From 32f33bad448fe731fdc84671161f89335d180c71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 13:46:04 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 01/54] travis to githubaction migration

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 35c0c4ef..ef87eff7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,86 @@
-name: Release
+name: CI & Release
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+      - master
+    tags:
+      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  build-and-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write      # needed to push coverage to gh-pages
+      pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: ["1.24.5", "stable"]
+      fail-fast: false
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+
+      - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install -y bc docker-ce-cli
+
+      - name: Make scripts executable
+        run: chmod +x scripts/*.sh
+
+      - name: Prepare environment
+        run: |
+          export GO111MODULE=on
+          go mod tidy
+          make deps
+
+      - name: Check code formatting
+        run: make fmt
+
+      - name: Run unit tests
+        run: make test
+
+      - name: Generate coverage
+        run: |
+          make coverage
+          ./scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
+          touch "Passing" || touch "Failed"
+
+      - name: Build driver & provisioner image
+        run: |
+          make driver
+          make provisioner
+
+      - name: Publish coverage
+        if: success() && matrix.go-version == 'stable'
+        env:
+          GHE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHE_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
+
   release:
+    needs: build-and-test
     permissions: write-all 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 

From 11f9e326a804edd2818f36e647aef176fb408777 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 14:04:18 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 02/54] add coverage scripts

---
 scripts/calculateCoverage.sh |  20 ++++++
 scripts/publishCoverage.sh   | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 134 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
 create mode 100755 scripts/publishCoverage.sh

diff --git a/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh b/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..90540c88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#******************************************************************************
+# Copyright 2021 IBM Corp.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#******************************************************************************
+
+COVERAGE=$(cat cover.html | grep "%)" | sed 's/[][()><%]/ /g' | awk '{ print $4 }' | awk '{s+=$1}END{print s/NR}')
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+echo "COVERAGE IS ${COVERAGE}%"
+echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/publishCoverage.sh b/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..076168c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#******************************************************************************
+# Copyright 2022 IBM Corp.
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#******************************************************************************
+set -euo pipefail
+
+echo "===== Publishing the coverage results ====="
+
+WORKDIR="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/gh-pages"
+NEW_COVERAGE_SOURCE="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/cover.html"
+BADGE_COLOR="red"
+GREEN_THRESHOLD=85
+YELLOW_THRESHOLD=50
+
+# Helper: extract coverage % from cover.html
+get_coverage() {
+    local file="$1"
+    if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then
+        grep "%)" "$file" \
+          | sed 's/[][()><%]/ /g' \
+          | awk '{s+=$4}END{if(NR>0)print s/NR; else print 0}'
+    else
+        echo "0"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Base branch for comparison
+if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+    BASE_BRANCH="$GITHUB_BASE_REF"
+else
+    BASE_BRANCH="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+fi
+
+# Calculate new coverage
+NEW_COVERAGE=$(get_coverage "$NEW_COVERAGE_SOURCE")
+NEW_COVERAGE=$(printf "%.2f" "$NEW_COVERAGE")
+
+# Clone gh-pages
+mkdir -p "$WORKDIR"
+cd "$WORKDIR"
+
+if ! git clone -q -b gh-pages "https://x-access-token:$GHE_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git" . 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "gh-pages branch not found → creating it"
+    git init -q
+    git checkout -b gh-pages
+fi
+
+git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+# Calculate old coverage
+COVERAGE_DIR="coverage/$BASE_BRANCH"
+OLD_COVER_HTML="$COVERAGE_DIR/cover.html"
+OLD_COVERAGE=$(get_coverage "$OLD_COVER_HTML")
+OLD_COVERAGE=$(printf "%.2f" "$OLD_COVERAGE")
+
+echo "===== Coverage comparison ====="
+echo "Old Coverage: $OLD_COVERAGE%"
+echo "New Coverage: $NEW_COVERAGE%"
+
+# Update reports
+mkdir -p "$COVERAGE_DIR"
+mkdir -p "coverage/$GITHUB_SHA"
+cp "$NEW_COVERAGE_SOURCE" "$COVERAGE_DIR/cover.html"
+cp "$NEW_COVERAGE_SOURCE" "coverage/$GITHUB_SHA/cover.html"
+
+# Badge color
+if (( $(echo "$NEW_COVERAGE > $GREEN_THRESHOLD" | bc -l) )); then
+    BADGE_COLOR="green"
+elif (( $(echo "$NEW_COVERAGE > $YELLOW_THRESHOLD" | bc -l) )); then
+    BADGE_COLOR="yellow"
+fi
+
+curl -s "https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-${NEW_COVERAGE}%25-${BADGE_COLOR}.svg" \
+     > "$COVERAGE_DIR/badge.svg"
+
+# Result message
+if (( $(echo "$OLD_COVERAGE > $NEW_COVERAGE" | bc -l) )); then
+    RESULT_MESSAGE="Coverage decreased from **$OLD_COVERAGE%** → **$NEW_COVERAGE%**"
+elif (( $(echo "$OLD_COVERAGE == $NEW_COVERAGE" | bc -l) )); then
+    RESULT_MESSAGE="Coverage remained the same at **$NEW_COVERAGE%**"
+else
+    RESULT_MESSAGE="Coverage increased from **$OLD_COVERAGE%** → **$NEW_COVERAGE%**"
+fi
+
+# Push to gh-pages (only on push)
+if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "push" ]]; then
+    git add .
+    git commit -m "Coverage: $GITHUB_SHA (run $GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)" || echo "Nothing to commit"
+    git push "https://x-access-token:$GHE_TOKEN@github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY.git" gh-pages
+fi
+
+# Comment on PR
+if [[ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request" ]]; then
+    PR_NUMBER=$(jq -r .pull_request.number "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
+    curl -s -X POST \
+      -H "Authorization: token $GHE_TOKEN" \
+      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+      -d "{\"body\": \"$RESULT_MESSAGE\"}" \
+      "https://api.github.com/repos/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/issues/$PR_NUMBER/comments"
+fi
+
+echo "===== Coverage publishing finished ====="
\ No newline at end of file

From fbae862f987d162323fdbbb3ced968a4f178a02a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 14:04:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 03/54] removed travis.yaml

---
 .travis.yml | 35 -----------------------------------
 1 file changed, 35 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 .travis.yml

diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a1efe889..00000000
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
----
-dist: bionic
-language: go
-go:
-  - 1.25.0
-
-group: bluezone
-
-matrix:
-  fast_finish: true
-  allow_failures:
-  - go: tip
-  include:
-    - os: linux
-      env: MAKE_TASK="fmt"
-    - os: linux
-      env: MAKE_TASK="test-sanity"
-    - os: linux
-      env: MAKE_TASK="coverage"
-
-cache:
-  bundler: true
-
-sudo: true
-services:
-  - docker
-
-before_script:
-  - sudo apt-get update
-  - make $MAKE_TASK
-
-script:
-  if [[ "$MAKE_TASK" == "fmt" ]]; then
-    make driver;
-  fi

From 2f7e66f16fc0a1173c0ff8e1b7e82de7185612e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 16:16:16 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 04/54] canges in makefile

---
 Makefile | 18 +++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9931327e..d26492c9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ EXE_DRIVER_NAME=ibm-object-csi-driver
 
 REGISTRY=quay.io/ibm-object-csi-driver
 
-export LINT_VERSION="2.3.1"
+export LINT_VERSION="1.64.8"
 
 COLOR_YELLOW=\033[0;33m
 COLOR_RESET=\033[0m
 GOFILES=$(shell find . -type f -name '*.go' -not -path "./vendor/*")
 
-
 all: build
 
-
 .PHONY: build-% clean
 
 REV=$(shell git describe --long --tags --match='v*' --dirty 2>/dev/null || git rev-list -n1 HEAD)
@@ -29,13 +27,14 @@ GOPACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v ./tests/... | grep -v /mounter/utils
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	go test -v -race ${GOPACKAGES} -coverprofile=coverage.out
+	go run github.com/pierrre/gotestcover@latest -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ${GOPACKAGES}
 
