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@@ -6,22 +6,20 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2012, 2013 Eric Biggers
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Eric Biggers
  *
- * This file is part of wimlib, a library for working with WIM files.
+ * This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+ * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
+ * later version.
  *
- * wimlib is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
- * terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
- * Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option)
- * any later version.
- *
- * wimlib is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
- * WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+ * This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
  * details.
  *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with wimlib; if not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this file; if not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
  */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 
 #if defined(HAVE_SYS_FILE_H) && defined(HAVE_FLOCK)
 /* On BSD, this should be included before "wimlib/list.h" so that "wimlib/list.h" can
- * overwrite the LIST_HEAD macro. */
+ * override the LIST_HEAD macro. */
 #  include <sys/file.h>
 #endif
 
-#include "wimlib/compress_chunks.h"
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "wimlib/alloca.h"
+#include "wimlib/assert.h"
+#include "wimlib/blob_table.h"
+#include "wimlib/chunk_compressor.h"
 #include "wimlib/endianness.h"
 #include "wimlib/error.h"
 #include "wimlib/file_io.h"
 #include "wimlib/header.h"
+#include "wimlib/inode.h"
 #include "wimlib/integrity.h"
-#include "wimlib/lookup_table.h"
 #include "wimlib/metadata.h"
+#include "wimlib/paths.h"
+#include "wimlib/progress.h"
 #include "wimlib/resource.h"
-#ifdef __WIN32__
-#  include "wimlib/win32.h" /* win32_rename_replacement() */
-#endif
+#include "wimlib/solid.h"
+#include "wimlib/win32.h" /* win32_rename_replacement() */
 #include "wimlib/write.h"
 #include "wimlib/xml.h"
 
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#ifdef HAVE_ALLOCA_H
-#  include <alloca.h>
-#endif
 
 /* wimlib internal flags used when writing resources.  */
 #define WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS         0x00000001
 #define WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE            0x00000002
-#define WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS       0x00000004
+#define WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID              0x00000004
+#define WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SEND_DONE_WITH_FILE        0x00000008
+#define WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID_SORT         0x00000010
 
-static inline int
+static int
 write_flags_to_resource_flags(int write_flags)
 {
        int write_resource_flags = 0;
 
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS)
                write_resource_flags |= WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS;
+
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE)
                write_resource_flags |= WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE;
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS)
-               write_resource_flags |= WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS;
+
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID)
+               write_resource_flags |= WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID;
+
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SEND_DONE_WITH_FILE_MESSAGES)
+               write_resource_flags |= WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SEND_DONE_WITH_FILE;
+
+       if ((write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID |
+                           WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_SOLID_SORT)) ==
+           WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID)
+               write_resource_flags |= WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID_SORT;
+
        return write_resource_flags;
 }
 
@@ -82,267 +94,254 @@ struct filter_context {
        WIMStruct *wim;
 };
 
-/* Determine specified stream should be filtered out from the write.
+/*
+ * Determine whether the specified blob should be filtered out from the write.
  *
  * Return values:
  *
- *  < 0 : The stream should be hard-filtered; that is, not included in the
- *        output WIM at all.
- *    0 : The stream should not be filtered out.
- *  > 0 : The stream should be soft-filtered; that is, it already exists in the
+ *  < 0 : The blob should be hard-filtered; that is, not included in the output
+ *       WIM file at all.
+ *    0 : The blob should not be filtered out.
+ *  > 0 : The blob should be soft-filtered; that is, it already exists in the
  *       WIM file and may not need to be written again.
  */
 static int
-stream_filtered(const struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-               const struct filter_context *ctx)
+blob_filtered(const struct blob_descriptor *blob,
+             const struct filter_context *ctx)
 {
-       int write_flags = ctx->write_flags;
-       WIMStruct *wim = ctx->wim;
+       int write_flags;
+       WIMStruct *wim;
 
        if (ctx == NULL)
                return 0;
 
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_OVERWRITE &&
-           lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM &&
-           lte->rspec->wim == wim)
+       write_flags = ctx->write_flags;
+       wim = ctx->wim;
+
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND &&
+           blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM &&
+           blob->rdesc->wim == wim)
                return 1;
 
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS &&
-           lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM &&
-           lte->rspec->wim != wim)
+           blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM &&
+           blob->rdesc->wim != wim)
                return -1;
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 static bool
-stream_hard_filtered(const struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-                    struct filter_context *ctx)
+blob_hard_filtered(const struct blob_descriptor *blob,
+                  struct filter_context *ctx)
 {
-       return stream_filtered(lte, ctx) < 0;
+       return blob_filtered(blob, ctx) < 0;
 }
 
-static inline int
-may_soft_filter_streams(const struct filter_context *ctx)
+static inline bool
+may_soft_filter_blobs(const struct filter_context *ctx)
 {
-       if (ctx == NULL)
-               return 0;
-       return ctx->write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_OVERWRITE;
+       return ctx && (ctx->write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND);
 }
 
-static inline int
-may_hard_filter_streams(const struct filter_context *ctx)
+static inline bool
+may_hard_filter_blobs(const struct filter_context *ctx)
 {
-       if (ctx == NULL)
-               return 0;
-       return ctx->write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS;
+       return ctx && (ctx->write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS);
 }
 
-static inline int
-may_filter_streams(const struct filter_context *ctx)
+static inline bool
+may_filter_blobs(const struct filter_context *ctx)
 {
-       return (may_soft_filter_streams(ctx) ||
-               may_hard_filter_streams(ctx));
+       return (may_soft_filter_blobs(ctx) || may_hard_filter_blobs(ctx));
 }
 
-
-/* Return true if the specified resource is compressed and the compressed data
- * can be reused with the specified output parameters.  */
+/* Return true if the specified blob is located in a WIM resource which can be
+ * reused in the output WIM file, without being recompressed.  */
 static bool
-can_raw_copy(const struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-            int write_resource_flags, int out_ctype, u32 out_chunk_size)
+can_raw_copy(const struct blob_descriptor *blob, int write_resource_flags,
+            int out_ctype, u32 out_chunk_size)
 {
-       const struct wim_resource_spec *rspec;
+       const struct wim_resource_descriptor *rdesc;
 
+       /* Recompress everything if requested.  */
        if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS)
                return false;
 
-       if (out_ctype == WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE)
+       /* A blob not located in a WIM resource cannot be reused.  */
+       if (blob->blob_location != BLOB_IN_WIM)
                return false;
 
-       if (lte->resource_location != RESOURCE_IN_WIM)
-               return false;
+       rdesc = blob->rdesc;
 
-       rspec = lte->rspec;
+       /* In the case of an in-place compaction, always reuse resources located
+        * in the WIM being compacted.  */
+       if (rdesc->wim->being_compacted)
+               return true;
 
-       if (rspec->is_pipable != !!(write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE))
+       /* Otherwise, only reuse compressed resources.  */
+       if (out_ctype == WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE ||
+           !(rdesc->flags & (WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED |
+                             WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID)))
                return false;
 
+       /* When writing a pipable WIM, we can only reuse pipable resources; and
+        * when writing a non-pipable WIM, we can only reuse non-pipable
+        * resources.  */
+       if (rdesc->is_pipable !=
+           !!(write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE))
+               return false;
 
-       if (rspec->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED) {
-               /* Normal compressed resource: Must use same compression type
-                * and chunk size.  */
-               return (rspec->wim->compression_type == out_ctype &&
-                       rspec->wim->chunk_size == out_chunk_size);
-       }
+       /* When writing a solid WIM, we can only reuse solid resources; and when
+        * writing a non-solid WIM, we can only reuse non-solid resources.  */
+       if (!!(rdesc->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID) !=
+           !!(write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID))
+               return false;
 
-       if ((rspec->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS) &&
-           (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
-       {
-               /* Packed resource: Such resources may contain multiple streams,
+       /* Note: it is theoretically possible to copy chunks of compressed data
+        * between non-solid, solid, and pipable resources.  However, we don't
+        * currently implement this optimization because it would be complex and
+        * would usually go unused.  */
+
+       if (rdesc->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED) {
+               /* To re-use a non-solid resource, it must use the desired
+                * compression type and chunk size.  */
+               return (rdesc->compression_type == out_ctype &&
+                       rdesc->chunk_size == out_chunk_size);
+       } else {
+               /* Solid resource: Such resources may contain multiple blobs,
                 * and in general only a subset of them need to be written.  As
-                * a heuristic, re-use the raw data if at least half the
+                * a heuristic, re-use the raw data if more than two-thirds the
                 * uncompressed size is being written.  */
 
-               /* Note: packed resources contain a header that specifies the
+               /* Note: solid resources contain a header that specifies the
                 * compression type and chunk size; therefore we don't need to
                 * check if they are compatible with @out_ctype and
                 * @out_chunk_size.  */
 
-               struct wim_lookup_table_entry *res_stream;
+               /* Did we already decide to reuse the resource?  */
+               if (rdesc->raw_copy_ok)
+                       return true;
+
+               struct blob_descriptor *res_blob;
                u64 write_size = 0;
 
-               list_for_each_entry(res_stream, &rspec->stream_list, rspec_node)
-                       if (res_stream->will_be_in_output_wim)
-                               write_size += res_stream->size;
+               list_for_each_entry(res_blob, &rdesc->blob_list, rdesc_node)
+                       if (res_blob->will_be_in_output_wim)
+                               write_size += res_blob->size;
 
-               return (write_size > rspec->uncompressed_size / 2);
+               return (write_size > rdesc->uncompressed_size * 2 / 3);
        }
-       return false;
 }
 
-static u8
-filter_resource_flags(u8 flags)
+static u32
+reshdr_flags_for_blob(const struct blob_descriptor *blob)
 {
-       return (flags & ~(WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS |
-                         WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED |
-                         WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SPANNED |
-                         WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_FREE));
+       u32 reshdr_flags = 0;
+       if (blob->is_metadata)
+               reshdr_flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_METADATA;
+       return reshdr_flags;
 }
 
 static void
-stream_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte)
+blob_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(struct blob_descriptor *blob)
 {
-       const struct wim_resource_spec *rspec;
-
-       wimlib_assert(lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM);
-       rspec = lte->rspec;
+       const struct wim_resource_descriptor *rdesc;
 
-       if (rspec->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS) {
+       wimlib_assert(blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM);
+       rdesc = blob->rdesc;
 
-               wimlib_assert(lte->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS);
+       if (rdesc->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID) {
+               blob->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = blob->offset_in_res;
+               blob->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = 0;
+               blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = blob->size;
 
-               lte->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = lte->offset_in_res;
-               lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = 0;
-               lte->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = lte->size;
-
-               lte->out_res_offset_in_wim = rspec->offset_in_wim;
-               lte->out_res_size_in_wim = rspec->size_in_wim;
-               /*lte->out_res_uncompressed_size = rspec->uncompressed_size;*/
+               blob->out_res_offset_in_wim = rdesc->offset_in_wim;
+               blob->out_res_size_in_wim = rdesc->size_in_wim;
+               blob->out_res_uncompressed_size = rdesc->uncompressed_size;
        } else {
-               wimlib_assert(!(lte->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS));
-
-               lte->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = rspec->offset_in_wim;
-               lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = rspec->uncompressed_size;
-               lte->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = rspec->size_in_wim;
+               blob->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = rdesc->offset_in_wim;
+               blob->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = rdesc->uncompressed_size;
+               blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = rdesc->size_in_wim;
        }
-       lte->out_reshdr.flags = lte->flags;
+       blob->out_reshdr.flags = rdesc->flags;
 }
 
 
-/* Write the header for a stream in a pipable WIM.  */
+/* Write the header for a blob in a pipable WIM.  */
 static int
-write_pwm_stream_header(const struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-                       struct filedes *out_fd,
-                       int additional_reshdr_flags)
+write_pwm_blob_header(const struct blob_descriptor *blob,
+                     struct filedes *out_fd, bool compressed)
 {
-       struct pwm_stream_hdr stream_hdr;
+       struct pwm_blob_hdr blob_hdr;
        u32 reshdr_flags;
        int ret;
 
-       stream_hdr.magic = cpu_to_le64(PWM_STREAM_MAGIC);
-       stream_hdr.uncompressed_size = cpu_to_le64(lte->size);
-       if (additional_reshdr_flags & PWM_RESHDR_FLAG_UNHASHED) {
-               zero_out_hash(stream_hdr.hash);
-       } else {
-               wimlib_assert(!lte->unhashed);
-               copy_hash(stream_hdr.hash, lte->hash);
-       }
+       wimlib_assert(!blob->unhashed);
 
-       reshdr_flags = filter_resource_flags(lte->flags);
-       reshdr_flags |= additional_reshdr_flags;
-       stream_hdr.flags = cpu_to_le32(reshdr_flags);
-       ret = full_write(out_fd, &stream_hdr, sizeof(stream_hdr));
+       blob_hdr.magic = cpu_to_le64(PWM_BLOB_MAGIC);
+       blob_hdr.uncompressed_size = cpu_to_le64(blob->size);
+       copy_hash(blob_hdr.hash, blob->hash);
+       reshdr_flags = reshdr_flags_for_blob(blob);
+       if (compressed)
+               reshdr_flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
+       blob_hdr.flags = cpu_to_le32(reshdr_flags);
+       ret = full_write(out_fd, &blob_hdr, sizeof(blob_hdr));
        if (ret)
-               ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Write error");
+               ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error writing blob header to WIM file");
        return ret;
 }
 
-#if 0
-static int
-seek_and_truncate(struct filedes *out_fd, off_t offset)
-{
-       if (filedes_seek(out_fd, offset) == -1 ||
-           ftruncate(out_fd->fd, offset))
-       {
-               ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to truncate output WIM file");
-               return WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-#endif
-
-struct write_streams_progress_data {
-       wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func;
+struct write_blobs_progress_data {
+       wimlib_progress_func_t progfunc;
+       void *progctx;
        union wimlib_progress_info progress;
-       uint64_t next_progress;
-       WIMStruct *prev_wim_part;
+       u64 next_progress;
 };
 
-static void
-do_write_streams_progress(struct write_streams_progress_data *progress_data,
-                         u64 size,
-                         bool discarded,
-                         struct wim_lookup_table_entry *cur_stream)
+static int
+do_write_blobs_progress(struct write_blobs_progress_data *progress_data,
+                       u64 complete_size, u32 complete_count, bool discarded)
 {
        union wimlib_progress_info *progress = &progress_data->progress;
-       bool new_wim_part;
+       int ret;
 
        if (discarded) {
-               progress->write_streams.total_bytes -= size;
-               if (progress_data->next_progress != ~(uint64_t)0 &&
+               progress->write_streams.total_bytes -= complete_size;
+               progress->write_streams.total_streams -= complete_count;
+               if (progress_data->next_progress != ~(u64)0 &&
                    progress_data->next_progress > progress->write_streams.total_bytes)
                {
                        progress_data->next_progress = progress->write_streams.total_bytes;
                }
        } else {
-               progress->write_streams.completed_bytes += size;
+               progress->write_streams.completed_bytes += complete_size;
+               progress->write_streams.completed_streams += complete_count;
        }
-       new_wim_part = false;
-       if (cur_stream->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM &&
-           cur_stream->rspec->wim != progress_data->prev_wim_part)
-       {
-               if (progress_data->prev_wim_part) {
-                       new_wim_part = true;
-                       progress->write_streams.completed_parts++;
-               }
-               progress_data->prev_wim_part = cur_stream->rspec->wim;
-       }
-       progress->write_streams.completed_streams++;
-       if (progress_data->progress_func
-           && (progress->write_streams.completed_bytes >= progress_data->next_progress
-               || new_wim_part))
-       {
-               progress_data->progress_func(WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_STREAMS,
-                                            progress);
-               if (progress_data->next_progress == progress->write_streams.total_bytes) {
-                       progress_data->next_progress = ~(uint64_t)0;
-               } else {
-                       progress_data->next_progress =
-                               min(progress->write_streams.total_bytes,
-                                   progress->write_streams.completed_bytes +
-                                       progress->write_streams.total_bytes / 100);
-               }
+
+       if (progress->write_streams.completed_bytes >= progress_data->next_progress) {
+
+               ret = call_progress(progress_data->progfunc,
+                                   WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_STREAMS,
+                                   progress,
+                                   progress_data->progctx);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+
+               set_next_progress(progress->write_streams.completed_bytes,
+                                 progress->write_streams.total_bytes,
+                                 &progress_data->next_progress);
        }
+       return 0;
 }
 
-struct write_streams_ctx {
-       /* File descriptor the streams are being written to.  */
+struct write_blobs_ctx {
+       /* File descriptor to which the blobs are being written.  */
        struct filedes *out_fd;
 
-       /* Lookup table for the WIMStruct on whose behalf the streams are being
+       /* Blob table for the WIMStruct on whose behalf the blobs are being
         * written.  */
-       struct wim_lookup_table *lookup_table;
+       struct blob_table *blob_table;
 
        /* Compression format to use.  */
        int out_ctype;
@@ -350,47 +349,42 @@ struct write_streams_ctx {
        /* Maximum uncompressed chunk size in compressed resources to use.  */
        u32 out_chunk_size;
 
-       /* Flags that affect how the streams will be written.  */
+       /* Flags that affect how the blobs will be written.  */
        int write_resource_flags;
 
        /* Data used for issuing WRITE_STREAMS progress.  */
-       struct write_streams_progress_data progress_data;
+       struct write_blobs_progress_data progress_data;
 
        struct filter_context *filter_ctx;
 
-       /* Upper bound on the total number of bytes that need to be compressed.
-        * */
-       u64 num_bytes_to_compress;
-
        /* Pointer to the chunk_compressor implementation being used for
         * compressing chunks of data, or NULL if chunks are being written
         * uncompressed.  */
        struct chunk_compressor *compressor;
 
-       /* Buffer for dividing the read data into chunks of size
-        * @out_chunk_size.  */
-       u8 *chunk_buf;
+       /* A buffer of size @out_chunk_size that has been loaned out from the
+        * chunk compressor and is currently being filled with the uncompressed
+        * data of the next chunk.  */
+       u8 *cur_chunk_buf;
 
-       /* Number of bytes in @chunk_buf that are currently filled.  */
-       size_t chunk_buf_filled;
+       /* Number of bytes in @cur_chunk_buf that are currently filled.  */
+       size_t cur_chunk_buf_filled;
 
-       /* List of streams that currently have chunks being compressed.  */
-       struct list_head pending_streams;
+       /* List of blobs that currently have chunks being compressed.  */
+       struct list_head blobs_being_compressed;
 
-       /* Set to true if the stream currently being read was a duplicate, and
-        * therefore the corresponding stream entry needs to be freed once the
-        * read finishes.  (In this case we add the duplicate entry to
-        * pending_streams rather than the entry being read.)  */
-       bool stream_was_duplicate;
+       /* List of blobs in the solid resource.  Blobs are moved here after
+        * @blobs_being_compressed only when writing a solid resource.  */
+       struct list_head blobs_in_solid_resource;
 
-       /* Current uncompressed offset in the resource being read.  */
-       u64 cur_read_res_offset;
+       /* Current uncompressed offset in the blob being read.  */
+       u64 cur_read_blob_offset;
 
-       /* Uncompressed size of the resource currently being read.  */
-       u64 cur_read_res_size;
+       /* Uncompressed size of the blob currently being read.  */
+       u64 cur_read_blob_size;
 
-       /* Current uncompressed offset in the resource being written.  */
-       u64 cur_write_res_offset;
+       /* Current uncompressed offset in the blob being written.  */
+       u64 cur_write_blob_offset;
 
        /* Uncompressed size of resource currently being written.  */
        u64 cur_write_res_size;
@@ -410,20 +404,10 @@ struct write_streams_ctx {
        u64 chunks_start_offset;
 };
 
-static u64
-get_chunk_entry_size(u64 res_size, int write_resource_flags)
-{
-       if (res_size <= UINT32_MAX ||
-           (write_resource_flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS))
-               return 4;
-       else
-               return 8;
-}
-
 /* Reserve space for the chunk table and prepare to accumulate the chunk table
  * in memory.  */
 static int
-begin_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
+begin_chunk_table(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
 {
        u64 expected_num_chunks;
        u64 expected_num_chunk_entries;
@@ -432,12 +416,12 @@ begin_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
 
        /* Calculate the number of chunks and chunk entries that should be
         * needed for the resource.  These normally will be the final values,
-        * but in PACKED_STREAMS mode some of the streams we're planning to
-        * write into the resource may be duplicates, and therefore discarded,
-        * potentially decreasing the number of chunk entries needed.  */
+        * but in SOLID mode some of the blobs we're planning to write into the
+        * resource may be duplicates, and therefore discarded, potentially
+        * decreasing the number of chunk entries needed.  */
        expected_num_chunks = DIV_ROUND_UP(res_expected_size, ctx->out_chunk_size);
        expected_num_chunk_entries = expected_num_chunks;
-       if (!(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
+       if (!(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID))
                expected_num_chunk_entries--;
 
        /* Make sure the chunk_csizes array is long enough to store the
@@ -464,26 +448,30 @@ begin_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
 
        if (!(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE)) {
                /* Reserve space for the chunk table in the output file.  In the
-                * case of packed resources this reserves the upper bound for
-                * the needed space, not necessarily the exact space which will
+                * case of solid resources this reserves the upper bound for the
+                * needed space, not necessarily the exact space which will
                 * prove to be needed.  At this point, we just use @chunk_csizes
                 * for a buffer of 0's because the actual compressed chunk sizes
                 * are unknown.  */
                reserve_size = expected_num_chunk_entries *
                               get_chunk_entry_size(res_expected_size,
-                                                   ctx->write_resource_flags);
-               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS)
+                                                   0 != (ctx->write_resource_flags &
+                                                         WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID));
+               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID)
                        reserve_size += sizeof(struct alt_chunk_table_header_disk);
                memset(ctx->chunk_csizes, 0, reserve_size);
                ret = full_write(ctx->out_fd, ctx->chunk_csizes, reserve_size);
-               if (ret)
+               if (ret) {
+                       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error reserving space for chunk "
+                                        "table in WIM file");
                        return ret;
+               }
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-begin_write_resource(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
+begin_write_resource(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
 {
        int ret;
 
