test: cover configured relative symlink root

[robbycochran]

Description

Adds a strict expected-failure regression for ROX-36737.

The test models the RHCOS /root -> var/roothome layout and verifies that a recursive path rooted at a relative symlink reports creation of a direct child. It only accepts the expected event timeout, so unrelated setup and assertion failures remain visible. Once ROX-36737 is fixed, the strict XPASS will require removing the marker.

Checklist

• Patch does not need a change log entry; this is a test-only change.
• Investigated and inspected CI test results.
• Updated test documentation with the practical RHCOS scenario.

Automated testing

• Added unit tests
• Added integration tests
• Added regression tests

Testing Performed

Built Fact natively for arm64 and ran the targeted test in a privileged Podman Fedora CoreOS VM using kernel 6.11.3 with BPF LSM and BTF:

• Normal run: 1 xfailed in 8.84s
• --runxfail: failed with the intended five-second TimeoutError
• Fact host-scanner diagnostics after configuration reload: Inodes tracked: 0

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Tests
  • Added regression coverage for recursive monitoring through existing relative symbolic links.
  • Verified that child-creation events are detected correctly and that monitored paths are reported consistently.
  • Documented a currently expected-to-fail scenario to track compatibility and prevent future regressions.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The change adds imports and an expected-failure regression test for recursive monitoring through a pre-existing relative symlink. The test verifies direct-child creation events and compares resolved target paths with configured symlink paths.

Changes

Symlink monitoring regression

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Recursive symlink event test tests/test_path_symlink.py	Adds timeout, path, delay, and YAML helpers. Configures a recursive watcher through a relative symlink, reloads it, creates a child file, and expects the creation event to contain the resolved target path and symlink-based host path.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to ff233

The regression test may create the child before the recursive watch is ready, allowing it to miss the expected event and remain an expected failure even after the underlying fix; the test is otherwise mergeable with explicit follow-up to wait for reload completion.

Suggested reviewers: erthalion

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✅ Project coverage is 33.20%. Comparing base (ac1fc74) to head (ff23343).
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In `@tests/test_path_symlink.py`:
- Line 360: Replace the fixed sleep after fact.kill('SIGHUP') with an observable
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scan count to increase, before creating file_via_link; retain the existing
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Wait for configuration reload completion.

fact.kill('SIGHUP') only sends the signal. The fixed delay does not prove that Fact reloaded the YAML file and registered the recursive watch. Under load, the child can be created before registration. server.wait_events then times out, and the test remains an expected failure after ROX-36737 is fixed. Wait for an observable reload condition, such as an increased scanner scan count, before creating file_via_link.

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In `@tests/test_path_symlink.py` at line 360, Replace the fixed sleep after
fact.kill('SIGHUP') with an observable wait confirming configuration reload
completion, such as waiting for the scanner scan count to increase, before
creating file_via_link; retain the existing event-wait assertions afterward.

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[Molter73]

The problem trying to be demonstrated in this regression test is a known issue of glob expansion. /root/** will expand to everything under /root but not /root itself, in this case fact does not mark /root for inode tracking and misses events of files created in there. Adding the /root pattern alongside /root/**/* should solve the issue.

This is also why, when initially implementing glob support, I suggested using paths as an "entrypoint" for fact that has it walk down the filesystem from there, the current implementation is (IMO) buggy and confusing for users.