4 files changed, 31 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/src/kernel/syscalls.c b/src/kernel/syscalls.c
index fdf4b84..eb8da09 100644
--- a/src/kernel/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/kernel/syscalls.c
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ handle_t _syscall_open(const char __user *path, int len) {
 
 	vfs_request_create((struct vfs_request) {
 			.type = VFSOP_OPEN,
-			.open = {
-				.path     = &path_buf[mount->prefix_len],
-				.path_len = len - mount->prefix_len,
+			.input = {
+				.kern = true,
+				.buf_kern = &path_buf[mount->prefix_len], // TODO this is unfreeable
+				.len = len - mount->prefix_len,
 			},
-
 			.caller = process_current,
 			.backend = mount->backend,
 		});
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ int _syscall_write(handle_t handle_num, const char __user *buf, int len) {
 	if (handle->type != HANDLE_FILE) return -1;
 	vfs_request_create((struct vfs_request) {
 			.type = VFSOP_WRITE,
-			.rw = {
+			.input = {
 				.buf = (userptr_t) buf,
-				.buf_len = len,
-				.id = handle->file.id,
+				.len = len,
 			},
+			.id = handle->file.id,
 			.caller = process_current,
 			.backend = handle->file.backend,
 		});
diff --git a/src/kernel/vfs/request.c b/src/kernel/vfs/request.c
index 1212aa4..a275fd6 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vfs/request.c
+++ b/src/kernel/vfs/request.c
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ _Noreturn void vfs_request_finish(struct vfs_request *req, int ret) {
 		ret = handle;
 	}
 
-	if (req->type == VFSOP_OPEN)
-		kfree(req->open.path);
+	if (req->input.kern)  kfree(req->input.buf_kern);
+	if (req->output.kern) kfree(req->output.buf_kern);
 
 	req->caller->state = PS_RUNNING;
 	regs_savereturn(&req->caller->regs, ret);
diff --git a/src/kernel/vfs/request.h b/src/kernel/vfs/request.h
index 3021c6f..52af544 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vfs/request.h
+++ b/src/kernel/vfs/request.h
@@ -22,17 +22,24 @@ enum vfs_operation {
 // describes an in-process vfs call
 struct vfs_request {
 	enum vfs_operation type;
-	union {
-		struct {
-			char *path;
-			int path_len;
-		} open;
-		struct {
+	struct { // TODO maybe this should be a separate type
+		bool kern; // if false: use .buf ; if true: use .buf_kern
+		union {
 			char __user *buf;
-			int buf_len;
-			int id; // filled in by the kernel
-		} rw;
-	};
+			char *buf_kern;
+		};
+		int len;
+	} input;
+	struct {
+		bool kern; // if false: use .buf ; if true: use .buf_kern
+		union {
+			char __user *buf;
+			char *buf_kern;
+		};
+		int len;
+	} output;
+
+	int id; // handle.file.id
 
 	struct process *caller;
 	struct vfs_backend *backend;
diff --git a/src/kernel/vfs/root.c b/src/kernel/vfs/root.c
index 29caf14..feb718d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/vfs/root.c
+++ b/src/kernel/vfs/root.c
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@
 int vfs_root_handler(struct vfs_request *req) {
 	switch (req->type) {
 		case VFSOP_OPEN:
-			if (req->open.path_len == 4
-					&& !memcmp(req->open.path, "/tty", 4)) {
+			assert(req->input.kern);
+			if (req->input.len == 4
+					&& !memcmp(req->input.buf_kern, "/tty", 4)) {
 				return 0;
 			}
 			return -1;
 		case VFSOP_WRITE:
-			switch (req->rw.id) {
+			switch (req->id) {
 				// every id corresponds to a special file type
 				// this is a shit way to do this but :shrug:
 				case 0: { // tty
 					struct virt_iter iter;
-					virt_iter_new(&iter, req->rw.buf, req->rw.buf_len,
+					virt_iter_new(&iter, req->input.buf, req->input.len,
 							req->caller->pages, true, false);
 					while (virt_iter_next(&iter))
 						tty_write(iter.frag, iter.frag_len);