Make LiveSync writes atomic instead of locking the runtime's reads - #2022
Make LiveSync writes atomic instead of locking the runtime's reads#2022edusperoni wants to merge 1 commit into
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m_fileWriteMutex paired LiveSync's file writes against Runtime::ReadFileText so the runtime would not compile a half-written hot-synced module. It could not deliver that, for three independent reasons: - It is a non-static member, so LiveSync locking one runtime excludes nothing on a worker's thread - precisely the case that matters now that workers run on their own detached threads. - The lock was taken after prepareFile() deleted the file and the FileOutputStream constructor truncated it, so it covered only fos.write and not the window a reader actually hits. - The finally block called unlock() even when lock() had never been reached (a throw from mkdirs() or the FileOutputStream constructor). Unlocking a std::mutex this thread does not own is undefined behaviour, and on bionic can release a lock the JS thread holds inside ReadFileText. Writes now land through a sibling temp file renamed over the target. rename(2) within a directory is atomic, so a reader gets either the whole previous file or the whole new one, on every runtime and every thread, with no shared state to scope wrongly. That also closes the delete/truncate window, which no reader-side lock could have covered, and takes a mutex off every debug module read. java.nio.file's ATOMIC_MOVE is unavailable at minSdk 21, so this uses File.createTempFile in the target's own directory plus File.renameTo, which maps to rename(2) on every API level. The temp file must be a sibling: rename is only atomic within one filesystem. m_fileWriteMutex, Runtime::Lock/Unlock, both lock_guards, the two JNI entry points and the private native lock/unlock declarations are removed. com.tns.Runtime.lock()/unlock() remain as deprecated no-ops: they are public API and external tooling may call them. The test suite does not exercise LiveSync, so this is verified by the arm64-v8a build and by the suite not regressing (1038/1038). Hot-sync itself needs a manual check.
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe debug sync service now writes through a sibling temporary file and atomically replaces the target. Runtime file-locking methods, JNI bindings, and the debug mutex are removed. ChangesFile write synchronization
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~15–30 minutes Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to Although file replacement now avoids partial reads, concurrent sync operations can still overwrite or resurrect stale files, and an input path can write outside the application directory. These correctness and security risks make the PR unsafe to merge until addressed. Suggested reviewers: Poem
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In `@test-app/app/src/debug/java/com/tns/NativeScriptSyncServiceSocketImpl.java`:
- Around line 369-393: Serialize all file mutations by introducing a
service-scoped mutex or serial operation queue shared by createOrOverrideFile
and deleteRecursive. Ensure each method holds the same synchronization boundary
for its complete mutation, including temporary-file creation, rename, and
recursive deletion, so deletes and concurrent creates execute in operation order
while preserving atomic rename behavior for readers.
- Around line 369-381: Update createOrOverrideFile to canonicalize
DEVICE_APP_DIR and the resolved target path, then reject fileName when the
target is not within the canonical app directory before creating parent
directories or files. Preserve valid nested paths and ensure boundary checks do
not allow traversal outside the app directory.
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| private void createOrOverrideFile(String fileName, byte[] content) throws IOException { | ||
| File fileToCreate = prepareFile(fileName); | ||
| try { | ||
| File fileToCreate = new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR, fileName); | ||
| File parentDir = fileToCreate.getParentFile(); | ||
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| fileToCreate.getParentFile().mkdirs(); | ||
| FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(fileToCreate.getCanonicalPath()); | ||
| if(runtime != null) { | ||
| runtime.lock(); | ||
| if (parentDir != null) { | ||
| parentDir.mkdirs(); | ||
| } | ||
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| File temp = null; | ||
| try { | ||
| // Same directory as the target: rename is only atomic within one | ||
| // filesystem, and a sibling is the one placement that guarantees it. | ||
| temp = File.createTempFile("livesync", ".tmp", parentDir); |
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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Restrict fileName to DEVICE_APP_DIR.
The LiveSync peer controls fileName. A value with ../ segments can make FileOutputStream write outside DEVICE_APP_DIR under the app UID. Resolve both paths canonically and reject a target that is not below the canonical app directory.
