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/*
 * Module Info: This module contains the functionality for variable-length
 *      datatypes in the H5T interface.
 */

#define H5T_PACKAGE		/*suppress error about including H5Tpkg	     */

/* Pablo information */
/* (Put before include files to avoid problems with inline functions) */
#define PABLO_MASK	H5Tvlen_mask

#include "H5private.h"		/* Generic Functions			*/
#include "H5Dprivate.h"		/* Dataset functions			*/
#include "H5Eprivate.h"		/* Error handling		  	*/
#include "H5FLprivate.h"	/* Free Lists                           */
#include "H5HGprivate.h"	/* Global Heaps				*/
#include "H5Iprivate.h"		/* IDs			  		*/
#include "H5MMprivate.h"	/* Memory management			*/
#include "H5Pprivate.h"		/* Property lists			*/
#include "H5Tpkg.h"		/* Datatypes				*/

/* Interface initialization */
static int interface_initialize_g = 0;
#define INTERFACE_INIT H5T_init_vlen_interface
static herr_t H5T_init_vlen_interface(void);

/* Declare extern the free list for H5T_t's */
H5FL_EXTERN(H5T_t);

/* Local functions */
static herr_t H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse(void *elem, const H5T_t *dt, H5MM_free_t free_func, void *free_info);


/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
NAME
   H5T_init_vlen_interface -- Initialize interface-specific information
USAGE
    herr_t H5T_init_vlen_interface()
   
RETURNS
    Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
DESCRIPTION
    Initializes any interface-specific data or routines.  (Just calls
    H5T_init_iterface currently).

--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
static herr_t
H5T_init_vlen_interface(void)
{
    FUNC_ENTER_NOINIT(H5T_init_vlen_interface)

    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(H5T_init())
} /* H5T_init_vlen_interface() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5Tvlen_create
 *
 * Purpose:	Create a new variable-length datatype based on the specified
 *		BASE_TYPE.
 *
 * Return:	Success:	ID of new VL datatype
 *
 *		Failure:	Negative
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *              Thursday, May 20, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
hid_t
H5Tvlen_create(hid_t base_id)
{
    H5T_t	*base = NULL;		/*base datatype	*/
    H5T_t	*dt = NULL;		/*new datatype	*/
    hid_t	ret_value;	        /*return value			*/
    
    FUNC_ENTER_API(H5Tvlen_create, FAIL)
    H5TRACE1("i","i",base_id);

    /* Check args */
    if (NULL==(base=H5I_object_verify(base_id,H5I_DATATYPE)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not an valid base datatype")

    /* Create up VL datatype */
    if ((dt=H5T_vlen_create(base))==NULL)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "invalid VL location")

    /* Atomize the type */
    if ((ret_value=H5I_register(H5I_DATATYPE, dt))<0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "unable to register datatype")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_API(ret_value)
}


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_create
 *
 * Purpose:	Create a new variable-length datatype based on the specified
 *		BASE_TYPE.
 *
 * Return:	Success:	new VL datatype
 *
 *		Failure:	NULL
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *              Tuesday, November 20, 2001
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
H5T_t *
H5T_vlen_create(const H5T_t *base)
{
    H5T_t	*dt = NULL;		/*new VL datatype	*/
    H5T_t	*ret_value;	/*return value			*/
    
    FUNC_ENTER_NOINIT(H5T_vlen_create)

    /* Check args */
    assert(base);

    /* Build new type */
    if (NULL==(dt = H5FL_CALLOC(H5T_t)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, NULL, "memory allocation failed")
    dt->ent.header = HADDR_UNDEF;
    dt->type = H5T_VLEN;

    /*
     * Force conversions (i.e. memory to memory conversions should duplicate
     * data, not point to the same VL sequences)
     */
    dt->force_conv = TRUE;
    dt->parent = H5T_copy(base, H5T_COPY_ALL);

    /* This is a sequence, not a string */
    dt->u.vlen.type = H5T_VLEN_SEQUENCE;

    /* Set up VL information */
    if (H5T_set_loc(dt, NULL, H5T_LOC_MEMORY)<0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTINIT, NULL, "invalid datatype location")

