+static int journal_file_append_field(
+ JournalFile *f,
+ const void *field, uint64_t size,
+ Object **ret, uint64_t *offset) {
+
+ uint64_t hash, p;
+ uint64_t osize;
+ Object *o;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(f);
+ assert(field && size > 0);
+
+ hash = hash64(field, size);
+
+ r = journal_file_find_field_object_with_hash(f, field, size, hash, &o, &p);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ else if (r > 0) {
+
+ if (ret)
+ *ret = o;
+
+ if (offset)
+ *offset = p;
+
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ osize = offsetof(Object, field.payload) + size;
+ r = journal_file_append_object(f, OBJECT_FIELD, osize, &o, &p);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ o->field.hash = htole64(hash);
+ memcpy(o->field.payload, field, size);
+
+ r = journal_file_link_field(f, o, p, hash);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ /* The linking might have altered the window, so let's
+ * refresh our pointer */
+ r = journal_file_move_to_object(f, OBJECT_FIELD, p, &o);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GCRYPT
+ r = journal_file_hmac_put_object(f, OBJECT_FIELD, o, p);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+#endif
+
+ if (ret)
+ *ret = o;
+
+ if (offset)
+ *offset = p;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+