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a3s_box_runtime/rootfs/
provider.rs

1//! Rootfs provider — abstracts how a rootfs directory is prepared for a box.
2//!
3//! Two built-in providers:
4//! - `CopyProvider` — full recursive copy (works everywhere, current default)
5//! - `OverlayProvider` — Linux overlayfs mount (near-instant, CoW)
6
7use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
8
9use a3s_box_core::error::{BoxError, Result};
10
11/// Abstracts how a rootfs directory is prepared for a box from a cached lower layer.
12pub trait RootfsProvider: Send + Sync {
13    /// Prepare a rootfs at `box_dir` from the cached read-only layer at `cache_dir`.
14    /// Returns the path to use as `InstanceSpec.rootfs_path`.
15    fn prepare(&self, box_dir: &Path, cache_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf>;
16
17    /// Prepare an empty writable rootfs for an OCI cache miss.
18    fn prepare_empty(&self, box_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
19        let rootfs = box_dir.join("rootfs");
20        std::fs::create_dir_all(&rootfs).map_err(|error| {
21            BoxError::BuildError(format!(
22                "Failed to create rootfs {}: {error}",
23                rootfs.display()
24            ))
25        })?;
26        Ok(rootfs)
27    }
28
29    /// Cleanup after box stops.
30    ///
31    /// When `persistent` is true, the writable layer (overlay upper dir or copy
32    /// rootfs) is preserved on disk so changes survive the next start.
33    /// When false, the writable layer is wiped for a clean slate.
34    fn cleanup(&self, box_dir: &Path, persistent: bool) -> Result<()>;
35
36    /// Human-readable name for logging.
37    fn name(&self) -> &'static str;
38}
39
40/// Full recursive copy provider — works on all platforms.
41///
42/// This is the original behavior: copies the entire cached rootfs into
43/// `box_dir/rootfs/`. Safe but slow for large images.
44pub struct CopyProvider;
45
46impl RootfsProvider for CopyProvider {
47    fn prepare(&self, box_dir: &Path, cache_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
48        let rootfs = box_dir.join("rootfs");
49        // Reuse existing rootfs when persistent and already populated
50        if rootfs.exists() {
51            tracing::info!(path = %rootfs.display(), "Reusing persistent rootfs");
52            return Ok(rootfs);
53        }
54        crate::cache::layer_cache::copy_dir_recursive(cache_dir, &rootfs)?;
55        Ok(rootfs)
56    }
57
58    fn cleanup(&self, box_dir: &Path, persistent: bool) -> Result<()> {
59        if persistent {
60            tracing::info!("Persistent box: keeping rootfs on disk");
61            return Ok(());
62        }
63        let rootfs = box_dir.join("rootfs");
64        if rootfs.exists() {
65            std::fs::remove_dir_all(&rootfs).map_err(|e| {
66                BoxError::BuildError(format!(
67                    "Failed to remove rootfs {}: {}",
68                    rootfs.display(),
69                    e
70                ))
71            })?;
72        }
73        Ok(())
74    }
75
76    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
77        "copy"
78    }
79}
80
81/// A copy provider backed by a case-sensitive APFS sparse image.
82///
83/// macOS commonly stores `~/.a3s` on case-insensitive APFS. Passing a normal
84/// host directory to libkrun as the guest root would then make Linux paths such
85/// as `/bin` and `/BIN` aliases. Each box therefore owns a sparse, dynamically
86/// allocated case-sensitive APFS image and exposes its mountpoint via virtiofs.
87#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
88pub struct CaseSensitiveApfsProvider;
89
90#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
91impl CaseSensitiveApfsProvider {
92    // v2 stores the Linux tree below a private directory inside the volume.
93    // APFS creates volume-management entries such as `.fseventsd` at the
94    // volume root; exposing that root to the guest both leaks host artifacts
95    // and can make recursive rootfs walks fail with EACCES.
