ENT-14471: Fixed flakey macos processes tests

libpromises/Makefile.am

@@ -206,18 +206,25 @@ libpromises_la_SOURCES += \
 	process_freebsd.c
 endif
 
+if MACOSX
+libpromises_la_SOURCES += \
+	process_macos.c
+endif
+
 if !LINUX
 if !AIX
 if !HPUX
 if !SOLARIS
 if !FREEBSD
+if !MACOSX
 libpromises_la_SOURCES += \
 	process_unix_stub.c
 endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 endif # !NT
 

libpromises/process_macos.c

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2026 Northern.tech AS
+
+  This file is part of CFEngine 3 - written and maintained by Northern.tech AS.
+
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+  under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+  Free Software Foundation; version 3.
+
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA
+
+  To the extent this program is licensed as part of the Enterprise
+  versions of CFEngine, the applicable Commercial Open Source License
+  (COSL) may apply to this file if you as a licensee so wish it. See
+  included file COSL.txt.
+*/
+
+#include <cf3.defs.h>
+#include <process_lib.h>
+#include <process_unix_priv.h>
+#include <file_lib.h>
+
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/proc.h>
+
+typedef struct
+{
+    time_t starttime;
+    char state;
+} ProcessStat;
+
+/* macOS's kinfo_proc nests the BSD "extern_proc" struct (kp_proc), unlike
+ * FreeBSD's flattened kinfo_proc, but it still uses the same p_starttime /
+ * p_stat fields and S* state constants inherited from the shared BSD
+ * ancestry. */
+static bool GetProcessStat(pid_t pid, ProcessStat *state)
+{
+    int mib[] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PID, pid };
+    struct kinfo_proc psinfo;
+    size_t len = sizeof(psinfo);
+
+    /* A successful call with len == 0 means no matching process was found. */
+    if (sysctl(mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(mib[0]), &psinfo, &len, NULL, 0) != 0 ||
+        len == 0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    state->starttime = psinfo.kp_proc.p_starttime.tv_sec;
+
+    switch (psinfo.kp_proc.p_stat)
+    {
+        case SRUN:
+        case SIDL:
+            state->state = 'R';
+            break;
+        case SSTOP:
+            state->state = 'T';
+            break;
+        case SSLEEP:
+            state->state = 'S';
+            break;
+        case SZOMB:
+            state->state = 'Z';
+            break;
+        default:
+            state->state = 'X';
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+time_t GetProcessStartTime(pid_t pid)
+{
+    ProcessStat st;
+    if (GetProcessStat(pid, &st))
+    {
+        return st.starttime;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return PROCESS_START_TIME_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+}
+
+ProcessState GetProcessState(pid_t pid)
+{
+    ProcessStat st;
+    if (GetProcessStat(pid, &st))
+    {
+        switch (st.state)
+        {
+        case 'T':
+            return PROCESS_STATE_STOPPED;
+        case 'Z':
+            return PROCESS_STATE_ZOMBIE;
+        default:
+            return PROCESS_STATE_RUNNING;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return PROCESS_STATE_DOES_NOT_EXIST;
+    }
+}

tests/unit/Makefile.am

@@ -184,9 +184,10 @@ TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
 if MACOSX
 XFAIL_TESTS = set_domainname_test
-XFAIL_TESTS += process_test
-XFAIL_TESTS += mon_processes_test
 XFAIL_TESTS += rlist_test
+# NOTE: cf-monitord's own process-table gathering has a separate, real bug on
+# macOS
+XFAIL_TESTS += mon_processes_test
 endif
 
 if AIX

tests/unit/mon_processes_test.c

@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ static bool GetSysUsers( int *userListSz, int *numRootProcs, int *numOtherProcs)
     xsnprintf(cbuff, CF_BUFSIZE, "UNIX95=1  /bin/ps -eo user,pid > %s/users.txt", CFWORKDIR);
     /* SKIP on HP-UX since cf-monitord doesn't count processes correctly! */
     return false;
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+    /* macOS's BSD ps doesn't understand procps's "keyword:width" column
+     * sizing syntax used in the generic branch below (it errors out with
+     * "ps: user:30: keyword not found"). BSD ps doesn't truncate the "user"
+     * column the way Linux's does, so plain "user,pid" is enough here. */
+    xsnprintf(cbuff, CF_BUFSIZE, "ps -eo user,pid > %s/users.txt", CFWORKDIR);
 #else
     xsnprintf(cbuff, CF_BUFSIZE, "ps -eo user:30,pid > %s/users.txt", CFWORKDIR);
 #endif