fallow_process/

process_tree.rs

//! Shared process-tree ownership and bounded child cleanup.

use std::io;
use std::process::ExitStatus;
use std::time::{Duration, Instant};

const CLEANUP_GRACE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(1);
const REAP_RETRY_GRACE: Duration = Duration::from_millis(100);
const CLEANUP_POLL_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(10);
const MANAGED_PROCESS_TREE_ENV: &str = "FALLOW_MANAGED_PROCESS_TREE";

/// Configure a Tokio command so its descendants can be terminated as one tree.
#[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
pub fn configure_tokio_command(command: &mut tokio::process::Command) {
    configure_std_command(command.as_std_mut());
}

/// Configure a standard-library command so its descendants can be terminated as one tree.
pub fn configure_std_command(command: &mut std::process::Command) {
    command.env(MANAGED_PROCESS_TREE_ENV, "1");

    #[cfg(unix)]
    {
        use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;

        command.process_group(0);
    }

    #[cfg(windows)]
    {
        use std::os::windows::process::CommandExt;

        use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::CREATE_SUSPENDED;

        command.creation_flags(CREATE_SUSPENDED);
    }

    #[cfg(not(any(unix, windows)))]
    let _ = command;
}

/// Whether this process already belongs to a tree owned by a Fallow parent.
///
/// Nested subprocesses must inherit that tree. Creating a second process group
/// on Unix would let the nested group survive termination of the outer group.
/// On Windows, normal child creation keeps the process in the inherited Job
/// Object.
pub fn inherits_managed_process_tree() -> bool {
    std::env::var_os(MANAGED_PROCESS_TREE_ENV).is_some_and(|value| value == "1")
}

#[cfg(windows)]
struct WindowsHandle(isize);

#[cfg(windows)]
impl WindowsHandle {
    fn raw(&self) -> windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::HANDLE {
        self.0 as _
    }
}

#[cfg(windows)]
#[expect(unsafe_code, reason = "owned Windows handles require CloseHandle")]
impl Drop for WindowsHandle {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::CloseHandle;

        // SAFETY: The handle is owned by this value and Drop runs once.
        unsafe { CloseHandle(self.raw()) };
    }
}

#[cfg(windows)]
struct WindowsJobGuard {
    job: Option<WindowsHandle>,
}

#[cfg(windows)]
impl WindowsJobGuard {
    fn new(job: WindowsHandle) -> Self {
        Self { job: Some(job) }
    }

    fn raw(&self) -> io::Result<windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::HANDLE> {
        self.job
            .as_ref()
            .map(WindowsHandle::raw)
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("Windows Job Object guard is disarmed"))
    }

    fn disarm(mut self) -> io::Result<WindowsHandle> {
        self.job
            .take()
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("Windows Job Object guard is already disarmed"))
    }
}

#[cfg(windows)]
#[expect(
    unsafe_code,
    reason = "armed Windows Job Object cleanup requires TerminateJobObject"
)]
impl Drop for WindowsJobGuard {
    fn drop(&mut self) {
        use windows_sys::Win32::System::JobObjects::TerminateJobObject;

        let Some(job) = self.job.as_ref() else {
            return;
        };
        // SAFETY: The guard owns the live Job Object handle. Its WindowsHandle
        // field closes the handle immediately after this Drop implementation.
        unsafe { TerminateJobObject(job.raw(), 1) };
    }
}

/// Platform-specific ownership needed to terminate a spawned process tree.
pub struct ProcessTree {
    #[cfg(unix)]
    process_group_id: i32,
    #[cfg(all(unix, target_vendor = "apple"))]
    leader_exit_observed: std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool,
    #[cfg(windows)]
    job: WindowsHandle,
}

impl ProcessTree {
    /// Bind a freshly spawned Tokio child to its preconfigured process tree.
    #[cfg(all(feature = "tokio", unix))]
    pub fn for_tokio_child(child: &tokio::process::Child) -> io::Result<Self> {
        let pid = child
            .id()
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("fallow subprocess exited before setup"))?;
        Self::for_pid(pid)
    }

    /// Bind a freshly spawned Tokio child to its preconfigured process tree.
    #[cfg(all(feature = "tokio", windows))]
    pub fn for_tokio_child(child: &tokio::process::Child) -> io::Result<Self> {
        let pid = child
            .id()
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("fallow subprocess exited before setup"))?;
        let handle = child
            .raw_handle()
            .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("fallow subprocess exited before setup"))?;
        Self::for_windows_handle(handle, pid)
    }

