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fix(cache): skip chmod when the Windows cache dir is already 0700 - #436
On Windows, cacheDirLadder() calls os::chmod(dir, 0700) on every run, even when lstat already reports an owner-only directory. The Win32 chmod re-applies a protected DACL with inheritable ACEs, and Windows propagates that DACL to every file under the cache. The cost grows with the number of files in the cache: with 38,000 files inside it, a warm run on a 1-file fixture took ~2 s.
Fix
Skip the chmod when the mode is already 0700. Ownership, directory type and mode are still checked by the existing lstat after the guard, and a permissive directory is still repaired.
Measurement
Windows, Release clang-cl 22.1.8, p50 of 3, 1-file fixture. A and B are built from the same revision; the only C++ difference is this guard.
A (before)
B (this PR)
warm cache, 38K unrelated files outside the cache
11.02 ms
10.15 ms
warm cache, 38K files inside the cache
2,024.08 ms
10.64 ms
--no-cache, 38K files inside the cache
46.11 ms
44.77 ms
Responses were byte-identical between A and B (SHA-256).
Regression
test/cache_ladder_windows.py (new, Windows only): repairs an open DACL, does not rewrite an owner-only DACL on a warm run, refuses a junction.
test/cacheisolationcheck.sh gains a Windows arm: the private directory is checked through its real DACL instead of the MSYS-emulated mode, and JSON paths on stdin are converted to native paths.
On this branch: cacheisolationcheck.sh ALL PASS on Windows (including the new arm).
On origin/main (7abad95, same Windows toolchain) with only the two test files copied in: cache_ladder_windows.py fails 2 of 3 (test_permissive_cache_is_repaired_once and test_warm_private_cache_does_not_reapply_acl: the directory change time moves on the second run); the junction test passes.
On Win32 chmod re-propagates inheritable ACLs through the whole cache
tree even when the mode is unchanged, which made warm runs on a 38k-file
repo take ~2 s instead of ~18 ms. Regression: test/cache_ladder_windows.py
and the cacheisolationcheck ACL arm.
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The cache-directory ladder skips chmod(0700) when an existing directory already has that mode. Windows regression checks cover warm-cache stability, repair of permissive ACLs, and refusal of junction caches. The shell check validates private-directory permissions using platform-appropriate checks.
cacheDirLadder skips chmod(0700) when the existing directory already has mode 0700. The changelog describes the guard and its reported timing comparison.
Validate Windows cache ACL behavior test/cache_ladder_windows.py, test/cacheisolationcheck.sh
The Windows tests check warm-cache metadata stability, repair and subsequent stability for a permissive ACL, and unchanged junction targets. The shell check validates private permissions by platform and runs the Windows regression helper.
Fix the Cygwin test invocation before merging. The ACL and junction tests also need small corrections to run reliably for valid Windows configurations and paths.
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Review comments at @test/cache_ladder_windows.py:
- Around line 142-143: Update the `subprocess.run` call that invokes `mklink` so
`cmd.exe` treats both `self.cache` and `target` as single paths, even when they
contain shell metacharacters such as `&`; quote or escape both paths for
`cmd.exe`, or create the junction without invoking a command shell.
- Around line 86-87: Update the owner-only DACL check used by readOwnerAndMode
to handle deny ACEs separately from allow ACEs, rather than rejecting them
because fields[0] is not “A”. Preserve the owner-class trustee restriction for
allow ACEs so valid owner-only DACLs containing deny ACEs are accepted.
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- Line 17: Update the CYGWIN* branch in the uname-based platform check to keep
it on the Windows path, and use an explicit native Windows Python for both
helper calls so the platform guard passes and DACL validation remains active.
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Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.platform¶
A string containing a platform identifier. Known values are:
System | `platform` value
--- | ---
AIX | `'aix'`
Android | `'android'`
Emscripten | `'emscripten'`
FreeBSD | `'freebsd'`
iOS | `'ios'`
Linux | `'linux'`
macOS | `'darwin'`
Windows | `'win32'`
Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'`
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if sys.platform.startswith('sunos'):
# SunOS-specific code here...
Changed in version 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'linux'`, instead of `'linux2'` or `'linux3'`.
Changed in version 3.8: On AIX, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'aix'`, instead of `'aix5'` or `'aix7'`.
Changed in version 3.13: On Android, `sys.platform` now returns `'android'` rather than `'linux'`.
Changed in version 3.14: On FreeBSD, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'freebsd'`, instead of `'freebsd13'` or `'freebsd14'`.
See also
`os.name` has a coarser granularity. `os.uname()` gives system-dependent version information.
The `platform` module provides detailed checks for the system’s identity.
