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Danny Canter 061bc0a071 LinuxContainer: Add support for optional writable layer (#533)
This adds support to LinuxContainer to be able to provide an optional
writable layer. This is useful as today the rootfs size is determined by
the size of the image block itself which is set in stone at unpack time
of the image. This leaves a lot to be desired because a user might want
a larger or smaller rootfs size, but it's not configurable on a per
container basis because of this. To support this, we can pass an
additional writable block device that we can overlayfs with the image
contents in the guest. All writes will go to this writable layer, and
the rootfs size in the container is now whatever size this writable
layer is.

The block devices (via our ext4 package, but you could use whatever) are
cheap enough to generate on the fly that you can choose whatever size
you want easily.
2026-02-19 15:27:43 -08:00

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//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
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//
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#if os(macOS)
import Foundation
import ContainerizationError
import ContainerizationExtras
import ContainerizationOCI
import Logging
import NIOCore
import NIOPosix
import Synchronization
import Virtualization
struct VZVirtualMachineInstance: Sendable {
typealias Agent = Vminitd
/// Attached mounts on the virtual machine, organized by metadata ID.
public let mounts: [String: [AttachedFilesystem]]
/// Returns the runtime state of the vm.
public var state: VirtualMachineInstanceState {
vzStateToInstanceState()
}
/// The virtual machine instance configuration.
private let config: Configuration
public struct Configuration: Sendable {
/// Amount of cpus to allocated.
public var cpus: Int
/// Amount of memory in bytes allocated.
public var memoryInBytes: UInt64
/// Toggle rosetta's x86_64 emulation support.
public var rosetta: Bool
/// Toggle nested virtualization support.
public var nestedVirtualization: Bool
/// Mount attachments organized by metadata ID.
public var mountsByID: [String: [Mount]]
/// Network interface attachments.
public var interfaces: [any Interface]
/// Kernel image.
public var kernel: Kernel?
/// The root filesystem.
public var initialFilesystem: Mount?
/// Destination for the virtual machine's boot logs.
public var bootLog: BootLog?
init() {
self.cpus = 4
self.memoryInBytes = 1024.mib()
self.rosetta = false
self.nestedVirtualization = false
self.mountsByID = [:]
self.interfaces = []
}
}
// `vm` isn't used concurrently.
private nonisolated(unsafe) let vm: VZVirtualMachine
private let queue: DispatchQueue
private let lock: AsyncLock
private let group: EventLoopGroup
private let ownsGroup: Bool
private let timeSyncer: TimeSyncer
private let logger: Logger?
public init(
group: EventLoopGroup? = nil,
logger: Logger? = nil,
with: (inout Configuration) throws -> Void
) throws {
var config = Configuration()
try with(&config)
try self.init(group: group, config: config, logger: logger)
}
init(group: EventLoopGroup?, config: Configuration, logger: Logger?) throws {
if let group {
self.ownsGroup = false
self.group = group
} else {
self.ownsGroup = true
self.group = MultiThreadedEventLoopGroup(numberOfThreads: System.coreCount)
}
self.config = config
self.lock = .init()
self.queue = DispatchQueue(label: "com.apple.containerization.vzvm.\(UUID().uuidString)")
self.mounts = try config.mountAttachments()
self.logger = logger
self.timeSyncer = .init(logger: logger)
self.vm = VZVirtualMachine(
configuration: try config.toVZ(),
queue: self.queue
)
}
}
extension VZVirtualMachineInstance: VirtualMachineInstance {
func start() async throws {
try await lock.withLock { _ in
guard self.state == .stopped else {
throw ContainerizationError(
.invalidState,
message: "virtual machine is not stopped \(self.state)"
)
}
// Do any necessary setup needed prior to starting the guest.
try await self.prestart()
try await self.vm.start(queue: self.queue)
let agent = Vminitd(
connection: try await self.vm.waitForAgent(queue: self.queue),
group: self.group
)
do {
if self.config.rosetta {
try await agent.enableRosetta()
}
} catch {
try await agent.close()
throw error
}
// Don't close our remote context as we are providing
// it to our time sync routine.
await self.timeSyncer.start(context: agent)
}
}
func stop() async throws {
try await lock.withLock { connections in
// NOTE: We should record HOW the vm stopped eventually. If the vm exited
// unexpectedly virtualization framework offers you a way to store
// an error on how it exited. We should report that here instead of the
// generic vm is not running.
