1 //! Create master and slave virtual pseudo-terminals (PTYs)
2
3 pub use libc::pid_t as SessionId;
4 pub use libc::winsize as Winsize;
5
6 use std::ffi::CStr;
7 use std::io;
8 use std::mem;
9 use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
10
11 use crate::errno::Errno;
12 use crate::sys::termios::Termios;
13 #[cfg(feature = "process")]
14 use crate::unistd::{ForkResult, Pid};
15 use crate::{fcntl, unistd, Result};
16
17 /// Representation of a master/slave pty pair
18 ///
19 /// This is returned by `openpty`. Note that this type does *not* implement `Drop`, so the user
20 /// must manually close the file descriptors.
21 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
22 pub struct OpenptyResult {
23 /// The master port in a virtual pty pair
24 pub master: RawFd,
25 /// The slave port in a virtual pty pair
26 pub slave: RawFd,
27 }
28
29 feature! {
30 #![feature = "process"]
31 /// Representation of a master with a forked pty
32 ///
33 /// This is returned by `forkpty`. Note that this type does *not* implement `Drop`, so the user
34 /// must manually close the file descriptors.
35 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
36 pub struct ForkptyResult {
37 /// The master port in a virtual pty pair
38 pub master: RawFd,
39 /// Metadata about forked process
40 pub fork_result: ForkResult,
41 }
42 }
43
44 /// Representation of the Master device in a master/slave pty pair
45 ///
46 /// While this datatype is a thin wrapper around `RawFd`, it enforces that the available PTY
47 /// functions are given the correct file descriptor. Additionally this type implements `Drop`,
48 /// so that when it's consumed or goes out of scope, it's automatically cleaned-up.
49 #[derive(Debug, Eq, Hash, PartialEq)]
50 pub struct PtyMaster(RawFd);
51
52 impl AsRawFd for PtyMaster {
as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd53 fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
54 self.0
55 }
56 }
57
58 impl IntoRawFd for PtyMaster {
into_raw_fd(self) -> RawFd59 fn into_raw_fd(self) -> RawFd {
60 let fd = self.0;
61 mem::forget(self);
62 fd
63 }
64 }
65
66 impl Drop for PtyMaster {
drop(&mut self)67 fn drop(&mut self) {
68 // On drop, we ignore errors like EINTR and EIO because there's no clear
69 // way to handle them, we can't return anything, and (on FreeBSD at
70 // least) the file descriptor is deallocated in these cases. However,
71 // we must panic on EBADF, because it is always an error to close an
72 // invalid file descriptor. That frequently indicates a double-close
73 // condition, which can cause confusing errors for future I/O
74 // operations.
75 let e = unistd::close(self.0);
76 if e == Err(Errno::EBADF) {
77 panic!("Closing an invalid file descriptor!");
78 };
79 }
80 }
81
82 impl io::Read for PtyMaster {
read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize>83 fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
84 unistd::read(self.0, buf).map_err(io::Error::from)
85 }
86 }
87
88 impl io::Write for PtyMaster {
write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize>89 fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
90 unistd::write(self.0, buf).map_err(io::Error::from)
91 }
flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>92 fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
93 Ok(())
94 }
95 }
96
97 impl io::Read for &PtyMaster {
read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize>98 fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
99 unistd::read(self.0, buf).map_err(io::Error::from)
100 }
101 }
102
103 impl io::Write for &PtyMaster {
write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize>104 fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> io::Result<usize> {
105 unistd::write(self.0, buf).map_err(io::Error::from)
106 }
flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()>107 fn flush(&mut self) -> io::Result<()> {
108 Ok(())
109 }
110 }
111
112 /// Grant access to a slave pseudoterminal (see
113 /// [`grantpt(3)`](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/grantpt.html))
114 ///
115 /// `grantpt()` changes the mode and owner of the slave pseudoterminal device corresponding to the
116 /// master pseudoterminal referred to by `fd`. This is a necessary step towards opening the slave.
117 #[inline]
grantpt(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<()>118 pub fn grantpt(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<()> {
119 if unsafe { libc::grantpt(fd.as_raw_fd()) } < 0 {
120 return Err(Errno::last());
121 }
122
123 Ok(())
124 }
125
126 /// Open a pseudoterminal device (see
127 /// [`posix_openpt(3)`](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/posix_openpt.html))
128 ///
129 /// `posix_openpt()` returns a file descriptor to an existing unused pseudoterminal master device.
