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-rw-r--r--doc/manual/redirects.js2
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/gc.cc5
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/local-store.cc45
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/local-store.hh21
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/sqlite.cc11
-rw-r--r--src/libstore/sqlite.hh23
-rw-r--r--src/libutil/experimental-features.cc9
-rw-r--r--src/libutil/experimental-features.hh1
-rw-r--r--tests/local.mk3
-rw-r--r--tests/read-only-store.sh42
10 files changed, 146 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/redirects.js b/doc/manual/redirects.js
index 5cd6fdea2..bddd56eb8 100644
--- a/doc/manual/redirects.js
+++ b/doc/manual/redirects.js
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ const redirects = {
"attribute-sets": "#attribute-set"
},
"installation/installing-binary.html": {
+ "linux": "uninstall.html#linux",
+ "macos": "uninstall.html#macos",
"uninstalling": "uninstall.html"
}
};
diff --git a/src/libstore/gc.cc b/src/libstore/gc.cc
index d023bec71..20720fb99 100644
--- a/src/libstore/gc.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/gc.cc
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ void LocalStore::createTempRootsFile()
void LocalStore::addTempRoot(const StorePath & path)
{
+ if (readOnly) {
+ debug("Read-only store doesn't support creating lock files for temp roots, but nothing can be deleted anyways.");
+ return;
+ }
+
createTempRootsFile();
/* Open/create the global GC lock file. */
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.cc b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
index 7fb312c37..e69460e6c 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -190,7 +190,11 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
/* Create missing state directories if they don't already exist. */
createDirs(realStoreDir);
- makeStoreWritable();
+ if (readOnly) {
+ experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::ReadOnlyLocalStore);
+ } else {
+ makeStoreWritable();
+ }
createDirs(linksDir);
Path profilesDir = stateDir + "/profiles";
createDirs(profilesDir);
@@ -204,8 +208,10 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
for (auto & perUserDir : {profilesDir + "/per-user", gcRootsDir + "/per-user"}) {
createDirs(perUserDir);
- if (chmod(perUserDir.c_str(), 0755) == -1)
- throw SysError("could not set permissions on '%s' to 755", perUserDir);
+ if (!readOnly) {
+ if (chmod(perUserDir.c_str(), 0755) == -1)
+ throw SysError("could not set permissions on '%s' to 755", perUserDir);
+ }
}
/* Optionally, create directories and set permissions for a
@@ -269,10 +275,12 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
/* Acquire the big fat lock in shared mode to make sure that no
schema upgrade is in progress. */
- Path globalLockPath = dbDir + "/big-lock";
- globalLock = openLockFile(globalLockPath.c_str(), true);
+ if (!readOnly) {
+ Path globalLockPath = dbDir + "/big-lock";
+ globalLock = openLockFile(globalLockPath.c_str(), true);
+ }
- if (!lockFile(globalLock.get(), ltRead, false)) {
+ if (!readOnly && !lockFile(globalLock.get(), ltRead, false)) {
printInfo("waiting for the big Nix store lock...");
lockFile(globalLock.get(), ltRead, true);
}
@@ -280,6 +288,14 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
/* Check the current database schema and if necessary do an
upgrade. */
int curSchema = getSchema();
+ if (readOnly && curSchema < nixSchemaVersion) {
+ debug("current schema version: %d", curSchema);
+ debug("supported schema version: %d", nixSchemaVersion);
+ throw Error(curSchema == 0 ?
