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Modifications from the RedHat RPM.
[dump.git] / dump / tape.c
index b0eed5b1beb672cfac4ddbfffe32a18bfc860d11..644ed8a2ba92ab6a555598b1c234086f6f34cf4c 100644 (file)
 
 #ifndef lint
 static const char rcsid[] =
-       "$Id: tape.c,v 1.28 2000/12/21 15:01:54 stelian Exp $";
+       "$Id: tape.c,v 1.56 2001/09/12 09:02:51 stelian Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <config.h>
+#include <compatlfs.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <compaterr.h>
+#include <system.h>
+#ifdef __STDC__
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#else
+int    write(), read();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
 #endif
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <sys/mtio.h>
 #ifdef __linux__
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#undef atomic_read     /* this get wrongly defined in kernel */
+                       /* headers and we don't want it */
+#ifdef HAVE_EXT2FS_EXT2_FS_H
+#include <ext2fs/ext2_fs.h>
+#else
 #include <linux/ext2_fs.h>
+#endif
+#include <ext2fs/ext2fs.h>
 #include <bsdcompat.h>
-#else  /* __linux__ */
-#ifdef sunos
+#elif defined sunos
 #include <sys/vnode.h>
 
 #include <ufs/fs.h>
@@ -65,28 +89,17 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #else
 #include <ufs/ufs/dinode.h>
 #include <ufs/ffs/fs.h>
-#endif
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 
 #include <protocols/dumprestore.h>
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <setjmp.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <compaterr.h>
-#ifdef __STDC__
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#else
-int    write(), read();
-#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+#include <zlib.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_ZLIB */
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-#include <ext2fs/ext2fs.h>
-#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_BZLIB
+#include <bzlib.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_BZLIB */
 
 #include "dump.h"
 
@@ -101,15 +114,15 @@ extern    char *host;
 char   *nexttape;
 extern  pid_t rshpid;
 int    eot_code = 1;
+long long tapea_bytes = 0;     /* bytes_written at start of current volume */
 
 static ssize_t atomic_read __P((int, void *, size_t));
 static ssize_t atomic_write __P((int, const void *, size_t));
-static void doslave __P((int, int));
+static void doslave __P((int, int, int));
 static void enslave __P((void));
 static void flushtape __P((void));
 static void killall __P((void));
 static void rollforward __P((void));
-static int system_command __P((const char *, const char *, int));
 
 /*
  * Concurrent dump mods (Caltech) - disk block reading and tape writing
@@ -125,6 +138,11 @@ struct req {
 };
 int reqsiz;
 
+struct slave_results {
+       ssize_t unclen;         /* uncompressed length */
+       ssize_t clen;           /* compressed length */
+};
+
 #define SLAVES 3               /* 1 slave writing, 1 reading, 1 for slack */
 struct slave {
        int tapea;              /* header number at start of this chunk */
@@ -146,12 +164,15 @@ static time_t tstart_volume;      /* time of volume start */
 static int tapea_volume;       /* value of spcl.c_tapea at volume start */
 
 int master;            /* pid of master, for sending error signals */
-int tenths;            /* length of tape used per block written */
+int tenths;            /* length of tape overhead per block written */
 static int caught;     /* have we caught the signal to proceed? */
 static int ready;      /* have we reached the lock point without having */
                        /* received the SIGUSR2 signal from the prev slave? */
 static sigjmp_buf jmpbuf;      /* where to jump to if we are ready when the */
                        /* SIGUSR2 arrives from the previous slave */
+#ifdef USE_QFA
+static int gtperr = 0;
+#endif
 
