template-builder: pass flatten=true to CreateSnapshot

cmd/template-builder/main.go

@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ func runBuild(ctx context.Context, cfg buildConfig) error {
 	emitUser("system", "Saving template")
 	snapPath := filepath.Join(snapDir, "vmstate.snap")
 	memPath := filepath.Join(snapDir, "mem.snap")
-	if err := vm.CreateSnapshot(socketPath, snapPath, memPath, snapDir); err != nil {
+	// Flatten: per-sandbox restores skip apply_delta. Safe here — base isn't shared yet.
+	if err := vm.CreateSnapshot(socketPath, snapPath, memPath, snapDir, vm.SnapshotFlatten); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("snapshot: %w", err)
 	}
 	emitInternal("system", "snapshot captured")

internal/vm/firecracker.go

@@ -231,10 +231,27 @@ func StartInstance(socketPath string) error {
 // Snapshot operations
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// SnapshotMode controls per-disk flatten behavior at snapshot creation.
+type SnapshotMode int
+
+const (
+	// SnapshotNormal: leave overlay deltas as-is. Sandboxes restored from
+	// this snapshot replay the delta into a per-VM overlay on create.
+	SnapshotNormal SnapshotMode = iota
+	// SnapshotFlatten: bake each overlay's dirty blocks into base.ext4 and
+	// zero the side-car bitmap. Sandboxes restored from this snapshot skip
+	// apply_delta. Only safe when the base isn't shared with other live VMs.
+	SnapshotFlatten
+)
+
 // CreateSnapshot pauses the VM and creates a full snapshot. Non-empty
 // blockDeltaDir tells the forked engine to also emit <drive_id>.delta files
 // containing dirty blocks — required to create sandboxes from this template.
-func CreateSnapshot(socketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, blockDeltaDir string) error {
+// mode=SnapshotFlatten bakes those deltas into base.ext4 (see SnapshotMode).
+func CreateSnapshot(socketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, blockDeltaDir string, mode SnapshotMode) error {
+	if mode == SnapshotFlatten && blockDeltaDir == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("SnapshotFlatten requires non-empty blockDeltaDir")
+	}
 	fc := newFCClient(socketPath)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -254,6 +271,7 @@ func CreateSnapshot(socketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, blockDeltaDir string) err
 			MemFilePath:   &memPath,
 			SnapshotType:  models.SnapshotCreateParamsSnapshotTypeFull,
 			BlockDeltaDir: blockDeltaDir,
+			Flatten:       mode == SnapshotFlatten,
 		},
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create snapshot: %w", err)

internal/vm/firecracker_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+package vm
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// TestCreateSnapshot_FlattenFieldInJSONBody asserts that the Go-side enum
+// (SnapshotNormal/SnapshotFlatten) maps to the correct `flatten` field in
+// the JSON body sent to firecracker. Guards against a future go-swagger
+// model regen accidentally dropping the json:"flatten,omitempty" tag.
+func TestCreateSnapshot_FlattenFieldInJSONBody(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name        string
+		mode        SnapshotMode
+		wantFlatten bool
+	}{
+		{"normal_mode_omits_flatten_or_sends_false", SnapshotNormal, false},
+		{"flatten_mode_sends_true", SnapshotFlatten, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			socketPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "fc.sock")
+
+			var (
+				bodyMu       sync.Mutex
+				capturedBody []byte
+			)
+			ln, err := net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("listen unix: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer ln.Close()
+
+			srv := &http.Server{
+				Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+					switch {
+					case r.Method == http.MethodPatch && r.URL.Path == "/vm":
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+					case r.Method == http.MethodPut && r.URL.Path == "/snapshot/create":
+						b, _ := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+						bodyMu.Lock()
+						capturedBody = b
+						bodyMu.Unlock()
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+					default:
+						t.Errorf("unexpected request: %s %s", r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+						w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+					}
+				}),
+			}
+			go srv.Serve(ln)
+			defer srv.Close()
+			waitForUnixSocket(t, socketPath)
+
+			if err := CreateSnapshot(socketPath, "/tmp/snap", "/tmp/mem", "/tmp/delta", tc.mode); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("CreateSnapshot: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			bodyMu.Lock()
+			body := capturedBody
+			bodyMu.Unlock()
+			if body == nil {
+				t.Fatal("snapshot/create handler never invoked")
+			}
+
+			var decoded struct {
+				Flatten bool `json:"flatten"`
+			}
+			if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &decoded); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unmarshal body: %v (body=%s)", err, string(body))
+			}
+			if decoded.Flatten != tc.wantFlatten {
+				t.Errorf("flatten=%v, want %v (body=%s)", decoded.Flatten, tc.wantFlatten, string(body))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// Client-side guard: SnapshotFlatten with empty blockDeltaDir is rejected
+// before any RPC.
+func TestCreateSnapshot_FlattenRequiresBlockDeltaDir(t *testing.T) {
+	err := CreateSnapshot("/dev/null/unused", "/tmp/snap", "/tmp/mem", "", SnapshotFlatten)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "blockDeltaDir") {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// waitForUnixSocket blocks until the listener at socketPath accepts a connection
+// or the deadline elapses. Avoids the race where CreateSnapshot dials before
+// http.Server.Serve has installed its handler in the accept loop.
+func waitForUnixSocket(t *testing.T, socketPath string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	deadline := time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)
+	for time.Now().Before(deadline) {
+		if conn, err := net.Dial("unix", socketPath); err == nil {
+			_ = conn.Close()
+			return
+		}
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	t.Fatalf("server at %s never became ready", socketPath)
+}

internal/vm/manager.go

@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ func (m *Manager) PauseVM(ctx context.Context, vmID, snapshotDir string) (snapsh
 	memPath = filepath.Join(snapshotDir, "mem.snap")
 
 	log.Info().Str("snapshot_path", snapshotPath).Msg("pausing VM — creating snapshot")
-	if err := CreateSnapshot(inst.SocketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, ""); err != nil {
+	if err := CreateSnapshot(inst.SocketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, "", SnapshotNormal); err != nil {
 		return "", "", m.handleVMError(vmID, fmt.Errorf("create snapshot: %w", err))
 	}
 
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ func (m *Manager) CreateVMSnapshot(ctx context.Context, vmID, snapshotDir string
 	snapshotPath = filepath.Join(snapshotDir, "vmstate.snap")
 	memPath = filepath.Join(snapshotDir, "mem.snap")
 
-	if err := CreateSnapshot(inst.SocketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, ""); err != nil {
+	if err := CreateSnapshot(inst.SocketPath, snapshotPath, memPath, "", SnapshotNormal); err != nil {
 		return "", "", fmt.Errorf("create snapshot: %w", err)
 	}