better cache management

.github/workflows/flake-update.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     - cron: "17 4 * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
 jobs:
   update:
     runs-on: nix

.github/workflows/vulnix.yml

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ on:
     - cron: "0 6 * * 1"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  issues: write
+
 jobs:
   scan:
     runs-on: nix
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           API: ${{ github.api_url }}
           REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
-        run: 'nix run -L .#ci -- upsert-issue vulnix "vulnix: known vulnerabilities in system closure" "$RUNNER_TEMP/issue.md"'
+        run: nix run -L .#ci -- upsert-issue vulnix "vulnix: known vulnerabilities in system closure" "$RUNNER_TEMP/issue.md"
 
       - name: close resolved issue
         if: steps.scan.outputs.count == '0'

ci.nix

@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 { lib, pkgs }:
-let
-  # vulnix's bundled nix-2.34 broke its own --experimental-features detection
-  nixConf = pkgs.writeText "ci-nix.conf" "experimental-features = nix-command flakes";
-in
 # tools must track ci.py's subprocess calls; nix stays ambient (uses the
 # runner's own nix, not a pinned one).
 pkgs.writers.writePython3Bin "ci" {
   flakeIgnore = [ "E501" ];
   libraries = [ pkgs.python3Packages.subprocess-tee ];
   makeWrapperArgs = [
-    "--set-default"
-    "NIX_USER_CONF_FILES"
-    (toString nixConf)
     "--prefix"
     "PATH"
     ":"

ci.py

@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ def run(*args, **kw):
 
 
 def nix(*args):
-    # tee to stderr - stdout leaks into GITHUB_OUTPUT $() captures
+    return subprocess_tee.run(("nix", "--extra-experimental-features", "nix-command flakes", "-L", *args), check=True, text=True).stdout
-    return subprocess_tee.run(("nix", "--extra-experimental-features", "nix-command flakes", "-L", *args), check=True, text=True, stdout=sys.stderr).stdout
 
 
 def git(*args, check=True):
@@ -33,16 +32,13 @@ def gitea(method, path, body=None):
     req.add_header("Authorization", f'token {os.environ["GH_TOKEN"]}')
     if data is not None:
         req.add_header("Content-Type", "application/json")
-    try:
     with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp:
         raw = resp.read()
-    except urllib.error.HTTPError as e:
-        sys.exit(f"gitea {method} {path}: {e.code} {e.reason}\n{e.read().decode()}")
     return json.loads(raw) if raw else None
 
 
 def find_open_issue(label):
-    issues = gitea("GET", f"/issues?state=open&type=issues&labels={label}")
+    issues = gitea("GET", f"/issues?state=open&labels={label}")
     return issues[0] if issues else None
 
 
@@ -239,7 +235,7 @@ def format_vulnix(vulns):
     for v in vulns:
         for cve in v["affected_by"]:
             score = v.get("cvssv3_basescore", {}).get(cve)
-            desc = v.get("description", {}).get(cve, "").replace("\n", " ").replace("|", "∣")
+            desc = v.get("description", {}).get(cve, "")
             if len(desc) > 120:
                 desc = desc[:117] + "..."
             rows.append((v["pname"], v["version"], cve, score, desc))

containers/server-n0/ssh.nix

@@ -61,29 +61,16 @@ let
       net ? { },
       resources ? { },
       traits ? [ ],
-      isolation ? { },
     }:
     mkContainer {
       inherit name;
       inherit net resources;
       svc.autoStart = true;
-      isolation = {
+      isolation.nixDaemon = nixDaemon;
-        inherit nixDaemon;
-      }
-      // isolation;
       traits = [ sshTrait ] ++ traits;
       packages = with pkgs; [ tmux ] ++ packages;
       miscProperties = self._sshpiperRegister routingInfo;
     };
-
-  kvmTrait = {
-    containerConfig =
-      { pkgs, ... }:
-      {
-        users.users.runner.extraGroups = [ "kvm" ];
-        environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.qemu_kvm ];
-      };
-  };
 in
 {
   ssh-admin = mkSsh {
@@ -134,25 +121,6 @@ in
       mem = "16G";
       cpu = 65;
     };
-    traits = [ kvmTrait ];
-    isolation.allowedDevices = [
-      {
-        node = "/dev/kvm";
-        modifier = "rw";
-      }
-      {
-        node = "/dev/vhost-net";
-        modifier = "rw";
-      }
-      {
-        node = "/dev/net/tun";
-        modifier = "rwm";
-      }
-    ];
-    isolation.additionalCapabilities = [
-      "CAP_NET_ADMIN"
-      "CAP_MKNOD"
-    ];
     routingInfo = [
       {
         username = "autumn";

dsl.nix

@@ -228,17 +228,6 @@ rec {
     : systemd-nspawn user namespacing; see `--private-users=` in
       systemd-nspawn(1). Bind mounts always go through idmapped `--bind`.
 
-    `isolation.allowedDevices`
-    : List of `{ node; modifier; }` host devices to grant the container's
-      cgroup access to; see `containers.<name>.allowedDevices` in the NixOS
-      manual. nspawn bind-mounts a handful of devices (`/dev/kvm`,
-      `/dev/net/tun`, ...) into the container itself once the cgroup allows it -
-      this doesn't need a matching `resources.fs` bind mount.
-
-    `isolation.additionalCapabilities`
-    : Extra Linux capabilities granted to the container; see
-      `containers.<name>.additionalCapabilities` in the NixOS manual.
-
     `miscProperties`
     : Arbitrary data attached to the result. Used for cross-container discovery
       via `collectContainers`.
@@ -283,8 +272,6 @@ rec {
       bindMounts = resources.fs or { };
       allowsNixDaemon = isolation.nixDaemon or false;
       privateUsers = isolation.privateUsers or "pick";
-      allowedDevices = isolation.allowedDevices or [ ];
-      additionalCapabilities = isolation.additionalCapabilities or [ ];
 
       allowInternet = hasInternetAccess access;
       allBindMounts = builtins.foldl' (acc: t: acc // (t.resources.fs or { })) { } traits // bindMounts;
@@ -381,12 +368,7 @@ rec {
       kind = "nspawn";
       miscProperties = flattenMiscProp self miscProperties;
       nixosContainer = {
-        inherit
+        inherit autoStart privateUsers;
-          autoStart
-          privateUsers
-          allowedDevices
-          additionalCapabilities
-          ;
         bindMounts = { };
         extraFlags = bindMountExtraFlags;
         privateNetwork = true;

flake.lock

@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@
         "spectrum": "spectrum"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1789082121,
+        "lastModified": 1786300091,
-        "narHash": "sha256-AS7YiRfU//W5a/+kHOWRrMI0mLuHQ9OQTVNfT6rUff4=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-4UFJOVGpaYtHW5yasSv80MaJxTBYdk2zyf3jhKtt0wA=",
         "owner": "microvm-nix",
         "repo": "microvm.nix",
-        "rev": "1b99da49e9d1c8f15fd4911f7b8d2c4375758dcd",
+        "rev": "71beea0076cd46dafcee97a5a2e7d00cbba5bd2f",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1789006805,
+        "lastModified": 1786384358,
-        "narHash": "sha256-xB8mKMOx1IA9vTDNLmJZ6n4wCMq/cuWBBOzGCRnqxrU=",
+        "narHash": "sha256-RzPPiWeUtuvymnpuEWsdtzli5w4kjZs49FqEs3/1u+I=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8ce4ef6cb6f871616146b9fe26d2a5ae594e94fe",
+        "rev": "2fcb964de67fcf60b43471c55d5d99e61a9ccb5a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {