diff --git a/gnu/build/shepherd.scm b/gnu/build/shepherd.scm index fd93e7f3f4..65141bd60f 100644 --- a/gnu/build/shepherd.scm +++ b/gnu/build/shepherd.scm @@ -20,10 +20,12 @@ #:use-module (gnu system file-systems) #:use-module (gnu build linux-container) #:use-module (guix build utils) + #:use-module (guix utils) #:use-module (srfi srfi-1) #:use-module (srfi srfi-26) #:use-module (ice-9 match) - #:export (make-forkexec-constructor/container)) + #:export (make-forkexec-constructor/container + fork+exec-command/container)) ;;; Commentary: ;;; @@ -93,7 +95,8 @@ ;; XXX: Lazy-bind the Shepherd to avoid a compile-time dependency. (module-autoload! (current-module) '(shepherd service) - '(read-pid-file exec-command %precious-signals)) + '(fork+exec-command read-pid-file exec-command + %precious-signals)) (module-autoload! (current-module) '(shepherd system) '(unblock-signals)) @@ -188,6 +191,17 @@ namespace, in addition to essential bind-mounts such /proc." (read-pid-file pid-file #:max-delay pid-file-timeout)) pid)))) +(define* (fork+exec-command/container command + #:key pid + #:allow-other-keys + #:rest args) + "This is a variant of 'fork+exec-command' procedure, that joins the +namespaces of process PID beforehand." + (container-excursion* pid + (lambda () + (apply fork+exec-command command + (strip-keyword-arguments '(#:pid) args))))) + ;; Local Variables: ;; eval: (put 'container-excursion* 'scheme-indent-function 1) ;; End: diff --git a/gnu/installer/final.scm b/gnu/installer/final.scm index 685aa81d89..11143b2adb 100644 --- a/gnu/installer/final.scm +++ b/gnu/installer/final.scm @@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ #:use-module (guix build syscalls) #:use-module (guix build utils) #:use-module (gnu build accounts) + #:use-module (gnu build install) + #:use-module (gnu build linux-container) #:use-module ((gnu system shadow) #:prefix sys:) #:use-module (rnrs io ports) #:use-module (srfi srfi-1) @@ -133,49 +135,18 @@ USERS." (_ #f)))))) pids))) -(define (umount-cow-store) - "Remove the store overlay and the bind-mount on /tmp created by the -cow-store service. This procedure is very fragile and a better approach would -be much appreciated." - (catch #t - (lambda () - (let ((tmp-dir "/remove")) - (syslog "Unmounting cow-store.~%") - - (mkdir-p tmp-dir) - (mount (%store-directory) tmp-dir "" MS_MOVE) - - ;; The guix-daemon has possibly opened files from the cow-store, - ;; restart it. - (restart-service 'guix-daemon) - - (syslog "Killing cow users.") - - ;; Kill all processes started while the cow-store was active (logins - ;; on other TTYs for instance). - (kill-cow-users tmp-dir) - - ;; Try to umount the store overlay. Some process such as udevd - ;; workers might still be active, so do some retries. - (let loop ((try 5)) - (syslog "Umount try ~a~%" (- 5 try)) - (sleep 1) - (let ((umounted? (false-if-exception (umount tmp-dir)))) - (if (and (not umounted?) (> try 0)) - (loop (- try 1)) - (if umounted? - (syslog "Umounted ~a successfully.~%" tmp-dir) - (syslog "Failed to umount ~a.~%" tmp-dir))))) - - (umount "/tmp"))) - (lambda args - (syslog "~a~%" args)))) - (define* (install-system locale #:key (users '())) "Create /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd on the installation target for USERS. Start COW-STORE service on target directory and launch guix install command in a subshell. LOCALE must be the locale name under which that command will run, or #f. Return #t on success and #f on failure." + (define backing-directory + ;; Sub-directory used as the backing store for copy-on-write. + "/tmp/guix-inst") + + (define (assert-exit x) + (primitive-exit (if x 0 1))) + (let* ((options (catch 'system-error (lambda () ;; If this file exists, it can provide @@ -188,7 +159,11 @@ or #f. Return #t on success and #f on failure." "--fallback") options (list (%installer-configuration-file) - (%installer-target-dir))))) + (%installer-target-dir)))) + (database-dir "/var/guix/db") + (database-file (string-append database-dir "/db.sqlite")) + (saved-database (string-append database-dir "/db.save")) + (ret #f)) (mkdir-p (%installer-target-dir)) ;; We want to initialize user passwords but we don't want to store them in @@ -198,27 +173,50 @@ or #f. Return #t on success and #f on failure." ;; passwords that we've put in there. (create-user-database users (%installer-target-dir)) - (dynamic-wind - (lambda () - (start-service 'cow-store (list (%installer-target-dir)))) - (lambda () - ;; If there are any connected clients, assume that we are running - ;; installation tests. In that case, dump the standard and error - ;; outputs to syslog. - (if (not (null? (current-clients))) - (with-output-to-file "/dev/console" - (lambda () - (with-error-to-file "/dev/console" - (lambda () - (setvbuf (current-output-port) 'none) - (setvbuf (current-error-port) 'none) - (run-command install-command #:locale locale))))) - (run-command install-command #:locale locale))) - (lambda () - (stop-service 'cow-store) - ;; Remove the store overlay created at cow-store service start. - ;; Failing to do that will result in further umount calls to fail - ;; because the target device is seen as busy. See: - ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-12/msg00161.html. - (umount-cow-store) - #f)))) + ;; When the store overlay is mounted, other processes such as kmscon, udev + ;; and guix-daemon may open files from the store, preventing the + ;; underlying install support from being umounted. See: + ;; https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2018-12/msg00161.html. + ;; + ;; To avoid this situation, mount the store overlay inside a container, + ;; and run the installation from within that container. + (zero? + (call-with-container '() + (lambda () + (dynamic-wind + (lambda () + ;; Save the database, so that it can be restored once the + ;; cow-store is umounted. + (copy-file database-file saved-database) + (mount-cow-store (%installer-target-dir) backing-directory)) + (lambda () + ;; We need to drag the guix-daemon to the container MNT + ;; namespace, so that it can operate on the cow-store. + (stop-service 'guix-daemon) + (start-service 'guix-daemon (list (number->string (getpid)))) + + (setvbuf (current-output-port) 'none) + (setvbuf (current-error-port) 'none) + + ;; If there are any connected clients, assume that we are running + ;; installation tests. In that case, dump the standard and error + ;; outputs to syslog. + (set! ret + (if (not (null? (current-clients))) + (with-output-to-file "/dev/console" + (lambda () + (with-error-to-file "/dev/console" + (lambda () + (run-command install-command + #:locale locale))))) + (run-command install-command #:locale locale)))) + (lambda () + ;; Restart guix-daemon so that it does no keep the MNT namespace + ;; alive. + (restart-service 'guix-daemon) + (copy-file saved-database database-file) + + ;; Finally umount the cow-store and exit the container. + (unmount-cow-store (%installer-target-dir) backing-directory) + (assert-exit ret)))) + #:namespaces '(mnt))))) diff --git a/gnu/installer/newt/final.scm b/gnu/installer/newt/final.scm index fa8d6fea71..89684c4d8a 100644 --- a/gnu/installer/newt/final.scm +++ b/gnu/installer/newt/final.scm @@ -102,13 +102,6 @@ a specific step, or restart the installer.")) #:key (users '())) (clear-screen) (newt-suspend) - ;; XXX: Force loading 'bold' font files before mouting the - ;; cow-store. Otherwise, if the file is loaded by kmscon after the cow-store - ;; in mounted, it will be necessary to kill kmscon to umount to cow-store. - (display - (colorize-string - (format #f (G_ "Installing Guix System ...