The new zero_ok flag is similar to optional for reference parameters,
but only in cases where there is a length parameter. If that parameter
is a reference parameter itself and is null, or it is non-null and
contains a non-zero length, or there is no length parameter, then the
main parameter may not be null.
The main point of this change is to allow "global" capabilities defined
on the base object type. The example here is the clone capability on all
objects, which governs the ability to clone a handle.
Related changes in this commit:
- Renamed `kobject` to `object` as far as the syscall interface is
concerned. `kobject` is the cname, but j6_cap_kobject_clone feels
clunky.
- The above change made me realize that the "object <type>" syntax for
specifying object references was also clunky, so now it's "ref <type>"
- Having to add `.object` on everywhere to access objects in
interface.exposes or object.super was cumbersome, so those properties
now return object types directly, instead of ObjectRef.
- syscall_verify.cpp.cog now generates code to check capabilities on
handles if they're specified in the definition, even when not passing
an object to the implementation function.
This change finally adds capabilities to handles. Included changes:
- j6_handle_t is now again 64 bits, with the highest 8 bits being a type
code, and the next highest 24 bits being the capability mask, so that
programs can check type/caps without calling the kernel.
- The definitions grammar now includes a `capabilities [ ]` section on
objects, to list what capabilities are relevant.
- j6/caps.h is auto-generated from object capability lists
- init_libj6 again sets __handle_self and __handle_sys, this is a bit
of a hack.
- A new syscall, j6_handle_list, will return the list of existing
handles owned by the calling process.
- syscall_verify.cpp.cog now actually checks that the needed
capabilities exist on handles before allowing the call.
Since we have a DSL for specifying syscalls, we can create a verificaton
method for each syscall that can cover most argument (and eventually
capability) verification instead of doing it piecemeal in each syscall
implementation, which can be more error-prone.
Now a new _syscall_verify_* function exists for every syscall, which
calls the real implementation. The syscall table for the syscall handler
now maps to these verify functions.
Other changes:
- Updated the definition grammar to allow options to have a "key:value"
style, to eventually support capabilities.
- Added an "optional" option for parameters that says a syscall will
accept a null value.
- Some bonnibel fixes, as definition file changes weren't always
properly causing updates in the build dep graph.
- The syscall implementation function signatures are no longer exposed
in syscall.h. Also, the unused syscall enum has been removed.
This change adds a new interface DSL for specifying objects (with
methods) and interfaces (that expose objects, and optionally have their
own methods).
Significant changes:
- Add the new scripts/definitions Python module to parse the DSL
- Add the new definitions directory containing DSL definition files
- Use cog to generate syscall-related code in kernel and libj6
- Unify ordering of pointer + length pairs in interfaces
