Add --bind-try options

These ignore source files not existing which allows bwrap using
applications to avoid repeatedly checking if files exist.

Closes: #283
Approved by: alexlarsson

2 files changed, 42 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/bubblewrap.c b/bubblewrap.c
index 04a3503..b319f1c 100644
--- a/bubblewrap.c
+++ b/bubblewrap.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef enum {
   NO_CREATE_DEST = (1 << 0),
+  ALLOW_NOTEXIST = (2 << 0),
 } SetupOpFlag;
 
 typedef struct _SetupOp SetupOp;
@@ -207,8 +208,11 @@ usage (int ecode, FILE *out)
            "    --lock-file DEST             Take a lock on DEST while sandbox is running\n"
            "    --sync-fd FD                 Keep this fd open while sandbox is running\n"
            "    --bind SRC DEST              Bind mount the host path SRC on DEST\n"
+           "    --bind-try SRC DEST          Equal to --bind but ignores non-existant SRC\n"
            "    --dev-bind SRC DEST          Bind mount the host path SRC on DEST, allowing device access\n"
+           "    --dev-bind-try SRC DEST      Equal to --dev-bind but ignores non-existant SRC\n"
            "    --ro-bind SRC DEST           Bind mount the host path SRC readonly on DEST\n"
+           "    --ro-bind-try SRC DEST       Equal to --ro-bind but ignores non-existant SRC\n"
            "    --remount-ro DEST            Remount DEST as readonly; does not recursively remount\n"
            "    --exec-label LABEL           Exec label for the sandbox\n"
            "    --file-label LABEL           File label for temporary sandbox content\n"
@@ -966,7 +970,11 @@ setup_newroot (bool unshare_pid,
           source = get_oldroot_path (op->source);
           source_mode = get_file_mode (source);
           if (source_mode < 0)
-            die_with_error ("Can't get type of source %s", op->source);
+            {
+              if (op->flags & ALLOW_NOTEXIST && errno == ENOENT)
+                continue; /* Ignore and move on */
+              die_with_error("Can't get type of source %s", op->source);
+            }
         }
 
       if (op->dest &&
@@ -1252,7 +1260,12 @@ resolve_symlinks_in_ops (void)
           old_source = op->source;
           op->source = realpath (old_source, NULL);
           if (op->source == NULL)
-            die_with_error ("Can't find source path %s", old_source);
+            {
+              if (op->flags & ALLOW_NOTEXIST && errno == ENOENT)
+                op->source = old_source;
+              else
+                die_with_error("Can't find source path %s", old_source);
+            }
           break;
         default:
           break;
@@ -1485,38 +1498,47 @@ parse_args_recurse (int          *argcp,
           argv++;
           argc--;
         }
-      else if (strcmp (arg, "--bind") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp(arg, "--bind") == 0 ||
+               strcmp(arg, "--bind-try") == 0)
         {
           if (argc < 3)
-            die ("--bind takes two arguments");
+            die ("%s takes two arguments", arg);
 
           op = setup_op_new (SETUP_BIND_MOUNT);
           op->source = argv[1];
           op->dest = argv[2];
+          if (strcmp(arg, "--bind-try") == 0)
+            op->flags = ALLOW_NOTEXIST;
 
           argv += 2;
           argc -= 2;
         }
-      else if (strcmp (arg, "--ro-bind") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp(arg, "--ro-bind") == 0 ||
+               strcmp(arg, "--ro-bind-try") == 0)
         {
           if (argc < 3)
-            die ("--ro-bind takes two arguments");
+            die ("%s takes two arguments", arg);
 
           op = setup_op_new (SETUP_RO_BIND_MOUNT);
           op->source = argv[1];
           op->dest = argv[2];
+          if (strcmp(arg, "--ro-bind-try") == 0)
+            op->flags = ALLOW_NOTEXIST;
 
           argv += 2;
           argc -= 2;
         }
-      else if (strcmp (arg, "--dev-bind") == 0)
+      else if (strcmp (arg, "--dev-bind") == 0 ||
+               strcmp (arg, "--dev-bind-try") == 0)
         {
           if (argc < 3)
-            die ("--dev-bind takes two arguments");
+            die ("%s takes two arguments", arg);
 
           op = setup_op_new (SETUP_DEV_BIND_MOUNT);
           op->source = argv[1];
           op->dest = argv[2];
+          if (strcmp(arg, "--dev-bind-try") == 0)
+            op->flags = ALLOW_NOTEXIST;
 
           argv += 2;
           argc -= 2;
diff --git a/bwrap.xml b/bwrap.xml
index 44c1623..a95eac1 100644
--- a/bwrap.xml
+++ b/bwrap.xml
@@ -184,14 +184,26 @@
       <listitem><para>Bind mount the host path <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> on <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>--bind-try <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
+      <listitem><para>Equal to <option>--bind</option> but ignores non-existant <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg></para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
       <term><option>--dev-bind <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
       <listitem><para>Bind mount the host path <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> on <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg>, allowing device access</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>--dev-bind-try <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
+      <listitem><para>Equal to <option>--dev-bind</option> but ignores non-existant <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg></para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
       <term><option>--ro-bind <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
       <listitem><para>Bind mount the host path <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> readonly on <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>
     <varlistentry>
+      <term><option>--ro-bind-try <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg> <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
+      <listitem><para>Equal to <option>--ro-bind</option> but ignores non-existant <arg choice="plain">SRC</arg></para></listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
       <term><option>--remount-ro <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg></option></term>
       <listitem><para>Remount the path <arg choice="plain">DEST</arg> as readonly.  It works only on the specified mount point, without changing any other mount point under the specified path</para></listitem>
     </varlistentry>