 int
 alloctape(void)
@@ -169,8 +190,11 @@ alloctape(void)
         * variable, 0.30" to 0.45".  The gap is maximal when the tape stops.
         */
        if (blocksperfile == 0 && !unlimited)
-               tenths = writesize / density +
-                   (cartridge ? 16 : density == 625 ? 5 : 8);
+               tenths = (cartridge ? 16 : density == 625 ? 5 : 8);
+       else {
+               tenths = 0;
+               density = 1;
+       }
        /*
         * Allocate tape buffer contiguous with the array of instruction
         * packets, so flushtape() can write them together with one write().
@@ -244,7 +268,8 @@ tperror(int errnum)
                quit("Cannot recover\n");
                /* NOTREACHED */
        }
-       msg("write error %d blocks into volume %d: %s\n", blocksthisvol, tapeno, strerror(errnum));
+       msg("write error %d blocks into volume %d: %s\n", 
+           blocksthisvol, tapeno, strerror(errnum));
        broadcast("DUMP WRITE ERROR!\n");
        if (query("Do you want to rewrite this volume?")) {
                msg("Closing this volume.  Prepare to restart with new media;\n");
@@ -276,25 +301,27 @@ do_stats(void)
        time_t tnow, ttaken;
        int blocks;
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-       (void)time4(&tnow);
-#else
-       (void)time(&tnow);
-#endif
+       tnow = time(NULL);
        ttaken = tnow - tstart_volume;
        blocks = spcl.c_tapea - tapea_volume;
-       msg("Volume %d completed at: %s", tapeno, 
-#ifdef __linux__
-                                         ctime4(&tnow));
-#else
-                                         ctime(&tnow));
-#endif
+       msg("Volume %d completed at: %s", tapeno, ctime(&tnow));
+       if (! compressed)
+               msg("Volume %d %ld tape blocks (%.2fMB)\n", tapeno, 
+                       blocks, ((double)blocks * TP_BSIZE / 1048576));
        if (ttaken > 0) {
+               long volkb = (bytes_written - tapea_bytes) / 1024;
+               long txfrate = volkb / ttaken;
                msg("Volume %d took %d:%02d:%02d\n", tapeno,
                        ttaken / 3600, (ttaken % 3600) / 60, ttaken % 60);
-               msg("Volume %d transfer rate: %ld KB/s\n", tapeno,
-                       blocks / ttaken);
-               xferrate += blocks / ttaken;
+               msg("Volume %d transfer rate: %ld kB/s\n", tapeno,
+                       txfrate);
+               xferrate += txfrate;
+               if (compressed) {
+                       double rate = .0005 + (double) blocks / (double) volkb;
+                       msg("Volume %d %ldkB uncompressed, %ldkB compressed,"
+                               " %1.3f:1\n",
+                               tapeno, blocks, volkb, rate);
+               }
        }
        return(tnow);
 }
@@ -313,11 +340,17 @@ mktimeest(time_t tnow)
                tapesize = blockswritten;
        deltat = tstart_writing - tnow + (1.0 * (tnow - tstart_writing))
                / blockswritten * tapesize;
-       (void)snprintf(msgbuf, sizeof(msgbuf),
-               "%3.2f%% done at %ld KB/s, finished in %d:%02d\n",
-               (blockswritten * 100.0) / tapesize,
-               (spcl.c_tapea - tapea_volume) / (tnow - tstart_volume),
-               (int)(deltat / 3600), (int)((deltat % 3600) / 60));
+       if (tnow > tstart_volume)
+               (void)snprintf(msgbuf, sizeof(msgbuf),
+                       "%3.2f%% done at %ld kB/s, finished in %d:%02d\n",
+                       (blockswritten * 100.0) / tapesize,
+                       (spcl.c_tapea - tapea_volume) / (tnow - tstart_volume),
+                       (int)(deltat / 3600), (int)((deltat % 3600) / 60));
+       else
+               (void)snprintf(msgbuf, sizeof(msgbuf),
+                       "%3.2f%% done, finished in %d:%02d\n",
+                       (blockswritten * 100.0) / tapesize,
+                       (int)(deltat / 3600), (int)((deltat % 3600) / 60));
 
        return msgbuf;
 }
@@ -330,16 +363,10 @@ mktimeest(time_t tnow)
 void
 statussig(int notused)
 {
-       time_t tnow;
        int save_errno = errno;
        char *buf;
 
