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Implements the pure-Rust hardening from #526 — the in-sandbox-verifiable subset split from the DM1 relay scope.

crates/minvmd/src/net.rs

  • SwitchSubnet::new validation (InvalidPrefixError): prefix 0 and >32 both make every host() call return None silently; the constructor now rejects them with a distinct typed error. New tests: new_rejects_prefix_zero, new_rejects_prefix_above_32, new_accepts_valid_prefix_range.
  • attached_count lifecycle (R1.4 "stop when the last own-IP PTask exits"): GvproxySwitch gains an Arc<AtomicU32> counter; attach_ptask increments it and clones the Arc into each PtaskAttachment; PtaskAttachment::Drop decrements and fires SIGTERM when the count reaches zero. detach_ptask now consumes the attachment by value so Drop is the single decrement path. New test: last_ptask_detach_stops_switch.
  • SwitchExit::recv doc was already adequate (lines 361–369 already cover both the intentional-teardown and supervision-failure None cases); no code change required.

crates/minimald/src/net/mod.rs

  • NetError::InvalidPrefix(u8): SwitchSubnet::new now returns this instead of SubnetExhausted for an out-of-range prefix. An invalid prefix is a misconfiguration, not a runtime pool exhaustion — operators can now distinguish the two. Tests updated from SubnetExhausted to InvalidPrefix(N). New test: invalid_prefix_is_distinct_from_subnet_exhausted.
  • tokio::fs conversion: write_config (converted to async fn using tokio::fs::create_dir_all + tokio::fs::write), stale-socket removal in ensure_running (tokio::fs::remove_file), and control-socket cleanup in stop (tokio::fs::remove_file) — all three blocking std::fs calls on async paths replaced.

Proof artifacts

  • Test: cargo test -p minvmd -p minimald — new tests for prefix-validation (fail on base: no validation present) and auto-stop (fail on base: no attached_count wiring).
  • Clippy: cargo clippy -p minvmd -p minimald --all-targets -- -D warnings — no blocking-in-async lint on the converted paths.

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Refs #526, #535, #512

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved validation and error reporting for network subnet prefix configuration.
    • Enhanced reliability of network switch shutdown and cleanup.
  • Refactor

    • Converted network file operations to asynchronous processing for better responsiveness.

…okio::fs

minvmd/net.rs:
- SwitchSubnet::new now returns Result<Self, InvalidPrefixError>; rejects
  prefix 0 and >32, both of which make every host() call return None silently
- Add attached_count: Arc<AtomicU32> to GvproxySwitch; attach_ptask increments
  it and clones the Arc into each PtaskAttachment
- PtaskAttachment::Drop decrements the count and fires SIGTERM when the last
  attachment is released (R1.4 "stop when the last own-IP PTask exits")
- detach_ptask now consumes PtaskAttachment by value; Drop handles teardown
- SwitchExit::recv doc already covered None-vs-supervision-failure semantics

minimald/net/mod.rs:
- Add NetError::InvalidPrefix(u8); SwitchSubnet::new returns it instead of
  SubnetExhausted for an out-of-range prefix (misconfig != runtime exhaustion)
- write_config converted from sync fn to async fn using tokio::fs to avoid
  blocking the tokio worker thread (no-blocking-in-async rule)
- Stale-socket removal in ensure_running converted to tokio::fs::remove_file
- Control-socket cleanup in stop() converted to tokio::fs::remove_file

Tests added for each validation path; proof artifacts:
- cargo test -p minvmd -p minimald (new prefix-validation and auto-stop tests)
- cargo clippy -p minvmd -p minimald --all-targets -- -D warnings (async paths)

Refs #526, #535, #512
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Two networking crates are hardened: minimald adds NetError::InvalidPrefix(u8) so out-of-range subnet prefixes return a distinct error, and converts GvproxySwitch filesystem operations to tokio::fs. minvmd introduces InvalidPrefixError, makes SwitchSubnet::new fallible, and replaces explicit detach signaling with an Arc<AtomicU32> attached-count counter whose Drop impl sends SIGTERM when the last PtaskAttachment is released.

