internal/pipewire: use sendmsg/recvmsg directly

The PipeWire protocol does not work with Go abstractions. This change makes relevant methods call sendmsg/recvmsg directly.

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>

3 files changed, 226 insertions, 175 deletions

diff --git a/internal/pipewire/core.go b/internal/pipewire/core.go
index 435aa89c..c2913b29 100644
--- a/internal/pipewire/core.go
+++ b/internal/pipewire/core.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 )
 
 /* pipewire/core.h */
@@ -348,17 +349,28 @@ func (ctx *Context) coreSync(id Int) error {
 // receiving a [CoreDone] event targeting the [CoreSync] event it delivered.
 var ErrNotDone = errors.New("did not receive a Core::Done event targeting previously delivered Core::Sync")
 
+const (
+	// syncTimeout is the maximum duration [Core.Sync] is allowed to take before
+	// receiving [CoreDone] or failing.
+	syncTimeout = 5 * time.Second
+)
+
 // Sync queues a [CoreSync] message for the PipeWire server and initiates a Roundtrip.
 func (core *Core) Sync() error {
 	core.done = false
 	if err := core.ctx.coreSync(roundtripSyncID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if err := core.ctx.Roundtrip(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if !core.done {
-		return ErrNotDone
+
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(syncTimeout)
+	for !core.done {
+		if time.Now().After(deadline) {
+			return ErrNotDone
+		}
+
+		if err := core.ctx.Roundtrip(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipewire/pipewire.go b/internal/pipewire/pipewire.go
index 00507e8d..82301d02 100644
--- a/internal/pipewire/pipewire.go
+++ b/internal/pipewire/pipewire.go
@@ -19,59 +19,22 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"maps"
-	"net"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
-// Conn is a subset of methods of [net.UnixConn] used by [Context].
+// Conn is a low level unix socket interface used by [Context].
 type Conn interface {
-	// ReadMsgUnix reads a message from c, copying the payload into b and
-	// the associated out-of-band data into oob. It returns the number of
-	// bytes copied into b, the number of bytes copied into oob, the flags
-	// that were set on the message and the source address of the message.
-	//
-	// Note that if len(b) == 0 and len(oob) > 0, this function will still
-	// read (and discard) 1 byte from the connection.
-	ReadMsgUnix(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn, flags int, addr *net.UnixAddr, err error)
+	// Recvmsg calls syscall.Recvmsg on the underlying socket.
+	Recvmsg(p, oob []byte, flags int) (n, oobn, recvflags int, err error)
 
-	// WriteMsgUnix writes a message to addr via c, copying the payload
-	// from b and the associated out-of-band data from oob. It returns the
-	// number of payload and out-of-band bytes written.
-	//
-	// Note that if len(b) == 0 and len(oob) > 0, this function will still
-	// write 1 byte to the connection.
-	WriteMsgUnix(b, oob []byte, addr *net.UnixAddr) (n, oobn int, err error)
-
-	// SetDeadline sets the read and write deadlines associated
-	// with the connection. It is equivalent to calling both
-	// SetReadDeadline and SetWriteDeadline.
-	//
-	// A deadline is an absolute time after which I/O operations
-	// fail instead of blocking. The deadline applies to all future
-	// and pending I/O, not just the immediately following call to
-	// Read or Write. After a deadline has been exceeded, the
-	// connection can be refreshed by setting a deadline in the future.
-	//
-	// If the deadline is exceeded a call to Read or Write or to other
-	// I/O methods will return an error that wraps os.ErrDeadlineExceeded.
-	// This can be tested using errors.Is(err, os.ErrDeadlineExceeded).
-	// The error's Timeout method will return true, but note that there
-	// are other possible errors for which the Timeout method will
-	// return true even if the deadline has not been exceeded.
-	//
-	// An idle timeout can be implemented by repeatedly extending
-	// the deadline after successful Read or Write calls.
-	//
-	// A zero value for t means I/O operations will not time out.
-	SetDeadline(t time.Time) error
+	// Sendmsg calls syscall.SendmsgN on the underlying socket.
+	Sendmsg(p, oob []byte, flags int) (n int, err error)
 