    /// Bind a freshly spawned Tokio child on platforms without tree support.
    #[cfg(all(feature = "tokio", not(any(unix, windows))))]
    pub fn for_tokio_child(_child: &tokio::process::Child) -> io::Result<Self> {
        Ok(Self {})
    }

    /// Bind a freshly spawned standard-library child to its preconfigured
    /// process tree.
    #[cfg(unix)]
    pub fn for_std_child(child: &std::process::Child) -> io::Result<Self> {
        Self::for_pid(child.id())
    }

    /// Bind a freshly spawned standard-library child to its preconfigured
    /// process tree.
    #[cfg(windows)]
    pub fn for_std_child(child: &std::process::Child) -> io::Result<Self> {
        use std::os::windows::io::AsRawHandle;

        Self::for_windows_handle(child.as_raw_handle(), child.id())
    }

    /// Bind a freshly spawned standard-library child on platforms without
    /// process-tree support.
    #[cfg(not(any(unix, windows)))]
    pub fn for_std_child(_child: &std::process::Child) -> io::Result<Self> {
        Ok(Self {})
    }

    #[cfg(unix)]
    pub(crate) fn for_pid(pid: u32) -> io::Result<Self> {
        let process_group_id = i32::try_from(pid)
            .map_err(|_| io::Error::other(format!("invalid fallow subprocess PID {pid}")))?;
        Ok(Self {
            process_group_id,
            #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
            leader_exit_observed: std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false),
        })
    }

    #[cfg(windows)]
    #[expect(unsafe_code, reason = "Windows Job Objects require Win32 FFI calls")]
    fn for_windows_handle(process: std::os::windows::io::RawHandle, pid: u32) -> io::Result<Self> {
        use std::mem;
        use std::ptr;

        use windows_sys::Win32::System::JobObjects::{
            AssignProcessToJobObject, CreateJobObjectW, JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_KILL_ON_JOB_CLOSE,
            JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION, JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation,
            SetInformationJobObject,
        };

        // SAFETY: Both pointers are null by contract, creating an unnamed job
        // with default security attributes.
        let job = unsafe { CreateJobObjectW(ptr::null(), ptr::null()) };
        if job.is_null() {
            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
        }
        let job = WindowsJobGuard::new(WindowsHandle(job as isize));
        let mut limits = JOBOBJECT_EXTENDED_LIMIT_INFORMATION::default();
        limits.BasicLimitInformation.LimitFlags = JOB_OBJECT_LIMIT_KILL_ON_JOB_CLOSE;

        // SAFETY: The buffer has the exact information-class layout and remains
        // alive for the duration of this call.
        if unsafe {
            SetInformationJobObject(
                job.raw()?,
                JobObjectExtendedLimitInformation,
                (&raw const limits).cast(),
                mem::size_of_val(&limits) as u32,
            )
        } == 0
        {
            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
        }

        // SAFETY: `job` is a live handle from CreateJobObjectW and `process` is
        // borrowed from the freshly spawned child for the duration of this call.
        if unsafe { AssignProcessToJobObject(job.raw()?, process.cast()) } == 0 {
            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
        }

        resume_suspended_process(pid)?;
        Ok(Self { job: job.disarm()? })
    }

    /// Terminate the complete owned process tree.
    #[cfg(unix)]
    #[expect(
        unsafe_code,
        reason = "POSIX process-group termination requires libc::kill"
    )]
    pub fn terminate(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
        // SAFETY: A negative PID targets the dedicated process group created by
        // `process_group(0)`. SIGKILL has no borrowed-memory requirements.
        if unsafe { libc::kill(-self.process_group_id, libc::SIGKILL) } == 0 {
            return Ok(());
        }

        let error = io::Error::last_os_error();
        if error.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::ESRCH) {
            return Ok(());
        }
        #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
        // macOS returns EPERM when the reserved process group contains only
        // the zombie leader, so there are no live members to signal. Ask the
        // kernel now rather than trusting an earlier poll: a leader that exits
        // between the last observation and this call would otherwise surface as
        // a spurious termination error in caller-visible output.
        if error.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::EPERM) && self.leader_has_exited() {
            return Ok(());
        }
        Err(error)
    }

