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Summary

Problem

During labeler startup, reconcileAllNodes can read that a driver pod exists, then race with its deletion. The delete handler correctly removes driver.installed, but the startup sweep can subsequently restore driver.installed=true using its earlier result. Because this output label is not a watched reconciliation input, it can remain stale when no replacement pod event occurs. This caused TestLabeler_handlePodEvent/driver_pod_deletion_removes_driver_label to fail.

What is the fix?

Serialize reconciliation for the same node across startup/node reconciliation and pod add, update, and delete handlers. The shared lock covers both desired-state calculation and the write, so whichever path runs second recalculates from the latest informer state and produces the final result. A fixed set of striped locks keeps memory bounded while allowing different nodes to reconcile concurrently.

This replaces the earlier periodic-resync approach, which could not repair the observed test failure before its timeout and only bounded the stale-label duration instead of preventing the lost update.

As a small CI-stability adjustment, expand window for valid throughputs on raising QPS from 4 -> 40 to [6, 14] instead of [8, 11] as we were getting lot of glitches for ratio of high-qps-throughput / low-qps-throughput outside of the range.

Validation of the fix

  • Added a deterministic regression test that pauses node reconciliation after it reads the pod cache, starts the pod deletion, and verifies the deletion result wins.
  • The deterministic regression test passed 10/10 under -race.
  • The original failing driver_pod_deletion_removes_driver_label envtest passed 10/10.

Type of Change

  • 🐛 Bug fix
  • ✨ New feature
  • 💥 Breaking change
  • 📚 Documentation
  • 🔧 Refactoring
  • 🔨 Build/CI

Component(s) Affected

  • Core Services
  • Documentation/CI
  • Fault Management
  • Health Monitors
  • Janitor
  • Other: ____________

Testing

  • Tests pass locally
  • Manual testing completed
  • No breaking changes (or documented)

Checklist

  • Self-review completed
  • Documentation updated (if needed)
  • Ready for review

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved driver-label reconciliation during concurrent node and pod changes.
    • Ensured label updates remain consistent when pods are added, updated, or removed.
    • Reduced unnecessary reconciliation when relevant inputs have not changed.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for concurrent reconciliation and pod deletion scenarios.
    • Broadened accepted throughput ranges for node draining, fault quarantine, labeling, and gang coordination tests.

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The labeler now serializes node-driven and pod-driven label reconciliation with per-node locks. Resync-only drift detection was removed. Node updates reconcile watched labels and device-count resources. A concurrency regression test covers stale informer-cache handling. Throughput tests accept wider ratios.

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Node label reconciliation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Per-node reconciliation locking
labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler.go
Node and pod label reconciliation now share hashed per-node mutexes. Node reconciliation responds to watched label and device-count resource changes.
Concurrent cache-state regression coverage
labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go
The test blocks node reconciliation, invokes pod deletion while the pod is absent from the cache, verifies blocking, and confirms that the driver label remains removed.

Throughput ratio validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Widened throughput thresholds
fault-quarantine/pkg/informer/k8s_client_test.go, labeler/pkg/initializer/init_test.go, node-drainer/pkg/initializer/init_test.go, preflight/pkg/gang/coordinator/coordinator_test.go
Throughput assertions now accept ratios from 6.0 through 14.0. The node-drainer test changes only its upper bound.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to dae64

The change prevents startup and pod-event races from restoring stale node labels, but labels changed externally outside the normal reconciliation triggers may still remain stale until another relevant event occurs. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up for that bounded correctness risk.

Suggested reviewers: cbumb, iacker

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant NodeEvent
  participant PodEvent
  participant Labeler
  participant KubernetesAPI
  NodeEvent->>Labeler: Reconcile node labels
  PodEvent->>Labeler: Handle pod label event
  Labeler->>Labeler: Acquire hashed node mutex
  Labeler->>KubernetesAPI: Apply expected labels
  KubernetesAPI-->>Labeler: Return update result
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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go (1)

2511-2511: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Align the test name with the required naming pattern.

The coding guidelines require TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior. TestStartupSweepRacesDriverPodDeletion does not name the function under test. Consider TestReconcileAllNodes_StaleDriverPodIndex_RestampsLabel, with the resync case as TestResyncNeedsRepair_... or a subtest name that states the expected behavior.

As per coding guidelines: "Name tests descriptively following the pattern TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior in Go".

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In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go` at line 2511, Rename
TestStartupSweepRacesDriverPodDeletion to identify the function under test and
the expected behavior, following the TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior
pattern; use a ReconcileAllNodes-based name for the resync case, or a
descriptive subtest name for that scenario.

