new frame end, 32-bits checksums

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Yann Collet 2016-07-28 00:55:43 +02:00
parent d4180cad9c
commit c991cc1828
6 changed files with 160 additions and 111 deletions

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@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static const size_t ZSTD_did_fieldSize[4] = { 0, 1, 2, 4 };
#define ZSTD_BLOCKHEADERSIZE 3 /* C standard doesn't allow `static const` variable to be init using another `static const` variable */
static const size_t ZSTD_blockHeaderSize = ZSTD_BLOCKHEADERSIZE;
typedef enum { bt_raw, bt_rle, bt_compressed, bt_end } blockType_e;
typedef enum { bt_raw, bt_rle, bt_compressed, bt_reserved } blockType_e;
#define MIN_SEQUENCES_SIZE 1 /* nbSeq==0 */
#define MIN_CBLOCK_SIZE (1 /*litCSize*/ + 1 /* RLE or RAW */ + MIN_SEQUENCES_SIZE /* nbSeq==0 */) /* for a non-null block */

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@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ struct ZBUFF_CCtx_s {
size_t outBuffContentSize;
size_t outBuffFlushedSize;
ZBUFF_cStage stage;
U32 checksum;
ZSTD_customMem customMem;
}; /* typedef'd tp ZBUFF_CCtx within "zstd_buffered.h" */
@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ size_t ZBUFF_compressInit_advanced(ZBUFF_CCtx* zbc,
zbc->inBuffTarget = zbc->blockSize;
zbc->outBuffContentSize = zbc->outBuffFlushedSize = 0;
zbc->stage = ZBUFFcs_load;
zbc->checksum = params.fParams.checksumFlag > 0;
return 0; /* ready to go */
}
@ -300,11 +302,11 @@ size_t ZBUFF_compressEnd(ZBUFF_CCtx* zbc, void* dst, size_t* dstCapacityPtr)
op += outSize;
if (remainingToFlush) {
*dstCapacityPtr = op-ostart;
return remainingToFlush + ZBUFF_endFrameSize;
return remainingToFlush + ZBUFF_endFrameSize + (zbc->checksum * 4);
}
/* create epilogue */
zbc->stage = ZBUFFcs_final;
zbc->outBuffContentSize = ZSTD_compressEnd(zbc->zc, zbc->outBuff, zbc->outBuffSize); /* epilogue into outBuff */
zbc->outBuffContentSize = ZSTD_compressEnd(zbc->zc, zbc->outBuff, zbc->outBuffSize); /* epilogue into outBuff */
}
/* flush epilogue */

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@ -2227,9 +2227,17 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressBlock_internal(ZSTD_CCtx* zc, void* dst, size_t dstCa
}
/*! ZSTD_compress_generic() :
* Compress a chunk of data into one or multiple blocks.
* All blocks will be terminated, all input will be consumed.
* Function will issue an error if there is not enough `dstCapacity` to hold the compressed content.
* Frame is supposed already started (header already produced)
* @return : compressed size, or an error code
*/
static size_t ZSTD_compress_generic (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
const void* src, size_t srcSize)
const void* src, size_t srcSize,
U32 lastFrameChunk)
{
size_t blockSize = cctx->blockSize;
size_t remaining = srcSize;
@ -2244,6 +2252,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_generic (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
XXH64_update(&cctx->xxhState, src, srcSize);
while (remaining) {
U32 const lastBlock = lastFrameChunk & (blockSize >= remaining);
size_t cSize;
ZSTD_statsResetFreqs(stats); /* debug only */
@ -2261,12 +2270,15 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_generic (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
if (cSize == 0) { /* block is not compressible */
cSize = ZSTD_noCompressBlock(op, dstCapacity, ip, blockSize);
if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
U32 const cBlockHeader24 = lastBlock + (((U32)bt_raw)<<1) + (U32)(blockSize << 3);
if (blockSize + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize > dstCapacity) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
MEM_writeLE32(op, cBlockHeader24); /* no pb, 4th byte will be overwritten */
memcpy(op + ZSTD_blockHeaderSize, ip, blockSize);
cSize = ZSTD_blockHeaderSize+blockSize;
} else {
U32 const cBlockHeader24 = (U32)bt_compressed + (U32)(cSize << 2);
U32 const cBlockHeader24 = lastBlock + (((U32)bt_compressed)<<1) + (U32)(cSize << 3);
MEM_writeLE24(op, cBlockHeader24);
cSize += 3;
cSize += ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
}
remaining -= blockSize;
@ -2275,6 +2287,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_generic (ZSTD_CCtx* cctx,
op += cSize;
}
if (lastFrameChunk) cctx->stage = ZSTDcs_ending;
ZSTD_statsPrint(stats, cctx->params.cParams.searchLength); /* debug only */
return op-ostart;
}
@ -2322,7 +2335,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
static size_t ZSTD_compressContinue_internal (ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
const void* src, size_t srcSize,
U32 frame)
U32 frame, U32 lastFrameChunk)
{
const BYTE* const ip = (const BYTE*) src;
size_t fhSize = 0;
@ -2372,7 +2385,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressContinue_internal (ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
zc->nextSrc = ip + srcSize;
{ size_t const cSize = frame ?
