made.
void GPTData::RecomputeCRCs(void) {
uint32_t crc, hSize, trueNumParts;
int littleEndian = 1;
// Initialize CRC functions...
chksum_crc32gentab();
hSize = mainHeader.headerSize;
littleEndian = IsLittleEndian();
// Compute CRC of partition tables & store in main and secondary headers
trueNumParts = mainHeader.numParts;
if (littleEndian == 0)
ReverseBytes(&trueNumParts, 4); // unreverse this key piece of data....
crc = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) partitions, trueNumParts * GPT_SIZE);
mainHeader.partitionEntriesCRC = crc;
secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC = crc;
if (littleEndian == 0) {
ReverseBytes(&mainHeader.partitionEntriesCRC, 4);
ReverseBytes(&secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC, 4);
} // if
// Zero out GPT tables' own CRCs (required for correct computation)
mainHeader.headerCRC = 0;
secondHeader.headerCRC = 0;
// Compute & store CRCs of main & secondary headers...
crc = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) &mainHeader, hSize);
if (littleEndian == 0)
ReverseBytes(&crc, 4);
mainHeader.headerCRC = crc;
crc = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) &secondHeader, hSize);
if (littleEndian == 0)
ReverseBytes(&crc, 4);
secondHeader.headerCRC = crc;
} // GPTData::RecomputeCRCs()
// Rebuild the main GPT header, using the secondary header as a model.
// Typically called when the main header has been found to be corrupt.
void GPTData::RebuildMainHeader(void) {
int i;
mainHeader.signature = GPT_SIGNATURE;
mainHeader.revision = secondHeader.revision;
mainHeader.headerSize = secondHeader.headerSize;
mainHeader.headerCRC = UINT32_C(0);
mainHeader.reserved = secondHeader.reserved;
mainHeader.currentLBA = secondHeader.backupLBA;
mainHeader.backupLBA = secondHeader.currentLBA;
mainHeader.firstUsableLBA = secondHeader.firstUsableLBA;
mainHeader.lastUsableLBA = secondHeader.lastUsableLBA;
mainHeader.diskGUID.data1 = secondHeader.diskGUID.data1;
mainHeader.diskGUID.data2 = secondHeader.diskGUID.data2;
mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA = UINT64_C(2);
mainHeader.numParts = secondHeader.numParts;
mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries = secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
mainHeader.partitionEntriesCRC = secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC;
for (i = 0 ; i < GPT_RESERVED; i++)
mainHeader.reserved2[i] = secondHeader.reserved2[i];
} // GPTData::RebuildMainHeader()
// Rebuild the secondary GPT header, using the main header as a model.
void GPTData::RebuildSecondHeader(void) {
int i;
secondHeader.signature = GPT_SIGNATURE;
secondHeader.revision = mainHeader.revision;
secondHeader.headerSize = mainHeader.headerSize;
secondHeader.headerCRC = UINT32_C(0);
secondHeader.reserved = mainHeader.reserved;
secondHeader.currentLBA = mainHeader.backupLBA;
secondHeader.backupLBA = mainHeader.currentLBA;
secondHeader.firstUsableLBA = mainHeader.firstUsableLBA;
secondHeader.lastUsableLBA = mainHeader.lastUsableLBA;
secondHeader.diskGUID.data1 = mainHeader.diskGUID.data1;
secondHeader.diskGUID.data2 = mainHeader.diskGUID.data2;
secondHeader.partitionEntriesLBA = secondHeader.lastUsableLBA + UINT64_C(1);
secondHeader.numParts = mainHeader.numParts;
secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries = mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC = mainHeader.partitionEntriesCRC;
for (i = 0 ; i < GPT_RESERVED; i++)
secondHeader.reserved2[i] = mainHeader.reserved2[i];
} // GPTData::RebuildSecondHeader()
// Search for hybrid MBR entries that have no corresponding GPT partition.
// Returns number of such mismatches found
int GPTData::FindHybridMismatches(void) {
int i, j, found, numFound = 0;
uint64_t mbrFirst, mbrLast;
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
if ((protectiveMBR.GetType(i) != 0xEE) && (protectiveMBR.GetType(i) != 0x00)) {
j = 0;
found = 0;
do {
mbrFirst = (uint64_t) protectiveMBR.GetFirstSector(i);
mbrLast = mbrFirst + (uint64_t) protectiveMBR.GetLength(i) - UINT64_C(1);
if ((partitions[j].GetFirstLBA() == mbrFirst) &&
(partitions[j].GetLastLBA() == mbrLast))
found = 1;
j++;
} while ((!found) && (j < mainHeader.numParts));
if (!found) {
numFound++;
printf("\nWarning! Mismatched GPT and MBR partitions! MBR partition "
"%d, of type 0x%02X,\nhas no corresponding GPT partition! "
"You may continue, but this condition\nmight cause data loss"
" in the future!\a\n", i + 1, protectiveMBR.GetType(i));
} // if
} // if
} // for
return numFound;
} // GPTData::FindHybridMismatches
// Find overlapping partitions and warn user about them. Returns number of
// overlapping partitions.
int GPTData::FindOverlaps(void) {
int i, j, problems = 0;
for (i = 1; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
for (j = 0; j < i; j++) {
if (partitions[i].DoTheyOverlap(&partitions[j])) {
problems++;
printf("\nProblem: partitions %d and %d overlap:\n", i + 1, j + 1);
printf(" Partition %d: %llu to %llu\n", i,
(unsigned long long) partitions[i].GetFirstLBA(),
(unsigned long long) partitions[i].GetLastLBA());
printf(" Partition %d: %llu to %llu\n", j,
(unsigned long long) partitions[j].GetFirstLBA(),
(unsigned long long) partitions[j].GetLastLBA());
} // if
} // for j...
} // for i...
return problems;
} // GPTData::FindOverlaps()
/******************************************************************
* *
* Begin functions that load data from disk or save data to disk. *
* *
******************************************************************/
// Scan for partition data. This function loads the MBR data (regular MBR or
// protective MBR) and loads BSD disklabel data (which is probably invalid).
// It also looks for APM data, forces a load of GPT data, and summarizes
// the results.
void GPTData::PartitionScan(int fd) {
BSDData bsdDisklabel;
// Read the MBR & check for BSD disklabel
protectiveMBR.ReadMBRData(fd);
bsdDisklabel.ReadBSDData(fd, 0, diskSize - 1);
// Load the GPT data, whether or not it's valid
ForceLoadGPTData(fd);
if (!beQuiet) {
printf("Partition table scan:\n");
protectiveMBR.ShowState();
bsdDisklabel.ShowState();
ShowAPMState(); // Show whether there's an Apple Partition Map present
ShowGPTState(); // Show GPT status
printf("\n");
} // if
if (apmFound) {
printf("\n*******************************************************************\n");
printf("This disk appears to contain an Apple-format (APM) partition table!\n");
if (!justLooking) {
printf("It will be destroyed if you continue!\n");
} // if
printf("*******************************************************************\n\n\a");
} // if
} // GPTData::PartitionScan()
// Read GPT data from a disk.
int GPTData::LoadPartitions(char* deviceFilename) {
int fd, err;
int allOK = 1, i;
uint64_t firstBlock, lastBlock;
BSDData bsdDisklabel;
// First, do a test to see if writing will be possible later....
fd = OpenForWrite(deviceFilename);
if ((fd == -1) && (!justLooking)) {
printf("\aNOTE: Write test failed with error number %d. It will be "
"impossible to save\nchanges to this disk's partition table!\n",
errno);
#ifdef __FreeBSD__
printf("You may be able to enable writes by exiting this program, typing\n"
"'sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16' at a shell prompt, and re-running this\n"
"program.\n");
#endif
printf("\n");
justLooking = 1;
} // if
close(fd);
if ((fd = open(deviceFilename, O_RDONLY)) != -1) {
// store disk information....
diskSize = disksize(fd, &err);
blockSize = (uint32_t) GetBlockSize(fd);
sectorAlignment = FindAlignment(fd);
strcpy(device, deviceFilename);
PartitionScan(fd); // Check for partition types, load GPT, & print summary
whichWasUsed = UseWhichPartitions();
switch (whichWasUsed) {
case use_mbr:
XFormPartitions();
break;
case use_bsd:
bsdDisklabel.ReadBSDData(fd, 0, diskSize - 1);
// bsdDisklabel.DisplayBSDData();
ClearGPTData();
protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR(1); // clear boot area (option 1)
XFormDisklabel(&bsdDisklabel, 0);
break;
case use_gpt:
break;
case use_new:
ClearGPTData();
protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR();
break;
case use_abort:
allOK = 0;
printf("Aborting because of invalid partition data!\n");
break;
} // switch
// Now find the first and last sectors used by partitions...
if (allOK) {
firstBlock = mainHeader.backupLBA; // start high
lastBlock = 0; // start low
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() < firstBlock) &&
(partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() > 0))
firstBlock = partitions[i].GetFirstLBA();
if (partitions[i].GetLastLBA() > lastBlock)
lastBlock = partitions[i].GetLastLBA();
} // for
CheckGPTSize();
} // if
} else {
allOK = 0;
fprintf(stderr, "Problem opening %s for reading! Error is %d\n",
deviceFilename, errno);
if (errno == EACCES) { // User is probably not running as root
fprintf(stderr, "You must run this program as root or use sudo!\n");
} // if
} // if/else
return (allOK);
} // GPTData::LoadPartitions()
// Loads the GPT, as much as possible. Returns 1 if this seems to have
// succeeded, 0 if there are obvious problems....
int GPTData::ForceLoadGPTData(int fd) {
int allOK = 1, validHeaders;
off_t seekTo;
char* storage;
uint32_t newCRC, sizeOfParts;
// Seek to and read the main GPT header
lseek64(fd, blockSize, SEEK_SET);
if (myRead(fd, (char*) &mainHeader, 512) != 512) { // read main GPT header
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Error %d reading main GPT header!\n", errno);
} // if
mainCrcOk = CheckHeaderCRC(&mainHeader);
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) // big-endian system; adjust header byte order....
