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Diffstat (limited to 'gnu/installer')
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/installer/final.scm | 124 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/installer/newt/final.scm | 7 |
2 files changed, 61 insertions, 70 deletions
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?)) |