ZSTD_compress_generic (zc, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize) :
ZSTD_compress_generic (zc, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, lastFrameChunk) :
ZSTD_compressBlock_internal (zc, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
if (ZSTD_isError(cSize)) return cSize;
return cSize + fhSize;
@ -2384,7 +2397,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressContinue (ZSTD_CCtx* zc,
void* dst, size_t dstCapacity,
const void* src, size_t srcSize)
{
return ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(zc, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, 1);
return ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(zc, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, 1, 0);
}
@ -2398,7 +2411,7 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressBlock(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const
size_t const blockSizeMax = ZSTD_getBlockSizeMax(cctx);
if (srcSize > blockSizeMax) return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
ZSTD_LOG_BLOCK("%p: ZSTD_compressBlock searchLength=%d\n", cctx->base, cctx->params.cParams.searchLength);
return ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, 0);
return ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(cctx, dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, 0, 0);
}
@ -2572,13 +2585,14 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressBegin(ZSTD_CCtx* zc, int compressionLevel)
* @return : nb of bytes written into dst (or an error code) */
size_t ZSTD_compressEnd(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
{
BYTE* op = (BYTE*)dst;
BYTE* const ostart = (BYTE*)dst;
BYTE* op = ostart;
size_t fhSize = 0;
if (cctx->stage==ZSTDcs_created) return ERROR(stage_wrong); /*< not even init ! */
if (cctx->stage == ZSTDcs_created) return ERROR(stage_wrong); /*< not even init ! */
/* special case : empty frame */
if (cctx->stage==ZSTDcs_init) {
if (cctx->stage == ZSTDcs_init) {
fhSize = ZSTD_writeFrameHeader(dst, dstCapacity, cctx->params, 0, 0);
if (ZSTD_isError(fhSize)) return fhSize;
dstCapacity -= fhSize;
@ -2586,16 +2600,24 @@ size_t ZSTD_compressEnd(ZSTD_CCtx* cctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity)
cctx->stage = ZSTDcs_ongoing;
}
/* frame epilogue */
if (dstCapacity < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
{ U32 const checksum = cctx->params.fParams.checksumFlag ?
