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:mod:`vfs` -- virtual filesystem control
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.. module:: vfs
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:synopsis: virtual filesystem control
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The ``vfs`` module contains functions for creating filesystem objects and
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mounting/unmounting them in the Virtual Filesystem.
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Filesystem mounting
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-------------------
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Some ports provide a Virtual Filesystem (VFS) and the ability to mount multiple
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"real" filesystems within this VFS. Filesystem objects can be mounted at either
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the root of the VFS, or at a subdirectory that lives in the root. This allows
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dynamic and flexible configuration of the filesystem that is seen by Python
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programs. Ports that have this functionality provide the :func:`mount` and
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:func:`umount` functions, and possibly various filesystem implementations
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represented by VFS classes.
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.. function:: mount(fsobj, mount_point, *, readonly)
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Mount the filesystem object *fsobj* at the location in the VFS given by the
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*mount_point* string. *fsobj* can be a a VFS object that has a ``mount()``
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method, or a block device. If it's a block device then the filesystem type
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is automatically detected (an exception is raised if no filesystem was
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recognised). *mount_point* may be ``'/'`` to mount *fsobj* at the root,
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or ``'/<name>'`` to mount it at a subdirectory under the root.
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If *readonly* is ``True`` then the filesystem is mounted read-only.
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During the mount process the method ``mount()`` is called on the filesystem
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object.
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Will raise ``OSError(EPERM)`` if *mount_point* is already mounted.
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.. function:: umount(mount_point)
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Unmount a filesystem. *mount_point* can be a string naming the mount location,
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or a previously-mounted filesystem object. During the unmount process the
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method ``umount()`` is called on the filesystem object.
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Will raise ``OSError(EINVAL)`` if *mount_point* is not found.
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.. class:: VfsFat(block_dev)
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Create a filesystem object that uses the FAT filesystem format. Storage of
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the FAT filesystem is provided by *block_dev*.
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Objects created by this constructor can be mounted using :func:`mount`.
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.. staticmethod:: mkfs(block_dev)
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Build a FAT filesystem on *block_dev*.
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.. class:: VfsLfs1(block_dev, readsize=32, progsize=32, lookahead=32)
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Create a filesystem object that uses the `littlefs v1 filesystem format`_.
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Storage of the littlefs filesystem is provided by *block_dev*, which must
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support the :ref:`extended interface <block-device-interface>`.
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Objects created by this constructor can be mounted using :func:`mount`.
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See :ref:`filesystem` for more information.
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.. staticmethod:: mkfs(block_dev, readsize=32, progsize=32, lookahead=32)
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Build a Lfs1 filesystem on *block_dev*.
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.. note:: There are reports of littlefs v1 failing in certain situations,
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for details see `littlefs issue 347`_.
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.. class:: VfsLfs2(block_dev, readsize=32, progsize=32, lookahead=32, mtime=True)
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Create a filesystem object that uses the `littlefs v2 filesystem format`_.
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Storage of the littlefs filesystem is provided by *block_dev*, which must
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support the :ref:`extended interface <block-device-interface>`.
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Objects created by this constructor can be mounted using :func:`mount`.
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The *mtime* argument enables modification timestamps for files, stored using
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littlefs attributes. This option can be disabled or enabled differently each
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mount time and timestamps will only be added or updated if *mtime* is enabled,
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otherwise the timestamps will remain untouched. Littlefs v2 filesystems without
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timestamps will work without reformatting and timestamps will be added
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transparently to existing files once they are opened for writing. When *mtime*
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is enabled `os.stat` on files without timestamps will return 0 for the timestamp.
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See :ref:`filesystem` for more information.
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.. staticmethod:: mkfs(block_dev, readsize=32, progsize=32, lookahead=32)
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Build a Lfs2 filesystem on *block_dev*.
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.. note:: There are reports of littlefs v2 failing in certain situations,
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for details see `littlefs issue 295`_.
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.. class:: VfsPosix(root=None)
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Create a filesystem object that accesses the host POSIX filesystem.
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If *root* is specified then it should be a path in the host filesystem to use
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as the root of the ``VfsPosix`` object. Otherwise the current directory of
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the host filesystem is used.
