An empty partition is blank: lsblk's PTTYPE on a partition is the parent's (R-1093, unreleased)

lsblk prints the disk's table type on every partition, so InspectDevice read an empty partition as
"device has a partition table" and the format path asked the typed erase confirmation. lsblk's
PTTYPE is now set aside only when blkid -p on the partition itself proved it read the device and
that it is a partition of a table of that exact type (PART_ENTRY_NUMBER + matching
PART_ENTRY_SCHEME). A filesystem or a nested table in the partition, a silent blkid, a whole disk
or a different scheme keep the data-bearing reading. Same allow-listed argv, no sudoers change.
Test TestInspect_R1093_PartitionVerdicts, red-proved against the old predicate.
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## Unreleased — three fixes from the 2026-10-12 security review and the storage build (R-1093, R-978, R-973) (2026-10-18)
Committed, not released — the release and its vouch are the operator's.
- **R-1093 — an EMPTY partition no longer asks the typed „data will be erased" confirmation.** `lsblk` prints the
parent disk's table type (PTTYPE) on every partition, so `SudoHostOps.InspectDevice` read a blank partition as
„device has a partition table". Now lsblk's PTTYPE is set aside only when `blkid -p` on the partition itself proved
it read the device and that it is a partition of a table of exactly that type (`PART_ENTRY_NUMBER` +
`PART_ENTRY_SCHEME` equal to lsblk's PTTYPE). The partition's own signatures still come from `blkid -p`: a
filesystem or a nested table inside it stays data-bearing; a blkid that printed nothing, a whole disk, or a scheme
that differs keeps the old, safe reading. **No new command, no sudoers or config-bundle change** (the two probes are
the same allow-listed argv). Test `TestInspect_R1093_PartitionVerdicts` (8 rows), red-proved: with the old
`if pttype != ""` both empty-partition rows fail `DataBearing=true reason="device has a partition table"`.
## v0.159.2 — the orphan thin check runs only after a failed backup (R-1012 follow-up) (2026-10-18)
**Released 2026-10-18 (committed 2026-10-17): sha256 `4d98868e922d6c10665a6c0da9323e8627ea9c589094e81d27d741e625d9d8f9`, bundle `477704ea2980948433ffc34bb59f008cc11410fd9683d386bfd3e2f085d55bc9`; the vouch is the operator's.** No `configs/` change since v0.159.1. The independent review of 2026-10-18 found nothing in it. v0.159.0/v0.159.1 ran the R-1012 orphan check
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@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ func (h *SudoHostOps) InspectDevice(ctx context.Context, device string) (DeviceP
// on (blkid exits 2 on a blank device) — output presence is what matters. A broken/empty
// blkid simply adds no positive evidence; lsblk (below) is the read-success authority.
bout, _, _ := h.runner.Run(ctx, h.bins.Blkid, "-p", "-o", "export", device)
for k, v := range parseBlkidExport(bout) {
blk := parseBlkidExport(bout)
for k, v := range blk {
switch k {
case "TYPE":
probe.HasFilesystem = true
@@ -456,13 +457,32 @@ func (h *SudoHostOps) InspectDevice(ctx context.Context, device string) (DeviceP
probe.FSType = fstype
}
}
if pttype != "" {
if pttype != "" && !inheritedPartitionTable(blk, pttype) {
probe.HasPartitionTable = true
}
}
return probe, nil
}
// inheritedPartitionTable reports whether lsblk's PTTYPE for the probed node is only the PARENT disk's
// table (R-1093). lsblk prints the disk's table type on every one of its partitions, so an EMPTY
// partition read as "device has a partition table" and asked for the typed erase confirmation.
//
// The partition's OWN signatures come from `blkid -p` on the partition itself (above): a nested table
// inside it is its PTTYPE, a filesystem is its TYPE. So lsblk's value is set aside ONLY when blkid
// positively proved two things — that it read the device (it printed output), and that the device is a
// partition of a table of exactly that type (PART_ENTRY_NUMBER + PART_ENTRY_SCHEME == lsblk's PTTYPE).
// Anything else keeps the old, safe reading: a blkid that failed or printed nothing, a whole disk, or a
// scheme that differs from lsblk's (then lsblk sees a table blkid did not attribute to the parent).
// Pinned by TestInspect_R1093_* (hostops_disk_test.go).
func inheritedPartitionTable(blkid map[string]string, lsblkPTType string) bool {
if blkid["PART_ENTRY_NUMBER"] == "" {
return false
}
scheme := blkid["PART_ENTRY_SCHEME"]
return scheme != "" && strings.EqualFold(scheme, lsblkPTType)
}
// Format runs mkfs.<fstype> on a validated device. The caller is responsible for authorization
// (8C: only after classifying the device non-data-bearing, or via a slice-10 operator signature).
func (h *SudoHostOps) Format(ctx context.Context, device, fstype string) error {
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@@ -222,3 +222,82 @@ func TestInspect_ReadsFilesystemUUID(t *testing.T) {
t.Fatalf("FSUUID = %q, want the blkid UUID", p.FSUUID)
}
}
// ---- R-1093: an EMPTY partition is blank; lsblk's PTTYPE on a partition is the PARENT disk's ----------
// blkidEmptyGPTPart is `blkid -p -o export /dev/sdb1` for an empty GPT partition: only the partition's
// own entry in the parent table (PART_ENTRY_*), no TYPE, no PTTYPE — nothing inside the partition.