(U32)(XXH64_digest(&cctx->xxhState) >> 11) :
0;
MEM_writeLE24(op, (U32)bt_end + (checksum << 2));
if (cctx->stage != ZSTDcs_ending) {
/* write one last empty block, make it the "last" block */
U32 const cBlockHeader24 = 1 /* last block */ + (((U32)bt_raw)<<1) + 0;
if (dstCapacity<4) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
MEM_writeLE32(op, cBlockHeader24);
op += ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
dstCapacity -= ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
}
if (cctx->params.fParams.checksumFlag) {
U32 const checksum = (U32) XXH64_digest(&cctx->xxhState);
if (dstCapacity<4) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
MEM_writeLE32(op, checksum);
op += 4;
}
cctx->stage = ZSTDcs_created; /* return to "created but no init" status */
return ZSTD_blockHeaderSize+fhSize;
return op-ostart;
}
@ -2635,7 +2657,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compress_internal (ZSTD_CCtx* ctx,
if(ZSTD_isError(errorCode)) return errorCode; }
/* body (compression) */
{ size_t const oSize = ZSTD_compressContinue (ctx, op, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
{ size_t const oSize = ZSTD_compressContinue_internal(ctx, op, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, 1, 1);
if(ZSTD_isError(oSize)) return oSize;
op += oSize;
dstCapacity -= oSize; }

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@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static void ZSTD_copy4(void* dst, const void* src) { memcpy(dst, src, 4); }
***************************************************************/
typedef enum { ZSTDds_getFrameHeaderSize, ZSTDds_decodeFrameHeader,
ZSTDds_decodeBlockHeader, ZSTDds_decompressBlock,
ZSTDds_decompressLastBlock, ZSTDds_checkChecksum,
ZSTDds_decodeSkippableHeader, ZSTDds_skipFrame } ZSTD_dStage;
struct ZSTD_DCtx_s
@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ struct ZSTD_DCtx_s
ZSTD_customMem customMem;
size_t litBufSize;
size_t litSize;
size_t rleSize;
BYTE litBuffer[ZSTD_BLOCKSIZE_ABSOLUTEMAX + WILDCOPY_OVERLENGTH];
BYTE headerBuffer[ZSTD_FRAMEHEADERSIZE_MAX];
}; /* typedef'd to ZSTD_DCtx within "zstd_static.h" */
@ -318,6 +320,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_decodeFrameHeader(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx, const void* src, size_t sr
typedef struct
{
blockType_e blockType;
U32 lastBlock;
U32 origSize;
} blockProperties_t;
@ -327,11 +330,12 @@ size_t ZSTD_getcBlockSize(const void* src, size_t srcSize, blockProperties_t* bp
{
if (srcSize < ZSTD_blockHeaderSize) return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
{ U32 const cBlockHeader = MEM_readLE24(src);
U32 const cSize = cBlockHeader >> 2;
bpPtr->blockType = (blockType_e)(cBlockHeader & 3);
U32 const cSize = cBlockHeader >> 3;
bpPtr->lastBlock = cBlockHeader & 1;
bpPtr->blockType = (blockType_e)((cBlockHeader >> 1) & 3);
bpPtr->origSize = cSize; /* only useful for RLE */
if (bpPtr->blockType == bt_end) return 0;
if (bpPtr->blockType == bt_rle) return 1;
if (bpPtr->blockType == bt_reserved) return ERROR(corruption_detected);
return cSize;
}
}
@ -345,6 +349,14 @@ static size_t ZSTD_copyRawBlock(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void* src,
}
static size_t ZSTD_setRleBlock(void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, const void* src, size_t srcSize, size_t regenSize)
{
if (srcSize != 1) return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
if (regenSize > dstCapacity) return ERROR(dstSize_tooSmall);
memset(dst, *(const BYTE*)src, regenSize);
return regenSize;
}
/*! ZSTD_decodeLiteralsBlock() :
@return : nb of bytes read from src (< srcSize ) */
size_t ZSTD_decodeLiteralsBlock(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx,
@ -889,29 +901,29 @@ static size_t ZSTD_decompressFrame(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx,
case bt_rle :
decodedSize = ZSTD_generateNxBytes(op, oend-op, *ip, blockProperties.origSize);
break;
case bt_end :
/* end of frame */
if (remainingSize) return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
if (dctx->fParams.checksumFlag) {
U64 const h64 = XXH64_digest(&dctx->xxhState);
U32 const h32 = (U32)(h64>>11) & ((1<<22)-1);
U32 const check32 = MEM_readLE24(src) >> 2;
if (check32 != h32) return ERROR(checksum_wrong);
