install: Always use a temporary file.

Previously, we would only use a temporary file if explicitly asked to
with the `-S` option, and even then, only if the target file already
existed.  This meant that an outside observer looking for the target
file might see a partial file, and might see the file disappear and
then reappear.

With this patch, we always use a temporary file, ensuring atomicity.
The downside is slightly increased disk usage.  The upside is never
having to worry about, for instance, cron jobs randomly failing if
they happen to run simultaneously with `make installworld`.

The `-S` option is retained, partly for compatibility, and partly
to control the use of `fsync(2)`, which has a non-negligible cost
(approximately 10% increase in wall time for `make installworld`).

MFC after:	1 week
Sponsored by:	Klara, Inc.
Reviewed by:	0mp, brooks, imp, markj
Differential Revision:	https://reviews.freebsd.org/D44742
This commit is contained in:
Dag-Erling Smørgrav 2024-04-12 19:30:48 +02:00
parent bfd2ce2a5a
commit e5035d0857
2 changed files with 33 additions and 124 deletions

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@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.Dd August 4, 2022
.Dd April 10, 2024
.Dt INSTALL 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@ -225,16 +225,18 @@ Copy the file, as if the
except if the target file does not already exist or is different,
then preserve the access and modification times of the source file.
.It Fl S
Safe copy.
Normally,
Flush each file to disk after copying.
This has a non-negligible impact on performance, but reduces the risk
of being left with a partial file if the system crashes or loses power
shortly after
.Nm
unlinks an existing target before installing the new file.
With the
runs.
.Pp
Historically,
.Fl S
flag a temporary file is used and then renamed to be
the target.
The reason this is safer is that if the copy or
rename fails, the existing target is left untouched.
also enabled the use of temporary files to ensure atomicity when
replacing an existing target.
Temporary files are no longer optional.
.It Fl s
.Nm
exec's the command
@ -300,15 +302,7 @@ Ports Collection.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width "INS@XXXXXX" -compact
.It Pa INS@XXXXXX
If either
.Fl S
option is specified, or the
.Fl C
or
.Fl p
option is used in conjunction with the
.Fl s
option, temporary files named
Temporary files named
.Pa INS@XXXXXX ,
where
.Pa XXXXXX