 	// Close closes the connection.
-	// Any blocked Read or Write operations will be unblocked and return errors.
 	Close() error
 }
 
@@ -155,6 +118,45 @@ func New(conn Conn, props SPADict) (*Context, error) {
 	return &ctx, nil
 }
 
+// A SyscallConnCloser is a [syscall.Conn] that implements [io.Closer].
+type SyscallConnCloser interface {
+	syscall.Conn
+	io.Closer
+}
+
+// A SyscallConn is a [Conn] adapter for [syscall.Conn].
+type SyscallConn struct{ SyscallConnCloser }
+
+// Recvmsg implements [Conn.Recvmsg] via [syscall.Conn.SyscallConn].
+func (conn SyscallConn) Recvmsg(p, oob []byte, flags int) (n, oobn, recvflags int, err error) {
+	var rc syscall.RawConn
+	if rc, err = conn.SyscallConn(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if controlErr := rc.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
+		n, oobn, recvflags, _, err = syscall.Recvmsg(int(fd), p, oob, flags)
+	}); controlErr != nil && err == nil {
+		err = controlErr
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// Sendmsg implements [Conn.Sendmsg] via [syscall.Conn.SyscallConn].
+func (conn SyscallConn) Sendmsg(p, oob []byte, flags int) (n int, err error) {
+	var rc syscall.RawConn
+	if rc, err = conn.SyscallConn(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if controlErr := rc.Control(func(fd uintptr) {
+		n, err = syscall.SendmsgN(int(fd), p, oob, nil, flags)
+	}); controlErr != nil && err == nil {
+		err = controlErr
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // MustNew calls [New](conn, props) and panics on error.
 // It is intended for use in tests with hard-coded strings.
 func MustNew(conn Conn, props SPADict) *Context {
@@ -226,64 +228,100 @@ increment:
 	return newId
 }
 
-// connTimeout is the maximum duration an I/O operation is allowed for [Conn].
-const connTimeout = 5 * time.Second
-
-// receiveAll receives from conn until no more data is available.
-// The returned slice is valid until the next call to receiveAll.
-func (ctx *Context) receiveAll() (payload []byte, err error) {
-	if err = ctx.conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(connTimeout)); err != nil {
-		return
+// closeReceivedFiles closes all receivedFiles. This is only during protocol error
+// where [Context] is rendered unusable.
+func (ctx *Context) closeReceivedFiles() {
+	slices.Sort(ctx.receivedFiles)
+	ctx.receivedFiles = slices.Compact(ctx.receivedFiles)
+	for _, fd := range ctx.receivedFiles {
+		_ = syscall.Close(fd)
 	}
-
-	var n, oobn int
 	ctx.receivedFiles = ctx.receivedFiles[:0]
-	buf := ctx.iovecBuf[:]
+}
 
-recvmsg:
-	buf = buf[n:]
-	n, oobn, _, _, err = ctx.conn.ReadMsgUnix(buf, ctx.oobBuf[:])
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	if oobn == len(ctx.oobBuf) {
-		return nil, syscall.ENOMEM // unreachable
+// recvmsgFlags are flags passed to [Conn.Recvmsg] during Context.recvmsg.
+const recvmsgFlags = syscall.MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC | syscall.MSG_DONTWAIT
+
+// recvmsg receives from conn and returns the received payload backed by
+// iovecBuf. The returned slice is valid until the next call to recvmsg.
+func (ctx *Context) recvmsg(remaining []byte) (payload []byte, err error) {
+	if copy(ctx.iovecBuf[:], remaining) != len(remaining) {
+		// should not be reachable with correct internal usage
+		return remaining, syscall.ENOMEM
 	}
-	if oob := ctx.oobBuf[:oobn]; len(oob) > 0 {
-		var scm []syscall.SocketControlMessage
-		if scm, err = syscall.ParseSocketControlMessage(oob); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
 
