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      1 // Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
      2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
      3 // found in the LICENSE file.
      4 
      5 #ifndef IPC_FILE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_POSIX_H_
      6 #define IPC_FILE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_POSIX_H_
      7 
      8 #include <vector>
      9 
     10 #include "base/basictypes.h"
     11 #include "base/file_descriptor_posix.h"
     12 #include "base/memory/ref_counted.h"
     13 #include "ipc/ipc_export.h"
     14 
     15 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     16 // A FileDescriptorSet is an ordered set of POSIX file descriptors. These are
     17 // associated with IPC messages so that descriptors can be transmitted over a
     18 // UNIX domain socket.
     19 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     20 class IPC_EXPORT FileDescriptorSet
     21     : public base::RefCountedThreadSafe<FileDescriptorSet> {
     22  public:
     23   FileDescriptorSet();
     24 
     25   // This is the maximum number of descriptors per message. We need to know this
     26   // because the control message kernel interface has to be given a buffer which
     27   // is large enough to store all the descriptor numbers. Otherwise the kernel
     28   // tells us that it truncated the control data and the extra descriptors are
     29   // lost.
     30   //
     31   // In debugging mode, it's a fatal error to try and add more than this number
     32   // of descriptors to a FileDescriptorSet.
     33   static const size_t kMaxDescriptorsPerMessage = 7;
     34 
     35   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     36   // Interfaces for building during message serialisation...
     37 
     38   // Add a descriptor to the end of the set. Returns false iff the set is full.
     39   bool Add(int fd);
     40   // Add a descriptor to the end of the set and automatically close it after
     41   // transmission. Returns false iff the set is full.
     42   bool AddAndAutoClose(int fd);
     43 
     44   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     45 
     46 
     47   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     48   // Interfaces for accessing during message deserialisation...
     49 
     50   // Return the number of descriptors
     51   unsigned size() const { return descriptors_.size(); }
     52   // Return true if no unconsumed descriptors remain
     53   bool empty() const { return descriptors_.empty(); }
     54   // Fetch the nth descriptor from the beginning of the set. Code using this
     55   // /must/ access the descriptors in order, except that it may wrap from the
     56   // end to index 0 again.
     57   //
     58   // This interface is designed for the deserialising code as it doesn't
     59   // support close flags.
     60   //   returns: file descriptor, or -1 on error
     61   int GetDescriptorAt(unsigned n) const;
     62 
     63   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     64 
     65 
     66   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     67   // Interfaces for transmission...
     68 
     69   // Fill an array with file descriptors without 'consuming' them. CommitAll
     70   // must be called after these descriptors have been transmitted.
     71   //   buffer: (output) a buffer of, at least, size() integers.
     72   void GetDescriptors(int* buffer) const;
     73   // This must be called after transmitting the descriptors returned by
     74   // GetDescriptors. It marks all the descriptors as consumed and closes those
     75   // which are auto-close.
     76   void CommitAll();
     77   // Returns true if any contained file descriptors appear to be handles to a
     78   // directory.
     79   bool ContainsDirectoryDescriptor() const;
     80   // Fetch all filedescriptors with the "auto close" property.
     81   // Used instead of CommitAll() when closing must be handled manually.
     82   void ReleaseFDsToClose(std::vector<int>* fds);
     83 
     84   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     85 
     86 
     87   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     88   // Interfaces for receiving...
     89 
     90   // Set the contents of the set from the given buffer. This set must be empty
     91   // before calling. The auto-close flag is set on all the descriptors so that
     92   // unconsumed descriptors are closed on destruction.
     93   void SetDescriptors(const int* buffer, unsigned count);
     94 
     95   // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     96 
     97  private:
     98   friend class base::RefCountedThreadSafe<FileDescriptorSet>;
     99 
    100   ~FileDescriptorSet();
    101 
    102   // A vector of descriptors and close flags. If this message is sent, then
    103   // these descriptors are sent as control data. After sending, any descriptors
    104   // with a true flag are closed. If this message has been received, then these
    105   // are the descriptors which were received and all close flags are true.
    106   std::vector<base::FileDescriptor> descriptors_;
    107 
    108   // This contains the index of the next descriptor which should be consumed.
    109   // It's used in a couple of ways. Firstly, at destruction we can check that
    110   // all the descriptors have been read (with GetNthDescriptor). Secondly, we
    111   // can check that they are read in order.
    112   mutable unsigned consumed_descriptor_highwater_;
    113 
    114   DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(FileDescriptorSet);
    115 };
    116 
    117 #endif  // IPC_FILE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_POSIX_H_
    118