fix(linux-sandbox): ignore missing writable roots (#14890)

## Summary
- skip nonexistent `workspace-write` writable roots in the Linux
bubblewrap mount builder instead of aborting sandbox startup
- keep existing writable roots mounted normally so mixed Windows/WSL
configs continue to work
- add unit and Linux integration regression coverage for the
missing-root case

## Context
This addresses regression A from #14875. Regression B will be handled in
a separate PR.

The old bubblewrap integration added `ensure_mount_targets_exist` as a
preflight guard because bubblewrap bind targets must exist, and failing
early let Codex return a clearer error than a lower-level mount failure.

That policy turned out to be too strict once bubblewrap became the
default Linux sandbox: shared Windows/WSL or mixed-platform configs can
legitimately contain a well-formed writable root that does not exist on
the current machine. This PR keeps bubblewrap's existing-target
requirement, but changes Codex to skip missing writable roots instead of
treating them as fatal configuration errors.

codex-rs/linux-sandbox/src/bwrap.rs

@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-use codex_core::error::CodexErr;
 use codex_core::error::Result;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::FileSystemSandboxPolicy;
-use codex_protocol::protocol::WritableRoot;
 use codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf;
 
 /// Linux "platform defaults" that keep common system binaries and dynamic
@@ -41,10 +39,10 @@ const LINUX_PLATFORM_DEFAULT_READ_ROOTS: &[&str] = &[
 /// Options that control how bubblewrap is invoked.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub(crate) struct BwrapOptions {
-    /// Whether to mount a fresh `/proc` inside the PID namespace.
+    /// Whether to mount a fresh `/proc` inside the sandbox.
     ///
     /// This is the secure default, but some restrictive container environments
-    /// deny `--proc /proc` even when PID namespaces are available.
+    /// deny `--proc /proc`.
     pub mount_proc: bool,
     /// How networking should be configured inside the bubblewrap sandbox.
     pub network_mode: BwrapNetworkMode,
@@ -167,7 +165,6 @@ fn create_bwrap_flags(
     // Request a user namespace explicitly rather than relying on bubblewrap's
     // auto-enable behavior, which is skipped when the caller runs as uid 0.
     args.push("--unshare-user".to_string());
-    // Isolate the PID namespace.
     args.push("--unshare-pid".to_string());
     if options.network_mode.should_unshare_network() {
         args.push("--unshare-net".to_string());
@@ -213,9 +210,15 @@ fn create_filesystem_args(
     file_system_sandbox_policy: &FileSystemSandboxPolicy,
     cwd: &Path,
 ) -> Result<BwrapArgs> {
-    let writable_roots = file_system_sandbox_policy.get_writable_roots_with_cwd(cwd);
+    // Bubblewrap requires bind mount targets to exist. Skip missing writable
+    // roots so mixed-platform configs can keep harmless paths for other
+    // environments without breaking Linux command startup.
+    let writable_roots = file_system_sandbox_policy
+        .get_writable_roots_with_cwd(cwd)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|writable_root| writable_root.root.as_path().exists())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     let unreadable_roots = file_system_sandbox_policy.get_unreadable_roots_with_cwd(cwd);
-    ensure_mount_targets_exist(&writable_roots)?;
 
     let mut args = if file_system_sandbox_policy.has_full_disk_read_access() {
         // Read-only root, then mount a minimal device tree.
@@ -385,23 +388,6 @@ fn create_filesystem_args(
     })
 }
 
-/// Validate that writable roots exist before constructing mounts.
-///
-/// Bubblewrap requires bind mount targets to exist. We fail fast with a clear
-/// error so callers can present an actionable message.
-fn ensure_mount_targets_exist(writable_roots: &[WritableRoot]) -> Result<()> {
-    for writable_root in writable_roots {
-        let root = writable_root.root.as_path();
-        if !root.exists() {
-            return Err(CodexErr::UnsupportedOperation(format!(
-                "Sandbox expected writable root {root}, but it does not exist.",
-                root = root.display()
-            )));
-        }
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
 fn path_to_string(path: &Path) -> String {
     path.to_string_lossy().to_string()
 }
@@ -731,6 +717,41 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn ignores_missing_writable_roots() {
+        let temp_dir = TempDir::new().expect("temp dir");
+        let existing_root = temp_dir.path().join("existing");
+        let missing_root = temp_dir.path().join("missing");
+        std::fs::create_dir(&existing_root).expect("create existing root");
+
+        let policy = SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite {
+            writable_roots: vec![
+                AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(existing_root.as_path()).expect("absolute existing root"),
+                AbsolutePathBuf::try_from(missing_root.as_path()).expect("absolute missing root"),
+            ],
+            read_only_access: Default::default(),
+            network_access: false,
+            exclude_tmpdir_env_var: true,
+            exclude_slash_tmp: true,
+        };
+
+        let args = create_filesystem_args(&FileSystemSandboxPolicy::from(&policy), temp_dir.path())
+            .expect("filesystem args");
+        let existing_root = path_to_string(&existing_root);
+        let missing_root = path_to_string(&missing_root);
+
+        assert!(
+            args.args.windows(3).any(|window| {
+                window == ["--bind", existing_root.as_str(), existing_root.as_str()]
+            }),
+            "existing writable root should be rebound writable",
+        );
+        assert!(
+            !args.args.iter().any(|arg| arg == &missing_root),
+            "missing writable root should be skipped",
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn mounts_dev_before_writable_dev_binds() {
         let sandbox_policy = SandboxPolicy::WorkspaceWrite {

codex-rs/linux-sandbox/tests/suite/landlock.rs

@@ -310,6 +310,32 @@ async fn test_writable_root() {
     .await;
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn sandbox_ignores_missing_writable_roots_under_bwrap() {
+    if should_skip_bwrap_tests().await {
+        eprintln!("skipping bwrap test: bwrap sandbox prerequisites are unavailable");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    let tempdir = tempfile::tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    let existing_root = tempdir.path().join("existing");
+    let missing_root = tempdir.path().join("missing");
+    std::fs::create_dir(&existing_root).expect("create existing root");
+
+    let output = run_cmd_result_with_writable_roots(
+        &["bash", "-lc", "printf sandbox-ok"],
+        &[existing_root, missing_root],
+        LONG_TIMEOUT_MS,
+        false,
+        true,
+    )
+    .await
+    .expect("sandboxed command should execute");
+
+    assert_eq!(output.exit_code, 0);
+    assert_eq!(output.stdout.text, "sandbox-ok");
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn test_no_new_privs_is_enabled() {
     let output = run_cmd_output(