conflict_resolver.go

// Copyright 2016 Keybase Inc. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package libkbfs

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
	sysPath "path"
	"runtime/debug"
	"sort"
	"strings"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/data"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/idutil"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/kbfsblock"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/kbfscrypto"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/kbfsmd"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/kbfssync"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/kbfs/libcontext"
	"github.com/keybase/client/go/protocol/keybase1"
	"github.com/keybase/go-codec/codec"
	"github.com/pkg/errors"
	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/storage"
	"golang.org/x/net/context"
)

// CtxCRTagKey is the type used for unique context tags related to
// conflict resolution
type CtxCRTagKey int

type failModeForTesting int

const (
	// CtxCRIDKey is the type of the tag for unique operation IDs
	// related to conflict resolution
	CtxCRIDKey CtxCRTagKey = iota

	// If the number of outstanding unmerged revisions that need to be
	// resolved together is greater than this number, then block
	// unmerged writes to make sure we don't get *too* unmerged.
	// TODO: throttle unmerged writes before resorting to complete
	// blockage.
	crMaxRevsThresholdDefault = 500

	// How long we're allowed to block writes for if we exceed the max
	// revisions threshold.
	crMaxWriteLockTime = 10 * time.Second

	// Where in config.StorageRoot() we store information about failed conflict
	// resolutions.
	conflictResolverRecordsDir           = "kbfs_conflicts"
	conflictResolverRecordsVersionString = "v1"
	conflictResolverRecordsDB            = "kbfsConflicts.leveldb"

	// If we have failed at CR 10 times, probably it's never going to work and
	// we should give up.
	maxConflictResolutionAttempts = 10

	alwaysFailCR failModeForTesting = iota
	doNotAlwaysFailCR
)

// ErrTooManyCRAttempts is an error that indicates that CR has failed
// too many times, and it being stopped.
var ErrTooManyCRAttempts = errors.New(
	"too many attempts at conflict resolution on this TLF")

// ErrCRFailForTesting indicates that CR is disabled for a test.
var ErrCRFailForTesting = errors.New(
	"conflict resolution failed because test requested it")

// CtxCROpID is the display name for the unique operation
// conflict resolution ID tag.
const CtxCROpID = "CRID"

type conflictInput struct {
	unmerged kbfsmd.Revision
	merged   kbfsmd.Revision
}

var errNoCRDB = errors.New("could not record CR attempt because no DB is open")

// ConflictResolver is responsible for resolving conflicts in the
// background.
type ConflictResolver struct {
	config           Config
	fbo              *folderBranchOps
	prepper          folderUpdatePrepper
	log              traceLogger
	deferLog         traceLogger
	maxRevsThreshold int

	inputChanLock sync.RWMutex
	inputChan     chan conflictInput

	// resolveGroup tracks the outstanding resolves.
	resolveGroup kbfssync.RepeatedWaitGroup

	inputLock     sync.Mutex
	currInput     conflictInput
	currCancel    context.CancelFunc
	lockNextTime  bool
	canceledCount int

	failModeLock       sync.RWMutex
	failModeForTesting failModeForTesting
}

// NewConflictResolver constructs a new ConflictResolver (and launches
// any necessary background goroutines).
func NewConflictResolver(
	config Config, fbo *folderBranchOps) *ConflictResolver {
	// make a logger with an appropriate module name
	branchSuffix := ""
	if fbo.branch() != data.MasterBranch {
		branchSuffix = " " + string(fbo.branch())
	}
	tlfStringFull := fbo.id().String()
	log := config.MakeLogger(
		fmt.Sprintf("CR %s%s", tlfStringFull[:8], branchSuffix))

	cr := &ConflictResolver{
		config: config,
		fbo:    fbo,
		prepper: folderUpdatePrepper{
			config:       config,
			folderBranch: fbo.folderBranch,
			blocks:       &fbo.blocks,
			log:          log,
			vlog:         config.MakeVLogger(log),
		},
		log:              traceLogger{log},
		deferLog:         traceLogger{log.CloneWithAddedDepth(1)},
		maxRevsThreshold: crMaxRevsThresholdDefault,
		currInput: conflictInput{
			unmerged: kbfsmd.RevisionUninitialized,
			merged:   kbfsmd.RevisionUninitialized,
		},
	}

	if fbo.bType == standard && config.Mode().ConflictResolutionEnabled() {
		cr.startProcessing(libcontext.BackgroundContextWithCancellationDelayer())
	}
	return cr
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) startProcessing(baseCtx context.Context) {
	cr.inputChanLock.Lock()
	defer cr.inputChanLock.Unlock()

	if cr.inputChan != nil {
		return
	}
	cr.inputChan = make(chan conflictInput)
	go cr.processInput(baseCtx, cr.inputChan)
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) stopProcessing() {
	cr.inputChanLock.Lock()
	defer cr.inputChanLock.Unlock()

	if cr.inputChan == nil {
		return
	}
	close(cr.inputChan)
	cr.inputChan = nil
}

// cancelExistingLocked must be called while holding cr.inputLock.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) cancelExistingLocked(ci conflictInput) bool {
	// The input is only interesting if one of the revisions is
	// greater than what we've looked at to date.
	if ci.unmerged <= cr.currInput.unmerged &&
		ci.merged <= cr.currInput.merged {
		return false
	}
	if cr.currCancel != nil {
		cr.currCancel()
	}
	return true
}

// ForceCancel cancels any currently-running CR, regardless of what
// its inputs were.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) ForceCancel() {
	cr.inputLock.Lock()
	defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
	if cr.currCancel != nil {
		cr.currCancel()
	}
}

// processInput processes conflict resolution jobs from the given
// channel until it is closed. This function uses a parameter for the
// channel instead of accessing cr.inputChan directly so that it
// doesn't have to hold inputChanLock.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) processInput(baseCtx context.Context,
	inputChan <-chan conflictInput) {

	// Start off with a closed prevCRDone, so that the first CR call
	// doesn't have to wait.
	prevCRDone := make(chan struct{})
	close(prevCRDone)
	defer func() {
		cr.inputLock.Lock()
		defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
		if cr.currCancel != nil {
			cr.currCancel()
		}
		_ = libcontext.CleanupCancellationDelayer(baseCtx)
	}()
	for ci := range inputChan {
		ctx := CtxWithRandomIDReplayable(baseCtx, CtxCRIDKey, CtxCROpID, cr.log)

		valid := func() bool {
			cr.inputLock.Lock()
			defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
			valid := cr.cancelExistingLocked(ci)
			if !valid {
				return false
			}
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "New conflict input %v following old "+
				"input %v", ci, cr.currInput)
			cr.currInput = ci
			ctx, cr.currCancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
			return true
		}()
		if !valid {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Ignoring uninteresting input: %v", ci)
			cr.resolveGroup.Done()
			continue
		}

		waitChan := prevCRDone
		prevCRDone = make(chan struct{}) // closed when doResolve finishes
		go func(ci conflictInput, done chan<- struct{}) {
			defer cr.resolveGroup.Done()
			defer close(done)
			// Wait for the previous CR without blocking any
			// Resolve callers, as that could result in deadlock
			// (KBFS-1001).
			select {
			case <-waitChan:
			case <-ctx.Done():
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Resolution canceled before starting")
				// The next attempt will still need to wait on the old
				// one, in case it hasn't finished yet.  So wait for
				// it here, before we close our own `done` channel.
				<-waitChan
				return
			}
			cr.doResolve(ctx, ci)
		}(ci, prevCRDone)
	}
}

// Resolve takes the latest known unmerged and merged revision
// numbers, and kicks off the resolution process.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) Resolve(ctx context.Context,
	unmerged kbfsmd.Revision, merged kbfsmd.Revision) {
	cr.inputChanLock.RLock()
	defer cr.inputChanLock.RUnlock()

	// CR can end up trying to cancel itself via the SyncAll call, so
	// prevent that from happening.
	if crOpID := ctx.Value(CtxCRIDKey); crOpID != nil {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Ignoring self-resolve during CR")
		return
	}

	if cr.inputChan == nil {
		return
	}

	// Call Add before cancelling existing CR in order to prevent the
	// resolveGroup from becoming briefly empty and allowing things waiting
	// on it to believe that CR has finished.
	cr.resolveGroup.Add(1)

	ci := conflictInput{unmerged, merged}
	func() {
		cr.inputLock.Lock()
		defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
		// Cancel any running CR before we return, so the caller can be
		// confident any ongoing CR superseded by this new input will be
		// canceled before it releases any locks it holds.
		//
		// TODO: return early if this returns false, and log something
		// using a newly-pass-in context.
		_ = cr.cancelExistingLocked(ci)
	}()

	cr.inputChan <- ci
}

// Wait blocks until the current set of submitted resolutions are
// complete (though not necessarily successful), or until the given
// context is canceled.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) Wait(ctx context.Context) error {
	return cr.resolveGroup.Wait(ctx)
}

// Shutdown cancels any ongoing resolutions and stops any background
// goroutines.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) Shutdown() {
	cr.stopProcessing()
}

// Pause cancels any ongoing resolutions and prevents any new ones from
// starting.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) Pause() {
	cr.stopProcessing()
}

// Restart re-enables conflict resolution, with a base context for CR
// operations.  baseCtx must have a cancellation delayer.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) Restart(baseCtx context.Context) {
	cr.startProcessing(baseCtx)
}

// BeginNewBranch resets any internal state to be ready to accept
// resolutions from a new branch.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) BeginNewBranch() {
	cr.inputLock.Lock()
	defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
	// Reset the curr input so we don't ignore a future CR
	// request that uses the same revision number (i.e.,
	// because the previous CR failed to flush due to a
	// conflict).
	cr.currInput = conflictInput{}
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) checkDone(ctx context.Context) error {
	select {
	case <-ctx.Done():
		return ctx.Err()
	default:
		return nil
	}
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) getMDs(
	ctx context.Context, lState *kbfssync.LockState,
	writerLocked bool) (unmerged []ImmutableRootMetadata,
	merged []ImmutableRootMetadata, err error) {
	// First get all outstanding unmerged MDs for this device.
	var branchPoint kbfsmd.Revision
	if writerLocked {
		branchPoint, unmerged, err =
			cr.fbo.getUnmergedMDUpdatesLocked(ctx, lState)
	} else {
		branchPoint, unmerged, err =
			cr.fbo.getUnmergedMDUpdates(ctx, lState)
	}
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	for i, md := range unmerged {
		newMd, err := reembedBlockChangesIntoCopyIfNeeded(
			ctx, cr.config.Codec(), cr.config.BlockCache(),
			cr.config.BlockOps(), cr.config.Mode(), md, cr.log)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, err
		}
		unmerged[i] = newMd
	}

	if len(unmerged) > 0 && unmerged[0].BID() == kbfsmd.PendingLocalSquashBranchID {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Squashing local branch")
		return unmerged, nil, nil
	}

	// Now get all the merged MDs, starting from after the branch
	// point.  We fetch the branch point (if possible) to make sure
	// it's the right predecessor of the unmerged branch.  TODO: stop
	// fetching the branch point and remove the successor check below
	// once we fix KBFS-1664.
	fetchFrom := branchPoint + 1
	if branchPoint >= kbfsmd.RevisionInitial {
		fetchFrom = branchPoint
	}
	merged, err = getMergedMDUpdates(
		ctx, cr.fbo.config, cr.fbo.id(), fetchFrom, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	if len(unmerged) > 0 {
		err := merged[0].CheckValidSuccessor(
			merged[0].mdID, unmerged[0].ReadOnly())
		if err != nil {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Branch point (rev=%d, mdID=%s) is not a "+
				"valid successor for unmerged rev %d (mdID=%s, bid=%s)",
				merged[0].Revision(), merged[0].mdID, unmerged[0].Revision(),
				unmerged[0].mdID, unmerged[0].BID())
			return nil, nil, err
		}
	}

	// Remove branch point.
	if len(merged) > 0 && fetchFrom == branchPoint {
		merged = merged[1:]
	}

	return unmerged, merged, nil
}

// updateCurrInput assumes that both unmerged and merged are
// non-empty.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) updateCurrInput(ctx context.Context,
	unmerged, merged []ImmutableRootMetadata) (err error) {
	cr.inputLock.Lock()
	defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
	// check done while holding the lock, so we know for sure if
	// we've already been canceled and replaced by a new input.
	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	prevInput := cr.currInput
	defer func() {
		// reset the currInput if we get an error below
		if err != nil {
			cr.currInput = prevInput
		}
	}()

	rev := unmerged[len(unmerged)-1].bareMd.RevisionNumber()
	if rev < cr.currInput.unmerged {
		return fmt.Errorf("Unmerged revision %d is lower than the "+
			"expected unmerged revision %d", rev, cr.currInput.unmerged)
	}
	cr.currInput.unmerged = rev

	if len(merged) > 0 {
		rev = merged[len(merged)-1].bareMd.RevisionNumber()
		if rev < cr.currInput.merged {
			return fmt.Errorf("Merged revision %d is lower than the "+
				"expected merged revision %d", rev, cr.currInput.merged)
		}
	} else {
		rev = kbfsmd.RevisionUninitialized
	}
	cr.currInput.merged = rev

	// Take the lock right away next time if either there are lots of
	// unmerged revisions, or this is a local squash and we won't
	// block for very long.
	//
	// TODO: if there are a lot of merged revisions, and they keep
	// coming, we might consider doing a "partial" resolution, writing
	// the result back to the unmerged branch (basically "rebasing"
	// it).  See KBFS-1896.
	if (len(unmerged) > cr.maxRevsThreshold) ||
		(len(unmerged) > 0 && unmerged[0].BID() == kbfsmd.PendingLocalSquashBranchID) {
		cr.lockNextTime = true
	}
	return nil
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) makeChains(ctx context.Context,
	unmerged, merged []ImmutableRootMetadata) (
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains, err error) {
	unmergedChains, err = newCRChainsForIRMDs(
		ctx, cr.config.Codec(), cr.config, unmerged, &cr.fbo.blocks, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// Make sure we don't try to unref any blocks that have already
	// been GC'd in the merged branch.
	for _, md := range merged {
		for _, op := range md.data.Changes.Ops {
			_, isGCOp := op.(*GCOp)
			if !isGCOp {
				continue
			}
			for _, ptr := range op.Unrefs() {
				unmergedChains.doNotUnrefPointers[ptr] = true
			}
		}
	}

	// If there are no new merged changes, don't make any merged
	// chains.
	if len(merged) == 0 {
		return unmergedChains, newCRChainsEmpty(nil), nil
	}

	mergedChains, err = newCRChainsForIRMDs(
		ctx, cr.config.Codec(), cr.config, merged, &cr.fbo.blocks, true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// Make the chain summaries.  Identify using the unmerged chains,
	// since those are most likely to be able to identify a node in
	// the cache.
	unmergedSummary := unmergedChains.summary(unmergedChains, cr.fbo.nodeCache)
	mergedSummary := mergedChains.summary(unmergedChains, cr.fbo.nodeCache)

	// Ignore CR summaries for pending local squashes.
	if len(unmerged) == 0 || unmerged[0].BID() != kbfsmd.PendingLocalSquashBranchID {
		cr.fbo.status.setCRSummary(unmergedSummary, mergedSummary)
	}
	return unmergedChains, mergedChains, nil
}