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@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ static char *destdir, *digest, *fflags, *metafile, *tags;
static int compare(int, const char *, size_t, int, const char *, size_t,
char **);
static char *copy(int, const char *, int, const char *, off_t);
static int create_newfile(const char *, int, struct stat *);
static int create_tempfile(const char *, char *, size_t);
static char *quiet_mktemp(char *template);
static char *digest_file(const char *);
@ -328,10 +327,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
}
}
/* need to make a temp copy so we can compare stripped version */
if (docompare && dostrip)
safecopy = 1;
/* get group and owner id's */
if (group != NULL && !dounpriv) {
if (gid_from_group(group, &gid) == -1) {
@ -572,7 +567,7 @@ do_link(const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
char tmpl[MAXPATHLEN];
int ret;
if (safecopy && target_sb != NULL) {
if (target_sb != NULL) {
(void)snprintf(tmpl, sizeof(tmpl), "%s.inst.XXXXXX", to_name);
/* This usage is safe. */
if (quiet_mktemp(tmpl) == NULL)
@ -619,7 +614,7 @@ do_symlink(const char *from_name, const char *to_name,
{
char tmpl[MAXPATHLEN];
if (safecopy && target_sb != NULL) {
if (target_sb != NULL) {
(void)snprintf(tmpl, sizeof(tmpl), "%s.inst.XXXXXX", to_name);
/* This usage is safe. */
if (quiet_mktemp(tmpl) == NULL)
@ -808,7 +803,7 @@ install(const char *from_name, const char *to_name, u_long fset, u_int flags)
struct stat from_sb, temp_sb, to_sb;
struct timespec tsb[2];
int devnull, files_match, from_fd, serrno, stripped, target;
int tempcopy, temp_fd, to_fd;
int temp_fd, to_fd;
char backup[MAXPATHLEN], *p, pathbuf[MAXPATHLEN], tempfile[MAXPATHLEN];
char *digestresult;
@ -843,16 +838,6 @@ install(const char *from_name, const char *to_name, u_long fset, u_int flags)
target = (lstat(to_name, &to_sb) == 0);
if (dolink) {
if (target && !safecopy) {
if (to_sb.st_mode & S_IFDIR && rmdir(to_name) == -1)
err(EX_OSERR, "%s", to_name);
#if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_FLAGS
if (to_sb.st_flags & NOCHANGEBITS)
(void)chflags(to_name,
to_sb.st_flags & ~NOCHANGEBITS);
#endif
unlink(to_name);
}
makelink(from_name, to_name, target ? &to_sb : NULL);
return;
}
@ -863,9 +848,6 @@ install(const char *from_name, const char *to_name, u_long fset, u_int flags)
return;
}
/* Only copy safe if the target exists. */
tempcopy = safecopy && target;
if (!devnull && (from_fd = open(from_name, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0)
err(EX_OSERR, "%s", from_name);
@ -886,40 +868,32 @@ install(const char *from_name, const char *to_name, u_long fset, u_int flags)
}
if (!files_match) {
if (tempcopy) {
to_fd = create_tempfile(to_name, tempfile,
sizeof(tempfile));
if (to_fd < 0)
err(EX_OSERR, "%s", tempfile);
} else {
if ((to_fd = create_newfile(to_name, target,
&to_sb)) < 0)
err(EX_OSERR, "%s", to_name);
if (verbose)
(void)printf("install: %s -> %s\n",
from_name, to_name);
}
to_fd = create_tempfile(to_name, tempfile,
sizeof(tempfile));
if (to_fd < 0)
err(EX_OSERR, "%s", tempfile);
if (!devnull) {
if (dostrip)
stripped = strip(tempcopy ? tempfile : to_name,
to_fd, from_name, &digestresult);
if (!stripped)
digestresult = copy(from_fd, from_name, to_fd,
tempcopy ? tempfile : to_name, from_sb.st_size);
if (dostrip) {
stripped = strip(tempfile, to_fd, from_name,
&digestresult);
}
if (!stripped) {
digestresult = copy(from_fd, from_name, to_fd,
tempfile, from_sb.st_size);
}
}
}
if (dostrip) {
if (!stripped)
(void)strip(tempcopy ? tempfile : to_name, to_fd,
NULL, &digestresult);
(void)strip(tempfile, to_fd, NULL, &digestresult);
/*
* Re-open our fd on the target, in case
* we did not strip in-place.
*/
close(to_fd);
to_fd = open(tempcopy ? tempfile : to_name, O_RDONLY, 0);
to_fd = open(tempfile, O_RDONLY, 0);
if (to_fd < 0)
err(EX_OSERR, "stripping %s", to_name);
}
@ -963,16 +937,16 @@ install(const char *from_name, const char *to_name, u_long fset, u_int flags)
digestresult = digest_file(tempfile);
/*
* Move the new file into place if doing a safe copy
* and the files are different (or just not compared).
* Move the new file into place if the files are different (or
* just not compared).
*/
if (tempcopy && !files_match) {
if (!files_match) {
#if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_FLAGS
/* Try to turn off the immutable bits. */
if (to_sb.st_flags & NOCHANGEBITS)
(void)chflags(to_name, to_sb.st_flags & ~NOCHANGEBITS);
#endif
if (dobackup) {
if (target && dobackup) {
if ((size_t)snprintf(backup, MAXPATHLEN, "%s%s", to_name,
suffix) != strlen(to_name) + strlen(suffix)) {
unlink(tempfile);
@ -1222,65 +1196,6 @@ create_tempfile(const char *path, char *temp, size_t tsize)
return (mkstemp(temp));
}
/*
* create_newfile --
* create a new file, overwriting an existing one if necessary
*/
static int
create_newfile(const char *path, int target, struct stat *sbp)
{
char backup[MAXPATHLEN];
int saved_errno = 0;
int newfd;
if (target) {
/*
* Unlink now... avoid ETXTBSY errors later. Try to turn
* off the append/immutable bits -- if we fail, go ahead,
* it might work.
*/
#if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_FLAGS
if (sbp->st_flags & NOCHANGEBITS)
(void)chflags(path, sbp->st_flags & ~NOCHANGEBITS);
#endif
if (dobackup) {
if ((size_t)snprintf(backup, MAXPATHLEN, "%s%s",
path, suffix) != strlen(path) + strlen(suffix)) {
saved_errno = errno;
#if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_FLAGS
if (sbp->st_flags & NOCHANGEBITS)
(void)chflags(path, sbp->st_flags);
#endif
errno = saved_errno;
errx(EX_OSERR, "%s: backup filename too long",
path);
}
(void)snprintf(backup, MAXPATHLEN, "%s%s",
path, suffix);
if (verbose)
(void)printf("install: %s -> %s\n",
path, backup);
if (rename(path, backup) < 0) {
saved_errno = errno;
#if HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_FLAGS
if (sbp->st_flags & NOCHANGEBITS)
(void)chflags(path, sbp->st_flags);
#endif
errno = saved_errno;
err(EX_OSERR, "rename: %s to %s", path, backup);
}
} else
if (unlink(path) < 0)
saved_errno = errno;
}
newfd = open(path, O_CREAT | O_RDWR | O_TRUNC, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
if (newfd < 0 && saved_errno != 0)
errno = saved_errno;
return newfd;
}
/*
* copy --
* copy from one file to another