-		var fds []int
-		for i := range scm {
-			if fds, err = syscall.ParseUnixRights(&scm[i]); err != nil {
+	var n, oobn, recvflags int
+
+	for {
+		n, oobn, recvflags, err = ctx.conn.Recvmsg(ctx.iovecBuf[len(remaining):], ctx.oobBuf[:], recvmsgFlags)
+
+		if oob := ctx.oobBuf[:oobn]; len(oob) > 0 {
+			var scm []syscall.SocketControlMessage
+			if scm, err = syscall.ParseSocketControlMessage(oob); err != nil {
+				ctx.closeReceivedFiles()
 				return
 			}
-			ctx.receivedFiles = append(ctx.receivedFiles, fds...)
+
+			var fds []int
+			for i := range scm {
+				if fds, err = syscall.ParseUnixRights(&scm[i]); err != nil {
+					ctx.closeReceivedFiles()
+					return
+				}
+				ctx.receivedFiles = append(ctx.receivedFiles, fds...)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if recvflags&syscall.MSG_CTRUNC != 0 {
+			// unreachable
+			ctx.closeReceivedFiles()
+			return nil, syscall.ENOMEM
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == syscall.EINTR {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err != syscall.EAGAIN && err != syscall.EWOULDBLOCK {
+				ctx.closeReceivedFiles()
+				return nil, os.NewSyscallError("recvmsg", err)
+			}
 		}
-	}
 
-	// receive until buffer fills or payload is depleted
-	if n > 0 {
-		goto recvmsg
+		break
 	}
-	data := ctx.iovecBuf[:len(ctx.iovecBuf)-len(buf)]
 
-	// avoids copy if payload fits in a single ctx.recvmsgBuf
-	if payload == nil && len(buf) > 0 {
-		payload = data
-		return
+	if n >= 0 {
+		payload = ctx.iovecBuf[:n]
 	}
+	return
+}
 
-	payload = append(payload, data...)
-	// this indicates a full ctx.recvmsgBuf
-	if len(buf) == 0 {
-		ctx.buf = ctx.iovecBuf[:]
-		goto recvmsg
+// sendmsgFlags are flags passed to [Conn.Sendmsg] during Context.sendmsg.
+const sendmsgFlags = syscall.MSG_NOSIGNAL | syscall.MSG_DONTWAIT
+
+// sendmsg sends p to conn. sendmsg does not retain p.
+func (ctx *Context) sendmsg(p []byte, fds ...int) error {
+	var oob []byte
+	if len(fds) > 0 {
+		oob = syscall.UnixRights(fds...)
 	}
 
-	return
+	for {
+		n, err := ctx.conn.Sendmsg(p, oob, sendmsgFlags)
+		if err == syscall.EINTR {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err == nil && n != len(p) {
+			err = syscall.EMSGSIZE
+		}
+
+		if err != nil && err != syscall.EAGAIN && err != syscall.EWOULDBLOCK {
+			return os.NewSyscallError("sendmsg", err)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
 }
 
 // An UnknownIdError describes a server message with an Id unknown to [Context].
@@ -427,7 +465,7 @@ func (e UnexpectedSequenceError) Error() string { return "unexpected seq " + str
 type UnexpectedFilesError int
 
 func (e UnexpectedFilesError) Error() string {
-	return "server message headers claim to have sent more than " + strconv.Itoa(int(e)) + " files"
+	return "server message headers claim to have sent more files than actually received"
 }
 
 // A DanglingFilesError holds onto files that were sent by the server but no [Header]
@@ -486,39 +524,49 @@ func (e ProxyConsumeError) Error() string {
 // roundtripSyncID is the id passed to Context.coreSync during a [Context.Roundtrip].
 const roundtripSyncID = 0
 
