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XZ Embedded
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===========
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XZ Embedded is a relatively small, limited implementation of the .xz
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file format. Currently only decoding is implemented.
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XZ Embedded was written for use in the Linux kernel, but the code can
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be easily used in other environments too, including regular userspace
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applications.
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This README contains information that is useful only when the copy
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of XZ Embedded isn't part of the Linux kernel tree. You should also
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read linux/Documentation/xz.txt even if you aren't using XZ Embedded
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as part of Linux; information in that file is not repeated in this
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README.
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Compiling the Linux kernel module
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The xz_dec module depends on crc32 module, so make sure that you have
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it enabled (CONFIG_CRC32).
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Building the xz_dec and xz_dec_test modules without support for BCJ
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filters:
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cd linux/lib/xz
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make -C /path/to/kernel/source \
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KCPPFLAGS=-I"$(pwd)/../../include" M="$(pwd)" \
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CONFIG_XZ_DEC=m CONFIG_XZ_DEC_TEST=m
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Building the xz_dec and xz_dec_test modules with support for BCJ
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filters:
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cd linux/lib/xz
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make -C /path/to/kernel/source \
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KCPPFLAGS=-I"$(pwd)/../../include" M="$(pwd)" \
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CONFIG_XZ_DEC=m CONFIG_XZ_DEC_TEST=m CONFIG_XZ_DEC_BCJ=y \
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CONFIG_XZ_DEC_X86=y CONFIG_XZ_DEC_POWERPC=y \
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CONFIG_XZ_DEC_IA64=y CONFIG_XZ_DEC_ARM=y \
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CONFIG_XZ_DEC_ARMTHUMB=y CONFIG_XZ_DEC_SPARC=y
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If you want only one or a few of the BCJ filters, omit the appropriate
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variables. CONFIG_XZ_DEC_BCJ=y is always required to build the support
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code shared between all BCJ filters.
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Most people don't need the xz_dec_test module. You can skip building
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it by omitting CONFIG_XZ_DEC_TEST=m from the make command line.
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Compiler requirements
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XZ Embedded should compile as either GNU-C89 (used in the Linux
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kernel) or with any C99 compiler. Getting the code to compile with
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non-GNU C89 compiler or a C++ compiler should be quite easy as
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long as there is a data type for unsigned 64-bit integer (or the
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code is modified not to support large files, which needs some more
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care than just using 32-bit integer instead of 64-bit).
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If you use GCC, try to use a recent version. For example, on x86,
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xz_dec_lzma2.c compiled with GCC 3.3.6 is 15-25 % slower than when
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compiled with GCC 4.3.3.
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Embedding into userspace applications
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To embed the XZ decoder, copy the following files into a single
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directory in your source code tree:
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linux/include/linux/xz.h
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linux/lib/xz/xz_crc32.c
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linux/lib/xz/xz_dec_lzma2.c
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linux/lib/xz/xz_dec_stream.c
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linux/lib/xz/xz_lzma2.h
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linux/lib/xz/xz_private.h
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linux/lib/xz/xz_stream.h
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userspace/xz_config.h
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Alternatively, xz.h may be placed into a different directory but then
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that directory must be in the compiler include path when compiling
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the .c files.
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Your code should use only the functions declared in xz.h. The rest of
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the .h files are meant only for internal use in XZ Embedded.
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You may want to modify xz_config.h to be more suitable for your build
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environment. Probably you should at least skim through it even if the
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default file works as is.
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BCJ filter support
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If you want support for one or more BCJ filters, you need to copy also
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linux/lib/xz/xz_dec_bcj.c into your application, and use appropriate
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#defines in xz_config.h or in compiler flags. You don't need these
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#defines in the code that just uses XZ Embedded via xz.h, but having
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them always #defined doesn't hurt either.
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#define Instruction set BCJ filter endianness
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XZ_DEC_X86 x86 or x86-64 Little endian only
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XZ_DEC_POWERPC PowerPC Big endian only
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XZ_DEC_IA64 Itanium (IA-64) Big or little endian
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XZ_DEC_ARM ARM Little endian only
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XZ_DEC_ARMTHUMB ARM-Thumb Little endian only
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XZ_DEC_SPARC SPARC Big or little endian
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While some architectures are (partially) bi-endian, the endianness
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setting doesn't change the endianness of the instructions on all
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architectures. That's why Itanium and SPARC filters work for both big
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and little endian executables (Itanium has little endian instructions
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and SPARC has big endian instructions).
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There currently is no filter for little endian PowerPC or big endian
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ARM or ARM-Thumb. Implementing filters for them can be considered if
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there is a need for such filters in real-world applications.
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Notes about shared libraries
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If you are including XZ Embedded into a shared library, you very
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probably should rename the xz_* functions to prevent symbol
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conflicts in case your library is linked against some other library
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or application that also has XZ Embedded in it (which may even be
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a different version of XZ Embedded). TODO: Provide an easy way
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to do this.
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Please don't create a shared library of XZ Embedded itself unless
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it is fine to rebuild everything depending on that shared library
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everytime you upgrade to a newer version of XZ Embedded. There are
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no API or ABI stability guarantees between different versions of
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XZ Embedded.
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Specifying the calling convention
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XZ_FUNC macro was included to support declaring functions with __init
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in Linux. Outside Linux, it can be used to specify the calling
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convention on systems that support multiple calling conventions.
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For example, on Windows, you may make all functions use the stdcall
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calling convention by defining XZ_FUNC=__stdcall when building and
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using the functions from XZ Embedded.
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