1package bbolt
2
3import (
4	"bytes"
5	"fmt"
6	"unsafe"
7)
8
9const (
10	// MaxKeySize is the maximum length of a key, in bytes.
11	MaxKeySize = 32768
12
13	// MaxValueSize is the maximum length of a value, in bytes.
14	MaxValueSize = (1 << 31) - 2
15)
16
17const bucketHeaderSize = int(unsafe.Sizeof(bucket{}))
18
19const (
20	minFillPercent = 0.1
21	maxFillPercent = 1.0
22)
23
24// DefaultFillPercent is the percentage that split pages are filled.
25// This value can be changed by setting Bucket.FillPercent.
26const DefaultFillPercent = 0.5
27
28// Bucket represents a collection of key/value pairs inside the database.
29type Bucket struct {
30	*bucket
31	tx       *Tx                // the associated transaction
32	buckets  map[string]*Bucket // subbucket cache
33	page     *page              // inline page reference
34	rootNode *node              // materialized node for the root page.
35	nodes    map[pgid]*node     // node cache
36
37	// Sets the threshold for filling nodes when they split. By default,
38	// the bucket will fill to 50% but it can be useful to increase this
39	// amount if you know that your write workloads are mostly append-only.
40	//
41	// This is non-persisted across transactions so it must be set in every Tx.
42	FillPercent float64
43}
44
45// bucket represents the on-file representation of a bucket.
46// This is stored as the "value" of a bucket key. If the bucket is small enough,
47// then its root page can be stored inline in the "value", after the bucket
48// header. In the case of inline buckets, the "root" will be 0.
49type bucket struct {
50	root     pgid   // page id of the bucket's root-level page
51	sequence uint64 // monotonically incrementing, used by NextSequence()
52}
53
54// newBucket returns a new bucket associated with a transaction.
55func newBucket(tx *Tx) Bucket {
56	var b = Bucket{tx: tx, FillPercent: DefaultFillPercent}
57	if tx.writable {
58		b.buckets = make(map[string]*Bucket)
59		b.nodes = make(map[pgid]*node)
60	}
61	return b
62}
63
64// Tx returns the tx of the bucket.
65func (b *Bucket) Tx() *Tx {
66	return b.tx
67}
68
69// Root returns the root of the bucket.
70func (b *Bucket) Root() pgid {
71	return b.root
72}
73
74// Writable returns whether the bucket is writable.
75func (b *Bucket) Writable() bool {
76	return b.tx.writable
77}
78
79// Cursor creates a cursor associated with the bucket.
80// The cursor is only valid as long as the transaction is open.
81// Do not use a cursor after the transaction is closed.
82func (b *Bucket) Cursor() *Cursor {
83	// Update transaction statistics.
84	b.tx.stats.CursorCount++
85
86	// Allocate and return a cursor.
87	return &Cursor{
88		bucket: b,
89		stack:  make([]elemRef, 0),
90	}
91}
92
93// Bucket retrieves a nested bucket by name.
94// Returns nil if the bucket does not exist.
95// The bucket instance is only valid for the lifetime of the transaction.
96func (b *Bucket) Bucket(name []byte) *Bucket {
97	if b.buckets != nil {
98		if child := b.buckets[string(name)]; child != nil {
99			return child
100		}
101	}
102
103	// Move cursor to key.
104	c := b.Cursor()
105	k, v, flags := c.seek(name)
106
107	// Return nil if the key doesn't exist or it is not a bucket.
108	if !bytes.Equal(name, k) || (flags&bucketLeafFlag) == 0 {
109		return nil
110	}
111
112	// Otherwise create a bucket and cache it.
113	var child = b.openBucket(v)
114	if b.buckets != nil {
115		b.buckets[string(name)] = child
116	}
117
118	return child
119}
120
121// Helper method that re-interprets a sub-bucket value
122// from a parent into a Bucket
123func (b *Bucket) openBucket(value []byte) *Bucket {
124	var child = newBucket(b.tx)
125
126	// Unaligned access requires a copy to be made.
127	const unalignedMask = unsafe.Alignof(struct {
128		bucket
129		page
130	}{}) - 1
131	unaligned := uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))&unalignedMask != 0
132	if unaligned {
133		value = cloneBytes(value)
134	}
135
136	// If this is a writable transaction then we need to copy the bucket entry.