    /* Set return value */
    ret_value=dt;

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function: H5T_vlen_set_loc
 *
 * Purpose:	Sets the location of a VL datatype to be either on disk or in memory
 *
 * Return:	
 *  One of two values on success:
 *      TRUE - If the location of any vlen types changed
 *      FALSE - If the location of any vlen types is the same
 *  <0 is returned on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Friday, June 4, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
htri_t
H5T_vlen_set_loc(H5T_t *dt, H5F_t *f, H5T_loc_t loc)
{
    htri_t ret_value = 0;       /* Indicate that success, but no location change */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOINIT(H5T_vlen_set_loc)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(dt);
    assert(loc>H5T_LOC_BADLOC && loc<H5T_LOC_MAXLOC);

    /* Only change the location if it's different */
    if(loc!=dt->u.vlen.loc) {
        /* Indicate that the location changed */
        ret_value=TRUE;

        switch(loc) {
            case H5T_LOC_MEMORY:   /* Memory based VL datatype */
                assert(f==NULL);

                /* Mark this type as being stored in memory */
                dt->u.vlen.loc=H5T_LOC_MEMORY;

                if(dt->u.vlen.type==H5T_VLEN_SEQUENCE) {
                    /* size in memory, disk size is different */
                    dt->size = sizeof(hvl_t);

                    /* Set up the function pointers to access the VL sequence in memory */
                    dt->u.vlen.getlen=H5T_vlen_seq_mem_getlen;
                    dt->u.vlen.read=H5T_vlen_seq_mem_read;
                    dt->u.vlen.write=H5T_vlen_seq_mem_write;
                } else if(dt->u.vlen.type==H5T_VLEN_STRING) {
                    /* size in memory, disk size is different */
                    dt->size = sizeof(char *);

                    /* Set up the function pointers to access the VL string in memory */
                    dt->u.vlen.getlen=H5T_vlen_str_mem_getlen;
                    dt->u.vlen.read=H5T_vlen_str_mem_read;
                    dt->u.vlen.write=H5T_vlen_str_mem_write;
                } else {
                    assert(0 && "Invalid VL type");
                }

                /* Reset file ID (since this VL is in memory) */
                dt->u.vlen.f=NULL;
                break;

            case H5T_LOC_DISK:   /* Disk based VL datatype */
                assert(f);

                /* Mark this type as being stored on disk */
                dt->u.vlen.loc=H5T_LOC_DISK;

                /* 
                 * Size of element on disk is 4 bytes for the length, plus the size
                 * of an address in this file, plus 4 bytes for the size of a heap
                 * ID.  Memory size is different
                 */
                dt->size = 4 + H5F_SIZEOF_ADDR(f) + 4;

                /* Set up the function pointers to access the VL information on disk */
                /* VL sequences and VL strings are stored identically on disk, so use the same functions */
                dt->u.vlen.getlen=H5T_vlen_disk_getlen;
                dt->u.vlen.read=H5T_vlen_disk_read;
                dt->u.vlen.write=H5T_vlen_disk_write;

                /* Set file ID (since this VL is on disk) */
                dt->u.vlen.f=f;
                break;

            default:
                HGOTO_ERROR (H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_BADRANGE, FAIL, "invalid VL datatype location")
        } /* end switch */
    } /* end if */

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_set_loc() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_seq_mem_getlen
 *
 * Purpose:	Retrieves the length of a memory based VL element.
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
hssize_t
H5T_vlen_seq_mem_getlen(H5F_t UNUSED *f, void *vl_addr)
{
    hvl_t *vl=(hvl_t *)vl_addr;   /* Pointer to the user's hvl_t information */
    hssize_t ret_value;         /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_seq_mem_getlen, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(vl);

    /* Set return value */
    ret_value=(hssize_t)vl->len;

