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Summary

Normalizes internal file paths in EmbeddedDataProvider and LayeredDataProvider to standard forward slashes (/), and repairs LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir so external callback paths retain the root prefix, aligning with io/fs.WalkDirFunc semantics and ensuring external overrides properly suppress their embedded counterparts.

Motivation / Context

This change addresses two distinct issues in pkg/recipe/provider.go:

  1. Path Normalization (Windows / non-POSIX compatibility):
    filepath.Join and filepath.Rel produce backslashes (\) on Windows. Because embed.FS and io/fs.FS strictly mandate forward slashes per io/fs.ValidPath, attempts to read nested embedded files or manifests fail with file does not exist. EmbeddedDataProvider and LayeredDataProvider now normalize paths using filepath.ToSlash.

  2. WalkDir Precedence and Callback Path Repair (POSIX & Windows):
    In LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir, external entries were previously stripped of root + "/", while EmbeddedDataProvider.WalkDir conformed to io/fs.WalkDirFunc by retaining root. This discrepancy meant visited[path] lookups in the embedded walk missed, causing external overrides under a nested root (such as overlays) to fail to suppress their embedded counterparts and emitting duplicate entries across differing namespaces (e.g. [base.yaml, overlays/base.yaml]). Retaining the root prefix ensures external overrides correctly suppress matching embedded entries.

Fixes: #2831
Related: N/A

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
  • New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
  • Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)
  • Documentation update
  • Refactoring (no functional changes)
  • Build/CI/tooling

Component(s) Affected

  • CLI (cmd/aicr, pkg/cli)
  • API server (cmd/aicrd, pkg/server)
  • Recipe engine / data (pkg/recipe)
  • Bundlers (pkg/bundler, pkg/component/*)
  • Collectors / snapshotter (pkg/collector, pkg/snapshotter)
  • Validator (pkg/validator)
  • Core libraries (pkg/errors, pkg/k8s)
  • Docs/examples (docs/, examples/)
  • Other: ____________

Implementation Notes

  • EmbeddedDataProvider: Normalizes joined paths with filepath.ToSlash(filepath.Clean(filepath.Join(p.prefix, path))) in ReadFile and WalkDir.
  • LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir: Retains slashRelPath (which includes root) instead of trimming cleanRoot + "/". This keeps callback paths and visited keys in the same namespace as EmbeddedDataProvider.WalkDir, allowing visited[path] to correctly suppress embedded entries.
  • LayeredDataProvider.Source: Normalizes path via filepath.ToSlash once prior to the switch statement, ensuring nested catalog paths formatted with host-native separators correctly hit sourceMerged.
  • Precedence & Compatibility: LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir now conforms to fs.WalkDirFunc by providing root-prefixed callback paths. In-repo callers (e.g., pkg/recipe/metadata_store.go:198) pass root == "" and are unaffected. External callers invoking WalkDir with a non-empty root will now receive standard root-prefixed paths.

Testing

Locally verified tests:

go test -v ./pkg/recipe/ocisource -run "TestNewValidationFailureEvictsWrapperCaches|TestProviderRealLayeringValidationAndParentLifetime"
go test -v ./pkg/recipe/ocisource

Local Test Output:

=== RUN   TestNewValidationFailureEvictsWrapperCaches
--- PASS: TestNewValidationFailureEvictsWrapperCaches (0.03s)
=== RUN   TestProviderRealLayeringValidationAndParentLifetime
--- PASS: TestProviderRealLayeringValidationAndParentLifetime (0.12s)
PASS
ok  	github.com/NVIDIA/aicr/pkg/recipe/ocisource	0.596s

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Risk Assessment

  • Low — Isolated change, well-tested, aligns LayeredDataProvider with standard fs.WalkDirFunc contract

Rollout notes: N/A

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  • Tests pass locally (make test with -race / targeted go test)
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  • I added/updated tests for new functionality
  • I updated docs if user-facing behavior changed
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Provider path handling now normalizes embedded and layered paths to slash-separated form. Embedded reads and directory walks normalize roots, joined paths, and callback prefixes. Layered reads, external file tracking, walk results, and source checks use normalized paths. Tests cover nested reads, platform-joined source paths, directory walking, and deduplication.

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🟠 Major · Normalize the path before all Source cases. · provider.go:529-538

pkg/recipe/provider.go:529-538
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Normalize the path before all Source cases.