ReverseHeaderBytes(&mainHeader);
// Load backup header, check its CRC, and store the results of the
// check for future reference. Load backup header using pointer in main
// header if possible; but if main header has a CRC error, or if it
// points to beyond the end of the disk, load the last sector of the
// disk instead.
if (mainCrcOk) {
if (mainHeader.backupLBA < diskSize) {
seekTo = mainHeader.backupLBA * blockSize;
} else {
seekTo = (diskSize * blockSize) - blockSize;
printf("Warning! Disk size is smaller than the main header indicates! Loading\n"
"secondary header from the last sector of the disk! You should use 'v' to\n"
"verify disk integrity, and perhaps options on the experts' menu to repair\n"
"the disk.\n");
} // else
} else {
seekTo = (diskSize * blockSize) - blockSize;
} // if/else (mainCrcOk)
if (lseek64(fd, seekTo, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) -1) {
if (myRead(fd, (char*) &secondHeader, 512) != 512) { // read secondary GPT header
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Error %d reading secondary GPT header!\n", errno);
} // if
secondCrcOk = CheckHeaderCRC(&secondHeader);
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) // big-endian system; adjust header byte order....
ReverseHeaderBytes(&secondHeader);
} else {
allOK = 0;
state = gpt_invalid;
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to seek to secondary GPT header at sector %llu!\n",
(unsigned long long) (diskSize - (UINT64_C(1))));
} // if/else lseek
// Return valid headers code: 0 = both headers bad; 1 = main header
// good, backup bad; 2 = backup header good, main header bad;
// 3 = both headers good. Note these codes refer to valid GPT
// signatures and version numbers; more subtle problems will elude
// this check!
validHeaders = CheckHeaderValidity();
// Read partitions (from primary array)
if (validHeaders > 0) { // if at least one header is OK....
// GPT appears to be valid....
state = gpt_valid;
// We're calling the GPT valid, but there's a possibility that one
// of the two headers is corrupt. If so, use the one that seems to
// be in better shape to regenerate the bad one
if (validHeaders == 2) { // valid backup header, invalid main header
printf("Caution: invalid main GPT header, but valid backup; regenerating main header\n"
"from backup!\n");
RebuildMainHeader();
mainCrcOk = secondCrcOk; // Since copied, use CRC validity of backup
} else if (validHeaders == 1) { // valid main header, invalid backup
printf("Caution: invalid backup GPT header, but valid main header; regenerating\n"
"backup header from main header.\n");
RebuildSecondHeader();
secondCrcOk = mainCrcOk; // Since regenerated, use CRC validity of main
} // if/else/if
// Load the main partition table, including storing results of its
// CRC check
if (LoadMainTable() == 0)
allOK = 0;
// Load backup partition table into temporary storage to check
// its CRC and store the results, then discard this temporary
// storage, since we don't use it in any but recovery operations
seekTo = secondHeader.partitionEntriesLBA * (off_t) blockSize;
if ((lseek64(fd, seekTo, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) -1) && (secondCrcOk)) {
sizeOfParts = secondHeader.numParts * secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
storage = (char*) malloc(sizeOfParts);
if (myRead(fd, storage, sizeOfParts) != sizeOfParts) {
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Error %d reading backup partition table!\n", errno);
} // if
newCRC = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) storage, sizeOfParts);
free(storage);
secondPartsCrcOk = (newCRC == secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC);
} // if
// Check for valid CRCs and warn if there are problems
if ((mainCrcOk == 0) || (secondCrcOk == 0) || (mainPartsCrcOk == 0) ||
(secondPartsCrcOk == 0)) {
printf("Warning! One or more CRCs don't match. You should repair the disk!\n");
state = gpt_corrupt;
} // if
} else {
state = gpt_invalid;
} // if/else
return allOK;
} // GPTData::ForceLoadGPTData()
// Loads the partition table pointed to by the main GPT header. The
// main GPT header in memory MUST be valid for this call to do anything
// sensible!
int GPTData::LoadMainTable(void) {
int fd, retval = 0;
uint32_t newCRC, sizeOfParts;
if ((fd = open(device, O_RDONLY)) != -1) {
// Set internal data structures for number of partitions on the disk
SetGPTSize(mainHeader.numParts);
// Load main partition table, and record whether its CRC
// matches the stored value
lseek64(fd, mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA * blockSize, SEEK_SET);
sizeOfParts = mainHeader.numParts * mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
if (myRead(fd, (char*) partitions, sizeOfParts) != sizeOfParts) {
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Error %d when loading the main partition table!\n", errno);
} // if
newCRC = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) partitions, sizeOfParts);
mainPartsCrcOk = (newCRC == mainHeader.partitionEntriesCRC);
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0)
ReversePartitionBytes();
retval = 1;
} // if
return retval;
} // GPTData::LoadMainTable()
// Load the second (backup) partition table as the primary partition
// table. Used in repair functions
void GPTData::LoadSecondTableAsMain(void) {
int fd;
off_t seekTo;
uint32_t sizeOfParts, newCRC;
if ((fd = open(device, O_RDONLY)) != -1) {
seekTo = secondHeader.partitionEntriesLBA * (off_t) blockSize;
if (lseek64(fd, seekTo, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) -1) {
SetGPTSize(secondHeader.numParts);
sizeOfParts = secondHeader.numParts * secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
if (myRead(fd, (char*) partitions, sizeOfParts) != sizeOfParts) {
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Read error %d! Misbehavior now likely!\n", errno);
} // if
newCRC = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) partitions, sizeOfParts);
secondPartsCrcOk = (newCRC == secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC);
mainPartsCrcOk = secondPartsCrcOk;
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0)
ReversePartitionBytes();
if (!secondPartsCrcOk) {
printf("Error! After loading backup partitions, the CRC still doesn't check out!\n");
} // if
} else {
printf("Error! Couldn't seek to backup partition table!\n");
} // if/else
} else {
printf("Error! Couldn't open device %s when recovering backup partition table!\n", device);
} // if/else
} // GPTData::LoadSecondTableAsMain()
// Writes GPT (and protective MBR) to disk. Returns 1 on successful
// write, 0 if there was a problem.
int GPTData::SaveGPTData(int quiet) {
int allOK = 1;
char answer, line[256];
int fd;
uint64_t secondTable;
uint32_t numParts;
off_t offset;
if (strlen(device) == 0) {
printf("Device not defined.\n");
} // if
// First do some final sanity checks....
// This test should only fail on read-only disks....
if (justLooking) {
printf("The justLooking flag is set. This probably means you can't write to the disk.\n");
allOK = 0;
} // if
// Is there enough space to hold the GPT headers and partition tables,
// given the partition sizes?
if (CheckGPTSize() > 0) {
allOK = 0;
} // if
// Check that disk is really big enough to handle this...
if (mainHeader.backupLBA > diskSize) {
fprintf(stderr, "Error! Disk is too small! The 'e' option on the experts' menu might fix the\n"
"problem (or it might not). Aborting!\n");
printf("(Disk size is %llu sectors, needs to be %llu sectors.)\n",
(unsigned long long) diskSize, (unsigned long long) mainHeader.backupLBA);
allOK = 0;
} // if
// Check that second header is properly placed. Warn and ask if this should
// be corrected if the test fails....
if ((mainHeader.backupLBA < (diskSize - UINT64_C(1))) && (quiet == 0)) {
printf("Warning! Secondary header is placed too early on the disk! Do you want to\n"
"correct this problem? ");
if (GetYN() == 'Y') {
MoveSecondHeaderToEnd();
printf("Have moved second header and partition table to correct location.\n");
} else {
printf("Have not corrected the problem. Strange problems may occur in the future!\n");
} // if correction requested
} // if
// Check for overlapping partitions....
if (FindOverlaps() > 0) {
allOK = 0;
fprintf(stderr, "Aborting write operation!\n");
} // if
// Check for mismatched MBR and GPT data, but let it pass if found
// (function displays warning message)
FindHybridMismatches();
// Pull out some data that's needed before doing byte-order reversal on
// big-endian systems....
numParts = mainHeader.numParts;
secondTable = secondHeader.partitionEntriesLBA;
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) {
// Reverse partition bytes first, since that function requires non-reversed
// data from the main header....
