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Bug 1040080 - Update nsIMessageManager.idl notes about in-process child process message manager. r=smaug

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Jim Mathies 2014-07-22 08:56:59 -05:00
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@ -125,27 +125,29 @@ interface nsIPrincipal;
*
* Parent process Child processes
* ---------------- -----------------
* global PPMM
* global (GPPMM)
* |
* +<----> child PPMM
* +-->parent in-process PIPMM<-->child in-process CIPPMM
* |
* +-->parent PMM1<------------------>child process CMM1
* +-->parent (PPMM1)<------------------>child (CPMM1)
* |
* +-->parent PMM2<------------------>child process PMM2
* +-->parent (PPMM2)<------------------>child (CPMM2)
* ...
*
* For example: the parent-process PMM1 sends messages directly to
* only the child-process CMM1.
* Note, PIPMM and CIPPMM both run in the parent process.
*
* For example: CMM1 sends messages directly to PMM1. The global PPMM
* For example: the parent-process PPMM1 sends messages to the
* child-process CPMM1.
*
* For example: CPMM1 sends messages directly to PPMM1. The global GPPMM
* will also notify their message listeners when the message arrives.
*
* For example: messages sent through the global PPMM will be
* dispatched to the listeners of the same-process, "child PPMM".
* They will also be broadcast to PPM1, PPM2, etc.
* For example: messages sent through the global GPPMM will be
* dispatched to the listeners of the same-process, CIPPMM, CPMM1,
* CPMM2, etc.
*
* ***** PERFORMANCE AND SECURITY WARNING *****
* Messages broadcast through the global PPMM can result in messages
* Messages broadcast through the GPPMM can result in messages
* being dispatched across many OS processes, and to many processes
* with different permissions. Great care should be taken when
* broadcasting.