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_seq_mem_getlen() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_seq_mem_read
 *
 * Purpose:	"Reads" the memory based VL sequence into a buffer
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
herr_t
H5T_vlen_seq_mem_read(H5F_t UNUSED *f, hid_t UNUSED dxpl_id, void *vl_addr, void *buf, size_t len)
{
    hvl_t *vl=(hvl_t *)vl_addr;   /* Pointer to the user's hvl_t information */
    herr_t ret_value=SUCCEED;   /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_seq_mem_read, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(vl && vl->p);
    assert(buf);

    HDmemcpy(buf,vl->p,len);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_seq_mem_read() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_seq_mem_write
 *
 * Purpose:	"Writes" the memory based VL sequence from a buffer
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
herr_t
H5T_vlen_seq_mem_write(H5F_t UNUSED *f, hid_t dxpl_id, void *vl_addr, void *buf, void UNUSED *bg_addr, hsize_t seq_len, hsize_t base_size)
{
    H5MM_allocate_t alloc_func;     /* Vlen allocation function */
    void *alloc_info;               /* Vlen allocation information */
    hvl_t vl;                       /* Temporary hvl_t to use during operation */
    size_t len;
    H5P_genplist_t *plist;      /* Property list */
    herr_t      ret_value=SUCCEED;       /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_seq_mem_write, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(vl_addr);
    assert(buf);

    if(seq_len!=0) {
        H5_ASSIGN_OVERFLOW(len,(seq_len*base_size),hsize_t,size_t);

        /* Use the user's memory allocation routine is one is defined */

        /* Get the allocation function & info */
        if(NULL == (plist = H5P_object_verify(dxpl_id,H5P_DATASET_XFER)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataset transfer property list")
        if (H5P_get(plist,H5D_XFER_VLEN_ALLOC_NAME,&alloc_func)<0)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "unable to get value")
        if (H5P_get(plist,H5D_XFER_VLEN_ALLOC_INFO_NAME,&alloc_info)<0)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "unable to get value")

        if(alloc_func!=NULL) {
            if(NULL==(vl.p=(alloc_func)(len,alloc_info)))
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, FAIL, "memory allocation failed for VL data")
          } /* end if */
        else {  /* Default to system malloc */
            if(NULL==(vl.p=H5MM_malloc(len)))
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, FAIL, "memory allocation failed for VL data")
          } /* end else */

        /* Copy the data into the newly allocated buffer */
        HDmemcpy(vl.p,buf,len);

    } /* end if */
    else
        vl.p=NULL;

    /* Set the sequence length */
    H5_ASSIGN_OVERFLOW(vl.len,seq_len,hsize_t,size_t);

    /* Set pointer in user's buffer with memcpy, to avoid alignment issues */
    HDmemcpy(vl_addr,&vl,sizeof(hvl_t));

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_seq_mem_write() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_str_mem_getlen
 *
 * Purpose:	Retrieves the length of a memory based VL string.
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
hssize_t
H5T_vlen_str_mem_getlen(H5F_t UNUSED *f, void *vl_addr)
{
    char *s=*(char **)vl_addr;   /* Pointer to the user's hvl_t information */
    hssize_t ret_value;         /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_str_mem_getlen, FAIL)

    /* Set return value */
    if(s)
        ret_value=(hssize_t)HDstrlen(s);
    else
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "null pointer")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_str_mem_getlen() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_str_mem_read
 *
 * Purpose:	"Reads" the memory based VL string into a buffer
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
herr_t
H5T_vlen_str_mem_read(H5F_t UNUSED *f, hid_t UNUSED dxpl_id, void *vl_addr, void *buf, size_t len)
{
    char *s=*(char **)vl_addr;   /* Pointer to the user's hvl_t information */
    herr_t ret_value=SUCCEED;   /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_str_mem_read, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(s);
    assert(buf);

    if(len>0)
        HDmemcpy(buf,s,len);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_str_mem_read() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_str_mem_write
 *
 * Purpose:	"Writes" the memory based VL string from a buffer
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
herr_t
H5T_vlen_str_mem_write(H5F_t UNUSED *f, hid_t dxpl_id, void *vl_addr, void *buf, void UNUSED *bg_addr, hsize_t seq_len, hsize_t base_size)
{
    H5MM_allocate_t alloc_func;     /* Vlen allocation function */
    void *alloc_info;               /* Vlen allocation information */
    char *t;                        /* Pointer to temporary buffer allocated */
    size_t len;                     /* Maximum length of the string to copy */
    H5P_genplist_t *plist;          /* Property list */
    herr_t      ret_value=SUCCEED;  /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_str_mem_write, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(buf);
    H5_CHECK_OVERFLOW(((seq_len+1)*base_size),hsize_t,size_t);

