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Michael Crosby b438e97b93 Add cloud-hypervisor VMM backend for Linux hosts (#782)
apple/containerization currently runs containers in per-container VMs on
macOS hosts via Virtualization.framework. This adds a second VMM backend
so the same Swift orchestration layer (LinuxContainer / LinuxPod /
Vminitd gRPC contract) runs on Linux hosts via cloud-hypervisor + KVM.

**CloudHypervisor Swift package** (`Sources/CloudHypervisor/`) — a thin
client for cloud-hypervisor's REST-over-UDS API, layered on
AsyncHTTPClient. Endpoints cover VMM / VM lifecycle / hotplug (disk, fs,
net, vsock, remove-device). Cross-platform (compiles on macOS for unit
tests; consumed at runtime only by the Linux side of Containerization).

**CH backend in Containerization** — one cloud-hypervisor subprocess per
VM, gated behind `#if os(Linux)`. CHVirtualMachineManager /
CHVirtualMachineInstance mirror the VZ shape behind the existing
VirtualMachineManager / VirtualMachineInstance protocol. CHProcess and
VirtiofsdProcess manage the binaries; CHHotplugProvider handles
virtio-blk and virtio-fs runtime hotplug (with one virtiofsd per unique
source-hash tag, refcounted across containers).

**Linux host networking** — BridgeManager brings up a Linux bridge with
an IPv4 subnet and (opt-in via `--enable-nat`) iptables MASQUERADE +
scoped FORWARD rules. LinuxBridgedNetwork enslaves a fresh TAP per
container to the bridge. State is recorded under `/run/containerization`
so `cctl bridge delete` reverses exactly what create did. Bridge
teardown verifies the link kind via sysfs to refuse deleting non-bridge
interfaces.

**cctl run / bridge** — end-to-end Linux container run path (image pull,
ext4 rootfs assembly, VM boot, container exec) plus `cctl bridge
create|delete` for the host network plumbing.

**Build & dist** — `make linux-build` / `make linux-integration` build
and exercise the host side inside an apple/container `--virtualization`
dev container. `make dist-x86_64` produces a deployment tarball (cctl +
cloud-hypervisor + virtiofsd + initfs + kernel) cross-compiled from the
aarch64 dev container; pipeline documented in `docs/x86_64-build.md`.
Static-musl C deps and the Zig cross compiler are pinned by SHA256.

The host orchestrator runs as root. Per-VM runtime state lives under
`/run/containerization/ch/<UUID>` with mode 0700; UDS sockets inside are
bound with mode 0600. Vminitd's gRPC channel inherits that trust
boundary — socket-file perms are the auth.

Sandbox flags are upstream-secure by default. Two per-component opt-outs
exist for the apple/container dev-container case (where the host seccomp
profile SIGSYS-kills CH and virtiofsd):
- `CONTAINERIZATION_NO_CH_SECCOMP=1` — `cloud-hypervisor --seccomp
false`.
- `CONTAINERIZATION_NO_VIRTIOFSD_SANDBOX=1` — `virtiofsd --sandbox
none`. Each emits a one-shot `logger.warning` at process start. Legacy
alias `CONTAINERIZATION_RELAXED_SANDBOX=1` flips both. cctl spawns both
binaries with `setsid` and a minimal env allowlist (PATH / HOME /
RUST_LOG / RUST_BACKTRACE) so the parent's secrets don't leak to
children.

`make linux-integration` runs the cross-platform integration suite
against a real cloud-hypervisor VM inside the dev container. Linux runs
the cross-platform subset (`process true`/`false`/`echo hi`, virtiofs
round-trip, hotplug); the macOS suite is unchanged.

Signed-off-by: michael_crosby <michael_crosby@apple.com>
2026-07-02 11:20:22 -04:00

