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Replace RLIMIT_AS with cgroup v2 limits on resident memory and swap. Keep one delegated scope per thumbnail worker and one disposable cgroup per job. Use transient scopes for archive and media helpers. Keep decoder exec failures separate from file failures. A controller or exec setup failure writes no persistent thumbnail marker. Add the ICC regression from GitHub issue 17 and cgroup integration tests. Refs: flea-9ji Closes thisisgm#17
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe sandbox now uses systemd-managed cgroup v2 memory limits instead of an address-space limit. Persistent brokers run thumbnail jobs through gated, framed execution with cleanup and memory accounting. Archive and media helpers use shared sandbox utilities. Integration tests cover resource limits, failures, cleanup, and thumbnail behavior. ChangesSandbox architecture
Estimated code review effort: 5 (Critical) | ~120 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Archive listing and media probing can hang indefinitely on reachable inputs, potentially tying up backend work until restart. Failed media probes may also return incorrect metadata. These issues should be fixed before merge. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ThumbnailWorker
participant Client
participant SandboxBroker
participant SandboxGate
participant CgroupJob
ThumbnailWorker->>Client: Submit thumbnail command
Client->>SandboxBroker: Send framed request
SandboxBroker->>SandboxGate: Start gated job
SandboxGate->>CgroupJob: Place process and enforce limits
CgroupJob-->>SandboxGate: Return status and memory events
SandboxGate-->>SandboxBroker: Send framed result
SandboxBroker-->>Client: Return Ran and Events
Client-->>ThumbnailWorker: Record result or marker
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In `@AGENTS.md`:
- Line 1755: Update the documented image dimensions in AGENTS.md from 6000 by
4000 to 6000x3375 so they match the JPEG generated by tests/thumbs.sh.
In `@src/backend/archive_reader.rs`:
- Line 40: Keep the watchdog active through child termination: move
done.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed) and watchdog.join() until after child.wait()
returns in the archive-reading flow. Add a regression test covering a child
command that closes stdout and then sleeps, such as exec 1>&-; sleep 60,
ensuring the timeout budget still applies.
In `@src/backend/mediaprobe.rs`:
- Line 46: Update the ffprobe output handling to check Output.status.success()
before passing stdout to parse, returning the existing error path for
unsuccessful exits; add a regression test covering a nonzero ffprobe exit and
confirming partial stdout is not parsed.
- Around line 44-45: Update the media probe flow around PROBE_LIMIT and
buffered_output so the systemd-run scope has a wall-clock deadline, not just the
existing CPU limit. On expiry, stop the scope and kill and reap every process
within it, then return the established timeout/error result instead of waiting
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Match the ICC regression dimensions.
Change 6000 by 4000 to 6000x3375 so AGENTS.md matches the JPEG generated by tests/thumbs.sh.
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Official Rust documentation for std::process::Child::wait: does it block until the child exits after the child's stdout pipe reaches EOF?
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No, the Rust std::process::Child::wait method does not wait for the child's stdout pipe to reach EOF [1][2]. std::process::Child::wait simply blocks the calling thread until the child process exits [1][3]. It does not interact with the child's stdout or stderr streams [2]. If you are concerned about deadlocks related to stdout pipes, it is important to distinguish wait from wait_with_output [1][4]: 1. Child::wait does not read from the pipes. If a child produces a large amount of data to its stdout and you do not read that data, the child may block because the pipe buffer has filled up (the child is waiting for the parent to read) [2][5]. Because the parent is waiting for the child to exit via wait, this can result in a deadlock [2]. 2. Child::wait_with_output handles this by reading all available data from the stdout and stderr pipes until they reach EOF, and only then waits for the child process to exit [4][5]. In summary, wait only cares about the process exit status [1]. If your child process writes enough data to stdout to fill the pipe buffer, you must consume that data (e.g., via a separate thread or an asynchronous task) while the child is running, or use wait_with_output if you intend to collect all output after the process finishes [4][5].
Citations:
- 1: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/process/struct.Child.html
- 2: https://docs.rs/tsunagu/latest/tsunagu/exec/index.html
- 3: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/bd1e7c79/library/std/src/process.rs
- 4: GitHub issue 53402 in rust-lang/rust (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 5: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/need-help-gathering-output-and-status-code-of-a-program-that-generates-large-amounts-of-output/90258
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Keep the watchdog active until child.wait() returns.
parse_until can reach EOF while the child remains alive. Line 40 then stops the watchdog before Child::wait(), which blocks until process exit. A command that closes stdout and continues running can therefore exceed the budget and block. Move done.store(true, ...) and watchdog.join() after child.wait(), and add a regression test for exec 1>&-; sleep 60.
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In `@src/backend/archive_reader.rs` at line 40, Keep the watchdog active through
child termination: move done.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed) and watchdog.join()
until after child.wait() returns in the archive-reading flow. Add a regression
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Official Rust documentation for std::process::Command::output: does it provide a timeout, and does RLIMIT_CPU terminate a process blocked on FIFO input?