// A helper class that implements sort.Interface to sort paths by
// descending path length.
type crSortedPaths []data.Path

// Len implements sort.Interface for crSortedPaths
func (sp crSortedPaths) Len() int {
	return len(sp)
}

// Less implements sort.Interface for crSortedPaths
func (sp crSortedPaths) Less(i, j int) bool {
	return len(sp[i].Path) > len(sp[j].Path)
}

// Swap implements sort.Interface for crSortedPaths
func (sp crSortedPaths) Swap(i, j int) {
	sp[j], sp[i] = sp[i], sp[j]
}

func createdFileWithConflictingWrite(unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	unmergedOriginal, mergedOriginal data.BlockPointer) bool {
	mergedChain := mergedChains.byOriginal[mergedOriginal]
	unmergedChain := unmergedChains.byOriginal[unmergedOriginal]
	if mergedChain == nil || unmergedChain == nil {
		return false
	}

	unmergedWriteRange := unmergedChain.getCollapsedWriteRange()
	mergedWriteRange := mergedChain.getCollapsedWriteRange()
	// Are they exactly equivalent?
	if writeRangesEquivalent(unmergedWriteRange, mergedWriteRange) {
		unmergedChain.removeSyncOps()
		return false
	}

	// If the unmerged one is just a truncate, we can safely ignore
	// the unmerged chain.
	if len(unmergedWriteRange) == 1 && unmergedWriteRange[0].isTruncate() &&
		unmergedWriteRange[0].Off == 0 {
		unmergedChain.removeSyncOps()
		return false
	}

	// If the merged one is just a truncate, we can safely ignore
	// the merged chain.
	if len(mergedWriteRange) == 1 && mergedWriteRange[0].isTruncate() &&
		mergedWriteRange[0].Off == 0 {
		mergedChain.removeSyncOps()
		return false
	}

	return true
}

// createdFileWithNonzeroSizes checks two possibly-conflicting
// createOps and returns true if the corresponding file has non-zero
// directory entry sizes in both the unmerged and merged branch.  We
// need to check this sometimes, because a call to
// `createdFileWithConflictingWrite` might not have access to syncOps
// that have been resolved away in a previous iteration.  See
// KBFS-2825 for details.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) createdFileWithNonzeroSizes(
	ctx context.Context, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	unmergedChain *crChain, mergedChain *crChain,
	unmergedCop, mergedCop *createOp) (bool, error) {
	lState := makeFBOLockState()
	// The pointers on the ops' final paths aren't necessarily filled
	// in, so construct our own partial paths using the chain
	// pointers, which are enough to satisfy `GetEntry`.
	mergedPath := data.Path{
		FolderBranch: mergedCop.getFinalPath().FolderBranch,
		Path: []data.PathNode{
			{BlockPointer: mergedChain.mostRecent,
				Name: data.NewPathPartString("", nil)},
			{BlockPointer: data.ZeroPtr, Name: mergedCop.obfuscatedNewName()},
		},
	}
	kmd := mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo
	mergedEntry, err := cr.fbo.blocks.GetEntry(ctx, lState, kmd, mergedPath)
	if _, noExists := errors.Cause(err).(idutil.NoSuchNameError); noExists {
		return false, nil
	} else if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}

	kmd = unmergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo
	unmergedPath := data.Path{
		FolderBranch: mergedCop.getFinalPath().FolderBranch,
		Path: []data.PathNode{
			{BlockPointer: unmergedChain.mostRecent,
				Name: data.NewPathPartString("", nil)},
			{BlockPointer: data.ZeroPtr, Name: mergedCop.obfuscatedNewName()},
		},
	}
	unmergedEntry, err := cr.fbo.blocks.GetEntry(ctx, lState, kmd, unmergedPath)
	if _, noExists := errors.Cause(err).(idutil.NoSuchNameError); noExists {
		return false, nil
	} else if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}

	if mergedEntry.Size > 0 && unmergedEntry.Size > 0 {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx,
			"Not merging files named %s with non-zero sizes "+
				"(merged=%d unmerged=%d)",
			unmergedCop.NewName, mergedEntry.Size, unmergedEntry.Size)
		return true, nil
	}
	return false, nil
}

// checkPathForMerge checks whether the given unmerged chain and path
// contains any newly-created subdirectories that were created
// simultaneously in the merged branch as well.  If so, it recursively
// checks that directory as well.  It returns a slice of any new
// unmerged paths that need to be checked for conflicts later in
// conflict resolution, for all subdirectories of the given path.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) checkPathForMerge(ctx context.Context,
	unmergedChain *crChain, unmergedPath data.Path,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains) ([]data.Path, error) {
	mergedChain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[unmergedChain.original]
	if !ok {
		// No corresponding merged chain means we don't have to merge
		// any directories.
		return nil, nil
	}

	// Find instances of the same directory being created in both
	// branches.  Only merge completely new directories -- anything
	// involving a rename will result in a conflict for now.
	//
	// TODO: have a better merge strategy for renamed directories!
	mergedCreates := make(map[string]*createOp)
	for _, op := range mergedChain.ops {
		cop, ok := op.(*createOp)
		if !ok || len(cop.Refs()) == 0 || cop.renamed {
			continue
		}
		mergedCreates[cop.NewName] = cop
	}

	if len(mergedCreates) == 0 {
		return nil, nil
	}

	var newUnmergedPaths []data.Path
	toDrop := make(map[int]bool)
	for i, op := range unmergedChain.ops {
		cop, ok := op.(*createOp)
		if !ok || len(cop.Refs()) == 0 || cop.renamed {
			continue
		}

		// Is there a corresponding merged create with the same type?
		mergedCop, ok := mergedCreates[cop.NewName]
		if !ok || mergedCop.Type != cop.Type {
			continue
		}
		unmergedOriginal := cop.Refs()[0]
		mergedOriginal := mergedCop.Refs()[0]
		if cop.Type != data.Dir {
			// Only merge files if they don't both have writes.
			// Double-check the directory blocks to see if the files
			// have non-zero sizes, because an earlier resolution
			// might have collapsed all the sync ops away.
			if createdFileWithConflictingWrite(unmergedChains, mergedChains,
				unmergedOriginal, mergedOriginal) {
				continue
			}
			conflicts, err := cr.createdFileWithNonzeroSizes(
				ctx, unmergedChains, mergedChains, unmergedChain, mergedChain,
				cop, mergedCop)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
			if conflicts {
				continue
			}
		}

		toDrop[i] = true

		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Merging name %s (%s) in %v (unmerged original %v "+
			"changed to %v)", cop.NewName, cop.Type, unmergedChain.mostRecent,
			unmergedOriginal, mergedOriginal)
		// Change the original to match the merged original, so we can
		// check for conflicts later.  Note that the most recent will
		// stay the same, so we can still match the unmerged path
		// correctly.
		err := unmergedChains.changeOriginal(unmergedOriginal, mergedOriginal)
		if _, notFound := errors.Cause(err).(NoChainFoundError); notFound {
			unmergedChains.toUnrefPointers[unmergedOriginal] = true
			continue
		}
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		} else if unmergedOriginal == mergedOriginal {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx,
				"Treating self-conflicting directory like a normal conflict")
		}

		unmergedChain, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[mergedOriginal]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Change original (%v -> %v) didn't work",
				unmergedOriginal, mergedOriginal)
		}
		newPath := unmergedPath.ChildPath(
			cop.obfuscatedNewName(), unmergedChain.mostRecent,
			unmergedChain.obfuscator)
		if cop.Type == data.Dir {
			// recurse for this chain
			newPaths, err := cr.checkPathForMerge(ctx, unmergedChain, newPath,
				unmergedChains, mergedChains)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
			// Add any further subdirectories that need merging under this
			// subdirectory.
			newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths, newPaths...)
		} else {
			// Set the path for all child ops
			unrefedOrig := false
			for _, op := range unmergedChain.ops {
				op.setFinalPath(newPath)
				_, isSyncOp := op.(*syncOp)
				// If a later write overwrites the original, take it
				// out of the unmerged created list so it can be
				// properly unreferenced.
				if !unrefedOrig && isSyncOp {
					unrefedOrig = true
					delete(unmergedChains.createdOriginals, mergedOriginal)
				}
			}
		}
		// Then add this create's path.
		newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths, newPath)
	}

	// Remove the unneeded create ops
	if len(toDrop) > 0 {
		newOps := make([]op, 0, len(unmergedChain.ops)-len(toDrop))
		for i, op := range unmergedChain.ops {
			if toDrop[i] {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx,
					"Dropping double create unmerged operation: %s", op)
			} else {
				newOps = append(newOps, op)
			}
		}
		unmergedChain.ops = newOps
	}

	return newUnmergedPaths, nil
}

// findCreatedDirsToMerge finds directories that were created in both
// the unmerged and merged branches, and resets the original unmerged
// pointer to match the original merged pointer. It returns a slice of
// new unmerged paths that need to be combined with the unmergedPaths
// slice.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) findCreatedDirsToMerge(ctx context.Context,
	unmergedPaths []data.Path, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains) (
	[]data.Path, error) {
	var newUnmergedPaths []data.Path
	for _, unmergedPath := range unmergedPaths {
		unmergedChain, ok :=
			unmergedChains.byMostRecent[unmergedPath.TailPointer()]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("findCreatedDirsToMerge: No unmerged chain "+
				"for most recent %v", unmergedPath.TailPointer())
		}

		newPaths, err := cr.checkPathForMerge(ctx, unmergedChain, unmergedPath,
			unmergedChains, mergedChains)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths, newPaths...)
	}
	return newUnmergedPaths, nil
}

type createMapKey struct {
	ptr  data.BlockPointer
	name string
}

// addChildBlocksIfIndirectFile adds refblocks for all child blocks of
// the given file.  It will return an error if called with a pointer
// that doesn't represent a file.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) addChildBlocksIfIndirectFile(
	ctx context.Context, lState *kbfssync.LockState, unmergedChains *crChains,
	currPath data.Path, op op) error {
	// For files with indirect pointers, add all child blocks
	// as refblocks for the re-created file.
	infos, err := cr.fbo.blocks.GetIndirectFileBlockInfos(
		ctx, lState, unmergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo, currPath)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if len(infos) > 0 {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Adding child pointers for recreated "+
			"file %s", currPath)
		for _, info := range infos {
			op.AddRefBlock(info.BlockPointer)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// resolvedMergedPathTail takes an unmerged path, and returns as much
// of the tail-end of the corresponding merged path that it can, using
// only information within the chains.  It may not be able to return a
// complete chain if, for example, a directory was changed in the
// unmerged branch but not in the merged branch, and so the merged
// chain would not have enough information to construct the merged
// branch completely. This function returns the partial path, as well
// as the most recent pointer to the first changed node in the merged
// chains (which can be subsequently used to find the beginning of the
// merged path).
//
// The given unmerged path should be for a node that wasn't created
// during the unmerged branch.
//
// It is also possible for directories used in the unmerged path to
// have been completely removed from the merged path.  In this case,
// they need to be recreated.  So this function also returns a slice
// of create ops that will need to be replayed in the merged branch
// for the conflicts to be resolved; all of these ops have their
// writer info set to the given one.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) resolveMergedPathTail(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, unmergedPath data.Path,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	currUnmergedWriterInfo writerInfo) (
	data.Path, data.BlockPointer, []*createOp, error) {
	unmergedOriginal, err :=
		unmergedChains.originalFromMostRecent(unmergedPath.TailPointer())
	if err != nil {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Couldn't find original pointer for %v",
			unmergedPath.TailPointer())
		return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
	}

	var recreateOps []*createOp // fill in backwards, and reverse at the end
	currOriginal := unmergedOriginal
	currPath := unmergedPath
	mergedPath := data.Path{
		FolderBranch: unmergedPath.FolderBranch,
		Path:         nil, // fill in backwards, and reverse at the end
	}

	// First find the earliest merged parent.
	for mergedChains.isDeleted(currOriginal) {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "%v was deleted in the merged branch (%s)",
			currOriginal, currPath)
		if !currPath.HasValidParent() {
			return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil,
				fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find valid merged parent path for %v",
					unmergedOriginal)
		}

		// If this node has been deleted, we need to search
		// backwards in the path to find the latest node that
		// hasn't been deleted and re-recreate nodes upward from
		// there.
		name := currPath.TailName()
		mergedPath.Path = append(mergedPath.Path, data.PathNode{
			BlockPointer: currOriginal,
			Name:         name,
		})
		parentPath := *currPath.ParentPath()
		parentOriginal, err :=
			unmergedChains.originalFromMostRecent(parentPath.TailPointer())
		if err != nil {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Couldn't find original pointer for %v",
				parentPath.TailPointer())
			return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
		}

		// Drop the merged rmOp since we're recreating it, and we
		// don't want to replay that notification locally.
		if mergedChain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[parentOriginal]; ok {
			mergedMostRecent, err :=
				mergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(currOriginal)
			if err != nil {
				return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
			}
		outer:
			for i, op := range mergedChain.ops {
				ro, ok := op.(*rmOp)
				if !ok {
					continue
				}
				// Use the unref'd pointer, and not the name, to identify
				// the operation, since renames might have happened on the
				// merged branch.
				for _, unref := range ro.Unrefs() {
					if unref != mergedMostRecent {
						continue
					}

					mergedChain.ops =
						append(mergedChain.ops[:i], mergedChain.ops[i+1:]...)
					break outer
				}
			}
		} else {
			// If there's no chain, then likely a previous resolution
			// removed an entire directory tree, and so the individual
			// rm operations aren't listed.  In that case, there's no
			// rm op to remove.
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "No corresponding merged chain for parent "+
				"%v; skipping rm removal", parentOriginal)
		}

		de, err := cr.fbo.blocks.GetEntry(
			ctx, lState, unmergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo, currPath)
		if err != nil {
			return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
		}
		co, err := newCreateOp(name.Plaintext(), parentOriginal, de.Type)
		if err != nil {
			return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
		}
		co.AddSelfUpdate(parentOriginal)
		co.setFinalPath(parentPath)
		co.AddRefBlock(currOriginal)
		co.setWriterInfo(currUnmergedWriterInfo)

		if co.Type != data.Dir {
			err = cr.addChildBlocksIfIndirectFile(ctx, lState,
				unmergedChains, currPath, co)
			if err != nil {
				return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
			}

			// Delete any sync/setattr ops on the removed, merged file.
			if mergedChain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[currOriginal]; ok {
				mergedChains.removeChain(mergedChain.mostRecent)
			}
		}

		// If this happens to have been renamed on the unmerged
		// branch, drop the rm half of the rename operation; just
		// leave it as a create.
		if ri, ok := unmergedChains.renamedOriginals[currOriginal]; ok {
			oldParent, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[ri.originalOldParent]
			if !ok {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Couldn't find chain for original "+
					"old parent: %v", ri.originalOldParent)
				return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil,
					errors.WithStack(NoChainFoundError{ri.originalOldParent})
			}
			for _, op := range oldParent.ops {
				ro, ok := op.(*rmOp)
				if !ok {
					continue
				}
				if ro.OldName == ri.oldName {
					ro.dropThis = true
					break
				}
			}