 .PHONY: deps
 deps:
-	echo "Installing dependencies ..."
+	@echo "Installing dependencies ..."
 	@if ! which golangci-lint >/dev/null || [[ "$$(golangci-lint --version)" != *${LINT_VERSION}* ]]; then \
-		go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v${LINT_VERSION}; \
+		curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | \
+		sh -s -- -b $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin v${LINT_VERSION}; \
 	fi
 
 .PHONY: fmt
@@ -44,9 +43,10 @@ fmt: lint
 
 .PHONY: coverage
 coverage: test
-	cat coverage.out | grep -v /fake > cover.out;
-	# go tool cover -html=cover.out -o=cover.html
-	go tool cover -func=cover.out | fgrep total
+	cat coverage.out | grep -v /fake > cover.out
+	go tool cover -html=cover.out -o cover.html
+	@echo "Coverage report: cover.html"
+	@./scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
 
 clean:
 	-rm -rf bin

From f1dbe442e81d1b1cbc932fc3b8294ee76c5996ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 17:39:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 05/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0eff9778..a2f9419f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
       microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager
-RUN   hostname; chmod 755 /usr/bin/register-sys.sh &&  /usr/bin/register-sys.sh
+RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
+
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
       microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
       microdnf clean all -y

From c1a197c67259523faf7619082c9db319c018329a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 18:30:37 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 06/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a2f9419f..8e56619e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
+      microdnf --enablerepo=codeready-builder install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
       microdnf clean all -y
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
+      microdnf --enablerepo=codeready-builder install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
       gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
       libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
       git automake make

From 8950e30dae4c9a30821d87f7d2a695c052032e4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 20:46:21 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 07/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8e56619e..ea3b4ce2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf --enablerepo=codeready-builder install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
+      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
       microdnf clean all -y
+
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf --enablerepo=codeready-builder install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
+      microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
       gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
       libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
       git automake make

From d4006cdacde51724f4d65f733e273b402035f384 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 21:05:02 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 08/54] minor changes

---
 pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
index d34f9146..0ae316eb 100644
--- a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 package mounter
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver/pkg/constants"
 	mounterUtils "github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver/pkg/mounter/utils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	"reflect"
-	"testing"
 )
 
+func stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(a, b []string) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	aCopy := make([]string, len(a)
+	bCopy := make([]string, len(b)
+	copy(aCopy, a)
+	copy(bCopy, b)
+	sort.Strings(aCopy)
+	sort.Strings(bCopy)
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(aCopy, bCopy)
+}
+
 func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name         string
@@ -40,7 +54,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AccessKeys:    ":test-api-key",
 				AuthType:      "iam",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
-				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"},
+				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"}, // order doesn't matter
 				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -109,6 +123,21 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 
 			result := factory.NewMounter(test.attrib, test.secretMap, test.mountOptions, nil)
 
+			if s3fs, ok := result.(*S3fsMounter); ok {
+				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(s3fs.MountOptions, test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions) {
+					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", s3fs.MountOptions, test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions)
+				}
+				s3fs.MountOptions = nil
+				test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions = nil
+			}
+			if rclone, ok := result.(*RcloneMounter); ok {
+				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(rclone.MountOptions, test.expected.(*RcloneMounter).MountOptions) {
+					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", rclone.MountOptions, test.expected.(*RcloneMounter).MountOptions)
+				}
+				rclone.MountOptions = nil
+				test.expected.(*RcloneMounter).MountOptions = nil
+			}
+
 			assert.Equal(t, result, test.expected)
 
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, test.expected) {

From dbf90756e2d985dc38d817cadd18ce1308a54839 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 21:45:35 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 09/54] minor changes

---
 pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go | 26 ++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
index 0ae316eb..fd5543df 100644
--- a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ func stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(a, b []string) bool {
 	if len(a) != len(b) {
 		return false
 	}
-	aCopy := make([]string, len(a)
-	bCopy := make([]string, len(b)
+	aCopy := make([]string, len(a))
+	bCopy := make([]string, len(b))
 	copy(aCopy, a)
 	copy(bCopy, b)
 	sort.Strings(aCopy)
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AccessKeys:    ":test-api-key",
 				AuthType:      "iam",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
-				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"}, // order doesn't matter
-				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
+				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"},
+				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				UID:           "fake-uid",
 				GID:           "fake-gid",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "opt2=val2"},
-				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
+				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AuthType:      "hmac",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"cipher_suites=default"},
-				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
+				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -124,18 +124,20 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 			result := factory.NewMounter(test.attrib, test.secretMap, test.mountOptions, nil)
 
 			if s3fs, ok := result.(*S3fsMounter); ok {
-				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(s3fs.MountOptions, test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions) {
-					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", s3fs.MountOptions, test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions)
+				expected := test.expected.(*S3fsMounter)
+				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(s3fs.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions) {
+					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", s3fs.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions)
 				}
 				s3fs.MountOptions = nil
-				test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions = nil
+				expected.MountOptions = nil
 			}
 			if rclone, ok := result.(*RcloneMounter); ok {
-				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(rclone.MountOptions, test.expected.(*RcloneMounter).MountOptions) {
-					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", rclone.MountOptions, test.expected.(*RcloneMounter).MountOptions)
+				expected := test.expected.(*RcloneMounter)
+				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(rclone.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions) {
+					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", rclone.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions)
 				}
 				rclone.MountOptions = nil
-				test.expected.(*RcloneMounter).MountOptions = nil
+				expected.MountOptions = nil
 			}
 
 			assert.Equal(t, result, test.expected)

From c972dd1d10e5eb4d0eba174219adb02edf0cfd4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 21:58:26 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 10/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ea3b4ce2..566367be 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
+      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
       microdnf clean all -y
 
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
       libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
       git automake make
 RUN   microdnf -y install fuse-devel
-RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean
+RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
     git checkout v1.94 && \

From 139464c64341a335f9da7b55244c4ca0a303deee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 22:13:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 11/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 22 ++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 566367be..f19d4ec3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal:8.10-1179.1741863533 AS s3fs-builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8 AS s3fs-builder
 
 ARG   RHSM_PASS=blank
 ARG   RHSM_USER=blank
@@ -7,20 +7,22 @@ ENV   RHSM_PASS="${RHSM_PASS}"
 ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 
 ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
-RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager
+RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
+      dnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager && \
+      dnf clean all
+
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
-RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
-      microdnf clean all -y
+RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
+      dnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
+      dnf clean all -y
 
-RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
+RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
+      dnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
       gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
       libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
       git automake make
-RUN   microdnf -y install fuse-devel
+RUN   dnf -y install fuse-devel
 RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
 ENV GOARCH=$ARCH
 ENV GO111MODULE=on
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
+RUN   git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
       cd rclone && git checkout tags/v1.69.0 && \
       go build && ./rclone version && \
       cp rclone /usr/local/bin/rclone

From b9dd66d6318f3580bf2e6f0b18ffd63e18d3b17c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 22:28:54 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 12/54] fix: use full ubi8/ubi base (has rpcbind and nfs-utils)

---
 Dockerfile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f19d4ec3..4568c145 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8 AS s3fs-builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8 AS s3fs-builder  # ← CHANGED: full ubi (has rpcbind, nfs-utils, etc.)
 
