system/fidl/fuchsia-process/launcher.fidl

// Copyright 2018 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.process;

using fuchsia.io;
using zx;

struct HandleInfo {
    // The handle to use for this argument.
    handle handle;

    // Process argument identifier, from <zircon/processargs.h>.
    uint32 id;
};

struct NameInfo {
    // Path at which to install the associated directory.
    //
    // Must be an absolute path (i.e., start with '/').
    string path;

    // The associated directory.
    fuchsia.io.Directory directory;
};

struct LaunchInfo {
    // The executable to run in the process.
    handle<vmo> executable;

    // The job in which to create the process.
    handle<job> job;

    // The name to assign to the created process.
    string name;
};

struct LaunchResult {
    // A status code describing the result of the launch.
    zx.status status;

    // A string describing the failure.
    //
    // Non-null when |status| is an error.
    string? error_message;

    // The process that was launched.
    //
    // Present when |status| is ZX_OK.
    handle<process>? process;
};

struct ProcessStartData {
    // The process that was created.
    handle<process> process;

    // The vmar object that was created when the process was created.
    //
    // See <https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/zircon/+/master/docs/syscalls/process_create.md>.
    handle<vmar> root_vmar;

    // The initial thread for the process.
    //
    // Should be passed to |zx_process_start| when starting the process.
    handle<thread> thread;

    // The address of the initial entry point in the process.
    //
    // Should be passed to |zx_process_start| when starting the process.
    uint64 entry;

    // The stack pointer value for the initial thread of the process.
    //
    // Should be passed to |zx_process_start| when starting the process.
    uint64 sp;

    // The bootstrap channel to pass to the process on startup.
    //
    // Should be passed to |zx_process_start| when starting the process.
    handle<channel> bootstrap;

    // The base address of the vDSO to pass to the process on startup.
    //
    // Should be passed to |zx_process_start| when starting the process.
    uint64 vdso_base;

    // The base load address of the ELF file loaded.
    //
    // Most often used by debuggers or other tools that inspect the process.
    uint64 base;
};

struct CreateWithoutStartingResult {
    // A status code describing the result of the launch.
    zx.status status;

    // A string describing the failure.
    //
    // Non-null when |status| is an error.
    string? error_message;

    // Data describing the process that was created.
    //
    // Non-null when |status| is ZX_OK.
    ProcessStartData? data;
};

[Discoverable]
interface Launcher {
    // Creates and starts the process described by |info|.
    //
    // After processing this message, the |Launcher| is reset to its initial
    // state and is ready to launch another process.
    1: Launch(LaunchInfo info) -> (LaunchResult result);

    // Creates the process described by |info| but does not start it.
    //
    // After processing this message, the |Launcher| is reset to its initial
    // state and is ready to launch another process.
    //
    // The caller is responsible for calling |zx_process_start| using the data
    // in |ProcessStartData| to actually start the process.
    2: CreateWithoutStarting(LaunchInfo info) -> (CreateWithoutStartingResult result);

    // Adds the given arguments to the command-line for the process.
    //
    // Calling this method multiple times concatenattes the arguments.
    10: AddArgs(vector<string> args);

    // Adds the given variables to the environment variables for the process.
    //
    // Calling this method multiple times concatenates the variables.
    11: AddEnvirons(vector<string> environ);

    // Adds the given names to the namespace for the process.
    //
    // The paths in the namespace must be non-overlapping. See
    // <https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/docs/+/master/the-book/namespaces.md> for details.
    //
    // Calling this method multiple times concatenates the names.
    12: AddNames(vector<NameInfo> names);

    // Adds the given handles to the startup handles for the process.
    //
    // Calling this method multiple times concatenates the handles.
    13: AddHandles(vector<HandleInfo> handles);
};