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child.rs

1//! Bounded waiting and mandatory cleanup for child process groups.
2
3use std::io;
4use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
5use std::process::{Child, ChildStderr, ChildStdin, ChildStdout, Command, ExitStatus};
6use std::thread;
7use std::time::Instant;
8
9use rustix::io::Errno;
10use rustix::process::{Pid, Signal, kill_process_group};
11
12use super::POLL_INTERVAL;
13
14pub struct ChildProcess {
15    child: Option<Child>,
16    /// Kept once the child is reaped, so a later look still sees the exit.
17    exit_status: Option<ExitStatus>,
18    process_group: u32,
19    owns_process_group: bool,
20}
21
22impl ChildProcess {
23    // This is the single process-spawn boundary protected by `clippy.toml`.
24    #[allow(clippy::disallowed_methods)]
25    pub fn spawn(command: &mut Command) -> io::Result<Self> {
26        command.process_group(0);
27        command.spawn().map(|child| {
28            let process_group = child.id();
29            Self {
30                child: Some(child),
31                exit_status: None,
32                process_group,
33                owns_process_group: true,
34            }
35        })
36    }
37
38    pub fn take_stdin(&mut self) -> Option<ChildStdin> {
39        self.child.as_mut()?.stdin.take()
40    }
41
42    pub fn take_stdout(&mut self) -> Option<ChildStdout> {
43        self.child.as_mut()?.stdout.take()
44    }
45
46    pub fn take_stderr(&mut self) -> Option<ChildStderr> {
47        self.child.as_mut()?.stderr.take()
48    }
49
50    pub fn wait_until(
51        &mut self,
52        deadline: Instant,
53        mut should_cancel: impl FnMut() -> bool,
54    ) -> Result<WaitOutcome, ChildProcessError> {
55        loop {
56            if let Some(status) = self.try_wait()? {
57                self.terminate_group()?;
58                return Ok(WaitOutcome::Exited(status));
59            }
60            if should_cancel() {
61                return Ok(WaitOutcome::Cancelled);
62            }
63            if Instant::now() >= deadline {
64                return Ok(WaitOutcome::TimedOut);
65            }
66            thread::sleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
67        }
68    }
69
70    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
71    pub fn terminate(mut self) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
72        self.terminate_inner()
73    }
74
75    /// Stops the group while keeping ownership, so a caller blocked on the
76    /// child's output can unblock and still tidy up afterwards.
77    pub fn terminate_in_place(&mut self) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
78        self.terminate_inner()
79    }
80
81    fn terminate_inner(&mut self) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
82        if self.child.is_none() {
83            return self.terminate_group();
84        }
85        let inspect_error = match self.try_wait() {
86            Ok(Some(_status)) => {
87                self.terminate_group()?;
88                return Ok(());
89            }
90            Ok(None) => None,
91            Err(ChildProcessError::Inspect(source)) => Some(source),
92            Err(error) => return Err(error),
93        };
94
95        if let Err(group_error) = self.terminate_group() {
96            if let Some(_status) = self.try_wait()? {
97                return Err(group_error);
98            }
99            if let Err(source) = self.child_mut()?.kill() {
100                if let Some(_status) = self.try_wait()? {
101                    return Err(group_error);
102                }
103                return Err(ChildProcessError::TerminateProcess(source));
104            }
105            self.reap()?;
106            return Err(group_error);
107        }
108        self.reap()?;
109
110        if let Some(source) = inspect_error {
111            return Err(ChildProcessError::Inspect(source));
112        }
113        Ok(())
114    }
115
116    pub fn try_wait(&mut self) -> Result<Option<ExitStatus>, ChildProcessError> {
117        let Some(child) = self.child.as_mut() else {
118            return Ok(self.exit_status);
119        };
120        let status = child.try_wait().map_err(ChildProcessError::Inspect)?;
121        if status.is_some() {
122            self.child = None;
123            self.exit_status = status;
124        }
125        Ok(status)
126    }
127
128    fn reap(&mut self) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
129        let status = self.child_mut()?.wait().map_err(ChildProcessError::Reap)?;
130        self.child = None;
131        self.exit_status = Some(status);
132        Ok(())
133    }
134
135    /// Asks the group to stop with SIGTERM, so a child with a signal handler
136    /// can tidy up. Reaping stays with a later wait or terminate; a group
137    /// already gone counts as asked.
138    pub fn request_termination(&self) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
139        if !self.owns_process_group {
140            return Ok(());
141        }
142        self.signal_group(Signal::TERM)
143    }
144
145    fn terminate_group(&mut self) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
146        if !self.owns_process_group {
147            return Ok(());
148        }
149
150        self.signal_group(Signal::KILL)?;
151        self.owns_process_group = false;
152        Ok(())
153    }
154
155    /// A group already gone counts as signalled.
156    fn signal_group(&self, signal: Signal) -> Result<(), ChildProcessError> {
157        match kill_process_group(self.group_pid()?, signal) {
158            Ok(()) | Err(Errno::SRCH) => Ok(()),
159            // macOS answers EPERM, not ESRCH, once every member has exited.
160            // It answers the same for a live member it may not signal, which
161            // this cannot tell apart once the child itself has exited.
162            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
163            Err(Errno::PERM) if self.child_exited()? => Ok(()),
164            Err(source) => Err(ChildProcessError::TerminateGroup(source.into())),
165        }
166    }
167
168    /// Whether the child has exited, without reaping it, so its status stays
169    /// for whoever waits.
170    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
171    fn child_exited(&self) -> Result<bool, ChildProcessError> {
172        use rustix::process::{WaitId, WaitIdOptions, waitid};
173
174        let Some(child) = &self.child else {
175            return Ok(true);
176        };
177        let options = WaitIdOptions::EXITED | WaitIdOptions::NOHANG | WaitIdOptions::NOWAIT;
178        waitid(WaitId::Pid(Pid::from_child(child)), options)
179            .map(|status| status.is_some())
180            .map_err(|source| ChildProcessError::Inspect(source.into()))
181    }
182
183    fn group_pid(&self) -> Result<Pid, ChildProcessError> {
184        let raw_pid = i32::try_from(self.process_group)
185            .map_err(|_error| io::Error::other("child process identifier is out of range"))
186            .map_err(ChildProcessError::TerminateGroup)?;
187        Pid::from_raw(raw_pid)
188            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("child process identifier is invalid"))
189            .map_err(ChildProcessError::TerminateGroup)
190    }
191
192    fn child_mut(&mut self) -> Result<&mut Child, ChildProcessError> {
193        self.child.as_mut().ok_or(ChildProcessError::MissingChild)
194    }
195}
196
197impl Drop for ChildProcess {
198    fn drop(&mut self) {
199        if (self.child.is_some() || self.owns_process_group)
200            && let Err(error) = self.terminate_inner()
201        {
202            tracing::error!(?error, "failed to clean up child process before drop");
203        }
204    }
205}
206
207pub enum WaitOutcome {
208    Exited(ExitStatus),
209    Cancelled,
210    TimedOut,
211}
212
213#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
214pub enum ChildProcessError {
215    #[error("child process ownership ended before cleanup completed")]
216    MissingChild,
217
218    #[error("failed to inspect the child process")]
219    Inspect(#[source] io::Error),
220
221    #[error("failed to terminate the child process group")]
222    TerminateGroup(#[source] io::Error),
223
224    #[error("failed to terminate the child process")]
225    TerminateProcess(#[source] io::Error),
226
227    #[error("failed to reap the child process")]
228    Reap(#[source] io::Error),
229}
230
231#[cfg(test)]
232mod tests {
233    use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader};
234    use std::process::Stdio;
235    use std::thread;
236    use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
237
238    use rustix::process::{WaitId, WaitIdOptions, test_kill_process, waitid};
239
240    use super::super::POLL_INTERVAL;
241    use super::*;
242
243    const PATIENCE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(5);
244
245    fn shell(script: &str) -> Command {
246        let mut command = Command::new("/bin/sh");
247        command.arg("-c").arg(script);
248        command
249    }
250
251    fn spawn(script: &str) -> ChildProcess {
252        ChildProcess::spawn(&mut shell(script)).expect("the shell should start")
253    }
254
255    // The shell leaves a child running and exits. Only a group signal reaches
256    // that orphan, so a pass means the cleanup really killed the group.
