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authorStefan Walter <stefw@src.gnome.org>2007-07-26 19:17:28 +0000
committerStefan Walter <stefw@src.gnome.org>2007-07-26 19:17:28 +0000
commit32074116fbec5e4395aa8c87a65d16daa6f00bd1 (patch)
tree8a10fedeefa99b6ee070c3c142e22aa9fe32bf8c /HACKING
parentd8a55623c511817cbcd78d1eecaf23f9fea4616b (diff)
downloadgnome-keyring-32074116fbec5e4395aa8c87a65d16daa6f00bd1.tar.gz
Added support for using keyrings on removable drives Fixes bug #454390
* common/gkr-dbus.c: (split from daemon/gnome-keyring-daemon-dbus.c) * common/gkr-dbus.h: (added) * common/gkr-location.c: (added) * common/gkr-location.h: (added) * common/Makefile.am: * daemon/gnome-keyring-daemon-dbus.c: * daemon/gnome-keyring-daemon-io.c: * daemon/gnome-keyring-daemon-ops.c: * keyrings/gkr-keyring.c: * keyrings/gkr-keyring.h: * keyrings/gkr-keyrings.c: * keyrings/gkr-keyrings.h: * library/gnome-keyring.h: * tests/Makefile.am: * tests/unit-test-async.c: * tests/unit-test-keyrings.c: * tests/unit-test-location.c: (added) * configure.in: * HACKING: Added support for using keyrings on removable drives Fixes bug #454390 svn path=/trunk/; revision=721
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@@ -23,10 +23,32 @@ ui
Prompting the user, asking for passwords.
-USE OF THREADS
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ USING 'LOCATIONS' INSTEAD OF FILE PATHS
-Gnome Keyring uses threads in a limited manner, as state machines, or execution
-stacks. Only one thread runs at any given time, each thread hands off execution
+Gnome Keyring supports having keyrings on removable media. Because removable
+media can be mounted in different mount-points, and for other related reasons,
+what's called a 'location' is used instead of a file point.
+
+Locations are like paths relative to a base. For example certain locations
+might be relative to a home directory, and others might be relative to a USB
+drive.
+
+Location functionality:
+
+ common/gkr-location.h
+
+Common functions:
+
+ gkr_location_from_path ()
+ gkr_location_from_child ()
+ gkr_location_to_path ()
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ USE OF WORKER THREADS
+
+Gnome Keyring uses threads in a limited manner, as state machines, (ie: execution
+stacks). Only one thread runs at any given time, each thread hands off execution
to another thread.
The *only* use of threading and/or synchronization primitives should be in:
@@ -40,3 +62,4 @@ If a thread needs perform a blocking syscall, or do something that takes a long
time (like create a key) it can use the gkr_async_begin_concurrent() and
gkr_async_end_concurrent() functions. While running 'concurrent' no global
functions and/or data should be accessed.
+