fix(helm-model): stop unusable Samba cache storage hanging the install - #1157
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…ng it Samba is selected only when neither nvcf-sc-30 nor nvcf-miniservice-sc exists, which usually means NVMesh is absent and the block storage class its per-handle backing PVC needs is absent too. The class was hardcoded and never verified, so the PVC stayed Pending, the Samba Deployment never became available, and the ModelCacheRequest requeued forever. That path has no failure threshold, so the install stayed in CacheInProgress instead of degrading, even though model caching is allowed to fail. Verify the class exists before choosing Samba and fall back to the per-pod ephemeral cache when it does not, logging the reason. Resolve the backing class through the model cache storage class the reconciler already owns (WithModelCacheStorageClass, defaulting to nvcf-sc) so the class that is checked is the class the volume is created on. Also corrects the HelmCacheBackendSamba comment, which claimed Samba creates nvcf-miniservice-sc; it intentionally creates no StorageClass. Closes #1140 Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 12 included reviews per hour; 10 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change resolves the model-cache storage class from configuration and options, validates it before Samba selection, passes it to backing PVCs, and bounds Samba readiness with a 30-minute timeout and failure metrics. ChangesModel-cache storage selection
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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The PR is mergeable with owner awareness: when the shared cache StorageClass is missing, the service falls back to per-pod caching, but that downgrade is logged at Info rather than warning level and may be less visible to operators. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant AgentConfig
participant ModelCacheReconciler
participant SelectHelmCacheBackend
participant KubernetesAPI
participant SambaInfrastructure
AgentConfig->>ModelCacheReconciler: provide model-cache storage class
ModelCacheReconciler->>SelectHelmCacheBackend: resolve and validate StorageClass
SelectHelmCacheBackend->>KubernetesAPI: get StorageClass
KubernetesAPI-->>SelectHelmCacheBackend: class or lookup error
SelectHelmCacheBackend->>SambaInfrastructure: select Samba backend
SambaInfrastructure->>KubernetesAPI: create backing PVC and Deployment
KubernetesAPI-->>SambaInfrastructure: readiness and creation time
SambaInfrastructure-->>ModelCacheReconciler: ready state or timeout failure
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src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_samba_test.go (1)
123-159: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winUse table-driven tests for StorageClass resolution variants.
The scenarios differ only by override and expected StorageClass. Use test tables to keep future resolution cases consistent.
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_samba_test.go#L123-L159: combine the configured and empty override PVC assertions into table cases.src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_test.go#L170-L173: use table cases for default and customModelCacheStorageClassNameresolution.As per coding guidelines, "Keep tests next to the code they test, use table-driven tests for multiple scenarios."
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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/controller.go`:
- Around line 128-133: Resolve ModelCacheStorageClass once during controller
setup, then pass that resolved value consistently to both the agent manager and
storage controller; ensure storage.BuildController applies
WithModelCacheStorageClass with the same value so backend selection and Samba
PVC provisioning remain aligned, and add a bootstrap test covering a custom
storage class.
In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_samba_test.go`:
- Around line 55-61: Wrap the long EnsureSambaModelCacheInfra calls in the
affected tests, including TestEnsureSambaModelCacheInfra_RequiresCacheHandle and
the other referenced call sites, by placing arguments across multiple lines
while preserving behavior. Run gofmt afterward.
In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend.go`:
- Around line 136-138: Update the missing-StorageClass fallback log in the Samba
cache backend path to use warning-level Kubernetes logging via klog instead of
logf.Info, while preserving the existing message and structured storageClass
field.
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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_samba_test.go`:
- Around line 123-159: Convert the two Samba backing-PVC tests in
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_samba_test.go lines
123-159 into one table-driven test covering configured and empty StorageClass
overrides, preserving each expected class assertion. Also convert the default
and custom ModelCacheStorageClassName resolution cases in
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/cachebackend_test.go lines 170-173
into table cases, keeping the existing resolution behavior and assertions.