ReversePartitionBytes();
ReverseHeaderBytes(&mainHeader);
ReverseHeaderBytes(&secondHeader);
} // if
RecomputeCRCs();
if ((allOK) && (!quiet)) {
printf("\nFinal checks complete. About to write GPT data. THIS WILL OVERWRITE EXISTING\n");
printf("MBR PARTITIONS!! THIS PROGRAM IS BETA QUALITY AT BEST. IF YOU LOSE ALL YOUR\n");
printf("DATA, YOU HAVE ONLY YOURSELF TO BLAME IF YOU ANSWER 'Y' BELOW!\n\n");
printf("Do you want to proceed, possibly destroying your data? ");
answer = GetYN();
if (answer == 'Y') {
printf("OK; writing new GUID partition table (GPT).\n");
} else {
allOK = 0;
} // if/else
} // if
// Do it!
if (allOK) {
fd = OpenForWrite(device);
if (fd != -1) {
// First, write the protective MBR...
protectiveMBR.WriteMBRData(fd);
// Now write the main GPT header...
if (allOK) {
if (lseek64(fd, blockSize, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) -1) {
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) &mainHeader, 512) == -1)
allOK = 0;
} else allOK = 0; // if (lseek64()...)
} // if (allOK)
// Now write the main partition tables...
if (allOK) {
offset = mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA * blockSize;
if (lseek64(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) - 1) {
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) partitions, GPT_SIZE * numParts) == -1)
allOK = 0;
} else allOK = 0; // if (lseek64()...)
} // if (allOK)
// Now seek to near the end to write the secondary GPT....
if (allOK) {
offset = (off_t) secondTable * (off_t) (blockSize);
if (lseek64(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) == (off_t) - 1) {
allOK = 0;
printf("Unable to seek to end of disk!\n");
} // if
} // if
// Now write the secondary partition tables....
if (allOK) {
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) partitions, GPT_SIZE * numParts) == -1)
allOK = 0;
} // if (allOK)
// Now write the secondary GPT header...
if (allOK) {
offset = mainHeader.backupLBA * blockSize;
if (lseek64(fd, offset, SEEK_SET) != (off_t) - 1) {
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) &secondHeader, 512) == -1)
allOK = 0;
} else allOK = 0; // if (lseek64()...)
} // if (allOK)
// re-read the partition table
if (allOK) {
DiskSync(fd);
} // if
if (allOK) { // writes completed OK
printf("The operation has completed successfully.\n");
} else {
printf("Warning! An error was reported when writing the partition table! This error\n");
printf("MIGHT be harmless, but you may have trashed the disk! Use parted and, if\n");
printf("necessary, restore your original partition table.\n");
} // if/else
close(fd);
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open device %s for writing! Errno is %d! Aborting write!\n",
device, errno);
allOK = 0;
} // if/else
} else {
printf("Aborting write of new partition table.\n");
} // if
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) {
// Reverse (normalize) header bytes first, since ReversePartitionBytes()
// requires non-reversed data in mainHeader...
ReverseHeaderBytes(&mainHeader);
ReverseHeaderBytes(&secondHeader);
ReversePartitionBytes();
} // if
return (allOK);
} // GPTData::SaveGPTData()
// Save GPT data to a backup file. This function does much less error
// checking than SaveGPTData(). It can therefore preserve many types of
// corruption for later analysis; however, it preserves only the MBR,
// the main GPT header, the backup GPT header, and the main partition
// table; it discards the backup partition table, since it should be
// identical to the main partition table on healthy disks.
int GPTData::SaveGPTBackup(char* filename) {
int fd, allOK = 1;
uint32_t numParts;
if ((fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT, S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP | S_IROTH)) != -1) {
// Reverse the byte order, if necessary....
numParts = mainHeader.numParts;
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) {
ReversePartitionBytes();
ReverseHeaderBytes(&mainHeader);
ReverseHeaderBytes(&secondHeader);
} // if
// Recomputing the CRCs is likely to alter them, which could be bad
// if the intent is to save a potentially bad GPT for later analysis;
// but if we don't do this, we get bogus errors when we load the
// backup. I'm favoring misses over false alarms....
RecomputeCRCs();
// Now write the protective MBR...
protectiveMBR.WriteMBRData(fd);
// Now write the main GPT header...
if (allOK)
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) &mainHeader, 512) == -1)
allOK = 0;
// Now write the secondary GPT header...
if (allOK)
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) &secondHeader, 512) == -1)
allOK = 0;
// Now write the main partition tables...
if (allOK) {
if (myWrite(fd, (char*) partitions, GPT_SIZE * numParts) == -1)
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (allOK) { // writes completed OK
printf("The operation has completed successfully.\n");
} else {
printf("Warning! An error was reported when writing the backup file.\n");
printf("It may not be usable!\n");
} // if/else
close(fd);
// Now reverse the byte-order reversal, if necessary....
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) {
ReverseHeaderBytes(&mainHeader);
ReverseHeaderBytes(&secondHeader);
ReversePartitionBytes();
} // if
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open file %s for writing! Aborting!\n", filename);
allOK = 0;
} // if/else
return allOK;
} // GPTData::SaveGPTBackup()
// Load GPT data from a backup file created by SaveGPTBackup(). This function
// does minimal error checking. It returns 1 if it completed successfully,
// 0 if there was a problem. In the latter case, it creates a new empty
// set of partitions.
int GPTData::LoadGPTBackup(char* filename) {
int fd, allOK = 1, val;
uint32_t numParts, sizeOfEntries, sizeOfParts, newCRC;
int littleEndian = 1;
if ((fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY)) != -1) {
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0)
littleEndian = 0;
// Let the MBRData class load the saved MBR...
protectiveMBR.ReadMBRData(fd, 0); // 0 = don't check block size
// Load the main GPT header, check its vaility, and set the GPT
// size based on the data
if (myRead(fd, (char*) &mainHeader, 512)) {
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Read error %d; strange behavior now likely!\n", errno);
} // if
mainCrcOk = CheckHeaderCRC(&mainHeader);
// Reverse byte order, if necessary
if (littleEndian == 0) {
ReverseHeaderBytes(&mainHeader);
} // if
// Load the backup GPT header in much the same way as the main
// GPT header....
if (myRead(fd, (char*) &secondHeader, 512) != 512) {
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Read error %d; strange behavior now likely!\n", errno);
} // if
secondCrcOk = CheckHeaderCRC(&secondHeader);
// Reverse byte order, if necessary
if (littleEndian == 0) {
ReverseHeaderBytes(&secondHeader);
} // if
// Return valid headers code: 0 = both headers bad; 1 = main header
// good, backup bad; 2 = backup header good, main header bad;
// 3 = both headers good. Note these codes refer to valid GPT
// signatures and version numbers; more subtle problems will elude
// this check!
if ((val = CheckHeaderValidity()) > 0) {
if (val == 2) { // only backup header seems to be good
numParts = secondHeader.numParts;
sizeOfEntries = secondHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
} else { // main header is OK
numParts = mainHeader.numParts;
sizeOfEntries = mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
} // if/else
SetGPTSize(numParts);
// If current disk size doesn't match that of backup....
if (secondHeader.currentLBA != diskSize - UINT64_C(1)) {
printf("Warning! Current disk size doesn't match that of the backup!\n"
"Adjusting sizes to match, but subsequent problems are possible!\n");
MoveSecondHeaderToEnd();
} // if
// Load main partition table, and record whether its CRC
// matches the stored value
sizeOfParts = numParts * sizeOfEntries;
if (myRead(fd, (char*) partitions, sizeOfParts) != sizeOfParts) {
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! Read error %d; strange behavior now likely!\n", errno);
} // if
newCRC = chksum_crc32((unsigned char*) partitions, sizeOfParts);
mainPartsCrcOk = (newCRC == mainHeader.partitionEntriesCRC);
secondPartsCrcOk = (newCRC == secondHeader.partitionEntriesCRC);
// Reverse byte order, if necessary
if (littleEndian == 0) {
ReversePartitionBytes();
} // if
} else {
allOK = 0;
} // if/else
} else {
allOK = 0;
fprintf(stderr, "Unable to open file %s for reading! Aborting!\n", filename);
} // if/else
// Something went badly wrong, so blank out partitions
if (allOK == 0) {
ClearGPTData();
protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR();
} // if
return allOK;
} // GPTData::LoadGPTBackup()
// Tell user whether Apple Partition Map (APM) was discovered....
void GPTData::ShowAPMState(void) {
if (apmFound)
printf(" APM: present\n");
else
printf(" APM: not present\n");
} // GPTData::ShowAPMState()
// Tell user about the state of the GPT data....
