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This PR implements a configurable maximum number of remediation attempts per equivalence group to prevent infinite remediation loops.

Changes

  • Added MaxRetryAttempts field to TomlConfig (default 0 = unlimited, preserving current behavior)
  • Added RetryCount field to EquivalenceGroupState in the node annotation
  • The reconciler now checks retry count before creating a remediation CR and increments the counter on each attempt
  • The counter persists across pod restarts via the node annotation

Testing

  • Added unit tests verifying retry count increments correctly, stays independent per group, and persists across simulated pod restarts
  • Existing annotation and config tests pass

Closes #1543

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added configurable maximum retry attempts for each remediation group.
    • Retry counts now persist across updates and application restarts.
    • Retry tracking remains independent for each remediation group.
    • Setting the limit to zero allows unlimited retry attempts.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Remediation events reaching the configured limit are skipped and marked as processed.
    • Invalid negative retry limits are now rejected during configuration validation.

This addresses issue NVIDIA#1543 by implementing a configurable limit
on the number of remediation attempts per equivalence group.

Changes:
- Add MaxRetryAttempts config field to TomlConfig
- Add RetryCount field to EquivalenceGroupState (persists in node annotation)
- Increment retry count on each remediation attempt
- Skip remediation when retry limit is exceeded
- Add tests for retry count tracking and persistence

The retry counter survives pod restarts because it's stored in the
node's annotation rather than in-memory state.

Fixes NVIDIA#1543

Signed-off-by: Billard <82095453+iacker@users.noreply.github.com>
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The change persists remediation retry counts per equivalence group and adds MaxRetryAttempts configuration. The reconciler skips events at the configured limit, records failure state, and marks events processed.

Changes

Remediation retry limit

Layer / File(s) Summary
Persist retry state
fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/annotation_interface.go, fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/annotation.go, fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/retry_count_test.go
EquivalenceGroupState stores RetryCount. Existing groups increment the count, new groups start at one, and tests verify group isolation and persistence across manager instances.
Enforce maximum attempts
fault-remediation/pkg/config/config.go, fault-remediation/pkg/config/config_test.go, fault-remediation/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go
MaxRetryAttempts configures the limit. Negative values fail validation, zero allows unlimited retries, and the reconciler skips events at the limit while updating failure and processing state.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to cde3a

The retry limit can allow one more remediation attempt than configured, which may prolong remediation loops. The PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner follow-up to correct or accept this bounded behavior.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Reconciler
  participant NodeAnnotationManager
  participant Datastore
  participant MaintenanceResource
  Reconciler->>NodeAnnotationManager: read equivalence-group retry count
  NodeAnnotationManager-->>Reconciler: return persisted retry state
  alt retry limit reached
    Reconciler->>Datastore: mark event failed and processed
  else retry limit not reached
    Reconciler->>MaintenanceResource: create remediation resource
  end
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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 4 functions across 6 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Linked Issues check ❓ Inconclusive The implementation tracks and limits attempts per equivalence group, but the summary does not confirm remediation-failed handling equivalent to CONTACT_SUPPORT. Confirm that events reaching the retry limit transition to the same remediation-failed state as CONTACT_SUPPORT events.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: configuring a maximum number of remediation attempts per equivalence group.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All code and test changes support retry counting, retry limits, persistence, or configuration validation required by issue #1543.
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Actionable comments posted: 2

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fault-remediation/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go (1)

1216-1221: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Wrap the status-update and processing errors with context.

Add context that identifies the retry-limit path and node before returning these errors.

As per coding guidelines, “Wrap errors with context using fmt.Errorf("context: %w", err) in Go code.”

Proposed fix
 if err := r.updateNodeRemediatedStatus(ctx, healthEventStore, eventWithToken, false); err != nil {
-	return ctrl.Result{}, err, true
+	return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("mark remediation failed after retry limit for node %s: %w", nodeName, err), true
 }

 result, err := r.markProcessedOrError(ctx, watcherInstance, eventWithToken, nodeName)
-return result, err, true
+if err != nil {
+	return result, fmt.Errorf("mark retry-limited event processed for node %s: %w", nodeName, err), true
+}
+return result, nil, true
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In `@fault-remediation/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go` around lines 1216 - 1221,
Wrap errors returned by updateNodeRemediatedStatus and markProcessedOrError in
the retry-limit path with fmt.Errorf context that identifies the retry-limit
handling and nodeName, preserving error chaining with %w before returning.

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fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/retry_count_test.go (1)

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Rename the test functions.

Use the required TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior pattern.

As per coding guidelines, “Name tests descriptively following the pattern TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior in Go.”

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In `@fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/retry_count_test.go` at line 28, Rename the
affected test functions in the retry-count test file to follow the Go pattern
TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior, using descriptive scenario and
expected-behavior segments for each test while preserving their existing test
logic.

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Inline comments:
In `@fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/annotation.go`:
- Around line 107-119: Update the RetryCount initialization in the group state
update within fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/annotation.go lines 107-119 so a
new group starts at 1 and existing groups increment their current count. Update
the expected retry sequence in
fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/retry_count_test.go lines 43-65 from 0, 1, 2 to
1, 2, 3.

In `@fault-remediation/pkg/config/config.go`:
- Around line 89-91: Update TomlConfig.Validate() to reject MaxRetryAttempts
values below zero while preserving zero as unlimited retries and positive values
as configured limits.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/retry_count_test.go`:
- Line 28: Rename the affected test functions in the retry-count test file to
follow the Go pattern TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior, using
descriptive scenario and expected-behavior segments for each test while
preserving their existing test logic.

In `@fault-remediation/pkg/reconciler/reconciler.go`:
- Around line 1216-1221: Wrap errors returned by updateNodeRemediatedStatus and
markProcessedOrError in the retry-limit path with fmt.Errorf context that
identifies the retry-limit handling and nodeName, preserving error chaining with
%w before returning.
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Comment thread fault-remediation/pkg/annotation/annotation.go
Comment thread fault-remediation/pkg/config/config.go
Address CodeRabbit findings:
- Initialize RetryCount to 1 on first attempt (was 0)
- Update test expectations to match 1,2,3 sequence
- Add validation to reject negative MaxRetryAttempts
- Add tests for MaxRetryAttempts validation

The retry count now accurately reflects the number of remediation
attempts (first attempt = 1), and the config validation prevents
invalid negative values while preserving 0 as unlimited.

Signed-off-by: Billard <82095453+iacker@users.noreply.github.com>
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[Feature]: Enforce a maximum number of remediation attempts per node

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