fix(container-cache): always publish NodePort and report inactive registry config - #1000
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Container Cache could install cleanly while function image pulls went straight
to the upstream registry, with no error and no cache metrics.
The DaemonSet writes the containerd mirror endpoint and the CRI-O drop-in as
${NODE_IP}:${port}, because both runtimes resolve it from the host network
namespace where cluster service DNS and ClusterIP addresses are not dependable.
The Service, though, only rendered a nodePort when service.type was NodePort,
and the values table and user docs advertised ClusterIP and LoadBalancer as
supported. Choosing either left the mirror pointing at a port nothing listens
on, so every pull fell back to the upstream registry silently.
Remove the knob rather than validate it. The service is now always NodePort,
service.type is gone from values.yaml, and setting it to anything else fails
the render with an explanation instead of installing a cache that pulls bypass.
An explicit NodePort is still accepted so existing values files keep working.
Separately, containerd reads registry.config_path only at daemon start and has
no config reload, so correcting a node's config.toml does not take effect on
its own. Hash config.toml around the configurator to detect that we changed it,
and report the node instead of acting on it: a NOTICE in the container log and
no readiness marker, so a DaemonSet ready count below its desired count is the
signal that some nodes still pull straight from the upstream registry.
Deliberately no containerd restart -- that is disruptive on nodes running
function workloads, and node lifecycle is managed out of band.
CRI-O has no equivalent gap, since its mirror lives directly in the drop-in
rather than behind a startup-only path. It does need a nudge on first install,
because auto_reload_registries only applies once CRI-O has read the crio.conf.d
drop-in this DaemonSet writes. SIGHUP is a documented CRI-O reload rather than
a kill, so signal it best-effort.
Chart render tests cover the rejected override, the accepted NodePort, the
pending-restart detection, the absence of any restart path, the readiness
marker, and the CRI-O reload.
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In `@deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/templates/daemonset.yaml`:
- Around line 101-106: Update the readiness reconciliation around READY_MARKER
and containerd_restart_pending so pending runtime activation survives pod
recreation and is derived from active runtime state rather than unchanged
configuration hashes. Re-evaluate after a later containerd restart, and keep the
process successful after a failed CRI-O reload without creating READY_MARKER
until the written configuration is confirmed active. Add coverage for pod
recreation before containerd restart, delayed restart, and failed CRI-O reload.
In `@docs/user/cluster-management/container-cache.md`:
- Around line 308-311: Update the service.type documentation in the
container-cache section to state that only values other than NodePort fail,
while explicitly identifying NodePort as the accepted override.
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Review feedback on #1000: the readiness marker was computed from a before/after sha256sum around update_config.py, which answers "did I change the file this run" rather than "is the on-disk config active in the running containerd". Three consequences: - A pod restart before containerd restarts reset the pending flag, and because update_config.py is idempotent the hashes then matched, so the node was marked ready while the running containerd still held the stale in-memory config and pulls kept bypassing the cache. - State was evaluated once and the script then slept, so a node stayed NotReady after an operator did restart containerd until the pod was bounced. - A failed CRI-O SIGHUP still fell through to creating the marker. Readiness now comes from the runtime itself: containerd's process start time (/proc/stat btime plus field 22 of /proc/<pid>/stat) is compared against the mtime of config.toml, so the node is ready only once the daemon has actually read the corrected config. hostPID makes the host PID visible. CRI-O is handled by its own check plus a marker written only on a successful SIGHUP. The keep-alive loop reconciles every 60s and both creates and removes the marker, so the signal is self-correcting in both directions; it reads state only and never rewrites host config, which would race the OS and toolkit. stat -c %Y on /proc/<pid> was rejected because that inode is stamped at first lookup rather than at fork, which would bias toward false-ready, the exact defect being fixed. ps -o lstart was rejected because busybox ps has no -o. The comparison is strict, so an unrelated writer touching config.toml reports the node rather than silently claiming the cache is live. Also corrects the docs, which said any service.type fails the install; only values other than NodePort do. Adds tests/script-logic/verify-readiness.sh, which lifts the shipped helper functions out of the rendered DaemonSet and executes them against synthetic /proc entries and fixture mtimes, covering pod recreation before a containerd restart, a delayed restart flipping to ready with no pod bounce, a failed CRI-O SIGHUP, and five more cases. No test hooks were added to the production script. Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
v1.2.11 is the first published nvcf-proxy-tls-certs image containing the containerd registry-table selection fix. Nodes whose config.toml declares version = 3 had their registry config written to the schema-v2 table that containerd never reads, so the update was a silent no-op and image pulls bypassed the cache with no error and no cache metrics. Until this bump the chart pinned v1.2.10, which predates the fix, so the DaemonSet could report an inactive containerd config but could not correct it. Also carries merged CA certificate validation. Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
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145-151: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winDocument the NodePort range constraint.
