package plugin import ( "fmt" "net/rpc" "reflect" "sync" uuid "github.com/hashicorp/go-uuid" "github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical" "github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical/framework" bplugin "github.com/hashicorp/vault/logical/plugin" ) var ( ErrMismatchType = fmt.Errorf("mismatch on mounted backend and plugin backend type") ErrMismatchPaths = fmt.Errorf("mismatch on mounted backend and plugin backend special paths") ) // Factory returns a configured plugin logical.Backend. func Factory(conf *logical.BackendConfig) (logical.Backend, error) { _, ok := conf.Config["plugin_name"] if !ok { return nil, fmt.Errorf("plugin_name not provided") } b, err := Backend(conf) if err != nil { return nil, err } if err := b.Setup(conf); err != nil { return nil, err } return b, nil } // Backend returns an instance of the backend, either as a plugin if external // or as a concrete implementation if builtin, casted as logical.Backend. func Backend(conf *logical.BackendConfig) (logical.Backend, error) { var b backend name := conf.Config["plugin_name"] sys := conf.System // NewBackend with isMetadataMode set to true raw, err := bplugin.NewBackend(name, sys, conf.Logger, true) if err != nil { return nil, err } err = raw.Setup(conf) if err != nil { return nil, err } // Get SpecialPaths and BackendType paths := raw.SpecialPaths() btype := raw.Type() // Cleanup meta plugin backend raw.Cleanup() // Initialize b.Backend with dummy backend since plugin // backends will need to be lazy loaded. b.Backend = &framework.Backend{ PathsSpecial: paths, BackendType: btype, } b.config = conf return &b, nil } // backend is a thin wrapper around plugin.BackendPluginClient type backend struct { logical.Backend sync.RWMutex config *logical.BackendConfig // Used to detect if we already reloaded canary string // Used to detect if plugin is set loaded bool } func (b *backend) reloadBackend() error { b.Logger().Trace("plugin: reloading plugin backend", "plugin", b.config.Config["plugin_name"]) return b.startBackend() } // startBackend starts a plugin backend func (b *backend) startBackend() error { pluginName := b.config.Config["plugin_name"] // Ensure proper cleanup of the backend (i.e. call client.Kill()) b.Backend.Cleanup() nb, err := bplugin.NewBackend(pluginName, b.config.System, b.config.Logger, false) if err != nil { return err } err = nb.Setup(b.config) if err != nil { return err } // If the backend has not been loaded (i.e. still in metadata mode), // check if type and special paths still matches if !b.loaded { if b.Backend.Type() != nb.Type() { nb.Cleanup() b.Logger().Warn("plugin: failed to start plugin process", "plugin", b.config.Config["plugin_name"], "error", ErrMismatchType) return ErrMismatchType } if !reflect.DeepEqual(b.Backend.SpecialPaths(), nb.SpecialPaths()) { nb.Cleanup() b.Logger().Warn("plugin: failed to start plugin process", "plugin", b.config.Config["plugin_name"], "error", ErrMismatchPaths) return ErrMismatchPaths } } b.Backend = nb b.loaded = true // Call initialize if err := b.Backend.Initialize(); err != nil { return err } return nil } // HandleRequest is a thin wrapper implementation of HandleRequest that includes automatic plugin reload. func (b *backend) HandleRequest(req *logical.Request) (*logical.Response, error) { b.RLock() canary := b.canary // Lazy-load backend if !b.loaded { // Upgrade lock b.RUnlock() b.Lock() // Check once more after lock swap if !b.loaded { err := b.startBackend() if err != nil { b.Unlock() return nil, err } } b.Unlock() b.RLock() } resp, err := b.Backend.HandleRequest(req) b.RUnlock() // Need to compare string value for case were err comes from plugin RPC // and is returned as plugin.BasicError type. if err != nil && err.Error() == rpc.ErrShutdown.Error() { // Reload plugin if it's an rpc.ErrShutdown b.Lock() if b.canary == canary { err := b.reloadBackend() if err != nil { b.Unlock() return nil, err } b.canary, err = uuid.GenerateUUID() if err != nil { b.Unlock() return nil, err } } b.Unlock() // Try request once more b.RLock() defer b.RUnlock() return b.Backend.HandleRequest(req) } return resp, err } // HandleExistenceCheck is a thin wrapper implementation of HandleRequest that includes automatic plugin reload. func (b *backend) HandleExistenceCheck(req *logical.Request) (bool, bool, error) { b.RLock() canary := b.canary // Lazy-load backend if !b.loaded { // Upgrade lock b.RUnlock() b.Lock() // Check once more after lock swap if !b.loaded { err := b.startBackend() if err != nil { b.Unlock() return false, false, err } } b.Unlock() b.RLock() } checkFound, exists, err := b.Backend.HandleExistenceCheck(req) b.RUnlock() if err != nil && err.Error() == rpc.ErrShutdown.Error() { // Reload plugin if it's an rpc.ErrShutdown b.Lock() if b.canary == canary { err := b.reloadBackend() if err != nil { b.Unlock() return false, false, err } b.canary, err = uuid.GenerateUUID() if err != nil { b.Unlock() return false, false, err } } b.Unlock() // Try request once more b.RLock() defer b.RUnlock() return b.Backend.HandleExistenceCheck(req) } return checkFound, exists, err }