Adding shell commands for modifying content.
1. Added methods to the ActivityManagerService remote interface
that allow accessing content providers outside of an application.
These methods are guarded by an internal signature protected
permission which is given to the shell user. This enables a
shell program to access content providers.
2. Implemented a shell command that takes as input as standart
fagls with values and manipulates content via the content provider
mechanism.
Change-Id: I2943f8b59fbab33eb623458fa01ea61a077b9845
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 68c919e..a2b1117 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1521,6 +1521,17 @@
android:description="@string/permdesc_serialPort"
android:protectionLevel="normal" />
+ <!-- Allows the holder to access content providers from outside an ApplicationThread.
+ This permission is enforced by the ActivityManagerService on the corresponding APIs,
+ in particular ActivityManagerService#getContentProviderExternal(String) and
+ ActivityManagerService#removeContentProviderExternal(String).
+ @hide
+ -->
+ <permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_CONTENT_PROVIDERS_EXTERNALLY"
+ android:label="@string/permlab_accessContentProvidersExternally"
+ android:description="@string/permdesc_accessContentProvidersExternally"
+ android:protectionLevel="signature" />
+
<!-- The system process is explicitly the only one allowed to launch the
confirmation UI for full backup/restore -->
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CONFIRM_FULL_BACKUP"/>