diff --git a/libntfs/logfile.c b/libntfs/logfile.c
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+/*
+ * logfile.c - NTFS journal handling. Part of the Linux-NTFS project.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2002-2004 Anton Altaparmakov
+ * Copyright (c) 2005 Yura Pakhuchiy
+ *
+ * This program/include file 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 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program/include 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program (in the main directory of the Linux-NTFS
+ * distribution in the file COPYING); if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation,Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "attrib.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+#include "logfile.h"
+#include "volume.h"
+#include "mst.h"
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_check_restart_page_header - check the page header for consistency
+ * @rp:		restart page header to check
+ * @pos:	position in logfile at which the restart page header resides
+ *
+ * Check the restart page header @rp for consistency and return TRUE if it is
+ * consistent and FALSE otherwise.
+ *
+ * This function only needs NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE bytes in @rp, i.e. it does not
+ * require the full restart page.
+ */
+static BOOL ntfs_check_restart_page_header(RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rp, s64 pos)
+{
+	u32 logfile_system_page_size, logfile_log_page_size;
+	u16 usa_count, usa_ofs, usa_end, ra_ofs;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	/*
+	 * If the system or log page sizes are smaller than the ntfs block size
+	 * or either is not a power of 2 we cannot handle this log file.
+	 */
+	logfile_system_page_size = le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size);
+	logfile_log_page_size = le32_to_cpu(rp->log_page_size);
+	if (logfile_system_page_size < NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE ||
+			logfile_log_page_size < NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE ||
+			logfile_system_page_size &
+			(logfile_system_page_size - 1) ||
+			logfile_log_page_size & (logfile_log_page_size - 1)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile uses unsupported page size.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * We must be either at !pos (1st restart page) or at pos = system page
+	 * size (2nd restart page).
+	 */
+	if (pos && pos != logfile_system_page_size) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Found restart area in incorrect "
+				"position in $LogFile.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* We only know how to handle version 1.1. */
+	if (sle16_to_cpu(rp->major_ver) != 1 ||
+			sle16_to_cpu(rp->minor_ver) != 1) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile version %i.%i is not "
+				"supported.  (This driver supports version "
+				"1.1 only.)", (int)sle16_to_cpu(rp->major_ver),
+				(int)sle16_to_cpu(rp->minor_ver));
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* Verify the size of the update sequence array. */
+	usa_count = 1 + (logfile_system_page_size >> NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE_BITS);
+	if (usa_count != le16_to_cpu(rp->usa_count)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart page specifies "
+				"inconsistent update sequence array count.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* Verify the position of the update sequence array. */
+	usa_ofs = le16_to_cpu(rp->usa_ofs);
+	usa_end = usa_ofs + usa_count * sizeof(u16);
+	if (usa_ofs < sizeof(RESTART_PAGE_HEADER) ||
+			usa_end > NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE - sizeof(u16)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart page specifies "
+				"inconsistent update sequence array offset.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Verify the position of the restart area.  It must be:
+	 *	- aligned to 8-byte boundary,
+	 *	- after the update sequence array, and
+	 *	- within the system page size.
+	 */
+	ra_ofs = le16_to_cpu(rp->restart_area_offset);
+	if (ra_ofs & 7 || ra_ofs < usa_end ||
+			ra_ofs > logfile_system_page_size) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart page specifies "
+				"inconsistent restart area offset.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Only restart pages modified by chkdsk are allowed to have chkdsk_lsn
+	 * set.
+	 */
+	if (!ntfs_is_chkd_record(rp->magic) && sle64_to_cpu(rp->chkdsk_lsn)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart page is not modified "
+				"chkdsk but a chkdsk LSN is specified.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	ntfs_debug("Done.");
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_check_restart_area - check the restart area for consistency
+ * @rp:		restart page whose restart area to check
+ *
+ * Check the restart area of the restart page @rp for consistency and return
+ * TRUE if it is consistent and FALSE otherwise.
+ *
+ * This function assumes that the restart page header has already been
+ * consistency checked.
+ *
+ * This function only needs NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE bytes in @rp, i.e. it does not
+ * require the full restart page.
