feat: full NFSv4.2 server and client in pure Go

Assisted-by: GLM 5.3 Flash

internal/nfs4/attrs.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Attribute numbers of the fattr4 table, RFC 8881 section 5. The numbers
+// were verified against the XDR description of the standard rather than
+// recalled: an off by one here shows up as garbage on the client.
+const (
+	AttrSupportedAttrs    = 0  // bitmap4
+	AttrType              = 1  // enum
+	AttrFHExpireType      = 2  // uint32
+	AttrChange            = 3  // uint64
+	AttrSize              = 4  // uint64
+	AttrLinkSupport       = 5  // bool
+	AttrSymlinkSupport    = 6  // bool
+	AttrNamedAttr         = 7  // bool
+	AttrFSID              = 8  // uint64, uint64
+	AttrUniqueHandles     = 9  // bool
+	AttrLeaseTime         = 10 // uint32
+	AttrRdattrError       = 11 // enum
+	AttrFileHandle        = 19 // opaque
+	AttrFileID            = 20 // uint64
+	AttrMaxName           = 29 // uint32
+	AttrMaxRead           = 30 // uint64
+	AttrMaxWrite          = 31 // uint64
+	AttrMode              = 33 // uint32
+	AttrNumlinks          = 35 // uint32
+	AttrOwner             = 36 // string
+	AttrOwnerGroup        = 37 // string
+	AttrRawDev            = 41 // specdata
+	AttrSpaceUsed         = 45 // uint64
+	AttrTimeAccessSet     = 48 // settime4
+	AttrTimeModifySet     = 54 // settime4
+	AttrTimeAccess        = 47 // nfstime4
+	AttrTimeMetadata      = 52 // nfstime4
+	AttrTimeModify        = 53 // nfstime4
+	AttrMountedOnFileID   = 55 // uint64
+	AttrSuppattrExclCreat = 75 // bitmap4
+)
+
+// SupportedAttrs is the attribute set this server advertises. A client asks
+// only for attributes inside the set it read from here.
+var SupportedAttrs = OfBits(
+	AttrSupportedAttrs,
+	AttrType,
+	AttrFHExpireType,
+	AttrChange,
+	AttrSize,
+	AttrLinkSupport,
+	AttrSymlinkSupport,
+	AttrNamedAttr,
+	AttrFSID,
+	AttrUniqueHandles,
+	AttrFileHandle,
+	AttrFileID,
+	AttrMaxName,
+	AttrMaxRead,
+	AttrMaxWrite,
+	AttrMode,
+	AttrNumlinks,
+	AttrOwner,
+	AttrOwnerGroup,
+	AttrSpaceUsed,
+	AttrTimeAccess,
+	AttrTimeMetadata,
+	AttrTimeModify,
+	AttrMountedOnFileID,
+)
+
+// ServerLimits carries the per export constants the advertised attributes
+// report back.
+type ServerLimits struct {
+	MaxName  uint32
+	MaxRead  uint64
+	MaxWrite uint64
+}
+
+// DefaultLimits are the limits the server advertises.
+var DefaultLimits = ServerLimits{MaxName: 255, MaxRead: 1 << 22, MaxWrite: 1 << 22}
+
+// Attrs holds the values the fattr4 builder emits. A zero field for an
+// attribute the server does not have is simply not requested by a client
+// that honoured the advertised set.
+type Attrs struct {
+	Type            uint32
+	FHExpireType    uint32
+	Change          uint64
+	Size            uint64
+	LinkSupport     bool
+	SymlinkSupport  bool
+	NamedAttr       bool
+	FSID            [2]uint64
+	UniqueHandles   bool
+	FileHandle      []byte
+	FileID          uint64
+	Mode            uint32
+	Numlinks        uint32
+	Owner           string // decimal uid, RFC 8881 section 5.8
+	OwnerGroup      string // decimal gid
+	SpaceUsed       uint64
+	TimeAccess      NfsTime
+	TimeMetadata    NfsTime
+	TimeModify      NfsTime
+	MountedOnFileID uint64
+	Limits          ServerLimits
+
+	// FsLocations and FsLocationsInfo carry the pre encoded attributes
+	// for referral stubs; nil omits them.
+	FsLocations     []byte
+	FsLocationsInfo []byte
+}
+
+// A NfsTime is an nfstime4: seconds and nanoseconds since the epoch.
+type NfsTime struct {
+	Seconds  int64
+	Nseconds uint32
+}
+
+// NfsTimeOf converts a Go time.
+func NfsTimeOf(sec int64, nsec uint32) NfsTime { return NfsTime{sec, nsec} }
+
+func appendNfsTime(b []byte, t NfsTime) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendInt64(b, t.Seconds)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, t.Nseconds)
+}
+
+// AppendFattr emits an fattr4 for the requested attributes: the request
+// bitmap filtered to what this server has, then the length prefixed list of
+// values in numeric order, as the encoding requires.
+func AppendFattr(b []byte, request Bitmap, a Attrs) []byte {
+	var body []byte
+	response := Bitmap{}
+	for _, n := range sortedBits(request) {
+		switch n {
+		case AttrSupportedAttrs:
+			body = SupportedAttrs.AppendTo(body)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrType:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, a.Type)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrFHExpireType:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, a.FHExpireType)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrChange:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.Change)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrSize:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.Size)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrLinkSupport:
+			body = xdr.AppendBool(body, a.LinkSupport)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrSymlinkSupport:
+			body = xdr.AppendBool(body, a.SymlinkSupport)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrNamedAttr:
+			body = xdr.AppendBool(body, a.NamedAttr)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrFSID:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.FSID[0])
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.FSID[1])
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrUniqueHandles:
+			body = xdr.AppendBool(body, a.UniqueHandles)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrFileHandle:
+			body = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(body, a.FileHandle)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrFileID:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.FileID)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrMaxName:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, a.Limits.MaxName)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrMaxRead:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.Limits.MaxRead)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrMaxWrite:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.Limits.MaxWrite)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrMode:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, a.Mode)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrNumlinks:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, a.Numlinks)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrOwner:
+			body = xdr.AppendString(body, a.Owner)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrOwnerGroup:
+			body = xdr.AppendString(body, a.OwnerGroup)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrSpaceUsed:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.SpaceUsed)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrTimeAccess:
+			body = appendNfsTime(body, a.TimeAccess)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrTimeMetadata:
+			body = appendNfsTime(body, a.TimeMetadata)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrTimeModify:
+			body = appendNfsTime(body, a.TimeModify)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrMountedOnFileID:
+			body = xdr.AppendUint64(body, a.MountedOnFileID)
+			response = response.With(n)
+		case AttrFsLocations:
+			if a.FsLocations != nil {
+				body = append(body, a.FsLocations...)
+				response = response.With(n)
+			}
+		case AttrFsLocationsInfo:
+			if a.FsLocationsInfo != nil {
+				body = append(body, a.FsLocationsInfo...)
+				response = response.With(n)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	b = response.AppendTo(b)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, body)
+}
+
+// sortedBits lists the attribute numbers set in the bitmap, ascending.
+func sortedBits(m Bitmap) []uint32 {
+	var out []uint32
+	for w, word := range m.Words() {
+		for bit := range 32 {
+			if word&(1<<bit) != 0 {
+				out = append(out, uint32(w*32+bit))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	slices.Sort(out)
+	return out
+}

internal/nfs4/bitmap.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"slices"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// maxBitmapWords is the word count limit of a bitmap4. The protocol caps
+// the array at 100 words; the attribute table today ends far below that.
+const maxBitmapWords = 100
+
+// A Bitmap is a bitmap4: a compact set of attribute numbers.
+type Bitmap []uint32
+
+// OfBits returns a Bitmap carrying exactly the given attribute numbers.
+func OfBits(bits ...uint32) Bitmap {
+	if len(bits) == 0 {
+		return Bitmap{}
+	}
+	var words Bitmap
+	for _, n := range bits {
+		w := int(n / 32)
+		for len(words) <= w {
+			words = append(words, 0)
+		}
+		words[w] |= 1 << (n % 32)
+	}
+	return words
+}
+
+// Has reports whether the attribute number n is set.
+func (m Bitmap) Has(n uint32) bool {
+	w := int(n / 32)
+	return w < len(m) && m[w]&(1<<(n%32)) != 0
+}
+
+// With returns a bitmap carrying n in addition to what was already set.
+// Words the original bitmap already held are never dropped, even when the
+// new bit lands in a lower word.
+func (m Bitmap) With(n uint32) Bitmap {
+	w := int(n / 32)
+	out := make(Bitmap, max(w+1, len(m)))
+	copy(out, m)
+	out[w] |= 1 << (n % 32)
+	return out
+}
+
+// AppendTo appends the bitmap in wire form: a count of words followed by
+// the words, with trailing zero words trimmed.
+func (m Bitmap) AppendTo(b []byte) []byte {
+	trimmed := m
+	for len(trimmed) > 0 && trimmed[len(trimmed)-1] == 0 {
+		trimmed = trimmed[:len(trimmed)-1]
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(trimmed)))
+	for _, w := range trimmed {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, w)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// ReadBitmap reads a bitmap4. A bitmap beyond the word limit is refused
+// before any of it is buffered.
+func ReadBitmap(d *xdr.Decoder) (Bitmap, error) {
+	n, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if n > maxBitmapWords {
+		return nil, xdr.ErrBadLength
+	}
+	m := make(Bitmap, 0, n)
+	for range n {
+		w, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		m = append(m, w)
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+// Words reports the words of the bitmap, without trailing zero words.
+func (m Bitmap) Words() []uint32 {
+	trimmed := slices.Clone(m)
+	for len(trimmed) > 0 && trimmed[len(trimmed)-1] == 0 {
+		trimmed = trimmed[:len(trimmed)-1]
+	}
+	return trimmed
+}

internal/nfs4/cb.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The callback channel of RFC 8881: the CB_COMPOUND procedure the server
+// calls on the connection the client opened, CB_SEQUENCE driving the back
+// channel slot table, and CB_RECALL recalling a delegation.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Callback operation numbers, RFC 8881 section 15.5.
+const (
+	OpCBGetattr    = 3
+	OpCBRecall     = 4
+	OpCBSequence   = 11
+	OpCBPushDeleg  = 7
+	OpCBNotify     = 6
+	OpCBNotifyLock = 13
+)
+
+// The callback program rides on the same minor version and the COMPOUND
+// shape as the fore channel.
+const (
+	CBDefaultProgram = 0x40000000
+)
+
+// AppendCBCompoundArgs encodes the CB_COMPOUND4args: the tag, the minor
+// version, the callback identifier and the operations. The callback
+// identifier is the slot the server reserved for this client when the
+// back channel was negotiated; with sessions it stays zero.
+func AppendCBCompoundArgs(b []byte, tag string, minorversion, callbackIdent uint32, ops [][]byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, tag)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, minorversion)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, callbackIdent)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(ops)))
+	for _, op := range ops {
+		b = append(b, op...)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// CBCompoundHeader is the head of a decoded CB_COMPOUND4args.
+type CBCompoundHeader struct {
+	Tag           string
+	Minor         uint32
+	CallbackIdent uint32
+	OpCount       uint32
+}
+
+// DecodeCBCompoundArgs splits CB_COMPOUND4args into its header and a
+// decoder positioned at the first argop.
+func DecodeCBCompoundArgs(payload []byte) (CBCompoundHeader, *xdr.Decoder, error) {
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(payload)
+	var h CBCompoundHeader
+	var err error
+	if h.Tag, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if h.Minor, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if h.CallbackIdent, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if h.OpCount, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if h.OpCount > maxOps {
+		return h, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: %d operations exceeds %d", h.OpCount, maxOps)
+	}
+	return h, d, nil
+}
+
+// AppendCBCompoundRes encodes a CB_COMPOUND4res: the top level status, the
+// echoed tag and the result array.
+func AppendCBCompoundRes(b []byte, status uint32, tag string, results [][]byte) []byte {
+	return AppendCompoundRes(b, status, tag, results)
+}
+
+// AppendCBSequenceArgs encodes the CB_SEQUENCE argop.
+func AppendCBSequenceArgs(b []byte, id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot uint32, cacheThis bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCBSequence)
+	return AppendSequenceArgsTail(b, id, sequence, slot, highestSlot, cacheThis)
+}
+
+// AppendSequenceArgsTail appends the shared SEQUENCE argument fields: the
+// session id, the sequence, the slot ids and the caching flag.
+func AppendSequenceArgsTail(b []byte, id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot uint32, cacheThis bool) []byte {
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, slot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, highestSlot)
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, cacheThis)
+}
+
+// A CBSequenceArgs is the decoded CB_SEQUENCE4args.
+type CBSequenceArgs struct {
+	SessionID   SessionID
+	Sequence    uint32
+	Slot        uint32
+	HighestSlot uint32
+	CacheThis   bool
+}
+
+// DecodeCBSequenceArgs decodes the CB_SEQUENCE4args from the decoder,
+// which is positioned after the operation number.
+func DecodeCBSequenceArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (CBSequenceArgs, error) {
+	var a CBSequenceArgs
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	copy(a.SessionID[:], raw)
+	var err2 error
+	if a.Sequence, err2 = d.Uint32(); err2 != nil {
+		return a, err2
+	}
+	if a.Slot, err2 = d.Uint32(); err2 != nil {
+		return a, err2
+	}
+	if a.HighestSlot, err2 = d.Uint32(); err2 != nil {
+		return a, err2
+	}
+	if a.CacheThis, err2 = d.Bool(); err2 != nil {
+		return a, err2
+	}
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+// AppendCBSequenceRes encodes the successful CB_SEQUENCE4resok of
+// RFC 7863: the session id, the echoed identifiers and the target
+// highest slot. No further word follows.
+func AppendCBSequenceRes(b []byte, id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot uint32) []byte {
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, slot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, highestSlot)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, highestSlot) // cbsr_target_highest_slotid
+}
+
+// DecodeCBSequenceRes decodes the successful CB_SEQUENCE4resok.
+func DecodeCBSequenceRes(d *xdr.Decoder) (id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot, targetHighestSlot uint32, err error) {
+	raw, rerr := d.Raw(16)
+	if rerr != nil {
+		return id, 0, 0, 0, 0, rerr
+	}
+	copy(id[:], raw)
+	if sequence, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if slot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if highestSlot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	targetHighestSlot, err = d.Uint32()
+	return
+}
+
+// AppendCBRecallArgs encodes the CB_RECALL argop: the delegation stateid,
+// whether to truncate, and the file handle the delegation names.
+func AppendCBRecallArgs(b []byte, stateid Stateid, truncate bool, fh []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCBRecall)
+	b = stateid.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, truncate)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+}
+
+// A CBRecallArgs is the decoded CB_RECALL argop.
+type CBRecallArgs struct {
+	Stateid  Stateid
+	Truncate bool
+	FH       []byte
+}
+
+// DecodeCBRecallArgs decodes the CB_RECALL args from the decoder, which is
+// positioned after the operation number.
+func DecodeCBRecallArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (CBRecallArgs, error) {
+	var a CBRecallArgs
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	copy(a.Stateid[:], raw)
+	var err2 error
+	if a.Truncate, err2 = d.Bool(); err2 != nil {
+		return a, err2
+	}
+	a.FH, err2 = d.VarOpaque()
+	return a, err2
+}
+
+// AppendCBGetattrArgs encodes the CB_GETATTR argop: the handle and the
+// requested attribute bitmap.
+func AppendCBGetattrArgs(b []byte, fh []byte, request Bitmap) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCBGetattr)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+	return request.AppendTo(b)
+}

internal/nfs4/cb_test.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+func TestCBCompoundRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	ops := [][]byte{
+		AppendCBSequenceArgs(nil, MakeSessionID([8]byte{}, 5), 1, 0, 0, true),
+		AppendCBRecallArgs(nil, AllZero, false, []byte{9, 9}),
+	}
+	arg := AppendCBCompoundArgs(nil, "cb", 2, 0, ops)
+	h, d, err := DecodeCBCompoundArgs(arg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if h.Tag != "cb" || h.Minor != 2 || h.CallbackIdent != 0 || h.OpCount != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("header: %+v", h)
+	}
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpCBSequence {
+		t.Fatalf("op 0: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	a, err := DecodeCBSequenceArgs(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cb sequence: %v", err)
+	}
+	if a.Sequence != 1 || a.Slot != 0 || !a.CacheThis {
+		t.Fatalf("cb sequence args: %+v", a)
+	}
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpCBRecall {
+		t.Fatalf("op 1: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	r, err := DecodeCBRecallArgs(d)
+	if err != nil || r.Truncate || !bytes.Equal(r.FH, []byte{9, 9}) {
+		t.Fatalf("cb recall args: %+v, %v", r, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCBSequenceResShape(t *testing.T) {
+	id := MakeSessionID([8]byte{}, 0x55)
+	res := AppendCBSequenceRes(nil, id, 9, 2, 7)
+	if len(res) != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("res of %d bytes, want 32", len(res))
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(res)
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, id[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("session id: %x, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []uint32{9, 2, 7, 7} {
+		if v, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || v != want {
+			t.Fatalf("word: %d, %v; want %d", v, err, want)
+		}
+	}
+	sid, seq, slot, high, target, err := DecodeCBSequenceRes(xdr.NewDecoder(res))
+	if err != nil || sid != id || seq != 9 || slot != 2 || high != 7 || target != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %d %d %d %d %d, %v", seq, slot, high, target, 0, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCBGetattrArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	arg := AppendCBGetattrArgs(nil, []byte("fh"), OfBits(AttrSize, AttrChange))
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpCBGetattr {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if fh, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(fh) != "fh" {
+		t.Fatalf("fh: %q, %v", fh, err)
+	}
+	if m, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil || !m.Has(AttrSize) || !m.Has(AttrChange) {
+		t.Fatalf("bitmap: %v", m.Words())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeCompoundResBodiesCB(t *testing.T) {
+	var results [][]byte
+	seqBody := append(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpCBSequence, ErrOK),
+		AppendCBSequenceRes(nil, MakeSessionID([8]byte{}, 3), 4, 0, 7)...)
+	results = append(results, seqBody, AppendOpHeader(nil, OpCBRecall, ErrOK))
+	payload := AppendCBCompoundRes(nil, ErrOK, "cbt", results)
+
+	res, bodies, err := DecodeCompoundResBodiesCB(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if res.Status != ErrOK || len(res.Ops) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("res: status %d ops %d", res.Status, len(res.Ops))
+	}
+	if len(bodies[0]) != 32 || len(bodies[1]) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bodies: %d and %d", len(bodies[0]), len(bodies[1]))
+	}
+	// A failed op carries no body.
+	payload = AppendCBCompoundRes(nil, ErrNotSupp, "", [][]byte{
+		AppendOpHeader(nil, OpCBGetattr, ErrNotSupp),
+	})
+	res, bodies, err = DecodeCompoundResBodiesCB(payload)
+	if err != nil || res.Status != ErrNotSupp || len(bodies[0]) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("failed op: status %d body %d, %v", res.Status, len(bodies[0]), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDelegationCodecRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	var st Stateid
+	st[0] = 3
+	st[4], st[5], st[6], st[7] = 'D', 'E', 'L', 'E'
+	// READ delegation round trip. The res body ends with the NONE type,
+	// which the READ delegation replaces.
+	base := AppendOpenRes(nil, AllZero)
+	body := AppendDelegation(base[:len(base)-4], OpenDelegRead, st, false, 0)
+	openSt, delegType, delegSt, err := DecodeOpenResDeleg(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if delegType != OpenDelegRead || delegSt != st || openSt != AllZero {
+		t.Fatalf("read delegation: %+v", delegSt)
+	}
+	// WRITE delegation round trip with a space limit.
+	body = AppendDelegation(base[:len(base)-4], OpenDelegWrite, st, true, 1<<20)
+	openSt, delegType, delegSt, err = DecodeOpenResDeleg(body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("write decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if delegType != OpenDelegWrite || delegSt != st {
+		t.Fatalf("write delegation: %d, %v", delegType, err)
+	}
+	// NONE carries nothing beyond the type.
+	body = AppendDelegation(base[:len(base)-4], OpenDelegNone, st, false, 0)
+	_, delegType, _, derr := DecodeOpenResDeleg(body)
+	if derr != nil || delegType != OpenDelegNone {
+		t.Fatalf("none: %d, %v", delegType, derr)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLenCB(OpCBSequence, ErrOK, append(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpCBSequence, ErrOK),
+		AppendCBSequenceRes(nil, MakeSessionID([8]byte{}, 1), 1, 0, 7)...)); err != nil || n != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("cb seq measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func seqBodyHelper() []byte {
+	return append(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpCBSequence, ErrOK),
+		AppendCBSequenceRes(nil, MakeSessionID([8]byte{}, 1), 1, 0, 7)...)
+}
+
+func TestAppendOpenArgsPrevious(t *testing.T) {
+	arg := AppendOpenArgsPrevious(nil, 0x7777, []byte("owner"), ShareAccessBoth, 0)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpOpen {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if seq, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || seq != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("seqid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if access, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || access != ShareAccessBoth {
+		t.Fatalf("access: %v", err)
+	}
+	if deny, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || deny != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("deny: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cid, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || cid != 0x7777 {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid: %v", err)
+	}
+	owner, err := d.VarOpaque()
+	if err != nil || string(owner) != "owner" {
+		t.Fatalf("owner: %q, %v", owner, err)
+	}
+	if ot, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || ot != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("opentype: %d, %v", ot, err)
+	}
+	if claim, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || claim != ClaimPrevious {
+		t.Fatalf("claim: %d, %v", claim, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAppendOpenArgsPreviousRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	arg := AppendOpenArgsPrevious(nil, 0x7777, []byte("owner"), ShareAccessBoth, 0)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpOpen {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if seq, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || seq != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("seqid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if access, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || access != ShareAccessBoth {
+		t.Fatalf("access: %v", err)
+	}
+	if deny, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || deny != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("deny: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cid, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || cid != 0x7777 {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid: %v", err)
+	}
+	owner, err := d.VarOpaque()
+	if err != nil || string(owner) != "owner" {
+		t.Fatalf("owner: %q, %v", owner, err)
+	}
+	if ot, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || ot != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("opentype: %d, %v", ot, err)
+	}
+	if claim, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || claim != ClaimPrevious {
+		t.Fatalf("claim: %d, %v", claim, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeOpenResDelegTruncated(t *testing.T) {
+	// Every proper prefix of a READ delegation answer must fail to decode.
+	st := AllZero
+	st[0] = 3
+	base := AppendOpenRes(nil, AllZero)
+	base = base[:len(base)-4] // drop the NONE delegation type
+	full := append(append([]byte{}, base...), AppendDelegation(nil, OpenDelegRead, st, false, 0)...)
+	for n := 4; n < len(full); n++ {
+		if _, _, _, err := DecodeOpenResDeleg(full[:n]); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("a %d byte prefix decoded", n)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeSessionChannelRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	// No RDMA: six words and an empty size array.
+	var body []byte
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 0)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1<<20)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1<<20)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1<<20)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 8)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 8)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 0)
+	c, err := DecodeSessionChannel(xdr.NewDecoder(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if c.MaxRequests != 8 || c.RdmaIRDEnabled {
+		t.Fatalf("channel: %+v", c)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeExchangeIDArgsTruncated(t *testing.T) {
+	// AppendLockArgsNew writes the op, the open seqid, the open stateid,
+	// the lock seqid, the client id and the owner; the truncation test
+	// walks the payload after the op number.
+	full := AppendExchangeIDArgs(nil, [8]byte{1}, []byte("own"), 0)
+	for n := 1; n < len(full)-4; n++ {
+		if _, err := DecodeExchangeIDArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(full[4 : 4+n])); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("a %d byte prefix decoded", n)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/compound.go

