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Issue 1402363014: Created PNaCl translation documenation and updated old NaCl documents. (Closed) Base URL: https://github.com/domokit/mojo.git@master
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1 About
2 =====
3
4 This directory contains the services required to execute both nexes and pexes.
5
6 Using
7 =====
8
9 For information about how to build and use nexes and pexes from within Mojo,
10 refer to the `mojo/nacl` directory.
11
12 Non-SFI Nexe Content Handler
13 ----------------------------
14
15 The nexe content handler is simple. It:
16
17 1. Acquires the desired nexe and dumps it into a temporary file,
18 2. Accesses the MojoHandle connecting the content handler to the shell, and
19 3. Launches the Non-SFI nexe.
20
21 Non-SFI Pexe Content Handler
22 ----------------------------
23
24 The pexe content handler is slightly more complex. Although it is similar
25 in structure to the Non-SFI nexe content handler, it has an additional step
26 between item 1 and 2: convert the incoming pexe into a nexe.
27
28 This pexe to nexe translation requires two steps: compilation and linking.
29 For each of these steps, a helper service is launched. These helper services
30 are actually executed as nexes -- `pnacl_llc.nexe` and `ld.nexe`. The
31 translation done by these nexes is executed as part of a callback to IRT
32 functions, `nacl_irt_private_pnacl_translator_compile`, and
33 `nacl_irt_private_pnacl_translator_link`. This makes communication between
34 the content handler and these helper nexes more complicated.
35
36 For the full picture of the compilation process:
37
38 * PexeContentHandler
39 * Create a message pipe, which has a parent and child handle
40 * Call `PexeCompilerStart`, passing in the child end of the message pipe. This
41 contacts a new service which is responsible for launching `pnacl_llc.nexe`.
42 * PexeCompiler (new process)
43 * Launch the pnacl_llc nexe using the child end of the pipe received from the
44 PexeContentHandler
45 * The pnacl_llc nexe uses the IRT to make a call to ServeTranslateRequest
46 (defined in `mojo/nacl/nonsfi/irt_pnacl_translator_compile.cc`). This creates
47 the `PexeCompiler` service, which is ready to handle a single request. It is
48 bound to the child end of the pipe.
49 * Meanwhile, back in the PexeContentHandler:
50 * Bind the parent end of the pipe to a `PexeCompiler` service. Now,
51 `PexeCompile` can be called with inputs defined by a mojom interface, and
52 outputs can be received via callback
53 * Call `PexeCompile`, passing in the name of the pexe, and receiving the
54 object files created by compilation
55 * Meanwhile, back in the pnacl_llc nexe:
56 * Actually do the requested compilation, and pass back the newly created
57 object files
58
59 The linking process works similarly, but utilizes a different interface which
60 lets it receive object files and return a linked nexe.
61
62 Once both the compilation and linking steps have been completed, the
63 PexeContentHandler is able to launch the requested nexe.
64
65 TODO
66 ====
67
68 * Turn the NexeContentHandler, PexeContentHandler, PexeCompiler, and
69 PexeLinker services into "anti-singletons". When each service is requested, a
70 unique process must be created.
71 * Use subzero (a NaCl project to improve translation speed) for pexe
72 translation.
73 * Enable caching of translated pexes.
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