Ensure pullrequest-init is based on a root image

.ko.yaml

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ baseImageOverrides:
   github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/cmd/git-init: gcr.io/tekton-nightly/github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/build-base:latest
   # GCS fetcher needs root due to workspace permissions
   github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/vendor/github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-builders/gcs-fetcher/cmd/gcs-fetcher: gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
+  # PullRequest resource needs root because in output mode it needs to access pr.json
+  # which might have been copied or written with any level of permissions.
+  github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/cmd/pullrequest-init: gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
 
   # Our entrypoint image does not need root, it simply needs to be able to 'cp' the binary into a shared location.
   github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/cmd/entrypoint: gcr.io/distroless/base:debug-nonroot

examples/v1beta1/taskruns/pullrequest_input_copystep_output.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# This examples taskrun exercises the behaviour of the pullrequest
+# resource when the output pullrequest resource matches exactly the
+# input pullrequest resource.
+#
+# A step is used to copy the input resource's data directly to the
+# output resource's workspace directory. The output resource should
+# then read the copied data and skip sending any changes to GitHub.
+#
+# Importantly the output pullrequest should _not_ fail to read the
+# data from its workspace directory, regardless of which user the
+# copy step ran as and the ownership permissions attached to the
+# pr.json file.
+apiVersion: tekton.dev/v1beta1
+kind: TaskRun
+metadata:
+  generateName: pr-test-copy-prjson-from-input-to-output
+spec:
+  taskSpec:
+    resources:
+      inputs:
+        - name: pr
+          type: pullRequest
+      outputs:
+        - name: pr
+          type: pullRequest
+    steps:
+    - name: copy-pr-to-output
+      image: busybox
+      script: |
+        #!/bin/sh
+        mkdir -p $(outputs.resources.pr.path)
+        cp -r $(inputs.resources.pr.path)/* $(outputs.resources.pr.path)/
+  resources:
+    inputs:
+    - name: pr
+      resourceSpec:
+        type: pullRequest
+        params:
+        - name: url
+          value: https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pull/100
+    outputs:
+    - name: pr
+      resourceSpec:
+        type: pullRequest
+        params:
+        - name: url
+          value: https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pull/100

tekton/publish.yaml

@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ spec:
 
         # These match values configured in .ko.yaml
         $(inputs.params.pathToProject)/$(outputs.resources.builtEntrypointImage.url): gcr.io/distroless/base:debug-nonroot
-        $(inputs.params.pathToPrjoect)/$(outputs.resources.builtGcsFetcherImage.url): gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
+        $(inputs.params.pathToProject)/$(outputs.resources.builtGcsFetcherImage.url): gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
+        $(inputs.params.pathToProject)/$(outputs.resources.builtPullRequestInitImage.url): gcr.io/distroless/static:latest
       baseBuildOverrides:
         $(inputs.params.pathToProject)/$(outputs.resources.builtControllerImage.url):
           flags: