ic_host_process/child/mod.rs
1//! Explicit child ownership and cleanup, without application lifecycle policy.
2//!
3//! Callers own executable admission, IO, readiness, cancellation and deadlines.
4//! Group cleanup signals members of a newly created group; it cannot contain
5//! processes that escape that group or prove completion of external effects.
6
7#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
8mod macos;
9#[cfg(test)]
10mod tests;
11
12use rustix::{
13 io::Errno,
14 process::{Pid, Signal, WaitId, WaitIdOptions, WaitIdStatus, kill_process_group, waitid},
15};
16use std::{
17 fmt, io,
18 os::unix::process::{CommandExt, ExitStatusExt},
19 process::{Child, ChildStderr, ChildStdin, ChildStdout, Command, ExitStatus},
20 time::{Duration, Instant},
21};
22
23/// Caller-selected termination behavior for an owned process group.
24#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
25pub enum CleanupPolicy {
26 /// Signal KILL immediately, then wait synchronously for the leader.
27 KillAndWait,
28 /// Signal TERM, reserve the leader through the grace period, then signal
29 /// KILL and poll reaping for at most the selected duration.
30 TermThenKill {
31 /// Time allowed after successful TERM signalling, even if the leader exits.
32 grace: Duration,
33 /// Reap allowance after KILL; zero permits one nonblocking observation.
34 reap_timeout: Duration,
35 },
36}
37
38/// One exclusively owned child, normally spawned as a new process-group leader.
39///
40/// [`Self::spawn`] preserves the command's IO, environment and other settings,
41/// replacing its process-group selection with a new group. It performs no
42/// executable admission. The child must not change groups, and callers must
43/// not independently reap it (including through a global SIGCHLD handler).
44///
45/// Ordinary waiting signals remaining group members before reaping the leader.
46/// For a deliberate background handoff, [`Self::poll_exit`] observes without
47/// releasing cleanup ownership, then [`Self::handoff`] reaps a successful leader
48/// without signalling its group. The caller then owns the background lifetime.
49/// Drop makes a best-effort kill/reap attempt, including during unwinding. Use
50/// [`Self::terminate`] to observe cleanup failures. The default cleanup waits
51/// synchronously; [`Self::spawn_with_cleanup`] can select bounded reaping.
52/// Successful signalling is not proof that descendants
53/// have exited or completed external effects. Only the direct child is reaped.
54/// Group signalling can succeed for only some members when credentials differ.
55/// [`Self::spawn_direct`] instead preserves the command's process-group selection
56/// and owns only the direct child. Its wait, termination and Drop never signal
57/// other group members; descendant lifetime remains with the caller.
58pub struct OwnedChild {
59 child: Child,
60 group: bool,
61 status: Option<ExitStatus>,
62 owned: bool,
63 cleanup: CleanupPolicy,
64 reap_started: Option<Instant>,
65}
66
67/// Failures observed during one explicit termination attempt.
68///
69/// Keep this separately from the caller's original cancellation/operation error.
70/// If group signalling fails, direct-child kill and reaping are still attempted.
71#[derive(Debug)]
72pub struct CleanupError {
73 /// Status retained if the direct child was reaped despite another failure.
74 pub status: Option<ExitStatus>,
75 /// Failure signalling TERM to the owned process group.
76 pub term_error: Option<io::Error>,
77 /// Failure signalling KILL to the owned process group.
78 pub group_error: Option<io::Error>,
79 /// Failure killing the direct child (including fallback after group failure).
80 pub kill_error: Option<io::Error>,
81 /// Failure reaping the direct child.
82 pub wait_error: Option<io::Error>,
83}
84
85impl fmt::Display for CleanupError {
86 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
87 f.write_str("child cleanup failed")?;
88 for (operation, error) in [
89 ("group TERM", &self.term_error),
90 ("group signal", &self.group_error),
91 ("child kill", &self.kill_error),
92 ("child wait", &self.wait_error),
93 ] {
94 if let Some(error) = error {
95 write!(f, "; {operation}: {error}")?;
96 }
97 }
98 Ok(())
99 }
100}
101
102impl std::error::Error for CleanupError {
103 fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
104 self.term_error
105 .as_ref()
106 .or(self.group_error.as_ref())
107 .or(self.kill_error.as_ref())
108 .or(self.wait_error.as_ref())
109 .map(|error| error as &dyn std::error::Error)
110 }
111}
112
113impl OwnedChild {
114 /// Spawn once in a new owned process group, preserving caller-configured IO.
115 ///
116 /// # Errors
117 /// Returns the native spawn/setup failure. No retries are performed.
118 pub fn spawn(command: &mut Command) -> io::Result<Self> {
119 Self::spawn_with_cleanup(command, CleanupPolicy::KillAndWait)
120 }
121
122 /// Spawn a new owned group with caller-selected termination timing.
123 ///
124 /// The policy applies whenever termination is needed, including communication
125 /// failures and Drop during unwinding. It does not change natural waiting or
126 /// successful background handoff. No signal handler or reaper thread is added.
127 ///
128 /// ```no_run
129 /// use ic_host_process::child::{CleanupPolicy, OwnedChild};
130 /// use std::{process::Command, time::Duration};
131 /// let mut child = OwnedChild::spawn_with_cleanup(
132 /// &mut Command::new("caller-selected-tool"),
133 /// CleanupPolicy::TermThenKill {
134 /// grace: Duration::from_secs(5),
135 /// reap_timeout: Duration::from_secs(5),
136 /// },
137 /// )?;
138 /// // Configure command IO before spawn; communicate/admit before handoff.
139 /// child.terminate()?;
140 /// # Ok::<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>(())
141 /// ```
142 /// # Errors
143 /// Returns the native spawn/setup failure. No retries are performed.
144 pub fn spawn_with_cleanup(command: &mut Command, cleanup: CleanupPolicy) -> io::Result<Self> {
145 command.process_group(0);
146 Self::spawn_inner(command, true, cleanup)
147 }
148
149 /// Spawn once owning only the direct child, without changing command settings.
150 ///
151 /// Preserves inherited or explicitly configured process-group selection and
152 /// IO. This permits foreground callers to retain terminal-group membership;
153 /// it does not create a session, transfer terminal control or forward signals.
154 /// No executable admission, retry or signal handler is installed.
155 ///
156 /// Waiting reaps only this child. Termination and Drop kill only this child
157 /// and wait synchronously using [`CleanupPolicy::KillAndWait`]. Descendants
158 /// are never signalled, even if the command explicitly selects a new group.
159 /// Their lifecycle and inherited pipe writers remain caller-owned; no-deadline
160 /// communication may wait indefinitely for their EOF after the child exits.
161 /// Use [`Self::spawn`] when ownership of a new group is required.
162 ///
163 /// # Errors
164 /// Returns the native spawn/setup failure. No retries are performed.
165 pub fn spawn_direct(command: &mut Command) -> io::Result<Self> {
166 Self::spawn_inner(command, false, CleanupPolicy::KillAndWait)
167 }
168
169 pub(crate) const fn is_owned(&self) -> bool {
170 self.owned && self.reap_started.is_none()
171 }
172
173 fn spawn_inner(command: &mut Command, group: bool, cleanup: CleanupPolicy) -> io::Result<Self> {
174 command.spawn().map(|child| Self {
175 child,
176 group,
177 status: None,
178 owned: true,
179 cleanup,
180 reap_started: None,
181 })
182 }
183
184 /// Direct-child PID, for observation only; it can be reused after reaping.
185 #[must_use]
186 pub fn id(&self) -> u32 {
187 self.child.id()
188 }
189
190 /// Take caller-configured piped stdin. Close it before waiting for EOF-driven children.
191 pub const fn take_stdin(&mut self) -> Option<ChildStdin> {
192 self.child.stdin.take()
193 }
194
195 /// Take caller-configured piped stdout; the caller owns draining and bounds.
196 pub const fn take_stdout(&mut self) -> Option<ChildStdout> {
197 self.child.stdout.take()
198 }
199
200 /// Take caller-configured piped stderr; the caller owns draining and bounds.
201 pub const fn take_stderr(&mut self) -> Option<ChildStderr> {
202 self.child.stderr.take()
203 }
204
205 /// Observe leader exit without signalling or reaping it.
206 ///
207 /// An exited leader stays reserved with `WNOWAIT`, so cancellation, failed IO
208 /// admission and unwinding still clean its group. Repeated observations do
209 /// not release ownership. After a completed wait/termination/handoff, returns
210 /// the cached status. This status alone does not establish a handoff.
211 ///
212 /// Call [`Self::handoff`] only after admitting a successful background start.
213 /// Otherwise use [`Self::wait`] or [`Self::terminate`] to clean and reap.
214 /// # Errors
215 /// Returns native inspection errors; external reaping invalidates ownership.
216 pub fn poll_exit(&mut self) -> io::Result<Option<ExitStatus>> {
217 if let Some(status) = self.status {
218 return Ok(Some(status));
219 }
220 self.observe_exit(true)?
221 .map(|status| {
222 // Unix wait status encoding used by Linux and Darwin. waitid's
223 // siginfo status is an exit code/signal, not an encoded wait status.
224 let raw = if let Some(code) = status.exit_status() {
225 code << 8
226 } else if let Some(signal) = status.terminating_signal() {
227 signal | if status.dumped() { 0x80 } else { 0 }
228 } else {
229 return Err(io::Error::other("waitid returned a non-exit observation"));
230 };
231 Ok(ExitStatus::from_raw(raw))
232 })
233 .transpose()
234 }
235
236 /// Reap an already successful leader without signalling its remaining group.
237 ///
238 /// This is the explicit transfer point for a background lifetime. The caller
239 /// must first admit its IO/result and arrange application-owned readiness,
240 /// cancellation and stop/recovery. Zero exit does not prove those obligations.
241 /// No PID/group handle is transferred: it could be reused after reaping.
242 /// Subsequent wait/termination/Drop never signal the handed-off group.
243 ///
244 /// Use [`Self::poll_exit`] while draining IO and checking cancellation. A
245 /// running or unsuccessful leader is refused without releasing ownership;
246 /// use ordinary wait/termination for failed startup, keeping its original
247 /// failure separate from any cleanup error. Drop still attempts cleanup.
248 /// # Errors
249 /// Returns `InvalidInput` for a running, unsuccessful, terminating or already-reaped
250 /// leader, or native inspection/reap errors. Reap failures retain cleanup
251 /// ownership unless it was lost externally.
252 pub fn handoff(&mut self) -> io::Result<ExitStatus> {
253 if !self.is_owned() || !self.poll_exit()?.is_some_and(|status| status.success()) {
254 return Err(io::Error::new(
255 io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
256 "handoff requires an owned, successfully exited leader",
257 ));
258 }
259 self.reap()
260 }
261
262 /// Inspect exit without blocking on a running child; clean its group before reaping.
263 ///
264 /// Repeated successful calls return the cached status without signalling again.
265 /// # Errors
266 /// Returns native inspection, group-signal or reap errors. The leader remains
267 /// reserved on a group-signal failure, so explicit cleanup can still be attempted.