137	// Read-only transactions can point directly at the mmap entry.
138	if b.tx.writable && !unaligned {
139		child.bucket = &bucket{}
140		*child.bucket = *(*bucket)(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
141	} else {
142		child.bucket = (*bucket)(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
143	}
144
145	// Save a reference to the inline page if the bucket is inline.
146	if child.root == 0 {
147		child.page = (*page)(unsafe.Pointer(&value[bucketHeaderSize]))
148	}
149
150	return &child
151}
152
153// CreateBucket creates a new bucket at the given key and returns the new bucket.
154// Returns an error if the key already exists, if the bucket name is blank, or if the bucket name is too long.
155// The bucket instance is only valid for the lifetime of the transaction.
156func (b *Bucket) CreateBucket(key []byte) (*Bucket, error) {
157	if b.tx.db == nil {
158		return nil, ErrTxClosed
159	} else if !b.tx.writable {
160		return nil, ErrTxNotWritable
161	} else if len(key) == 0 {
162		return nil, ErrBucketNameRequired
163	}
164
165	// Move cursor to correct position.
166	c := b.Cursor()
167	k, _, flags := c.seek(key)
168
169	// Return an error if there is an existing key.
170	if bytes.Equal(key, k) {
171		if (flags & bucketLeafFlag) != 0 {
172			return nil, ErrBucketExists
173		}
174		return nil, ErrIncompatibleValue
175	}
176
177	// Create empty, inline bucket.
178	var bucket = Bucket{
179		bucket:      &bucket{},
180		rootNode:    &node{isLeaf: true},
181		FillPercent: DefaultFillPercent,
182	}
183	var value = bucket.write()
184
185	// Insert into node.
186	key = cloneBytes(key)
187	c.node().put(key, key, value, 0, bucketLeafFlag)
188
189	// Since subbuckets are not allowed on inline buckets, we need to
190	// dereference the inline page, if it exists. This will cause the bucket
191	// to be treated as a regular, non-inline bucket for the rest of the tx.
192	b.page = nil
193
194	return b.Bucket(key), nil
195}
196
197// CreateBucketIfNotExists creates a new bucket if it doesn't already exist and returns a reference to it.
198// Returns an error if the bucket name is blank, or if the bucket name is too long.
199// The bucket instance is only valid for the lifetime of the transaction.
200func (b *Bucket) CreateBucketIfNotExists(key []byte) (*Bucket, error) {
201	child, err := b.CreateBucket(key)
202	if err == ErrBucketExists {
203		return b.Bucket(key), nil
204	} else if err != nil {
205		return nil, err
206	}
207	return child, nil
208}
209
210// DeleteBucket deletes a bucket at the given key.
211// Returns an error if the bucket does not exist, or if the key represents a non-bucket value.
212func (b *Bucket) DeleteBucket(key []byte) error {
213	if b.tx.db == nil {
214		return ErrTxClosed
215	} else if !b.Writable() {
216		return ErrTxNotWritable
217	}
218
219	// Move cursor to correct position.
220	c := b.Cursor()
221	k, _, flags := c.seek(key)
222
223	// Return an error if bucket doesn't exist or is not a bucket.
224	if !bytes.Equal(key, k) {
225		return ErrBucketNotFound
226	} else if (flags & bucketLeafFlag) == 0 {
227		return ErrIncompatibleValue
228	}
229
230	// Recursively delete all child buckets.
231	child := b.Bucket(key)
232	err := child.ForEach(func(k, v []byte) error {
233		if _, _, childFlags := child.Cursor().seek(k); (childFlags & bucketLeafFlag) != 0 {
234			if err := child.DeleteBucket(k); err != nil {
235				return fmt.Errorf("delete bucket: %s", err)
236			}
237		}
238		return nil
239	})
240	if err != nil {
241		return err
242	}
243
244	// Remove cached copy.
245	delete(b.buckets, string(key))
246
247	// Release all bucket pages to freelist.
248	child.nodes = nil
249	child.rootNode = nil
250	child.free()
251
252	// Delete the node if we have a matching key.
253	c.node().del(key)
254
255	return nil
256}
257
258// Get retrieves the value for a key in the bucket.
259// Returns a nil value if the key does not exist or if the key is a nested bucket.
260// The returned value is only valid for the life of the transaction.
261func (b *Bucket) Get(key []byte) []byte {
262	k, v, flags := b.Cursor().seek(key)
263
264	// Return nil if this is a bucket.
265	if (flags & bucketLeafFlag) != 0 {
266		return nil
267	}
268
269	// If our target node isn't the same key as what's passed in then return nil.
270	if !bytes.Equal(key, k) {
271		return nil
272	}
273	return v
274}
275
276// Put sets the value for a key in the bucket.
277// If the key exist then its previous value will be overwritten.
278// Supplied value must remain valid for the life of the transaction.
279// Returns an error if the bucket was created from a read-only transaction, if the key is blank, if the key is too large, or if the value is too large.
280func (b *Bucket) Put(key []byte, value []byte) error {
281	if b.tx.db == nil {
282		return ErrTxClosed
283	} else if !b.Writable() {
284		return ErrTxNotWritable
285	} else if len(key) == 0 {
286		return ErrKeyRequired
287	} else if len(key) > MaxKeySize {
288		return ErrKeyTooLarge
289	} else if int64(len(value)) > MaxValueSize {
290		return ErrValueTooLarge
291	}
292
293	// Move cursor to correct position.
294	c := b.Cursor()
295	k, _, flags := c.seek(key)
296
297	// Return an error if there is an existing key with a bucket value.
298	if bytes.Equal(key, k) && (flags&bucketLeafFlag) != 0 {
299		return ErrIncompatibleValue
300	}
301
302	// Insert into node.
303	key = cloneBytes(key)
304	c.node().put(key, key, value, 0, 0)
305
306	return nil
307}
308
309// Delete removes a key from the bucket.
310// If the key does not exist then nothing is done and a nil error is returned.
311// Returns an error if the bucket was created from a read-only transaction.
312func (b *Bucket) Delete(key []byte) error {
313	if b.tx.db == nil {
314		return ErrTxClosed
315	} else if !b.Writable() {
316		return ErrTxNotWritable
317	}
318
319	// Move cursor to correct position.
320	c := b.Cursor()
321	k, _, flags := c.seek(key)
322
323	// Return nil if the key doesn't exist.
324	if !bytes.Equal(key, k) {
325		return nil
326	}
327
328	// Return an error if there is already existing bucket value.
329	if (flags & bucketLeafFlag) != 0 {
330		return ErrIncompatibleValue
331	}
332
333	// Delete the node if we have a matching key.
334	c.node().del(key)
335
336	return nil
337}
338
339// Sequence returns the current integer for the bucket without incrementing it.
340func (b *Bucket) Sequence() uint64 { return b.bucket.sequence }
341
342// SetSequence updates the sequence number for the bucket.
343func (b *Bucket) SetSequence(v uint64) error {
344	if b.tx.db == nil {
345		return ErrTxClosed
346	} else if !b.Writable() {
347		return ErrTxNotWritable
348	}
349
350	// Materialize the root node if it hasn't been already so that the
351	// bucket will be saved during commit.
352	if b.rootNode == nil {
353		_ = b.node(b.root, nil)
354	}
355
356	// Increment and return the sequence.
357	b.bucket.sequence = v
358	return nil
359}
360
361// NextSequence returns an autoincrementing integer for the bucket.
362func (b *Bucket) NextSequence() (uint64, error) {
363	if b.tx.db == nil {
364		return 0, ErrTxClosed
365	} else if !b.Writable() {
366		return 0, ErrTxNotWritable
367	}
368
369	// Materialize the root node if it hasn't been already so that the
370	// bucket will be saved during commit.
371	if b.rootNode == nil {
372		_ = b.node(b.root, nil)
373	}
374
375	// Increment and return the sequence.
376	b.bucket.sequence++
377	return b.bucket.sequence, nil
378}
379
380// ForEach executes a function for each key/value pair in a bucket.
381// If the provided function returns an error then the iteration is stopped and
382// the error is returned to the caller. The provided function must not modify
383// the bucket; this will result in undefined behavior.
384func (b *Bucket) ForEach(fn func(k, v []byte) error) error {
385	if b.tx.db == nil {
386		return ErrTxClosed
387	}
388	c := b.Cursor()
389	for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
390		if err := fn(k, v); err != nil {
391			return err
392		}
393	}
394	return nil
395}
396
397// Stat returns stats on a bucket.