}
decodedSize = 0;
break;
case bt_reserved :
default:
return ERROR(GENERIC); /* impossible */
return ERROR(corruption_detected);
}
if (blockProperties.blockType == bt_end) break; /* bt_end */
if (ZSTD_isError(decodedSize)) return decodedSize;
if (dctx->fParams.checksumFlag) XXH64_update(&dctx->xxhState, op, decodedSize);
op += decodedSize;
ip += cBlockSize;
remainingSize -= cBlockSize;
if (blockProperties.lastBlock) break;
}
if (dctx->fParams.checksumFlag) { /* Frame content checksum verification */
U32 const checkCalc = (U32)XXH64_digest(&dctx->xxhState);
U32 checkRead;
if (remainingSize<4) return ERROR(checksum_wrong);
checkRead = MEM_readLE32(ip);
if (checkRead != checkCalc) return ERROR(checksum_wrong);
remainingSize -= 4;
}
if (remainingSize) return ERROR(srcSize_wrong);
return op-ostart;
}
@ -1022,22 +1034,29 @@ size_t ZSTD_decompressContinue(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, c
{ blockProperties_t bp;
size_t const cBlockSize = ZSTD_getcBlockSize(src, ZSTD_blockHeaderSize, &bp);
if (ZSTD_isError(cBlockSize)) return cBlockSize;
if (bp.blockType == bt_end) {
dctx->expected = cBlockSize;
dctx->bType = bp.blockType;
dctx->rleSize = bp.origSize;
if (cBlockSize) {
dctx->stage = bp.lastBlock ? ZSTDds_decompressLastBlock : ZSTDds_decompressBlock;
return 0;
}
/* empty block */
if (bp.lastBlock) {
if (dctx->fParams.checksumFlag) {
U64 const h64 = XXH64_digest(&dctx->xxhState);
U32 const h32 = (U32)(h64>>11) & ((1<<22)-1);
U32 const check32 = MEM_readLE24(src) >> 2;
if (check32 != h32) return ERROR(checksum_wrong);
dctx->expected = 4;
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_checkChecksum;
} else {
dctx->expected = 0; /* end of frame */
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_getFrameHeaderSize;
}
dctx->expected = 0;
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_getFrameHeaderSize;
} else {
dctx->expected = cBlockSize;
dctx->bType = bp.blockType;
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_decompressBlock;
dctx->expected = 3; /* go directly to next header */
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_decodeBlockHeader;
}
return 0;
}
case ZSTDds_decompressLastBlock:
case ZSTDds_decompressBlock:
{ size_t rSize;
switch(dctx->bType)
@ -1049,21 +1068,37 @@ size_t ZSTD_decompressContinue(ZSTD_DCtx* dctx, void* dst, size_t dstCapacity, c
rSize = ZSTD_copyRawBlock(dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize);
break;
case bt_rle :
return ERROR(GENERIC); /* not yet handled */
break;
case bt_end : /* should never happen (filtered at phase 1) */
rSize = 0;
rSize = ZSTD_setRleBlock(dst, dstCapacity, src, srcSize, dctx->rleSize);
break;
case bt_reserved : /* should never happen */
default:
return ERROR(GENERIC); /* impossible */
return ERROR(corruption_detected);
}
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_decodeBlockHeader;
dctx->expected = ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
dctx->previousDstEnd = (char*)dst + rSize;
if (ZSTD_isError(rSize)) return rSize;
if (dctx->fParams.checksumFlag) XXH64_update(&dctx->xxhState, dst, rSize);
if (dctx->stage == ZSTDds_decompressLastBlock) { /* end of frame */
if (dctx->fParams.checksumFlag) { /* another round for frame checksum */
dctx->expected = 0;
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_checkChecksum;
}
dctx->expected = 0; /* ends here */
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_getFrameHeaderSize;
} else {
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_decodeBlockHeader;
dctx->expected = ZSTD_blockHeaderSize;
dctx->previousDstEnd = (char*)dst + rSize;
}
return rSize;
}
case ZSTDds_checkChecksum:
{ U32 const h32 = (U32)XXH64_digest(&dctx->xxhState);
U32 const check32 = MEM_readLE32(src); /* srcSize == 4, guaranteed by dctx->expected */
if (check32 != h32) return ERROR(checksum_wrong);
dctx->expected = 0;
dctx->stage = ZSTDds_getFrameHeaderSize;
return 0;
}
case ZSTDds_decodeSkippableHeader:
{ memcpy(dctx->headerBuffer + ZSTD_frameHeaderSize_min, src, dctx->expected);
dctx->expected = MEM_readLE32(dctx->headerBuffer + 4);

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@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ static int basicUnitTests(U32 seed, double compressibility)
DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "OK \n");
DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "test%3i : decompress %u bytes : ", testNb++, (U32)CNBuffSize);
CHECKPLUS( r , ZSTD_decompress(decodedBuffer, CNBuffSize, compressedBuffer, cSize),
if (r != CNBuffSize) goto _output_error);
{ size_t const r = ZSTD_decompress(decodedBuffer, CNBuffSize, compressedBuffer, cSize);
if (r != CNBuffSize) goto _output_error; }
DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "OK \n");
DISPLAYLEVEL(4, "test%3i : check decompressed result : ", testNb++);

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@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ General Structure of Zstandard Frame format
-------------------------------------------
The structure of a single Zstandard frame is following:
| `Magic_Number` | `Frame_Header` |`Data_Block`| [More data blocks] |`End_Marker`|
|:--------------:|:--------------:|:----------:| ------------------ |:----------:|
| 4 bytes | 2-14 bytes | n bytes | | 3 bytes |
| `Magic_Number` | `Frame_Header` |`Data_Block`| [More data blocks] | [`Content_Checksum`] |
|:--------------:|:--------------:|:----------:| ------------------ |:--------------------:|
| 4 bytes | 2-14 bytes | n bytes | | 0-4 bytes |
__`Magic_Number`__
@ -118,27 +118,13 @@ __`Data_Block`__
Detailed in [next chapter](#the-structure-of-data_block).
Thats where compressed data is stored.
__`End_Marker`__
__`Content_Checksum`__
The flow of blocks ends when the last block header brings an _end signal_.
This last block header may optionally host a `Content_Checksum`.
##### __`Content_Checksum`__
`Content_Checksum` allow to verify that frame content has been regenerated correctly.
An optional 32-bit checksum, only present if `Content_Checksum_flag` is set.
The content checksum is the result
of [xxh64() hash function](https://www.xxHash.com)
digesting the original (decoded) data as input, and a seed of zero.
Bits from 11 to 32 (included) are extracted to form a 22 bits checksum
stored within `End_Marker`.
```
mask22bits = (1<<22)-1;
contentChecksum = (XXH64(content, size, 0) >> 11) & mask22bits;
```
`Content_Checksum` is only present when its associated flag
is set in the frame descriptor.
Its usage is optional.
The low 4 bytes of the checksum are stored in little endian format.
The structure of `Frame_Header`
@ -172,23 +158,25 @@ __`Frame_Content_Size_flag`__
This is a 2-bits flag (`= Frame_Header_Descriptor >> 6`),
specifying if decompressed data size is provided within the header.
The `Value` can be converted to `Field_Size` that is number of bytes used by `Frame_Content_Size` according to the following table:
The `Flag_Value` can be converted into `Field_Size`,
which is the number of bytes used by `Frame_Content_Size`
according to the following table:
| `Value` | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|`Flag_Value`| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ---------- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|`Field_Size`| 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
The meaning of `Value` equal to `0` depends on `Single_Segment_flag` :
it either means `0` (size not provided) _if_ the `Window_Descriptor` byte is present,
or `1` (frame content size <= 255 bytes) otherwise.
When `Flag_Value` is `0`, `Field_Size` depends on `Single_Segment_flag` :
if `Single_Segment_flag` is set, `Field_Size` is 1.
Otherwise, `Field_Size` is 0 (content size not provided).
__`Single_Segment_flag`__
If this flag is set,
data shall be regenerated within a single continuous memory segment.
data must be regenerated within a single continuous memory segment.
In this case, `Window_Descriptor` byte __is not present__,
but `Frame_Content_Size_flag` field necessarily is.
In this case, `Frame_Content_Size` is necessarily present,
but `Window_Descriptor` byte is skipped.
As a consequence, the decoder must allocate a memory segment
of size equal or bigger than `Frame_Content_Size`.
@ -205,7 +193,7 @@ depending on local limitations.
__`Unused_bit`__
The value of this bit should be set to zero.
A decoder compliant with this specification version should not interpret it.
A decoder compliant with this specification version shall not interpret it.
