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[1.2] runc delete: fix for rootless cgroup + ro cgroupfs #4531

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Backport: #4523

This is an alternative to #4520.


An issue with runc 1.2.0 was reported to buildkit and then here (#4518),
in which runc delete returns with an error, with the log saying:

unable to destroy container: unable to remove container's cgroup: open /sys/fs/cgroup/snschvixiy3s74w74fjantrdg: no such file or directory

Apparently, what happens is runc is running with no cgroup access
(because /sys/fs/cgroup is mounted read-only). In this case error to
create a cgroup path (in runc create/run) is ignored, but cgroup removal
(in runc delete) is not.

This is caused by commit d3d7f7d, which changes the cgroup removal
logic in RemovePath, and contains a bug. In the current code, if the
initial rmdir has failed (in this case with EROFS), but the subsequent
os.ReadDir returns ENOENT, that error it is ultimately returned
(instead of being ignored -- since the path does not exist, there is
nothing to remove).

This PR fixes the issue in 3 commits:

  1. A minimal but sufficient fix for the issue, targeted for quick review and backport to v1.2.2.
  2. An improvement to RemovePath logic (originally suggested by @thaJeztah here
  3. An improvement to RemovePath comments, better explaining what's going on.

Only the first commit is changing the logic and fixing the issue -- the rest is mostly
cosmetic and "nice to have".

Fixes: #4518.

TODO: add a test case.

An issue with runc 1.2.0 was reported to buildkit, in which
runc delete returns with an error, with the log saying:

> unable to destroy container: unable to remove container's cgroup: open /sys/fs/cgroup/snschvixiy3s74w74fjantrdg: no such file or directory

Apparently, what happens is runc is running with no cgroup access
(because /sys/fs/cgroup is mounted read-only). In this case error to
create a cgroup path (in runc create/run) is ignored, but cgroup removal
(in runc delete) is not.

This is caused by commit d3d7f7d, which changes the cgroup removal
logic in RemovePath. In the current code, if the initial rmdir has
failed (in this case with EROFS), but the subsequent os.ReadDir returns
ENOENT, it is returned (instead of being ignored -- as the path does not
exist and so there is nothing to remove).

Here is the minimal fix for the issue.

Signed-off-by: Kir Kolyshkin <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit db59489)
Signed-off-by: lfbzhm <[email protected]>
If the sub-cgroup RemovePath has failed for any reason, return the
error right away. This way, we don't have to check for err != nil
before retrying rmdir.

This is a cosmetic change and should not change any functionality.

Signed-off-by: Kir Kolyshkin <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit 12e06a7)
Signed-off-by: lfbzhm <[email protected]>
Let's explain in greater details what's happening here and why.

Signed-off-by: Kir Kolyshkin <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit ba3d026)
Signed-off-by: lfbzhm <[email protected]>
@lifubang lifubang added regression backport/1.2-pr A backport PR to release-1.2 labels Nov 13, 2024
@lifubang lifubang added this to the 1.2.2 milestone Nov 13, 2024
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Can we please add a backport of #4526 here (once it's merged)? I saw #4527 but logically it belongs here.

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Signed-off-by: lfbzhm <[email protected]>
(cherry picked from commit 11a33c5)
Signed-off-by: lfbzhm <[email protected]>
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Can we please add a backport of #4526 here (once it's merged)? I saw #4527 but logically it belongs here.

Added, #4527 is used to verify the test is correct or not.

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