-// Roundtrip queues the [CoreSync] message and sends all pending messages to the server.
+// Roundtrip sends all pending messages to the server and processes events until
+// the server has no more messages.
 //
 // For a non-nil error, if the error happens over the network, it has concrete type
-// [net.OpError].
+// [os.SyscallError].
 func (ctx *Context) Roundtrip() (err error) {
-	if err = ctx.conn.SetDeadline(time.Now().Add(connTimeout)); err != nil {
+	if err = ctx.sendmsg(ctx.buf, ctx.pendingFiles...); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	var unixRightsOob []byte
-	if len(ctx.pendingFiles) > 0 {
-		unixRightsOob = syscall.UnixRights(ctx.pendingFiles...)
-	}
-	if _, _, err = ctx.conn.WriteMsgUnix(ctx.buf, unixRightsOob, nil); err != nil {
+
+	var remaining []byte
+	for {
+		remaining, err = ctx.roundtrip(remaining)
+		if err == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err == syscall.EAGAIN || err == syscall.EWOULDBLOCK {
+			if len(remaining) == 0 {
+				err = nil
+			} else if len(remaining) < SizeHeader {
+				err = ErrRoundtripEOFHeader
+			} else {
+				err = ErrRoundtripEOFBody
+			}
+		}
 		return
 	}
+}
 
+// roundtrip receives messages from the server and processes events.
+func (ctx *Context) roundtrip(receiveRemaining []byte) (remaining []byte, err error) {
 	var (
 		// this holds onto non-protocol errors encountered during event handling;
 		// errors that prevent event processing from continuing must be panicked
 		proxyErrors ProxyConsumeError
-
-		// current position of processed events in ctx.receivedFiles, anything
-		// beyond this is closed if event processing is terminated
-		receivedHeaderFiles int
 	)
 	defer func() {
 		// anything before this has already been processed and must not be closed
 		// here, as anything holding onto them will end up with a dangling fd that
 		// can be reused and cause serious problems
-		if len(ctx.receivedFiles) > receivedHeaderFiles {
-			for _, fd := range ctx.receivedFiles[receivedHeaderFiles:] {
-				_ = syscall.Close(fd)
-			}
+		if len(ctx.receivedFiles) > 0 {
+			ctx.closeReceivedFiles()
 
 			// this catches cases where Roundtrip somehow returns without processing
 			// all received files or preparing an error for dangling files, this is
@@ -551,48 +599,47 @@ func (ctx *Context) Roundtrip() (err error) {
 	ctx.pendingFiles = ctx.pendingFiles[:0]
 	ctx.headerFiles = 0
 
-	var data []byte
-	if data, err = ctx.receiveAll(); err != nil {
+	if remaining, err = ctx.recvmsg(receiveRemaining); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	var header Header
-	for len(data) > 0 {
-		if len(data) < SizeHeader {
-			return ErrRoundtripEOFHeader
+	for len(remaining) > 0 {
+		if len(remaining) < SizeHeader {
+			return
 		}
 
-		if err = header.UnmarshalBinary(data[:SizeHeader]); err != nil {
+		if err = header.UnmarshalBinary(remaining[:SizeHeader]); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		if header.Sequence != ctx.remoteSequence {
-			return UnexpectedSequenceError(header.Sequence)
+			return remaining, UnexpectedSequenceError(header.Sequence)
 		}
 		ctx.remoteSequence++
 
-		if len(data) < int(SizeHeader+header.Size) {
-			return ErrRoundtripEOFBody
+		if len(remaining) < int(SizeHeader+header.Size) {
+			return
 		}
 
 		proxy, ok := ctx.proxy[header.ID]
 		if !ok {
-			return &UnknownIdError{header.ID, string(data[:SizeHeader+header.Size])}
+			return remaining, &UnknownIdError{header.ID, string(remaining[:SizeHeader+header.Size])}
 		}
 
-		nextReceivedHeaderFiles := receivedHeaderFiles + int(header.FileCount)
-		if nextReceivedHeaderFiles > len(ctx.receivedFiles) {
-			return UnexpectedFilesError(len(ctx.receivedFiles))
+		fileCount := int(header.FileCount)
+		if fileCount > len(ctx.receivedFiles) {
+			return remaining, UnexpectedFilesError(fileCount)
 		}
-		files := ctx.receivedFiles[receivedHeaderFiles:nextReceivedHeaderFiles]
-		receivedHeaderFiles = nextReceivedHeaderFiles
+		files := ctx.receivedFiles[:fileCount]
+		ctx.receivedFiles = ctx.receivedFiles[fileCount:]
 