It might be used in a future version,
to signal a property which is not mandatory to properly decode the frame.
@ -215,13 +203,12 @@ This bit is reserved for some future feature.
Its value _must be zero_.
A decoder compliant with this specification version must ensure it is not set.
This bit may be used in a future revision,
to signal a feature that must be interpreted in order to decode the frame.
to signal a feature that must be interpreted to decode the frame correctly.
__`Content_Checksum_flag`__
If this flag is set, a content checksum will be present within `End_Marker`.
The checksum is a 22 bits value extracted from the XXH64() of data,
and stored within `End_Marker`. See [`Content_Checksum`](#content_checksum) .
If this flag is set, a 32-bits `Content_Checksum` will be present at frame's end.
See `Content_Checksum` paragraph.
__`Dictionary_ID_flag`__
@ -236,10 +223,10 @@ It also specifies the size of this field.
### `Window_Descriptor`
Provides guarantees on maximum back-reference distance
that will be present within compressed data.
This information is useful for decoders to allocate enough memory.
that will be used within compressed data.
This information is important for decoders to allocate enough memory.
The `Window_Descriptor` byte is optional. It should be absent if `Single_Segment_flag` is set.
The `Window_Descriptor` byte is optional. It is absent when `Single_Segment_flag` is set.
In this case, the maximum back-reference distance is the content size itself,
which can be any value from 1 to 2^64-1 bytes (16 EB).
@ -265,8 +252,8 @@ a decoder can refuse a compressed frame
which requests a memory size beyond decoder's authorized range.
For improved interoperability,
decoders are recommended to be compatible with window sizes of 8 MB.
Encoders are recommended to not request more than 8 MB.
decoders are recommended to be compatible with window sizes of 8 MB,
and encoders are recommended to not request more than 8 MB.
It's merely a recommendation though,
decoders are free to support larger or lower limits,
depending on local limitations.
@ -313,30 +300,34 @@ When `Field_Size` is 1, 4 or 8 bytes, the value is read directly.
When `Field_Size` is 2, _the offset of 256 is added_.
It's allowed to represent a small size (for example `18`) using any compatible variant.
In order to preserve decoder from unreasonable memory requirement,
a decoder can refuse a compressed frame
which requests a memory size beyond decoder's authorized range.
The structure of `Data_Block`
-----------------------------
The structure of `Data_Block` is following:
| `Block_Type` | `Block_Size` | `Block_Content` |
|:------------:|:------------:|:---------------:|
| 2 bits | 22 bits | n bytes |
| `Last_Block` | `Block_Type` | `Block_Size` | `Block_Content` |
|:------------:|:------------:|:------------:|:---------------:|
| 1 bit | 2 bits | 21 bits | n bytes |
The block header uses 3-bytes.
__`Last_Block`__
The lowest bit signals if this block is the last one.
Frame ends right after this block.
It may be followed by an optional `Content_Checksum` .
__`Block_Type` and `Block_Size`__
The block header uses 3-bytes, format is __little-endian__.
The 2 highest bits represent the `Block_Type`,
while the remaining 22 bits represent the (compressed) `Block_Size`.
The next 2 bits represent the `Block_Type`,
while the remaining 21 bits represent the `Block_Size`.
Format is __little-endian__.
There are 4 block types :
| Value | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| ------------ | ----------- | ----------- | ------------------ | --------- |
| `Block_Type` | `Raw_Block` | `RLE_Block` | `Compressed_Block` | `EndMark` |
| `Block_Type` | `Raw_Block` | `RLE_Block` | `Compressed_Block` | `Reserved`|
- `Raw_Block` - this is an uncompressed block.
`Block_Size` is the number of bytes to read and copy.
@ -348,9 +339,8 @@ There are 4 block types :
`Block_Size` is the compressed size.
Decompressed size is unknown,
but its maximum possible value is guaranteed (see below)
- `EndMark` - this is not a block. It signals the end of the frame.
The rest of the field may be optionally filled by a checksum
(see [`Content_Checksum`](#content_checksum)).
- `Reserved` - this is not a block.
This value cannot be used with current version of this specification.
Block sizes must respect a few rules :
- In compressed mode, compressed size if always strictly `< decompressed size`.