Changes

Networking Switch Hardening

Layer / File(s) Summary
Subnet prefix validation contracts
crates/minimald/src/net/mod.rs, crates/minvmd/src/net.rs
NetError::InvalidPrefix(u8) added to minimald; SwitchSubnet::new now returns it for prefix outside 8..=29. In minvmd, new InvalidPrefixError struct with Display/Error is introduced and SwitchSubnet::new becomes fallible, returning Err(InvalidPrefixError) for prefix 0 or >32.
minimald async fs conversions
crates/minimald/src/net/mod.rs
GvproxySwitch::attach awaits write_config. write_config switches from std::fs to tokio::fs for directory creation and file writing. ensure_running and stop replace std::fs::remove_file with tokio::fs::remove_file awaited.
minvmd attached_count and PtaskAttachment Drop
crates/minvmd/src/net.rs
GvproxySwitch gains Arc<AtomicU32> attached_count initialized to 0. attach_ptask increments it and embeds attached_count, stopping, and pid into PtaskAttachment. detach_ptask consumes the attachment; Drop for PtaskAttachment decrements the counter and sends SIGTERM when prev == 1.
Updated and new unit tests
crates/minimald/src/net/mod.rs, crates/minvmd/src/net.rs
minimald tests assert out-of-range prefix yields InvalidPrefix not SubnetExhausted. minvmd tests adopt consuming detach_ptask semantics, add prefix boundary tests, and add a test verifying switch termination after last PTask detaches.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PTask
  participant GvproxySwitch
  participant PtaskAttachment
  participant AtomicU32 as attached_count: Arc<AtomicU32>
  participant gvproxy as gvproxy child

  PTask->>GvproxySwitch: attach_ptask()
  GvproxySwitch->>AtomicU32: fetch_add(1)
  GvproxySwitch-->>PTask: PtaskAttachment { attached_count, stopping, pid }

  Note over PTask: PTask finishes

  PTask->>GvproxySwitch: detach_ptask(attachment)
  GvproxySwitch->>PtaskAttachment: drop(attachment)
  PtaskAttachment->>AtomicU32: fetch_sub(1) → prev
  alt prev == 1 (last attachment)
    PtaskAttachment->>PtaskAttachment: set stopping flag
    PtaskAttachment->>gvproxy: SIGTERM(pid)
  end
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Possibly related PRs

  • gominimal/minimal#522: Directly precedes this PR; establishes the GvproxySwitch/SwitchSubnet supervision lifecycle in minvmd/src/net.rs that this PR hardens with attached_count and prefix validation.
  • gominimal/minimal#525: Introduces the initial minimald net switch supervisor and SwitchSubnet in crates/minimald/src/net/mod.rs; this PR adds NetError::InvalidPrefix and async fs conversions on top of that foundation.

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Invalid prefixes now caught outright!
Atomic counters tick and spin,
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR implements all five hardening objectives from #526: prefix bounds validation, SwitchExit semantics clarification, attached_count lifecycle, tokio::fs conversion, and distinct InvalidPrefix error.
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Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

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In `@crates/minvmd/src/net.rs`:
- Around line 40-58: The InvalidPrefixError documentation and Display
implementation claim that the prefix bounds reject values that "make every host
call return None", but the actual validation in the SwitchSubnet::new function
only rejects 0 and values greater than 32, which still allows /31 and /32
prefixes that result in degenerate subnets where host() always returns None.
Either tighten the validation logic to reject prefix == 0 || prefix > 30 to
prevent these degenerate cases at construction time, or relax the documentation
and error message in InvalidPrefixError's Display impl to accurately describe
why /31 and /32 are actually being accepted as valid inputs.
- Around line 393-413: The Drop implementation for PtaskAttachment sends SIGTERM
to self.pid without checking if the GvproxySwitch has already been shut down and
reaped, allowing the kernel to recycle that PID and the signal to hit an
unrelated process. Before sending the signal in the Drop method, check if the
stopping flag is already set to true; if it is, skip the signal_child call
entirely since the process is already being terminated by GvproxySwitch::drop().
This prevents signaling a recycled PID that now belongs to a different process.
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  • crates/minimald/src/net/mod.rs
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Comment thread crates/minvmd/src/net.rs
Comment on lines +40 to +58
/// Error returned by [`SwitchSubnet::new`] when `prefix` is 0 or greater than
/// 32; either value makes every [`SwitchSubnet::host`] call return `None`.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
pub struct InvalidPrefixError {
pub prefix: u8,
}

impl fmt::Display for InvalidPrefixError {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
write!(
f,
"switch subnet prefix {} is outside the valid range 1..=32",
self.prefix
)
}
}

impl std::error::Error for InvalidPrefixError {}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Bounds accept /31 and /32, which still make every host() call return None.

