1 files changed, 47 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/container/sysctl.go b/container/sysctl.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fcb94bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/container/sysctl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package container
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+var (
+	kernelOverflowuid int
+	kernelOverflowgid int
+	kernelCapLastCap  int
+
+	sysctlOnce sync.Once
+)
+
+const (
+	kernelOverflowuidPath = "/proc/sys/kernel/overflowuid"
+	kernelOverflowgidPath = "/proc/sys/kernel/overflowgid"
+	kernelCapLastCapPath  = "/proc/sys/kernel/cap_last_cap"
+)
+
+func mustReadSysctl() {
+	if v, err := os.ReadFile(kernelOverflowuidPath); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot read %q: %v", kernelOverflowuidPath, err)
+	} else if kernelOverflowuid, err = strconv.Atoi(string(bytes.TrimSpace(v))); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot interpret %q: %v", kernelOverflowuidPath, err)
+	}
+
+	if v, err := os.ReadFile(kernelOverflowgidPath); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot read %q: %v", kernelOverflowgidPath, err)
+	} else if kernelOverflowgid, err = strconv.Atoi(string(bytes.TrimSpace(v))); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot interpret %q: %v", kernelOverflowgidPath, err)
+	}
+
+	if v, err := os.ReadFile(kernelCapLastCapPath); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot read %q: %v", kernelCapLastCapPath, err)
+	} else if kernelCapLastCap, err = strconv.Atoi(string(bytes.TrimSpace(v))); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot interpret %q: %v", kernelCapLastCapPath, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func OverflowUid() int { sysctlOnce.Do(mustReadSysctl); return kernelOverflowuid }
+func OverflowGid() int { sysctlOnce.Do(mustReadSysctl); return kernelOverflowgid }
+func LastCap() uintptr { sysctlOnce.Do(mustReadSysctl); return uintptr(kernelCapLastCap) }