@@ -498,13 +486,13 @@ begin_write_resource(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_expected_size)
        /* Output file descriptor is now positioned at the offset at which to
         * write the first chunk of the resource.  */
        ctx->chunks_start_offset = ctx->out_fd->offset;
-       ctx->cur_write_res_offset = 0;
+       ctx->cur_write_blob_offset = 0;
        ctx->cur_write_res_size = res_expected_size;
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
+end_chunk_table(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
                u64 *res_start_offset_ret, u64 *res_store_size_ret)
 {
        size_t actual_num_chunks;
@@ -514,19 +502,20 @@ end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
 
        actual_num_chunks = ctx->chunk_index;
        actual_num_chunk_entries = actual_num_chunks;
-       if (!(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
+       if (!(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID))
                actual_num_chunk_entries--;
 
        chunk_entry_size = get_chunk_entry_size(res_actual_size,
-                                               ctx->write_resource_flags);
+                                               0 != (ctx->write_resource_flags &
+                                                     WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID));
 
-       typedef le64 __attribute__((may_alias)) aliased_le64_t;
-       typedef le32 __attribute__((may_alias)) aliased_le32_t;
+       typedef le64 _may_alias_attribute aliased_le64_t;
+       typedef le32 _may_alias_attribute aliased_le32_t;
 
        if (chunk_entry_size == 4) {
                aliased_le32_t *entries = (aliased_le32_t*)ctx->chunk_csizes;
 
-               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
+               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
                        for (size_t i = 0; i < actual_num_chunk_entries; i++)
                                entries[i] = cpu_to_le32(ctx->chunk_csizes[i]);
                } else {
@@ -540,7 +529,7 @@ end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
        } else {
                aliased_le64_t *entries = (aliased_le64_t*)ctx->chunk_csizes;
 
-               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
+               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
                        for (size_t i = 0; i < actual_num_chunk_entries; i++)
                                entries[i] = cpu_to_le64(ctx->chunk_csizes[i]);
                } else {
@@ -560,7 +549,7 @@ end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
        if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE) {
                ret = full_write(ctx->out_fd, ctx->chunk_csizes, chunk_table_size);
                if (ret)
-                       goto error;
+                       goto write_error;
                res_end_offset = ctx->out_fd->offset;
                res_start_offset = ctx->chunks_start_offset;
        } else {
@@ -570,21 +559,21 @@ end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
 
                chunk_table_offset = ctx->chunks_start_offset - chunk_table_size;
 
-               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
+               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
                        struct alt_chunk_table_header_disk hdr;
 
                        hdr.res_usize = cpu_to_le64(res_actual_size);
                        hdr.chunk_size = cpu_to_le32(ctx->out_chunk_size);
                        hdr.compression_format = cpu_to_le32(ctx->out_ctype);
 
-                       BUILD_BUG_ON(WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZX != 1);
-                       BUILD_BUG_ON(WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_XPRESS != 2);
-                       BUILD_BUG_ON(WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZMS != 3);
+                       STATIC_ASSERT(WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_XPRESS == 1);
+                       STATIC_ASSERT(WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZX == 2);
+                       STATIC_ASSERT(WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZMS == 3);
 
                        ret = full_pwrite(ctx->out_fd, &hdr, sizeof(hdr),
                                          chunk_table_offset - sizeof(hdr));
                        if (ret)
-                               goto error;
+                               goto write_error;
                        res_start_offset = chunk_table_offset - sizeof(hdr);
                } else {
                        res_start_offset = chunk_table_offset;
@@ -593,7 +582,7 @@ end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
                ret = full_pwrite(ctx->out_fd, ctx->chunk_csizes,
                                  chunk_table_size, chunk_table_offset);
                if (ret)
-                       goto error;
+                       goto write_error;
        }
 
        *res_start_offset_ret = res_start_offset;
@@ -601,22 +590,23 @@ end_chunk_table(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, u64 res_actual_size,
 
        return 0;
 
-error:
-       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Write error");
+write_error:
+       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error writing chunk table to WIM file");
        return ret;
 }
 
 /* Finish writing a WIM resource by writing or updating the chunk table (if not
  * writing the data uncompressed) and loading its metadata into @out_reshdr.  */
 static int
-end_write_resource(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, struct wim_reshdr *out_reshdr)
+end_write_resource(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx, struct wim_reshdr *out_reshdr)
 {
        int ret;
        u64 res_size_in_wim;
        u64 res_uncompressed_size;
        u64 res_offset_in_wim;
 
-       wimlib_assert(ctx->cur_write_res_size == ctx->cur_write_res_offset);
+       wimlib_assert(ctx->cur_write_blob_offset == ctx->cur_write_res_size ||
+                     (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID));
        res_uncompressed_size = ctx->cur_write_res_size;
 
        if (ctx->compressor) {
@@ -631,126 +621,280 @@ end_write_resource(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, struct wim_reshdr *out_reshdr)
        out_reshdr->uncompressed_size = res_uncompressed_size;
        out_reshdr->size_in_wim = res_size_in_wim;
        out_reshdr->offset_in_wim = res_offset_in_wim;
-       DEBUG("Finished writing resource: %"PRIu64" => %"PRIu64" @ %"PRIu64"",
-             res_uncompressed_size, res_size_in_wim, res_offset_in_wim);
        return 0;
 }
 
-/* Begin processing a stream for writing.  */
+/* Call when no more data from the file at @path is needed.  */
 static int
-write_stream_begin_read(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-                       bool is_partial_res, void *_ctx)
+done_with_file(const tchar *path, wimlib_progress_func_t progfunc, void *progctx)
+{
+       union wimlib_progress_info info;
+
+       info.done_with_file.path_to_file = path;
+
+       return call_progress(progfunc, WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_DONE_WITH_FILE,
+                            &info, progctx);
+}
+
+static int
+do_done_with_blob(struct blob_descriptor *blob,
+                 wimlib_progress_func_t progfunc, void *progctx)
 {
-       struct write_streams_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
        int ret;
+       struct wim_inode *inode;
+       const tchar *path;
+       tchar *cookie1;
+       tchar *cookie2;
 
-       wimlib_assert(lte->size > 0);
+       if (!blob->may_send_done_with_file)
+               return 0;
 
-       ctx->cur_read_res_offset = 0;
-       ctx->cur_read_res_size = lte->size;
+       inode = blob->file_inode;
 
-       /* As an optimization, we allow some streams to be "unhashed", meaning
-        * their SHA1 message digests are unknown.  This is the case with
-        * streams that are added by scanning a directry tree with
-        * wimlib_add_image(), for example.  Since WIM uses single-instance
-        * streams, we don't know whether such each such stream really need to
-        * written until it is actually checksummed, unless it has a unique
-        * size.  In such cases we read and checksum the stream in this
-        * function, thereby advancing ahead of read_stream_list(), which will
-        * still provide the data again to write_stream_process_chunk().  This
-        * is okay because an unhashed stream cannot be in a WIM resource, which
-        * might be costly to decompress.  */
-       ctx->stream_was_duplicate = false;
-       if (ctx->lookup_table != NULL && lte->unhashed && !lte->unique_size) {
+       wimlib_assert(inode != NULL);
+       wimlib_assert(inode->i_num_remaining_streams > 0);
+       if (--inode->i_num_remaining_streams > 0)
+               return 0;
+
+       path = blob_file_path(blob);
 
-               wimlib_assert(!is_partial_res);
+       cookie1 = progress_get_streamless_path(path);
+       cookie2 = progress_get_win32_path(path);
 
-               struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte_new;
+       ret = done_with_file(path, progfunc, progctx);
 
-               ret = hash_unhashed_stream(lte, ctx->lookup_table, &lte_new);
+       progress_put_win32_path(cookie2);
+       progress_put_streamless_path(cookie1);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/* Handle WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SEND_DONE_WITH_FILE_MESSAGES mode.  */
+static inline int
+done_with_blob(struct blob_descriptor *blob, struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx)
+{
+       if (likely(!(ctx->write_resource_flags &
+                    WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SEND_DONE_WITH_FILE)))
+               return 0;
+       return do_done_with_blob(blob, ctx->progress_data.progfunc,
+                                ctx->progress_data.progctx);
+}
+
+/* Begin processing a blob for writing.  */
+static int
+write_blob_begin_read(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_ctx)
+{
+       struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
+       int ret;
+
+       wimlib_assert(blob->size > 0);
+
+       ctx->cur_read_blob_offset = 0;
+       ctx->cur_read_blob_size = blob->size;
+
+       /* As an optimization, we allow some blobs to be "unhashed", meaning
+        * their SHA-1 message digests are unknown.  This is the case with blobs
+        * that are added by scanning a directory tree with wimlib_add_image(),
+        * for example.  Since WIM uses single-instance blobs, we don't know
+        * whether such each such blob really need to written until it is
+        * actually checksummed, unless it has a unique size.  In such cases we
+        * read and checksum the blob in this function, thereby advancing ahead
+        * of read_blob_list(), which will still provide the data again to
+        * write_blob_process_chunk().  This is okay because an unhashed blob
+        * cannot be in a WIM resource, which might be costly to decompress.  */
+       if (ctx->blob_table != NULL && blob->unhashed && !blob->unique_size) {
+
+               struct blob_descriptor *new_blob;
+
+               ret = hash_unhashed_blob(blob, ctx->blob_table, &new_blob);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
-               if (lte_new != lte) {
-                       /* Duplicate stream detected.  */
+               if (new_blob != blob) {
+                       /* Duplicate blob detected.  */
 
-                       if (lte_new->will_be_in_output_wim ||
-                           stream_filtered(lte_new, ctx->filter_ctx))
+                       if (new_blob->will_be_in_output_wim ||
+                           blob_filtered(new_blob, ctx->filter_ctx))
                        {
-                               /* The duplicate stream is already being
-                                * included in the output WIM, or it would be
-                                * filtered out if it had been.  Skip writing
-                                * this stream (and reading it again) entirely,
-                                * passing its output reference count to the
-                                * duplicate stream in the former case.  */
-                               DEBUG("Discarding duplicate stream of "
-                                     "length %"PRIu64, lte->size);
-                               do_write_streams_progress(&ctx->progress_data,
-                                                         lte->size, true, lte);
-                               list_del(&lte->write_streams_list);
-                               list_del(&lte->lookup_table_list);
-                               if (lte_new->will_be_in_output_wim)
-                                       lte_new->out_refcnt += lte->out_refcnt;
-                               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS)
-                                       ctx->cur_write_res_size -= lte->size;
-                               free_lookup_table_entry(lte);
-                               return BEGIN_STREAM_STATUS_SKIP_STREAM;
+                               /* The duplicate blob is already being included
+                                * in the output WIM, or it would be filtered
+                                * out if it had been.  Skip writing this blob
+                                * (and reading it again) entirely, passing its
+                                * output reference count to the duplicate blob
+                                * in the former case.  */
+                               ret = do_write_blobs_progress(&ctx->progress_data,
+                                                             blob->size, 1, true);
+                               list_del(&blob->write_blobs_list);
+                               list_del(&blob->blob_table_list);
+                               if (new_blob->will_be_in_output_wim)
+                                       new_blob->out_refcnt += blob->out_refcnt;
+                               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID)
+                                       ctx->cur_write_res_size -= blob->size;
+                               if (!ret)
+                                       ret = done_with_blob(blob, ctx);
+                               free_blob_descriptor(blob);
+                               if (ret)
+                                       return ret;
+                               return BEGIN_BLOB_STATUS_SKIP_BLOB;
                        } else {
-                               /* The duplicate stream can validly be written,
+                               /* The duplicate blob can validly be written,
                                 * but was not marked as such.  Discard the
-                                * current stream entry and use the duplicate,
-                                * but actually freeing the current entry must
-                                * wait until read_stream_list() has finished
-                                * reading its data.  */
-                               DEBUG("Stream duplicate, but not already "
-                                     "selected for writing.");
-                               list_replace(&lte->write_streams_list,
-                                            &lte_new->write_streams_list);
-                               list_replace(&lte->lookup_table_list,
-                                            &lte_new->lookup_table_list);
-                               lte_new->out_refcnt = lte->out_refcnt;
-                               lte_new->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
-                               ctx->stream_was_duplicate = true;
-                               lte = lte_new;
+                                * current blob descriptor and use the
+                                * duplicate, but actually freeing the current
+                                * blob descriptor must wait until
+                                * read_blob_list() has finished reading its
+                                * data.  */
+                               list_replace(&blob->write_blobs_list,
+                                            &new_blob->write_blobs_list);
+                               list_replace(&blob->blob_table_list,
+                                            &new_blob->blob_table_list);
+                               blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
+                               new_blob->out_refcnt = blob->out_refcnt;
+                               new_blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
+                               new_blob->may_send_done_with_file = 0;
+                               blob = new_blob;
                        }
                }
        }
-       list_move_tail(&lte->write_streams_list, &ctx->pending_streams);
+       list_move_tail(&blob->write_blobs_list, &ctx->blobs_being_compressed);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/* Rewrite a blob that was just written compressed (as a non-solid WIM resource)
+ * as uncompressed instead.  */
+static int
+write_blob_uncompressed(struct blob_descriptor *blob, struct filedes *out_fd)
+{
+       int ret;
+       u64 begin_offset = blob->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim;
+       u64 end_offset = out_fd->offset;
+
+       if (filedes_seek(out_fd, begin_offset) == -1)
+               return 0;
+
+       ret = extract_blob_to_fd(blob, out_fd);
+       if (ret) {
+               /* Error reading the uncompressed data.  */
+               if (out_fd->offset == begin_offset &&
+                   filedes_seek(out_fd, end_offset) != -1)
+               {
+                       /* Nothing was actually written yet, and we successfully
+                        * seeked to the end of the compressed resource, so
+                        * don't issue a hard error; just keep the compressed
+                        * resource instead.  */
+                       WARNING("Recovered compressed resource of "
+                               "size %"PRIu64", continuing on.", blob->size);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       wimlib_assert(out_fd->offset - begin_offset == blob->size);
+
+       /* We could ftruncate() the file to 'out_fd->offset' here, but there
+        * isn't much point.  Usually we will only be truncating by a few bytes
+        * and will just overwrite the data immediately.  */
+
+       blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = blob->size;
+       blob->out_reshdr.flags &= ~(WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED |
+                                   WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID);
        return 0;
 }
 
+/* Returns true if the specified blob, which was written as a non-solid
+ * resource, should be truncated from the WIM file and re-written uncompressed.
+ * blob->out_reshdr must be filled in from the initial write of the blob.  */
+static bool
+should_rewrite_blob_uncompressed(const struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx,
+                                const struct blob_descriptor *blob)
+{
+       /* If the compressed data is smaller than the uncompressed data, prefer
+        * the compressed data.  */
+       if (blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim < blob->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 blob that would need to be re-read is located in a solid
+        * resource 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 blob *must* be written uncompressed
+        * in order to remain compatible with the Windows Overlay Filesystem
+        * filter driver (WOF).
+        *
+        * TODO: we are currently assuming that the optimization for
+        * single-chunk resources in maybe_rewrite_blob_uncompressed() prevents
+        * this case from being triggered too often.  To fully prevent excessive
+        * decompressions in degenerate cases, we really should obtain the
+        * uncompressed data by decompressing the compressed data we wrote to
+        * the output file.
+        */
+       if (blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM &&
+           blob->size != blob->rdesc->uncompressed_size &&
+           blob->size != blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim)
+               return false;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
+static int
+maybe_rewrite_blob_uncompressed(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx,
+                               struct blob_descriptor *blob)
+{
+       if (!should_rewrite_blob_uncompressed(ctx, blob))
+               return 0;
+
+       /* Regular (non-solid) WIM resources with exactly one chunk and
+        * compressed size equal to uncompressed size are exactly the same as
+        * the corresponding compressed data --- since there must be 0 entries
+        * in the chunk table and the only chunk must be stored uncompressed.
+        * In this case, there's no need to rewrite anything.  */
+       if (ctx->chunk_index == 1 &&
+           blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim == blob->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size)
+       {
+               blob->out_reshdr.flags &= ~WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       return write_blob_uncompressed(blob, ctx->out_fd);
+}
+
 /* Write the next chunk of (typically compressed) data to the output WIM,
  * handling the writing of the chunk table.  */
 static int
-write_chunk(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, const void *cchunk,
+write_chunk(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx, const void *cchunk,
            size_t csize, size_t usize)
 {
        int ret;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
+       u32 completed_blob_count;
+       u32 completed_size;
 
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       blob = list_entry(ctx->blobs_being_compressed.next,
+                         struct blob_descriptor, write_blobs_list);
 
-       lte = list_entry(ctx->pending_streams.next,
-                        struct wim_lookup_table_entry, write_streams_list);
-
-       if (ctx->cur_write_res_offset == 0 &&
-           !(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
+       if (ctx->cur_write_blob_offset == 0 &&
+           !(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID))
        {
-               /* Starting to write a new stream in non-packed mode.  */
+               /* Starting to write a new blob in non-solid mode.  */
 
                if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE) {
-                       int additional_reshdr_flags = 0;
-                       if (ctx->compressor != NULL)
-                               additional_reshdr_flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
-
-                       DEBUG("Writing pipable WIM stream header "
-                             "(offset=%"PRIu64")", ctx->out_fd->offset);
-
-                       ret = write_pwm_stream_header(lte, ctx->out_fd,
-                                                     additional_reshdr_flags);
+                       ret = write_pwm_blob_header(blob, ctx->out_fd,
+                                                   ctx->compressor != NULL);
                        if (ret)
                                return ret;
                }
 
-               ret = begin_write_resource(ctx, lte->size);
+               ret = begin_write_resource(ctx, blob->size);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
@@ -769,69 +913,101 @@ write_chunk(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx, const void *cchunk,
                        ret = full_write(ctx->out_fd, &chunk_hdr,
                                         sizeof(chunk_hdr));
                        if (ret)
-                               goto error;
+                               goto write_error;
                }
        }
 
        /* Write the chunk data.  */
        ret = full_write(ctx->out_fd, cchunk, csize);
        if (ret)
-               goto error;
+               goto write_error;
 
-       ctx->cur_write_res_offset += usize;
+       ctx->cur_write_blob_offset += usize;
 
-       do_write_streams_progress(&ctx->progress_data,
-                                 usize, false, lte);
+       completed_size = usize;
+       completed_blob_count = 0;
+       if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
+               /* Wrote chunk in solid mode.  It may have finished multiple
+                * blobs.  */
+               struct blob_descriptor *next_blob;
 
-       if (ctx->cur_write_res_offset == ctx->cur_write_res_size &&
-           !(ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
-       {
-               struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+               while (blob && ctx->cur_write_blob_offset >= blob->size) {
 
-               lte = list_entry(ctx->pending_streams.next,
-                                struct wim_lookup_table_entry, write_streams_list);
-               wimlib_assert(ctx->cur_write_res_offset == lte->size);
+                       ctx->cur_write_blob_offset -= blob->size;
 
-               /* Finished writing a stream in non-packed mode.  */
+                       if (ctx->cur_write_blob_offset)
+                               next_blob = list_entry(blob->write_blobs_list.next,
+                                                     struct blob_descriptor,
+                                                     write_blobs_list);
+                       else
+                               next_blob = NULL;
 
-               ret = end_write_resource(ctx, &lte->out_reshdr);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       ret = done_with_blob(blob, ctx);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+                       list_move_tail(&blob->write_blobs_list, &ctx->blobs_in_solid_resource);
+                       completed_blob_count++;
+
+                       blob = next_blob;
+               }
+       } else {
+               /* Wrote chunk in non-solid mode.  It may have finished a
+                * blob.  */
+               if (ctx->cur_write_blob_offset == blob->size) {
+
+                       wimlib_assert(ctx->cur_write_blob_offset ==
+                                     ctx->cur_write_res_size);
+
+                       ret = end_write_resource(ctx, &blob->out_reshdr);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+
+                       blob->out_reshdr.flags = reshdr_flags_for_blob(blob);
+                       if (ctx->compressor != NULL)
+                               blob->out_reshdr.flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
+
+                       ret = maybe_rewrite_blob_uncompressed(ctx, blob);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
 
-               wimlib_assert(lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size == lte->size);
+                       wimlib_assert(blob->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size == blob->size);
 
-               lte->out_reshdr.flags = filter_resource_flags(lte->flags);
-               if (ctx->compressor != NULL)
-                       lte->out_reshdr.flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
+                       ctx->cur_write_blob_offset = 0;
 
-               list_del(&lte->write_streams_list);
-               ctx->cur_write_res_offset = 0;
+                       ret = done_with_blob(blob, ctx);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+                       list_del(&blob->write_blobs_list);
+                       completed_blob_count++;
+               }
        }
 
-       return 0;
+       return do_write_blobs_progress(&ctx->progress_data, completed_size,
+                                      completed_blob_count, false);
 
-error:
-       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Write error");
+write_error:
+       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error writing chunk data to WIM file");
        return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-submit_chunk_for_compression(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx,
-                            const void *chunk, size_t size)
+prepare_chunk_buffer(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx)
 {
-       /* While we are unable to submit the chunk for compression (due to too
-        * many chunks already outstanding), retrieve and write the next
-        * compressed chunk.  */
-       while (!ctx->compressor->submit_chunk(ctx->compressor, chunk, size)) {
+       /* While we are unable to get a new chunk buffer due to too many chunks
+        * already outstanding, retrieve and write the next compressed chunk. */
+       while (!(ctx->cur_chunk_buf =
+                ctx->compressor->get_chunk_buffer(ctx->compressor)))
+       {
                const void *cchunk;
-               unsigned csize;
-               unsigned usize;
+               u32 csize;
+               u32 usize;
                bool bret;
                int ret;
 
