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package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"syscall"
)

/*
func main() {
    go listenForBlockEvents()

    // Simulate other work
    select {}
}
*/

func listenForBlockEvents() {
	// Open netlink socket
	fd, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_NETLINK, syscall.SOCK_RAW, syscall.NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to open netlink socket: %v", err)
	}
	defer syscall.Close(fd)

	sa := &syscall.SockaddrNetlink{
		Family: syscall.AF_NETLINK,
		Groups: 1, // receive broadcast group 1 (KOBJ events)
	}

	if err := syscall.Bind(fd, sa); err != nil {
		log.Fatalf("Failed to bind netlink socket: %v", err)
	}

	buf := make([]byte, syscall.Getpagesize())

	for {
		n, _, err := syscall.Recvfrom(fd, buf, 0)
		if err != nil {
			log.Printf("Recvfrom error: %v", err)
			continue
		}

		msg := parseUevent(buf[:n])
		if msg["SUBSYSTEM"] == "block" && msg["ACTION"] == "add" {
			fmt.Printf("New block device added: %s\n", msg["DEVNAME"])
		}
	}
}

// parseUevent parses the raw uevent buffer into a map
func parseUevent(buf []byte) map[string]string {
	msg := make(map[string]string)
	parts := bytesToStrings(buf)
	for _, part := range parts {
		kv := splitKV(part)
		if len(kv) == 2 {
			msg[kv[0]] = kv[1]
		}
	}
	return msg
}

func bytesToStrings(buf []byte) []string {
	var parts []string
	start := 0
	for i := 0; i < len(buf); i++ {
		if buf[i] == 0 {
			if i > start {
				parts = append(parts, string(buf[start:i]))
			}
			start = i + 1
		}
	}
	return parts
}

func splitKV(s string) []string {
	if i := indexByte(s, '='); i >= 0 {
		return []string{s[:i], s[i+1:]}
	}
	return []string{s}
}

func indexByte(s string, b byte) int {
	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
		if s[i] == b {
			return i
		}
	}
	return -1
}