+ */
+static BOOL ntfs_check_restart_area(RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rp)
+{
+	u64 file_size;
+	RESTART_AREA *ra;
+	u16 ra_ofs, ra_len, ca_ofs;
+	u8 fs_bits;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	ra_ofs = le16_to_cpu(rp->restart_area_offset);
+	ra = (RESTART_AREA*)((u8*)rp + ra_ofs);
+	/*
+	 * Everything before ra->file_size must be before the first word
+	 * protected by an update sequence number.  This ensures that it is
+	 * safe to access ra->client_array_offset.
+	 */
+	if (ra_ofs + offsetof(RESTART_AREA, file_size) >
+			NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE - sizeof(u16)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area specifies "
+				"inconsistent file offset.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Now that we can access ra->client_array_offset, make sure everything
+	 * up to the log client array is before the first word protected by an
+	 * update sequence number.  This ensures we can access all of the
+	 * restart area elements safely.  Also, the client array offset must be
+	 * aligned to an 8-byte boundary.
+	 */
+	ca_ofs = le16_to_cpu(ra->client_array_offset);
+	if (((ca_ofs + 7) & ~7) != ca_ofs ||
+			ra_ofs + ca_ofs > NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE - sizeof(u16)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area specifies "
+				"inconsistent client array offset.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * The restart area must end within the system page size both when
+	 * calculated manually and as specified by ra->restart_area_length.
+	 * Also, the calculated length must not exceed the specified length.
+	 */
+	ra_len = ca_ofs + le16_to_cpu(ra->log_clients) *
+			sizeof(LOG_CLIENT_RECORD);
+	if (ra_ofs + ra_len > le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size) ||
+			ra_ofs + le16_to_cpu(ra->restart_area_length) >
+			le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size) ||
+			ra_len > le16_to_cpu(ra->restart_area_length)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area is out of bounds "
+				"of the system page size specified by the "
+				"restart page header and/or the specified "
+				"restart area length is inconsistent.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * The ra->client_free_list and ra->client_in_use_list must be either
+	 * LOGFILE_NO_CLIENT or less than ra->log_clients or they are
+	 * overflowing the client array.
+	 */
+	if ((ra->client_free_list != LOGFILE_NO_CLIENT &&
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->client_free_list) >=
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->log_clients)) ||
+			(ra->client_in_use_list != LOGFILE_NO_CLIENT &&
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->client_in_use_list) >=
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->log_clients))) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area specifies "
+				"overflowing client free and/or in use lists.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Check ra->seq_number_bits against ra->file_size for consistency.
+	 * We cannot just use ffs() because the file size is not a power of 2.
+	 */
+	file_size = (u64)sle64_to_cpu(ra->file_size);
+	fs_bits = 0;
+	while (file_size) {
+		file_size >>= 1;
+		fs_bits++;
+	}
+	if (le32_to_cpu(ra->seq_number_bits) != (u32)(67 - fs_bits)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area specifies "
+				"inconsistent sequence number bits.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* The log record header length must be a multiple of 8. */
+	if (((le16_to_cpu(ra->log_record_header_length) + 7) & ~7) !=
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->log_record_header_length)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area specifies "
+				"inconsistent log record header length.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* Dito for the log page data offset. */
+	if (((le16_to_cpu(ra->log_page_data_offset) + 7) & ~7) !=
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->log_page_data_offset)) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile restart area specifies "
+				"inconsistent log page data offset.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	ntfs_debug("Done.");
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_check_log_client_array - check the log client array for consistency
+ * @rp:		restart page whose log client array to check
+ *
+ * Check the log client array of the restart page @rp for consistency and
+ * return TRUE if it is consistent and FALSE otherwise.
+ *
+ * This function assumes that the restart page header and the restart area have
+ * already been consistency checked.
+ *
+ * Unlike ntfs_check_restart_page_header() and ntfs_check_restart_area(), this
+ * function needs @rp->system_page_size bytes in @rp, i.e. it requires the full
+ * restart page and the page must be multi sector transfer deprotected.
