Move PackageInstaller over to AppFuse.
When PackageInstaller was originally written, we needed a way to ensure that untrusted apps were fully hands-off of any opened FileDescriptors before we could proceed with certificate checks. The best way to satisfy this security constraint was to build a utility called FileBridge which was a (terribly slow) RPC mechanism that could be cut off when needed. However, a new feature called "AppFuse" offers to create a "proxy" FileDescriptor which relays file operations back into userspace, and it's much more performant than FileBridge. (Local benchmark tests that deliver a 64MB APK show that AppFuse is about 45% faster than FileBridge.) Because userspace is still involved in every operation, we can still "revoke" access at any time to deliver on our security requirements. This change adds support for AppFuse, while keeping around FileBridge as the default for now. An upcoming flag-flip CL can be used to easily switch between the two modes. Test: builds, boots, benchmarking, stress tests Bug: 35728404, 31332379, 25510838 Change-Id: I2a70c0ca922a5ba468ffdef7b2fd8ab79f7cfefd
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