+ "database does not exist, and cannot be created in read-only mode" :
+ "database schema needs migrating, but this cannot be done in read-only mode");
+ }
+
if (curSchema > nixSchemaVersion)
throw Error("current Nix store schema is version %1%, but I only support %2%",
curSchema, nixSchemaVersion);
@@ -344,7 +360,11 @@ LocalStore::LocalStore(const Params & params)
else openDB(*state, false);
if (experimentalFeatureSettings.isEnabled(Xp::CaDerivations)) {
- migrateCASchema(state->db, dbDir + "/ca-schema", globalLock);
+ if (!readOnly) {
+ migrateCASchema(state->db, dbDir + "/ca-schema", globalLock);
+ } else {
+ throw Error("need to migrate to content-addressed schema, but this cannot be done in read-only mode");
+ }
}
/* Prepare SQL statements. */
@@ -475,13 +495,20 @@ int LocalStore::getSchema()
void LocalStore::openDB(State & state, bool create)
{
- if (access(dbDir.c_str(), R_OK | W_OK))
+ if (create && readOnly) {
+ throw Error("cannot create database while in read-only mode");
+ }
+
+ if (access(dbDir.c_str(), R_OK | (readOnly ? 0 : W_OK)))
throw SysError("Nix database directory '%1%' is not writable", dbDir);
/* Open the Nix database. */
std::string dbPath = dbDir + "/db.sqlite";
auto & db(state.db);
- state.db = SQLite(dbPath, create);
+ auto openMode = readOnly ? SQLiteOpenMode::Immutable
+ : create ? SQLiteOpenMode::Normal
+ : SQLiteOpenMode::NoCreate;
+ state.db = SQLite(dbPath, openMode);
#ifdef __CYGWIN__
/* The cygwin version of sqlite3 has a patch which calls
diff --git a/src/libstore/local-store.hh b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
index 70debad38..8a3b0b43f 100644
--- a/src/libstore/local-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/local-store.hh
@@ -46,6 +46,23 @@ struct LocalStoreConfig : virtual LocalFSStoreConfig
"require-sigs",
"Whether store paths copied into this store should have a trusted signature."};
+ Setting<bool> readOnly{(StoreConfig*) this,
+ false,
+ "read-only",
+ R"(
+ Allow this store to be opened when its [database](@docroot@/glossary.md#gloss-nix-database) is on a read-only filesystem.
+
+ Normally Nix will attempt to open the store database in read-write mode, even for querying (when write access is not needed), causing it to fail if the database is on a read-only filesystem.
+
+ Enable read-only mode to disable locking and open the SQLite database with the [`immutable` parameter](https://www.sqlite.org/c3ref/open.html) set.
+
+ > **Warning**
+ > Do not use this unless the filesystem is read-only.
+ >
+ > Using it when the filesystem is writable can cause incorrect query results or corruption errors if the database is changed by another process.
+ > While the filesystem the database resides on might appear to be read-only, consider whether another user or system might have write access to it.
+ )"};
+
const std::string name() override { return "Local Store"; }
std::string doc() override;
@@ -269,6 +286,10 @@ public:
private:
+ /**
+ * Retrieve the current version of the database schema.
+ * If the database does not exist yet, the version returned will be 0.
+ */
int getSchema();
void openDB(State & state, bool create);
diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
index df334c23c..7c8decb74 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
#include "sqlite.hh"
#include "globals.hh"
#include "util.hh"
+#include "url.hh"
#include <sqlite3.h>
@@ -50,15 +51,17 @@ static void traceSQL(void * x, const char * sql)
notice("SQL<[%1%]>", sql);
};
-SQLite::SQLite(const Path & path, bool create)
+SQLite::SQLite(const Path & path, SQLiteOpenMode mode)
{
// useSQLiteWAL also indicates what virtual file system we need. Using
// `unix-dotfile` is needed on NFS file systems and on Windows' Subsystem
// for Linux (WSL) where useSQLiteWAL should be false by default.
const char *vfs = settings.useSQLiteWAL ? 0 : "unix-dotfile";
- int flags = SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE;
- if (create) flags |= SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE;
- int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(path.c_str(), &db, flags, vfs);
+ bool immutable = mode == SQLiteOpenMode::Immutable;
+ int flags = immutable ? SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY : SQLITE_OPEN_READWRITE;
+ if (mode == SQLiteOpenMode::Normal) flags |= SQLITE_OPEN_CREATE;
+ auto uri = "file:" + percentEncode(path) + "?immutable=" + (immutable ? "1" : "0");
+ int ret = sqlite3_open_v2(uri.c_str(), &db, SQLITE_OPEN_URI | flags, vfs);
if (ret != SQLITE_OK) {
const char * err = sqlite3_errstr(ret);
throw Error("cannot open SQLite database '%s': %s", path, err);
diff --git a/src/libstore/sqlite.hh b/src/libstore/sqlite.hh
index 6e14852cb..0c08267f7 100644
--- a/src/libstore/sqlite.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/sqlite.hh
@@ -11,6 +11,27 @@ struct sqlite3_stmt;
namespace nix {
+enum class SQLiteOpenMode {
+ /**
+ * Open the database in read-write mode.
