Add support for unattended updates

board/common/post-build.sh

@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ fi
 # Drop Buildroot default pam_lastlog.so from login chain
 sed -i '/^[^#]*pam_lastlog.so/s/^/# /' "$TARGET_DIR/etc/pam.d/login"
 
+# Scratch dir for unattended-update's scheduled job (run as 'admin') to stage large downloads
+mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR/var/lib/misc/unattended-update"
+
 # Allow bash to be login shells, it is added automatically when selected
 # in menuyconfig, but not when BusyBox provides a symlink (for ash).
 # The /bin/{true,false} are old UNIX beart means of disabling a user.

board/common/rootfs/usr/libexec/infix/update-common

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Shared helpers for check-update and unattended-update.  Sourced, not run;
+# the caller sets TAG first.
+
+# Read the shared update-url from running-config, fall back to upstream.
+update_read_url() {
+    url=$(copy running-config \
+        -x '/ietf-system:system/infix-system:software/update-url' \
+        2>/dev/null \
+        | jq -r '.. | objects | ."update-url"? // empty')
+    [ -n "$url" ] && printf '%s' "$url" || printf 'https://github.com/kernelkit/infix'
+}
+
+# Is $1 strictly newer than $2?
+newer() {
+    [ "$1" = "$2" ] && return 1
+    [ "$(printf '%s\n%s' "$1" "$2" | sort -V | tail -1)" = "$1" ]
+}
+
+# Gather running and latest version info.
+# Returns: 0 ok, 1 fatal (no os-release), 2 release API unreachable.
+update_probe() {
+    if [ ! -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+        logger -t "$TAG" "ERROR: /etc/os-release not found"
+        return 1
+    fi
+    . /etc/os-release
+
+    # Dev/dirty builds have no comparable semver -- always treat as upgradable.
+    IS_RELEASE=true
+    if ! echo "$VERSION" | grep -qE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'; then
+        IS_RELEASE=false
+    fi
+
+    UPDATE_URL=$(update_read_url)
+
+    # Derive the GitHub release API URL from the configured update URL.
+    # https://github.com/org/repo -> https://api.github.com/repos/org/repo
+    REPO=$(echo "$UPDATE_URL" | sed 's|https://github.com/||; s|/*$||')
+    API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest"
+
+    RELEASE_JSON=$(curl -sSL --max-time 10 "$API_URL" 2>/dev/null)
+    LATEST_TAG=$(printf '%s' "$RELEASE_JSON" | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
+    if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+        return 2
+    fi
+    LATEST=${LATEST_TAG#v}
+    return 0
+}
+
+# Should the latest release be applied over the running version?
+# Requires update_probe() to have run.  Returns 0 if an update is available.
+update_available() {
+    [ "$IS_RELEASE" = false ] && return 0
+    newer "$LATEST" "$VERSION"
+}
+
+# Print the download URL of this platform's release tarball, or nothing if it
+# is missing.  Releases ship no standalone bundle; the RAUC .pkg is packed in
+# a per-platform tarball named "<IMAGE_ID>-<version>.tar.gz", e.g.
+# "infix-x86_64-26.06.0.tar.gz".
+update_tarball_url() {
+    name="${IMAGE_ID}-${LATEST}.tar.gz"
+    printf '%s' "$RELEASE_JSON" \
+        | jq -r --arg n "$name" \
+            '.assets[]? | select(.name == $n) | .browser_download_url' \
+        | head -1
+}
+
+# Print the path of the RAUC bundle inside that tarball.  The archive unpacks
+# to a "<IMAGE_ID>-<version>/" directory holding "<IMAGE_ID>-v<version>.pkg"
+# -- note the 'v' on the bundle name but not on the directory.
+update_tarball_member() {
+    printf '%s-%s/%s-v%s.pkg' "$IMAGE_ID" "$LATEST" "$IMAGE_ID" "$LATEST"
+}

board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/check-update

@@ -5,46 +5,19 @@
 NOTIFY_FILE=/run/os-update
 TAG=os-update
 
-# Source os-release for VERSION and IMAGE_ID
-if [ ! -f /etc/os-release ]; then
-    logger -t "$TAG" "ERROR: /etc/os-release not found"
-    exit 1
-fi
-. /etc/os-release
+. /usr/libexec/infix/update-common
 