398func (b *Bucket) Stats() BucketStats {
399	var s, subStats BucketStats
400	pageSize := b.tx.db.pageSize
401	s.BucketN += 1
402	if b.root == 0 {
403		s.InlineBucketN += 1
404	}
405	b.forEachPage(func(p *page, depth int) {
406		if (p.flags & leafPageFlag) != 0 {
407			s.KeyN += int(p.count)
408
409			// used totals the used bytes for the page
410			used := pageHeaderSize
411
412			if p.count != 0 {
413				// If page has any elements, add all element headers.
414				used += leafPageElementSize * uintptr(p.count-1)
415
416				// Add all element key, value sizes.
417				// The computation takes advantage of the fact that the position
418				// of the last element's key/value equals to the total of the sizes
419				// of all previous elements' keys and values.
420				// It also includes the last element's header.
421				lastElement := p.leafPageElement(p.count - 1)
422				used += uintptr(lastElement.pos + lastElement.ksize + lastElement.vsize)
423			}
424
425			if b.root == 0 {
426				// For inlined bucket just update the inline stats
427				s.InlineBucketInuse += int(used)
428			} else {
429				// For non-inlined bucket update all the leaf stats
430				s.LeafPageN++
431				s.LeafInuse += int(used)
432				s.LeafOverflowN += int(p.overflow)
433
434				// Collect stats from sub-buckets.
435				// Do that by iterating over all element headers
436				// looking for the ones with the bucketLeafFlag.
437				for i := uint16(0); i < p.count; i++ {
438					e := p.leafPageElement(i)
439					if (e.flags & bucketLeafFlag) != 0 {
440						// For any bucket element, open the element value
441						// and recursively call Stats on the contained bucket.
442						subStats.Add(b.openBucket(e.value()).Stats())
443					}
444				}
445			}
446		} else if (p.flags & branchPageFlag) != 0 {
447			s.BranchPageN++
448			lastElement := p.branchPageElement(p.count - 1)
449
450			// used totals the used bytes for the page
451			// Add header and all element headers.
452			used := pageHeaderSize + (branchPageElementSize * uintptr(p.count-1))
453
454			// Add size of all keys and values.
455			// Again, use the fact that last element's position equals to
456			// the total of key, value sizes of all previous elements.
457			used += uintptr(lastElement.pos + lastElement.ksize)
458			s.BranchInuse += int(used)
459			s.BranchOverflowN += int(p.overflow)
460		}
461
462		// Keep track of maximum page depth.
463		if depth+1 > s.Depth {
464			s.Depth = (depth + 1)
465		}
466	})
467
468	// Alloc stats can be computed from page counts and pageSize.
469	s.BranchAlloc = (s.BranchPageN + s.BranchOverflowN) * pageSize
470	s.LeafAlloc = (s.LeafPageN + s.LeafOverflowN) * pageSize
471
472	// Add the max depth of sub-buckets to get total nested depth.
473	s.Depth += subStats.Depth
474	// Add the stats for all sub-buckets
475	s.Add(subStats)
476	return s
477}
478
479// forEachPage iterates over every page in a bucket, including inline pages.
480func (b *Bucket) forEachPage(fn func(*page, int)) {
481	// If we have an inline page then just use that.
482	if b.page != nil {
483		fn(b.page, 0)
484		return
485	}
486
487	// Otherwise traverse the page hierarchy.
488	b.tx.forEachPage(b.root, 0, fn)
489}
490
491// forEachPageNode iterates over every page (or node) in a bucket.
492// This also includes inline pages.
493func (b *Bucket) forEachPageNode(fn func(*page, *node, int)) {
494	// If we have an inline page or root node then just use that.
495	if b.page != nil {
496		fn(b.page, nil, 0)
497		return
498	}
499	b._forEachPageNode(b.root, 0, fn)
500}
501
502func (b *Bucket) _forEachPageNode(pgid pgid, depth int, fn func(*page, *node, int)) {
503	var p, n = b.pageNode(pgid)
504
505	// Execute function.
506	fn(p, n, depth)
507
508	// Recursively loop over children.
