Commit Graph

18 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
topjohnwu
ba7cb47383 Make version reporting consistent 2020-03-23 01:17:13 -07:00
topjohnwu
a0998009c1 Small native code reorganization 2020-03-09 01:50:30 -07:00
topjohnwu
ee1f45aa91 Add new commandline option to get tmpfs root 2020-02-29 15:33:11 -08:00
topjohnwu
25c557248c Use ContentProvider call method for communication
Previously, we use either BroadcastReceivers or Activities to receive
messages from our native daemon, but both have their own downsides.
Some OEMs blocks broadcasts if the app is not running in the background,
regardless of who the caller is. Activities on the other hand, despite
working 100% of the time, will steal the focus of the current foreground
app, even though we are just doing some logging and showing a toast.
In addition, since stubs for hiding Magisk Manager is introduced, our
only communication method is left with the broadcast option, as
only broadcasting allows targeting a specific package name, not a
component name (which will be obfuscated in the case of stubs).

To make sure root requests will work on all devices, Magisk had to do
some experiments every boot to test whether broadcast is deliverable or
not. This makes the whole thing even more complicated then ever.

So lets take a look at another kind of component in Android apps:
ContentProviders. It is a vital part of Android's ecosystem, and as far
as I know no OEMs will block requests to ContentProviders (or else
tons of functionality will break catastrophically). Starting at API 11,
the system supports calling a specific method in ContentProviders,
optionally sending extra data along with the method call. This is
perfect for the native daemon to start a communication with Magisk
Manager. Another cool thing is that we no longer need to know the
component name of the reciever, as ContentProviders identify themselves
with an "authority" name, which in Magisk Manager's case is tied to the
package name. We already have a mechanism to keep track of our current
manager package name, so this works out of the box.

So yay! No more flaky broadcast tests, no more stupid OEMs blocking
broadcasts for some bizzare reasons. This method should in theory
work on almost all devices and situations.
2019-11-04 14:32:28 -05:00
topjohnwu
0f74e89b44 Introduce component agnostic communication
Usually, the communication between native and the app is done via
sending intents to either broadcast or activity. These communication
channels are for launching root requests dialogs, sending root request
notifications (the toast you see when an app gained root access), and
root request logging.

Sending intents by am (activity manager) usually requires specifying
the component name in the format of <pkg>/<class name>. This means parts
of Magisk Manager cannot be randomized or else the native daemon is
unable to know where to send data to the app.

On modern Android (not sure which API is it introduced), it is possible
to send broadcasts to a package, not a specific component. Which
component will receive the intent depends on the intent filter declared
in AndroidManifest.xml. Since we already have a mechanism in native code
to keep track of the package name of Magisk Manager, this makes it
perfect to pass intents to Magisk Manager that have components being
randomly obfuscated (stub APKs).

There are a few caveats though. Although this broadcasting method works
perfectly fine on AOSP and most systems, there are OEMs out there
shipping ROMs blocking broadcasts unexpectedly. In order to make sure
Magisk works in all kinds of scenarios, we run actual tests every boot
to determine which communication method should be used.

We have 3 methods in total, ordered in preference:
1. Broadcasting to a package
2. Broadcasting to a specific component
3. Starting a specific activity component

Method 3 will always work on any device, but the downside is anytime
a communication happens, Magisk Manager will steal foreground focus
regardless of whether UI is drawn. Method 1 is the only way to support
obfuscated stub APKs. The communication test will test method 1 and 2,
and if Magisk Manager is able to receive the messages, it will then
update the daemon configuration to use whichever is preferable. If none
of the broadcasts can be delivered, then the fallback method 3 will be
used.
2019-10-21 13:59:04 -04:00
topjohnwu
e31e687602 Allow ADB shell to remove modules and reboot 2019-09-13 03:14:21 -04:00
topjohnwu
dd35224f92 Minor adjustments to exec_sql 2019-09-01 13:58:50 +08:00
topjohnwu
80cd85b061 Try to use broadcast for su logging and notify
In commit 8d4c407, native Magisk always launches an activity for
communicating with Magisk Manager. While this works extremely well,
since it also workaround stupid OEMs that blocks broadcasts, it has a
problem: launching an activity will claim the focus of the device,
which could be super annoying in some circumstances.

This commit adds a new feature to run a broadcast test on boot complete.
If Magisk Manager successfully receives the broadcast, it will toggle
a setting in magiskd so all future su loggings and notifies will always
use broadcasts instead of launching activities.

Fix #1412
2019-05-13 02:01:10 -07:00
topjohnwu
003e44fb84 Remove requirement to use early-init daemon
We used to construct /sbin tmpfs overlay in early-init stage after
SELinux is properly initialized. However the way it is implemented
(forking daemon from magiskinit with complicated file waiting triggers)
is extremely complicated and error prone.

This commit moves the construction of the sbin overlay to pre-init
stage. The catch is that since SELinux is not present at that point,
proper selabel has to be reconstructed afterwards. Some additional
SEPolicy rules are added to make sure init can access magisk binaries,
and the secontext relabeling task is assigned to the main Magisk daemon.
2019-04-24 00:13:48 -04:00
topjohnwu
0204d05316 Remove Zygote notifier
Temporary trigger process scan on packages.xml updates, will find better methods
2019-03-08 03:35:17 -05:00
topjohnwu
82c864d57e Make zygote notifier more reliable 2019-03-06 18:22:04 -05:00
topjohnwu
6c3896079d Add zygote server notifier 2019-03-05 20:23:27 -05:00
topjohnwu
31a27838f5 Fix help message for magisk 2019-02-18 03:09:01 -05:00
topjohnwu
ed027ec3ee Refactor build flags 2019-02-12 05:17:02 -05:00
topjohnwu
b3fd79cbb9 Add more cmdline options and specify as internal API 2019-02-12 04:05:51 -05:00
topjohnwu
3a422c3f15 Remove magisklogd, use threads and BlockingQueue 2019-02-10 01:05:19 -05:00
topjohnwu
c8491d008f Move sbin overlay creation to magiskinit 2019-02-09 01:51:46 -05:00
topjohnwu
4df1047b07 Native project restructuring 2019-01-30 03:35:07 -05:00