130 ///
131 /// # Examples
132 ///
133 /// A common use case with this function is to open both a master and slave PTY pair. This can be
134 /// done as follows:
135 ///
136 /// ```
137 /// use std::path::Path;
138 /// use nix::fcntl::{OFlag, open};
139 /// use nix::pty::{grantpt, posix_openpt, ptsname, unlockpt};
140 /// use nix::sys::stat::Mode;
141 ///
142 /// # #[allow(dead_code)]
143 /// # fn run() -> nix::Result<()> {
144 /// // Open a new PTY master
145 /// let master_fd = posix_openpt(OFlag::O_RDWR)?;
146 ///
147 /// // Allow a slave to be generated for it
148 /// grantpt(&master_fd)?;
149 /// unlockpt(&master_fd)?;
150 ///
151 /// // Get the name of the slave
152 /// let slave_name = unsafe { ptsname(&master_fd) }?;
153 ///
154 /// // Try to open the slave
155 /// let _slave_fd = open(Path::new(&slave_name), OFlag::O_RDWR, Mode::empty())?;
156 /// # Ok(())
157 /// # }
158 /// ```
159 #[inline]
posix_openpt(flags: fcntl::OFlag) -> Result<PtyMaster>160 pub fn posix_openpt(flags: fcntl::OFlag) -> Result<PtyMaster> {
161 let fd = unsafe { libc::posix_openpt(flags.bits()) };
162
163 if fd < 0 {
164 return Err(Errno::last());
165 }
166
167 Ok(PtyMaster(fd))
168 }
169
170 /// Get the name of the slave pseudoterminal (see
171 /// [`ptsname(3)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/ptsname.3.html))
172 ///
173 /// `ptsname()` returns the name of the slave pseudoterminal device corresponding to the master
174 /// referred to by `fd`.
175 ///
176 /// This value is useful for opening the slave pty once the master has already been opened with
177 /// `posix_openpt()`.
178 ///
179 /// # Safety
180 ///
181 /// `ptsname()` mutates global variables and is *not* threadsafe.
182 /// Mutating global variables is always considered `unsafe` by Rust and this
183 /// function is marked as `unsafe` to reflect that.
184 ///
185 /// For a threadsafe and non-`unsafe` alternative on Linux, see `ptsname_r()`.
186 #[inline]
ptsname(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<String>187 pub unsafe fn ptsname(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<String> {
188 let name_ptr = libc::ptsname(fd.as_raw_fd());
189 if name_ptr.is_null() {
190 return Err(Errno::last());
191 }
192
193 let name = CStr::from_ptr(name_ptr);
194 Ok(name.to_string_lossy().into_owned())
195 }
196
197 /// Get the name of the slave pseudoterminal (see
198 /// [`ptsname(3)`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/ptsname.3.html))
199 ///
200 /// `ptsname_r()` returns the name of the slave pseudoterminal device corresponding to the master
201 /// referred to by `fd`. This is the threadsafe version of `ptsname()`, but it is not part of the
202 /// POSIX standard and is instead a Linux-specific extension.
203 ///
204 /// This value is useful for opening the slave ptty once the master has already been opened with
205 /// `posix_openpt()`.
206 #[cfg(any(target_os = "android", target_os = "linux"))]
207 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all())))]
208 #[inline]
ptsname_r(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<String>209 pub fn ptsname_r(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<String> {
210 let mut name_buf = Vec::<libc::c_char>::with_capacity(64);
211 let name_buf_ptr = name_buf.as_mut_ptr();
212 let cname = unsafe {
213 let cap = name_buf.capacity();
214 if libc::ptsname_r(fd.as_raw_fd(), name_buf_ptr, cap) != 0 {
215 return Err(crate::Error::last());
216 }
217 CStr::from_ptr(name_buf.as_ptr())
218 };
219
220 let name = cname.to_string_lossy().into_owned();
221 Ok(name)
222 }
223
224 /// Unlock a pseudoterminal master/slave pseudoterminal pair (see
225 /// [`unlockpt(3)`](https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/unlockpt.html))
226 ///
227 /// `unlockpt()` unlocks the slave pseudoterminal device corresponding to the master pseudoterminal
228 /// referred to by `fd`. This must be called before trying to open the slave side of a
229 /// pseudoterminal.
230 #[inline]
unlockpt(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<()>231 pub fn unlockpt(fd: &PtyMaster) -> Result<()> {
232 if unsafe { libc::unlockpt(fd.as_raw_fd()) } < 0 {
233 return Err(Errno::last());
234 }
235
236 Ok(())
237 }
238
239 /// Create a new pseudoterminal, returning the slave and master file descriptors
240 /// in `OpenptyResult`
241 /// (see [`openpty`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/openpty.3.html)).
