Cache a pre-booted macOS VM snapshot on disk so subsequent test runs
restore from the snapshot instead of cold-booting. The snapshot is keyed
by the Tart base image digest and a code version constant
(macOSSnapshotCodeVersion); bumping either invalidates the cache.
Snapshot preparation (one-time):
- Boot the Tart base image with a NAT NIC (--nat-nic flag)
- Wait for SSH, compile and install cmd/tta as a LaunchDaemon
- TTA polls the host via AF_VSOCK for an IP assignment; during prep
the host replies "wait"
- Disconnect NIC, save VM state via SIGINT
Test fast path (cached, ~7s to agent connected):
- APFS clone the snapshot, write test-specific config.json
- Launch Host.app with --disconnected-nic --attach-network --assign-ip
- VZ restores from SaveFile.vzvmsave (~5s with 4GB RAM)
- TTA's vsock poll gets the IP config, sets static IP via ifconfig
(bypasses DHCP entirely), switches driver addr to the IP directly
(bypasses DNS), and resets the dial context so the reverse-dial
reconnects immediately
- TTA agent connects to test driver within ~2s of IP assignment
Key optimizations:
- 4GB RAM instead of 8GB: halves SaveFile.vzvmsave (1.4GB vs 2.4GB),
halves restore time (5.5s vs 11s)
- AF_VSOCK IP assignment: bypasses macOS DHCP (~5-7s saved)
- Direct IP dial: bypasses DNS resolution for test-driver.tailscale
- Dial context reset: cancels stale in-flight dials from snapshot
- Kill instead of SIGINT for test VM cleanup (no state save needed)
- Parallel VM launches
Also:
- Add TestDriverIPv4/TestDriverPort constants to vnet
- Add --nat-nic and --assign-ip flags to Host.app
- Fix SIGINT handler: retain DispatchSource globally, use dispatchMain()
- Add vsock listener (port 51011) to Host.app for IP config protocol
- Add disconnectNetwork() to VMController for clean snapshot state
- Fix Makefile: set -o pipefail so xcodebuild failures aren't swallowed
Updates #13038
Change-Id: Icbab73b57af7df3ae96136fb49cda2536310f31b
Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com>
When --vmtest-web is set, Host.app is launched with --screenshot-port 0
to start a localhost HTTP server that captures the VZVirtualMachineView
display. The Go test harness parses the SCREENSHOT_PORT=<port> line from
stdout, then polls every 2 seconds for JPEG thumbnails and pushes them
over WebSocket to the web dashboard.
Clicking a screenshot thumbnail opens a full-resolution image proxied
through the web UI's /screenshot/{node} endpoint.
Screenshot events are excluded from the EventBus history (they're large
and only the latest matters, stored in NodeStatus.Screenshot).
Updates #13038
Change-Id: I9bc67ddd1cc72948b33c555d4be3d8db06a41f6d
Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com>
Add macOS VM support to the vmtest framework using Tart's pre-built
macOS images (ghcr.io/cirruslabs/macos-tahoe-base) instead of building
from IPSW. The Tart image has SIP disabled and SSH enabled.
At test time, the Tart base image's disk, NVRAM, and hardware identity
are APFS-cloned into a tailmac-compatible directory layout, and the VM
is booted headlessly via tailmac's Host.app (Virtualization.framework)
with its NIC connected to vnet's dgram socket.
New features:
- tailmac.go: ensureTartImage (auto-pull), cloneTartToTailmac (format
conversion), startTailMacVM (launch + cleanup)
- NoAgent() node option for VMs without TTA installed
- LANPing() for ICMP reachability testing via TTA's /ping endpoint
- IsMacOS field on OSImage, with GOOS/GOARCH support
- Dgram socket listener in Start() for macOS VMs
- Fix ReadFromUnix error spam on dgram socket close in vnet
TestMacOSAndLinuxCanPing verifies a macOS Tart VM and a gokrazy Linux
VM can ping each other on the same vnet LAN.
Updates #13038
Change-Id: I5e73a27878abf009f780fdf11a346fc857711cff
Signed-off-by: Brad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@tailscale.com>
