IPC

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Every RPC command sent to services starts with a u32 header code:

Bits Description
0-5 Number of translate parameters (=x)
6-15 Number of normal parameters (=y)
16-31 Command ID

The entire command has the following structure:

Word Size Description
0 1 Header code
1 x Normal parameters
x y Translate parameters

Translate parameters are modified/translated transparently by the kernel. They are used to transfer handles/buffers between the different processes.

The type of parameter is described by the bits 1-3 in the translation descriptor. Parameter types accepted for sending by the kernel are: 0, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7. Type 0 is used to send handles across processes:

if desc & 0x30 == 0x20:
  write process id to value
else:
  translate handle
  if desc & 0x30 == 0x10:
    close handle for caller

For replies, only 0, 1, 5, 6, 7 are allowed. In other words any type 2 fields must be zeroed before calling svcReplyAndReceive on the server-side. For replies type 0, 1, 2 are ignored. Types 5, 6, 7 do something with the mem pointer upon reply. The type 0 descriptor can be used to ignore parameters. The number of parameters covered by a type-0 descriptor is (desc >> 26) + 1.

Descriptor Description
0x00000000 The corresponding value is a KHandle, that should be closed in calling process.
0x00000010 The corresponding value is a KHandle, that will be shared/duplicated?
0x00000020 Let kernel set value to calling process ProcessID
0x0000???2 | (size<<14) The corresponding value contains a ptr to a buffer of said size.
0x0000000A | (size<<4) The corresponding value contains a ptr to a buffer of said size.
0x0000000C | (size<<4) The corresponding value contains a ptr to a buffer of said size.