29648 - Need to be able to get the PRFileDesc from an nsIChannel

Status: CLOSED WONTFIX

(Core :: Networking, defect, P3)

Description

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

I need the ablity to obtain the current PRFileDesc for a given nsIChannel.  It 
would be great if I could QI to the nsISocketTransport interface, then off of 
that, get the descriptor.

The reason I need this is so that I can display page information about an ssl 
connection.  The ssl socket is nspr layered socket that contain cipher, key 
length, and cert status in the upper layer.  On a page load, I have a docloader 
observer that needs to take the channel, get the filedescriptor, pop the secret 
data, and save it, so that I can display correct page information if the user 
requests it.

I am sure that imap(s) will have to do a similar thing.

Comment 1

[Warren Harris]

See my comments in bug 29646 about how to combine these.

Comment 2

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

I am not sure that these should be combined.  You have have a normal non-secure 
channel, and want to get the socket of it.  It does not make sense to get this 
information of a nsISecurityInfo interface.

Comment 3

[Judson Valeski]

I don't think we should expose fd's to the channel consumer; feels dangerous.

Comment 4

[Warren Harris]

=> M15

Comment 5

[Warren Harris]

Invalid now with the solution to bug 29646, right?

Comment 6

[Doug Turner (:dougt)]

yup.