@@ -0,0 +1,823 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// maxOps bounds the COMPOUND arrays on both encode and decode. The
+// protocol has no fixed limit; a request longer than this is not a client,
+// it is an attack.
+const maxOps = 1024
+
+// maxTag bounds the COMPOUND tag.
+const maxTag = 128
+
+// AppendCompoundArgs encodes the COMPOUND4args: the tag, the minor version
+// and the operation array, where each element is an encoded argop: its
+// operation number followed by its own arguments.
+func AppendCompoundArgs(b []byte, tag string, minor uint32, ops [][]byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, tag)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, minor)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(ops)))
+	for _, op := range ops {
+		b = append(b, op...)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// CompoundHeader is the head of a decoded COMPOUND4args: the tag, the minor
+// version and the operation count. The returned decoder is positioned at
+// the first argop, and the dispatcher reads each operation's own arguments
+// from it as it dispatches.
+type CompoundHeader struct {
+	Tag     string
+	Minor   uint32
+	OpCount uint32
+}
+
+// DecodeCompoundArgs splits COMPOUND4args into its header and a decoder
+// over the argops.
+func DecodeCompoundArgs(payload []byte) (CompoundHeader, *xdr.Decoder, error) {
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(payload)
+	var h CompoundHeader
+	var err error
+	if h.Tag, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if len(h.Tag) > maxTag {
+		return h, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: tag of %d bytes exceeds %d", len(h.Tag), maxTag)
+	}
+	if h.Minor, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if h.OpCount, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return h, nil, err
+	}
+	if h.OpCount > maxOps {
+		return h, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: %d operations exceeds %d", h.OpCount, maxOps)
+	}
+	return h, d, nil
+}
+
+// AppendCompoundRes encodes the COMPOUND4res: the top level status, the
+// echoed tag and the result array. On success the results hold one entry
+// per executed operation; on failure they hold the results up to and
+// including the operation that failed, and the top level status carries its
+// status.
+func AppendCompoundRes(b []byte, status uint32, tag string, results [][]byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, status)
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, tag)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(results)))
+	for _, op := range results {
+		b = append(b, op...)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendOpHeader appends the head of one nfs_resop4: the operation number
+// and its status. A successful result appends its payload afterwards; a
+// failed one is complete as it stands.
+func AppendOpHeader(b []byte, op, status uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, op)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, status)
+}
+
+// A ResOp is one decoded result operation: its number, its status, and the
+// bytes that follow the status. Body is meaningful only while the status is
+// NFS4ERR_OK, and its shape depends on the operation.
+type ResOp struct {
+	Op     uint32
+	Status uint32
+	Body   []byte
+}
+
+// A CompoundRes is the decoded COMPOUND4res.
+type CompoundRes struct {
+	Status uint32
+	Tag    string
+	Ops    []ResOp
+}
+
+// DecodeCompoundResBodies decodes a COMPOUND4res and, for every operation,
+// the bytes between its status and the next operation number. A body is
+// empty when the operation carried no payload or when it failed. The
+// bodies are not length prefixed on the wire: the length of each follows
+// from its operation number, so the decoder measures each body as it goes.
+func DecodeCompoundResBodies(payload []byte) (CompoundRes, [][]byte, error) {
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(payload)
+	var res CompoundRes
+	var err error
+	if res.Status, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return res, nil, err
+	}
+	if res.Tag, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+		return res, nil, err
+	}
+	count, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return res, nil, err
+	}
+	if count > maxOps {
+		return res, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: %d results exceeds %d", count, maxOps)
+	}
+
+	var ops []ResOp
+	var bodies [][]byte
+	for range count {
+		var op ResOp
+		if op.Op, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		if op.Status, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		start := len(payload) - d.Remaining()
+		n, err := resBodyLen(op.Op, op.Status, payload[start:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		if n < 0 || start+n > len(payload) {
+			return res, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: result body of %d bytes overruns the payload", n)
+		}
+		op.Body = payload[start : start+n]
+		if _, err := d.Raw(n); err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		ops = append(ops, op)
+		bodies = append(bodies, op.Body)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() > 0 {
+		return res, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: %d bytes trail the declared operations", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	res.Ops = ops
+	return res, bodies, nil
+}
+
+// resBodyLen measures how many bytes one result body occupies. A failed
+// operation carries no body. An operation this build cannot measure, with a
+// successful status, is a response the client has no business receiving.
+func resBodyLen(op, status uint32, body []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Every failed operation carries an empty body, except LOCKT: its
+	// DENIED answer names the conflicting lock.
+	if status != ErrOK && op != OpLockt {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	switch op {
+	case OpPutfh, OpPutRootfh, OpLookup, OpLookupp, OpSavefh, OpRestorefh:
+		return 0, nil
+	case OpGetfh:
+		if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpGetattr:
+		if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpAccess:
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpCreate:
+		// changeinfo4 (atomic, before, after) then the bitmap of the
+		// attributes set, RFC 8881 section 18.4.2.
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpWrite:
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpReadlink:
+		// The link text, length prefixed.
+		if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+	case OpCommit:
+		// The write verifier.
+		return 8, nil
+	case OpSecinfo, OpSecinfoNoName:
+		// An array of secinfo4 unions: the flavour, and the
+		// rpcsec_gss_info body only on the RPCSEC_GSS branch.
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n > maxOps {
+			return 0, ErrUnknownOp
+		}
+		for range n {
+			flavor, ferr := d.Uint32()
+			if ferr != nil {
+				return 0, ferr
+			}
+			if flavor == SecFlavorGSS {
+				if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+	case OpRemove, OpOpenDowngrade:
+		// change_info4: an atomic flag and two 64 bit counters.
+		return 20, nil
+	case OpDestroyClientID, OpReclaimComplete, OpPutPubfh,
+		OpReleaseLockOwner, OpDelegReturn, OpFreeStateid, OpBackchannelCtl,
+		OpVerify, OpNverify:
+		return 0, nil
+	case OpBindConnToSession:
+		// sessionid and the granted direction.
+		return 20, nil
+	case OpTestStateid:
+		// One status per stateid the arguments named.
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n > maxOps {
+			return 0, ErrUnknownOp
+		}
+		return 4 + 4*int(n), nil
+	case OpRename:
+		// Two change_info4 values, one per directory.
+		return 40, nil
+	case OpLink:
+		// change_info4 of the target directory.
+		return 20, nil
+	case OpSequence:
+		// sessionid and the five words of SEQUENCE4resok, RFC 7863.
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range 5 {
+			if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		return 36, nil
+	case OpDestroySession:
+		return 0, nil
+	case OpExchangeID:
+		// clientid, sequence, flags, state protect how, eir_server_owner
+		// (uint64 minor id, opaque major id), eir_server_scope and the
+		// impl_id array, RFC 8881 section 18.35.
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range 3 {
+			if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range 2 { // so_major_id then server_scope
+			if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range n {
+			for range 2 { // domain and name
+				if _, err := d.String(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Raw(12); err != nil { // nfstime4
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+	case OpCreateSession:
+		// sessionid, sequence, flags and two channel attrs.
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range 2 {
+			if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			for range 5 {
+				if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			}
+			count, cerr := d.Uint32()
+			if cerr != nil {
+				return 0, cerr
+			}
+			if count != 0xffffffff {
+				for range count {
+					if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+						return 0, err
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+	case OpOpen:
+		// stateid, change_info4, rflags, attrset and the delegation union.
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		delegType, derr := d.Uint32()
+		if derr != nil {
+			return 0, derr
+		}
+		switch delegType {
+		case OpenDelegRead:
+			// stateid, recall flag and the permissions ace.
+			if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if err := walkACE(d); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		case OpenDelegWrite:
+			// stateid, recall flag, the space limit union and the ace.
+			if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if err := walkSpaceLimit(d); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if err := walkACE(d); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+	case OpClose:
+		return 16, nil
+	case OpLock, OpLocku:
+		// The stateid.
+		return 16, nil
+	case OpLockt:
+		return resBodyLenLockt(status, body)
+	case OpSetattr:
+		// attrsset: only a bitmap4.
+		if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpRead:
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpReaddir:
+		if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for {
+			more, err := d.Bool()
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if !more {
+				break
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.String(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpLayoutGet:
+		// The layout stateid, the return on close flag and the layout
+		// array: offset, length, IO mode, type and body per segment.
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range n {
+			if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+	case OpLayoutCommit:
+		// The newsize4 union: the changed flag and the size.
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpLayoutReturn:
+		// The layoutreturn_stateid4 union: the returned flag and the
+		// stateid.
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpSeek:
+		// The end of file flag and the offset.
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpAllocate, OpDeallocate, OpClone, OpLayoutError, OpLayoutStats, OpOffloadCancel:
+		return 0, nil
+	case OpIoAdvise:
+		// The accepted hints bitmap4.
+		if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpCopy:
+		// write_response4 then the two requirement flags.
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if n == 1 {
+			if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpCopyNotify:
+		// lease time, empty owner confirm, stateid, source list.
+		if _, err := d.Int64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range n {
+			kind, kerr := d.Uint32()
+			if kerr != nil {
+				return 0, kerr
+			}
+			switch kind {
+			case 1, 2:
+				if _, err := d.String(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			default:
+				if _, err := d.String(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				if _, err := d.String(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	case OpOffloadStatus:
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpReadPlus:
+		// eof flag and the content array.
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range n {
+			kind, kerr := d.Uint32()
+			if kerr != nil {
+				return 0, kerr
+			}
+			if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			if kind == uint32(ContentData) {
+				if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			} else if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+	case OpWriteSame:
+		// write_response4 without a callback arm.
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpGetDirDelegation:
+		// The non fatal union: the status, then the resok body or the
+		// will signal flag.
+		gdd, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if gdd == GddOK {
+			if _, err := d.Raw(24); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+			for range 3 {
+				if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+			}
+		} else if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpOpenattr:
+		return 0, nil
+	case OpGetDeviceList:
+		// The cookie, its verifier, the device id array and the eof flag.
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Raw(int(n) * 16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpGetxattr:
+		// The single opaque value.
+		if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpSetxattr, OpRemovexattr:
+		return 0, nil
+	case OpListxattr:
+		// The cookie of the last name, the names and the end of list
+		// flag.
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		n, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range n {
+			if _, err := d.String(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	case OpGetDeviceInfo:
+		// The address type, the address body and the notification bitmap.
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+	default:
+		return 0, ErrUnknownOp
+	}
+	return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+}
+
+// walkACE walks one nfsace4 of a result body.
+func walkACE(d *xdr.Decoder) error {
+	for range 3 {
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	_, err := d.VarOpaque()
+	return err
+}
+
+// walkSpaceLimit walks one nfs_space_limit4 union of a result body.
+func walkSpaceLimit(d *xdr.Decoder) error {
+	limitBy, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	switch limitBy {
+	case LimitBySize:
+		_, err = d.Uint64()
+		return err
+	case 2: // NFS_LIMIT_BLOCKS
+		if _, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err = d.Uint32()
+		return err
+	default:
+		return ErrBadDeleg
+	}
+}
+
+// ErrUnknownOp marks a successful result whose shape this build cannot
+// measure: the client and the server disagree on what was sent.
+var ErrUnknownOp = errors.New("nfs4: unknown operation result")
+
+// resBodyLenCB measures one CB result body. CB operation numbers share
+// values with the fore channel, so the two families are never mixed in
+// one measurement.
+func resBodyLenCB(op, status uint32, body []byte) (int, error) {
+	if status != ErrOK {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	switch op {
+	case OpCBSequence:
+		// The session id and the four words of CB_SEQUENCE4resok,
+		// RFC 7863.
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		for range 4 {
+			if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+				return 0, err
+			}
+		}
+		return 32, nil
+	case OpCBRecall, OpCBNotify, OpCBNotifyLock:
+		return 0, nil
+	default:
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// DecodeCompoundResBodiesCB decodes a CB_COMPOUND reply: the same walk as
+// the fore channel variant, with the callback operation shapes.
+func DecodeCompoundResBodiesCB(payload []byte) (CompoundRes, [][]byte, error) {
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(payload)
+	var res CompoundRes
+	var err error
+	if res.Status, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return res, nil, err
+	}
+	if res.Tag, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+		return res, nil, err
+	}
+	count, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return res, nil, err
+	}
+	if count > maxOps {
+		return res, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: %d results exceeds %d", count, maxOps)
+	}
+	var ops []ResOp
+	var bodies [][]byte
+	for range count {
+		var op ResOp
+		if op.Op, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		if op.Status, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		start := len(payload) - d.Remaining()
+		n, err := resBodyLenCB(op.Op, op.Status, payload[start:])
+		if err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		if n < 0 || start+n > len(payload) {
+			return res, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: result body of %d bytes overruns the payload", n)
+		}
+		op.Body = payload[start : start+n]
+		if _, err := d.Raw(n); err != nil {
+			return res, nil, err
+		}
+		ops = append(ops, op)
+		bodies = append(bodies, op.Body)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() > 0 {
+		return res, nil, fmt.Errorf("nfs4: %d bytes trail the declared operations", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	res.Ops = ops
+	return res, bodies, nil
+}

internal/nfs4/constants.go

@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Package nfs4 carries the NFSv4.2 wire vocabulary: the program and
+// operation numbers, the error codes, the attribute table, and the
+// encoding of the COMPOUND procedure and its operations.
+//
+// The constants follow RFC 8881 and RFC 7862. Only operations implemented
+// here are named; the dispatcher answers everything else with
+// NFS4ERR_NOT_SUPP.
+package nfs4
+
+// The NFS program of RFC 8881. Version 4 is the only RPC program version
+// the NFSv4 family uses; the minor version travels inside COMPOUND.
+const (
+	Program      = 100003
+	Version      = 4
+	MinorVersion = 2
+
+	ProcNull     = 0
+	ProcCompound = 1
+)
+
+// Operation numbers, RFC 8881 section 15. Operations 1 and 2 are unassigned.
+const (
+	OpAccess             = 3
+	OpClose              = 4
+	OpCommit             = 5
+	OpCreate             = 6
+	OpDelegPurge         = 7
+	OpDelegReturn        = 8
+	OpGetattr            = 9
+	OpGetfh              = 10
+	OpLink               = 11
+	OpLock               = 12
+	OpLockt              = 13
+	OpLocku              = 14
+	OpLookup             = 15
+	OpLookupp            = 16
+	OpNverify            = 17
+	OpOpen               = 18
+	OpOpenattr           = 19
+	OpOpenConfirm        = 20
+	OpOpenDowngrade      = 21
+	OpPutfh              = 22
+	OpPutPubfh           = 23
+	OpPutRootfh          = 24
+	OpRead               = 25
+	OpReaddir            = 26
+	OpReadlink           = 27
+	OpRemove             = 28
+	OpRename             = 29
+	OpRenew              = 30
+	OpRestorefh          = 31
+	OpSavefh             = 32
+	OpSecinfo            = 33
+	OpSetattr            = 34
+	OpSetClientID        = 35
+	OpSetClientIDConfirm = 36
+	OpVerify             = 37
+	OpWrite              = 38
+	OpReleaseLockOwner   = 39
+	OpBackchannelCtl     = 40
+	OpBindConnToSession  = 41
+	OpExchangeID         = 42
+	OpCreateSession      = 43
+	OpDestroySession     = 44
+	OpFreeStateid        = 45
+	OpGetDirDelegation   = 46
+	OpGetDeviceInfo      = 47
+	OpGetDeviceList      = 48
+	OpLayoutCommit       = 49
+	OpLayoutGet          = 50
+	OpLayoutReturn       = 51
+	OpSecinfoNoName      = 52
+	OpSequence           = 53
+	OpSetSsv             = 54
+	OpTestStateid        = 55
+	OpWantDelegation     = 56
+	OpDestroyClientID    = 57
+	OpReclaimComplete    = 58
+	OpAllocate           = 59
+	OpCopy               = 60
+	OpCopyNotify         = 61
+	OpDeallocate         = 62
+	OpIoAdvise           = 63
+	OpLayoutError        = 64
+	OpLayoutStats        = 65
+	OpOffloadCancel      = 66
+	OpOffloadStatus      = 67
+	OpReadPlus           = 68
+	OpSeek               = 69
+	OpWriteSame          = 70
+	OpClone              = 71
+	OpGetxattr           = 72
+	OpSetxattr           = 73
+	OpListxattr          = 74
+	OpRemovexattr        = 75
+	OpIllegal            = 10044
+)
+
+// NFS4ERR statuses. Every number here was verified against the error
+// table of RFC 8881 section 15.1; several plausible looking values are
+// wrong by a few dozen, which real clients answer with a mismatch.
+const (
+	ErrOK                = 0
+	ErrPerm              = 1
+	ErrNoEnt             = 2
+	ErrIO                = 5
+	ErrNXIO              = 6
+	ErrAccess            = 13
+	ErrExist             = 17
+	ErrXDev              = 18
+	ErrNotDir            = 20
+	ErrIsDir             = 21
+	ErrInval             = 22
+	ErrFBig              = 27
+	ErrNoSpc             = 28
+	ErrROFS              = 30
+	ErrNameTooLong       = 63
+	ErrNotEmpty          = 66
+	ErrDQuot             = 69
+	ErrStale             = 70
+	ErrBadHandle         = 10001
+	ErrNotSupp           = 10004
+	ErrTooSmall          = 10005
+	ErrServerFault       = 10006
+	ErrBadType           = 10007
+	ErrDelay             = 10008
+	ErrSame              = 10009
+	ErrDenied            = 10010
+	ErrExpired           = 10011
+	ErrLocked            = 10012
+	ErrGrace             = 10013
+	ErrNoGrace           = 10033
+	ErrLocksHeld         = 10037
+	ErrFHExpired         = 10014
+	ErrShareDenied       = 10015
+	ErrWrongSec          = 10016
+	ErrClidInUse         = 10017
+	ErrResource          = 10018
+	ErrMoved             = 10019
+	ErrNoFileHandle      = 10020
+	ErrMinorVersMismatch = 10021
+	ErrStaleClientID     = 10022
+	ErrOldStateid        = 10024
+	ErrBadStateid        = 10025
+	ErrBadSeqid          = 10026
+	ErrNotSame           = 10027
+	ErrAttrNotSupp       = 10032
+	ErrDeadLock          = 10045
+	ErrFileOpen          = 10046
+	ErrOpIllegal         = 10044
+	ErrBadName           = 10041
+	ErrBadSession        = 10052
+	ErrBadSlot           = 10053
+	ErrSequencePos       = 10064
+	ErrCompleteAlready   = 10054
+	ErrConnNotBound      = 10055
+	ErrNotOnlyOp         = 10081
+	ErrOpNotInSession    = 10071
+	ErrSeqMisordered     = 10063
+	ErrRetryUncachedRep  = 10068
+	ErrClientIDBusy      = 10074
+	ErrDeadSession       = 10078
+	ErrBadIOMode         = 10049
+	ErrBadLayout         = 10050
+	ErrNoMatchingLayout  = 10060
+	ErrUnknownLayoutType = 10062
+	ErrPnfsNoLayout      = 10080
+	ErrNoXattr           = 10095
+	ErrXattr2Big         = 10096
+	ErrWrongType         = 10083
+	ErrBadOwner          = 10093
+)
+
+// Layout return kinds of the layoutreturn4 returntype switch, RFC 8881
+// section 18.44.
+const (
+	ReturnFile = 1
+	ReturnFsid = 2
+	ReturnAll  = 3
+)
+
+// File types of the fattr4 type attribute.
+const (
+	NF4Reg  = 1
+	NF4Dir  = 2
+	NF4Blk  = 3
+	NF4Chr  = 4
+	NF4Lnk  = 5
+	NF4Sock = 6
+	NF4Fifo = 7
+)
+
+// Access mask bits, RFC 8881 section 15.2.2.
+const (
+	AccessRead   = 1 << 0
+	AccessLookup = 1 << 1
+	AccessModify = 1 << 2
+	AccessExtend = 1 << 3
+	AccessDelete = 1 << 4
+	AccessExec   = 1 << 5
+)
+
+// Write stability levels, RFC 8881 section 15.8. The server always answers
+// FILE_SYNC, so the client needs no replay bookkeeping.
+const (
+	StableUnstable = 0
+	StableDataSync = 1
+	StableFileSync = 2
+)
+
+// CREATE modes of the createhow4 union.
+const (
+	CreateUnchecked  = 0
+	CreateGuarded    = 1
+	CreateExclusive  = 2
+	CreateExclusive1 = 3 // EXCLUSIVE4_1 of RFC 8881
+)
+
+// File handle expiry classes. This server serves handles that survive as
+// long as the server process does.
+const (
+	FH4Persistent        = 0
+	FH4VolatileAny       = 1
+	FH4VolatileMigrate   = 2
+	FH4VolatileNoMigrate = 3
+)
+
+// A Stateid is the 16 byte state identifier of RFC 8881 section 8.2: a
+// 32 bit sequence number followed by a 12 byte other field. The all zero
+// stateid is the anonymous stateid.
+type Stateid [16]byte
+
+// AllZero is the anonymous stateid: no lock state applies to the request.
+var AllZero Stateid
+
+// Append appends the stateid to b in wire order.
+func (s Stateid) Append(b []byte) []byte {
+	return append(b, s[:]...)
+}
+
+// Security flavours a SECINFO answer names, the AUTH values of RFC 5531.
+const (
+	SecFlavorNone = 0
+	SecFlavorSys  = 1
+	SecFlavorGSS  = 6
+)
+
+// The secinfo_style4 styles of RFC 8881 section 18.44: the current file
+// handle, or its parent directory.
+const (
+	StyleCurrentFH = 0 // SECINFO_STYLE4_CURRENT_FH
+	StyleParent    = 1 // SECINFO_STYLE4_PARENT
+)

internal/nfs4/cover_extra_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// The numbered session id: the prefix, the number and the client id
+// halves, RFC 8881 section 18.36.
+func TestMakeNumberedSessionID(t *testing.T) {
+	id := MakeNumberedSessionID([4]byte{9, 9, 9, 9}, 0x11223344, 0x5566778899aabbcc)
+	if id[0] != 9 || id[3] != 9 {
+		t.Fatalf("prefix % x", id[:4])
+	}
+	if id[4] != 0x11 || id[7] != 0x44 {
+		t.Fatalf("number % x", id[4:8])
+	}
+	if id.ClientIDOf() != 0x5566778899aabbcc {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid %x", id.ClientIDOf())
+	}
+	// Every number mints a distinct id.
+	if MakeNumberedSessionID([4]byte{}, 1, 5) == MakeNumberedSessionID([4]byte{}, 2, 5) {
+		t.Fatal("two numbers minted the same session id")
+	}
+}
+
+// NegotiateChannel clamps each value to the smaller of the request and
+// the limit and leaves a zero request at zero.
+func TestNegotiateChannel(t *testing.T) {
+	got := NegotiateChannel(
+		ChannelAttrs{MaxRequest: 1 << 30, MaxResponse: 1 << 10, MaxRespResourced: 1 << 10,
+			MaxOperations: 64, MaxRequests: 0},
+		ChannelAttrs{MaxRequest: 1 << 22, MaxResponse: 1 << 22, MaxRespResourced: 1 << 22,
+			MaxOperations: 16, MaxRequests: 8},
+	)
+	want := ChannelAttrs{MaxRequest: 1 << 22, MaxResponse: 1 << 10, MaxRespResourced: 1 << 10,
+		MaxOperations: 16, MaxRequests: 0}
+	if got.MaxRequest != want.MaxRequest || got.MaxResponse != want.MaxResponse ||
+		got.MaxRespResourced != want.MaxRespResourced || got.MaxOperations != want.MaxOperations ||
+		got.MaxRequests != want.MaxRequests {
+		t.Fatalf("negotiated %+v, want %+v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+// The EXCLUSIVE4_1 open args round trip: guarded create, verifier
+// consumed, mode carried.
+func TestOpenArgsExclusive41RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	arg := AppendOpenArgsExclusive41(nil, 0x77, []byte("ex"),
+		[8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, 0o640, "ex41.txt")
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpOpen {
+		t.Fatalf("op %d %v", op, err)
+	}
+	a, err := DecodeOpenArgs(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if !a.Create || !a.Guarded || a.Truncate || a.Perm != 0o640 || a.Name != "ex41.txt" ||
+		a.ClientID != 0x77 || string(a.Owner) != "ex" {
+		t.Fatalf("args %+v", a)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	// The guarded form sets the flag the same way.
+	arg = AppendOpenArgs(nil, 1, []byte("o"), ShareAccessRead, 0, true, 0o600, "g.txt")
+	if _, err := DecodeOpenArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(arg[4:])); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// The OPEN result measurement walks the write delegation with its space
+// limit union and the permissions ace.
+func TestResBodyLenOpenDelegations(t *testing.T) {
+	var st Stateid
+	st[0] = 1
+	write := AppendOpenResDeleg(nil, st, OpenDelegWrite, st)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpOpen, ErrOK, write); err != nil || n != len(write) {
+		t.Fatalf("write deleg measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(write), err)
+	}
+	read := AppendOpenResDeleg(nil, st, OpenDelegRead, st)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpOpen, ErrOK, read); err != nil || n != len(read) {
+		t.Fatalf("read deleg measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(read), err)
+	}
+	none := AppendOpenRes(nil, st)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpOpen, ErrOK, none); err != nil || n != len(none) {
+		t.Fatalf("no deleg measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(none), err)
+	}
+	// A truncated body of any of the three fails instead of measuring
+	// past the payload.
+	for n := 0; n < len(write); n += 4 {
+		if _, err := resBodyLen(OpOpen, ErrOK, write[:n]); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("a %d byte prefix measured cleanly", n)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/dirdeleg.go

