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1 files changed, 51 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/src/Common/Format.c b/src/Common/Format.c
index 6c3e2fff..334bff3d 100644
--- a/src/Common/Format.c
+++ b/src/Common/Format.c
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ begin_format:
{
/* File-hosted volume */
BOOL speedupFileCreation = FALSE;
+ BOOL delayedSpeedupFileCreation = FALSE;
// speedup for file creation only makes sens when using quick format for non hidden volumes
if (!volParams->hiddenVol && !bInstantRetryOtherFilesys && volParams->quickFormat && volParams->fastCreateFile)
{
@@ -352,7 +353,12 @@ begin_format:
if (!SetPrivilege(SE_MANAGE_VOLUME_NAME, TRUE))
{
DWORD dwLastError = GetLastError();
- if (Silent || (MessageBoxW(hwndDlg, GetString ("ADMIN_PRIVILEGES_WARN_MANAGE_VOLUME"), lpszTitle, MB_YESNO | MB_ICONWARNING | MB_DEFBUTTON2) == IDNO))
+ if (!IsAdmin () && IsUacSupported ())
+ {
+ speedupFileCreation = TRUE;
+ delayedSpeedupFileCreation = TRUE;
+ }
+ else if (Silent || (MessageBoxW(hwndDlg, GetString ("ADMIN_PRIVILEGES_WARN_MANAGE_VOLUME"), lpszTitle, MB_YESNO | MB_ICONWARNING | MB_DEFBUTTON2) == IDNO))
{
SetLastError(dwLastError);
nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
@@ -406,12 +412,15 @@ begin_format:
}
}
- // Preallocate the file
- if (!SetFilePointerEx (dev, volumeSize, NULL, FILE_BEGIN)
- || !SetEndOfFile (dev))
+ if (!delayedSpeedupFileCreation)
{
- nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
- goto error;
+ // Preallocate the file
+ if (!SetFilePointerEx (dev, volumeSize, NULL, FILE_BEGIN)
+ || !SetEndOfFile (dev))
+ {
+ nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
+ goto error;
+ }
}
if (speedupFileCreation)
@@ -420,8 +429,42 @@ begin_format:
// this has security issues since it will put existing disk content into file container
// We use this mechanism only when switch /fastCreateFile specific and when quick format
// also specified and which is documented to have security issues.
- // we don't check returned status because failure is not issue for us
- if (!SetFileValidData (dev, volumeSize.QuadPart))
+ if (delayedSpeedupFileCreation)
+ {
+ // in case of delayed speedup we need to set the file size to a minimal value before performing the real preallocation through UAC
+ LARGE_INTEGER minimalSize;
+ DWORD dwOpStatus;
+ // 16K
+ minimalSize.QuadPart = 16 * 1024;
+ if (!SetFilePointerEx (dev, minimalSize, NULL, FILE_BEGIN)
+ || !SetEndOfFile (dev))
+ {
+ nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ FlushFileBuffers (dev);
+ CloseHandle (dev);
+ dev = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
+
+ dwOpStatus = UacFastFileCreation (volParams->hwndDlg, volParams->volumePath, volumeSize.QuadPart);
+ if (dwOpStatus != 0)
+ {
+ SetLastError(dwOpStatus);
+ nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ // open again the file now that it was created
+ dev = CreateFile (volParams->volumePath, GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
+ 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL);
+ if (dev == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+ {
+ nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
+ goto error;
+ }
+ }
+ else if (!SetFileValidData (dev, volumeSize.QuadPart))
{
nStatus = ERR_OS_ERROR;
goto error;