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//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
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//
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#if os(macOS)
import ContainerizationError
import ContainerizationEXT4
import ContainerizationOCI
import ContainerizationOS
import Foundation
import ContainerizationExtras
import SystemPackage
import Virtualization
/// A manager for creating and running containers.
/// Supports container networking options.
public struct ContainerManager: Sendable {
public let imageStore: ImageStore
private let vmm: VirtualMachineManager
private var network: Network?
private var containerRoot: URL {
self.imageStore.path.appendingPathComponent("containers")
}
/// Create a new manager with the provided kernel, initfs mount, image store
/// and optional network implementation. This will use a Virtualization.framework
/// backed VMM implicitly.
public init(
kernel: Kernel,
initfs: Mount,
imageStore: ImageStore,
network: Network? = nil,
rosetta: Bool = false,
nestedVirtualization: Bool = false
) throws {
self.imageStore = imageStore
self.network = network
try Self.createRootDirectory(path: self.imageStore.path)
self.vmm = VZVirtualMachineManager(
kernel: kernel,
initialFilesystem: initfs,
rosetta: rosetta,
nestedVirtualization: nestedVirtualization
)
}
/// Create a new manager with the provided kernel, initfs mount, root state
/// directory and optional network implementation. This will use a Virtualization.framework
/// backed VMM implicitly.
public init(
kernel: Kernel,
initfs: Mount,
root: URL? = nil,
network: Network? = nil,
rosetta: Bool = false,
nestedVirtualization: Bool = false
) throws {
if let root {
self.imageStore = try ImageStore(path: root)
} else {
self.imageStore = ImageStore.default
}
self.network = network
try Self.createRootDirectory(path: self.imageStore.path)
self.vmm = VZVirtualMachineManager(
kernel: kernel,
initialFilesystem: initfs,
rosetta: rosetta,
nestedVirtualization: nestedVirtualization
)
}
/// Create a new manager with the provided kernel, initfs reference, image store
/// and optional network implementation. This will use a Virtualization.framework
/// backed VMM implicitly.
public init(
kernel: Kernel,
initfsReference: String,
imageStore: ImageStore,
network: Network? = nil,
rosetta: Bool = false,
nestedVirtualization: Bool = false
) async throws {
self.imageStore = imageStore
self.network = network
try Self.createRootDirectory(path: self.imageStore.path)
let initPath = self.imageStore.path.appendingPathComponent("initfs.ext4")
let initImage = try await self.imageStore.getInitImage(reference: initfsReference)
let initfs = try await {
do {
return try await initImage.initBlock(at: initPath, for: .linuxArm)
} catch let err as ContainerizationError {
guard err.code == .exists else {
throw err
}
return .block(
format: "ext4",
source: initPath.absolutePath(),
destination: "/",
options: ["ro"]
)
}
}()
self.vmm = VZVirtualMachineManager(
kernel: kernel,
initialFilesystem: initfs,
rosetta: rosetta,
nestedVirtualization: nestedVirtualization
)
}
/// Create a new manager with the provided kernel and image reference for the initfs.
/// This will use a Virtualization.framework backed VMM implicitly.
public init(
kernel: Kernel,
initfsReference: String,
root: URL? = nil,
network: Network? = nil,
rosetta: Bool = false,
nestedVirtualization: Bool = false
) async throws {
if let root {
self.imageStore = try ImageStore(path: root)
} else {
self.imageStore = ImageStore.default
}
self.network = network
try Self.createRootDirectory(path: self.imageStore.path)
let initPath = self.imageStore.path.appendingPathComponent("initfs.ext4")
let initImage = try await self.imageStore.getInitImage(reference: initfsReference)
let initfs = try await {
do {
return try await initImage.initBlock(at: initPath, for: .linuxArm)
} catch let err as ContainerizationError {
guard err.code == .exists else {
throw err
}
return .block(
format: "ext4",
source: initPath.absolutePath(),
destination: "/",
options: ["ro"]
)
}
}()
self.vmm = VZVirtualMachineManager(
kernel: kernel,
initialFilesystem: initfs,
rosetta: rosetta,
nestedVirtualization: nestedVirtualization
)
}
/// Create a new manager with the provided vmm and network.
public init(
vmm: any VirtualMachineManager,
network: Network? = nil
) throws {
self.imageStore = ImageStore.default
try Self.createRootDirectory(path: self.imageStore.path)
self.network = network
self.vmm = vmm
}
private static func createRootDirectory(path: URL) throws {
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(
at: path.appendingPathComponent("containers"),
withIntermediateDirectories: true
)
}
/// Returns a new container from the provided image reference.
/// - Parameters:
/// - id: The container ID.
/// - reference: The image reference.
/// - rootfsSizeInBytes: The size of the root filesystem in bytes. Defaults to 8 GiB.
/// - writableLayerSizeInBytes: Optional size for a separate writable layer. When provided,
/// the rootfs becomes read-only and an overlayfs is used with a separate writable layer of this size.
/// - readOnly: Whether to mount the root filesystem as read-only.
/// - networking: Whether to create a network interface for this container. Defaults to `true`.
/// When `false`, no network resources are allocated and `releaseNetwork`/`delete` remain safe to call.
/// - progress: Optional handler for tracking rootfs unpacking progress.
public mutating func create(
_ id: String,
reference: String,
rootfsSizeInBytes: UInt64 = 8.gib(),
writableLayerSizeInBytes: UInt64? = nil,
