Sysctl resource behaves incorrectly when supplied with comment

[drdev]

Description

When sysctl resource is suppied with comment property, each subsequent chef-client run marks the resource as changed.

Chef Version

Experienced the issue in 18.1.0, but source code of the resource proves any version is affected.

Platform Version

Debian 12.4

Replication Case

A minimal cookbook with sysctl resource will show the problem:

sysctl 'fs.inotify.max_user_watches' do
  value 32768
  comment 'Increase user limits on the number of inotify resources and inotify file watches'
end

Client Output

  * sysctl[fs.inotify.max_user_watches] action apply
    - Would update fs.inotify.max_user_watches
    - Would   set comment to "Increase user limits on the number of inotify resources and inotify file watches" (was [])