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      1 // Copyright (c) 2012 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 BASE_POSIX_GLOBAL_DESCRIPTORS_H_
      6 #define BASE_POSIX_GLOBAL_DESCRIPTORS_H_
      7 
      8 #include "build/build_config.h"
      9 
     10 #include <vector>
     11 #include <utility>
     12 
     13 #include <stdint.h>
     14 
     15 #include "base/memory/singleton.h"
     16 
     17 namespace base {
     18 
     19 // It's common practice to install file descriptors into well known slot
     20 // numbers before execing a child; stdin, stdout and stderr are ubiqutous
     21 // examples.
     22 //
     23 // However, when using a zygote model, this becomes troublesome. Since the
     24 // descriptors which need to be in these slots generally aren't known, any code
     25 // could open a resource and take one of the reserved descriptors. Simply
     26 // overwriting the slot isn't a viable solution.
     27 //
     28 // We could try to fill the reserved slots as soon as possible, but this is a
     29 // fragile solution since global constructors etc are able to open files.
     30 //
     31 // Instead, we retreat from the idea of installing descriptors in specific
     32 // slots and add a layer of indirection in the form of this singleton object.
     33 // It maps from an abstract key to a descriptor. If independent modules each
     34 // need to define keys, then values should be chosen randomly so as not to
     35 // collide.
     36 class BASE_EXPORT GlobalDescriptors {
     37  public:
     38   typedef uint32_t Key;
     39   typedef std::pair<Key, int> KeyFDPair;
     40   typedef std::vector<KeyFDPair> Mapping;
     41 
     42   // Often we want a canonical descriptor for a given Key. In this case, we add
     43   // the following constant to the key value:
     44 #if !defined(OS_ANDROID)
     45   static const int kBaseDescriptor = 3;  // 0, 1, 2 are already taken.
     46 #else
     47   static const int kBaseDescriptor = 4;  // 3 used by __android_log_write().
     48 #endif
     49 
     50   // Return the singleton instance of GlobalDescriptors.
     51   static GlobalDescriptors* GetInstance();
     52 
     53   // Get a descriptor given a key. It is a fatal error if the key is not known.
     54   int Get(Key key) const;
     55 
     56   // Get a descriptor give a key. Returns -1 on error.
     57   int MaybeGet(Key key) const;
     58 
     59   // Set the descriptor for the given key.
     60   void Set(Key key, int fd);
     61 
     62   void Reset(const Mapping& mapping);
     63 
     64  private:
     65   friend struct DefaultSingletonTraits<GlobalDescriptors>;
     66   GlobalDescriptors();
     67   ~GlobalDescriptors();
     68 
     69   Mapping descriptors_;
     70 };
     71 
     72 }  // namespace base
     73 
     74 #endif  // BASE_POSIX_GLOBAL_DESCRIPTORS_H_
     75