guard self.state == .running else {
throw ContainerizationError(.invalidState, message: "vm is not running")
}
try await self.timeSyncer.close()
if self.ownsGroup {
try await self.group.shutdownGracefully()
}
try await self.vm.stop(queue: self.queue)
}
}
// NOTE: Investigate what is the "right" way to handle already vended vsock
// connections for pause and resume.
func pause() async throws {
try await lock.withLock { _ in
await self.timeSyncer.pause()
try await self.vm.pause(queue: self.queue)
}
}
func resume() async throws {
try await lock.withLock { _ in
try await self.vm.resume(queue: self.queue)
await self.timeSyncer.resume()
}
}
public func dialAgent() async throws -> Vminitd {
try await lock.withLock { _ in
do {
let conn = try await vm.connect(
queue: queue,
port: Vminitd.port
)
let handle = try conn.dupHandle()
let agent = Vminitd(connection: handle, group: self.group)
return agent
} catch {
if let err = error as? ContainerizationError {
throw err
}
throw ContainerizationError(
.internalError,
message: "failed to dial agent",
cause: error
)
}
}
}
func dial(_ port: UInt32) async throws -> FileHandle {
try await lock.withLock { _ in
do {
let conn = try await vm.connect(
queue: queue,
port: port
)
return try conn.dupHandle()
} catch {
if let err = error as? ContainerizationError {
throw err
}
throw ContainerizationError(
.internalError,
message: "failed to dial vsock port",
cause: error
)
}
}
}
func listen(_ port: UInt32) throws -> VsockListener {
let stream = VsockListener(port: port, stopListen: self.stopListen)
let listener = VZVirtioSocketListener()
listener.delegate = stream
try self.vm.listen(
queue: queue,
port: port,
listener: listener
)
return stream
}
private func stopListen(_ port: UInt32) throws {
try self.vm.removeListener(
queue: queue,
port: port
)
}
}
extension VZVirtualMachineInstance {
func vzStateToInstanceState() -> VirtualMachineInstanceState {
self.queue.sync {
let state: VirtualMachineInstanceState
switch self.vm.state {
case .starting:
state = .starting
case .running:
state = .running
case .stopping:
state = .stopping
case .stopped:
state = .stopped
default:
state = .unknown
}
return state
}
}
func prestart() async throws {
if self.config.rosetta {
#if arch(arm64)
if VZLinuxRosettaDirectoryShare.availability == .notInstalled {
self.logger?.info("installing rosetta")
try await VZVirtualMachineInstance.Configuration.installRosetta()
}
#else
fatalError("rosetta is only supported on arm64")
#endif
}
}
}
extension VZVirtualMachineInstance.Configuration {
public static func installRosetta() async throws {
do {
#if arch(arm64)
try await VZLinuxRosettaDirectoryShare.installRosetta()
#else
fatalError("rosetta is only supported on arm64")
#endif
} catch {
throw ContainerizationError(
.internalError,
message: "failed to install rosetta",
cause: error
)
}
}
private func serialPort(destination: BootLog) throws -> [VZVirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration] {
let c = VZVirtioConsoleDeviceSerialPortConfiguration()
switch destination.base {
case .file(let path, let append):
c.attachment = try VZFileSerialPortAttachment(url: path, append: append)
case .fileHandle(let fileHandle):
c.attachment = VZFileHandleSerialPortAttachment(
fileHandleForReading: nil,
fileHandleForWriting: fileHandle
)
}
return [c]
}
func toVZ() throws -> VZVirtualMachineConfiguration {
var config = VZVirtualMachineConfiguration()
config.cpuCount = self.cpus
config.memorySize = self.memoryInBytes
config.entropyDevices = [VZVirtioEntropyDeviceConfiguration()]
config.socketDevices = [VZVirtioSocketDeviceConfiguration()]
if let bootLog = self.bootLog {
config.serialPorts = try serialPort(destination: bootLog)
} else {
// We always supply a serial console. If no explicit path was provided just send em to the void.
