fstab-generator: add support for volatile boots

This adds support for a new kernel command line option "systemd.volatile=" that
provides the same functionality that systemd-nspawn's --volatile= switch
provides, but for host systems (i.e. systems booting with a kernel).

It takes the same parameter and has the same effect.

In order to implement systemd.volatile=yes a new service
systemd-volatile-root.service is introduced that only runs in the initrd and
rearranges the root directory as needed to become a tmpfs instance. Note that
systemd.volatile=state is implemented different: it simply generates a
var.mount unit file that is part of the normal boot and has no effect on the
initrd execution.

The way this is implemented ensures that other explicit configuration for /var
can always override the effect of these options.  Specifically, the var.mount
unit is generated in the "late" generator directory, so that it only is in
effect if nothing else overrides it.

2 files changed, 158 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/volatile-root/Makefile b/src/volatile-root/Makefile
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..d0b0e8e008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/volatile-root/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../Makefile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/volatile-root/volatile-root.c b/src/volatile-root/volatile-root.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c0b6fa1de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/volatile-root/volatile-root.c
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+/***
+  This file is part of systemd.
+
+  Copyright 2016 Lennart Poettering
+
+  systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+  Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+  along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+***/
+
+#include <sys/mount.h>
+
+#include "alloc-util.h"
+#include "fs-util.h"
+#include "mkdir.h"
+#include "mount-util.h"
+#include "stat-util.h"
+#include "volatile-util.h"
+#include "string-util.h"
+#include "path-util.h"
+
+static int make_volatile(const char *path) {
+        _cleanup_free_ char *old_usr = NULL;
+        int r;
+
+        r = path_is_mount_point(path, NULL, AT_SYMLINK_FOLLOW);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Couldn't determine whether %s is a mount point: %m", path);
+        if (r == 0) {
+                log_error("%s is not a mount point.", path);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+
+        r = path_is_temporary_fs(path);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Couldn't determine whether %s is a temporary file system: %m", path);
+        if (r > 0) {
+                log_info("%s already is a temporary file system.", path);
+                return 0;
+        }
+
+        r = chase_symlinks("/usr", path, CHASE_PREFIX_ROOT, &old_usr);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "/usr not available in old root: %m");
+
+        r = mkdir_p("/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot", 0700);
+        if (r < 0)
+                return log_error_errno(r, "Couldn't generate volatile sysroot directory: %m");
+
+        r = mount_verbose(LOG_ERR, "tmpfs", "/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot", "tmpfs", MS_STRICTATIME, "mode=755");
+        if (r < 0)
+                goto finish_rmdir;
+
+        if (mkdir("/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot/usr", 0755) < 0) {
+                r = -errno;
+                goto finish_umount;
+        }
+
+        r = mount_verbose(LOG_ERR, old_usr, "/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot/usr", NULL, MS_BIND|MS_REC, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                goto finish_umount;
+
+        r = bind_remount_recursive("/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot/usr", true, NULL);
+        if (r < 0)
+                goto finish_umount;
+
+        r = umount_recursive(path, 0);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                log_error_errno(r, "Failed to unmount %s: %m", path);
+                goto finish_umount;
+        }
+
+        if (mount(NULL, "/", NULL, MS_SLAVE|MS_REC, NULL) < 0)
+                log_warning_errno(errno, "Failed to remount %s MS_SLAVE|MS_REC: %m", path);
+
+        r = mount_verbose(LOG_ERR, "/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot", path, NULL, MS_MOVE, NULL);
+
+finish_umount:
+        (void) umount_recursive("/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot", 0);
+
+finish_rmdir:
+        (void) rmdir("/run/systemd/volatile-sysroot");
+
+        return r;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+        VolatileMode m = _VOLATILE_MODE_INVALID;
+        const char *path;
+        int r;
+
+        log_set_target(LOG_TARGET_AUTO);
+        log_parse_environment();
+        log_open();
+
+        if (argc > 3) {
+                log_error("Too many arguments. Expected directory and mode.");
+                r = -EINVAL;
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        r = query_volatile_mode(&m);
+        if (r < 0) {
+                log_error_errno(r, "Failed to determine volatile mode from kernel command line.");
+                goto finish;
+        }
+        if (r == 0 && argc >= 2) {
+                /* The kernel command line always wins. However if nothing was set there, the argument passed here wins instead. */
+                m = volatile_mode_from_string(argv[1]);
+                if (m < 0) {
+                        log_error("Couldn't parse volatile mode: %s", argv[1]);
+                        r = -EINVAL;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (argc < 3)
+                path = "/sysroot";
+        else {
+                path = argv[2];
+
+                if (isempty(path)) {
+                        log_error("Directory name cannot be empty.");
+                        r = -EINVAL;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+                if (!path_is_absolute(path)) {
+                        log_error("Directory must be specified as absolute path.");
+                        r = -EINVAL;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+                if (path_equal(path, "/")) {
+                        log_error("Directory cannot be the root directory.");
+                        r = -EINVAL;
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+        }
+
+        if (m != VOLATILE_YES) {
+                r = 0;
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        r = make_volatile(path);
+
+finish:
+        return r < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}