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Checking the backing storage class exists removes the common cause of the indefinite wait, but not the wait itself: a class that exists can still fail to bind (no capacity, provisioner down), leaving the Samba Deployment unavailable and the ModelCacheRequest requeuing forever with no failure path, which holds the install in CacheInProgress. EnsureSambaModelCacheInfra now reports when the per-handle Deployment was created, and the reconciler fails the request once it has stayed unavailable past SambaModelCacheReadyThreshold (30 minutes). The request goes StorageFailed, so the miniservice reconciler continues the install without a cache instead of waiting. A missing creation timestamp never trips the deadline. This bounds server start-up only. The model download that follows runs in the init job and stays bounded by InitCacheJobFailureThreshold (6 hours), so large models are unaffected. Adds the samba_infra_failed and samba_infra_timeout failure reasons to AllFailureReasons so both series are pre-initialized to zero, and replaces the bare samba_infra_failed string literal with the constant. Closes #1140 Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
…fig value Review feedback: the miniservice controller option added for backend selection could diverge from the class the storage controller provisions volumes on, since nothing populated either from a common source. Adds Agent.ModelCacheStorageClassName and has both readers take it from there: the storage reconciler resolves it for the volumes it creates, and backend selection reads the same field before choosing a backend that needs the class. The reconciler-level WithModelCacheStorageClass override stays ahead of it for tests. Drops the miniservice ControllerOptions field, so there is one production source and no drift. Also wraps the long EnsureSambaModelCacheInfra test calls and folds the two backing-PVC storage class tests into a table. Closes #1140 Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
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src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/types/nvca/config/types.go (1)
611-615: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winDocument
ModelCacheStorageClassNamein the model-cache documentation. Updatedocs/user/cluster-management/model-cache.mdanddocs/dev/sdd-central-model-cache-service.mdwith its default, precedence, and effect on backend provisioning. Replace fixednvcf-scassumptions where applicable. The existing flow is textual, so no separate architecture diagram is needed.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/types/nvca/config/types.go`:
- Around line 611-615: Update the model-cache documentation in model-cache.md
and sdd-central-model-cache-service.md to document ModelCacheStorageClassName,
including its empty/default behavior, precedence over fixed storage-class
assumptions, and impact on backend volume provisioning and selection. Replace
applicable hardcoded nvcf-sc references while preserving the existing textual
flow; no architecture diagram is needed.
Apply the same fix in `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/modelcache.go`
around lines 700 - 705.
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The namespace-label bootstrap from #1116 landed on main while this branch changed EnsureSambaModelCacheInfra to return SambaModelCacheInfraState. Both sides merged cleanly on text and broke on types: its two new error paths still returned a bool. Return the state value instead. Closes #1140 Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
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…ass once Review feedback from @estroz: Moves the storage class setting into an Agent.ModelCache subtype, matching how SharedStorage and InternalPersistentStorage group their fields, and regenerates the go-lib deepcopy. Resolves the class once in NewReconciler instead of on every read: it cannot change for the life of the reconciler, so the accessor was doing per-call work for a constant. The mount option tests that built a Reconciler by struct literal now go through NewReconciler, which is where that resolution happens. Renames infra to infraState at the Samba bootstrap call site. Closes #1140 Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
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Why
Helm model cache backend selection falls back to Samba when neither
nvcf-sc-30nornvcf-miniservice-scexists, which usually means NVMesh is notinstalled. Samba then provisions its per-handle backing PVC on a hardcoded
nvcf-scwithout checking that the class exists, andHelmSharedStoragedefaults to enabled.
On a cluster with
CachingSupporton and no NVMesh, the backing PVC staysPending, the Samba Deployment never reaches
AvailableReplicas >= 1,EnsureSambaModelCacheInfrakeeps reporting not-ready, and theModelCacheRequestnever reachesStorageFailed.doStorageRequeststhen neverreports ready, so the install sits in
MiniServiceCacheInProgressindefinitely.That wait is unbounded on its own, unlike the init-job path which has
InitCacheJobFailureThreshold. So a class that does exist but cannot beprovisioned (no capacity, provisioner down) hangs the same way. Model caching is
meant to degrade, not to block the install, so this fixes both.
What changed
Selection:
SelectHelmCacheBackendverifies the model cache storage class exists beforechoosing Samba, and falls back to the per-pod ephemeral cache when it does
not, logging the class it looked for.
storage reconciler already owns (
WithModelCacheStorageClass, defaulting tonvcf-sc) instead of a separate hardcoded constant, so the class that ischecked is the class the volume is created on.
