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Use the Total label in host scanner to track the total events processed by it instead of Added, which is now used to track how many events are moved to the next event correctly.

While working on this, I also decided to add new labels for the cases of MkDir, RmDir and Mount, all of which are not forwarded.

Also fixed a small inconsistency in the bpf module that was tracking ignored events as Dropped.

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  • Patch has a change log entry OR does not need one.
  • Investigated and inspected CI test results
  • Updated documentation accordingly

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

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Host scanner metrics with this change:

# HELP stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events Events processed by the host scanner component.
# TYPE stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events counter
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="Added"} 2
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="MkDir"} 1
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="Total"} 6
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="RmDir"} 1
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="Mount"} 2
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="Dropped"} 0
stackrox_fact_host_scanner_events_total{label="Ignored"} 0

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Metrics

    • Corrected event accounting so ignored events are tracked separately from dropped events.
    • Improved host scanner metrics with distinct counts for total, added, dropped, ignored, mount, directory creation, and directory removal events.
    • Directory creation and removal activity is now reported independently for clearer monitoring.
    • Added visibility into symlink scanning activity.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved host scanning for symlinks, missing metadata, and unsupported filesystem items.
    • Filtering now correctly handles changes involving both current and previous paths.

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Walkthrough

Host scanning now handles symlink metadata and targets, filters current and old paths, and records labeled event outcomes. It also cleans ignored inode mappings and rescans on symlink events. BPF loading uses the configured d_instantiate_ctx capacity.

Changes

Host scanner and event handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Labeled metrics contract
fact/src/metrics/host_scanner.rs
HostScannerMetrics now uses labeled Prometheus counters and exposes events_inc. The contract includes symlink scan accounting.
Symlink-aware filesystem scanning
fact/src/host_scanner.rs
Scanning uses symlink-aware metadata, resolves symlink targets, ignores unsupported items, and builds creation paths from parent inode data. Symlink events trigger a full scan.
Event filtering and accounting
fact/src/host_scanner.rs, fact/src/bpf/mod.rs
Host scanner events apply current and old path filters, remove ignored inode mappings, and record labeled outcomes. BPF ignored events increment ignored instead of dropped.
BPF context-map configuration
fact/src/bpf/mod.rs
The d_instantiate_ctx map capacity uses BpfConfig::d_instantiate_ctx_size().

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 49a46

Symlink handling can associate filesystem events with the wrong host path when a file and symlink share an inode, which can misclassify or suppress events. The PR should not merge until canonical path handling is corrected; the remaining metric and formatting issues are bounded follow-ups.

Suggested reviewers: stringy

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Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the metric changes, lists checklist status, and provides testing output; unchecked automated test items are not explicitly marked as not applicable.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary host scanner metrics cleanup and the change to track total events.
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❌ Patch coverage is 0% with 31 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 33.79%. Comparing base (489b29f) to head (49a4696).

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fact/src/metrics/host_scanner.rs 0.00% 19 Missing ⚠️
fact/src/host_scanner.rs 0.00% 11 Missing ⚠️
fact/src/bpf/mod.rs 0.00% 1 Missing ⚠️
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In `@fact/src/host_scanner.rs`:
- Line 537: Format the is_mkdir condition in the host scanner as if
event.is_mkdir() {, and run the required make format command to apply standard
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Molter73 force-pushed the mauro/cleanup/host-scanner-event-metrics branch from 27eafea to 4d21f7a Compare August 17, 2026 12:48
Use the `Total` label in host scanner to track the total events
processed by it instead of `Added`, which is now used to track how many
events are moved to the next event correctly.

While working on this, I also decided to add new labels for the cases of
`MkDir`, `RmDir` and `Mount`, all of which are not forwarded.

Also fixed a small inconsistency in the bpf module that was tracking
ignored events as `Dropped`.
@Molter73
Molter73 force-pushed the mauro/cleanup/host-scanner-event-metrics branch from 4d21f7a to 49a4696 Compare August 24, 2026 11:35

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fact/src/host_scanner.rs (3)

213-215: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Record metadata failures in the scan metric.