    /// Report whether the child leader has already exited, refreshing the
    /// cached observation. A leader reaped elsewhere reports `ECHILD` and also
    /// counts as exited, since termination has nothing left to signal.
    #[cfg(all(unix, target_vendor = "apple"))]
    fn leader_has_exited(&self) -> bool {
        if self
            .leader_exit_observed
            .load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)
        {
            return true;
        }
        match self.has_exited_without_reaping() {
            Ok(exited) => exited,
            Err(error) => error.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::ECHILD),
        }
    }

    /// Wait until the child leader exits without reaping its process-group ID.
    #[cfg(all(feature = "tokio", unix))]
    pub async fn wait_for_exit_without_reaping(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
        loop {
            if self.has_exited_without_reaping()? {
                return Ok(());
            }
            tokio::time::sleep(CLEANUP_POLL_INTERVAL).await;
        }
    }

    /// Check whether the child leader exited while preserving its process-group
    /// identity for safe descendant cleanup.
    #[cfg(unix)]
    #[expect(
        unsafe_code,
        reason = "non-reaping POSIX child observation requires waitid"
    )]
    pub fn has_exited_without_reaping(&self) -> io::Result<bool> {
        let mut info = std::mem::MaybeUninit::<libc::siginfo_t>::zeroed();
        // SAFETY: `info` points to writable storage for a siginfo_t. WNOWAIT
        // observes the dedicated child without releasing its PID or PGID.
        let result = unsafe {
            libc::waitid(
                libc::P_PID,
                self.process_group_id as libc::id_t,
                info.as_mut_ptr(),
                libc::WEXITED | libc::WNOHANG | libc::WNOWAIT,
            )
        };
        if result != 0 {
            return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
        }

        // SAFETY: waitid initialized the siginfo_t on success. A zero si_pid
        // means WNOHANG observed no state change yet.
        let exited = unsafe { info.assume_init().si_pid() } != 0;
        // Only the apple EPERM branch of `terminate` reads this cache.
        #[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
        if exited {
            self.leader_exit_observed
                .store(true, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
        }
        Ok(exited)
    }

    /// Terminate the complete owned process tree.
    #[cfg(windows)]
    #[expect(
        unsafe_code,
        reason = "Windows Job Object termination requires a Win32 FFI call"
    )]
    pub fn terminate(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
        use windows_sys::Win32::System::JobObjects::TerminateJobObject;

        // SAFETY: The handle remains owned by this ProcessTree until Drop.
        if unsafe { TerminateJobObject(self.job.raw(), 1) } != 0 {
            return Ok(());
        }
        Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
    }

    /// Report that process-tree termination is unavailable.
    #[cfg(not(any(unix, windows)))]
    pub fn terminate(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
        Err(io::Error::new(
            io::ErrorKind::Unsupported,
            "process-tree termination is unsupported on this platform",
        ))
    }

    #[cfg(unix)]
    #[expect(
        unsafe_code,
        reason = "POSIX process-group liveness checks require libc::kill"
    )]
    pub(crate) fn is_alive(&self) -> bool {
        // SAFETY: Signal 0 checks existence without delivering a signal.
        unsafe { libc::kill(-self.process_group_id, 0) == 0 }
    }

    #[cfg(windows)]
    #[expect(
        unsafe_code,
        reason = "Windows Job Object liveness requires QueryInformationJobObject"
    )]
    pub(crate) fn is_alive(&self) -> bool {
        use std::mem;
        use std::ptr;

        use windows_sys::Win32::System::JobObjects::{
            JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION, JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation,
            QueryInformationJobObject,
        };

        let mut accounting = JOBOBJECT_BASIC_ACCOUNTING_INFORMATION::default();
        // SAFETY: The output buffer has the requested information-class layout
        // and remains writable for the call.
        unsafe {
            QueryInformationJobObject(
                self.job.raw(),
                JobObjectBasicAccountingInformation,
                (&raw mut accounting).cast(),
                mem::size_of_val(&accounting) as u32,
                ptr::null_mut(),
            ) != 0
                && accounting.ActiveProcesses > 0
        }
    }

    #[cfg(not(any(unix, windows)))]
    pub(crate) fn is_alive(&self) -> bool {
        false
    }
}

/// Outcome of a bounded child cleanup attempt.
pub struct ChildCleanup {
    /// Reaped child status, when it became available within the cleanup budget.
    pub status: Option<ExitStatus>,
    /// Cleanup diagnostics that should be attached to the caller's error.
    pub errors: Vec<String>,
}