268 pub fn try_wait(&mut self) -> io::Result<Option<ExitStatus>> {
269 if let Some(status) = self.status {
270 return Ok(Some(status));
271 }
272 if !self.owned {
273 return Err(Errno::CHILD.into());
274 }
275 if self.group {
276 if self.observe_exit(true)?.is_none() {
277 return Ok(None);
278 }
279 self.signal_group(Signal::KILL)?;
280 self.reap().map(Some)
281 } else {
282 let result = retry_interrupted(|| self.child.try_wait());
283 if let Ok(Some(status)) = result {
284 self.status = Some(status);
285 self.owned = false;
286 }
287 self.check_wait_ownership(&result);
288 result
289 }
290 }
291
292 /// Wait for natural leader exit, then clean its group and reap the leader.
293 ///
294 /// Close/drain caller-owned pipes as needed before waiting. No deadline or
295 /// cancellation policy is installed; callers may use polling instead.
296 /// # Errors
297 /// Returns native inspection, group-signal or reap errors.
298 pub fn wait(&mut self) -> io::Result<ExitStatus> {
299 if let Some(status) = self.status {
300 return Ok(status);
301 }
302 if self.group {
303 self.observe_exit(false)?;
304 self.signal_group(Signal::KILL)?;
305 }
306 self.reap()
307 }
308
309 /// Terminate the owned group or direct child, then reap the child.
310 ///
311 /// Repeated calls after reaping return the cached status and never signal a
312 /// reused PID. A prior group failure still matters even if reaping succeeded;
313 /// later calls cannot recover group ownership and do not erase that evidence.
314 /// With [`CleanupPolicy::TermThenKill`], successful TERM signalling is followed
315 /// by the full grace period without reaping, then KILL even if the leader has
316 /// exited. A TERM error does not prevent KILL or reaping. The reap allowance
317 /// begins after signalling; repeated termination and Drop never restart it or
318 /// repeat escalation. Reap timeout returns `TimedOut` in `wait_error` while
319 /// keeping the unreaped child owned. Callers may explicitly recover with
320 /// `try_wait`/`wait`; dropping after timeout can leave an unreaped child until
321 /// parent exit. No background reaper is installed. Scheduling and native
322 /// syscall latency are outside these polling bounds.
323 /// # Errors
324 /// Retains each failed cleanup step separately. Group failure triggers a
325 /// direct-child kill fallback. Drop cannot report errors; call this explicitly
326 /// when cleanup evidence matters.
327 pub fn terminate(&mut self) -> Result<ExitStatus, CleanupError> {
328 if let Some(status) = self.status {
329 return Ok(status);
330 }
331 let first_attempt = self.reap_started.is_none();
332 let term_error =
333 if first_attempt && let CleanupPolicy::TermThenKill { grace, .. } = self.cleanup {
334 let error = self.signal_group(Signal::TERM).err();
335 if error.is_none() {
336 let started = Instant::now();
337 while started.elapsed() < grace {
338 std::thread::sleep(
339 grace
340 .saturating_sub(started.elapsed())
341 .min(Duration::from_secs(1)),
342 );
343 }
344 }
345 error
346 } else {
347 None
348 };
349 let group_error = if first_attempt && self.group {
350 self.signal_group(Signal::KILL).err()
351 } else {
352 None
353 };
354 let kill_error = if first_attempt && self.owned && (!self.group || group_error.is_some()) {
355 retry_interrupted(|| self.child.kill()).err()
356 } else {
357 None
358 };
359 let waited = match self.cleanup {
360 CleanupPolicy::KillAndWait => self.reap(),
361 CleanupPolicy::TermThenKill { reap_timeout, .. } => {
362 let started = *self.reap_started.get_or_insert_with(Instant::now);
363 self.reap_bounded(started, reap_timeout)
364 }
365 };
366 match waited {
367 Ok(status) if term_error.is_none() && group_error.is_none() && kill_error.is_none() => {
368 Ok(status)
369 }
370 other => Err(CleanupError {
371 status: self.status,
372 term_error,
373 group_error,
374 kill_error,
375 wait_error: other.err(),
376 }),
377 }
378 }
379
380 fn pid(&self) -> io::Result<Pid> {
381 if !self.owned {
382 return Err(Errno::CHILD.into());
383 }
384 Pid::from_raw(i32::try_from(self.id()).map_err(io::Error::other)?)
385 .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::other("child PID is zero"))
386 }
387
388 fn observe_exit(&mut self, nonblocking: bool) -> io::Result<Option<WaitIdStatus>> {
389 let pid = self.pid()?;
390 // NOWAIT reserves the leader PID until cleanup or explicit handoff,
391 // avoiding signals to an unrelated group after an early leader exit.
