internal/app: build container state in shim

This significantly decreases ipc overhead.

Closes #3.

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

internal/app/app_test.go

@@ -445,108 +445,75 @@ func TestApp(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			t.Run("finalise", func(t *testing.T) {
+			gr, gw := io.Pipe()
-				seal := outcome{syscallDispatcher: tc.k}
+
-				err := seal.finalise(t.Context(), msg, &tc.id, tc.config)
+			var gotSys *system.I
-				if err != nil {
+			{
-					if s, ok := container.GetErrorMessage(err); !ok {
+				sPriv := outcomeState{
-						t.Fatalf("outcome: error = %v", err)
+					ID:        &tc.id,
-					} else {
+					Identity:  tc.config.Identity,
-						t.Fatalf("outcome: %s", s)
+					UserID:    (&Hsu{k: tc.k}).MustIDMsg(msg),
+					EnvPaths:  copyPaths(tc.k),
+					Container: tc.config.Container,
+				}
+
+				sPriv.populateEarly(tc.k, msg, tc.config)
+				if err := sPriv.populateLocal(tc.k, msg); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("populateLocal: error = %#v", err)
+				}
+
+				gotSys = system.New(t.Context(), msg, sPriv.uid.unwrap())
+				stateSys := outcomeStateSys{sys: gotSys, outcomeState: &sPriv}
+				for _, op := range sPriv.Shim.Ops {
+					if err := op.toSystem(&stateSys, tc.config); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("toSystem: error = %#v", err)
 					}
 				}
 
-				t.Run("sys", func(t *testing.T) {
+				go func() {
-					if !seal.sys.Equal(tc.wantSys) {
+					e := gob.NewEncoder(gw)
-						t.Errorf("outcome: sys = %#v, want %#v", seal.sys, tc.wantSys)
+					if err := errors.Join(e.Encode(&sPriv)); err != nil {
+						t.Errorf("Encode: error = %v", err)
+						panic("unexpected encode fault")
 					}
-				})
+				}()
+			}
 
-				t.Run("params", func(t *testing.T) {
+			var gotParams container.Params
-					if !reflect.DeepEqual(&seal.container, tc.wantParams) {
+			{
-						t.Errorf("outcome: container =\n%s\n, want\n%s", mustMarshal(&seal.container), mustMarshal(tc.wantParams))
+				var sShim outcomeState
+
+				d := gob.NewDecoder(gr)
+				if err := errors.Join(d.Decode(&sShim)); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Decode: error = %v", err)
+				}
+				if err := sShim.populateLocal(tc.k, msg); err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("populateLocal: error = %#v", err)
+				}
+
+				stateParams := outcomeStateParams{params: &gotParams, outcomeState: &sShim}
+				if sShim.Container.Env == nil {
+					stateParams.env = make(map[string]string, envAllocSize)
+				} else {
+					stateParams.env = maps.Clone(sShim.Container.Env)
+				}
+				for _, op := range sShim.Shim.Ops {
+					if err := op.toContainer(&stateParams); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("toContainer: error = %#v", err)
 					}
-				})
+				}
+			}
+
+			t.Run("sys", func(t *testing.T) {
+				if !gotSys.Equal(tc.wantSys) {
+					t.Errorf("toSystem: sys = %#v, want %#v", gotSys, tc.wantSys)
+				}
 			})
 