service.portand CRI-O ports are rendered asnodePortvalues. Document that all must be within the cluster's configured NodePort range, which defaults to30000-32767, or add render-time validation.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/templates/daemonset.yaml`:
- Around line 252-258: Update the CRI-O reload flow around the kill -HUP
invocation so CRIO_RELOAD_MARKER is created only after an observable successful
configuration acknowledgement, or leave the node not-ready until CRI-O restarts
after the drop-in write; do not treat signal delivery alone as success. Add
coverage for signal delivery followed by CRI-O rejecting the registry
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In `@deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/values.yaml`:
- Around line 145-151: Update the service documentation near the service
configuration to state that service.port and CRI-O ports rendered as nodePort
values must fall within the cluster-configured NodePort range, normally
30000-32767; do not change the existing NodePort behavior.
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| if kill -HUP "${crio_pid}" 2>/dev/null; then | ||
| echo "Reloaded CRI-O registry config (SIGHUP)." | ||
| # Stamp the reload so readiness can tell a landed reload from a | ||
| # failed one. A failed SIGHUP leaves no marker, so the node | ||
| # reports not-ready instead of silently claiming the mirror is | ||
| # live. | ||
| touch "${CRIO_RELOAD_MARKER}" |
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CRI-O supports reloading the containers-registries.conf(5) configuration file at runtime by sending a SIGHUP signal to the running crio process [1][2][3]. When this signal is received, CRI-O attempts to reload its registry configuration, which includes updates to search registries and mirrors [1][4][5]. If you are encountering an error during this process, common troubleshooting steps and considerations include: 1. Verification of Configuration Syntax: Ensure the /etc/containers/registries.conf file (and any files in /etc/containers/registries.conf.d/) are syntactically valid [1][5]. A malformed configuration file can cause the reload process to fail or revert to the previous known-good state. 2. Runtime Caching: CRI-O caches registry configurations during runtime [4]. While SIGHUP is designed to invalidate and refresh these caches, ensure that your CRI-O version is up to date, as previous versions have had specific bugs where cached registry data (such as unqualified search registries) were not correctly updated upon reload [4]. 3. Automatic Reloading: If your use case involves frequent updates to registries, consider the auto_reload_registries configuration option in crio.conf [1][3]. When set to true, CRI-O will automatically monitor the registries.conf.d directory for changes, which may be more reliable than manual SIGHUP signals for managing dynamic registry updates [1][6]. 4. Logs: If the reload fails, the crio process typically logs the error to the system journal or the configured log output. Check journalctl -u crio for specific error messages regarding the registry reload attempt to identify if the issue is a parsing error, permission issue, or a lock contention problem [7]. If you are seeing a specific error message, it is recommended to validate the configuration file using tools like crictl or by manually checking the format before triggering the reload [7].