			// Replace the create op with the new recreate op,
			// which contains the proper refblock.
			newParent, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[ri.originalNewParent]
			if !ok {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Couldn't find chain for original new "+
					"parent: %v", ri.originalNewParent)
				return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil,
					errors.WithStack(NoChainFoundError{ri.originalNewParent})
			}
			for i, op := range newParent.ops {
				oldCo, ok := op.(*createOp)
				if !ok {
					continue
				}
				if oldCo.NewName == ri.newName {
					newParent.ops[i] = co
					break
				}
			}
		} else {
			recreateOps = append(recreateOps, co)
		}

		currOriginal = parentOriginal
		currPath = parentPath
	}

	// Now we have the latest pointer along the path that is
	// shared between the branches.  Our next step is to find the
	// current merged path to the most recent version of that
	// original.  We can do that as follows:
	// * If the pointer has been changed in the merged branch, we
	//   can search for it later using fbo.blocks.SearchForNodes
	// * If it hasn't been changed, check if it has been renamed to
	//   somewhere else.  If so, use fbo.blocks.SearchForNodes on
	//   that parent later.
	// * Otherwise, iterate up the path towards the root.
	var mostRecent data.BlockPointer
	for i := len(currPath.Path) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
		currOriginal, err := unmergedChains.originalFromMostRecent(
			currPath.Path[i].BlockPointer)
		if err != nil {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Couldn't find original pointer for %v",
				currPath.Path[i])
			return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
		}

		// Has it changed in the merged branch?
		mostRecent, err = mergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginal(currOriginal)
		if err == nil {
			break
		}

		mergedPath.Path = append(mergedPath.Path, data.PathNode{
			BlockPointer: currOriginal,
			Name:         currPath.Path[i].Name,
		})

		// Has it been renamed?
		if originalParent, newName, ok :=
			mergedChains.renamedParentAndName(currOriginal); ok {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "%v has been renamed in the merged branch",
				currOriginal)
			mostRecentParent, err :=
				mergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginal(originalParent)
			if err != nil {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Couldn't find original pointer for %v",
					originalParent)
				return data.Path{}, data.BlockPointer{}, nil, err
			}
			mostRecent = mostRecentParent
			// update the name for this renamed node
			mergedPath.Path[len(mergedPath.Path)-1].Name =
				data.NewPathPartString(newName, mergedPath.Obfuscator())
			break
		}
	}

	// reverse the merged path
	for i, j := 0, len(mergedPath.Path)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
		mergedPath.Path[i], mergedPath.Path[j] =
			mergedPath.Path[j], mergedPath.Path[i]
	}

	// reverse recreateOps
	for i, j := 0, len(recreateOps)-1; i < j; i, j = i+1, j-1 {
		recreateOps[i], recreateOps[j] = recreateOps[j], recreateOps[i]
	}

	return mergedPath, mostRecent, recreateOps, nil
}

// resolveMergedPaths maps each tail most recent pointer for all the
// given unmerged paths to a corresponding path in the merged branch.
// The merged branch may be missing some nodes that have been deleted;
// in that case, the merged path will contain placeholder path nodes
// using the original pointers for those directories.
//
// This function also returns a set of createOps that can be used to
// recreate the missing directories in the merged branch.  If the
// parent directory needing the create has been deleted, then the
// unref ptr in the createOp contains the original pointer for the
// directory rather than the most recent merged pointer.
//
// It also potentially returns a new slice of unmerged paths that the
// caller should combine with the existing slice, corresponding to
// deleted unmerged chains that still have relevant operations to
// resolve.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) resolveMergedPaths(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, unmergedPaths []data.Path,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	currUnmergedWriterInfo writerInfo) (
	map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path, []*createOp, []data.Path, error) {
	// maps each most recent unmerged pointer to the corresponding
	// most recent merged path.
	mergedPaths := make(map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path)

	chainsToSearchFor := make(map[data.BlockPointer][]data.BlockPointer)
	var ptrs []data.BlockPointer

	// While we're at it, find any deleted unmerged directory chains
	// containing operations, where the corresponding merged chain has
	// changed.  The unmerged rm ops will need to be re-applied in
	// that case.
	var newUnmergedPaths []data.Path
	for original, unmergedChain := range unmergedChains.byOriginal {
		if !unmergedChains.isDeleted(original) || len(unmergedChain.ops) == 0 ||
			unmergedChain.isFile() {
			continue
		}
		mergedChain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[original]
		if !ok || len(mergedChain.ops) == 0 ||
			mergedChains.isDeleted(original) {
			continue
		}

		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "A modified unmerged path %v was deleted but "+
			"also modified in the merged branch %v",
			unmergedChain.mostRecent, mergedChain.mostRecent)

		// We know that everything in the directory has been removed,
		// so only rm ops matter.
		var newOps []op
		for _, op := range unmergedChain.ops {
			if rop, ok := op.(*rmOp); ok {
				newOps = append(newOps, rop)
			}
		}
		unmergedChain.ops = newOps

		// Fake the unmerged path, it doesn't matter
		unmergedPath := data.Path{
			FolderBranch: cr.fbo.folderBranch,
			Path: []data.PathNode{
				{BlockPointer: unmergedChain.mostRecent},
			},
		}
		chainsToSearchFor[mergedChain.mostRecent] =
			append(chainsToSearchFor[mergedChain.mostRecent],
				unmergedChain.mostRecent)
		ptrs = append(ptrs, mergedChain.mostRecent)
		newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths, unmergedPath)
	}

	// Skip out early if there's nothing to do.
	if len(unmergedPaths) == 0 && len(ptrs) == 0 {
		return mergedPaths, nil, nil, nil
	}

	// For each unmerged path, find the corresponding most recent
	// pointer in the merged path.  Track which entries need to be
	// re-created.
	var recreateOps []*createOp
	createsSeen := make(map[createMapKey]bool)
	// maps a merged most recent pointer to the set of unmerged most
	// recent pointers that need some of their path filled in.
	for _, p := range unmergedPaths {
		mergedPath, mostRecent, ops, err := cr.resolveMergedPathTail(
			ctx, lState, p, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
			currUnmergedWriterInfo)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, nil, err
		}

		// Save any recreateOps we've haven't seen yet.
		for _, op := range ops {
			key := createMapKey{op.Dir.Unref, op.NewName}
			if _, ok := createsSeen[key]; ok {
				continue
			}
			createsSeen[key] = true
			recreateOps = append(recreateOps, op)
		}

		// At the end of this process, we are left with a merged path
		// that begins just after mostRecent.  We will fill this in
		// later with the searchFromNodes result.
		mergedPaths[p.TailPointer()] = mergedPath
		if !mergedPath.IsValid() {
			// Temporary debugging for KBFS-2507.
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Adding invalid merged path for %v "+
				"(may be temporary)", p.TailPointer())
		}

		if mostRecent.IsInitialized() {
			// Remember to fill in the corresponding mergedPath once we
			// get mostRecent's full path.
			chainsToSearchFor[mostRecent] =
				append(chainsToSearchFor[mostRecent], p.TailPointer())
		}
	}

	// Now we can search for all the merged paths that need to be
	// updated due to unmerged operations.  Start with a clean node
	// cache for the merged branch.
	newPtrs := make(map[data.BlockPointer]bool)
	for ptr := range mergedChains.byMostRecent {
		newPtrs[ptr] = true
	}
	for ptr := range chainsToSearchFor {
		ptrs = append(ptrs, ptr)
	}

	if len(ptrs) == 0 {
		// Nothing to search for
		return mergedPaths, recreateOps, newUnmergedPaths, nil
	}

	mergedNodeCache := newNodeCacheStandard(cr.fbo.folderBranch)
	mergedNodeCache.SetObfuscatorMaker(cr.fbo.makeObfuscator)
	nodeMap, _, err := cr.fbo.blocks.SearchForNodes(
		ctx, mergedNodeCache, ptrs, newPtrs,
		mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo,
		mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo.GetRootDirEntry().BlockPointer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, err
	}

	for ptr, n := range nodeMap {
		if n == nil {
			// All the pointers we're looking for should definitely be
			// findable in the merged branch somewhere.
			return nil, nil, nil, NodeNotFoundError{ptr}
		}

		p := mergedNodeCache.PathFromNode(n)
		for _, unmergedMostRecent := range chainsToSearchFor[ptr] {
			// Prepend the found path to the existing path
			mergedPath := mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent]
			if !mergedPath.IsValid() {
				// Temporary debugging for KBFS-2507.
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Populating merged path for %v with %v",
					unmergedMostRecent, p.Path)
			}

			newPath := make([]data.PathNode, len(p.Path)+len(mergedPath.Path))
			copy(newPath[:len(p.Path)], p.Path)
			copy(newPath[len(p.Path):], mergedPath.Path)
			mergedPath.FolderBranch = cr.fbo.folderBranch
			mergedPath.Path = newPath
			mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent] = mergedPath

			// update the final paths for those corresponding merged
			// chains
			mergedMostRecent := mergedPath.TailPointer()
			chain, ok := mergedChains.byMostRecent[mergedMostRecent]
			if !ok {
				// it's ok for the merged path not to exist because we
				// might still need to create it.
				continue
			}
			for _, op := range chain.ops {
				op.setFinalPath(mergedPath)
			}
		}
	}

	return mergedPaths, recreateOps, newUnmergedPaths, nil
}

// buildChainsAndPaths make crChains for both the unmerged and merged
// branches since the branch point, the corresponding full paths for
// those changes, any new recreate ops, and returns the MDs used to
// compute all this. Note that even if err is nil, the merged MD list
// might be non-nil to allow for better error handling.
//
// This always returns the merged MDs, even in an error case, to allow
// the caller's error-handling code to unstage if necessary.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) buildChainsAndPaths(
	ctx context.Context, lState *kbfssync.LockState, writerLocked bool) (
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains, unmergedPaths []data.Path,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path, recreateOps []*createOp,
	unmerged, merged []ImmutableRootMetadata, err error) {
	// Fetch the merged and unmerged MDs
	unmerged, merged, err = cr.getMDs(ctx, lState, writerLocked)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, err
	}

	if len(unmerged) == 0 {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Skipping merge process due to empty MD list")
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, nil
	}

	// Update the current input to reflect the MDs we'll actually be
	// working with.
	err = cr.updateCurrInput(ctx, unmerged, merged)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}

	// Canceled before we start the heavy lifting?
	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}

	// Make the chains
	unmergedChains, mergedChains, err = cr.makeChains(ctx, unmerged, merged)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}

	// TODO: if the root node didn't change in either chain, we can
	// short circuit the rest of the process with a really easy
	// merge...

	// Get the full path for every most recent unmerged pointer with a
	// chain of unmerged operations, and which was not created or
	// deleted within in the unmerged branch.
	unmergedPaths, err = unmergedChains.getPaths(ctx, &cr.fbo.blocks,
		cr.log, cr.fbo.nodeCache, false, cr.config.Mode().IsTestMode())
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}

	// Add in any directory paths that were created in both branches.
	newUnmergedPaths, err := cr.findCreatedDirsToMerge(ctx, unmergedPaths,
		unmergedChains, mergedChains)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}
	unmergedPaths = append(unmergedPaths, newUnmergedPaths...)
	if len(newUnmergedPaths) > 0 {
		sort.Sort(crSortedPaths(unmergedPaths))
	}

	// Mark the recreate ops as being authored by the current user.
	kbpki := cr.config.KBPKI()
	session, err := kbpki.GetCurrentSession(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}

	currUnmergedWriterInfo := newWriterInfo(
		session.UID, session.VerifyingKey, unmerged[len(unmerged)-1].Revision(),
		cr.fbo.oa())

	// Find the corresponding path in the merged branch for each of
	// these unmerged paths, and the set of any createOps needed to
	// apply these unmerged operations in the merged branch.
	mergedPaths, recreateOps, newUnmergedPaths, err = cr.resolveMergedPaths(
		ctx, lState, unmergedPaths, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
		currUnmergedWriterInfo)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, merged, err
	}
	unmergedPaths = append(unmergedPaths, newUnmergedPaths...)
	if len(newUnmergedPaths) > 0 {
		sort.Sort(crSortedPaths(unmergedPaths))
	}

	return unmergedChains, mergedChains, unmergedPaths, mergedPaths,
		recreateOps, unmerged, merged, nil
}

// addRecreateOpsToUnmergedChains inserts each recreateOp, into its
// appropriate unmerged chain, creating one if it doesn't exist yet.
// It also adds entries as necessary to mergedPaths, and returns a
// slice of new unmergedPaths to be added.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) addRecreateOpsToUnmergedChains(ctx context.Context,
	recreateOps []*createOp, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path) ([]data.Path, error) {
	if len(recreateOps) == 0 {
		return nil, nil
	}

	// First create a lookup table that maps every block pointer in
	// every merged path to a corresponding key in the mergedPaths map.
	keys := make(map[data.BlockPointer]data.BlockPointer)
	for ptr, p := range mergedPaths {
		for _, node := range p.Path {
			keys[node.BlockPointer] = ptr
		}
	}

	var newUnmergedPaths []data.Path
	for _, rop := range recreateOps {
		// If rop.Dir.Unref is a merged most recent pointer, look up the
		// original.  Otherwise rop.Dir.Unref is the original.  Use the
		// original to look up the appropriate unmerged chain and stick
		// this op at the front.
		origTargetPtr, err :=
			mergedChains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(rop.Dir.Unref)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		chain, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[origTargetPtr]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("recreateOp for %v has no chain",
				origTargetPtr)
		}
		if len(chain.ops) == 0 {
			newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths, rop.getFinalPath())
		}
		chain.ops = append([]op{rop}, chain.ops...)