-               bret = ctx->compressor->get_chunk(ctx->compressor,
-                                                 &cchunk, &csize, &usize);
-
+               bret = ctx->compressor->get_compression_result(ctx->compressor,
+                                                              &cchunk,
+                                                              &csize,
+                                                              &usize);
                wimlib_assert(bret);
 
                ret = write_chunk(ctx, cchunk, csize, usize);
@@ -843,9 +1019,9 @@ submit_chunk_for_compression(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx,
 
 /* Process the next chunk of data to be written to a WIM resource.  */
 static int
-write_stream_process_chunk(const void *chunk, size_t size, void *_ctx)
+write_blob_process_chunk(const void *chunk, size_t size, void *_ctx)
 {
-       struct write_streams_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
+       struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
        int ret;
        const u8 *chunkptr, *chunkend;
 
@@ -856,7 +1032,7 @@ write_stream_process_chunk(const void *chunk, size_t size, void *_ctx)
                 ret = write_chunk(ctx, chunk, size, size);
                 if (ret)
                         return ret;
-                ctx->cur_read_res_offset += size;
+                ctx->cur_read_blob_offset += size;
                 return 0;
        }
 
@@ -866,159 +1042,173 @@ write_stream_process_chunk(const void *chunk, size_t size, void *_ctx)
        chunkptr = chunk;
        chunkend = chunkptr + size;
        do {
-               const u8 *resized_chunk;
                size_t needed_chunk_size;
+               size_t bytes_consumed;
 
-               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
+               if (!ctx->cur_chunk_buf) {
+                       ret = prepare_chunk_buffer(ctx);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+               }
+
+               if (ctx->write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
                        needed_chunk_size = ctx->out_chunk_size;
                } else {
-                       u64 res_bytes_remaining;
-
-                       res_bytes_remaining = ctx->cur_read_res_size -
-                                             ctx->cur_read_res_offset;
                        needed_chunk_size = min(ctx->out_chunk_size,
-                                               ctx->chunk_buf_filled +
-                                                       res_bytes_remaining);
+                                               ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled +
+                                                       (ctx->cur_read_blob_size -
+                                                        ctx->cur_read_blob_offset));
                }
 
-               if (ctx->chunk_buf_filled == 0 &&
-                   chunkend - chunkptr >= needed_chunk_size)
-               {
-                       /* No intermediate buffering needed.  */
-                       resized_chunk = chunkptr;
-                       chunkptr += needed_chunk_size;
-                       ctx->cur_read_res_offset += needed_chunk_size;
-               } else {
-                       /* Intermediate buffering needed.  */
-                       size_t bytes_consumed;
-
-                       bytes_consumed = min(chunkend - chunkptr,
-                                            needed_chunk_size - ctx->chunk_buf_filled);
-
-                       memcpy(&ctx->chunk_buf[ctx->chunk_buf_filled],
-                              chunkptr, bytes_consumed);
+               bytes_consumed = min(chunkend - chunkptr,
+                                    needed_chunk_size - ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled);
 
-                       resized_chunk = ctx->chunk_buf;
+               memcpy(&ctx->cur_chunk_buf[ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled],
+                      chunkptr, bytes_consumed);
 
-                       chunkptr += bytes_consumed;
-                       ctx->cur_read_res_offset += bytes_consumed;
-                       ctx->chunk_buf_filled += bytes_consumed;
-                       if (ctx->chunk_buf_filled == needed_chunk_size) {
-                               resized_chunk = ctx->chunk_buf;
-                               ctx->chunk_buf_filled = 0;
-                       } else {
-                               break;
-                       }
+               chunkptr += bytes_consumed;
+               ctx->cur_read_blob_offset += bytes_consumed;
+               ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled += bytes_consumed;
 
+               if (ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled == needed_chunk_size) {
+                       ctx->compressor->signal_chunk_filled(ctx->compressor,
+                                                            ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled);
+                       ctx->cur_chunk_buf = NULL;
+                       ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled = 0;
                }
-
-               ret = submit_chunk_for_compression(ctx, resized_chunk,
-                                                  needed_chunk_size);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
-
        } while (chunkptr != chunkend);
        return 0;
 }
 
-/* Finish processing a stream for writing.  It may not have been completely
+/* Finish processing a blob for writing.  It may not have been completely
  * written yet, as the chunk_compressor implementation may still have chunks
  * buffered or being compressed.  */
 static int
-write_stream_end_read(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, int status, void *_ctx)
-{
-       struct write_streams_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
-       if (status == 0)
-               wimlib_assert(ctx->cur_read_res_offset == ctx->cur_read_res_size);
-       if (ctx->stream_was_duplicate) {
-               free_lookup_table_entry(lte);
-       } else if (lte->unhashed && ctx->lookup_table != NULL) {
-               list_del(&lte->unhashed_list);
-               lookup_table_insert(ctx->lookup_table, lte);
-               lte->unhashed = 0;
+write_blob_end_read(struct blob_descriptor *blob, int status, void *_ctx)
+{
+       struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
+
+       wimlib_assert(ctx->cur_read_blob_offset == ctx->cur_read_blob_size || status);
+
+       if (!blob->will_be_in_output_wim) {
+               /* The blob was a duplicate.  Now that its data has finished
+                * being read, it is being discarded in favor of the duplicate
+                * entry.  It therefore is no longer needed, and we can fire the
+                * DONE_WITH_FILE callback because the file will not be read
+                * again.
+                *
+                * Note: we can't yet fire DONE_WITH_FILE for non-duplicate
+                * blobs, since it needs to be possible to re-read the file if
+                * it does not compress to less than its original size.  */
+               if (!status)
+                       status = done_with_blob(blob, ctx);
+               free_blob_descriptor(blob);
+       } else if (!status && blob->unhashed && ctx->blob_table != NULL) {
+               /* The blob was not a duplicate and was previously unhashed.
+                * Since we passed COMPUTE_MISSING_BLOB_HASHES to
+                * read_blob_list(), blob->hash is now computed and valid.  So
+                * turn this blob into a "hashed" blob.  */
+               list_del(&blob->unhashed_list);
+               blob_table_insert(ctx->blob_table, blob);
+               blob->unhashed = 0;
        }
        return status;
 }
 
-/* Compute statistics about a list of streams that will be written.
+/*
+ * Compute statistics about a list of blobs that will be written.
  *
- * Assumes the streams are sorted such that all streams located in each distinct
- * WIM (specified by WIMStruct) are together.  */
-static void
-compute_stream_list_stats(struct list_head *stream_list,
-                         struct write_streams_ctx *ctx)
+ * Assumes the blobs are sorted such that all blobs located in each distinct WIM
+ * (specified by WIMStruct) are together.
+ *
+ * For compactions, also verify that there are no overlapping resources.  This
+ * really should be checked earlier, but for now it's easiest to check here.
+ */
+static int
+compute_blob_list_stats(struct list_head *blob_list,
+                       struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx)
 {
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
        u64 total_bytes = 0;
-       u64 num_streams = 0;
+       u64 num_blobs = 0;
        u64 total_parts = 0;
        WIMStruct *prev_wim_part = NULL;
+       const struct wim_resource_descriptor *prev_rdesc = NULL;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list) {
+               num_blobs++;
+               total_bytes += blob->size;
+               if (blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM) {
+                       const struct wim_resource_descriptor *rdesc = blob->rdesc;
+                       WIMStruct *wim = rdesc->wim;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(lte, stream_list, write_streams_list) {
-               num_streams++;
-               total_bytes += lte->size;
-               if (lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM) {
-                       if (prev_wim_part != lte->rspec->wim) {
-                               prev_wim_part = lte->rspec->wim;
+                       if (prev_wim_part != wim) {
+                               prev_wim_part = wim;
                                total_parts++;
                        }
+                       if (unlikely(wim->being_compacted) && rdesc != prev_rdesc) {
+                               if (prev_rdesc != NULL &&
+                                   rdesc->offset_in_wim <
+                                               prev_rdesc->offset_in_wim +
+                                               prev_rdesc->size_in_wim)
+                               {
+                                       WARNING("WIM file contains overlapping "
+                                               "resources!  Compaction is not "
+                                               "possible.");
+                                       return WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER;
+                               }
+                               prev_rdesc = rdesc;
+                       }
                }
        }
        ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.total_bytes       = total_bytes;
-       ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.total_streams     = num_streams;
+       ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.total_streams     = num_blobs;
        ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.completed_bytes   = 0;
        ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.completed_streams = 0;
        ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.compression_type  = ctx->out_ctype;
        ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.total_parts       = total_parts;
        ctx->progress_data.progress.write_streams.completed_parts   = 0;
        ctx->progress_data.next_progress = 0;
-       ctx->progress_data.prev_wim_part = NULL;
+       return 0;
 }
 
-/* Find streams in @stream_list that can be copied to the output WIM in raw form
- * rather than compressed.  Delete these streams from @stream_list, and move one
- * per resource to @raw_copy_resources.  Return the total uncompressed size of
- * the streams that need to be compressed.  */
+/* Find blobs in @blob_list that can be copied to the output WIM in raw form
+ * rather than compressed.  Delete these blobs from @blob_list and move them to
+ * @raw_copy_blobs.  Return the total uncompressed size of the blobs that need
+ * to be compressed.  */
 static u64
-find_raw_copy_resources(struct list_head *stream_list,
-                       int write_resource_flags,
-                       int out_ctype,
-                       u32 out_chunk_size,
-                       struct list_head *raw_copy_resources)
+find_raw_copy_blobs(struct list_head *blob_list, int write_resource_flags,
+                   int out_ctype, u32 out_chunk_size,
+                   struct list_head *raw_copy_blobs)
 {
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, *tmp;
-       u64 num_bytes_to_compress = 0;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob, *tmp;
+       u64 num_nonraw_bytes = 0;
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(raw_copy_resources);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(raw_copy_blobs);
 
        /* Initialize temporary raw_copy_ok flag.  */
-       list_for_each_entry(lte, stream_list, write_streams_list)
-               if (lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM)
-                       lte->rspec->raw_copy_ok = 0;
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list)
+               if (blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM)
+                       blob->rdesc->raw_copy_ok = 0;
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(lte, tmp, stream_list, write_streams_list) {
-               if (lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM &&
-                   lte->rspec->raw_copy_ok)
-               {
-                       list_del(&lte->write_streams_list);
-               } else if (can_raw_copy(lte, write_resource_flags,
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(blob, tmp, blob_list, write_blobs_list) {
+               if (can_raw_copy(blob, write_resource_flags,
                                 out_ctype, out_chunk_size))
                {
-                       lte->rspec->raw_copy_ok = 1;
-                       list_move_tail(&lte->write_streams_list,
-                                      raw_copy_resources);
+                       blob->rdesc->raw_copy_ok = 1;
+                       list_move_tail(&blob->write_blobs_list, raw_copy_blobs);
                } else {
-                       num_bytes_to_compress += lte->size;
+                       num_nonraw_bytes += blob->size;
                }
        }
 
-       return num_bytes_to_compress;
+       return num_nonraw_bytes;
 }
 
 /* Copy a raw compressed resource located in another WIM file to the WIM file
  * being written.  */
 static int
-write_raw_copy_resource(struct wim_resource_spec *in_rspec,
+write_raw_copy_resource(struct wim_resource_descriptor *in_rdesc,
                        struct filedes *out_fd)
 {
        u64 cur_read_offset;
@@ -1027,65 +1217,97 @@ write_raw_copy_resource(struct wim_resource_spec *in_rspec,
        size_t bytes_to_read;
        int ret;
        struct filedes *in_fd;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
        u64 out_offset_in_wim;
 
-       DEBUG("Copying raw compressed data (size_in_wim=%"PRIu64", "
-             "uncompressed_size=%"PRIu64")",
-             in_rspec->size_in_wim, in_rspec->uncompressed_size);
-
        /* Copy the raw data.  */
-       cur_read_offset = in_rspec->offset_in_wim;
-       end_read_offset = cur_read_offset + in_rspec->size_in_wim;
+       cur_read_offset = in_rdesc->offset_in_wim;
+       end_read_offset = cur_read_offset + in_rdesc->size_in_wim;
 
        out_offset_in_wim = out_fd->offset;
 
-       if (in_rspec->is_pipable) {
-               if (cur_read_offset < sizeof(struct pwm_stream_hdr))
+       if (in_rdesc->is_pipable) {
+               if (cur_read_offset < sizeof(struct pwm_blob_hdr))
                        return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PIPABLE_WIM;
-               cur_read_offset -= sizeof(struct pwm_stream_hdr);
-               out_offset_in_wim += sizeof(struct pwm_stream_hdr);
+               cur_read_offset -= sizeof(struct pwm_blob_hdr);
+               out_offset_in_wim += sizeof(struct pwm_blob_hdr);
        }
-       in_fd = &in_rspec->wim->in_fd;
-       while (cur_read_offset != end_read_offset) {
+       in_fd = &in_rdesc->wim->in_fd;
+       wimlib_assert(cur_read_offset != end_read_offset);
 
-               bytes_to_read = min(sizeof(buf), end_read_offset - cur_read_offset);
+       if (likely(!in_rdesc->wim->being_compacted) ||
+           in_rdesc->offset_in_wim > out_fd->offset) {
+               do {
+                       bytes_to_read = min(sizeof(buf),
+                                           end_read_offset - cur_read_offset);
 
-               ret = full_pread(in_fd, buf, bytes_to_read, cur_read_offset);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       ret = full_pread(in_fd, buf, bytes_to_read,
+                                        cur_read_offset);
+                       if (ret) {
+                               ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error reading raw data "
+                                                "from WIM file");
+                               return ret;
+                       }
 
-               ret = full_write(out_fd, buf, bytes_to_read);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       ret = full_write(out_fd, buf, bytes_to_read);
+                       if (ret) {
+                               ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error writing raw data "
+                                                "to WIM file");
+                               return ret;
+                       }
 
-               cur_read_offset += bytes_to_read;
+                       cur_read_offset += bytes_to_read;
+
+               } while (cur_read_offset != end_read_offset);
+       } else {
+               /* Optimization: the WIM file is being compacted and the
+                * resource being written is already in the desired location.
+                * Skip over the data instead of re-writing it.  */
+
+               /* Due the earlier check for overlapping resources, it should
+                * never be the case that we already overwrote the resource.  */
+               wimlib_assert(!(in_rdesc->offset_in_wim < out_fd->offset));
+
+               if (-1 == filedes_seek(out_fd, out_fd->offset + in_rdesc->size_in_wim))
+                       return WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
        }
 
-       list_for_each_entry(lte, &in_rspec->stream_list, rspec_node) {
-               if (lte->will_be_in_output_wim) {
-                       stream_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(lte);
-                       if (in_rspec->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS)
-                               lte->out_res_offset_in_wim = out_offset_in_wim;
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, &in_rdesc->blob_list, rdesc_node) {
+               if (blob->will_be_in_output_wim) {
+                       blob_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(blob);
+                       if (in_rdesc->flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID)
+                               blob->out_res_offset_in_wim = out_offset_in_wim;
                        else
-                               lte->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = out_offset_in_wim;
+                               blob->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = out_offset_in_wim;
 
                }
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
-/* Copy a list of raw compressed resources located other WIM file(s) to the WIM
- * file being written.  */
+/* Copy a list of raw compressed resources located in other WIM file(s) to the
+ * WIM file being written.  */
 static int
-write_raw_copy_resources(struct list_head *raw_copy_resources,
-                        struct filedes *out_fd)
+write_raw_copy_resources(struct list_head *raw_copy_blobs,
+                        struct filedes *out_fd,
+                        struct write_blobs_progress_data *progress_data)
 {
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
        int ret;
 
-       list_for_each_entry(lte, raw_copy_resources, write_streams_list) {
-               ret = write_raw_copy_resource(lte->rspec, out_fd);
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, raw_copy_blobs, write_blobs_list)
+               blob->rdesc->raw_copy_ok = 1;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, raw_copy_blobs, write_blobs_list) {
+               if (blob->rdesc->raw_copy_ok) {
+                       /* Write each solid resource only one time.  */
+                       ret = write_raw_copy_resource(blob->rdesc, out_fd);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+                       blob->rdesc->raw_copy_ok = 0;
+               }
+               ret = do_write_blobs_progress(progress_data, blob->size,
+                                             1, false);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
@@ -1094,24 +1316,24 @@ write_raw_copy_resources(struct list_head *raw_copy_resources,
 
 /* Wait for and write all chunks pending in the compressor.  */
 static int
-finish_remaining_chunks(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx)
+finish_remaining_chunks(struct write_blobs_ctx *ctx)
 {
        const void *cdata;
-       unsigned csize;
-       unsigned usize;
+       u32 csize;
+       u32 usize;
        int ret;
 
        if (ctx->compressor == NULL)
                return 0;
 
-       if (ctx->chunk_buf_filled != 0) {
-               ret = submit_chunk_for_compression(ctx, ctx->chunk_buf,
-                                                  ctx->chunk_buf_filled);
-               if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+       if (ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled != 0) {
+               ctx->compressor->signal_chunk_filled(ctx->compressor,
+                                                    ctx->cur_chunk_buf_filled);
        }
 
-       while (ctx->compressor->get_chunk(ctx->compressor, &cdata, &csize, &usize)) {
+       while (ctx->compressor->get_compression_result(ctx->compressor, &cdata,
+                                                      &csize, &usize))
+       {
                ret = write_chunk(ctx, cdata, csize, usize);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
@@ -1120,258 +1342,239 @@ finish_remaining_chunks(struct write_streams_ctx *ctx)
 }
 
 static void
-remove_zero_length_streams(struct list_head *stream_list)
-{
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, *tmp;
-
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(lte, tmp, stream_list, write_streams_list) {
-               wimlib_assert(lte->will_be_in_output_wim);
-               if (lte->size == 0) {
-                       list_del(&lte->write_streams_list);
-                       lte->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = 0;
-                       lte->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = 0;
-                       lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = 0;
-                       lte->out_reshdr.flags = filter_resource_flags(lte->flags);
+validate_blob_list(struct list_head *blob_list)
+{
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list) {
+               wimlib_assert(blob->will_be_in_output_wim);
+               wimlib_assert(blob->size != 0);
+       }
+}
+
+static void
+init_done_with_file_info(struct list_head *blob_list)
+{
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
+
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list) {
+               if (blob_is_in_file(blob)) {
+                       blob->file_inode->i_num_remaining_streams = 0;
+                       blob->may_send_done_with_file = 1;
+               } else {
+                       blob->may_send_done_with_file = 0;
                }
        }
+
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list)
+               if (blob->may_send_done_with_file)
+                       blob->file_inode->i_num_remaining_streams++;
 }
 