    /* Use the user's memory allocation routine if one is defined */

    /* Get the allocation function & info */
    if(NULL == (plist = H5P_object_verify(dxpl_id,H5P_DATASET_XFER)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataset transfer property list")
    if (H5P_get(plist,H5D_XFER_VLEN_ALLOC_NAME,&alloc_func)<0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "unable to get value")
    if (H5P_get(plist,H5D_XFER_VLEN_ALLOC_INFO_NAME,&alloc_info)<0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "unable to get value")

    if(alloc_func!=NULL) {
        if(NULL==(t=(alloc_func)((size_t)((seq_len+1)*base_size),alloc_info)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, FAIL, "memory allocation failed for VL data")
      } /* end if */
    else {  /* Default to system malloc */
        if(NULL==(t=H5MM_malloc((size_t)((seq_len+1)*base_size))))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_RESOURCE, H5E_NOSPACE, FAIL, "memory allocation failed for VL data")
      } /* end else */

    H5_ASSIGN_OVERFLOW(len,(seq_len*base_size),hsize_t,size_t);
    HDmemcpy(t,buf,len);
    t[len]='\0';

    /* Set pointer in user's buffer with memcpy, to avoid alignment issues */
    HDmemcpy(vl_addr,&t,sizeof(char *));

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value) /*lint !e429 The pointer in 't' has been copied */
}   /* end H5T_vlen_str_mem_write() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_disk_getlen
 *
 * Purpose:	Retrieves the length of a disk based VL element.
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
hssize_t
H5T_vlen_disk_getlen(H5F_t UNUSED *f, void *vl_addr)
{
    uint8_t *vl=(uint8_t *)vl_addr;   /* Pointer to the disk VL information */
    hssize_t	ret_value;	        /*return value			*/

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_disk_getlen, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(vl);

    UINT32DECODE(vl, ret_value);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_disk_getlen() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_disk_read
 *
 * Purpose:	Reads the disk based VL element into a buffer
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
/* ARGSUSED */
herr_t
H5T_vlen_disk_read(H5F_t *f, hid_t dxpl_id, void *vl_addr, void *buf, size_t UNUSED len)
{
    uint8_t *vl=(uint8_t *)vl_addr;   /* Pointer to the user's hvl_t information */
    H5HG_t hobjid;
    uint32_t seq_len;
    herr_t      ret_value=SUCCEED;       /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_disk_read, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(vl);
    assert(buf);
    assert(f);

    /* Get the length of the sequence */
    UINT32DECODE(vl, seq_len); /* Not used */
    
    /* Check if this sequence actually has any data */
    if(seq_len!=0) {
        /* Get the heap information */
        H5F_addr_decode(f,(const uint8_t **)&vl,&(hobjid.addr));
        INT32DECODE(vl,hobjid.idx);

        /* Read the VL information from disk */
        if(H5HG_read(f,dxpl_id, &hobjid,buf)==NULL)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_READERROR, FAIL, "Unable to read VL information")
    } /* end if */

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_disk_read() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5T_vlen_disk_write
 *
 * Purpose:	Writes the disk based VL element from a buffer
 *
 * Return:	Non-negative on success/Negative on failure
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Wednesday, June 2, 1999
 *
 * Modifications:
 *
 *		Raymond Lu
 *		Thursday, June 26, 2002
 *		Free heap objects storing old data.
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5T_vlen_disk_write(H5F_t *f, hid_t dxpl_id, void *vl_addr, void *buf, void *bg_addr, hsize_t seq_len, hsize_t base_size)
{
    uint8_t *vl=(uint8_t *)vl_addr; /*Pointer to the user's hvl_t information*/
    uint8_t *bg=(uint8_t *)bg_addr; /*Pointer to the old data hvl_t          */
    H5HG_t hobjid;
    H5HG_t bg_hobjid;
    size_t len;
    hsize_t bg_seq_len=0;
    herr_t      ret_value=SUCCEED;       /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_disk_write, FAIL)