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The official Rust documentation for std::process::Command does not provide a built-in timeout mechanism for its output or status methods [1][2]. Users needing to enforce a timeout must implement it manually—for example, by using a separate thread, non-blocking I/O, or platform-specific mechanisms like pidfd on Linux—or by utilizing third-party crates [3][4]. Regarding RLIMIT_CPU, it is a resource limit that restricts the amount of CPU time a process can consume [5][6]. It does not terminate a process that is blocked waiting for I/O, such as reading from a FIFO (pipe) [5][7][6]. Because a process blocked on I/O is in a sleep state and not executing instructions, it does not accumulate CPU time [5][7]. Therefore, even if the process has reached its CPU time limit, the kernel will not terminate it while it remains blocked on I/O [5][6]. It would only be subject to termination once it resumes execution and consumes additional CPU time beyond its limit [5][6].
Citations:
- 1: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/process/struct.Command.html
- 2: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/process/struct.Command.html
- 3: https://users.rust-lang.org/t/command-timeouts/35358
- 4: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71372199/running-a-command-with-timeout
- 5: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/vlimit.3.html
- 6: https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/man-pages/setrlimit.2.en
- 7: https://man.archlinux.org/man/pipe.7.en.raw
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Official systemd-run documentation for --scope and --collect: does systemd-run wait for the started command by default, and how can the full scope be terminated?
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The official documentation for systemd-run specifies the following behaviors regarding the --scope and --collect options: Default Wait Behavior When using the --scope switch, systemd-run executes the command synchronously by default and will wait for the command to finish before exiting [1][2]. Note that this behavior—specifically the synchronous execution—is described as being inherent to the --scope mode, which functions differently from default transient service units [1][3]. The --wait option, which is used to monitor service units, explicitly cannot be combined with --scope [4]. Terminating the Scope A scope unit is not bound to the lifetime of a single main process; instead, its lifecycle is tied to the existence of at least one process within the scope [5][6]. Consequently, the scope remains active as long as any processes are still running within it [5]. To terminate a scope unit, you must terminate the processes contained within it [5]. You can do this by using systemctl stop .scope, which will send a signal (typically SIGTERM, followed by SIGKILL if necessary) to all processes currently managed within that scope [5][4]. The --collect Option The --collect option (shortcut for --property=CollectMode=inactive-or-failed) ensures that the transient unit is unloaded immediately after it completes, regardless of whether it succeeded or failed [1][2]. Without this option, units that have failed are kept in memory until they are manually reset (e.g., via systemctl reset-failed) [1][3]. Units that complete successfully are unloaded immediately by default [1][7].
Citations:
- 1: https://freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-run.html
- 2: https://man.archlinux.org/man/systemd-run.1
- 3: https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/systemd/systemd-run.1.en.html
- 4: https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/focal/man1/systemd-run.1.html
- 5: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man5/systemd.scope.5.html
- 6: https://man.archlinux.org/man/systemd.scope.5.en.txt
- 7: https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/systemd/systemd-run.1.en.html
Enforce PROBE_LIMIT as a wall-clock deadline.
let _ = PROBE_LIMIT discards the limit. Command::output() waits synchronously for the systemd-run --scope command without a timeout. --cpu=30 limits CPU time only. If path names a FIFO, ffprobe can block indefinitely while consuming no CPU. Add a deadline that stops the scope and kills and reaps all processes in it.
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In `@src/backend/mediaprobe.rs` around lines 44 - 45, Update the media probe flow
around PROBE_LIMIT and buffered_output so the systemd-run scope has a wall-clock
deadline, not just the existing CPU limit. On expiry, stop the scope and kill
and reap every process within it, then return the established timeout/error
result instead of waiting indefinitely; preserve normal output handling for
commands that finish before the deadline.
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Official Rust documentation for std::process::Command::output: is a nonzero child exit represented as Ok(Output) or Err?
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No, a nonzero child exit status is not represented as an Err by std::process::Command::output [1][2]. According to the official Rust documentation, the output method returns an io::Result [1][3]. The Err variant is only returned if the child process could not be spawned, or if there is an error reading the output or waiting for the child process to finish [1][2]. If the child process runs and completes—even if it exits with a nonzero status or is terminated by a signal—the method returns Ok(Output) [1][2]. The exit status of the process is instead captured within the status field of the returned Output struct [4][1]. To check for a nonzero exit status after calling output, you must manually inspect the ExitStatus returned in the Output struct [4][5]. This can be done by calling the success method on the status field (which returns true only if the exit status is zero) or by using the exit_ok method, which explicitly returns an Err if the exit status was nonzero [4][5].
Citations:
- 1: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/process/struct.Command.html
- 2: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nightly/std/process/struct.Command.html
- 3: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/process/struct.Command.html
- 4: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/process/struct.Output.html
- 5: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/std/process/struct.ExitStatus.html
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Reject nonzero ffprobe exits before parsing stdout.
When ffprobe exits unsuccessfully, Command::output() still returns Ok(Output). Line 46 parses partial stdout from the failed probe. Require o.status.success() before calling parse, and add a regression test.
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In `@src/backend/mediaprobe.rs` at line 46, Update the ffprobe output handling to
check Output.status.success() before passing stdout to parse, returning the
existing error path for unsuccessful exits; add a regression test covering a
nonzero ffprobe exit and confirming partial stdout is not parsed.
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Summary
Why
Glycin can reserve more than 1 GiB of virtual memory for a valid image. RLIMIT_AS kills that decode even when resident memory stays low.
The new limit controls resident memory and swap for the complete helper process tree. It preserves sparse virtual mappings.
Validation
cargo test --release: 363 passed./tests/run-all.sh: 11 suites passedCloses #17
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systemdis now required for sandboxed operations.