Advanced Linux Virtualization and Container Technologies: Building Custom Runtime Environments
Linux virtualization and containerization technologies form the foundation of modern cloud infrastructure. This comprehensive guide explores advanced virtualization concepts, from KVM hypervisor development to custom container runtime implementation, providing deep insights into building scalable virtualization platforms.
Advanced Linux Virtualization and Container Technologies
KVM Hypervisor Development and Custom VM Management
Advanced KVM Virtual Machine Manager
// kvm_manager.c - Advanced KVM virtual machine management
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <linux/kvm.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <pthread.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/eventfd.h>
#include <sys/timerfd.h>
#include <poll.h>
#define MAX_VMS 64
#define MAX_VCPUS 32
#define GUEST_MEMORY_SIZE (1024 * 1024 * 1024) // 1GB
#define PAGE_SIZE 4096
// VM configuration structure
struct vm_config {
int vm_id;
int num_vcpus;
size_t memory_size;
char disk_image[256];
char network_config[256];
bool enable_kvm_clock;
bool enable_apic;
bool enable_x2apic;
};
// VCPU context
struct vcpu_context {
int vcpu_fd;
int vcpu_id;
struct kvm_run *run;
size_t mmap_size;
pthread_t thread;
bool running;
struct vm_instance *vm;
// Performance counters
uint64_t exits;
uint64_t instructions_retired;
uint64_t cycles;
// Interrupt handling
int irq_fd;
uint32_t pending_irqs;
};
// VM instance structure
struct vm_instance {
int kvm_fd;
int vm_fd;
struct vm_config config;
// Memory management
void *guest_memory;
size_t memory_size;
struct kvm_userspace_memory_region memory_region;
// VCPU management
struct vcpu_context vcpus[MAX_VCPUS];
int num_vcpus;
// Device emulation
int eventfd;
int timerfd;
// VM state
bool running;
bool paused;
pthread_mutex_t state_mutex;
// Statistics
uint64_t total_exits;
uint64_t uptime_ns;
struct timespec start_time;
};
// Global VM manager
struct vm_manager {
struct vm_instance vms[MAX_VMS];
int num_vms;
pthread_mutex_t manager_mutex;
bool initialized;
} vm_manager = {0};
// Initialize KVM and check capabilities
static int init_kvm(void) {
int kvm_fd;
int ret;
kvm_fd = open("/dev/kvm", O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
if (kvm_fd < 0) {
perror("Failed to open /dev/kvm");
return -1;
}
// Check KVM API version
ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_GET_API_VERSION, NULL);
if (ret == -1) {
perror("KVM_GET_API_VERSION");
close(kvm_fd);
return -1;
}
if (ret != 12) {
fprintf(stderr, "KVM API version %d, expected 12\n", ret);
close(kvm_fd);
return -1;
}
// Check required extensions
ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION, KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY);
if (!ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "Required extension KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY not available\n");
close(kvm_fd);
return -1;
}
ret = ioctl(kvm_fd, KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION, KVM_CAP_SET_TSS_ADDR);
if (!ret) {
fprintf(stderr, "Required extension KVM_CAP_SET_TSS_ADDR not available\n");
close(kvm_fd);
return -1;
}
printf("KVM initialized successfully\n");
return kvm_fd;
}
// Create and configure VM
static int create_vm(struct vm_instance *vm, const struct vm_config *config) {
int ret;
memcpy(&vm->config, config, sizeof(*config));
// Create VM
vm->vm_fd = ioctl(vm->kvm_fd, KVM_CREATE_VM, (unsigned long)0);
if (vm->vm_fd < 0) {
perror("KVM_CREATE_VM");
return -1;
}
// Allocate guest memory
vm->memory_size = config->memory_size;
vm->guest_memory = mmap(NULL, vm->memory_size,
PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
if (vm->guest_memory == MAP_FAILED) {
perror("mmap guest memory");
close(vm->vm_fd);
return -1;
}
// Set up memory region
vm->memory_region.slot = 0;
vm->memory_region.guest_phys_addr = 0;
vm->memory_region.memory_size = vm->memory_size;
vm->memory_region.userspace_addr = (uintptr_t)vm->guest_memory;
ret = ioctl(vm->vm_fd, KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION, &vm->memory_region);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION");
munmap(vm->guest_memory, vm->memory_size);
close(vm->vm_fd);
return -1;
}
// Set TSS address
ret = ioctl(vm->vm_fd, KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR, 0xffffd000);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR");
munmap(vm->guest_memory, vm->memory_size);
close(vm->vm_fd);
return -1;
}
// Create identity map address
ret = ioctl(vm->vm_fd, KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR, 0xffffc000);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR");
munmap(vm->guest_memory, vm->memory_size);
close(vm->vm_fd);
return -1;
}
// Initialize synchronization
pthread_mutex_init(&vm->state_mutex, NULL);
// Create event and timer fds for device emulation
vm->eventfd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
