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

/*
 * \brief  Environment of a component
 * \author Norman Feske
 * \date   2006-07-01
 *
 * \deprecated  This interface will be removed once all components are
 *              adjusted to the new API of base/component.h
 */

/*
 * 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__DEPRECATED__ENV_H_
#define _INCLUDE__DEPRECATED__ENV_H_

#include <parent/capability.h>
#include <parent/parent.h>
#include <region_map/region_map.h>
#include <rm_session/rm_session.h>  /* deprecated, kept for API compatibility only */
#include <ram_session/ram_session.h>
#include <cpu_session/cpu_session.h>
#include <cpu_session/capability.h>
#include <pd_session/capability.h>
#include <base/allocator.h>
#include <base/snprintf.h>
#include <base/lock.h>

namespace Genode {

	struct Env_deprecated;

	/**
	 * Return the interface to the component's environment
	 */
	extern Env_deprecated *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_deprecated
{
	/**
	 * 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
	 *
	 * \deprecated  This function exists for API compatibility only.
	 *              The functionality of the former RM service is now
	 *              provided by the 'Region_map' interface.
	 */
	virtual Region_map *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::Raw) = 0;

	/**
	 * Reinitialize main-thread object
	 *
	 * \param stack_area_rm  new RM session of the stack area
	 *
	 * This function is solely used for implementing fork semantics
	 * as provided by the Noux environment.
	 *
	 * \noapi
	 */
	virtual void reinit_main_thread(Capability<Region_map> &stack_area_rm) = 0;
};

#endif /* _INCLUDE__DEPRECATED__ENV_H_ */