genode/repos/base/include/base/env.h

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/*
* \brief Environment of a component
* \author Norman Feske
* \date 2006-07-01
*/
/*
* Copyright (C) 2006-2013 Genode Labs GmbH
*
* This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
* under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
*/
#ifndef _INCLUDE__BASE__ENV_H_
#define _INCLUDE__BASE__ENV_H_
#include <parent/capability.h>
#include <parent/parent.h>
#include <rm_session/capability.h>
#include <rm_session/rm_session.h>
#include <ram_session/ram_session.h>
#include <cpu_session/cpu_session.h>
#include <cpu_session/capability.h>
#include <pd_session/capability.h>
#include <cap_session/cap_session.h>
#include <base/allocator.h>
#include <base/snprintf.h>
#include <base/lock.h>
namespace Genode {
struct Env;
/**
* Return the interface to the component's environment
*/
extern Env *env();
}
/**
* Component runtime environment
*
* The environment of a Genode component is defined by its parent. The 'Env'
* class allows the component to interact with its environment. It is
* initialized at the startup of the component.
*/
struct Genode::Env
{
virtual ~Env() { }
/**
* Communication channel to our parent
*/
virtual Parent *parent() = 0;
/**
* RAM session of the component
*
* The RAM Session represents a budget of memory (quota) that is
* available to the component. This budget can be used to allocate
* RAM dataspaces.
*/
virtual Ram_session *ram_session() = 0;
virtual Ram_session_capability ram_session_cap() = 0;
/**
* CPU session of the component
*
* This session is used to create the threads of the component.
*/
virtual Cpu_session *cpu_session() = 0;
virtual Cpu_session_capability cpu_session_cap() = 0;
/**
* Region-manager session of the component as created by the parent
*/
virtual Rm_session *rm_session() = 0;
/**
* PD session of the component as created by the parent
*/
virtual Pd_session *pd_session() = 0;
virtual Pd_session_capability pd_session_cap() = 0;
/**
* Heap backed by the RAM session of the environment
*/
virtual Allocator *heap() = 0;
/**
* Reload parent capability and reinitialize environment resources
*
* This function is solely used for implementing fork semantics.
* After forking a process, the new child process is executed
* within a copy of the address space of the forking process.
* Thereby, the new process inherits the original 'env' object of
* the forking process, which is meaningless in the context of the
* new process. By calling this function, the new process is able
* to reinitialize its 'env' with meaningful capabilities obtained
* via its updated parent capability.
*
* \noapi
*/
virtual void reinit(Native_capability::Dst, long) = 0;
/**
* Reinitialize main-thread object
*
* \param stack_area_rm new RM session of the context area
*
* This function is solely used for implementing fork semantics
* as provided by the Noux environment.
*
* \noapi
*/
virtual void reinit_main_thread(Rm_session_capability &stack_area_rm) = 0;
};
#endif /* _INCLUDE__BASE__ENV_H_ */