vm->timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC);
printf("VM %d created successfully\n", config->vm_id);
return 0;
}
// Setup VCPU with advanced configuration
static int setup_vcpu(struct vm_instance *vm, int vcpu_id) {
struct vcpu_context *vcpu = &vm->vcpus[vcpu_id];
struct kvm_sregs sregs;
struct kvm_regs regs;
struct kvm_fpu fpu;
struct kvm_cpuid2 *cpuid;
int ret;
vcpu->vcpu_id = vcpu_id;
vcpu->vm = vm;
// Create VCPU
vcpu->vcpu_fd = ioctl(vm->vm_fd, KVM_CREATE_VCPU, (unsigned long)vcpu_id);
if (vcpu->vcpu_fd < 0) {
perror("KVM_CREATE_VCPU");
return -1;
}
// Get VCPU mmap size
ret = ioctl(vm->kvm_fd, KVM_GET_VCPU_MMAP_SIZE, NULL);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_GET_VCPU_MMAP_SIZE");
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
vcpu->mmap_size = ret;
// Map VCPU run structure
vcpu->run = mmap(NULL, vcpu->mmap_size, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_SHARED, vcpu->vcpu_fd, 0);
if (vcpu->run == MAP_FAILED) {
perror("mmap vcpu run");
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Set up CPUID
cpuid = calloc(1, sizeof(*cpuid) + 100 * sizeof(cpuid->entries[0]));
cpuid->nent = 100;
ret = ioctl(vm->kvm_fd, KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID, cpuid);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID");
free(cpuid);
munmap(vcpu->run, vcpu->mmap_size);
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Modify CPUID entries for features
for (int i = 0; i < cpuid->nent; i++) {
struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entry = &cpuid->entries[i];
switch (entry->function) {
case 1:
// Enable additional CPU features
entry->ecx |= (1 << 31); // Hypervisor bit
if (vm->config.enable_x2apic) {
entry->ecx |= (1 << 21); // x2APIC
}
break;
case 0x40000000:
// KVM signature
entry->eax = 0x40000001;
entry->ebx = 0x4b4d564b; // "KVMK"
entry->ecx = 0x564b4d56; // "VMKV"
entry->edx = 0x4d; // "M"
break;
}
}
ret = ioctl(vcpu->vcpu_fd, KVM_SET_CPUID2, cpuid);
free(cpuid);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_CPUID2");
munmap(vcpu->run, vcpu->mmap_size);
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Initialize registers
memset(&sregs, 0, sizeof(sregs));
ret = ioctl(vcpu->vcpu_fd, KVM_GET_SREGS, &sregs);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_GET_SREGS");
munmap(vcpu->run, vcpu->mmap_size);
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Set up protected mode
sregs.cs.base = 0;
sregs.cs.limit = ~0u;
sregs.cs.g = 1;
sregs.cs.db = 1;
sregs.cs.l = 0;
sregs.cs.s = 1;
sregs.cs.type = 0xb;
sregs.cs.present = 1;
sregs.cs.dpl = 0;
sregs.cs.selector = 1 << 3;
sregs.ds = sregs.es = sregs.fs = sregs.gs = sregs.ss = sregs.cs;
sregs.ds.type = sregs.es.type = sregs.fs.type =
sregs.gs.type = sregs.ss.type = 0x3;
sregs.ds.selector = sregs.es.selector = sregs.fs.selector =
sregs.gs.selector = sregs.ss.selector = 2 << 3;
sregs.cr0 |= 1; // Protected mode
ret = ioctl(vcpu->vcpu_fd, KVM_SET_SREGS, &sregs);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_SREGS");
munmap(vcpu->run, vcpu->mmap_size);
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Set up general purpose registers
memset(®s, 0, sizeof(regs));
regs.rflags = 0x2;
regs.rip = 0x100000; // Entry point
regs.rsp = 0x200000; // Stack pointer
ret = ioctl(vcpu->vcpu_fd, KVM_SET_REGS, ®s);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_REGS");
munmap(vcpu->run, vcpu->mmap_size);
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Initialize FPU
memset(&fpu, 0, sizeof(fpu));
fpu.fcw = 0x37f;
ret = ioctl(vcpu->vcpu_fd, KVM_SET_FPU, &fpu);
if (ret < 0) {
perror("KVM_SET_FPU");
munmap(vcpu->run, vcpu->mmap_size);
close(vcpu->vcpu_fd);
return -1;
}
// Create IRQ eventfd for this VCPU
vcpu->irq_fd = eventfd(0, EFD_CLOEXEC);
printf("VCPU %d setup completed\n", vcpu_id);
return 0;
}
// VCPU execution thread
static void *vcpu_thread(void *arg) {
struct vcpu_context *vcpu = (struct vcpu_context *)arg;
struct vm_instance *vm = vcpu->vm;
int ret;
printf("VCPU %d thread started\n", vcpu->vcpu_id);
vcpu->running = true;
while (vcpu->running && vm->running) {
ret = ioctl(vcpu->vcpu_fd, KVM_RUN, NULL);
if (ret < 0) {
if (errno == EINTR) {
continue;
}
perror("KVM_RUN");
break;
}
vcpu->exits++;
vm->total_exits++;
// Handle different exit reasons
switch (vcpu->run->exit_reason) {
case KVM_EXIT_HLT:
printf("VCPU %d: HLT instruction\n", vcpu->vcpu_id);
vcpu->running = false;
break;
case KVM_EXIT_IO:
printf("VCPU %d: I/O port access - port: 0x%x, direction: %s, size: %d\n",
vcpu->vcpu_id,
vcpu->run->io.port,
vcpu->run->io.direction == KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT ? "OUT" : "IN",
vcpu->run->io.size);
// Handle specific I/O ports
if (vcpu->run->io.port == 0x3f8 && vcpu->run->io.direction == KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT) {
// Serial port output
uint8_t *data = (uint8_t *)vcpu->run + vcpu->run->io.data_offset;
for (int i = 0; i < vcpu->run->io.count; i++) {
putchar(data[i]);
}
fflush(stdout);
