Merge pull request #4054 from edolstra/fix-4021

registerOutputs(): Don't call canonicalisePathMetaData() twice

src/libexpr/parser.y

@@ -614,8 +614,7 @@ Path resolveExprPath(Path path)
         // Basic cycle/depth limit to avoid infinite loops.
         if (++followCount >= maxFollow)
             throw Error("too many symbolic links encountered while traversing the path '%s'", path);
-        if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
+        st = lstat(path);
-            throw SysError("getting status of '%s'", path);
         if (!S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) break;
         path = absPath(readLink(path), dirOf(path));
     }

src/libstore/build.cc

@@ -1675,7 +1675,34 @@ void DerivationGoal::tryLocalBuild() {
 }
 
 
-void replaceValidPath(const Path & storePath, const Path tmpPath)
+static void chmod_(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
+{
+    if (chmod(path.c_str(), mode) == -1)
+        throw SysError("setting permissions on '%s'", path);
+}
+
+
+/* Move/rename path 'src' to 'dst'. Temporarily make 'src' writable if
+   it's a directory and we're not root (to be able to update the
+   directory's parent link ".."). */
+static void movePath(const Path & src, const Path & dst)
+{
+    auto st = lstat(src);
+
+    bool changePerm = (geteuid() && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) && !(st.st_mode & S_IWUSR));
+
+    if (changePerm)
+        chmod_(src, st.st_mode | S_IWUSR);
+
+    if (rename(src.c_str(), dst.c_str()))
+        throw SysError("renaming '%1%' to '%2%'", src, dst);
+
+    if (changePerm)
+        chmod_(dst, st.st_mode);
+}
+
+
+void replaceValidPath(const Path & storePath, const Path & tmpPath)
 {
     /* We can't atomically replace storePath (the original) with
        tmpPath (the replacement), so we have to move it out of the
@@ -1683,11 +1710,20 @@ void replaceValidPath(const Path & storePath, const Path tmpPath)
        we're repairing (say) Glibc, we end up with a broken system. */
     Path oldPath = (format("%1%.old-%2%-%3%") % storePath % getpid() % random()).str();
     if (pathExists(storePath))
-        rename(storePath.c_str(), oldPath.c_str());
+        movePath(storePath, oldPath);
-    if (rename(tmpPath.c_str(), storePath.c_str()) == -1) {
+
-        rename(oldPath.c_str(), storePath.c_str()); // attempt to recover
+    try {
-        throw SysError("moving '%s' to '%s'", tmpPath, storePath);
+        movePath(tmpPath, storePath);
+    } catch (...) {
+        try {
+            // attempt to recover
+            movePath(oldPath, storePath);
+        } catch (...) {
+            ignoreException();
+        }
+        throw;
     }
+
     deletePath(oldPath);
 }
 
@@ -2005,13 +2041,6 @@ HookReply DerivationGoal::tryBuildHook()
 }
 
 
-static void chmod_(const Path & path, mode_t mode)
-{
-    if (chmod(path.c_str(), mode) == -1)
-        throw SysError("setting permissions on '%s'", path);
-}
-
-
 int childEntry(void * arg)
 {
     ((DerivationGoal *) arg)->runChild();
@@ -2367,10 +2396,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::startBuilder()
         for (auto & i : inputPaths) {
             auto p = worker.store.printStorePath(i);
             Path r = worker.store.toRealPath(p);
-            struct stat st;
+            if (S_ISDIR(lstat(r).st_mode))
-            if (lstat(r.c_str(), &st))
-                throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%s'", p);
-            if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode))
                 dirsInChroot.insert_or_assign(p, r);
             else
                 linkOrCopy(r, chrootRootDir + p);
@@ -3144,9 +3170,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::addDependency(const StorePath & path)
             if (pathExists(target))
                 throw Error("store path '%s' already exists in the sandbox", worker.store.printStorePath(path));
 
-            struct stat st;
+            auto st = lstat(source);
-            if (lstat(source.c_str(), &st))
-                throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%s'", source);
 
             if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode)) {
 
@@ -3735,29 +3759,6 @@ void DerivationGoal::runChild()
 }
 
 
-static void moveCheckToStore(const Path & src, const Path & dst)
-{
-    /* For the rename of directory to succeed, we must be running as root or
-       the directory must be made temporarily writable (to update the
-       directory's parent link ".."). */
-    struct stat st;
-    if (lstat(src.c_str(), &st) == -1) {
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", src);
-    }
-
-    bool changePerm = (geteuid() && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) && !(st.st_mode & S_IWUSR));
-
-    if (changePerm)
-        chmod_(src, st.st_mode | S_IWUSR);
-
-    if (rename(src.c_str(), dst.c_str()))
-        throw SysError("renaming '%1%' to '%2%'", src, dst);
-
-    if (changePerm)
-        chmod_(dst, st.st_mode);
-}
-
-
 void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
 {
     /* When using a build hook, the build hook can register the output
@@ -3858,7 +3859,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
            something like that. */
         canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath, buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : -1, inodesSeen);
 
-        debug("scanning for references for output %1 in temp location '%1%'", outputName, actualPath);
+        debug("scanning for references for output '%s' in temp location '%s'", outputName, actualPath);
 