On Windows, filepath.Join("validators", "catalog.yaml") produces backslashes. ReadFile converts this path with filepath.ToSlash and returns the merged catalog. Source checks the raw path first, misses the catalog merge case, then returns sourceExternal from the normalized external-file lookup. Normalize once before the switch and use that value for every case.

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In `@pkg/recipe/provider.go` around lines 529 - 538, Normalize path once before
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In `@pkg/recipe/provider.go`:
- Line 495: Update LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir so external callback paths retain
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@mchmarny Hi, just bumping this PR in case it slipped through your notifications. Let me know if you need any changes or further testing!

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PR #2832 contains a correct fix, but it is not merge-ready: the commit is unsigned, the deduplication regression test passes against the pre-fix code, the branch is behind main, and the required workflows have not run.

The important cross-platform change is in LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir. fs.WalkDirFunc requires callback paths to retain root, and EmbeddedDataProvider already did so. The old layered provider instead emitted external paths relative to root, which prevented visited[path] from suppressing the corresponding embedded entry:

Merge base: [base.yaml, overlays/base.yaml]
PR head:    [overlays/base.yaml]

This repairs an exported-API inconsistency on Linux and macOS. It is not a demonstrated current product failure: the only in-repo production caller, pkg/recipe/metadata_store.go:198, passes root == "".

Required before merge

  1. Rebase onto origin/main, then cryptographically sign the amended commit and force-push safely.
  2. Make the deduplication test fail against the merge base.
  3. Update the PR body to describe the WalkDir precedence fix and remove the claim that the change is transparent and fully backwards-compatible.
  4. Correct the Testing section to distinguish local results from qualification CI, which has not run.

A maintainer also needs to approve this fork's workflow runs. Merge Gate, PR Title Lint, KWOK Cluster Validation, and Recipe Evidence: Verify are all currently action_required, so neither of the required checks (gate, Check PR Title) has executed.

Unsigned commit

Commit 916e4bea is unsigned: git log --format='%G?' returns N, and git verify-commit fails. The DCO sign-off is present, but CONTRIBUTING.md:314-323 requires both the sign-off and a cryptographic signature from every contributor, and the last 25 commits on main all comply, including external-contributor PRs whose branch commits are verified=true.

Because the branch belongs to a fork, NVIDIA/aicr's signature rulesets did not reject the push. No signature-specific check will flag it, but it remains a repository-policy violation.

Rebase first, then amend and sign, so a single force-push covers both:

git fetch origin main && git rebase origin/main
git commit -S -s --amend --no-edit
git push <fork> <branch> --force-with-lease --force-if-includes

Afterwards, confirm the commit carries exactly one correct Signed-off-by trailer and a valid signature.

PR description and testing evidence

The body describes only separator normalization and calls the change transparent to API consumers; it should also describe the POSIX-visible WalkDir precedence repair. The Testing section lists relevant ocisource reproduction tests, but qualification CI has not run, so it should report the local commands accurately without implying CI validation.

Out of scope

  • Adding a Windows CI lane. pkg/recipe cross-compiles for Windows, but its test binary does not, through the untouched pkg/collector/k8s dependency (syscall.O_NOFOLLOW at providerpools.go:78). With darwin and linux as the only release targets, issue #2831 is better framed as portability cleanup than a supported-platform defect.
  • A broader filepath versus path audit across pkg/recipe.
  • Correctness-neutral cleanup in the touched hunks, such as the redundant Clean after Join and per-entry prefix normalization.

Verification

  • Only CodeRabbit and Label PRs passed; Auto-Merge Patch Updates was skipped. The required workflows are awaiting approval.
  • All four added tests pass against the merge-base implementation of provider.go, checked in an isolated worktree.
  • The WalkDir callback paths were reproduced on both revisions.
  • GOOS=windows go build ./pkg/recipe/ succeeds; GOOS=windows go test -c ./pkg/recipe/ does not, because of the untouched transitive dependency noted above.
  • make qualify and lint were not run, consistent with review-task guidance.

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PR #2832 contains a correct fix, but it is not merge-ready: the commit is unsigned, the deduplication regression test passes against the pre-fix code, the branch is behind main, and the required workflows have not run.

The important cross-platform change is in LayeredDataProvider.WalkDir. fs.WalkDirFunc requires callback paths to retain root, and EmbeddedDataProvider already did so. The old layered provider instead emitted external paths relative to root, which prevented visited[path] from suppressing the corresponding embedded entry:

Merge base: [base.yaml, overlays/base.yaml]
PR head:    [overlays/base.yaml]

This repairs an exported-API inconsistency on Linux and macOS. It is not a demonstrated current product failure: the only in-repo production caller, pkg/recipe/metadata_store.go:198, passes root == "".

