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58 changes: 57 additions & 1 deletion src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/status.go
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Expand Up @@ -1374,6 +1374,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) getUnexpectedEventsForObject(
// parseErrorEventMessage parses event.Message to make it more human-readable and remove
// internal cluster details when possible. It returns false when event is not an error message.
func parseErrorEventMessage(event *corev1.Event) (message string, include, isError bool) {
const emStrForbidden = "forbidden:"

switch event.Reason {
case "FailedCreate", "FailedUpdate":
// FailedCreate/Update is added to an event and/or in a ReplicaSet or StatefulSet condition
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// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/25f1248/pkg/controller/controller_utils.go#L596C75-L596C89
// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/25f1248/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go#L297-L300
// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/25f1248/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_pod_control.go#L314-L317
//
// A transient webhook-unavailability signature is retryable, not
// terminal: marking it terminal force-purges the object and
// regenerates the load that caused the failure.
if isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage(event.Message) {
return event.Message, event.Type == corev1.EventTypeWarning, false

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Kubernetes corev1 Event Type Warning FailedCreate BindingError EventRecorder contract

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The error FailedCreate is a standard Kubernetes event reason indicating that a controller (such as a ReplicaSet, StatefulSet, or Job) was unable to create a requested resource, most commonly a Pod [1][2][3]. This event type is typically marked as Warning and indicates that the resource creation request was rejected or failed before the object could be persisted in etcd [1][3]. Common causes for FailedCreate events include: 1. Admission Webhook Rejection: The most frequent cause is an admission controller (validating or mutating webhook) blocking the request [1][2]. The event message will often contain details from the webhook explaining why the request was denied (e.g., policy violation, missing labels) [1][2]. 2. Resource Quota Exceeded: The request may be blocked because the namespace has reached its resource quota limits [1]. 3. API Server Errors: In some cases, transient timeouts or internal server errors during the API request can trigger this event [4]. A BindingError, while sometimes appearing in related scheduling logs or error messages, refers to a failure in the process of binding a Pod to a Node [5][6]. Pods are created first, then scheduled, and finally bound [1]. If you see a FailedCreate event, it generally means the issue occurred before scheduling, at the admission/creation phase [3]. Conversely, a Binding rejection typically happens after the Pod has been admitted and passed the scheduling phase, often due to conflicts if a scheduler attempts to bind a Pod that is already bound or has been deleted [5][6]. The EventRecorder contract is the mechanism used by controllers to emit these events [7][8]. In Kubernetes Go code, the EventRecorder interface provides methods such as Event, Eventf, and AnnotatedEventf [8][9]. The contract requires: - An object (runtime.Object) that the event concerns [8]. - A string representing the event type (corev1.EventTypeWarning or corev1.EventTypeNormal) [10][8][11]. - A short, unique reason string (like FailedCreate), which is used for programmatic handling [7][8]. - A human-readable message string providing context [7][8]. When writing a custom controller, you use the EventRecorder to report these states to the Kubernetes API, making them visible to users via kubectl describe [7][11]. The controller is responsible for identifying the failure, constructing the event, and calling the recorder to propagate it to the cluster [7][8].

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In the Kubernetes API, the type field in an Event object is a required field that indicates the nature of the event [1]. It is a machine-readable string that must be set to either Normal or Warning for new Events [1][2]. While new types may be introduced in the future, Normal and Warning are the standard classifications used to categorize the significance of the event [1][2]. Regarding the relationship between type and reason, the type field serves as the broad classification (Normal vs. Warning), whereas the reason field (often found in the Event structure as a short, machine-understandable string) provides specific, programmatic details about the underlying cause of the event [1][2]. Although there is no strict schema-level binding between specific types and specific reasons, convention dictates that the reason should be a short, CamelCase string that explains the event's trigger [3]. It is important to note that event consumers should treat these as supplemental, best-effort data, as the specific triggers and messages associated with a reason may evolve over time [4][5].

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Preserve transient failure events with non-Warning types.

parseErrorEventMessage sets include=false for transient FailedCreate, FailedUpdate, and BindingError events unless event.Type == corev1.EventTypeWarning. Kubernetes does not bind these reasons to Warning, so getUnexpectedEventsForObject can discard a matching event with type Normal or empty. Return include=true for this branch and add regression coverage.

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/status.go` at line 1398,
Update parseErrorEventMessage so transient FailedCreate, FailedUpdate, and
BindingError events return include=true regardless of event.Type, preserving
matching Normal or empty-type events; add regression coverage through
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}
isError = true
case "BindingError":
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// Same transient-webhook carve-out as FailedCreate/FailedUpdate;
// BindingError can carry the same webhook-unavailable signature.
if isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage(event.Message) {
return event.Message, event.Type == corev1.EventTypeWarning, false
}
// Non-webhook messages (e.g. a routine resourceVersion conflict)
// fall back to the same forbidden:-only rule as default.
isError = strings.Contains(event.Message, emStrForbidden)
case "ReplicaSetCreateError":
// ReplicaSetCreateError is set when Deployments fail to create their ReplicaSet's.
//
Expand All @@ -1406,13 +1424,51 @@ func parseErrorEventMessage(event *corev1.Event) (message string, include, isErr
default:
// Controllers for objects that create Pods may observe "forbidden" errors,
// but these do not necessarily fail the controller object.
const emStrForbidden = "forbidden:"
isError = isError || strings.Contains(event.Message, emStrForbidden)
}

return event.Message, isError || event.Type == corev1.EventTypeWarning, isError
}

