arch: sandbox: Add function to create temporary files
When working with sparse data buffers that may be larger than the address
space, it is convenient to work with files instead. Add a function to create
temporary files of a certain size.
Signed-off-by: Sean Anderson <seanga2@gmail.com>
diff --git a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
index 85d0d6a..8847c4c 100644
--- a/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
+++ b/arch/sandbox/cpu/os.c
@@ -282,6 +282,23 @@
return 0;
}
+int os_mktemp(char *fname, off_t size)
+{
+ int fd;
+
+ fd = mkostemp(fname, O_CLOEXEC);
+ if (fd < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ if (unlink(fname) < 0)
+ return -errno;
+
+ if (ftruncate(fd, size))
+ return -errno;
+
+ return fd;
+}
+
/* Restore tty state when we exit */
static struct termios orig_term;
static bool term_setup;
diff --git a/include/os.h b/include/os.h
index fc8a1b1..877404a 100644
--- a/include/os.h
+++ b/include/os.h
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@
int os_persistent_file(char *buf, int maxsize, const char *fname);
/**
+ * os_mktemp() - Create a temporary file
+ * @fname: The template to use for the file name. This must end with 6 Xs. It
+ * will be modified to the opened filename on success.
+ * @size: The size of the file
+ *
+ * Create a temporary file using @fname as a template, unlink it, and truncate
+ * it to @size.
+ *
+ * Return: A file descriptor, or negative errno on error
+ */
+int os_mktemp(char *fname, off_t size);
+
+/**
* os_exit() - access to the OS exit() system call
*
* This exits with the supplied return code, which should be 0 to indicate