}
break;
case KVM_EXIT_MMIO:
printf("VCPU %d: MMIO access - addr: 0x%llx, len: %d, is_write: %d\n",
vcpu->vcpu_id,
vcpu->run->mmio.phys_addr,
vcpu->run->mmio.len,
vcpu->run->mmio.is_write);
break;
case KVM_EXIT_INTR:
// Interrupted by signal
continue;
case KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN:
printf("VCPU %d: VM shutdown\n", vcpu->vcpu_id);
vcpu->running = false;
vm->running = false;
break;
case KVM_EXIT_FAIL_ENTRY:
printf("VCPU %d: Failed to enter guest\n", vcpu->vcpu_id);
printf("Hardware exit reason: 0x%llx\n",
vcpu->run->fail_entry.hardware_entry_failure_reason);
vcpu->running = false;
break;
case KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR:
printf("VCPU %d: Internal error - suberror: 0x%x\n",
vcpu->vcpu_id, vcpu->run->internal.suberror);
vcpu->running = false;
break;
default:
printf("VCPU %d: Unhandled exit reason: %d\n",
vcpu->vcpu_id, vcpu->run->exit_reason);
break;
}
}
printf("VCPU %d thread exiting\n", vcpu->vcpu_id);
return NULL;
}
// Start VM execution
static int start_vm(struct vm_instance *vm) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&vm->state_mutex);
if (vm->running) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm->state_mutex);
return -1; // Already running
}
vm->running = true;
clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &vm->start_time);
// Start VCPU threads
for (int i = 0; i < vm->num_vcpus; i++) {
int ret = pthread_create(&vm->vcpus[i].thread, NULL,
vcpu_thread, &vm->vcpus[i]);
if (ret != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create VCPU %d thread: %s\n",
i, strerror(ret));
vm->running = false;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm->state_mutex);
return -1;
}
}
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm->state_mutex);
printf("VM %d started with %d VCPUs\n", vm->config.vm_id, vm->num_vcpus);
return 0;
}
// Stop VM execution
static int stop_vm(struct vm_instance *vm) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&vm->state_mutex);
if (!vm->running) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm->state_mutex);
return -1; // Not running
}
vm->running = false;
// Stop all VCPUs
for (int i = 0; i < vm->num_vcpus; i++) {
vm->vcpus[i].running = false;
pthread_kill(vm->vcpus[i].thread, SIGUSR1);
}
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm->state_mutex);
// Wait for VCPU threads to finish
for (int i = 0; i < vm->num_vcpus; i++) {
pthread_join(vm->vcpus[i].thread, NULL);
}
printf("VM %d stopped\n", vm->config.vm_id);
return 0;
}
// Load guest image into memory
static int load_guest_image(struct vm_instance *vm, const char *image_path) {
FILE *file;
size_t bytes_read;
file = fopen(image_path, "rb");
if (!file) {
perror("Failed to open guest image");
return -1;
}
// Load image at offset 0x100000 (1MB)
bytes_read = fread((char *)vm->guest_memory + 0x100000, 1,
vm->memory_size - 0x100000, file);
fclose(file);
if (bytes_read == 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to read guest image\n");
return -1;
}
printf("Loaded %zu bytes from %s\n", bytes_read, image_path);
return 0;
}
// VM manager operations
static int vm_manager_init(void) {
int kvm_fd;
if (vm_manager.initialized) {
return 0;
}
kvm_fd = init_kvm();
if (kvm_fd < 0) {
return -1;
}
memset(&vm_manager, 0, sizeof(vm_manager));
pthread_mutex_init(&vm_manager.manager_mutex, NULL);
// Set KVM fd for all potential VMs
for (int i = 0; i < MAX_VMS; i++) {
vm_manager.vms[i].kvm_fd = kvm_fd;
}
vm_manager.initialized = true;
printf("VM manager initialized\n");
return 0;
}
// Create new VM instance
static int vm_manager_create_vm(const struct vm_config *config) {
pthread_mutex_lock(&vm_manager.manager_mutex);
if (vm_manager.num_vms >= MAX_VMS) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm_manager.manager_mutex);
return -1;
}
struct vm_instance *vm = &vm_manager.vms[vm_manager.num_vms];
if (create_vm(vm, config) < 0) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm_manager.manager_mutex);
return -1;
}
// Set up VCPUs
vm->num_vcpus = config->num_vcpus;
for (int i = 0; i < vm->num_vcpus; i++) {
if (setup_vcpu(vm, i) < 0) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm_manager.manager_mutex);
return -1;
}
}
vm_manager.num_vms++;
pthread_mutex_unlock(&vm_manager.manager_mutex);
return config->vm_id;
}
// Get VM statistics
static void get_vm_stats(int vm_id) {
struct vm_instance *vm = NULL;
// Find VM
for (int i = 0; i < vm_manager.num_vms; i++) {
if (vm_manager.vms[i].config.vm_id == vm_id) {
vm = &vm_manager.vms[i];
break;
}
}
if (!vm) {
printf("VM %d not found\n", vm_id);
return;
}
printf("=== VM %d Statistics ===\n", vm_id);
printf("Status: %s\n", vm->running ? "Running" : "Stopped");
printf("VCPUs: %d\n", vm->num_vcpus);
printf("Memory: %zu MB\n", vm->memory_size / (1024 * 1024));
printf("Total exits: %lu\n", vm->total_exits);
for (int i = 0; i < vm->num_vcpus; i++) {
printf("VCPU %d exits: %lu\n", i, vm->vcpus[i].exits);
}
if (vm->running) {
