VBoxGuestR3LibMisc.cpp revision c5dcc851f65b0d1a63e37d75c84a17403e77b3ba
63c21144c05821a22c5c084c6163d9e5fe224d94kess * VBoxGuestR3Lib - Ring-3 Support Library for VirtualBox guest additions, Misc.
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4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess/*******************************************************************************
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess* Header Files *
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess*******************************************************************************/
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess/** @todo Split this file up so we can drop most of the VBOX_VBGLR3_XFREE86
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * #ifdef'ing. */
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Wait for the host to signal one or more events and return which.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * The events will only be delivered by the host if they have been enabled
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * previously using @a VbglR3CtlFilterMask. If one or several of the events
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * have already been signalled but not yet waited for, this function will return
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * immediately and return those events.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param fMask The events we want to wait for, or-ed together.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param cMillies How long to wait before giving up and returning
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * (VERR_TIMEOUT). Use RT_INDEFINITE_WAIT to wait until we
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * are interrupted or one of the events is signalled.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pfEvents Where to store the events signalled. Optional.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3WaitEvent(uint32_t fMask, uint32_t cMillies, uint32_t *pfEvents)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess LogFlow(("VbglR3WaitEvent: fMask=0x%x, cMillies=%u, pfEvents=%p\n",
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess AssertReturn((fMask & ~VMMDEV_EVENT_VALID_EVENT_MASK) == 0, VERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess int rc = vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_WAITEVENT, &waitEvent, sizeof(waitEvent));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess#if !defined(VBOX_VBGLR3_XFREE86) && !defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess AssertMsg(waitEvent.u32Result == VBOXGUEST_WAITEVENT_OK, ("%d rc=%Rrc\n", waitEvent.u32Result, rc));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess LogFlow(("VbglR3WaitEvent: rc=%Rrc, u32EventFlagsOut=0x%x. u32Result=%d\n",
e1b7b8d87b22c020c01d97d3913da97f2efec94and * Cause any pending WaitEvent calls (VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_WAITEVENT) to return
e1b7b8d87b22c020c01d97d3913da97f2efec94and * with a VERR_INTERRUPTED status.
e1b7b8d87b22c020c01d97d3913da97f2efec94and * Can be used in combination with a termination flag variable for interrupting
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * event loops. Avoiding race conditions is the responsibility of the caller.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess return vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_CANCEL_ALL_WAITEVENTS, 0, 0);
e1b7b8d87b22c020c01d97d3913da97f2efec94and * Write to the backdoor logger from ring 3 guest code.
e1b7b8d87b22c020c01d97d3913da97f2efec94and * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pch The string to log. Does not need to be terminated.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param cb The number of byte to log.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @todo cb -> cch.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @remarks This currently does not accept more than 255 bytes of data at
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * one time. It should probably be rewritten to use pass a pointer
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * in the IOCtl.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3WriteLog(const char *pch, size_t cb)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Quietly skip NULL strings.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * (Happens in the RTLogBackdoorPrintf case.)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Duplicate the string as it may be read only (a C string).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess int rc = vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_LOG(cb), pvTmp, cb);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess#elif 0 /** @todo Several OSes could take this route (solaris and freebsd for instance). */
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Handle the entire request in one go.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess return vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_LOG(cb), pvTmp, cb);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * *BSD does not accept more than 4KB per ioctl request, while
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Linux can't express sizes above 8KB, so, split it up into 2KB chunks.
e1b7b8d87b22c020c01d97d3913da97f2efec94and for (size_t off = 0; off < cb && RT_SUCCESS(rc); off += STEP)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess rc = vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_LOG(cbStep), (char *)pch + off, cbStep);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Change the IRQ filter mask.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param fOr The OR mask.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param fNo The NOT mask.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3CtlFilterMask(uint32_t fOr, uint32_t fNot)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess return vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_CTL_FILTER_MASK, &Info, sizeof(Info));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Report a change in the capabilities that we support to the host.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param fOr Capabilities which have been added.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param fNot Capabilities which have been removed.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @todo Move to a different file.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3SetGuestCaps(uint32_t fOr, uint32_t fNot)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess vmmdevInitRequest(&Req.header, VMMDevReq_SetGuestCapabilities);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess LogRel(("Successfully changed guest capabilities: or mask 0x%x, not mask 0x%x.\n", fOr, fNot));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess LogRel(("Failed to change guest capabilities: or mask 0x%x, not mask 0x%x. rc=%Rrc.\n", fOr, fNot, rc));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Query the current statistics update interval.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pcMsInterval Update interval in ms (out).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3StatQueryInterval(PRTMSINTERVAL pcMsInterval)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess vmmdevInitRequest(&Req.header, VMMDevReq_GetStatisticsChangeRequest);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess Req.eventAck = VMMDEV_EVENT_STATISTICS_INTERVAL_CHANGE_REQUEST;
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Report guest statistics.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pReq Request packet with statistics.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3StatReport(VMMDevReportGuestStats *pReq)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess vmmdevInitRequest(&pReq->header, VMMDevReq_ReportGuestStats);
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Refresh the memory balloon after a change.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pcChunks The size of the balloon in chunks of 1MB (out).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pfHandleInR3 Allocating of memory in R3 required (out).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3MemBalloonRefresh(uint32_t *pcChunks, bool *pfHandleInR3)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess int rc = vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_CHECK_BALLOON, &Info, sizeof(Info));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess Assert(Info.fHandleInR3 == false || Info.fHandleInR3 == true || RT_FAILURE(rc));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Change the memory by granting/reclaiming memory to/from R0.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @returns IPRT status code.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param pv Memory chunk (1MB).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * @param fInflate true = inflate balloon (grant memory).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * false = deflate balloon (reclaim memory).
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessVBGLR3DECL(int) VbglR3MemBalloonChange(void *pv, bool fInflate)
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess return vbglR3DoIOCtl(VBOXGUEST_IOCTL_CHANGE_BALLOON, &Info, sizeof(Info));
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekess * Fallback for vbglR3GetAdditionsVersion.
4be0f2d2988dc74815a5f9f4a308fbef2c29674ekessstatic int vbglR3GetAdditionsCompileTimeVersion(char **ppszVer, char **ppszRev)
if (!*ppszRev)
if (ppszVer)
return VERR_NO_STR_MEMORY;
return VINF_SUCCESS;
#ifdef RT_OS_WINDOWS
LONG r;
r = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Sun\\VirtualBox Guest Additions", 0, KEY_READ, phKey);
# ifdef RT_ARCH_AMD64
if (r != ERROR_SUCCESS)
r = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Sun\\VirtualBox Guest Additions", 0, KEY_READ, phKey);
if (r != ERROR_SUCCESS)
r = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Sun\\xVM VirtualBox Guest Additions", 0, KEY_READ, phKey);
# ifdef RT_ARCH_AMD64
if (r != ERROR_SUCCESS)
r = RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Sun\\xVM VirtualBox Guest Additions", 0, KEY_READ, phKey);
return RTErrConvertFromWin32(r);
#ifdef RT_OS_WINDOWS
LONG l;
char *pszTmp;
if (ppszVer)
if (pszTmp)
if (l == ERROR_SUCCESS)
if (ppszRev)
if (pszTmp)
if (l == ERROR_SUCCESS)
return rc;
int rc;
#ifdef RT_OS_WINDOWS
if (pszTmp)
return rc;