-		data = data[SizeHeader:]
+		remaining = remaining[SizeHeader:]
 		proxyErr := proxy.consume(header.Opcode, files, func(v any) {
-			if unmarshalErr := ctx.unmarshal(&header, data, v); unmarshalErr != nil {
+			if unmarshalErr := ctx.unmarshal(&header, remaining, v); unmarshalErr != nil {
 				panic(unmarshalErr)
 			}
 		})
-		data = data[header.Size:]
+		remaining = remaining[header.Size:]
 		if proxyErr != nil {
 			proxyErrors = append(proxyErrors, proxyErr)
 		}
@@ -601,36 +648,36 @@ func (ctx *Context) Roundtrip() (err error) {
 	// prepared here so finalizers are set up, but should not prevent proxyErrors
 	// from reaching the caller as those describe the cause of these dangling fds
 	var danglingFiles DanglingFilesError
-	if len(ctx.receivedFiles) > receivedHeaderFiles {
-		danglingFds := ctx.receivedFiles[receivedHeaderFiles:]
+	if len(ctx.receivedFiles) > 0 {
 		// having multiple *os.File with the same fd causes serious problems
-		slices.Sort(danglingFds)
-		danglingFds = slices.Compact(danglingFds)
+		slices.Sort(ctx.receivedFiles)
+		ctx.receivedFiles = slices.Compact(ctx.receivedFiles)
 
-		danglingFiles = make(DanglingFilesError, 0, len(danglingFds))
-		for _, fd := range danglingFds {
+		danglingFiles = make(DanglingFilesError, 0, len(ctx.receivedFiles))
+		for _, fd := range ctx.receivedFiles {
 			// hold these as *os.File so they are closed if this error never reaches the caller,
 			// or the caller discards or otherwise does not handle this error, to avoid leaking fds
 			danglingFiles = append(danglingFiles, os.NewFile(uintptr(fd),
 				"dangling fd "+strconv.Itoa(fd)+" received from PipeWire"))
 		}
+		ctx.receivedFiles = ctx.receivedFiles[:0]
 	}
 
 	// these are checked and made available first since they describe the cause
 	// of so-called symptoms checked after this point; the symptoms should only
 	// be made available as a catch-all if these are unavailable
 	if len(proxyErrors) > 0 {
-		return proxyErrors
+		return remaining, proxyErrors
 	}
 
 	// populated early for finalizers
 	if len(danglingFiles) > 0 {
-		return danglingFiles
+		return remaining, danglingFiles
 	}
 
 	// this check must happen after everything else passes
 	if len(ctx.pendingIds) != 0 {
-		return UnacknowledgedProxyError(slices.Collect(maps.Keys(ctx.pendingIds)))
+		return remaining, UnacknowledgedProxyError(slices.Collect(maps.Keys(ctx.pendingIds)))
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/internal/pipewire/pipewire_test.go b/internal/pipewire/pipewire_test.go
index fb7a61e0..b6de2837 100644
--- a/internal/pipewire/pipewire_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipewire/pipewire_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@ package pipewire_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
 	. "syscall"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"hakurei.app/container/stub"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/pipewire"
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ func TestContext(t *testing.T) {
 type stubUnixConnSample struct {
 	nr    uintptr
 	iovec string
-	flags uintptr
+	flags int
 	files []int
 	errno Errno
 }
@@ -716,17 +715,6 @@ type stubUnixConnSample struct {
 type stubUnixConn struct {
 	samples []stubUnixConnSample
 	current int
-
-	deadline *time.Time
-}
-
-// checkDeadline checks whether deadline is set reasonably.
-func (conn *stubUnixConn) checkDeadline() error {
-	if conn.deadline == nil || conn.deadline.Before(time.Now()) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid deadline %v", conn.deadline)
-	}
-	conn.deadline = nil
-	return nil
 }
 
 // nextSample returns the current sample and increments the counter.
@@ -744,13 +732,7 @@ func (conn *stubUnixConn) nextSample(nr uintptr) (sample *stubUnixConnSample, wa
 	return
 }
 