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<source kind="search">
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<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: yesterday; Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'` ... Geändert in Version 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. ... Geändert in Version 3.13: On Android, `sys.platform` now returns `'android'` rather than `'linux'`.
sys.platform¶
A string containing a platform identifier. Known values are:
System | `platform` value
--- | ---
AIX | `'aix'`
Android | `'android'`
Emscripten | `'emscripten'`
FreeBSD | `'freebsd'`
iOS | `'ios'`
Linux | `'linux'`
macOS | `'darwin'`
Windows | `'win32'`
Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'`
WASI | `'wasi'`
On Unix systems not listed in the table, the value is the lowercased OS name as returned by `uname -s`, with the first part of the version as returned by `uname -r` appended, e.g. `'sunos5'`, at the time when Python was built. Unless you want to test for a specific system version, it is therefore recommended to use the following idiom:
if sys.platform.startswith('sunos'):
# SunOS-specific code here...
Geändert in Version 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'linux'`, instead of `'linux2'` or `'linux3'`.
Geändert in Version 3.8: On AIX, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'aix'`, instead of `'aix5'` or `'aix7'`.
Geändert in Version 3.13: On Android, `sys.platform` now returns `'android'` rather than `'linux'`.
Geändert in Version 3.14: On FreeBSD, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'freebsd'`, instead of `'freebsd13'` or `'freebsd14'`.
Siehe auch
`os.name` has a coarser granularity. `os.uname()` gives system-dependent version information.
The `platform` module provides detailed checks for the system’s identity.
sys.platlibdir¶
Name of the platform-specific library directory. It is used to build the path of standard library and the paths of installed extension modules.
It is equal to `"lib"` on most platforms. On Fedora and SuSE, it is equal to `"lib64"` on 64-bit platforms which gives the following `sys.path` paths (where `X.Y` is the Python `major.minor` version):
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<location>https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html?highlight=argv%23sys.argv</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'` ... Changed in version 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. ... Changed in version 3.13: On Android, `sys.platform` now returns `'android'` rather than `'linux'`.
To not prepend this potentially unsafe path, use the `-P` command line option or the `PYTHONSAFEPATH` environment variable.
A program is free to modify this list for its own purposes. Only strings should be added to `sys.path`; all other data types are ignored during import.
See also
* Module `site` This describes how to use .pth files to extend `sys.path`.
sys.path_hooks¶
A list of callables that take a path argument to try to create a finder for the path. If a finder can be created, it is to be returned by the callable, else raise `ImportError`.
Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.path_importer_cache¶
A dictionary acting as a cache for finder objects. The keys are paths that have been passed to `sys.path_hooks` and the values are the finders that are found. If a path is a valid file system path but no finder is found on `sys.path_hooks` then `None` is stored.
Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.platform¶
A string containing a platform identifier. Known values are:
System | `platform` value
--- | ---
AIX | `'aix'`
Android | `'android'`
Emscripten | `'emscripten'`
FreeBSD | `'freebsd'`
iOS | `'ios'`
Linux | `'linux'`
macOS | `'darwin'`
Windows | `'win32'`
Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'`
WASI | `'wasi'`
On Unix systems not listed in the table, the value is the lowercased OS name as returned by `uname -s`, with the first part of the version as returned by `uname -r` appended, e.g. `'sunos5'`, at the time when Python was built. Unless you want to test for a specific system version, it is therefore recommended to use the following idiom:
if sys.platform.startswith('sunos'):
# SunOS-specific code here...
Changed in version 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'linux'`, instead of `'linux2'` or `'linux3'`.
</excerpt>
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<title>sys — System-specific parameters and functions — Python 3.16.0a1 - dokumentacja</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'` ... Zmienione w wersji 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. ... Zmienione w wersji 3.13: On Android, `sys.platform` now returns `'android'` rather than `'linux'`.
A list of callables that take a path argument to try to create a finder for the path. If a finder can be created, it is to be returned by the callable, else raise `ImportError`.
Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.path_importer_cache¶
A dictionary acting as a cache for finder objects. The keys are paths that have been passed to `sys.path_hooks` and the values are the finders that are found. If a path is a valid file system path but no finder is found on `sys.path_hooks` then `None` is stored.
Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.platform¶
A string containing a platform identifier. Known values are:
System | `platform` value
--- | ---
AIX | `'aix'`
Android | `'android'`
Emscripten | `'emscripten'`
FreeBSD | `'freebsd'`
iOS | `'ios'`
Linux | `'linux'`
macOS | `'darwin'`
Windows | `'win32'`
Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'`
WASI | `'wasi'`
On Unix systems not listed in the table, the value is the lowercased OS name as returned by `uname -s`, with the first part of the version as returned by `uname -r` appended, e.g. `'sunos5'`, at the time when Python was built. Unless you want to test for a specific system version, it is therefore recommended to use the following idiom:
if sys.platform.startswith('sunos'):
# SunOS-specific code here...
Zmienione w wersji 3.3: On Linux, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'linux'`, instead of `'linux2'` or `'linux3'`.
Zmienione w wersji 3.8: On AIX, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'aix'`, instead of `'aix5'` or `'aix7'`.
Zmienione w wersji 3.13: On Android, `sys.platform` now returns `'android'` rather than `'linux'`.
Zmienione w wersji 3.14: On FreeBSD, `sys.platform` doesn’t contain the major version anymore. It is always `'freebsd'`, instead of `'freebsd13'` or `'freebsd14'`.
Zobacz także
`os.name` has a coarser granularity. `os.uname()` gives system-dependent version information.
</excerpt>
</source>
<source kind="search">
<title>sys — System-specific parameters and functions — Python 3.13.17 documentation</title>
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sys.path_hooks¶
A list of callables that take a path argument to try to create a finder for the path. If a finder can be created, it is to be returned by the callable, else raise `ImportError`.
Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.path_importer_cache¶
A dictionary acting as a cache for finder objects. The keys are paths that have been passed to `sys.path_hooks` and the values are the finders that are found. If a path is a valid file system path but no finder is found on `sys.path_hooks` then `None` is stored.
Originally specified in PEP 302.
sys.platform¶
A string containing a platform identifier. Known values are:
System | `platform` value
--- | ---
AIX | `'aix'`
Android | `'android'`
Emscripten | `'emscripten'`
iOS | `'ios'`
Linux | `'linux'`
macOS | `'darwin'`
Windows | `'win32'`
Windows/Cygwin | `'cygwin'`
WASI | `'wasi'`
On Unix systems not listed in the table, the value is the lowercased OS name as returned by `uname -s`, with the first part of the version as returned by `uname -r` appended, e.g. `'sunos5'` or `'freebsd8'`, at the time when Python was built. </excerpt>
</source>
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Citations:
- 1: https://docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html?utm_source=openai
Use a native Windows Python for the Cygwin branch.
When uname -s returns CYGWIN*, the script sets win32=1 but both helper calls use python. Ordinary Cygwin Python reports sys.platform == "cygwin", so test/cache_ladder_windows.py exits at its platform guard before performing the DACL check or regression tests. The Cygwin workflow therefore fails.
Use an explicit native Windows Python for both helper calls. Keep CYGWIN* on the Windows path so path conversion and DACL validation remain active.
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@lennix1337: 2,024.08 ms → 10.64 ms. That's 190× from one if. 🎉
Our cache had been re-notarizing 38,000 files on every warm run, just in case. You told it to calm down. Same-revision A/B, SHA-256 identical output, a test that goes red on main: no notes. Thank you!
…ID in the owner-only check, junction without cmd.exe; changelog names redhat-et#436
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Problem
On Windows,
cacheDirLadder()callsos::chmod(dir, 0700)on every run, even whenlstatalready reports an owner-only directory. The Win32chmodre-applies a protected DACL with inheritable ACEs, and Windows propagates that DACL to every file under the cache. The cost grows with the number of files in the cache: with 38,000 files inside it, a warm run on a 1-file fixture took ~2 s.Fix
Skip the
chmodwhen the mode is already0700. Ownership, directory type and mode are still checked by the existinglstatafter the guard, and a permissive directory is still repaired.Measurement
Windows, Release clang-cl 22.1.8, p50 of 3, 1-file fixture. A and B are built from the same revision; the only C++ difference is this guard.
--no-cache, 38K files inside the cacheResponses were byte-identical between A and B (SHA-256).
Regression
test/cache_ladder_windows.py(new, Windows only): repairs an open DACL, does not rewrite an owner-only DACL on a warm run, refuses a junction.test/cacheisolationcheck.shgains a Windows arm: the private directory is checked through its real DACL instead of the MSYS-emulated mode, and JSON paths on stdin are converted to native paths.On this branch:
cacheisolationcheck.shALL PASS on Windows (including the new arm).On
origin/main(7abad95, same Windows toolchain) with only the two test files copied in:cache_ladder_windows.pyfails 2 of 3 (test_permissive_cache_is_repaired_onceandtest_warm_private_cache_does_not_reapply_acl: the directory change time moves on the second run); the junction test passes.Changelog fragment:
changelog.d/win32-cache-dir-acl-skip.md.Summary by CodeRabbit