26 files changed, 238 insertions, 421 deletions

diff --git a/bin/tar2sqfs/Makemodule.am b/bin/tar2sqfs/Makemodule.am
index 16bec99..0a74419 100644
--- a/bin/tar2sqfs/Makemodule.am
+++ b/bin/tar2sqfs/Makemodule.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tar2sqfs_SOURCES = bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.c bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.h
 tar2sqfs_SOURCES += bin/tar2sqfs/options.c bin/tar2sqfs/process_tarball.c
 tar2sqfs_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
-tar2sqfs_LDADD = libcommon.a libsquashfs.la libtar.a
+tar2sqfs_LDADD = libcommon.a libsquashfs.la libtar.a libfstream.a
 tar2sqfs_LDADD += libfstree.a libcompat.a libfstree.a $(LZO_LIBS)
 tar2sqfs_LDADD += $(PTHREAD_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/bin/tar2sqfs/process_tarball.c b/bin/tar2sqfs/process_tarball.c
index 415e362..4d7f0a1 100644
--- a/bin/tar2sqfs/process_tarball.c
+++ b/bin/tar2sqfs/process_tarball.c
@@ -6,28 +6,74 @@
  */
 #include "tar2sqfs.h"
 
-static int write_file(FILE *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs,
+static int write_file(istream_t *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs,
 		      const tar_header_decoded_t *hdr,
 		      file_info_t *fi, sqfs_u64 filesize)
 {
-	sqfs_file_t *file;
-	int flags;
-	int ret;
+	const sparse_map_t *list;
+	int flags = 0, ret = 0;
+	sqfs_u64 offset, diff;
+	bool sparse_region;
+	ostream_t *out;
 
-	file = sqfs_get_stdin_file(input_file, hdr->sparse, filesize);
-	if (file == NULL) {
-		perror("packing files");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	flags = 0;
 	if (no_tail_pack && filesize > cfg.block_size)
 		flags |= SQFS_BLK_DONT_FRAGMENT;
 
-	ret = write_data_from_file(hdr->name, sqfs->data,
-				   (sqfs_inode_generic_t **)&fi->user_ptr,
-				   file, flags);
-	sqfs_destroy(file);
+	out = data_writer_ostream_create(hdr->name, sqfs->data,
+					 (sqfs_inode_generic_t **)&fi->user_ptr,
+					 flags);
+
+	if (out == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	list = hdr->sparse;
+
+	for (offset = 0; offset < filesize; offset += diff) {
+		if (hdr->sparse != NULL) {
+			if (list == NULL) {
+				sparse_region = true;
+				diff = filesize - offset;
+			} else if (offset < list->offset) {
+				sparse_region = true;
+				diff = list->offset - offset;
+			} else if (offset - list->offset >= list->count) {
+				list = list->next;
+				diff = 0;
+				continue;
+			} else {
+				sparse_region = false;
+				diff = list->count - (offset - list->offset);
+			}
+		} else {
+			sparse_region = false;
+			diff = filesize - offset;
+		}
+
+		if (sizeof(diff) > sizeof(size_t) && diff > 0x7FFFFFFFUL)
+			diff = 0x7FFFFFFFUL;
+
+		if (sparse_region) {
+			ret = ostream_append_sparse(out, diff);
+		} else {
+			ret = ostream_append_from_istream(out, input_file,
+							  diff);
+
+			if (ret == 0) {
+				fprintf(stderr, "%s: unexpected end-of-file\n",
+					hdr->name);
+				ret = -1;
+			} else if (ret > 0) {
+				diff = ret;
+				ret = 0;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	ostream_flush(out);
+	sqfs_destroy(out);
 
 	if (ret)
 		return -1;
@@ -78,7 +124,8 @@ static int copy_xattr(sqfs_writer_t *sqfs, tree_node_t *node,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int create_node_and_repack_data(FILE *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs,
+static int create_node_and_repack_data(istream_t *input_file,
+				       sqfs_writer_t *sqfs,
 				       tar_header_decoded_t *hdr)
 {
 	tree_node_t *node;
@@ -149,7 +196,7 @@ static int set_root_attribs(sqfs_writer_t *sqfs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int process_tarball(FILE *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs)
+int process_tarball(istream_t *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs)
 {
 	bool skip, is_root, is_prefixed;
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
diff --git a/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.c b/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.c
index ae56e6b..6cab231 100644
--- a/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.c
+++ b/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.c
@@ -9,26 +9,18 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int status = EXIT_FAILURE;
-	FILE *input_file = NULL;
+	istream_t *input_file = NULL;
 	sqfs_writer_t sqfs;
 