The doc and Display justify the bounds as rejecting prefixes that "make every host call return None", but only 0 and >32 are rejected. For /32, span = 1 << 0 = 1, so index >= span - 1 == 0 is always true and host() (hence gateway()/attach_ptask) always returns None; /31 (span = 2) is likewise unusable. new_accepts_valid_prefix_range even locks /32 in as Ok.

If accepting degenerate single/two-address subnets is intentional, please relax the doc wording so the rationale matches the bounds; otherwise tighten the check (e.g. prefix == 0 || prefix > 30) so misconfiguration surfaces at construction rather than as a silent None later.

Also applies to: 86-91

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@crates/minvmd/src/net.rs` around lines 40 - 58, The InvalidPrefixError
documentation and Display implementation claim that the prefix bounds reject
values that "make every host call return None", but the actual validation in the
SwitchSubnet::new function only rejects 0 and values greater than 32, which
still allows /31 and /32 prefixes that result in degenerate subnets where host()
always returns None. Either tighten the validation logic to reject prefix == 0
|| prefix > 30 to prevent these degenerate cases at construction time, or relax
the documentation and error message in InvalidPrefixError's Display impl to
accurately describe why /31 and /32 are actually being accepted as valid inputs.

Comment thread crates/minvmd/src/net.rs
Comment on lines +393 to +413
impl Drop for PtaskAttachment {
fn drop(&mut self) {
let prev = self.attached_count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
let new_count = prev.saturating_sub(1);
tracing::info!(
ptask = %self.label,
switch_ip = %self.switch_ip,
gvproxy_pid = self.pid,
attached = new_count,
"PTask detached from gvproxy switch",
);
if prev == 1 {
tracing::info!(
gvproxy_pid = self.pid,
"last PTask detached; stopping gvproxy switch",
);
self.stopping.store(true, Ordering::Release);
signal_child(self.pid as libc::pid_t, libc::SIGTERM, "SIGTERM");
}
}
}

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# Inspect the supervision/reaping lifecycle and the signal helper to assess PID-reuse exposure.
rg -nP -C8 '\bfn\s+supervise_switch\b' crates/minvmd/src/net.rs
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Drop signals a raw PID that may already be reaped and reused.

PtaskAttachment::Drop sends SIGTERM to self.pid whenever the last attachment detaches. A PtaskAttachment can outlive an unexpected GvproxySwitch exit: if GvproxySwitch::drop() is called first, it immediately signals SIGKILL and sets stopping = true (line 344–345), deferring reap to the supervision task. Once supervise_switch calls child.wait().await (line 455), the child is reaped and the kernel is free to recycle that PID. A later PtaskAttachment::Drop then delivers SIGTERM to whatever process now holds that PID—a distinct hazard from the benign ESRCH case already noted in tests.

The supervision task has no gating that delays the reap until all PtaskAttachment instances are dropped, and signal_child only guards against the benign ESRCH error (line 485); it does not prevent this reuse scenario.

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rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@crates/minvmd/src/net.rs` around lines 393 - 413, The Drop implementation for
PtaskAttachment sends SIGTERM to self.pid without checking if the GvproxySwitch
has already been shut down and reaped, allowing the kernel to recycle that PID
and the signal to hit an unrelated process. Before sending the signal in the
Drop method, check if the stopping flag is already set to true; if it is, skip
the signal_child call entirely since the process is already being terminated by
GvproxySwitch::drop(). This prevents signaling a recycled PID that now belongs
to a different process.

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Closing as a duplicate of #537. This PR was opened on a spec/sdd/526-... branch by a mis-routed spec lane (my heavy edits to #526 tripped both an execute and a spec lane). #537 is the canonical execute PR on the correct sdd/526-net-hardening branch; the hardening work continues there.

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