Switch wslinfo --vm-id to not rely on presence of VM ID environment variable (#13318)

* Switch WSLg to use wslinfo --vm-id instead of relying on environment variable

* DO NOT MERGE: bad WSLg nuget

* dead code removal

* always send response to LxInitMessageQueryVmId message

* add back invalid WslInfoMode error

* remove unneeded wsl2 check

* use temporary workaround until WSLg update is ready

* unit test update

* Update string compare

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Ben Hillis <benhill@ntdev.microsoft.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

src/linux/init/WslDistributionConfig.h

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct WslDistributionConfig
     bool GuiAppsEnabled = false;
     std::optional<int> FeatureFlags = 0;
     std::optional<LX_MINI_INIT_NETWORKING_MODE> NetworkingMode = LxMiniInitNetworkingModeNone;
+    std::optional<std::string> VmId;
 
     //
     // Global state for boot state. The socket is used to delay-start the distro init process

src/linux/init/config.cpp

@@ -436,6 +436,18 @@ try
         ResponseChannel.SendResultMessage<uint8_t>(static_cast<uint8_t>(Config.NetworkingMode.value()));
         break;
 
+    case LxInitMessageQueryVmId:
+    {
+        wsl::shared::MessageWriter<LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID> Response(LxInitMessageQueryVmId);
+        if (Config.VmId.has_value())
+        {
+            Response.WriteString(Config.VmId.value());
+        }
+
+        ResponseChannel.SendMessage<LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID>(Response.Span());
+        break;
+    }
+
     default:
         LOG_ERROR("unexpected message {}", Header->MessageType);
         break;
@@ -1662,17 +1674,6 @@ Return Value:
         ConfigAppendNtPath(Environment, Buffer);
     }
 
-    //
-    // If the VM ID environment variable is present, add it to the environment
-    // block.
-    //
-
-    auto VmId = getenv(LX_WSL2_VM_ID_ENV);
-    if (VmId)
-    {
-        Environment.AddVariable(LX_WSL2_VM_ID_ENV, VmId);
-    }
-
     return Environment;
 }
 

src/linux/init/init.cpp

@@ -2239,13 +2239,27 @@ Return Value:
         unsetenv(LX_WSL2_DISTRO_READ_ONLY_ENV);
     }
 
-    const auto Value = getenv(LX_WSL2_NETWORKING_MODE_ENV);
+    auto Value = getenv(LX_WSL2_NETWORKING_MODE_ENV);
     if (Value != nullptr)
     {
         Config.NetworkingMode = static_cast<LX_MINI_INIT_NETWORKING_MODE>(std::atoi(Value));
         unsetenv(LX_WSL2_NETWORKING_MODE_ENV);
     }
 
+    Value = getenv(LX_WSL2_VM_ID_ENV);
+    if (Value != nullptr)
+    {
+        Config.VmId = Value;
+
+        // Unset the environment variable for user distros.
+        // TODO: this can be removed when WSLg is updated to use `wslinfo --vm-id` instead of the environment variable.
+        Value = getenv(LX_WSL2_SYSTEM_DISTRO);
+        if (!Value || strcmp(Value, "1") != 0)
+        {
+            unsetenv(LX_WSL2_VM_ID_ENV);
+        }
+    }
+
     //
     // If the boot.systemd option is specified in /etc/wsl.conf, launch the distro init process as pid 1.
     // WSL init and session leaders continue as children of the distro init process.

src/linux/init/main.cpp

@@ -1827,6 +1827,11 @@ try
     AddEnvironmentVariable(LX_WSL2_USER_PROFILE, UserProfile);
     AddEnvironmentVariable(LX_WSL2_NETWORKING_MODE_ENV, std::to_string(static_cast<int>(Config.NetworkingMode)).c_str());
 
+    if (UserProfile)
+    {
+        AddEnvironmentVariable(LX_WSL2_SYSTEM_DISTRO, "1");
+    }
+
     if (DistroInitPid.has_value())
     {
         AddEnvironmentVariable(LX_WSL2_DISTRO_INIT_PID, std::to_string(static_cast<int>(DistroInitPid.value())).c_str());

src/linux/init/util.cpp

@@ -1201,8 +1201,7 @@ std::optional<LX_MINI_INIT_NETWORKING_MODE> UtilGetNetworkingMode(void)
 
 Routine Description:
 
-    This routine gets the feature flags, either directly, from an environment
+    This routine queries the networking mode from the init process.
-    variable, or by querying it from the init process.
 
 Arguments:
 
@@ -1210,16 +1209,12 @@ Arguments:
 
 Return Value:
 
-    The feature flags.
+    The networking mode if successful, std::nullopt otherwise.
 
