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      1 // Copyright 2014 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 // This file contains types/constants and functions specific to message pipes.
      6 //
      7 // Note: This header should be compilable as C.
      8 
      9 #ifndef MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PIPE_H_
     10 #define MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PIPE_H_
     11 
     12 #include "mojo/public/c/system/macros.h"
     13 #include "mojo/public/c/system/system_export.h"
     14 #include "mojo/public/c/system/types.h"
     15 
     16 // |MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions|: Used to specify creation parameters for a
     17 // message pipe to |MojoCreateMessagePipe()|.
     18 //   |uint32_t struct_size|: Set to the size of the
     19 //       |MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions| struct. (Used to allow for future
     20 //       extensions.)
     21 //   |MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags flags|: Reserved for future use.
     22 //       |MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE|: No flags; default mode.
     23 
     24 typedef uint32_t MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags;
     25 
     26 #ifdef __cplusplus
     27 const MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags
     28     MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE = 0;
     29 #else
     30 #define MOJO_CREATE_MESSAGE_PIPE_OPTIONS_FLAG_NONE \
     31   ((MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags)0)
     32 #endif
     33 
     34 MOJO_COMPILE_ASSERT(MOJO_ALIGNOF(int64_t) == 8, int64_t_has_weird_alignment);
     35 struct MOJO_ALIGNAS(8) MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions {
     36   uint32_t struct_size;
     37   MojoCreateMessagePipeOptionsFlags flags;
     38 };
     39 MOJO_COMPILE_ASSERT(sizeof(MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions) == 8,
     40                     MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions_has_wrong_size);
     41 
     42 // |MojoWriteMessageFlags|: Used to specify different modes to
     43 // |MojoWriteMessage()|.
     44 //   |MOJO_WRITE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE| - No flags; default mode.
     45 
     46 typedef uint32_t MojoWriteMessageFlags;
     47 
     48 #ifdef __cplusplus
     49 const MojoWriteMessageFlags MOJO_WRITE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE = 0;
     50 #else
     51 #define MOJO_WRITE_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE ((MojoWriteMessageFlags)0)
     52 #endif
     53 
     54 // |MojoReadMessageFlags|: Used to specify different modes to
     55 // |MojoReadMessage()|.
     56 //   |MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE| - No flags; default mode.
     57 //   |MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD| - If the message is unable to be read
     58 //       for whatever reason (e.g., the caller-supplied buffer is too small),
     59 //       discard the message (i.e., simply dequeue it).
     60 
     61 typedef uint32_t MojoReadMessageFlags;
     62 
     63 #ifdef __cplusplus
     64 const MojoReadMessageFlags MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE = 0;
     65 const MojoReadMessageFlags MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD = 1 << 0;
     66 #else
     67 #define MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_NONE ((MojoReadMessageFlags)0)
     68 #define MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD ((MojoReadMessageFlags)1 << 0)
     69 #endif
     70 
     71 #ifdef __cplusplus
     72 extern "C" {
     73 #endif
     74 
     75 // Note: See the comment in functions.h about the meaning of the "optional"
     76 // label for pointer parameters.
     77 
     78 // Creates a message pipe, which is a bidirectional communication channel for
     79 // framed data (i.e., messages). Messages can contain plain data and/or Mojo
     80 // handles.
     81 //
     82 // |options| may be set to null for a message pipe with the default options.
     83 //
     84 // On success, |*message_pipe_handle0| and |*message_pipe_handle1| are set to
     85 // handles for the two endpoints (ports) for the message pipe.
     86 //
     87 // Returns:
     88 //   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success.
     89 //   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g.,
     90 //       |*options| is invalid).
     91 //   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if a process/system/quota/etc. limit has
     92 //       been reached.
     93 //
     94 // TODO(vtl): Add an options struct pointer argument.
     95 MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult MojoCreateMessagePipe(
     96     const struct MojoCreateMessagePipeOptions* options,  // Optional.
     97     MojoHandle* message_pipe_handle0,                    // Out.
     98     MojoHandle* message_pipe_handle1);                   // Out.
     99 
    100 // Writes a message to the message pipe endpoint given by |message_pipe_handle|,
    101 // with message data specified by |bytes| of size |num_bytes| and attached
    102 // handles specified by |handles| of count |num_handles|, and options specified
    103 // by |flags|. If there is no message data, |bytes| may be null, in which case
    104 // |num_bytes| must be zero. If there are no attached handles, |handles| may be
    105 // null, in which case |num_handles| must be zero.
