tw.hdr.AccessTime = time.Time{}
		tw.hdr.ChangeTime = time.Time{}
	}

	allowedFormats, paxHdrs, err := tw.hdr.allowedFormats()
	switch {
	case allowedFormats.has(FormatUSTAR):
		tw.err = tw.writeUSTARHeader(&tw.hdr)
		return tw.err
	case allowedFormats.has(FormatPAX):
		tw.err = tw.writePAXHeader(&tw.hdr, paxHdrs)
		return tw.err
	case allowedFormats.has(FormatGNU):
		tw.err = tw.writeGNUHeader(&tw.hdr)
		return tw.err

//
// Invariant: logicalRemaining >= physicalRemaining
type fileState interface {
	logicalRemaining() int64
	physicalRemaining() int64
}

// allowedFormats determines which formats can be used.
// The value returned is the logical OR of multiple possible formats.
// If the value is FormatUnknown, then the input Header cannot be encoded
// and an error is returned explaining why.