From: "'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users" <isar-users@googlegroups.com>
To: isar-users@googlegroups.com
Cc: quirin.gylstorff@siemens.com,
Felix Moessbauer <felix.moessbauer@siemens.com>
Subject: [RFC 03/12] download debs without locking
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:58:18 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260218115827.3947145-4-felix.moessbauer@siemens.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260218115827.3947145-1-felix.moessbauer@siemens.com>
As we are only downloading and we are the only one acting on the rootfs,
it is safe to not lock the apt cache. By that, we can avoid complex file
ownerships in the tree.
Signed-off-by: Felix Moessbauer <felix.moessbauer@siemens.com>
---
meta/classes-recipe/deb-dl-dir.bbclass | 2 +-
meta/classes-recipe/dpkg-source.bbclass | 2 +-
meta/classes-recipe/image-locales-extension.bbclass | 2 +-
meta/classes-recipe/image-tools-extension.bbclass | 3 ++-
meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass | 10 +---------
meta/lib/aptsrc_fetcher.py | 2 +-
6 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/deb-dl-dir.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/deb-dl-dir.bbclass
index 76c2435f..6675d48d 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/deb-dl-dir.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/deb-dl-dir.bbclass
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ debsrc_download() {
--chdir "/deb-src/${rootfs_distro}/${src}" \
-- \
apt-get -o APT::Architecture=${DISTRO_ARCH} \
+ -oDebug::NoLocking=1 \
-o Dir="${rootfs}" -y --download-only \
--only-source source "${src}=${version}" \
|| echo "${src} ${version}" >> ${missing}
@@ -121,7 +122,6 @@ deb_dl_dir_import() {
# let our unprivileged user place downloaded packages in /var/cache/apt/archives/
sudo -Es << ' EOSUDO'
mkdir -p "${rootfs}"/var/cache/apt/archives/partial/
- touch "${rootfs}"/var/cache/apt/archives/lock
chown -R ${uid}:${gid} "${rootfs}"/var/cache/apt/archives/
EOSUDO
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/dpkg-source.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/dpkg-source.bbclass
index 1227da36..d0809477 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/dpkg-source.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/dpkg-source.bbclass
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ do_fetch_common_source() {
schroot -r -c ${session_id} -d / -- \
sh -c '
cd /work
- apt-get -y --download-only --only-source -o Acquire::Source-Symlinks="false" source ${DEBIAN_SOURCE}'
+ apt-get -y --download-only --only-source -o Debug::NoLocking=1 -o Acquire::Source-Symlinks="false" source ${DEBIAN_SOURCE}'
schroot -e -c ${session_id}
remove_mounts
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/image-locales-extension.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/image-locales-extension.bbclass
index b6b07dba..9bff36ff 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/image-locales-extension.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/image-locales-extension.bbclass
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ image_install_localepurge_download[weight] = "40"
image_install_localepurge_download[network] = "${TASK_USE_NETWORK_AND_SUDO}"
image_install_localepurge_download() {
sudo -E chroot '${ROOTFSDIR}' \
- /usr/bin/apt-get ${ROOTFS_APT_ARGS} --download-only localepurge
+ /usr/bin/apt-get ${ROOTFS_APT_ARGS} -oDebug::NoLocking=1 --download-only localepurge
}
ROOTFS_INSTALL_COMMAND += "image_install_localepurge_install"
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/image-tools-extension.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/image-tools-extension.bbclass
index b0f25a69..e88557f6 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/image-tools-extension.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/image-tools-extension.bbclass
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ imager_run() {
apt-get update \
-o Dir::Etc::SourceList='sources.list.d/isar-apt.list' \
-o Dir::Etc::SourceParts='-' \
- -o APT::Get::List-Cleanup='0'
+ -o APT::Get::List-Cleanup='0' \
+ -o Debug::NoLocking=1
apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=yes --no-install-recommends -y \
--allow-unauthenticated --allow-downgrades --download-only install \
${local_install}"
diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
index 8485b32f..629dc666 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/rootfs.bbclass
@@ -340,18 +340,10 @@ rootfs_install_pkgs_download[progress] = "custom:rootfs_progress.PkgsDownloadPro
rootfs_install_pkgs_download[isar-apt-lock] = "release-after"
rootfs_install_pkgs_download[network] = "${TASK_USE_NETWORK}"
rootfs_install_pkgs_download() {
- mkdir -p "${WORKDIR}/dpkg"
-
- # Use our own dpkg lock files rather than those in the rootfs since we are not root
- # (this is safe as there are no concurrent apt/dpkg operations for that rootfs)
- touch "${WORKDIR}/dpkg/lock" "${WORKDIR}/dpkg/lock-frontend"
-
# download packages using apt in a non-privileged namespace
rootfs_cmd --bind "${ROOTFSDIR}/var/cache/apt/archives" /var/cache/apt/archives \
- --bind "${WORKDIR}/dpkg/lock" /var/lib/dpkg/lock \
- --bind "${WORKDIR}/dpkg/lock-frontend" /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend \
${ROOTFSDIR} \
- -- /usr/bin/apt-get ${ROOTFS_APT_ARGS} --download-only ${ROOTFS_PACKAGES}
+ -- /usr/bin/apt-get ${ROOTFS_APT_ARGS} -oDebug::NoLocking=1 --download-only ${ROOTFS_PACKAGES}
}
ROOTFS_INSTALL_COMMAND_BEFORE_EXPORT ??= ""
diff --git a/meta/lib/aptsrc_fetcher.py b/meta/lib/aptsrc_fetcher.py
index 041f5445..dfa784a9 100644
--- a/meta/lib/aptsrc_fetcher.py
+++ b/meta/lib/aptsrc_fetcher.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class AptSrc(FetchMethod):
set -e
mkdir -p /downloads/{ud.localfile}
cd /downloads/{ud.localfile}
- apt-get -y --download-only --only-source source {ud.src_package}
+ apt-get -y -oDebug::NoLocking=1 --download-only --only-source source {ud.src_package}
'
''', d)
except (OSError, FetchError):
--
2.51.0
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-18 11:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-18 11:58 [RFC 00/12] add support to build isar unprivileged 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 01/12] refactor bootstrap: store rootfs tar with user permissions 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 02/12] deb-dl-dir: export without root privileges 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 14:01 ` 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users [this message]
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 04/12] introduce wrappers for privileged execution 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 14:11 ` 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 05/12] bootstrap: move cleanup trap to function 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 06/12] rootfs: rework sstate caching of rootfs artifact 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 07/12] rootfs_generate_initramfs: rework deployment to avoid chowning 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 08/12] wic: rework image deploy logic to deploy under correct user 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 09/12] use bitbake function to generate mounting scripts 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 10/12] apt-fetcher: prepare for chroot specific fetching 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 11/12] add support for fully rootless builds 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 16:09 ` 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users
2026-02-18 16:50 ` 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users
2026-02-18 11:58 ` [RFC 12/12] apt-fetcher: implement support for unshare backend 'Felix Moessbauer' via isar-users
2026-02-18 18:20 ` [RFC 00/12] add support to build isar unprivileged 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users
2026-02-18 18:31 ` 'Jan Kiszka' via isar-users
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