runtime: multi-arch build via qemu fails to exec go binary

[bjohnso5]

Go version

go version 1.23.0 linux/arm64

Output of go env in your module/workspace:

I'm unable to provide the output of `go env` as it fails with the same telemetry fork/exec error.

What did you do?

Our automated image build process fails to perform any step that invokes the go binary with the following error:

can't start telemetry child process: fork/exec /usr/local/go/bin/go: invalid argument

The Dockerfile is here, and is being built via a script that invokes docker buildx with multiple platforms, like:

docker buildx build --platform=linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --file 1.23/Dockerfile

It seems that there is something inherent in the qemu arm64 environment that renders go unable to fork itself to complete the telemetry setup. I'm fairly confident it's something specific to the 1.23 release as 1.22.6 builds successfully using the same setup today.

What did you see happen?

Failures to invoke any go command

What did you expect to see?

A successful install and configuration of go 1.23.0 in a multi-arch docker build.

[fearfate]

I got the error when build arm64 image in amd host machine with buildx

docker buildx create --use --name=baker --driver docker-container  --platform=linux/amd64 --platform=linux/arm64 
docker buildx build --builder baker --platform=linux/amd64 --platform=linux/arm64  -t {tag} --push .

then I tried to run manually with docker run -it --rm --platform linux/arm64 {tag}

after unzip the command, I got the same error can't start telemetry child process: fork/exec /usr/local/go/bin/go: invalid argument, but when I exec the chmod a+x ${GOROOT}/bin/*, it works without any permission changes. However, after apply this command to Dockerfile，the error was not dealed

Dockerfile example:

FROM almalinux:9.4-20240530

ENV GOROOT=/usr/local/go \
    GOLANG_VERSION=1.23.0 \
    GOPATH=/go

ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$PATH:$GOROOT/bin

RUN set -eox pipefail \
    && dnf install -y curl \
    && mkdir -p "${GOROOT}" "$GOPATH/src" "$GOPATH/bin" && chmod -R 1777 "$GOPATH" \
    && curl -sSL "https://go.dev/dl/go${GOLANG_VERSION}.linux-$(cat < /etc/arch).tar.gz" | tar -zxvC ${GOROOT} --strip-components=1 \
#    && chmod a+x ${GOROOT}/bin/* \
    && go version

WORKDIR $GOPATH

[seankhliao]

With the circleci dockerfile, I get a segfault in gcc cc1 rather than something in go directly:

 > [linux/arm64 5/5] RUN	GO install "golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@v1.1.3" && go clean -cache -modcache && rm -rf "/home/circleci/go/pkg":                                                                                                   
0.120 + go install golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@v1.1.3                                                                 
0.528 go: downloading golang.org/x/vuln v1.1.3                                                                              
1.116 go: downloading golang.org/x/telemetry v0.0.0-20240522233618-39ace7a40ae7                                             
1.120 go: downloading golang.org/x/mod v0.19.0                                                                              
1.120 go: downloading golang.org/x/tools v0.23.0                                                                            
1.171 go: downloading golang.org/x/sync v0.7.0                                                                              
50.74 # net                                                                                                                 
50.74 gcc: internal compiler error: Segmentation fault signal terminated program cc1                                        
50.74 Please submit a full bug report,
50.74 with preprocessed source if appropriate.
50.74 See <file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-11/README.Bugs> for instructions.
------
WARNING: No output specified with docker-container driver. Build result will only remain in the build cache. To push result image into registry use --push or to load image into docker use --load

 2 warnings found (use docker --debug to expand):
 - LegacyKeyValueFormat: "ENV key=value" should be used instead of legacy "ENV key value" format (line 27)
 - LegacyKeyValueFormat: "ENV key=value" should be used instead of legacy "ENV key value" format (line 28)
Dockerfile:48
--------------------
  46 |     USER circleci
  47 |     
  48 | >>> RUN	go install "golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@v${GOVULNCHECK_VERSION}" && go clean -cache -modcache && rm -rf "${GOPATH}/pkg"
  49 |     
--------------------
ERROR: failed to solve: process "/dev/.buildkit_qemu_emulator /bin/bash -exo pipefail -c go install \"golang.org/x/vuln/cmd/govulncheck@v${GOVULNCHECK_VERSION}\" && go clean -cache -modcache && rm -rf \"${GOPATH}/pkg\"" did not complete successfully: exit code: 1

[mgabeler-lee-6rs]

Might this have something to do with apparmor or other host "controls"? I was able to run the multiarch build on an Ubuntu 22.04 host using Docker 24.0.7 (from Ubuntu's packages) without errors, and inside the resulting arm64 container was able to run without errors:

• go version
• go telemetry on
• go install golang.org/x/telemetry/cmd/gotelemetry@latest
• gotelemetry on
• gotelemetry upload (didn't have anything to upload, unsurprisingly)

[prattmic]

Could you run the failing command under strace -F so we can see exactly which system call is failing?

[prattmic]

cc @golang/telemetry

[findleyr]

CC @matloob

Independent of the root cause, a failure to start the telemetry child process shouldn't prevent the go command from being used.

[bjohnso5]

Could you run the failing command under strace -F so we can see exactly which system call is failing?

It appears the ptrace function(s) aren't implemented in the emulation environment:

[bjohnso5]

Not sure if this is helpful, but I'm attaching two strace -f output files from the linux/arm64 golang:1.23.0 and golang:1.22.6 official images running go env. Note that these are in the successful case, but I'm hoping it might help with comparison if required.

go1.22.6_go_env_strace.txt
go1.23_go_env_strace.txt

[dmitshur]

Moved to Go1.24 milestone since this need to be fixed on the main branch first (for Go 1.24), before being considered for backporting. Please use the usual process (https://go.dev/wiki/MinorReleases) to create a separate backport tracking issue in the Go1.23.1 milestone.

@findleyr It's important that issues in the minor milestones are the backport kind with a CherryPickCandidate label, otherwise we might miss them in our release meeting review. Thanks.

[findleyr]

Thanks again @dmitshur.

@gopherbot please backport this issue to 1.23: it is a regression that breaks the go command in certain environments.

[gopherbot]

Backport issue(s) opened: #68995 (for 1.23).

Remember to create the cherry-pick CL(s) as soon as the patch is submitted to master, according to https://go.dev/wiki/MinorReleases.

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/607595 mentions this issue: telemetry: do not crash parent if child could not be started

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/609195 mentions this issue: gopls: update x/telemetry to pick up recent bug fixes

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/609196 mentions this issue: [gopls-release-branch.0.16] gopls: update x/telemetry to pick up recent bug fixes

[samstride]

@prattmic

It will likely be in 1.23.2.

What is the newer version of QEMU that did not work?

Just tried a multi-arch build with go 1.23.2 and running into the same issue.

Has https://go.dev/cl/612218 been merged?

[dfioravanti]

@samstride It was not backported to 1.23.2, it now targets 1.23.3. You can follow the bug here. No idea why but I guess we need to wait for the next release

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/617417 mentions this issue: syscall: used SYS_EXIT_GROUP in CLONE_PIDFD feature check child

[prattmic]

Apologies for that, there was confusion on the status of the backport because this issue wasn't closed when https://go.dev/cl/592078 went in. Closing now, as there are no more known issues (other than the maybe-Google-specifc #69259 (comment)).

[gopherbot]

Change https://go.dev/cl/617716 mentions this issue: [release-branch.go1.23] syscall: use SYS_EXIT_GROUP in CLONE_PIDFD feature check child