@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// Directory delegations and the notification family: the wire codecs of
+// GET_DIR_DELEGATION (RFC 8881 section 18.39), CB_NOTIFY and
+// CB_NOTIFY_LOCK (RFC 8881 section 20), with the shapes taken from the
+// XDR of RFC 7863.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Notification types of the notify_type4 enum.
+const (
+	NotifyChangeChildAttrs = 0
+	NotifyChangeDirAttrs   = 1
+	NotifyRemoveEntry      = 2
+	NotifyAddEntry         = 3
+	NotifyRenameEntry      = 4
+	NotifyChangeCookieVerf = 5
+)
+
+// Statuses of the gddrnf4_status union.
+const (
+	GddOK      = 0
+	GddUnavail = 1
+)
+
+// A Notify4 is one notify4: the kind of the change and the encoded
+// change body.
+type Notify4 struct {
+	Mask Bitmap
+	Vals []byte
+}
+
+// A CBNotify is the decoded CB_NOTIFY4args.
+type CBNotify struct {
+	Stateid Stateid
+	FH      []byte
+	Changes []Notify4
+}
+
+// A CBNotifyLock is the decoded CB_NOTIFY_LOCK4args.
+type CBNotifyLock struct {
+	FH       []byte
+	Clientid uint64
+	Owner    []byte
+}
+
+// AppendGetDirDelegationArgs encodes the GET_DIR_DELEGATION4args: the
+// signal flag, the notification types, the attr delay hints and the
+// requested attribute bitmaps.
+func AppendGetDirDelegationArgs(b []byte, signalAvail bool, notifyTypes Bitmap, childDelay, dirDelay NfsTime, childAttrs, dirAttrs Bitmap) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpGetDirDelegation)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, signalAvail)
+	b = notifyTypes.AppendTo(b)
+	b = appendNfsTime(b, childDelay)
+	b = appendNfsTime(b, dirDelay)
+	b = childAttrs.AppendTo(b)
+	return dirAttrs.AppendTo(b)
+}
+
+// AppendGetDirDelegationResOK encodes the delegation granted: the
+// verifier, the stateid, the supported notifications and the attribute
+// bitmaps the server promises.
+func AppendGetDirDelegationResOK(b []byte, cookieverf [8]byte, st Stateid, notification, childAttrs, dirAttrs Bitmap) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, GddOK)
+	b = append(b, cookieverf[:]...)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = notification.AppendTo(b)
+	b = childAttrs.AppendTo(b)
+	return dirAttrs.AppendTo(b)
+}
+
+// AppendGetDirDelegationResUnavail encodes the no delegation answer: the
+// server promises to signal when one becomes available.
+func AppendGetDirDelegationResUnavail(b []byte, willSignal bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, GddUnavail)
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, willSignal)
+}
+
+// appendNotifyEntry encodes one notify_entry4: the name and the full
+// attribute list, which this build carries empty.
+func appendNotifyEntry(b []byte, name string) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, name)
+	return AppendFattr(b, Bitmap{}, Attrs{})
+}
+
+// AppendNotifyAdd encodes the notify_add4 body: the optional removed
+// source of a rename, the new entry, its cookie, the optional previous
+// entry and the end of page flag.
+func AppendNotifyAdd(b []byte, name string, cookie uint64, lastEntry bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // nad_old_entry<1>: none
+	b = appendNotifyEntry(b, name)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // nad_new_entry_cookie<1>: none
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // nad_prev_entry<1>: none
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, lastEntry)
+}
+
+// AppendNotifyRemove encodes the notify_remove4 body: the removed entry
+// and the cookie the client resumes past it from.
+func AppendNotifyRemove(b []byte, name string, cookie uint64) []byte {
+	b = appendNotifyEntry(b, name)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, cookie)
+}
+
+// AppendNotify4 encodes one notify4: the mask and the encoded body.
+func AppendNotify4(b []byte, mask Bitmap, vals []byte) []byte {
+	b = mask.AppendTo(b)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, vals)
+}
+
+// AppendCBNotifyArgs encodes the CB_NOTIFY4args: the delegation stateid,
+// the directory and the changes.
+func AppendCBNotifyArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, fh []byte, changes []Notify4) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCBNotify)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(changes)))
+	for _, c := range changes {
+		b = AppendNotify4(b, c.Mask, c.Vals)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// DecodeCBNotifyArgs decodes the CB_NOTIFY4args the client receives.
+func DecodeCBNotifyArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (CBNotify, error) {
+	var out CBNotify
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	copy(out.Stateid[:], raw)
+	if out.FH, err = d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	n, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	for range n {
+		var c Notify4
+		if c.Mask, err = ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		if c.Vals, err = d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		out.Changes = append(out.Changes, c)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// AppendCBNotifyLockArgs encodes the CB_NOTIFY_LOCK4args: the file and
+// the lock owner whose denied lock may be available again.
+func AppendCBNotifyLockArgs(b []byte, fh []byte, clientid uint64, owner []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCBNotifyLock)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, clientid)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, owner)
+}
+
+// DecodeCBNotifyLockArgs decodes the CB_NOTIFY_LOCK4args the client
+// receives.
+func DecodeCBNotifyLockArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (CBNotifyLock, error) {
+	var out CBNotifyLock
+	fh, err := d.VarOpaque()
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	out.FH = fh
+	if out.Clientid, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	out.Owner, err = d.VarOpaque()
+	return out, err
+}

internal/nfs4/dirdeleg_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+func TestDirDelegationShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{1, 'D', 'D', 'E'}
+
+	args := AppendGetDirDelegationArgs(nil, true, OfBits(NotifyAddEntry),
+		NfsTime{Seconds: 5, Nseconds: 6}, NfsTime{Seconds: 7, Nseconds: 8},
+		Bitmap{}, Bitmap{})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:])
+	if sig, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !sig {
+		t.Fatalf("signal %v: %v", sig, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []NfsTime{{Seconds: 5, Nseconds: 6}, {Seconds: 7, Nseconds: 8}} {
+		s, err := d.Int64()
+		if err != nil || s != want.Seconds {
+			t.Fatalf("delay seconds %d: %v", s, err)
+		}
+		ns, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil || ns != want.Nseconds {
+			t.Fatalf("delay nseconds %d: %v", ns, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the dir delegation args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	ok := AppendGetDirDelegationResOK(nil, [8]byte{9}, st,
+		OfBits(NotifyAddEntry), Bitmap{}, Bitmap{})
+	n, err := resBodyLen(OpGetDirDelegation, ErrOK, ok)
+	if err != nil || n != len(ok) {
+		t.Fatalf("resok measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(ok), err)
+	}
+	un := AppendGetDirDelegationResUnavail(nil, true)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpGetDirDelegation, ErrOK, un); err != nil || n != len(un) {
+		t.Fatalf("unavail measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(un), err)
+	}
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(un)
+	if s, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || s != GddUnavail {
+		t.Fatalf("unavail status %d: %v", s, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNotifyShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	add := AppendNotifyAdd(nil, "entry", 0, true)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(add)
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("old entries %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if name, err := d.String(); err != nil || name != "entry" {
+		t.Fatalf("name %q: %v", name, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil { // empty fattr bitmap
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil { // empty fattr blob
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for range 2 {
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	if last, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !last {
+		t.Fatalf("last %v: %v", last, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the add body", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	rem := AppendNotifyRemove(nil, "gone", 7)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(rem)
+	if name, err := d.String(); err != nil || name != "gone" {
+		t.Fatalf("name %q: %v", name, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if c, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || c != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("cookie %d: %v", c, err)
+	}
+
+	// CB_NOTIFY args round trip through the decoder the client uses.
+	st := Stateid{2, 'N'}
+	fh := []byte("dir-fh")
+	changes := []Notify4{{Mask: OfBits(NotifyAddEntry), Vals: add}}
+	cb := AppendCBNotifyArgs(nil, st, fh, changes)
+	if n, err := resBodyLenCB(OpCBSequence, ErrOK, make([]byte, 32)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if n != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("cb sequence body %d", n)
+	}
+	got, err := DecodeCBNotifyArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(cb[4:]))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.Stateid != st || !bytes.Equal(got.FH, fh) || len(got.Changes) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("decoded %+v", got)
+	}
+	if !got.Changes[0].Mask.Has(NotifyAddEntry) {
+		t.Fatalf("mask %v", got.Changes[0].Mask)
+	}
+
+	// CB_NOTIFY_LOCK args round trip.
+	nl := AppendCBNotifyLockArgs(nil, fh, 0x77, []byte("owner"))
+	lock, err := DecodeCBNotifyLockArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(nl[4:]))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if lock.Clientid != 0x77 || string(lock.Owner) != "owner" || !bytes.Equal(lock.FH, fh) {
+		t.Fatalf("decoded %+v", lock)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLenCB(OpCBNotifyLock, ErrOK, nil); err != nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("notify lock res body %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/fuzz_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// FuzzDecodeCompound feeds arbitrary compound payloads through the
+// argument and result walkers: no input may panic, and every malformed
+// body must arrive as an error, never as a wrong split.
+func FuzzDecodeCompound(f *testing.F) {
+	args := AppendCompoundArgs(nil, "seed", MinorVersion, [][]byte{
+		AppendSequenceArgs(nil, SessionID{1}, 1, 0, 0, true),
+		AppendPutRootfh(nil),
+		AppendLookup(nil, "a"),
+	})
+	f.Add(args)
+	res := AppendCompoundRes(nil, ErrOK, "seed", [][]byte{
+		append(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpSequence, ErrOK), AppendSequenceRes(nil, SessionID{1}, 1, 0, 0, 0)...),
+		AppendOpHeader(nil, OpPutRootfh, ErrOK),
+	})
+	f.Add(res)
+	f.Add([]byte{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 75, 0, 0, 0, 0})
+	f.Add([]byte{0, 0, 0, 9, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1})
+	f.Fuzz(func(t *testing.T, data []byte) {
+		// The property under test is that none of this panics; a
+		// malformed body is an ordinary error and a well formed one
+		// decodes with bodies that stay inside the payload.
+		_, d, err := DecodeCompoundArgs(data)
+		if err == nil {
+			for {
+				op, oerr := d.Uint32()
+				if oerr != nil || walkArgs(op, d) {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		_, _, _ = DecodeCompoundResBodies(data)
+		_, _, _ = DecodeCompoundResBodiesCB(data)
+	})
+}
+
+// walkArgs walks one operation's arguments the way the dispatcher does,
+// so the fuzzed stream exercises the real decoders. The boolean reports
+// that the stream ended or was refused.
+func walkArgs(op uint32, d *xdr.Decoder) bool {
+	switch op {
+	case OpExchangeID:
+		_, err := DecodeExchangeIDArgs(d)
+		return err != nil
+	case OpCreateSession:
+		_, err := DecodeCreateSessionArgs(d)
+		return err != nil
+	case OpSequence:
+		_, err := DecodeSequenceArgs(d)
+		return err != nil
+	case OpSecinfoNoName:
+		_, err := DecodeSecinfoNoNameArgs(d)
+		return err != nil
+	}
+	_, err := d.Uint32()
+	return err != nil
+}
+
+// TestRegistryValues pins the registry numbers this package speaks
+// against the standards: an accidental renumbering of any of these
+// breaks interoperation with every conformant peer, so the values
+// themselves are the contract.
+func TestRegistryValues(t *testing.T) {
+	pins := []struct {
+		name string
+		got  uint32
+		want uint32
+		rfc  string
+	}{
+		{"session id size", uint32(len(SessionID{})), 16, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"FATTR4_TIME_ACCESS_SET", AttrTimeAccessSet, 48, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"FATTR4_TIME_MODIFY_SET", AttrTimeModifySet, 54, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"LAYOUT4_FLEX_FILES", LayoutTypeFlexfiles, 4, "RFC 8435"},
+		{"LAYOUT4_NFSV4_1_FILES", LayoutTypeFiles, 1, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"LAYOUT4_OSD2_OBJECTS", LayoutTypeObjects, 2, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"LAYOUT4_BLOCK_VOLUME", LayoutTypeBlock, 3, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"layoutiomode4 RW", IoModeRW, 2, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"layoutiomode4 ANY", IoModeAny, 3, "RFC 7863"},
+		{"SP4_MACH_CRED", StateProtectMachCred, 1, "RFC 8881"},
+		{"SP4_SSV", StateProtectSSV, 2, "RFC 8881"},
+		{"SECINFO_STYLE4_CURRENT_FH", StyleCurrentFH, 0, "RFC 8881"},
+		{"SECINFO_STYLE4_PARENT", StyleParent, 1, "RFC 8881"},
+		{"NFS4ERR_NXIO", ErrNXIO, 6, "RFC 8881"},
+		{"NFS4ERR_BADOWNER", ErrBadOwner, 10093, "RFC 8881"},
+		{"NFS4ERR_NOXATTR", ErrNoXattr, 10095, "RFC 8276"},
+		{"NFS4ERR_XATTR2BIG", ErrXattr2Big, 10096, "RFC 8276"},
+	}
+	for _, p := range pins {
+		if p.got != p.want {
+			t.Errorf("%s: got %d, want %d per %s", p.name, p.got, p.want, p.rfc)
+		}
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/layouts.go

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The layout type families beyond flexfiles, each with its wire body
+// and the device address this build answers for it: files (RFC 5661
+// section 13.3), block/volume (RFC 5663), objects (RFC 5664) and SCSI
+// (RFC 8154). The metadata server of this build emulates every one of
+// them over its own storage, so all bodies name the one device the
+// server itself is.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// AppendFileLayoutBody encodes the nfsv4_1_file_layout4: the device,
+// the stripe unit descriptor, the first stripe index, the pattern
+// offset and the file handle list.
+func AppendFileLayoutBody(b []byte, device [16]byte, util, firstStripe uint32, patternOffset uint64, fhs [][]byte) []byte {
+	b = append(b, device[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, util)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, firstStripe)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, patternOffset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(fhs)))
+	for _, fh := range fhs {
+		b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendFileDeviceAddr encodes the nfsv4_1_file_layout_ds_addr4: the
+// stripe indices over the multipath list of data server addresses.
+func AppendFileDeviceAddr(b []byte, stripeIndices []uint32, addrs []NetAddr) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(stripeIndices)))
+	for _, i := range stripeIndices {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, i)
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(addrs)))
+	for _, a := range addrs {
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, a.Netid)
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, a.Uaddr)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// A BlockVolume is one pnfs_block_volume4 of the emulated device: a
+// simple volume with the given base offset and block count.
+type BlockVolume struct {
+	// Type is PNFS_BLOCK_VOLUME_SIMPLE (1).
+	BaseOffset uint64
+	BlockCount uint64
+	DeviceID   [16]byte
+}
+
+// AppendBlockDeviceAddr encodes the pnfs_block_deviceaddr4 with one
+// simple volume, RFC 5663 section 5.1.
+func AppendBlockDeviceAddr(b []byte, v BlockVolume) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1) // one volume
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1) // PNFS_BLOCK_VOLUME_SIMPLE
+	b = append(b, v.DeviceID[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, v.BaseOffset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, v.BlockCount)
+}
+
+// AppendScsiLayoutBody encodes the pnfs_scsi_layout4: one extent over
+// the emulated volume, RFC 8154 section 5.2.
+func AppendScsiLayoutBody(b []byte, device [16]byte, fileOffset, length, storageOffset uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1) // one extent
+	b = append(b, device[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, fileOffset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, storageOffset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // reserved
+}
+
+// An ObjectLayout is the emulated pnfs_osd_layout4: the map header and
+// one component credential over the emulated OSD.
+type ObjectLayout struct {
+	NumComponents uint32
+	StripeUnit    uint64
+	GroupWidth    uint32
+	GroupDepth    uint32
+	RefTagSize    uint32
+}
+
+// AppendObjectLayoutBody encodes a minimal pnfs_osd_layout4 for the
+// emulated OSD, RFC 5664 section 3.3: the data map and one component.
+func AppendObjectLayoutBody(b []byte, device [16]byte, l ObjectLayout) []byte {
+	// pnfs_osd_data_map4
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // odi_odm_raid_algorithm: PNFS_OSD_RAID_0
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, l.StripeUnit)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, l.NumComponents)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, l.GroupWidth)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, l.GroupDepth)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, l.RefTagSize)
+	// olo_comps_index and the single component
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	// pnfs_osd_object_cred4: version, credential type, opaque cred
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, nil)
+	// object id: partition id + object id
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, 0)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, 1)
+	_ = device
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendGetDeviceListRes encodes the GETDEVICELIST4resok: the cookie,
+// its verifier, the device ids and the end of list flag, RFC 5661
+// section 18.41.
+func AppendGetDeviceListRes(b []byte, cookie uint64, cookieverf [8]byte, devices [][16]byte, eof bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, cookie)
+	b = append(b, cookieverf[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(devices)))
+	for _, d := range devices {
+		b = append(b, d[:]...)
+	}
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, eof)
+}
+
+// AppendGetDeviceListArgs encodes the GETDEVICELIST argop: the layout
+// type, the device count budget and the resumption cookie, RFC 5661
+// section 18.41.
+func AppendGetDeviceListArgs(b []byte, layoutType, maxDevices uint32, cookie uint64, cookieverf [8]byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpGetDeviceList)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, layoutType)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, maxDevices)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, cookie)
+	return append(b, cookieverf[:]...)
+}
+
+// LayoutTypeFlexFilesV2 is the layout type of the flexible file layout
+// version 2: the layout type number 0x6 of the pNFS Layout Types
+// registry, defined by the expired Internet-Draft
+// draft-haynes-nfsv4-flex-filesv2-00. The draft never became an RFC;
+// the number is stable and Linux clients carry the same one.
+const LayoutTypeFlexFilesV2 = 6
+
+// A FlexDataServerV2 is one ffv2_data_server4 of the draft: like the
+// version one entry but with an array of stateids, the file handles
+// per supported version, and the RPC credential the data server needs
+// for loose coupling.
+type FlexDataServerV2 struct {
+	DeviceID   [16]byte
+	Efficiency uint32
+	Stateids   []Stateid
+	FHs        [][]byte
+	User       string
+	Group      string
+	AuthFlavor uint32
+	AuthBody   []byte
+}
+
+// A FlexMirrorV2 is one ffv2_mirror4: the data servers of one mirror.
+type FlexMirrorV2 struct {
+	DataServers []FlexDataServerV2
+}
+
+// AppendFlexFileLayoutBodyV2 encodes the ffv2_layout4 of
+// draft-haynes-nfsv4-flex-filesv2-00 section 3.1: the stripe unit, the
+// mirrors with their data servers, the flags and the stats hint. The
+// device address is the version one ff_device_addr4, whose version
+// array must carry one entry per stateid and per file handle.
+func AppendFlexFileLayoutBodyV2(b []byte, flags uint32, stripeUnit uint64, mirrors []FlexMirrorV2) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, stripeUnit)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(mirrors)))
+	for _, m := range mirrors {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(m.DataServers)))
+		for _, ds := range m.DataServers {
+			b = append(b, ds.DeviceID[:]...)
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, ds.Efficiency)
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(ds.Stateids)))
+			for _, st := range ds.Stateids {
+				b = st.Append(b)
+			}
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(ds.FHs)))
+			for _, fh := range ds.FHs {
+				b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+			}
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, ds.User)
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, ds.Group)
+			// opaque_auth: the flavour and the credential body.
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, ds.AuthFlavor)
+			b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, ds.AuthBody)
+		}
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // stats collect hint
+}