 /*
- * Write a list of streams to the output WIM file.
+ * Write a list of blobs to the output WIM file.
  *
- * @stream_list
- *     The list of streams to write, specifies a list of `struct
- *     wim_lookup_table_entry's linked by the 'write_streams_list' member.
+ * @blob_list
+ *     The list of blobs to write, specified by a list of 'struct blob_descriptor' linked
+ *     by the 'write_blobs_list' member.
  *
  * @out_fd
- *     The file descriptor, opened for writing, to which to write the streams.
+ *     The file descriptor, opened for writing, to which to write the blobs.
  *
  * @write_resource_flags
- *     Flags to modify how the streams are written:
+ *     Flags to modify how the blobs are written:
  *
  *     WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS:
  *             Force compression of all resources, even if they could otherwise
- *             be re-used by caping the raw data, due to being located in a WIM
+ *             be re-used by copying the raw data, due to being located in a WIM
  *             file with compatible compression parameters.
  *
  *     WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE:
  *             Write the resources in the wimlib-specific pipable format, and
  *             furthermore do so in such a way that no seeking backwards in
- *             @out_fd will be performed (so it may be a pipe, contrary to the
- *             default behavior).
+ *             @out_fd will be performed (so it may be a pipe).
  *
- *     WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS:
- *             Pack all the streams into a single resource rather than writing
- *             them in separate resources.  This format is only valid if the
- *             WIM version number is WIM_VERSION_PACKED_STREAMS.  This flag
- *             currently may not be combined with WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE.
+ *     WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID:
+ *             Combine all the blobs into a single resource rather than writing
+ *             them in separate resources.  This flag is only valid if the WIM
+ *             version number has been, or will be, set to WIM_VERSION_SOLID.
+ *             This flag may not be combined with WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE.
  *
  * @out_ctype
- *     Compression format to use to write the output streams, specified as one
- *     of the WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_* constants, excepting
- *     WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_INVALID but including
- *     WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE.
+ *     Compression format to use in the output resources, specified as one of
+ *     the WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_* constants.  WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE
+ *     is allowed.
  *
  * @out_chunk_size
- *     Chunk size to use to write the streams.  It must be a valid chunk size
- *     for the specified compression format @out_ctype, unless @out_ctype is
- *     WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE, in which case this parameter is ignored.
+ *     Compression chunk size to use in the output resources.  It must be a
+ *     valid chunk size for the specified compression format @out_ctype, unless
+ *     @out_ctype is WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE, in which case this parameter
+ *     is ignored.
  *
  * @num_threads
  *     Number of threads to use to compress data.  If 0, a default number of
  *     threads will be chosen.  The number of threads still may be decreased
  *     from the specified value if insufficient memory is detected.
  *
- * @lookup_table
- *     If on-the-fly deduplication of unhashed streams is desired, this
- *     parameter must be pointer to the lookup table for the WIMStruct on whose
- *     behalf the streams are being written.  Otherwise, this parameter can be
- *     NULL.
+ * @blob_table
+ *     If on-the-fly deduplication of unhashed blobs is desired, this parameter
+ *     must be pointer to the blob table for the WIMStruct on whose behalf the
+ *     blobs are being written.  Otherwise, this parameter can be NULL.
  *
  * @filter_ctx
- *     If on-the-fly deduplication of unhashed streams is desired, this
- *     parameter can be a pointer to a context for stream filtering used to
- *     detect whether the duplicate stream has been hard-filtered or not.  If
- *     no streams are hard-filtered or no streams are unhashed, this parameter
- *     can be NULL.
- *
- * @comp_ctx
- *     A location in which to allocate the pointer to the default LZX
- *     compression context.  This will only be used if @out_ctype is
- *     WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZX.
- *
- * @progress_func
- *     If non-NULL, a progress function that will be called periodically with
- *     WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_STREAMS messages.  Note that on-the-fly
- *     deduplication of unhashed streams may result in the total bytes provided
- *     in the progress data to decrease from one message to the next.
- *
- * This function will write the streams in @stream_list to resources in
- * consecutive positions in the output WIM file, or to a single packed resource
- * if WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS was specified in @write_resource_flags.
- * In both cases, the @out_reshdr of the `struct wim_lookup_table_entry' for
- * each stream written will be updated to specify its location, size, and flags
- * in the output WIM.  In the packed resource case,
- * WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS shall be set in the @flags field of the
- * @out_reshdr, and @out_res_offset_in_wim and @out_res_size_in_wim will also
- * be set to the offset and size, respectively, in the output WIM of the full
- * packed resource containing the corresponding stream.
- *
- * Each of the streams to write may be in any location supported by the
- * resource-handling code (specifically, read_stream_list()), such as the
- * contents of external file that has been logically added to the output WIM, or
- * a stream in another WIM file that has been imported, or even stream in the
- * "same" WIM file of which a modified copy is being written.  In the case that
- * a stream is already in a WIM file and uses compatible compression parameters,
- * by default this function will re-use the raw data instead of decompressing
- * it, then recompressing it; however, with WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS
+ *     If on-the-fly deduplication of unhashed blobs is desired, this parameter
+ *     can be a pointer to a context for blob filtering used to detect whether
+ *     the duplicate blob has been hard-filtered or not.  If no blobs are
+ *     hard-filtered or no blobs are unhashed, this parameter can be NULL.
+ *
+ * This function will write the blobs in @blob_list to resources in
+ * consecutive positions in the output WIM file, or to a single solid resource
+ * if WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID was specified in @write_resource_flags.  In both
+ * cases, the @out_reshdr of the `struct blob_descriptor' for each blob written will be
+ * updated to specify its location, size, and flags in the output WIM.  In the
+ * solid resource case, WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID will be set in the @flags field of
+ * each @out_reshdr, and furthermore @out_res_offset_in_wim and
+ * @out_res_size_in_wim of each @out_reshdr will be set to the offset and size,
+ * respectively, in the output WIM of the solid resource containing the
+ * corresponding blob.
+ *
+ * Each of the blobs to write may be in any location supported by the
+ * resource-handling code (specifically, read_blob_list()), such as the contents
+ * of external file that has been logically added to the output WIM, or a blob
+ * in another WIM file that has been imported, or even a blob in the "same" WIM
+ * file of which a modified copy is being written.  In the case that a blob is
+ * already in a WIM file and uses compatible compression parameters, by default
+ * this function will re-use the raw data instead of decompressing it, then
+ * recompressing it; however, with WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS
  * specified in @write_resource_flags, this is not done.
  *
  * As a further requirement, this function requires that the
- * @will_be_in_output_wim member be set on all streams in @stream_list as well
- * as any other streams not in @stream_list that will be in the output WIM file,
- * but not on any other streams in the output WIM's lookup table or sharing a
- * packed resource with a stream in @stream_list.  Still furthermore, if
- * on-the-fly deduplication of streams is possible, then all streams in
- * @stream_list must also be linked by @lookup_table_list along with any other
- * streams that have @will_be_in_output_wim set.
- *
- * This function handles on-the-fly deduplication of streams for which SHA1
- * message digests have not yet been calculated and it is therefore known
- * whether such streams are already in @stream_list or in the WIM's lookup table
- * at all.  If @lookup_table is non-NULL, then each stream in @stream_list that
+ * @will_be_in_output_wim member be set to 1 on all blobs in @blob_list as well
+ * as any other blobs not in @blob_list that will be in the output WIM file, but
+ * set to 0 on any other blobs in the output WIM's blob table or sharing a solid
+ * resource with a blob in @blob_list.  Still furthermore, if on-the-fly
+ * deduplication of blobs is possible, then all blobs in @blob_list must also be
+ * linked by @blob_table_list along with any other blobs that have
+ * @will_be_in_output_wim set.
+ *
+ * This function handles on-the-fly deduplication of blobs for which SHA-1
+ * message digests have not yet been calculated.  Such blobs may or may not need
+ * to be written.  If @blob_table is non-NULL, then each blob in @blob_list that
  * has @unhashed set but not @unique_size set is checksummed immediately before
  * it would otherwise be read for writing in order to determine if it is
- * identical to another stream already being written or one that would be
- * filtered out of the output WIM using stream_filtered() with the context
- * @filter_ctx.  Each such duplicate stream will be removed from @stream_list, its
- * reference count transfered to the pre-existing duplicate stream, its memory
- * freed, and will not be written.  Alternatively, if a stream in @stream_list
- * is a duplicate with any stream in @lookup_table that has not been marked for
- * writing or would not be hard-filtered, it is freed and the pre-existing
- * duplicate is written instead, taking ownership of the reference count and
- * slot in the @lookup_table_list.
- *
- * Returns 0 if all streams were written successfully (or did not need to be
- * written); otherwise a non-zero error code.
+ * identical to another blob already being written or one that would be filtered
+ * out of the output WIM using blob_filtered() with the context @filter_ctx.
+ * Each such duplicate blob will be removed from @blob_list, its reference count
+ * transferred to the pre-existing duplicate blob, its memory freed, and will
+ * not be written.  Alternatively, if a blob in @blob_list is a duplicate with
+ * any blob in @blob_table that has not been marked for writing or would not be
+ * hard-filtered, it is freed and the pre-existing duplicate is written instead,
+ * taking ownership of the reference count and slot in the @blob_table_list.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if every blob was either written successfully or did not need to be
+ * written; otherwise returns a non-zero error code.
  */
 static int
-write_stream_list(struct list_head *stream_list,
-                 struct filedes *out_fd,
-                 int write_resource_flags,
-                 int out_ctype,
-                 u32 out_chunk_size,
-                 unsigned num_threads,
-                 struct wim_lookup_table *lookup_table,
-                 struct filter_context *filter_ctx,
-                 struct wimlib_lzx_context **comp_ctx,
-                 wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+write_blob_list(struct list_head *blob_list,
+               struct filedes *out_fd,
+               int write_resource_flags,
+               int out_ctype,
+               u32 out_chunk_size,
+               unsigned num_threads,
+               struct blob_table *blob_table,
+               struct filter_context *filter_ctx,
+               wimlib_progress_func_t progfunc,
+               void *progctx)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct write_streams_ctx ctx;
-       struct list_head raw_copy_resources;
+       struct write_blobs_ctx ctx;
+       struct list_head raw_copy_blobs;
+       u64 num_nonraw_bytes;
 
        wimlib_assert((write_resource_flags &
-                      (WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS |
+                      (WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID |
                        WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE)) !=
-                               (WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS |
+                               (WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID |
                                 WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE));
 
-       remove_zero_length_streams(stream_list);
+       validate_blob_list(blob_list);
 
-       if (list_empty(stream_list)) {
-               DEBUG("No streams to write.");
+       if (list_empty(blob_list))
                return 0;
-       }
 
-       memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
+       /* If needed, set auxiliary information so that we can detect when the
+        * library has finished using each external file.  */
+       if (unlikely(write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SEND_DONE_WITH_FILE))
+               init_done_with_file_info(blob_list);
 
-       /* Pre-sorting the streams is required for compute_stream_list_stats().
-        * Afterwards, read_stream_list() need not sort them again.  */
-       ret = sort_stream_list_by_sequential_order(stream_list,
-                                                  offsetof(struct wim_lookup_table_entry,
-                                                           write_streams_list));
-       if (ret)
-               return ret;
+       memset(&ctx, 0, sizeof(ctx));
 
        ctx.out_fd = out_fd;
-       ctx.lookup_table = lookup_table;
+       ctx.blob_table = blob_table;
        ctx.out_ctype = out_ctype;
        ctx.out_chunk_size = out_chunk_size;
        ctx.write_resource_flags = write_resource_flags;
        ctx.filter_ctx = filter_ctx;
 
-       if (out_chunk_size != 0) {
-               if (out_chunk_size <= STACK_MAX) {
-                       ctx.chunk_buf = alloca(out_chunk_size);
-               } else {
-                       ctx.chunk_buf = MALLOC(out_chunk_size);
-                       if (ctx.chunk_buf == NULL) {
-                               ret = WIMLIB_ERR_NOMEM;
-                               goto out_destroy_context;
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-       ctx.chunk_buf_filled = 0;
-
-       compute_stream_list_stats(stream_list, &ctx);
-
-       ctx.progress_data.progress_func = progress_func;
+       /*
+        * We normally sort the blobs to write by a "sequential" order that is
+        * optimized for reading.  But when using solid compression, we instead
+        * sort the blobs by file extension and file name (when applicable; and
+        * we don't do this for blobs from solid resources) so that similar
+        * files are grouped together, which improves the compression ratio.
+        * This is somewhat of a hack since a blob does not necessarily
+        * correspond one-to-one with a filename, nor is there any guarantee
+        * that two files with similar names or extensions are actually similar
+        * in content.  A potential TODO is to sort the blobs based on some
+        * measure of similarity of their actual contents.
+        */
 
-       ctx.num_bytes_to_compress = find_raw_copy_resources(stream_list,
-                                                           write_resource_flags,
-                                                           out_ctype,
-                                                           out_chunk_size,
-                                                           &raw_copy_resources);
+       ret = sort_blob_list_by_sequential_order(blob_list,
+                                                offsetof(struct blob_descriptor,
+                                                         write_blobs_list));
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       DEBUG("Writing stream list "
-             "(offset = %"PRIu64", write_resource_flags=0x%08x, "
-             "out_ctype=%d, out_chunk_size=%u, num_threads=%u, "
-             "total_bytes=%"PRIu64", num_bytes_to_compress=%"PRIu64")",
-             out_fd->offset, write_resource_flags,
-             out_ctype, out_chunk_size, num_threads,
-             ctx.progress_data.progress.write_streams.total_bytes,
-             ctx.num_bytes_to_compress);
+       ret = compute_blob_list_stats(blob_list, &ctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       if (ctx.num_bytes_to_compress == 0) {
-               DEBUG("No compression needed; skipping to raw copy!");
-               goto out_write_raw_copy_resources;
+       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID_SORT) {
+               ret = sort_blob_list_for_solid_compression(blob_list);
+               if (unlikely(ret))
+                       WARNING("Failed to sort blobs for solid compression. Continuing anyways.");
        }
 
-       /* Unless uncompressed output was required, allocate a chunk_compressor
-        * to do compression.  There are serial and parallel implementations of
-        * the chunk_compressor interface.  We default to parallel using the
-        * specified number of threads, unless the upper bound on the number
-        * bytes needing to be compressed is less 2000000 (heuristic value).  */
-       if (out_ctype != WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE) {
+       ctx.progress_data.progfunc = progfunc;
+       ctx.progress_data.progctx = progctx;
 
-               if (out_ctype == WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZMS &&
-                   ctx.lookup_table != NULL) {
-                       WARNING("LZMS compression not implemented; data will "
-                               "actually be written uncompressed.");
-               }
+       num_nonraw_bytes = find_raw_copy_blobs(blob_list, write_resource_flags,
+                                              out_ctype, out_chunk_size,
+                                              &raw_copy_blobs);
 
-               if (ctx.num_bytes_to_compress >= 2000000) {
+       /* Unless no data needs to be compressed, allocate a chunk_compressor to
+        * do compression.  There are serial and parallel implementations of the
+        * chunk_compressor interface.  We default to parallel using the
+        * specified number of threads, unless the upper bound on the number
+        * bytes needing to be compressed is less than a heuristic value.  */
+       if (num_nonraw_bytes != 0 && out_ctype != WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE) {
+       #ifdef ENABLE_MULTITHREADED_COMPRESSION
+               if (num_nonraw_bytes > max(2000000, out_chunk_size)) {
                        ret = new_parallel_chunk_compressor(out_ctype,
                                                            out_chunk_size,
                                                            num_threads, 0,
                                                            &ctx.compressor);
-                       if (ret) {
-                               DEBUG("Couldn't create parallel chunk compressor "
-                                     "(status %d)", ret);
+                       if (ret > 0) {
+                               WARNING("Couldn't create parallel chunk compressor: %"TS".\n"
+                                       "          Falling back to single-threaded compression.",
+                                       wimlib_get_error_string(ret));
                        }
                }
+       #endif
 
                if (ctx.compressor == NULL) {
-                       if (out_ctype == WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZX) {
-                               ret = wimlib_lzx_alloc_context(out_chunk_size,
-                                                              NULL,
-                                                              comp_ctx);
-                               if (ret)
-                                       goto out_destroy_context;
-                       }
                        ret = new_serial_chunk_compressor(out_ctype, out_chunk_size,
-                                                         *comp_ctx, &ctx.compressor);
+                                                         &ctx.compressor);
                        if (ret)
                                goto out_destroy_context;
                }
@@ -1382,40 +1585,48 @@ write_stream_list(struct list_head *stream_list,
        else
                ctx.progress_data.progress.write_streams.num_threads = 1;
 
-       DEBUG("Actually using %u threads",
-             ctx.progress_data.progress.write_streams.num_threads);
+       ret = call_progress(ctx.progress_data.progfunc,
+                           WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_STREAMS,
+                           &ctx.progress_data.progress,
+                           ctx.progress_data.progctx);
+       if (ret)
+               goto out_destroy_context;
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx.pending_streams);
+       /* Copy any compressed resources for which the raw data can be reused
+        * without decompression.  */
+       ret = write_raw_copy_resources(&raw_copy_blobs, ctx.out_fd,
+                                      &ctx.progress_data);
 
-       if (ctx.progress_data.progress_func) {
-               (*ctx.progress_data.progress_func)(WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_STREAMS,
-                                                  &ctx.progress_data.progress);
-       }
+       if (ret || num_nonraw_bytes == 0)
+               goto out_destroy_context;
+
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx.blobs_being_compressed);
 
-       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
-               ret = begin_write_resource(&ctx, ctx.num_bytes_to_compress);
+       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
+
+               INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ctx.blobs_in_solid_resource);
+
+               ret = begin_write_resource(&ctx, num_nonraw_bytes);
                if (ret)
                        goto out_destroy_context;
        }
 
-       /* Read the list of streams needing to be compressed, using the
-        * specified callbacks to execute processing of the data.  */
+       /* Read the list of blobs needing to be compressed, using the specified
+        * callbacks to execute processing of the data.  */
 
-       struct read_stream_list_callbacks cbs = {
-               .begin_stream           = write_stream_begin_read,
-               .begin_stream_ctx       = &ctx,
-               .consume_chunk          = write_stream_process_chunk,
-               .consume_chunk_ctx      = &ctx,
-               .end_stream             = write_stream_end_read,
-               .end_stream_ctx         = &ctx,
+       struct read_blob_callbacks cbs = {
+               .begin_blob     = write_blob_begin_read,
+               .consume_chunk  = write_blob_process_chunk,
+               .end_blob       = write_blob_end_read,
+               .ctx            = &ctx,
        };
 
-       ret = read_stream_list(stream_list,
-                              offsetof(struct wim_lookup_table_entry, write_streams_list),
-                              &cbs,
-                              STREAM_LIST_ALREADY_SORTED |
-                                       VERIFY_STREAM_HASHES |
-                                       COMPUTE_MISSING_STREAM_HASHES);
+       ret = read_blob_list(blob_list,
+                            offsetof(struct blob_descriptor, write_blobs_list),
+                            &cbs,
+                            BLOB_LIST_ALREADY_SORTED |
+                               VERIFY_BLOB_HASHES |
+                               COMPUTE_MISSING_BLOB_HASHES);
 
        if (ret)
                goto out_destroy_context;
@@ -1424,129 +1635,141 @@ write_stream_list(struct list_head *stream_list,
        if (ret)
                goto out_destroy_context;
 
-       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
+       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
                struct wim_reshdr reshdr;
-               struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+               struct blob_descriptor *blob;
                u64 offset_in_res;
 
                ret = end_write_resource(&ctx, &reshdr);
                if (ret)
                        goto out_destroy_context;
 
-               DEBUG("Ending packed resource: %lu %lu %lu.",
-                     reshdr.offset_in_wim,
-                     reshdr.size_in_wim,
-                     reshdr.uncompressed_size);
-
                offset_in_res = 0;
-               list_for_each_entry(lte, &ctx.pending_streams, write_streams_list) {
-                       lte->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = lte->size;
-                       lte->out_reshdr.flags = filter_resource_flags(lte->flags);
-                       lte->out_reshdr.flags |= WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS;
-                       lte->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = 0;
-                       lte->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = offset_in_res;
-                       lte->out_res_offset_in_wim = reshdr.offset_in_wim;
-                       lte->out_res_size_in_wim = reshdr.size_in_wim;
-                       /*lte->out_res_uncompressed_size = reshdr.uncompressed_size;*/
-                       offset_in_res += lte->size;
+               list_for_each_entry(blob, &ctx.blobs_in_solid_resource, write_blobs_list) {
+                       blob->out_reshdr.size_in_wim = blob->size;
+                       blob->out_reshdr.flags = reshdr_flags_for_blob(blob) |
+                                                WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID;
+                       blob->out_reshdr.uncompressed_size = 0;
+                       blob->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim = offset_in_res;
+                       blob->out_res_offset_in_wim = reshdr.offset_in_wim;
+                       blob->out_res_size_in_wim = reshdr.size_in_wim;
+                       blob->out_res_uncompressed_size = reshdr.uncompressed_size;
+                       offset_in_res += blob->size;
                }
                wimlib_assert(offset_in_res == reshdr.uncompressed_size);
        }
 
-out_write_raw_copy_resources:
-       /* Copy any compressed resources for which the raw data can be reused
-        * without decompression.  */
-       ret = write_raw_copy_resources(&raw_copy_resources, ctx.out_fd);
-
 out_destroy_context:
-       if (out_chunk_size > STACK_MAX)
-               FREE(ctx.chunk_buf);
        FREE(ctx.chunk_csizes);
        if (ctx.compressor)
                ctx.compressor->destroy(ctx.compressor);
-       DEBUG("Done (ret=%d)", ret);
        return ret;
 }
 
+
+static int
+write_file_data_blobs(WIMStruct *wim,
+                     struct list_head *blob_list,
+                     int write_flags,
+                     unsigned num_threads,
+                     struct filter_context *filter_ctx)
+{
+       int out_ctype;
+       u32 out_chunk_size;
+       int write_resource_flags;
+
+       write_resource_flags = write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags);
+
+       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID) {
+               out_chunk_size = wim->out_solid_chunk_size;
+               out_ctype = wim->out_solid_compression_type;
+       } else {
+               out_chunk_size = wim->out_chunk_size;
+               out_ctype = wim->out_compression_type;
+       }
+
+       return write_blob_list(blob_list,
+                              &wim->out_fd,
+                              write_resource_flags,
+                              out_ctype,
+                              out_chunk_size,
+                              num_threads,
+                              wim->blob_table,
+                              filter_ctx,
+                              wim->progfunc,
+                              wim->progctx);
+}
+
+/* Write the contents of the specified blob as a WIM resource.  */
 static int
-write_wim_resource(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
+write_wim_resource(struct blob_descriptor *blob,
                   struct filedes *out_fd,
                   int out_ctype,
                   u32 out_chunk_size,
-                  int write_resource_flags,
-                  struct wimlib_lzx_context **comp_ctx)
-{
-       LIST_HEAD(stream_list);
-       list_add(&lte->write_streams_list, &stream_list);
-       lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
-       return write_stream_list(&stream_list,
-                                out_fd,
-                                write_resource_flags & ~WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS,
-                                out_ctype,
-                                out_chunk_size,
-                                1,
-                                NULL,
-                                NULL,
-                                comp_ctx,
-                                NULL);
-}
-
+                  int write_resource_flags)
+{
+       LIST_HEAD(blob_list);
+       list_add(&blob->write_blobs_list, &blob_list);
+       blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
+       return write_blob_list(&blob_list,
+                              out_fd,
+                              write_resource_flags & ~WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID,
+                              out_ctype,
+                              out_chunk_size,
+                              1,
+                              NULL,
+                              NULL,
+                              NULL,
+                              NULL);
+}
+
+/* Write the contents of the specified buffer as a WIM resource.  */
 int
-write_wim_resource_from_buffer(const void *buf, size_t buf_size,
-                              int reshdr_flags, struct filedes *out_fd,
+write_wim_resource_from_buffer(const void *buf,
+                              size_t buf_size,
+                              bool is_metadata,
+                              struct filedes *out_fd,
                               int out_ctype,
                               u32 out_chunk_size,
                               struct wim_reshdr *out_reshdr,
-                              u8 *hash,
-                              int write_resource_flags,
-                              struct wimlib_lzx_context **comp_ctx)
+                              u8 *hash_ret,
+                              int write_resource_flags)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
-
-       /* Set up a temporary lookup table entry to provide to
-        * write_wim_resource().  */
-
-       lte = new_lookup_table_entry();
-       if (lte == NULL)
-               return WIMLIB_ERR_NOMEM;
-
-       lte->resource_location  = RESOURCE_IN_ATTACHED_BUFFER;
-       lte->attached_buffer    = (void*)buf;
-       lte->size               = buf_size;
-       lte->flags              = reshdr_flags;
+       struct blob_descriptor blob;
 
