return symbol;
}
\f
+/* APIs for Generating and apply diffs. */
+
+/* Generate a difference ovsdb_dataum between 'old' and 'new'.
+ * 'new' can be regenerated by applying the difference to the 'old'.
+ *
+ * The diff operation is reversible. Given 'old',
+ * 'new' can be recreated by applying diff to 'old'.
+ *
+ * Thus
+ * Let d = 'old' diff 'new'
+ * then 'new' = 'old' diff d
+ *
+ * The 'diff' datum is always safe; the orders of keys are maintained
+ * since they are added in order. */
+void
+ovsdb_datum_diff(struct ovsdb_datum *diff,
+ const struct ovsdb_datum *old,
+ const struct ovsdb_datum *new,
+ const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ size_t oi, ni;
+
+ ovsdb_datum_init_empty(diff);
+ if (!ovsdb_type_is_composite(type)) {
+ ovsdb_datum_clone(diff, new, type);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ /* Generate the diff in O(n) time. */
+ for (oi = ni = 0; oi < old->n && ni < new->n; ) {
+ int c = ovsdb_atom_compare_3way(&old->keys[oi], &new->keys[ni],
+ type->key.type);
+ if (c < 0) {
+ ovsdb_datum_add_unsafe(diff, &old->keys[oi], &old->values[oi],
+ type);
+ oi++;
+ } else if (c > 0) {
+ ovsdb_datum_add_unsafe(diff, &new->keys[ni], &new->values[ni],
+ type);
+ ni++;
+ } else {
+ if (type->value.type != OVSDB_TYPE_VOID &&
+ ovsdb_atom_compare_3way(&old->values[oi], &new->values[ni],
+ type->value.type)) {
+ ovsdb_datum_add_unsafe(diff, &new->keys[ni], &new->values[ni],
+ type);
+ }
+ oi++; ni++;
+ }
+ }
+
+ for (; oi < old->n; oi++) {
+ ovsdb_datum_add_unsafe(diff, &old->keys[oi], &old->values[oi], type);
+ }
+
+ for (; ni < new->n; ni++) {
+ ovsdb_datum_add_unsafe(diff, &new->keys[ni], &new->values[ni], type);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Apply 'diff' to 'old' to regenerate 'new'.
+ *
+ * Return NULL if the 'new' is successfully generated, otherwise, return
+ * ovsdb_error and the stat of 'new' is indeterministic. */
+struct ovsdb_error *
+ovsdb_datum_apply_diff(struct ovsdb_datum *new,
+ const struct ovsdb_datum *old,
+ const struct ovsdb_datum *diff,
+ const struct ovsdb_type *type)
+{
+ ovsdb_datum_init_empty(new);
+ ovsdb_datum_diff(new, old, diff, type);
+
+ /* Make sure member size of 'new' conforms to type. */
+ if (new->n < type->n_min || new->n > type->n_max) {
+ ovsdb_datum_destroy(new, type);
+ return ovsdb_error(NULL, "Datum crated by diff has size error");
+ }
+
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+\f
/* Extracts a token from the beginning of 's' and returns a pointer just after
* the token. Stores the token itself into '*outp', which the caller is
* responsible for freeing (with free()).