-#ifdef __linux__
-       (void) time4(&tnow);
-#else
-       (void) time((time_t *) &tnow);
-#endif
-       buf = mktimeest(tnow);
+       buf = mktimeest(time(NULL));
        if (buf)
                write(STDERR_FILENO, buf, strlen(buf));
        errno = save_errno;
@@ -351,6 +378,7 @@ flushtape(void)
 {
        int i, blks, got;
        long lastfirstrec;
+       struct slave_results returned;
 
        int siz = (char *)nextblock - (char *)slp->req;
 
@@ -367,20 +395,24 @@ flushtape(void)
 
        /* Read results back from next slave */
        if (slp->sent) {
-               if (atomic_read( slp->fd, (char *)&got, sizeof got)
-                   != sizeof got) {
+               if (atomic_read( slp->fd, (char *)&returned, sizeof returned)
+                   != sizeof returned) {
                        perror("  DUMP: error reading command pipe in master");
                        dumpabort(0);
                }
+               got = returned.unclen;
+               bytes_written += returned.clen;
+               if (returned.unclen == returned.clen)
+                       uncomprblks++;
                slp->sent = 0;
 
-               /* Check for errors */
-               if (got < 0)
-                       tperror(-got);
-               
-               /* Check for end of tape */
-               if (got < writesize) {
-                       msg("End of tape detected\n");
+               /* Check for errors or end of tape */
+               if (got <= 0) {
+                       /* Check for errors */
+                       if (got < 0)
+                               tperror(-got);
+                       else
+                               msg("End of tape detected\n");
 
                        /*
                         * Drain the results, don't care what the values were.
@@ -389,8 +421,8 @@ flushtape(void)
                        for (i = 0; i < SLAVES; i++) {
                                if (slaves[i].sent) {
                                        if (atomic_read( slaves[i].fd,
-                                           (char *)&got, sizeof got)
-                                           != sizeof got) {
+                                           (char *)&returned, sizeof returned)
+                                           != sizeof returned) {
                                                perror("  DUMP: error reading command pipe in master");
                                                dumpabort(0);
                                        }
@@ -416,57 +448,23 @@ flushtape(void)
        slp->inode = curino;
        nextblock = slp->tblock;
        trecno = 0;
-       asize += tenths;
+       asize += tenths + returned.clen / density;
        blockswritten += ntrec;
        blocksthisvol += ntrec;
-       if (!pipeout && !unlimited && (blocksperfile ?
-           (blocksthisvol >= blocksperfile) : (asize > tsize))) {
-               close_rewind();
-               startnewtape(0);
-       }
-       timeest();
-}
-
-/*
- * Executes the command in a shell.
- * Returns -1 if an error occured, the exit status of
- * the command on success.
- */
-int system_command(const char *command, const char *device, int volnum) {
-       int pid, status;
-       char commandstr[4096];
-
-       pid = fork();
-       if (pid == -1) {
-               perror("  DUMP: unable to fork");
-               return -1;
-       }
-       if (pid == 0) {
-               setuid(getuid());
-               setgid(getgid());
-#if OLD_STYLE_FSCRIPT
-               snprintf(commandstr, sizeof(commandstr), "%s", command);
-#else
-               snprintf(commandstr, sizeof(commandstr), "%s %s %d", command, device, volnum);
-#endif
-               commandstr[sizeof(commandstr) - 1] = '\0';
-               execl("/bin/sh", "sh", "-c", commandstr, NULL);
-               perror("  DUMP: unable to execute shell");
-               exit(-1);
-       }
-       do {
-               if (waitpid(pid, &status, 0) == -1) {
-                       if (errno != EINTR) {
-                               perror("  DUMP: waitpid error");
-                               return -1;
+       if (!pipeout && !unlimited) {
+               if (blocksperfile) {
+                       if ( compressed ? (bytes_written - tapea_bytes + SLAVES * (writesize + sizeof(struct tapebuf))) >= blocksperfile * 1024
+                                       : blocksthisvol >= blocksperfile ) {
+                               close_rewind();
+                               startnewtape(0);
                        }
-               } else {
-                       if (WIFEXITED(status))
-                               return WEXITSTATUS(status);
-                       else
-                               return -1;
                }
-       } while(1);
+               else if (asize > tsize) {
+                       close_rewind();
+                       startnewtape(0);
+               }
+       }
+       timeest();
 }
 