    106 //
    107 // If handles are attached, on success the handles will no longer be valid (the
    108 // receiver will receive equivalent, but logically different, handles). Handles
    109 // to be sent should not be in simultaneous use (e.g., on another thread).
    110 //
    111 // Returns:
    112 //   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success (i.e., the message was enqueued).
    113 //   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid (e.g., if
    114 //       |message_pipe_handle| is not a valid handle, or some of the
    115 //       requirements above are not satisfied).
    116 //   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if some system limit has been reached, or
    117 //       the number of handles to send is too large (TODO(vtl): reconsider the
    118 //       latter case).
    119 //   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the other endpoint has been closed.
    120 //       Note that closing an endpoint is not necessarily synchronous (e.g.,
    121 //       across processes), so this function may be succeed even if the other
    122 //       endpoint has been closed (in which case the message would be dropped).
    123 //   |MOJO_RESULT_UNIMPLEMENTED| if an unsupported flag was set in |*options|.
    124 //   |MOJO_RESULT_BUSY| if some handle to be sent is currently in use.
    125 //
    126 // TODO(vtl): Add a notion of capacity for message pipes, and return
    127 // |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if the message pipe is full.
    128 MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult
    129     MojoWriteMessage(MojoHandle message_pipe_handle,
    130                      const void* bytes,  // Optional.
    131                      uint32_t num_bytes,
    132                      const MojoHandle* handles,  // Optional.
    133                      uint32_t num_handles,
    134                      MojoWriteMessageFlags flags);
    135 
    136 // Reads a message from the message pipe endpoint given by
    137 // |message_pipe_handle|; also usable to query the size of the next message or
    138 // discard the next message. |bytes|/|*num_bytes| indicate the buffer/buffer
    139 // size to receive the message data (if any) and |handles|/|*num_handles|
    140 // indicate the buffer/maximum handle count to receive the attached handles (if
    141 // any).
    142 //
    143 // |num_bytes| and |num_handles| are optional "in-out" parameters. If non-null,
    144 // on return |*num_bytes| and |*num_handles| will usually indicate the number
    145 // of bytes and number of attached handles in the "next" message, respectively,
    146 // whether that message was read or not. (If null, the number of bytes/handles
    147 // is treated as zero.)
    148 //
    149 // If |bytes| is null, then |*num_bytes| must be zero, and similarly for
    150 // |handles| and |*num_handles|.
    151 //
    152 // Partial reads are NEVER done. Either a full read is done and |MOJO_RESULT_OK|
    153 // returned, or the read is NOT done and |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| is
    154 // returned (if |MOJO_READ_MESSAGE_FLAG_MAY_DISCARD| was set, the message is
    155 // also discarded in this case).
    156 //
    157 // Returns:
    158 //   |MOJO_RESULT_OK| on success (i.e., a message was actually read).
    159 //   |MOJO_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENT| if some argument was invalid.
    160 //   |MOJO_RESULT_FAILED_PRECONDITION| if the other endpoint has been closed.
    161 //   |MOJO_RESULT_RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED| if one of the buffers to receive the
    162 //       message/attached handles (|bytes|/|*num_bytes| or
    163 //       |handles|/|*num_handles|) was too small. (TODO(vtl): Reconsider this
    164 //       error code; should distinguish this from the hitting-system-limits
    165 //       case.)
    166 //   |MOJO_RESULT_SHOULD_WAIT| if no message was available to be read.
    167 MOJO_SYSTEM_EXPORT MojoResult
    168     MojoReadMessage(MojoHandle message_pipe_handle,
    169                     void* bytes,            // Optional out.
    170                     uint32_t* num_bytes,    // Optional in/out.
    171                     MojoHandle* handles,    // Optional out.
    172                     uint32_t* num_handles,  // Optional in/out.
    173                     MojoReadMessageFlags flags);
    174 
    175 #ifdef __cplusplus
    176 }  // extern "C"
    177 #endif
    178 
    179 #endif  // MOJO_PUBLIC_C_SYSTEM_MESSAGE_PIPE_H_
    180