 	process_args(argc, argv);
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	_setmode(_fileno(stdin), _O_BINARY);
-	input_file = stdin;
-#else
-	input_file = freopen(NULL, "rb", stdin);
-#endif
-
-	if (input_file == NULL) {
-		perror("changing stdin to binary mode");
+	input_file = istream_open_stdin();
+	if (input_file == NULL)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	memset(&sqfs, 0, sizeof(sqfs));
 	if (sqfs_writer_init(&sqfs, &cfg))
-		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		goto out_if;
 
 	if (process_tarball(input_file, &sqfs))
 		goto out;
@@ -42,5 +34,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	status = EXIT_SUCCESS;
 out:
 	sqfs_writer_cleanup(&sqfs, status);
+out_if:
+	sqfs_destroy(input_file);
 	return status;
 }
diff --git a/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.h b/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.h
index a27a50b..d127aa0 100644
--- a/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.h
+++ b/bin/tar2sqfs/tar2sqfs.h
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-
-#ifdef _WIN32
-#include <io.h>
-#endif
 
 /* options.c */
 extern bool dont_skip;
@@ -32,6 +27,6 @@ extern char *root_becomes;
 void process_args(int argc, char **argv);
 
 /* process_tarball.c */
-int process_tarball(FILE *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs);
+int process_tarball(istream_t *input_file, sqfs_writer_t *sqfs);
 
 #endif /* TAR2SQFS_H */
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 8639558..ea27edc 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ int sqfs_data_reader_dump(const char *name, sqfs_data_reader_t *data,
 			  const sqfs_inode_generic_t *inode,
 			  ostream_t *fp, size_t block_size);
 
-sqfs_file_t *sqfs_get_stdin_file(FILE *fp, const sparse_map_t *map,
-				 sqfs_u64 size);
-
 int write_data_from_file(const char *filename, sqfs_block_processor_t *data,
 			 sqfs_inode_generic_t **inode,
 			 sqfs_file_t *file, int flags);
diff --git a/include/tar.h b/include/tar.h
index 38ec656..10e7b52 100644
--- a/include/tar.h
+++ b/include/tar.h
@@ -131,12 +131,12 @@ int write_hard_link(ostream_t *fp, const struct stat *sb, const char *name,
 		    const char *target, unsigned int counter);
 
 /* calcuate and skip the zero padding */
-int skip_padding(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size);
+int skip_padding(istream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 size);
 
 /* round up to block size and skip the entire entry */
-int skip_entry(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size);
+int skip_entry(istream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 size);
 
-int read_header(FILE *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out);
+int read_header(istream_t *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out);
 
 void free_xattr_list(tar_xattr_t *list);
 
@@ -148,13 +148,4 @@ void clear_header(tar_header_decoded_t *hdr);
 */
 int padd_file(ostream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 size);
 
-
-/*
-  A wrapper around the read() system call. It retries the read if it is
-  interrupted by a signal or less than the desired size was read. Returns 0
-  on success. Writes to stderr on failure using 'errstr' as a perror style
-  error prefix.
-*/
-int read_retry(const char *errstr, FILE *fp, void *buffer, size_t size);
-
 #endif /* TAR_H */
diff --git a/lib/common/Makemodule.am b/lib/common/Makemodule.am
index df08894..e191e29 100644
--- a/lib/common/Makemodule.am
+++ b/lib/common/Makemodule.am
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/inode_stat.c lib/common/hardlink.c
 libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/print_version.c lib/common/data_reader_dump.c
 libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/compress.c lib/common/comp_opt.c
 libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/data_writer.c include/common.h
-libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/get_path.c lib/common/io_stdin.c
+libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/get_path.c lib/common/data_writer_ostream.c
 libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/writer.c lib/common/perror.c
 libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/mkdir_p.c lib/common/parse_size.c
-libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/print_size.c lib/common/data_writer_ostream.c
+libcommon_a_SOURCES += lib/common/print_size.c
 libcommon_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LZO_CFLAGS)
 