    /* check parameters */
    assert(vl);
    assert(buf);
    assert(f);
    
    /* Get the length of the sequence and heap object ID from background data.
     * Free heap object for old data.  */
    if(bg!=NULL) {
	HDmemset(&bg_hobjid,0,sizeof(H5HG_t));
        UINT32DECODE(bg, bg_seq_len);

        /* Free heap object for old data */
        if(bg_seq_len>0) {
            /* Get heap information */
            H5F_addr_decode(f, (const uint8_t **)&bg, &(bg_hobjid.addr));
            INT32DECODE(bg, bg_hobjid.idx);
            /* Free heap object */
            if(H5HG_remove(f, dxpl_id, &bg_hobjid)<0)
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_WRITEERROR, FAIL, "Unable to remove heap object")
         } /* end if */
    } /* end if */

    /* Set the length of the sequence */
    H5_CHECK_OVERFLOW(seq_len,hsize_t,size_t);
    UINT32ENCODE(vl, seq_len);
    
    /* Check if this sequence actually has any data */
    if(seq_len!=0) {
        /* Write the VL information to disk (allocates space also) */
        H5_ASSIGN_OVERFLOW(len,(seq_len*base_size),hsize_t,size_t);
        if(H5HG_insert(f,dxpl_id, len,buf,&hobjid)<0)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_WRITEERROR, FAIL, "Unable to write VL information")
    } /* end if */
    else
        HDmemset(&hobjid,0,sizeof(H5HG_t));

    /* Get the heap information */
    H5F_addr_encode(f,&vl,hobjid.addr);
    INT32ENCODE(vl,hobjid.idx);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_disk_write() */


/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NAME
    H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse
 PURPOSE
    Internal recursive routine to free VL datatypes
 USAGE
    herr_t H5T_vlen_reclaim(elem,dt)
        void *elem;  IN/OUT: Pointer to the dataset element
        H5T_t *dt;   IN: Datatype of dataset element
        
 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL
 DESCRIPTION
    Frees any dynamic memory used by VL datatypes in the current dataset
    element.  Performs a recursive depth-first traversal of all compound
    datatypes to free all VL datatype information allocated by any field.
 GLOBAL VARIABLES
 COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
 EXAMPLES
 REVISION LOG
--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
static herr_t 
H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse(void *elem, const H5T_t *dt, H5MM_free_t free_func, void *free_info)
{
    int i;     /* local index variable */
    size_t j;   /* local index variable */
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOINIT(H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse)

    assert(elem);
    assert(dt);

    /* Check the datatype of this element */
    switch(dt->type) {
        case H5T_ARRAY:
            /* Recurse on each element, if the array's base type is array, VL, enum or compound */
            if(H5T_IS_COMPLEX(dt->parent->type)) {
                void *off;     /* offset of field */

                /* Calculate the offset member and recurse on it */
                for(j=0; j<dt->u.array.nelem; j++) {
                    off=((uint8_t *)elem)+j*(dt->parent->size);
                    if(H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse(off,dt->parent,free_func,free_info)<0)
                        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTFREE, FAIL, "Unable to free array element")
                } /* end for */
            } /* end if */
            break;

        case H5T_COMPOUND:
            /* Check each field and recurse on VL, compound, enum or array ones */
            for (i=0; i<dt->u.compnd.nmembs; i++) {
                /* Recurse if it's VL, compound, enum or array */
                if(H5T_IS_COMPLEX(dt->u.compnd.memb[i].type->type)) {
                    void *off;     /* offset of field */

