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orbit_core/
shm.rs

1//! POSIX shared-memory helpers — V1 substrate for cross-process rings.
2//!
3//! Wraps `shm_open` / `ftruncate` / `mmap` / `munmap` / `shm_unlink`
4//! into a small, RAII-friendly API. Unix-only; Windows support is
5//! a separate concern (Win32 named file mapping) that can land later.
6//!
7//! ## Naming
8//!
9//! Segments are named `/orbit-{fleet}-{kind}-{uid}` — fleet name from
10//! the embedder, KIND from `OrbitTyped::KIND`, UID from `geteuid()`.
11//! UID-scoping avoids the `/dev/shm` sticky-bit cross-user collision
12//! problem (a stale segment owned by one user blocks another from
13//! `shm_unlink`-ing it on next boot).
14//!
15//! Rings that require a process-recoverable writer lock also open a
16//! companion `/tmp/orbit-{fleet}-{kind}-{uid}.lock` file. It carries no
17//! ring data or state; it only supplies a regular-file inode for `flock`,
18//! because advisory locking on a POSIX SHM descriptor is not uniformly
19//! supported across the Unix targets Orbit serves. An unlocked stale
20//! companion file is safe to reuse.
21//!
22//! ## Lifetime
23//!
24//! [`ShmRegion`] owns the mapped pointer and unmaps on drop. It does
25//! NOT `shm_unlink` on drop — the segment lives until an explicit
26//! [`ShmRegion::unlink`] call. This matches POSIX convention: a
27//! segment with mapped users is not removed; `shm_unlink` only
28//! prevents *new* opens, the current mapping stays valid until the
29//! last process unmaps.
30
31#![cfg(unix)]
32
33use std::ffi::CString;
34use std::fs::OpenOptions;
35use std::io;
36use std::os::fd::{AsRawFd, FromRawFd, OwnedFd};
37use std::os::unix::fs::OpenOptionsExt;
38use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
39use std::ptr::NonNull;
40
41/// Namespace used by Orbit POSIX shared-memory objects.
42pub const SHM_NAMESPACE: &str = "orbit";
43
44/// A mapped POSIX SHM region. Drop unmaps; `unlink` removes the
45/// underlying name and any companion lock file (only the *creator*
46/// should call it on shutdown).
47pub struct ShmRegion {
48    name: CString,
49    lock_path: PathBuf,
50    /// Whether this region uses the companion file for ordered writes.
51    ///
52    /// The descriptor itself is deliberately not retained: every critical
53    /// section opens its own file description so a later fork does not inherit
54    /// an idle descriptor that can keep a future `flock` alive.
55    process_lock: bool,
56    ptr: NonNull<u8>,
57    len: usize,
58    /// True when this handle was the one that *created* the segment
59    /// (so it knows to `shm_unlink` if asked). Other attachers see
60    /// `false`.
61    created: bool,
62}
63
64impl ShmRegion {
65    /// Open or create a shared-memory segment of `size` bytes,
66    /// memory-mapped read/write. Idempotent: if the segment already
67    /// exists with the same name and enough mapped bytes, it is reused
68    /// (`created = false`). First creation does `ftruncate(size)`;
69    /// later opens verify the existing object before mapping it. Some
70    /// platforms report a page-rounded SHM size, so a larger `st_size`
71    /// is valid; the owning data structure must verify its own header.
72    pub fn open_or_create(name: &str, size: usize) -> io::Result<Self> {
73        let (region, initialization_lock) = Self::open_or_create_inner(name, size, false)?;
74        debug_assert!(initialization_lock.is_none());
75        Ok(region)
76    }
77
78    /// Open or create a region while holding its process lock through caller
79    /// initialization. This prevents a peer from observing the interval
80    /// between `shm_open` and the owning data structure's initialized header.
81    pub fn open_or_create_locked(name: &str, size: usize) -> io::Result<(Self, ShmRegionLock)> {
82        let (region, initialization_lock) = Self::open_or_create_inner(name, size, true)?;
83        Ok((
84            region,
85            initialization_lock.expect("locked SHM open must return its initialization lock"),
86        ))
87    }
88
89    fn open_or_create_inner(
90        name: &str,
91        size: usize,
92        process_lock: bool,
93    ) -> io::Result<(Self, Option<ShmRegionLock>)> {
94        let cname = CString::new(name)
95            .map_err(|_| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput, "shm name has nul byte"))?;
96        let lock_path = lock_file_path(name);
97        let initialization_lock = if process_lock {
98            Some(lock_path_exclusive(&lock_path)?)
99        } else {
100            None
101        };
102
103        // Try create-exclusive first; if it already exists, open.
