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Summary

On a native (un-enrolled) host, a box that allocates its own address has no box_addresses in its record. Because of that, min net expose inside it was always refused with the typed "no published address" error, even under dynamic_ingress = allow (#1870). The 8000 decision and publish path came from T53 (#1865).

When nothing was handed, the session actor now reads the address pair from the hostname registry's entry for its session (design §7.1):

  • Bind address: the box's published loopback address (published_own_address). This is where its declared ports bind and where its name answers.
  • Delivery address: the lease its running PTask reported to the registry. The declared ports' forwards deliver to this same address.

The runtime publish then sends the same expose request as a declared mapping at that pair. The lease is only a delivery target. Forwards are never looked up by it, and it is read per session from the registry, never from SwitchClient::leases().

Respawn. Declared forwards are torn down by the spawn's OwnIpGuard teardown when the host exits (session_host.rs, net_guard.teardown()), and the next spawn publishes them again on its new lease. A native box does respawn: when an attach finds the host loop closed, it mints a new host (HostAttachError::Closed in Session::attach). Runtime forwards now take the same path. The session actor and every spawn's guard share one runtime-ingress cell, passed through the launch's OwnAddressReporter. The guard's teardown unbinds the runtime forwards beside the declared ones and marks the box detached, and the next attach's lease report clears that mark. A publish that races a teardown is unbound instead of recorded. Nothing outlives the lease it delivers to, and the box re-runs min net expose after a restart.

Refusals. The missing-address refusal is split so the message says which half is missing:

  • NoPublishedAddress: nothing is published for the box. This is a capability gap.
  • NotAttached (new): there is no lease yet, or the spawn has ended. The message tells the user to start the box and try again.

Neither refusal reuses the deny refusal.

Changes

  • crates/minimald/src/net/dns.rs: adds HostnameRegistry::own_lease(session_id), a narrow read accessor for the lease the registry already keeps per session.
  • crates/minimald/src/net/provider.rs: adds the RuntimeIngress cell and LiveIngressForward, which moved here from session.rs. OwnAddressReporter carries the cell, and its lease report marks the box attached.
  • crates/minimald/src/net/gvproxy_network.rs: OwnIpGuard holds the cell, and its teardown unbinds the runtime forwards with the declared ones before detaching from the switch.
  • crates/minimald/src/net/policy.rs: adds ExposeRefusal::NotAttached and clarifies the docs for NoPublishedAddress.
  • crates/minimald/src/session.rs: on the box_addresses: None path, publishes at the registry's pair. Refuses NoPublishedAddress or NotAttached according to which half is missing. Records each publish through the shared cell and hands the cell to the launch's reporter.
  • crates/minimald/src/session/tests.rs, net/gvproxy_network.rs tests: see Tests below.

No e2e case was added. The CLI cannot create a box with dynamic_ingress = allow today (min session create always sends dynamic_ingress: None), and scripts/session-e2e.sh has no T53 expose case to extend. A CLI-level proof needs that create surface first, which is follow-up work.

Tests

All of these ran with cross test -p minimald --target aarch64-unknown-linux-musl --lib (Docker, aarch64 musl):

  • session::tests::expose_self_allocated_box_publishes_at_its_registered_address (new): a self-allocated box under allow publishes at the registry's address. The request sent to the switch is the one a declared mapping at (published address, reported lease) takes, and GetLiveIngress (what min session policy reads) lists the mapping. PASS
  • session::tests::expose_self_allocated_box_without_a_registered_address_is_refused (new): with no lease reported, the request gets NotAttached. With a lease reported but the publish withdrawn, it gets NoPublishedAddress. The switch receives no request and nothing is listed. PASS
  • net::gvproxy_network::tests::runtime_forwards_come_down_with_the_spawn_they_deliver_to (new): a runtime forward delivering to the first spawn's lease is unbound by that spawn's teardown, and the box is detached. A second spawn on a new lease starts with no runtime forward, nothing delivers to the stale lease, and the registry's lease is the new one. PASS
  • net::policy::tests::expose_refusals_render_their_own_reasons, extended: the two missing-address refusals render distinct messages and neither reads as a deny. PASS
  • T53's expose_allow_publishes_and_lists, expose_rejected_leaves_no_partial_mapping, expose_unenrolled_local_rpc_evaluates_dynamic_ingress, env::tests::net_expose_reaches_the_session_channel, plus attach_publishes_at_the_address_the_reporter_handed: PASS
  • T53's expose_deny_typed_error: PASS when run alone. It fails when run in the same libtest process after expose_allow_publishes_and_lists, and that failure predates this change. Under libtest every test shares one log capture, and the allow test's duplicate refusal line adds to the deny test's count of refused lines. The CI Linux lanes run nextest, which gives each test its own process.
  • cross clippy -p minimald --all-targets -D warnings: PASS
  • just test (macOS scope, -p minvmd -p sessions): PASS, 822 passed. It was run on the first commit, and the macOS-scope crates are unchanged since then.
  • just test-cross: on the first commit, the clippy step passed. The test step stopped at common's shell_harnesses (install_test.sh: id: cannot find name for user ID 502 in the container), which is environmental and unrelated. Its other failures are pidfd ENOSYS under emulation and the same shared-log-capture cross-talk, and none of them is on this change's path. The full recipe was not re-run on the second commit.

