[bug#43106] [PATCH v3 2/2] services: childhurd: Support installing secrets from the host.

[Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>]

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Ludovic Courtès writes:

Hello!

> Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> skribis:
>
>> Ludovic Courtès writes:
>
> [...]
>
>> We could add a check for secret-service, possibly here
>>
>>     (define (hurd-vm-disk-image config)
>>       "Return a disk-image for the Hurd according to CONFIG."
>>       (let ((os (hurd-vm-configuration-os config))
>>             (disk-size (hurd-vm-configuration-disk-size config)))
>>         (system-image
>>          (image
>>           (inherit hurd-disk-image)
>>           (size disk-size)
>>           (operating-system os)))))
>>
>> and/or insert if it it's missing...seems a bit over the top to me?
>
> Yes, exactly.  We could pass ‘os’ through
> ‘secret-service-operating-system’, where:
>
>   (define (secret-service-operating-system os)
>     (operating-system
>       (inherit os)
>       (services (cons (service secret-service-type)
>                       (operating-system-user-services os)))))
>
> (A similar pattern is found in ‘virtualized-operating-system’ and
> ‘containerized-operating-system’.)

Right, that's nice.  I've added this (attached commit) to master.

> Thanks for these patches!

Happy; thanks for helping!
Janneke


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From: "Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen" <janneke@gnu.org>
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 2020 07:13:15 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] services: hurd-vm: Have Childhurd always include the
 secret-service.
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* gnu/services/virtualization.scm (secret-service-operating-system): New
procedure.
(hurd-vm-disk-image): Use it to ensure a Childhurd always includes the
secret-service.
(%hurd-vm-operating-system): Remove secret-service.

Co-authored-by: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
---
 gnu/services/virtualization.scm | 15 +++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
index 75fe203e15..20e104f48c 100644
--- a/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/virtualization.scm
@@ -835,6 +835,14 @@ over TCP.  Reboot upon failure."
 boot time.  This service is meant to be used by virtual machines (VMs) that
 can only be accessed by their host.")))
 
+(define (secret-service-operating-system os)
+  "Return an operating system based on OS that includes the secret-service,
+that will be listening to receive secret keys on port 1004, TCP."
+  (operating-system
+    (inherit os)
+    (services (cons (service secret-service-type 1004)
+                    (operating-system-user-services os)))))
+
 \f
 ;;;
 ;;; The Hurd in VM service: a Childhurd.
@@ -850,8 +858,6 @@ can only be accessed by their host.")))
                  (target "/dev/vda")
                  (timeout 0)))
     (services (cons*
-               ;; Receive secret keys on port 1004, TCP.
-               (service secret-service-type 1004)
                (service openssh-service-type
                         (openssh-configuration
                          (openssh openssh-sans-x)
@@ -887,8 +893,9 @@ can only be accessed by their host.")))
                (default "/etc/childhurd")))
 
 (define (hurd-vm-disk-image config)
-  "Return a disk-image for the Hurd according to CONFIG."
-  (let ((os (hurd-vm-configuration-os config))
+  "Return a disk-image for the Hurd according to CONFIG.  The secret-service
+is added to the OS specified in CONFIG."
+  (let ((os (secret-service-operating-system (hurd-vm-configuration-os config)))
         (disk-size (hurd-vm-configuration-disk-size config)))
     (system-image
      (image
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