 --*/
 
 try
 {
-    //
-    // Query init for the value.
-    //
-
     wsl::shared::SocketChannel channel{UtilConnectUnix(WSL_INIT_INTEROP_SOCKET), "wslinfo"};
     THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(channel.Socket() < 0);
 
@@ -1297,6 +1292,40 @@ Return Value:
     return Result;
 }
 
+std::string UtilGetVmId(void)
+
+/*++
+
+Routine Description:
+
+    This routine queries the VM ID from the init process.
+
+Arguments:
+
+    None.
+
+Return Value:
+
+    The VM ID if successful, an empty string otherwise.
+
+--*/
+
+try
+{
+    wsl::shared::SocketChannel channel{UtilConnectUnix(WSL_INIT_INTEROP_SOCKET), "wslinfo"};
+    THROW_LAST_ERROR_IF(channel.Socket() < 0);
+
+    wsl::shared::MessageWriter<LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID> Message(LxInitMessageQueryVmId);
+    channel.SendMessage<LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID>(Message.Span());
+
+    return channel.ReceiveMessage<LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID>().Buffer;
+}
+catch (...)
+{
+    LOG_CAUGHT_EXCEPTION();
+    return {};
+}
+
 void UtilInitGroups(const char* User, gid_t Gid)
 
 /*++

src/linux/init/util.h

@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ std::optional<LX_MINI_INIT_NETWORKING_MODE> UtilGetNetworkingMode(void);
 
 pid_t UtilGetPpid(pid_t Pid);
 
+std::string UtilGetVmId(void);
+
 void UtilInitGroups(const char* User, gid_t Gid);
 
 void UtilInitializeMessageBuffer(std::vector<gsl::byte>& Buffer);

src/linux/init/wslinfo.cpp

@@ -149,14 +149,21 @@ Return Value:
     }
     else if (Mode.value() == WslInfoMode::VMId)
     {
-        auto value = UtilGetEnvironmentVariable(LX_WSL2_VM_ID_ENV);
+        if (UtilIsUtilityVm())
-        if (value.empty())
+        {
+            auto vmId = UtilGetVmId();
+            if (vmId.empty())
             {
                 std::cerr << Localization::MessageNoValueFound() << "\n";
                 return 1;
             }
 
-        std::cout << value;
+            std::cout << vmId;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            std::cout << "wsl1";
+        }
     }
     else
     {

src/shared/inc/lxinitshared.h

@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ Abstract:
 #define LX_WSL2_SHARED_MEMORY_OB_DIRECTORY "WSL2_SHARED_MEMORY_OB_DIRECTORY"
 #define LX_WSL2_INSTALL_PATH "WSL2_INSTALL_PATH"
 #define LX_WSL2_SAFE_MODE "WSL2_SAFE_MODE"
+#define LX_WSL2_SYSTEM_DISTRO "WSL2_SYSTEM_DISTRO"
 #define LX_WSL2_USER_PROFILE "WSL2_USER_PROFILE"
 #define LX_WSL2_VM_ID_ENV "WSL2_VM_ID"
 #define LX_WSL_PID_ENV "WSL2_PID"
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@ typedef enum _LX_MESSAGE_TYPE
     LxInitMessageCreateLoginSession,
     LxInitMessageStopPlan9Server,
     LxInitMessageQueryNetworkingMode,
+    LxInitMessageQueryVmId,
     LxInitCreateProcess,
     LxInitOobeResult,
     LxMiniInitMessageLaunchInit,
@@ -1496,6 +1498,16 @@ typedef struct _LX_INIT_OOBE_RESULT
     PRETTY_PRINT(FIELD(Header), FIELD(Result), FIELD(DefaultUid));
 } LX_INIT_OOBE_RESULT, *PLX_INIT_OOBE_RESULT;
 
+typedef struct _LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID
+{
+    static inline auto Type = LxInitMessageQueryVmId;
+
+    MESSAGE_HEADER Header;
+    char Buffer[];
+
+    PRETTY_PRINT(FIELD(Header), FIELD(Buffer));
+} LX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID, *PLX_INIT_QUERY_VM_ID;
+
 template <>
 struct std::formatter<LX_MESSAGE_TYPE, char>
 {

test/windows/UnitTests.cpp

@@ -843,17 +843,26 @@ class UnitTests
                 L"arguments.\n");
         }
 
+        {
+            auto [out, err] = LxsstuLaunchWslAndCaptureOutput(L"wslinfo --vm-id -n");
+            VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(err, L"");
             if (LxsstuVmMode())
             {
-            // Get the VM ID from the distro and validate that it not null.
+                // Ensure that the response from wslinfo has the VM ID.
-            auto [vmId, vmIdErr] = LxsstuLaunchWslAndCaptureOutput(L"env | grep 'WSL2_VM_ID' | awk -F= '{print $2}'");
+                auto guid = wsl::shared::string::ToGuid(out);
-            VERIFY_ARE_NOT_EQUAL(vmId, L"");
+                VERIFY_IS_TRUE(guid.has_value());
+                VERIFY_IS_FALSE(IsEqualGUID(guid.value(), GUID_NULL));
 
-            // Ensure that the response from wslinfo matches the VM id from the distros environment
+                // Validate that the VM ID is not propagated to user commands.
-            auto [out, err] = LxsstuLaunchWslAndCaptureOutput(L"wslinfo --vm-id");
+                std::tie(out, err) = LxsstuLaunchWslAndCaptureOutput(L"echo -n \"$WSL2_VM_ID\"");
-            VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(out, std::format(L"{}", vmId));
+                VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(out, L"");
                 VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(err, L"");
             }
+            else
+            {
+                VERIFY_ARE_EQUAL(out, L"wsl1");
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     TEST_METHOD(WslPath)