Force timezone initialization before filter installation

The first use of time.Local (usually via time.Time.Date, et. al) performs
initialization of the local timezone, which involves open several tzdata files
from the host.

Since filter installation disallows open, we should explicitly force this
initialization rather than implicitly depending on the first logging (or other
time) call occurring before filter installation.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 282053121

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/runsc/main.go b/runsc/main.go
index 711f60d4f..4682b308c 100644
--- a/runsc/main.go
+++ b/runsc/main.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
 
 	"flag"
 
@@ -237,6 +238,18 @@ func main() {
 		log.SetLevel(log.Debug)
 	}
 
+	// Logging will include the local date and time via the time package.
+	//
+	// On first use, time.Local initializes the local time zone, which
+	// involves opening tzdata files on the host. Since this requires
+	// opening host files, it must be done before syscall filter
+	// installation.
+	//
+	// Generally there will be a log message before filter installation
+	// that will force initialization, but force initialization here in
+	// case that does not occur.
+	_ = time.Local.String()
+
 	subcommand := flag.CommandLine.Arg(0)
 
 	var e log.Emitter