#!/usr/bin/env python3 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 """Sets sysctl values and writes a file that restores them. The arguments are of the form "=" separated by spaces. The program first reads the current value of the proc-file and creates a shell script named "/tmp/sysctl_restore_${PACKETDRILL_PID}.sh" which restores the values when executed. It then sets the new values. PACKETDRILL_PID is set by packetdrill to the pid of itself, so a .pkt file could restore sysctls by running `/tmp/sysctl_restore_${PPID}.sh` at the end. """ import os import subprocess import sys filename = '/tmp/sysctl_restore_%s.sh' % os.environ['PACKETDRILL_PID'] # Open file for restoring sysctl values restore_file = open(filename, 'w') print('#!/bin/bash', file=restore_file) for a in sys.argv[1:]: sysctl = a.split('=') # sysctl[0] contains the proc-file name, sysctl[1] the new value # read current value and add restore command to file cur_val = subprocess.check_output(['cat', sysctl[0]], universal_newlines=True) print('echo "%s" > %s' % (cur_val.strip(), sysctl[0]), file=restore_file) # set new value cmd = 'echo "%s" > %s' % (sysctl[1], sysctl[0]) os.system(cmd) os.system('chmod u+x %s' % filename)