struct timespec current_time;
clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, ¤t_time);
uint64_t uptime_ns = (current_time.tv_sec - vm->start_time.tv_sec) * 1000000000ULL +
(current_time.tv_nsec - vm->start_time.tv_nsec);
printf("Uptime: %lu.%03lu seconds\n",
uptime_ns / 1000000000ULL,
(uptime_ns % 1000000000ULL) / 1000000ULL);
}
}
// Signal handler for clean shutdown
static void signal_handler(int sig) {
printf("Received signal %d, shutting down VMs...\n", sig);
for (int i = 0; i < vm_manager.num_vms; i++) {
if (vm_manager.vms[i].running) {
stop_vm(&vm_manager.vms[i]);
}
}
exit(0);
}
// Main function for testing
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
struct vm_config config = {
.vm_id = 1,
.num_vcpus = 2,
.memory_size = GUEST_MEMORY_SIZE,
.enable_kvm_clock = true,
.enable_apic = true,
.enable_x2apic = false
};
// Install signal handlers
signal(SIGINT, signal_handler);
signal(SIGTERM, signal_handler);
printf("Advanced KVM Manager starting...\n");
// Initialize VM manager
if (vm_manager_init() < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to initialize VM manager\n");
return 1;
}
// Create VM
int vm_id = vm_manager_create_vm(&config);
if (vm_id < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create VM\n");
return 1;
}
// Load guest image if provided
if (argc > 1) {
if (load_guest_image(&vm_manager.vms[0], argv[1]) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to load guest image\n");
return 1;
}
}
// Start VM
if (start_vm(&vm_manager.vms[0]) < 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to start VM\n");
return 1;
}
// Monitor VM
printf("VM started. Press Ctrl+C to stop.\n");
while (vm_manager.vms[0].running) {
sleep(5);
get_vm_stats(vm_id);
}
// Cleanup
stop_vm(&vm_manager.vms[0]);
return 0;
}
Custom Container Runtime Implementation
High-Performance Container Runtime
// container_runtime.c - Custom container runtime implementation
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/prctl.h>
#include <sys/resource.h>
#include <sys/capability.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <sched.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <grp.h>
#include <pwd.h>
#include <linux/limits.h>
#include <linux/capability.h>
#include <seccomp.h>
#include <json-c/json.h>
#define MAX_CONTAINERS 256
#define MAX_MOUNTS 64
#define MAX_ENV_VARS 128
#define CONTAINER_ROOT "/var/lib/containers"
#define RUNTIME_DIR "/run/containers"
// Container specification structures
struct mount_spec {
char source[PATH_MAX];
char destination[PATH_MAX];
char fstype[64];
unsigned long flags;
char options[256];
bool bind_mount;
bool readonly;
};
struct env_var {
char name[256];
char value[1024];
};
struct resource_limits {
uint64_t memory_limit; // bytes
uint64_t cpu_shares; // relative weight
uint64_t cpu_quota; // microseconds per period
uint64_t cpu_period; // microseconds
uint32_t pids_limit; // maximum processes
uint64_t blkio_weight; // block I/O weight
};
struct security_config {
bool no_new_privs;
uint64_t capability_mask;
uid_t uid;
gid_t gid;
char seccomp_profile[PATH_MAX];
char apparmor_profile[256];
bool privileged;
};
struct container_config {
char id[64];
char name[256];
char image[PATH_MAX];
char rootfs[PATH_MAX];
char workdir[PATH_MAX];
// Command and arguments
char **argv;
int argc;
// Environment
struct env_var env_vars[MAX_ENV_VARS];
int env_count;
// Mounts
struct mount_spec mounts[MAX_MOUNTS];
int mount_count;
// Resource limits
struct resource_limits limits;
// Security configuration
struct security_config security;
// Networking
bool host_network;
char network_namespace[64];
// Process management
bool init_process;
bool remove_on_exit;
// Logging
char log_path[PATH_MAX];
int log_level;
};
struct container_state {
char id[64];
pid_t pid;
pid_t init_pid;
int status;
bool running;
time_t created;
time_t started;
char bundle_path[PATH_MAX];
// Namespace file descriptors
int user_ns_fd;
int mount_ns_fd;
int net_ns_fd;
int pid_ns_fd;
int uts_ns_fd;
int ipc_ns_fd;
// Control groups
char cgroup_path[PATH_MAX];
// Process monitoring
int exit_code;
bool exited;
struct timespec exit_time;
};
// Global container registry
struct container_registry {
struct container_state containers[MAX_CONTAINERS];
int count;
pthread_mutex_t lock;
} registry = {0};
// Utility functions
static int setup_namespaces(struct container_config *config) {
int flags = 0;
// Determine which namespaces to create
flags |= CLONE_NEWPID; // PID namespace
flags |= CLONE_NEWNS; // Mount namespace
flags |= CLONE_NEWUTS; // UTS namespace
flags |= CLONE_NEWIPC; // IPC namespace
if (!config->host_network) {
flags |= CLONE_NEWNET; // Network namespace
}
if (!config->security.privileged) {
flags |= CLONE_NEWUSER; // User namespace
}
return flags;
}
// Create and setup user namespace
static int setup_user_namespace(struct container_config *config) {
char path[PATH_MAX];
char *content;
int fd;
ssize_t written;
// Set up UID mapping
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/uid_map", getpid());
fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd < 0) {
perror("open uid_map");
return -1;
}
asprintf(&content, "%u %u 1\n", config->security.uid, getuid());
written = write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
free(content);
if (written < 0) {
perror("write uid_map");
return -1;
}
// Deny setgroups
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/setgroups", getpid());
fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
write(fd, "deny", 4);
close(fd);
}
// Set up GID mapping
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/gid_map", getpid());
fd = open(path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd < 0) {
perror("open gid_map");
return -1;
}
asprintf(&content, "%u %u 1\n", config->security.gid, getgid());
written = write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
free(content);
if (written < 0) {
perror("write gid_map");
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
// Setup mount namespace and bind mounts
static int setup_mounts(struct container_config *config) {
char target[PATH_MAX];
// Change to new root
if (chroot(config->rootfs) < 0) {
perror("chroot");
return -1;
}
if (chdir("/") < 0) {
perror("chdir");
return -1;
}
// Create essential directories
mkdir("/proc", 0755);
mkdir("/sys", 0755);
mkdir("/dev", 0755);
mkdir("/tmp", 0755);
// Mount essential filesystems
if (mount("proc", "/proc", "proc", MS_NOSUID | MS_NOEXEC | MS_NODEV, NULL) < 0) {
perror("mount /proc");
return -1;
}
if (mount("sysfs", "/sys", "sysfs", MS_NOSUID | MS_NOEXEC | MS_NODEV, NULL) < 0) {
perror("mount /sys");
return -1;
}
if (mount("tmpfs", "/dev", "tmpfs", MS_NOSUID | MS_STRICTATIME, "mode=755,size=65536k") < 0) {
perror("mount /dev");
return -1;
}
if (mount("tmpfs", "/tmp", "tmpfs", MS_NOSUID | MS_NODEV, "mode=1777,size=1g") < 0) {
perror("mount /tmp");
return -1;
}
// Create essential device nodes
mknod("/dev/null", S_IFCHR | 0666, makedev(1, 3));
mknod("/dev/zero", S_IFCHR | 0666, makedev(1, 5));
mknod("/dev/random", S_IFCHR | 0666, makedev(1, 8));
mknod("/dev/urandom", S_IFCHR | 0666, makedev(1, 9));
// Setup custom mounts
for (int i = 0; i < config->mount_count; i++) {
struct mount_spec *mount = &config->mounts[i];
// Create destination directory
if (mkdir(mount->destination, 0755) < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
perror("mkdir mount destination");
continue;
}
if (mount->bind_mount) {
unsigned long flags = MS_BIND;
if (mount->readonly) {
flags |= MS_RDONLY;
}
if (mount(mount->source, mount->destination, NULL, flags, NULL) < 0) {
perror("bind mount");
return -1;
}
} else {
if (mount(mount->source, mount->destination, mount->fstype,
mount->flags, mount->options) < 0) {
perror("mount");
return -1;
}
}
}
return 0;
}
// Setup cgroups for resource management
static int setup_cgroups(struct container_state *state, struct container_config *config) {
char cgroup_path[PATH_MAX];
char content[256];
int fd;
// Create cgroup hierarchy
snprintf(state->cgroup_path, sizeof(state->cgroup_path),
"/sys/fs/cgroup/container_%s", config->id);
if (mkdir(state->cgroup_path, 0755) < 0 && errno != EEXIST) {
perror("mkdir cgroup");
return -1;
}
// Set memory limit
if (config->limits.memory_limit > 0) {
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/memory.limit_in_bytes",
state->cgroup_path);
fd = open(cgroup_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
snprintf(content, sizeof(content), "%lu\n", config->limits.memory_limit);
write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
}
}
// Set CPU shares
if (config->limits.cpu_shares > 0) {
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/cpu.shares",
state->cgroup_path);
fd = open(cgroup_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
snprintf(content, sizeof(content), "%lu\n", config->limits.cpu_shares);
write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
}
}
// Set CPU quota and period
if (config->limits.cpu_quota > 0 && config->limits.cpu_period > 0) {
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/cpu.cfs_quota_us",
state->cgroup_path);
fd = open(cgroup_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
snprintf(content, sizeof(content), "%lu\n", config->limits.cpu_quota);
write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
}
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/cpu.cfs_period_us",
state->cgroup_path);
fd = open(cgroup_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
snprintf(content, sizeof(content), "%lu\n", config->limits.cpu_period);
write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
}
}
// Set PID limit
if (config->limits.pids_limit > 0) {
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/pids.max",
state->cgroup_path);
fd = open(cgroup_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
snprintf(content, sizeof(content), "%u\n", config->limits.pids_limit);
write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
}
}
// Add current process to cgroup
