t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
			// simulate the recursive validation calls
			schemas := append(tt.schema, &apiextensions.JSONSchemaProps{Type: "string"}) // append a leaf type
			curCostInfo := RootCELContext(schemas[0])
			for i := 1; i < len(schemas); i++ {
				curCostInfo = curCostInfo.childContext(schemas[i], nil)
			}
			if tt.expectedMaxCardinality == nil && curCostInfo.MaxCardinality == nil {