104        let (raw_fd, created) = unsafe {
105            // SAFETY: passing a valid C string and well-known POSIX flags.
106            let fd = libc::shm_open(
107                cname.as_ptr(),
108                libc::O_RDWR | libc::O_CREAT | libc::O_EXCL,
109                0o600,
110            );
111            if fd >= 0 {
112                (fd, true)
113            } else {
114                // Could be EEXIST (already created by a peer) or another error.
115                let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
116                if err.raw_os_error() != Some(libc::EEXIST) {
117                    return Err(err);
118                }
119                let fd = libc::shm_open(cname.as_ptr(), libc::O_RDWR, 0o600);
120                if fd < 0 {
121                    return Err(io::Error::last_os_error());
122                }
123                (fd, false)
124            }
125        };
126        // SAFETY: `raw_fd` was returned by `shm_open` and is now uniquely
127        // owned by this scope.
128        let fd = unsafe { OwnedFd::from_raw_fd(raw_fd) };
129
130        // Size the segment on first creation.
131        if created {
132            // SAFETY: fd is a valid POSIX fd we just received.
133            let rc = unsafe { libc::ftruncate(fd.as_raw_fd(), size as libc::off_t) };
134            if rc != 0 {
135                let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
136                let _ = unsafe { libc::shm_unlink(cname.as_ptr()) };
137                return Err(err);
138            }
139        }
140
141        // Never mmap beyond the real SHM object: access past it can raise
142        // SIGBUS. A larger reported size is valid on platforms (notably
143        // macOS) that page-round POSIX SHM objects; callers verify their
144        // own ABI metadata after mapping.
145        let mut stat = std::mem::MaybeUninit::<libc::stat>::uninit();
146        let stat_rc = unsafe { libc::fstat(fd.as_raw_fd(), stat.as_mut_ptr()) };
147        if stat_rc != 0 {
148            let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
149            if created {
150                let _ = unsafe { libc::shm_unlink(cname.as_ptr()) };
151            }
152            return Err(err);
153        }
154        let actual_size = unsafe { stat.assume_init() }.st_size;
155        if actual_size < 0 || (actual_size as usize) < size {
156            if created {
157                let _ = unsafe { libc::shm_unlink(cname.as_ptr()) };
158            }
159            return Err(io::Error::new(
160                io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
161                format!(
162                    "SHM segment {name} size {actual_size} is smaller than requested mapping {size}"
163                ),
164            ));
165        }
166
167        // Memory-map the segment.
168        // SAFETY: fd valid, size positive, flags well-known.
169        let ptr = unsafe {
170            libc::mmap(
171                std::ptr::null_mut(),
172                size,
173                libc::PROT_READ | libc::PROT_WRITE,
174                libc::MAP_SHARED,
175                fd.as_raw_fd(),
176                0,
177            )
178        };
179
180        if ptr == libc::MAP_FAILED {
181            let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
182            if created {
183                let _ = unsafe { libc::shm_unlink(cname.as_ptr()) };
184            }
185            return Err(err);
186        }
187
188        // SAFETY: mmap returned a non-null pointer (we just checked).
189        let ptr = NonNull::new(ptr.cast::<u8>()).expect("mmap returned non-null on success");
190
191        Ok((
192            Self {
193                name: cname,
194                lock_path,
195                process_lock,
196                ptr,
197                len: size,
198                created,
199            },
200            initialization_lock,
201        ))
202    }
203
204    /// Raw mapped pointer to the start of the region.
205    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut u8 {
206        self.ptr.as_ptr()
207    }
208
209    /// Length of the mapped region (the `size` passed to `open_or_create`).
210    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
211        self.len
212    }
213
214    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
215        self.len == 0
216    }
217
218    /// True when this handle was the one that created the segment.
219    /// Useful for picking which process performs first-time
220    /// initialization of the header.
221    pub fn created(&self) -> bool {
222        self.created
223    }
224
225    /// Acquire an exclusive cross-process lock tied to this SHM name.
226    ///
227    /// `flock` ownership is held by the kernel and is released when a process
228    /// exits or the descriptor closes, including abnormal termination.