 if WITH_LZO
diff --git a/lib/common/io_stdin.c b/lib/common/io_stdin.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4694989..0000000
--- a/lib/common/io_stdin.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,182 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
-/*
- * io_stdin.c
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2019 David Oberhollenzer <goliath@infraroot.at>
- */
-#include "common.h"
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-
-
-typedef struct {
-	sqfs_file_t base;
-
-	const sparse_map_t *map;
-	sqfs_u64 offset;
-	sqfs_u64 real_size;
-	sqfs_u64 apparent_size;
-	FILE *fp;
-} sqfs_file_stdinout_t;
-
-
-static void stdinout_destroy(sqfs_object_t *base)
-{
-	free(base);
-}
-
-static sqfs_u64 stdinout_get_size(const sqfs_file_t *base)
-{
-	return ((const sqfs_file_stdinout_t *)base)->apparent_size;
-}
-
-static int stdinout_truncate(sqfs_file_t *base, sqfs_u64 size)
-{
-	(void)base; (void)size;
-	return SQFS_ERROR_IO;
-}
-
-static int stdin_read_at(sqfs_file_t *base, sqfs_u64 offset,
-			 void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-	sqfs_file_stdinout_t *file = (sqfs_file_stdinout_t *)base;
-	size_t temp_size = 0;
-	sqfs_u8 *temp = NULL;
-	sqfs_u64 diff;
-	size_t ret;
-
-	if (offset < file->offset)
-		return SQFS_ERROR_IO;
-
-	if (offset > file->offset) {
-		temp_size = 1024;
-		temp = alloca(temp_size);
-	}
-
-	if (offset >= file->real_size || (offset + size) > file->real_size)
-		return SQFS_ERROR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
-
-	while (size > 0) {
-		if (ferror(file->fp))
-			return SQFS_ERROR_IO;
-
-		if (feof(file->fp))
-			return SQFS_ERROR_OUT_OF_BOUNDS;
-
-		if (offset > file->offset) {
-			diff = file->offset - offset;
-			diff = diff > (sqfs_u64)temp_size ? temp_size : diff;
-
-			ret = fread(temp, 1, diff, file->fp);
-		} else {
-			ret = fread(buffer, 1, size, file->fp);
-		}
-
-		if (offset <= file->offset) {
-			buffer = (char *)buffer + ret;
-			size -= ret;
-			offset += ret;
-		}
-
-		file->offset += ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int stdin_read_condensed(sqfs_file_t *base, sqfs_u64 offset,
-				void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-	sqfs_file_stdinout_t *file = (sqfs_file_stdinout_t *)base;
-	sqfs_u64 poffset = 0, src_start;
-	size_t dst_start, diff, count;
-	const sparse_map_t *it;
-	int err;
-
-	memset(buffer, 0, size);
-
-	for (it = file->map; it != NULL; it = it->next) {
-		if (it->offset + it->count <= offset) {
-			poffset += it->count;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		if (it->offset >= offset + size) {
-			poffset += it->count;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		count = size;
-
-		if (offset + count >= it->offset + it->count)
-			count = it->offset + it->count - offset;
-
-		if (it->offset < offset) {
-			diff = offset - it->offset;
-
-			src_start = poffset + diff;
-			dst_start = 0;
-			count -= diff;
-		} else if (it->offset > offset) {
-			diff = it->offset - offset;
-
-			src_start = poffset;
-			dst_start = diff;
-		} else {
-			src_start = poffset;
-			dst_start = 0;
-		}
-
-		err = stdin_read_at(base, src_start,
-				    (char *)buffer + dst_start, count);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-
-		poffset += it->count;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int stdin_write_at(sqfs_file_t *base, sqfs_u64 offset,
-			  const void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-	(void)base; (void)offset; (void)buffer; (void)size;
-	return SQFS_ERROR_IO;
-}
-
-sqfs_file_t *sqfs_get_stdin_file(FILE *fp, const sparse_map_t *map,
-				 sqfs_u64 size)
-{
-	sqfs_file_stdinout_t *file = calloc(1, sizeof(*file));
-	sqfs_file_t *base = (sqfs_file_t *)file;
-	const sparse_map_t *it;
-
-	if (file == NULL)
-		return NULL;
-
-	file->apparent_size = size;
-	file->map = map;
-	file->fp = fp;
-
-	if (map != NULL) {
-		for (it = map; it != NULL; it = it->next)
-			file->real_size += map->count;
-	} else {
-		file->real_size = size;
-	}
-
-	((sqfs_object_t *)base)->destroy = stdinout_destroy;
-	base->write_at = stdin_write_at;
-	base->get_size = stdinout_get_size;
-	base->truncate = stdinout_truncate;
-
-	if (map == NULL) {
-		base->read_at = stdin_read_at;
-	} else {
-		base->read_at = stdin_read_condensed;
-	}
-	return base;
-}
diff --git a/lib/tar/Makemodule.am b/lib/tar/Makemodule.am
index 7ba0454..414aca1 100644
--- a/lib/tar/Makemodule.am
+++ b/lib/tar/Makemodule.am
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-libtar_a_SOURCES = lib/tar/read_header.c lib/tar/write_header.c lib/tar/skip.c
+libtar_a_SOURCES = lib/tar/read_header.c lib/tar/write_header.c
 libtar_a_SOURCES += lib/tar/number.c lib/tar/checksum.c lib/tar/cleanup.c
 libtar_a_SOURCES += lib/tar/read_sparse_map.c lib/tar/read_sparse_map_old.c
 libtar_a_SOURCES += lib/tar/base64.c lib/tar/urldecode.c lib/tar/internal.h
-libtar_a_SOURCES += lib/tar/padd_file.c lib/tar/read_retry.c include/tar.h
+libtar_a_SOURCES += lib/tar/padd_file.c lib/tar/record_to_memory.c
 libtar_a_SOURCES += lib/tar/pax_header.c lib/tar/read_sparse_map_new.c
+libtar_a_SOURCES += include/tar.h
 libtar_a_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 libtar_a_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/lib/tar/internal.h b/lib/tar/internal.h
index bea863d..b7c4c34 100644
--- a/lib/tar/internal.h
+++ b/lib/tar/internal.h
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ bool is_checksum_valid(const tar_header_t *hdr);
 