// Webhook-unavailability message substrings.
var transientWebhookUnavailableSignatures = []string{
// Webhook Service has no ready endpoints, e.g. during a rollout or after node loss.
"no endpoints available for service",

// Webhook returned 5xx or the API server could not read a response.
"the server is currently unable to handle the request",
"has prevented the request from succeeding",
"too many requests",

// Connection could not be established or was lost mid-request.
"connection refused",
"connection reset by peer",
"broken pipe",
"http2: client connection lost",
"EOF",

// Webhook did not respond in time.
"i/o timeout",
"context deadline exceeded",
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"net/http: TLS handshake timeout",
"net/http: request canceled",
}

// isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage reports whether an event message
// matches a known webhook-unavailable signature, not a permanent failure.
func isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage(message string) bool {
lowerMessage := strings.ToLower(message)
if !strings.Contains(lowerMessage, "failed calling webhook") {
return false
}
for _, signature := range transientWebhookUnavailableSignatures {
if strings.Contains(lowerMessage, strings.ToLower(signature)) {
return true
}
}
return false
}

var (
filterTerminal = func(os ObjectStatus) bool { return os.TerminalBad }
filterPending = func(os ObjectStatus) bool { return os.Pending }
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Expand Up @@ -159,6 +159,68 @@ func Test_parseErrorEventMessage(t *testing.T) {
expInclude: true,
expIsError: false,
},
{
name: "transient FailedCreate - webhook connection reset (hijacked/reset, not a timeout)",
event: corev1.Event{
Type: corev1.EventTypeWarning,
Reason: "FailedCreate",
Message: `create Pod nvcf-test-func-0 in StatefulSet nvcf-test-func failed error: ` +
`Internal error occurred: failed calling webhook "mutate-pod-nodeaffinity.nvca.nvcf.nvidia.io": ` +
`failed to call webhook: an error on the server ("") has prevented the request from succeeding`,
},
expInclude: true,
expIsError: false,
},
{
name: "transient BindingError - webhook EOF",
event: corev1.Event{
Type: corev1.EventTypeWarning,
Reason: "BindingError",
Message: `Post "https://nvca.nvca-system.svc:8443/validate": ` +
`failed calling webhook "validate-helm-charts.nvca.nvcf.nvidia.io": ` +
`Post "https://nvca.nvca-system.svc:8443/validate": EOF`,
},
expInclude: true,
expIsError: false,
},
{
name: "transient FailedCreate - webhook signature match is case-insensitive",
event: corev1.Event{
Type: corev1.EventTypeWarning,
Reason: "FailedCreate",
Message: `create Pod nvcf-test-func-0 in StatefulSet nvcf-test-func failed error: ` +
`Internal error occurred: Failed Calling Webhook "mutate-pod-nodeaffinity.nvca.nvcf.nvidia.io": ` +
`failed to call webhook: an error on the server ("") has prevented the Request From Succeeding`,
},
expInclude: true,
expIsError: false,
},
{
name: "non-transient BindingError should still be an error",
event: corev1.Event{
Type: corev1.EventTypeWarning,
Reason: "BindingError",
// A real denial (matches the forbidden: rule every other
// Reason's non-transient path already relies on), not a
// resourceVersion conflict -- conflicts are routine,
// self-healing, and auto-retried by controllers, so using
// one here would misrepresent what a genuine terminal
// BindingError looks like.
Message: `pods "foo-0" is forbidden: ` + exceededQuotaMsg,
},
expInclude: true,
expIsError: true,
},
{
name: "transient BindingError - resourceVersion conflict is routine, not terminal",
event: corev1.Event{
Type: corev1.EventTypeWarning,
Reason: "BindingError",
Message: `Operation cannot be fulfilled on pods "foo-0": the object has been modified`,
},
expInclude: true,
expIsError: false,
},
{
name: "policy violation warning should be excluded",
event: corev1.Event{
Expand All @@ -178,6 +240,24 @@ func Test_parseErrorEventMessage(t *testing.T) {
}
}

func Test_isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage(t *testing.T) {
const prefix = `Internal error occurred: failed calling webhook "mutate-pod-nodeaffinity.nvca.nvcf.nvidia.io": `

for _, signature := range transientWebhookUnavailableSignatures {
t.Run(signature, func(t *testing.T) {
assert.True(t, isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage(prefix+signature))
})
}

t.Run("no signature match", func(t *testing.T) {
assert.False(t, isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage(prefix+"x509: certificate signed by unknown authority"))
})

t.Run("signature present but not a webhook call failure", func(t *testing.T) {
assert.False(t, isTransientWebhookUnavailableMessage("connection refused"))
})
}

func Test_ObjectStatuses_backoffBehavior(t *testing.T) {
now := time.Now()
testCfg := testTimeConfig()
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