internal/nfs4/lock.go

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The byte range locking layer of RFC 8881 sections 15.10 to 15.13 and
+// 18.11 to 18.13: LOCK, LOCKT and LOCKU with their share of unions.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Lock types of the nfs_lock_type4 enum.
+const (
+	LockTypeRead  = 1
+	LockTypeWrite = 2
+)
+
+// AppendLockArgsNew encodes the LOCK4args for the first LOCK of a new
+// lock owner: the locker union carries the open stateid the lock hangs
+// from and the identity of the lock owner.
+func AppendLockArgsNew(b []byte, openStateid Stateid, lockClientid uint64, lockOwner []byte, lockType uint32, reclaim bool, offset, length uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLock)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, lockType)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, reclaim)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, true) // new_lock_owner
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)  // open_seqid, deprecated
+	b = openStateid.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // lock_seqid, deprecated
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, lockClientid)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, lockOwner)
+}
+
+// AppendLockArgsExisting encodes the LOCK4args for a lock owner that
+// already holds a lock stateid.
+func AppendLockArgsExisting(b []byte, lockStateid Stateid, lockType uint32, offset, length uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLock)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, lockType)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, reclaimMarker)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, false) // not a new lock owner
+	b = lockStateid.Append(b)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // lock_seqid, deprecated
+}
+
+// reclaimMarker keeps the bool arguments of the locker union readable.
+const reclaimMarker = false
+
+// AppendLockuArgs encodes the LOCKU argop: the release of one range of a
+// lock stateid.
+func AppendLockuArgs(b []byte, lockStateid Stateid, offset, length uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLocku)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, LockTypeWrite) // the standard echoes a type; the stateid rules
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)             // seqid, deprecated
+	b = lockStateid.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+}
+
+// AppendLocktArgs encodes the LOCKT argop: a probe whether a lock of the
+// type over the range would conflict, for the named owner.
+func AppendLocktArgs(b []byte, lockType uint32, offset, length uint64, clientid uint64, owner []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLockt)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, lockType)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, clientid)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, owner)
+}
+
+// AppendLockRes encodes a successful LOCK4res: the lock stateid.
+func AppendLockRes(b []byte, stateid Stateid) []byte {
+	return stateid.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendLockuRes encodes a successful LOCKU4res: the lock stateid, with
+// its sequence bumped.
+func AppendLockuRes(b []byte, stateid Stateid) []byte {
+	return stateid.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendLocktResOK appends a LOCKT result for the OK status, which carries
+// nothing: no conflict was found.
+func AppendLocktResOK(b []byte) []byte {
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendLocktResDenied appends a LOCKT result body for the DENIED status:
+// the conflicting lock, with its holder.
+func AppendLocktResDenied(b []byte, offset, length uint64, lockType uint32, clientid uint64, owner []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, lockType)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, clientid)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, owner)
+}
+
+// A LockDenied is the conflicting lock a LOCKT answers.
+type LockDenied struct {
+	Offset   uint64
+	Length   uint64
+	LockType uint32
+	ClientID uint64
+	Owner    []byte
+}
+
+// DecodeLocktResBody decodes a LOCKT body. On the DENIED status it returns
+// the conflicting lock; on OK the body is empty.
+func DecodeLocktResBody(status uint32, body []byte) (LockDenied, error) {
+	if status != ErrDenied {
+		return LockDenied{}, nil
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	var denied LockDenied
+	var err error
+	if denied.Offset, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return denied, err
+	}
+	if denied.Length, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return denied, err
+	}
+	if denied.LockType, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return denied, err
+	}
+	if denied.ClientID, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return denied, err
+	}
+	denied.Owner, err = d.VarOpaque()
+	return denied, err
+}
+
+// resBodyLenLockt measures the LOCKT body: empty on OK, a full LOCK4denied
+// on DENIED.
+func resBodyLenLockt(status uint32, body []byte) (int, error) {
+	if status != ErrDenied {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return len(body) - d.Remaining(), nil
+}

internal/nfs4/lock_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+func TestLockuAndLocktResWire(t *testing.T) {
+	var st Stateid
+	st[4], st[5], st[6], st[7] = 'L', 'O', 'C', 'K'
+	arg := AppendLockuArgs(nil, st, 8, 32)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpLocku {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if lt, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || lt != LockTypeWrite {
+		t.Fatalf("locktype: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || raw[4] != 'L' {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid: %x, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset: %v", err)
+	}
+	if length, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || length != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("length: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res := AppendLockuRes(nil, st)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLocku, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("locku measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+
+	okBody := AppendLocktResOK(nil)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLockt, ErrOK, okBody); err != nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("lockt ok measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	denied := AppendLocktResDenied(nil, 0, 100, LockTypeWrite, 0x1111, []byte("holder"))
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLockt, ErrDenied, denied); err != nil || n != len(denied) {
+		t.Fatalf("lockt denied measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(denied), err)
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/migration.go

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The file system location attributes of RFC 5661 section 11.10: the
+// fs_locations and fs_locations_info attributes that migration and
+// referrals hand to the client.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// The attribute numbers of the location family.
+const (
+	AttrFsLocations     = 24 // fs_locations4
+	AttrFsLocationsInfo = 67 // fs_locations_info4
+)
+
+// The general flags of fli_flags, RFC 5661 section 11.10.1.
+const (
+	Fsli4ifVarSub = 0x1
+)
+
+// The general flags of the fls_info GFLAGS byte.
+const (
+	Fsli4gfWritable = 0x01
+	Fsli4gfCurReq   = 0x02
+	Fsli4gfAbsent   = 0x04
+	Fsli4gfGoing    = 0x08
+	Fsli4gfSplit    = 0x10
+)
+
+// An FsLocation is one fs_location4: the servers that share a root
+// path.
+type FsLocation struct {
+	Servers  []string
+	RootPath []string
+}
+
+// An FsServer is one fs_locations_server4 replica entry: the currency
+// hint, the opaque info bytes and the server name.
+type FsServer struct {
+	Currency int32
+	Info     []byte
+	Server   string
+}
+
+// An FsItem is one fs_locations_item4: the replicas of one root path.
+type FsItem struct {
+	Entries  []FsServer
+	RootPath []string
+}
+
+// AppendPathname encodes a pathname4: an array of components.
+func AppendPathname(b []byte, components []string) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(components)))
+	for _, c := range components {
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, c)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendFsLocations encodes the fs_locations4 attribute.
+func AppendFsLocations(b []byte, fsRoot []string, locations []FsLocation) []byte {
+	b = AppendPathname(b, fsRoot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(locations)))
+	for _, l := range locations {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(l.Servers)))
+		for _, s := range l.Servers {
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s)
+		}
+		b = AppendPathname(b, l.RootPath)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendFsLocationsInfo encodes the fs_locations_info4 attribute: the
+// flags, the validity window, the root and the replica items.
+func AppendFsLocationsInfo(b []byte, flags uint32, validFor int32, fsRoot []string, items []FsItem) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	b = xdr.AppendInt32(b, validFor)
+	b = AppendPathname(b, fsRoot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(items)))
+	for _, item := range items {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(item.Entries)))
+		for _, e := range item.Entries {
+			b = xdr.AppendInt32(b, e.Currency)
+			b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, e.Info)
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, e.Server)
+		}
+		b = AppendPathname(b, item.RootPath)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// DecodeFsLocations reads the fs_locations4 attribute back.
+func DecodeFsLocations(payload []byte) (fsRoot []string, locations []FsLocation, err error) {
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(payload)
+	if fsRoot, err = decodePathname(d); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	var n uint32
+	if n, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for i := uint32(0); i < n; i++ {
+		var l FsLocation
+		var count uint32
+		if count, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		for j := uint32(0); j < count; j++ {
+			var s string
+			if s, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			l.Servers = append(l.Servers, s)
+		}
+		if l.RootPath, err = decodePathname(d); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		locations = append(locations, l)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func decodePathname(d *xdr.Decoder) ([]string, error) {
+	n, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var out []string
+	for range n {
+		s, err := d.String()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		out = append(out, s)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
+// AppendOpenattrArgs encodes the OPENATTR argop: the created flag.
+func AppendOpenattrArgs(b []byte, created bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpOpenattr)
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, created)
+}
+
+// AppendReadArgs encodes the READ argop.
+func AppendReadArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, offset uint64, count uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpRead)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, count)
+}

