static struct inode *read_inode(unsigned int start_block, unsigned int offset)
{
	static union squashfs_inode_header_2 header;
	long long start = sBlk.s.inode_table_start + start_block;
	int bytes = lookup_entry(inode_table_hash, start);
	char *block_ptr = inode_table + bytes + offset;
	static struct inode i;

	TRACE("read_inode: reading inode [%d:%d]\n", start_block,  offset);

	if(bytes == -1)
		EXIT_UNSQUASH("read_inode: inode table block %lld not found\n",
			start); 

	if(swap) {
		squashfs_base_inode_header_2 sinode;
		memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(header.base));
		SQUASHFS_SWAP_BASE_INODE_HEADER_2(&header.base, &sinode,
			sizeof(squashfs_base_inode_header_2));
	} else
		memcpy(&header.base, block_ptr, sizeof(header.base));

	i.xattr = SQUASHFS_INVALID_XATTR;
	i.uid = (uid_t) uid_table[header.base.uid];
	i.gid = header.base.guid == SQUASHFS_GUIDS ? i.uid :
		(uid_t) guid_table[header.base.guid];
	i.mode = lookup_type[header.base.inode_type] | header.base.mode;
	i.type = header.base.inode_type;
	i.time = sBlk.s.mkfs_time;
	i.inode_number = inode_number++;

	switch(header.base.inode_type) {
		case SQUASHFS_DIR_TYPE: {
			squashfs_dir_inode_header_2 *inode = &header.dir;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_dir_inode_header_2 sinode;
				memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(header.dir));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_DIR_INODE_HEADER_2(&header.dir,
					&sinode);
			} else
				memcpy(&header.dir, block_ptr,
					sizeof(header.dir));

			i.data = inode->file_size;
			i.offset = inode->offset;
			i.start = inode->start_block;
			i.time = inode->mtime;
			break;
		}
		case SQUASHFS_LDIR_TYPE: {
			squashfs_ldir_inode_header_2 *inode = &header.ldir;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_ldir_inode_header_2 sinode;
				memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(header.ldir));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_LDIR_INODE_HEADER_2(&header.ldir,
					&sinode);
			} else
				memcpy(&header.ldir, block_ptr,
					sizeof(header.ldir));

			i.data = inode->file_size;
			i.offset = inode->offset;
			i.start = inode->start_block;
			i.time = inode->mtime;
			break;
		}
		case SQUASHFS_FILE_TYPE: {
			squashfs_reg_inode_header_2 *inode = &header.reg;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_reg_inode_header_2 sinode;
				memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(sinode));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_REG_INODE_HEADER_2(inode,
					&sinode);
			} else
				memcpy(inode, block_ptr, sizeof(*inode));

			i.data = inode->file_size;
			i.time = inode->mtime;
			i.frag_bytes = inode->fragment == SQUASHFS_INVALID_FRAG
				?  0 : inode->file_size % sBlk.s.block_size;
			i.fragment = inode->fragment;
			i.offset = inode->offset;
			i.blocks = inode->fragment == SQUASHFS_INVALID_FRAG ?
				(i.data + sBlk.s.block_size - 1) >>
				sBlk.s.block_log : i.data >>
				sBlk.s.block_log;
			i.start = inode->start_block;
			i.sparse = 0;
			i.block_ptr = block_ptr + sizeof(*inode);
			break;
		}	
		case SQUASHFS_SYMLINK_TYPE: {
			squashfs_symlink_inode_header_2 *inodep =
				&header.symlink;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_symlink_inode_header_2 sinodep;
				memcpy(&sinodep, block_ptr, sizeof(sinodep));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_SYMLINK_INODE_HEADER_2(inodep,
					&sinodep);
			} else
				memcpy(inodep, block_ptr, sizeof(*inodep));

			i.symlink = malloc(inodep->symlink_size + 1);
			if(i.symlink == NULL)
				EXIT_UNSQUASH("read_inode: failed to malloc "
					"symlink data\n");
			strncpy(i.symlink, block_ptr +
				sizeof(squashfs_symlink_inode_header_2),
				inodep->symlink_size);
			i.symlink[inodep->symlink_size] = '\0';
			i.data = inodep->symlink_size;
			break;
		}
 		case SQUASHFS_BLKDEV_TYPE:
	 	case SQUASHFS_CHRDEV_TYPE: {
			squashfs_dev_inode_header_2 *inodep = &header.dev;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_dev_inode_header_2 sinodep;
				memcpy(&sinodep, block_ptr, sizeof(sinodep));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_DEV_INODE_HEADER_2(inodep,
					&sinodep);
			} else
				memcpy(inodep, block_ptr, sizeof(*inodep));

			i.data = inodep->rdev;
			break;
			}
		case SQUASHFS_FIFO_TYPE:
		case SQUASHFS_SOCKET_TYPE:
			i.data = 0;
			break;
		default:
			EXIT_UNSQUASH("Unknown inode type %d in "
				"read_inode_header_2!\n",
				header.base.inode_type);
	}
	return &i;
}
static struct inode *read_inode(unsigned int start_block, unsigned int offset)
{
	static union squashfs_inode_header_2 header;
	long long start = sBlk.s.inode_table_start + start_block;
	int bytes = lookup_entry(inode_table_hash, start);
	char *block_ptr = inode_table + bytes + offset;
	static struct inode i;

