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root the build the pre-start check names

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atlas 2026-10-28 21:16:54 +01:00 • committed by mara
commit 6708ef804f
7 changed files with 215 additions and 22 deletions

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@ -406,8 +406,14 @@ repairs: the operator removes the offending entry, and the next start goes
through.
The drop-in names the `hive-priv` binary that wrote it, so a drop-in never
points at a build without the sub-command. A drop-in written by an older
hive-priv has no `ExecStartPre=` and the container starts as before.
points at a build without the sub-command. That build's store path has a GC
root, `/nix/var/nix/gcroots/hyperhive-check-rootfs/h-<name>`, written before the
drop-in and replaced on each write, so a garbage collection can't remove the
binary a restart would run. The directory sits beside `gcroots/per-container`,
which is the only gcroots path bound into a container, so only root writes it.
Destroying the container removes the drop-in and then its root; the build stays
until the next collection. A drop-in written by an older hive-priv has no
`ExecStartPre=` and no root, and the container starts as before.
The journal still ships. The agent's collector (`nix/agent-modules/otel.nix`)
reads the guest's own `/var/log/journal` and pushes it over OTLP, so no
journal link to the host takes part; nspawn skips `--link-journal=try-guest`

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@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ known operations; there is no arbitrary command pass-through:
| `ReloadGatewayNginx` | `systemctl reload/start/reset-failed nginx` (host unit; the unit name is hard-coded, not a parameter) |
| `WriteNspawnFlags` | write `/etc/nixos-containers/<container>.conf` (bind-mount list, network isolation vars, and `--ephemeral` after the root's salvage). hive-priv first copies a stopped container's root to the agent's `work/`, then renames it aside (it deletes nothing), following no link the container could have planted |
| `EnsureAgentSocketDir` | `mkdirat` `/run/hive-agent/<name>` `0751 root:root` under an `O_NOFOLLOW` parent fd; leaves an existing directory alone, refuses anything else |
| `WriteResourceLimits` | write `CPUQuota=`/`MemoryMax=`/`CPUWeight=`/`IOWeight=` systemd drop-in for agent container, with an `ExecStartPre=` that runs `hive-priv check-rootfs <container>` (no-follow check of the root paths the start script touches; see persistence.md) |
| `RemoveServiceDropin` | remove `container@<name>.service.d/` drop-in on destroy |
| `WriteResourceLimits` | write `CPUQuota=`/`MemoryMax=`/`CPUWeight=`/`IOWeight=` systemd drop-in for agent container, with an `ExecStartPre=` that runs `hive-priv check-rootfs <container>` (no-follow check of the root paths the start script touches; see persistence.md), and a GC root on the build it names |
| `RemoveServiceDropin` | remove `container@<name>.service.d/` drop-in on destroy, and the GC root of the hive-priv build it named |
| `DaemonReload` | `systemctl daemon-reload` |
| `ControlInfraContainer` | `systemctl <action> nginx.service` for the gateway — the `InfraContainer` enum is the allowlist, and serde rejects unknown names at the wire boundary (`hive-c0re`, the forge and the matrix have no variant, so no request can name them) |
| `SyncAgentTmpfiles` | unlink `/etc/tmpfiles.d/hyperhive-agents.conf` and return `Ok` |

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@ -372,7 +372,8 @@ pub enum PrivRequest {
/// `CPUWeight=` / `IOWeight=` (cgroup v2 relative shares, contention-only),
/// and an `ExecStartPre=` that runs `hive-priv check-rootfs <container>`
/// to refuse a start over a root with links where the start script
/// expects directories.
/// expects directories. The build that line names is rooted under
/// `/nix/var/nix/gcroots/hyperhive-check-rootfs/<container>`.
/// Written by `lifecycle::set_resource_limits`.
WriteResourceLimits {
container: String,
@ -391,7 +392,8 @@ pub enum PrivRequest {
io_weight: Option<u32>,
},
/// Remove `/run/systemd/system/container@<container>.service.d/` if present.
/// Remove `/run/systemd/system/container@<container>.service.d/` if present,
/// and the GC root of the hive-priv build its `ExecStartPre=` named.
/// Called by `lifecycle::destroy` to clean up the resource-limits drop-in.
RemoveServiceDropin { container: String },