-       if (write_resource_flags & WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE) {
-               sha1_buffer(buf, buf_size, lte->hash);
-               lte->unhashed = 0;
-       } else {
-               lte->unhashed = 1;
+       if (unlikely(buf_size == 0)) {
+               zero_reshdr(out_reshdr);
+               if (hash_ret)
+                       copy_hash(hash_ret, zero_hash);
+               return 0;
        }
 
-       ret = write_wim_resource(lte, out_fd, out_ctype, out_chunk_size,
-                                write_resource_flags, comp_ctx);
+       blob_set_is_located_in_attached_buffer(&blob, (void *)buf, buf_size);
+       sha1_buffer(buf, buf_size, blob.hash);
+       blob.unhashed = 0;
+       blob.is_metadata = is_metadata;
+
+       ret = write_wim_resource(&blob, out_fd, out_ctype, out_chunk_size,
+                                write_resource_flags);
        if (ret)
-               goto out_free_lte;
+               return ret;
 
-       copy_reshdr(out_reshdr, &lte->out_reshdr);
+       copy_reshdr(out_reshdr, &blob.out_reshdr);
 
-       if (hash)
-               copy_hash(hash, lte->hash);
-       ret = 0;
-out_free_lte:
-       lte->resource_location = RESOURCE_NONEXISTENT;
-       free_lookup_table_entry(lte);
-       return ret;
+       if (hash_ret)
+               copy_hash(hash_ret, blob.hash);
+       return 0;
 }
 
-struct stream_size_table {
+struct blob_size_table {
        struct hlist_head *array;
        size_t num_entries;
        size_t capacity;
 };
 
 static int
-init_stream_size_table(struct stream_size_table *tab, size_t capacity)
+init_blob_size_table(struct blob_size_table *tab, size_t capacity)
 {
        tab->array = CALLOC(capacity, sizeof(tab->array[0]));
        if (tab->array == NULL)
@@ -1557,110 +1780,110 @@ init_stream_size_table(struct stream_size_table *tab, size_t capacity)
 }
 
 static void
-destroy_stream_size_table(struct stream_size_table *tab)
+destroy_blob_size_table(struct blob_size_table *tab)
 {
        FREE(tab->array);
 }
 
 static int
-stream_size_table_insert(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, void *_tab)
+blob_size_table_insert(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_tab)
 {
-       struct stream_size_table *tab = _tab;
+       struct blob_size_table *tab = _tab;
        size_t pos;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *same_size_lte;
-       struct hlist_node *tmp;
-
-       pos = hash_u64(lte->size) % tab->capacity;
-       lte->unique_size = 1;
-       hlist_for_each_entry(same_size_lte, tmp, &tab->array[pos], hash_list_2) {
-               if (same_size_lte->size == lte->size) {
-                       lte->unique_size = 0;
-                       same_size_lte->unique_size = 0;
+       struct blob_descriptor *same_size_blob;
+
+       pos = hash_u64(blob->size) % tab->capacity;
+       blob->unique_size = 1;
+       hlist_for_each_entry(same_size_blob, &tab->array[pos], hash_list_2) {
+               if (same_size_blob->size == blob->size) {
+                       blob->unique_size = 0;
+                       same_size_blob->unique_size = 0;
                        break;
                }
        }
 
-       hlist_add_head(&lte->hash_list_2, &tab->array[pos]);
+       hlist_add_head(&blob->hash_list_2, &tab->array[pos]);
        tab->num_entries++;
        return 0;
 }
 
-struct find_streams_ctx {
+struct find_blobs_ctx {
        WIMStruct *wim;
        int write_flags;
-       struct list_head stream_list;
-       struct stream_size_table stream_size_tab;
+       struct list_head blob_list;
+       struct blob_size_table blob_size_tab;
 };
 
 static void
-reference_stream_for_write(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-                          struct list_head *stream_list, u32 nref)
+reference_blob_for_write(struct blob_descriptor *blob,
+                        struct list_head *blob_list, u32 nref)
 {
-       if (!lte->will_be_in_output_wim) {
-               lte->out_refcnt = 0;
-               list_add_tail(&lte->write_streams_list, stream_list);
-               lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
+       if (!blob->will_be_in_output_wim) {
+               blob->out_refcnt = 0;
+               list_add_tail(&blob->write_blobs_list, blob_list);
+               blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
        }
-       lte->out_refcnt += nref;
+       blob->out_refcnt += nref;
 }
 
 static int
-fully_reference_stream_for_write(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte,
-                                void *_stream_list)
+fully_reference_blob_for_write(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_blob_list)
 {
-       struct list_head *stream_list = _stream_list;
-       lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
-       reference_stream_for_write(lte, stream_list, lte->refcnt);
+       struct list_head *blob_list = _blob_list;
+       blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
+       reference_blob_for_write(blob, blob_list, blob->refcnt);
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-inode_find_streams_to_reference(const struct wim_inode *inode,
-                               const struct wim_lookup_table *table,
-                               struct list_head *stream_list)
+inode_find_blobs_to_reference(const struct wim_inode *inode,
+                             const struct blob_table *table,
+                             struct list_head *blob_list)
 {
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
-       unsigned i;
-
        wimlib_assert(inode->i_nlink > 0);
 
-       for (i = 0; i <= inode->i_num_ads; i++) {
-               lte = inode_stream_lte(inode, i, table);
-               if (lte)
-                       reference_stream_for_write(lte, stream_list,
-                                                  inode->i_nlink);
-               else if (!is_zero_hash(inode_stream_hash(inode, i)))
-                       return WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND;
+       for (unsigned i = 0; i < inode->i_num_streams; i++) {
+               struct blob_descriptor *blob;
+               const u8 *hash;
+
+               blob = stream_blob(&inode->i_streams[i], table);
+               if (blob) {
+                       reference_blob_for_write(blob, blob_list, inode->i_nlink);
+               } else {
+                       hash = stream_hash(&inode->i_streams[i]);
+                       if (!is_zero_hash(hash))
+                               return blob_not_found_error(inode, hash);
+               }
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-do_stream_set_not_in_output_wim(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, void *_ignore)
+do_blob_set_not_in_output_wim(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_ignore)
 {
-       lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
+       blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-image_find_streams_to_reference(WIMStruct *wim)
+image_find_blobs_to_reference(WIMStruct *wim)
 {
        struct wim_image_metadata *imd;
        struct wim_inode *inode;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
-       struct list_head *stream_list;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
+       struct list_head *blob_list;
        int ret;
 
        imd = wim_get_current_image_metadata(wim);
 
-       image_for_each_unhashed_stream(lte, imd)
-               lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
+       image_for_each_unhashed_blob(blob, imd)
+               blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
 
-       stream_list = wim->private;
+       blob_list = wim->private;
        image_for_each_inode(inode, imd) {
-               ret = inode_find_streams_to_reference(inode,
-                                                     wim->lookup_table,
-                                                     stream_list);
+               ret = inode_find_blobs_to_reference(inode,
+                                                   wim->blob_table,
+                                                   blob_list);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
@@ -1668,40 +1891,40 @@ image_find_streams_to_reference(WIMStruct *wim)
 }
 
 static int
-prepare_unfiltered_list_of_streams_in_output_wim(WIMStruct *wim,
-                                                int image,
-                                                int streams_ok,
-                                                struct list_head *stream_list_ret)
+prepare_unfiltered_list_of_blobs_in_output_wim(WIMStruct *wim,
+                                              int image,
+                                              int blobs_ok,
+                                              struct list_head *blob_list_ret)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(stream_list_ret);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(blob_list_ret);
 
-       if (streams_ok && (image == WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES ||
-                          (image == 1 && wim->hdr.image_count == 1)))
+       if (blobs_ok && (image == WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES ||
+                        (image == 1 && wim->hdr.image_count == 1)))
        {
-               /* Fast case:  Assume that all streams are being written and
-                * that the reference counts are correct.  */
-               struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+               /* Fast case:  Assume that all blobs are being written and that
+                * the reference counts are correct.  */
+               struct blob_descriptor *blob;
                struct wim_image_metadata *imd;
                unsigned i;
 
-               for_lookup_table_entry(wim->lookup_table,
-                                      fully_reference_stream_for_write,
-                                      stream_list_ret);
+               for_blob_in_table(wim->blob_table,
+                                 fully_reference_blob_for_write,
+                                 blob_list_ret);
 
                for (i = 0; i < wim->hdr.image_count; i++) {
                        imd = wim->image_metadata[i];
-                       image_for_each_unhashed_stream(lte, imd)
-                               fully_reference_stream_for_write(lte, stream_list_ret);
+                       image_for_each_unhashed_blob(blob, imd)
+                               fully_reference_blob_for_write(blob, blob_list_ret);
                }
        } else {
                /* Slow case:  Walk through the images being written and
-                * determine the streams referenced.  */
-               for_lookup_table_entry(wim->lookup_table,
-                                      do_stream_set_not_in_output_wim, NULL);
-               wim->private = stream_list_ret;
-               ret = for_image(wim, image, image_find_streams_to_reference);
+                * determine the blobs referenced.  */
+               for_blob_in_table(wim->blob_table,
+                                 do_blob_set_not_in_output_wim, NULL);
+               wim->private = blob_list_ret;
+               ret = for_image(wim, image, image_find_blobs_to_reference);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
@@ -1710,59 +1933,57 @@ prepare_unfiltered_list_of_streams_in_output_wim(WIMStruct *wim,
 }
 
 struct insert_other_if_hard_filtered_ctx {
-       struct stream_size_table *tab;
+       struct blob_size_table *tab;
        struct filter_context *filter_ctx;
 };
 
 static int
-insert_other_if_hard_filtered(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, void *_ctx)
+insert_other_if_hard_filtered(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_ctx)
 {
        struct insert_other_if_hard_filtered_ctx *ctx = _ctx;
 
-       if (!lte->will_be_in_output_wim &&
-           stream_hard_filtered(lte, ctx->filter_ctx))
-               stream_size_table_insert(lte, ctx->tab);
+       if (!blob->will_be_in_output_wim &&
+           blob_hard_filtered(blob, ctx->filter_ctx))
+               blob_size_table_insert(blob, ctx->tab);
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-determine_stream_size_uniquity(struct list_head *stream_list,
-                              struct wim_lookup_table *lt,
-                              struct filter_context *filter_ctx)
+determine_blob_size_uniquity(struct list_head *blob_list,
+                            struct blob_table *lt,
+                            struct filter_context *filter_ctx)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct stream_size_table tab;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       struct blob_size_table tab;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
 
-       ret = init_stream_size_table(&tab, lt->capacity);
+       ret = init_blob_size_table(&tab, 9001);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       if (may_hard_filter_streams(filter_ctx)) {
+       if (may_hard_filter_blobs(filter_ctx)) {
                struct insert_other_if_hard_filtered_ctx ctx = {
                        .tab = &tab,
                        .filter_ctx = filter_ctx,
                };
-               for_lookup_table_entry(lt, insert_other_if_hard_filtered, &ctx);
+               for_blob_in_table(lt, insert_other_if_hard_filtered, &ctx);
        }
 
-       list_for_each_entry(lte, stream_list, write_streams_list)
-               stream_size_table_insert(lte, &tab);
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list)
+               blob_size_table_insert(blob, &tab);
 
-       destroy_stream_size_table(&tab);
+       destroy_blob_size_table(&tab);
        return 0;
 }
 
 static void
-filter_stream_list_for_write(struct list_head *stream_list,
-                            struct filter_context *filter_ctx)
+filter_blob_list_for_write(struct list_head *blob_list,
+                          struct filter_context *filter_ctx)
 {
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, *tmp;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob, *tmp;
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(lte, tmp,
-                                stream_list, write_streams_list)
-       {
-               int status = stream_filtered(lte, filter_ctx);
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(blob, tmp, blob_list, write_blobs_list) {
+               int status = blob_filtered(blob, filter_ctx);
 
                if (status == 0) {
                        /* Not filtered.  */
@@ -1772,19 +1993,19 @@ filter_stream_list_for_write(struct list_head *stream_list,
                                /* Soft filtered.  */
                        } else {
                                /* Hard filtered.  */
-                               lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
-                               list_del(&lte->lookup_table_list);
+                               blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 0;
+                               list_del(&blob->blob_table_list);
                        }
-                       list_del(&lte->write_streams_list);
+                       list_del(&blob->write_blobs_list);
                }
        }
 }
 
 /*
- * prepare_stream_list_for_write() -
+ * prepare_blob_list_for_write() -
  *
- * Prepare the list of streams to write for writing a WIM containing the
- * specified image(s) with the specified write flags.
+ * Prepare the list of blobs to write for writing a WIM containing the specified
+ * image(s) with the specified write flags.
  *
  * @wim
  *     The WIMStruct on whose behalf the write is occurring.
@@ -1795,169 +2016,158 @@ filter_stream_list_for_write(struct list_head *stream_list,
  * @write_flags
  *     WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_* flags for the write operation:
  *
- *     STREAMS_OK:  For writes of all images, assume that all streams in the
- *     lookup table of @wim and the per-image lists of unhashed streams should
- *     be taken as-is, and image metadata should not be searched for
- *     references.  This does not exclude filtering with OVERWRITE and
- *     SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS, below.
+ *     STREAMS_OK:  For writes of all images, assume that all blobs in the blob
+ *     table of @wim and the per-image lists of unhashed blobs should be taken
+ *     as-is, and image metadata should not be searched for references.  This
+ *     does not exclude filtering with APPEND and SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS, below.
  *
- *     OVERWRITE:  Streams already present in @wim shall not be returned in
- *     @stream_list_ret.
+ *     APPEND:  Blobs already present in @wim shall not be returned in
+ *     @blob_list_ret.
  *
- *     SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS:  Streams already present in a WIM file, but not
- *     @wim, shall be be returned in neither @stream_list_ret nor
- *     @lookup_table_list_ret.
+ *     SKIP_EXTERNAL_WIMS:  Blobs already present in a WIM file, but not @wim,
+ *     shall be returned in neither @blob_list_ret nor @blob_table_list_ret.
  *
- * @stream_list_ret
- *     List of streams, linked by write_streams_list, that need to be written
- *     will be returned here.
+ * @blob_list_ret
+ *     List of blobs, linked by write_blobs_list, that need to be written will
+ *     be returned here.
  *
- *     Note that this function assumes that unhashed streams will be written;
- *     it does not take into account that they may become duplicates when
- *     actually hashed.
+ *     Note that this function assumes that unhashed blobs will be written; it
+ *     does not take into account that they may become duplicates when actually
+ *     hashed.
  *
- * @lookup_table_list_ret
- *     List of streams, linked by lookup_table_list, that need to be included
- *     in the WIM's lookup table will be returned here.  This will be a
- *     superset of the streams in @stream_list_ret.
+ * @blob_table_list_ret
+ *     List of blobs, linked by blob_table_list, that need to be included in
+ *     the WIM's blob table will be returned here.  This will be a superset of
+ *     the blobs in @blob_list_ret.
  *
- *     This list will be a proper superset of @stream_list_ret if and only if
- *     WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_OVERWRITE was specified in @write_flags and some of
- *     the streams that would otherwise need to be written were already located
- *     in the WIM file.
+ *     This list will be a proper superset of @blob_list_ret if and only if
+ *     WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND was specified in @write_flags and some of the
+ *     blobs that would otherwise need to be written were already located in
+ *     the WIM file.
  *
- *     All streams in this list will have @out_refcnt set to the number of
- *     references to the stream in the output WIM.  If
+ *     All blobs in this list will have @out_refcnt set to the number of
+ *     references to the blob in the output WIM.  If
  *     WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_STREAMS_OK was specified in @write_flags, @out_refcnt
  *     may be as low as 0.
  *
  * @filter_ctx_ret
- *     A context for queries of stream filter status with stream_filtered() is
+ *     A context for queries of blob filter status with blob_filtered() is
  *     returned in this location.
  *
- * In addition, @will_be_in_output_wim will be set to 1 in all stream entries
- * inserted into @lookup_table_list_ret and to 0 in all stream entries in the
- * lookup table of @wim not inserted into @lookup_table_list_ret.
+ * In addition, @will_be_in_output_wim will be set to 1 in all blobs inserted
+ * into @blob_table_list_ret and to 0 in all blobs in the blob table of @wim not
+ * inserted into @blob_table_list_ret.
  *
- * Still furthermore, @unique_size will be set to 1 on all stream entries in
- * @stream_list_ret that have unique size among all stream entries in
- * @stream_list_ret and among all stream entries in the lookup table of @wim
- * that are ineligible for being written due to filtering.
+ * Still furthermore, @unique_size will be set to 1 on all blobs in
+ * @blob_list_ret that have unique size among all blobs in @blob_list_ret and
+ * among all blobs in the blob table of @wim that are ineligible for being
+ * written due to filtering.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success; nonzero on read error, memory allocation error, or
  * otherwise.
  */
 static int
-prepare_stream_list_for_write(WIMStruct *wim, int image,
-                             int write_flags,
-                             struct list_head *stream_list_ret,
-                             struct list_head *lookup_table_list_ret,
-                             struct filter_context *filter_ctx_ret)
+prepare_blob_list_for_write(WIMStruct *wim, int image,
+                           int write_flags,
+                           struct list_head *blob_list_ret,
+                           struct list_head *blob_table_list_ret,
+                           struct filter_context *filter_ctx_ret)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
 
        filter_ctx_ret->write_flags = write_flags;
        filter_ctx_ret->wim = wim;
 
-       ret = prepare_unfiltered_list_of_streams_in_output_wim(
+       ret = prepare_unfiltered_list_of_blobs_in_output_wim(
                                wim,
                                image,
                                write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_STREAMS_OK,
-                               stream_list_ret);
+                               blob_list_ret);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       INIT_LIST_HEAD(lookup_table_list_ret);
-       list_for_each_entry(lte, stream_list_ret, write_streams_list)
-               list_add_tail(&lte->lookup_table_list, lookup_table_list_ret);
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(blob_table_list_ret);
+       list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list_ret, write_blobs_list)
+               list_add_tail(&blob->blob_table_list, blob_table_list_ret);
 
-       ret = determine_stream_size_uniquity(stream_list_ret, wim->lookup_table,
-                                            filter_ctx_ret);
+       ret = determine_blob_size_uniquity(blob_list_ret, wim->blob_table,
+                                          filter_ctx_ret);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       if (may_filter_streams(filter_ctx_ret))
-               filter_stream_list_for_write(stream_list_ret, filter_ctx_ret);
+       if (may_filter_blobs(filter_ctx_ret))
+               filter_blob_list_for_write(blob_list_ret, filter_ctx_ret);
 
        return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-write_wim_streams(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
-                 unsigned num_threads,
-                 wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func,
-                 struct list_head *stream_list_override,
-                 struct list_head *lookup_table_list_ret)
+write_file_data(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
+               unsigned num_threads,
+               struct list_head *blob_list_override,
+               struct list_head *blob_table_list_ret)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct list_head _stream_list;
-       struct list_head *stream_list;
-       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
+       struct list_head _blob_list;
+       struct list_head *blob_list;
+       struct blob_descriptor *blob;
        struct filter_context _filter_ctx;
        struct filter_context *filter_ctx;
 
-       if (stream_list_override == NULL) {
-               /* Normal case: prepare stream list from image(s) being written.
+       if (blob_list_override == NULL) {
+               /* Normal case: prepare blob list from image(s) being written.
                 */
-               stream_list = &_stream_list;
+               blob_list = &_blob_list;
                filter_ctx = &_filter_ctx;
-               ret = prepare_stream_list_for_write(wim, image, write_flags,
-                                                   stream_list,
-                                                   lookup_table_list_ret,
-                                                   filter_ctx);
+               ret = prepare_blob_list_for_write(wim, image, write_flags,
+                                                 blob_list,
+                                                 blob_table_list_ret,
+                                                 filter_ctx);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        } else {
                /* Currently only as a result of wimlib_split() being called:
-                * use stream list already explicitly provided.  Use existing
+                * use blob list already explicitly provided.  Use existing
                 * reference counts.  */
-               stream_list = stream_list_override;
+               blob_list = blob_list_override;
                filter_ctx = NULL;
-               INIT_LIST_HEAD(lookup_table_list_ret);
-               list_for_each_entry(lte, stream_list, write_streams_list) {
-                       lte->out_refcnt = lte->refcnt;
-                       lte->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
-                       lte->unique_size = 0;
-                       list_add_tail(&lte->lookup_table_list, lookup_table_list_ret);
+               INIT_LIST_HEAD(blob_table_list_ret);
+               list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_list, write_blobs_list) {
+                       blob->out_refcnt = blob->refcnt;
+                       blob->will_be_in_output_wim = 1;
+                       blob->unique_size = 0;
+                       list_add_tail(&blob->blob_table_list, blob_table_list_ret);
                }
        }
 
-       return write_stream_list(stream_list,
-                                &wim->out_fd,
-                                write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags),
-                                wim->out_compression_type,
-                                wim->out_chunk_size,
-                                num_threads,
-                                wim->lookup_table,
-                                filter_ctx,
-                                &wim->lzx_context,
-                                progress_func);
+       return write_file_data_blobs(wim,
+                                    blob_list,
+                                    write_flags,
+                                    num_threads,
+                                    filter_ctx);
 }
 
 static int
-write_wim_metadata_resources(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
-                            wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+write_metadata_resources(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags)
 {
        int ret;
        int start_image;
        int end_image;
        int write_resource_flags;
 