-			t.Run("ops", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("params", func(t *testing.T) {
-				// copied from shim
+				if !reflect.DeepEqual(&gotParams, tc.wantParams) {
-				const envAllocSize = 1 << 6
+					t.Errorf("toContainer: params =\n%s\n, want\n%s", mustMarshal(&gotParams), mustMarshal(tc.wantParams))
-
-				gr, gw := io.Pipe()
-
-				var gotSys *system.I
-				{
-					sPriv := outcomeState{
-						ID:        &tc.id,
-						Identity:  tc.config.Identity,
-						UserID:    (&Hsu{k: tc.k}).MustIDMsg(msg),
-						EnvPaths:  copyPaths(tc.k),
-						Container: tc.config.Container,
-					}
-
-					sPriv.populateEarly(tc.k, msg)
-					if err := sPriv.populateLocal(tc.k, msg); err != nil {
-						t.Fatalf("populateLocal: error = %#v", err)
-					}
-
-					gotSys = system.New(t.Context(), msg, sPriv.uid.unwrap())
-					opsPriv := fromConfig(tc.config)
-					stateSys := outcomeStateSys{sys: gotSys, outcomeState: &sPriv}
-					for _, op := range opsPriv {
-						if err := op.toSystem(&stateSys, tc.config); err != nil {
-							t.Fatalf("toSystem: error = %#v", err)
-						}
-					}
-
-					go func() {
-						e := gob.NewEncoder(gw)
-						if err := errors.Join(e.Encode(&sPriv), e.Encode(&opsPriv)); err != nil {
-							t.Errorf("Encode: error = %v", err)
-							panic("unexpected encode fault")
-						}
-					}()
 				}
-
-				var gotParams container.Params
-				{
-					var (
-						sShim   outcomeState
-						opsShim []outcomeOp
-					)
-
-					d := gob.NewDecoder(gr)
-					if err := errors.Join(d.Decode(&sShim), d.Decode(&opsShim)); err != nil {
-						t.Fatalf("Decode: error = %v", err)
-					}
-					if err := sShim.populateLocal(tc.k, msg); err != nil {
-						t.Fatalf("populateLocal: error = %#v", err)
-					}
-
-					stateParams := outcomeStateParams{params: &gotParams, outcomeState: &sShim}
-					if sShim.Container.Env == nil {
-						stateParams.env = make(map[string]string, envAllocSize)
-					} else {
-						stateParams.env = maps.Clone(sShim.Container.Env)
-					}
-					for _, op := range opsShim {
-						if err := op.toContainer(&stateParams); err != nil {
-							t.Fatalf("toContainer: error = %#v", err)
-						}
-					}
-				}
-
-				t.Run("sys", func(t *testing.T) {
-					if !gotSys.Equal(tc.wantSys) {
-						t.Errorf("toSystem: sys = %#v, want %#v", gotSys, tc.wantSys)
-					}
-				})
-
-				t.Run("params", func(t *testing.T) {
-					if !reflect.DeepEqual(&gotParams, tc.wantParams) {
-						t.Errorf("toContainer: params =\n%s\n, want\n%s", mustMarshal(&gotParams), mustMarshal(tc.wantParams))
-					}
-				})
 			})
 		})
 	}

internal/app/finalise.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -29,29 +28,26 @@ type outcome struct {
 	// this is prepared ahead of time as config is clobbered during seal creation
 	ct io.WriterTo
 
+	// Supplementary group ids. Populated during finalise.
+	supp []string
+	// Resolved priv side operating system interactions. Populated during finalise.
 	sys *system.I
-	ctx context.Context
+	// Transmitted to shim. Populated during finalise.
-
+	state *outcomeState
-	container container.Params
-
-	// Populated during outcome.finalise.
-	proc *finaliseProcess
 
 	// Whether the current process is in outcome.main.
 	active atomic.Bool
 
+	ctx context.Context
 	syscallDispatcher
 }
 
 func (k *outcome) finalise(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, id *state.ID, config *hst.Config) error {
-	// only used for a nil configured env map
-	const envAllocSize = 1 << 6
-
 	if ctx == nil || id == nil {
 		// unreachable
 		panic("invalid call to finalise")
 	}
-	if k.ctx != nil || k.sys != nil || k.proc != nil {
+	if k.ctx != nil || k.sys != nil || k.state != nil {
 		// unreachable
 		panic("attempting to finalise twice")
 	}
@@ -71,10 +67,8 @@ func (k *outcome) finalise(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, id *state.ID,
 		k.ct = ct
 	}
 