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@ -74,13 +74,14 @@ pub(crate) fn validate_container_system_name(name: &str) -> Result<&str> {
}
/// `RemoveServiceDropin` — remove the container service's drop-in dir
/// if present (idempotent).
/// if present (idempotent), then the GC root of the build it named.
pub(crate) fn remove_service_dropin(container: &str) -> Result<(String, String)> {
validate_container_system_name(container)?;
let dir = format!("/run/systemd/system/container@{container}.service.d");
if Path::new(&dir).exists() {
std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir).with_context(|| format!("remove {dir}"))?;
}
crate::prestart::unpin_binary(container)?;
Ok((String::new(), String::new()))
}
@ -91,7 +92,9 @@ pub(crate) fn remove_service_dropin(container: &str) -> Result<(String, String)>
/// The drop-in also carries the `ExecStartPre=` that runs
/// `hive-priv check-rootfs <container>` ([`crate::prestart`]) ahead of
/// nixpkgs' start script. It names this process's own binary, so the drop-in
/// and the binary that implements the check are always the same build.
/// and the binary that implements the check are always the same build. The
/// build is rooted against garbage collection for as long as the drop-in
/// names it ([`crate::prestart::pin_binary`]).
///
/// Two different kinds of setting land in the same file. `MemoryMax=` /
/// `CPUQuota=` are hard caps that throttle even on an idle host;
@ -118,7 +121,11 @@ pub(crate) fn write_resource_limits(
let dir = format!("/run/systemd/system/container@{container}.service.d");
std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).with_context(|| format!("create {dir}"))?;
let path = format!("{dir}/hyperhive-limits.conf");
let rootfs_check = rootfs_check_command(container)?;
let exe = hive_priv_exe()?;
// Rooted before the drop-in names it, so the drop-in never names a build a
// collection can take.
crate::prestart::pin_binary(container, Path::new(&exe))?;
let rootfs_check = rootfs_check_command(&exe, container);
let content = limits_dropin_body(
&runtime_dir,
&rootfs_check,
@ -203,14 +210,13 @@ fn limits_dropin_body(
)
}
/// The `ExecStartPre=` command of the pre-start root check for `container`:
/// this binary's absolute path, then the sub-command and the name.
/// This binary's absolute path, for the drop-in's `ExecStartPre=`.
///
/// The path is the running binary's, not a fixed one, so a drop-in never names
/// a build without the sub-command. systemd expands `%` and `$` in command
/// lines and splits on spaces, so a path with any of them is refused rather
/// than escaped; store paths never have them.
fn rootfs_check_command(container: &str) -> Result<String> {
fn hive_priv_exe() -> Result<String> {
let exe = std::env::current_exe().context("resolve the hive-priv binary path")?;
let exe = exe
.to_str()
@ -225,7 +231,13 @@ fn rootfs_check_command(container: &str) -> Result<String> {
exe.display()
)
})?;
Ok(format!("{exe} {} {container}", crate::prestart::SUBCOMMAND))
Ok(exe.to_owned())
}
/// The `ExecStartPre=` command of the pre-start root check for `container`:
/// the binary `exe`, then the sub-command and the name.
fn rootfs_check_command(exe: &str, container: &str) -> String {
format!("{exe} {} {container}", crate::prestart::SUBCOMMAND)
}
/// `DaemonReload` — `systemctl daemon-reload` on the host.
@ -586,9 +598,9 @@ pub(crate) fn write_container_etc_file_in(rootfs: &Path, name: &str, contents: &
mod tests {
use super::{
BindMount, HiveFacts, NetworkIsolation, git_overlay_flags, handle_write_nspawn_flags,
limits_dropin_body, nspawn_flags, publish_file, remove_service_dropin, render_hive_facts,
rootfs_check_command, validate_container_system_name, write_bridge_dns_marker_in,
write_resource_limits,
hive_priv_exe, limits_dropin_body, nspawn_flags, publish_file, remove_service_dropin,
render_hive_facts, rootfs_check_command, validate_container_system_name,
write_bridge_dns_marker_in, write_resource_limits,
};
use crate::shared::test_support::{entries, scratch};
@ -748,7 +760,7 @@ mod tests {
#[test]
fn the_check_command_names_this_binary_the_subcommand_and_the_container() {
let exe = std::env::current_exe().unwrap();
let cmd = rootfs_check_command("h-iris").unwrap();
let cmd = rootfs_check_command(&hive_priv_exe().unwrap(), "h-iris");
assert_eq!(cmd, format!("{} check-rootfs h-iris", exe.display()));
assert!(cmd.starts_with('/'), "{cmd}");
}