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_METADATA) {
-               DEBUG("Not writing any metadata resources.");
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_METADATA)
                return 0;
-       }
 
        write_resource_flags = write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags);
 
-       write_resource_flags &= ~WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS;
+       write_resource_flags &= ~WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_SOLID;
 
-       DEBUG("Writing metadata resources (offset=%"PRIu64")",
-             wim->out_fd.offset);
-
-       if (progress_func)
-               progress_func(WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_METADATA_BEGIN, NULL);
+       ret = call_progress(wim->progfunc,
+                           WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_METADATA_BEGIN,
+                           NULL, wim->progctx);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        if (image == WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES) {
                start_image = 1;
@@ -1971,44 +2181,47 @@ write_wim_metadata_resources(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
                struct wim_image_metadata *imd;
 
                imd = wim->image_metadata[i - 1];
-               /* Build a new metadata resource only if image was modified from
-                * the original (or was newly added).  Otherwise just copy the
-                * existing one.  */
-               if (imd->modified) {
-                       DEBUG("Image %u was modified; building and writing new "
-                             "metadata resource", i);
+               if (is_image_dirty(imd)) {
+                       /* The image was modified from the original, or was
+                        * newly added, so we have to build and write a new
+                        * metadata resource.  */
                        ret = write_metadata_resource(wim, i,
                                                      write_resource_flags);
-               } else if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_OVERWRITE) {
-                       DEBUG("Image %u was not modified; re-using existing "
-                             "metadata resource.", i);
-                       stream_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(imd->metadata_lte);
+               } else if (is_image_unchanged_from_wim(imd, wim) &&
+                          (write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT |
+                                          WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND)))
+               {
+                       /* The metadata resource is already in the WIM file.
+                        * For appends, we don't need to write it at all.  For
+                        * compactions, we re-write existing metadata resources
+                        * along with the existing file resources, not here.  */
+                       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND)
+                               blob_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(imd->metadata_blob);
                        ret = 0;
                } else {
-                       DEBUG("Image %u was not modified; copying existing "
-                             "metadata resource.", i);
-                       ret = write_wim_resource(imd->metadata_lte,
+                       /* The metadata resource is in a WIM file other than the
+                        * one being written to.  We need to rewrite it,
+                        * possibly compressed differently; but rebuilding the
+                        * metadata itself isn't necessary.  */
+                       ret = write_wim_resource(imd->metadata_blob,
                                                 &wim->out_fd,
                                                 wim->out_compression_type,
                                                 wim->out_chunk_size,
-                                                write_resource_flags,
-                                                &wim->lzx_context);
+                                                write_resource_flags);
                }
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
-       if (progress_func)
-               progress_func(WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_METADATA_END, NULL);
-       return 0;
+
+       return call_progress(wim->progfunc,
+                            WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_WRITE_METADATA_END,
+                            NULL, wim->progctx);
 }
 
 static int
 open_wim_writable(WIMStruct *wim, const tchar *path, int open_flags)
 {
-       int raw_fd;
-       DEBUG("Opening \"%"TS"\" for writing.", path);
-
-       raw_fd = topen(path, open_flags | O_BINARY, 0644);
+       int raw_fd = topen(path, open_flags | O_BINARY, 0644);
        if (raw_fd < 0) {
                ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to open \"%"TS"\" for writing", path);
                return WIMLIB_ERR_OPEN;
@@ -2022,63 +2235,59 @@ close_wim_writable(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags)
 {
        int ret = 0;
 
-       if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)) {
-               DEBUG("Closing WIM file.");
+       if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR))
                if (filedes_valid(&wim->out_fd))
                        if (filedes_close(&wim->out_fd))
                                ret = WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
-       }
        filedes_invalidate(&wim->out_fd);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-cmp_streams_by_out_rspec(const void *p1, const void *p2)
+cmp_blobs_by_out_rdesc(const void *p1, const void *p2)
 {
-       const struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte1, *lte2;
+       const struct blob_descriptor *blob1, *blob2;
 
-       lte1 = *(const struct wim_lookup_table_entry**)p1;
-       lte2 = *(const struct wim_lookup_table_entry**)p2;
+       blob1 = *(const struct blob_descriptor**)p1;
+       blob2 = *(const struct blob_descriptor**)p2;
 
-       if (lte1->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS) {
-               if (lte2->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS) {
-                       if (lte1->out_res_offset_in_wim != lte2->out_res_offset_in_wim)
-                               return cmp_u64(lte1->out_res_offset_in_wim,
-                                              lte2->out_res_offset_in_wim);
+       if (blob1->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID) {
+               if (blob2->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID) {
+                       if (blob1->out_res_offset_in_wim != blob2->out_res_offset_in_wim)
+                               return cmp_u64(blob1->out_res_offset_in_wim,
+                                              blob2->out_res_offset_in_wim);
                } else {
                        return 1;
                }
        } else {
-               if (lte2->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_PACKED_STREAMS)
+               if (blob2->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_SOLID)
                        return -1;
        }
-       return cmp_u64(lte1->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim,
-                      lte2->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim);
+       return cmp_u64(blob1->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim,
+                      blob2->out_reshdr.offset_in_wim);
 }
 
 static int
-write_wim_lookup_table(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
-                      struct wim_reshdr *out_reshdr,
-                      struct list_head *lookup_table_list)
+write_blob_table(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
+                struct list_head *blob_table_list)
 {
        int ret;
 
-       /* Set output resource metadata for streams already present in WIM.  */
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_OVERWRITE) {
-               struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte;
-               list_for_each_entry(lte, lookup_table_list, lookup_table_list)
-               {
-                       if (lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM &&
-                           lte->rspec->wim == wim)
+       /* Set output resource metadata for blobs already present in WIM.  */
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND) {
+               struct blob_descriptor *blob;
+               list_for_each_entry(blob, blob_table_list, blob_table_list) {
+                       if (blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM &&
+                           blob->rdesc->wim == wim)
                        {
-                               stream_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(lte);
+                               blob_set_out_reshdr_for_reuse(blob);
                        }
                }
        }
 
-       ret = sort_stream_list(lookup_table_list,
-                              offsetof(struct wim_lookup_table_entry, lookup_table_list),
-                              cmp_streams_by_out_rspec);
+       ret = sort_blob_list(blob_table_list,
+                            offsetof(struct blob_descriptor, blob_table_list),
+                            cmp_blobs_by_out_rdesc);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
@@ -2095,86 +2304,43 @@ write_wim_lookup_table(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
                        end_image = image;
                }
 
-               /* Push metadata resource lookup table entries onto the front of
-                * the list in reverse order, so that they're written in order.
+               /* Push metadata blob table entries onto the front of the list
+                * in reverse order, so that they're written in order.
                 */
                for (int i = end_image; i >= start_image; i--) {
-                       struct wim_lookup_table_entry *metadata_lte;
+                       struct blob_descriptor *metadata_blob;
 
-                       metadata_lte = wim->image_metadata[i - 1]->metadata_lte;
-                       wimlib_assert(metadata_lte->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_METADATA);
-                       metadata_lte->out_refcnt = 1;
-                       list_add(&metadata_lte->lookup_table_list, lookup_table_list);
+                       metadata_blob = wim->image_metadata[i - 1]->metadata_blob;
+                       wimlib_assert(metadata_blob->out_reshdr.flags & WIM_RESHDR_FLAG_METADATA);
+                       metadata_blob->out_refcnt = 1;
+                       list_add(&metadata_blob->blob_table_list, blob_table_list);
                }
        }
 
-       return write_wim_lookup_table_from_stream_list(lookup_table_list,
-                                                      &wim->out_fd,
-                                                      wim->hdr.part_number,
-                                                      out_reshdr,
-                                                      write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags),
-                                                      &wim->lzx_context);
+       return write_blob_table_from_blob_list(blob_table_list,
+                                              &wim->out_fd,
+                                              wim->out_hdr.part_number,
+                                              &wim->out_hdr.blob_table_reshdr,
+                                              write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags));
 }
 
 /*
- * finish_write():
- *
- * Finish writing a WIM file: write the lookup table, xml data, and integrity
- * table, then overwrite the WIM header.  By default, closes the WIM file
- * descriptor (@wim->out_fd) if successful.
- *
- * write_flags is a bitwise OR of the following:
- *
- *     (public) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY:
- *             Include an integrity table.
- *
- *     (public) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FSYNC:
- *             fsync() the output file before closing it.
- *
- *     (public) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE:
- *             Writing a pipable WIM, possibly to a pipe; include pipable WIM
- *             stream headers before the lookup table and XML data, and also
- *             write the WIM header at the end instead of seeking to the
- *             beginning.  Can't be combined with
- *             WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY.
- *
- *     (private) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_LOOKUP_TABLE:
- *             Don't write the lookup table.
- *
- *     (private) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_REUSE_INTEGRITY_TABLE:
- *             When (if) writing the integrity table, re-use entries from the
- *             existing integrity table, if possible.
- *
- *     (private) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECKPOINT_AFTER_XML:
- *             After writing the XML data but before writing the integrity
- *             table, write a temporary WIM header and flush the stream so that
- *             the WIM is less likely to become corrupted upon abrupt program
- *             termination.
- *     (private) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_HEADER_AT_END:
- *             Instead of overwriting the WIM header at the beginning of the
- *             file, simply append it to the end of the file.  (Used when
- *             writing to pipe.)
- *     (private) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR:
- *             Do not close the file descriptor @wim->out_fd on either success
- *             on failure.
- *     (private) WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_USE_EXISTING_TOTALBYTES:
- *             Use the existing <TOTALBYTES> stored in the in-memory XML
- *             information, rather than setting it to the offset of the XML
- *             data being written.
+ * Finish writing a WIM file: write the blob table, xml data, and integrity
+ * table, then overwrite the WIM header.
+ *
+ * The output file descriptor is closed on success, except when writing to a
+ * user-specified file descriptor (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR set).
  */
 static int
 finish_write(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
-            wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func,
-            struct list_head *lookup_table_list)
+            struct list_head *blob_table_list)
 {
-       int ret;
-       off_t hdr_offset;
        int write_resource_flags;
-       off_t old_lookup_table_end;
-       off_t new_lookup_table_end;
+       off_t old_blob_table_end = 0;
+       struct integrity_table *old_integrity_table = NULL;
+       off_t new_blob_table_end;
        u64 xml_totalbytes;
-
-       DEBUG("image=%d, write_flags=%08x", image, write_flags);
+       int ret;
 
        write_resource_flags = write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags);
 
@@ -2182,24 +2348,41 @@ finish_write(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
         * metadata resource labeled as the "boot metadata".  This entry should
         * be zeroed out if there is no bootable image (boot_idx 0).  Otherwise,
         * it should be a copy of the resource entry for the image that is
-        * marked as bootable.  This is not well documented...  */
-       if (wim->hdr.boot_idx == 0) {
-               zero_reshdr(&wim->hdr.boot_metadata_reshdr);
+        * marked as bootable.  */
+       if (wim->out_hdr.boot_idx == 0) {
+               zero_reshdr(&wim->out_hdr.boot_metadata_reshdr);
        } else {
-               copy_reshdr(&wim->hdr.boot_metadata_reshdr,
+               copy_reshdr(&wim->out_hdr.boot_metadata_reshdr,
                            &wim->image_metadata[
-                               wim->hdr.boot_idx - 1]->metadata_lte->out_reshdr);
-       }
-
-       /* Write lookup table.  (Save old position first.)  */
-       old_lookup_table_end = wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
-                              wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
-       if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_LOOKUP_TABLE)) {
-               ret = write_wim_lookup_table(wim, image, write_flags,
-                                            &wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr,
-                                            lookup_table_list);
+                               wim->out_hdr.boot_idx - 1]->metadata_blob->out_reshdr);
+       }
+
+       /* If appending to a WIM file containing an integrity table, we'd like
+        * to re-use the information in the old integrity table instead of
+        * recalculating it.  But we might overwrite the old integrity table
+        * when we expand the XML data.  Read it into memory just in case.  */
+       if ((write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND |
+                           WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY)) ==
+               (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND |
+                WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY)
+           && wim_has_integrity_table(wim))
+       {
+               old_blob_table_end = wim->hdr.blob_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
+                                    wim->hdr.blob_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
+               (void)read_integrity_table(wim,
+                                          old_blob_table_end - WIM_HEADER_DISK_SIZE,
+                                          &old_integrity_table);
+               /* If we couldn't read the old integrity table, we can still
+                * re-calculate the full integrity table ourselves.  Hence the
+                * ignoring of the return value.  */
+       }
+
+       /* Write blob table if needed.  */
+       if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_NEW_BLOBS)) {
+               ret = write_blob_table(wim, image, write_flags,
+                                      blob_table_list);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto out;
        }
 
        /* Write XML data.  */
@@ -2207,53 +2390,66 @@ finish_write(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_USE_EXISTING_TOTALBYTES)
                xml_totalbytes = WIM_TOTALBYTES_USE_EXISTING;
        ret = write_wim_xml_data(wim, image, xml_totalbytes,
-                                &wim->hdr.xml_data_reshdr,
+                                &wim->out_hdr.xml_data_reshdr,
                                 write_resource_flags);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto out;
 
-       /* Write integrity table (optional).  */
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY) {
-               if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECKPOINT_AFTER_XML) {
+       /* Write integrity table if needed.  */
+       if ((write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY) &&
+           wim->out_hdr.blob_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim != 0)
+       {
+               if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_NEW_BLOBS) {
+                       /* The XML data we wrote may have overwritten part of
+                        * the old integrity table, so while calculating the new
+                        * integrity table we should temporarily update the WIM
+                        * header to remove the integrity table reference.   */
                        struct wim_header checkpoint_hdr;
-                       memcpy(&checkpoint_hdr, &wim->hdr, sizeof(struct wim_header));
+                       memcpy(&checkpoint_hdr, &wim->out_hdr, sizeof(struct wim_header));
                        zero_reshdr(&checkpoint_hdr.integrity_table_reshdr);
                        checkpoint_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
-                       ret = write_wim_header_at_offset(&checkpoint_hdr,
-                                                        &wim->out_fd, 0);
+                       ret = write_wim_header(&checkpoint_hdr, &wim->out_fd, 0);
                        if (ret)
-                               return ret;
+                               goto out;
                }
 
-               if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_REUSE_INTEGRITY_TABLE))
-                       old_lookup_table_end = 0;
-
-               new_lookup_table_end = wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
-                                      wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
+               new_blob_table_end = wim->out_hdr.blob_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
+                                    wim->out_hdr.blob_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
 
                ret = write_integrity_table(wim,
-                                           new_lookup_table_end,
-                                           old_lookup_table_end,
-                                           progress_func);
+                                           new_blob_table_end,
+                                           old_blob_table_end,
+                                           old_integrity_table);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto out;
        } else {
                /* No integrity table.  */
-               zero_reshdr(&wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr);
+               zero_reshdr(&wim->out_hdr.integrity_table_reshdr);
        }
 
        /* Now that all information in the WIM header has been determined, the
         * preliminary header written earlier can be overwritten, the header of
         * the existing WIM file can be overwritten, or the final header can be
         * written to the end of the pipable WIM.  */
-       wim->hdr.flags &= ~WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
-       hdr_offset = 0;
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_HEADER_AT_END)
-               hdr_offset = wim->out_fd.offset;
-       DEBUG("Writing new header @ %"PRIu64".", hdr_offset);
-       ret = write_wim_header_at_offset(&wim->hdr, &wim->out_fd, hdr_offset);
+       wim->out_hdr.flags &= ~WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE)
+               ret = write_wim_header(&wim->out_hdr, &wim->out_fd, wim->out_fd.offset);
+       else
+               ret = write_wim_header(&wim->out_hdr, &wim->out_fd, 0);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto out;
+
+       ret = WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
+       if (unlikely(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT)) {
+               /* Truncate any data the compaction freed up.  */
+               if (ftruncate(wim->out_fd.fd, wim->out_fd.offset) &&
+                   errno != EINVAL) /* allow compaction on untruncatable files,
+                                       e.g. block devices  */
+               {
+                       ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to truncate the output WIM file");
+                       goto out;
+               }
+       }
 
        /* Possibly sync file data to disk before closing.  On POSIX systems, it
         * is necessary to do this before using rename() to overwrite an
@@ -2261,45 +2457,51 @@ finish_write(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
         * the system is abruptly terminated when the metadata for the rename
         * operation has been written to disk, but the new file data has not.
         */
+       ret = WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FSYNC) {
-               DEBUG("Syncing WIM file.");
                if (fsync(wim->out_fd.fd)) {
                        ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error syncing data to WIM file");
-                       return WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
+                       goto out;
                }
        }
 
+       ret = WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
        if (close_wim_writable(wim, write_flags)) {
                ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to close the output WIM file");
-               return WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
+               goto out;
        }
 
-       return 0;
+       ret = 0;
+out:
+       free_integrity_table(old_integrity_table);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 #if defined(HAVE_SYS_FILE_H) && defined(HAVE_FLOCK)
+
+/* Set advisory lock on WIM file (if not already done so)  */
 int
-lock_wim(WIMStruct *wim, int fd)
+lock_wim_for_append(WIMStruct *wim)
 {
-       int ret = 0;
-       if (fd != -1 && !wim->wim_locked) {
-               ret = flock(fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB);
-               if (ret != 0) {
-                       if (errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
-                               ERROR("`%"TS"' is already being modified or has been "
-                                     "mounted read-write\n"
-                                     "        by another process!", wim->filename);
-                               ret = WIMLIB_ERR_ALREADY_LOCKED;
-                       } else {
-                               WARNING_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to lock `%"TS"'",
-                                                  wim->filename);
-                               ret = 0;
-                       }
-               } else {
-                       wim->wim_locked = 1;
-               }
+       if (wim->locked_for_append)
+               return 0;
+       if (!flock(wim->in_fd.fd, LOCK_EX | LOCK_NB)) {
+               wim->locked_for_append = 1;
+               return 0;
+       }
+       if (errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
+               return 0;
+       return WIMLIB_ERR_ALREADY_LOCKED;
+}
+
+/* Remove advisory lock on WIM file (if present)  */
+void
+unlock_wim_for_append(WIMStruct *wim)
+{
+       if (wim->locked_for_append) {
+               flock(wim->in_fd.fd, LOCK_UN);
+               wim->locked_for_append = 0;
        }
-       return ret;
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -2319,9 +2521,9 @@ lock_wim(WIMStruct *wim, int fd)
  *   stops other software from trying to read the file as a normal WIM.
  *
  * - The header at the beginning of the file does not contain all the normal
- *   information; in particular it will have all 0's for the lookup table and
- *   XML data resource entries.  This is because this information cannot be
- *   determined until the lookup table and XML data have been written.
+ *   information; in particular it will have all 0's for the blob table and XML
+ *   data resource entries.  This is because this information cannot be
+ *   determined until the blob table and XML data have been written.
  *   Consequently, wimlib will write the full header at the very end of the
  *   file.  The header at the end, however, is only used when reading the WIM
  *   from a seekable file (not a pipe).
@@ -2331,14 +2533,17 @@ lock_wim(WIMStruct *wim, int fd)
  *   reading the WIM from a pipe.  This copy of the XML data is ignored if the
  *   WIM is read from a seekable file (not a pipe).
  *
- * - The format of resources, or streams, has been modified to allow them to be
- *   used before the "lookup table" has been read.  Each stream is prefixed with
- *   a `struct pwm_stream_hdr' that is basically an abbreviated form of `struct
- *   wim_lookup_table_entry_disk' that only contains the SHA1 message digest,
- *   uncompressed stream size, and flags that indicate whether the stream is
- *   compressed.  The data of uncompressed streams then follows literally, while
- *   the data of compressed streams follows in a modified format.  Compressed
- *   streams do not begin with a chunk table, since the chunk table cannot be
+ * - Solid resources are not allowed.  Each blob is always stored in its own
+ *   resource.
+ *
+ * - The format of resources, or blobs, has been modified to allow them to be
+ *   used before the "blob table" has been read.  Each blob is prefixed with a
+ *   `struct pwm_blob_hdr' that is basically an abbreviated form of `struct
+ *   blob_descriptor_disk' that only contains the SHA-1 message digest,
+ *   uncompressed blob size, and flags that indicate whether the blob is
+ *   compressed.  The data of uncompressed blobs then follows literally, while
+ *   the data of compressed blobs follows in a modified format.  Compressed
+ *   blobs do not begin with a chunk table, since the chunk table cannot be
  *   written until all chunks have been compressed.  Instead, each compressed
  *   chunk is prefixed by a `struct pwm_chunk_hdr' that gives its size.
  *   Furthermore, the chunk table is written at the end of the resource instead
@@ -2346,29 +2551,29 @@ lock_wim(WIMStruct *wim, int fd)
  *   `struct pwm_chunk_hdr's were not present; also, the chunk table is only
  *   used if the WIM is being read from a seekable file (not a pipe).
  *
- * - Metadata resources always come before other file resources (streams).
- *   (This does not by itself constitute an incompatibility with normal WIMs,
- *   since this is valid in normal WIMs.)
+ * - Metadata blobs always come before non-metadata blobs.  (This does not by
+ *   itself constitute an incompatibility with normal WIMs, since this is valid
+ *   in normal WIMs.)
  *
- * - At least up to the end of the file resources, all components must be packed
- *   as tightly as possible; there cannot be any "holes" in the WIM.  (This does
+ * - At least up to the end of the blobs, all components must be packed as
+ *   tightly as possible; there cannot be any "holes" in the WIM.  (This does
  *   not by itself consititute an incompatibility with normal WIMs, since this
  *   is valid in normal WIMs.)
  *
- * Note: the lookup table, XML data, and header at the end are not used when
+ * Note: the blob table, XML data, and header at the end are not used when
  * applying from a pipe.  They exist to support functionality such as image
  * application and export when the WIM is *not* read from a pipe.
  *
  *   Layout of pipable WIM:
  *
  * ---------+----------+--------------------+----------------+--------------+-----------+--------+
- * | Header | XML data | Metadata resources | File resources | Lookup table | XML data  | Header |
+ * | Header | XML data | Metadata resources | File resources |  Blob table  | XML data  | Header |
  * ---------+----------+--------------------+----------------+--------------+-----------+--------+
  *
  *   Layout of normal WIM:
  *
  * +--------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+
- * | Header | File and metadata resources | Lookup table | XML data |
+ * | Header | File and metadata resources |  Blob table  | XML data |
  * +--------+-----------------------------+-------------------------+
  *
  * An optional integrity table can follow the final XML data in both normal and
@@ -2383,56 +2588,82 @@ lock_wim(WIMStruct *wim, int fd)
  */
 static int
 write_pipable_wim(WIMStruct *wim, int image, int write_flags,
-                 unsigned num_threads, wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func,
-                 struct list_head *stream_list_override,
-                 struct list_head *lookup_table_list_ret)
+                 unsigned num_threads,
+                 struct list_head *blob_list_override,
+                 struct list_head *blob_table_list_ret)
 {
        int ret;
        struct wim_reshdr xml_reshdr;
 