		// Look up the corresponding unmerged most recent pointer, and
		// check whether there's a merged path for it yet.  If not,
		// create one by looking it up in the lookup table (created
		// above) and taking the appropriate subpath.
		_, ok = mergedPaths[chain.mostRecent]
		if !ok {
			mergedMostRecent := chain.original
			if !mergedChains.isDeleted(chain.original) {
				if mChain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[chain.original]; ok {
					mergedMostRecent = mChain.mostRecent
				}
			}
			key, ok := keys[mergedMostRecent]
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find a merged path "+
					"containing the target of a recreate op: %v",
					mergedMostRecent)
			}
			currPath := mergedPaths[key]
			for currPath.TailPointer() != mergedMostRecent &&
				currPath.HasValidParent() {
				currPath = *currPath.ParentPath()
			}
			mergedPaths[chain.mostRecent] = currPath
		}
	}

	return newUnmergedPaths, nil
}

// convertCreateIntoSymlink finds the create operation for the given
// node in the chain, and makes it into one that creates a new symlink
// (for directories) or a file copy.  It also removes the
// corresponding remove operation from the old parent chain.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) convertCreateIntoSymlinkOrCopy(ctx context.Context,
	ptr data.BlockPointer, info renameInfo, chain *crChain,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains, symPath string) error {
	found := false
outer:
	for _, op := range chain.ops {
		if cop, ok := op.(*createOp); ok {
			if !cop.renamed || cop.NewName != info.newName {
				continue
			}

			oldType := cop.Type
			if cop.Type == data.Dir {
				cop.Type = data.Sym
				cop.crSymPath = symPath
				cop.RefBlocks = nil
			} else {
				cop.forceCopy = true
			}
			cop.renamed = false

			newInfo := renameInfo{
				originalOldParent: info.originalNewParent,
				oldName:           info.newName,
				originalNewParent: info.originalOldParent,
				newName:           info.oldName,
			}
			if newInfo2, ok := mergedChains.renamedOriginals[ptr]; ok {
				// If this node was already moved in the merged
				// branch, we need to tweak the merged branch's rename
				// info so that it looks like it's being renamed from
				// the new unmerged location.
				newInfo = newInfo2
				newInfo.originalOldParent = info.originalNewParent
				newInfo.oldName = info.newName
			} else {
				// invert the op in the merged chains
				invertCreate, err := newRmOp(info.newName,
					info.originalNewParent, oldType)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				err = invertCreate.Dir.setRef(info.originalNewParent)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				invertRm, err := newCreateOp(info.oldName,
					info.originalOldParent, cop.Type)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				err = invertRm.Dir.setRef(info.originalOldParent)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				invertRm.renamed = true
				invertRm.AddRefBlock(ptr)

				mergedNewMostRecent, err := mergedChains.
					mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(info.originalNewParent)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				mergedOldMostRecent, err := mergedChains.
					mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(info.originalOldParent)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				err = prependOpsToChain(
					mergedOldMostRecent, mergedChains, invertRm)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				err = prependOpsToChain(
					mergedNewMostRecent, mergedChains, invertCreate)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
			}
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Putting new merged rename info "+
				"%v -> %v (symPath: %v)", ptr, newInfo,
				data.NewPathPartString(symPath, chain.obfuscator))
			mergedChains.renamedOriginals[ptr] = newInfo

			// Fix up the corresponding rmOp to make sure
			// that it gets dropped
			oldParentChain :=
				unmergedChains.byOriginal[info.originalOldParent]
			for _, oldOp := range oldParentChain.ops {
				ro, ok := oldOp.(*rmOp)
				if !ok {
					continue
				}
				if ro.OldName == info.oldName {
					// No need to copy since this createOp
					// must have been created as part of
					// conflict resolution.
					ro.dropThis = true
					break
				}
			}

			found = true
			break outer
		}
	}
	if !found {
		return fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: couldn't find "+
			"rename op corresponding to %v,%s", ptr, info.newName)
	}
	return nil
}

// crConflictCheckQuick checks whether the two given chains have any
// direct conflicts.  TODO: currently this is a little pessimistic
// because it assumes any set attrs are in conflict, when in reality
// they can be for different attributes, or the same attribute with
// the same value.
func crConflictCheckQuick(unmergedChain, mergedChain *crChain) bool {
	return unmergedChain != nil && mergedChain != nil &&
		((unmergedChain.hasSyncOp() && mergedChain.hasSyncOp()) ||
			(unmergedChain.hasSetAttrOp() && mergedChain.hasSetAttrOp()))
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) getSingleUnmergedPath(
	ctx context.Context, unmergedChains *crChains, chain *crChain) (
	data.Path, error) {
	// Reuse some code by creating a new chains object
	// consisting of only this node.
	newChains := newCRChainsEmpty(cr.fbo.makeObfuscator)
	newChains.byOriginal[chain.original] = chain
	newChains.byMostRecent[chain.mostRecent] = chain
	// Fake out the rest of the chains to populate newPtrs.
	for _, c := range unmergedChains.byOriginal {
		if c.original == chain.original {
			continue
		}
		newChain := &crChain{
			original:   c.original,
			mostRecent: c.mostRecent,
			obfuscator: newChains.makeObfuscator(),
		}
		newChains.byOriginal[c.original] = newChain
		newChains.byMostRecent[c.mostRecent] = newChain
	}
	newChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo = unmergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo
	unmergedPaths, err := newChains.getPaths(ctx, &cr.fbo.blocks,
		cr.log, cr.fbo.nodeCache, false, cr.config.Mode().IsTestMode())
	if err != nil {
		return data.Path{}, err
	}

	if len(unmergedPaths) != 1 {
		return data.Path{}, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find the unmerged path for %v",
			chain.original)
	}
	return unmergedPaths[0], nil
}

// fixRenameConflicts checks every unmerged createOp associated with a
// rename to see if it will cause a cycle.  If so, it makes it a
// symlink create operation instead.  It also checks whether a
// particular node had been renamed in both branches; if so, it will
// copy files, and use symlinks for directories.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) fixRenameConflicts(ctx context.Context,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path) ([]data.Path, error) {
	// For every renamed block pointer in the unmerged chains:
	//   * Check if any BlockPointer in its merged path contains a relative of
	//     itself
	//   * If so, replace the corresponding unmerged create operation with a
	//     symlink creation to the new merged path instead.
	// So, if in the merged branch someone did `mv b/ a/` and in the unmerged
	// branch someone did `mv a/ b/`, the conflict resolution would end up with
	// `a/b/a` where the second a is a symlink to "../".
	//
	// To calculate what the symlink should be, consider the following:
	//   * The unmerged path for the new parent of ptr P is u_1/u_2/.../u_n
	//   * u_i is the largest i <= n such that the corresponding block
	//     can be mapped to a node in merged branch (pointer m_j).
	//   * The full path to m_j in the merged branch is m_1/m_2/m_3/.../m_j
	//   * For a rename cycle to occur, some m_x where x <= j must be a
	//     descendant of P's original pointer.
	//   * The full merged path to the parent of the second copy of P will
	//     then be: m_1/m_2/.../m_x/.../m_j/u_i+1/.../u_n.
	//   * Then, the symlink to put under P's name in u_n is "../"*((n-i)+(j-x))
	// In the case that u_n is a directory that was newly-created in the
	// unmerged branch, we also need to construct a complete corresponding
	// merged path, for use in later stages (like executing actions).  This
	// merged path is just m_1/.../m_j/u_i+1/.../u_n, using the most recent
	// unmerged pointers.
	var newUnmergedPaths []data.Path
	var removeRenames []data.BlockPointer
	var doubleRenames []data.BlockPointer // merged most recent ptrs
	for ptr, info := range unmergedChains.renamedOriginals {
		if unmergedChains.isDeleted(ptr) {
			continue
		}

		// Also, we need to get the merged paths for anything that was
		// renamed in both branches, if they are different.
		if mergedInfo, ok := mergedChains.renamedOriginals[ptr]; ok &&
			(info.originalNewParent != mergedInfo.originalNewParent ||
				info.newName != mergedInfo.newName) {
			mergedMostRecent, err :=
				mergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(ptr)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}

			doubleRenames = append(doubleRenames, mergedMostRecent)
			continue
		}

		// If this node was modified in both branches, we need to fork
		// the node, so we can get rid of the unmerged remove op and
		// force a copy on the create op.
		unmergedChain := unmergedChains.byOriginal[ptr]
		mergedChain := mergedChains.byOriginal[ptr]
		if crConflictCheckQuick(unmergedChain, mergedChain) {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "File that was renamed on the unmerged "+
				"branch from %s -> %s has conflicting edits, forking "+
				"(original ptr %v)",
				data.NewPathPartString(info.oldName, unmergedChain.obfuscator),
				data.NewPathPartString(info.newName, unmergedChain.obfuscator),
				ptr)
			oldParent := unmergedChains.byOriginal[info.originalOldParent]
			for _, op := range oldParent.ops {
				ro, ok := op.(*rmOp)
				if !ok {
					continue
				}
				if ro.OldName == info.oldName {
					ro.dropThis = true
					break
				}
			}
			newParent := unmergedChains.byOriginal[info.originalNewParent]
			for _, npOp := range newParent.ops {
				co, ok := npOp.(*createOp)
				if !ok {
					continue
				}
				if co.NewName == info.newName && co.renamed {
					co.forceCopy = true
					co.renamed = false
					co.AddRefBlock(unmergedChain.mostRecent)
					co.DelRefBlock(ptr)
					// Clear out the ops on the file itself, as we
					// will be doing a fresh create instead.
					unmergedChain.ops = nil
					break
				}
			}
			// Reset the chain of the forked file to the most recent
			// pointer, since we want to avoid any local notifications
			// linking the old version of the file to the new one.
			if ptr != unmergedChain.mostRecent {
				err := unmergedChains.changeOriginal(
					ptr, unmergedChain.mostRecent)
				if err != nil {
					return nil, err
				}
				unmergedChains.createdOriginals[unmergedChain.mostRecent] = true
			}
			continue
		}

		// The merged path is keyed by the most recent unmerged tail
		// pointer.
		parent, err :=
			unmergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginal(info.originalNewParent)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		mergedPath, ok := mergedPaths[parent]
		unmergedWalkBack := 0 // (n-i) in the equation above
		var unmergedPath data.Path
		if !ok {
			// If this parent was newly created in the unmerged
			// branch, we need to look up its earliest parent that
			// existed in both branches.
			if !unmergedChains.isCreated(info.originalNewParent) {
				// There should definitely be a merged path for this
				// parent, since it doesn't have a create operation.
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: couldn't find "+
					"merged path for %v", parent)
			}

			chain := unmergedChains.byOriginal[info.originalNewParent]
			unmergedPath, err = cr.getSingleUnmergedPath(
				ctx, unmergedChains, chain)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}
			// Look backwards to find the first parent with a merged path.
			n := len(unmergedPath.Path) - 1
			for i := n; i >= 0; i-- {
				mergedPath, ok = mergedPaths[unmergedPath.Path[i].BlockPointer]
				if ok {
					unmergedWalkBack = n - i
					break
				}
			}
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: couldn't find any "+
					"merged path for any parents of %v", parent)
			}
		}

		for x, pn := range mergedPath.Path {
			original, err :=
				mergedChains.originalFromMostRecent(pn.BlockPointer)
			if err != nil {
				// This node wasn't changed in the merged branch
				original = pn.BlockPointer
			}

			if original != ptr {
				continue
			}

			// If any node on this path matches the renamed pointer,
			// we have a cycle.
			chain, ok := unmergedChains.byMostRecent[parent]
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: no chain for "+
					"parent %v", parent)
			}

			j := len(mergedPath.Path) - 1
			// (j-x) in the above equation
			mergedWalkBack := j - x
			walkBack := unmergedWalkBack + mergedWalkBack

			// Mark this as a symlink, and the resolver
			// will take care of making it a symlink in
			// the merged branch later. No need to copy
			// since this createOp must have been created
			// as part of conflict resolution.
			symPath := "./" + strings.Repeat("../", walkBack)
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Creating symlink %s at merged path %s",
				data.NewPathPartString(symPath, chain.obfuscator), mergedPath)

			err = cr.convertCreateIntoSymlinkOrCopy(ctx, ptr, info, chain,
				unmergedChains, mergedChains, symPath)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, err
			}

			if unmergedWalkBack > 0 {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Adding new unmerged path %s",
					unmergedPath)
				newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths,
					unmergedPath)
				// Fake a merged path to make sure these
				// actions will be taken.
				mergedLen := len(mergedPath.Path)
				pLen := mergedLen + unmergedWalkBack
				p := data.Path{
					FolderBranch: mergedPath.FolderBranch,
					Path:         make([]data.PathNode, pLen),
				}
				unmergedStart := len(unmergedPath.Path) -
					unmergedWalkBack
				copy(p.Path[:mergedLen], mergedPath.Path)
				copy(p.Path[mergedLen:],
					unmergedPath.Path[unmergedStart:])
				mergedPaths[unmergedPath.TailPointer()] = p
				if !p.IsValid() {
					// Temporary debugging for KBFS-2507.
					cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Added invalid unmerged path for %v",
						unmergedPath.TailPointer())
				}
			}

			removeRenames = append(removeRenames, ptr)
		}
	}

	// A map from merged most recent pointers of the parent
	// directories of files that have been forked, to a list of child
	// pointers within those directories that need their merged paths
	// fixed up.
	forkedFromMergedRenames := make(map[data.BlockPointer][]data.PathNode)

	// Check the merged renames to see if any of them affect a
	// modified file that the unmerged branch did not rename.  If we
	// find one, fork the file and leave the unmerged version under
	// its unmerged name.
	for ptr, info := range mergedChains.renamedOriginals {
		if mergedChains.isDeleted(ptr) {
			continue
		}

		// Skip double renames, already dealt with them above.
		if unmergedInfo, ok := unmergedChains.renamedOriginals[ptr]; ok &&
			(info.originalNewParent != unmergedInfo.originalNewParent ||
				info.newName != unmergedInfo.newName) {
			continue
		}

		// If this is a file that was modified in both branches, we
		// need to fork the file and tell the unmerged copy to keep
		// its current name.
		unmergedChain := unmergedChains.byOriginal[ptr]
		mergedChain := mergedChains.byOriginal[ptr]
		if crConflictCheckQuick(unmergedChain, mergedChain) {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "File that was renamed on the merged "+
				"branch from %s -> %s has conflicting edits, forking "+
				"(original ptr %v)",
				data.NewPathPartString(info.oldName, unmergedChain.obfuscator),
				data.NewPathPartString(info.newName, unmergedChain.obfuscator),
				ptr)
			var unmergedParentPath data.Path
			for _, op := range unmergedChain.ops {
				switch realOp := op.(type) {
				case *syncOp:
					realOp.keepUnmergedTailName = true
					unmergedParentPath = *op.getFinalPath().ParentPath()
				case *setAttrOp:
					realOp.keepUnmergedTailName = true
					unmergedParentPath = *op.getFinalPath().ParentPath()
				}
			}
			if unmergedParentPath.IsValid() {
				// Reset the merged path for this file back to the
				// merged path corresponding to the unmerged parent.
				// Put the merged parent path on the list of paths to
				// search for.
				unmergedParent := unmergedParentPath.TailPointer()
				if _, ok := mergedPaths[unmergedParent]; !ok {
					upOriginal := unmergedChains.originals[unmergedParent]
					mergedParent, err :=
						mergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(upOriginal)
					if err != nil {
						return nil, err
					}
					oldPPS := data.NewPathPartString(
						info.oldName, unmergedParentPath.Obfuscator())
					forkedFromMergedRenames[mergedParent] =
						append(forkedFromMergedRenames[mergedParent],
							data.PathNode{
								BlockPointer: unmergedChain.mostRecent,
								Name:         oldPPS,
							})
					newUnmergedPaths =
						append(newUnmergedPaths, unmergedParentPath)
				}
			}
		}
	}

	for _, ptr := range removeRenames {
		delete(unmergedChains.renamedOriginals, ptr)
	}

	numRenamesToCheck := len(doubleRenames) + len(forkedFromMergedRenames)
	if numRenamesToCheck == 0 {
		return newUnmergedPaths, nil
	}

	// Make chains for the new merged parents of all the double renames.
	newPtrs := make(map[data.BlockPointer]bool)
	ptrs := make([]data.BlockPointer, len(doubleRenames), numRenamesToCheck)
	copy(ptrs, doubleRenames)
	for ptr := range forkedFromMergedRenames {
		ptrs = append(ptrs, ptr)
	}
	// Fake out the rest of the chains to populate newPtrs
	for ptr := range mergedChains.byMostRecent {
		newPtrs[ptr] = true
	}

	mergedNodeCache := newNodeCacheStandard(cr.fbo.folderBranch)
	mergedNodeCache.SetObfuscatorMaker(cr.fbo.makeObfuscator)
	nodeMap, _, err := cr.fbo.blocks.SearchForNodes(
		ctx, mergedNodeCache, ptrs, newPtrs,
		mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo,
		mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo.GetRootDirEntry().BlockPointer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	for _, ptr := range doubleRenames {
		// Find the merged paths
		node, ok := nodeMap[ptr]
		if !ok || node == nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find merged path for "+
				"doubly-renamed pointer %v", ptr)
		}

		original, err :=
			mergedChains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(ptr)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		unmergedInfo, ok := unmergedChains.renamedOriginals[original]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: can't find the "+
				"unmerged rename info for %v during double-rename resolution",
				original)
		}
		mergedInfo, ok := mergedChains.renamedOriginals[original]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: can't find the "+
				"merged rename info for %v during double-rename resolution",
				original)
		}