96    const IMAGE_STEM: &'static str = "rootfs-apfs-v2";
97    const IMAGE_NAME: &'static str = "rootfs-apfs-v2.sparseimage";
98    const DATA_DIR: &'static str = ".a3s-rootfs";
99
100    fn clone_image(source: &Path, destination: &Path) -> Result<()> {
101        let output = std::process::Command::new("cp")
102            .arg("-c")
103            .arg(source)
104            .arg(destination)
105            .output()
106            .map_err(|error| {
107                BoxError::BuildError(format!("Failed to start APFS clone: {error}"))
108            })?;
109        if !output.status.success() {
110            return Err(BoxError::BuildError(format!(
111                "Failed to clone cached APFS rootfs {}: {}",
112                source.display(),
113                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim()
114            )));
115        }
116        Ok(())
117    }
118
119    fn mount(&self, box_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
120        use std::process::Command;
121
122        std::fs::create_dir_all(box_dir).map_err(|error| {
123            BoxError::BuildError(format!(
124                "Failed to create box directory {}: {error}",
125                box_dir.display()
126            ))
127        })?;
128        let rootfs = box_dir.join("rootfs");
129        std::fs::create_dir_all(&rootfs).map_err(|error| {
130            BoxError::BuildError(format!(
131                "Failed to create APFS mountpoint {}: {error}",
132                rootfs.display()
133            ))
134        })?;
135        if super::is_mountpoint(&rootfs) {
136            return Self::data_dir(&rootfs);
137        }
138
139        let image = box_dir.join(Self::IMAGE_NAME);
140        if !image.exists() {
141            let stem = box_dir.join(Self::IMAGE_STEM);
142            let output = Command::new("hdiutil")
143                .args([
144                    "create",
145                    "-quiet",
146                    "-size",
147                    "64g",
148                    "-type",
149                    "SPARSE",
150                    "-fs",
151                    "Case-sensitive APFS",
152                    "-volname",
153                    "A3SRootfs",
154                ])
155                .arg(&stem)
156                .output()
157                .map_err(|error| {
158                    BoxError::BuildError(format!("Failed to start hdiutil create: {error}"))
159                })?;
160            if !output.status.success() {
161                return Err(BoxError::BuildError(format!(
162                    "Failed to create case-sensitive APFS rootfs image: {}",
163                    String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim()
164                )));
165            }
166        }
167
168        let output = Command::new("hdiutil")
169            .args([
170                "attach",
171                "-quiet",
172                "-nobrowse",
173                "-owners",
174                "on",
175                "-mountpoint",
176            ])
177            .arg(&rootfs)
178            .arg(&image)
179            .output()
180            .map_err(|error| {
181                BoxError::BuildError(format!("Failed to start hdiutil attach: {error}"))
182            })?;
183        if !output.status.success() {
184            return Err(BoxError::BuildError(format!(
185                "Failed to mount case-sensitive APFS rootfs image {}: {}",
186                image.display(),
187                String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr).trim()
188            )));
189        }
190        if !super::is_mountpoint(&rootfs) {
191            return Err(BoxError::BuildError(format!(
192                "hdiutil did not mount the rootfs image at {}",
193                rootfs.display()
194            )));
195        }
196        Self::data_dir(&rootfs)
197    }
198
199    fn data_dir(mountpoint: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
200        let data = mountpoint.join(Self::DATA_DIR);
201        std::fs::create_dir_all(&data).map_err(|error| {
202            BoxError::BuildError(format!(
203                "Failed to create APFS rootfs data directory {}: {error}",
204                data.display()
205            ))
206        })?;
207        Ok(data)
208    }
209}
210
211#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
212impl RootfsProvider for CaseSensitiveApfsProvider {
213    fn prepare(&self, box_dir: &Path, cache_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
214        let image = box_dir.join(Self::IMAGE_NAME);
215        if cache_dir.is_file() && !image.exists() {
216            std::fs::create_dir_all(box_dir).map_err(BoxError::IoError)?;
217            Self::clone_image(cache_dir, &image)?;
218        }
219        let rootfs = self.mount(box_dir)?;
220        if cache_dir.is_file() {
221            return Ok(rootfs);
222        }
223        if std::fs::read_dir(&rootfs)
224            .map_err(|error| BoxError::BuildError(error.to_string()))?