                    /* Calculate the offset member and recurse on it */
                    off=((uint8_t *)elem)+dt->u.compnd.memb[i].offset;
                    if(H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse(off,dt->u.compnd.memb[i].type,free_func,free_info)<0)
                        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTFREE, FAIL, "Unable to free compound field")
                } /* end if */
            } /* end for */
            break;

        case H5T_VLEN:
            /* Recurse on the VL information if it's VL, compound, enum or array, then free VL sequence */
            if(dt->u.vlen.type==H5T_VLEN_SEQUENCE) {
                hvl_t *vl=(hvl_t *)elem;    /* Temp. ptr to the vl info */

                /* Check if there is anything actually in this sequence */
                if(vl->len!=0) {
                    /* Recurse if it's VL, array, enum or compound */
                    if(H5T_IS_COMPLEX(dt->parent->type)) {
                        void *off;     /* offset of field */

                        /* Calculate the offset of each array element and recurse on it */
                        while(vl->len>0) {
                            off=((uint8_t *)vl->p)+(vl->len-1)*dt->parent->size;
                            if(H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse(off,dt->parent,free_func,free_info)<0)
                                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_DATATYPE, H5E_CANTFREE, FAIL, "Unable to free VL element")
                            vl->len--;
                        } /* end while */
                    } /* end if */

                    /* Free the VL sequence */
                    if(free_func!=NULL)
                        (*free_func)(vl->p,free_info);
                    else
                        H5MM_xfree(vl->p);
                } /* end if */
            } else if(dt->u.vlen.type==H5T_VLEN_STRING) {
                /* Free the VL string */
                if(free_func!=NULL)
                    (*free_func)(*(char **)elem,free_info);
                else
                    H5MM_xfree(*(char **)elem);
            } else {
                assert(0 && "Invalid VL type");
            } /* end else */
            break;

        default:
            break;
    } /* end switch */

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse() */


/*--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NAME
    H5T_vlen_reclaim
 PURPOSE
    Default method to reclaim any VL data for a buffer element
 USAGE
    herr_t H5T_vlen_reclaim(elem,type_id,ndim,point,op_data)
        void *elem;  IN/OUT: Pointer to the dataset element
        hid_t type_id;   IN: Datatype of dataset element
        hsize_t ndim;    IN: Number of dimensions in dataspace
        hssize_t *point; IN: Coordinate location of element in dataspace
        void *op_data    IN: Operator data
        
 RETURNS
    SUCCEED/FAIL
 DESCRIPTION
    Frees any dynamic memory used by VL datatypes in the current dataset
    element.  Recursively descends compound datatypes to free all VL datatype
    information allocated by any field.
 GLOBAL VARIABLES
 COMMENTS, BUGS, ASSUMPTIONS
 EXAMPLES
 REVISION LOG
--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* ARGSUSED */
herr_t 
H5T_vlen_reclaim(void *elem, hid_t type_id, hsize_t UNUSED ndim, hssize_t UNUSED *point, void *op_data)
{
    hid_t   plist_id = *(hid_t *)op_data; /* Dataset transfer plist from iterator */
    H5MM_free_t free_func;      /* Vlen free function */
    void *free_info=NULL;       /* Vlen free information */
    H5T_t	*dt = NULL;
    H5P_genplist_t *plist;      /* Property list */
    herr_t ret_value;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5T_vlen_reclaim, FAIL)

    assert(elem);
    assert(H5I_DATATYPE == H5I_get_type(type_id));

    /* Check args */
    if (NULL==(dt=H5I_object_verify(type_id,H5I_DATATYPE)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a datatype")

    /* Get the free func & information */
    if(NULL == (plist = H5P_object_verify(plist_id,H5P_DATASET_XFER)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "not a dataset transfer property list")
    if (H5P_get(plist,H5D_XFER_VLEN_FREE_NAME,&free_func)<0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "unable to get value")
    if (H5P_get(plist,H5D_XFER_VLEN_FREE_INFO_NAME,&free_info)<0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_PLIST, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "unable to get value")

    /* Pull the free function and free info pointer out of the op_data and call the recurse datatype free function */
    ret_value=H5T_vlen_reclaim_recurse(elem,dt,free_func,free_info);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
}   /* end H5T_vlen_reclaim() */