        WARNING("Creating a pipable WIM, which will "
                "be incompatible\n"
-               "          with Microsoft's software (wimgapi/imagex/Dism).");
+               "          with Microsoft's software (WIMGAPI/ImageX/DISM).");
 
        /* At this point, the header at the beginning of the file has already
         * been written.  */
 
        /* For efficiency, when wimlib adds an image to the WIM with
-        * wimlib_add_image(), the SHA1 message digests of files is not
+        * wimlib_add_image(), the SHA-1 message digests of files are not
         * calculated; instead, they are calculated while the files are being
         * written.  However, this does not work when writing a pipable WIM,
-        * since when writing a stream to a pipable WIM, its SHA1 message digest
-        * needs to be known before the stream data is written.  Therefore,
-        * before getting much farther, we need to pre-calculate the SHA1
-        * message digests of all streams that will be written.  */
-       ret = wim_checksum_unhashed_streams(wim);
+        * since when writing a blob to a pipable WIM, its SHA-1 message digest
+        * needs to be known before the blob data is written.  Therefore, before
+        * getting much farther, we need to pre-calculate the SHA-1 message
+        * digests of all blobs that will be written.  */
+       ret = wim_checksum_unhashed_blobs(wim);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
        /* Write extra copy of the XML data.  */
        ret = write_wim_xml_data(wim, image, WIM_TOTALBYTES_OMIT,
-                                &xml_reshdr,
-                                WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE);
+                                &xml_reshdr, WRITE_RESOURCE_FLAG_PIPABLE);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
        /* Write metadata resources for the image(s) being included in the
         * output WIM.  */
-       ret = write_wim_metadata_resources(wim, image, write_flags,
-                                          progress_func);
+       ret = write_metadata_resources(wim, image, write_flags);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
-       /* Write streams needed for the image(s) being included in the output
-        * WIM, or streams needed for the split WIM part.  */
-       return write_wim_streams(wim, image, write_flags, num_threads,
-                                progress_func, stream_list_override,
-                                lookup_table_list_ret);
+       /* Write file data needed for the image(s) being included in the output
+        * WIM, or file data needed for the split WIM part.  */
+       return write_file_data(wim, image, write_flags,
+                              num_threads, blob_list_override,
+                              blob_table_list_ret);
 
-       /* The lookup table, XML data, and header at end are handled by
+       /* The blob table, XML data, and header at end are handled by
         * finish_write().  */
 }
 
+static bool
+should_default_to_solid_compression(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags)
+{
+       return wim->out_hdr.wim_version == WIM_VERSION_SOLID &&
+               !(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID |
+                                WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE)) &&
+               wim_has_solid_resources(wim);
+}
+
+/* Update the images' filecount/bytecount stats (in the XML info) to take into
+ * account any recent modifications.  */
+static int
+update_image_stats(WIMStruct *wim)
+{
+       if (!wim_has_metadata(wim))
+               return 0;
+       for (int i = 0; i < wim->hdr.image_count; i++) {
+               struct wim_image_metadata *imd = wim->image_metadata[i];
+               if (imd->stats_outdated) {
+                       int ret = xml_update_image_info(wim, i + 1);
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+                       imd->stats_outdated = false;
+               }
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /* Write a standalone WIM or split WIM (SWM) part to a new file or to a file
  * descriptor.  */
 int
@@ -2441,77 +2672,13 @@ write_wim_part(WIMStruct *wim,
               int image,
               int write_flags,
               unsigned num_threads,
-              wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func,
               unsigned part_number,
               unsigned total_parts,
-              struct list_head *stream_list_override,
+              struct list_head *blob_list_override,
               const u8 *guid)
 {
        int ret;
-       struct wim_header hdr_save;
-       struct list_head lookup_table_list;
-
-       if (total_parts == 1)
-               DEBUG("Writing standalone WIM.");
-       else
-               DEBUG("Writing split WIM part %u/%u", part_number, total_parts);
-       if (image == WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES)
-               DEBUG("Including all images.");
-       else
-               DEBUG("Including image %d only.", image);
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
-               DEBUG("File descriptor: %d", *(const int*)path_or_fd);
-       else
-               DEBUG("Path: \"%"TS"\"", (const tchar*)path_or_fd);
-       DEBUG("Write flags: 0x%08x", write_flags);
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY)
-               DEBUG("\tCHECK_INTEGRITY");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_REBUILD)
-               DEBUG("\tREBUILD");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS)
-               DEBUG("\tRECOMPRESS");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FSYNC)
-               DEBUG("\tFSYNC");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOFT_DELETE)
-               DEBUG("\tFSYNC");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_IGNORE_READONLY_FLAG)
-               DEBUG("\tIGNORE_READONLY_FLAG");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE)
-               DEBUG("\tPIPABLE");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NOT_PIPABLE)
-               DEBUG("\tNOT_PIPABLE");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS)
-               DEBUG("\tPACK_STREAMS");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_PACK_STREAMS)
-               DEBUG("\tNO_PACK_STREAMS");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
-               DEBUG("\tFILE_DESCRIPTOR");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_METADATA)
-               DEBUG("\tNO_METADATA");
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_USE_EXISTING_TOTALBYTES)
-               DEBUG("\tUSE_EXISTING_TOTALBYTES");
-
-       if (num_threads == 0)
-               DEBUG("Number of threads: autodetect");
-       else
-               DEBUG("Number of threads: %u", num_threads);
-       DEBUG("Progress function: %s", (progress_func ? "yes" : "no"));
-       DEBUG("Stream list:       %s", (stream_list_override ? "specified" : "autodetect"));
-       DEBUG("GUID:              %s", ((guid || wim->guid_set_explicitly) ?
-                                       "specified" : "generate new"));
+       struct list_head blob_table_list;
 
        /* Internally, this is always called with a valid part number and total
         * parts.  */
@@ -2543,240 +2710,244 @@ write_wim_part(WIMStruct *wim,
                                    WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NOT_PIPABLE))
                return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 
-       if ((write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS |
-                           WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_PACK_STREAMS))
-                               == (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS |
-                                   WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_PACK_STREAMS))
+       /* Only wimlib_overwrite() accepts UNSAFE_COMPACT.  */
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT)
                return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 
-       /* Save previous header, then start initializing the new one.  */
-       memcpy(&hdr_save, &wim->hdr, sizeof(struct wim_header));
-
-       /* Set default integrity, pipable, and packed stream flags.  */
-       if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE |
-                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NOT_PIPABLE)))
-               if (wim_is_pipable(wim)) {
-                       DEBUG("WIM is pipable; default to PIPABLE.");
-                       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE;
-               }
-
+       /* Include an integrity table by default if no preference was given and
+        * the WIM already had an integrity table.  */
        if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY |
-                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_CHECK_INTEGRITY)))
-               if (wim_has_integrity_table(wim)) {
-                       DEBUG("Integrity table present; default to CHECK_INTEGRITY.");
+                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_CHECK_INTEGRITY))) {
+               if (wim_has_integrity_table(wim))
                        write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY;
-               }
+       }
 
-       if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS |
-                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_PACK_STREAMS)))
-               if (wim->hdr.wim_version == WIM_VERSION_PACKED_STREAMS) {
-                       DEBUG("WIM version 3584; default to PACK_STREAMS.");
-                       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS;
-               }
+       /* Write a pipable WIM by default if no preference was given and the WIM
+        * was already pipable.  */
+       if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE |
+                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NOT_PIPABLE))) {
+               if (wim_is_pipable(wim))
+                       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE;
+       }
 
        if ((write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE |
-                           WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
+                           WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID))
                                    == (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE |
-                                       WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS))
+                                       WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID))
+       {
+               ERROR("Solid compression is unsupported in pipable WIMs");
                return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
+       }
 
-       /* Set appropriate magic number.  */
+       /* Start initializing the new file header.  */
+       memset(&wim->out_hdr, 0, sizeof(wim->out_hdr));
+
+       /* Set the magic number.  */
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE)
-               wim->hdr.magic = PWM_MAGIC;
+               wim->out_hdr.magic = PWM_MAGIC;
        else
-               wim->hdr.magic = WIM_MAGIC;
+               wim->out_hdr.magic = WIM_MAGIC;
 
-       /* Set appropriate version number.  */
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS)
-               wim->hdr.wim_version = WIM_VERSION_PACKED_STREAMS;
+       /* Set the version number.  */
+       if ((write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID) ||
+           wim->out_compression_type == WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZMS)
+               wim->out_hdr.wim_version = WIM_VERSION_SOLID;
        else
-               wim->hdr.wim_version = WIM_VERSION_DEFAULT;
+               wim->out_hdr.wim_version = WIM_VERSION_DEFAULT;
 
-       /* Clear header flags that will be set automatically.  */
-       wim->hdr.flags &= ~(WIM_HDR_FLAG_METADATA_ONLY          |
-                           WIM_HDR_FLAG_RESOURCE_ONLY          |
-                           WIM_HDR_FLAG_SPANNED                |
-                           WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS);
+       /* Default to solid compression if it is valid in the chosen WIM file
+        * format and the WIMStruct references any solid resources.  This is
+        * useful when exporting an image from a solid WIM.  */
+       if (should_default_to_solid_compression(wim, write_flags))
+               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID;
 
-       /* Set SPANNED header flag if writing part of a split WIM.  */
+       /* Set the header flags.  */
+       wim->out_hdr.flags = (wim->hdr.flags & (WIM_HDR_FLAG_RP_FIX |
+                                               WIM_HDR_FLAG_READONLY));
        if (total_parts != 1)
-               wim->hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_SPANNED;
-
-       /* Set part number and total parts of split WIM.  This will be 1 and 1
-        * if the WIM is standalone.  */
-       wim->hdr.part_number = part_number;
-       wim->hdr.total_parts = total_parts;
-
-       /* Set compression type if different.  */
-       if (wim->compression_type != wim->out_compression_type) {
-               ret = set_wim_hdr_cflags(wim->out_compression_type, &wim->hdr);
-               wimlib_assert(ret == 0);
+               wim->out_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_SPANNED;
+       if (wim->out_compression_type != WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_NONE) {
+               wim->out_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_COMPRESSION;
+               switch (wim->out_compression_type) {
+               case WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_XPRESS:
+                       wim->out_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_COMPRESS_XPRESS;
+                       break;
+               case WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZX:
+                       wim->out_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_COMPRESS_LZX;
+                       break;
+               case WIMLIB_COMPRESSION_TYPE_LZMS:
+                       wim->out_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_COMPRESS_LZMS;
+                       break;
+               }
        }
 
-       /* Set chunk size if different.  */
-       wim->hdr.chunk_size = wim->out_chunk_size;
+       /* Set the chunk size.  */
+       wim->out_hdr.chunk_size = wim->out_chunk_size;
 
-       /* Use GUID if specified; otherwise generate a new one.  */
+       /* Set the GUID.  */
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_RETAIN_GUID)
+               guid = wim->hdr.guid;
        if (guid)
-               memcpy(wim->hdr.guid, guid, WIMLIB_GUID_LEN);
-       else if (!wim->guid_set_explicitly)
-               randomize_byte_array(wim->hdr.guid, WIMLIB_GUID_LEN);
-
-       /* Clear references to resources that have not been written yet.  */
-       zero_reshdr(&wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr);
-       zero_reshdr(&wim->hdr.xml_data_reshdr);
-       zero_reshdr(&wim->hdr.boot_metadata_reshdr);
-       zero_reshdr(&wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr);
-
-       /* Set image count and boot index correctly for single image writes.  */
-       if (image != WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES) {
-               wim->hdr.image_count = 1;
-               if (wim->hdr.boot_idx == image)
-                       wim->hdr.boot_idx = 1;
-               else
-                       wim->hdr.boot_idx = 0;
+               copy_guid(wim->out_hdr.guid, guid);
+       else
+               generate_guid(wim->out_hdr.guid);
+
+       /* Set the part number and total parts.  */
+       wim->out_hdr.part_number = part_number;
+       wim->out_hdr.total_parts = total_parts;
+
+       /* Set the image count.  */
+       if (image == WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES)
+               wim->out_hdr.image_count = wim->hdr.image_count;
+       else
+               wim->out_hdr.image_count = 1;
+
+       /* Set the boot index.  */
+       wim->out_hdr.boot_idx = 0;
+       if (total_parts == 1) {
+               if (image == WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES)
+                       wim->out_hdr.boot_idx = wim->hdr.boot_idx;
+               else if (image == wim->hdr.boot_idx)
+                       wim->out_hdr.boot_idx = 1;
        }
 
-       /* Split WIMs can't be bootable.  */
-       if (total_parts != 1)
-               wim->hdr.boot_idx = 0;
+       /* Update image stats if needed.  */
+       ret = update_image_stats(wim);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
-       /* Initialize output file descriptor.  */
+       /* Set up the output file descriptor.  */
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR) {
-               /* File descriptor was explicitly provided.  Return error if
-                * file descriptor is not seekable, unless writing a pipable WIM
-                * was requested.  */
-               wim->out_fd.fd = *(const int*)path_or_fd;
-               wim->out_fd.offset = 0;
+               /* File descriptor was explicitly provided.  */
+               filedes_init(&wim->out_fd, *(const int *)path_or_fd);
                if (!filedes_is_seekable(&wim->out_fd)) {
+                       /* The file descriptor is a pipe.  */
                        ret = WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
                        if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE))
-                               goto out_restore_hdr;
+                               goto out_cleanup;
                        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY) {
                                ERROR("Can't include integrity check when "
                                      "writing pipable WIM to pipe!");
-                               goto out_restore_hdr;
+                               goto out_cleanup;
                        }
                }
-
        } else {
                /* Filename of WIM to write was provided; open file descriptor
                 * to it.  */
                ret = open_wim_writable(wim, (const tchar*)path_or_fd,
                                        O_TRUNC | O_CREAT | O_RDWR);
                if (ret)
-                       goto out_restore_hdr;
+                       goto out_cleanup;
        }
 
        /* Write initial header.  This is merely a "dummy" header since it
-        * doesn't have all the information yet, so it will be overwritten later
-        * (unless writing a pipable WIM).  */
+        * doesn't have resource entries filled in yet, so it will be
+        * overwritten later (unless writing a pipable WIM).  */
        if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE))
-               wim->hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
-       ret = write_wim_header(&wim->hdr, &wim->out_fd);
-       wim->hdr.flags &= ~WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+               wim->out_hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
+       ret = write_wim_header(&wim->out_hdr, &wim->out_fd, wim->out_fd.offset);
+       wim->out_hdr.flags &= ~WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
        if (ret)
-               goto out_restore_hdr;
+               goto out_cleanup;
 
-       /* Write metadata resources and streams.  */
+       /* Write file data and metadata resources.  */
        if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE)) {
                /* Default case: create a normal (non-pipable) WIM.  */
-               ret = write_wim_streams(wim, image, write_flags, num_threads,
-                                       progress_func, stream_list_override,
-                                       &lookup_table_list);
+               ret = write_file_data(wim, image, write_flags,
+                                     num_threads,
+                                     blob_list_override,
+                                     &blob_table_list);
                if (ret)
-                       goto out_restore_hdr;
+                       goto out_cleanup;
 
-               ret = write_wim_metadata_resources(wim, image, write_flags,
-                                                  progress_func);
+               ret = write_metadata_resources(wim, image, write_flags);
                if (ret)
-                       goto out_restore_hdr;
+                       goto out_cleanup;
        } else {
                /* Non-default case: create pipable WIM.  */
                ret = write_pipable_wim(wim, image, write_flags, num_threads,
-                                       progress_func, stream_list_override,
-                                       &lookup_table_list);
+                                       blob_list_override,
+                                       &blob_table_list);
                if (ret)
-                       goto out_restore_hdr;
-               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_HEADER_AT_END;
+                       goto out_cleanup;
        }
 
-
-       /* Write lookup table, XML data, and (optional) integrity table.  */
-       ret = finish_write(wim, image, write_flags, progress_func,
-                          &lookup_table_list);
-out_restore_hdr:
-       memcpy(&wim->hdr, &hdr_save, sizeof(struct wim_header));
+       /* Write blob table, XML data, and (optional) integrity table.  */
+       ret = finish_write(wim, image, write_flags, &blob_table_list);
+out_cleanup:
        (void)close_wim_writable(wim, write_flags);
-       DEBUG("ret=%d", ret);
        return ret;
 }
 
 /* Write a standalone WIM to a file or file descriptor.  */
 static int
 write_standalone_wim(WIMStruct *wim, const void *path_or_fd,
-                    int image, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads,
-                    wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+                    int image, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads)
 {
        return write_wim_part(wim, path_or_fd, image, write_flags,
-                             num_threads, progress_func, 1, 1, NULL, NULL);
+                             num_threads, 1, 1, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 /* API function documented in wimlib.h  */
 WIMLIBAPI int
 wimlib_write(WIMStruct *wim, const tchar *path,
-            int image, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads,
-            wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+            int image, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads)
 {
-       if (!path)
+       if (write_flags & ~WIMLIB_WRITE_MASK_PUBLIC)
                return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 
-       write_flags &= WIMLIB_WRITE_MASK_PUBLIC;
+       if (path == NULL || path[0] == T('\0'))
+               return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 
-       return write_standalone_wim(wim, path, image, write_flags,
-                                   num_threads, progress_func);
+       return write_standalone_wim(wim, path, image, write_flags, num_threads);
 }
 
 /* API function documented in wimlib.h  */
 WIMLIBAPI int
 wimlib_write_to_fd(WIMStruct *wim, int fd,
-                  int image, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads,
-                  wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+                  int image, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads)
 {
+       if (write_flags & ~WIMLIB_WRITE_MASK_PUBLIC)
+               return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
+
        if (fd < 0)
                return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 
-       write_flags &= WIMLIB_WRITE_MASK_PUBLIC;
        write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR;
 
-       return write_standalone_wim(wim, &fd, image, write_flags,
-                                   num_threads, progress_func);
+       return write_standalone_wim(wim, &fd, image, write_flags, num_threads);
 }
 
+/* Have there been any changes to images in the specified WIM, including updates
+ * as well as deletions and additions of entire images, but excluding changes to
+ * the XML document?  */
 static bool
-any_images_modified(WIMStruct *wim)
+any_images_changed(WIMStruct *wim)
 {
+       if (wim->image_deletion_occurred)
+               return true;
        for (int i = 0; i < wim->hdr.image_count; i++)
-               if (wim->image_metadata[i]->modified)
+               if (!is_image_unchanged_from_wim(wim->image_metadata[i], wim))
                        return true;
        return false;
 }
 
 static int
-check_resource_offset(struct wim_lookup_table_entry *lte, void *_wim)
+check_resource_offset(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_wim)
 {
        const WIMStruct *wim = _wim;
        off_t end_offset = *(const off_t*)wim->private;
 
-       if (lte->resource_location == RESOURCE_IN_WIM && lte->rspec->wim == wim &&
-           lte->rspec->offset_in_wim + lte->rspec->size_in_wim > end_offset)
+       if (blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM &&
+           blob->rdesc->wim == wim &&
+           blob->rdesc->offset_in_wim + blob->rdesc->size_in_wim > end_offset)
                return WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER;
        return 0;
 }
 
