Take 2 at implementing activeTab.

chrome/common/extensions/extension_messages.h

Index: chrome/common/extensions/extension_messages.h
diff --git a/chrome/common/extensions/extension_messages.h b/chrome/common/extensions/extension_messages.h
index 42aab16e12d5cfcbfb4ef791c42cb26a612add36..fb50d1df0660dc30f28e0bd28c45ece48a294993 100644
--- a/chrome/common/extensions/extension_messages.h
+++ b/chrome/common/extensions/extension_messages.h
@@ -234,10 +234,14 @@ IPC_MESSAGE_CONTROL1(ExtensionMsg_UpdateUserScripts,
 IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED1(ExtensionMsg_GetApplicationInfo,
                     int32 /*page_id*/)
 
-// Tell the renderer which browser window it's being attached to.
+// Tell the render view which browser window it's being attached to.
 IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED1(ExtensionMsg_UpdateBrowserWindowId,
                     int /* id of browser window */)
 
+// Tell the render review what its tab ID is.

[Aaron Boodman, 2012/06/12 21:21:38]

heh.

[not at google - send to devlin, 2012/06/12 21:24:25]

oops

+IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED1(ExtensionMsg_SetTabId,
+                    int /* id of tab */)
+
 // Tell the renderer to update an extension's permission set.
 IPC_MESSAGE_CONTROL5(ExtensionMsg_UpdatePermissions,
                      int /* UpdateExtensionPermissionsInfo::REASON */,
@@ -246,6 +250,18 @@ IPC_MESSAGE_CONTROL5(ExtensionMsg_UpdatePermissions,
                      URLPatternSet /* explicit_hosts */,
                      URLPatternSet /* scriptable_hosts */)
 
+// Tell the renderer about new tab-specific permissions for an extension.
+IPC_MESSAGE_CONTROL4(ExtensionMsg_UpdateTabSpecificPermissions,
+                     int32 /* page_id (only relevant for the target tab) */,
+                     int /* tab_id */,
+                     std::string /* extension_id */,
+                     URLPatternSet /* host */)
+
+// Tell the renderer to clear tab-specific permissions for some extensions.
+IPC_MESSAGE_CONTROL2(ExtensionMsg_ClearTabSpecificPermissions,
+                     int /* tab_id */,
+                     std::vector<std::string> /* extension_ids */)
+
 // Tell the renderer which type this view is.
 IPC_MESSAGE_ROUTED1(ExtensionMsg_NotifyRenderViewType,
                     chrome::ViewType /* view_type */)