nix: improve common usability

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>

nixos.nix

@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ in
                         ]
                         ++ optionals app.nix [
                           (mustBind "/nix/var")
-                          (bind "/var/db/nix-channels")
                         ]
                         ++ optionals isGraphical [
                           (devBind "/dev/dri")
@@ -156,6 +155,7 @@ in
                           (devBind "/dev/nvidia-uvm-tools")
                           (devBind "/dev/nvidia0")
                         ]
+                        ++ optionals app.useCommonPaths cfg.commonPaths
                         ++ app.extraPaths;
                       auto_etc = true;
                       cover = [ "/var/run/nscd" ];
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ in
               # aid 0 is reserved
               imap1 (aid: app: {
                 ${getsubname fid aid} = mkMerge [
-                  (cfg.home-manager (getsubname fid aid) (getsubuid fid aid))
+                  cfg.extraHomeConfig
                   app.extraConfig
                   { home.packages = app.packages; }
                 ];
               }) cfg.apps
             ))
-            { ${getsubname fid 0} = cfg.home-manager (getsubname fid 0) (getsubuid fid 0); }
+            { ${getsubname fid 0} = cfg.extraHomeConfig; }
             acc
           ]
         ) privPackages cfg.users;

options.nix

@@ -3,6 +3,38 @@ packages:
 
 let
   inherit (lib) types mkOption mkEnableOption;
+
+  mountPoint =
+    let
+      inherit (types)
+        str
+        submodule
+        nullOr
+        listOf
+        ;
+    in
+    listOf (submodule {
+      options = {
+        dst = mkOption {
+          type = nullOr str;
+          default = null;
+          description = ''
+            Mount point in container, same as src if null.
+          '';
+        };
+
+        src = mkOption {
+          type = str;
+          description = ''
+            Host filesystem path to make available to the container.
+          '';
+        };
+
+        write = mkEnableOption "mounting path as writable";
+        dev = mkEnableOption "use of device files";
+        require = mkEnableOption "start failure if the bind mount cannot be established for any reason";
+      };
+    });
 in
 
 {
@@ -33,14 +65,10 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
-      home-manager = mkOption {
-        type =
-          let
-            inherit (types) functionTo attrsOf anything;
-          in
-          functionTo (functionTo (attrsOf anything));
+      extraHomeConfig = mkOption {
+        type = types.anything;
         description = ''
-          Target user shared home-manager configuration.
+          Extra home-manager configuration to merge with all target users.
         '';
       };
 
@@ -189,11 +217,15 @@ in
                 '';
               };
 
+              useCommonPaths = mkEnableOption "common extra paths" // {
+                default = true;
+              };
+
               extraPaths = mkOption {
-                type = listOf anything;
+                type = mountPoint;
                 default = [ ];
                 description = ''
-                  Extra paths to make available to the sandbox.
+                  Extra paths to make available to the container.
                 '';
               };
 
@@ -242,7 +274,17 @@ in
             };
           });
         default = [ ];
-        description = "Declarative fortify apps.";
+        description = ''
+          Declaratively configured fortify apps.
+        '';
+      };
+
+      commonPaths = mkOption {
+        type = mountPoint;
+        default = [ ];
+        description = ''
+          Common extra paths to make available to the container.
+        '';
       };
 
       stateDir = mkOption {

test/configuration.nix

@@ -30,13 +30,9 @@
 
   environment = {
     systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-      # For glinfo and wayland-info:
-      mesa-demos
-      wayland-utils
-
       # For D-Bus tests:
-      libnotify
       mako
+      libnotify
     ];
 
     variables = {
@@ -99,14 +95,21 @@
     stateDir = "/var/lib/fortify";
     users.alice = 0;
 
-    home-manager = _: _: { home.stateVersion = "23.05"; };
+    extraHomeConfig = {
+      home.stateVersion = "23.05";
+    };
 
     apps = [
       {
         name = "ne-foot";
         verbose = true;
         share = pkgs.foot;
-        packages = [ pkgs.foot ];
+        packages = with pkgs; [
+          foot
+
+          # For wayland-info:
+          wayland-utils
+        ];
         command = "foot";
         capability = {
           dbus = false;
@@ -125,7 +128,13 @@
         name = "x11-alacritty";
         verbose = true;
         share = pkgs.alacritty;
-        packages = [ pkgs.alacritty ];
+        packages = with pkgs; [
+          # For X11 terminal emulator:
+          alacritty
+
+          # For glinfo:
+          mesa-demos
+        ];
         command = "alacritty";
         capability = {
           wayland = false;
@@ -139,7 +148,12 @@
         verbose = true;
         insecureWayland = true;
         share = pkgs.foot;
-        packages = [ pkgs.foot ];
+        packages = with pkgs; [
+          foot
+
+          # For wayland-info:
+          wayland-utils
+        ];
         command = "foot";
         capability = {
           dbus = false;