Closes #1870

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Boxes without declared network addresses can publish exposed ports using their registered address and lease. Exposure is refused when the address or running connection is unavailable.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Port exposure for boxes with declared addresses continues to use those addresses. Refused exposure requests do not create a live mapping or contact the switch.
    • Runtime port forwards are removed when a box stops, preventing stale forwards from carrying over when it restarts.

A box that allocates its own address on a native host carries no
box_addresses in its record, so min net expose inside it was always
refused, even under dynamic_ingress = allow.

The session actor now falls back to what the hostname registry holds for
the session when nothing was handed: the address the box published at
(design 7.1, where its declared ports bind and its name answers) and the
lease its running PTask reported, which the declared forwards deliver
to. The registry gains a narrow own_lease accessor for the second half.
A box with neither still answers the typed "no published address"
refusal, distinct from a policy deny.
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Runtime port exposure now supports sessions without VM-host-provided box addresses. The session resolves the published address and lease from the hostname registry, then publishes using those values. Shared runtime-ingress state tracks accepted forwards and coordinates cleanup when a spawn ends.

Changes

Self-allocated runtime port exposure

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve addresses and define refusal states
crates/minimald/src/net/dns.rs, crates/minimald/src/net/policy.rs
HostnameRegistry provides a session's recorded lease. NoPublishedAddress and NotAttached distinguish missing published address data from a missing switch attachment.
Publish runtime exposure and track mappings
crates/minimald/src/net/provider.rs, crates/minimald/src/session.rs, crates/minimald/src/session/tests.rs
The session resolves registry addresses when box_addresses are absent. Shared runtime-ingress state checks duplicate ports and attachment, tracks accepted forwards, and supports live-mapping snapshots. Tests cover successful publication and refusal cases.
Remove runtime forwards at spawn teardown
crates/minimald/src/net/gvproxy_network.rs, crates/minimald/src/session.rs
The spawn guard detaches runtime ingress and removes its forwards during teardown. A test checks cleanup across respawns and confirms that a later spawn starts without inherited runtime forwards.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Session
  participant HostnameRegistry
  participant RuntimeIngress
  participant Switch
  Session->>HostnameRegistry: Resolve published address and lease
  Session->>RuntimeIngress: Check port and attachment state
  Session->>Switch: Publish forward
  Switch-->>Session: Return forwarder
  Session->>RuntimeIngress: Record forward and mapping
  RuntimeIngress->>Switch: Remove forward when spawn teardown detaches ingress
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This change adds runtime port exposure for self-allocated boxes and cleans up forwards when a spawn ends. No merge-blocking risk was identified in the reviewed changes.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed [#1870] requires runtime exposure for self-allocated boxes under dynamic_ingress = allow, using the session’s registered published address and the running spawn’s lease. The current session path rea…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within [#1870]. RuntimeIngress, reporter wiring, and OwnIpGuard teardown support the issue’s requirement that per-spawn leases do not leave stale runtime forwards. The refusal d…
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A rabbit checks the address bright,
Then binds a port by registry light.
The forward hops through switch and air,
Spawn ends; its trails are cleared with care.
A fresh lease starts a clean new run.
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Review comments at @crates/minimald/src/session.rs:
- Around line 2277-2279: Update the publication path around
registry.own_lease(record.id) to remove or rebind any dynamic forward associated
with the previous host or lease when either changes. Ensure a subsequent publish
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A runtime publish delivers to the lease of the spawn that was running
when it was made, and leases are per-spawn. The declared forwards come
down with the spawn's guard and the next spawn publishes them again, so
runtime forwards now follow that path: the session actor and every
spawn's guard share one runtime-ingress cell (through the launch's
OwnAddressReporter), the guard's teardown unbinds the runtime forwards
beside the declared ones, and the box refuses new publishes until the
next spawn attaches. A publish racing a teardown is unbound rather than
recorded.

The missing-address refusal is split so the box says which half is
missing: NoPublishedAddress for a box with nothing published (a
capability gap), and a new NotAttached for a box with no lease yet or
whose spawn has ended (start the box and try again).
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The CLI-level proof of NET-043 and NET-044 (min net expose in an allow box, with the mapping listed by min session policy) belongs to T82 #1895. min session create sends dynamic_ingress = None today, so this change is proved at unit level only.

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T83 #1896 (one owner for runtime publications) is blocked by #1870 and follows this PR, because this PR rewrites the live_ingress teardown.

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