	TRACE("read_inode: reading inode [%d:%d]\n", start_block,  offset);

	if(bytes == -1)
		EXIT_UNSQUASH("read_inode: inode table block %lld not found\n",
			start); 

	if(swap) {
		squashfs_base_inode_header_2 sinode;
		memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(header.base));
		SQUASHFS_SWAP_BASE_INODE_HEADER_2(&header.base, &sinode,
			sizeof(squashfs_base_inode_header_2));
	} else
		memcpy(&header.base, block_ptr, sizeof(header.base));

	i.xattr = SQUASHFS_INVALID_XATTR;
	i.uid = (uid_t) uid_table[header.base.uid];
	i.gid = header.base.guid == SQUASHFS_GUIDS ? i.uid :
		(uid_t) guid_table[header.base.guid];
	i.mode = lookup_type[header.base.inode_type] | header.base.mode;
	i.type = header.base.inode_type;
	i.time = sBlk.s.mkfs_time;
	i.inode_number = inode_number++;

	switch(header.base.inode_type) {
		case SQUASHFS_DIR_TYPE: {
			squashfs_dir_inode_header_2 *inode = &header.dir;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_dir_inode_header_2 sinode;
				memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(header.dir));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_DIR_INODE_HEADER_2(&header.dir,
					&sinode);
			} else
				memcpy(&header.dir, block_ptr,
					sizeof(header.dir));

			i.data = inode->file_size;
			i.offset = inode->offset;
			i.start = inode->start_block;
			i.time = inode->mtime;
			break;
		}
		case SQUASHFS_LDIR_TYPE: {
			squashfs_ldir_inode_header_2 *inode = &header.ldir;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_ldir_inode_header_2 sinode;
				memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(header.ldir));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_LDIR_INODE_HEADER_2(&header.ldir,
					&sinode);
			} else
				memcpy(&header.ldir, block_ptr,
					sizeof(header.ldir));

			i.data = inode->file_size;
			i.offset = inode->offset;
			i.start = inode->start_block;
			i.time = inode->mtime;
			break;
		}
		case SQUASHFS_FILE_TYPE: {
			squashfs_reg_inode_header_2 *inode = &header.reg;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_reg_inode_header_2 sinode;
				memcpy(&sinode, block_ptr, sizeof(sinode));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_REG_INODE_HEADER_2(inode,
					&sinode);
			} else
				memcpy(inode, block_ptr, sizeof(*inode));

			i.data = inode->file_size;
			i.time = inode->mtime;
			i.frag_bytes = inode->fragment == SQUASHFS_INVALID_FRAG
				?  0 : inode->file_size % sBlk.s.block_size;
			i.fragment = inode->fragment;
			i.offset = inode->offset;
			i.blocks = inode->fragment == SQUASHFS_INVALID_FRAG ?
				(i.data + sBlk.s.block_size - 1) >>
				sBlk.s.block_log : i.data >>
				sBlk.s.block_log;
			i.start = inode->start_block;
			i.sparse = 0;
			i.block_ptr = block_ptr + sizeof(*inode);
			break;
		}	
		case SQUASHFS_SYMLINK_TYPE: {
			squashfs_symlink_inode_header_2 *inodep =
				&header.symlink;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_symlink_inode_header_2 sinodep;
				memcpy(&sinodep, block_ptr, sizeof(sinodep));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_SYMLINK_INODE_HEADER_2(inodep,
					&sinodep);
			} else
				memcpy(inodep, block_ptr, sizeof(*inodep));

			i.symlink = malloc(inodep->symlink_size + 1);
			if(i.symlink == NULL)
				EXIT_UNSQUASH("read_inode: failed to malloc "
					"symlink data\n");
			strncpy(i.symlink, block_ptr +
				sizeof(squashfs_symlink_inode_header_2),
				inodep->symlink_size);
			i.symlink[inodep->symlink_size] = '\0';
			i.data = inodep->symlink_size;
			break;
		}
 		case SQUASHFS_BLKDEV_TYPE:
	 	case SQUASHFS_CHRDEV_TYPE: {
			squashfs_dev_inode_header_2 *inodep = &header.dev;

			if(swap) {
				squashfs_dev_inode_header_2 sinodep;
				memcpy(&sinodep, block_ptr, sizeof(sinodep));
				SQUASHFS_SWAP_DEV_INODE_HEADER_2(inodep,
					&sinodep);
			} else
				memcpy(inodep, block_ptr, sizeof(*inodep));

			i.data = inodep->rdev;
			break;
			}
		case SQUASHFS_FIFO_TYPE:
		case SQUASHFS_SOCKET_TYPE:
			i.data = 0;
			break;
		default:
			EXIT_UNSQUASH("Unknown inode type %d in "
				"read_inode_header_2!\n",
				header.base.inode_type);
	}
	return &i;
}