 time_t
@@ -474,6 +472,7 @@ trewind(void)
 {
        int f;
        int got;
+       struct slave_results returned;
 
        for (f = 0; f < SLAVES; f++) {
                /*
@@ -485,17 +484,21 @@ trewind(void)
                 * fixme: punt for now.
                 */
                if (slaves[f].sent) {
-                       if (atomic_read( slaves[f].fd, (char *)&got, sizeof got)
-                           != sizeof got) {
+                       if (atomic_read( slaves[f].fd, (char *)&returned, sizeof returned)
+                           != sizeof returned) {
                                perror("  DUMP: error reading command pipe in master");
                                dumpabort(0);
                        }
+                       got = returned.unclen;
+                       bytes_written += returned.clen;
+                       if (returned.unclen == returned.clen)
+                               uncomprblks++;
                        slaves[f].sent = 0;
 
                        if (got < 0)
                                tperror(-got);
 
-                       if (got != writesize) {
+                       if (got == 0) {
                                msg("EOT detected in last 2 tape records!\n");
                                msg("Use a longer tape, decrease the size estimate\n");
                                quit("or use no size estimate at all.\n");
@@ -521,9 +524,11 @@ trewind(void)
 #endif
                {
                        (void) close(tapefd);
-                       while ((f = open(tape, 0)) < 0)
-                               sleep (10);
-                       (void) close(f);
+                       if (!fifoout) {
+                               while ((f = OPEN(tape, 0)) < 0)
+                                       sleep (10);
+                               (void) close(f);
+                       }
                }
                eot_code = 1;
                if (eot_script && spcl.c_type != TS_END) {
@@ -559,10 +564,11 @@ close_rewind(void)
 void
 rollforward(void)
 {
-       register struct req *p, *q, *prev;
+       register struct req *p, *q = NULL, *prev;
        register struct slave *tslp;
        int i, size, savedtapea, got;
        union u_spcl *ntb, *otb;
+       struct slave_results returned;
 #ifdef __linux__
        int blks;
        long lastfirstrec;
@@ -661,17 +667,21 @@ rollforward(void)
         * worked ok, otherwise the tape is much too short!
         */
        if (slp->sent) {
-               if (atomic_read( slp->fd, (char *)&got, sizeof got)
-                   != sizeof got) {
+               if (atomic_read( slp->fd, (char *)&returned, sizeof returned)
+                   != sizeof returned) {
                        perror("  DUMP: error reading command pipe in master");
                        dumpabort(0);
                }
+               got = returned.unclen;
+               bytes_written += returned.clen;
+               if (returned.clen == returned.unclen)
+                       uncomprblks++;
                slp->sent = 0;
 
                if (got < 0)
                        tperror(-got);
 
-               if (got != writesize) {
+               if (got == 0) {
                        quit("EOT detected at start of the tape!\n");
                }
        }
@@ -687,7 +697,7 @@ rollforward(void)
        slp->firstrec = lastfirstrec + ntrec;
        slp->count = lastspclrec + blks + 1 - spcl.c_tapea;
        slp->inode = curino;
-       asize += tenths;
+       asize += tenths + returned.clen / density;
        blockswritten += ntrec;
        blocksthisvol += ntrec;
 #endif
@@ -727,11 +737,8 @@ startnewtape(int top)
 
        parentpid = getpid();
        tapea_volume = spcl.c_tapea;
-#ifdef __linux__
-       (void)time4(&tstart_volume);
-#else
-       (void)time((&tstart_volume);
-#endif
+       tapea_bytes = bytes_written;
+       tstart_volume = time(NULL);
 