-	var kp finaliseProcess
-
 	// hsu expects numerical group ids
-	kp.supp = make([]string, len(config.Groups))
+	supp := make([]string, len(config.Groups))
 	for i, name := range config.Groups {
 		if gid, err := k.lookupGroupId(name); err != nil {
 			var unknownGroupError user.UnknownGroupError
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ func (k *outcome) finalise(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, id *state.ID,
 				return &hst.AppError{Step: "look up group by name", Err: err}
 			}
 		} else {
-			kp.supp[i] = gid
+			supp[i] = gid
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -96,38 +90,21 @@ func (k *outcome) finalise(ctx context.Context, msg container.Msg, id *state.ID,
 		EnvPaths:  copyPaths(k.syscallDispatcher),
 		Container: config.Container,
 	}
-	kp.waitDelay = s.populateEarly(k.syscallDispatcher, msg)
+	s.populateEarly(k.syscallDispatcher, msg, config)
-
-	// TODO(ophestra): duplicate in shim (params to shim)
 	if err := s.populateLocal(k.syscallDispatcher, msg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	kp.runDirPath, kp.identity, kp.id = s.sc.RunDirPath, s.identity, s.id
+
 	sys := system.New(k.ctx, msg, s.uid.unwrap())
-
-	ops := fromConfig(config)
-
 	stateSys := outcomeStateSys{sys: sys, outcomeState: &s}
-	for _, op := range ops {
+	for _, op := range s.Shim.Ops {
 		if err := op.toSystem(&stateSys, config); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
-	// TODO(ophestra): move to shim
-	stateParams := outcomeStateParams{params: &k.container, outcomeState: &s}
-	if s.Container.Env == nil {
-		stateParams.env = make(map[string]string, envAllocSize)
-	} else {
-		stateParams.env = maps.Clone(s.Container.Env)
-	}
-	for _, op := range ops {
-		if err := op.toContainer(&stateParams); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	k.sys = sys
-	k.proc = &kp
+	k.supp = supp
+	k.state = &s
 	return nil
 }

internal/app/outcome.go

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package app
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
-	"time"
 
 	"hakurei.app/container"
 	"hakurei.app/container/check"
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ func (s *stringPair[T]) String() string { return s.s }
 // outcomeState is copied to the shim process and available while applying outcomeOp.
 // This is transmitted from the priv side to the shim, so exported fields should be kept to a minimum.
 type outcomeState struct {
+	// Params only used by the shim process. Populated by populateEarly.
+	Shim *shimParams
+
 	// Generated and accounted for by the caller.
 	ID *state.ID
 	// Copied from ID.
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ type outcomeState struct {
 // valid checks outcomeState to be safe for use with outcomeOp.
 func (s *outcomeState) valid() bool {
 	return s != nil &&
+		s.Shim.valid() &&
 		s.ID != nil &&
 		s.Container != nil &&
 		s.EnvPaths != nil
@@ -71,14 +75,16 @@ func (s *outcomeState) valid() bool {
 
 // populateEarly populates exported fields via syscallDispatcher.
 // This must only be called from the priv side.
-func (s *outcomeState) populateEarly(k syscallDispatcher, msg container.Msg) (waitDelay time.Duration) {
+func (s *outcomeState) populateEarly(k syscallDispatcher, msg container.Msg, config *hst.Config) {
+	s.Shim = &shimParams{PrivPID: os.Getpid(), Verbose: msg.IsVerbose(), Ops: fromConfig(config)}
+
 	// enforce bounds and default early
 	if s.Container.WaitDelay <= 0 {
-		waitDelay = hst.WaitDelayDefault
+		s.Shim.WaitDelay = hst.WaitDelayDefault
 	} else if s.Container.WaitDelay > hst.WaitDelayMax {
-		waitDelay = hst.WaitDelayMax
+		s.Shim.WaitDelay = hst.WaitDelayMax
 	} else {
-		waitDelay = s.Container.WaitDelay
+		s.Shim.WaitDelay = s.Container.WaitDelay
 	}
 