509	if p != nil {
510		if (p.flags & branchPageFlag) != 0 {
511			for i := 0; i < int(p.count); i++ {
512				elem := p.branchPageElement(uint16(i))
513				b._forEachPageNode(elem.pgid, depth+1, fn)
514			}
515		}
516	} else {
517		if !n.isLeaf {
518			for _, inode := range n.inodes {
519				b._forEachPageNode(inode.pgid, depth+1, fn)
520			}
521		}
522	}
523}
524
525// spill writes all the nodes for this bucket to dirty pages.
526func (b *Bucket) spill() error {
527	// Spill all child buckets first.
528	for name, child := range b.buckets {
529		// If the child bucket is small enough and it has no child buckets then
530		// write it inline into the parent bucket's page. Otherwise spill it
531		// like a normal bucket and make the parent value a pointer to the page.
532		var value []byte
533		if child.inlineable() {
534			child.free()
535			value = child.write()
536		} else {
537			if err := child.spill(); err != nil {
538				return err
539			}
540
541			// Update the child bucket header in this bucket.
542			value = make([]byte, unsafe.Sizeof(bucket{}))
543			var bucket = (*bucket)(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
544			*bucket = *child.bucket
545		}
546
547		// Skip writing the bucket if there are no materialized nodes.
548		if child.rootNode == nil {
549			continue
550		}
551
552		// Update parent node.
553		var c = b.Cursor()
554		k, _, flags := c.seek([]byte(name))
555		if !bytes.Equal([]byte(name), k) {
556			panic(fmt.Sprintf("misplaced bucket header: %x -> %x", []byte(name), k))
557		}
558		if flags&bucketLeafFlag == 0 {
559			panic(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected bucket header flag: %x", flags))
560		}
561		c.node().put([]byte(name), []byte(name), value, 0, bucketLeafFlag)
562	}
563
564	// Ignore if there's not a materialized root node.
565	if b.rootNode == nil {
566		return nil
567	}
568
569	// Spill nodes.
570	if err := b.rootNode.spill(); err != nil {
571		return err
572	}
573	b.rootNode = b.rootNode.root()
574
575	// Update the root node for this bucket.
576	if b.rootNode.pgid >= b.tx.meta.pgid {
577		panic(fmt.Sprintf("pgid (%d) above high water mark (%d)", b.rootNode.pgid, b.tx.meta.pgid))
578	}
579	b.root = b.rootNode.pgid
580
581	return nil
582}
583
584// inlineable returns true if a bucket is small enough to be written inline
585// and if it contains no subbuckets. Otherwise returns false.
586func (b *Bucket) inlineable() bool {
587	var n = b.rootNode
588
589	// Bucket must only contain a single leaf node.
590	if n == nil || !n.isLeaf {
591		return false
592	}
593
594	// Bucket is not inlineable if it contains subbuckets or if it goes beyond
595	// our threshold for inline bucket size.
596	var size = pageHeaderSize
597	for _, inode := range n.inodes {
598		size += leafPageElementSize + uintptr(len(inode.key)) + uintptr(len(inode.value))
599
600		if inode.flags&bucketLeafFlag != 0 {
601			return false
602		} else if size > b.maxInlineBucketSize() {
603			return false
604		}
605	}
606
607	return true
608}
609
610// Returns the maximum total size of a bucket to make it a candidate for inlining.
611func (b *Bucket) maxInlineBucketSize() uintptr {
612	return uintptr(b.tx.db.pageSize / 4)
613}
614
615// write allocates and writes a bucket to a byte slice.
616func (b *Bucket) write() []byte {
617	// Allocate the appropriate size.
618	var n = b.rootNode
619	var value = make([]byte, bucketHeaderSize+n.size())
620
621	// Write a bucket header.
622	var bucket = (*bucket)(unsafe.Pointer(&value[0]))
623	*bucket = *b.bucket
624
625	// Convert byte slice to a fake page and write the root node.
626	var p = (*page)(unsafe.Pointer(&value[bucketHeaderSize]))
627	n.write(p)
628
629	return value
630}
631
632// rebalance attempts to balance all nodes.
633func (b *Bucket) rebalance() {
634	for _, n := range b.nodes {
635		n.rebalance()
636	}
637	for _, child := range b.buckets {
638		child.rebalance()
639	}
640}
641
642// node creates a node from a page and associates it with a given parent.