+ */
+static BOOL ntfs_check_log_client_array(RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rp)
+{
+	RESTART_AREA *ra;
+	LOG_CLIENT_RECORD *ca, *cr;
+	u16 nr_clients, idx;
+	BOOL in_free_list, idx_is_first;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	ra = (RESTART_AREA*)((u8*)rp + le16_to_cpu(rp->restart_area_offset));
+	ca = (LOG_CLIENT_RECORD*)((u8*)ra +
+			le16_to_cpu(ra->client_array_offset));
+	/*
+	 * Check the ra->client_free_list first and then check the
+	 * ra->client_in_use_list.  Check each of the log client records in
+	 * each of the lists and check that the array does not overflow the
+	 * ra->log_clients value.  Also keep track of the number of records
+	 * visited as there cannot be more than ra->log_clients records and
+	 * that way we detect eventual loops in within a list.
+	 */
+	nr_clients = le16_to_cpu(ra->log_clients);
+	idx = le16_to_cpu(ra->client_free_list);
+	in_free_list = TRUE;
+check_list:
+	for (idx_is_first = TRUE; idx != LOGFILE_NO_CLIENT_CPU; nr_clients--,
+			idx = le16_to_cpu(cr->next_client)) {
+		if (!nr_clients || idx >= le16_to_cpu(ra->log_clients))
+			goto err_out;
+		/* Set @cr to the current log client record. */
+		cr = ca + idx;
+		/* The first log client record must not have a prev_client. */
+		if (idx_is_first) {
+			if (cr->prev_client != LOGFILE_NO_CLIENT)
+				goto err_out;
+			idx_is_first = FALSE;
+		}
+	}
+	/* Switch to and check the in use list if we just did the free list. */
+	if (in_free_list) {
+		in_free_list = FALSE;
+		idx = le16_to_cpu(ra->client_in_use_list);
+		goto check_list;
+	}
+	ntfs_debug("Done.");
+	return TRUE;
+err_out:
+	ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "$LogFile log client array is corrupt.");
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_check_and_load_restart_page - check the restart page for consistency
+ * @log_na:	opened ntfs attribute for journal $LogFile
+ * @rp:		restart page to check
+ * @pos:	position in @log_na at which the restart page resides
+ * @wrp:	copy of the multi sector transfer deprotected restart page
+ *
+ * Check the restart page @rp for consistency and return TRUE if it is
+ * consistent and FALSE otherwise.
+ *
+ * This function only needs NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE bytes in @rp, i.e. it does not
+ * require the full restart page.
+ *
+ * If @wrp is not NULL, on success, *@wrp will point to a buffer containing a
+ * copy of the complete multi sector transfer deprotected page.  On failure,
+ * *@wrp is undefined.
+ */
+static BOOL ntfs_check_and_load_restart_page(ntfs_attr *log_na,
+		RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rp, s64 pos, RESTART_PAGE_HEADER **wrp)
+{
+	RESTART_AREA *ra;
+	RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *trp;
+	BOOL ret;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	/* Check the restart page header for consistency. */
+	if (!ntfs_check_restart_page_header(rp, pos)) {
+		/* Error output already done inside the function. */
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* Check the restart area for consistency. */
+	if (!ntfs_check_restart_area(rp)) {
+		/* Error output already done inside the function. */
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	ra = (RESTART_AREA*)((u8*)rp + le16_to_cpu(rp->restart_area_offset));
+	/*
+	 * Allocate a buffer to store the whole restart page so we can multi
+	 * sector transfer deprotect it.
+	 */
+	trp = malloc(le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size));
+	if (!trp) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Failed to allocate memory for $LogFile "
+				"restart page buffer.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Read the whole of the restart page into the buffer.  If it fits
+	 * completely inside @rp, just copy it from there.  Otherwise read it
+	 * from disk.