void GPTData::ShowGPTState(void) {
switch (state) {
case gpt_invalid:
printf(" GPT: not present\n");
break;
case gpt_valid:
printf(" GPT: present\n");
break;
case gpt_corrupt:
printf(" GPT: damaged\n");
break;
default:
printf("\a GPT: unknown -- bug!\n");
break;
} // switch
} // GPTData::ShowGPTState()
// Display the basic GPT data
void GPTData::DisplayGPTData(void) {
int i;
char sizeInSI[255]; // String to hold size of disk in SI units
char tempStr[255];
uint64_t temp, totalFree;
BytesToSI(diskSize * blockSize, sizeInSI);
printf("Disk %s: %llu sectors, %s\n", device,
(unsigned long long) diskSize, sizeInSI);
printf("Logical sector size: %d bytes\n", blockSize);
printf("Disk identifier (GUID): %s\n", GUIDToStr(mainHeader.diskGUID, tempStr));
printf("Partition table holds up to %lu entries\n", (unsigned long) mainHeader.numParts);
printf("First usable sector is %llu, last usable sector is %llu\n",
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.firstUsableLBA,
(unsigned long long) mainHeader.lastUsableLBA);
totalFree = FindFreeBlocks(&i, &temp);
printf("Total free space is %llu sectors (%s)\n", (unsigned long long) totalFree,
BytesToSI(totalFree * (uint64_t) blockSize, sizeInSI));
printf("\nNumber Start (sector) End (sector) Size Code Name\n");
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
partitions[i].ShowSummary(i, blockSize);
} // for
} // GPTData::DisplayGPTData()
// Get partition number from user and then call ShowPartDetails(partNum)
// to show its detailed information
void GPTData::ShowDetails(void) {
int partNum;
uint32_t low, high;
if (GetPartRange(&low, &high) > 0) {
partNum = GetPartNum();
ShowPartDetails(partNum);
} else {
printf("No partitions\n");
} // if/else
} // GPTData::ShowDetails()
// Show detailed information on the specified partition
void GPTData::ShowPartDetails(uint32_t partNum) {
if (partitions[partNum].GetFirstLBA() != 0) {
partitions[partNum].ShowDetails(blockSize);
} else {
printf("Partition #%d does not exist.", (int) (partNum + 1));
} // if
} // GPTData::ShowPartDetails()
/*********************************************************************
* *
* Begin functions that obtain information from the users, and often *
* do something with that information (call other functions) *
* *
*********************************************************************/
// Prompts user for partition number and returns the result.
uint32_t GPTData::GetPartNum(void) {
uint32_t partNum;
uint32_t low, high;
char prompt[255];
if (GetPartRange(&low, &high) > 0) {
sprintf(prompt, "Partition number (%d-%d): ", low + 1, high + 1);
partNum = GetNumber(low + 1, high + 1, low, prompt);
} else partNum = 1;
return (partNum - 1);
} // GPTData::GetPartNum()
// What it says: Resize the partition table. (Default is 128 entries.)
void GPTData::ResizePartitionTable(void) {
int newSize;
char prompt[255];
uint32_t curLow, curHigh;
printf("Current partition table size is %lu.\n",
(unsigned long) mainHeader.numParts);
GetPartRange(&curLow, &curHigh);
curHigh++; // since GetPartRange() returns numbers starting from 0...
// There's no point in having fewer than four partitions....
if (curHigh < 4)
curHigh = 4;
sprintf(prompt, "Enter new size (%d up, default %d): ", (int) curHigh,
(int) NUM_GPT_ENTRIES);
newSize = GetNumber(4, 65535, 128, prompt);
if (newSize < 128) {
printf("Caution: The partition table size should officially be 16KB or larger,\n"
"which works out to 128 entries. In practice, smaller tables seem to\n"
"work with most OSes, but this practice is risky. I'm proceeding with\n"
"the resize, but you may want to reconsider this action and undo it.\n\n");
} // if
SetGPTSize(newSize);
} // GPTData::ResizePartitionTable()
// Interactively create a partition
void GPTData::CreatePartition(void) {
uint64_t firstBlock, firstInLargest, lastBlock, sector;
char prompt[255];
int partNum, firstFreePart = 0;
// Find first free partition...
while (partitions[firstFreePart].GetFirstLBA() != 0) {
firstFreePart++;
} // while
if (((firstBlock = FindFirstAvailable()) != 0) &&
(firstFreePart < mainHeader.numParts)) {
lastBlock = FindLastAvailable(firstBlock);
firstInLargest = FindFirstInLargest();
// Get partition number....
do {
sprintf(prompt, "Partition number (%d-%d, default %d): ", firstFreePart + 1,
mainHeader.numParts, firstFreePart + 1);
partNum = GetNumber(firstFreePart + 1, mainHeader.numParts,
firstFreePart + 1, prompt) - 1;
if (partitions[partNum].GetFirstLBA() != 0)
printf("partition %d is in use.\n", partNum + 1);
} while (partitions[partNum].GetFirstLBA() != 0);
// Get first block for new partition...
sprintf(prompt, "First sector (%llu-%llu, default = %llu) or {+-}size{KMGT}: ",
(unsigned long long) firstBlock, (unsigned long long) lastBlock,
(unsigned long long) firstInLargest);
do {
sector = GetSectorNum(firstBlock, lastBlock, firstInLargest, prompt);
} while (IsFree(sector) == 0);
Align(&sector); // Align sector to correct multiple
firstBlock = sector;
// Get last block for new partitions...
lastBlock = FindLastInFree(firstBlock);
sprintf(prompt, "Last sector (%llu-%llu, default = %llu) or {+-}size{KMGT}: ",
(unsigned long long) firstBlock, (unsigned long long) lastBlock,
(unsigned long long) lastBlock);
do {
sector = GetSectorNum(firstBlock, lastBlock, lastBlock, prompt);
} while (IsFree(sector) == 0);
lastBlock = sector;
firstFreePart = CreatePartition(partNum, firstBlock, lastBlock);
partitions[partNum].ChangeType();
partitions[partNum].SetName((unsigned char*) partitions[partNum].GetNameType(prompt));
} else {
printf("No free sectors available\n");
} // if/else
} // GPTData::CreatePartition()
// Interactively delete a partition (duh!)
void GPTData::DeletePartition(void) {
int partNum;
uint32_t low, high;
char prompt[255];
if (GetPartRange(&low, &high) > 0) {
sprintf(prompt, "Partition number (%d-%d): ", low + 1, high + 1);
partNum = GetNumber(low + 1, high + 1, low, prompt);
DeletePartition(partNum - 1);
} else {
printf("No partitions\n");
} // if/else
} // GPTData::DeletePartition()
// Prompt user for a partition number, then change its type code
// using ChangeGPTType(struct GPTPartition*) function.
void GPTData::ChangePartType(void) {
int partNum;
uint32_t low, high;
if (GetPartRange(&low, &high) > 0) {
partNum = GetPartNum();
partitions[partNum].ChangeType();
} else {
printf("No partitions\n");
} // if/else
} // GPTData::ChangePartType()
// Partition attributes seem to be rarely used, but I want a way to
// adjust them for completeness....
void GPTData::SetAttributes(uint32_t partNum) {
Attributes theAttr;
theAttr.SetAttributes(partitions[partNum].GetAttributes());
theAttr.DisplayAttributes();
theAttr.ChangeAttributes();
partitions[partNum].SetAttributes(theAttr.GetAttributes());
} // GPTData::SetAttributes()
// This function destroys the on-disk GPT structures. Returns 1 if the
// user confirms destruction, 0 if the user aborts.
// If prompt == 0, don't ask user about proceeding and do NOT wipe out
// MBR. (Set prompt == 0 when doing a GPT-to-MBR conversion.)
// If prompt == -1, don't ask user about proceeding and DO wipe out
// MBR.
int GPTData::DestroyGPT(int prompt) {
int fd, i, sum, tableSize;
char blankSector[512], goOn = 'Y', blank = 'N';
char* emptyTable;
for (i = 0; i < 512; i++) {
blankSector[i] = '\0';
} // for
if (((apmFound) || (bsdFound)) && (prompt > 0)) {
printf("WARNING: APM or BSD disklabel structures detected! This operation could\n"
"damage any APM or BSD partitions on this disk!\n");
} // if APM or BSD
if (prompt > 0) {
printf("\a\aAbout to wipe out GPT on %s. Proceed? ", device);
goOn = GetYN();
} // if
if (goOn == 'Y') {
fd = open(device, O_WRONLY);
#ifdef __APPLE__
// MacOS X requires a shared lock under some circumstances....
if (fd < 0) {
fd = open(device, O_WRONLY|O_SHLOCK);
} // if
#endif
if (fd != -1) {
lseek64(fd, mainHeader.currentLBA * blockSize, SEEK_SET); // seek to GPT header
if (myWrite(fd, blankSector, 512) != 512) { // blank it out
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! GPT main header not overwritten! Error is %d\n", errno);
} // if
lseek64(fd, mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA * blockSize, SEEK_SET); // seek to partition table
tableSize = mainHeader.numParts * mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries;
emptyTable = (char*) malloc(tableSize);
for (i = 0; i < tableSize; i++)
emptyTable[i] = (char) 0;
sum = myWrite(fd, emptyTable, tableSize);
if (sum != tableSize)
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! GPT main partition table not overwritten! Error is %d\n", errno);
lseek64(fd, secondHeader.partitionEntriesLBA * blockSize, SEEK_SET); // seek to partition table
sum = myWrite(fd, emptyTable, tableSize);
if (sum != tableSize)
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! GPT backup partition table not overwritten! Error is %d\n", errno);
lseek64(fd, secondHeader.currentLBA * blockSize, SEEK_SET); // seek to GPT header
if (myWrite(fd, blankSector, 512) != 512) { // blank it out
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! GPT backup header not overwritten! Error is %d\n", errno);
} // if
if (prompt > 0) {
printf("Blank out MBR? ");
blank = GetYN();
} // if
// Note on below: Touch the MBR only if the user wants it completely
// blanked out. Version 0.4.2 deleted the 0xEE partition and re-wrote
// the MBR, but this could wipe out a valid MBR that the program
// had subsequently discarded (say, if it conflicted with older GPT
// structures).