 	if s.Container.MapRealUID {

internal/app/outcome_test.go

@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ func TestOutcomeStateValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"nil", nil, false},
 		{"zero", new(outcomeState), false},
-		{"id", &outcomeState{Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, false},
+		{"shim", &outcomeState{Shim: &shimParams{PrivPID: -1, Ops: []outcomeOp{}}, Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, false},
-		{"container", &outcomeState{ID: new(state.ID), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, false},
+		{"id", &outcomeState{Shim: &shimParams{PrivPID: 1, Ops: []outcomeOp{}}, Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, false},
-		{"envpaths", &outcomeState{ID: new(state.ID), Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig)}, false},
+		{"container", &outcomeState{Shim: &shimParams{PrivPID: 1, Ops: []outcomeOp{}}, ID: new(state.ID), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, false},
-		{"valid", &outcomeState{ID: new(state.ID), Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, true},
+		{"envpaths", &outcomeState{Shim: &shimParams{PrivPID: 1, Ops: []outcomeOp{}}, ID: new(state.ID), Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig)}, false},
+		{"valid", &outcomeState{Shim: &shimParams{PrivPID: 1, Ops: []outcomeOp{}}, ID: new(state.ID), Container: new(hst.ContainerConfig), EnvPaths: new(EnvPaths)}, true},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {

internal/app/process.go

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"hakurei.app/container"
-	"hakurei.app/container/check"
 	"hakurei.app/container/fhs"
 	"hakurei.app/hst"
 	"hakurei.app/internal"
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ type mainState struct {
 	k *outcome
 	container.Msg
 	uintptr
-	*finaliseProcess
 }
 
 const (
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ func (ms mainState) beforeExit(isFault bool) {
 		waitDone := make(chan struct{})
 
 		// this ties waitDone to ctx with the additional compensated timeout duration
-		go func() { <-ms.k.ctx.Done(); time.Sleep(ms.waitDelay + shimWaitTimeout); close(waitDone) }()
+		go func() { <-ms.k.ctx.Done(); time.Sleep(ms.k.state.Shim.WaitDelay + shimWaitTimeout); close(waitDone) }()
 
 		select {
 		case err := <-ms.cmdWait:
@@ -129,9 +127,9 @@ func (ms mainState) beforeExit(isFault bool) {
 	}
 
 	if ms.uintptr&mainNeedsRevert != 0 {
-		if ok, err := ms.store.Do(ms.identity.unwrap(), func(c state.Cursor) {
+		if ok, err := ms.store.Do(ms.k.state.identity.unwrap(), func(c state.Cursor) {
 			if ms.uintptr&mainNeedsDestroy != 0 {
-				if err := c.Destroy(ms.id.unwrap()); err != nil {
+				if err := c.Destroy(ms.k.state.id.unwrap()); err != nil {
 					perror(err, "destroy state entry")
 				}
 			}
@@ -208,31 +206,13 @@ func (ms mainState) fatal(fallback string, ferr error) {
 	os.Exit(1)
 }
 
-// finaliseProcess contains information collected during outcome.finalise used in outcome.main.
-type finaliseProcess struct {
-	// Supplementary group ids.
-	supp []string
-
-	// Copied from [hst.ContainerConfig], without exceeding [MaxShimWaitDelay].
-	waitDelay time.Duration
-
-	// Copied from the RunDirPath field of [hst.Paths].
-	runDirPath *check.Absolute
-
-	// Copied from outcomeState.
-	identity *stringPair[int]
-
-	// Copied from outcomeState.
-	id *stringPair[state.ID]
-}
-
 // main carries out outcome and terminates. main does not return.
 func (k *outcome) main(msg container.Msg) {
 	if !k.active.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
 		panic("outcome: attempted to run twice")
 	}
 
-	if k.proc == nil {
+	if k.ctx == nil || k.sys == nil || k.state == nil {
 		panic("outcome: did not finalise")
 	}
 
@@ -240,13 +220,13 @@ func (k *outcome) main(msg container.Msg) {
 	hsuPath := internal.MustHsuPath()
 
