sdk/fidl/fuchsia.scenic.allocation/allocator.fidl

// Copyright 2021 The Fuchsia Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

library fuchsia.scenic.allocation;

using fuchsia.sysmem;
using zx;

// The set of error codes returned by Allocator::RegisterBufferCollection().
enum RegisterBufferCollectionError {
    BAD_OPERATION = 1;
};

/// A typed wrapper for an eventpair, representing the registry endpoint of a buffer collection.
resource struct BufferCollectionExportToken {
    zx.handle:EVENTPAIR value;
};

/// A typed wrapper for an eventpair, representing the Image import endpoint of a buffer
/// collection.
resource struct BufferCollectionImportToken {
    zx.handle:EVENTPAIR value;
};

[Discoverable]
protocol Allocator {
    /// A BufferCollection is a set of VMOs created by Sysmem and shared by a number of
    /// participants, one of which is the Flatland Renderer. Some content, such as Images, use a
    /// BufferCollection as their backing memory.
    ///
    /// Clients can send `export_token` to register buffer collections with Allocator to be used
    /// later in [`fuchsia.ui.scenic.internal/Flatland`] instances or other Scenic APIs. For
    /// example, by passing a [`BufferCollectionImportToken`] containing the matching peer of
    /// [`BufferCollectionExportToken`], they can create image resources via
    /// [`fuchsia.ui.scenic.internal/Flatland.CreateImage`]. Clients should wait for the response
    /// before using `import_token`.
    ///
    /// Flatland participates in the allocation of buffers by setting constraints on the
    /// BufferCollection referenced by `buffer_collection_token`. It will not block on buffers
    /// being allocated until the client creates content using the BufferCollection.
    ///
    /// The buffer collection registered with `export_token` is available and kept alive as long
    /// as the client holds a valid [`BufferCollectionImportToken`]. They will be garbage collected
    /// when all [`BufferCollectionImportToken`]s are closed and all the associated Image resources
    /// are released.
    RegisterBufferCollection(BufferCollectionExportToken export_token,
                             fuchsia.sysmem.BufferCollectionToken buffer_collection_token)
        -> () error RegisterBufferCollectionError;
};