config.serialPorts = try serialPort(destination: .file(path: URL(filePath: "/dev/null")))
}
config.networkDevices = try self.interfaces.map {
guard let vzi = $0 as? VZInterface else {
throw ContainerizationError(.invalidArgument, message: "interface type not supported by VZ")
}
return try vzi.device()
}
if self.rosetta {
#if arch(arm64)
switch VZLinuxRosettaDirectoryShare.availability {
case .notSupported:
throw ContainerizationError(
.invalidArgument,
message: "rosetta was requested but is not supported on this machine"
)
case .notInstalled:
// NOTE: If rosetta isn't installed, we'll error with a nice error message
// during .start() of the virtual machine instance.
fallthrough
case .installed:
let share = try VZLinuxRosettaDirectoryShare()
let device = VZVirtioFileSystemDeviceConfiguration(tag: "rosetta")
device.share = share
config.directorySharingDevices.append(device)
@unknown default:
throw ContainerizationError(
.invalidArgument,
message: "unknown rosetta availability encountered: \(VZLinuxRosettaDirectoryShare.availability)"
)
}
#else
fatalError("rosetta is only supported on arm64")
#endif
}
guard let kernel = self.kernel else {
throw ContainerizationError(.invalidArgument, message: "kernel cannot be nil")
}
guard let initialFilesystem = self.initialFilesystem else {
throw ContainerizationError(.invalidArgument, message: "rootfs cannot be nil")
}
let loader = VZLinuxBootLoader(kernelURL: kernel.path)
loader.commandLine = kernel.linuxCommandline(initialFilesystem: initialFilesystem)
config.bootLoader = loader
try initialFilesystem.configure(config: &config)
// Track used virtiofs tags to avoid creating duplicate VZ devices.
// The same source directory mounted to multiple destinations shares one device.
var usedVirtioFSTags: Set<String> = []
for (_, mounts) in self.mountsByID {
for mount in mounts {
if case .virtiofs = mount.runtimeOptions {
let tag = try hashMountSource(source: mount.source)
if usedVirtioFSTags.contains(tag) {
continue
}
usedVirtioFSTags.insert(tag)
}
try mount.configure(config: &config)
}
}
let platform = VZGenericPlatformConfiguration()
// We shouldn't silently succeed if the user asked for virt and their hardware does
// not support it.
if !VZGenericPlatformConfiguration.isNestedVirtualizationSupported && self.nestedVirtualization {
throw ContainerizationError(
.unsupported,
message: "nested virtualization is not supported on the platform"
)
}
platform.isNestedVirtualizationEnabled = self.nestedVirtualization
config.platform = platform
try config.validate()
return config
}
func mountAttachments() throws -> [String: [AttachedFilesystem]] {
let allocator = Character.blockDeviceTagAllocator()
if let initialFilesystem {
// When the initial filesystem is a blk, allocate the first letter "vd(a)"
// as that is what this blk will be attached under.
if initialFilesystem.isBlock {
_ = try allocator.allocate()
}
}
var attachmentsByID: [String: [AttachedFilesystem]] = [:]
for (id, mounts) in self.mountsByID {
var attachments: [AttachedFilesystem] = []
for mount in mounts {
attachments.append(try .init(mount: mount, allocator: allocator))
}
attachmentsByID[id] = attachments
}
return attachmentsByID
}
}
extension Kernel {
func linuxCommandline(initialFilesystem: Mount) -> String {
var args = self.commandLine.kernelArgs
args.append("init=/sbin/vminitd")
// rootfs is always set as ro.
args.append("ro")
switch initialFilesystem.type {
case "virtiofs":
args.append(contentsOf: [
"rootfstype=virtiofs",
"root=rootfs",
])
case "ext4":
args.append(contentsOf: [
"rootfstype=ext4",
"root=/dev/vda",
])
default:
fatalError("unsupported initfs filesystem \(initialFilesystem.type)")
}
if self.commandLine.initArgs.count > 0 {
args.append("--")
args.append(contentsOf: self.commandLine.initArgs)
}
return args.joined(separator: " ")
}
}
public protocol VZInterface {
func device() throws -> VZVirtioNetworkDeviceConfiguration
}
extension NATInterface: VZInterface {
public func device() throws -> VZVirtioNetworkDeviceConfiguration {
let config = VZVirtioNetworkDeviceConfiguration()
if let macAddress = self.macAddress {
guard let mac = VZMACAddress(string: macAddress.description) else {
throw ContainerizationError(.invalidArgument, message: "invalid mac address \(macAddress)")
}
config.macAddress = mac
}
config.attachment = VZNATNetworkDeviceAttachment()
return config
}
}
#endif