struct lookup_table_entry *lte;
u64 metadata_original_size;
const struct wim_security_data *sd;
- const unsigned random_tail_len = 20;
DEBUG("Writing metadata resource for image %d", w->current_image);
calculate_subdir_offsets(root, &subdir_offset);
/* Total length of the metadata resource (uncompressed) */
- metadata_original_size = subdir_offset + random_tail_len;
+ metadata_original_size = subdir_offset;
/* Allocate a buffer to contain the uncompressed metadata resource */
buf = MALLOC(metadata_original_size);
/* Write the dentry tree into the resource buffer */
p = write_dentry_tree(root, p);
- /*
- * Append 20 random bytes to the metadata resource so that we don't have
- * identical metadata resources if we happen to append exactly the same
- * image twice without any changes in timestamps. If this were to
- * happen, it would cause confusion about the number and order of images
- * in the WIM.
- */
- randomize_byte_array(p, random_tail_len);
-
/* We MUST have exactly filled the buffer; otherwise we calculated its
* size incorrectly or wrote the data incorrectly. */
- wimlib_assert(p - buf + random_tail_len == metadata_original_size);
+ wimlib_assert(p - buf == metadata_original_size);
/* Get the lookup table entry for the metadata resource so we can update
* it. */
/* It's very likely the SHA1 message digest of the metadata resource
* changed, so re-insert the lookup table entry into the lookup table.
+ *
+ * We do not check for other lookup table entries having the same SHA1
+ * message digest. It's possible for 2 absolutely identical images to
+ * be added, therefore causing 2 identical metadata resources to be in
+ * the WIM. However, in this case, it's expected for 2 separate lookup
+ * table entries to be created, even though this doesn't make a whole
+ * lot of sense since they will share the same SHA1 message digest.
* */
lookup_table_unlink(w->lookup_table, lte);
lookup_table_insert(w->lookup_table, lte);
- /* We do not allow a metadata resource to be referenced multiple times,
- * and the 20 random bytes appended to it should make it extremely
- * likely for each metadata resource to be unique, even if the exact
- * same image is captured. */
wimlib_assert(lte->out_refcnt == 0);
lte->out_refcnt = 1;