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Inline comments:
In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler.go`:
- Around line 695-701: Make resyncNeedsRepair side-effect free by replacing the
probe call to reconcileNodeLabelsInPlace with a read-only label comparison, or
by adding a probe mode that suppresses reconciliation metrics, skip counters,
and device-count updates while preserving the repair result. Ensure the actual
reconciliation path retains its existing metrics and side effects, and use
deviceCounts.ReconcileNodeLabelsInPlace only if it does not mutate manager
state.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go`:
- Line 2511: Rename TestStartupSweepRacesDriverPodDeletion to identify the
function under test and the expected behavior, following the
TestFunctionName_Scenario_ExpectedBehavior pattern; use a
ReconcileAllNodes-based name for the resync case, or a descriptive subtest name
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XRFXLP added 3 commits August 24, 2026 08:23
Signed-off-by: Ajay Mishra <ajmishra@nvidia.com>
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@XRFXLP XRFXLP self-assigned this Aug 24, 2026
@XRFXLP XRFXLP added the bug Something isn't working label Aug 24, 2026
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XRFXLP added 5 commits August 24, 2026 09:35
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@XRFXLP XRFXLP changed the title fix(labeler): add eventual consistency based on resync fix(labeler): serialize per-node label reconciliation and fix other CI flakes Aug 24, 2026

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labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler.go (1)

495-497: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Restore drift detection for the labels this controller owns.

If an external actor changes DriverInstalledLabel or DCGMVersionLabel, nodeRequiresReconciliation ignores the node update. Pod updates with unchanged readiness are also ignored, so the drift persists until an unrelated reconciliation occurs.

Add both labels to the node reconciliation trigger set.

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In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler.go` around lines 495 - 497, Update the node
reconciliation trigger set used by nodeRequiresReconciliation to include both
DriverInstalledLabel and DCGMVersionLabel, so changes to either controller-owned
label trigger reconciliation while preserving the existing triggers.
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In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler.go`:
- Around line 495-497: Update the node reconciliation trigger set used by
nodeRequiresReconciliation to include both DriverInstalledLabel and
DCGMVersionLabel, so changes to either controller-owned label trigger
reconciliation while preserving the existing triggers.

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labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go (1)

1482-1493: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Use envtest for the new Labeler tests.

fake.NewSimpleClientset() does not provide API server or controller-cache behavior. Build the new Labeler tests with envtest instead. Apply this to the allocatable test setup and the concurrent-cache regression helper.

As per coding guidelines, "**/*_test.go: Use envtest for testing Kubernetes controllers, not fake clients, in Go test code."

Also applies to: 2536-2576

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In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go` around lines 1482 - 1493, Update the new
Labeler test setup around NewLabeler and the concurrent-cache regression helper
to use an envtest control plane and client instead of fake.NewSimpleClientset.
Preserve the existing test scenarios and configure the envtest client so
API-server and controller-cache behavior is exercised.

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labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go (1)

1480-1554: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Convert the allocatable cases to a table-driven test.

The two subtests duplicate Labeler setup, node setup, and assertions. Store the device-count configuration and expected result in test cases, then iterate with t.Run.

As per coding guidelines, "**/*_test.go: Write table-driven tests when testing multiple scenarios in Go."

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In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go` around lines 1480 - 1554, Refactor
TestLabelerNodeRequiresReconciliation_AllocatableChanges into a table-driven
test: define cases containing the device-count configuration and expected
reconciliation result, iterate them with t.Run, and share the common Labeler and
node setup while varying only the case-specific values.

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In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go`:
- Around line 1482-1493: Update the new Labeler test setup around NewLabeler and
the concurrent-cache regression helper to use an envtest control plane and
client instead of fake.NewSimpleClientset. Preserve the existing test scenarios
and configure the envtest client so API-server and controller-cache behavior is
exercised.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler_test.go`:
- Around line 1480-1554: Refactor
TestLabelerNodeRequiresReconciliation_AllocatableChanges into a table-driven
test: define cases containing the device-count configuration and expected
reconciliation result, iterate them with t.Run, and share the common Labeler and
node setup while varying only the case-specific values.

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Merging this branch will increase overall coverage

Impacted Packages Coverage Δ 🤖
github.com/nvidia/nvsentinel/labeler/pkg/labeler 41.41% (+0.44%) 👍

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Changed File Coverage Δ Total Covered Missed 🤖
github.com/nvidia/nvsentinel/labeler/pkg/labeler/labeler.go 45.26% (+0.49%) 1697 (-3) 768 (+7) 929 (-10) 👍

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