#[cfg(feature = "tokio")]
/// Terminate and reap a Tokio child with bounded retries.
pub async fn cleanup_tokio_child(
    process_tree: Option<&ProcessTree>,
    child: &mut tokio::process::Child,
) -> ChildCleanup {
    let mut errors = Vec::new();
    if !request_tree_termination(process_tree, &mut errors)
        && let Err(error) = child.start_kill()
    {
        errors.push(format!("failed to kill direct subprocess: {error}"));
    }

    let status = match tokio::time::timeout(CLEANUP_GRACE, child.wait()).await {
        Ok(Ok(status)) => {
            return ChildCleanup {
                status: Some(status),
                errors,
            };
        }
        Ok(Err(error)) => {
            errors.push(format!("failed to reap direct subprocess: {error}"));
            return ChildCleanup {
                status: None,
                errors,
            };
        }
        Err(_) => {
            errors.push(format!(
                "direct subprocess did not exit within {}ms cleanup grace",
                CLEANUP_GRACE.as_millis()
            ));
            None
        }
    };

    if let Err(error) = child.start_kill() {
        errors.push(format!("failed to retry direct subprocess kill: {error}"));
    }
    let status = match tokio::time::timeout(REAP_RETRY_GRACE, child.wait()).await {
        Ok(Ok(status)) => Some(status),
        Ok(Err(error)) => {
            errors.push(format!(
                "failed to reap direct subprocess after retry: {error}"
            ));
            status
        }
        Err(_) => {
            errors.push(format!(
                "direct subprocess still did not exit after {}ms kill retry",
                REAP_RETRY_GRACE.as_millis()
            ));
            status
        }
    };
    ChildCleanup { status, errors }
}

/// Terminate and reap a standard-library child with bounded retries.
pub fn cleanup_std_child(
    process_tree: Option<&ProcessTree>,
    child: &mut std::process::Child,
) -> ChildCleanup {
    let mut errors = Vec::new();
    if !request_tree_termination(process_tree, &mut errors)
        && let Err(error) = child.kill()
    {
        errors.push(format!("failed to kill direct subprocess: {error}"));
    }

    let status = match poll_std_child(child, CLEANUP_GRACE) {
        Ok(Some(status)) => {
            return ChildCleanup {
                status: Some(status),
                errors,
            };
        }
        Ok(None) => {
            errors.push(format!(
                "direct subprocess did not exit within {}ms cleanup grace",
                CLEANUP_GRACE.as_millis()
            ));
            None
        }
        Err(error) => {
            errors.push(format!("failed to reap direct subprocess: {error}"));
            return ChildCleanup {
                status: None,
                errors,
            };
        }
    };

    if let Err(error) = child.kill() {
        errors.push(format!("failed to retry direct subprocess kill: {error}"));
    }
    let status = match poll_std_child(child, REAP_RETRY_GRACE) {
        Ok(Some(status)) => Some(status),
        Ok(None) => {
            errors.push(format!(
                "direct subprocess still did not exit after {}ms kill retry",
                REAP_RETRY_GRACE.as_millis()
            ));
            status
        }
        Err(error) => {
            errors.push(format!(
                "failed to reap direct subprocess after retry: {error}"
            ));
            status
        }
    };
    ChildCleanup { status, errors }
}

fn request_tree_termination(process_tree: Option<&ProcessTree>, errors: &mut Vec<String>) -> bool {
    let Some(process_tree) = process_tree else {
        return false;
    };
    match process_tree.terminate() {
        Ok(()) => true,
        Err(error) => {
            errors.push(format!("failed to terminate subprocess tree: {error}"));
            false
        }
    }
}

fn poll_std_child(
    child: &mut std::process::Child,
    grace: Duration,
) -> io::Result<Option<ExitStatus>> {
    let deadline = Instant::now() + grace;
    loop {
        if let Some(status) = child.try_wait()? {
            return Ok(Some(status));
        }

        let remaining = deadline.saturating_duration_since(Instant::now());
        if remaining.is_zero() {
            return Ok(None);
        }
        std::thread::sleep(CLEANUP_POLL_INTERVAL.min(remaining));
    }
}