 restore_check_point:
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -833,10 +840,10 @@ restore_check_point:
 #ifdef RDUMP
                while ((tapefd = (host ? rmtopen(tape, 2) : pipeout ? 
                        fileno(stdout) : 
-                       open(tape, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0666))) < 0)
+                       OPEN(tape, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0666))) < 0)
 #else
                while ((tapefd = (pipeout ? fileno(stdout) :
-                                 open(tape, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT, 0666))) < 0)
+                                 OPEN(tape, O_RDWR|O_CREAT, 0666))) < 0)
 #endif
                    {
                        msg("Cannot open output \"%s\".\n", tape);
@@ -859,14 +866,13 @@ restore_check_point:
                spcl.c_volume++;
                spcl.c_type = TS_TAPE;
                spcl.c_flags |= DR_NEWHEADER;
-               writeheader((ino_t)slp->inode);
+               spcl.c_ntrec = ntrec;
+               if (compressed)
+                       spcl.c_flags |= DR_COMPRESSED;
+               writeheader((dump_ino_t)slp->inode);
                spcl.c_flags &=~ DR_NEWHEADER;
-               msg("Volume %d started at: %s", tapeno, 
-#ifdef __linux__
-                                               ctime4(&tstart_volume));
-#else
-                                               ctime(&tstart_volume));
-#endif
+               msg("Volume %d started with block %ld at: %s", tapeno, 
+                   spcl.c_tapea, ctime(&tstart_volume));
                if (tapeno > 1)
                        msg("Volume %d begins with blocks from inode %d\n",
                                tapeno, slp->inode);
@@ -965,9 +971,11 @@ enslave(void)
                            != sizeof i)
                                quit("master/slave protocol botched 3\n");
 #endif
-                       doslave(cmd[0], i);
+                       doslave(cmd[0], i, (slaves[i].pid == slp->pid));
                        Exit(X_FINOK);
                }
+               else
+                       close(cmd[0]);
        }
 
 #ifdef LINUX_FORK_BUG
@@ -1002,29 +1010,47 @@ killall(void)
 }
 
 /*
- * Synchronization - each process has a lockfile, and shares file
- * descriptors to the following process's lockfile.  When our write
- * completes, we release our lock on the following process's lock-
- * file, allowing the following process to lock it and proceed. We
- * get the lock back for the next cycle by swapping descriptors.
+ * Synchronization - each process waits for a SIGUSR2 from the
+ * previous process before writing to the tape, and sends SIGUSR2
+ * to the next process when the tape write completes. On tape errors
+ * a SIGUSR1 is sent to the master which then terminates all of the
+ * slaves.
  */
 static void
-doslave(int cmd, int slave_number)
+doslave(int cmd, int slave_number, int first)
 {
        register int nread;
-       int nextslave, size, eot_count;
+       int nextslave, size, eot_count, bufsize;
        volatile int wrote = 0;
+       char *buffer;
+#if defined(HAVE_ZLIB) || defined(HAVE_BZLIB)
+       struct tapebuf *comp_buf = NULL;
+       int compresult, do_compress = !first;
+       unsigned long worklen;
+#ifdef HAVE_BZLIB
+       unsigned int worklen2;
+#endif
+#endif /* HAVE_ZLIB || HAVE_BZLIB */
+       struct slave_results returns;
 #ifdef __linux__
        errcode_t retval;
 #endif
+#ifdef USE_QFA
+       long curtapepos;
+       union u_spcl *uspclptr;
+       struct s_spcl *spclptr;
+#endif /* USE_QFA */
 
        /*
         * Need our own seek pointer.
         */
        (void) close(diskfd);
-       if ((diskfd = open(disk, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
+       if ((diskfd = OPEN(disk, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
                quit("slave couldn't reopen disk: %s\n", strerror(errno));
 #ifdef __linux__
+#ifdef BLKFLSBUF
+       (void)ioctl(diskfd, BLKFLSBUF);
+#endif
        ext2fs_close(fs);
        retval = dump_fs_open(disk, &fs);
        if (retval)
@@ -1039,6 +1065,19 @@ doslave(int cmd, int slave_number)
                quit("master/slave protocol botched - didn't get pid of next slave.\n");
        }
 