+	 */
+	if (le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size) <= NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE)
+		memcpy(trp, rp, le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size));
+	else
+		if (ntfs_attr_pread(log_na, pos, le32_to_cpu(
+					rp->system_page_size), trp) !=
+					le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size)) {
+			ntfs_error(, "Failed to read whole restart page into "
+					"the buffer.");
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+	/* Perform the multi sector transfer deprotection on the buffer. */
+	if (ntfs_mst_post_read_fixup((NTFS_RECORD*)trp,
+			le32_to_cpu(rp->system_page_size))) {
+		ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Multi sector transfer error detected in "
+				"$LogFile restart page.");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	/* Check the log client records for consistency. */
+	ret = ntfs_check_log_client_array(trp);
+	if (ret && wrp)
+		*wrp = trp;
+	else
+		free(trp);
+	ntfs_debug("Done.");
+	return ret;
+err_out:
+	free(trp);
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_ckeck_logfile - check in the journal if the volume is consistent
+ * @log_na:	ntfs attribute of loaded journal $LogFile to check
+ *
+ * Check the $LogFile journal for consistency and return TRUE if it is
+ * consistent and FALSE if not.
+ *
+ * At present we only check the two restart pages and ignore the log record
+ * pages.
+ *
+ * Note that the MstProtected flag is not set on the $LogFile inode and hence
+ * when reading pages they are not deprotected.  This is because we do not know
+ * if the $LogFile was created on a system with a different page size to ours
+ * yet and mst deprotection would fail if our page size is smaller.
+ */
+BOOL ntfs_check_logfile(ntfs_attr *log_na)
+{
+	s64 size, pos, rstr1_pos, rstr2_pos;
+	ntfs_volume *vol = log_na->ni->vol;
+	u8 *buf = NULL;
+	RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rstr1_ph = NULL;
+	RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rstr2_ph = NULL;
+	int log_page_size, log_page_mask, ofs;
+	BOOL logfile_is_empty = TRUE;
+	BOOL rstr1_found = FALSE;
+	BOOL rstr2_found = FALSE;
+	u8 log_page_bits;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	/* An empty $LogFile must have been clean before it got emptied. */
+	if (NVolLogFileEmpty(vol))
+		goto is_empty;
+	size = log_na->data_size;
+	/* Make sure the file doesn't exceed the maximum allowed size. */
+	if (size > (s64)MaxLogFileSize)
+		size = MaxLogFileSize;
+	log_page_size = DefaultLogPageSize;
+	log_page_mask = log_page_size - 1;
+	/*
+	 * Use generic_ffs() instead of ffs() to enable the compiler to
+	 * optimize log_page_size and log_page_bits into constants.
+	 */
+	log_page_bits = ffs(log_page_size) - 1;
+	size &= ~(log_page_size - 1);
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure the log file is big enough to store at least the two restart
+	 * pages and the minimum number of log record pages.
+	 */
+	if (size < log_page_size * 2 || (size - log_page_size * 2) >>
+			log_page_bits < MinLogRecordPages) {
+		ntfs_error(vol->sb, "$LogFile is too small.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/* Allocate memory for restart page. */
+	buf = malloc(NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE);
+	if (!buf) {
+		ntfs_error(, "Not enough memory.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Read through the file looking for a restart page.  Since the restart
+	 * page header is at the beginning of a page we only need to search at
+	 * what could be the beginning of a page (for each page size) rather
+	 * than scanning the whole file byte by byte.  If all potential places
+	 * contain empty and uninitialzed records, the log file can be assumed
+	 * to be empty.
+	 */
+	for (pos = 0; pos < size; pos <<= 1) {
+		/*
+		 * Read first NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE bytes of potential restart page.
+		 */
+		if (ntfs_attr_pread(log_na, pos, NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE, buf) !=
+				NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE) {
+			ntfs_error(, "Failed to read first NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE "
+					"bytes of potential restart page.");
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * A non-empty block means the logfile is not empty while an
+		 * empty block after a non-empty block has been encountered
+		 * means we are done.
+		 */
+		if (!ntfs_is_empty_recordp((le32*)buf))
+			logfile_is_empty = FALSE;
+		else if (!logfile_is_empty)
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * A log record page means there cannot be a restart page after
+		 * this so no need to continue searching.
+		 */
+		if (ntfs_is_rcrd_recordp((le32*)buf))
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * A modified by chkdsk restart page means we cannot handle
+		 * this log file.