readOnly: Bool = false,
networking: Bool = true,
progress: ProgressHandler? = nil,
configuration: (inout LinuxContainer.Configuration) throws -> Void
) async throws -> LinuxContainer {
let image = try await imageStore.get(reference: reference, pull: true)
return try await create(
id,
image: image,
rootfsSizeInBytes: rootfsSizeInBytes,
writableLayerSizeInBytes: writableLayerSizeInBytes,
readOnly: readOnly,
networking: networking,
progress: progress,
configuration: configuration
)
}
/// Returns a new container from the provided image.
/// - Parameters:
/// - id: The container ID.
/// - image: The image.
/// - rootfsSizeInBytes: The size of the root filesystem in bytes. Defaults to 8 GiB.
/// - writableLayerSizeInBytes: Optional size for a separate writable layer. When provided,
/// the rootfs becomes read-only and an overlayfs is used with a separate writable layer of this size.
/// - readOnly: Whether to mount the root filesystem as read-only.
/// - networking: Whether to create a network interface for this container. Defaults to `true`.
/// When `false`, no network resources are allocated and `releaseNetwork`/`delete` remain safe to call.
/// - progress: Optional handler for tracking rootfs unpacking progress.
public mutating func create(
_ id: String,
image: Image,
rootfsSizeInBytes: UInt64 = 8.gib(),
writableLayerSizeInBytes: UInt64? = nil,
readOnly: Bool = false,
networking: Bool = true,
progress: ProgressHandler? = nil,
configuration: (inout LinuxContainer.Configuration) throws -> Void
) async throws -> LinuxContainer {
let path = try createContainerRoot(id)
var rootfs = try await unpack(
image: image,
destination: path.appendingPathComponent("rootfs.ext4"),
size: rootfsSizeInBytes,
progress: progress
)
if readOnly {
rootfs.options.append("ro")
}
// Create writable layer if size is specified.
var writableLayer: Mount? = nil
if let writableLayerSize = writableLayerSizeInBytes {
writableLayer = try createEmptyFilesystem(
at: path.appendingPathComponent("writable.ext4"),
size: writableLayerSize
)
}
return try await create(
id,
image: image,
rootfs: rootfs,
writableLayer: writableLayer,
networking: networking,
configuration: configuration
)
}
/// Returns a new container from the provided image and root filesystem mount.
/// - Parameters:
/// - id: The container ID.
/// - image: The image.
/// - rootfs: The root filesystem mount pointing to an existing block file.
/// The `destination` field is ignored as mounting is handled internally.
/// - writableLayer: Optional writable layer mount. When provided, an overlayfs is used with
/// rootfs as the lower layer and this as the upper layer.
/// The `destination` field is ignored as mounting is handled internally.
/// - networking: Whether to create a network interface for this container. Defaults to `true`.
/// When `false`, no network resources are allocated and `releaseNetwork`/`delete` remain safe to call.
public mutating func create(
_ id: String,
image: Image,
rootfs: Mount,
writableLayer: Mount? = nil,
networking: Bool = true,
configuration: (inout LinuxContainer.Configuration) throws -> Void
) async throws -> LinuxContainer {
let imageConfig = try await image.config(for: .current).config
return try LinuxContainer(
id,
rootfs: rootfs,
writableLayer: writableLayer,
vmm: self.vmm
) { config in
if let imageConfig {
config.process = .init(from: imageConfig)
}
if networking {
if let interface = try self.network?.createInterface(id) {
config.interfaces = [interface]
guard let gateway = interface.ipv4Gateway else {
throw ContainerizationError(
.invalidState,
message: "missing ipv4 gateway for container \(id)"
)
}
config.dns = .init(nameservers: [gateway.description])
}
}
config.bootLog = BootLog.file(path: self.containerRoot.appendingPathComponent(id).appendingPathComponent("bootlog.log"))
try configuration(&config)
}
}
/// Releases network resources for a container.
///
/// - Parameter id: The container ID.
public mutating func releaseNetwork(_ id: String) throws {
try self.network?.releaseInterface(id)
}
/// Releases network resources and removes all files for a container.
/// - Parameter id: The container ID.
public mutating func delete(_ id: String) throws {
try self.releaseNetwork(id)
let path = containerRoot.appendingPathComponent(id)
try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: path)
}
private func createContainerRoot(_ id: String) throws -> URL {
let path = containerRoot.appendingPathComponent(id)
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: path, withIntermediateDirectories: false)
return path
}
private func unpack(image: Image, destination: URL, size: UInt64, progress: ProgressHandler? = nil) async throws -> Mount {
do {
let unpacker = EXT4Unpacker(blockSizeInBytes: size)
return try await unpacker.unpack(image, for: .current, at: destination, progress: progress)
} catch let err as ContainerizationError {
if err.code == .exists {
return .block(
format: "ext4",
source: destination.absolutePath(),
destination: "/",
options: []
)
}
throw err
}
}
private func createEmptyFilesystem(at destination: URL, size: UInt64) throws -> Mount {
let path = destination.absolutePath()
guard !FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: path) else {
throw ContainerizationError(.exists, message: "filesystem already exists at \(path)")
}
let filesystem = try EXT4.Formatter(FilePath(path), minDiskSize: size)
try filesystem.close()
return .block(
format: "ext4",
source: path,
destination: "/",
options: []
)
}
}
extension CIDRv6 {
/// The gateway address of the network.
public var gateway: IPv6Address {
IPv6Address(self.lower.value + 1)
}
}
#endif