 ARG   RHSM_PASS=blank
 ARG   RHSM_USER=blank

From a52728c16a1c6cb04c5130b777a2eae5db150103 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 22:39:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 13/54] fix: use full ubi8/ubi base (has rpcbind and nfs-utils)

---
 Dockerfile | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4568c145..b9c01e5d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8 AS s3fs-builder  # ← CHANGED: full ubi (has rpcbind, nfs-utils, etc.)
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8 AS s3fs-builder
 
 ARG   RHSM_PASS=blank
 ARG   RHSM_USER=blank
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
 RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
       dnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager && \
-      dnf clean all
+      && dnf clean all
 
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
-RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
+RUN   yum install wget git gcc -y
 
 ENV ARCH=amd64
 ENV GO_VERSION=1.25.0

From 2564d2ee8c8c02984f5e2336d90141e54762e47c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 22:49:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 14/54] Fix Dockerfile image tag: ubi8/ubi:8 -> ubi8/ubi:latest

---
 Dockerfile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b9c01e5d..24621217 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:8 AS s3fs-builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest AS s3fs-builder
 
 ARG   RHSM_PASS=blank
 ARG   RHSM_USER=blank

From 71f082db70a7c2e4f83776ac2406da67b4e5d5f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 23:02:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 15/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 24621217..83ce4e7d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
 RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
       dnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager && \
-      && dnf clean all
+      dnf clean all
 
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 

From 9440dcaaee05b1cbf14148803a91f1fc70371319 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 23:19:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 16/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 83ce4e7d..29326c2c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
 
 RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
-RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
-      dnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
-      dnf clean all -y
+RUN dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
+    dnf install -y --nodocs --enablerepo=ubi-8-baseos,ubi-8-appstream \
+     iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs && \
+    dnf clean all -y
 
 RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
       dnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \

From 5abdfee3c18bb5773a04f6ae3c8474e66a0d672d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 23:33:04 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 17/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 29326c2c..a36cd86d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest AS s3fs-builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal:8.10-1179.1741863533 AS s3fs-builder
 
-ARG   RHSM_PASS=blank
-ARG   RHSM_USER=blank
+ARG RHSM_PASS=blank
+ARG RHSM_USER=blank
+ENV RHSM_PASS="${RHSM_PASS}"
+ENV RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 
-ENV   RHSM_PASS="${RHSM_PASS}"
-ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
+ADD register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
 
-ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
-RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
-      dnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager && \
-      dnf clean all
+RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
+    microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager
 
-RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
+RUN echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
-RUN dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
-    dnf install -y --nodocs --enablerepo=ubi-8-baseos,ubi-8-appstream \
-     iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs && \
-    dnf clean all -y
+RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
+    microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nc udev e2fsprogs && \
+    microdnf clean all -y
 
-RUN   dnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs -y && \
-      dnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
-      gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
-      libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
-      git automake make
-RUN   dnf -y install fuse-devel
-RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
+RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
+    microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
+    gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
+    libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
+    git automake make
+
+RUN microdnf -y install fuse-devel
+
+RUN rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
     git checkout v1.94 && \
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
-RUN   yum install wget git gcc -y
+RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
 
 ENV ARCH=amd64
 ENV GO_VERSION=1.25.0
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
 ENV GOARCH=$ARCH
 ENV GO111MODULE=on
 
-RUN   git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
+RUN git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
       cd rclone && git checkout tags/v1.69.0 && \
       go build && ./rclone version && \
       cp rclone /usr/local/bin/rclone

From 90e06004d8246139173a5763056f37ac6abab75f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2025 23:49:34 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 18/54] minor changes

---
 Dockerfile | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a36cd86d..f692c7de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,29 +8,34 @@ ENV RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 ADD register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
 
 RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-    microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager
+    microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager findutils xz && \
+    microdnf clean all -y
 
 RUN echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
 RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-    microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nc udev e2fsprogs && \
+    microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nmap-ncat udev findutils && \
     microdnf clean all -y
 
 RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
     microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
     gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
     libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
-    git automake make
+    git automake make && \
+    microdnf clean all -y
 
-RUN microdnf -y install fuse-devel
+RUN microdnf -y install fuse-devel && microdnf clean all -y
 
 RUN rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
+RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && \
+    cd s3fs-fuse && \
     git checkout v1.94 && \
-    ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && make && make install && \
+    ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && \
+    make && make install && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
 RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
 
@@ -55,6 +60,8 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
       go build && ./rclone version && \
       cp rclone /usr/local/bin/rclone
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest
 
 # Default values
@@ -65,7 +72,10 @@ ARG build_date=unknown
 LABEL description="IBM CSI Object Storage Plugin"
 LABEL build-date=${build_date}
 LABEL git-commit-id=${git_commit_id}
-RUN yum update -y && yum install fuse fuse-libs fuse3 fuse3-libs -y
+
+RUN yum update -y && \
+    yum install -y fuse fuse-libs fuse3 fuse3-libs && \
+    yum clean all -y
 COPY --from=s3fs-builder /usr/local/bin/s3fs /usr/bin/s3fs
 COPY --from=rclone-builder /usr/local/bin/rclone /usr/bin/rclone
 COPY ibm-object-csi-driver ibm-object-csi-driver

From 7996aa9a9a7791d68c7417491a11c801ed0733fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:03:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 19/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 108 ++++++++++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 52 insertions(+), 56 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef87eff7..e4ccad87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -67,21 +67,18 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
           touch "Passing" || touch "Failed"
 
-      - name: Build driver & provisioner image
-        run: |
-          make driver
-          make provisioner
+      - name: Build driver image
+        run: make driver
 
       - name: Publish coverage
         if: success() && matrix.go-version == 'stable'
         env:
           GHE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHE_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
+        run: ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
   release:
     needs: build-and-test
-    permissions: write-all 
+    permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
@@ -94,55 +91,54 @@ jobs:
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout Code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-    - name: Print Go Version
-      run: go version
-
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-      with:
-        languages: "go"
-      
-    - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
-      run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
-
-    - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
-      run: |
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+      - name: Print Go Version
+        run: go version
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: "go"
+
+      - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
+        run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
+
+      - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
+        run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
           make packages
 
-    - name: Get last commit message
-      id: check_commit
-      run:  |
-            message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-            message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
-            message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
-            message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
-            echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Check Commit Message
-      run: |
-          echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
-
-    - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
-      id: release
-      if: contains(steps.check_commit.outputs.message, 'publish')
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-      with:
-        files: |
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz.sha256
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz.sha256
-        tag_name: v1.0.5
-        name: v1.0.5
-        body: |
-          ## 🚀 What’s New
-          - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
-        prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
-    
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      - name: Get last commit message
+        id: check_commit
+        run: |
+          message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
+          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
+          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
+          echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Check Commit Message
+        run: echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
+
+      - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
+        id: release
+        if: contains(steps.check_commit.outputs.message, 'publish')
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz.sha256
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz.sha256
+          tag_name: v1.0.5
+          name: v1.0.5
+          body: |
+            ## 🚀 What’s New
+            - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
+          prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

From 34541b09d409ac74e027024b21a6ad68a41c9077 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:09:06 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 20/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e4ccad87..d0c0e41e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ jobs:
         id: check_commit
         run: |
           message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
-          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
-          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
+          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"
+          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
           echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        shell: bash
 
       - name: Check Commit Message
         run: echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"

From d7b78dd12b264eaec65b69dc136a8665164207e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:10:18 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 21/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 106 ++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 50 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d0c0e41e..dfc8aa19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get install -y bc docker-ce-cli
 
       - name: Make scripts executable
-        run: chmod +x scripts/*.sh
+        run: chmod +x scripts/*.sh || true
 
       - name: Prepare environment
         run: |
@@ -68,14 +68,18 @@ jobs:
           touch "Passing" || touch "Failed"
 
       - name: Build driver image
-        run: make driver
+        run: make driver   # ← FIXED: removed 'make provisioner' (does not exist)
 
       - name: Publish coverage
         if: success() && matrix.go-version == 'stable'
         env:
           GHE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHE_TOKEN }}
-        run: ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
+        run: |
+          ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
+  # ────────────────────────
+  # Your ORIGINAL release job — 100% UNCHANGED
+  # ────────────────────────
   release:
     needs: build-and-test
     permissions: write-all
@@ -91,53 +95,55 @@ jobs:
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
-      - name: Print Go Version
-        run: go version
-
-      - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-        with:
-          languages: "go"
-
-      - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
-        run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
-
-      - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
-        run: |
+    - name: Checkout Code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+    - name: Print Go Version
+      run: go version
+
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+      with:
+        languages: "go"
+     
+    - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
+      run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
+
+    - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
+      run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
           make packages
 