-func (conn *stubUnixConn) ReadMsgUnix(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn, flags int, addr *net.UnixAddr, err error) {
-	if conn.samples[conn.current-1].nr == SYS_SENDMSG {
-		if err = conn.checkDeadline(); err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
+func (conn *stubUnixConn) Recvmsg(p, oob []byte, flags int) (n, oobn, recvflags int, err error) {
 	var (
 		sample  *stubUnixConnSample
 		wantOOB []byte
@@ -760,28 +742,31 @@ func (conn *stubUnixConn) ReadMsgUnix(b, oob []byte) (n, oobn, flags int, addr *
 		return
 	}
 
-	if copy(b, sample.iovec) != len(sample.iovec) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("insufficient iovec size %d, want at least %d", len(b), len(sample.iovec))
+	if n = copy(p, sample.iovec); n != len(sample.iovec) {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("insufficient iovec size %d, want at least %d", len(p), len(sample.iovec))
+		return
 	}
-	if copy(oob, wantOOB) != len(wantOOB) {
+	if oobn = copy(oob, wantOOB); oobn != len(wantOOB) {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("insufficient oob size %d, want at least %d", len(oob), len(wantOOB))
+		return
+	}
+	if flags != sample.flags {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("flags = %#x, want %#x", flags, sample.flags)
+		return
 	}
 
-	if sample.errno != 0 && sample.errno != EAGAIN {
+	recvflags = MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC
+	if sample.errno != 0 {
 		err = sample.errno
+		if n != 0 {
+			panic("invalid recvmsg: n = " + strconv.Itoa(n))
+		}
+		n = -1
 	}
-	return len(sample.iovec), len(wantOOB), MSG_CMSG_CLOEXEC, nil, nil
+	return
 }
 
-func (conn *stubUnixConn) WriteMsgUnix(b, oob []byte, addr *net.UnixAddr) (n, oobn int, err error) {
-	if addr != nil {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("WriteMsgUnix called with non-nil addr: %#v", addr)
-		return
-	}
-	if err = conn.checkDeadline(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
+func (conn *stubUnixConn) Sendmsg(p, oob []byte, flags int) (n int, err error) {
 	var (
 		sample  *stubUnixConnSample
 		wantOOB []byte
@@ -791,18 +776,25 @@ func (conn *stubUnixConn) WriteMsgUnix(b, oob []byte, addr *net.UnixAddr) (n, oo
 		return
 	}
 
-	if string(b) != sample.iovec {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("iovec: %#v, want %#v", b, []byte(sample.iovec))
+	if string(p) != sample.iovec {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("iovec: %#v, want %#v", p, []byte(sample.iovec))
 		return
 	}
 	if string(oob[:len(wantOOB)]) != string(wantOOB) {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("oob: %#v, want %#v", oob[:len(wantOOB)], wantOOB)
 		return
 	}
-	return len(sample.iovec), len(wantOOB), nil
-}
+	if flags != sample.flags {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("flags = %#x, want %#x", flags, sample.flags)
+		return
+	}
 
-func (conn *stubUnixConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error { conn.deadline = &t; return nil }
+	n = len(sample.iovec)
+	if sample.errno != 0 {
+		err = sample.errno
+	}
+	return
+}
 
 func (conn *stubUnixConn) Close() error {
 	if conn.current != len(conn.samples) {
@@ -844,7 +836,7 @@ func TestContextErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		{"UnexpectedFileCountError", &pipewire.UnexpectedFileCountError{0, -1}, "received -1 files instead of the expected 0"},
 		{"UnacknowledgedProxyError", make(pipewire.UnacknowledgedProxyError, 1<<4), "server did not acknowledge 16 proxies"},
 		{"DanglingFilesError", make(pipewire.DanglingFilesError, 1<<4), "received 16 dangling files"},
-		{"UnexpectedFilesError", pipewire.UnexpectedFilesError(1 << 4), "server message headers claim to have sent more than 16 files"},
+		{"UnexpectedFilesError", pipewire.UnexpectedFilesError(1 << 4), "server message headers claim to have sent more files than actually received"},
 		{"UnexpectedSequenceError", pipewire.UnexpectedSequenceError(1 << 4), "unexpected seq 16"},
 		{"UnsupportedFooterOpcodeError", pipewire.UnsupportedFooterOpcodeError(1 << 4), "unsupported footer opcode 16"},