test/sandbox/case/default.nix

@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ let
     {
       name = "check-sandbox-${tc.name}";
       verbose = true;
-      inherit (tc) tty device mapRealUid;
+      inherit (tc)
+        tty
+        device
+        mapRealUid
+        useCommonPaths
+        ;
       share = testProgram;
       packages = [ ];
       path = "${testProgram}/bin/fortify-test";

test/sandbox/case/device.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   tty = false;
   device = true;
   mapRealUid = false;
+  useCommonPaths = true;
 
   want = {
     env = [
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@
           } null;
         } null;
         run = fs "800001ed" { nscd = fs "800001ed" { } null; } null;
+        cache = fs "800001ed" { private = fs "800001c0" null null; } null;
       } null;
     } null;
 
@@ -190,6 +192,7 @@
       (ent "/dev" "/sys/dev" "ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime" "sysfs" "sysfs" "rw")
       (ent "/devices" "/sys/devices" "ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime" "sysfs" "sysfs" "rw")
       (ent "/dri" "/dev/dri" "rw,nosuid" "devtmpfs" "devtmpfs" ignore)
+      (ent "/var/cache" "/var/cache" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "ext4" "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos" "rw")
       (ent "/etc" ignore "ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "ext4" "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos" "rw")
       (ent "/" "/run/user" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "tmpfs" "tmpfs" "rw,size=4k,mode=755,uid=1000004,gid=1000004")
       (ent "/" "/run/user/65534" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "tmpfs" "tmpfs" "rw,size=8192k,mode=700,uid=1000004,gid=1000004")

test/sandbox/case/mapuid.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   tty = false;
   device = false;
   mapRealUid = true;
+  useCommonPaths = true;
 
   want = {
     env = [
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@
           } null;
         } null;
         run = fs "800001ed" { nscd = fs "800001ed" { } null; } null;
+        cache = fs "800001ed" { private = fs "800001c0" null null; } null;
       } null;
     } null;
 
@@ -218,6 +220,7 @@
       (ent "/dev" "/sys/dev" "ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime" "sysfs" "sysfs" "rw")
       (ent "/devices" "/sys/devices" "ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime" "sysfs" "sysfs" "rw")
       (ent "/dri" "/dev/dri" "rw,nosuid" "devtmpfs" "devtmpfs" ignore)
+      (ent "/var/cache" "/var/cache" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "ext4" "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos" "rw")
       (ent "/etc" ignore "ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "ext4" "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos" "rw")
       (ent "/" "/run/user" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "tmpfs" "tmpfs" "rw,size=4k,mode=755,uid=1000003,gid=1000003")
       (ent "/" "/run/user/1000" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "tmpfs" "tmpfs" "rw,size=8192k,mode=700,uid=1000003,gid=1000003")

test/sandbox/case/preset.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   tty = false;
   device = false;
   mapRealUid = false;
+  useCommonPaths = false;
 
   want = {
     env = [

test/sandbox/case/tty.nix

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   tty = true;
   device = false;
   mapRealUid = false;
+  useCommonPaths = true;
 
   want = {
     env = [
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@
           } null;
         } null;
         run = fs "800001ed" { nscd = fs "800001ed" { } null; } null;
+        cache = fs "800001ed" { private = fs "800001c0" null null; } null;
       } null;
     } null;
 
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@
       (ent "/dev" "/sys/dev" "ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime" "sysfs" "sysfs" "rw")
       (ent "/devices" "/sys/devices" "ro,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime" "sysfs" "sysfs" "rw")
       (ent "/dri" "/dev/dri" "rw,nosuid" "devtmpfs" "devtmpfs" ignore)
+      (ent "/var/cache" "/var/cache" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "ext4" "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos" "rw")
       (ent "/etc" ignore "ro,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "ext4" "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos" "rw")
       (ent "/" "/run/user" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "tmpfs" "tmpfs" "rw,size=4k,mode=755,uid=1000002,gid=1000002")
       (ent "/" "/run/user/65534" "rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime" "tmpfs" "tmpfs" "rw,size=8192k,mode=700,uid=1000002,gid=1000002")

test/sandbox/configuration.nix

@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@ in
     stateDir = "/var/lib/fortify";
     users.alice = 0;
 
-    home-manager = _: _: { home.stateVersion = "23.05"; };
+    extraHomeConfig = {
+      home.stateVersion = "23.05";
+    };
+
+    commonPaths = [
+      {
+        src = "/var/cache";
+        write = true;
+      }
+    ];
 
     apps = with testCases; [
       preset