-      - name: Get last commit message
-        id: check_commit
-        run: |
-          message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"
-          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
-          echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-
-      - name: Check Commit Message
-        run: echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
-
-      - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
-        id: release
-        if: contains(steps.check_commit.outputs.message, 'publish')
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-        with:
-          files: |
-            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz
-            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz.sha256
-            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz
-            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz.sha256
-          tag_name: v1.0.5
-          name: v1.0.5
-          body: |
-            ## 🚀 What’s New
-            - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
-          prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
-
-      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+    - name: Get last commit message
+      id: check_commit
+      run: |
+            message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+            message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"
+            message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
+            message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+            echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      shell: bash
+
+    - name: Check Commit Message
+      run: |
+          echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
+
+    - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
+      id: release
+      if: contains(steps.check_commit.outputs.message, 'publish')
+      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+      with:
+        files: |
+          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz
+          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz.sha256
+          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz
+          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz.sha256
+        tag_name: v1.0.5
+        name: v1.0.5
+        body: |
+          ## What's New
+          - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
+        prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
+   
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3

From de0199e188cac3ae2a04e282aa3b574f4161acfb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 00:30:18 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 22/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 ++-----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dfc8aa19..35a14a35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -68,18 +68,15 @@ jobs:
           touch "Passing" || touch "Failed"
 
       - name: Build driver image
-        run: make driver   # ← FIXED: removed 'make provisioner' (does not exist)
+        run: make driver
 
       - name: Publish coverage
-        if: success() && matrix.go-version == 'stable'
+        if: success() && matrix.go-version == 'stable' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event_name == 'pull_request')
         env:
           GHE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHE_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
-  # ────────────────────────
-  # Your ORIGINAL release job — 100% UNCHANGED
-  # ────────────────────────
   release:
     needs: build-and-test
     permissions: write-all

From 1e7fb3012fc876e5027fa0bbab53c5fa12923141 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:54:28 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 23/54] fixed review comments

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 35a14a35..76e2ee08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-      - master
     tags:
       - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
-      - master
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
         tag_name: v1.0.5
         name: v1.0.5
         body: |
-          ## What's New
+          ## 🚀 What’s New
           - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
         prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
    

From ba308467553e12704a33914f9969d0c58b3d3432 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:10:45 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 24/54] minor changes

---
 Makefile | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d26492c9..040e6919 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ EXE_DRIVER_NAME=ibm-object-csi-driver
 
 REGISTRY=quay.io/ibm-object-csi-driver
 
-export LINT_VERSION="1.64.8"
+export LINT_VERSION="2.7.2"
 
 COLOR_YELLOW=\033[0;33m
 COLOR_RESET=\033[0m

From 05d22f8370ff96eea865b17c57cf5983cdce55ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:16:34 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 25/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 76e2ee08..cfb17937 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.24.5", "stable"]
+        go-version: ["1.24.5"]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         run: make driver
 
       - name: Publish coverage
-        if: success() && matrix.go-version == 'stable' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event_name == 'pull_request')
+        if: success()
         env:
           GHE_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GHE_TOKEN }}
         run: |

From 5ab469feda10dfac79a8b958ec862143e4349261 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:27:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 26/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 10 ++---
 Dockerfile                    | 82 +++++++++++++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index cfb17937..c55efde9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
       with:
         languages: "go"
-     
     - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
       run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
 
@@ -111,11 +110,11 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Get last commit message
       id: check_commit
-      run: |
+      run:  |
             message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-            message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"
-            message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
-            message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
+            message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
+            message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
+            message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
             echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
       shell: bash
 
@@ -139,6 +138,5 @@ jobs:
           ## 🚀 What’s New
           - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
         prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
-   
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f692c7de..7e7870af 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,66 +1,66 @@
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi-minimal:8.10-1179.1741863533 AS s3fs-builder
 
-ARG RHSM_PASS=blank
-ARG RHSM_USER=blank
-ENV RHSM_PASS="${RHSM_PASS}"
-ENV RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
+ARG   RHSM_PASS=blank
+ARG   RHSM_USER=blank
 
-ADD register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
+ENV   RHSM_PASS="${RHSM_PASS}"
+ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 
-RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-    microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager findutils xz && \
-    microdnf clean all -y
+ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
 
-RUN echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
+RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
+      microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager findutils xz && \
+      microdnf clean all -y
 
-RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-    microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nmap-ncat udev findutils && \
-    microdnf clean all -y
+RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
 
-RUN microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-    microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
-    gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
-    libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
-    git automake make && \
-    microdnf clean all -y
+RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
+      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nmap-ncat udev findutils && \
+      microdnf clean all -y
 
-RUN microdnf -y install fuse-devel && microdnf clean all -y
+RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
+      microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
+      gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
+      libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
+      git automake make && \
+      microdnf clean all -y
 
-RUN rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
+RUN   microdnf -y install fuse-devel && microdnf clean all -y
 
-RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && \
-    cd s3fs-fuse && \
-    git checkout v1.94 && \
-    ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && \
-    make && make install && \
-    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
 
+RUN   git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && \
+      cd s3fs-fuse && \
+      git checkout v1.94 && \
+      ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && \
+      make && make install && \
+      rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
-RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
 
-ENV ARCH=amd64
-ENV GO_VERSION=1.25.0
+FROM  registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
+RUN   yum install wget git gcc -y
 
-RUN echo $ARCH $GO_VERSION
+ENV   ARCH=amd64
+ENV   GO_VERSION=1.25.0
 
-RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
-  tar -xf go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
-  rm go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
-  mv go /usr/local
+RUN   echo $ARCH $GO_VERSION
 
-ENV GOROOT=/usr/local/go
-ENV GOPATH=/go
-ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
-ENV GOARCH=$ARCH
-ENV GO111MODULE=on
+RUN   wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
+      tar -xf go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
+      rm go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
+      mv go /usr/local
+
+ENV   GOROOT=/usr/local/go
+ENV   GOPATH=/go
+ENV   PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
+ENV   GOARCH=$ARCH
+ENV   GO111MODULE=on
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
       cd rclone && git checkout tags/v1.69.0 && \
       go build && ./rclone version && \
       cp rclone /usr/local/bin/rclone
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest
 

From 73272e697ec966e383dcd42437ee2d96b6a6c2b7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:48:38 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 27/54] added common steps

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 25 +++++++++++++------------
 scripts/publishCoverage.sh    |  6 +++---
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c55efde9..66d471b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    tags:
-      - "v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+*"
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -15,17 +13,15 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  build-and-test:
+  common-steps:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      common-dependencies: ${{ steps.common-steps.outputs.deps }}
     permissions:
       contents: write      # needed to push coverage to gh-pages
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.24.5"]
-      fail-fast: false
-
+      write-all: true      # necessary for release creation and publishing
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -53,9 +49,15 @@ jobs:
           go mod tidy
           make deps
 
-      - name: Check code formatting
-        run: make fmt
+  build-and-test:
+    needs: common-steps
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: ["1.24.5"]
+      fail-fast: false
 
+    steps:
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: make test
 
@@ -76,8 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
   release:
-    needs: build-and-test
-    permissions: write-all
+    needs: common-steps
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
diff --git a/scripts/publishCoverage.sh b/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
index 076168c8..8dfab3ab 100755
--- a/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
+++ b/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ curl -s "https://img.shields.io/badge/coverage-${NEW_COVERAGE}%25-${BADGE_COLOR}
 
 # Result message
 if (( $(echo "$OLD_COVERAGE > $NEW_COVERAGE" | bc -l) )); then
-    RESULT_MESSAGE="Coverage decreased from **$OLD_COVERAGE%** → **$NEW_COVERAGE%**"
+    RESULT_MESSAGE=":red_circle: Coverage decreased from $OLD_COVERAGE% to $NEW_COVERAGE%"
 elif (( $(echo "$OLD_COVERAGE == $NEW_COVERAGE" | bc -l) )); then
-    RESULT_MESSAGE="Coverage remained the same at **$NEW_COVERAGE%**"
+    RESULT_MESSAGE=":thumbsup: Coverage remained same at $NEW_COVERAGE%"
 else
-    RESULT_MESSAGE="Coverage increased from **$OLD_COVERAGE%** → **$NEW_COVERAGE%**"
+    RESULT_MESSAGE=":thumbsup: Coverage increased from $OLD_COVERAGE% to $NEW_COVERAGE%"
 fi
 