257    fn spawn_group() -> (ChildProcess, Pid) {
258        let mut command = shell("sleep 300 & echo $!");
259        command.stdout(Stdio::piped());
260        let mut process = ChildProcess::spawn(&mut command).expect("the shell should start");
261
262        let stdout = process.take_stdout().expect("stdout should be piped");
263        let mut line = String::new();
264        BufReader::new(stdout)
265            .read_line(&mut line)
266            .expect("the shell should report its child");
267        let raw = line.trim().parse().expect("the report should be a pid");
268
269        (
270            process,
271            Pid::from_raw(raw).expect("the pid should be valid"),
272        )
273    }
274
275    // Processes exit and get reaped on their own schedule, so give the
276    // condition a while to come true rather than checking once.
277    fn eventually(mut condition: impl FnMut() -> bool) -> bool {
278        let deadline = Instant::now() + PATIENCE;
279        while Instant::now() < deadline {
280            if condition() {
281                return true;
282            }
283            thread::sleep(POLL_INTERVAL);
284        }
285        false
286    }
287
288    fn gone(pid: Pid) -> bool {
289        eventually(|| test_kill_process(pid).is_err())
290    }
291
292    fn exited(process: &mut ChildProcess) -> bool {
293        eventually(|| {
294            process
295                .try_wait()
296                .expect("inspection should succeed")
297                .is_some()
298        })
299    }
300
301    #[test]
302    fn dropping_a_process_kills_its_whole_group() {
303        let (process, grandchild) = spawn_group();
304
305        drop(process);
306
307        assert!(gone(grandchild), "the grandchild outlived its group");
308    }
309
310    #[test]
311    fn terminating_kills_the_whole_group() {
312        let (mut process, grandchild) = spawn_group();
313
314        process
315            .terminate_in_place()
316            .expect("cleanup should succeed");
317
318        assert!(gone(grandchild), "the grandchild outlived its group");
319    }
320
321    #[test]
322    fn cleanup_succeeds_once_the_child_has_exited() {
323        let mut process = spawn("exit 0");
324        assert!(exited(&mut process), "the shell should exit on its own");
325
326        process
327            .terminate_in_place()
328            .expect("cleanup should succeed");
329    }
330
331    #[test]
332    fn cleanup_succeeds_when_the_child_died_after_the_last_check() {
333        let mut process = spawn("exit 0");
334        let leader = process.group_pid().expect("the pid should be valid");
335        waitid(
336            WaitId::Pid(leader),
337            WaitIdOptions::EXITED | WaitIdOptions::NOWAIT,
338        )
339        .expect("the shell should exit");
340
341        process
342            .terminate_group()
343            .expect("a group of exited processes is already gone");
344    }
345
346    #[test]
347    fn asking_an_exited_group_to_stop_keeps_its_status() {
348        let mut process = spawn("exit 3");
349        let leader = process.group_pid().expect("the pid should be valid");
350        waitid(
351            WaitId::Pid(leader),
352            WaitIdOptions::EXITED | WaitIdOptions::NOWAIT,
353        )
354        .expect("the shell should exit");
355
356        process
357            .request_termination()
358            .expect("a group of exited processes counts as asked");
359
360        let outcome = process
361            .wait_until(Instant::now() + PATIENCE, || false)
362            .expect("waiting should succeed");
363        let WaitOutcome::Exited(status) = outcome else {
364            panic!("the shell should have exited");
365        };
366        assert_eq!(status.code(), Some(3));
367    }
368
369    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
370    #[test]
371    fn waiting_reports_the_exit_status() {
372        let mut process = spawn("exit 3");
373
374        let outcome = process
375            .wait_until(Instant::now() + PATIENCE, || false)
376            .expect("waiting should succeed");
377
378        let WaitOutcome::Exited(status) = outcome else {
379            panic!("the shell should have exited");
380        };
381        assert_eq!(status.code(), Some(3));
382    }
383
384    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
385    #[test]
386    fn waiting_gives_up_at_the_deadline() {
387        let mut process = spawn("sleep 300");
388
389        let outcome = process
390            .wait_until(Instant::now() + Duration::from_millis(50), || false)
391            .expect("waiting should succeed");
392
393        assert!(matches!(outcome, WaitOutcome::TimedOut));
394    }
395
396    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
397    #[test]
398    fn waiting_stops_when_the_caller_cancels() {
399        let mut process = spawn("sleep 300");
400
401        let outcome = process
402            .wait_until(Instant::now() + PATIENCE, || true)
403            .expect("waiting should succeed");
404
405        assert!(matches!(outcome, WaitOutcome::Cancelled));
406    }
407}