~%")) - (color BOLD))) (let ((install-ok? (install-system locale #:users users))) (newt-resume) install-ok?)) diff --git a/gnu/services/base.scm b/gnu/services/base.scm index 491f35702a..d560ad5a13 100644 --- a/gnu/services/base.scm +++ b/gnu/services/base.scm @@ -1558,57 +1558,72 @@ proxy of 'guix-daemon'...~%") (provision '(guix-daemon)) (requirement '(user-processes)) (actions (list shepherd-set-http-proxy-action)) - (modules '((srfi srfi-1))) + (modules '((srfi srfi-1) + (ice-9 match) + (gnu build shepherd))) (start - #~(lambda _ - (define proxy - ;; HTTP/HTTPS proxy. The 'http_proxy' variable is set by - ;; the 'set-http-proxy' action. - (or (getenv "http_proxy") #$http-proxy)) + (with-imported-modules (source-module-closure + '((gnu build shepherd))) + #~(lambda args + (define proxy + ;; HTTP/HTTPS proxy. The 'http_proxy' variable is set by + ;; the 'set-http-proxy' action. + (or (getenv "http_proxy") #$http-proxy)) - (fork+exec-command - (cons* #$(file-append guix "/bin/guix-daemon") - "--build-users-group" #$build-group - "--max-silent-time" #$(number->string max-silent-time) - "--timeout" #$(number->string timeout) - "--log-compression" #$(symbol->string log-compression) - #$@(if use-substitutes? - '() - '("--no-substitutes")) - "--substitute-urls" #$(string-join substitute-urls) - #$@extra-options + (fork+exec-command/container + (cons* #$(file-append guix "/bin/guix-daemon") + "--build-users-group" #$build-group + "--max-silent-time" + #$(number->string max-silent-time) + "--timeout" #$(number->string timeout) + "--log-compression" + #$(symbol->string log-compression) + #$@(if use-substitutes? + '() + '("--no-substitutes")) + "--substitute-urls" #$(string-join substitute-urls) + #$@extra-options - ;; Add CHROOT-DIRECTORIES and all their dependencies - ;; (if these are store items) to the chroot. - (append-map (lambda (file) - (append-map (lambda (directory) - (list "--chroot-directory" - directory)) - (call-with-input-file file - read))) - '#$(map references-file - chroot-directories))) + ;; Add CHROOT-DIRECTORIES and all their dependencies + ;; (if these are store items) to the chroot. + (append-map + (lambda (file) + (append-map (lambda (directory) + (list "--chroot-directory" + directory)) + (call-with-input-file file + read))) + '#$(map references-file + chroot-directories))) - #:environment-variables - (append (list #$@(if tmpdir - (list (string-append "TMPDIR=" tmpdir)) - '()) + ;; When running the installer, we need guix-daemon to + ;; operate from within the same MNT namespace as the + ;; installation container. In that case only, enter the + ;; namespace of the process PID passed as start argument. + #:pid (match args + ((pid) (string->number pid)) + (else (getpid))) - ;; Make sure we run in a UTF-8 locale so that - ;; 'guix offload' correctly restores nars that - ;; contain UTF-8 file names such as - ;; 'nss-certs'. See - ;; . - (string-append "GUIX_LOCPATH=" - #$glibc-utf8-locales - "/lib/locale") - "LC_ALL=en_US.utf8") - (if proxy - (list (string-append "http_proxy=" proxy) - (string-append "https_proxy=" proxy)) - '())) + #:environment-variables + (append (list #$@(if tmpdir + (list (string-append "TMPDIR=" tmpdir)) + '()) - #:log-file #$log-file))) + ;; Make sure we run in a UTF-8 locale so that + ;; 'guix offload' correctly restores nars + ;; that contain UTF-8 file names such as + ;; 'nss-certs'. See + ;; . + (string-append "GUIX_LOCPATH=" + #$glibc-utf8-locales + "/lib/locale") + "LC_ALL=en_US.utf8") + (if proxy + (list (string-append "http_proxy=" proxy) + (string-append "https_proxy=" proxy)) + '())) + + #:log-file #$log-file)))) (stop #~(make-kill-destructor)))))) (define (guix-accounts config)