 sparse_map_t *read_sparse_map(const char *line);
 
-sparse_map_t *read_gnu_old_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_t *hdr);
+sparse_map_t *read_gnu_old_sparse(istream_t *fp, tar_header_t *hdr);
 
-sparse_map_t *read_gnu_new_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out);
+sparse_map_t *read_gnu_new_sparse(istream_t *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out);
 
 void free_sparse_list(sparse_map_t *sparse);
 
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ size_t base64_decode(sqfs_u8 *out, const char *in, size_t len);
 
 void urldecode(char *str);
 
-char *record_to_memory(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size);
+char *record_to_memory(istream_t *fp, size_t size);
 
-int read_pax_header(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 entsize, unsigned int *set_by_pax,
+int read_pax_header(istream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 entsize, unsigned int *set_by_pax,
 		    tar_header_decoded_t *out);
 
 #endif /* INTERNAL_H */
diff --git a/lib/tar/pax_header.c b/lib/tar/pax_header.c
index 448976d..a96a32f 100644
--- a/lib/tar/pax_header.c
+++ b/lib/tar/pax_header.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static tar_xattr_t *mkxattr(const char *key, size_t keylen,
 	return xattr;
 }
 
-int read_pax_header(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 entsize, unsigned int *set_by_pax,
+int read_pax_header(istream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 entsize, unsigned int *set_by_pax,
 		    tar_header_decoded_t *out)
 {
 	char *buffer, *line, *key, *ptr, *value, *end;
diff --git a/lib/tar/read_header.c b/lib/tar/read_header.c
index 14752ea..b332514 100644
--- a/lib/tar/read_header.c
+++ b/lib/tar/read_header.c
@@ -170,20 +170,24 @@ static int decode_header(const tar_header_t *hdr, unsigned int set_by_pax,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int read_header(FILE *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out)
+int read_header(istream_t *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out)
 {
 	unsigned int set_by_pax = 0;
 	bool prev_was_zero = false;
 	sqfs_u64 pax_size;
 	tar_header_t hdr;
-	int version;
+	int version, ret;
 
 	memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
 
 	for (;;) {
-		if (read_retry("reading tar header", fp, &hdr, sizeof(hdr)))
+		ret = istream_read(fp, &hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+		if (ret < 0)
 			goto fail;
 
+		if ((size_t)ret < sizeof(hdr))
+			goto out_eof;
+
 		if (is_zero_block(&hdr)) {
 			if (prev_was_zero)
 				goto out_eof;
@@ -294,3 +298,17 @@ fail:
 	clear_header(out);
 	return -1;
 }
+
+int skip_padding(istream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 size)
+{
+	size_t tail = size % 512;
+
+	return tail ? istream_skip(fp, 512 - tail) : 0;
+}
+
+int skip_entry(istream_t *fp, sqfs_u64 size)
+{
+	size_t tail = size % 512;
+
+	return istream_skip(fp, tail ? (size + 512 - tail) : size);
+}
diff --git a/lib/tar/read_retry.c b/lib/tar/read_retry.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a2f82c..0000000
--- a/lib/tar/read_retry.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
-/*
- * read_retry.c
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2019 David Oberhollenzer <goliath@infraroot.at>
- */
-#include "config.h"
-
-#include "tar.h"
-#include "internal.h"
-
-int read_retry(const char *errstr, FILE *fp, void *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-	size_t ret;
-
-	while (size > 0) {
-		if (ferror(fp)) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: error reading from file\n",
-				errstr);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		if (feof(fp)) {
-			fprintf(stderr, "%s: short read\n", errstr);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		ret = fread(buffer, 1, size, fp);
-		size -= ret;
-		buffer = (char *)buffer + ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-char *record_to_memory(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size)
-{
-	char *buffer = malloc(size + 1);
-
-	if (buffer == NULL)
-		goto fail_errno;
-
-	if (read_retry("reading tar record", fp, buffer, size))
-		goto fail;
-
-	if (skip_padding(fp, size))
-		goto fail;
-
-	buffer[size] = '\0';
-	return buffer;
-fail_errno:
-	perror("reading tar record");
-	goto fail;
-fail:
-	free(buffer);
-	return NULL;
-}
diff --git a/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_new.c b/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_new.c
index f4f0f92..d9f6c6e 100644
--- a/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_new.c
+++ b/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_new.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int decode(const char *str, size_t len, size_t *out)
 	return (*str == '\n') ? ((int)count + 1) : -1;
 }
 