		// If any node on this path matches the renamed pointer,
		// we have a cycle.
		chain, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[unmergedInfo.originalNewParent]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: no chain for "+
				"parent %v", unmergedInfo.originalNewParent)
		}

		// For directories, the symlinks traverse down the merged path
		// to the first common node, and then back up to the new
		// parent/name.  TODO: what happens when some element along
		// the merged path also got renamed by the unmerged branch?
		// The symlink would likely be wrong in that case.
		mergedPathOldParent, ok := mergedPaths[chain.mostRecent]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fixRenameConflicts: couldn't find "+
				"merged path for old parent %v", chain.mostRecent)
		}
		mergedPathNewParent := mergedNodeCache.PathFromNode(node)
		symPath := "./"
		newParentStart := 0
	outer:
		for i := len(mergedPathOldParent.Path) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
			mostRecent := mergedPathOldParent.Path[i].BlockPointer
			for j, pnode := range mergedPathNewParent.Path {
				original, err :=
					unmergedChains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(mostRecent)
				if err != nil {
					return nil, err
				}
				mergedMostRecent, err :=
					mergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(original)
				if err != nil {
					return nil, err
				}
				if pnode.BlockPointer == mergedMostRecent {
					newParentStart = j
					break outer
				}
			}
			symPath += "../"
		}
		// Move up directories starting from beyond the common parent,
		// to right before the actual node.
		for i := newParentStart + 1; i < len(mergedPathNewParent.Path)-1; i++ {
			symPath += mergedPathNewParent.Path[i].Name.Plaintext() + "/"
		}
		symPath += mergedInfo.newName

		err = cr.convertCreateIntoSymlinkOrCopy(ctx, original, unmergedInfo,
			chain, unmergedChains, mergedChains, symPath)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	for ptr, pathNodes := range forkedFromMergedRenames {
		// Find the merged paths
		node, ok := nodeMap[ptr]
		if !ok || node == nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find merged path for "+
				"forked parent pointer %v", ptr)
		}

		mergedPathNewParent := mergedNodeCache.PathFromNode(node)
		for _, pNode := range pathNodes {
			mergedPath := mergedPathNewParent.ChildPath(
				pNode.Name, pNode.BlockPointer, cr.fbo.makeObfuscator())
			mergedPaths[pNode.BlockPointer] = mergedPath
		}
	}

	return newUnmergedPaths, nil
}

// addMergedRecreates drops any unmerged operations that remove a node
// that was modified in the merged branch, and adds a create op to the
// merged chain so that the node will be re-created locally.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) addMergedRecreates(ctx context.Context,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	mostRecentMergedWriterInfo writerInfo) error {
	for _, unmergedChain := range unmergedChains.byMostRecent {
		// First check for nodes that have been deleted in the unmerged
		// branch, but modified in the merged branch, and drop those
		// unmerged operations.
		for _, untypedOp := range unmergedChain.ops {
			ro, ok := untypedOp.(*rmOp)
			if !ok {
				continue
			}

			// Perhaps the rm target has been renamed somewhere else,
			// before eventually being deleted.  In this case, we have
			// to look up the original by iterating over
			// renamedOriginals.
			if len(ro.Unrefs()) == 0 {
				for original, info := range unmergedChains.renamedOriginals {
					if info.originalOldParent == unmergedChain.original &&
						info.oldName == ro.OldName &&
						unmergedChains.isDeleted(original) {
						ro.AddUnrefBlock(original)
						break
					}
				}
			}

			for _, ptr := range ro.Unrefs() {
				unrefOriginal, err :=
					unmergedChains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(ptr)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}

				if c, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[unrefOriginal]; ok {
					ro.dropThis = true
					// Need to prepend a create here to the merged parent,
					// in order catch any conflicts.
					parentOriginal := unmergedChain.original
					name := ro.OldName
					if newParent, newName, ok :=
						mergedChains.renamedParentAndName(unrefOriginal); ok {
						// It was renamed in the merged branch, so
						// recreate with the new parent and new name.
						parentOriginal = newParent
						name = newName
					} else if info, ok :=
						unmergedChains.renamedOriginals[unrefOriginal]; ok {
						// It was only renamed in the old parent, so
						// use the old parent and original name.
						parentOriginal = info.originalOldParent
						name = info.oldName
					}
					chain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[parentOriginal]
					if !ok {
						return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find chain for parent %v "+
							"of merged entry %v we're trying to recreate",
							parentOriginal, unrefOriginal)
					}
					t := data.Dir
					if c.isFile() {
						// TODO: how to fix this up for executables
						// and symlinks?  Only matters for checking
						// conflicts if something with the same name
						// is created on the unmerged branch.
						t = data.File
					}
					co, err := newCreateOp(name, chain.original, t)
					if err != nil {
						return err
					}
					err = co.Dir.setRef(chain.original)
					if err != nil {
						return err
					}
					co.AddRefBlock(c.mostRecent)
					co.setWriterInfo(mostRecentMergedWriterInfo)
					chain.ensurePath(co, chain.mostRecent)
					chain.ops = append([]op{co}, chain.ops...)
					cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Re-created rm'd merge-modified node "+
						"%v with operation %s in parent %v", unrefOriginal, co,
						parentOriginal)
				}
			}

		}
	}
	return nil
}

// getActionsToMerge returns the set of actions needed to merge each
// unmerged chain of operations, in a map keyed by the tail pointer of
// the corresponding merged path.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) getActionsToMerge(
	ctx context.Context, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path) (
	map[data.BlockPointer]crActionList, error) {
	actionMap := make(map[data.BlockPointer]crActionList)
	for unmergedMostRecent, unmergedChain := range unmergedChains.byMostRecent {
		original := unmergedChain.original
		// If this is a file that has been deleted in the merged
		// branch, a corresponding recreate op will take care of it,
		// no need to do anything here.

		// We don't need the "ok" value from this lookup because it's
		// fine to pass a nil mergedChain into crChain.getActionsToMerge.
		mergedChain := mergedChains.byOriginal[original]
		mergedPath, ok := mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent]
		if !ok {
			// This most likely means that the file was created or
			// deleted in the unmerged branch and thus has no
			// corresponding merged path yet.
			continue
		}
		if !mergedPath.IsValid() {
			cr.log.CWarningf(ctx, "Ignoring invalid merged path for %v "+
				"(original=%v)", unmergedMostRecent, original)
			continue
		}

		actions, err := unmergedChain.getActionsToMerge(
			ctx, cr.config.ConflictRenamer(), mergedPath,
			mergedChain)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		if len(actions) > 0 {
			actionMap[mergedPath.TailPointer()] = actions
		}
	}

	return actionMap, nil
}

// collapseActions combines file updates with their parent directory
// updates, because conflict resolution only happens within a
// directory (i.e., files are merged directly, they are just
// renamed/copied).  It also collapses each action list to get rid of
// redundant actions.  It returns a slice of additional unmerged paths
// that should be included in the overall list of unmergedPaths.
func collapseActions(unmergedChains *crChains, unmergedPaths []data.Path,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path,
	actionMap map[data.BlockPointer]crActionList) (newUnmergedPaths []data.Path) {
	for unmergedMostRecent, chain := range unmergedChains.byMostRecent {
		// Find the parent directory path and combine
		p, ok := mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent]
		if !ok {
			continue
		}

		fileActions := actionMap[p.TailPointer()]

		// If this is a directory with setAttr(mtime)-related actions,
		// just those action should be collapsed into the parent.
		if !chain.isFile() {
			var parentActions crActionList
			var otherDirActions crActionList
			for _, action := range fileActions {
				moved := false
				switch realAction := action.(type) {
				case *copyUnmergedAttrAction:
					if realAction.attr[0] == mtimeAttr && !realAction.moved {
						realAction.moved = true
						parentActions = append(parentActions, realAction)
						moved = true
					}
				case *renameUnmergedAction:
					if realAction.causedByAttr == mtimeAttr &&
						!realAction.moved {
						realAction.moved = true
						parentActions = append(parentActions, realAction)
						moved = true
					}
				}
				if !moved {
					otherDirActions = append(otherDirActions, action)
				}
			}
			if len(parentActions) == 0 {
				// A directory with no mtime actions, so treat it
				// normally.
				continue
			}
			fileActions = parentActions
			if len(otherDirActions) > 0 {
				actionMap[p.TailPointer()] = otherDirActions
			} else {
				delete(actionMap, p.TailPointer())
			}
		} else {
			// Mark the copyUnmergedAttrActions as moved, so they
			// don't get moved again by the parent.
			for _, action := range fileActions {
				if realAction, ok := action.(*copyUnmergedAttrAction); ok {
					realAction.moved = true
				}
			}
		}

		parentPath := *p.ParentPath()
		mergedParent := parentPath.TailPointer()
		parentActions, wasParentActions := actionMap[mergedParent]
		combinedActions := append(parentActions, fileActions...)
		actionMap[mergedParent] = combinedActions
		if chain.isFile() {
			mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent] = parentPath
			delete(actionMap, p.TailPointer())
		}
		if !wasParentActions {
			// The parent isn't yet represented in our data
			// structures, so we have to make sure its actions get
			// executed.
			//
			// Find the unmerged path to get the unmerged parent.
			for _, unmergedPath := range unmergedPaths {
				if unmergedPath.TailPointer() != unmergedMostRecent {
					continue
				}
				unmergedParentPath := *unmergedPath.ParentPath()
				unmergedParent := unmergedParentPath.TailPointer()
				unmergedParentChain :=
					unmergedChains.byMostRecent[unmergedParent]
				// If this is a file, only add a new unmerged path if
				// the parent has ops; otherwise it will confuse the
				// resolution code and lead to stray blocks.
				if !chain.isFile() || len(unmergedParentChain.ops) > 0 {
					newUnmergedPaths =
						append(newUnmergedPaths, unmergedParentPath)
				}
				// File merged paths were already updated above.
				if !chain.isFile() {
					mergedPaths[unmergedParent] = parentPath
				}
				break
			}
		}
	}

	for ptr, actions := range actionMap {
		actionMap[ptr] = actions.collapse()
	}
	return newUnmergedPaths
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) computeActions(ctx context.Context,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains, unmergedPaths []data.Path,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path, recreateOps []*createOp,
	mostRecentMergedWriterInfo writerInfo) (
	map[data.BlockPointer]crActionList, []data.Path, error) {
	// Process all the recreateOps, adding them to the appropriate
	// unmerged chains.
	newUnmergedPaths, err := cr.addRecreateOpsToUnmergedChains(
		ctx, recreateOps, unmergedChains, mergedChains, mergedPaths)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// Fix any rename cycles by turning the corresponding unmerged
	// createOp into a symlink entry type.
	moreNewUnmergedPaths, err := cr.fixRenameConflicts(ctx, unmergedChains,
		mergedChains, mergedPaths)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}
	newUnmergedPaths = append(newUnmergedPaths, moreNewUnmergedPaths...)

	// Recreate any modified merged nodes that were rm'd in the
	// unmerged branch.
	if err := cr.addMergedRecreates(
		ctx, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
		mostRecentMergedWriterInfo); err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	actionMap, err := cr.getActionsToMerge(
		ctx, unmergedChains, mergedChains, mergedPaths)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	// Finally, merged the file actions back into their parent
	// directory action list, and collapse everything together.
	moreNewUnmergedPaths =
		collapseActions(unmergedChains, unmergedPaths, mergedPaths, actionMap)
	return actionMap, append(newUnmergedPaths, moreNewUnmergedPaths...), nil
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) makeFileBlockDeepCopy(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, chains *crChains,
	mergedMostRecent data.BlockPointer, parentPath data.Path,
	name data.PathPartString, ptr data.BlockPointer, blocks fileBlockMap,
	dirtyBcache data.DirtyBlockCacheSimple) (data.BlockPointer, error) {
	kmd := chains.mostRecentChainMDInfo

	// Use a `nil` childObfuscator here, since this is for a file and
	// files can't have children to obfuscate, by defintion.
	file := parentPath.ChildPath(name, ptr, nil)
	oldInfos, err := cr.fbo.blocks.getIndirectFileBlockInfosLocked(
		ctx, lState, kmd, file)
	if err != nil {
		return data.BlockPointer{}, err
	}

	newPtr, allChildPtrs, err := cr.fbo.blocks.deepCopyFileLocked(
		ctx, lState, kmd, file, dirtyBcache, cr.config.DataVersion())
	if err != nil {
		return data.BlockPointer{}, err
	}

	block, err := dirtyBcache.Get(ctx, cr.fbo.id(), newPtr, cr.fbo.branch())
	if err != nil {
		return data.BlockPointer{}, err
	}
	fblock, isFileBlock := block.(*data.FileBlock)
	if !isFileBlock {
		return data.BlockPointer{}, NotFileBlockError{ptr, cr.fbo.branch(), file}
	}

	// Mark this as having been created during this chain, so that
	// later during block accounting we can infer the origin of the
	// block.
	chains.createdOriginals[newPtr] = true
	// If this file was created within the branch, we should clean up
	// all the old block pointers.
	original, err := chains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(ptr)
	if err != nil {
		return data.BlockPointer{}, err
	}
	newlyCreated := chains.isCreated(original)
	if newlyCreated {
		chains.toUnrefPointers[original] = true
		for _, oldInfo := range oldInfos {
			chains.toUnrefPointers[oldInfo.BlockPointer] = true
		}
	}

	err = blocks.putTopBlock(ctx, mergedMostRecent, name.Plaintext(), fblock)
	if err != nil {
		return data.BlockPointer{}, err
	}

	for _, childPtr := range allChildPtrs {
		chains.createdOriginals[childPtr] = true
	}

	return newPtr, nil
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) doOneAction(
	ctx context.Context, lState *kbfssync.LockState,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains, unmergedPath data.Path,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path, chargedTo keybase1.UserOrTeamID,
	actionMap map[data.BlockPointer]crActionList, dbm dirBlockMap,
	doneActions map[data.BlockPointer]bool, newFileBlocks fileBlockMap,
	dirtyBcache data.DirtyBlockCacheSimple) error {
	unmergedMostRecent := unmergedPath.TailPointer()
	unmergedChain, ok :=
		unmergedChains.byMostRecent[unmergedMostRecent]
	if !ok {
		return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find unmerged chain for %v",
			unmergedMostRecent)
	}

	// If this is a file that has been deleted in the merged
	// branch, a corresponding recreate op will take care of it,
	// no need to do anything here.