if ((blank == 'Y') || (prompt < 0)) {
lseek64(fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
if (myWrite(fd, blankSector, 512) != 512) { // blank it out
fprintf(stderr, "Warning! MBR not overwritten! Error is %d!\n", errno);
} // if
} else {
printf("MBR is unchanged. You may need to delete an EFI GPT (0xEE) partition\n"
"with fdisk or another tool.\n");
} // if/else
DiskSync(fd);
close(fd);
printf("GPT data structures destroyed! You may now partition the disk using fdisk or\n"
"other utilities. Program will now terminate.\n");
} else {
printf("Problem opening %s for writing! Program will now terminate.\n", device);
} // if/else (fd != -1)
} // if (goOn == 'Y')
return (goOn == 'Y');
} // GPTData::DestroyGPT()
/**************************************************************************
* *
* Partition table transformation functions (MBR or BSD disklabel to GPT) *
* (some of these functions may require user interaction) *
* *
**************************************************************************/
// Examines the MBR & GPT data, and perhaps asks the user questions, to
// determine which set of data to use: the MBR (use_mbr), the GPT (use_gpt),
// or create a new set of partitions (use_new)
WhichToUse GPTData::UseWhichPartitions(void) {
WhichToUse which = use_new;
MBRValidity mbrState;
int answer;
mbrState = protectiveMBR.GetValidity();
if ((state == gpt_invalid) && ((mbrState == mbr) || (mbrState == hybrid))) {
printf("\n***************************************************************\n"
"Found invalid GPT and valid MBR; converting MBR to GPT format.\n");
if (!justLooking) {
printf("\aTHIS OPERATON IS POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE! Exit by typing 'q' if\n"
"you don't want to convert your MBR partitions to GPT format!\n");
} // if
printf("***************************************************************\n\n");
which = use_mbr;
} // if
if ((state == gpt_invalid) && bsdFound) {
printf("\n**********************************************************************\n"
"Found invalid GPT and valid BSD disklabel; converting BSD disklabel\n"
"to GPT format.");
if (!justLooking) {
printf("\a THIS OPERATON IS POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE! Your first\n"
"BSD partition will likely be unusable. Exit by typing 'q' if you don't\n"
"want to convert your BSD partitions to GPT format!");
} // if
printf("\n**********************************************************************\n\n");
which = use_bsd;
} // if
if ((state == gpt_valid) && (mbrState == gpt)) {
which = use_gpt;
if (!beQuiet)
printf("Found valid GPT with protective MBR; using GPT.\n");
} // if
if ((state == gpt_valid) && (mbrState == hybrid)) {
which = use_gpt;
if (!beQuiet)
printf("Found valid GPT with hybrid MBR; using GPT.\n");
} // if
if ((state == gpt_valid) && (mbrState == invalid)) {
printf("\aFound valid GPT with corrupt MBR; using GPT and will create new\nprotective MBR on save.\n");
which = use_gpt;
protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR();
} // if
if ((state == gpt_valid) && (mbrState == mbr)) {
if (!beQuiet) {
printf("Found valid MBR and GPT. Which do you want to use?\n");
answer = GetNumber(1, 3, 2, (char*) " 1 - MBR\n 2 - GPT\n 3 - Create blank GPT\n\nYour answer: ");
if (answer == 1) {
which = use_mbr;
} else if (answer == 2) {
which = use_gpt;
protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR();
printf("Using GPT and creating fresh protective MBR.\n");
} else which = use_new;
} else which = use_abort;
} // if
// Nasty decisions here -- GPT is present, but corrupt (bad CRCs or other
// problems)
if (state == gpt_corrupt) {
if (beQuiet) {
which = use_abort;
} else {
if ((mbrState == mbr) || (mbrState == hybrid)) {
printf("Found valid MBR and corrupt GPT. Which do you want to use? (Using the\n"
"GPT MAY permit recovery of GPT data.)\n");
answer = GetNumber(1, 3, 2, (char*) " 1 - MBR\n 2 - GPT\n 3 - Create blank GPT\n\nYour answer: ");
if (answer == 1) {
which = use_mbr;
// protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR();
} else if (answer == 2) {
which = use_gpt;
} else which = use_new;
} else if (mbrState == invalid) {
printf("Found invalid MBR and corrupt GPT. What do you want to do? (Using the\n"
"GPT MAY permit recovery of GPT data.)\n");
answer = GetNumber(1, 2, 1, (char*) " 1 - GPT\n 2 - Create blank GPT\n\nYour answer: ");
if (answer == 1) {
which = use_gpt;
} else which = use_new;
} else { // corrupt GPT, MBR indicates it's a GPT disk....
printf("\a\a****************************************************************************\n"
"Caution: Found protective or hybrid MBR and corrupt GPT. Using GPT, but disk\n"
"verification and recovery are STRONGLY recommended.\n"
"****************************************************************************\n");
which = use_gpt;
} // if/else/else
} // else (beQuiet)
} // if (corrupt GPT)
if (which == use_new)
printf("Creating new GPT entries.\n");
return which;
} // UseWhichPartitions()
// Convert MBR partition table into GPT form
int GPTData::XFormPartitions(void) {
int i, numToConvert;
uint8_t origType;
struct newGUID;
// Clear out old data & prepare basics....
ClearGPTData();
// Convert the smaller of the # of GPT or MBR partitions
if (mainHeader.numParts > (MAX_MBR_PARTS))
numToConvert = MAX_MBR_PARTS;
else
numToConvert = mainHeader.numParts;
for (i = 0; i < numToConvert; i++) {
origType = protectiveMBR.GetType(i);
// don't waste CPU time trying to convert extended, hybrid protective, or
// null (non-existent) partitions
if ((origType != 0x05) && (origType != 0x0f) && (origType != 0x85) &&
(origType != 0x00) && (origType != 0xEE))
partitions[i] = protectiveMBR.AsGPT(i);
} // for
// Convert MBR into protective MBR
protectiveMBR.MakeProtectiveMBR();
// Record that all original CRCs were OK so as not to raise flags
// when doing a disk verification
mainCrcOk = secondCrcOk = mainPartsCrcOk = secondPartsCrcOk = 1;
return (1);
} // GPTData::XFormPartitions()
// Transforms BSD disklabel on the specified partition (numbered from 0).
// If an invalid partition number is given, the program prompts for one.
// Returns the number of new partitions created.
int GPTData::XFormDisklabel(int i) {
uint32_t low, high, partNum, startPart;
uint16_t hexCode;
int goOn = 1, numDone = 0;
BSDData disklabel;
if (GetPartRange(&low, &high) != 0) {
if ((i < low) || (i > high))
partNum = GetPartNum();
else
partNum = (uint32_t) i;
// Find the partition after the last used one
startPart = high + 1;
// Now see if the specified partition has a BSD type code....
hexCode = partitions[partNum].GetHexType();
if ((hexCode != 0xa500) && (hexCode != 0xa900)) {
printf("Specified partition doesn't have a disklabel partition type "
"code.\nContinue anyway?");
goOn = (GetYN() == 'Y');
} // if
// If all is OK, read the disklabel and convert it.
if (goOn) {
goOn = disklabel.ReadBSDData(device, partitions[partNum].GetFirstLBA(),
partitions[partNum].GetLastLBA());
if ((goOn) && (disklabel.IsDisklabel())) {
numDone = XFormDisklabel(&disklabel, startPart);
if (numDone == 1)
printf("Converted %d BSD partition.\n", numDone);
else
printf("Converted %d BSD partitions.\n", numDone);
} else {
printf("Unable to convert partitions! Unrecognized BSD disklabel.\n");
} // if/else
} // if
if (numDone > 0) { // converted partitions; delete carrier
partitions[partNum].BlankPartition();
} // if
} else {
printf("No partitions\n");
} // if/else
return numDone;
} // GPTData::XFormDisklable(int i)
// Transform the partitions on an already-loaded BSD disklabel...
int GPTData::XFormDisklabel(BSDData* disklabel, int startPart) {
int i, numDone = 0;
if ((disklabel->IsDisklabel()) && (startPart >= 0) &&
(startPart < mainHeader.numParts)) {
for (i = 0; i < disklabel->GetNumParts(); i++) {
partitions[i + startPart] = disklabel->AsGPT(i);
if (partitions[i + startPart].GetFirstLBA() != UINT64_C(0))
numDone++;
} // for
} // if
// Record that all original CRCs were OK so as not to raise flags
// when doing a disk verification
mainCrcOk = secondCrcOk = mainPartsCrcOk = secondPartsCrcOk = 1;
return numDone;
} // GPTData::XFormDisklabel(BSDData* disklabel)
// Add one GPT partition to MBR. Used by XFormToMBR() and MakeHybrid()
// functions. Returns 1 if operation was successful.