225            .next()
226            .is_none()
227        {
228            crate::cache::layer_cache::copy_dir_recursive(cache_dir, &rootfs)?;
229        } else {
230            tracing::info!(path = %rootfs.display(), "Reusing persistent APFS rootfs");
231        }
232        Ok(rootfs)
233    }
234
235    fn prepare_empty(&self, box_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
236        self.mount(box_dir)
237    }
238
239    fn cleanup(&self, box_dir: &Path, persistent: bool) -> Result<()> {
240        super::unmount_box_rootfs(&box_dir.join("rootfs"));
241        if !persistent {
242            let image = box_dir.join(Self::IMAGE_NAME);
243            if image.exists() {
244                std::fs::remove_file(&image).map_err(|error| {
245                    BoxError::BuildError(format!(
246                        "Failed to remove rootfs image {}: {error}",
247                        image.display()
248                    ))
249                })?;
250            }
251        }
252        Ok(())
253    }
254
255    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
256        "case-sensitive-apfs"
257    }
258}
259
260/// Overlayfs provider — near-instant CoW mounts (Linux only).
261///
262/// Layout:
263/// ```text
264/// cache_dir/           ← lower (read-only, shared across boxes)
265/// box_dir/upper/       ← upper (per-box writes)
266/// box_dir/work/        ← overlayfs workdir
267/// box_dir/merged/      ← merged view → InstanceSpec.rootfs_path
268/// ```
269pub struct OverlayProvider;
270
271impl RootfsProvider for OverlayProvider {
272    fn prepare(&self, box_dir: &Path, cache_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
273        let upper = box_dir.join("upper");
274        let work = box_dir.join("work");
275        let merged = box_dir.join("merged");
276
277        for dir in [&upper, &work, &merged] {
278            std::fs::create_dir_all(dir).map_err(|e| {
279                BoxError::BuildError(format!(
280                    "Failed to create overlay dir {}: {}",
281                    dir.display(),
282                    e
283                ))
284            })?;
285        }
286
287        // Idempotent: a restart re-runs prepare(); without this guard each call
288        // stacks another overlay on `merged` (the leaked double/triple mounts).
289        if super::is_mountpoint(&merged) {
290            tracing::debug!(merged = %merged.display(), "Overlay already mounted; reusing");
291            return Ok(merged);
292        }
293
294        super::overlay::overlay_mount(cache_dir, &upper, &work, &merged)?;
295
296        tracing::info!(
297            lower = %cache_dir.display(),
298            merged = %merged.display(),
299            "Overlay mount ready"
300        );
301
302        Ok(merged)
303    }
304
305    fn cleanup(&self, box_dir: &Path, persistent: bool) -> Result<()> {
306        let merged = box_dir.join("merged");
307        // Bounded unmount-retry rather than a single attempt: a transient EBUSY
308        // must not leave the overlay mounted, or the remove_dir_all below would
309        // recurse into the live mount and leak it. Mirrors the cleanup paths in
310        // cleanup_stopped_box/cleanup_removed_box.
311        super::unmount_box_overlay(&merged);
312
313        if persistent {
314            // Keep upper (writes) and remove only merged/work (not needed at rest)
315            tracing::info!("Persistent box: keeping overlay upper layer on disk");
316            for dir_name in &["merged", "work"] {
317                let dir = box_dir.join(dir_name);
318                if dir.exists() {
319                    if let Err(e) = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir) {
320                        tracing::warn!(path = %dir.display(), error = %e, "Failed to remove overlay dir");
321                    }
322                }
323            }
324            return Ok(());
325        }
326
327        for dir_name in &["upper", "work", "merged"] {
328            let dir = box_dir.join(dir_name);
329            if dir.exists() {
330                if let Err(e) = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir) {
331                    tracing::warn!(
332                        path = %dir.display(),
333                        error = %e,
334                        "Failed to remove overlay dir"
335                    );
336                }
337            }
338        }
339
340        Ok(())
341    }
342
343    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
344        "overlay"
345    }
346}
347
348/// Auto-detect the best available rootfs provider for the current platform.