-# Dev/dirty builds have no comparable semver — always show the latest release
-IS_RELEASE=true
-if ! echo "$VERSION" | grep -qE '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'; then
-    IS_RELEASE=false
+update_probe
+rc=$?
+if [ $rc -eq 1 ]; then
+    exit 1
 fi
-
-# Read configured update-url from running config, fall back to upstream
-UPDATE_URL=$(copy running-config \
-    -x '/ietf-system:system/infix-system:software/check-update/update-url' \
-    2>/dev/null \
-    | jq -r '.. | objects | ."update-url"? // empty')
-UPDATE_URL=${UPDATE_URL:-"https://github.com/kernelkit/infix"}
-
-# Derive API URL from the configured update URL.
-# Default (github.com): https://github.com/org/repo → https://api.github.com/repos/org/repo
-REPO=$(echo "$UPDATE_URL" | sed 's|https://github.com/||; s|/*$||')
-API_URL="https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest"
-
-LATEST_TAG=$(curl -sSL --max-time 10 "$API_URL" 2>/dev/null \
-    | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
-if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+if [ $rc -eq 2 ]; then
     logger -p daemon.info -t "$TAG" "Update check skipped: could not reach ${API_URL}"
     exit 0
 fi
-LATEST=${LATEST_TAG#v}
-
-# Compare: is $1 strictly newer than $2?
-newer() {
-    [ "$1" = "$2" ] && return 1
-    [ "$(printf '%s\n%s' "$1" "$2" | sort -V | tail -1)" = "$1" ]
-}
 
-if [ "$IS_RELEASE" = false ] || newer "$LATEST" "$VERSION"; then
+if update_available; then
     RELEASE_URL="${UPDATE_URL}/releases/${LATEST_TAG}"
     MSG="Software update available: ${LATEST_TAG}, running ${VERSION} (see ${RELEASE_URL})"
     logger -t "$TAG" "$MSG"

board/common/rootfs/usr/sbin/unattended-update

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Download and install a newer release, unattended.  Called by the scheduler.
+#
+# Installs to the inactive slot like a manual 'upgrade': RAUC flips the
+# boot-order to activate on next reboot, leaving the old slot as fallback.
+# The 'reboot' config policy decides whether that reboot is automatic.
+
+TAG=unattended-update
+# Scratch dir is used for the lock and the download bundle
+SCRATCH=/var/lib/misc/unattended-update
+LOCKFILE=$SCRATCH/lock
+
+. /usr/libexec/infix/update-common
+
+# Read the reboot policy (manual|immediate) from running-config; default manual.
+read_reboot_policy() {
+    policy=$(copy running-config \
+        -x '/ietf-system:system/infix-system:software/unattended-update/reboot' \
+        2>/dev/null \
+        | jq -r '.. | objects | .reboot? // empty')
+    [ -n "$policy" ] && printf '%s' "$policy" || printf 'manual'
+}
+
+# Single-instance guard -- also avoids racing a manual 'upgrade' or an
+# overlapping tick if a previous run is still installing.
+exec 9>"$LOCKFILE"
+if ! flock -n 9; then
+    logger -t "$TAG" "An update is already in progress, skipping"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+update_probe
+rc=$?
+if [ $rc -eq 1 ]; then
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ $rc -eq 2 ]; then
+    logger -p daemon.info -t "$TAG" "Skipped: could not reach ${API_URL}"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if ! update_available; then
+    logger -p daemon.debug -t "$TAG" "No update available (current: $VERSION, latest: $LATEST)"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+TARBALL_URL=$(update_tarball_url)
+if [ -z "$TARBALL_URL" ]; then
+    logger -t "$TAG" "Update ${LATEST_TAG} found, but no tarball '${IMAGE_ID}-${LATEST}.tar.gz' in release; skipping"
+    exit 1
+fi
+MEMBER=$(update_tarball_member)
+
+# Stage the bundle next to the lock.  Clean up on any exit.
+PKG=$SCRATCH/bundle.pkg
+trap 'rm -f "$PKG"' EXIT
+
+# The release ships the .pkg inside a tarball, so stream it through tar and
+# write out only the bundle member -- we never store the full archive.
+logger -t "$TAG" "Downloading ${LATEST_TAG} bundle from ${TARBALL_URL}"
+set -o pipefail
+if ! curl -sSfL --max-time 1800 "$TARBALL_URL" | tar -xzOf - "$MEMBER" > "$PKG"; then
+    logger -t "$TAG" "ERROR: failed to download or extract '${MEMBER}' from ${TARBALL_URL}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -s "$PKG" ]; then
+    logger -t "$TAG" "ERROR: extracted bundle is empty; '${MEMBER}' not found in tarball?"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+logger -t "$TAG" "Installing ${LATEST_TAG} (running ${VERSION})"
+if ! rauc install "$PKG"; then
+    logger -t "$TAG" "ERROR: installation of ${LATEST_TAG} failed"
+    exit 1
+fi
+rm -f "$PKG"
+
+POLICY=$(read_reboot_policy)
+if [ "$POLICY" = immediate ]; then
+    logger -t "$TAG" "Installed ${LATEST_TAG}; reboot policy 'immediate', rebooting to activate"
+    sleep 2
+    /usr/sbin/reboot
+else
+    logger -t "$TAG" "Installed ${LATEST_TAG}; reboot to activate the new image"
+fi

board/common/xattrs

@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@
 /sbin/factory f 4750 root wheel  - - - - -
 