	// find the corresponding merged path
	mergedPath, ok := mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent]
	if !ok {
		// This most likely means that the file was created or
		// deleted in the unmerged branch and thus has no
		// corresponding merged path yet.
		return nil
	}
	if unmergedChain.isFile() {
		// The unmerged path is actually the parent (the merged
		// path was already corrected above).
		unmergedPath = *unmergedPath.ParentPath()
	}

	// Now get the directory blocks.  For unmerged directories, we
	// can use a nil local block cache, because unmerged blocks
	// should never be changed during the CR process (since
	// they're just going away).  This call will lock `blockLock`,
	// and the subsequent `newDirData` calls can assume it's
	// locked already.
	var unmergedDir *data.DirData
	unmergedDir, cleanupFn := cr.fbo.blocks.newDirDataWithDBM(
		lState, unmergedPath, chargedTo,
		unmergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo, newDirBlockMapMemory())
	defer cleanupFn()

	if unmergedPath.TailPointer() == mergedPath.TailPointer() {
		// recreateOps update the merged paths using original
		// pointers; but if other stuff happened in the merged
		// block before it was deleted (such as other removes) we
		// want to preserve those.  Therefore, we don't want the
		// unmerged block to remain in the local block cache.
		// Below we'll replace it with a new one instead.
		err := dbm.deleteBlock(ctx, unmergedPath.TailPointer())
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Removing block for %v from the local cache",
			unmergedPath.TailPointer())
	}

	blockExists, err := dbm.hasBlock(ctx, mergedPath.TailPointer())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	// If this is a recreate op and we haven't yet made a new
	// block for it, then make a new one and put it in the local
	// block cache.
	if mergedChains.isDeleted(mergedPath.TailPointer()) && !blockExists {
		err := dbm.putBlock(
			ctx, mergedPath.TailPointer(), data.NewDirBlock().(*data.DirBlock))
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	mergedDir := cr.fbo.blocks.newDirDataWithDBMLocked(
		lState, mergedPath, chargedTo,
		mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo, dbm)
	// Force the top block into the `dbm`.  `folderUpdatePrepper`
	// requires this, even if the block isn't modified, to
	// distinguish it from a file block.
	_, err = mergedDir.GetTopBlock(ctx, data.BlockWrite)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	actions := actionMap[mergedPath.TailPointer()]
	if len(actions) > 0 && !doneActions[mergedPath.TailPointer()] {
		// Make sure we don't try to execute the same actions twice.
		doneActions[mergedPath.TailPointer()] = true

		// Any file block copies, keyed by their new temporary block
		// IDs, and later we will ready them.
		unmergedFetcher := func(
			ctx context.Context, name data.PathPartString,
			ptr data.BlockPointer) (data.BlockPointer, error) {
			return cr.makeFileBlockDeepCopy(ctx, lState, unmergedChains,
				mergedPath.TailPointer(), unmergedPath, name, ptr,
				newFileBlocks, dirtyBcache)
		}
		mergedFetcher := func(
			ctx context.Context, name data.PathPartString,
			ptr data.BlockPointer) (data.BlockPointer, error) {
			return cr.makeFileBlockDeepCopy(ctx, lState, mergedChains,
				mergedPath.TailPointer(), mergedPath, name,
				ptr, newFileBlocks, dirtyBcache)
		}

		// Execute each action and save the modified ops back into
		// each chain.
		for _, action := range actions {
			// Make sure we don't get stuck inside a large action list
			// for a long time, if the actions are slow to complete.
			err := cr.checkDone(ctx)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}

			swap, newPtr, err := action.swapUnmergedBlock(
				ctx, unmergedChains, mergedChains, unmergedDir)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			uDir := unmergedDir
			if swap {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Swapping out dir %v for %v",
					newPtr, unmergedPath.TailPointer())
				if newPtr == data.ZeroPtr {
					// Use the merged `dirData`.
					uDir = mergedDir
				} else {
					// Use the specified `dirData`, and supply a
					// `nil` local block cache to ensure that a)
					// only clean blocks are used, as blocks in
					// the `dbm` might have already been touched
					// by previous actions, and b) no new blocks
					// are cached.
					newPath := data.Path{
						FolderBranch: mergedPath.FolderBranch,
						Path: []data.PathNode{{
							BlockPointer: newPtr, Name: mergedPath.TailName()}},
					}
					uDir = cr.fbo.blocks.newDirDataWithDBMLocked(
						lState, newPath, chargedTo,
						mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo,
						newDirBlockMapMemory())
				}
			}

			unrefs, err := action.do(
				ctx, unmergedFetcher, mergedFetcher, uDir, mergedDir)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			for _, info := range unrefs {
				unmergedChains.toUnrefPointers[info.BlockPointer] = true
			}
		}
	}

	// Now update the ops related to this exact path (not the ops
	// for its parent!).
	for _, action := range actions {
		// Make sure we don't get stuck inside a large action list
		// for a long time, if the actions are slow to complete.
		err := cr.checkDone(ctx)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		// unmergedMostRecent is for the correct pointer, but
		// mergedPath may be for the parent in the case of files
		// so we need to find the real mergedMostRecent pointer.
		mergedMostRecent := unmergedChain.original
		mergedChain, ok := mergedChains.byOriginal[unmergedChain.original]
		if ok {
			mergedMostRecent = mergedChain.mostRecent
		}

		err = action.updateOps(
			ctx, unmergedMostRecent, mergedMostRecent,
			unmergedDir, mergedDir, unmergedChains, mergedChains)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) doActions(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	unmergedPaths []data.Path, mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path,
	actionMap map[data.BlockPointer]crActionList, dbm dirBlockMap,
	newFileBlocks fileBlockMap, dirtyBcache data.DirtyBlockCacheSimple) error {
	mergedMD := mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo
	chargedTo, err := chargedToForTLF(
		ctx, cr.config.KBPKI(), cr.config.KBPKI(), cr.config,
		mergedMD.GetTlfHandle())
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// For each set of actions:
	//   * Find the corresponding chains
	//   * Make a reference to each slice of ops
	//   * Get the unmerged block.
	//   * Get the merged block if it's not already in the local cache, and
	//     make a copy.
	//   * Get the merged block
	//   * Do each action, updating the ops references to the returned ones
	// At the end, the local block cache should contain all the
	// updated merged blocks.  A future phase will update the pointers
	// in standard Merkle-tree-fashion.
	doneActions := make(map[data.BlockPointer]bool)
	for _, unmergedPath := range unmergedPaths {
		// Make sure we don't get stuck inside a large unmerged list for
		// a long time, if the actions are slow to complete.
		err := cr.checkDone(ctx)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		err = cr.doOneAction(
			ctx, lState, unmergedChains, mergedChains, unmergedPath,
			mergedPaths, chargedTo, actionMap, dbm, doneActions, newFileBlocks,
			dirtyBcache)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

type crRenameHelperKey struct {
	parentOriginal data.BlockPointer
	name           string
}

// makeRevertedOps changes the BlockPointers of the corresponding
// operations for the given set of paths back to their originals,
// which allows other parts of conflict resolution to more easily
// build up the local and remote notifications needed.  Also, it
// reverts rm/create pairs back into complete rename operations, for
// the purposes of notification, so this should only be called after
// all conflicts and actions have been resolved.  It returns the
// complete slice of reverted operations.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) makeRevertedOps(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, sortedPaths []data.Path, chains *crChains,
	otherChains *crChains) ([]op, error) {
	var ops []op
	// Build a map of directory {original, name} -> renamed original.
	// This will help us map create ops to the corresponding old
	// parent.
	renames := make(map[crRenameHelperKey]data.BlockPointer)
	for original, ri := range chains.renamedOriginals {
		renames[crRenameHelperKey{ri.originalNewParent, ri.newName}] = original
	}

	// Insert the operations starting closest to the root, so
	// necessary directories are created first.
	for i := len(sortedPaths) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
		ptr := sortedPaths[i].TailPointer()
		chain, ok := chains.byMostRecent[ptr]
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("makeRevertedOps: Couldn't find chain "+
				"for %v", ptr)
		}

	chainLoop:
		for _, op := range chain.ops {
			// Skip any rms that were part of a rename
			if rop, ok := op.(*rmOp); ok && len(rop.Unrefs()) == 0 {
				continue
			}

			// Turn the create half of a rename back into a full rename.
			if cop, ok := op.(*createOp); ok && cop.renamed {
				renameOriginal, ok := renames[crRenameHelperKey{
					chain.original, cop.NewName}]
				if !ok {
					if cop.crSymPath != "" || cop.Type == data.Sym {
						// For symlinks created by the CR process, we
						// expect the rmOp to have been removed.  For
						// existing symlinks that were simply moved,
						// there is no benefit in combining their
						// create and rm ops back together since there
						// is no corresponding node.
						continue
					}
					return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find corresponding "+
						"renamed original for %v, %s",
						chain.original, cop.NewName)
				}

				if otherChains.isDeleted(renameOriginal) ||
					chains.isCreated(renameOriginal) {
					// If we are re-instating a deleted node, or
					// dealing with a node that was created entirely
					// in this branch, just use the create op.
					op = chains.copyOpAndRevertUnrefsToOriginals(cop)
					if cop.Type != data.Dir {
						renameMostRecent, err :=
							chains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(renameOriginal)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, err
						}

						err = cr.addChildBlocksIfIndirectFile(ctx, lState,
							chains, cop.getFinalPath().ChildPath(
								cop.obfuscatedNewName(), renameMostRecent,
								cr.fbo.makeObfuscator()), op)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, err
						}
					}
				} else {
					ri, ok := chains.renamedOriginals[renameOriginal]
					if !ok {
						return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find the rename info "+
							"for original %v", renameOriginal)
					}

					rop, err := newRenameOp(ri.oldName, ri.originalOldParent,
						ri.newName, ri.originalNewParent, renameOriginal,
						cop.Type)
					if err != nil {
						return nil, err
					}
					chain.ensurePath(rop, chain.mostRecent)
					// Set the Dir.Ref fields to be the same as the Unref
					// -- they will be fixed up later.
					rop.AddSelfUpdate(ri.originalOldParent)
					if ri.originalNewParent != ri.originalOldParent {
						rop.AddSelfUpdate(ri.originalNewParent)
					}
					for _, ptr := range cop.Unrefs() {
						origPtr, err := chains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(ptr)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, err
						}
						rop.AddUnrefBlock(origPtr)
					}
					op = rop

					// If this renames from a source that's been
					// deleted by a previous op, we should replace the
					// delete with this.
					for i, prevOp := range ops {
						rmop, ok := prevOp.(*rmOp)
						if !ok {
							continue
						}

						if rop.OldDir.Unref == rmop.Dir.Unref &&
							rop.OldName == rmop.OldName {
							ops[i] = op
							continue chainLoop
						}
					}

				}
			} else {
				op = chains.copyOpAndRevertUnrefsToOriginals(op)
				// The dir of renamed setAttrOps must be reverted to
				// the new parent's original pointer.
				if sao, ok := op.(*setAttrOp); ok {
					if newDir, _, ok :=
						otherChains.renamedParentAndName(sao.File); ok {
						err := sao.Dir.setUnref(newDir)
						if err != nil {
							return nil, err
						}
					}
				}
			}

			ops = append(ops, op)
		}
	}

	return ops, nil
}

// createResolvedMD creates a MD update that will be merged into the
// main folder as the resolving commit.  It contains all of the
// unmerged operations, as well as a "dummy" operation at the end
// which will catch all of the BlockPointer updates.  A later phase
// will move all of those updates into their proper locations within
// the other operations.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) createResolvedMD(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, unmergedPaths []data.Path,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	mostRecentMergedMD ImmutableRootMetadata) (*RootMetadata, error) {
	err := cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	newMD, err := mostRecentMergedMD.MakeSuccessor(
		ctx, cr.config.MetadataVersion(), cr.config.Codec(),
		cr.config.KeyManager(), cr.config.KBPKI(),
		cr.config.KBPKI(), cr.config, mostRecentMergedMD.MdID(), true)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	var newPaths []data.Path
	for original, chain := range unmergedChains.byOriginal {
		added := false
		for i, op := range chain.ops {
			if cop, ok := op.(*createOp); ok {
				// We need to add in any creates that happened
				// within newly-created directories (which aren't
				// being merged with other newly-created directories),
				// to ensure that the overall Refs are correct and
				// that future CR processes can check those create ops
				// for conflicts.
				if unmergedChains.isCreated(original) &&
					!mergedChains.isCreated(original) {
					// Shallowly copy the create op and update its
					// directory to the most recent pointer -- this won't
					// work with the usual revert ops process because that
					// skips chains which are newly-created within this
					// branch.
					newCreateOp := *cop
					newCreateOp.Dir, err = makeBlockUpdate(
						chain.mostRecent, chain.mostRecent)
					if err != nil {
						return nil, err
					}
					chain.ops[i] = &newCreateOp
					if !added {
						newPaths = append(newPaths, data.Path{
							FolderBranch: cr.fbo.folderBranch,
							Path: []data.PathNode{{
								BlockPointer: chain.mostRecent}},
						})
						added = true
					}
				}
				if cop.Type == data.Dir || len(cop.Refs()) == 0 {
					continue
				}
				// Add any direct file blocks too into each create op,
				// which originated in later unmerged syncs.
				ptr, err :=
					unmergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(cop.Refs()[0])
				if err != nil {
					return nil, err
				}
				trackSyncPtrChangesInCreate(
					ptr, chain, unmergedChains, cop.NewName)
			}
		}
	}
	if len(newPaths) > 0 {
		// Put the new paths at the beginning so they are processed
		// last in sorted order.
		unmergedPaths = append(newPaths, unmergedPaths...)
	}

	ops, err := cr.makeRevertedOps(
		ctx, lState, unmergedPaths, unmergedChains, mergedChains)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Remote notifications: %v", ops)
	for _, op := range ops {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "%s: refs %v", op, op.Refs())
		newMD.AddOp(op)
	}

	// Add a final dummy operation to collect all of the block updates.
	newMD.AddOp(newResolutionOp())

	return newMD, nil
}

// resolveOnePath figures out the new merged path, in the resolved
// folder, for a given unmerged pointer.  For each node on the path,
// see if the node has been renamed.  If so, see if there's a
// resolution for it yet.  If there is, complete the path using that
// resolution.  If not, recurse.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) resolveOnePath(ctx context.Context,
	unmergedMostRecent data.BlockPointer,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains, resolvedChains *crChains,
	mergedPaths, resolvedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path) (data.Path, error) {
	if p, ok := resolvedPaths[unmergedMostRecent]; ok {
		return p, nil
	}