internal/nfs4/migration_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// The location attributes round trip: the fs_locations attribute
+// decodes back to the servers and root paths, and the info attribute
+// carries the flags, the validity window and the replica entries.
+func TestFsLocationsShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	blob := AppendFsLocations(nil, []string{"exports"}, []FsLocation{{
+		Servers:  []string{"a.example", "b.example"},
+		RootPath: []string{"exports", "data"},
+	}})
+	root, locations, err := DecodeFsLocations(blob)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(root) != 1 || root[0] != "exports" {
+		t.Fatalf("root %v", root)
+	}
+	if len(locations) != 1 || len(locations[0].Servers) != 2 ||
+		locations[0].Servers[1] != "b.example" ||
+		len(locations[0].RootPath) != 2 || locations[0].RootPath[1] != "data" {
+		t.Fatalf("locations %+v", locations)
+	}
+
+	// The fs_locations_info attribute: flags, validity, items with the
+	// opaque info bytes.
+	info := AppendFsLocationsInfo(nil, Fsli4ifVarSub, 60, []string{"exports"},
+		[]FsItem{{Entries: []FsServer{{
+			Currency: 3, Info: []byte{Fsli4gfWritable | Fsli4gfCurReq}, Server: "a.example",
+		}}, RootPath: []string{"data"}}})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(info)
+	if flags, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || flags != Fsli4ifVarSub {
+		t.Fatalf("flags %d: %v", flags, err)
+	}
+	if valid, err := d.Int32(); err != nil || valid != 60 {
+		t.Fatalf("valid %d: %v", valid, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("root count %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if rootComponent, err := d.String(); err != nil || rootComponent != "exports" {
+		t.Fatalf("root component %q: %v", rootComponent, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil { // items count
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("entries %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if cur, err := d.Int32(); err != nil || cur != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("currency %d: %v", cur, err)
+	}
+	if info2, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || len(info2) != 1 ||
+		info2[0]&Fsli4gfWritable == 0 || info2[0]&Fsli4gfCurReq == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("info % x: %v", info2, err)
+	}
+	if s, err := d.String(); err != nil || s != "a.example" {
+		t.Fatalf("server %q: %v", s, err)
+	}
+	// The item closes with the root path of the replicas.
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("rootpath count %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if c, err := d.String(); err != nil || c != "data" {
+		t.Fatalf("rootpath %q: %v", c, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+// The emulated layout family bodies carry the device id first and the
+// family payload after; the GETDEVICELIST pair round trips.
+func TestLayoutFamilyShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	var dev [16]byte
+	copy(dev[:], "0123456789abcdef")
+
+	files := AppendFileLayoutBody(nil, dev, 4096, 2, 8,
+		[][]byte{[]byte("fh1"), []byte("fh2")})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(files)
+	if got, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(got, dev[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("device % x: %v", got, err)
+	}
+	if u, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || u != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("util %d: %v", u, err)
+	}
+	if fs, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || fs != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("first stripe %d: %v", fs, err)
+	}
+	if po, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || po != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("pattern %d: %v", po, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("fh count %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if fh, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(fh) != "fh1" {
+		t.Fatalf("fh %q: %v", fh, err)
+	}
+	if fh, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(fh) != "fh2" {
+		t.Fatalf("fh2 %q: %v", fh, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	// The device address: stripe indices and the multipath list.
+	addr := AppendFileDeviceAddr(nil, []uint32{0, 1},
+		[]NetAddr{{Netid: "tcp", Uaddr: "10.0.0.1.8.1"}})
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(addr)
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("indices %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("addrs %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if id, err := d.String(); err != nil || id != "tcp" {
+		t.Fatalf("netid %q: %v", id, err)
+	}
+	if ua, err := d.String(); err != nil || ua != "10.0.0.1.8.1" {
+		t.Fatalf("uaddr %q: %v", ua, err)
+	}
+
+	// The block volume, the SCSI extent and the OSD component bodies
+	// carry their shapes.
+	block := AppendBlockDeviceAddr(nil, BlockVolume{DeviceID: dev, BaseOffset: 8, BlockCount: 64})
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(block)
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("volumes %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if typ, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || typ != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("volume type %d: %v", typ, err)
+	}
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, dev[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("volume device % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if bo, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || bo != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("base offset %d: %v", bo, err)
+	}
+	if bc, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || bc != 64 {
+		t.Fatalf("block count %d: %v", bc, err)
+	}
+
+	scsi := AppendScsiLayoutBody(nil, dev, 1, 2, 3)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(scsi)
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("extents %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	raw, err = d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, dev[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("extent device % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []uint64{1, 2, 3} {
+		if v, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || v != want {
+			t.Fatalf("extent field %d: %v", v, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	obj := AppendObjectLayoutBody(nil, dev, ObjectLayout{NumComponents: 1,
+		StripeUnit: 4096, GroupWidth: 1, GroupDepth: 1, RefTagSize: 4})
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(obj)
+	if alg, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || alg != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("raid algorithm %d: %v", alg, err)
+	}
+	if su, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || su != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("stripe unit %d: %v", su, err)
+	}
+
+	// The GETDEVICELIST pair round trips.
+	list := AppendGetDeviceListArgs(nil, LayoutTypeFlexfiles, 8, 5, [8]byte{9})
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(list[4:])
+	if typ, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || typ != LayoutTypeFlexfiles {
+		t.Fatalf("list type %d: %v", typ, err)
+	}
+	if md, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || md != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("max devices %d: %v", md, err)
+	}
+	if c, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || c != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("cookie %d: %v", c, err)
+	}
+	raw, err = d.Raw(8)
+	if err != nil || raw[0] != 9 {
+		t.Fatalf("verifier % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	res := AppendGetDeviceListRes(nil, 5, [8]byte{9}, [][16]byte{dev, {1}}, true)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(res)
+	if c, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || c != 5 {
+		t.Fatalf("res cookie %d: %v", c, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Raw(8); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("devices %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Raw(32); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if eof, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !eof {
+		t.Fatalf("eof %v: %v", eof, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// The OPENATTR and READ argop encoders carry their shapes.
+func TestOpenattrReadArgs(t *testing.T) {
+	oa := AppendOpenattrArgs(nil, true)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(oa[4:])
+	if created, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !created {
+		t.Fatalf("created %v: %v", created, err)
+	}
+	ra := AppendReadArgs(nil, Stateid{7}, 99, 1024)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(ra[4:])
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || raw[0] != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 99 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset %d: %v", off, err)
+	}
+	if cnt, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || cnt != 1024 {
+		t.Fatalf("count %d: %v", cnt, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+// The flexfiles version 2 layout body of
+// draft-haynes-nfsv4-flex-filesv2-00 round trips: the data server
+// carries the stateid array, the file handle list and the RPC
+// credential the draft adds.
+func TestFlexFileLayoutV2Shape(t *testing.T) {
+	var dev [16]byte
+	copy(dev[:], "v2flexdeviceid!!")
+	st := Stateid{2, 'F', 'F', 'V', '2'}
+	body := AppendFlexFileLayoutBodyV2(nil, 3, 0, []FlexMirrorV2{{
+		DataServers: []FlexDataServerV2{{
+			DeviceID:   dev,
+			Efficiency: 7,
+			Stateids:   []Stateid{st},
+			FHs:        [][]byte{[]byte("fh-v2")},
+			User:       "petr",
+			Group:      "nfs",
+			AuthFlavor: 0,
+			AuthBody:   nil,
+		}},
+	}})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	if su, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || su != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("stripe unit %d: %v", su, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("mirrors %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("servers %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, dev[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("device % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if eff, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || eff != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("efficiency %d: %v", eff, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("stateids %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	raw, err = d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("fhs %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	if fh, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(fh) != "fh-v2" {
+		t.Fatalf("fh %q: %v", fh, err)
+	}
+	if u, err := d.String(); err != nil || u != "petr" {
+		t.Fatalf("user %q: %v", u, err)
+	}
+	if g, err := d.String(); err != nil || g != "nfs" {
+		t.Fatalf("group %q: %v", g, err)
+	}
+	if flavor, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || flavor != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("auth flavor %d: %v", flavor, err)
+	}
+	if authBody, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || len(authBody) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("auth body % x: %v", authBody, err)
+	}
+	if flags, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || flags != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("flags %d: %v", flags, err)
+	}
+	if hint, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || hint != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("stats hint %d: %v", hint, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/nfs4_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,860 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+func TestBitmapBits(t *testing.T) {
+	m := OfBits(0, 31, 32, 55, 75)
+	for _, n := range []uint32{0, 31, 32, 55, 75} {
+		if !m.Has(n) {
+			t.Fatalf("bit %d is not set", n)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, n := range []uint32{1, 30, 33, 54, 76} {
+		if m.Has(n) {
+			t.Fatalf("bit %d is set but was never given", n)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBitmapWireRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	want := OfBits(1, 3, 33, 55)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(want.AppendTo(nil))
+	got, err := ReadBitmap(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read: %v", err)
+	}
+	for n := range uint32(80) {
+		if want.Has(n) != got.Has(n) {
+			t.Fatalf("bit %d: %v, want %v", n, got.Has(n), want.Has(n))
+		}
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left over", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBitmapEmptyAndHuge(t *testing.T) {
+	if len(OfBits().AppendTo(nil)) != 4 {
+		t.Fatal("an empty bitmap encodes as exactly the zero word count")
+	}
+	huge := xdr.AppendUint32(nil, 101)
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(xdr.NewDecoder(huge)); !errors.Is(err, xdr.ErrBadLength) {
+		t.Fatalf("a 101 word bitmap: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStateidWire(t *testing.T) {
+	b := AllZero.Append(nil)
+	if len(b) != 16 || !bytes.Equal(b, make([]byte, 16)) {
+		t.Fatalf("the anonymous stateid encodes as %x", b)
+	}
+	var s Stateid
+	s[0] = 0x80
+	if got := s.Append(nil); !bytes.Equal(got, s[:]) {
+		t.Fatal("a stateid encodes in its own byte order")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFattrAllAdvertised(t *testing.T) {
+	// The whole advertised set, every field set, in both directions.
+	request := append(Bitmap{}, SupportedAttrs...)
+	want := Attrs{
+		Type:            NF4Dir,
+		FHExpireType:    FH4Persistent,
+		Change:          7,
+		Size:            1,
+		LinkSupport:     true,
+		SymlinkSupport:  true,
+		NamedAttr:       false,
+		FSID:            [2]uint64{9, 0},
+		UniqueHandles:   true,
+		FileHandle:      []byte("h"),
+		FileID:          3,
+		Mode:            0o755,
+		Numlinks:        2,
+		SpaceUsed:       4096,
+		TimeAccess:      NfsTime{1, 2},
+		TimeMetadata:    NfsTime{3, 4},
+		TimeModify:      NfsTime{5, 6},
+		MountedOnFileID: 3,
+		Limits:          DefaultLimits,
+	}
+	response, got, err := DecodeGetattrBody(AppendGetattrRes(nil, request, want))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, n := range []uint32{AttrSupportedAttrs, AttrType, AttrFHExpireType, AttrChange,
+		AttrSize, AttrLinkSupport, AttrSymlinkSupport, AttrNamedAttr, AttrFSID,
+		AttrUniqueHandles, AttrFileHandle, AttrFileID, AttrMaxName, AttrMaxRead,
+		AttrMaxWrite, AttrMode, AttrNumlinks, AttrSpaceUsed, AttrTimeAccess,
+		AttrTimeMetadata, AttrTimeModify, AttrMountedOnFileID} {
+		if !response.Has(n) {
+			t.Fatalf("attribute %d missing from the response bitmap", n)
+		}
+	}
+	if got.Type != want.Type || got.FHExpireType != want.FHExpireType || got.Change != want.Change ||
+		got.Size != want.Size || got.LinkSupport != want.LinkSupport ||
+		got.SymlinkSupport != want.SymlinkSupport || got.NamedAttr != want.NamedAttr ||
+		got.FSID != want.FSID || got.UniqueHandles != want.UniqueHandles ||
+		!bytes.Equal(got.FileHandle, want.FileHandle) || got.FileID != want.FileID ||
+		got.Mode != want.Mode || got.Numlinks != want.Numlinks ||
+		got.SpaceUsed != want.SpaceUsed || got.TimeAccess != want.TimeAccess ||
+		got.TimeMetadata != want.TimeMetadata || got.TimeModify != want.TimeModify ||
+		got.MountedOnFileID != want.MountedOnFileID || got.Limits != want.Limits {
+		t.Fatalf("round trip mismatch:\n got %+v\nwant %+v", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetattrTruncatedBody(t *testing.T) {
+	// A successful GETATTR whose blob is cut short is a decoding error at
+	// the exact attribute, not a silent misread.
+	request := OfBits(AttrType, AttrSize)
+	full := AppendGetattrRes(nil, request, Attrs{Type: NF4Reg, Size: 5})
+	// The fattr4 is a bitmap then a length prefixed blob; cut the last
+	// byte off the whole result and the blob no longer holds the size.
+	truncated := full[:len(full)-1]
+	if _, _, err := DecodeGetattrBody(truncated); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("a truncated attribute list decoded")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBitmapWithAndWords(t *testing.T) {
+	m := OfBits(3).With(70)
+	if !m.Has(3) || !m.Has(70) {
+		t.Fatalf("With lost a bit: %v", m.Words())
+	}
+	if len(OfBits(3, 32, 64).Words()) != 3 {
+		t.Fatal("Words trimmed a live word")
+	}
+	if len(Bitmap{5, 0}.Words()) != 1 {
+		t.Fatal("Words kept a trailing zero word")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompoundResUnknownOpBody(t *testing.T) {
+	// A successful result of an operation this client cannot measure is a
+	// decoding error, not a silent misread. WANT_DELEGATION fits: this
+	// build neither asks for delegations nor understands their answer.
+	payload := AppendCompoundRes(nil, ErrOK, "", [][]byte{
+		AppendOpHeader(nil, OpWantDelegation, ErrOK),
+	})
+	if _, _, err := DecodeCompoundResBodies(payload); !errors.Is(err, ErrUnknownOp) {
+		t.Fatalf("a WANT_DELEGATION result decoded as %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAccessResRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	supported, access, err := DecodeAccessBody(AppendAccessRes(nil, 0x3f, 0x21))
+	if err != nil || supported != 0x3f || access != 0x21 {
+		t.Fatalf("access body: %x %x, %v", supported, access, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestArgopBuilders(t *testing.T) {
+	// Every builder writes the operation number first, then its arguments.
+	cases := []struct {
+		name string
+		arg  []byte
+		op   uint32
+	}{
+		{"putrootfh", AppendPutRootfh(nil), OpPutRootfh},
+		{"savefh", AppendSavefh(nil), OpSavefh},
+		{"restorefh", AppendRestorefh(nil), OpRestorefh},
+		{"getfh", AppendGetfh(nil), OpGetfh},
+		{"putfh", AppendPutfh(nil, []byte("h")), OpPutfh},
+		{"lookup", AppendLookup(nil, "n"), OpLookup},
+		{"getattr", AppendGetattr(nil, OfBits(AttrType)), OpGetattr},
+		{"access", AppendAccess(nil, AccessRead), OpAccess},
+		{"read", AppendRead(nil, AllZero, 1, 2), OpRead},
+		{"readdir", AppendReaddir(nil, 1, [8]byte{}, 8, 4096, OfBits(AttrType)), OpReaddir},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		d := xdr.NewDecoder(tc.arg)
+		op, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil || op != tc.op {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: op %d, %v; want %d", tc.name, op, err, tc.op)
+		}
+	}
+	// Spot check the argument shapes the tests rely on.
+	if fh, err := xdr.NewDecoder(AppendPutfh(nil, []byte("h"))[4:]).VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(fh) != "h" {
+		t.Fatalf("putfh argument: %q, %v", fh, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := xdr.NewDecoder(AppendLookup(nil, "n")[4:]).String(); err != nil || n != "n" {
+		t.Fatalf("lookup argument: %q, %v", n, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestResBodyLen(t *testing.T) {
+	getattr := AppendGetattrRes(nil, OfBits(AttrType), Attrs{Type: NF4Reg})
+	readdir := AppendReadDirRes(nil, [8]byte{}, []DirEntryRes{{Cookie: 1, Name: "x", Attrs: Attrs{Type: NF4Reg}}}, OfBits(AttrType), true)
+	cases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		op     uint32
+		status uint32
+		body   []byte
+		want   int
+	}{
+		{"error has no body", OpGetfh, ErrNoEnt, []byte{9, 9, 9, 9}, 0},
+		{"putfh", OpPutfh, ErrOK, nil, 0},
+		{"getfh", OpGetfh, ErrOK, AppendGetfhRes(nil, []byte("handle")), 4 + 8},
+		{"open", OpOpen, ErrOK, AppendOpenRes(nil, AllZero), 16 + 20 + 4 + 4 + 4},
+		{"getattr", OpGetattr, ErrOK, getattr, len(getattr)},
+		{"access", OpAccess, ErrOK, AppendAccessRes(nil, 3, 1), 8},
+		{"read", OpRead, ErrOK, AppendReadRes(nil, false, []byte("ab")), 4 + 4 + 2 + 2},
+		{"readdir", OpReaddir, ErrOK, readdir, len(readdir)},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		got, err := resBodyLen(tc.op, tc.status, tc.body)
+		if err != nil || got != tc.want {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: %d, %v; want %d", tc.name, got, err, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, err := resBodyLen(OpWantDelegation, ErrOK, nil); !errors.Is(err, ErrUnknownOp) {
+		t.Fatalf("an unmeasurable result: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpGetfh, ErrOK, []byte{0, 0, 0, 9, 1}); err == nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("a truncated getfh body measured as %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteWire(t *testing.T) {
+	args := AppendWriteArgs(nil, AllZero, 512, StableDataSync, []byte("data"))
+	stateid, off, stable, data, err := DecodeWriteArgs(args[4:])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if stateid != AllZero || off != 512 || stable != StableDataSync || string(data) != "data" {
+		t.Fatalf("write args: %+v %d %d %q", stateid, off, stable, data)
+	}
+
+	verf := [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	res := AppendWriteRes(nil, 4, StableFileSync, verf)
+	count, committed, gotVerf, err := DecodeWriteRes(res)
+	if err != nil || count != 4 || committed != StableFileSync || gotVerf != verf {
+		t.Fatalf("write res: %d %d %x, %v", count, committed, gotVerf, err)
+	}
+	// The measured body length matches what was written.
+	n, err := resBodyLen(OpWrite, ErrOK, res)
+	if err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateWire(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		kind     uint32
+		linkdata string
+		major    uint32
+		minor    uint32
+		perm     uint32
+	}{
+		{"dir", NF4Dir, "", 0, 0, 0o750},
+		{"symlink", NF4Lnk, "target.txt", 0, 0, 0o644},
+		{"fifo", NF4Fifo, "", 0, 0, 0o600},
+		{"chrdev", NF4Chr, "", 4, 64, 0o600},
+		{"nomode", NF4Sock, "", 0, 0, 0},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		arg := AppendCreateArgs(nil, tc.kind, "obj", tc.linkdata, tc.major, tc.minor, tc.perm)
+		kind, name, linkdata, major, minor, perm, err := DecodeCreateArgs(arg[4:])
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: %v", tc.name, err)
+		}
+		if kind != tc.kind || name != "obj" || linkdata != tc.linkdata ||
+			major != tc.major || minor != tc.minor || perm != tc.perm {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: kind %d name %q linkdata %q major %d minor %d perm %o",
+				tc.name, kind, name, linkdata, major, minor, perm)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateResMeasure(t *testing.T) {
+	res := AppendCreateRes(nil)
+	n, err := resBodyLen(OpCreate, ErrOK, res)
+	if err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFattrRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	request := OfBits(AttrType, AttrChange, AttrSize, AttrFSID, AttrMode,
+		AttrNumlinks, AttrTimeModify, AttrMountedOnFileID, AttrFileHandle)
+	a := Attrs{
+		Type:            NF4Reg,
+		FHExpireType:    FH4Persistent,
+		Change:          0x1234,
+		Size:            9,
+		LinkSupport:     true,
+		SymlinkSupport:  true,
+		NamedAttr:       false,
+		FSID:            [2]uint64{0x700, 0},
+		UniqueHandles:   true,
+		FileHandle:      []byte("handle-bytes"),
+		FileID:          42,
+		Mode:            0o644,
+		Numlinks:        1,
+		SpaceUsed:       4096,
+		TimeModify:      NfsTime{1700000000, 500},
+		MountedOnFileID: 42,
+	}
+	response, got, err := DecodeGetattrBody(AppendGetattrRes(nil, request, a))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, n := range []uint32{AttrType, AttrChange, AttrSize, AttrFSID, AttrMode,
+		AttrNumlinks, AttrTimeModify, AttrMountedOnFileID, AttrFileHandle} {
+		if !response.Has(n) {
+			t.Fatalf("attribute %d is missing from the response bitmap", n)
+		}
+	}
+	if got.Type != NF4Reg || got.Change != a.Change || got.Size != 9 ||
+		got.FSID != a.FSID || got.Mode != 0o644 || got.Numlinks != 1 ||
+		got.TimeModify != a.TimeModify || got.MountedOnFileID != 42 ||
+		!bytes.Equal(got.FileHandle, a.FileHandle) {
+		t.Fatalf("round trip mismatch: %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFattrSkipsUnsupported(t *testing.T) {
+	// Owner is encoded when the attributes carry it: a request that
+	// asks gets the decimal uid string in the blob and the response
+	// bitmap keeps it.
+	request := OfBits(AttrType, AttrOwner)
+	response, got, err := DecodeGetattrBody(AppendGetattrRes(nil, request, Attrs{Type: NF4Dir, Owner: "0"}))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !response.Has(AttrType) || !response.Has(AttrOwner) {
+		t.Fatalf("response bitmap %v drops the owner", response.Words())
+	}
+	if got.Type != NF4Dir || got.Owner != "0" {
+		t.Fatalf("type %d owner %q", got.Type, got.Owner)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFattrEmptyRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	response, _, err := DecodeGetattrBody(AppendGetattrRes(nil, Bitmap{}, Attrs{}))
+	if err != nil || len(response.Words()) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("an empty request: %v, %v", response, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompoundArgsRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	var ops [][]byte
+	ops = append(ops, AppendPutRootfh(nil))
+	ops = append(ops, AppendPutfh(nil, []byte{1, 2, 3}))
+	ops = append(ops, AppendLookup(nil, "a.txt"))
+	payload := AppendCompoundArgs(nil, "probe", 2, ops)
+
+	h, d, err := DecodeCompoundArgs(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if h.Tag != "probe" || h.Minor != 2 || h.OpCount != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("header %+v", h)
+	}
+	for i, want := range []uint32{OpPutRootfh, OpPutfh, OpLookup} {
+		got, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil || got != want {
+			t.Fatalf("op %d: got %d, %v; want %d", i, got, err, want)
+		}
+		if want == OpPutfh {
+			if fh, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(fh, []byte{1, 2, 3}) {
+				t.Fatalf("putfh argument: %x, %v", fh, err)
+			}
+		}
+		if want == OpLookup {
+			if name, err := d.String(); err != nil || name != "a.txt" {
+				t.Fatalf("lookup component: %q, %v", name, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCompoundResBodies(t *testing.T) {
+	var results [][]byte
+	results = append(results, AppendOpHeader(nil, OpPutRootfh, ErrOK))
+	fh := AppendGetfhRes(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpGetfh, ErrOK), []byte("the-handle"))
+	results = append(results, fh)
+	results = append(results, AppendOpHeader(nil, OpLookup, ErrNoEnt))
+	payload := AppendCompoundRes(nil, ErrNoEnt, "tag", results)
+
+	res, bodies, err := DecodeCompoundResBodies(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if res.Status != ErrNoEnt || res.Tag != "tag" || len(res.Ops) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("res: status %d tag %q ops %d", res.Status, res.Tag, len(res.Ops))
+	}
+	wantStatus := []uint32{ErrOK, ErrOK, ErrNoEnt}
+	for i, op := range res.Ops {
+		if op.Status != wantStatus[i] {
+			t.Fatalf("op %d status %d", i, op.Status)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(bodies[0]) != 0 || len(bodies[2]) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("a bodyless result carried bytes: %x %x", bodies[0], bodies[2])
+	}
+	gotFH, err := xdr.NewDecoder(bodies[1]).VarOpaque()
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(gotFH, []byte("the-handle")) {
+		t.Fatalf("getfh body: %q, %v", gotFH, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReadAndReaddirWire(t *testing.T) {
+	read := AppendRead(nil, AllZero, 512, 4096)
+	// The arguments follow the operation number.
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(read[4:])
+	var st Stateid
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid: %v", err)
+	}
+	copy(st[:], raw)
+	off, err := d.Uint64()
+	count, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil || off != 512 || count != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("read args: off %d count %d, %v", off, count, err)
+	}
+
+	res := AppendReadRes(nil, true, []byte("chunk"))
+	eof, data, err := DecodeReadBody(res)
+	if err != nil || !eof || string(data) != "chunk" {
+		t.Fatalf("read res: %v %q, %v", eof, data, err)
+	}
+
+	entries := []DirEntryRes{
+		{Cookie: 1, Name: "one", Attrs: Attrs{Type: NF4Reg}},
+		{Cookie: 2, Name: "two", Attrs: Attrs{Type: NF4Dir}},
+	}
+	req := OfBits(AttrType)
+	dir := AppendReadDirRes(nil, [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, entries, req, true)
+	verf, got, eof, err := DecodeReadDirBody(dir)
+	if err != nil || !eof {
+		t.Fatalf("readdir: eof %v, %v", eof, err)
+	}
+	if verf != [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} {
+		t.Fatalf("verifier %x", verf)
+	}
+	if len(got) != 2 || got[0].Name != "one" || got[0].Cookie != 1 ||
+		got[1].Attrs.Type != NF4Dir {
+		t.Fatalf("entries %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWriteAndCreateTruncated(t *testing.T) {
+	full := AppendWriteArgs(nil, AllZero, 8, StableFileSync, []byte("abc"))
+	// The args without the data length fail: the data is length prefixed
+	// and the cut lands inside it.
+	if _, _, _, _, err := DecodeWriteArgs(full[4 : len(full)-1]); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("a truncated write body decoded")
+	}
+	if _, _, _, _, err := DecodeWriteArgs(full[4 : 4+16+8+4]); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("write args without data decoded")
+	}
+	// A CREATE whose attribute list is cut short fails.
+	cre := AppendCreateArgs(nil, NF4Fifo, "p", "", 0, 0, 0o644)
+	if _, _, _, _, _, _, err := DecodeCreateArgs(cre[4 : len(cre)-1]); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("a truncated attribute list decoded")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNfsTimeOf(t *testing.T) {
+	if got := NfsTimeOf(5, 6); got != (NfsTime{5, 6}) {
+		t.Fatalf("NfsTimeOf: %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRemoveAndRenameWire(t *testing.T) {
+	remove := AppendRemoveArgs(nil, "victim")
+	if op, err := xdr.NewDecoder(remove).Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpRemove {
+		t.Fatalf("remove op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if name, err := xdr.NewDecoder(remove[4:]).String(); err != nil || name != "victim" {
+		t.Fatalf("remove name: %q, %v", name, err)
+	}
+
+	rename := AppendRenameArgs(nil, "old", "new")
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(rename)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpRename {
+		t.Fatalf("rename op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	oldName, err := d.String()
+	newName, err := d.String()
+	if err != nil || oldName != "old" || newName != "new" {
+		t.Fatalf("rename names: %q %q, %v", oldName, newName, err)
+	}
+
+	// The change info is twenty bytes, the rename result carries two of
+	// them, and the measurement walks the wire forms.
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpRemove, ErrOK, AppendRemoveRes(nil)); err != nil || n != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("remove measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	renameRes := AppendRenameRes(nil)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpRename, ErrOK, renameRes); err != nil || n != len(renameRes) {
+		t.Fatalf("rename measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(renameRes), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeSetattrBlob(t *testing.T) {
+	// mode, size, both times, owner and group in one walk.
+	request := OfBits(AttrMode, AttrSize, AttrTimeAccessSet, AttrTimeModifySet,
+		AttrOwner, AttrOwnerGroup)
+	// The values walk the blob in ascending attribute order.
+	var blob []byte
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint64(blob, 4096)           // size
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, 0o640)          // mode
+	blob = xdr.AppendString(blob, "1000@EXAMPLE") // owner
+	blob = xdr.AppendString(blob, "100@EXAMPLE")  // owner group
+	blob = xdr.AppendBool(blob, false)            // access: explicit time
+	blob = xdr.AppendInt64(blob, 100)
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, 5)
+	blob = xdr.AppendBool(blob, true) // modify: server time
+
+	u, err := DecodeSetattrBlob(blob, request)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !u.HasMode || u.Mode != 0o640 || !u.HasSize || u.Size != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("mode and size: %+v", u)
+	}
+	if u.Atime == nil || u.Atime.Server || u.Atime.Time != (NfsTime{100, 5}) {
+		t.Fatalf("atime: %+v", u.Atime)
+	}
+	if u.Mtime == nil || !u.Mtime.Server {
+		t.Fatalf("mtime: %+v", u.Mtime)
+	}
+	if u.UID == nil || *u.UID != 1000 || u.GID == nil || *u.GID != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("owner: uid %v gid %v", u.UID, u.GID)
+	}
+
+	// A non numeric owner is refused, not silently dropped.
+	blob = xdr.AppendString(OfBits(AttrOwner).AppendTo(nil), "petr@EXAMPLE")
+	if _, err := DecodeSetattrBlob(blob, OfBits(AttrOwner)); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("a non numeric owner decoded")
+	}
+	// An attribute the server cannot set stops the walk.
+	blob = append(xdr.AppendUint32(nil, 0), xdr.AppendUint32(nil, 0)...)
+	if _, err := DecodeSetattrBlob(blob, OfBits(AttrRawDev)); !errors.Is(err, ErrAttrNotSettable) {
+		t.Fatalf("rawdev: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetattrAndLinkWire(t *testing.T) {
+	args := AppendSetattrArgs(nil, AllZero, OfBits(AttrMode), Attrs{Mode: 0o600})
+	// stateid first, then the fattr4: bitmap then length prefixed blob.
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:])
+	if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("bitmap: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("blob: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res := AppendSetattrRes(nil, OfBits(AttrMode, AttrSize))
+	attrsset, err := ReadBitmap(xdr.NewDecoder(res))
+	if err != nil || !attrsset.Has(AttrMode) || !attrsset.Has(AttrSize) {
+		t.Fatalf("attrsset: %v, %v", attrsset.Words(), err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpSetattr, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("setattr measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+
+	link := AppendLinkArgs(nil, "newname")
+	if op, err := xdr.NewDecoder(link).Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpLink {
+		t.Fatalf("link op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if name, err := xdr.NewDecoder(link[4:]).String(); err != nil || name != "newname" {
+		t.Fatalf("link name: %q, %v", name, err)
+	}
+	linkRes := AppendLinkRes(nil)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLink, ErrOK, linkRes); err != nil || n != len(linkRes) {
+		t.Fatalf("link measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(linkRes), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetattrUpdatesWire(t *testing.T) {
+	uid, gid := uint32(1000), uint32(100)
+	u := SetAttrUpdates{
+		HasMode: true, Mode: 0o640,
+		HasSize: true, Size: 8192,
+		UID:   &uid,
+		GID:   &gid,
+		Atime: &NfsTimeSet{Server: true},
+		Mtime: &NfsTimeSet{Time: NfsTime{1_000_000_000, 7}},
+	}
+	arg := AppendSetattrArgsUpdates(nil, AllZero, u)
+
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpSetattr {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, AllZero[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid: %x, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	request, err := ReadBitmap(d)
+	blob, err := d.VarOpaque()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("fattr: %v", err)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []uint32{AttrMode, AttrSize, AttrOwner, AttrOwnerGroup,
+		AttrTimeAccessSet, AttrTimeModifySet} {
+		if !request.Has(want) {
+			t.Fatalf("the bitmap misses attribute %d", want)
+		}
+	}
+	got, err := DecodeSetattrBlob(blob, request)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !got.HasMode || got.Mode != u.Mode || !got.HasSize || got.Size != u.Size {
+		t.Fatalf("mode and size: %+v", got)
+	}
+	if got.UID == nil || *got.UID != uid || got.GID == nil || *got.GID != gid {
+		t.Fatalf("owner: %v %v", got.UID, got.GID)
+	}
+	if got.Atime == nil || !got.Atime.Server {
+		t.Fatalf("atime: %+v", got.Atime)
+	}
+	if got.Mtime == nil || got.Mtime.Server || got.Mtime.Time != u.Mtime.Time {
+		t.Fatalf("mtime: %+v", got.Mtime)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReadlinkAndCommitWire(t *testing.T) {
+	link := AppendReadlinkArgs(nil)
+	if op, err := xdr.NewDecoder(link).Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpReadlink {
+		t.Fatalf("readlink op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	res := AppendReadlinkRes(nil, "target.txt")
+	got, err := xdr.NewDecoder(res).String()
+	if err != nil || got != "target.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("readlink res: %q, %v", got, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpReadlink, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("readlink measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+
+	commit := AppendCommitArgs(nil, 512, 1024, [8]byte{7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(commit)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpCommit {
+		t.Fatalf("commit op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(commit[4:])
+	off, err := d.Uint64()
+	count, err := d.Uint32()
+	verf, err := d.Raw(8)
+	if err != nil || off != 512 || count != 1024 || verf[0] != 7 {
+		t.Fatalf("commit args: %d %d %x, %v", off, count, verf, err)
+	}
+	commitRes := AppendCommitRes(nil, [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8})
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpCommit, ErrOK, commitRes); err != nil || n != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("commit measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	gotVerf, err := xdr.NewDecoder(commitRes).Raw(8)
+	if err != nil || gotVerf[7] != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("commit res: %x, %v", gotVerf, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSecinfoWire(t *testing.T) {
+	args := AppendSecinfoArgs(nil, "a.txt")
+	if op, err := xdr.NewDecoder(args).Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpSecinfo {
+		t.Fatalf("secinfo op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if name, err := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:]).String(); err != nil || name != "a.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("secinfo name: %q, %v", name, err)
+	}
+
+	// The no name argument is the style enum alone: four bytes and
+	// nothing after them, RFC 7863.
+	noname := AppendSecinfoNoNameArgs(nil, StyleCurrentFH)
+	if len(noname) != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("no name args of %d bytes, want 8", len(noname))
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(noname)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpSecinfoNoName {
+		t.Fatalf("no name op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	style, err := DecodeSecinfoNoNameArgs(d)
+	if err != nil || style != StyleCurrentFH || d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("no name style %d, %v", style, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := DecodeSecinfoNoNameArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(xdr.AppendUint32(nil, 5))); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("an unknown style accepted")
+	}
+
+	// The result: one word per flavour, the rpcsec_gss_info body only on
+	// the RPCSEC_GSS branch, RFC 7863.
+	res := AppendSecinfoRes(nil, []SecinfoEntry{{Flavor: SecFlavorSys}})
+	if len(res) != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("auth_sys entry of %d bytes, want 8", len(res))
+	}
+	entries, err := DecodeSecinfoRes(res)
+	if err != nil || len(entries) != 1 || entries[0].Flavor != SecFlavorSys ||
+		entries[0].GSS != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("secinfo res: %+v, %v", entries, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpSecinfo, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("secinfo measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+	gssRes := AppendSecinfoRes(nil, []SecinfoEntry{
+		{Flavor: SecFlavorSys},
+		{Flavor: SecFlavorGSS, GSS: &GSSInfo{OID: []byte{0x2a}, QOP: 0, Service: 1}},
+	})
+	entries, err = DecodeSecinfoRes(gssRes)
+	if err != nil || len(entries) != 2 || entries[1].GSS == nil ||
+		len(entries[1].GSS.OID) != 1 || entries[1].GSS.Service != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("gss entry: %+v, %v", entries, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpSecinfoNoName, ErrOK, gssRes); err != nil || n != len(gssRes) {
+		t.Fatalf("no name measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(gssRes), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeLocktDeniedCompound(t *testing.T) {
+	var ops [][]byte
+	ops = append(ops, append(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpSequence, ErrOK), make([]byte, 36)...))
+	ops = append(ops, AppendOpHeader(nil, OpPutRootfh, ErrOK))
+	deniedBody := AppendLocktResDenied(AppendOpHeader(nil, OpLockt, ErrDenied),
+		0, 100, LockTypeWrite, 0x1111, []byte("locker-a"))
+	ops = append(ops, deniedBody)
+
+	payload := AppendCompoundRes(nil, ErrDenied, "t", ops)
+	res, bodies, err := DecodeCompoundResBodies(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if res.Status != ErrDenied || len(res.Ops) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("res: status %d ops %d", res.Status, len(res.Ops))
+	}
+	for i, op := range res.Ops {
+		t.Logf("op %d: op=%d status=%d bodylen=%d", i, op.Op, op.Status, len(bodies[i]))
+	}
+	if len(bodies[2]) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("the denied body is empty")
+	}
+	got, err := DecodeLocktResBody(res.Status, bodies[2])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("denied decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if got.ClientID != 0x1111 || got.LockType != LockTypeWrite || got.Length != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("denied: %+v", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLockWire(t *testing.T) {
+	openSt := AllZero
+	arg := AppendLockArgsNew(nil, openSt, 0x1111, []byte("owner"), LockTypeWrite, false, 8, 16)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpLock {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if lt, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || lt != LockTypeWrite {
+		t.Fatalf("locktype: %v", err)
+	}
+	if reclaim, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || reclaim {
+		t.Fatal("reclaim set")
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset: %v", err)
+	}
+	if length, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || length != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("length: %v", err)
+	}
+	if newOwner, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !newOwner {
+		t.Fatal("new owner flag missing")
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil { // open seqid
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, openSt[:]) {
+		t.Fatal("open stateid mismatch")
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil { // lock seqid
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if clientid, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || clientid != 0x1111 {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if owner, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(owner) != "owner" {
+		t.Fatalf("owner: %q, %v", owner, err)
+	}
+
+	existing := AppendLockArgsExisting(nil, AllZero, LockTypeRead, 0, 32)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(existing[4:])
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil { // lock type
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if reclaim, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || reclaim {
+		t.Fatal("existing lock marked as reclaim")
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset: %v", err)
+	}
+	if length, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || length != 32 {
+		t.Fatalf("length: %v", err)
+	}
+	if newOwner, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || newOwner {
+		t.Fatal("existing lock carried the new owner form")
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil { // lock seqid
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var lockSt Stateid
+	lockSt[4], lockSt[5], lockSt[6], lockSt[7] = 'L', 'O', 'C', 'K'
+	lockRes := AppendLockRes(nil, lockSt)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLock, ErrOK, lockRes); err != nil || n != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("lock measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+
+	lockt := AppendLocktArgs(nil, LockTypeRead, 0, 64, 0x2222, []byte("prober"))
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(lockt[4:])
+	if lt, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || lt != LockTypeRead {
+		t.Fatalf("lockt type: %v", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if cid, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || cid != 0x2222 {
+		t.Fatalf("lockt clientid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if owner, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(owner) != "prober" {
+		t.Fatalf("lockt owner: %q, %v", owner, err)
+	}
+
+	denied := AppendLocktResDenied(nil, 0, 100, LockTypeWrite, 0x3333, []byte("holder"))
+	got, err := DecodeLocktResBody(ErrDenied, denied)
+	if err != nil || got.Offset != 0 || got.Length != 100 ||
+		got.LockType != LockTypeWrite || got.ClientID != 0x3333 ||
+		string(got.Owner) != "holder" {
+		t.Fatalf("denied: %+v, %v", got, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLenLockt(ErrDenied, denied); err != nil || n != len(denied) {
+		t.Fatalf("lockt measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(denied), err)
+	}
+	if _, err := resBodyLenLockt(ErrDenied, []byte{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("a truncated denied body measured without error")
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/ops41.go