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.. _littlefs v1 filesystem format: https://github.com/ARMmbed/littlefs/tree/v1
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.. _littlefs v2 filesystem format: https://github.com/ARMmbed/littlefs
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.. _littlefs issue 295: https://github.com/ARMmbed/littlefs/issues/295
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.. _littlefs issue 347: https://github.com/ARMmbed/littlefs/issues/347
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Block devices
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-------------
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A block device is an object which implements the block protocol. This enables a
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device to support MicroPython filesystems. The physical hardware is represented
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by a user defined class. The :class:`AbstractBlockDev` class is a template for
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the design of such a class: MicroPython does not actually provide that class,
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but an actual block device class must implement the methods described below.
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A concrete implementation of this class will usually allow access to the
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memory-like functionality of a piece of hardware (like flash memory). A block
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device can be formatted to any supported filesystem and mounted using ``os``
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methods.
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See :ref:`filesystem` for example implementations of block devices using the
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two variants of the block protocol described below.
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.. _block-device-interface:
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Simple and extended interface
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.............................
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There are two compatible signatures for the ``readblocks`` and ``writeblocks``
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methods (see below), in order to support a variety of use cases. A given block
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device may implement one form or the other, or both at the same time. The second
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form (with the offset parameter) is referred to as the "extended interface".
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Some filesystems (such as littlefs) that require more control over write
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operations, for example writing to sub-block regions without erasing, may require
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that the block device supports the extended interface.
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.. class:: AbstractBlockDev(...)
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Construct a block device object. The parameters to the constructor are
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dependent on the specific block device.
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.. method:: readblocks(block_num, buf)
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readblocks(block_num, buf, offset)
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The first form reads aligned, multiples of blocks.
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Starting at the block given by the index *block_num*, read blocks from
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the device into *buf* (an array of bytes).
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The number of blocks to read is given by the length of *buf*,
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which will be a multiple of the block size.
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The second form allows reading at arbitrary locations within a block,
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and arbitrary lengths.
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Starting at block index *block_num*, and byte offset within that block
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of *offset*, read bytes from the device into *buf* (an array of bytes).
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The number of bytes to read is given by the length of *buf*.
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.. method:: writeblocks(block_num, buf)
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writeblocks(block_num, buf, offset)
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The first form writes aligned, multiples of blocks, and requires that the
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blocks that are written to be first erased (if necessary) by this method.
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Starting at the block given by the index *block_num*, write blocks from
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*buf* (an array of bytes) to the device.
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The number of blocks to write is given by the length of *buf*,
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which will be a multiple of the block size.
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The second form allows writing at arbitrary locations within a block,
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and arbitrary lengths. Only the bytes being written should be changed,
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and the caller of this method must ensure that the relevant blocks are
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erased via a prior ``ioctl`` call.
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Starting at block index *block_num*, and byte offset within that block
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of *offset*, write bytes from *buf* (an array of bytes) to the device.
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The number of bytes to write is given by the length of *buf*.
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Note that implementations must never implicitly erase blocks if the offset
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argument is specified, even if it is zero.
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.. method:: ioctl(op, arg)
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Control the block device and query its parameters. The operation to
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perform is given by *op* which is one of the following integers:
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- 1 -- initialise the device (*arg* is unused)
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- 2 -- shutdown the device (*arg* is unused)
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- 3 -- sync the device (*arg* is unused)
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- 4 -- get a count of the number of blocks, should return an integer
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(*arg* is unused)
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- 5 -- get the number of bytes in a block, should return an integer,
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or ``None`` in which case the default value of 512 is used
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(*arg* is unused)
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- 6 -- erase a block, *arg* is the block number to erase
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As a minimum ``ioctl(4, ...)`` must be intercepted; for littlefs
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``ioctl(6, ...)`` must also be intercepted. The need for others is
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hardware dependent.
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Prior to any call to ``writeblocks(block, ...)`` littlefs issues
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``ioctl(6, block)``. This enables a device driver to erase the block
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prior to a write if the hardware requires it. Alternatively a driver
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might intercept ``ioctl(6, block)`` and return 0 (success). In this case
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the driver assumes responsibility for detecting the need for erasure.
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Unless otherwise stated ``ioctl(op, arg)`` can return ``None``.
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Consequently an implementation can ignore unused values of ``op``. Where
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``op`` is intercepted, the return value for operations 4 and 5 are as
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detailed above. Other operations should return 0 on success and non-zero
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for failure, with the value returned being an ``OSError`` errno code.
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