These branches only log and continue. When filesystem metadata lookup fails, host_scanner_scan{label="fs_metadata_failed"} remains unchanged. Increment ScanLabels::FsMetadataFailed in both failure branches.

Also applies to: 258-262

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In `@fact/src/host_scanner.rs` around lines 213 - 215, Update both filesystem
metadata error branches in the host scanner to increment the scan metric using
ScanLabels::FsMetadataFailed before logging and continuing. Ensure
host_scanner_scan records each metadata lookup failure with label
fs_metadata_failed.

252-255: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Do not overwrite a target inode path with a symlink path.

target.metadata() returns the target inode, but update_entry(path, &metadata) stores the symlink path for that inode. update_entry_with_inode then replaces any existing canonical path. If /watched/file and /watched/link reference the same inode, later events for the file resolve to the last scanned alias. This can emit or filter the event under the wrong host path.

Preserve a canonical target path, or model symlink aliases separately from the inode-to-path mapping.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.

In `@fact/src/host_scanner.rs` around lines 252 - 255, Update the symlink handling
around target.metadata() and update_entry so scanning a symlink never replaces
an existing canonical target-inode path with the symlink path; preserve the
original target path in the inode-to-path mapping, or represent symlink aliases
separately. Ensure update_entry_with_inode continues resolving later target
events to the canonical host path.

615-615: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Run the required formatter.

Line 615 is not formatted as a multi-line conditional. Run make format before committing.

As per coding guidelines, **/*.{rs,c,h}: Format Rust and C code using 'make format' command before committing.

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In `@fact/src/host_scanner.rs` at line 615, Format the conditional invoking
handle_rename_event in the event-processing code so it follows the project’s
multi-line style, using the repository’s standard formatter via make format.

Source: Coding guidelines

fact/src/metrics/host_scanner.rs (1)

15-15: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Initialize the SymlinkScanned label.

Line 15 adds ScanLabels::SymlinkScanned, but HostScannerMetrics::new does not create its counter. A scrape before the first symlink scan omits this label. Add it to the scan-label initialization list.

Proposed fix
             ScanLabels::DirectoryScanned,
             ScanLabels::FileScanned,
+            ScanLabels::SymlinkScanned,
             ScanLabels::FileRemoved,
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In `@fact/src/metrics/host_scanner.rs` at line 15, Update HostScannerMetrics::new
to include ScanLabels::SymlinkScanned in the scan-label counter initialization
list, ensuring the label exists before any symlink scan occurs.
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In `@fact/src/host_scanner.rs`:
- Around line 213-215: Update both filesystem metadata error branches in the
host scanner to increment the scan metric using ScanLabels::FsMetadataFailed
before logging and continuing. Ensure host_scanner_scan records each metadata
lookup failure with label fs_metadata_failed.
- Around line 252-255: Update the symlink handling around target.metadata() and
update_entry so scanning a symlink never replaces an existing canonical
target-inode path with the symlink path; preserve the original target path in
the inode-to-path mapping, or represent symlink aliases separately. Ensure
update_entry_with_inode continues resolving later target events to the canonical
host path.
- Line 615: Format the conditional invoking handle_rename_event in the
event-processing code so it follows the project’s multi-line style, using the
repository’s standard formatter via make format.

In `@fact/src/metrics/host_scanner.rs`:
- Line 15: Update HostScannerMetrics::new to include ScanLabels::SymlinkScanned
in the scan-label counter initialization list, ensuring the label exists before
any symlink scan occurs.

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"host_scanner_events",
"Events processed by the host scanner component",
self.events.clone(),
);

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[Ultra nit] Why no blank line between the first and second reg.register when you have a blank line between the second and third.

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LGTM! Left one ultra nit that can be ignored.

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