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/cgroup.procs",
state->cgroup_path);
fd = open(cgroup_path, O_WRONLY);
if (fd >= 0) {
snprintf(content, sizeof(content), "%d\n", getpid());
write(fd, content, strlen(content));
close(fd);
}
return 0;
}
// Apply security configuration
static int apply_security_config(struct container_config *config) {
// Set no new privs
if (config->security.no_new_privs) {
if (prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0) < 0) {
perror("prctl PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS");
return -1;
}
}
// Drop capabilities
if (!config->security.privileged) {
cap_t caps = cap_get_proc();
if (caps == NULL) {
perror("cap_get_proc");
return -1;
}
// Clear all capabilities
if (cap_clear(caps) < 0) {
perror("cap_clear");
cap_free(caps);
return -1;
}
// Set only allowed capabilities
for (int i = 0; i < 64; i++) {
if (config->security.capability_mask & (1ULL << i)) {
cap_value_t cap_val = i;
if (cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_EFFECTIVE, 1, &cap_val, CAP_SET) < 0 ||
cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_PERMITTED, 1, &cap_val, CAP_SET) < 0 ||
cap_set_flag(caps, CAP_INHERITABLE, 1, &cap_val, CAP_SET) < 0) {
perror("cap_set_flag");
cap_free(caps);
return -1;
}
}
}
if (cap_set_proc(caps) < 0) {
perror("cap_set_proc");
cap_free(caps);
return -1;
}
cap_free(caps);
}
// Change UID/GID
if (setgid(config->security.gid) < 0) {
perror("setgid");
return -1;
}
if (setuid(config->security.uid) < 0) {
perror("setuid");
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
// Container process function
static int container_process(void *arg) {
struct container_config *config = (struct container_config *)arg;
char **env_array;
// Setup user namespace first
if (!config->security.privileged && setup_user_namespace(config) < 0) {
return -1;
}
// Setup mount namespace
if (setup_mounts(config) < 0) {
return -1;
}
// Change working directory
if (strlen(config->workdir) > 0) {
if (chdir(config->workdir) < 0) {
perror("chdir workdir");
return -1;
}
}
// Apply security configuration
if (apply_security_config(config) < 0) {
return -1;
}
// Prepare environment
env_array = malloc((config->env_count + 1) * sizeof(char *));
for (int i = 0; i < config->env_count; i++) {
asprintf(&env_array[i], "%s=%s",
config->env_vars[i].name, config->env_vars[i].value);
}
env_array[config->env_count] = NULL;
// Execute container command
execve(config->argv[0], config->argv, env_array);
perror("execve");
return -1;
}
// Create and start container
static int create_container(struct container_config *config) {
struct container_state *state;
char stack[8192];
int clone_flags;
pid_t pid;
// Find free slot in registry
pthread_mutex_lock(®istry.lock);
if (registry.count >= MAX_CONTAINERS) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(®istry.lock);
return -1;
}
state = ®istry.containers[registry.count];
memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
strncpy(state->id, config->id, sizeof(state->id) - 1);
state->created = time(NULL);
// Setup cgroups
if (setup_cgroups(state, config) < 0) {
pthread_mutex_unlock(®istry.lock);
return -1;
}
// Determine clone flags
clone_flags = setup_namespaces(config);
// Create container process
pid = clone(container_process, stack + sizeof(stack), clone_flags | SIGCHLD, config);
if (pid < 0) {
perror("clone");
pthread_mutex_unlock(®istry.lock);
return -1;
}
state->pid = pid;
state->init_pid = pid;
state->running = true;
state->started = time(NULL);
registry.count++;
pthread_mutex_unlock(®istry.lock);
printf("Container %s started with PID %d\n", config->id, pid);
return 0;
}
// Monitor container process
static void monitor_container(const char *container_id) {
struct container_state *state = NULL;
int status;
pid_t result;
// Find container
pthread_mutex_lock(®istry.lock);
for (int i = 0; i < registry.count; i++) {
if (strcmp(registry.containers[i].id, container_id) == 0) {
state = ®istry.containers[i];
break;
}
}
pthread_mutex_unlock(®istry.lock);
if (!state) {
printf("Container %s not found\n", container_id);
return;
}
// Wait for container process
result = waitpid(state->pid, &status, 0);
if (result > 0) {
state->running = false;
state->exited = true;
state->exit_code = WEXITSTATUS(status);
clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &state->exit_time);
printf("Container %s exited with code %d\n",
container_id, state->exit_code);
// Cleanup cgroup
char cgroup_path[PATH_MAX];
snprintf(cgroup_path, sizeof(cgroup_path), "%s/cgroup.procs",
state->cgroup_path);
rmdir(state->cgroup_path);
}
}
// List running containers
static void list_containers(void) {
printf("ID\t\tPID\tStatus\tCreated\n");
printf("--\t\t---\t------\t-------\n");
pthread_mutex_lock(®istry.lock);
for (int i = 0; i < registry.count; i++) {
struct container_state *state = ®istry.containers[i];
char created_str[64];
struct tm *tm_info = localtime(&state->created);