229    pub fn lock_exclusive(&self) -> io::Result<ShmRegionLock> {
230        if !self.process_lock {
231            return Err(io::Error::new(
232                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
233                "SHM region was opened without a process lock",
234            ));
235        }
236        lock_path_exclusive(&self.lock_path)
237    }
238
239    #[cfg(test)]
240    pub(crate) fn try_lock_exclusive(&self) -> io::Result<ShmRegionLock> {
241        if !self.process_lock {
242            return Err(io::Error::new(
243                io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
244                "SHM region was opened without a process lock",
245            ));
246        }
247        let lock_fd = open_lock_file(&self.lock_path)?;
248        let rc = unsafe { libc::flock(lock_fd.as_raw_fd(), libc::LOCK_EX | libc::LOCK_NB) };
249        if rc == 0 {
250            Ok(ShmRegionLock { lock_fd })
251        } else {
252            Err(io::Error::last_os_error())
253        }
254    }
255
256    /// Remove the underlying segment name. Existing mappings stay
257    /// valid until each process drops its `ShmRegion`. Use only on
258    /// shutdown / fleet teardown by the process that owns lifecycle.
259    pub fn unlink(&self) -> io::Result<()> {
260        // SAFETY: name is a valid C string.
261        let rc = unsafe { libc::shm_unlink(self.name.as_ptr()) };
262        let shm_error = if rc != 0 {
263            let err = io::Error::last_os_error();
264            // ENOENT is fine — segment was already unlinked.
265            if err.raw_os_error() == Some(libc::ENOENT) {
266                None
267            } else {
268                Some(err)
269            }
270        } else {
271            None
272        };
273        let lock_error = match std::fs::remove_file(&self.lock_path) {
274            Ok(()) => None,
275            Err(error) if error.kind() == io::ErrorKind::NotFound => None,
276            Err(error) => Some(error),
277        };
278        if let Some(error) = shm_error.or(lock_error) {
279            return Err(error);
280        }
281        Ok(())
282    }
283}
284
285/// RAII guard for a [`ShmRegion`]'s process-recoverable exclusive lock.
286///
287/// Semantic crates use this when a current-state transition must be atomic
288/// across fleet processes. Dropping the guard releases the kernel lock.
289pub struct ShmRegionLock {
290    lock_fd: OwnedFd,
291}
292
293impl Drop for ShmRegionLock {
294    fn drop(&mut self) {
295        let _ = unsafe { libc::flock(self.lock_fd.as_raw_fd(), libc::LOCK_UN) };
296    }
297}
298
299fn lock_path_exclusive(lock_path: &Path) -> io::Result<ShmRegionLock> {
300    lock_fd_exclusive(open_lock_file(lock_path)?)
301}
302
303fn open_lock_file(lock_path: &Path) -> io::Result<OwnedFd> {
304    OpenOptions::new()
305        .read(true)
306        .write(true)
307        .create(true)
308        .mode(0o600)
309        .custom_flags(libc::O_CLOEXEC | libc::O_NOFOLLOW)
310        .open(lock_path)
311        .map(Into::into)
312}
313
314fn lock_fd_exclusive(lock_fd: OwnedFd) -> io::Result<ShmRegionLock> {
315    loop {
316        let rc = unsafe { libc::flock(lock_fd.as_raw_fd(), libc::LOCK_EX) };
317        if rc == 0 {
318            return Ok(ShmRegionLock { lock_fd });
319        }
320        let error = io::Error::last_os_error();
321        if error.kind() != io::ErrorKind::Interrupted {
322            return Err(error);
323        }
324    }
325}
326
327impl Drop for ShmRegion {
328    fn drop(&mut self) {
329        // SAFETY: ptr came from mmap of `self.len` bytes; munmap is the inverse.
330        unsafe {
331            libc::munmap(self.ptr.as_ptr().cast(), self.len);
332        }
333    }
334}
335
336// SAFETY: the underlying region is shared memory and synchronization
337// happens at the slot level (atomic seq counters); the handle itself
338// is just a pointer + length, safe to send/share.
339unsafe impl Send for ShmRegion {}
340unsafe impl Sync for ShmRegion {}
341
342/// Build the conventional name for an Orbit ring segment.
343pub fn ring_segment_name(fleet_name: &str, kind: u8) -> String {
344    // SAFETY: `geteuid` always returns a value; no error path.
345    let uid = unsafe { libc::geteuid() };
346    ring_segment_name_for_uid(fleet_name, kind, uid)
347}
348
349/// Build the conventional name for an Orbit ring segment owned by `uid`.
350///
351/// This form is intended for inspection and lifecycle tools that need to
352/// address a user other than their own effective uid.
353pub fn ring_segment_name_for_uid(fleet_name: &str, kind: u8, uid: u32) -> String {
354    format!("/{SHM_NAMESPACE}-{fleet_name}-{kind}-{uid}")
355}
356
357fn lock_file_path(shm_name: &str) -> PathBuf {
358    PathBuf::from("/tmp").join(format!("{}.lock", shm_name.trim_start_matches('/')))
359}