349pub fn default_provider() -> Box<dyn RootfsProvider> {
350    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
351    {
352        tracing::info!("Using case-sensitive APFS rootfs provider");
353        Box::new(CaseSensitiveApfsProvider)
354    }
355
356    #[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
357    {
358        if super::overlay::is_overlay_supported() {
359            tracing::info!("Using overlayfs rootfs provider");
360            return Box::new(OverlayProvider);
361        }
362
363        tracing::info!("Overlayfs not available, using copy provider");
364        Box::new(CopyProvider)
365    }
366}
367
368#[cfg(test)]
369mod tests {
370    use super::*;
371    use tempfile::TempDir;
372
373    fn make_sample_rootfs(dir: &Path) {
374        std::fs::create_dir_all(dir.join("etc")).unwrap();
375        std::fs::create_dir_all(dir.join("bin")).unwrap();
376        std::fs::write(dir.join("etc/hostname"), "testbox").unwrap();
377        std::fs::write(dir.join("bin/hello"), "#!/bin/sh\necho hi").unwrap();
378    }
379
380    #[test]
381    fn test_copy_provider_prepare() {
382        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
383        let cache_dir = tmp.path().join("cache");
384        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
385        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).unwrap();
386        std::fs::create_dir_all(&box_dir).unwrap();
387        make_sample_rootfs(&cache_dir);
388
389        let provider = CopyProvider;
390        let rootfs = provider.prepare(&box_dir, &cache_dir).unwrap();
391
392        assert_eq!(rootfs, box_dir.join("rootfs"));
393        assert!(rootfs.join("etc/hostname").exists());
394        assert_eq!(
395            std::fs::read_to_string(rootfs.join("etc/hostname")).unwrap(),
396            "testbox"
397        );
398        assert!(rootfs.join("bin/hello").exists());
399    }
400
401    #[test]
402    fn test_copy_provider_prepare_reuses_existing_rootfs_without_overwriting() {
403        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
404        let cache_dir = tmp.path().join("cache");
405        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
406        let rootfs = box_dir.join("rootfs");
407        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).unwrap();
408        std::fs::create_dir_all(rootfs.join("etc")).unwrap();
409        make_sample_rootfs(&cache_dir);
410        std::fs::write(rootfs.join("etc/hostname"), "persistent-host").unwrap();
411
412        let provider = CopyProvider;
413        let prepared = provider.prepare(&box_dir, &cache_dir).unwrap();
414
415        assert_eq!(prepared, rootfs);
416        assert_eq!(
417            std::fs::read_to_string(prepared.join("etc/hostname")).unwrap(),
418            "persistent-host"
419        );
420        assert!(
421            !prepared.join("bin/hello").exists(),
422            "existing persistent rootfs must not be overwritten from cache"
423        );
424    }
425
426    #[test]
427    fn test_copy_provider_cleanup() {
428        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
429        let cache_dir = tmp.path().join("cache");
430        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
431        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).unwrap();
432        std::fs::create_dir_all(&box_dir).unwrap();
433        make_sample_rootfs(&cache_dir);
434
435        let provider = CopyProvider;
436        let rootfs = provider.prepare(&box_dir, &cache_dir).unwrap();
437        assert!(rootfs.exists());
438
439        provider.cleanup(&box_dir, false).unwrap();
440        assert!(!rootfs.exists());
441    }
442
443    #[test]
444    fn test_copy_provider_cleanup_persistent_keeps_rootfs() {
445        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
446        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
447        let rootfs = box_dir.join("rootfs");
448        std::fs::create_dir_all(rootfs.join("etc")).unwrap();
449        std::fs::write(rootfs.join("etc/hostname"), "kept").unwrap();
450
451        CopyProvider.cleanup(&box_dir, true).unwrap();
452
453        assert_eq!(
454            std::fs::read_to_string(rootfs.join("etc/hostname")).unwrap(),
455            "kept"
456        );
457    }
458
459    #[test]
460    fn test_copy_provider_cleanup_nonexistent() {
461        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
462        let provider = CopyProvider;
463        // Should not error on missing dir
464        provider.cleanup(tmp.path(), false).unwrap();
465    }
466
467    #[test]
468    fn test_copy_provider_name() {