+		 */
+		if (ntfs_is_chkd_recordp((le32*)buf)) {
+			ntfs_error(vol->sb, "$LogFile has been modified by "
+					"chkdsk.  Mount this volume in "
+					"Windows.");
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+		/* If not a restart page, continue. */
+		if (!ntfs_is_rstr_recordp((le32*)buf)) {
+			/* Skip to the minimum page size for the next one. */
+			if (!pos)
+				pos = NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE >> 1;
+			continue;
+		}
+		/* We now know we have a restart page. */
+		if (!pos) {
+			rstr1_found = TRUE;
+			rstr1_pos = pos;
+		} else {
+			if (rstr2_found) {
+				ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Found more than two "
+						"restart pages in $LogFile.");
+				goto err_out;
+			}
+			rstr2_found = TRUE;
+			rstr2_pos = pos;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * Check the restart page for consistency and get a copy of the
+		 * complete multi sector transfer deprotected restart page.
+		 */
+		if (!ntfs_check_and_load_restart_page(log_na, 
+				(RESTART_PAGE_HEADER*)buf, pos,
+				!pos ? &rstr1_ph : &rstr2_ph)) {
+			/* Error output already done inside the function. */
+			goto err_out;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * We have a valid restart page.  The next one must be after
+		 * a whole system page size as specified by the valid restart
+		 * page.
+		 */
+		if (!pos)
+			pos = le32_to_cpu(rstr1_ph->system_page_size) >> 1;
+	}
+	if (buf) {
+		free(buf);
+		buf = NULL;
+	}
+	if (logfile_is_empty) {
+		NVolSetLogFileEmpty(vol);
+is_empty:
+		ntfs_debug("Done.  ($LogFile is empty.)");
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	if (!rstr1_found || !rstr2_found) {
+		ntfs_error(vol->sb, "Did not find two restart pages in "
+				"$LogFile.");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * The two restart areas must be identical except for the update
+	 * sequence number.
+	 */
+	ofs = le16_to_cpu(rstr1_ph->usa_ofs);
+	if (memcmp(rstr1_ph, rstr2_ph, ofs) || (ofs += sizeof(u16),
+			memcmp((u8*)rstr1_ph + ofs, (u8*)rstr2_ph + ofs,
+			le32_to_cpu(rstr1_ph->system_page_size) - ofs))) {
+		ntfs_error(vol->sb, "The two restart pages in $LogFile do not "
+				"match.");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	free(rstr1_ph);
+	free(rstr2_ph);
+	/* All consistency checks passed. */
+	ntfs_debug("Done.");
+	return TRUE;
+err_out:
+	if (buf)
+		free(buf);
+	if (rstr1_ph)
+		free(rstr1_ph);
+	if (rstr2_ph)
+		free(rstr2_ph);
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_is_logfile_clean - check in the journal if the volume is clean
+ * @log_na:	ntfs attribute of loaded journal $LogFile to check
+ *
+ * Analyze the $LogFile journal and return TRUE if it indicates the volume was
+ * shutdown cleanly and FALSE if not.
+ *
+ * At present we only look at the two restart pages and ignore the log record
+ * pages.  This is a little bit crude in that there will be a very small number
+ * of cases where we think that a volume is dirty when in fact it is clean.
+ * This should only affect volumes that have not been shutdown cleanly but did
+ * not have any pending, non-check-pointed i/o, i.e. they were completely idle
+ * at least for the five seconds preceeding the unclean shutdown.
+ *
+ * This function assumes that the $LogFile journal has already been consistency
+ * checked by a call to ntfs_check_logfile() and in particular if the $LogFile
+ * is empty this function requires that NVolLogFileEmpty() is true otherwise an
+ * empty volume will be reported as dirty.
+ */
+BOOL ntfs_is_logfile_clean(ntfs_attr *log_na)
+{
+	RESTART_PAGE_HEADER *rp;
+	RESTART_AREA *ra;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	/* An empty $LogFile must have been clean before it got emptied. */
+	if (NVolLogFileEmpty(log_na->ni->vol)) {
+		ntfs_debug("Done.  ($LogFile is empty.)");
+		return TRUE;
+	}
+	/* Allocate memory. */
+	rp = malloc(NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE);
+	if (!rp) {
+		ntfs_error(, "Not enough memory.");
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+	/*
+	 * Read the first restart page.  It will be possibly incomplete and
+	 * will not be multi sector transfer deprotected but we only need the
+	 * first NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE bytes so it does not matter.