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- 1: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cri-o/blob/master/docs/crio.conf.5.md
- 2: https://man.archlinux.org/man/crio.conf.5
- 3: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/blob/main/docs/crio.conf.5.md
- 4: Fix reload behavior for unqualified search registries cri-o/cri-o#3209
- 5: https://man.archlinux.org/man/crio.conf.5.en.txt
- 6: https://www.mankier.com/5/crio.conf
- 7: Add HUP reload feature for SystemRegistries cri-o/cri-o#2717
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In the context of the CRI-O container runtime, sending a SIGHUP signal to the process triggers a configuration reload [1][2]. This mechanism allows for the dynamic updating of certain runtime settings—including registry configurations—without requiring a full service restart [3][1][4]. Technical details regarding the SIGHUP reload process: 1. Mechanism: CRI-O registers a signal handler that listens for SIGHUP [5][6]. When received, it triggers a reload function that attempts to re-parse the configuration files (such as crio.conf and associated drop-in files) and apply supported changes [5][7][1]. 2. Registry Reloads: CRI-O supports the reloading of the containers-registries.conf file upon receiving a SIGHUP [1][2]. Additionally, there is an auto-reload feature for the registries.conf.d directory, which can be enabled via the auto_reload_registries configuration option [7][1]. 3. Potential Errors: If a SIGHUP reload fails—for instance, due to invalid syntax in a newly modified configuration file—CRI-O logs an error [5][8]. Common pitfalls include: - Configuration Precedence Issues: Changes made via command-line arguments at startup may be unexpectedly overridden by values in the configuration files during a reload [9]. - Validation Failures: If a reload involves critical components (like supply chain verifiers), errors during the reload process may lead to the system continuing to run with stale or inconsistent configurations [8]. - Incomplete Reloads: Not all configuration options support live reloading; only those explicitly marked as supporting it in the documentation will be updated [1][2]. If you encounter errors during a SIGHUP reload, it is recommended to check the CRI-O service logs for specific error messages detailing which part of the configuration failed to parse or apply [5][8]. You can also use crio status config (in recent versions) to inspect the currently active runtime configuration [6].
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- 1: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/blob/main/docs/crio.conf.5.md
- 2: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/blob/master/docs/crio.conf.5.md
- 3: Add HUP reload feature for SystemRegistries cri-o/cri-o#2717
- 4: Allow runtimes to be added and default runtime to be modified on config reload cri-o/cri-o#6056
- 5: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/blob/master/server/server.go
- 6: Show current runtime configuration during startup cri-o/cri-o#7704
- 7: https://github.com/cri-o/cri-o/blob/main/pkg/config/config.go
- 8: Add supply chain attestation verification infrastructure cri-o/cri-o#9845
- 9: Reloading CRI-O configuration using SIGHUP overrides settings passed through command-line arguments cri-o/cri-o#7586
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Do not treat kill -HUP as a successful CRI-O reload.
kill -HUP confirms only signal delivery. CRI-O reloads configuration in a background goroutine and can report errors after the signal returns. CRIO_RELOAD_MARKER can therefore make crio_config_active() return true while CRI-O still uses the previous registry configuration. Use an observable reload acknowledgement, or keep the node not-ready until CRI-O restarts after the drop-in write. Add a test for signal delivery followed by a rejected registry configuration.
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In `@deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/templates/daemonset.yaml` around lines 252
- 258, Update the CRI-O reload flow around the kill -HUP invocation so
CRIO_RELOAD_MARKER is created only after an observable successful configuration
acknowledgement, or leave the node not-ready until CRI-O restarts after the
drop-in write; do not treat signal delivery alone as success. Add coverage for
signal delivery followed by CRI-O rejecting the registry configuration.
The previous wording read as though ClusterIP were a supported option that this
change removes. It never worked: the DaemonSet has always written the mirror
endpoint as ${NODE_IP}:${port}, so a ClusterIP service left every node pointing
at a closed port and silently bypassing the cache.
Lead with the invariant, and describe the render-time check as a guard against
a leftover override rather than as a new restriction.
Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
Why
Container Cache could install successfully while function image pulls went
straight to the upstream registry, with no error and no cache metrics. Two
independent causes, both reported from EKS and AKS GPU node pools.