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private void createOrOverrideFile(String fileName, byte[] content) throws IOException {
- File fileToCreate = new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR, fileName);
+ File appDir = new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR).getCanonicalFile();
+ File fileToCreate = new File(appDir, fileName).getCanonicalFile();
+ String appDirPrefix = appDir.getPath() + File.separator;
+ if (!fileToCreate.getPath().startsWith(appDirPrefix)) {
+ throw new IOException("LiveSync file path escapes the app directory");
+ }
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| private void createOrOverrideFile(String fileName, byte[] content) throws IOException { | |
| File fileToCreate = prepareFile(fileName); | |
| try { | |
| File fileToCreate = new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR, fileName); | |
| File parentDir = fileToCreate.getParentFile(); | |
| fileToCreate.getParentFile().mkdirs(); | |
| FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(fileToCreate.getCanonicalPath()); | |
| if(runtime != null) { | |
| runtime.lock(); | |
| if (parentDir != null) { | |
| parentDir.mkdirs(); | |
| } | |
| File temp = null; | |
| try { | |
| // Same directory as the target: rename is only atomic within one | |
| // filesystem, and a sibling is the one placement that guarantees it. | |
| temp = File.createTempFile("livesync", ".tmp", parentDir); | |
| private void createOrOverrideFile(String fileName, byte[] content) throws IOException { | |
| File appDir = new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR).getCanonicalFile(); | |
| File fileToCreate = new File(appDir, fileName).getCanonicalFile(); | |
| String appDirPrefix = appDir.getPath() + File.separator; | |
| if (!fileToCreate.getPath().startsWith(appDirPrefix)) { | |
| throw new IOException("LiveSync file path escapes the app directory"); | |
| } | |
| File parentDir = fileToCreate.getParentFile(); | |
| if (parentDir != null) { | |
| parentDir.mkdirs(); | |
| } | |
| File temp = null; | |
| try { | |
| // Same directory as the target: rename is only atomic within one | |
| // filesystem, and a sibling is the one placement that guarantees it. | |
| temp = File.createTempFile("livesync", ".tmp", parentDir); |
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[warning] 369-369: Prevent path traversal
Context: new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR, fileName)
Note: [CWE-22] Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'). Security best practice.
(path-traversal-java)
[warning] 380-380: Temporary file not deleted
Context: File.createTempFile("livesync", ".tmp", parentDir)
Note: [CWE-377] Insecure Temporary File. Security best practice.
(tempfile-delete)
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In `@test-app/app/src/debug/java/com/tns/NativeScriptSyncServiceSocketImpl.java`
around lines 369 - 381, Update createOrOverrideFile to canonicalize
DEVICE_APP_DIR and the resolved target path, then reject fileName when the
target is not within the canonical app directory before creating parent
directories or files. Preserve valid nested paths and ensure boundary checks do
not allow traversal outside the app directory.
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| private void createOrOverrideFile(String fileName, byte[] content) throws IOException { | ||
| File fileToCreate = prepareFile(fileName); | ||
| try { | ||
| File fileToCreate = new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR, fileName); | ||
| File parentDir = fileToCreate.getParentFile(); | ||
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| fileToCreate.getParentFile().mkdirs(); | ||
| FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(fileToCreate.getCanonicalPath()); | ||
| if(runtime != null) { | ||
| runtime.lock(); | ||
| if (parentDir != null) { | ||
| parentDir.mkdirs(); | ||
| } | ||
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| File temp = null; | ||
| try { | ||
| // Same directory as the target: rename is only atomic within one | ||
| // filesystem, and a sibling is the one placement that guarantees it. | ||
| temp = File.createTempFile("livesync", ".tmp", parentDir); | ||
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| FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(temp); | ||
| try { | ||
| fos.write(content); | ||
| } finally { | ||
| fos.close(); | ||
| } | ||
| fos.write(content); | ||
| fos.close(); | ||
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| if (!temp.renameTo(fileToCreate)) { | ||
| throw new IOException(String.format("failed to rename %s onto the target", temp.getAbsolutePath())); | ||
| } | ||
| temp = null; |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Serialize file mutations across LiveSync workers.