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@ -13,14 +13,21 @@
//! never followed. Nothing is deleted or repaired, so whatever is there stays
//! for the operator.
//!
//! The drop-in names the running hive-priv binary, which nothing else roots
//! once the system has moved on to a newer build. [`pin_binary`] keeps a GC
//! root on it for as long as the drop-in exists, and [`unpin_binary`] drops
//! the root with the drop-in.
//!
//! The entry point is [`run`]; [`check`] holds the rules.
use std::fs::{FileType, Metadata};
use std::os::unix::fs::{DirBuilderExt as _, symlink};
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, bail};
use crate::container_config::{container_rootfs, validate_container_system_name};
use crate::shared::partial_name;
/// The sub-command the drop-in's `ExecStartPre=` names.
pub(crate) const SUBCOMMAND: &str = "check-rootfs";
@ -57,6 +64,74 @@ const REGULAR_ONLY: [&str; 2] = ["etc/machine-id", "etc/resolv.conf"];
/// `/etc/static` once it has booted.
const OS_RELEASE: &str = "etc/os-release";
/// Where hive-priv roots the build named by each container's `ExecStartPre=`:
/// `<container>` is a symlink to that build's store path. The directory is
/// under the host's `/nix/var/nix/gcroots`, not `per-container`, which is the
/// only part of it a container is given (`--bind=.../gcroots/per-container/<c>`
/// in the nixpkgs start script), so a container can't reach it.
const GCROOTS: &str = "/nix/var/nix/gcroots/hyperhive-check-rootfs";
/// Root the store path of `exe` for `container`, replacing the root a previous
/// write left, so the build a drop-in names outlives a garbage collection for
/// as long as the drop-in does. One link per container, so they don't pile up.
pub(crate) fn pin_binary(container: &str, exe: &Path) -> Result<()> {
pin_binary_in(Path::new(GCROOTS), Path::new(STORE), container, exe)
}
/// Drop the root [`pin_binary`] left for `container`, once its drop-in is gone.
/// A name that holds anything but a link is left alone and reported.
pub(crate) fn unpin_binary(container: &str) -> Result<()> {
unpin_binary_in(Path::new(GCROOTS), container)
}
/// [`pin_binary`] with the roots directory and the store as parameters.
///
/// A binary outside `store` can't be collected, so it gets no root. The link
/// is made under a temporary name and renamed over `<container>`: `rename`
/// replaces whatever link is there without following it.
fn pin_binary_in(roots: &Path, store: &Path, container: &str, exe: &Path) -> Result<()> {
let Some(entry) = exe
.strip_prefix(store)
.ok()
.and_then(|rest| rest.components().next())
else {
return Ok(());
};
let target = store.join(entry);
std::fs::DirBuilder::new()
.recursive(true)
.mode(0o755)
.create(roots)
.with_context(|| format!("create {}", roots.display()))?;
if !lstat(roots)?.is_some_and(|m| m.file_type().is_dir()) {
bail!("{} is not a real directory", roots.display());
}
let tmp = roots.join(partial_name(container));
symlink(&target, &tmp).with_context(|| format!("create {}", tmp.display()))?;
let root = roots.join(container);
std::fs::rename(&tmp, &root).map_err(|e| {
// Best effort: a leftover temp is a root too, but a harmless one.
let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&tmp);
anyhow::Error::new(e).context(format!("replace {}", root.display()))
})
}
/// [`unpin_binary`] with the roots directory as a parameter.
fn unpin_binary_in(roots: &Path, container: &str) -> Result<()> {
let root = roots.join(container);
match lstat(&root)? {
None => Ok(()),
Some(meta) if meta.file_type().is_symlink() => {
std::fs::remove_file(&root).with_context(|| format!("remove {}", root.display()))
}
Some(meta) => bail!(
"{} is {}, not a link: left alone",
root.display(),
kind(meta.file_type())
),
}
}
/// Handle `hive-priv <subcommand> ...` when the first argument names one.
/// `None` means it is not a sub-command and the daemon starts.
///
@ -210,8 +285,8 @@ mod tests {
use std::os::unix::fs::symlink;
use std::path::PathBuf;
use super::{check, run};
use crate::shared::test_support::scratch;
use super::{check, pin_binary_in, run, unpin_binary_in};
use crate::shared::test_support::{entries, scratch};
/// A scratch container: root, the profile link's path and a store with one
/// toplevel in it. Nothing is linked yet.
@ -439,6 +514,100 @@ mod tests {
assert!(target.is_dir());
}
/// A scratch store holding one build with a binary in it, a roots dir and
/// the binary's path.
fn pin_fixture() -> (PathBuf, PathBuf, PathBuf, PathBuf) {
let base = scratch();
let store = base.join("store");
let build = store.join("abc-hive-priv");
std::fs::create_dir_all(build.join("bin")).unwrap();
let exe = build.join("bin/hive-priv");
std::fs::write(&exe, "").unwrap();
(base.join("roots"), store, build, exe)
}
#[test]
fn the_root_points_at_the_store_path_the_drop_in_names() {
let (roots, store, build, exe) = pin_fixture();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &exe).unwrap();
let root = roots.join("h-iris");
assert!(std::fs::symlink_metadata(&root).unwrap().is_symlink());
// The build, not the binary inside it.
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_link(&root).unwrap(), build);
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_dir(&roots).unwrap().count(), 1);
}
#[test]
fn a_rewrite_replaces_the_root_and_leaves_no_temp() {
let (roots, store, build, exe) = pin_fixture();
let newer = store.join("def-hive-priv");
std::fs::create_dir_all(newer.join("bin")).unwrap();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &exe).unwrap();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &newer.join("bin/hive-priv")).unwrap();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-bob", &exe).unwrap();
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_link(roots.join("h-iris")).unwrap(), newer);
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_link(roots.join("h-bob")).unwrap(), build);
assert_eq!(entries(&roots), ["h-bob", "h-iris"]);
}
#[test]
fn a_link_planted_at_the_root_name_is_replaced_not_followed() {
let (roots, store, build, exe) = pin_fixture();
let victim = victim();
std::fs::write(victim.join("keep"), "data").unwrap();
std::fs::create_dir_all(&roots).unwrap();
symlink(&victim, roots.join("h-iris")).unwrap();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &exe).unwrap();
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_link(roots.join("h-iris")).unwrap(), build);
assert_eq!(
std::fs::read_to_string(victim.join("keep")).unwrap(),
"data"
);
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_dir(&victim).unwrap().count(), 1);
}
#[test]
fn a_roots_dir_that_is_a_link_is_refused() {
let (roots, store, _, exe) = pin_fixture();
let victim = victim();
symlink(&victim, &roots).unwrap();
let msg = format!(
"{:#}",
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &exe).unwrap_err()
);
assert!(msg.contains("is not a real directory"), "{msg}");
assert_eq!(std::fs::read_dir(&victim).unwrap().count(), 0);
}
#[test]
fn a_binary_outside_the_store_gets_no_root() {
let (roots, store, _, _) = pin_fixture();
let elsewhere = scratch().join("hive-priv");
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &elsewhere).unwrap();
assert!(!roots.exists());
}
#[test]
fn unpinning_removes_the_container_root_and_nothing_else() {
let (roots, store, build, exe) = pin_fixture();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-iris", &exe).unwrap();
pin_binary_in(&roots, &store, "h-bob", &exe).unwrap();
unpin_binary_in(&roots, "h-iris").unwrap();
assert_eq!(entries(&roots), ["h-bob"]);
// Already gone: fine. The build it named is untouched.
unpin_binary_in(&roots, "h-iris").unwrap();
assert!(build.join("bin/hive-priv").is_file());
}
#[test]
fn unpinning_leaves_a_name_that_is_not_a_link_alone() {
let (roots, _, _, _) = pin_fixture();
std::fs::create_dir_all(roots.join("h-iris")).unwrap();
std::fs::write(roots.join("h-iris/keep"), "").unwrap();
let msg = format!("{:#}", unpin_binary_in(&roots, "h-iris").unwrap_err());
assert!(msg.contains("left alone"), "{msg}");
assert!(roots.join("h-iris/keep").exists());
}
#[test]
fn only_the_check_rootfs_sub_command_is_taken() {
assert_eq!(run(&[]), None);