The DaemonSet writes the containerd mirror endpoint and the CRI-O drop-in as
${NODE_IP}:${port}, because both runtimes resolve it from the host networknamespace, where cluster service DNS and ClusterIP addresses are not
dependable. The Service only rendered a
nodePortwhenservice.typewasNodePort, while the values table and user docs advertisedClusterIPandLoadBalanceras supported. Choosing either left the mirror pointing at a portnothing listens on:
Pulls then fall back to the upstream registry and succeed, which is
indistinguishable from a working cache unless you check cache metrics.
Separately, on nodes whose containerd
config.tomldeclaresversion = 3,registry configuration lives under
[plugins."io.containerd.cri.v1.images".registry].config_pathwas leftempty or unusable there, so
hosts.tomlunder/etc/containerd/certs.dwasignored. Correcting that file is not enough on its own: containerd reads
registry.config_pathonly at daemon start and has no config reload(containerd#4478), so
the correction stays inactive until containerd next starts.
hosts.tomlitselfis unaffected, since containerd re-reads it on every pull.
What changed
Service type is no longer configurable:
service.yamlhardcodestype: NodePortand always rendersnodePort.service.typeis removed fromvalues.yaml.NodePortfails the render with anexplanation, rather than installing a cache that pulls silently bypass. An
explicit
NodePortis still accepted so existing values files keep working.ClusterIPorLoadBalancer.Report inactive containerd registry config instead of acting on it:
config.tomlaround the configurator. If we changed it, log a NOTICE andskip the readiness marker.
readinessProbeon the configure container reads that marker, so aDaemonSet whose ready count is below its desired count is the signal that some
nodes still pull straight from the upstream registry.
workloads, and node lifecycle is managed out of band. The pod keeps running
and keeps the corrected config on disk; it activates on the next containerd
start or node cycle.
CRI-O reload:
rather than behind a startup-only path. It does need a nudge on first install:
auto_reload_registriesonly applies once CRI-O has read thecrio.conf.ddrop-in this DaemonSet writes.
best-effort. A node without CRI-O, or where the signal fails, is not an error.
Customer Release Notes
Container Cache is now always exposed as a NodePort service.
service.typehasbeen removed; installs that set it to
ClusterIPorLoadBalancerfail with anexplicit error instead of silently routing image pulls around the cache. Nodes
whose container runtime registry configuration is written but not yet active are
now reported through the DaemonSet's ready count.
Plan Summary
No new Kubernetes resources. The
nvcf-container-cacheService already renderedas NodePort under the default values, so a default install is unchanged. An
install that explicitly set
service.typeto a non-NodePort value will now failthe render; that configuration never routed pulls through the cache. The
configure container gains a readinessProbe, which can lower a DaemonSet's ready
count on nodes whose containerd config was just corrected.
Usage
No action for installs on default values. If your values set
service.type,remove it; use
service.portto change the published port.To find nodes whose registry config is written but not yet active:
Those nodes activate on their next containerd start or node cycle.
Testing
tests/chart-render/verify-mirrors.shpasses, extended to cover the rejectedservice.typeoverride and its message, that an explicitNodePortstillrenders,
type: NodePortin the rendered Service, the pending-restartdetection, the absence of any restart path, the readiness marker and probe, and
the CRI-O SIGHUP reload.
Also verified locally:
helm lintclean; the rendered DaemonSet script passesbash -n;RESTART_CONTAINERD-style boolean handling was dropped along withthe restart path.
Not yet validated on a live cluster. The containerd half also depends on a
configurator image change that is not in this repository, so end-to-end QA
needs that image released and
images.certificatesbumped.Notes
The
config_pathhalf of this is only the reporting side. The configurator thatwrites
config.tomllives in the certificates image, not in this repository;this PR makes the resulting state visible rather than fixing what gets written.
References
Closes #998
Upstream: containerd#4478 (no config reload).
Related Pull Requests
None in this repository. Requires a matching certificates-image release and an
images.certificatesbump before the containerd path is fixed end to end.Dependencies
None.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Enhancements
NodePort, with validation for unsupported service types.Documentation
NodePortbehavior, port requirements, unsupported settings, and how to identify caching issues through metrics.Tests