         /* Pass blank Sink as we are not ready to hash data at this stage. */
         NullSink blank;
@@ -3913,7 +3914,6 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
                 outputRewrites[std::string { scratchPath.hashPart() }] = std::string { finalStorePath.hashPart() };
         };
 
-        bool rewritten = false;
         std::optional<StorePathSet> referencesOpt = std::visit(overloaded {
             [&](AlreadyRegistered skippedFinalPath) -> std::optional<StorePathSet> {
                 finish(skippedFinalPath.path);
@@ -3944,7 +3944,9 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
                 StringSource source(*sink.s);
                 restorePath(actualPath, source);
 
-                rewritten = true;
+                /* FIXME: set proper permissions in restorePath() so
+                   we don't have to do another traversal. */
+                canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath, -1, inodesSeen);
             }
         };
 
@@ -4027,7 +4029,7 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
             [&](DerivationOutputInputAddressed output) {
                 /* input-addressed case */
                 auto requiredFinalPath = output.path;
-                /* Preemtively add rewrite rule for final hash, as that is
+                /* Preemptively add rewrite rule for final hash, as that is
                    what the NAR hash will use rather than normalized-self references */
                 if (scratchPath != requiredFinalPath)
                     outputRewrites.insert_or_assign(
@@ -4101,44 +4103,21 @@ void DerivationGoal::registerOutputs()
                    else. No moving needed. */
                 assert(newInfo.ca);
             } else {
-                /* Temporarily add write perm so we can move, will be fixed
+                auto destPath = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath);
-                   later. */
+                movePath(actualPath, destPath);
-                {
+                actualPath = destPath;
-                    struct stat st;
-                    auto & mode = st.st_mode;
-                    if (lstat(actualPath.c_str(), &st))
-                        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", actualPath);
-                    mode |= 0200;
-                    /* Try to change the perms, but only if the file isn't a
-                       symlink as symlinks permissions are mostly ignored and
-                       calling `chmod` on it will just forward the call to the
-                       target of the link. */
-                    if (!S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
-                        if (chmod(actualPath.c_str(), mode) == -1)
-                            throw SysError("changing mode of '%1%' to %2$o", actualPath, mode);
-                }
-                if (rename(
-                        actualPath.c_str(),
-                        worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath).c_str()) == -1)
-                    throw SysError("moving build output '%1%' from it's temporary location to the Nix store", finalDestPath);
-                actualPath = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath);
             }
         }
 
-        /* Get rid of all weird permissions.  This also checks that
-           all files are owned by the build user, if applicable. */
-        canonicalisePathMetaData(actualPath,
-            buildUser && !rewritten ? buildUser->getUID() : -1, inodesSeen);
-
         if (buildMode == bmCheck) {
             if (!worker.store.isValidPath(newInfo.path)) continue;
             ValidPathInfo oldInfo(*worker.store.queryPathInfo(newInfo.path));
             if (newInfo.narHash != oldInfo.narHash) {
                 worker.checkMismatch = true;
                 if (settings.runDiffHook || settings.keepFailed) {
-                    Path dst = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath + checkSuffix);
+                    auto dst = worker.store.toRealPath(finalDestPath + checkSuffix);
                     deletePath(dst);
-                    moveCheckToStore(actualPath, dst);
+                    movePath(actualPath, dst);
 
                     handleDiffHook(
                         buildUser ? buildUser->getUID() : getuid(),

src/libstore/gc.cc

@@ -663,9 +663,7 @@ void LocalStore::removeUnusedLinks(const GCState & state)
         if (name == "." || name == "..") continue;
         Path path = linksDir + "/" + name;
 
-        struct stat st;
+        auto st = lstat(path);
-        if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st) == -1)
-            throw SysError("statting '%1%'", path);
 
         if (st.st_nlink != 1) {
             actualSize += st.st_size;

src/libstore/local-store.cc

@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
         Path path = realStoreDir;
         struct stat st;
         while (path != "/") {
-            if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
+            st = lstat(path);
-                throw SysError("getting status of '%1%'", path);
             if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode))
                 throw Error(
                         "the path '%1%' is a symlink; "
@@ -419,10 +418,7 @@ static void canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(const Path & path, const struct
 
 void canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
+    canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(path, lstat(path));
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
-    canonicaliseTimestampAndPermissions(path, st);
 }
 
 
@@ -440,9 +436,7 @@ static void canonicalisePathMetaData_(const Path & path, uid_t fromUid, InodesSe
     }
 #endif
 
-    struct stat st;
+    auto st = lstat(path);
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
 