int GPTData::OnePartToMBR(uint32_t gptPart, int mbrPart) {
int allOK = 1, typeCode, bootable;
uint64_t length;
char line[255];
char* junk;
if ((mbrPart < 0) || (mbrPart > 3)) {
printf("MBR partition %d is out of range; omitting it.\n", mbrPart + 1);
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (gptPart >= mainHeader.numParts) {
printf("GPT partition %d is out of range; omitting it.\n", gptPart + 1);
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (allOK && (partitions[gptPart].GetLastLBA() == UINT64_C(0))) {
printf("GPT partition %d is undefined; omitting it.\n", gptPart + 1);
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (allOK && (partitions[gptPart].GetFirstLBA() <= UINT32_MAX) &&
(partitions[gptPart].GetLengthLBA() <= UINT32_MAX)) {
if (partitions[gptPart].GetLastLBA() > UINT32_MAX) {
printf("Caution: Partition end point past 32-bit pointer boundary;"
" some OSes may\nreact strangely.\n");
} // if partition ends past 32-bit (usually 2TiB) boundary
do {
printf("Enter an MBR hex code (default %02X): ",
typeHelper.GUIDToID(partitions[gptPart].GetType()) / 256);
junk = fgets(line, 255, stdin);
sscanf(line, "%x", &typeCode);
if (line[0] == '\n')
typeCode = partitions[gptPart].GetHexType() / 256;
} while ((typeCode <= 0) || (typeCode > 255));
printf("Set the bootable flag? ");
bootable = (GetYN() == 'Y');
length = partitions[gptPart].GetLengthLBA();
protectiveMBR.MakePart(mbrPart, (uint32_t) partitions[gptPart].GetFirstLBA(),
(uint32_t) length, typeCode, bootable);
} else { // partition out of range
printf("Partition %d begins beyond the 32-bit pointer limit of MBR "
"partitions, or is\n too big; omitting it.\n", gptPart + 1);
allOK = 0;
} // if/else
return allOK;
} // GPTData::OnePartToMBR()
// Convert the GPT to MBR form. This function is necessarily limited; it
// handles at most four partitions and creates layouts that ignore CHS
// geometries. Returns the number of converted partitions; if this value
// is over 0, the calling function should call DestroyGPT() to destroy
// the GPT data, and then exit.
int GPTData::XFormToMBR(void) {
char line[255];
char* junk;
int i, j, numParts, numConverted = 0;
uint32_t partNums[4];
// Get the numbers of up to four partitions to add to the
// hybrid MBR....
numParts = CountParts();
printf("Counted %d partitions.\n", numParts);
// Prepare the MBR for conversion (empty it of existing partitions).
protectiveMBR.EmptyMBR(0);
protectiveMBR.SetDiskSize(diskSize);
if (numParts > 4) { // Over four partitions; engage in triage
printf("Type from one to four GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be\n"
"used in the MBR, in sequence: ");
junk = fgets(line, 255, stdin);
numParts = sscanf(line, "%d %d %d %d", &partNums[0], &partNums[1],
&partNums[2], &partNums[3]);
} else { // Four or fewer partitions; convert them all
i = j = 0;
while ((j < numParts) && (i < mainHeader.numParts)) {
if (partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() > 0) { // if GPT part. is defined
partNums[j++] = ++i; // flag it for conversion
} else i++;
} // while
} // if/else
for (i = 0; i < numParts; i++) {
j = partNums[i] - 1;
printf("\nCreating entry for partition #%d\n", j + 1);
numConverted += OnePartToMBR(j, i);
} // for
printf("MBR writing returned %d\n", protectiveMBR.WriteMBRData(device));
return numConverted;
} // GPTData::XFormToMBR()
// Create a hybrid MBR -- an ugly, funky thing that helps GPT work with
// OSes that don't understand GPT.
void GPTData::MakeHybrid(void) {
uint32_t partNums[3];
char line[255];
char* junk;
int numParts, numConverted = 0, i, j, typeCode, mbrNum;
char fillItUp = 'M'; // fill extra partition entries? (Yes/No/Maybe)
char eeFirst = 'Y'; // Whether EFI GPT (0xEE) partition comes first in table
printf("\nWARNING! Hybrid MBRs are flaky and potentially dangerous! If you decide not\n"
"to use one, just hit the Enter key at the below prompt and your MBR\n"
"partition table will be untouched.\n\n\a");
// Now get the numbers of up to three partitions to add to the
// hybrid MBR....
printf("Type from one to three GPT partition numbers, separated by spaces, to be\n"
"added to the hybrid MBR, in sequence: ");
junk = fgets(line, 255, stdin);
numParts = sscanf(line, "%d %d %d", &partNums[0], &partNums[1], &partNums[2]);
if (numParts > 0) {
// Blank out the protective MBR, but leave the boot loader code
// alone....
protectiveMBR.EmptyMBR(0);
protectiveMBR.SetDiskSize(diskSize);
printf("Place EFI GPT (0xEE) partition first in MBR (good for GRUB)? ");
eeFirst = GetYN();
} // if
for (i = 0; i < numParts; i++) {
j = partNums[i] - 1;
printf("\nCreating entry for partition #%d\n", j + 1);
if (eeFirst == 'Y')
mbrNum = i + 1;
else
mbrNum = i;
numConverted += OnePartToMBR(j, mbrNum);
} // for
if ((numParts > 0) && (numConverted > 0)) { // User opted to create a hybrid MBR....
// Create EFI protective partition that covers the start of the disk.
// If this location (covering the main GPT data structures) is omitted,
// Linux won't find any partitions on the disk. Note that this is
// NUMBERED AFTER the hybrid partitions, contrary to what the
// gptsync utility does. This is because Windows seems to choke on
// disks with a 0xEE partition in the first slot and subsequent
// additional partitions, unless it boots from the disk.
if (eeFirst == 'Y')
mbrNum = 0;
else
mbrNum = numParts;
protectiveMBR.MakePart(mbrNum, 1, protectiveMBR.FindLastInFree(1), 0xEE);
protectiveMBR.SetHybrid();
// ... and for good measure, if there are any partition spaces left,
// optionally create another protective EFI partition to cover as much
// space as possible....
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
if (protectiveMBR.GetType(i) == 0x00) { // unused entry....
if (fillItUp == 'M') {
printf("\nUnused partition space(s) found. Use one to protect more partitions? ");
fillItUp = GetYN();
typeCode = 0x00; // use this to flag a need to get type code
} // if
if (fillItUp == 'Y') {
while ((typeCode <= 0) || (typeCode > 255)) {
printf("Enter an MBR hex code (EE is EFI GPT, but may confuse MacOS): ");
// Comment on above: Mac OS treats disks with more than one
// 0xEE MBR partition as MBR disks, not as GPT disks.
junk = fgets(line, 255, stdin);
sscanf(line, "%x", &typeCode);
if (line[0] == '\n')
typeCode = 0;
} // while
protectiveMBR.MakeBiggestPart(i, typeCode); // make a partition
} // if (fillItUp == 'Y')
} // if unused entry
} // for (i = 0; i < 4; i++)
} // if (numParts > 0)
} // GPTData::MakeHybrid()
/**********************************************************************
* *
* Functions that adjust GPT data structures WITHOUT user interaction *
* (they may display information for the user's benefit, though) *
* *
**********************************************************************/
// Resizes GPT to specified number of entries. Creates a new table if
// necessary, copies data if it already exists. Returns 1 if all goes
// well, 0 if an error is encountered.
int GPTData::SetGPTSize(uint32_t numEntries) {
struct GPTPart* newParts;
struct GPTPart* trash;
uint32_t i, high, copyNum;
int allOK = 1;
// First, adjust numEntries upward, if necessary, to get a number
// that fills the allocated sectors
i = blockSize / GPT_SIZE;
if ((numEntries % i) != 0) {
printf("Adjusting GPT size from %lu ", (unsigned long) numEntries);
numEntries = ((numEntries / i) + 1) * i;
printf("to %lu to fill the sector\n", (unsigned long) numEntries);
} // if
// Do the work only if the # of partitions is changing. Along with being
// efficient, this prevents mucking the with location of the secondary
// partition table, which causes problems when loading data from a RAID
// array that's been expanded because this function is called when loading
// data.
if ((numEntries != mainHeader.numParts) || (partitions == NULL)) {
newParts = (GPTPart*) calloc(numEntries, sizeof (GPTPart));
if (newParts != NULL) {
if (partitions != NULL) { // existing partitions; copy them over
GetPartRange(&i, &high);
if (numEntries < (high + 1)) { // Highest entry too high for new #
printf("The highest-numbered partition is %lu, which is greater than the requested\n"
"partition table size of %d; cannot resize. Perhaps sorting will help.\n",
(unsigned long) (high + 1), numEntries);
allOK = 0;
} else { // go ahead with copy
if (numEntries < mainHeader.numParts)
copyNum = numEntries;
else
copyNum = mainHeader.numParts;
for (i = 0; i < copyNum; i++) {
newParts[i] = partitions[i];
} // for
trash = partitions;
partitions = newParts;
free(trash);
} // if
} else { // No existing partition table; just create it
partitions = newParts;
} // if/else existing partitions
mainHeader.numParts = numEntries;
secondHeader.numParts = numEntries;
mainHeader.firstUsableLBA = ((numEntries * GPT_SIZE) / blockSize) + 2 ;
secondHeader.firstUsableLBA = mainHeader.firstUsableLBA;
MoveSecondHeaderToEnd();
if (diskSize > 0)
CheckGPTSize();
} else { // Bad memory allocation
fprintf(stderr, "Error allocating memory for partition table!\n");
allOK = 0;
} // if/else
} // if/else
return (allOK);
} // GPTData::SetGPTSize()
// Blank the partition array
void GPTData::BlankPartitions(void) {
uint32_t i;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
partitions[i].BlankPartition();
} // for
} // GPTData::BlankPartitions()
// Delete a partition by number. Returns 1 if successful,
// 0 if there was a problem. Returns 1 if partition was in
// range, 0 if it was out of range.