-sparse_map_t *read_gnu_new_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out)
+sparse_map_t *read_gnu_new_sparse(istream_t *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out)
 {
 	sparse_map_t *last = NULL, *list = NULL, *ent = NULL;
 	size_t i, count, value;
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ sparse_map_t *read_gnu_new_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out)
 	if (out->record_size < 512)
 		goto fail_format;
 
-	if (read_retry("reading GNU sparse map", fp, buffer, 512))
-		return NULL;
+	ret = istream_read(fp, buffer, 512);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	if (ret < 512)
+		goto fail_format;
 
 	diff = decode(buffer, 512, &count);
 	if (diff <= 0)
@@ -61,10 +65,12 @@ sparse_map_t *read_gnu_new_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_decoded_t *out)
 			if (out->record_size < 512)
 				goto fail_format;
 
-			if (read_retry("reading GNU sparse map", fp,
-				       buffer + 512, 512)) {
-				return NULL;
-			}
+			ret = istream_read(fp, buffer + 512, 512);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				goto fail;
+
+			if (ret < 512)
+				goto fail_format;
 
 			ret = decode(buffer + diff, 1024 - diff, &value);
 			if (ret <= 0)
diff --git a/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_old.c b/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_old.c
index 84e1f9e..cd7177d 100644
--- a/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_old.c
+++ b/lib/tar/read_sparse_map_old.c
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 
 #include "internal.h"
 
-sparse_map_t *read_gnu_old_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_t *hdr)
+sparse_map_t *read_gnu_old_sparse(istream_t *fp, tar_header_t *hdr)
 {
 	sparse_map_t *list = NULL, *end = NULL, *node;
 	gnu_sparse_t sph;
 	sqfs_u64 off, sz;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
 		if (!isdigit(hdr->tail.gnu.sparse[i].offset[0]))
@@ -47,8 +47,14 @@ sparse_map_t *read_gnu_old_sparse(FILE *fp, tar_header_t *hdr)
 		return list;
 
 	do {
-		if (read_retry("reading GNU sparse header",
-			       fp, &sph, sizeof(sph))) {
+		ret = istream_read(fp, &sph, sizeof(sph));
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto fail;
+
+		if ((size_t)ret < sizeof(sph)) {
+			fputs("reading GNU sparse header: "
+			      "unexpected end-of-file\n",
+			      stderr);
 			goto fail;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/tar/record_to_memory.c b/lib/tar/record_to_memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..822608c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tar/record_to_memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
+/*
+ * record_to_memory.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 David Oberhollenzer <goliath@infraroot.at>
+ */
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "tar.h"
+#include "internal.h"
+
+char *record_to_memory(istream_t *fp, size_t size)
+{
+	char *buffer = malloc(size + 1);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (buffer == NULL)
+		goto fail_errno;
+
+	ret = istream_read(fp, buffer, size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto fail;
+
+	if ((size_t)ret < size) {
+		fputs("Reading tar record: unexpected end-of-file.\n", stderr);
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
+	if (skip_padding(fp, size))
+		goto fail;
+
+	buffer[size] = '\0';
+	return buffer;
+fail_errno:
+	perror("reading tar record");
+	goto fail;
+fail:
+	free(buffer);
+	return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/lib/tar/skip.c b/lib/tar/skip.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 36cd470..0000000
--- a/lib/tar/skip.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later */
-/*
- * skip.c
- *
- * Copyright (C) 2019 David Oberhollenzer <goliath@infraroot.at>
- */
-#include "config.h"
-
-#include "tar.h"
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-static int skip_bytes(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size)
-{
-	unsigned char buffer[1024];
-	size_t diff;
-
-	while (size != 0) {
-		diff = sizeof(buffer);
-		if (diff > size)
-			diff = size;
-
-		if (read_retry("reading tar record padding", fp, buffer, diff))
-			return -1;
-
-		size -= diff;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int skip_padding(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size)
-{
-	size_t tail = size % 512;
-
-	return tail ? skip_bytes(fp, 512 - tail) : 0;
-}
-
-int skip_entry(FILE *fp, sqfs_u64 size)
-{
-	size_t tail = size % 512;
-
-	return skip_bytes(fp, tail ? (size + 512 - tail) : size);
-}
diff --git a/tests/Makemodule.am b/tests/Makemodule.am
index 809ff07..94bfd4b 100644
--- a/tests/Makemodule.am
+++ b/tests/Makemodule.am
@@ -62,164 +62,164 @@ test_filename_sane_w32_SOURCES += lib/fstree/filename_sane.c
 test_filename_sane_w32_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTEST_WIN32=1
 
 test_tar_gnu0_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu0_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu0_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu0_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu0_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=format-acceptance/gnu.tar
 
 test_tar_gnu1_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu1_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu1_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu1_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=format-acceptance/gnu-g.tar
 
 test_tar_gnu2_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu2_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu2_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu2_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=user-group-largenum/gnu.tar
 test_tar_gnu2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTUID=0x80000000  -DTESTGID=0x80000000
 test_tar_gnu2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTTS=1542995392
 
 test_tar_gnu3_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu3_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu3_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu3_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=negative-mtime/gnu.tar -DTESTTS=-315622800
 
 test_tar_gnu4_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu4_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu4_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu4_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu4_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=long-paths/gnu.tar -DLONG_NAME_TEST
 test_tar_gnu4_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTTS=1542909670
 
 test_tar_gnu5_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu5_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu5_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu5_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu5_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=large-mtime/gnu.tar -DTESTTS=8589934592L
 
 test_tar_gnu6_SOURCES = tests/tar_big_file.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_gnu6_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_gnu6_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_gnu6_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_gnu6_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=file-size/gnu.tar
 
 test_tar_pax0_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_pax0_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_pax0_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_pax0_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_pax0_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=format-acceptance/pax.tar
 
 test_tar_pax1_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_pax1_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_pax1_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_pax1_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_pax1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=user-group-largenum/pax.tar
 test_tar_pax1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTUID=2147483648UL -DTESTGID=2147483648UL
 test_tar_pax1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTTS=1542995392
 
 test_tar_pax2_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_pax2_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_pax2_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_pax2_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_pax2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=large-mtime/pax.tar -DTESTTS=8589934592L
 
 test_tar_pax3_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_pax3_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_pax3_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_pax3_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_pax3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=negative-mtime/pax.tar -DTESTTS=-315622800
 
 test_tar_pax4_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_pax4_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_pax4_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_pax4_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_pax4_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=long-paths/pax.tar
 test_tar_pax4_CPPFLAGS += -DLONG_NAME_TEST -DTESTTS=1542909670
 
 test_tar_pax5_SOURCES = tests/tar_big_file.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_pax5_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_pax5_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_pax5_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_pax5_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=file-size/pax.tar
 
 test_tar_ustar0_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar0_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar0_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar0_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar0_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=format-acceptance/ustar.tar
 
 test_tar_ustar1_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar1_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar1_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar1_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=format-acceptance/ustar-pre-posix.tar
 
 test_tar_ustar2_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar2_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar2_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar2_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=format-acceptance/v7.tar
 
 test_tar_ustar3_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar3_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar3_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar3_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=user-group-largenum/8-digit.tar
 test_tar_ustar3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTUID=8388608 -DTESTGID=8388608
 test_tar_ustar3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTTS=1542995392
 
 test_tar_ustar4_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar4_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar4_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar4_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar4_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=large-mtime/12-digit.tar
 test_tar_ustar4_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTTS=8589934592L
 
 test_tar_ustar5_SOURCES = tests/tar_simple.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar5_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar5_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar5_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar5_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=long-paths/ustar.tar
 test_tar_ustar5_CPPFLAGS += -DLONG_NAME_TEST -DTESTTS=1542909670
 
 test_tar_ustar6_SOURCES = tests/tar_big_file.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_ustar6_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_ustar6_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_ustar6_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_ustar6_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=file-size/12-digit.tar
 
 test_tar_target_filled_SOURCES = tests/tar_target_filled.c tests/test.h
 test_tar_target_filled_SOURCES += tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_target_filled_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_target_filled_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_target_filled_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_target_filled_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 
 test_tar_sparse_gnu_SOURCES = tests/tar_sparse_gnu.c tests/test.h
 test_tar_sparse_gnu_SOURCES += tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_sparse_gnu_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_sparse_gnu_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_sparse_gnu_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 
 test_tar_sparse_gnu0_SOURCES = tests/tar_sparse.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_sparse_gnu0_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_sparse_gnu0_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_sparse_gnu0_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_sparse_gnu0_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_sparse_gnu0_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=sparse-files/pax-gnu0-0.tar
 