The server starts one LiveSyncWorker per accepted socket. Two workers can run this method concurrently. A delete can complete after one worker writes its temporary file but before Line 390 renames it. The earlier create then recreates a file that a later operation deleted. Concurrent creates can also restore stale content.
Use one service-scoped mutex or a serial operation queue for both createOrOverrideFile and deleteRecursive. Atomic rename protects readers. It does not order writers.
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[warning] 369-369: Prevent path traversal
Context: new File(DEVICE_APP_DIR, fileName)
Note: [CWE-22] Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'). Security best practice.
(path-traversal-java)
[warning] 380-380: Temporary file not deleted
Context: File.createTempFile("livesync", ".tmp", parentDir)
Note: [CWE-377] Insecure Temporary File. Security best practice.
(tempfile-delete)
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In `@test-app/app/src/debug/java/com/tns/NativeScriptSyncServiceSocketImpl.java`
around lines 369 - 393, Serialize all file mutations by introducing a
service-scoped mutex or serial operation queue shared by createOrOverrideFile
and deleteRecursive. Ensure each method holds the same synchronization boundary
for its complete mutation, including temporary-file creation, rename, and
recursive deletion, so deletes and concurrent creates execute in operation order
while preserving atomic rename behavior for readers.
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m_fileWriteMutexpaired LiveSync's file writes againstRuntime::ReadFileText, so the runtime would not compile a half-written hot-synced module. It could not deliver that, for three independent reasons:Runtime.h), so LiveSync locking one runtime excludes nothing on a worker's thread — precisely the case that matters now that workers run on their own detached threads.prepareFile()deleted the file and theFileOutputStreamconstructor truncated it, so it covered onlyfos.writeand not the window a reader actually hits.finallycalledruntime.unlock()even whenlock()had never been reached (a throw frommkdirs()or theFileOutputStreamconstructor). Unlocking astd::mutexthis thread does not own is UB, and on bionic can release a lock the JS thread holds insideReadFileText.Rather than fix the locking, this inverts the approach: make the write atomic instead of locking the readers.
Writes now go to a sibling temp file which is renamed over the target.
rename(2)within a directory is atomic, so a reader gets either the whole previous file or the whole new one — on every runtime and every thread, with no shared state to scope wrongly. That also closes the delete/truncate window that no reader-side lock could have covered, and takes a mutex off every debug module read.java.nio.file'sATOMIC_MOVEis unavailable at minSdk 21 (it needs 26), so this usesFile.createTempFile(prefix, suffix, parentDir)plusFile.renameTo, which maps torename(2)on every API level. The temp file must be a sibling — rename is only atomic within one filesystem.m_fileWriteMutex,Runtime::Lock/Unlock, bothlock_guards, the two JNI entry points and theprivate native lock/unlock(int)declarations are removed.com.tns.Runtime.lock()/unlock()remain as@Deprecatedno-ops, since they arepublicAPI and external tooling may call them.Current behaviour: LiveSync truncates the target in place and takes a per-runtime mutex around part of the write; readers on other runtimes are unprotected, and an early throw unlocks a mutex the thread does not hold.
New behaviour: LiveSync writes atomically; readers never observe a partial file, and there is no lock on the read path.
Found while removing
File::Bufferin 7c9c3db — this mutex superficially looked like it guarded that shared buffer. It never did.Does your commit message include the wording below to reference a specific issue in this repo?
Fixes the
m_fileWriteMutexitem in #2020.Related Pull Requests
Follows 7c9c3db on
main(process-global state shared across isolates), which surfaced this.Does your pull request have unit tests?
No. The test suite does not exercise LiveSync at all — it is a debug socket service driven by the CLI over a
LocalServerSocket, with no harness in the runtime test app. So the green run below proves the code builds and nothing else regressed, not that hot-sync still works.Verified:
:runtime:externalNativeBuildDebug -Pabis=arm64-v8a— compiles and links clean./gradlew runtestsAndVerifyResults— 1038/1038 passed, 0 failedManual check still needed before merge:
ns run androidon a device/emulator.js/.tsfile in the app while it runscreateOrOverrideFile→renameTosucceeds andDO_SYNC_OPERATIONstill triggerslivesync.js)prepareFile()is goneSummary by CodeRabbit