int GPTData::DeletePartition(uint32_t partNum) {
uint64_t startSector, length;
uint32_t low, high, numParts, retval = 1;;
numParts = GetPartRange(&low, &high);
if ((numParts > 0) && (partNum >= low) && (partNum <= high)) {
// In case there's a protective MBR, look for & delete matching
// MBR partition....
startSector = partitions[partNum].GetFirstLBA();
length = partitions[partNum].GetLengthLBA();
protectiveMBR.DeleteByLocation(startSector, length);
// Now delete the GPT partition
partitions[partNum].BlankPartition();
} else {
fprintf(stderr, "Partition number %d out of range!\n", partNum + 1);
retval = 0;
} // if/else
return retval;
} // GPTData::DeletePartition(uint32_t partNum)
// Non-interactively create a partition. Note that this function is overloaded
// with another of the same name but different parameters; that one prompts
// the user for data. This one returns 1 if the operation was successful, 0
// if a problem was discovered.
int GPTData::CreatePartition(uint32_t partNum, uint64_t startSector, uint64_t endSector) {
int retval = 1; // assume there'll be no problems
if (IsFreePartNum(partNum)) {
Align(&startSector); // Align sector to correct multiple
if (IsFree(startSector) && (startSector <= endSector)) {
if (FindLastInFree(startSector) >= endSector) {
partitions[partNum].SetFirstLBA(startSector);
partitions[partNum].SetLastLBA(endSector);
partitions[partNum].SetType(0x0700);
partitions[partNum].SetUniqueGUID(1);
} else retval = 0; // if free space until endSector
} else retval = 0; // if startSector is free
} else retval = 0; // if legal partition number
return retval;
} // GPTData::CreatePartition(partNum, startSector, endSector)
// Sort the GPT entries, eliminating gaps and making for a logical
// ordering. Relies on QuickSortGPT() for the bulk of the work
void GPTData::SortGPT(void) {
int i, lastPart = 0;
GPTPart temp;
// First, find the last partition with data, so as not to
// spend needless time sorting empty entries....
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if (partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() > 0)
lastPart = i;
} // for
// Now swap empties with the last partitions, to simplify the logic
// in the Quicksort function....
i = 0;
while (i < lastPart) {
if (partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() == 0) {
temp = partitions[i];
partitions[i] = partitions[lastPart];
partitions[lastPart] = temp;
lastPart--;
} // if
i++;
} // while
// Now call the recursive quick sort routine to do the real work....
QuickSortGPT(partitions, 0, lastPart);
} // GPTData::SortGPT()
// Set up data structures for entirely new set of partitions on the
// specified device. Returns 1 if OK, 0 if there were problems.
// Note that this function does NOT clear the protectiveMBR data
// structure, since it may hold the original MBR partitions if the
// program was launched on an MBR disk, and those may need to be
// converted to GPT format.
int GPTData::ClearGPTData(void) {
int goOn = 1, i;
// Set up the partition table....
free(partitions);
partitions = NULL;
SetGPTSize(NUM_GPT_ENTRIES);
// Now initialize a bunch of stuff that's static....
mainHeader.signature = GPT_SIGNATURE;
mainHeader.revision = 0x00010000;
mainHeader.headerSize = HEADER_SIZE;
mainHeader.reserved = 0;
mainHeader.currentLBA = UINT64_C(1);
mainHeader.partitionEntriesLBA = (uint64_t) 2;
mainHeader.sizeOfPartitionEntries = GPT_SIZE;
for (i = 0; i < GPT_RESERVED; i++) {
mainHeader.reserved2[i] = '\0';
} // for
// Now some semi-static items (computed based on end of disk)
mainHeader.backupLBA = diskSize - UINT64_C(1);
mainHeader.lastUsableLBA = diskSize - mainHeader.firstUsableLBA;
// Set a unique GUID for the disk, based on random numbers
// rand() is only 32 bits, so multiply together to fill a 64-bit value
mainHeader.diskGUID.data1 = (uint64_t) rand() * (uint64_t) rand();
mainHeader.diskGUID.data2 = (uint64_t) rand() * (uint64_t) rand();
// Copy main header to backup header
RebuildSecondHeader();
// Blank out the partitions array....
BlankPartitions();
// Flag all CRCs as being OK....
mainCrcOk = 1;
secondCrcOk = 1;
mainPartsCrcOk = 1;
secondPartsCrcOk = 1;
return (goOn);
} // GPTData::ClearGPTData()
// Set the location of the second GPT header data to the end of the disk.
// Used internally and called by the 'e' option on the recovery &
// transformation menu, to help users of RAID arrays who add disk space
// to their arrays.
void GPTData::MoveSecondHeaderToEnd() {
mainHeader.backupLBA = secondHeader.currentLBA = diskSize - UINT64_C(1);
mainHeader.lastUsableLBA = secondHeader.lastUsableLBA = diskSize - mainHeader.firstUsableLBA;
secondHeader.partitionEntriesLBA = secondHeader.lastUsableLBA + UINT64_C(1);
} // GPTData::FixSecondHeaderLocation()
int GPTData::SetName(uint32_t partNum, char* theName) {
int retval = 1;
if (!IsFreePartNum(partNum))
partitions[partNum].SetName((unsigned char*) theName);
else retval = 0;
return retval;
} // GPTData::SetName
// Set the disk GUID to the specified value. Note that the header CRCs must
// be recomputed after calling this function.
void GPTData::SetDiskGUID(GUIDData newGUID) {
mainHeader.diskGUID = newGUID;
secondHeader.diskGUID = newGUID;
} // SetDiskGUID()
// Set the unique GUID of the specified partition. Returns 1 on
// successful completion, 0 if there were problems (invalid
// partition number).
int GPTData::SetPartitionGUID(uint32_t pn, GUIDData theGUID) {
int retval = 0;
if (pn < mainHeader.numParts) {
if (partitions[pn].GetFirstLBA() != UINT64_C(0)) {
partitions[pn].SetUniqueGUID(theGUID);
retval = 1;
} // if
} // if
return retval;
} // GPTData::SetPartitionGUID()
// Change partition type code non-interactively. Returns 1 if
// successful, 0 if not....
int GPTData::ChangePartType(uint32_t partNum, uint16_t hexCode) {
int retval = 1;
if (!IsFreePartNum(partNum)) {
partitions[partNum].SetType(hexCode);
} else retval = 0;
return retval;
} // GPTData::ChangePartType()
// Adjust sector number so that it falls on a sector boundary that's a
// multiple of sectorAlignment. This is done to improve the performance
// of Western Digital Advanced Format disks and disks with similar
// technology from other companies, which use 4096-byte sectors
// internally although they translate to 512-byte sectors for the
// benefit of the OS. If partitions aren't properly aligned on these
// disks, some filesystem data structures can span multiple physical
// sectors, degrading performance. This function should be called
// only on the FIRST sector of the partition, not the last!
// This function returns 1 if the alignment was altered, 0 if it
// was unchanged.
int GPTData::Align(uint64_t* sector) {
int retval = 0, sectorOK = 0;
uint64_t earlier, later, testSector, original;
if ((*sector % sectorAlignment) != 0) {
original = *sector;
retval = 1;
earlier = (*sector / sectorAlignment) * sectorAlignment;
later = earlier + (uint64_t) sectorAlignment;
// Check to see that every sector between the earlier one and the
// requested one is clear, and that it's not too early....
if (earlier >= mainHeader.firstUsableLBA) {
// printf("earlier is %llu, first usable is %llu\n", earlier, mainHeader.firstUsableLBA);
sectorOK = 1;
testSector = earlier;
do {
sectorOK = IsFree(testSector++);
} while ((sectorOK == 1) && (testSector < *sector));
if (sectorOK == 1) {
*sector = earlier;
// printf("Moved sector earlier.\n");
} // if
} // if firstUsableLBA check
// If couldn't move the sector earlier, try to move it later instead....
if ((sectorOK != 1) && (later <= mainHeader.lastUsableLBA)) {
sectorOK = 1;
testSector = later;
do {
sectorOK = IsFree(testSector--);
} while ((sectorOK == 1) && (testSector > *sector));
if (sectorOK == 1) {
*sector = later;
// printf("Moved sector later\n");
} // if
} // if
// If sector was changed successfully, inform the user of this fact.
// Otherwise, notify the user that it couldn't be done....
if (sectorOK == 1) {
printf("Information: Moved requested sector from %llu to %llu for\n"
"alignment purposes.\n",
(unsigned long long) original, (unsigned long long) *sector);
if (!beQuiet)
printf("Use 'l' on the experts' menu to adjust alignment\n");
} else {
printf("Information: Sector not aligned on %d-sector boundary and could not be moved.\n"
"If you're using a Western Digital Advanced Format or similar disk with\n"
"underlying 4096-byte sectors, performance may suffer.\n", sectorAlignment);
retval = 0;
} // if/else
} // if
return retval;
} // GPTData::Align()
/********************************************************
* *
* Functions that return data about GPT data structures *
* (most of these are inline in gpt.h) *
* *
********************************************************/
// Find the low and high used partition numbers (numbered from 0).
// Return value is the number of partitions found. Note that the
// *low and *high values are both set to 0 when no partitions
// are found, as well as when a single partition in the first
// position exists. Thus, the return value is the only way to
// tell when no partitions exist.
int GPTData::GetPartRange(uint32_t *low, uint32_t *high) {
uint32_t i;
int numFound = 0;
*low = mainHeader.numParts + 1; // code for "not found"
*high = 0;
if (mainHeader.numParts > 0) { // only try if partition table exists...
