public static void CreateSparse(string filename, long length)
{
if (!SupportsSparse)
return;
// Ensure we have the full path
filename = Path.GetFullPath(filename);
try
{
if (!CanCreateSparse(filename))
return;
// Create a file with the sparse flag enabled
uint bytesReturned = 0;
uint access = 0x40000000; // GenericWrite
uint sharing = 0; // none
uint attributes = 0x00000080; // Normal
uint creation = 1; // Only create if new
using (SafeFileHandle handle = CreateFileW(filename, access, sharing, IntPtr.Zero, creation, attributes, IntPtr.Zero))
{
// If we couldn't create the file, bail out
if (handle.IsInvalid)
return;
// If we can't set the sparse bit, bail out
if (!DeviceIoControl(handle, FSCTL_SET_SPARSE, IntPtr.Zero, 0, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref bytesReturned, IntPtr.Zero))
return;
// Tell the filesystem to mark bytes 0 -> length as sparse zeros
FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION data = new FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION(0, length);
uint structSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(data);
IntPtr ptr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)structSize);
try
{
Marshal.StructureToPtr(data, ptr, false);
DeviceIoControl(handle, FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA, ptr,
structSize, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref bytesReturned, IntPtr.Zero);
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptr);
}
}
}
catch (DllNotFoundException)
{
SupportsSparse = false;
}
catch (EntryPointNotFoundException)
{
SupportsSparse = false;
}
catch
{
// Ignore for now. Maybe if i keep hitting this i should abort future attemts
}
}
private static extern Boolean DeviceIoControl(
IntPtr hDevice,
UInt32 dwIoControlCode,
ref FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION lpInBuffer,
UInt32 nInBufferSize,
IntPtr lpOutBuffer,
UInt32 nOutBufferSize,
out UInt32 lpBytesReturned,
IntPtr Overlapped);
/// <summary><see cref="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa364597(v=vs.85).aspx"/></summary>
public void FileSystemSetZeroData(long fileOffset, long length)
{
FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION input = new FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION();
input.FileOffset = fileOffset;
input.BeyondFinalZero = fileOffset + length;
DeviceIoControlHelper.InvokeIoControl(Handle, IOControlCode.FsctlSetZeroData, input);
}
private static extern bool ZeroFileDeviceIoControl(
SafeFileHandle handle,
uint ioControlCode,
[In] ref FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION fzdi,
uint inBufferSize,
IntPtr pv1,
uint outBufferSize,
out uint bytesReturned,
IntPtr pv2);
public static void CreateSparse(string filename, long length)
{
if (!SupportsSparse)
{
return;
}
// Ensure we have the full path
filename = Path.GetFullPath(filename);
try {
if (!CanCreateSparse(filename))
{
return;
}
// Create a file with the sparse flag enabled
uint bytesReturned = 0;
uint access = 0x40000000; // GenericWrite
uint sharing = 0; // none
uint attributes = 0x00000080; // Normal
uint creation = 1; // Only create if new
using SafeFileHandle handle = CreateFileW(filename, access, sharing, IntPtr.Zero, creation, attributes, IntPtr.Zero);
// If we couldn't create the file, bail out
if (handle.IsInvalid)
{
return;
}
// If we can't set the sparse bit, bail out
if (!DeviceIoControl(handle, FSCTL_SET_SPARSE, IntPtr.Zero, 0, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref bytesReturned, IntPtr.Zero))
{
return;
}
// Tell the filesystem to mark bytes 0 -> length as sparse zeros
var data = new FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION(0, length);
uint structSize = (uint)Marshal.SizeOf(data);
IntPtr ptr = Marshal.AllocHGlobal((int)structSize);
try {
Marshal.StructureToPtr(data, ptr, false);
DeviceIoControl(handle, FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA, ptr,
structSize, IntPtr.Zero, 0, ref bytesReturned, IntPtr.Zero);
} finally {
Marshal.FreeHGlobal(ptr);
}
} catch (DllNotFoundException) {
SupportsSparse = false;
} catch (EntryPointNotFoundException) {
SupportsSparse = false;
} catch {
// Ignore for now. Maybe if i keep hitting this i should abort future attemts
}
}
internal static unsafe void ZeroFile(SafeFileHandle handle, ulong uptoOffset)
{
uint temp;
FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION fzdi = new FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION(0, (long)uptoOffset);
bool success = ZeroFileDeviceIoControl(handle, FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA, ref fzdi, (uint)sizeof(FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION), IntPtr.Zero, 0, out temp, IntPtr.Zero);
if (success == false)
{
throw new Win32Exception(Marshal.GetLastWin32Error());
}
return;
}
public async Task DeviceIOControlAsync_Overlapped_Works()
{
const uint FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA = 0x000980c8;
string fileName = Path.GetTempFileName();
try
{
using (var file = CreateFile(
filename: fileName,
access: Kernel32.ACCESS_MASK.GenericRight.GENERIC_READ | ACCESS_MASK.GenericRight.GENERIC_WRITE,
share: Kernel32.FileShare.FILE_SHARE_READ | Kernel32.FileShare.FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
securityAttributes: IntPtr.Zero,
creationDisposition: CreationDisposition.CREATE_ALWAYS,
flagsAndAttributes: CreateFileFlags.FILE_FLAG_OVERLAPPED,
SafeObjectHandle.Null))
{
Assert.False(file.IsInvalid);
Assert.True(ThreadPool.BindHandle(file));
var data = new FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION[]
{
new FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION {
BeyondFinalZero = int.MaxValue
},
};
uint ret = await Kernel32.DeviceIoControlAsync <FILE_ZERO_DATA_INFORMATION, byte>(
file,
(int)FSCTL_SET_ZERO_DATA,
data,
null,
CancellationToken.None);
Assert.Equal(0u, ret);
}
}
finally
{
File.Delete(fileName);
}
}