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The codecs of the remaining NFSv4.1 operations: the parent lookups, the
+// attribute comparisons, the lock owner release and the session binding
+// family.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Connection direction and binding values of the CREATE_SESSION and
+// BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION channel directory, RFC 8881 section 2.10.1.
+const (
+	Cdfc4Fore       = 1
+	Cdfc4Back       = 2
+	Cdfc4ForeOrBoth = 3
+	Cdfc4BackOrBoth = 7
+
+	Cdfs4Fore  = 1
+	Cdfs4Back  = 2
+	Cdfs4Both  = 3
+	Cdfs4Arrow = 4
+)
+
+// AppendLookupp appends the LOOKUPP argop, which carries no arguments.
+func AppendLookupp(b []byte) []byte {
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLookupp)
+}
+
+// AppendPutPubfh appends the PUTPUBFH argop, which carries no arguments.
+func AppendPutPubfh(b []byte) []byte {
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpPutPubfh)
+}
+
+// AppendVerifyArgs appends the VERIFY argop: the attributes the file must
+// carry for the compound to proceed. NVERIFY shares the shape and demands
+// the opposite.
+func AppendVerifyArgs(b []byte, request Bitmap, a Attrs) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpVerify)
+	return AppendFattr(b, request, a)
+}
+
+// AppendNverifyArgs appends the NVERIFY argop: the attributes the file
+// must not carry.
+func AppendNverifyArgs(b []byte, request Bitmap, a Attrs) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpNverify)
+	return AppendFattr(b, request, a)
+}
+
+// AppendReleaseLockOwnerArgs appends the RELEASE_LOCKOWNER argop: the
+// client whose lock owner dies and the owner itself.
+func AppendReleaseLockOwnerArgs(b []byte, clientid uint64, owner []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpReleaseLockOwner)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, clientid)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, owner)
+}
+
+// AppendDelegReturnArgs appends the DELEGRETURN argop: the stateid of the
+// delegation the client gives back.
+func AppendDelegReturnArgs(b []byte, st Stateid) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpDelegReturn)
+	return st.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendBackchannelCtlArgs appends the BACKCHANNEL_CTL argop: the program
+// number of the back channel the client runs.
+func AppendBackchannelCtlArgs(b []byte, program uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpBackchannelCtl)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, program)
+}
+
+// AppendBindConnToSessionArgs appends the BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION argop of
+// RFC 7863: the session, the direction the connection should serve and
+// the RDMA mode flag.
+func AppendBindConnToSessionArgs(b []byte, id SessionID, dir uint32, rdma bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpBindConnToSession)
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, dir)
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, rdma)
+}
+
+// AppendBindConnToSessionRes appends the result: the session and the
+// direction the server granted.
+func AppendBindConnToSessionRes(b []byte, id SessionID, dir uint32) []byte {
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, dir)
+}
+
+// AppendFreeStateidArgs appends the FREE_STATEID argop: the lock stateid
+// the client retires.
+func AppendFreeStateidArgs(b []byte, st Stateid) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpFreeStateid)
+	return st.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendTestStateidArgs appends the TEST_STATEID argop: the stateids the
+// client asks about.
+func AppendTestStateidArgs(b []byte, sts []Stateid) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpTestStateid)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(sts)))
+	for _, st := range sts {
+		b = st.Append(b)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendTestStateidRes appends the result: one status per stateid, in the
+// order the arguments named them.
+func AppendTestStateidRes(b []byte, statuses []uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(statuses)))
+	for _, s := range statuses {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, s)
+	}
+	return b
+}

internal/nfs4/ops42.go

@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The wire codecs of the NFSv4.2 operations, RFC 7862, with the shapes
+// taken from the XDR of RFC 7863.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Content types of the data_content4 enum, RFC 7862 section 8.2.
+const (
+	ContentData = 0
+	ContentHole = 1
+)
+
+// Error codes the copy family answers with, RFC 7862 section 15.1.
+const (
+	ErrOffloadDenied  = 10091
+	ErrOffloadNoReqs  = 10094
+	NfsSyncNothing    = 0
+	NfsSyncDataSync   = 1
+	NfsSyncFileSync   = 2
+	OffloadNotReq     = 0
+	OffloadSuccess    = 1
+	OffloadDenied     = 2
+	OffloadFatal      = 3
+	OffloadNoFallback = 4
+)
+
+// AppendSeekArgs encodes the SEEK argop: the stateid, the offset and the
+// content kind the client searches for.
+func AppendSeekArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, offset uint64, what uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpSeek)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, what)
+}
+
+// AppendSeekRes encodes a successful SEEK result: the end of file flag
+// and the offset of the next content of the requested kind.
+func AppendSeekRes(b []byte, eof bool, offset uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, eof)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+}
+
+// AppendAllocateArgs encodes the ALLOCATE argop: the reserved range.
+func AppendAllocateArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, offset, length uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpAllocate)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+}
+
+// AppendDeallocateArgs encodes the DEALLOCATE argop: the released range.
+func AppendDeallocateArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, offset, length uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpDeallocate)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+}
+
+// AppendIoAdviseArgs encodes the IO_ADVISE argop: the range and the hint
+// bitmap.
+func AppendIoAdviseArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, offset, length uint64, hints Bitmap) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpIoAdvise)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	return hints.AppendTo(b)
+}
+
+// AppendIoAdviseRes encodes a successful IO_ADVISE result: the hints the
+// server accepted.
+func AppendIoAdviseRes(b []byte, hints Bitmap) []byte {
+	return hints.AppendTo(b)
+}
+
+// A CopySourceServer is one netloc4 of the COPY argument list: the
+// servers the source lives on.
+type CopySourceServer struct {
+	Type uint32
+	Name string
+	Addr NetAddr
+}
+
+// AppendCopyArgs encodes the COPY argop: the source and destination
+// stateids, the ranges and the source server list.
+func AppendCopyArgs(b []byte, src, dst Stateid, srcOff, dstOff, count uint64, consecutive, synchronous bool, sources []CopySourceServer) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCopy)
+	b = src.Append(b)
+	b = dst.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, srcOff)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, dstOff)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, count)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, consecutive)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, synchronous)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(sources)))
+	for _, s := range sources {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, s.Type)
+		switch s.Type {
+		case 1, 2:
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s.Name)
+		case 3:
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s.Addr.Netid)
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s.Addr.Uaddr)
+		}
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendWriteResponse encodes the write_response4 the copy family
+// answers with.
+func AppendWriteResponse(b []byte, callbackSt Stateid, callbackSet bool, count uint64, committed uint32, verifier [8]byte) []byte {
+	if callbackSet {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1)
+		b = callbackSt.Append(b)
+	} else {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, count)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, committed)
+	return append(b, verifier[:]...)
+}
+
+// AppendCopyRes encodes a successful COPY result: the write response and
+// the requirements the server met.
+func AppendCopyRes(b []byte, callbackSt Stateid, callbackSet bool, count uint64, committed uint32, verifier [8]byte, consecutive, synchronous bool) []byte {
+	b = AppendWriteResponse(b, callbackSt, callbackSet, count, committed, verifier)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, consecutive)
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, synchronous)
+}
+
+// AppendCopyNotifyArgs encodes the COPY_NOTIFY argop: the source stateid
+// and the destination the client copies to.
+func AppendCopyNotifyArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, dstType uint32, dstName string, dstAddr NetAddr) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCopyNotify)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, dstType)
+	switch dstType {
+	case 1, 2:
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, dstName)
+	case 3:
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, dstAddr.Netid)
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, dstAddr.Uaddr)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendCopyNotifyRes encodes a successful COPY_NOTIFY result: the lease
+// the authorization lives, the stateid naming it and the source servers.
+func AppendCopyNotifyRes(b []byte, leaseSeconds int64, st Stateid, sources []CopySourceServer) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendInt64(b, leaseSeconds)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(sources)))
+	for _, s := range sources {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, s.Type)
+		switch s.Type {
+		case 1, 2:
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s.Name)
+		case 3:
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s.Addr.Netid)
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, s.Addr.Uaddr)
+		}
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendOffloadCancelArgs encodes the OFFLOAD_CANCEL argop: the stateid
+// of the copy to abandon.
+func AppendOffloadCancelArgs(b []byte, st Stateid) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpOffloadCancel)
+	return st.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendOffloadStatusArgs encodes the OFFLOAD_STATUS argop: the stateid
+// of the copy in flight.
+func AppendOffloadStatusArgs(b []byte, st Stateid) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpOffloadStatus)
+	return st.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendOffloadStatusRes encodes a successful OFFLOAD_STATUS result: the
+// bytes copied so far and the completion code.
+func AppendOffloadStatusRes(b []byte, count uint64, complete uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, count)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, complete)
+}
+
+// AppendCloneArgs encodes the CLONE argop: the ranges of the clone. The
+// saved file handle is the source, the current one the destination.
+func AppendCloneArgs(b []byte, src, dst Stateid, srcOff, dstOff, count uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpClone)
+	b = src.Append(b)
+	b = dst.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, srcOff)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, dstOff)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, count)
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutErrorArgs encodes the LAYOUTERROR argop: the failing range
+// and one error per device.
+func AppendLayoutErrorArgs(b []byte, offset, length uint64, st Stateid, device [16]byte, status, opnum uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLayoutError)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1)
+	b = append(b, device[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, status)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, opnum)
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutStatsArgs encodes the LAYOUTSTATS argop: the reported range
+// and the IO counters of the data server.
+func AppendLayoutStatsArgs(b []byte, offset, length uint64, st Stateid, readCount, readBytes, writeCount, writeBytes uint64, device [16]byte, updateType uint32, updateBody []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLayoutStats)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, readCount)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, readBytes)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, writeCount)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, writeBytes)
+	b = append(b, device[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, updateType)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, updateBody)
+}
+
+// AppendReadPlusArgs encodes the READ_PLUS argop: the range to read.
+func AppendReadPlusArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, offset uint64, count uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpReadPlus)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, count)
+}
+
+// AppendReadPlusDataRes encodes a successful READ_PLUS result that
+// carries one data segment.
+func AppendReadPlusDataRes(b []byte, eof bool, offset uint64, data []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, eof)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, ContentData)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, data)
+}
+
+// AppendReadPlusHoleRes encodes a successful READ_PLUS result that
+// reports a hole.
+func AppendReadPlusHoleRes(b []byte, eof bool, offset, length uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, eof)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, ContentHole)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+}
+
+// AppendWriteSameArgs encodes the WRITE_SAME argop: the stateid, the
+// stability and the application data block to write. The block number
+// is a count4 on the wire, RFC 7862 section 15.8.
+func AppendWriteSameArgs(b []byte, st Stateid, stable uint32, offset, blockSize, blockCount, relOffBlocknum uint64, blockNum uint32, relOffPattern uint64, pattern []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpWriteSame)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, stable)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, blockSize)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, blockCount)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, relOffBlocknum)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, blockNum)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, relOffPattern)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, pattern)
+}
+
+// AppendWriteSameRes encodes a successful WRITE_SAME result: the write
+// response alone.
+func AppendWriteSameRes(b []byte, count uint64, committed uint32, verifier [8]byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, count)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, committed)
+	return append(b, verifier[:]...)
+}

internal/nfs4/ops42_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+func TestOps42Shapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{2, 'S'}
+
+	// SEEK args and res.
+	seek := AppendSeekArgs(nil, st, 8, ContentHole)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(seek[4:])
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset %d: %v", off, err)
+	}
+	if what, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || what != ContentHole {
+		t.Fatalf("what %d: %v", what, err)
+	}
+	res := AppendSeekRes(nil, true, 4096)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpSeek, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("seek res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+
+	// COPY res measures through the write response and requirements.
+	verifier := [8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
+	copyRes := AppendCopyRes(nil, st, false, 128, NfsSyncFileSync, verifier, true, true)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpCopy, ErrOK, copyRes); err != nil || n != len(copyRes) {
+		t.Fatalf("copy res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(copyRes), err)
+	}
+
+	// READ_PLUS res with one data segment.
+	rp := AppendReadPlusDataRes(nil, false, 0, []byte("data"))
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpReadPlus, ErrOK, rp); err != nil || n != len(rp) {
+		t.Fatalf("read plus res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(rp), err)
+	}
+	rph := AppendReadPlusHoleRes(nil, true, 0, 4096)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpReadPlus, ErrOK, rph); err != nil || n != len(rph) {
+		t.Fatalf("read plus hole res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(rph), err)
+	}
+
+	// WRITE_SAME args decode through the adb fields. The block number
+	// is a count4 on the wire, RFC 7862.
+	ws := AppendWriteSameArgs(nil, st, StableFileSync, 8, 512, 2, 0, 0, 0, []byte("ab"))
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(ws[4:])
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if stable, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || stable != StableFileSync {
+		t.Fatalf("stable %d: %v", stable, err)
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset %d: %v", off, err)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []uint64{512, 2, 0} {
+		if v, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || v != want {
+			t.Fatalf("adb field %d: %v", v, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if bn, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || bn != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("adb block num %d: %v", bn, err)
+	}
+	if rp, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || rp != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("adb rel off pattern %d: %v", rp, err)
+	}
+	if p, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(p) != "ab" {
+		t.Fatalf("pattern %q: %v", p, err)
+	}
+	wsr := AppendWriteSameRes(nil, 1024, NfsSyncFileSync, verifier)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpWriteSame, ErrOK, wsr); err != nil || n != len(wsr) {
+		t.Fatalf("write same res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(wsr), err)
+	}
+
+	// The small ops: allocate, io advise, offload status.
+	al := AppendAllocateArgs(nil, st, 0, 100)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(al[4:])
+	if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if l, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || l != 100 {
+		t.Fatalf("length %d: %v", l, err)
+	}
+	hints := AppendIoAdviseRes(nil, Bitmap{}.With(2))
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpIoAdvise, ErrOK, hints); err != nil || n != len(hints) {
+		t.Fatalf("io advise res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(hints), err)
+	}
+	os := AppendOffloadStatusRes(nil, 64, OffloadSuccess)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpOffloadStatus, ErrOK, os); err != nil || n != len(os) {
+		t.Fatalf("offload status res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(os), err)
+	}
+	clone := AppendCloneArgs(nil, st, st, 1, 2, 3)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(clone[4:])
+	if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	for _, want := range []uint64{1, 2, 3} {
+		if v, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || v != want {
+			t.Fatalf("clone field %d: %v", v, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOps42RemainingShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{4, 'C'}
+
+	// The remaining arg encoders: op code in front, fields in order.
+	bodies := map[string][]byte{
+		"deallocate": AppendDeallocateArgs(nil, st, 1, 2),
+		"ioadvise":   AppendIoAdviseArgs(nil, st, 1, 2, Bitmap{}.With(1)),
+		"copy":       AppendCopyArgs(nil, st, st, 1, 2, 3, true, false, nil),
+		"copynotify": AppendCopyNotifyArgs(nil, st, 3, "", NetAddr{Netid: "tcp", Uaddr: "1.2.3.4.8.1"}),
+		"cancel":     AppendOffloadCancelArgs(nil, st),
+		"status":     AppendOffloadStatusArgs(nil, st),
+		"layerr":     AppendLayoutErrorArgs(nil, 1, 2, st, layoutTestDevice, ErrBadStateid, OpRead),
+		"laystats":   AppendLayoutStatsArgs(nil, 1, 2, st, 1, 2, 3, 4, layoutTestDevice, 0, nil),
+		"readplus":   AppendReadPlusArgs(nil, st, 1, 512),
+	}
+	for _, body := range bodies {
+		d := xdr.NewDecoder(body[4:])
+		if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	cn := AppendCopyNotifyRes(nil, 90, st, []CopySourceServer{{Type: 2, Name: "dst"}})
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpCopyNotify, ErrOK, cn); err != nil || n != len(cn) {
+		t.Fatalf("copy notify res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(cn), err)
+	}
+	// A COPY result whose write response carries the callback stateid
+	// arm measures through the same shape.
+	wr := AppendCopyRes(nil, st, true, 10, NfsSyncDataSync, [8]byte{}, false, true)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpCopy, ErrOK, wr); err != nil || n != len(wr) {
+		t.Fatalf("copy res with callback measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(wr), err)
+	}
+}
+
+var layoutTestDevice = [16]byte{1, 2, 3}

internal/nfs4/pnfs.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The pNFS layout layer: the wire codecs of LAYOUTGET, LAYOUTCOMMIT,
+// LAYOUTRETURN and GETDEVICEINFO over the flexfiles layout of RFC 8435.
+// The shapes follow the XDR of RFC 8881 sections 18.43 to 18.45 and RFC
+// 8435 section 6.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// Layout types of the layouttype4 enum, the registry values of RFC 7863
+// and RFC 8435: files, objects and block volume are the NFSv4.1 core,
+// flexfiles is four, SCSI five.
+const (
+	LayoutTypeFiles     = 1
+	LayoutTypeObjects   = 2
+	LayoutTypeBlock     = 3
+	LayoutTypeFlexfiles = 4
+	LayoutTypeScsi      = 5
+)
+
+// Layout IO modes of the layoutiomode4 enum, RFC 7863.
+const (
+	IoModeRead = 1
+	IoModeRW   = 2
+	IoModeAny  = 3
+)
+
+// LAYOUTCOMMIT uses the newtime4 union for the modify time a client
+// asserts.
+type NewTime struct {
+	Set      bool
+	Seconds  int64
+	Nseconds uint32
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutGetArgs encodes the whole LAYOUTGET argop: the signal flag,
+// the layout type, the IO mode, the range, the stateid the layout hangs
+// from and the response size budget.
+func AppendLayoutGetArgs(b []byte, signalAvail bool, layoutType, iomode uint32, offset, length, minlength uint64, st Stateid, maxcount uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLayoutGet)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, signalAvail)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, layoutType)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, iomode)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, minlength)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, maxcount)
+}
+
+// A Layout4 is one segment of a granted layout: the byte range, the IO
+// mode and the type specific body.
+type Layout4 struct {
+	Offset uint64
+	Length uint64
+	IoMode uint32
+	Type   uint32
+	Body   []byte
+}
+
+// AppendLayout4 encodes one layout4.
+func AppendLayout4(b []byte, l Layout4) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, l.Offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, l.Length)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, l.IoMode)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, l.Type)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, l.Body)
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutGetRes encodes a successful LAYOUTGET result: the layout
+// stateid, the return-on-close flag and the layouts.
+func AppendLayoutGetRes(b []byte, layoutSt Stateid, returnOnClose bool, layouts []Layout4) []byte {
+	b = layoutSt.Append(b)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, returnOnClose)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(layouts)))
+	for _, l := range layouts {
+		b = AppendLayout4(b, l)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutCommitArgs encodes the LAYOUTCOMMIT argop body: the range,
+// the reclaim flag, the layout stateid, the last write offset, the modify
+// time and the layout update record.
+func AppendLayoutCommitArgs(b []byte, offset, length uint64, reclaim bool, layoutSt Stateid, lastWriteSet bool, lastWrite uint64, timeSet bool, seconds int64, nseconds uint32, updateType uint32, updateBody []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLayoutCommit)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, reclaim)
+	b = layoutSt.Append(b)
+	if lastWriteSet {
+		b = xdr.AppendBool(b, true)
+		b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, lastWrite)
+	} else {
+		b = xdr.AppendBool(b, false)
+	}
+	if timeSet {
+		b = xdr.AppendBool(b, true)
+		b = xdr.AppendInt64(b, seconds)
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, nseconds)
+	} else {
+		b = xdr.AppendBool(b, false)
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, updateType)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, updateBody)
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutCommitRes encodes a successful LAYOUTCOMMIT result: the
+// newsize4 union with the size the layout commit leaves the file at.
+func AppendLayoutCommitRes(b []byte, newSize uint64) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, true)
+	return xdr.AppendUint64(b, newSize)
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutReturnArgs encodes the LAYOUTRETURN argop of the whole file
+// system or the whole client: no layoutreturn_file4 body follows.
+func AppendLayoutReturnArgs(b []byte, reclaim bool, layoutType, iomode, returnKind uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpLayoutReturn)
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, reclaim)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, layoutType)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, iomode)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, returnKind)
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutReturnFileArgs encodes the LAYOUTRETURN argop of one file:
+// the offset, the length and the layout stateid ride after the header,
+// with the empty ffsid body of NFSv4.2.
+func AppendLayoutReturnFileArgs(b []byte, reclaim bool, layoutType, iomode uint32, offset, length uint64, st Stateid) []byte {
+	b = AppendLayoutReturnArgs(b, reclaim, layoutType, iomode, ReturnFile)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, offset)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, length)
+	b = st.Append(b)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // ffsid_info_type: the empty default
+}
+
+// AppendLayoutReturnRes encodes a successful LAYOUTRETURN result: the
+// layoutreturn_stateid4 union with the returned flag set and the stateid
+// of the layout as returned.
+func AppendLayoutReturnRes(b []byte, stateid Stateid) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendBool(b, true)
+	return stateid.Append(b)
+}
+
+// AppendGetDeviceInfoArgs encodes the GETDEVICEINFO argop: the device id,
+// the layout type, the response size budget and the notification types.
+func AppendGetDeviceInfoArgs(b []byte, deviceID [16]byte, layoutType, maxcount uint32, notifyTypes Bitmap) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpGetDeviceInfo)
+	b = append(b, deviceID[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, layoutType)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, maxcount)
+	return notifyTypes.AppendTo(b)
+}
+
+// AppendGetDeviceInfoRes encodes a successful GETDEVICEINFO result: the
+// device address of the flexfiles layout and the notification bitmap.
+func AppendGetDeviceInfoRes(b []byte, addrBody []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, LayoutTypeFlexfiles)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, addrBody)
+	return Bitmap{}.AppendTo(b)
+}
+
+// A LayoutCommitArgs is the structured form of the LAYOUTCOMMIT argop.
+type LayoutCommitArgs struct {
+	Offset       uint64
+	Length       uint64
+	Reclaim      bool
+	LayoutSt     Stateid
+	LastWriteSet bool
+	LastWrite    uint64
+	TimeSet      bool
+	Seconds      int64
+	Nseconds     uint32
+	UpdateType   uint32
+	UpdateBody   []byte
+}
+
+// Encode builds the whole LAYOUTCOMMIT argop.
+func (a LayoutCommitArgs) Encode() []byte {
+	return AppendLayoutCommitArgs(nil, a.Offset, a.Length, a.Reclaim, a.LayoutSt,
+		a.LastWriteSet, a.LastWrite, a.TimeSet, a.Seconds, a.Nseconds, a.UpdateType, a.UpdateBody)
+}
+
+// A FlexDataServer is one ff_data_server4: the device the client reads
+// and writes through, in the shape of RFC 8435 section 5.1.
+type FlexDataServer struct {
+	DeviceID   [16]byte
+	Efficiency uint32
+	Stateid    Stateid
+	// FHs carries one file handle per file handle format the data server
+	// speaks; one entry is the common case.
+	FHs   [][]byte
+	User  string
+	Group string
+}
+
+// A FlexMirror is one ff_mirror4: a list of equivalent data servers that
+// hold the same bytes.
+type FlexMirror struct {
+	DataServers []FlexDataServer
+}
+
+// AppendFlexFileLayoutBody encodes the ff_layout4: the stripe unit, the
+// mirrors with their data servers, the flags and the stats hint.
+func AppendFlexFileLayoutBody(b []byte, flags uint32, stripeUnit uint64, mirrors []FlexMirror) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, stripeUnit)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(mirrors)))
+	for _, m := range mirrors {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(m.DataServers)))
+		for _, ds := range m.DataServers {
+			b = append(b, ds.DeviceID[:]...)
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, ds.Efficiency)
+			b = ds.Stateid.Append(b)
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(ds.FHs)))
+			for _, fh := range ds.FHs {
+				b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, fh)
+			}
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, ds.User)
+			b = xdr.AppendString(b, ds.Group)
+		}
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // stats collect hint
+}
+
+// A FlexDeviceAddr is one ff_device_addr4: the net addresses of the data
+// servers and the versions they speak.
+type FlexDeviceAddr struct {
+	NetAddrs []NetAddr
+	Versions []FlexVersion
+}
+
+// A NetAddr is one netaddr4 of RFC 5661: a netid and a universal address.
+type NetAddr struct {
+	Netid string
+	Uaddr string
+}
+
+// A FlexVersion is one ff_device_versions4: an NFS version a data server
+// speaks and the transfer sizes it allows.
+type FlexVersion struct {
+	Version      uint32
+	MinorVersion uint32
+	RSize        uint32
+	WSize        uint32
+	TightlyBound bool
+}
+
+// AppendFlexDeviceAddr encodes the ff_device_addr4: the net addresses and
+// the NFS versions the data servers speak.
+func AppendFlexDeviceAddr(b []byte, d FlexDeviceAddr) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(d.NetAddrs)))
+	for _, na := range d.NetAddrs {
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, na.Netid)
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, na.Uaddr)
+	}
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(d.Versions)))
+	for _, v := range d.Versions {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, v.Version)
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, v.MinorVersion)
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, v.RSize)
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, v.WSize)
+		b = xdr.AppendBool(b, v.TightlyBound)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// DecodeFlexDeviceAddr decodes an ff_device_addr4 body.
+func DecodeFlexDeviceAddr(body []byte) (FlexDeviceAddr, error) {
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	var out FlexDeviceAddr
+	netCount, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	for range netCount {
+		netid, err := d.String()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		uaddr, err := d.String()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		out.NetAddrs = append(out.NetAddrs, NetAddr{Netid: netid, Uaddr: uaddr})
+	}
+	verCount, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return out, err
+	}
+	for range verCount {
+		v, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		minor, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		rsize, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		wsize, err := d.Uint32()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		tight, err := d.Bool()
+		if err != nil {
+			return out, err
+		}
+		out.Versions = append(out.Versions, FlexVersion{Version: v, MinorVersion: minor, RSize: rsize, WSize: wsize, TightlyBound: tight})
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}