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if (partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() != UINT64_C(0)) { // it exists
*high = i; // since we're counting up, set the high value
// Set the low value only if it's not yet found...
if (*low == (mainHeader.numParts + 1)) *low = i;
numFound++;
} // if
} // for
} // if
// Above will leave *low pointing to its "not found" value if no partitions
// are defined, so reset to 0 if this is the case....
if (*low == (mainHeader.numParts + 1))
*low = 0;
return numFound;
} // GPTData::GetPartRange()
// Returns the number of defined partitions.
uint32_t GPTData::CountParts(void) {
int i, counted = 0;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if (partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() > 0)
counted++;
} // for
return counted;
} // GPTData::CountParts()
/****************************************************
* *
* Functions that return data about disk free space *
* *
****************************************************/
// Find the first available block after the starting point; returns 0 if
// there are no available blocks left
uint64_t GPTData::FindFirstAvailable(uint64_t start) {
uint64_t first;
uint32_t i;
int firstMoved = 0;
// Begin from the specified starting point or from the first usable
// LBA, whichever is greater...
if (start < mainHeader.firstUsableLBA)
first = mainHeader.firstUsableLBA;
else
first = start;
// ...now search through all partitions; if first is within an
// existing partition, move it to the next sector after that
// partition and repeat. If first was moved, set firstMoved
// flag; repeat until firstMoved is not set, so as to catch
// cases where partitions are out of sequential order....
do {
firstMoved = 0;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((first >= partitions[i].GetFirstLBA()) &&
(first <= partitions[i].GetLastLBA())) { // in existing part.
first = partitions[i].GetLastLBA() + 1;
firstMoved = 1;
} // if
} // for
} while (firstMoved == 1);
if (first > mainHeader.lastUsableLBA)
first = 0;
return (first);
} // GPTData::FindFirstAvailable()
// Finds the first available sector in the largest block of unallocated
// space on the disk. Returns 0 if there are no available blocks left
uint64_t GPTData::FindFirstInLargest(void) {
uint64_t start, firstBlock, lastBlock, segmentSize, selectedSize = 0, selectedSegment = 0;
start = 0;
do {
firstBlock = FindFirstAvailable(start);
if (firstBlock != UINT32_C(0)) { // something's free...
lastBlock = FindLastInFree(firstBlock);
segmentSize = lastBlock - firstBlock + UINT32_C(1);
if (segmentSize > selectedSize) {
selectedSize = segmentSize;
selectedSegment = firstBlock;
} // if
start = lastBlock + 1;
} // if
} while (firstBlock != 0);
return selectedSegment;
} // GPTData::FindFirstInLargest()
// Find the last available block on the disk at or after the start
// block. Returns 0 if there are no available partitions after
// (or including) start.
uint64_t GPTData::FindLastAvailable(uint64_t start) {
uint64_t last;
uint32_t i;
int lastMoved = 0;
// Start by assuming the last usable LBA is available....
last = mainHeader.lastUsableLBA;
// ...now, similar to algorithm in FindFirstAvailable(), search
// through all partitions, moving last when it's in an existing
// partition. Set the lastMoved flag so we repeat to catch cases
// where partitions are out of logical order.
do {
lastMoved = 0;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((last >= partitions[i].GetFirstLBA()) &&
(last <= partitions[i].GetLastLBA())) { // in existing part.
last = partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() - 1;
lastMoved = 1;
} // if
} // for
} while (lastMoved == 1);
if (last < mainHeader.firstUsableLBA)
last = 0;
return (last);
} // GPTData::FindLastAvailable()
// Find the last available block in the free space pointed to by start.
uint64_t GPTData::FindLastInFree(uint64_t start) {
uint64_t nearestStart;
uint32_t i;
nearestStart = mainHeader.lastUsableLBA;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((nearestStart > partitions[i].GetFirstLBA()) &&
(partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() > start)) {
nearestStart = partitions[i].GetFirstLBA() - 1;
} // if
} // for
return (nearestStart);
} // GPTData::FindLastInFree()
// Finds the total number of free blocks, the number of segments in which
// they reside, and the size of the largest of those segments
uint64_t GPTData::FindFreeBlocks(int *numSegments, uint64_t *largestSegment) {
uint64_t start = UINT64_C(0); // starting point for each search
uint64_t totalFound = UINT64_C(0); // running total
uint64_t firstBlock; // first block in a segment
uint64_t lastBlock; // last block in a segment
uint64_t segmentSize; // size of segment in blocks
int num = 0;
*largestSegment = UINT64_C(0);
do {
firstBlock = FindFirstAvailable(start);
if (firstBlock != UINT64_C(0)) { // something's free...
lastBlock = FindLastInFree(firstBlock);
segmentSize = lastBlock - firstBlock + UINT64_C(1);
if (segmentSize > *largestSegment) {
*largestSegment = segmentSize;
} // if
totalFound += segmentSize;
num++;
start = lastBlock + 1;
} // if
} while (firstBlock != 0);
*numSegments = num;
return totalFound;
} // GPTData::FindFreeBlocks()
// Returns 1 if sector is unallocated, 0 if it's allocated to a partition
int GPTData::IsFree(uint64_t sector) {
int isFree = 1;
uint32_t i;
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
if ((sector >= partitions[i].GetFirstLBA()) &&
(sector <= partitions[i].GetLastLBA())) {
isFree = 0;
} // if
} // for
if ((sector < mainHeader.firstUsableLBA) ||
(sector > mainHeader.lastUsableLBA)) {
isFree = 0;
} // if
return (isFree);
} // GPTData::IsFree()
// Returns 1 if partNum is unused.
int GPTData::IsFreePartNum(uint32_t partNum) {
int retval = 1;
if ((partNum >= 0) && (partNum < mainHeader.numParts)) {
if ((partitions[partNum].GetFirstLBA() != UINT64_C(0)) ||
(partitions[partNum].GetLastLBA() != UINT64_C(0))) {
retval = 0;
} // if partition is in use
} else retval = 0;
return retval;
} // GPTData::IsFreePartNum()
/********************************
* *
* Endianness support functions *
* *
********************************/
void GPTData::ReverseHeaderBytes(struct GPTHeader* header) {
ReverseBytes(&header->signature, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->revision, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->headerSize, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->headerCRC, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->reserved, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->currentLBA, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->backupLBA, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->firstUsableLBA, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->lastUsableLBA, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->partitionEntriesLBA, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->numParts, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->sizeOfPartitionEntries, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->partitionEntriesCRC, 4);
ReverseBytes(&header->reserved2, GPT_RESERVED);
ReverseBytes(&header->diskGUID.data1, 8);
ReverseBytes(&header->diskGUID.data2, 8);
} // GPTData::ReverseHeaderBytes()
// IMPORTANT NOTE: This function requires non-reversed mainHeader
// structure!
void GPTData::ReversePartitionBytes() {
uint32_t i;
// Check GPT signature on big-endian systems; this will mismatch
// if the function is called out of order. Unfortunately, it'll also
// mismatch if there's data corruption.
if ((mainHeader.signature != GPT_SIGNATURE) && (IsLittleEndian() == 0)) {
printf("GPT signature mismatch in GPTData::ReversePartitionBytes(). This indicates\n"
"data corruption or a misplaced call to this function.\n");
} // if signature mismatch....
for (i = 0; i < mainHeader.numParts; i++) {
partitions[i].ReversePartBytes();
} // for
} // GPTData::ReversePartitionBytes()
/******************************************
* *
* Additional non-class support functions *
* *
******************************************/
// Check to be sure that data type sizes are correct. The basic types (uint*_t) should
// never fail these tests, but the struct types may fail depending on compile options.
// Specifically, the -fpack-struct option to gcc may be required to ensure proper structure
// sizes.
int SizesOK(void) {
int allOK = 1;
if (sizeof(uint8_t) != 1) {
fprintf(stderr, "uint8_t is %lu bytes, should be 1 byte; aborting!\n", sizeof(uint8_t));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(uint16_t) != 2) {
fprintf(stderr, "uint16_t is %lu bytes, should be 2 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(uint16_t));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(uint32_t) != 4) {
fprintf(stderr, "uint32_t is %lu bytes, should be 4 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(uint32_t));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(uint64_t) != 8) {
fprintf(stderr, "uint64_t is %lu bytes, should be 8 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(uint64_t));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(struct MBRRecord) != 16) {
fprintf(stderr, "MBRRecord is %lu bytes, should be 16 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(MBRRecord));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(struct TempMBR) != 512) {
fprintf(stderr, "TempMBR is %lu bytes, should be 512 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(TempMBR));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(struct GPTHeader) != 512) {
fprintf(stderr, "GPTHeader is %lu bytes, should be 512 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(GPTHeader));
allOK = 0;
} // if
if (sizeof(GPTPart) != 128) {
fprintf(stderr, "GPTPart is %lu bytes, should be 128 bytes; aborting!\n", sizeof(GPTPart));
allOK = 0;
} // if
// Determine endianness; set allOK = 0 if running on big-endian hardware
if (IsLittleEndian() == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "\aRunning on big-endian hardware. Big-endian support is new and poorly"
" tested!\nBeware!\n");
// allOK = 0;
} // if
return (allOK);
} // SizesOK()
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