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Commit 82fc3b52 authored by Nick Kralevich's avatar Nick Kralevich
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Allow app-app communication via pipes

Allow apps to communicate with each other via pipes.
In particular, this fixes a bug where printing from Chrome wasn't
working.

  STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
  1. Launch Chrome
  2. From menu tap print and observe
        OR
  1. Launch Drive, Select any file (*.txt, *.doc. *.pdf.........)
  2. Select print

Addresses the following denials:

<5>[  122.352797] type=1400 audit(1386363998.374:18): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=3786 comm=4173796E635461736B202332 path="pipe:[19164]" dev="pipefs" ino=19164 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0 tcontext=u:r:release_app:s0 tclass=fifo_file
<5>[  123.248363] type=1400 audit(1386363999.264:19): avc:  denied  { getattr } for  pid=2677 comm=".android.chrome" path="pipe:[19164]" dev="pipefs" ino=19164 scontext=u:r:untrusted_app:s0 tcontext=u:r:release_app:s0 tclass=fifo_file
<5>[  123.248620] type=1400 audit(1386363999.264:20): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=3308 comm="ChildProcessMai" path="pipe:[19164]" dev="pipefs" ino=19164 scontext=u:r:isolated_app:s0 tcontext=u:r:release_app:s0 tclass=fifo_file

Bug: 12032455
Change-Id: Ic1cb5c1d42596f5a8fc3fe82fcbfe47aa43a7d6c
parent 49db2680
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......@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ allow appdomain system_server:fifo_file rw_file_perms;
allow appdomain system_server:unix_stream_socket { read write setopt };
binder_call(appdomain, system_server)
# Communication with other apps via fifos
allow appdomain appdomain:fifo_file rw_file_perms;
# Communicate with surfaceflinger.
allow appdomain surfaceflinger:unix_stream_socket { read write setopt };
binder_call(appdomain, surfaceflinger)
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