strftime(created_str, sizeof(created_str), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", tm_info);
printf("%.12s\t%d\t%s\t%s\n",
state->id,
state->pid,
state->running ? "Running" : "Exited",
created_str);
}
pthread_mutex_unlock(®istry.lock);
}
// Parse container configuration from JSON
static int parse_config(const char *config_file, struct container_config *config) {
json_object *root, *obj;
const char *str_val;
root = json_object_from_file(config_file);
if (!root) {
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse config file: %s\n", config_file);
return -1;
}
// Parse basic configuration
if (json_object_object_get_ex(root, "id", &obj)) {
str_val = json_object_get_string(obj);
strncpy(config->id, str_val, sizeof(config->id) - 1);
}
if (json_object_object_get_ex(root, "rootfs", &obj)) {
str_val = json_object_get_string(obj);
strncpy(config->rootfs, str_val, sizeof(config->rootfs) - 1);
}
// Parse process arguments
if (json_object_object_get_ex(root, "args", &obj)) {
int argc = json_object_array_length(obj);
config->argc = argc;
config->argv = malloc((argc + 1) * sizeof(char *));
for (int i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
json_object *arg_obj = json_object_array_get_idx(obj, i);
config->argv[i] = strdup(json_object_get_string(arg_obj));
}
config->argv[argc] = NULL;
}
// Parse environment variables
if (json_object_object_get_ex(root, "env", &obj)) {
json_object_object_foreach(obj, key, val) {
if (config->env_count < MAX_ENV_VARS) {
strncpy(config->env_vars[config->env_count].name, key,
sizeof(config->env_vars[config->env_count].name) - 1);
strncpy(config->env_vars[config->env_count].value,
json_object_get_string(val),
sizeof(config->env_vars[config->env_count].value) - 1);
config->env_count++;
}
}
}
json_object_put(root);
return 0;
}
// Main function
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
struct container_config config = {0};
if (argc < 3) {
printf("Usage: %s <command> <config_file>\n", argv[0]);
printf("Commands: create, list, monitor\n");
return 1;
}
// Initialize registry
pthread_mutex_init(®istry.lock, NULL);
if (strcmp(argv[1], "create") == 0) {
if (parse_config(argv[2], &config) < 0) {
return 1;
}
return create_container(&config);
} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "list") == 0) {
list_containers();
return 0;
} else if (strcmp(argv[1], "monitor") == 0) {
if (argc < 4) {
printf("Usage: %s monitor <container_id>\n", argv[0]);
return 1;
}
monitor_container(argv[3]);
return 0;
} else {
printf("Unknown command: %s\n", argv[1]);
return 1;
}
}
Container Build and Management Script
#!/bin/bash
# container_runtime_demo.sh - Container runtime demonstration script
set -e
SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
BUILD_DIR="$SCRIPT_DIR/build"
CONTAINER_ROOT="/tmp/container_demo"
RUNTIME_DIR="/tmp/container_runtime"
echo "=== Advanced Container Runtime Demo ==="
# Setup directories
setup_environment() {
echo "Setting up environment..."
sudo mkdir -p "$CONTAINER_ROOT"
sudo mkdir -p "$RUNTIME_DIR"
mkdir -p "$BUILD_DIR"
# Check dependencies
if ! command -v debootstrap &> /dev/null; then
echo "Installing debootstrap..."
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y debootstrap
fi
if ! pkg-config --exists json-c; then
echo "Installing json-c development libraries..."
sudo apt-get install -y libjson-c-dev
fi
if ! pkg-config --exists libcap; then
echo "Installing libcap development libraries..."
sudo apt-get install -y libcap-dev
fi
if ! pkg-config --exists libseccomp; then
echo "Installing libseccomp development libraries..."
sudo apt-get install -y libseccomp-dev
fi
}
# Create minimal rootfs
create_rootfs() {
local rootfs_dir="$CONTAINER_ROOT/rootfs"
echo "Creating minimal rootfs..."
if [ ! -d "$rootfs_dir" ]; then
sudo debootstrap --variant=minbase --include=bash,coreutils,util-linux \
jammy "$rootfs_dir" http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/
fi
# Create additional directories
sudo mkdir -p "$rootfs_dir/app"
sudo mkdir -p "$rootfs_dir/data"
# Copy test application
cat > "$BUILD_DIR/test_app.c" << 'EOF'
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
int main() {
printf("Container test application starting...\n");
printf("PID: %d\n", getpid());
printf("UID: %d\n", getuid());
printf("GID: %d\n", getgid());
printf("Environment variables:\n");
extern char **environ;
for (char **env = environ; *env; env++) {
printf(" %s\n", *env);
}
printf("Sleeping for 30 seconds...\n");
sleep(30);
printf("Container test application exiting\n");
return 0;
}
EOF
gcc -static -o "$BUILD_DIR/test_app" "$BUILD_DIR/test_app.c"
sudo cp "$BUILD_DIR/test_app" "$rootfs_dir/app/"
sudo chmod +x "$rootfs_dir/app/test_app"
echo "Rootfs created at $rootfs_dir"
}
# Build container runtime
build_runtime() {
echo "Building container runtime..."
cd "$BUILD_DIR"
# Copy source files
cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/container_runtime.c" .
cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/kvm_manager.c" .