 test_tar_sparse_gnu1_SOURCES = tests/tar_sparse.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_sparse_gnu1_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_sparse_gnu1_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_sparse_gnu1_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_sparse_gnu1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_sparse_gnu1_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=sparse-files/pax-gnu0-1.tar
 
 test_tar_sparse_gnu2_SOURCES = tests/tar_sparse.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_sparse_gnu2_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_sparse_gnu2_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_sparse_gnu2_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_sparse_gnu2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_sparse_gnu2_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=sparse-files/pax-gnu1-0.tar
 
 test_tar_sparse_gnu3_SOURCES = tests/tar_sparse.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_sparse_gnu3_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_sparse_gnu3_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_sparse_gnu3_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_sparse_gnu3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_sparse_gnu3_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=sparse-files/gnu.tar
 
 test_tar_xattr_bsd_SOURCES = tests/tar_xattr.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_xattr_bsd_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_xattr_bsd_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_xattr_bsd_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_xattr_bsd_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=xattr/xattr-libarchive.tar
 
 test_tar_xattr_schily_SOURCES = tests/tar_xattr.c tests/test.h tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_xattr_schily_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_xattr_schily_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_xattr_schily_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_xattr_schily_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_xattr_schily_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=xattr/xattr-schily.tar
 
 test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_SOURCES = tests/tar_xattr_bin.c tests/test.h
 test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_SOURCES += tests/test_tar.h
-test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
 test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTPATH=$(top_srcdir)/tests/tar
 test_tar_xattr_schily_bin_CPPFLAGS += -DTESTFILE=xattr/xattr-schily-binary.tar
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ fstree_fuzz_SOURCES = tests/fstree_fuzz.c
 fstree_fuzz_LDADD = libfstree.a libcompat.a
 
 tar_fuzz_SOURCES = tests/tar_fuzz.c
-tar_fuzz_LDADD = libtar.a libcompat.a
+tar_fuzz_LDADD = libtar.a libfstream.a libcompat.a
 
 check_PROGRAMS += test_mknode_simple test_mknode_slink test_mknode_reg
 check_PROGRAMS += test_mknode_dir test_gen_inode_numbers test_add_by_path
diff --git a/tests/tar_big_file.c b/tests/tar_big_file.c
index b949f60..66e4690 100644
--- a/tests/tar_big_file.c
+++ b/tests/tar_big_file.c
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 int main(void)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
-	fp = test_open_read(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	fp = istream_open_file(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_mode, S_IFREG | 0644);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_uid, 01750);
@@ -22,6 +23,6 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(hdr.name, "big-file.bin");
 	TEST_ASSERT(!hdr.unknown_record);
 	clear_header(&hdr);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tar_fuzz.c b/tests/tar_fuzz.c
index f342e38..e5f5c0b 100644
--- a/tests/tar_fuzz.c
+++ b/tests/tar_fuzz.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (argc != 2) {
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	fp = fopen(argv[1], "rb");
-	if (fp == NULL) {
-		perror(argv[1]);
+	fp = istream_open_file(argv[1]);
+	if (fp == NULL)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
-	}
 
 	for (;;) {
 		ret = read_header(fp, &hdr);
@@ -35,16 +33,16 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto fail;
 
-		ret = fseek(fp, hdr.sb.st_size, SEEK_CUR);
+		ret = istream_skip(fp, hdr.sb.st_size);
 
 		clear_header(&hdr);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto fail;
 	}
 
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 fail:
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_FAILURE;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tar_simple.c b/tests/tar_simple.c
index 02bd521..6c5a47e 100644
--- a/tests/tar_simple.c
+++ b/tests/tar_simple.c
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ int main(void)
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
 	char buffer[6];
 	sqfs_s64 ts;
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
-	fp = test_open_read(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	fp = istream_open_file(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_mode, S_IFREG | 0644);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_uid, TESTUID);
@@ -57,10 +58,10 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(hdr.name, fname);
 	TEST_ASSERT(!hdr.unknown_record);
 