internal/nfs4/pnfs_test.go

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+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// layoutOf decodes the single segment a test layout response carries.
+func layoutOf(t *testing.T, body []byte) (Layout4, []byte) {
+	t.Helper()
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	var st Stateid
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("layout stateid: %v", err)
+	}
+	copy(st[:], raw)
+	roc, err := d.Bool()
+	if err != nil || roc {
+		t.Fatalf("return on close: %v %v", roc, err)
+	}
+	n, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil || n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("layout count %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	var l Layout4
+	if l.Offset, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if l.Length, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if l.IoMode, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if l.Type, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if l.Body, err = d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the layout response", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	return l, st[:]
+}
+
+func flexBodyOf(t *testing.T, body []byte) (FlexDataServer, uint64) {
+	t.Helper()
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(body)
+	stripeUnit, err := d.Uint64()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	mirrors, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil || mirrors != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("mirror count %d: %v", mirrors, err)
+	}
+	servers, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil || servers != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("data server count %d: %v", servers, err)
+	}
+	var ds FlexDataServer
+	raw, rerr := d.Raw(16)
+	if rerr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("device id: %v", rerr)
+	}
+	copy(ds.DeviceID[:], raw)
+	if ds.Efficiency, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	raw, rerr = d.Raw(16)
+	if rerr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("data server stateid: %v", rerr)
+	}
+	copy(ds.Stateid[:], raw)
+	fhCount, ferr := d.Uint32()
+	if ferr != nil || fhCount != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("file handle count %d: %v", fhCount, ferr)
+	}
+	var fhBody []byte
+	if fhBody, err = d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	ds.FHs = [][]byte{fhBody}
+	if ds.User, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if ds.Group, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the flexfiles body", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	return ds, stripeUnit
+}
+
+func TestLayoutGetResBodyLen(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{1, 'L', 'A', 'Y', 1, 2, 3}
+	fh := []byte("filehandle")
+	body := AppendFlexFileLayoutBody(nil, 0, 4096, []FlexMirror{{
+		DataServers: []FlexDataServer{{DeviceID: [16]byte{9}, Stateid: st, FHs: [][]byte{fh}}},
+	}})
+	res := AppendLayoutGetRes(nil, st, false, []Layout4{{
+		Offset: 0, Length: ^uint64(0), IoMode: IoModeRW, Type: LayoutTypeFlexfiles, Body: body,
+	}})
+	n, err := resBodyLen(OpLayoutGet, ErrOK, res)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("resBodyLen: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("measured %d, body is %d", n, len(res))
+	}
+
+	l, _ := layoutOf(t, res)
+	ds, stripe := flexBodyOf(t, l.Body)
+	if l.Type != LayoutTypeFlexfiles || l.IoMode != IoModeRW || l.Offset != 0 || l.Length != ^uint64(0) {
+		t.Fatalf("segment %+v", l)
+	}
+	if stripe != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("stripe unit %d", stripe)
+	}
+	if ds.DeviceID != [16]byte{9} || len(ds.FHs) != 1 || !bytes.Equal(ds.FHs[0], fh) || ds.Stateid != st {
+		t.Fatalf("data server %+v", ds)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLayoutCommitReturnDeviceInfoResBodyLen(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{2, 'L', 'A', 'Y', 4, 5, 6}
+
+	commit := AppendLayoutCommitRes(nil, 101)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLayoutCommit, ErrOK, commit); err != nil || n != len(commit) {
+		t.Fatalf("commit res: %d %v", n, err)
+	}
+
+	ret := AppendLayoutReturnRes(nil, st)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpLayoutReturn, ErrOK, ret); err != nil || n != len(ret) {
+		t.Fatalf("return res: %d %v", n, err)
+	}
+
+	addr := AppendFlexDeviceAddr(nil, FlexDeviceAddr{
+		NetAddrs: []NetAddr{{Netid: "tcp", Uaddr: "127.0.0.1.8.1"}},
+		Versions: []FlexVersion{{Version: 4, MinorVersion: 2, RSize: 1 << 20, WSize: 1 << 20}},
+	})
+	dev := AppendGetDeviceInfoRes(nil, addr)
+	n, err := resBodyLen(OpGetDeviceInfo, ErrOK, dev)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("device info res: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n != len(dev) {
+		t.Fatalf("measured %d, body is %d", n, len(dev))
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(dev)
+	if typ, derr := d.Uint32(); derr != nil || typ != LayoutTypeFlexfiles {
+		t.Fatalf("address type %d: %v", typ, derr)
+	}
+	blob, derr := d.VarOpaque()
+	if derr != nil {
+		t.Fatal(derr)
+	}
+	got, derr := DecodeFlexDeviceAddr(blob)
+	if derr != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode device address: %v", derr)
+	}
+	if len(got.NetAddrs) != 1 || got.NetAddrs[0].Netid != "tcp" || got.NetAddrs[0].Uaddr != "127.0.0.1.8.1" {
+		t.Fatalf("net addresses %+v", got.NetAddrs)
+	}
+	if len(got.Versions) != 1 || got.Versions[0] != (FlexVersion{Version: 4, MinorVersion: 2, RSize: 1 << 20, WSize: 1 << 20}) {
+		t.Fatalf("versions %+v", got.Versions)
+	}
+	if _, derr = ReadBitmap(d); derr != nil {
+		t.Fatal(derr)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the device info response", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLayoutArgShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{7, 'L', 'A', 'Y', 8, 8, 8}
+
+	// LAYOUTGET args carry the op code and the full field set.
+	args := AppendLayoutGetArgs(nil, false, LayoutTypeFlexfiles, IoModeRW, 0, 100, 100, st, 1<<16)
+	if got := args[0:4]; !bytes.Equal(got, []byte{0, 0, 0, OpLayoutGet & 0xff}) {
+		t.Fatalf("layout get args open with % x", got)
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:])
+	if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if typ, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || typ != LayoutTypeFlexfiles {
+		t.Fatalf("type %d: %v", typ, err)
+	}
+	if mode, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || mode != IoModeRW {
+		t.Fatalf("iomode %d: %v", mode, err)
+	}
+	for range 3 {
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if mc, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || mc != 1<<16 {
+		t.Fatalf("maxcount %d: %v", mc, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the layout get args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	// The file return carries the range, the stateid and the empty ffsid
+	// body; the whole client return carries nothing after the header.
+	fileArgs := AppendLayoutReturnFileArgs(nil, false, LayoutTypeFlexfiles, IoModeRW, 10, 90, st)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(fileArgs[4:])
+	reclaim, err := d.Bool()
+	if err != nil || reclaim {
+		t.Fatalf("reclaim %v: %v", reclaim, err)
+	}
+	if typ, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || typ != LayoutTypeFlexfiles {
+		t.Fatalf("type %d: %v", typ, err)
+	}
+	if mode, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || mode != IoModeRW {
+		t.Fatalf("iomode %d: %v", mode, err)
+	}
+	if kind, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || kind != ReturnFile {
+		t.Fatalf("return kind %d: %v", kind, err)
+	}
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 10 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset %d: %v", off, err)
+	}
+	if length, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || length != 90 {
+		t.Fatalf("length %d: %v", length, err)
+	}
+	raw, err = d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if ffsid, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || ffsid != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("ffsid type %d: %v", ffsid, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the file return", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	allArgs := AppendLayoutReturnArgs(nil, true, LayoutTypeFlexfiles, IoModeRW, ReturnAll)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(allArgs[4:])
+	if reclaim, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !reclaim {
+		t.Fatalf("reclaim %v: %v", reclaim, err)
+	}
+	for range 3 {
+		if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the whole client return", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLayoutCommitArgsShape(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	st := Stateid{3, 'L', 'A', 'Y', 9, 9, 9}
+
+	full := LayoutCommitArgs{
+		Offset: 8, Length: 92, Reclaim: true, LayoutSt: st,
+		LastWriteSet: true, LastWrite: 99,
+		TimeSet: true, Seconds: 1758000000, Nseconds: 500,
+		UpdateType: 1, UpdateBody: []byte("ff"),
+	}.Encode()
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(full[4:])
+	if off, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || off != 8 {
+		t.Fatalf("offset %d: %v", off, err)
+	}
+	if length, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || length != 92 {
+		t.Fatalf("length %d: %v", length, err)
+	}
+	if reclaim, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !reclaim {
+		t.Fatalf("reclaim %v: %v", reclaim, err)
+	}
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if set, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !set {
+		t.Fatalf("last write set %v: %v", set, err)
+	}
+	if lw, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || lw != 99 {
+		t.Fatalf("last write %d: %v", lw, err)
+	}
+	if ts, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !ts {
+		t.Fatalf("time set %v: %v", ts, err)
+	}
+	if sec, err := d.Int64(); err != nil || sec != 1758000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("seconds %d: %v", sec, err)
+	}
+	if ns, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || ns != 500 {
+		t.Fatalf("nseconds %d: %v", ns, err)
+	}
+	if ut, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || ut != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("update type %d: %v", ut, err)
+	}
+	if body, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(body, []byte("ff")) {
+		t.Fatalf("update body %q: %v", body, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the commit args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	// The empty form: no last write, no time, no update body.
+	empty := LayoutCommitArgs{LayoutSt: st}.Encode()
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(empty[4:])
+	for range 2 {
+		if _, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Bool(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if set, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || set {
+		t.Fatalf("empty last write %v: %v", set, err)
+	}
+	if ts, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || ts {
+		t.Fatalf("empty time %v: %v", ts, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if body, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || len(body) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("empty update body %q: %v", body, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the empty commit args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetDeviceInfoArgsShape(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	var device [16]byte
+	copy(device[:], "0123456789abcdef")
+	args := AppendGetDeviceInfoArgs(nil, device, LayoutTypeFlexfiles, 1<<16, Bitmap{}.With(0))
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:])
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, device[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("device id % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if typ, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || typ != LayoutTypeFlexfiles {
+		t.Fatalf("type %d: %v", typ, err)
+	}
+	if mc, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || mc != 1<<16 {
+		t.Fatalf("maxcount %d: %v", mc, err)
+	}
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the device info args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOps41Shapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	// VERIFY args are a bare fattr4 with the op in front.
+	args := AppendVerifyArgs(nil, OfBits(AttrMode), Attrs{Mode: 0o644})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:])
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the verify args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	// BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION echoes the session and the direction; its
+	// result body measures to exactly 20 bytes.
+	sid := SessionID{1, 2, 3}
+	res := AppendBindConnToSessionRes(nil, sid, Cdfs4Both)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpBindConnToSession, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) || n != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("bind res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(res)
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, sid[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("session % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if dir, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || dir != Cdfs4Both {
+		t.Fatalf("dir %d: %v", dir, err)
+	}
+
+	// TEST_STATEID measures to the status array.
+	statuses := AppendTestStateidRes(nil, []uint32{ErrOK, ErrBadStateid})
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpTestStateid, ErrOK, statuses); err != nil || n != len(statuses) {
+		t.Fatalf("test stateid res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(statuses), err)
+	}
+
+	// RELEASE_LOCKOWNER and DELEGRETURN carry their shapes.
+	own := AppendReleaseLockOwnerArgs(nil, 0x99, []byte("owner"))
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(own[4:])
+	if cid, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || cid != 0x99 {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid %d: %v", cid, err)
+	}
+	if o, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(o) != "owner" {
+		t.Fatalf("owner %q: %v", o, err)
+	}
+	st := Stateid{1, 'D', 'E', 'L', 7}
+	dr := AppendDelegReturnArgs(nil, st)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(dr[4:])
+	raw, err = d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("deleg return stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	fs := AppendFreeStateidArgs(nil, st)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(fs[4:])
+	raw, err = d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, st[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("free stateid % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	bc := AppendBackchannelCtlArgs(nil, 0x40000000)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(bc[4:])
+	if p, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || p != 0x40000000 {
+		t.Fatalf("program %d: %v", p, err)
+	}
+	ts := AppendTestStateidArgs(nil, []Stateid{st, {}})
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(ts[4:])
+	if n, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || n != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("count %d: %v", n, err)
+	}
+	for range 2 {
+		raw, err = d.Raw(16)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the test stateid args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestXattrShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	// GETXATTR args carry the name alone, RFC 8276: the operation
+	// number, the length word and the twelve byte name.
+	args := AppendGetXattrArgs(nil, "user.comment")
+	if len(args) != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("getxattr args of %d bytes, want 20", len(args))
+	}
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(args[4:])
+	if name, err := d.String(); err != nil || name != "user.comment" {
+		t.Fatalf("name %q: %v", name, err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the getxattr args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	res := AppendGetXattrRes(nil, []byte("hello"))
+	n, err := resBodyLen(OpGetxattr, ErrOK, res)
+	if err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("getxattr res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+	if v, err := DecodeGetXattrRes(res); err != nil || string(v) != "hello" {
+		t.Fatalf("getxattr value %q: %v", v, err)
+	}
+	// LISTXATTR res: the cookie, the names and the eof flag.
+	list := AppendListXattrRes(nil, 7, []string{"user.a", "user.b"}, false)
+	n, err = resBodyLen(OpListxattr, ErrOK, list)
+	if err != nil || n != len(list) {
+		t.Fatalf("listxattr res measured %d of %d: %v", n, len(list), err)
+	}
+	// SETXATTR args: the mode first, then the key and the value.
+	sx := AppendSetXattrArgs(nil, SetXattrCreate, "user.a", []byte("v"))
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(sx[4:])
+	if mode, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || mode != SetXattrCreate {
+		t.Fatalf("mode %d: %v", mode, err)
+	}
+	if name, err := d.String(); err != nil || name != "user.a" {
+		t.Fatalf("set name %q: %v", name, err)
+	}
+	if v, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil || string(v) != "v" {
+		t.Fatalf("value %q: %v", v, err)
+	}
+	rx := AppendRemoveXattrArgs(nil, "user.a")
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(rx[4:])
+	if name, err := d.String(); err != nil || name != "user.a" {
+		t.Fatalf("remove name %q: %v", name, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOps41RemainingShapes(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	// The argument-less ops carry exactly the op code.
+	if got := AppendLookupp(nil); !bytes.Equal(got, []byte{0, 0, 0, OpLookupp & 0xff}) {
+		t.Fatalf("lookupp % x", got)
+	}
+	if got := AppendPutPubfh(nil); !bytes.Equal(got, []byte{0, 0, 0, OpPutPubfh & 0xff}) {
+		t.Fatalf("putpubfh % x", got)
+	}
+	// NVERIFY shares the VERIFY shape.
+	nv := AppendNverifyArgs(nil, OfBits(AttrSize), Attrs{Size: 9})
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(nv[4:])
+	if _, err := ReadBitmap(d); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the nverify args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	// BIND_CONN_TO_SESSION args: the session, the direction and the
+	// RDMA mode flag.
+	bind := AppendBindConnToSessionArgs(nil, SessionID{9}, Cdfc4Back, true)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(bind[4:])
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil || raw[0] != 9 {
+		t.Fatalf("session % x: %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if dir, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || dir != Cdfc4Back {
+		t.Fatalf("dir %d: %v", dir, err)
+	}
+	if rdma, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || !rdma {
+		t.Fatalf("rdma %v: %v", rdma, err)
+	}
+	// LISTXATTR args carry the cookie and the budget.
+	la := AppendListXattrArgs(nil, 3, 4096)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(la[4:])
+	if ck, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || ck != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("list cookie %d: %v", ck, err)
+	}
+	if mc, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || mc != 4096 {
+		t.Fatalf("list maxcount %d: %v", mc, err)
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/session.go