469        assert_eq!(CopyProvider.name(), "copy");
470    }
471
472    #[test]
473    fn test_overlay_provider_name() {
474        assert_eq!(OverlayProvider.name(), "overlay");
475    }
476
477    #[test]
478    fn test_overlay_provider_cleanup_persistent_keeps_upper_only() {
479        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
480        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
481        for dir in ["upper", "work", "merged"] {
482            std::fs::create_dir_all(box_dir.join(dir)).unwrap();
483        }
484        std::fs::write(box_dir.join("upper/data.txt"), "state").unwrap();
485        std::fs::write(box_dir.join("work/scratch.txt"), "work").unwrap();
486        std::fs::write(box_dir.join("merged/view.txt"), "merged").unwrap();
487
488        OverlayProvider.cleanup(&box_dir, true).unwrap();
489
490        assert_eq!(
491            std::fs::read_to_string(box_dir.join("upper/data.txt")).unwrap(),
492            "state"
493        );
494        assert!(!box_dir.join("work").exists());
495        assert!(!box_dir.join("merged").exists());
496    }
497
498    #[test]
499    fn test_overlay_provider_cleanup_nonpersistent_removes_all_overlay_dirs() {
500        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
501        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
502        for dir in ["upper", "work", "merged"] {
503            std::fs::create_dir_all(box_dir.join(dir)).unwrap();
504            std::fs::write(box_dir.join(dir).join("file.txt"), "data").unwrap();
505        }
506
507        OverlayProvider.cleanup(&box_dir, false).unwrap();
508
509        assert!(!box_dir.join("upper").exists());
510        assert!(!box_dir.join("work").exists());
511        assert!(!box_dir.join("merged").exists());
512    }
513
514    #[test]
515    fn test_default_provider_returns_something() {
516        let provider = default_provider();
517        // On any platform, we should get a provider
518        assert!(!provider.name().is_empty());
519    }
520
521    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
522    #[test]
523    fn case_sensitive_apfs_provider_preserves_distinct_names() {
524        use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
525
526        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
527        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
528        let provider = CaseSensitiveApfsProvider;
529        let rootfs = provider.prepare_empty(&box_dir).unwrap();
530        std::fs::write(rootfs.join("Foo"), "upper").unwrap();
531        std::fs::write(rootfs.join("foo"), "lower").unwrap();
532
533        assert_eq!(
534            std::fs::read_to_string(rootfs.join("Foo")).unwrap(),
535            "upper"
536        );
537        assert_eq!(
538            std::fs::read_to_string(rootfs.join("foo")).unwrap(),
539            "lower"
540        );
541        assert_ne!(
542            std::fs::metadata(rootfs.join("Foo")).unwrap().ino(),
543            std::fs::metadata(rootfs.join("foo")).unwrap().ino()
544        );
545
546        provider.cleanup(&box_dir, false).unwrap();
547        assert!(!box_dir.join(CaseSensitiveApfsProvider::IMAGE_NAME).exists());
548    }
549
550    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
551    #[test]
552    fn test_overlay_provider_prepare_and_cleanup() {
553        if !super::super::overlay::is_overlay_supported() {
554            // Skip if overlay not available (e.g., in container without privileges)
555            return;
556        }
557
558        let tmp = TempDir::new().unwrap();
559        let cache_dir = tmp.path().join("cache");
560        let box_dir = tmp.path().join("box");
561        std::fs::create_dir_all(&cache_dir).unwrap();
562        std::fs::create_dir_all(&box_dir).unwrap();
563        make_sample_rootfs(&cache_dir);
564
565        let provider = OverlayProvider;
566        let merged = provider.prepare(&box_dir, &cache_dir).unwrap();
567
568        assert_eq!(merged, box_dir.join("merged"));
569        assert!(merged.join("etc/hostname").exists());
570        assert_eq!(
571            std::fs::read_to_string(merged.join("etc/hostname")).unwrap(),
572            "testbox"
573        );
574
575        // Write to merged — should go to upper
576        std::fs::write(merged.join("etc/newfile"), "overlay write").unwrap();
577        assert!(box_dir.join("upper/etc/newfile").exists());
578
579        provider.cleanup(&box_dir, false).unwrap();
580        assert!(!box_dir.join("merged").exists());
581        assert!(!box_dir.join("upper").exists());
582        assert!(!box_dir.join("work").exists());
583    }
584}