Modify treatment of metadata entries

[wimlib] / src / metadata_resource.c

diff --git a/src/metadata_resource.c b/src/metadata_resource.c
index a2ae93c6111eaaba7e03369dd16e81058b63ce9f..db35ba649cfc15581fef8c9de2489f7e13607822 100644 (file)
--- a/src/metadata_resource.c
+++ b/src/metadata_resource.c
@@ -236,9 +236,13 @@ write_metadata_resource(WIMStruct *w)
        u64 metadata_original_size;
        struct wim_security_data *sd;
 
+       wimlib_assert(w->out_fp != NULL);
+       wimlib_assert(w->current_image != WIMLIB_NO_IMAGE);
+
        DEBUG("Writing metadata resource for image %d (offset = %"PRIu64")",
              w->current_image, ftello(w->out_fp));
 
+
        root = wim_root_dentry(w);
        sd = wim_security_data(w);
 
@@ -292,22 +296,11 @@ write_metadata_resource(WIMStruct *w)
        if (ret != 0)
                goto out;
 
-       /* 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);
+       /* Note that although the SHA1 message digest of the metadata resource
+        * is very likely to have changed, the corresponding lookup table entry
+        * is not actually located in the hash table, so it need not be
+        * re-inserted in the hash table. */
        lte->out_refcnt = 1;
-
-       /* Make sure that the lookup table entry for this metadata resource is
-        * marked with the metadata flag. */
        lte->output_resource_entry.flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_METADATA;
 out:
        /* All the data has been written to the new WIM; no need for the buffer