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+// Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. |
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be |
+// found in the LICENSE file. |
+ |
+// This file defines a function to pre-read a file in order to avoid touching |
+// the disk when it is subsequently used. |
+ |
+#ifndef CHROME_APP_FILE_PRE_READER_WIN_H_ |
+#define CHROME_APP_FILE_PRE_READER_WIN_H_ |
+ |
+namespace base { |
+class FilePath; |
+} |
+ |
+// Reads |file_path| to avoid touching the disk when the file is actually used. |
+// The function checks the Windows version to determine which pre-reading |
+// mechanism to use. On Vista+, chunks of |step_size| bytes are read into a |
+// buffer. The bigger |step_size| is, the faster the file is pre-read (up to |
+// about 4MB according to local tests), but also the more memory is allocated |
+// for the buffer. On XP, pre-reading non-PE files is not supported. |
+bool PreReadFile(const base::FilePath& file_path, int step_size); |
+ |
+#endif // CHROME_APP_FILE_PRE_READER_WIN_H_ |