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34 | |
35 /* | |
36 ** prshm.h -- NSPR Shared Memory | |
37 ** | |
38 ** NSPR Named Shared Memory API provides a cross-platform named | |
39 ** shared-memory interface. NSPR Named Shared Memory is modeled on | |
40 ** similar constructs in Unix and Windows operating systems. Shared | |
41 ** memory allows multiple processes to access one or more common shared | |
42 ** memory regions, using it as an inter-process communication channel. | |
43 ** | |
44 ** Notes on Platform Independence: | |
45 ** NSPR Named Shared Memory is built on the native services offered | |
46 ** by most platforms. The NSPR Named Shared Memory API tries to | |
47 ** provide a least common denominator interface so that it works | |
48 ** across all supported platforms. To ensure that it works everywhere, | |
49 ** some platform considerations must be accomodated and the protocol | |
50 ** for using NSPR Shared Memory API must be observed. | |
51 ** | |
52 ** Protocol: | |
53 ** Multiple shared memories can be created using NSPR's Shared Memory | |
54 ** feature. For each named shared memory, as defined by the name | |
55 ** given in the PR_OpenSharedMemory() call, a protocol for using the | |
56 ** shared memory API is required to ensure desired behavior. Failing | |
57 ** to follow the protocol may yield unpredictable results. | |
58 ** | |
59 ** PR_OpenSharedMemory() will create the shared memory segment, if it | |
60 ** does not already exist, or open a connection that the existing | |
61 ** shared memory segment if it already exists. | |
62 ** | |
63 ** PR_AttachSharedMemory() should be called following | |
64 ** PR_OpenSharedMemory() to map the memory segment to an address in | |
65 ** the application's address space. | |
66 ** | |
67 ** PR_AttachSharedMemory() may be called to re-map a shared memory | |
68 ** segment after detaching the same PRSharedMemory object. Be | |
69 ** sure to detach it when done. | |
70 ** | |
71 ** PR_DetachSharedMemory() should be called to un-map the shared | |
72 ** memory segment from the application's address space. | |
73 ** | |
74 ** PR_CloseSharedMemory() should be called when no further use of the | |
75 ** PRSharedMemory object is required within a process. Following a | |
76 ** call to PR_CloseSharedMemory() the PRSharedMemory object is | |
77 ** invalid and cannot be reused. | |
78 ** | |
79 ** PR_DeleteSharedMemory() should be called before process | |
80 ** termination. After calling PR_DeleteSharedMemory() any further use | |
81 ** of the shared memory associated with the name may cause | |
82 ** unpredictable results. | |
83 ** | |
84 ** Files: | |
85 ** The name passed to PR_OpenSharedMemory() should be a valid filename | |
86 ** for a unix platform. PR_OpenSharedMemory() creates file using the | |
87 ** name passed in. Some platforms may mangle the name before creating | |
88 ** the file and the shared memory. | |
89 ** | |
90 ** The unix implementation may use SysV IPC shared memory, Posix | |
91 ** shared memory, or memory mapped files; the filename may used to | |
92 ** define the namespace. On Windows, the name is significant, but | |
93 ** there is no file associated with name. | |
94 ** | |
95 ** No assumptions about the persistence of data in the named file | |
96 ** should be made. Depending on platform, the shared memory may be | |
97 ** mapped onto system paging space and be discarded at process | |
98 ** termination. | |
99 ** | |
100 ** All names provided to PR_OpenSharedMemory() should be valid | |
101 ** filename syntax or name syntax for shared memory for the target | |
102 ** platform. Referenced directories should have permissions | |
103 ** appropriate for writing. | |
104 ** | |
105 ** Limits: | |
106 ** Different platforms have limits on both the number and size of | |
107 ** shared memory resources. The default system limits on some | |
108 ** platforms may be smaller than your requirements. These limits may | |
109 ** be adjusted on some platforms either via boot-time options or by | |
110 ** setting the size of the system paging space to accomodate more | |
111 ** and/or larger shared memory segment(s). | |
112 ** | |
113 ** Security: | |
114 ** On unix platforms, depending on implementation, contents of the | |
115 ** backing store for the shared memory can be exposed via the file | |
116 ** system. Set permissions and or access controls at create and attach | |
117 ** time to ensure you get the desired security. | |
118 ** | |
119 ** On windows platforms, no special security measures are provided. | |
120 ** | |
121 ** Example: | |
122 ** The test case pr/tests/nameshm1.c provides an example of use as | |
123 ** well as testing the operation of NSPR's Named Shared Memory. | |
124 ** | |
125 ** lth. 18-Aug-1999. | |
126 */ | |
127 | |
128 #ifndef prshm_h___ | |
129 #define prshm_h___ | |
130 | |
131 #include "prtypes.h" | |
132 #include "prio.h" | |
133 | |
134 PR_BEGIN_EXTERN_C | |
135 | |