+#if defined(HAVE_ZLIB) || defined(HAVE_BZLIB)
+       /* if we're doing a compressed dump, allocate the compress buffer */
+       if (compressed) {
+               comp_buf = malloc(sizeof(struct tapebuf) + TP_BSIZE + writesize);
+               if (comp_buf == NULL)
+                       quit("couldn't allocate a compress buffer.\n");
+               if (bzipflag)
+                       comp_buf->flags = COMPRESS_BZLIB;
+               else
+                       comp_buf->flags = COMPRESS_ZLIB;
+       }
+#endif /* HAVE_ZLIB || HAVE_BZLIB */
+
        /*
         * Get list of blocks to dump, read the blocks into tape buffer
         */
@@ -1047,16 +1086,94 @@ doslave(int cmd, int slave_number)
 
                for (trecno = 0; trecno < ntrec;
                     trecno += p->count, p += p->count) {
-                       if (p->dblk) {
+                       if (p->dblk) {  /* read a disk block */
                                bread(p->dblk, slp->tblock[trecno],
                                        p->count * TP_BSIZE);
-                       } else {
+                       } else {        /* read record from pipe */
                                if (p->count != 1 || atomic_read( cmd,
                                    (char *)slp->tblock[trecno],
                                    TP_BSIZE) != TP_BSIZE)
                                       quit("master/slave protocol botched.\n");
                        }
                }
+
+               /* Try to write the data... */
+               wrote = 0;
+               eot_count = 0;
+               size = 0;
+               buffer = (char *) slp->tblock[0];       /* set write pointer */
+               bufsize = writesize;                    /* length to write */
+               returns.clen = returns.unclen = bufsize;
+
+#if defined(HAVE_ZLIB) || defined(HAVE_BZLIB)
+               /* 
+                * When writing a compressed dump, each block except
+                * the first one on each tape is written
+                * from struct tapebuf with an 4 byte prefix
+                * followed by the data. This can be less than
+                * writesize. Restore, on a short read, can compare the
+                * length read to the compressed length in the header
+                * to verify that the read was good. Blocks which don't
+                * compress well are written uncompressed.
+                * The first block written by each slave is not compressed
+                * and does not have a prefix.
+                */
+
+               if (compressed && do_compress) {
+                       comp_buf->length = bufsize;
+                       worklen = TP_BSIZE + writesize;
+#ifdef HAVE_ZLIB
+                       if (!bzipflag) {
+                               compresult = compress2(comp_buf->buf, 
+                                                      &worklen,
+                                                      (char *)slp->tblock[0],
+                                                      writesize, 
+                                                      compressed);
+                               if (compresult == Z_OK)
+                                       compresult = 1;
+                               else
+                                       compresult = 0;
+                       }
+#endif /* HAVE_ZLIB */
+#ifdef HAVE_BZLIB
+                       if (bzipflag) {
+                               worklen2 = worklen;
+                               compresult = BZ2_bzBuffToBuffCompress(
+                                                      comp_buf->buf,
+                                                      &worklen2,
+                                                      (char *)slp->tblock[0],
+                                                      writesize,
+                                                      compressed,
+                                                      0, 30);
+                               worklen = worklen2;
+                               if (compresult == BZ_OK)
+                                       compresult = 1;
+                               else
+                                       compresult = 0;
+                       }
+
+#endif /* HAVE_BZLIB */
+                       if (compresult && worklen <= (writesize - 16)) {
+                               /* write the compressed buffer */
+                               comp_buf->length = worklen;
+                               comp_buf->compressed = 1;
+                               buffer = (char *) comp_buf;
+                               returns.clen = bufsize = worklen + sizeof(struct tapebuf);
+                       }
+                       else {
+                               /* write the data uncompressed */
+                               comp_buf->length = writesize;
+                               comp_buf->compressed = 0;
+                               buffer = (char *) comp_buf;
+                               returns.clen = bufsize = writesize + sizeof(struct tapebuf);
+                               returns.unclen = returns.clen;
+                               memcpy(comp_buf->buf, (char *)slp->tblock[0], writesize);
+                       }
+               }
+               /* compress the remaining blocks if we're compressing */
+               do_compress = compressed;
+#endif /* HAVE_ZLIB  || HAVE_BZLIB */
+
                if (sigsetjmp(jmpbuf, 1) == 0) {
                        ready = 1;
                        if (!caught)
@@ -1065,20 +1182,37 @@ doslave(int cmd, int slave_number)
                ready = 0;
                caught = 0;
 