 /* Make sure no file or metadata resources are located after the XML data (or
- * integrity table if present)--- otherwise we can't safely overwrite the WIM in
- * place and we return WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER.  */
+ * integrity table if present)--- otherwise we can't safely append to the WIM
+ * file and we return WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER.  */
 static int
 check_resource_offsets(WIMStruct *wim, off_t end_offset)
 {
@@ -2784,181 +2955,250 @@ check_resource_offsets(WIMStruct *wim, off_t end_offset)
        unsigned i;
 
        wim->private = &end_offset;
-       ret = for_lookup_table_entry(wim->lookup_table, check_resource_offset, wim);
+       ret = for_blob_in_table(wim->blob_table, check_resource_offset, wim);
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
        for (i = 0; i < wim->hdr.image_count; i++) {
-               ret = check_resource_offset(wim->image_metadata[i]->metadata_lte, wim);
+               ret = check_resource_offset(wim->image_metadata[i]->metadata_blob, wim);
                if (ret)
                        return ret;
        }
        return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+free_blob_if_invalidated(struct blob_descriptor *blob, void *_wim)
+{
+       const WIMStruct *wim = _wim;
+
+       if (!blob->will_be_in_output_wim &&
+           blob->blob_location == BLOB_IN_WIM && blob->rdesc->wim == wim)
+       {
+               blob_table_unlink(wim->blob_table, blob);
+               free_blob_descriptor(blob);
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /*
- * Overwrite a WIM, possibly appending streams to it.
+ * Overwrite a WIM, possibly appending new resources to it.
  *
  * A WIM looks like (or is supposed to look like) the following:
  *
  *                   Header (212 bytes)
- *                   Streams and metadata resources (variable size)
- *                   Lookup table (variable size)
+ *                   Resources for metadata and files (variable size)
+ *                   Blob table (variable size)
  *                   XML data (variable size)
  *                   Integrity table (optional) (variable size)
  *
- * If we are not adding any streams or metadata resources, the lookup table is
+ * If we are not adding any new files or metadata, then the blob table is
  * unchanged--- so we only need to overwrite the XML data, integrity table, and
  * header.  This operation is potentially unsafe if the program is abruptly
  * terminated while the XML data or integrity table are being overwritten, but
  * before the new header has been written.  To partially alleviate this problem,
- * a special flag (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECKPOINT_AFTER_XML) is passed to
- * finish_write() to cause a temporary WIM header to be written after the XML
- * data has been written.  This may prevent the WIM from becoming corrupted if
- * the program is terminated while the integrity table is being calculated (but
- * no guarantees, due to write re-ordering...).
- *
- * If we are adding new streams or images (metadata resources), the lookup table
- * needs to be changed, and those streams need to be written.  In this case, we
- * try to perform a safe update of the WIM file by writing the streams *after*
- * the end of the previous WIM, then writing the new lookup table, XML data, and
- * (optionally) integrity table following the new streams.  This will produce a
- * layout like the following:
+ * we write a temporary header after the XML data has been written.  This may
+ * prevent the WIM from becoming corrupted if the program is terminated while
+ * the integrity table is being calculated (but no guarantees, due to write
+ * re-ordering...).
+ *
+ * If we are adding new blobs, including new file data as well as any metadata
+ * for any new images, then the blob table needs to be changed, and those blobs
+ * need to be written.  In this case, we try to perform a safe update of the WIM
+ * file by writing the blobs *after* the end of the previous WIM, then writing
+ * the new blob table, XML data, and (optionally) integrity table following the
+ * new blobs.  This will produce a layout like the following:
  *
  *                   Header (212 bytes)
- *                   (OLD) Streams and metadata resources (variable size)
- *                   (OLD) Lookup table (variable size)
+ *                   (OLD) Resources for metadata and files (variable size)
+ *                   (OLD) Blob table (variable size)
  *                   (OLD) XML data (variable size)
  *                   (OLD) Integrity table (optional) (variable size)
- *                   (NEW) Streams and metadata resources (variable size)
- *                   (NEW) Lookup table (variable size)
+ *                   (NEW) Resources for metadata and files (variable size)
+ *                   (NEW) Blob table (variable size)
  *                   (NEW) XML data (variable size)
  *                   (NEW) Integrity table (optional) (variable size)
  *
  * At all points, the WIM is valid as nothing points to the new data yet.  Then,
- * the header is overwritten to point to the new lookup table, XML data, and
+ * the header is overwritten to point to the new blob table, XML data, and
  * integrity table, to produce the following layout:
  *
  *                   Header (212 bytes)
- *                   Streams and metadata resources (variable size)
+ *                   Resources for metadata and files (variable size)
  *                   Nothing (variable size)
- *                   More Streams and metadata resources (variable size)
- *                   Lookup table (variable size)
+ *                   Resources for metadata and files (variable size)
+ *                   Blob table (variable size)
  *                   XML data (variable size)
  *                   Integrity table (optional) (variable size)
  *
- * This method allows an image to be appended to a large WIM very quickly, and
- * is is crash-safe except in the case of write re-ordering, but the
- * disadvantage is that a small hole is left in the WIM where the old lookup
- * table, xml data, and integrity table were.  (These usually only take up a
- * small amount of space compared to the streams, however.)
+ * This function allows an image to be appended to a large WIM very quickly, and
+ * is crash-safe except in the case of write re-ordering, but the disadvantage
+ * is that a small hole is left in the WIM where the old blob table, xml data,
+ * and integrity table were.  (These usually only take up a small amount of
+ * space compared to the blobs, however.)
+ *
+ * Finally, this function also supports "compaction" overwrites as an
+ * alternative to the normal "append" overwrites described above.  In a
+ * compaction, data is written starting immediately from the end of the header.
+ * All existing resources are written first, in order by file offset.  New
+ * resources are written afterwards, and at the end any extra data is truncated
+ * from the file.  The advantage of this approach is that is that the WIM file
+ * ends up fully optimized, without any holes remaining.  The main disadavantage
+ * is that this operation is fundamentally unsafe and cannot be interrupted
+ * without data corruption.  Consequently, compactions are only ever done when
+ * explicitly requested by the library user with the flag
+ * WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT.  (Another disadvantage is that a compaction
+ * can be much slower than an append.)
  */
 static int
-overwrite_wim_inplace(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
-                     unsigned num_threads,
-                     wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+overwrite_wim_inplace(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads)
 {
        int ret;
        off_t old_wim_end;
-       u64 old_lookup_table_end, old_xml_begin, old_xml_end;
-       struct wim_header hdr_save;
-       struct list_head stream_list;
-       struct list_head lookup_table_list;
+       struct list_head blob_list;
+       struct list_head blob_table_list;
        struct filter_context filter_ctx;
 
-       DEBUG("Overwriting `%"TS"' in-place", wim->filename);
-
-       /* Save original header so it can be restored in case of error  */
-       memcpy(&hdr_save, &wim->hdr, sizeof(struct wim_header));
-
-       /* Set default integrity flag.  */
+       /* Include an integrity table by default if no preference was given and
+        * the WIM already had an integrity table.  */
        if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY |
                             WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_CHECK_INTEGRITY)))
                if (wim_has_integrity_table(wim))
                        write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECK_INTEGRITY;
 
-       /* Set default packed flag.  */
-       if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS |
-                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_PACK_STREAMS)))
-       {
-               if (wim->hdr.wim_version == WIM_VERSION_PACKED_STREAMS)
-                       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS;
-       } else if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PACK_STREAMS) {
-               wim->hdr.wim_version = WIM_VERSION_PACKED_STREAMS;
-       }
-
-       /* Set additional flags for overwrite.  */
-       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_OVERWRITE |
-                      WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_STREAMS_OK;
-
-       /* Make sure that the integrity table (if present) is after the XML
-        * data, and that there are no stream resources, metadata resources, or
-        * lookup tables after the XML data.  Otherwise, these data would be
-        * overwritten. */
-       old_xml_begin = wim->hdr.xml_data_reshdr.offset_in_wim;
-       old_xml_end = old_xml_begin + wim->hdr.xml_data_reshdr.size_in_wim;
-       old_lookup_table_end = wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
-                              wim->hdr.lookup_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
-       if (wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim != 0 &&
-           wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim < old_xml_end) {
-               WARNING("Didn't expect the integrity table to be before the XML data");
-               ret = WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER;
-               goto out_restore_memory_hdr;
-       }
-
-       if (old_lookup_table_end > old_xml_begin) {
-               WARNING("Didn't expect the lookup table to be after the XML data");
-               ret = WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER;
-               goto out_restore_memory_hdr;
-       }
-
-       /* Set @old_wim_end, which indicates the point beyond which we don't
-        * allow any file and metadata resources to appear without returning
-        * WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER (due to the fact that we would otherwise
-        * overwrite these resources). */
-       if (!wim->deletion_occurred && !any_images_modified(wim)) {
-               /* If no images have been modified and no images have been
-                * deleted, a new lookup table does not need to be written.  We
-                * shall write the new XML data and optional integrity table
-                * immediately after the lookup table.  Note that this may
-                * overwrite an existing integrity table. */
-               DEBUG("Skipping writing lookup table "
-                     "(no images modified or deleted)");
-               old_wim_end = old_lookup_table_end;
-               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_LOOKUP_TABLE |
-                              WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_CHECKPOINT_AFTER_XML;
-       } else if (wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim != 0) {
-               /* Old WIM has an integrity table; begin writing new streams
-                * after it. */
-               old_wim_end = wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
-                             wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
+       /* Start preparing the updated file header.  */
+       memcpy(&wim->out_hdr, &wim->hdr, sizeof(wim->out_hdr));
+
+       /* If using solid compression, the version number must be set to
+        * WIM_VERSION_SOLID.  */
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID)
+               wim->out_hdr.wim_version = WIM_VERSION_SOLID;
+
+       /* Default to solid compression if it is valid in the chosen WIM file
+        * format and the WIMStruct references any solid resources.  This is
+        * useful when updating a solid WIM.  */
+       if (should_default_to_solid_compression(wim, write_flags))
+               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOLID;
+
+       if (unlikely(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT)) {
+
+               /* In-place compaction  */
+
+               WARNING("The WIM file \"%"TS"\" is being compacted in place.\n"
+                       "          Do *not* interrupt the operation, or else "
+                       "the WIM file will be\n"
+                       "          corrupted!", wim->filename);
+               wim->being_compacted = 1;
+               old_wim_end = WIM_HEADER_DISK_SIZE;
+
+               ret = prepare_blob_list_for_write(wim, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES,
+                                                 write_flags, &blob_list,
+                                                 &blob_table_list, &filter_ctx);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto out;
+
+               /* Prevent new files from being deduplicated with existing blobs
+                * in the WIM that we haven't decided to write.  Such blobs will
+                * be overwritten during the compaction.  */
+               for_blob_in_table(wim->blob_table, free_blob_if_invalidated, wim);
+
+               if (wim_has_metadata(wim)) {
+                       /* Add existing metadata resources to be compacted along
+                        * with the file resources.  */
+                       for (int i = 0; i < wim->hdr.image_count; i++) {
+                               struct wim_image_metadata *imd = wim->image_metadata[i];
+                               if (is_image_unchanged_from_wim(imd, wim)) {
+                                       fully_reference_blob_for_write(imd->metadata_blob,
+                                                                      &blob_list);
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
        } else {
-               /* No existing integrity table; begin writing new streams after
-                * the old XML data. */
-               old_wim_end = old_xml_end;
-       }
+               u64 old_blob_table_end, old_xml_begin, old_xml_end;
+
+               /* Set additional flags for append.  */
+               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_APPEND |
+                              WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_STREAMS_OK;
+
+               /* Make sure there is no data after the XML data, except
+                * possibily an integrity table.  If this were the case, then
+                * this data would be overwritten.  */
+               old_xml_begin = wim->hdr.xml_data_reshdr.offset_in_wim;
+               old_xml_end = old_xml_begin + wim->hdr.xml_data_reshdr.size_in_wim;
+               if (wim->hdr.blob_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim == 0)
+                       old_blob_table_end = WIM_HEADER_DISK_SIZE;
+               else
+                       old_blob_table_end = wim->hdr.blob_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
+                                            wim->hdr.blob_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
+               if (wim_has_integrity_table(wim) &&
+                   wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim < old_xml_end) {
+                       WARNING("Didn't expect the integrity table to be "
+                               "before the XML data");
+                       ret = WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER;
+                       goto out;
+               }
 
-       ret = check_resource_offsets(wim, old_wim_end);
-       if (ret)
-               goto out_restore_memory_hdr;
+               if (old_blob_table_end > old_xml_begin) {
+                       WARNING("Didn't expect the blob table to be after "
+                               "the XML data");
+                       ret = WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER;
+                       goto out;
+               }
+               /* Set @old_wim_end, which indicates the point beyond which we
+                * don't allow any file and metadata resources to appear without
+                * returning WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER (due to the fact that we
+                * would otherwise overwrite these resources). */
+               if (!any_images_changed(wim)) {
+                       /* If no images have been modified, added, or deleted,
+                        * then a new blob table does not need to be written.
+                        * We shall write the new XML data and optional
+                        * integrity table immediately after the blob table.
+                        * Note that this may overwrite an existing integrity
+                        * table.  */
+                       old_wim_end = old_blob_table_end;
+                       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_NEW_BLOBS;
+               } else if (wim_has_integrity_table(wim)) {
+                       /* Old WIM has an integrity table; begin writing new
+                        * blobs after it. */
+                       old_wim_end = wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.offset_in_wim +
+                                     wim->hdr.integrity_table_reshdr.size_in_wim;
+               } else {
+                       /* No existing integrity table; begin writing new blobs
+                        * after the old XML data. */
+                       old_wim_end = old_xml_end;
+               }
 
-       ret = prepare_stream_list_for_write(wim, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES, write_flags,
-                                           &stream_list, &lookup_table_list,
-                                           &filter_ctx);
+               ret = check_resource_offsets(wim, old_wim_end);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto out;
+
+               ret = prepare_blob_list_for_write(wim, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES,
+                                                 write_flags, &blob_list,
+                                                 &blob_table_list, &filter_ctx);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto out;
+
+               if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_NEW_BLOBS)
+                       wimlib_assert(list_empty(&blob_list));
+       }
+
+       /* Update image stats if needed.  */
+       ret = update_image_stats(wim);
        if (ret)
-               goto out_restore_memory_hdr;
+               goto out;
 
        ret = open_wim_writable(wim, wim->filename, O_RDWR);
        if (ret)
-               goto out_restore_memory_hdr;
+               goto out;
 
-       ret = lock_wim(wim, wim->out_fd.fd);
+       ret = lock_wim_for_append(wim);
        if (ret)
                goto out_close_wim;
 
        /* Set WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS flag in header. */
        wim->hdr.flags |= WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
        ret = write_wim_header_flags(wim->hdr.flags, &wim->out_fd);
+       wim->hdr.flags &= ~WIM_HDR_FLAG_WRITE_IN_PROGRESS;
        if (ret) {
                ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Error updating WIM header flags");
                goto out_unlock_wim;
@@ -2967,65 +3207,51 @@ overwrite_wim_inplace(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
        if (filedes_seek(&wim->out_fd, old_wim_end) == -1) {
                ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Can't seek to end of WIM");
                ret = WIMLIB_ERR_WRITE;
-               goto out_restore_physical_hdr;
-       }
-
-       ret = write_stream_list(&stream_list,
-                               &wim->out_fd,
-                               write_flags_to_resource_flags(write_flags),
-                               wim->compression_type,
-                               wim->chunk_size,
-                               num_threads,
-                               wim->lookup_table,
-                               &filter_ctx,
-                               &wim->lzx_context,
-                               progress_func);
+               goto out_restore_hdr;
+       }
+
+       ret = write_file_data_blobs(wim, &blob_list, write_flags,
+                                   num_threads, &filter_ctx);
        if (ret)
                goto out_truncate;
 
-       ret = write_wim_metadata_resources(wim, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES,
-                                          write_flags, progress_func);
+       ret = write_metadata_resources(wim, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES, write_flags);
        if (ret)
                goto out_truncate;
 
-       write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_REUSE_INTEGRITY_TABLE;
        ret = finish_write(wim, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES, write_flags,
-                          progress_func, &lookup_table_list);
+                          &blob_table_list);
        if (ret)
                goto out_truncate;
 
-       wim->wim_locked = 0;
+       unlock_wim_for_append(wim);
        return 0;
 
 out_truncate:
-       if (!(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_LOOKUP_TABLE)) {
-               WARNING("Truncating `%"TS"' to its original size (%"PRIu64" bytes)",
-                       wim->filename, old_wim_end);
-               /* Return value of ftruncate() is ignored because this is
-                * already an error path.  */
-               (void)ftruncate(wim->out_fd.fd, old_wim_end);
-       }
-out_restore_physical_hdr:
-       (void)write_wim_header_flags(hdr_save.flags, &wim->out_fd);
+       if (!(write_flags & (WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_NEW_BLOBS |
+                            WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT))) {
+               WARNING("Truncating \"%"TS"\" to its original size "
+                       "(%"PRIu64" bytes)", wim->filename, old_wim_end);
+               if (ftruncate(wim->out_fd.fd, old_wim_end))
+                       WARNING_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to truncate WIM file!");
+       }
+out_restore_hdr:
+       (void)write_wim_header_flags(wim->hdr.flags, &wim->out_fd);
 out_unlock_wim:
-       wim->wim_locked = 0;
+       unlock_wim_for_append(wim);
 out_close_wim:
        (void)close_wim_writable(wim, write_flags);
-out_restore_memory_hdr:
-       memcpy(&wim->hdr, &hdr_save, sizeof(struct wim_header));
+out:
+       wim->being_compacted = 0;
        return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-overwrite_wim_via_tmpfile(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
-                         unsigned num_threads,
-                         wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+overwrite_wim_via_tmpfile(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads)
 {
        size_t wim_name_len;
        int ret;
 
-       DEBUG("Overwriting `%"TS"' via a temporary file", wim->filename);
-
        /* Write the WIM to a temporary file in the same directory as the
         * original WIM. */
        wim_name_len = tstrlen(wim->filename);
@@ -3035,19 +3261,23 @@ overwrite_wim_via_tmpfile(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
        tmpfile[wim_name_len + 9] = T('\0');
 
        ret = wimlib_write(wim, tmpfile, WIMLIB_ALL_IMAGES,
-                          write_flags | WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FSYNC,
-                          num_threads, progress_func);
+                          write_flags |
+                               WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FSYNC |
+                               WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_RETAIN_GUID,
+                          num_threads);
        if (ret) {
                tunlink(tmpfile);
                return ret;
        }
 
-       close_wim(wim);
+       if (filedes_valid(&wim->in_fd)) {
+               filedes_close(&wim->in_fd);
+               filedes_invalidate(&wim->in_fd);
+       }
 
        /* Rename the new WIM file to the original WIM file.  Note: on Windows
         * this actually calls win32_rename_replacement(), not _wrename(), so
         * that removing the existing destination file can be handled.  */
-       DEBUG("Renaming `%"TS"' to `%"TS"'", tmpfile, wim->filename);
        ret = trename(tmpfile, wim->filename);
        if (ret) {
                ERROR_WITH_ERRNO("Failed to rename `%"TS"' to `%"TS"'",
@@ -3061,27 +3291,35 @@ overwrite_wim_via_tmpfile(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
                return WIMLIB_ERR_RENAME;
        }
 
-       if (progress_func) {
-               union wimlib_progress_info progress;
-               progress.rename.from = tmpfile;
-               progress.rename.to = wim->filename;
-               progress_func(WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_RENAME, &progress);
-       }
-       return 0;
+       union wimlib_progress_info progress;
+       progress.rename.from = tmpfile;
+       progress.rename.to = wim->filename;
+       return call_progress(wim->progfunc, WIMLIB_PROGRESS_MSG_RENAME,
+                            &progress, wim->progctx);
 }
 
+/* Determine if the specified WIM file may be updated in-place rather than by
+ * writing and replacing it with an entirely new file.  */
 static bool
 can_overwrite_wim_inplace(const WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags)
 {
+       /* REBUILD flag forces full rebuild.  */
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_REBUILD)
                return false;
 
-       if (wim->deletion_occurred && !(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOFT_DELETE))
+       /* Image deletions cause full rebuild by default.  */
+       if (wim->image_deletion_occurred &&
+           !(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOFT_DELETE))
                return false;
 
+       /* Pipable WIMs cannot be updated in place, nor can a non-pipable WIM be
+        * turned into a pipable WIM in-place.  */
        if (wim_is_pipable(wim) || (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_PIPABLE))
                return false;
 
+       /* The default compression type and compression chunk size selected for
+        * the output WIM must be the same as those currently used for the WIM.
+        */
        if (wim->compression_type != wim->out_compression_type)
                return false;
        if (wim->chunk_size != wim->out_chunk_size)
@@ -3092,21 +3330,31 @@ can_overwrite_wim_inplace(const WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags)
 
 /* API function documented in wimlib.h  */
 WIMLIBAPI int
-wimlib_overwrite(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
-                unsigned num_threads,
-                wimlib_progress_func_t progress_func)
+wimlib_overwrite(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags, unsigned num_threads)
 {
        int ret;
        u32 orig_hdr_flags;
 
-       write_flags &= WIMLIB_WRITE_MASK_PUBLIC;
-
-       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_FILE_DESCRIPTOR)
+       if (write_flags & ~WIMLIB_WRITE_MASK_PUBLIC)
                return WIMLIB_ERR_INVALID_PARAM;
 
        if (!wim->filename)
                return WIMLIB_ERR_NO_FILENAME;
 
+       if (unlikely(write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT)) {
+               /*
+                * In UNSAFE_COMPACT mode:
+                *      - RECOMPRESS is forbidden
+                *      - REBUILD is ignored
+                *      - SOFT_DELETE and NO_SOLID_SORT are implied
+                */
+               if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_RECOMPRESS)
+                       return WIMLIB_ERR_COMPACTION_NOT_POSSIBLE;
+               write_flags &= ~WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_REBUILD;
+               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_SOFT_DELETE;
+               write_flags |= WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_NO_SOLID_SORT;
+       }
+
        orig_hdr_flags = wim->hdr.flags;
        if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_IGNORE_READONLY_FLAG)
                wim->hdr.flags &= ~WIM_HDR_FLAG_READONLY;
@@ -3116,12 +3364,12 @@ wimlib_overwrite(WIMStruct *wim, int write_flags,
                return ret;
 
        if (can_overwrite_wim_inplace(wim, write_flags)) {
-               ret = overwrite_wim_inplace(wim, write_flags, num_threads,
-                                           progress_func);
+               ret = overwrite_wim_inplace(wim, write_flags, num_threads);
                if (ret != WIMLIB_ERR_RESOURCE_ORDER)
                        return ret;
                WARNING("Falling back to re-building entire WIM");
        }
-       return overwrite_wim_via_tmpfile(wim, write_flags, num_threads,
-                                        progress_func);
+       if (write_flags & WIMLIB_WRITE_FLAG_UNSAFE_COMPACT)
+               return WIMLIB_ERR_COMPACTION_NOT_POSSIBLE;
+       return overwrite_wim_via_tmpfile(wim, write_flags, num_threads);
 }