 	// ms.beforeExit required beyond this point
-	ms := &mainState{Msg: msg, k: k, finaliseProcess: k.proc}
+	ms := &mainState{Msg: msg, k: k}
 
 	if err := k.sys.Commit(); err != nil {
 		ms.fatal("cannot commit system setup:", err)
 	}
 	ms.uintptr |= mainNeedsRevert
-	ms.store = state.NewMulti(msg, ms.runDirPath.String())
+	ms.store = state.NewMulti(msg, k.state.sc.RunDirPath.String())
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(k.ctx)
 	defer cancel()
@@ -267,14 +247,14 @@ func (k *outcome) main(msg container.Msg) {
 			// passed through to shim by hsu
 			shimEnv + "=" + strconv.Itoa(fd),
 			// interpreted by hsu
-			"HAKUREI_IDENTITY=" + ms.identity.String(),
+			"HAKUREI_IDENTITY=" + k.state.identity.String(),
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(ms.supp) > 0 {
+	if len(k.supp) > 0 {
-		msg.Verbosef("attaching supplementary group ids %s", ms.supp)
+		msg.Verbosef("attaching supplementary group ids %s", k.supp)
 		// interpreted by hsu
-		ms.cmd.Env = append(ms.cmd.Env, "HAKUREI_GROUPS="+strings.Join(ms.supp, " "))
+		ms.cmd.Env = append(ms.cmd.Env, "HAKUREI_GROUPS="+strings.Join(k.supp, " "))
 	}
 
 	msg.Verbosef("setuid helper at %s", hsuPath)
@@ -293,14 +273,7 @@ func (k *outcome) main(msg container.Msg) {
 	select {
 	case err := <-func() (setupErr chan error) {
 		setupErr = make(chan error, 1)
-		go func() {
+		go func() { setupErr <- e.Encode(k.state) }()
-			setupErr <- e.Encode(&shimParams{
-				os.Getpid(),
-				ms.waitDelay,
-				&k.container,
-				msg.IsVerbose(),
-			})
-		}()
 		return
 	}():
 		if err != nil {
@@ -314,9 +287,9 @@ func (k *outcome) main(msg container.Msg) {
 	}
 
 	// shim accepted setup payload, create process state
-	if ok, err := ms.store.Do(ms.identity.unwrap(), func(c state.Cursor) {
+	if ok, err := ms.store.Do(k.state.identity.unwrap(), func(c state.Cursor) {
 		if err := c.Save(&state.State{
-			ID:   ms.id.unwrap(),
+			ID:   k.state.id.unwrap(),
 			PID:  ms.cmd.Process.Pid,
 			Time: *ms.Time,
 		}, k.ct); err != nil {

internal/app/shim.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log"
+	"maps"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -22,22 +23,34 @@ import (
 //#include "shim-signal.h"
 import "C"
 
-const shimEnv = "HAKUREI_SHIM"
+const (
+	// setup pipe fd for [container.Receive]
+	shimEnv = "HAKUREI_SHIM"
+
+	// only used for a nil configured env map
+	envAllocSize = 1 << 6
+)
 
 type shimParams struct {
 	// Priv side pid, checked against ppid in signal handler for the syscall.SIGCONT hack.
-	Monitor int
+	PrivPID int
 
-	// Duration to wait for after interrupting a container's initial process before the container is killed.
+	// Duration to wait for after the initial process receives os.Interrupt before the container is killed.
 	// Limits are enforced on the priv side.
 	WaitDelay time.Duration
 
-	// Finalised container params.
+	// Verbosity pass through from [container.Msg].
-	// TODO(ophestra): transmit outcomeState instead (params to shim)
-	Container *container.Params
-
-	// Verbosity pass through.
 	Verbose bool
+
+	// Outcome setup ops, contains setup state. Populated by outcome.finalise.
+	Ops []outcomeOp
+}
+
+// valid checks shimParams to be safe for use.
+func (p *shimParams) valid() bool {
+	return p != nil &&
+		p.Ops != nil &&
+		p.PrivPID > 0
 }
 