	// There should always be a merged path, because we should only be
	// calling this with pointers that were updated in the unmerged
	// branch.
	resolvedPath, ok := mergedPaths[unmergedMostRecent]
	if !ok {
		var ptrsToAppend []data.BlockPointer
		var namesToAppend []data.PathPartString
		next := unmergedMostRecent
		for len(mergedPaths[next].Path) == 0 {
			newPtrs := make(map[data.BlockPointer]bool)
			ptrs := []data.BlockPointer{unmergedMostRecent}
			for ptr := range unmergedChains.byMostRecent {
				newPtrs[ptr] = true
			}

			mdInfo := unmergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo
			nodeMap, cache, err := cr.fbo.blocks.SearchForNodes(
				ctx, cr.fbo.nodeCache, ptrs, newPtrs,
				mdInfo, mdInfo.GetRootDirEntry().BlockPointer)
			if err != nil {
				return data.Path{}, err
			}
			n := nodeMap[unmergedMostRecent]
			if n == nil {
				return data.Path{}, fmt.Errorf("resolveOnePath: Couldn't find "+
					"merged path for %v", unmergedMostRecent)
			}
			p := cache.PathFromNode(n)
			ptrsToAppend = append(ptrsToAppend, next)
			namesToAppend = append(namesToAppend, p.TailName())
			next = p.ParentPath().TailPointer()
		}
		resolvedPath = mergedPaths[next]
		for i, ptr := range ptrsToAppend {
			resolvedPath = resolvedPath.ChildPath(
				namesToAppend[i], ptr, cr.fbo.makeObfuscator())
		}
	}

	i := len(resolvedPath.Path) - 1
	for i >= 0 {
		mergedMostRecent := resolvedPath.Path[i].BlockPointer
		original, err :=
			mergedChains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(mergedMostRecent)
		if err != nil {
			return data.Path{}, err
		}

		origNewParent, newName, renamed :=
			resolvedChains.renamedParentAndName(original)
		if !renamed {
			i--
			continue
		}
		unmergedNewParent, err :=
			unmergedChains.mostRecentFromOriginalOrSame(origNewParent)
		if err != nil {
			return data.Path{}, err
		}

		// Is the new parent resolved yet?
		parentPath, err := cr.resolveOnePath(ctx, unmergedNewParent,
			unmergedChains, mergedChains, resolvedChains, mergedPaths,
			resolvedPaths)
		if err != nil {
			return data.Path{}, err
		}

		// Reset the resolved path
		newPathLen := len(parentPath.Path) + len(resolvedPath.Path) - i
		newResolvedPath := data.Path{
			FolderBranch: resolvedPath.FolderBranch,
			Path:         make([]data.PathNode, newPathLen),
		}
		copy(newResolvedPath.Path[:len(parentPath.Path)], parentPath.Path)
		copy(newResolvedPath.Path[len(parentPath.Path):], resolvedPath.Path[i:])
		i = len(parentPath.Path) - 1
		newNamePPS := data.NewPathPartString(
			newName, newResolvedPath.Obfuscator())
		newResolvedPath.Path[i+1].Name = newNamePPS
		resolvedPath = newResolvedPath
	}

	resolvedPaths[unmergedMostRecent] = resolvedPath
	return resolvedPath, nil
}

type rootMetadataWithKeyAndTimestamp struct {
	*RootMetadata
	key            kbfscrypto.VerifyingKey
	localTimestamp time.Time
}

func (rmd rootMetadataWithKeyAndTimestamp) LastModifyingWriterVerifyingKey() kbfscrypto.VerifyingKey {
	return rmd.key
}

func (rmd rootMetadataWithKeyAndTimestamp) LocalTimestamp() time.Time {
	return rmd.localTimestamp
}

// makePostResolutionPaths returns the full paths to each unmerged
// pointer, taking into account any rename operations that occurred in
// the merged branch.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) makePostResolutionPaths(ctx context.Context,
	md *RootMetadata, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path) (map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path, error) {
	err := cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	session, err := cr.config.KBPKI().GetCurrentSession(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// No need to run any identifies on these chains, since we
	// have already finished all actions.
	resolvedChains, err := newCRChains(
		ctx, cr.config.Codec(), cr.config,
		[]chainMetadata{rootMetadataWithKeyAndTimestamp{md,
			session.VerifyingKey, cr.config.Clock().Now()}},
		&cr.fbo.blocks, false)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// If there are no renames, we don't need to fix any of the paths
	if len(resolvedChains.renamedOriginals) == 0 {
		return mergedPaths, nil
	}

	resolvedPaths := make(map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path)
	for ptr, oldP := range mergedPaths {
		p, err := cr.resolveOnePath(ctx, ptr, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
			resolvedChains, mergedPaths, resolvedPaths)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Resolved path for %v from %v to %v",
			ptr, oldP.Path, p.Path)
	}

	return resolvedPaths, nil
}

// getOpsForLocalNotification returns the set of operations that this
// node will need to send local notifications for, in order to
// transition from the staged state to the merged state.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) getOpsForLocalNotification(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, md *RootMetadata,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	updates map[data.BlockPointer]data.BlockPointer) (
	[]op, error) {
	dummyOp := newResolutionOp()
	newPtrs := make(map[data.BlockPointer]bool)
	for mergedMostRecent, newMostRecent := range updates {
		// `updates` contains the pointer updates needed for devices
		// on the merged branch to update; we have to find the
		// original of the entire branch to find the corresponding
		// unmerged most recent.
		original, err :=
			mergedChains.originalFromMostRecentOrSame(mergedMostRecent)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		chain, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[original]
		if ok {
			// If this unmerged node was updated in the resolution,
			// track that update here.
			dummyOp.AddUpdate(chain.mostRecent, newMostRecent)
		} else {
			dummyOp.AddUpdate(original, newMostRecent)
		}
		newPtrs[newMostRecent] = true
	}

	var ptrs []data.BlockPointer
	chainsToUpdate := make(map[data.BlockPointer]data.BlockPointer)
	chainsToAdd := make(map[data.BlockPointer]*crChain)
	for ptr, chain := range mergedChains.byMostRecent {
		if newMostRecent, ok := updates[chain.original]; ok {
			ptrs = append(ptrs, newMostRecent)
			chainsToUpdate[chain.mostRecent] = newMostRecent
			// This update was already handled above.
			continue
		}

		// If the node changed in both branches, but NOT in the
		// resolution, make sure the local notification uses the
		// unmerged most recent pointer as the unref.
		original := chain.original
		if c, ok := unmergedChains.byOriginal[chain.original]; ok {
			original = c.mostRecent
			updates[chain.original] = chain.mostRecent

			// If the node pointer didn't change in the merged chain
			// (e.g., due to a setattr), fast forward its most-recent
			// pointer to be the unmerged most recent pointer, so that
			// local notifications work correctly.
			if chain.original == chain.mostRecent {
				ptrs = append(ptrs, c.mostRecent)
				chainsToAdd[c.mostRecent] = chain
				delete(mergedChains.byMostRecent, chain.mostRecent)
				chain.mostRecent = c.mostRecent
			}
		}

		newPtrs[ptr] = true
		dummyOp.AddUpdate(original, chain.mostRecent)
		updates[original] = chain.mostRecent
		ptrs = append(ptrs, chain.mostRecent)
	}
	for ptr, chain := range chainsToAdd {
		mergedChains.byMostRecent[ptr] = chain
	}

	// If any nodes changed only in the unmerged branch, make sure we
	// update the pointers in the local ops (e.g., renameOp.Renamed)
	// to the latest local most recent.
	for original, chain := range unmergedChains.byOriginal {
		if _, ok := updates[original]; !ok {
			updates[original] = chain.mostRecent
		}
	}

	// Update the merged chains so they all have the new most recent
	// pointer.
	for mostRecent, newMostRecent := range chainsToUpdate {
		chain, ok := mergedChains.byMostRecent[mostRecent]
		if !ok {
			continue
		}
		delete(mergedChains.byMostRecent, mostRecent)
		chain.mostRecent = newMostRecent
		mergedChains.byMostRecent[newMostRecent] = chain
	}

	// We need to get the complete set of updated merged paths, so
	// that we can correctly order the chains from the root outward.
	mergedNodeCache := newNodeCacheStandard(cr.fbo.folderBranch)
	mergedNodeCache.SetObfuscatorMaker(cr.fbo.makeObfuscator)
	nodeMap, _, err := cr.fbo.blocks.SearchForNodes(
		ctx, mergedNodeCache, ptrs, newPtrs,
		md, md.data.Dir.BlockPointer)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	mergedPaths := make([]data.Path, 0, len(nodeMap))
	for _, node := range nodeMap {
		if node == nil {
			continue
		}
		mergedPaths = append(mergedPaths, mergedNodeCache.PathFromNode(node))
	}
	sort.Sort(crSortedPaths(mergedPaths))

	ops, err := cr.makeRevertedOps(
		ctx, lState, mergedPaths, mergedChains, unmergedChains)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	newOps, err := fixOpPointersForUpdate(ops, updates, mergedChains)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	newOps[0] = dummyOp
	return newOps, err
}

// finalizeResolution finishes the resolution process, making the
// resolution visible to any nodes on the merged branch, and taking
// the local node out of staged mode.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) finalizeResolution(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, md *RootMetadata,
	unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	updates map[data.BlockPointer]data.BlockPointer,
	bps blockPutState, blocksToDelete []kbfsblock.ID, writerLocked bool) error {
	err := cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Fix up all the block pointers in the merged ops to work well
	// for local notifications.  Make a dummy op at the beginning to
	// convert all the merged most recent pointers into unmerged most
	// recent pointers.
	newOps, err := cr.getOpsForLocalNotification(
		ctx, lState, md, unmergedChains,
		mergedChains, updates)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Local notifications: %v", newOps)

	if writerLocked {
		return cr.fbo.finalizeResolutionLocked(
			ctx, lState, md, bps, newOps, blocksToDelete)
	}
	return cr.fbo.finalizeResolution(
		ctx, lState, md, bps, newOps, blocksToDelete)
}

// completeResolution pushes all the resolved blocks to the servers,
// computes all remote and local notifications, and finalizes the
// resolution process.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) completeResolution(ctx context.Context,
	lState *kbfssync.LockState, unmergedChains, mergedChains *crChains,
	unmergedPaths []data.Path, mergedPaths map[data.BlockPointer]data.Path,
	mostRecentUnmergedMD, mostRecentMergedMD ImmutableRootMetadata,
	dbm dirBlockMap, newFileBlocks fileBlockMap,
	dirtyBcache data.DirtyBlockCacheSimple, bps blockPutState,
	writerLocked bool) (err error) {
	md, err := cr.createResolvedMD(
		ctx, lState, unmergedPaths, unmergedChains,
		mergedChains, mostRecentMergedMD)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	resolvedPaths, err := cr.makePostResolutionPaths(ctx, md, unmergedChains,
		mergedChains, mergedPaths)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Find any paths that don't have any ops associated with them,
	// and avoid making new blocks for them in the resolution.
	// Without this, we will end up with an extraneous block update
	// for the directory with no ops.  Then, if this resolution ends
	// up going through ANOTHER resolution later, which sees no ops
	// need resolving and short-circuits the resolution process, we
	// could end up accidentally unreferencing a merged directory
	// block that's still in use.  See KBFS-2825 for details.
	hasChildOps := make(map[data.BlockPointer]bool)
	for _, p := range unmergedPaths {
		chain := unmergedChains.byMostRecent[p.TailPointer()]
		if len(chain.ops) == 0 {
			continue
		}
		for _, pn := range p.Path {
			hasChildOps[pn.BlockPointer] = true
		}
	}
	for ptr := range resolvedPaths {
		if !hasChildOps[ptr] {
			cr.log.CDebugf(ctx,
				"Removing resolved path for op-less unmerged block pointer %v",
				ptr)
			delete(resolvedPaths, ptr)
		}
	}

	updates, blocksToDelete, err := cr.prepper.prepUpdateForPaths(
		ctx, lState, md, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
		mostRecentUnmergedMD, mostRecentMergedMD, resolvedPaths, dbm,
		newFileBlocks, dirtyBcache, bps, prepFolderCopyIndirectFileBlocks)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Can only do this after prepUpdateForPaths, since
	// prepUpdateForPaths calls fixOpPointersForUpdate, and the ops
	// may be invalid until then.
	err = md.data.checkValid()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	defer func() {
		if err != nil {
			cr.fbo.fbm.cleanUpBlockState(
				md.ReadOnly(), bps, blockDeleteOnMDFail)
		}
	}()

	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Put all the blocks.  TODO: deal with recoverable block errors?
	cacheType := DiskBlockAnyCache
	if cr.config.IsSyncedTlf(md.TlfID()) {
		cacheType = DiskBlockSyncCache
	}
	_, err = doBlockPuts(
		ctx, cr.config.BlockServer(), cr.config.BlockCache(),
		cr.config.Reporter(), cr.log, cr.deferLog, md.TlfID(),
		md.GetTlfHandle().GetCanonicalName(), bps, cacheType)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	err = cr.finalizeResolution(ctx, lState, md, unmergedChains,
		mergedChains, updates, bps, blocksToDelete, writerLocked)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

const conflictRecordVersion = 1

type conflictRecord struct {
	Version                      int `json:"-"`
	Time                         time.Time
	Merged                       string
	Unmerged                     string
	ErrorTime                    time.Time
	ErrorString                  string
	PanicString                  string
	codec.UnknownFieldSetHandler `json:"-"`
}

func getAndDeserializeConflicts(config Config, db *LevelDb,
	key []byte) ([]conflictRecord, error) {
	if db == nil {
		return nil, errors.New("No conflict DB given")
	}
	conflictsSoFarSerialized, err := db.Get(key, nil)
	var conflictsSoFar []conflictRecord
	switch errors.Cause(err) {
	case leveldb.ErrNotFound:
		conflictsSoFar = nil
	case nil:
		err = config.Codec().Decode(conflictsSoFarSerialized, &conflictsSoFar)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	default:
		return nil, err
	}
	return conflictsSoFar, nil
}

func serializeAndPutConflicts(config Config, db *LevelDb,
	key []byte, conflicts []conflictRecord) error {
	if db == nil {
		return errors.New("No conflict DB given")
	}

	conflictsSerialized, err := config.Codec().Encode(conflicts)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return db.Put(key, conflictsSerialized, nil)
}

func isCRStuckFromRecords(conflictsSoFar []conflictRecord) bool {
	// If we're exactly at the threshold, make sure the last attempt
	// has completed.
	if len(conflictsSoFar) == maxConflictResolutionAttempts+1 {
		return !conflictsSoFar[len(conflictsSoFar)-1].ErrorTime.IsZero()
	}
	return len(conflictsSoFar) > maxConflictResolutionAttempts
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) isStuckWithDbAndConflicts() (
	db *LevelDb, key []byte, conflictsSoFar []conflictRecord, isStuck bool,
	err error) {
	db = cr.config.GetConflictResolutionDB()
	if db == nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, false, errNoCRDB
	}
	key = cr.fbo.id().Bytes()
	conflictsSoFar, err = getAndDeserializeConflicts(cr.config, db, key)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, false, err
	}

	return db, key, conflictsSoFar, isCRStuckFromRecords(conflictsSoFar), nil
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) isStuck() (bool, error) {
	_, _, _, isStuck, err := cr.isStuckWithDbAndConflicts()
	return isStuck, err
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) recordStartResolve(ci conflictInput) error {
	db, key, conflictsSoFar, isStuck, err := cr.isStuckWithDbAndConflicts()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if isStuck {
		return ErrTooManyCRAttempts
	}
	conflictsSoFar = append(conflictsSoFar, conflictRecord{
		Version:  conflictRecordVersion,
		Time:     cr.config.Clock().Now(),
		Merged:   ci.merged.String(),
		Unmerged: ci.unmerged.String(),
	})
	return serializeAndPutConflicts(cr.config, db, key, conflictsSoFar)
}

// recordFinishResolve does one of two things:
//  - in the event of success, it deletes the DB entry that recorded conflict
//    resolution attempts for this resolver
//  - in the event of failure, it logs that CR failed and tries to record the
//    failure to the DB.
func (cr *ConflictResolver) recordFinishResolve(
	ctx context.Context, ci conflictInput,
	panicVar interface{}, receivedErr error) {
	db, key, _, wasStuck, err := cr.isStuckWithDbAndConflicts()
	if err != nil {
		cr.log.CWarningf(ctx, "could not record CR result: %+v", err)
		return
	}