ModelCacheStorageClassNameis the single resolution point for both.
Agent.ModelCache.StorageClassName(new nvca config subtype, grouped likeSharedStorageandInternalPersistentStorage) is the single productionsource, resolved once in
NewReconciler. The storage reconciler resolves it for the volumes itcreates and backend selection reads the same field, so the class that is
checked cannot drift from the class the volume lands on. The reconciler-level
WithModelCacheStorageClassoverride stays ahead of it for tests.Bootstrap deadline:
EnsureSambaModelCacheInfrareturnsSambaModelCacheInfraState(ready plusthe per-handle Deployment's creation time) instead of a bare bool.
SambaModelCacheReadyThreshold(newTimeConfigfield, 30 minutes). Therequest goes
StorageFailed, so the miniservice reconciler continues theinstall without a cache. A missing creation timestamp never trips the
deadline.
init job and remains bounded by
InitCacheJobFailureThreshold(6 hours), solarge models are unaffected.
Housekeeping:
samba_infra_failedandsamba_infra_timeouttomodelcachetypes.AllFailureReasonsso both series are pre-initialized tozero, replaces the bare
samba_infra_failedstring literal with theconstant, and documents both in METRICS.md.
HelmCacheBackendSambadoc comment, which said Samba createsnvcf-miniservice-sc. It intentionally creates no StorageClass.Customer Release Notes
Functions that request a Helm model cache on clusters without usable shared
cache storage now start with a per-pod cache instead of waiting indefinitely for
a cache volume that cannot be provisioned.
Plan Summary
Not applicable.
Usage
Not applicable. Behavior change only. Clusters that previously hung now either
log
Samba model cache backing storage class is missing, using the per-pod ephemeral cacheand continue with the ephemeral cache, or fail theModelCacheRequestafter 30 minutes of an unavailable Samba server and continuethe install without a cache.
Testing
go test ./pkg/storage/... ./internal/miniservice/...with envtest assets: pass.go list ./...minus generated and cmd packages): pass.golangci-lint run ./pkg/storage/... ./internal/...: 0 issues.New unit tests:
TestSelectHelmCacheBackendgains cases for Samba with the model cache classpresent, Samba without it falling back to ephemeral, the class override being
honored, the override moving the check off the default class, NVMesh and
SharedFS precedence over Samba, and caching disabled short-circuiting before
any lookup.
TestSelectHelmCacheBackend_SambaClassLookupErrorproves a failed class lookupsurfaces as an error rather than silently degrading, so transient API errors
are retried.
TestDoModelCacheSamba_UnreadyServerIsBoundedcovers both sides of thedeadline: within the threshold it requeues, past it the request fails
terminally.
TestEnsureSambaModelCacheInfra_ReportsDeploymentCreationTimeproves thebootstrap start time reaches the caller.
TestModelCacheStorageClassNamecovers the config source and the overrideprecedence;
TestModelCacheStorageClassNameResolution, plusTestEnsureSambaModelCacheInfra_BackingPVCUsesConfiguredClassandTestEnsureSambaModelCacheInfra_BackingPVCDefaultsToModelCacheClass, whichprove the backing PVC lands on the configured class and that an empty override
resolves to the default rather than the cluster default StorageClass.
No QA needed beyond CI.
Notes
Agent.ModelCache.StorageClassNameis config-file only; no chart value isplumbed for it, so in practice it defaults to
nvcf-scuntil someone needsotherwise. The vendored copy of the go-lib config type is mirrored by hand, as
in #911.
Review feedback from CodeRabbit is addressed in 5c82d4a, except the request to
log the fallback at warn level via klog:
logf.FromContextreturns alogr.Logger, which has no warn level, and a bare klog call would drop thereconcile context. Reasoning is in the thread.
The observability impact is two new
nvca_model_cache_result_totalreason labelvalues (
samba_infra_failed,samba_infra_timeout). No metric was renamed orremoved, so existing dashboards and alerts are unaffected.
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Issues
Closes #1140
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