+/* Returns true if the specified stream should be truncated from the WIM file
+ * and re-written as uncompressed. lte->out_reshdr must be filled in from the
+ * initial write of the stream. */
+static bool
+should_rewrite_stream_uncompressed(const struct write_streams_ctx *ctx,
+ const struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte)
+{
+ /* If the compressed data is smaller than the uncompressed data, prefer
+ * the compressed data. */
+ if (lte->out_reshdr.size_in_wim < lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size)
+ return false;
+
+ /* If we're not actually writing compressed data, then there's no need
+ * for re-writing. */
+ if (!ctx->compressor)
+ return false;
+
+ /* If writing a pipable WIM, everything we write to the output is final
+ * (it might actually be a pipe!). */
+ if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE)
+ return false;
+
+ /* If the stream that would need to be re-read is located in a solid
+ * block in another WIM file, then re-reading it would be costly. So
+ * don't do it.
+ *
+ * Exception: if the compressed size happens to be *exactly* the same as
+ * the uncompressed size, then the stream *must* be written uncompressed
+ * in order to remain compatible with the Windows Overlay Filesystem
+ * Filter Driver (WOF). */
+ if ((lte->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS) &&
+ (lte->out_reshdr.size_in_wim != lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size))
+ return false;
+
+ return true;
+}
+