 # Push to gh-pages (only on push)

From fd49f5cb44a04c9663c0c69a1a248d7cb1d30866 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:55:21 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 28/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 23 ++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 66d471b3..c30fd2d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,15 +13,17 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  common-steps:
+  build-and-test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    outputs:
-      common-dependencies: ${{ steps.common-steps.outputs.deps }}
     permissions:
       contents: write      # needed to push coverage to gh-pages
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
-      write-all: true      # necessary for release creation and publishing
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go-version: ["1.24.5"]
+      fail-fast: false
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -49,15 +51,9 @@ jobs:
           go mod tidy
           make deps
 
-  build-and-test:
-    needs: common-steps
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.24.5"]
-      fail-fast: false
+      - name: Check code formatting
+        run: make fmt
 
-    steps:
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: make test
 
@@ -78,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
   release:
-    needs: common-steps
+    needs: build-and-test
+    permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:

From 2bd796069e6b6305b349e1cb6a8298af7703b255 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:42:16 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 29/54] minor changes in pipeline

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c30fd2d5..f86e1ee8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ jobs:
       IS_LATEST_RELEASE: 'true'
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
+    # Add the condition to trigger release based on commit message containing "release"
+    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release')
+
     steps:
     - name: Checkout Code
       uses: actions/checkout@v5

From ec9472fd48dbf789ebe99847e584542c5772ccf9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:56:52 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 30/54] minor changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 scripts/calculateCoverage.sh  |  21 +++---
 scripts/publishCoverage.sh    |  21 +++---
 3 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 75 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f86e1ee8..b0df810e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,17 +13,41 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  common-setup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      should_release: ${{ steps.check_release.outputs.should_release }}
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Get commit message
+        id: get_commit
+        run: |
+          message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+          echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+      
+      - name: Check if release should be triggered
+        id: check_release
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ steps.get_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"release"* ]]; then
+            echo "should_release=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Release will be triggered (found 'release' in commit message)"
+          else
+            echo "should_release=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            echo "Release will NOT be triggered (no 'release' in commit message)"
+          fi
+
   build-and-test:
+    needs: common-setup
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: write      # needed to push coverage to gh-pages
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        go-version: ["1.24.5"]
-      fail-fast: false
-
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -33,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
+          go-version: "1.24.5"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
 
@@ -74,7 +98,8 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
   release:
-    needs: build-and-test
+    needs: [common-setup, build-and-test]
+    if: needs.common-setup.outputs.should_release == 'true'
     permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -87,57 +112,66 @@ jobs:
       IS_LATEST_RELEASE: 'true'
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
-    # Add the condition to trigger release based on commit message containing "release"
-    if: contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'release')
-
     steps:
-    - name: Checkout Code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
-    - name: Print Go Version
-      run: go version
+      - name: Print Go Version
+        run: go version
 
-    - name: Initialize CodeQL
-      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
-      with:
-        languages: "go"
-    - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
-      run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: "go"
+          
+      - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
+        run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
 
-    - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
-      run: |
+      - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
+        run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
           make packages
 
-    - name: Get last commit message
-      id: check_commit
-      run:  |
-            message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-            message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
-            message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
-            message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
-            echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      shell: bash
-
-    - name: Check Commit Message
-      run: |
+      - name: Get last commit message
+        id: check_commit
+        run:  |
+          message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
+          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
+          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
+          echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Check Commit Message
+        run: |
           echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
 
-    - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
-      id: release
-      if: contains(steps.check_commit.outputs.message, 'publish')
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
-      with:
-        files: |
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz.sha256
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz
-          /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz.sha256
-        tag_name: v1.0.5
-        name: v1.0.5
-        body: |
-          ## 🚀 What’s New
-          - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
-        prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
-    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+      - name: Check Commit Message for Release Trigger
+        id: check_commit_condition
+        run: |
+          echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
+          if [[ "${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"release"* ]]; then
+            echo "Release job triggered"
+          else
+            echo "No 'release' keyword found in the commit message. Skipping release job."
+            exit 0  # Exit early to skip the release job
+          fi
+
+      - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
+        if: success()
+        id: release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          files: |
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.deb.tar.gz.sha256
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz
+            /home/runner/work/ibm-object-csi-driver/ibm-object-csi-driver/cos-csi-mounter/cos-csi-mounter-${{ env.APP_VERSION }}.rpm.tar.gz.sha256
+          tag_name: v1.0.5
+          name: v1.0.5
+          body: |
+            ## 🚀 What’s New
+            - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
+          prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh b/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
index 90540c88..85f6d4ef 100755
--- a/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
+++ b/scripts/calculateCoverage.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #******************************************************************************
-# Copyright 2021 IBM Corp.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# * Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
+# * IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, 5737-D43
+# * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2025 All Rights Reserved.
+# * US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or
+# * disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
+#******************************************************************************
 #
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# This script calculates the test coverage from cover.html and outputs the percentage.
 #
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#******************************************************************************
+# It is called by the GitHub Action in the pipeline to calculate the coverage percentage.
+
+# Extract the coverage percentage from cover.html
 
 COVERAGE=$(cat cover.html | grep "%)" | sed 's/[][()><%]/ /g' | awk '{ print $4 }' | awk '{s+=$1}END{print s/NR}')
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/scripts/publishCoverage.sh b/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
index 8dfab3ab..a1ad8bdc 100755
--- a/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
+++ b/scripts/publishCoverage.sh
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #******************************************************************************
-# Copyright 2022 IBM Corp.
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
+# * Licensed Materials - Property of IBM
+# * IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, 5737-D43
+# * (C) Copyright IBM Corp. 2025 All Rights Reserved.
+# * US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication or
+# * disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.
 #******************************************************************************
+#
+# This script publishes the coverage results to the PR comment and the GitHub Pages
+# coverage badge. It calculates and compares the coverage between branches and posts
+# a comment to the pull request with the coverage result.
 set -euo pipefail
 
 echo "===== Publishing the coverage results ====="

From aae88d35dd97c2bede43b4f6ba68e0437be08b3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:59:57 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 31/54] Revert Dockerfile changes

---
 Dockerfile | 67 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7e7870af..6e57b4e0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,61 +7,49 @@ ENV   RHSM_PASS="${RHSM_PASS}"
 ENV   RHSM_USER="${RHSM_USER}"
 
 ADD   register-sys.sh /usr/bin/
-
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager findutils xz && \
-      microdnf clean all -y
-
-RUN   echo "Skipping RHSM registration in public CI" && hostname
-
+      microdnf install -y --nodocs hostname subscription-manager
+RUN   hostname; chmod 755 /usr/bin/register-sys.sh &&  /usr/bin/register-sys.sh
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
-      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nmap-ncat udev findutils && \
+      microdnf install -y --nodocs iputils nfs-utils rpcbind xfsprogs udev nc e2fsprogs e4fsprogs && \
       microdnf clean all -y
-
 RUN   microdnf update --setopt=tsflags=nodocs && \
       microdnf install -y gcc libstdc++-devel \
       gcc-c++ fuse curl-devel \
       libxml2-devel openssl-devel mailcap \
-      git automake make && \
-      microdnf clean all -y
+      git automake make
+RUN   microdnf -y install fuse-devel
+RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean
 
-RUN   microdnf -y install fuse-devel && microdnf clean all -y
+RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
+    git checkout v1.94 && \
+    ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && make && make install && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-RUN   rm /usr/bin/register-sys.sh && subscription-manager unregister && subscription-manager clean || true
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
+RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
 
-RUN   git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && \
-      cd s3fs-fuse && \
-      git checkout v1.94 && \
-      ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && \
-      make && make install && \
-      rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+ENV ARCH=amd64
+ENV GO_VERSION=1.25.0
 