643func (b *Bucket) node(pgid pgid, parent *node) *node {
644	_assert(b.nodes != nil, "nodes map expected")
645
646	// Retrieve node if it's already been created.
647	if n := b.nodes[pgid]; n != nil {
648		return n
649	}
650
651	// Otherwise create a node and cache it.
652	n := &node{bucket: b, parent: parent}
653	if parent == nil {
654		b.rootNode = n
655	} else {
656		parent.children = append(parent.children, n)
657	}
658
659	// Use the inline page if this is an inline bucket.
660	var p = b.page
661	if p == nil {
662		p = b.tx.page(pgid)
663	}
664
665	// Read the page into the node and cache it.
666	n.read(p)
667	b.nodes[pgid] = n
668
669	// Update statistics.
670	b.tx.stats.NodeCount++
671
672	return n
673}
674
675// free recursively frees all pages in the bucket.
676func (b *Bucket) free() {
677	if b.root == 0 {
678		return
679	}
680
681	var tx = b.tx
682	b.forEachPageNode(func(p *page, n *node, _ int) {
683		if p != nil {
684			tx.db.freelist.free(tx.meta.txid, p)
685		} else {
686			n.free()
687		}
688	})
689	b.root = 0
690}
691
692// dereference removes all references to the old mmap.
693func (b *Bucket) dereference() {
694	if b.rootNode != nil {
695		b.rootNode.root().dereference()
696	}
697
698	for _, child := range b.buckets {
699		child.dereference()
700	}
701}
702
703// pageNode returns the in-memory node, if it exists.
704// Otherwise returns the underlying page.
705func (b *Bucket) pageNode(id pgid) (*page, *node) {
706	// Inline buckets have a fake page embedded in their value so treat them
707	// differently. We'll return the rootNode (if available) or the fake page.
708	if b.root == 0 {
709		if id != 0 {
710			panic(fmt.Sprintf("inline bucket non-zero page access(2): %d != 0", id))
711		}
712		if b.rootNode != nil {
713			return nil, b.rootNode
714		}
715		return b.page, nil
716	}
717
718	// Check the node cache for non-inline buckets.
719	if b.nodes != nil {
720		if n := b.nodes[id]; n != nil {
721			return nil, n
722		}
723	}
724
725	// Finally lookup the page from the transaction if no node is materialized.
726	return b.tx.page(id), nil
727}
728
729// BucketStats records statistics about resources used by a bucket.
730type BucketStats struct {
731	// Page count statistics.
732	BranchPageN     int // number of logical branch pages
733	BranchOverflowN int // number of physical branch overflow pages
734	LeafPageN       int // number of logical leaf pages
735	LeafOverflowN   int // number of physical leaf overflow pages
736
737	// Tree statistics.
738	KeyN  int // number of keys/value pairs
739	Depth int // number of levels in B+tree
740
741	// Page size utilization.
742	BranchAlloc int // bytes allocated for physical branch pages
743	BranchInuse int // bytes actually used for branch data
744	LeafAlloc   int // bytes allocated for physical leaf pages
745	LeafInuse   int // bytes actually used for leaf data
746
747	// Bucket statistics
748	BucketN           int // total number of buckets including the top bucket
749	InlineBucketN     int // total number on inlined buckets
750	InlineBucketInuse int // bytes used for inlined buckets (also accounted for in LeafInuse)
751}
752
753func (s *BucketStats) Add(other BucketStats) {
754	s.BranchPageN += other.BranchPageN
755	s.BranchOverflowN += other.BranchOverflowN
756	s.LeafPageN += other.LeafPageN
757	s.LeafOverflowN += other.LeafOverflowN
758	s.KeyN += other.KeyN
759	if s.Depth < other.Depth {
760		s.Depth = other.Depth
761	}
762	s.BranchAlloc += other.BranchAlloc
763	s.BranchInuse += other.BranchInuse
764	s.LeafAlloc += other.LeafAlloc
765	s.LeafInuse += other.LeafInuse
766
767	s.BucketN += other.BucketN
768	s.InlineBucketN += other.InlineBucketN
769	s.InlineBucketInuse += other.InlineBucketInuse
770}
771
772// cloneBytes returns a copy of a given slice.
773func cloneBytes(v []byte) []byte {
774	var clone = make([]byte, len(v))
775	copy(clone, v)
776	return clone
777}
778