	// If we neither errored nor panicked, this CR succeeded and we can wipe
	// the DB entry.
	if (receivedErr == nil || receivedErr == context.Canceled) &&
		panicVar == nil {
		err := db.Delete(key, nil)
		if err != nil {
			cr.log.CWarningf(ctx,
				"Could not record conflict resolution success: %v", err)
		}

		if wasStuck {
			cr.config.SubscriptionManagerPublisher().PublishChange(keybase1.SubscriptionTopic_FAVORITES)
			cr.config.Reporter().NotifyFavoritesChanged(ctx)
			cr.config.SubscriptionManagerPublisher().PublishChange(
				keybase1.SubscriptionTopic_FILES_TAB_BADGE)
		}
		return
	}

	defer func() {
		// If we can't record the failure to the CR DB, at least log it.
		if err != nil {
			cr.log.CWarningf(ctx,
				"Could not record conflict resolution failure [%v/%v]: %v",
				receivedErr, panicVar, err)
		}
		// If we recovered from a panic, keep panicking.
		if panicVar != nil {
			panic(panicVar)
		}
	}()

	// Otherwise we need to decode the most recent entry, modify it, and put it
	// back in the DB.
	var conflictsSoFar []conflictRecord
	conflictsSoFar, err = getAndDeserializeConflicts(cr.config, db, key)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	thisCR := &conflictsSoFar[len(conflictsSoFar)-1]
	thisCR.ErrorTime = cr.config.Clock().Now()
	if receivedErr != nil {
		thisCR.ErrorString = fmt.Sprintf("%+v", receivedErr)
	}
	if panicVar != nil {
		thisCR.PanicString = fmt.Sprintf("panic(%s). stack: %s", panicVar,
			debug.Stack())
	}

	err = serializeAndPutConflicts(cr.config, db, key, conflictsSoFar)
	if err != nil {
		cr.log.CWarningf(ctx,
			"Could not record conflict resolution success: %+v", err)
		return
	}

	if !wasStuck && isCRStuckFromRecords(conflictsSoFar) {
		cr.config.SubscriptionManagerPublisher().PublishChange(keybase1.SubscriptionTopic_FAVORITES)
		cr.config.Reporter().NotifyFavoritesChanged(ctx)
		cr.config.SubscriptionManagerPublisher().PublishChange(
			keybase1.SubscriptionTopic_FILES_TAB_BADGE)
	}
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) makeDiskBlockCache(ctx context.Context) (
	dbc *DiskBlockCacheLocal, cleanupFn func(context.Context), err error) {
	if cr.config.IsTestMode() {
		// Enable the disk limiter if one doesn't exist yet.
		_ = cr.config.(*ConfigLocal).EnableDiskLimiter(os.TempDir())

		dbc, err = newDiskBlockCacheLocalForTest(
			cr.config, crDirtyBlockCacheLimitTrackerType)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, err
		}
		cleanupFn = dbc.Shutdown
	} else {
		tempDir, err := ioutil.TempDir(
			cr.config.StorageRoot(), ConflictStorageRootPrefix)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, err
		}
		dirCleanupFn := func(_ context.Context) {
			err := os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
			if err != nil {
				cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Error cleaning up tempdir %s: %+v",
					tempDir, err)
			}
		}
		dbc, err = newDiskBlockCacheLocal(
			cr.config, crDirtyBlockCacheLimitTrackerType, tempDir, cr.config.Mode())
		if err != nil {
			dirCleanupFn(ctx)
			return nil, nil, err
		}
		cleanupFn = func(ctx context.Context) {
			dbc.Shutdown(ctx)
			dirCleanupFn(ctx)
		}
	}

	err = dbc.WaitUntilStarted()
	if err != nil {
		if cleanupFn != nil {
			cleanupFn(ctx)
		}
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	return dbc, cleanupFn, nil
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) getFailModeForTesting() failModeForTesting {
	cr.failModeLock.RLock()
	defer cr.failModeLock.RUnlock()
	return cr.failModeForTesting
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) setFailModeForTesting(mode failModeForTesting) {
	cr.failModeLock.Lock()
	defer cr.failModeLock.Unlock()
	cr.failModeForTesting = mode
}

// CRWrapError wraps an error that happens during conflict resolution.
type CRWrapError struct {
	err error
}

// Error implements the error interface for CRWrapError.
func (e CRWrapError) Error() string {
	return "Conflict resolution error: " + e.err.Error()
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) doResolve(ctx context.Context, ci conflictInput) {
	var err error
	ctx = cr.config.MaybeStartTrace(ctx, "CR.doResolve",
		fmt.Sprintf("%s %+v", cr.fbo.folderBranch, ci))
	defer func() { cr.config.MaybeFinishTrace(ctx, err) }()

	err = cr.recordStartResolve(ci)
	switch errors.Cause(err) {
	case ErrTooManyCRAttempts:
		cr.log.CWarningf(ctx,
			"Too many failed CR attempts for folder: %v", cr.fbo.id())
		return
	case nil:
		defer func() {
			r := recover()
			cr.recordFinishResolve(ctx, ci, r, err)
		}()
	default:
		cr.log.CWarningf(ctx,
			"Could not record conflict resolution attempt: %+v", err)
	}

	cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Starting conflict resolution with input %+v", ci)
	lState := makeFBOLockState()
	defer func() {
		cr.deferLog.CDebugf(ctx, "Finished conflict resolution: %+v", err)
		if err != nil {
			head := cr.fbo.getTrustedHead(ctx, lState, mdNoCommit)
			if head == (ImmutableRootMetadata{}) {
				panic("doResolve: head is nil (should be impossible)")
			}
			handle := head.GetTlfHandle()
			cr.config.Reporter().ReportErr(
				ctx, handle.GetCanonicalName(), handle.Type(),
				WriteMode, CRWrapError{err})
			if err == context.Canceled {
				cr.inputLock.Lock()
				defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
				cr.canceledCount++
				// TODO: decrease threshold for pending local squashes?
				if cr.canceledCount > cr.maxRevsThreshold {
					cr.lockNextTime = true
				}
			}
		} else {
			// We finished successfully, so no need to lock next time.
			cr.inputLock.Lock()
			defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
			cr.lockNextTime = false
			cr.canceledCount = 0
		}
	}()

	// Canceled before we even got started?
	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	if cr.getFailModeForTesting() == alwaysFailCR {
		err = ErrCRFailForTesting
		return
	}

	var mergedMDs []ImmutableRootMetadata

	// Check if we need to deploy the nuclear option and completely
	// block unmerged writes while we try to resolve.
	doLock := func() bool {
		cr.inputLock.Lock()
		defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
		return cr.lockNextTime
	}()
	if doLock {
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Blocking unmerged writes due to large amounts "+
			"of unresolved state")
		cr.fbo.blockUnmergedWrites(lState)
		defer cr.fbo.unblockUnmergedWrites(lState)
		err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
		if err != nil {
			return
		}

		// Sync everything from memory to the journal.
		err = cr.fbo.syncAllLocked(ctx, lState, NoExcl)
		if err != nil {
			return
		}

		// Don't let us hold the lock for too long though
		var cancel context.CancelFunc
		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, crMaxWriteLockTime)
		defer cancel()
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Unmerged writes blocked")
	} else {
		// Sync everything from memory to the journal.
		err = cr.fbo.syncAllUnlocked(ctx, lState)
		if err != nil {
			return
		}
	}

	// Step 1: Build the chains for each branch, as well as the paths
	// and necessary extra recreate ops.  The result of this step is:
	//   * A set of conflict resolution "chains" for both the unmerged and
	//     merged branches
	//   * A map containing, for each changed unmerged node, the full path to
	//     the corresponding merged node.
	//   * A set of "recreate" ops that must be applied on the merged branch
	//     to recreate any directories that were modified in the unmerged
	//     branch but removed in the merged branch.
	unmergedChains, mergedChains, unmergedPaths, mergedPaths, recOps,
		unmergedMDs, mergedMDs, err :=
		cr.buildChainsAndPaths(ctx, lState, doLock)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	if len(unmergedMDs) == 0 {
		// TODO: This is probably due to an extra Resolve() call that
		// got queued during a resolution (but too late to cancel it),
		// and executed after the resolution completed successfully.
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "No unmerged updates at all, so we must not be "+
			"unmerged after all")
		return
	}
	if len(mergedPaths) == 0 || len(mergedMDs) == 0 {
		var mostRecentMergedMD ImmutableRootMetadata
		if len(mergedMDs) > 0 {
			mostRecentMergedMD = mergedMDs[len(mergedMDs)-1]
		} else {
			branchPoint := unmergedMDs[0].Revision() - 1
			mostRecentMergedMD, err = getSingleMD(ctx, cr.config, cr.fbo.id(),
				kbfsmd.NullBranchID, branchPoint, kbfsmd.Merged, nil)
			if err != nil {
				return
			}
		}
		// TODO: All the other variables returned by
		// buildChainsAndPaths may also be nil, in which case
		// completeResolution will deref a nil pointer. Fix
		// this!
		//
		// nothing to do
		cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "No updates to resolve, so finishing")
		dbm := newDirBlockMapMemory()
		newFileBlocks := newFileBlockMapMemory()
		bps := newBlockPutStateMemory(0)
		err = cr.completeResolution(ctx, lState, unmergedChains,
			mergedChains, unmergedPaths, mergedPaths,
			unmergedMDs[len(unmergedMDs)-1], mostRecentMergedMD, dbm,
			newFileBlocks, nil, bps, doLock)
		return
	}

	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	if status, _, err := cr.fbo.status.getStatus(ctx, nil); err == nil {
		if statusString, err := json.Marshal(status); err == nil {
			ci := func() conflictInput {
				cr.inputLock.Lock()
				defer cr.inputLock.Unlock()
				return cr.currInput
			}()
			cr.log.CInfof(ctx, "Current status during conflict resolution "+
				"(input %v): %s", ci, statusString)
		}
	}
	cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Recreate ops: %s", recOps)

	mostRecentMergedMD := mergedMDs[len(mergedMDs)-1]

	mostRecentMergedWriterInfo := newWriterInfo(
		mostRecentMergedMD.LastModifyingWriter(),
		mostRecentMergedMD.LastModifyingWriterVerifyingKey(),
		mostRecentMergedMD.Revision(), cr.fbo.oa())

	// Step 2: Figure out which actions need to be taken in the merged
	// branch to best reflect the unmerged changes.  The result of
	// this step is a map containing, for each node in the merged path
	// that will be updated during conflict resolution, a set of
	// "actions" to be applied to the merged branch.  Each of these
	// actions contains the logic needed to manipulate the data into
	// the final merged state, including the resolution of any
	// conflicts that occurred between the two branches.
	actionMap, newUnmergedPaths, err := cr.computeActions(
		ctx, unmergedChains, mergedChains, unmergedPaths, mergedPaths,
		recOps, mostRecentMergedWriterInfo)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	// Insert the new unmerged paths as needed
	if len(newUnmergedPaths) > 0 {
		unmergedPaths = append(unmergedPaths, newUnmergedPaths...)
		sort.Sort(crSortedPaths(unmergedPaths))
	}

	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Action map: %v", actionMap)

	// Step 3: Apply the actions by looking up the corresponding
	// unmerged dir entry and copying it to a copy of the
	// corresponding merged block.  Keep these dirty block copies in a
	// local dirty cache, keyed by corresponding merged most recent
	// pointer.
	//
	// At the same time, construct two sets of ops: one that will be
	// put into the final MD object that gets merged, and one that
	// needs to be played through as notifications locally to get any
	// local caches synchronized with the final merged state.
	//
	// * This will be taken care of by each crAction.updateOps()
	// method, which modifies the unmerged and merged ops for a
	// particular chain.  After all the crActions are applied, the
	// "unmerged" ops need to be pushed as part of the MD update,
	// while the "merged" ops need to be applied locally.

	// newFileBlocks contains the copies of the file blocks we need to
	// sync.  If a block is indirect, we need to put it and add new
	// references for all indirect pointers inside it.  If it is not
	// an indirect block, just add a new reference to the block.
	dbc, cleanupFn, err := cr.makeDiskBlockCache(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	if cleanupFn != nil {
		defer cleanupFn(ctx)
	}
	dirtyBcache := newDirtyBlockCacheDisk(
		cr.config, dbc, mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo, cr.fbo.branch())
	newFileBlocks := newFileBlockMapDisk(
		dirtyBcache, mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo)
	// dbm contains the modified directory blocks we need to sync
	dbm := newDirBlockMapDisk(dirtyBcache, mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo)

	err = cr.doActions(ctx, lState, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
		unmergedPaths, mergedPaths, actionMap, dbm, newFileBlocks, dirtyBcache)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	err = cr.checkDone(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	cr.log.CDebugf(ctx, "Executed all actions, %d updated directory blocks",
		dbm.numBlocks())

	// Step 4: finish up by syncing all the blocks, computing and
	// putting the final resolved MD, and issuing all the local
	// notifications.
	bps := newBlockPutStateDisk(
		0, cr.config, dbc, mergedChains.mostRecentChainMDInfo)
	err = cr.completeResolution(ctx, lState, unmergedChains, mergedChains,
		unmergedPaths, mergedPaths, unmergedMDs[len(unmergedMDs)-1],
		mostRecentMergedMD, dbm, newFileBlocks, dirtyBcache, bps, doLock)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}

	// TODO: If conflict resolution fails after some blocks were put,
	// remember these and include them in the later resolution so they
	// don't count against the quota forever.  (Though of course if we
	// completely fail, we'll need to rely on a future complete scan
	// to clean up the quota anyway . . .)
}

func (cr *ConflictResolver) clearConflictRecords(ctx context.Context) error {
	db, key, _, wasStuck, err := cr.isStuckWithDbAndConflicts()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	err = db.Delete(key, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if wasStuck {
		cr.config.SubscriptionManagerPublisher().PublishChange(keybase1.SubscriptionTopic_FAVORITES)
		cr.config.Reporter().NotifyFavoritesChanged(ctx)
		cr.config.SubscriptionManagerPublisher().PublishChange(
			keybase1.SubscriptionTopic_FILES_TAB_BADGE)
	}
	return nil
}

func openCRDBInternal(config Config) (*LevelDb, error) {
	if config.IsTestMode() {
		return openLevelDB(storage.NewMemStorage(), config.Mode())
	}
	err := os.MkdirAll(sysPath.Join(config.StorageRoot(),
		conflictResolverRecordsDir, conflictResolverRecordsVersionString),
		os.ModePerm)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	stor, err := storage.OpenFile(sysPath.Join(config.StorageRoot(),
		conflictResolverRecordsDir, conflictResolverRecordsVersionString,
		conflictResolverRecordsDB), false)

	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return openLevelDB(stor, config.Mode())
}

func openCRDB(config Config) (db *LevelDb) {
	db, err := openCRDBInternal(config)
	if err != nil {
		config.MakeLogger("").CWarningf(context.Background(),
			"Could not open conflict resolver DB. "+
				"Perhaps multiple KBFS instances are being run concurrently"+
				"? Error: %+v", err)
	}
	return db
}