+	 */
+	if (ntfs_attr_pread(log_na, 0, NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE, rp) !=
+			NTFS_BLOCK_SIZE) {
+		ntfs_error(, "Failed to read first restart page.");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	if (!ntfs_is_rstr_record(rp->magic)) {
+		ntfs_error(vol->sb, "No restart page found at offset zero in "
+				"$LogFile.  This is probably a bug in that "
+				"the $LogFile should have been consistency "
+				"checked before calling this function.");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	ra = (RESTART_AREA*)((u8*)rp + le16_to_cpu(rp->restart_area_offset));
+	/*
+	 * If the $LogFile has active clients, i.e. it is open, and we do not
+	 * have the RESTART_VOLUME_IS_CLEAN bit set in the restart area flags,
+	 * we assume there was an unclean shutdown.
+	 */
+	if (ra->client_in_use_list != LOGFILE_NO_CLIENT &&
+			!(ra->flags & RESTART_VOLUME_IS_CLEAN)) {
+		ntfs_debug("Done.  $LogFile indicates a dirty shutdown.");
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+	free(rp);
+	/* $LogFile indicates a clean shutdown. */
+	ntfs_debug("Done.  $LogFile indicates a clean shutdown.");
+	return TRUE;
+err_out:
+	free(rp);
+	return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ntfs_empty_logfile - empty the contents of the $LogFile journal
+ * @na:		ntfs attribute of journal $LogFile to empty
+ *
+ * Empty the contents of the $LogFile journal @na and return 0 on success and
+ * -1 on error.
+ *
+ * This function assumes that the $LogFile journal has already been consistency
+ * checked by a call to ntfs_check_logfile() and that ntfs_is_logfile_clean()
+ * has been used to ensure that the $LogFile is clean.
+ */
+int ntfs_empty_logfile(ntfs_attr *na)
+{
+	s64 len, pos, count;
+	char buf[NTFS_BUF_SIZE];
+	int err;
+
+	ntfs_debug("Entering.");
+	if (NVolLogFileEmpty(na->ni->vol))
+		goto done;
+
+	/* The $DATA attribute of the $LogFile has to be non-resident. */
+	if (!NAttrNonResident(na)) {
+		err = EIO;
+		Dprintf("$LogFile $DATA attribute is resident!?!\n");
+		goto io_error_exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Get length of $LogFile contents. */
+	len = na->data_size;
+	if (!len) {
+		Dprintf("$LogFile has zero length, no disk write needed.\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Read $LogFile until its end. We do this as a check for correct
+	   length thus making sure we are decompressing the mapping pairs
+	   array correctly and hence writing below is safe as well. */
+	pos = 0;
+	while ((count = ntfs_attr_pread(na, pos, NTFS_BUF_SIZE, buf)) > 0)
+		pos += count;
+
+	if (count == -1 || pos != len) {
+		err = errno;
+		Dprintf("Amount of $LogFile data read does not "
+			"correspond to expected length!");
+		if (count != -1)
+			err = EIO;
+		goto io_error_exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Fill the buffer with 0xff's. */
+	memset(buf, -1, NTFS_BUF_SIZE);
+
+	/* Set the $DATA attribute. */
+	pos = 0;
+	while ((count = len - pos) > 0) {
+		if (count > NTFS_BUF_SIZE)
+			count = NTFS_BUF_SIZE;
+
+		if ((count = ntfs_attr_pwrite(na, pos, count, buf)) <= 0) {
+			err = errno;
+			Dprintf("Failed to set the $LogFile attribute value.");
+			if (count != -1)
+				err = EIO;
+			goto io_error_exit;
+		}
+		pos += count;
+	}
+
+	/* Set the flag so we do not have to do it again on remount. */
+	NVolSetLogFileEmpty(na->ni->vol);
+done:
+	ntfs_debug("Done.");
+	return 0;
+io_error_exit:
+	ntfs_attr_close(na);
+	ntfs_inode_close(na->ni);
+	errno = err;
+	return -1;
+}