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@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub(crate) fn ensure_plain_filename(who: &str, filename: &str) -> Result<()> {
/// The leading dot and the `.partial` suffix are load-bearing: a reader
/// globbing on a published name's prefix, or systemd reading `*.conf` out of
/// `tmpfiles.d` and drop-in dirs, cannot pick up a half-written temp.
fn partial_name(filename: &str) -> String {
pub(crate) fn partial_name(filename: &str) -> String {
use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
static SEQ: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
let n = SEQ.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);

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@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
# - a package installed into the user's nix profile is still there, and on
# PATH, after a restart;
# - a link planted at `root` in the template refuses the next start through
# the limits drop-in's `ExecStartPre=` check, leaves the link's target
# untouched, and the start goes through once the link is gone.
# the limits drop-in's `ExecStartPre=` check (whose build has a GC root),
# leaves the link's target untouched, and the start goes through once the
# link is gone.
#
# The agent's journal forwarder itself (an OTLP push to the hive's collector) is
# not booted here; the module-eval suite covers its wiring.
@ -227,6 +228,9 @@ pkgs.testers.runNixOSTest {
assert json.loads(out.strip().splitlines()[-1])["ok"] is True, out
dropin = host.succeed(f"cat /run/systemd/system/container@{MACHINE}.service.d/hyperhive-limits.conf")
assert "ExecStartPre=/nix/store/" in dropin and f"check-rootfs {MACHINE}\n" in dropin, dropin
# The build the drop-in names is rooted against garbage collection.
build = "/".join(dropin.split("ExecStartPre=")[1].split()[0].split("/")[:4])
assert host.succeed(f"readlink /nix/var/nix/gcroots/hyperhive-check-rootfs/{MACHINE}").strip() == build, build
# `root` is a link to a directory outside the root, which the start
# script would `chmod 0700` as host root.