+ * If the database does not exist, it will be created.
+ */
+ Normal,
+ /**
+ * Open the database in read-write mode.
+ * Fails with an error if the database does not exist.
+ */
+ NoCreate,
+ /**
+ * Open the database in immutable mode.
+ * In addition to the database being read-only,
+ * no wal or journal files will be created by sqlite.
+ * Use this mode if the database is on a read-only filesystem.
+ * Fails with an error if the database does not exist.
+ */
+ Immutable,
+};
+
/**
* RAII wrapper to close a SQLite database automatically.
*/
@@ -18,7 +39,7 @@ struct SQLite
{
sqlite3 * db = 0;
SQLite() { }
- SQLite(const Path & path, bool create = true);
+ SQLite(const Path & path, SQLiteOpenMode mode = SQLiteOpenMode::Normal);
SQLite(const SQLite & from) = delete;
SQLite& operator = (const SQLite & from) = delete;
SQLite& operator = (SQLite && from) { db = from.db; from.db = 0; return *this; }
diff --git a/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc b/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc
index c4642d333..7c4112d32 100644
--- a/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ struct ExperimentalFeatureDetails
std::string_view description;
};
-constexpr std::array<ExperimentalFeatureDetails, 14> xpFeatureDetails = {{
+constexpr std::array<ExperimentalFeatureDetails, 15> xpFeatureDetails = {{
{
.tag = Xp::CaDerivations,
.name = "ca-derivations",
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ constexpr std::array<ExperimentalFeatureDetails, 14> xpFeatureDetails = {{
Allow parsing of timestamps in builtins.fromTOML.
)",
},
+ {
+ .tag = Xp::ReadOnlyLocalStore,
+ .name = "read-only-local-store",
+ .description = R"(
+ Allow the use of the `read-only` parameter in [local store](@docroot@/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-help-stores.md#local-store) URIs.
+ )",
+ },
}};
static_assert(
diff --git a/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh b/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
index 892c6c371..507b0cc06 100644
--- a/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum struct ExperimentalFeature
DaemonTrustOverride,
DynamicDerivations,
ParseTomlTimestamps,
+ ReadOnlyLocalStore,
};
/**
diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 8e387fe45..88848926b 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ nix_tests = \
impure-derivations.sh \
path-from-hash-part.sh \
test-libstoreconsumer.sh \
- toString-path.sh
+ toString-path.sh \
+ read-only-store.sh
ifeq ($(HAVE_LIBCPUID), 1)
nix_tests += compute-levels.sh
diff --git a/tests/read-only-store.sh b/tests/read-only-store.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d63920c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/read-only-store.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+source common.sh
+
+enableFeatures "read-only-local-store"
+
+needLocalStore "cannot open store read-only when daemon has already opened it writeable"
+
+clearStore
+
+happy () {
+ # We can do a read-only query just fine with a read-only store
+ nix --store local?read-only=true path-info $dummyPath
+
+ # We can "write" an already-present store-path a read-only store, because no IO is actually required
+ nix-store --store local?read-only=true --add dummy
+}
+## Testing read-only mode without forcing the underlying store to actually be read-only
+
+# Make sure the command fails when the store doesn't already have a database
+expectStderr 1 nix-store --store local?read-only=true --add dummy | grepQuiet "database does not exist, and cannot be created in read-only mode"
+
+# Make sure the store actually has a current-database, with at least one store object
+dummyPath=$(nix-store --add dummy)
+
+# Try again and make sure we fail when adding a item not already in the store
+expectStderr 1 nix-store --store local?read-only=true --add eval.nix | grepQuiet "attempt to write a readonly database"
+
+# Test a few operations that should work with the read-only store in its current state
+happy
+
+## Testing read-only mode with an underlying store that is actually read-only
+
+# Ensure store is actually read-only
+chmod -R -w $TEST_ROOT/store
+chmod -R -w $TEST_ROOT/var
+
+# Make sure we fail on add operations on the read-only store
+# This is only for adding files that are not *already* in the store
+expectStderr 1 nix-store --add eval.nix | grepQuiet "error: opening lock file '$(readlink -e $TEST_ROOT)/var/nix/db/big-lock'"
+expectStderr 1 nix-store --store local?read-only=true --add eval.nix | grepQuiet "Permission denied"
+
+# Test the same operations from before should again succeed
+happy