 // ShimMain is the main function of the shim process and runs as the unconstrained target user.
@@ -51,28 +64,36 @@ func ShimMain() {
 	}
 
 	var (
-		params     shimParams
+		state      outcomeState
 		closeSetup func() error
 	)
-	if f, err := container.Receive(shimEnv, &params, nil); err != nil {
+	if f, err := container.Receive(shimEnv, &state, nil); err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, syscall.EBADF) {
 			log.Fatal("invalid config descriptor")
 		}
 		if errors.Is(err, container.ErrReceiveEnv) {
-			log.Fatal("HAKUREI_SHIM not set")
+			log.Fatal(shimEnv + " not set")
 		}
 
 		log.Fatalf("cannot receive shim setup params: %v", err)
 	} else {
-		msg.SwapVerbose(params.Verbose)
+		msg.SwapVerbose(state.Shim.Verbose)
 		closeSetup = f
+
+		if err = state.populateLocal(direct{}, msg); err != nil {
+			if m, ok := container.GetErrorMessage(err); ok {
+				log.Fatal(m)
+			} else {
+				log.Fatalf("cannot populate local state: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
-	var signalPipe io.ReadCloser
 	// the Go runtime does not expose siginfo_t so SIGCONT is handled in C to check si_pid
+	var signalPipe io.ReadCloser
 	if r, w, err := os.Pipe(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot pipe: %v", err)
-	} else if _, err = C.hakurei_shim_setup_cont_signal(C.pid_t(params.Monitor), C.int(w.Fd())); err != nil {
+	} else if _, err = C.hakurei_shim_setup_cont_signal(C.pid_t(state.Shim.PrivPID), C.int(w.Fd())); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot install SIGCONT handler: %v", err)
 	} else {
 		defer runtime.KeepAlive(w)
@@ -84,7 +105,24 @@ func ShimMain() {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot set parent-death signal: %v", errno)
 	}
 
-	// signal handler outcome
+	var params container.Params
+	stateParams := outcomeStateParams{params: &params, outcomeState: &state}
+	if state.Container.Env == nil {
+		stateParams.env = make(map[string]string, envAllocSize)
+	} else {
+		stateParams.env = maps.Clone(state.Container.Env)
+	}
+	for _, op := range state.Shim.Ops {
+		if err := op.toContainer(&stateParams); err != nil {
+			if m, ok := container.GetErrorMessage(err); ok {
+				log.Fatal(m)
+			} else {
+				log.Fatalf("cannot create container state: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// shim exit outcomes
 	var cancelContainer atomic.Pointer[context.CancelFunc]
 	go func() {
 		buf := make([]byte, 1)
@@ -95,7 +133,7 @@ func ShimMain() {
 
 			switch buf[0] {
 			case 0: // got SIGCONT from monitor: shim exit requested
-				if fp := cancelContainer.Load(); params.Container.ForwardCancel && fp != nil && *fp != nil {
+				if fp := cancelContainer.Load(); params.ForwardCancel && fp != nil && *fp != nil {
 					(*fp)()
 					// shim now bound by ShimWaitDelay, implemented below
 					continue
@@ -123,7 +161,7 @@ func ShimMain() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if params.Container == nil || params.Container.Ops == nil {
+	if params.Ops == nil {
 		log.Fatal("invalid container params")
 	}
 
@@ -136,11 +174,11 @@ func ShimMain() {
 	ctx, stop := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	cancelContainer.Store(&stop)
 	z := container.New(ctx, msg)
-	z.Params = *params.Container
+	z.Params = params
 	z.Stdin, z.Stdout, z.Stderr = os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr
 
 	// bounds and default enforced in finalise.go
-	z.WaitDelay = params.WaitDelay
+	z.WaitDelay = state.Shim.WaitDelay
 
 	if err := z.Start(); err != nil {
 		printMessageError("cannot start container:", err)