@@ -0,0 +1,423 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The session establishment layer of RFC 8881 sections 18.35 to 18.37 and
+// 18.46: EXCHANGE_ID names the client, CREATE_SESSION makes the session
+// with its slot table, SEQUENCE drives the slots, DESTROY_SESSION tears
+// one down.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// EXCHGID4_FLAG values, RFC 8881 section 18.35.
+const (
+	ExchgIDSuppMovedRefer   = 0x00000001
+	ExchgIDSuppMovedMigr    = 0x00000002
+	ExchgIDSuppFenceOps     = 0x00000004
+	ExchgIDBindPrincStateid = 0x00000100
+	ExchgIDUseNonPnfs       = 0x00010000
+	ExchgIDUsePnfsMds       = 0x00020000
+	ExchgIDUsePnfsDs        = 0x00040000
+	ExchgIDConfirmedR       = 0x80000000
+)
+
+// CREATE_SESSION4_FLAG values.
+const (
+	CreateSessionFlagPersist      = 0x00000001
+	CreateSessionFlagConnBackChan = 0x00000002
+	CreateSessionFlagConnRdma     = 0x00000004
+)
+
+// state protection choices of the EXCHANGE_ID unions, the
+// state_protect_how4 enumeration of RFC 8881 section 18.35. Only the
+// plain SP4_NONE is spoken by this build.
+const (
+	StateProtectNone     = 0 // SP4_NONE
+	StateProtectMachCred = 1 // SP4_MACH_CRED
+	StateProtectSSV      = 2 // SP4_SSV
+)
+
+// A SessionID is the 16 byte session identifier RFC 7863 fixes
+// (NFS4_SESSIONID_SIZE): an 8 byte server prefix followed by the 8 byte
+// client id, both chosen by the server.
+type SessionID [16]byte
+
+// ClientIDOf splits the session id into its client id half.
+func (s SessionID) ClientIDOf() uint64 {
+	return binary.BigEndian.Uint64(s[8:16])
+}
+
+// MakeSessionID builds a session id from the server prefix and the client
+// id.
+func MakeSessionID(prefix [8]byte, clientid uint64) SessionID {
+	var s SessionID
+	copy(s[:8], prefix[:])
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(s[8:], clientid)
+	return s
+}
+
+// MakeNumberedSessionID builds a session id whose server half carries a
+// per-session number, so every CREATE_SESSION mints a distinct id as
+// RFC 8881 section 18.36 requires: four prefix bytes, the number and
+// the client id.
+func MakeNumberedSessionID(prefix [4]byte, number uint32, clientid uint64) SessionID {
+	var s SessionID
+	copy(s[:4], prefix[:])
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(s[4:], number)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(s[8:], clientid)
+	return s
+}
+
+// A ChannelAttrs is the channel_attrs4 of a session: the sizes and limits
+// of one connection direction.
+type ChannelAttrs struct {
+	HeaderPad        uint32
+	MaxRequest       uint32
+	MaxResponse      uint32
+	MaxRespResourced uint32
+	MaxOperations    uint32
+	MaxRequests      uint32
+	RdmaIRDEnabled   bool
+	RdmaIRSizes      []uint32
+}
+
+// DefaultForeChannel is the fore channel this server grants: enough slots
+// for a real client, bounded to what one connection streams.
+var DefaultForeChannel = ChannelAttrs{
+	MaxRequest:       1 << 22,
+	MaxResponse:      1 << 22,
+	MaxRespResourced: 1 << 22,
+	MaxOperations:    16,
+	MaxRequests:      8,
+}
+
+// DefaultBackChannel declares the minimal back channel: one operation and
+// one request, with no channel attributes, which the client reads as
+// nothing offered.
+var DefaultBackChannel = ChannelAttrs{MaxRequest: 1 << 20, MaxResponse: 1 << 20, MaxRespResourced: 1 << 20, MaxOperations: 1, MaxRequests: 1}
+
+// ErrOpMisordered marks a SEQUENCE that arrived on a slot with a sequence
+// that is neither a retry nor the next one.
+var ErrOpMisordered = errors.New("nfs4: sequence misordered")
+
+// ExchangeIDArgs is the decoded EXCHANGE_ID4args.
+type ExchangeIDArgs struct {
+	Verifier [8]byte
+	OwnerID  []byte
+	Flags    uint32
+	Protect  uint32
+}
+
+// AppendExchangeIDArgs encodes the EXCHANGE_ID4args. The implementation id
+// array is sent empty.
+func AppendExchangeIDArgs(b []byte, verifier [8]byte, ownerID []byte, flags uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpExchangeID)
+	b = append(b, verifier[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, ownerID)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, StateProtectNone)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0) // empty eia_client_impl_id
+}
+
+// DecodeExchangeIDArgs decodes the EXCHANGE_ID4args from the decoder,
+// which is positioned after the operation number.
+func DecodeExchangeIDArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (ExchangeIDArgs, error) {
+	var a ExchangeIDArgs
+	verf, err := d.Raw(8)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	copy(a.Verifier[:], verf)
+	if a.OwnerID, err = d.VarOpaque(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Flags, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Protect, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Protect != StateProtectNone {
+		return a, ErrStateProtectNotSupp
+	}
+	// The client implementation id array is walked and ignored.
+	n, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	for range n {
+		if _, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+			return a, err
+		}
+		if _, err = d.String(); err != nil {
+			return a, err
+		}
+		if _, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+			return a, err
+		}
+		if _, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+			return a, err
+		}
+	}
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+// AppendExchangeIDRes encodes a successful EXCHANGE_ID4res: the client id,
+// the create session sequence, the flags, the plain state protection, the
+// server owner, the server scope and one implementation id entry, RFC 8881
+// section 18.35. The field order and the entry shape follow what real
+// clients decode: the minor id is a uint64 and the major id a bounded
+// opaque, the scope follows the owner, and the entries carry no dummy.
+func AppendExchangeIDRes(b []byte, clientid uint64, sequence, flags uint32, majorID []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, clientid)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, StateProtectNone)
+	// eir_server_owner: the major id stays constant across restarts so
+	// the client recognises the server.
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, 0)
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, majorID)
+	// eir_server_scope: the servers that share this one's state. The
+	// Linux client fails the exchange when the field is missing.
+	b = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, majorID)
+	// eir_server_impl_id: one entry of domain, name and the zeroed date.
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 1)
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, "sourcedock.dev")
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, "nfsd")
+	b = xdr.AppendInt64(b, 0)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+	return b
+}
+
+// AppendSessionChannel encodes a channel_attrs4.
+func AppendSessionChannel(b []byte, c ChannelAttrs) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, c.HeaderPad)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, c.MaxRequest)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, c.MaxResponse)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, c.MaxRespResourced)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, c.MaxOperations)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, c.MaxRequests)
+	if c.RdmaIRDEnabled {
+		b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(c.RdmaIRSizes)))
+		for _, v := range c.RdmaIRSizes {
+			b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, v)
+		}
+		return b
+	}
+	// ca_rdma_ird is a counted array, RFC 8881 section 18.36: an empty
+	// one counts zero. Every real client decoder rejects anything else;
+	// the Linux client answers EINVAL for a count above one.
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, 0)
+}
+
+// DecodeSessionChannel decodes a channel_attrs4 body.
+func DecodeSessionChannel(d *xdr.Decoder) (ChannelAttrs, error) {
+	var c ChannelAttrs
+	var err error
+	if c.HeaderPad, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if c.MaxRequest, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if c.MaxResponse, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if c.MaxRespResourced, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if c.MaxOperations, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	if c.MaxRequests, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	count, err := d.Uint32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	// ca_rdma_ird is a counted array: zero means no RDMA IRD support.
+	if count > 0 {
+		c.RdmaIRDEnabled = true
+		for range count {
+			v, verr := d.Uint32()
+			if verr != nil {
+				return c, verr
+			}
+			c.RdmaIRSizes = append(c.RdmaIRSizes, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// AppendCreateSessionArgs encodes the CREATE_SESSION4args.
+func AppendCreateSessionArgs(b []byte, clientid uint64, sequence, flags uint32, fore, back ChannelAttrs, cbProgram uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpCreateSession)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, clientid)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	b = AppendSessionChannel(b, fore)
+	b = AppendSessionChannel(b, back)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, cbProgram)
+}
+
+// A CreateSessionArgs is the decoded CREATE_SESSION4args.
+type CreateSessionArgs struct {
+	ClientID  uint64
+	Sequence  uint32
+	Flags     uint32
+	Fore      ChannelAttrs
+	Back      ChannelAttrs
+	CBProgram uint32
+}
+
+// DecodeCreateSessionArgs decodes the CREATE_SESSION4args from the
+// decoder, which is positioned after the operation number.
+func DecodeCreateSessionArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (CreateSessionArgs, error) {
+	var a CreateSessionArgs
+	var err error
+	if a.ClientID, err = d.Uint64(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Sequence, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Flags, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Fore, err = DecodeSessionChannel(d); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Back, err = DecodeSessionChannel(d); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.CBProgram, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+// AppendCreateSessionRes encodes a successful CREATE_SESSION4res.
+func AppendCreateSessionRes(b []byte, id SessionID, sequence, flags uint32, fore, back ChannelAttrs) []byte {
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, flags)
+	b = AppendSessionChannel(b, fore)
+	return AppendSessionChannel(b, back)
+}
+
+// AppendDestroySessionArgs appends the DESTROY_SESSION argop.
+func AppendDestroySessionArgs(b []byte, id SessionID) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpDestroySession)
+	return append(b, id[:]...)
+}
+
+// AppendSequenceArgs appends the SEQUENCE argop.
+func AppendSequenceArgs(b []byte, id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot uint32, cacheThis bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpSequence)
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, slot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, highestSlot)
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, cacheThis)
+}
+
+// A SequenceArgs is the decoded SEQUENCE4args.
+type SequenceArgs struct {
+	SessionID   SessionID
+	Sequence    uint32
+	Slot        uint32
+	HighestSlot uint32
+	CacheThis   bool
+}
+
+// DecodeSequenceArgs decodes the SEQUENCE4args from the decoder, which
+// is positioned after the operation number.
+func DecodeSequenceArgs(d *xdr.Decoder) (SequenceArgs, error) {
+	var a SequenceArgs
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	copy(a.SessionID[:], raw)
+	if a.Sequence, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.Slot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.HighestSlot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	if a.CacheThis, err = d.Bool(); err != nil {
+		return a, err
+	}
+	return a, nil
+}
+
+// NegotiateChannel clamps the requested channel attributes to the
+// server's limits, RFC 8881 section 18.36: every negotiated value is the
+// smaller of the request and the limit. A zero request carries meaning,
+// ca_maxresponsesize_cached of zero above all, so it is answered with
+// zero. Real clients reject a reply that exceeds their request.
+func NegotiateChannel(requested ChannelAttrs, limits ChannelAttrs) ChannelAttrs {
+	nv := func(requested, limit uint32) uint32 {
+		if requested > limit {
+			return limit
+		}
+		return requested
+	}
+	return ChannelAttrs{
+		MaxRequest:       nv(requested.MaxRequest, limits.MaxRequest),
+		MaxResponse:      nv(requested.MaxResponse, limits.MaxResponse),
+		MaxRespResourced: nv(requested.MaxRespResourced, limits.MaxRespResourced),
+		MaxOperations:    nv(requested.MaxOperations, limits.MaxOperations),
+		MaxRequests:      nv(requested.MaxRequests, limits.MaxRequests),
+	}
+}
+
+// AppendSequenceRes encodes the successful SEQUENCE4resok of RFC 7863:
+// the session id, the echoed identifiers and the status flags. The
+// target highest slot mirrors the highest slot this build grants; a
+// caller with its own view passes it instead.
+func AppendSequenceRes(b []byte, id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot, statusFlags uint32) []byte {
+	b = append(b, id[:]...)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, sequence)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, slot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, highestSlot)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, highestSlot) // sr_target_highest_slotid
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, statusFlags)
+}
+
+// DecodeSequenceRes decodes the successful SEQUENCE4resok.
+func DecodeSequenceRes(d *xdr.Decoder) (id SessionID, sequence, slot, highestSlot, targetHighestSlot, statusFlags uint32, err error) {
+	raw, err := d.Raw(16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	copy(id[:], raw)
+	if sequence, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if slot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if highestSlot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if targetHighestSlot, err = d.Uint32(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	statusFlags, err = d.Uint32()
+	return
+}
+
+// ErrStateProtectNotSupp marks an EXCHANGE_ID that named a state
+// protection this build does not speak.
+var ErrStateProtectNotSupp = errors.New("nfs4: state protection not supported")

internal/nfs4/session_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+func TestSessionIDShape(t *testing.T) {
+	// The session id is sixteen bytes on the wire, RFC 7863: an eight
+	// byte server prefix and the eight byte client id.
+	var prefix [8]byte
+	copy(prefix[:], []byte("nfs-srv-"))
+	id := MakeSessionID(prefix, 0xdeadbeefcafe)
+	if len(id) != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("session id of %d bytes, want 16", len(id))
+	}
+	if id.ClientIDOf() != 0xdeadbeefcafe {
+		t.Fatalf("client id half: %x", id.ClientIDOf())
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(id[:8], prefix[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("server prefix: %x", id[:8])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExchangeIDRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	var verifier [8]byte
+	copy(verifier[:], []byte("verif-1-"))
+	arg := AppendExchangeIDArgs(nil, verifier, []byte("owner-1"), ExchgIDUseNonPnfs)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpExchangeID {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	a, err := DecodeExchangeIDArgs(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if a.Verifier != verifier || string(a.OwnerID) != "owner-1" ||
+		a.Flags != ExchgIDUseNonPnfs || a.Protect != StateProtectNone {
+		t.Fatalf("args: %+v", a)
+	}
+
+	res := AppendExchangeIDRes(nil, 77, 0, ExchgIDUseNonPnfs|ExchgIDConfirmedR, []byte("major"))
+	rd := xdr.NewDecoder(res)
+	if clientid, err := rd.Uint64(); err != nil || clientid != 77 {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid: %d, %v", clientid, err)
+	}
+	if seq, err := rd.Uint32(); err != nil || seq != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("sequence: %d, %v", seq, err)
+	}
+	if flags, err := rd.Uint32(); err != nil || flags&ExchgIDConfirmedR == 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("flags: %x, %v", flags, err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpExchangeID, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreateSessionRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	arg := AppendCreateSessionArgs(nil, 0x1234, 3, CreateSessionFlagPersist,
+		DefaultForeChannel, DefaultBackChannel, 0xcafe)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpCreateSession {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	a, err := DecodeCreateSessionArgs(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if a.ClientID != 0x1234 || a.Sequence != 3 || a.Flags != CreateSessionFlagPersist ||
+		a.Fore.MaxRequest != DefaultForeChannel.MaxRequest ||
+		a.Fore.MaxRequests != DefaultForeChannel.MaxRequests ||
+		a.Back.MaxRequest != DefaultBackChannel.MaxRequest ||
+		a.CBProgram != 0xcafe {
+		t.Fatalf("args: %+v", a)
+	}
+
+	id := MakeSessionID([8]byte{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}, 0x1234)
+	res := AppendCreateSessionRes(nil, id, 3, 0, DefaultForeChannel, DefaultBackChannel)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpCreateSession, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSequenceAndDestroyWire(t *testing.T) {
+	id := MakeSessionID([8]byte{9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9}, 42)
+	arg := AppendSequenceArgs(nil, id, 5, 1, 7, true)
+	a, err := DecodeSequenceArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(arg[4:]))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if a.SessionID != id || a.Sequence != 5 || a.Slot != 1 ||
+		a.HighestSlot != 7 || !a.CacheThis {
+		t.Fatalf("args: %+v", a)
+	}
+	// The result carries exactly the five words after the session id
+	// that RFC 7863 fixes: sequence, slot, highest, target, flags.
+	res := AppendSequenceRes(nil, id, 5, 1, 7, 0)
+	if len(res) != 36 {
+		t.Fatalf("sequence result of %d bytes, want 36", len(res))
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpSequence, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != 36 {
+		t.Fatalf("sequence measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+	flags, err := xdr.NewDecoder(res[32:]).Uint32()
+	if err != nil || flags != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("sr_status_flags: %d, %v", flags, err)
+	}
+	sid, seq, slot, high, target, statusFlags, err := DecodeSequenceRes(xdr.NewDecoder(res))
+	if err != nil || sid != id || seq != 5 || slot != 1 || high != 7 ||
+		target != 7 || statusFlags != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("decode res: %d %d %d %d %d %d, %v", seq, slot, high, target, statusFlags, 0, err)
+	}
+
+	destroy := AppendDestroySessionArgs(nil, id)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(destroy)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpDestroySession {
+		t.Fatalf("destroy op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, id[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("destroy id: %x, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExchangeIDImplArray(t *testing.T) {
+	// One implementation entry walks exactly its three fields: domain,
+	// name and the date, the shape RFC 7863 fixes. A trailing dummy
+	// word stays in the stream and is the next operation's business.
+	var blob []byte
+	blob = append(blob, make([]byte, 8)...)        // verifier
+	blob = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(blob, []byte("id")) // owner
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, 0)               // flags
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, StateProtectNone)
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, 1) // one impl entry
+	blob = xdr.AppendString(blob, "example.org")
+	blob = xdr.AppendString(blob, "probe")
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint64(blob, 0) // date seconds
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, 0) // date nanoseconds
+
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(blob)
+	a, err := DecodeExchangeIDArgs(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if string(a.OwnerID) != "id" || d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("owner %q, %d bytes left", a.OwnerID, d.Remaining())
+	}
+
+	// The word some clients append behind the entry is not consumed by
+	// this decoder; the compound walk sees it as the next argop.
+	withExtra := append(append([]byte{}, blob...), 0, 0, 0, 0)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(withExtra)
+	if _, err := DecodeExchangeIDArgs(d); err != nil || d.Remaining() != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("decode with extra: %v, %d bytes left", err, d.Remaining())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDecodeSessionChannelIrd(t *testing.T) {
+	// A channel with the RDMA sizes present walks them all.
+	var body []byte
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 0)     // header pad
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1<<20) // max request
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1<<20) // max response
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1<<20) // resourced
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 4)     // max operations
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 2)     // max requests
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 2)     // two rdma ird sizes
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 1)
+	body = xdr.AppendUint32(body, 4)
+
+	c, err := DecodeSessionChannel(xdr.NewDecoder(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !c.RdmaIRDEnabled || len(c.RdmaIRSizes) != 2 || c.RdmaIRSizes[1] != 4 ||
+		c.MaxRequests != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("channel: %+v", c)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestExchangeIDStateProtectReject(t *testing.T) {
+	// A state protection other than the plain none is refused with a
+	// dedicated error, because this build does not speak RPCSEC_GSS
+	// state protection yet.
+	var blob []byte
+	blob = append(blob, make([]byte, 8)...)
+	blob = xdr.AppendVarOpaque(blob, []byte("id"))
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, 0)
+	blob = xdr.AppendUint32(blob, StateProtectMachCred)
+	if _, err := DecodeExchangeIDArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(blob)); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("an unsupported state protection decoded")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenCloseWire(t *testing.T) {
+	arg := AppendOpenArgs(nil, 0xfeed, []byte("owner"), ShareAccessBoth, uint32(0),
+		true, 0o640, "file.txt")
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpOpen {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	a, err := DecodeOpenArgs(d)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("decode: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !a.Create || a.Access != ShareAccessBoth || a.Deny != uint32(0) ||
+		a.ClientID != 0xfeed || string(a.Owner) != "owner" || a.Perm != 0o640 ||
+		a.Name != "file.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("open args: %+v", a)
+	}
+
+	// NOCREATE: the create switch is absent.
+	arg = AppendOpenArgs(nil, 1, []byte("o"), ShareAccessRead, 0, false, 0, "there.txt")
+	a, err = DecodeOpenArgs(xdr.NewDecoder(arg[4:]))
+	if err != nil || a.Create || a.Name != "there.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("nocreate args: %+v, %v", a, err)
+	}
+
+	res := AppendOpenRes(nil, AllZero)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpOpen, ErrOK, res); err != nil || n != len(res) {
+		t.Fatalf("open measure: %d of %d, %v", n, len(res), err)
+	}
+
+	closeArg := AppendCloseArgs(nil, AllZero)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(closeArg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpClose {
+		t.Fatalf("close op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if seqid, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || seqid != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("close seqid: %d, %v", seqid, err)
+	}
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, AllZero[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("close stateid: %x, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	closeRes := AppendCloseRes(nil, AllZero)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpClose, ErrOK, closeRes); err != nil || n != 16 {
+		t.Fatalf("close measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOpenDowngradeDestroyReclaimWire(t *testing.T) {
+	// OPEN_DOWNGRADE args: seqid, stateid, access, deny.
+	arg := AppendOpenDowngradeArgs(nil, AllZero, ShareAccessRead, 0)
+	d := xdr.NewDecoder(arg)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpOpenDowngrade {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if seqid, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || seqid != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("seqid: %d, %v", seqid, err)
+	}
+	if raw, err := d.Raw(16); err != nil || !bytes.Equal(raw, AllZero[:]) {
+		t.Fatalf("stateid: %x, %v", raw, err)
+	}
+	if access, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || access != ShareAccessRead {
+		t.Fatalf("access: %v", err)
+	}
+	if deny, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || deny != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("deny: %v", err)
+	}
+	dgRes := AppendOpenDowngradeRes(nil)
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpOpenDowngrade, ErrOK, dgRes); err != nil || n != 20 {
+		t.Fatalf("downgrade measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+
+	// DESTROY_CLIENTID args and its empty result body.
+	dc := AppendDestroyClientIDArgs(nil, 0x1234)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(dc)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpDestroyClientID {
+		t.Fatalf("destroy op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if cid, err := d.Uint64(); err != nil || cid != 0x1234 {
+		t.Fatalf("clientid: %v", err)
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpDestroyClientID, ErrOK, nil); err != nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("destroy measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+
+	// RECLAIM_COMPLETE args: the one client flag alone, RFC 7863.
+	rc := AppendReclaimCompleteArgs(nil, false)
+	d = xdr.NewDecoder(rc)
+	if op, err := d.Uint32(); err != nil || op != OpReclaimComplete {
+		t.Fatalf("op: %d, %v", op, err)
+	}
+	if one, err := d.Bool(); err != nil || one {
+		t.Fatalf("one_client: %v", err)
+	}
+	if d.Remaining() != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("%d bytes left in the reclaim args", d.Remaining())
+	}
+	if n, err := resBodyLen(OpReclaimComplete, ErrOK, nil); err != nil || n != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("reclaim measure: %d, %v", n, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAppendOpenResDelegLength(t *testing.T) {
+	// The write delegation carries the space limit union and the
+	// permissions ace on top of the read form, RFC 7863: the whole
+	// successful OPEN result measures 96 bytes with one.
+	var st Stateid
+	st[0] = 1
+	res := AppendOpenResDeleg(nil, st, OpenDelegWrite, st)
+	if len(res) != 96 {
+		t.Fatalf("res %d bytes, want 96", len(res))
+	}
+	// The read form ends after the ace: 84 bytes.
+	res = AppendOpenResDeleg(nil, st, OpenDelegRead, st)
+	if len(res) != 84 {
+		t.Fatalf("read res %d bytes, want 84", len(res))
+	}
+	if _, _, _, err := DecodeOpenResDeleg(res); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read round trip: %v", err)
+	}
+}

internal/nfs4/testdata/fuzz/FuzzDecodeCompound/25b1c9b3ff8ec170

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+go test fuzz v1
+[]byte("0000\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x000\x00\x00\x00)\x00\x00\x00\x00")

internal/nfs4/xattr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Petr Balvín <opensource@petrbalvin.org> (https://petrbalvin.org)
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+// The extended attribute operations of RFC 8276: four narrow operations
+// over named opaque values.
+
+package nfs4
+
+import (
+	"sourcedock.dev/petrbalvin/nfs/internal/xdr"
+)
+
+// SETXATTR modes of the setxattr4mode4 enum.
+const (
+	SetXattrUnchecked = 0
+	SetXattrCreate    = 1
+	SetXattrReplace   = 2
+)
+
+// AppendGetXattrArgs appends the GETXATTR argop: the name alone, the
+// whole argument RFC 8276 defines.
+func AppendGetXattrArgs(b []byte, name string) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpGetxattr)
+	return xdr.AppendString(b, name)
+}
+
+// AppendGetXattrRes appends a successful GETXATTR result: the value as
+// one opaque.
+func AppendGetXattrRes(b []byte, value []byte) []byte {
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, value)
+}
+
+// DecodeGetXattrRes decodes a successful GETXATTR result.
+func DecodeGetXattrRes(body []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	return xdr.NewDecoder(body).VarOpaque()
+}
+
+// AppendSetXattrArgs appends the SETXATTR argop: the create mode, the
+// name and the value.
+func AppendSetXattrArgs(b []byte, mode uint32, name string, value []byte) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpSetxattr)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, mode)
+	b = xdr.AppendString(b, name)
+	return xdr.AppendVarOpaque(b, value)
+}
+
+// AppendListXattrArgs appends the LISTXATTR argop: the cookie the last
+// reply returned and the response size budget.
+func AppendListXattrArgs(b []byte, cookie uint64, maxcount uint32) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpListxattr)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, cookie)
+	return xdr.AppendUint32(b, maxcount)
+}
+
+// AppendListXattrRes appends a successful LISTXATTR result: the cookie
+// of the last name, the names and the end of list flag.
+func AppendListXattrRes(b []byte, cookie uint64, names []string, eof bool) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint64(b, cookie)
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, uint32(len(names)))
+	for _, n := range names {
+		b = xdr.AppendString(b, n)
+	}
+	return xdr.AppendBool(b, eof)
+}
+
+// AppendRemoveXattrArgs appends the REMOVEXATTR argop: the name.
+func AppendRemoveXattrArgs(b []byte, name string) []byte {
+	b = xdr.AppendUint32(b, OpRemovexattr)
+	return xdr.AppendString(b, name)
+}