242 ///
243 /// If `winsize` is not `None`, the window size of the slave will be set to
244 /// the values in `winsize`. If `termios` is not `None`, the pseudoterminal's
245 /// terminal settings of the slave will be set to the values in `termios`.
246 #[inline]
openpty< 'a, 'b, T: Into<Option<&'a Winsize>>, U: Into<Option<&'b Termios>>, >( winsize: T, termios: U, ) -> Result<OpenptyResult>247 pub fn openpty<
248 'a,
249 'b,
250 T: Into<Option<&'a Winsize>>,
251 U: Into<Option<&'b Termios>>,
252 >(
253 winsize: T,
254 termios: U,
255 ) -> Result<OpenptyResult> {
256 use std::ptr;
257
258 let mut slave = mem::MaybeUninit::<libc::c_int>::uninit();
259 let mut master = mem::MaybeUninit::<libc::c_int>::uninit();
260 let ret = {
261 match (termios.into(), winsize.into()) {
262 (Some(termios), Some(winsize)) => {
263 let inner_termios = termios.get_libc_termios();
264 unsafe {
265 libc::openpty(
266 master.as_mut_ptr(),
267 slave.as_mut_ptr(),
268 ptr::null_mut(),
269 &*inner_termios as *const libc::termios as *mut _,
270 winsize as *const Winsize as *mut _,
271 )
272 }
273 }
274 (None, Some(winsize)) => unsafe {
275 libc::openpty(
276 master.as_mut_ptr(),
277 slave.as_mut_ptr(),
278 ptr::null_mut(),
279 ptr::null_mut(),
280 winsize as *const Winsize as *mut _,
281 )
282 },
283 (Some(termios), None) => {
284 let inner_termios = termios.get_libc_termios();
285 unsafe {
286 libc::openpty(
287 master.as_mut_ptr(),
288 slave.as_mut_ptr(),
289 ptr::null_mut(),
290 &*inner_termios as *const libc::termios as *mut _,
291 ptr::null_mut(),
292 )
293 }
294 }
295 (None, None) => unsafe {
296 libc::openpty(
297 master.as_mut_ptr(),
298 slave.as_mut_ptr(),
299 ptr::null_mut(),
300 ptr::null_mut(),
301 ptr::null_mut(),
302 )
303 },
304 }
305 };
306
307 Errno::result(ret)?;
308
309 unsafe {
310 Ok(OpenptyResult {
311 master: master.assume_init(),
312 slave: slave.assume_init(),
313 })
314 }
315 }
316
317 feature! {
318 #![feature = "process"]
319 /// Create a new pseudoterminal, returning the master file descriptor and forked pid.
320 /// in `ForkptyResult`
321 /// (see [`forkpty`](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/forkpty.3.html)).
322 ///
323 /// If `winsize` is not `None`, the window size of the slave will be set to
324 /// the values in `winsize`. If `termios` is not `None`, the pseudoterminal's
325 /// terminal settings of the slave will be set to the values in `termios`.
326 ///
327 /// # Safety
328 ///
329 /// In a multithreaded program, only [async-signal-safe] functions like `pause`
330 /// and `_exit` may be called by the child (the parent isn't restricted). Note
331 /// that memory allocation may **not** be async-signal-safe and thus must be
332 /// prevented.
333 ///
334 /// Those functions are only a small subset of your operating system's API, so
335 /// special care must be taken to only invoke code you can control and audit.
336 ///
337 /// [async-signal-safe]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/signal-safety.7.html
338 pub unsafe fn forkpty<'a, 'b, T: Into<Option<&'a Winsize>>, U: Into<Option<&'b Termios>>>(
339 winsize: T,
340 termios: U,
341 ) -> Result<ForkptyResult> {
342 use std::ptr;
343
344 let mut master = mem::MaybeUninit::<libc::c_int>::uninit();
345
346 let term = match termios.into() {
347 Some(termios) => {
348 let inner_termios = termios.get_libc_termios();
349 &*inner_termios as *const libc::termios as *mut _
350 },
351 None => ptr::null_mut(),
352 };
353
354 let win = winsize
355 .into()
356 .map(|ws| ws as *const Winsize as *mut _)
357 .unwrap_or(ptr::null_mut());
358
359 let res = libc::forkpty(master.as_mut_ptr(), ptr::null_mut(), term, win);
360
361 let fork_result = Errno::result(res).map(|res| match res {
362 0 => ForkResult::Child,
363 res => ForkResult::Parent { child: Pid::from_raw(res) },
364 })?;
365
366 Ok(ForkptyResult {
367 master: master.assume_init(),
368 fork_result,
369 })
370 }
371 }
372