-               /* Try to write the data... */
-               wrote = 0;
-               eot_count = 0;
-               size = 0;
-
-               while (eot_count < 10 && size < writesize) {
+#ifdef USE_QFA
+               if (gTapeposfd >= 0) {
+                       uspclptr = (union u_spcl *)&slp->tblock[0];
+                       spclptr = &uspclptr->s_spcl;
+                       if ((spclptr->c_magic == NFS_MAGIC) && 
+                           (spclptr->c_type == TS_INODE) &&
+                           (spclptr->c_date == gThisDumpDate)) {
+                               /* if an error occured previously don't
+                                * try again */
+                               if (gtperr == 0) {
+                                       if ((gtperr = GetTapePos(&curtapepos)) == 0) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_QFA
+                                               msg("inode %ld at tapepos %ld\n", spclptr->c_inumber, curtapepos);
+#endif
+                                               sprintf(gTps, "%ld\t%d\t%ld\n", (unsigned long)spclptr->c_inumber, tapeno, curtapepos);
+                                               if (write(gTapeposfd, gTps, strlen(gTps)) != strlen(gTps)) {
+                                                       warn("error writing tapepos file.\n");
+                                               }
+                                       }
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+#endif /* USE_QFA */
+                                               
+               while (eot_count < 10 && size < bufsize) {
 #ifdef RDUMP
                        if (host)
-                               wrote = rmtwrite(slp->tblock[0]+size,
-                                   writesize-size);
+                               wrote = rmtwrite(buffer + size, bufsize - size);
                        else
 #endif
-                               wrote = write(tapefd, slp->tblock[0]+size,
-                                   writesize-size);
+                               wrote = write(tapefd, buffer + size, bufsize - size);
 #ifdef WRITEDEBUG
                        printf("slave %d wrote %d\n", slave_number, wrote);
 #endif
@@ -1090,9 +1224,9 @@ doslave(int cmd, int slave_number)
                }
 
 #ifdef WRITEDEBUG
-               if (size != writesize)
+               if (size != bufsize)
                 printf("slave %d only wrote %d out of %d bytes and gave up.\n",
-                    slave_number, size, writesize);
+                    slave_number, size, bufsize);
 #endif
 
                /*
@@ -1104,23 +1238,22 @@ doslave(int cmd, int slave_number)
                }
 
                if (eot_count > 0)
-                       size = 0;
+                       returns.clen = returns.unclen = 0;
 
                /*
                 * pass errno back to master for special handling
                 */
                if (wrote < 0)
-                       size = -errno;
+                       returns.unclen = -errno;
 
                /*
-                * pass size of write back to master
+                * pass size of data and size of write back to master
                 * (for EOT handling)
                 */
-               (void) atomic_write( cmd, (char *)&size, sizeof size);
+               (void) atomic_write( cmd, (char *)&returns, sizeof returns);
 
                /*
-                * If partial write, don't want next slave to go.
-                * Also jolts him awake.
+                * Signal the next slave to go.
                 */
                (void) kill(nextslave, SIGUSR2);
        }
@@ -1161,3 +1294,24 @@ atomic_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
        } while (got == -1 && errno == EINTR);
        return (got < 0 ? got : count - need);
 }
+
+
+#ifdef USE_QFA
+/*
+ * read the current tape position
+ */
+int
+GetTapePos(long *pos)
+{
+       int err = 0;
+
+       *pos = 0;
+       if (ioctl(tapefd, MTIOCPOS, pos) == -1) {
+               err = errno;
+               msg("[%ld] error: %d (getting tapepos: %ld)\n", getpid(), 
+                       err, *pos);
+               return err;
+       }
+       return err;
+}
+#endif /* USE_QFA */