+RUN echo $ARCH $GO_VERSION
 
-FROM  registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
-RUN   yum install wget git gcc -y
+RUN wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
+  tar -xf go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
+  rm go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
+  mv go /usr/local
 
-ENV   ARCH=amd64
-ENV   GO_VERSION=1.25.0
-
-RUN   echo $ARCH $GO_VERSION
-
-RUN   wget -q https://dl.google.com/go/go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
-      tar -xf go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
-      rm go$GO_VERSION.linux-$ARCH.tar.gz && \
-      mv go /usr/local
-
-ENV   GOROOT=/usr/local/go
-ENV   GOPATH=/go
-ENV   PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
-ENV   GOARCH=$ARCH
-ENV   GO111MODULE=on
+ENV GOROOT=/usr/local/go
+ENV GOPATH=/go
+ENV PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
+ENV GOARCH=$ARCH
+ENV GO111MODULE=on
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/rclone/rclone.git && \
       cd rclone && git checkout tags/v1.69.0 && \
       go build && ./rclone version && \
       cp rclone /usr/local/bin/rclone
 
-
 FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest
 
 # Default values
@@ -72,11 +60,8 @@ ARG build_date=unknown
 LABEL description="IBM CSI Object Storage Plugin"
 LABEL build-date=${build_date}
 LABEL git-commit-id=${git_commit_id}
-
-RUN yum update -y && \
-    yum install -y fuse fuse-libs fuse3 fuse3-libs && \
-    yum clean all -y
+RUN yum update -y && yum install fuse fuse-libs fuse3 fuse3-libs -y
 COPY --from=s3fs-builder /usr/local/bin/s3fs /usr/bin/s3fs
 COPY --from=rclone-builder /usr/local/bin/rclone /usr/bin/rclone
 COPY ibm-object-csi-driver ibm-object-csi-driver
-ENTRYPOINT ["/ibm-object-csi-driver"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/ibm-object-csi-driver"]
\ No newline at end of file

From 830e7d5364994c7277b66029b1337b3a96b3cb99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:27:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 32/54] Revert Dockerfile changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b0df810e..2eefdea9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
+      - name: Export Secrets
+        run: |
+          echo "RHSM_PASS=${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RHSM_USER=${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        env:
+          RHSM_PASS: ${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}
+          RHSM_USER: ${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}
+      
       - name: Get commit message
         id: get_commit
         run: |

From 93b36900f005690598469774cce393b7e2f1fa05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:40:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 33/54] Revert Dockerfile changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2eefdea9..db572205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ jobs:
           touch "Passing" || touch "Failed"
 
       - name: Build driver image
-        run: make driver
+        run: |
+          docker build --build-arg RHSM_USER=${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }} --build-arg RHSM_PASS=${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }} .
 
       - name: Publish coverage
         if: success()

From 985c01307a06a5153053fe536c1a8c6b9ea6202c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:24:46 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 34/54] Revert Dockerfile changes

---
 Dockerfile | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6e57b4e0..45043486 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
     ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && make && make install && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest AS rclone-builder
 RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
 
 ENV ARCH=amd64
@@ -63,5 +63,7 @@ LABEL git-commit-id=${git_commit_id}
 RUN yum update -y && yum install fuse fuse-libs fuse3 fuse3-libs -y
 COPY --from=s3fs-builder /usr/local/bin/s3fs /usr/bin/s3fs
 COPY --from=rclone-builder /usr/local/bin/rclone /usr/bin/rclone
-COPY ibm-object-csi-driver ibm-object-csi-driver
+RUN ls -alh ./ibm-object-csi-driver || echo "ibm-object-csi-driver file not found"
+
+COPY ./ibm-object-csi-driver /ibm-object-csi-driver
 ENTRYPOINT ["/ibm-object-csi-driver"]
\ No newline at end of file

From fa24c1edf654c9a522e7aab8e7a6c0b9cc76b626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:00:07 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 35/54] Revert Dockerfile changes

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 5 ++++-
 Dockerfile                    | 6 ++----
 Makefile                      | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index db572205..5fa8ed72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build driver image
         run: |
-          docker build --build-arg RHSM_USER=${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }} --build-arg RHSM_PASS=${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }} .
+          make driver
+        env:
+          RHSM_USER: ${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}
+          RHSM_PASS: ${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}
 
       - name: Publish coverage
         if: success()
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 45043486..6e57b4e0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RUN git clone https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse.git && cd s3fs-fuse && \
     ./autogen.sh && ./configure --prefix=/usr/local --with-openssl && make && make install && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi:latest AS rclone-builder
+FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/ubi AS rclone-builder
 RUN yum install wget git gcc -y
 
 ENV ARCH=amd64
@@ -63,7 +63,5 @@ LABEL git-commit-id=${git_commit_id}
 RUN yum update -y && yum install fuse fuse-libs fuse3 fuse3-libs -y
 COPY --from=s3fs-builder /usr/local/bin/s3fs /usr/bin/s3fs
 COPY --from=rclone-builder /usr/local/bin/rclone /usr/bin/rclone
-RUN ls -alh ./ibm-object-csi-driver || echo "ibm-object-csi-driver file not found"
-
-COPY ./ibm-object-csi-driver /ibm-object-csi-driver
+COPY ibm-object-csi-driver ibm-object-csi-driver
 ENTRYPOINT ["/ibm-object-csi-driver"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 040e6919..e1fe648b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ GOPACKAGES=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v ./tests/... | grep -v /mounter/utils
 
 .PHONY: test
 test:
-	go run github.com/pierrre/gotestcover@latest -v -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ${GOPACKAGES}
+	go test -v -race ${GOPACKAGES} -coverprofile=coverage.out
 
 .PHONY: deps
 deps:

From 14beee28fd8c3750e169a0a49b1bbc2055a39311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:40:53 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 36/54] fixed review comments

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 35 ++++-------------------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5fa8ed72..62441c55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      
-      - name: Export Secrets
-        run: |
-          echo "RHSM_PASS=${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "RHSM_USER=${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        env:
-          RHSM_PASS: ${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}
-          RHSM_USER: ${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}
-      
       - name: Get commit message
         id: get_commit
         run: |
@@ -57,26 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.24.5"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
-
       - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
           sudo apt-get install -y bc docker-ce-cli
 
-      - name: Make scripts executable
-        run: chmod +x scripts/*.sh || true
-
       - name: Prepare environment
         run: |
           export GO111MODULE=on
@@ -86,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check code formatting
         run: make fmt
 
-      - name: Run unit tests
+      - name: Run unit tests (entire repo)
         run: make test
 
       - name: Generate coverage
@@ -125,9 +101,6 @@ jobs:
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
       - name: Print Go Version
         run: go version
 
@@ -135,9 +108,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:
           languages: "go"
-          
-      - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
-        run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
+        
+      - name: Run Unit Tests for entire repo
+        run: sudo make ut-coverage
 
       - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
         run: |

From 2d4c6eb44a25d7fa5d391ffc822273345cc6ebe3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:17:56 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 37/54] fixed review comments

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 12 ++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 62441c55..8623a37b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
@@ -101,6 +106,9 @@ jobs:
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Print Go Version
         run: go version
 
@@ -109,8 +117,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           languages: "go"
         
-      - name: Run Unit Tests for entire repo
-        run: sudo make ut-coverage
+      - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
+        run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
 
       - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
         run: |

From 663aa858feb96601c1866154188b3c4cc281b590 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:30:15 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 38/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8623a37b..c7c354d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      
+      - name: Export Secrets
+        run: |
+          echo "RHSM_PASS=${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "RHSM_USER=${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        env:
+          RHSM_PASS: ${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}
+          RHSM_USER: ${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}
+      
       - name: Get commit message
         id: get_commit
         run: |
@@ -53,6 +62,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "1.24.5"
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+
       - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
@@ -67,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check code formatting
         run: make fmt
 
-      - name: Run unit tests (entire repo)
+      - name: Run unit tests
         run: make test
 
       - name: Generate coverage

From 5fb9f69c48c9b4aae60c1871a477194e6c5a42fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:43:15 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 39/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c7c354d1..7081e004 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
       
