[PATCH] installer: fix race condition with multiple consoles running unattended

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Badrikesh Prusty

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Feb 18, 2026, 7:45:28 AM (21 hours ago) Feb 18
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* Add lockfile `/tmp/installer.lock` to prevent simultaneous unattended
installs across multiple consoles.
* Add progress monitoring for installations started in another console
via progress pipe.
* Periodically check if bmaptool is still running when progress pipe is
unavailable and continue once bmaptool completes.

This resolves the race condition between consoles and prevents issues
with long-running or partially completed installations.

Signed-off-by: Badrikesh Prusty <badrikes...@siemens.com>
---
.../files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh | 41 +++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh b/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh
index 9c041a50..0097a4b4 100755
--- a/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh
@@ -231,7 +231,11 @@ version_ge() {
fi
}

-if ! $installer_unattended; then
+lockfile="/tmp/installer.lock"
+progress_pipe="/tmp/progress"
+
+exec 9>"$lockfile"
+if flock -n 9; then
# Get bmap-tools version
bmap_version=$(bmaptool --version | awk '{ print $NF }')

@@ -259,16 +263,35 @@ if ! $installer_unattended; then

gauge_pid=$!
fi
-fi

-if ! bmaptool $quiet_flag copy $bmap_options "$installer_image_uri" "$installer_target_dev"; then
- kill "$gauge_pid"
- exit 1
-fi
+ if ! bmaptool $quiet_flag copy $bmap_options "$installer_image_uri" "$installer_target_dev"; then
+ kill "$gauge_pid"
+ exit 1
+ fi
+
+ # Attempt to terminate the gauge process if still running.
+ # Errors are ignored since the process may already have exited.
+ kill "$gauge_pid" 2>/dev/null
+else
+ echo "Installation already running in another console."
+
+ # Wait for running console to create the progress pipe
+ sleep 2

-# Attempt to terminate the gauge process if still running.
-# Errors are ignored since the process may already have exited.
-kill "$gauge_pid" 2>/dev/null
+ # Check if progress pipe exists and has content
+ if [ -e "$progress_pipe" ]; then
+ echo "Installation progress..."
+ tail -f "$progress_pipe" | while read line; do
+ printf "\r%s%%" "$line"
+ done
+ else
+ # Periodically check if bmaptool is still running every 5 seconds
+ echo "Waiting for installation to finish..."
+ while pgrep -x "bmaptool" > /dev/null; do
+ sleep 5
+ done
+ fi
+fi

if ! $installer_unattended; then
dialog --title "Reboot" \
--
2.39.5

Badrikesh Prusty

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Feb 18, 2026, 11:12:52 PM (5 hours ago) Feb 18
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Changes in v2:
* Use /run/installer.fifo for progress_pipe instead of /tmp/progress
* Use /run/installer.lock for lockfile instead of /tmp/installer.lock

Badrikesh Prusty (1):
installer: fix race condition with multiple consoles running
unattended

.../files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh | 43 ++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

--
2.39.5

Badrikesh Prusty

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Feb 18, 2026, 11:12:57 PM (5 hours ago) Feb 18
to isar-...@googlegroups.com, Badrikesh Prusty
* Add lockfile `/run/installer.lock` to prevent simultaneous unattended
installs across multiple consoles.
* Add progress monitoring for installations started in another console
via progress pipe.
* Periodically check if bmaptool is still running when progress pipe is
unavailable and continue once bmaptool completes.
* Use /run/installer.fifo for progress_pipe instead of /tmp/progress

This resolves the race condition between consoles and prevents issues
with long-running or partially completed installations.

Signed-off-by: Badrikesh Prusty <badrikes...@siemens.com>
---
.../files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh | 43 ++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh b/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh
index 9c041a50..9a69fde5 100755
--- a/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh
+++ b/meta-isar/recipes-installer/deploy-image/files/usr/bin/deploy-image-wic.sh
@@ -231,13 +231,15 @@ version_ge() {
fi
}

-if ! $installer_unattended; then
+lockfile="/run/installer.lock"
+progress_pipe="/run/installer.fifo"
+
+exec 9>"$lockfile"
+if flock -n 9; then
# Get bmap-tools version
bmap_version=$(bmaptool --version | awk '{ print $NF }')

if version_ge "$bmap_version" "3.6"; then
- # Create a named pipe for progress communication
- progress_pipe="/tmp/progress"
if ! mkfifo "$progress_pipe"; then
echo "Error: Failed to create named pipe $progress_pipe"
exit 1
@@ -259,16 +261,35 @@ if ! $installer_unattended; then
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