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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/files/memory_mapped_file.h"
     16 #include "base/memory/singleton.h"
     17 
     18 namespace base {
     19 
     20 // It's common practice to install file descriptors into well known slot
     21 // numbers before execing a child; stdin, stdout and stderr are ubiqutous
     22 // examples.
     23 //
     24 // However, when using a zygote model, this becomes troublesome. Since the
     25 // descriptors which need to be in these slots generally aren't known, any code
     26 // could open a resource and take one of the reserved descriptors. Simply
     27 // overwriting the slot isn't a viable solution.
     28 //
     29 // We could try to fill the reserved slots as soon as possible, but this is a
     30 // fragile solution since global constructors etc are able to open files.
     31 //
     32 // Instead, we retreat from the idea of installing descriptors in specific
     33 // slots and add a layer of indirection in the form of this singleton object.
     34 // It maps from an abstract key to a descriptor. If independent modules each
     35 // need to define keys, then values should be chosen randomly so as not to
     36 // collide.
     37 class BASE_EXPORT GlobalDescriptors {
     38  public:
     39   typedef uint32_t Key;
     40   struct Descriptor {
     41     Descriptor(Key key, int fd);
     42     Descriptor(Key key, int fd, base::MemoryMappedFile::Region region);
     43 
     44     // Globally unique key.
     45     Key key;
     46     // Actual FD.
     47     int fd;
     48     // Optional region, defaults to kWholeFile.
     49     base::MemoryMappedFile::Region region;
     50   };
     51   typedef std::vector<Descriptor> Mapping;
     52 
     53   // Often we want a canonical descriptor for a given Key. In this case, we add
     54   // the following constant to the key value:
     55 #if !defined(OS_ANDROID)
     56   static const int kBaseDescriptor = 3;  // 0, 1, 2 are already taken.
     57 #else
     58   // 3 used by __android_log_write().
     59   // 4 used by... something important on Android M.
     60   // 5 used by... something important on Android L... on low-end devices.
     61   // TODO(amistry): An Android, this mechanism is only used for tests since the
     62   // content child launcher spawns a process by creating a new Activity using
     63   // the Android APIs. For tests, come up with a way that doesn't require using
     64   // a pre-defined fd.
     65   static const int kBaseDescriptor = 6;
     66 #endif
     67 
     68   // Return the singleton instance of GlobalDescriptors.
     69   static GlobalDescriptors* GetInstance();
     70 
     71   // Get a descriptor given a key. It is a fatal error if the key is not known.
     72   int Get(Key key) const;
     73 
     74   // Get a descriptor given a key. Returns -1 on error.
     75   int MaybeGet(Key key) const;
     76 
     77   // Get a region given a key. It is a fatal error if the key is not known.
     78   base::MemoryMappedFile::Region GetRegion(Key key) const;
     79 
     80   // Set the descriptor for the given |key|. This sets the region associated
     81   // with |key| to kWholeFile.
     82   void Set(Key key, int fd);
     83 
     84   // Set the descriptor and |region| for the given |key|.
     85   void Set(Key key, int fd, base::MemoryMappedFile::Region region);
     86 
     87   void Reset(const Mapping& mapping);
     88 
     89  private:
     90   friend struct DefaultSingletonTraits<GlobalDescriptors>;
     91   GlobalDescriptors();
     92   ~GlobalDescriptors();
     93 
     94   Mapping descriptors_;
     95 };
     96 
     97 }  // namespace base
     98 
     99 #endif  // BASE_POSIX_GLOBAL_DESCRIPTORS_H_
    100