392 let mut options = WaitIdOptions::EXITED | WaitIdOptions::NOWAIT;
393 if nonblocking {
394 options |= WaitIdOptions::NOHANG;
395 }
396 let result = retry_interrupted(|| waitid(WaitId::Pid(pid), options).map_err(Into::into));
397 self.check_wait_ownership(&result);
398 result
399 }
400
401 #[cfg_attr(
402 not(target_os = "macos"),
403 allow(
404 clippy::needless_pass_by_ref_mut,
405 reason = "Darwin inspects and may invalidate child ownership"
406 )
407 )]
408 fn signal_group(&mut self, signal: Signal) -> io::Result<()> {
409 let pid = self.pid()?;
410 match retry_interrupted(|| kill_process_group(pid, signal).map_err(Into::into)) {
411 Ok(()) => Ok(()),
412 Err(error) if error.raw_os_error() == Some(Errno::SRCH.raw_os_error()) => Ok(()),
413 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
414 Err(error)
415 if error.raw_os_error() == Some(Errno::PERM.raw_os_error())
416 && self.observe_exit(true)?.is_some()
417 && macos::sole_group_member(pid) =>
418 {
419 Ok(())
420 }
421 Err(error) => Err(error),
422 }
423 }
424
425 fn reap(&mut self) -> io::Result<ExitStatus> {
426 if !self.owned {
427 return Err(Errno::CHILD.into());
428 }
429 let result = retry_interrupted(|| self.child.wait());
430 if let Ok(status) = result {
431 self.status = Some(status);
432 self.owned = false;
433 }
434 self.check_wait_ownership(&result);
435 result
436 }
437
438 fn reap_bounded(&mut self, started: Instant, timeout: Duration) -> io::Result<ExitStatus> {
439 if !self.owned {
440 return Err(Errno::CHILD.into());
441 }
442 loop {
443 // Never call blocking wait, including after an interrupted poll.
444 let result = self.child.try_wait();
445 self.check_wait_ownership(&result);
446 match result {
447 Ok(Some(status)) => {
448 self.status = Some(status);
449 self.owned = false;
450 return Ok(status);
451 }
452 Ok(None) => {}
453 Err(error) if error.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => {}
454 Err(error) => return Err(error),
455 }
456 let remaining = timeout.saturating_sub(started.elapsed());
457 if remaining.is_zero() {
458 return Err(io::Error::new(
459 io::ErrorKind::TimedOut,
460 "child reap timed out",
461 ));
462 }
463 std::thread::sleep(remaining.min(Duration::from_millis(2)));
464 }
465 }
466
467 fn check_wait_ownership<T>(&mut self, result: &io::Result<T>) {
468 if result
469 .as_ref()
470 .is_err_and(|error| error.raw_os_error() == Some(Errno::CHILD.raw_os_error()))
471 {
472 // An external reaper violates exclusive ownership; never signal a
473 // potentially reused PID after observing that ownership was lost.
474 self.owned = false;
475 }
476 }
477}
478
479impl Drop for OwnedChild {
480 fn drop(&mut self) {
481 if self.owned {
482 let _ = self.terminate();
483 }
484 }
485}
486
487fn retry_interrupted<T>(mut operation: impl FnMut() -> io::Result<T>) -> io::Result<T> {
488 loop {
489 match operation() {
490 Err(error) if error.kind() == io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => {}
491 result => return result,
492 }
493 }
494}