-      - name: Export Secrets
-        run: |
-          echo "RHSM_PASS=${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "RHSM_USER=${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        env:
-          RHSM_PASS: ${{ secrets.RHSM_PASS }}
-          RHSM_USER: ${{ secrets.RHSM_USER }}
       
       - name: Get commit message
         id: get_commit

From 9f01112690d9a571cc08e0ce3a0bdcce0c7d7b51 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:04:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 40/54] minor canges

---
 pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go | 43 ++++++-------------------------------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
index fd5543df..d34f9146 100644
--- a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
 package mounter
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
-	"sort"
-	"testing"
-
 	"github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver/pkg/constants"
 	mounterUtils "github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver/pkg/mounter/utils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
 
-func stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(a, b []string) bool {
-	if len(a) != len(b) {
-		return false
-	}
-	aCopy := make([]string, len(a))
-	bCopy := make([]string, len(b))
-	copy(aCopy, a)
-	copy(bCopy, b)
-	sort.Strings(aCopy)
-	sort.Strings(bCopy)
-	return reflect.DeepEqual(aCopy, bCopy)
-}
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -55,7 +41,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AuthType:      "iam",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"},
-				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
+				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -85,7 +71,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				UID:           "fake-uid",
 				GID:           "fake-gid",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "opt2=val2"},
-				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
+				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -111,7 +97,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AuthType:      "hmac",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"cipher_suites=default"},
-				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
+				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -123,23 +109,6 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 
 			result := factory.NewMounter(test.attrib, test.secretMap, test.mountOptions, nil)
 
-			if s3fs, ok := result.(*S3fsMounter); ok {
-				expected := test.expected.(*S3fsMounter)
-				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(s3fs.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions) {
-					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", s3fs.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions)
-				}
-				s3fs.MountOptions = nil
-				expected.MountOptions = nil
-			}
-			if rclone, ok := result.(*RcloneMounter); ok {
-				expected := test.expected.(*RcloneMounter)
-				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(rclone.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions) {
-					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", rclone.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions)
-				}
-				rclone.MountOptions = nil
-				expected.MountOptions = nil
-			}
-
 			assert.Equal(t, result, test.expected)
 
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, test.expected) {

From ade7ad3afa3dcdb6bece96f08a762d6a73fdafaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:11:43 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 41/54] minor canges

---
 pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go | 11 +++++++----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
index d34f9146..0a5c1865 100644
--- a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package mounter
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+
 	"github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver/pkg/constants"
 	mounterUtils "github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver/pkg/mounter/utils"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	"reflect"
-	"testing"
 )
 
 func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AccessKeys:    ":test-api-key",
 				AuthType:      "iam",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
-				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"},
+				MountOptions:  []string{"cipher_suites=default", "opt1=val1"},
 				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 
 			result := factory.NewMounter(test.attrib, test.secretMap, test.mountOptions, nil)
 
+			sort.Strings(test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions)
+			sort.Strings(result.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions)
 			assert.Equal(t, result, test.expected)
 
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, test.expected) {

From f3cf83ec100d2ad12647be4e2a02270e1f3ae56b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:20:49 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 42/54] minor canges

---
 pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
index 0a5c1865..fd5543df 100644
--- a/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/mounter/mounter_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
+func stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(a, b []string) bool {
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+	aCopy := make([]string, len(a))
+	bCopy := make([]string, len(b))
+	copy(aCopy, a)
+	copy(bCopy, b)
+	sort.Strings(aCopy)
+	sort.Strings(bCopy)
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(aCopy, bCopy)
+}
+
 func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name         string
@@ -41,8 +54,8 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AccessKeys:    ":test-api-key",
 				AuthType:      "iam",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
-				MountOptions:  []string{"cipher_suites=default", "opt1=val1"},
-				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
+				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "cipher_suites=default"},
+				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -72,7 +85,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				UID:           "fake-uid",
 				GID:           "fake-gid",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"opt1=val1", "opt2=val2"},
-				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
+				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -98,7 +111,7 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 				AuthType:      "hmac",
 				KpRootKeyCrn:  "test-kp-root-key-crn",
 				MountOptions:  []string{"cipher_suites=default"},
-				MounterUtils:  &(mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{}),
+				MounterUtils:  &mounterUtils.MounterOptsUtils{},
 			},
 			expectedErr: nil,
 		},
@@ -110,8 +123,23 @@ func TestNewMounter(t *testing.T) {
 
 			result := factory.NewMounter(test.attrib, test.secretMap, test.mountOptions, nil)
 
-			sort.Strings(test.expected.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions)
-			sort.Strings(result.(*S3fsMounter).MountOptions)
+			if s3fs, ok := result.(*S3fsMounter); ok {
+				expected := test.expected.(*S3fsMounter)
+				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(s3fs.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions) {
+					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", s3fs.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions)
+				}
+				s3fs.MountOptions = nil
+				expected.MountOptions = nil
+			}
+			if rclone, ok := result.(*RcloneMounter); ok {
+				expected := test.expected.(*RcloneMounter)
+				if !stringSlicesEqualIgnoreOrder(rclone.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions) {
+					t.Errorf("MountOptions mismatch.\nGot:  %v\nWant: %v", rclone.MountOptions, expected.MountOptions)
+				}
+				rclone.MountOptions = nil
+				expected.MountOptions = nil
+			}
+
 			assert.Equal(t, result, test.expected)
 
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, test.expected) {

From 386f9bfe804985604401fd6672b677b1ac69405f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:48:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 43/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7081e004..2623c5c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      
-      
+
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          check-latest: true
+          cache: true
+
       - name: Get commit message
         id: get_commit
         run: |
@@ -55,13 +60,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.24.5"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
-
       - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq

From 93880678491f206e9e2e9fb4caeda221c81e8367 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:59:14 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 44/54] changed go version to 1.25.3

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 1 +
 go.mod                        | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 2623c5c4..4b964958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Go
         uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
+          go-version: "1.25.3"
           check-latest: true
           cache: true
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a38714ef..b4daea37 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver
 
-go 1.24.5
+go 1.25.3
 
 require (
 	github.com/IBM/go-sdk-core/v5 v5.21.0

From 2b2c0d987c553779918a82170b6da30757c9184b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:11:00 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 45/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 11 ++---------
 go.mod                        |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4b964958..1b7f2217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Set up Go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
-        with:
-          go-version: "1.25.3"
-          check-latest: true
-          cache: true
+      - name: Print Go Version
+        run: go version
 
       - name: Get commit message
         id: get_commit
@@ -117,9 +113,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
-      - name: Print Go Version
-        run: go version
-
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b4daea37..a38714ef 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/IBM/ibm-object-csi-driver
 
-go 1.25.3
+go 1.24.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/IBM/go-sdk-core/v5 v5.21.0

From 406067fe91d891af1ed028ac04aa161321724243 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:34:33 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 46/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 8 --------
 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1b7f2217..bd907d6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
       - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
@@ -110,9 +105,6 @@ jobs:
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout Code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:

From cf5348ccdd695786307b29a348f62cd8cec3ebf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 13:37:29 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 47/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index bd907d6a..1b7f2217 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ jobs:
       pull-requests: write # needed to comment on PRs
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
       - name: Install system dependencies (bc + docker)
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update -qq
@@ -105,6 +110,9 @@ jobs:
       APP_VERSION: 1.0.5
 
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
         uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:

From 62e52926849e161667e788e85b54cb9e0c9dda7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:11 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 48/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 11 +++--------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1b7f2217..efdd1c6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ jobs:
       should_release: ${{ steps.check_release.outputs.should_release }}
     
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
       - name: Print Go Version
         run: go version
 
@@ -118,9 +113,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           languages: "go"
         
-      - name: Run Unit Tests for cos csi mounter
-        run: sudo make ut-coverage -C ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
-
+      - name: Run Unit Tests for entire repo
+        run: |
+          sudo make ut-coverage
       - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
         run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.package_dir }}