#[cfg(all(test, feature = "tokio", unix))]
#[expect(
    clippy::expect_used,
    reason = "test setup failures should fail at the exact setup operation"
)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[tokio::test]
    #[expect(
        unsafe_code,
        reason = "the regression test verifies that the observed PID remains reserved"
    )]
    async fn non_reaping_exit_observation_reserves_process_group_identity() {
        let mut command = tokio::process::Command::new("/bin/sh");
        command.args(["-c", "exit 0"]);
        configure_tokio_command(&mut command);
        let mut child = command.spawn().expect("test subprocess");
        let pid = child.id().expect("test subprocess PID");
        let process_tree = ProcessTree::for_tokio_child(&child).expect("test process tree");

        tokio::time::timeout(
            Duration::from_secs(1),
            process_tree.wait_for_exit_without_reaping(),
        )
        .await
        .expect("test subprocess exit")
        .expect("non-reaping exit observation");
        // SAFETY: Signal zero only checks whether the captured PID still exists.
        let leader_is_reserved = unsafe { libc::kill(pid as libc::pid_t, 0) } == 0;
        let cleanup = cleanup_tokio_child(Some(&process_tree), &mut child).await;

        assert!(leader_is_reserved, "subprocess leader was reaped too early");
        assert!(cleanup.errors.is_empty(), "{:?}", cleanup.errors);
        assert!(cleanup.status.is_some_and(|status| status.success()));
    }
}

#[cfg(windows)]
fn resume_suspended_process(pid: u32) -> io::Result<()> {
    const THREAD_DISCOVERY_ATTEMPTS: usize = 20;
    const THREAD_DISCOVERY_DELAY: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_millis(5);

    for _ in 0..THREAD_DISCOVERY_ATTEMPTS {
        match find_process_thread(pid) {
            Ok(thread) => return resume_thread(&thread),
            Err(error) if error.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => {
                std::thread::sleep(THREAD_DISCOVERY_DELAY);
            }
            Err(error) => return Err(error),
        }
    }

    Err(io::Error::new(
        io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
        format!("could not find suspended primary thread for fallow subprocess {pid}"),
    ))
}

#[cfg(windows)]
#[expect(
    unsafe_code,
    reason = "thread discovery requires Windows ToolHelp FFI calls"
)]
fn find_process_thread(pid: u32) -> io::Result<WindowsHandle> {
    use std::mem;

    use windows_sys::Win32::Foundation::{ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES, INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE};
    use windows_sys::Win32::System::Diagnostics::ToolHelp::{
        CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, THREADENTRY32, Thread32First, Thread32Next,
    };
    use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::{OpenThread, THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME};

    // SAFETY: The flags and process ID follow the ToolHelp API contract.
    let snapshot = unsafe { CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPTHREAD, 0) };
    if snapshot == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE {
        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
    }
    let snapshot = WindowsHandle(snapshot as isize);
    let mut entry = THREADENTRY32 {
        dwSize: mem::size_of::<THREADENTRY32>() as u32,
        ..THREADENTRY32::default()
    };

    // SAFETY: `entry` has the required size and remains valid for the call.
    if unsafe { Thread32First(snapshot.raw(), &raw mut entry) } == 0 {
        return Err(thread_enumeration_error(pid, ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES));
    }

    loop {
        if entry.th32OwnerProcessID == pid {
            // SAFETY: The thread ID came from a live ToolHelp snapshot.
            let thread = unsafe { OpenThread(THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME, 0, entry.th32ThreadID) };
            if thread.is_null() {
                return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
            }
            return Ok(WindowsHandle(thread as isize));
        }

        // SAFETY: `entry` remains initialized with the required size.
        if unsafe { Thread32Next(snapshot.raw(), &raw mut entry) } == 0 {
            return Err(thread_enumeration_error(pid, ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES));
        }
    }
}

#[cfg(windows)]
fn thread_enumeration_error(pid: u32, no_more_files: u32) -> io::Error {
    let error = io::Error::last_os_error();
    if error.raw_os_error() == i32::try_from(no_more_files).ok() {
        return io::Error::new(
            io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
            format!("no thread found for fallow subprocess {pid}"),
        );
    }
    error
}

#[cfg(windows)]
#[expect(
    unsafe_code,
    reason = "resuming a Windows thread requires ResumeThread"
)]
fn resume_thread(thread: &WindowsHandle) -> io::Result<()> {
    use windows_sys::Win32::System::Threading::ResumeThread;

    // SAFETY: The handle was opened with THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME access.
    let previous_count = unsafe { ResumeThread(thread.raw()) };
    if previous_count == u32::MAX {
        return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
    }
    if previous_count == 0 {
        return Err(io::Error::other(
            "fallow subprocess primary thread was not suspended",
        ));
    }

    Ok(())
}