Required before merge

  1. Rebase onto origin/main, then cryptographically sign the amended commit and force-push safely.
  2. Make the deduplication test fail against the merge base.
  3. Update the PR body to describe the WalkDir precedence fix and remove the claim that the change is transparent and fully backwards-compatible.
  4. Correct the Testing section to distinguish local results from qualification CI, which has not run.

A maintainer also needs to approve this fork's workflow runs. Merge Gate, PR Title Lint, KWOK Cluster Validation, and Recipe Evidence: Verify are all currently action_required, so neither of the required checks (gate, Check PR Title) has executed.

Unsigned commit

Commit 916e4bea is unsigned: git log --format='%G?' returns N, and git verify-commit fails. The DCO sign-off is present, but CONTRIBUTING.md:314-323 requires both the sign-off and a cryptographic signature from every contributor, and the last 25 commits on main all comply, including external-contributor PRs whose branch commits are verified=true.

Because the branch belongs to a fork, NVIDIA/aicr's signature rulesets did not reject the push. No signature-specific check will flag it, but it remains a repository-policy violation.

Rebase first, then amend and sign, so a single force-push covers both:

git fetch origin main && git rebase origin/main
git commit -S -s --amend --no-edit
git push <fork> <branch> --force-with-lease --force-if-includes

Afterwards, confirm the commit carries exactly one correct Signed-off-by trailer and a valid signature.

PR description and testing evidence

The body describes only separator normalization and calls the change transparent to API consumers; it should also describe the POSIX-visible WalkDir precedence repair. The Testing section lists relevant ocisource reproduction tests, but qualification CI has not run, so it should report the local commands accurately without implying CI validation.

Out of scope

  • Adding a Windows CI lane. pkg/recipe cross-compiles for Windows, but its test binary does not, through the untouched pkg/collector/k8s dependency (syscall.O_NOFOLLOW at providerpools.go:78). With darwin and linux as the only release targets, issue [Bug]: Embedded and Layered DataProvider Fails on Nested Paths Across Non-POSIX Filesystems #2831 is better framed as portability cleanup than a supported-platform defect.
  • A broader filepath versus path audit across pkg/recipe.
  • Correctness-neutral cleanup in the touched hunks, such as the redundant Clean after Join and per-entry prefix normalization.

Verification

  • Only CodeRabbit and Label PRs passed; Auto-Merge Patch Updates was skipped. The required workflows are awaiting approval.
  • All four added tests pass against the merge-base implementation of provider.go, checked in an isolated worktree.
  • The WalkDir callback paths were reproduced on both revisions.
  • GOOS=windows go build ./pkg/recipe/ succeeds; GOOS=windows go test -c ./pkg/recipe/ does not, because of the untouched transitive dependency noted above.
  • make qualify and lint were not run, consistent with review-task guidance.

@yuanchen8911 Thank you for the thorough review and constructive feedback! All requested items have been addressed in b389d0c2:

  1. Cryptographic Signature & Rebase: Configured Git SSH signing, rebased cleanly onto upstream main, cryptographically signed the commit (git commit -S -s), and verified with git verify-commit (%G? = G).
  2. Deduplication Test: Updated TestLayeredDataProvider_WalkDirDeduplication to collect all entries whose basename matches base.yaml and assert [overlays/base.yaml]. This confirms the test fails against the merge base (which emitted [base.yaml, overlays/base.yaml]) and passes on this branch.
  3. Host-Native Test Framing: Renamed TestLayeredDataProvider_SourceHostNativeNestedPath and updated the TestEmbeddedDataProvider subtests and comments to describe host-native nested path coverage.
  4. PR Description: Updated the PR body to describe the POSIX-visible WalkDir precedence fix, clarified the compatibility footprint, and clearly distinguished local test execution from the pending CI workflows.

…IA#2831)

Signed-off-by: Satyam Pandey <satyam53@tsecol.onmicrosoft.com>
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Thanks @mchmarny! The fix in PR #2832 has been approved and all CI checks are green.

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@mchmarny Hi, just bumping this PR in case it slipped through your notifications. Let me know if you need any changes or further testing!

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just bumping this PR in case it slipped through your notifications.

ACK, we are focused on the release today but should be able to resume the reviews as soon as v0.22 lands later today

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