From 06d2fe4415530d31063efa73d461bae84819cf03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:03:35 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 49/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index efdd1c6f..500b5d88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           languages: "go"
         
-      - name: Run Unit Tests for entire repo
-        run: |
-          sudo make ut-coverage
       - name: Build Debian and RPM packages for cos-csi-mounter systemd service
         run: |
           cd ${{ matrix.package_dir }}

From 2ac127da46ccb30dc592b040a0d718c95bf010cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:07:13 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 50/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 500b5d88..19052402 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ jobs:
       should_release: ${{ steps.check_release.outputs.should_release }}
     
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          
       - name: Print Go Version
         run: go version
 

From b4c22cdb5886473b0a565ee4c72ca53ecae546f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:57:58 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 51/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 10 ----------
 1 file changed, 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 19052402..681af247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
 
-      - name: Check Commit Message for Release Trigger
-        id: check_commit_condition
-        run: |
-          echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
-          if [[ "${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"release"* ]]; then
-            echo "Release job triggered"
-          else
-            echo "No 'release' keyword found in the commit message. Skipping release job."
-            exit 0  # Exit early to skip the release job
-          fi
 
       - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
         if: success()

From 79d49252c58713472dbadbd290c559e1e29189d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Prachi Shivanand Anure <prachishivanandanure@Prachis-MacBook-Pro.local>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:16:32 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 52/54] minor canges

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 681af247..d53c3af2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if release should be triggered
         id: check_release
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ steps.get_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"release"* ]]; then
+          if [[ "${{ steps.get_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"publish"* ]]; then
             echo "should_release=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Release will be triggered (found 'release' in commit message)"
+            echo "Publish will be triggered (found 'publish' in commit message)"
           else
             echo "should_release=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Release will NOT be triggered (no 'release' in commit message)"
+            echo "Publish will NOT be triggered (no 'publish' in commit message)"
           fi
 
   build-and-test:
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           ./scripts/publishCoverage.sh
 
   release:
-    needs: [common-setup, build-and-test]
+    needs: common-setup
     if: needs.common-setup.outputs.should_release == 'true'
     permissions: write-all
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

From 599194bae8ddb50f2ec97bbb8eaf2bd7aa07b7e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:44:47 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 53/54] minor changes

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml |  1 +
 .pre-commit-config.yaml       |  2 +-
 .secrets.baseline             | 12 ++++++------
 cos-csi-mounter/Makefile      |  8 --------
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d53c3af2..e71f61d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -154,5 +154,6 @@ jobs:
             ## 🚀 What’s New
             - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
           prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
+
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 91079242..086affc6 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ repos:
   # You are encouraged to use static refs such as tags, instead of branch name
   #
   # Running "pre-commit autoupdate" would automatically updates rev to latest tag
-  rev: 0.13.1+ibm.62.dss
+  rev: 0.13.1+ibm.64.dss
   hooks:
     - id: detect-secrets # pragma: whitelist secret
       # Add options for detect-secrets-hook binary. You can run `detect-secrets-hook --help` to list out all possible options.
diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index 4519fb7b..56552985 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "files": "go.sum|^.secrets.baseline$",
     "lines": null
   },
-  "generated_at": "2025-09-05T07:59:11Z",
+  "generated_at": "2025-12-18T07:14:31Z",
   "plugins_used": [
     {
       "name": "AWSKeyDetector"
@@ -126,14 +126,14 @@
       {
         "hashed_secret": "a1f0e99af8b76b514ef9e6a174e9c79970332082",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 174,
+        "line_number": 176,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
       {
         "hashed_secret": "b732fb611fd46a38e8667f9972e0cde777fbe37f",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 177,
+        "line_number": 179,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       },
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
       {
         "hashed_secret": "7e6a3680012346b94b54731e13d8a9ffa3790645",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 239,
+        "line_number": 248,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       }
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
       {
         "hashed_secret": "2e7a7ee14caebf378fc32d6cf6f557f347c96773",
         "is_verified": false,
-        "line_number": 31,
+        "line_number": 45,
         "type": "Secret Keyword",
         "verified_result": null
       }
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
       }
     ]
   },
-  "version": "0.13.1+ibm.62.dss",
+  "version": "0.13.1+ibm.64.dss",
   "word_list": {
     "file": null,
     "hash": null
diff --git a/cos-csi-mounter/Makefile b/cos-csi-mounter/Makefile
index 4ec174d7..55da3103 100644
--- a/cos-csi-mounter/Makefile
+++ b/cos-csi-mounter/Makefile
@@ -18,14 +18,6 @@ RPM_ARCH := x86_64
 RPM_RELEASE_NUM := 1
 REDHAT_SPEC := $(BUILD_DIR)/red-hat.spec
 
-test:
-	go test -v -timeout 1800s -coverprofile=cover.out ./...
-	go tool cover -html=cover.out -o=cover.html
-
-ut-coverage: test
-	@./scripts/coverage.sh
-	rm cover.html cover.out
-
 build-linux:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -mod mod -o ${BIN_DIR}/cos-csi-mounter-server -ldflags "-s -w -X main.Version=$(APP_VERSION) -X main.GitCommit=$$(git rev-parse HEAD)" -a ./server
 	./${BIN_DIR}/cos-csi-mounter-server version

From 5858c3c8b0e725e8cffc8679ee31ff3292e07cb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ashima <87809402+ashimagarg27@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:03:35 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 54/54] Fix to build debian and rpm pkg (#287)

* test-debian/rpm pkg creation

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>

* publish 0.2.6

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>

* publish 0.2.6

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>

* revert versions

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>

* minor changes

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>

---------

Signed-off-by: Ashima-Ashima1 <Ashima.Ashima1@ibm.com>
---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 39 ++++++++++++++---------------------
 .secrets.baseline             |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e71f61d0..fda02cad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,27 +21,33 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0
           
       - name: Print Go Version
         run: go version
 
-      - name: Get commit message
-        id: get_commit
-        run: |
+      - name: Get last commit message
+        id: check_commit
+        run:  |
           message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
+          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
+          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
+          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
           echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+        shell: bash
+
+      - name: Check Commit Message
+        run: |
+          echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
       
       - name: Check if release should be triggered
         id: check_release
         run: |
-          if [[ "${{ steps.get_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"publish"* ]]; then
+          if [[ "${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}" == *"publish"* ]]; then
             echo "should_release=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Publish will be triggered (found 'publish' in commit message)"
+            echo "Debian/RPM packages will be created"
           else
             echo "should_release=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "Publish will NOT be triggered (no 'publish' in commit message)"
+            echo "Debian/RPM packages will not be created"
           fi
 
   build-and-test:
@@ -123,21 +129,6 @@ jobs:
           cd ${{ matrix.package_dir }}
           make packages
 
-      - name: Get last commit message
-        id: check_commit
-        run:  |
-          message=$(git log -1 --pretty=%B)
-          message="${message//'%'/'%25'}"  # Escape '%'
-          message="${message//$'\n'/'%0A'}"  # Escape newlines
-          message="${message//$'\r'/'%0D'}"  # Escape carriage returns
-          echo "message=$message" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-        shell: bash
-
-      - name: Check Commit Message
-        run: |
-          echo "Commit Message: ${{ steps.check_commit.outputs.message }}"
-
-
       - name: Latest Version (Tag and Release)
         if: success()
         id: release
@@ -153,6 +144,8 @@ jobs:
           body: |
             ## 🚀 What’s New
             - Fix for rclone mount hang issue
+            - Add support for s3fs disable_noobj_cache flag
+            - Skip unmount for 'is not a mountpoint' error
           prerelease: ${{ env.IS_LATEST_RELEASE != 'true' }}
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
diff --git a/.secrets.baseline b/.secrets.baseline
index 56552985..675075a7 100644
--- a/.secrets.baseline
+++ b/.secrets.baseline
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "files": "go.sum|^.secrets.baseline$",
     "lines": null
   },
-  "generated_at": "2025-12-18T07:14:31Z",
+  "generated_at": "2025-12-18T07:17:56Z",
   "plugins_used": [
     {
       "name": "AWSKeyDetector"