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Refactor the ReexecuteForTargetRoot function to automatically discover and select versioned binaries instead of hardcoding version checks.

Previously, the code used a switch statement with hardcoded RHEL version pairs (e.g., RHEL10→RHEL9). This required code changes every time a new RHEL major version was released.

Now, the code dynamically discovers available versioned binaries (e.g., machine-config-daemon.rhel8, .rhel9, .rhel10) using filesystem globbing and automatically selects the appropriate one based on numeric comparison.

This approach:

  • Eliminates the need for code changes when RHEL 11/12/etc. are released
  • Handles all current and future version combinations automatically
  • Is cleaner and more maintainable

Implementation:

  • Added getVersionedBinarySuffixes() helper that uses filepath.Glob to discover binaries matching the pattern /usr/bin/machine-config-daemon*
  • Uses regex to extract version numbers from file extensions
  • Returns a map of version→suffix for easy lookup
  • Added comprehensive unit tests

Addresses tech debt from PR # where this refactor was deferred due to time constraints during soft freeze.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved compatibility when re-executing operations across different RHEL major versions.
    • The system now selects the daemon version matching the target environment, including when the running container uses a newer release.
    • Added reliable discovery of compatible versioned binaries and validation of their RHEL versions.
    • Re-execution now stops safely when a compatible binary is unavailable or cannot be identified.

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@dkhater-redhat: This pull request references MCO-1989 which is a valid jira issue.

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Refactor the ReexecuteForTargetRoot function to automatically discover and select versioned binaries instead of hardcoding version checks.

Previously, the code used a switch statement with hardcoded RHEL version pairs (e.g., RHEL10→RHEL9). This required code changes every time a new RHEL major version was released.

Now, the code dynamically discovers available versioned binaries (e.g., machine-config-daemon.rhel8, .rhel9, .rhel10) using filesystem globbing and automatically selects the appropriate one based on numeric comparison.

This approach:

  • Eliminates the need for code changes when RHEL 11/12/etc. are released
  • Handles all current and future version combinations automatically
  • Is cleaner and more maintainable

Implementation:

  • Added getVersionedBinarySuffixes() helper that uses filepath.Glob to discover binaries matching the pattern /usr/bin/machine-config-daemon*
  • Uses regex to extract version numbers from file extensions
  • Returns a map of version→suffix for easy lookup
  • Added comprehensive unit tests

Addresses tech debt from PR # where this refactor was deferred due to time constraints during soft freeze.

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- How to verify it

- Description for the changelog

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ReexecuteForTargetRoot now compares numeric RHEL major versions and selects a matching versioned machine-config-daemon binary. New helper logic discovers numeric suffixes and propagates glob or conversion errors.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Version-aware binary selection
pkg/daemon/daemon.go
ReexecuteForTargetRoot compares RHEL major versions and selects a compatible versioned binary. The helper discovers numeric suffixes, ignores non-matching files, and returns discovery or conversion errors.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 2e33c

This change makes daemon binary selection version-aware by discovering installed RHEL-suffixed binaries and choosing numerically compatible versions. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains in the supplied change context.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the RHEL-version compatibility fix for machine-config-daemon and matches the dynamic version-selection changes.
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Test Structure And Quality ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only pkg/daemon/daemon.go; it does not add or modify any test file. No Ginkgo It blocks, setup/cleanup hooks, cluster waits, or assertions were introduced. The custo…
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only pkg/daemon/daemon.go. The exact commit diff adds dynamic binary-selection logic and no Ginkgo e2e tests. No It(), Describe(), Context(), When(), or relate…
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed The pull request changes only pkg/daemon/daemon.go (+59/-11) and adds no Ginkgo e2e tests. The diff contains no new It, Describe, Context, or When declarations, so the SNO multi-node compati…
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS. The commit changes only pkg/daemon/daemon.go. It updates ReexecuteForTargetRoot and adds versioned binary discovery with filepath.Glob, regex matching, and numeric conversion. It adds no d…
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed PASS — The PR changes only pkg/daemon/daemon.go. It adds klog.Infof calls in the Machine Config Daemon re-execution path, not in the OTE binary. The OTE entrypoint and suite setup are unchanged, a…
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In `@pkg/daemon/daemon_test.go`:
- Line 560: Update the file cleanup in the test to assert the error returned by
f.Close() using require.NoError(t, f.Close()), ensuring close failures fail the
test instead of being ignored.

In `@pkg/daemon/daemon.go`:
- Line 596: Update regexDigits to match only complete .rhel<N> suffixes using
the anchored pattern ^\.rhel(\d+)$, then parse the captured numeric group and
preserve ignoring unrelated numeric suffixes such as .backup8; add or update
coverage to verify non-RHEL suffixes are not recognized.
- Around line 534-536: Update the source-binary selection logic around the
exists check to return an error when suffixes has no entry for targetVersion,
rather than retaining the unsuffixed /usr/bin/machine-config-daemon path. Add a
regression test covering a newer source with no matching target suffix and
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dkhater-redhat added a commit to dkhater-redhat/machine-config-operator that referenced this pull request Sep 9, 2026
Address CodeRabbit feedback on PR openshift#6515:

1. **Fix overly permissive regex**: Changed from `(\d)+$` to `^\.rhel(\d+)$`
   - Previously: `.backup8` would incorrectly match as RHEL 8
   - Now: Only exact `.rhel<N>` pattern is accepted
   - Prevents false matches on unrelated files

2. **Add error for missing target binary**: Return error if no compatible
   binary exists for the target version
   - Previously: Silently fell back to source binary (incorrect behavior)
   - Now: Fail fast with clear error message
   - Prevents running incompatible binary on older target

Example error message:
  "no RHEL9-compatible machine-config-daemon binary found
   (container is RHEL10, target is RHEL9)"

This ensures we always use the correct target-compatible binary and
never silently fall back to an incompatible version.
Refactor the ReexecuteForTargetRoot function to automatically discover
and select versioned binaries instead of hardcoding version checks.

Previously, the code used a switch statement with hardcoded RHEL version
pairs (e.g., RHEL10→RHEL9). This required code changes every time a new
RHEL major version was released.

Now, the code dynamically discovers available versioned binaries (e.g.,
machine-config-daemon.rhel8, .rhel9, .rhel10) using filesystem globbing
and automatically selects the appropriate one based on numeric comparison.

This approach:
- Eliminates the need for code changes when RHEL 11/12/etc. are released
- Handles all current and future version combinations automatically
- Is cleaner and more maintainable

Implementation:
- Added getVersionedBinarySuffixes() helper that uses filepath.Glob to
  discover binaries matching the pattern /usr/bin/machine-config-daemon*
- Uses strict regex (^\.rhel(\d+)$) to only match exact .rhel<N> pattern
  and reject files like .backup8 or .test9
- Returns a map of version→suffix for easy lookup
- Returns error if required target-compatible binary is missing (fail fast)

Addresses tech debt from the original RHEL10-compatible PR where this
refactor was deferred due to time constraints during soft freeze.

Incorporates fixes from CodeRabbit feedback:
- Strict regex pattern to prevent false matches on unrelated files
- Explicit error handling when target binary is absent
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/override ci/prow/e2e-hypershift

The Hypershift e2e is failing across various PRs and this change does not impact Hypershift, so I'm overriding this.

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