136 /* | |
137 ** Declare opaque type PRSharedMemory. | |
138 */ | |
139 typedef struct PRSharedMemory PRSharedMemory; | |
140 | |
141 /* | |
142 ** FUNCTION: PR_OpenSharedMemory() | |
143 ** | |
144 ** DESCRIPTION: | |
145 ** PR_OpenSharedMemory() creates a new shared-memory segment or | |
146 ** associates a previously created memory segment with name. | |
147 ** | |
148 ** When parameter create is (PR_SHM_EXCL | PR_SHM_CREATE) and the | |
149 ** shared memory already exists, the function returns NULL with the | |
150 ** error set to PR_FILE_EXISTS_ERROR. | |
151 ** | |
152 ** When parameter create is PR_SHM_CREATE and the shared memory | |
153 ** already exists, a handle to that memory segment is returned. If | |
154 ** the segment does not exist, it is created and a pointer to the | |
155 ** related PRSharedMemory structure is returned. | |
156 ** | |
157 ** When parameter create is 0, and the shared memory exists, a | |
158 ** pointer to a PRSharedMemory is returned. If the shared memory does | |
159 ** not exist, NULL is returned with the error set to | |
160 ** PR_FILE_NOT_FOUND_ERROR. | |
161 ** | |
162 ** INPUTS: | |
163 ** name -- the name the shared-memory segment is known as. | |
164 ** size -- the size of the shared memory segment. | |
165 ** flags -- Options for creating the shared memory | |
166 ** mode -- Same as is passed to PR_Open() | |
167 ** | |
168 ** OUTPUTS: | |
169 ** The shared memory is allocated. | |
170 ** | |
171 ** RETURNS: Pointer to opaque structure PRSharedMemory or NULL. | |
172 ** NULL is returned on error. The reason for the error can be | |
173 ** retrieved via PR_GetError() and PR_GetOSError(); | |
174 ** | |
175 */ | |
176 NSPR_API( PRSharedMemory * ) | |
177 PR_OpenSharedMemory( | |
178 const char *name, | |
179 PRSize size, | |
180 PRIntn flags, | |
181 PRIntn mode | |
182 ); | |
183 /* Define values for PR_OpenShareMemory(...,create) */ | |
184 #define PR_SHM_CREATE 0x1 /* create if not exist */ | |
185 #define PR_SHM_EXCL 0x2 /* fail if already exists */ | |
186 | |
187 /* | |
188 ** FUNCTION: PR_AttachSharedMemory() | |
189 ** | |
190 ** DESCRIPTION: | |
191 ** PR_AttachSharedMemory() maps the shared-memory described by | |
192 ** shm to the current process. | |
193 ** | |
194 ** INPUTS: | |
195 ** shm -- The handle returned from PR_OpenSharedMemory(). | |
196 ** flags -- options for mapping the shared memory. | |
197 ** PR_SHM_READONLY causes the memory to be attached | |
198 ** read-only. | |
199 ** | |
200 ** OUTPUTS: | |
201 ** On success, the shared memory segment represented by shm is mapped | |
202 ** into the process' address space. | |
203 ** | |
204 ** RETURNS: Address where shared memory is mapped, or NULL. | |
205 ** NULL is returned on error. The reason for the error can be | |
206 ** retrieved via PR_GetError() and PR_GetOSError(); | |
207 ** | |
208 ** | |
209 */ | |
210 NSPR_API( void * ) | |
211 PR_AttachSharedMemory( | |
212 PRSharedMemory *shm, | |
213 PRIntn flags | |
214 ); | |
215 /* Define values for PR_AttachSharedMemory(...,flags) */ | |
216 #define PR_SHM_READONLY 0x01 | |
217 | |
218 /* | |
219 ** FUNCTION: PR_DetachSharedMemory() | |
220 ** | |
221 ** DESCRIPTION: | |
222 ** PR_DetachSharedMemory() detaches the shared-memory described | |
223 ** by shm. | |
224 ** | |
225 ** INPUTS: | |
226 ** shm -- The handle returned from PR_OpenSharedMemory(). | |
227 ** addr -- The address at which the memory was attached. | |
228 ** | |
229 ** OUTPUTS: | |
230 ** The shared memory mapped to an address via a previous call to | |
231 ** PR_AttachSharedMemory() is unmapped. | |
232 ** | |
233 ** RETURNS: PRStatus | |
234 ** | |
235 */ | |
236 NSPR_API( PRStatus ) | |
237 PR_DetachSharedMemory( | |
238 PRSharedMemory *shm, | |
239 void *addr | |
240 ); | |
241 | |
242 /* | |
243 ** FUNCTION: PR_CloseSharedMemory() | |
244 ** | |
245 ** DESCRIPTION: | |
246 ** PR_CloseSharedMemory() closes the shared-memory described by | |
247 ** shm. | |
248 ** | |
249 ** INPUTS: | |
250 ** shm -- The handle returned from PR_OpenSharedMemory(). | |
251 ** | |
252 ** OUTPUTS: | |
253 ** the shared memory represented by shm is closed | |
254 ** | |
255 ** RETURNS: PRStatus | |
256 ** | |
257 */ | |
258 NSPR_API( PRStatus ) | |
259 PR_CloseSharedMemory( | |
260 PRSharedMemory *shm | |
261 ); | |
262 | |
263 /* | |
264 ** FUNCTION: PR_DeleteSharedMemory() | |
265 ** | |
266 ** DESCRIPTION: | |
267 ** The shared memory resource represented by name is released. | |
268 ** | |
269 ** INPUTS: | |
270 ** name -- the name the shared-memory segment | |
271 ** | |
272 ** OUTPUTS: | |
273 ** depending on platform, resources may be returned to the underlying | |
274 ** operating system. | |
275 ** | |
276 ** RETURNS: PRStatus | |
277 ** | |
278 */ | |
279 NSPR_API( PRStatus ) | |
280 PR_DeleteSharedMemory( | |
281 const char *name | |
282 ); | |
283 | |
284 PR_END_EXTERN_C | |
285 | |
286 #endif /* prshm_h___ */ | |
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