-	TEST_ASSERT(read_retry("tar data", fp, buffer, 5) == 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT(istream_read(fp, buffer, 5) == 5);
 	buffer[5] = '\0';
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(buffer, "test\n");
 	clear_header(&hdr);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tar_sparse.c b/tests/tar_sparse.c
index 50940d0..8e2976f 100644
--- a/tests/tar_sparse.c
+++ b/tests/tar_sparse.c
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ static void test_case_sparse(const char *path)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
 	sparse_map_t *sparse;
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
-	fp = test_open_read(path);
+	fp = istream_open_file(path);
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_mode, S_IFREG | 0644);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_uid, 01750);
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ static void test_case_sparse(const char *path)
 	TEST_NULL(sparse);
 
 	clear_header(&hdr);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 }
 
 int main(void)
diff --git a/tests/tar_sparse_gnu.c b/tests/tar_sparse_gnu.c
index 216a54a..c1854a1 100644
--- a/tests/tar_sparse_gnu.c
+++ b/tests/tar_sparse_gnu.c
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
 	sparse_map_t *sparse;
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT(chdir(TEST_PATH) == 0);
 
-	fp = test_open_read("sparse-files/gnu-small.tar");
+	fp = istream_open_file("sparse-files/gnu-small.tar");
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_mode, S_IFREG | 0644);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_uid, 01750);
@@ -43,6 +44,6 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_NULL(sparse->next);
 
 	clear_header(&hdr);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tar_target_filled.c b/tests/tar_target_filled.c
index 4098b39..7032239 100644
--- a/tests/tar_target_filled.c
+++ b/tests/tar_target_filled.c
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
 	char buffer[16];
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT(chdir(TEST_PATH) == 0);
 
-	fp = test_open_read("format-acceptance/link_filled.tar");
+	fp = istream_open_file("format-acceptance/link_filled.tar");
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 
 	/* "deep" directory hierarchy containg 2 files */
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ int main(void)
 		       "20_characters_here03/20_characters_here04/"
 		       "errored_file_tst");
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_size, 5);
-	TEST_ASSERT(read_retry("data0", fp, buffer, 5) == 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT(istream_read(fp, buffer, 5) == 5);
 	buffer[5] = '\0';
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(buffer, "test\n");
 	TEST_ASSERT(skip_padding(fp, 5) == 0);
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ int main(void)
 		       "20_characters_here03/20_characters_here04/"
 		       "some_test_file");
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_size, 5);
-	TEST_ASSERT(read_retry("data1", fp, buffer, 5) == 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT(istream_read(fp, buffer, 5) == 5);
 	buffer[5] = '\0';
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(buffer, "test\n");
 	TEST_ASSERT(skip_padding(fp, 5) == 0);
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ int main(void)
 
 	/* end of file */
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) > 0);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tar_xattr.c b/tests/tar_xattr.c
index 179af2e..e06b428 100644
--- a/tests/tar_xattr.c
+++ b/tests/tar_xattr.c
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
 	char buffer[6];
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
-	fp = test_open_read(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	fp = istream_open_file(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_mode, S_IFREG | 0644);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_uid, 01750);
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.mtime, 1543094477);
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(hdr.name, "input.txt");
 	TEST_ASSERT(!hdr.unknown_record);
-	TEST_ASSERT(read_retry("reading tar data", fp, buffer, 5) == 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT(istream_read(fp, buffer, 5) == 5);
 	buffer[5] = '\0';
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(buffer, "test\n");
 
@@ -33,6 +34,6 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_NULL(hdr.xattr->next);
 
 	clear_header(&hdr);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tests/tar_xattr_bin.c b/tests/tar_xattr_bin.c
index ca0f918..88bf3fd 100644
--- a/tests/tar_xattr_bin.c
+++ b/tests/tar_xattr_bin.c
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ int main(void)
 {
 	tar_header_decoded_t hdr;
 	char buffer[6];
-	FILE *fp;
+	istream_t *fp;
 
-	fp = test_open_read(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	fp = istream_open_file(STRVALUE(TESTPATH) "/" STRVALUE(TESTFILE));
+	TEST_NOT_NULL(fp);
 	TEST_ASSERT(read_header(fp, &hdr) == 0);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_mode, S_IFREG | 0644);
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.sb.st_uid, 01750);
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_EQUAL_UI(hdr.mtime, 1543094477);
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(hdr.name, "input.txt");
 	TEST_ASSERT(!hdr.unknown_record);
-	TEST_ASSERT(read_retry("data0", fp, buffer, 5) == 0);
+	TEST_ASSERT(istream_read(fp, buffer, 5) == 5);
 	buffer[5] = '\0';
 	TEST_STR_EQUAL(buffer, "test\n");
 
@@ -41,6 +42,6 @@ int main(void)
 	TEST_NULL(hdr.xattr->next);
 
 	clear_header(&hdr);
-	fclose(fp);
+	sqfs_destroy(fp);
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }