firefox: allow webcam access

hosts/common/programs/firefox/default.nix

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ in
     sandbox.method = "bunpen";
     sandbox.net = "all";
     sandbox.whitelistAudio = true;
+    sandbox.whitelistAvDev = true;  #< it doesn't seem to use pipewire, but direct /dev/videoN (as of 2024/09/12)
     sandbox.whitelistDbus = [ "user" ];  # mpris
     sandbox.whitelistWayland = true;
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [

hosts/common/programs/pipewire/default.nix

@@ -69,18 +69,12 @@ in
     # ];
     sandbox.wrapperType = "inplace";  #< its config files refer to its binaries by full path
     sandbox.keepPidsAndProc = true;  #< TODO: why?
+    sandbox.whitelistAvDev = true;
     sandbox.capabilities = [
       # if rtkit isn't present, and sandboxing is via landlock, these capabilities allow pipewire to claim higher scheduling priority
       "ipc_lock"
       "sys_nice"
     ];
-    sandbox.extraPaths = [
-      "/dev/snd"
-      # desko/lappy don't need these, but moby complains if not present
-      "/dev/video0"
-      "/dev/video1"
-      "/dev/video2"
-    ];
     sandbox.extraHomePaths = [
       # pulseaudio cookie
       ".config/pulse"

hosts/common/programs/wireplumber.nix

@@ -12,14 +12,8 @@
     #   # "user"  #< apparently not needed?
     # ];
     sandbox.whitelistAudio = true;
+    sandbox.whitelistAvDev = true;  #< i think these video inputs (for e.g. webcam) are optional.
     sandbox.extraPaths = [
-      # i think these video inputs (for e.g. webcam) are optional.
-      "/dev/media0"
-      "/dev/snd"
-      # vvv video* is for moby
-      "/dev/video0"
-      "/dev/video1"
-      "/dev/video2"
       # "/run/systemd"
       "/run/udev"
       "/sys/class/sound"

modules/programs/default.nix

@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ let
           allow sandbox to freely interact with pulse/pipewire.
         '';
       };
+      sandbox.whitelistAvDev = mkOption {
+        type = types.bool;
+        default = false;
+        description = ''
+          allow sandbox to freely interact with raw audio/video devices under /dev,
+          e.g. /dev/video0, /dev/snd, /dev/v4l/...
+          pipewire-aware applications shouldn't need this.
+        '';
+      };
       sandbox.whitelistDbus = mkOption {
         type = types.listOf (types.enum [ "user" "system" ]);
         default = [ ];
@@ -526,6 +535,18 @@ let
         ]
         ++ lib.optionals config.sandbox.whitelistX [ "/tmp/.X11-unix" ]
         ++ lib.optionals config.sandbox.keepPidsAndProc [ "/proc" ]
+        ++ lib.optionals config.sandbox.whitelistAvDev [
+          "/dev/media0"
+          "/dev/snd"
+          "/dev/v4l"
+          # /dev/videoN is used for webcam on lappy, and camera on moby
+          "/dev/video0"
+          "/dev/video1"
+          "/dev/video2"
+          # "/sys/class/sound"
+          # "/sys/class/video4linux"
+          # "/sys/devices"
+        ]
       ;
       sandbox.extraRuntimePaths =
         lib.optionals config.sandbox.whitelistAudio [ "pipewire" "pulse" ]  # this includes pipewire/pipewire-0-manager: is that ok?