     /* Really make sure that the path is of a supported type. */
     if (!(S_ISREG(st.st_mode) || S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) || S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)))
@@ -478,8 +472,7 @@ static void canonicalisePathMetaData_(const Path & path, uid_t fromUid, InodesSe
        ensure that we don't fail on hard links within the same build
        (i.e. "touch $out/foo; ln $out/foo $out/bar"). */
     if (fromUid != (uid_t) -1 && st.st_uid != fromUid) {
-        assert(!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode));
+        if (S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) || !inodesSeen.count(Inode(st.st_dev, st.st_ino)))
-        if (inodesSeen.find(Inode(st.st_dev, st.st_ino)) == inodesSeen.end())
             throw BuildError("invalid ownership on file '%1%'", path);
         mode_t mode = st.st_mode & ~S_IFMT;
         assert(S_ISLNK(st.st_mode) || (st.st_uid == geteuid() && (mode == 0444 || mode == 0555) && st.st_mtime == mtimeStore));
@@ -522,9 +515,7 @@ void canonicalisePathMetaData(const Path & path, uid_t fromUid, InodesSeen & ino
 
     /* On platforms that don't have lchown(), the top-level path can't
        be a symlink, since we can't change its ownership. */
-    struct stat st;
+    auto st = lstat(path);
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
 
     if (st.st_uid != geteuid()) {
         assert(S_ISLNK(st.st_mode));
@@ -1455,7 +1446,7 @@ static void makeMutable(const Path & path)
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st = lstat(path);
+    auto st = lstat(path);
 
     if (!S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) && !S_ISREG(st.st_mode)) return;
 

src/libstore/optimise-store.cc

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ namespace nix {
 
 static void makeWritable(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
+    auto st = lstat(path);
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
     if (chmod(path.c_str(), st.st_mode | S_IWUSR) == -1)
         throw SysError("changing writability of '%1%'", path);
 }
@@ -94,9 +92,7 @@ void LocalStore::optimisePath_(Activity * act, OptimiseStats & stats,
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st;
+    auto st = lstat(path);
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
 
 #if __APPLE__
     /* HFS/macOS has some undocumented security feature disabling hardlinking for
@@ -187,9 +183,7 @@ void LocalStore::optimisePath_(Activity * act, OptimiseStats & stats,
 
     /* Yes!  We've seen a file with the same contents.  Replace the
        current file with a hard link to that file. */
-    struct stat stLink;
+    auto stLink = lstat(linkPath);
-    if (lstat(linkPath.c_str(), &stLink))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", linkPath);
 
     if (st.st_ino == stLink.st_ino) {
         debug(format("'%1%' is already linked to '%2%'") % path % linkPath);

src/libstore/profiles.cc

@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@ std::pair<Generations, std::optional<GenerationNumber>> findGenerations(Path pro
     for (auto & i : readDirectory(profileDir)) {
         if (auto n = parseName(profileName, i.name)) {
             auto path = profileDir + "/" + i.name;
-            struct stat st;
-            if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st) != 0)
-                throw SysError("statting '%1%'", path);
             gens.push_back({
                 .number = *n,
                 .path = path,
-                .creationTime = st.st_mtime
+                .creationTime = lstat(path).st_mtime
             });
         }
     }

src/libutil/archive.cc

@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ static void dump(const Path & path, Sink & sink, PathFilter & filter)
 {
     checkInterrupt();
 
-    struct stat st;
+    auto st = lstat(path);
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st))
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
 
     sink << "(";
 

src/resolve-system-dependencies/resolve-system-dependencies.cc

@@ -111,11 +111,7 @@ std::set<std::string> runResolver(const Path & filename)
 
 bool isSymlink(const Path & path)
 {
-    struct stat st;
+    return S_ISLNK(lstat(path).st_mode);
-    if (lstat(path.c_str(), &st) == -1)
-        throw SysError("getting attributes of path '%1%'", path);
-
-    return S_ISLNK(st.st_mode);
 }
 
 Path resolveSymlink(const Path & path)

tests/repair.sh

@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ hash=$(nix-hash $path2)
 chmod u+w $path2
 touch $path2/bad
 
-if nix-store --verify --check-contents -v; then
+(! nix-store --verify --check-contents -v)
-    echo "nix-store --verify succeeded unexpectedly" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
 
 # The path can be repaired by rebuilding the derivation.
 nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair
 
+(! [ -e $path2/bad ])
+(! [ -w $path2 ])
+
 nix-store --verify-path $path2
 
 # Re-corrupt and delete the deriver. Now --verify --repair should
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ touch $path2/bad
 
 nix-store --delete $(nix-store -qd $path2)
 
-if nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair; then
+(! nix-store --verify --check-contents --repair)
-    echo "nix-store --verify --repair succeeded unexpectedly" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
 
 nix-build dependencies.nix -o $TEST_ROOT/result --repair
 

tests/simple.sh

@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ outPath=$(nix-store -rvv "$drvPath")
 
 echo "output path is $outPath"
 
+(! [ -w $outPath ])
+
 text=$(cat "$outPath"/hello)
 if test "$text" != "Hello World!"; then exit 1; fi
 
 # Directed delete: $outPath is not reachable from a root, so it should
 # be deleteable.
 nix-store --delete $outPath
-if test -e $outPath/hello; then false; fi
+(! [ -e $outPath/hello ])
 
 outPath="$(NIX_REMOTE=local?store=/foo\&real=$TEST_ROOT/real-store nix-instantiate --readonly-mode hash-check.nix)"
 if test "$outPath" != "/foo/lfy1s6ca46rm5r6w4gg9hc0axiakjcnm-dependencies.drv"; then