 /var/lib/avahi-autoipd  d 0755 avahi avahi - - - - -
+
+# Scratch area for scheduled jobs (run as 'admin', a wheel member) to stage
+# downloads, e.g. unattended-update's install bundle.  setgid so staged files
+# inherit the wheel group; no access for other.
+/var/lib/misc/unattended-update  d 2770 root wheel - - - - -

doc/ChangeLog.md

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ Change Log
 ==========
 
 All notable changes to the project are documented in this file.
+[v26.08.0][UNRELEASED] - 
+-------------------------
+### Changes
+- Add support for unattended software upgrades, letting a unit fetch a newer release on a
+  schedule and install it to the inactive partition on its own, then either
+  reboot to activate it or leave it staged for the next reboot
+
+### Fixes
 
 [v26.06.0][] - 2026-07-01
 -------------------------

src/confd/src/core.c

@@ -505,6 +505,42 @@ static confd_dependency_t dep_radio_components(struct lyd_node **diff, struct ly
 	return result;
 }
 
+static confd_dependency_t dep_schedule_consumers(struct lyd_node **diff, struct lyd_node *config)
+{
+	confd_dependency_t result = CONFD_DEP_DONE;
+	const struct cron_consumer **consumers;
+	size_t i, count;
+
+	consumers = schedule_consumers(&count);
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		const struct cron_consumer *c = consumers[i];
+		struct lyd_node *dnode, *cnode;
+		const char *name;
+		char xpath[256];
+
+		dnode = lydx_get_xpathf(*diff, "%s", c->path);
+		if (!dnode)
+			continue;
+
+		cnode = lydx_get_xpathf(config, "%s", c->path);
+		name  = cnode ? lydx_get_cattr(cnode, c->sched_leaf) : NULL;
+		if (!name)
+			name = lydx_get_cattr(dnode, c->sched_leaf);
+		if (!name)
+			continue;
+
+		snprintf(xpath, sizeof(xpath),
+			 "/ietf-system:system/infix-schedule:schedules/schedule[name='%s']", name);
+		result = add_dependencies(diff, xpath, name);
+		if (result == CONFD_DEP_ERROR) {
+			ERROR("Failed to add schedule '%s' to diff for consumer %s", name, c->path);
+			return result;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 static confd_dependency_t handle_dependencies(struct lyd_node **diff, struct lyd_node *config)
 {
 	confd_dependency_t result;
@@ -529,6 +565,10 @@ static confd_dependency_t handle_dependencies(struct lyd_node **diff, struct lyd
 	if (result == CONFD_DEP_ERROR)
 		return result;
 
+	result = dep_schedule_consumers(diff, config);
+	if (result == CONFD_DEP_ERROR)
+		return result;
+
 	return result;
 }
 

src/confd/src/core.h

@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ struct cron_consumer {
 	const char *command;	  /* what crond runs on each occurrence */
 };
 int schedule_consumer_register(const struct cron_consumer *consumer);
+const struct cron_consumer **schedule_consumers(size_t *count);
 int schedule_change(sr_session_ctx_t *session, struct lyd_node *config, struct lyd_node *diff, sr_event_t event, struct confd *confd);
 
 /* containers.c */

src/confd/src/schedule.c

@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ int schedule_consumer_register(const struct cron_consumer *consumer)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* Read-only view of the registered consumers, for the dependency tracker. */
+const struct cron_consumer **schedule_consumers(size_t *count)
+{
+	*count = consumer_count;
+	return consumers;
+}
+
 /*
  * Convert ietf-schedule recurrence to a 5-field cron expression.
  *

src/confd/src/system-software.c

@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ static const struct cron_consumer check_update_consumer = {
 	.command      = "/usr/sbin/check-update",
 };
 
+/* Scheduler consumer for unattended-update. */
+static const struct cron_consumer unattended_update_consumer = {
+	.path	      = "/ietf-system:system/infix-system:software/unattended-update",
+	.sched_leaf   = "schedule",
+	.enabled_leaf = "enabled",
+	.command      = "/usr/sbin/unattended-update",
+};
+
 int system_sw_rpc_init(struct confd *confd)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -107,6 +115,7 @@ int system_sw_rpc_init(struct confd *confd)
 		     infix_system_sw_set_boot_order, NULL, &confd->sub);
 
 	schedule_consumer_register(&check_update_consumer);
+	schedule_consumer_register(&unattended_update_consumer);
 
 fail:
 	return rc;

src/confd/yang/confd.inc

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ MODULES=(
 	"infix-firewall-icmp-types@2025-04-26.yang"
 	"infix-meta@2025-12-10.yang"
 	"infix-services@2026-06-17.yang"
-	"infix-system@2026-06-17.yang"
+	"infix-system@2026-07-02.yang"
 	"ieee802-ethernet-interface@2025-09-10.yang"
 	"ieee802-ethernet-phy-type@2025-09-10.yang"
 	"infix-ethernet-interface@2026-05-21.yang"