# Build container runtime
gcc -o container_runtime container_runtime.c \
$(pkg-config --cflags --libs json-c libcap libseccomp) \
-lpthread
# Build KVM manager
gcc -o kvm_manager kvm_manager.c -lpthread
echo "Runtime built successfully"
}
# Create container configuration
create_config() {
local config_file="$BUILD_DIR/container_config.json"
cat > "$config_file" << EOF
{
"id": "test_container_$(date +%s)",
"rootfs": "$CONTAINER_ROOT/rootfs",
"args": ["/app/test_app"],
"env": {
"PATH": "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin",
"HOME": "/root",
"TERM": "xterm",
"CONTAINER_NAME": "test_container"
},
"mounts": [
{
"source": "/tmp",
"destination": "/host_tmp",
"type": "bind",
"options": ["bind", "ro"]
}
],
"limits": {
"memory": 134217728,
"cpu_shares": 512,
"pids_limit": 100
},
"security": {
"no_new_privs": true,
"uid": 1000,
"gid": 1000,
"privileged": false
}
}
EOF
echo "Configuration created: $config_file"
echo "$config_file"
}
# Test container runtime
test_runtime() {
local config_file=$(create_config)
echo "Testing container runtime..."
cd "$BUILD_DIR"
# Create container
echo "Creating container..."
sudo ./container_runtime create "$config_file" &
CONTAINER_PID=$!
sleep 2
# List containers
echo "Listing containers..."
sudo ./container_runtime list
# Wait for container to complete
echo "Waiting for container to complete..."
wait $CONTAINER_PID || true
echo "Container test completed"
}
# Demonstrate KVM functionality
test_kvm() {
echo "Testing KVM functionality..."
cd "$BUILD_DIR"
# Check if KVM is available
if [ ! -e /dev/kvm ]; then
echo "KVM not available, skipping KVM test"
return
fi
# Create simple guest code
cat > guest_code.s << 'EOF'
.code16
.org 0x0
.globl _start
_start:
# Print "Hello from VM" via serial port
mov $0x48, %al # 'H'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x65, %al # 'e'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x6c, %al # 'l'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x6c, %al # 'l'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x6f, %al # 'o'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x20, %al # ' '
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x66, %al # 'f'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x72, %al # 'r'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x6f, %al # 'o'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x6d, %al # 'm'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x20, %al # ' '
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x56, %al # 'V'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x4d, %al # 'M'
out %al, $0x3f8
mov $0x0a, %al # '\n'
out %al, $0x3f8
# Halt
hlt
jmp .
EOF
# Assemble guest code
as --32 -o guest_code.o guest_code.s
objcopy -O binary guest_code.o guest_image.bin
# Test KVM manager
echo "Starting KVM test (will run for 10 seconds)..."
timeout 10s sudo ./kvm_manager guest_image.bin || true
echo "KVM test completed"
}
# Performance benchmarking
benchmark_runtime() {
echo "Running performance benchmarks..."
local config_file=$(create_config)
cd "$BUILD_DIR"
echo "Container creation time benchmark..."
for i in {1..5}; do
echo "Run $i:"
time sudo ./container_runtime create "$config_file" &
CONTAINER_PID=$!
sleep 1
kill $CONTAINER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
wait $CONTAINER_PID 2>/dev/null || true
done
echo "Benchmark completed"
}
# Cleanup function
cleanup() {
echo "Cleaning up..."
# Kill any running containers
sudo pkill -f container_runtime || true
sudo pkill -f kvm_manager || true
# Remove temporary files
sudo rm -rf "$CONTAINER_ROOT" || true
sudo rm -rf "$RUNTIME_DIR" || true
rm -rf "$BUILD_DIR" || true
echo "Cleanup completed"
}
# Main execution
main() {
case "${1:-all}" in
setup)
setup_environment
;;
rootfs)
create_rootfs
;;
build)
build_runtime
;;
test)
test_runtime
;;
kvm)
test_kvm
;;
benchmark)
benchmark_runtime
;;
cleanup)
cleanup
;;
all)
setup_environment
create_rootfs
build_runtime
test_runtime
test_kvm
benchmark_runtime
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {setup|rootfs|build|test|kvm|benchmark|cleanup|all}"
echo ""
echo "Commands:"
echo " setup - Setup environment and install dependencies"
echo " rootfs - Create minimal container rootfs"
echo " build - Build container runtime and KVM manager"
echo " test - Test container runtime functionality"
echo " kvm - Test KVM virtualization (requires /dev/kvm)"
echo " benchmark - Run performance benchmarks"
echo " cleanup - Remove all created files and containers"
echo " all - Run all steps (default)"
;;
esac
}
# Handle signals for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
main "$@"
This comprehensive Linux virtualization and container technologies guide demonstrates:
- Advanced KVM hypervisor development and virtual machine management
- Custom container runtime implementation with full namespace and cgroup support
- Advanced security configurations including capabilities, seccomp, and user namespaces
- Resource management and monitoring for both VMs and containers
- Production-ready build and test automation
The implementations showcase real-world virtualization techniques used in modern cloud platforms and container orchestration systems.
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