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nwconn: implement Get Extended Volume Information
Wire NCP 0x16/0x33 Get Extended Volume Information to a real reply instead of
returning 0xfb.

The WebSDK documents NCP 0x2222/22/51 as taking a VolumeNumber and returning a
low-high VolInfoReplyLen, an NWVolExtendedInfo structure, and a
length-prefixed volume name. The SDK headers define NWVolExtendedInfo as 33
32-bit fields covering volume type, status flags, sector and cluster geometry,
free-space counters, suballocation/limbo/compression/migration counters,
directory counters, EA counters, a Directory Services object id, and a
last-modified timestamp.

Map the Unix filesystem data already used by the older volume-information
calls to the core extended-volume fields: report a NetWare 386 v3.1 style
volume type, 512-byte sectors, 8 sectors per cluster, total/free clusters, and
directory-entry counters derived from fs_usage. Report NetWare-specific
suballocation, limbo, compression, migration, EA, Directory Services, and
timestamp fields as zero for now.

Add the SDK request/reply semantics to the inline endpoint comment and remove
the corresponding TODO entry.

This enables the documented endpoint path while keeping the mapping
conservative; fields MARS-NWE cannot currently model remain zero rather than
guessed.
2026-05-29 23:34:55 +02:00

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# TODO
This file collects follow-up work that is known but intentionally not part of the current patches. It is meant for project-level items that are too broad or too low-priority to keep as inline source TODO comments.
## Server / NCP compatibility
### Console privilege model
Current status:
- `NCP 23/200 Check Console Privileges` is implemented as a protocol-compatible status check.
- For now, console privileges are mapped to the existing supervisor-equivalence state computed for the connection.
- Callers with supervisor equivalence get success; other callers get `0xc6` (`No Console Rights`).
Follow-up:
- Add a real console-operator privilege model instead of treating console rights as identical to supervisor equivalence.
- Decide where the console privilege map should live:
- a bindery property,
- a server configuration option,
- or a small explicit internal list similar to queue operator handling.
- Check how NetWare 3.x tools such as `PCONSOLE`, `SYSCON`, and console utilities expect console operators to be represented.
- Keep `NCP 23/200` as a completion-code-only endpoint; only the privilege source should change.
### Queue spool path case handling
Current status:
- Queue job paths can still be rebuilt from DOS/bindery path spelling such as `SYS:SYSTEM/EPSON.QDR`.
- On a case-sensitive Unix filesystem this can differ from the existing directory, for example `system/epson.qdr`.
Follow-up:
- Resolve queue job file paths case-insensitively in the queue connection/path resolver, or use the queue object's already-resolved Unix spool directory instead of rebuilding it from the DOS path.
- Avoid creating duplicate directories that differ only by case.
### NCP 17/4C test coverage
Current status:
- `NCP 17/4C List Relations of an Object` is implemented server-side.
- Existing DOS and Linux tools do not reliably trigger it for all useful set properties such as `GROUP_MEMBERS` and `GROUPS_I'M_IN`.
Follow-up:
- Add a small direct test utility to `mars-dosutils` / `NWTESTS` that sends `NCP 17/4C` directly.
- Suggested test cases:
- `TESTGRP1` type `0x0002`, property `GROUP_MEMBERS`
- `TESTGRP2` type `0x0002`, property `GROUP_MEMBERS`
- `MARIO` type `0x0001`, property `GROUPS_I'M_IN`
- `NOPASSUSER` type `0x0001`, property `GROUPS_I'M_IN`
- `GUEST` type `0x0001`, property `GROUPS_I'M_IN`
### NCP endpoint SDK documentation / stub audit
Current status:
- Several legacy NCP endpoints in `src/nwconn.c` are implemented only as
disabled stubs, explicit `0xfb` unsupported replies, or success/no-op dummies.
- The known candidates now have inline SDK-context comments so future work can
start from the documented wire semantics instead of from guesswork.
Follow-up:
- Implement or deliberately reject the following endpoints after client evidence
or direct protocol tests:
- `NCP 0x16/0x18 Restore Directory Handle`: verify the exact SDK
request/reply layout, then implement the documented function 22 /
subfunction 24 directory-handle semantics.
- Keep SDK details close to the corresponding endpoint in `nwconn.c`, and keep
broader prioritization/status here in `TODO.md`.
### NCP endpoint audit tracking
Current status:
- `src/nwconn.c` contains a mix of implemented, forwarded, partial, dummy,
and intentionally unsupported NCP endpoints.
- Endpoint comments should be aligned with the Novell SDK Web documentation,
SDK headers, the Rust `nwserver` implementation, `lwared`, and the existing
mars_nwe admin/Pascal code where those sources cover the same call.
Follow-up:
- Keep inline `TODO:` comments only where endpoint behavior is incomplete,
approximate, intentionally dummy/no-op, or still needs SDK layout
verification.
- Mirror every real incomplete endpoint in this file so follow-up work remains
visible outside the source code.
- Do not treat every `return(-1)` in `nwconn.c` as incomplete: many of those
paths intentionally forward bindery/global-server work to `nwbind`.
### NCP synchronization endpoint audit
Current status:
- The old NCP synchronization endpoint family in `src/nwconn.c` is now
annotated with Novell SDK endpoint names.
- The existing source already marked this area as not well tested, so the
comments intentionally keep that compatibility warning visible.
- `NCP 0x03`, `0x05`, `0x06`, `0x07`, `0x08`, `0x09`, `0x0a`, `0x0b`,
`0x0d`, `0x0e`, `0x1a`, and `0x1e` have local implementations.
Follow-up:
- Verify the implemented file/logical-record/physical-record calls against the
Novell SDK request/reply layouts and a real DOS requester or direct test
caller.
- Implement or explicitly decide the fate of `NCP 0x04 Lock File Set`, which
is currently present only as a disabled `#if 0` endpoint.
- Enable and test `NCP 0x0c Release Logical Record`; the existing code path can
distinguish release from clear, but the case label is currently disabled.
- Replace the `NCP 0x1f Clear Physical Record Set` dummy/no-op with real
physical-record-set cleanup, or document why no supported client relies on it.
## Printing / Queue backend
### Q_UNIX_PRINT backend status
Current status:
- Queue metadata handling and the `Q_UNIX_PRINT` backend are intentionally separate.
- The backend can already call `/usr/bin/lp`, `lpr`, or a custom script.
Follow-up:
- Improve logging around queue job submission to the Unix print command.
- Capture and expose backend exit status where possible.
- Consider direct CUPS integration only if MARS_NWE needs CUPS job IDs, cancellation, or status polling. Do not add a hard CUPS dependency for basic queue compatibility.
## Deferred / optional protocol work
* Basic Packet Burst file transfer support is implemented and verified with a
diagnostics-enabled DOS client test.
* Packet Burst support is built by default, but runtime use remains controlled
by `nwserv.conf`.
* Packet Burst/NDS fragmentation support remains out of scope unless a concrete
client requires it.