const blkidEmptyGPTPart = "DEVNAME=/dev/sdb1\nPART_ENTRY_SCHEME=gpt\nPART_ENTRY_UUID=3b0c1a52-55a4-4c4e-9d0b-7a1f0e0f7c11\n" +
"PART_ENTRY_TYPE=0fc63daf-8483-4772-8e79-3d69d8477de4\nPART_ENTRY_NUMBER=1\nPART_ENTRY_OFFSET=2048\n" +
"PART_ENTRY_SIZE=2097152\nPART_ENTRY_DISK=8:16\n"
// lsblkPartInheritsGPT is `lsblk -J -o NAME,FSTYPE,PTTYPE,MOUNTPOINT /dev/sdb1`: lsblk prints the DISK's
// table type on the partition — the input that made the agent read an empty partition as data-bearing.
const lsblkPartInheritsGPT = `{"blockdevices":[{"name":"sdb1","fstype":null,"pttype":"gpt","mountpoint":null}]}`
// TestInspect_R1093_PartitionVerdicts pins the CONSEQUENCE (DataBearing + Reason, what decides whether
// the typed erase confirmation is asked) for a partition, in both directions.
//
// COMPANION RED-PROOF (observed 2026-10-18): restore the pre-fix `if pttype != "" {` (drop the
// inheritedPartitionTable call) → BOTH empty-partition rows (GPT and dos) FAIL with
// `DataBearing=true reason="device has a partition table", want blank`. Restored.
func TestInspect_R1093_PartitionVerdicts(t *testing.T) {
cases := []struct {
name string
dev string
blkid string
blkidErr error
lsblk string
wantBear bool
wantReason string
}{
{name: "empty GPT partition is blank (the R-1093 case)", dev: "/dev/sdb1",
blkid: blkidEmptyGPTPart, blkidErr: errors.New("exit status 2"), lsblk: lsblkPartInheritsGPT,
wantBear: false, wantReason: "device is blank"},
{name: "empty MBR (dos) partition is blank", dev: "/dev/sdb2",
blkid: "DEVNAME=/dev/sdb2\nPART_ENTRY_SCHEME=dos\nPART_ENTRY_TYPE=0x83\nPART_ENTRY_NUMBER=2\nPART_ENTRY_DISK=8:16\n",
lsblk: `{"blockdevices":[{"name":"sdb2","fstype":null,"pttype":"dos","mountpoint":null}]}`,
wantBear: false, wantReason: "device is blank"},
{name: "partition with a filesystem stays data-bearing", dev: "/dev/sdb1",
blkid: "DEVNAME=/dev/sdb1\nUUID=8c1e\nTYPE=ext4\nUSAGE=filesystem\n" + blkidEmptyGPTPart[len("DEVNAME=/dev/sdb1\n"):],
lsblk: `{"blockdevices":[{"name":"sdb1","fstype":"ext4","pttype":"gpt","mountpoint":null}]}`,
wantBear: true, wantReason: "device has a ext4 filesystem"},
{name: "partition holding its OWN (nested) table stays data-bearing", dev: "/dev/sdb1",
blkid: "DEVNAME=/dev/sdb1\nPTUUID=0b8d4358\nPTTYPE=dos\n" + blkidEmptyGPTPart[len("DEVNAME=/dev/sdb1\n"):],
lsblk: lsblkPartInheritsGPT,
wantBear: true, wantReason: "device has a partition table"},
{name: "blkid printed nothing: lsblk's PTTYPE stands (fail-safe)", dev: "/dev/sdb1",
blkid: "", blkidErr: errors.New("sudo: a password is required"), lsblk: lsblkPartInheritsGPT,
wantBear: true, wantReason: "device has a partition table"},
{name: "scheme differs from lsblk's PTTYPE: lsblk stands", dev: "/dev/sdb1",
blkid: strings.Replace(blkidEmptyGPTPart, "PART_ENTRY_SCHEME=gpt", "PART_ENTRY_SCHEME=dos", 1),
lsblk: lsblkPartInheritsGPT,
wantBear: true, wantReason: "device has a partition table"},
{name: "whole disk with a GPT stays data-bearing", dev: "/dev/sdb",
blkid: "DEVNAME=/dev/sdb\nPTUUID=a07f88ff\nPTTYPE=gpt\n",
lsblk: `{"blockdevices":[{"name":"sdb","fstype":null,"pttype":"gpt","mountpoint":null}]}`,
wantBear: true, wantReason: "device has a partition table"},
{name: "whole disk: blkid silent, lsblk GPT stands", dev: "/dev/sdb",
blkid: "", lsblk: `{"blockdevices":[{"name":"sdb","fstype":null,"pttype":"gpt","mountpoint":null}]}`,
wantBear: true, wantReason: "device has a partition table"},
}
for _, c := range cases {
t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
r := &scriptedRunner{
outputs: map[string][]byte{"blkid": []byte(c.blkid), "lsblk": []byte(c.lsblk)},
errs: map[string]error{"blkid": c.blkidErr},
}
p, err := newSudo(r).InspectDevice(context.Background(), c.dev)
if err != nil {
t.Fatal(err)
}
if !p.Probed {
t.Fatal("expected a clean probe (lsblk read cleanly)")
}
if p.DataBearing() != c.wantBear || p.Reason() != c.wantReason {
t.Fatalf("DataBearing=%v reason=%q, want DataBearing=%v reason=%q (probe %+v)",
p.DataBearing(), p.Reason(), c.wantBear, c.wantReason, p)
}
})
}
}