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fix(nvca): mount the model cache read-only in workload containers - #1565

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Why

The mutating webhook marked the model cache PVC volume source readOnly: true but added both matching volumeMount entries read-write. Kubernetes enforces read-only per mount, so a workload container could open the shared cache for writing through the mount even though the claim was read-only. On a shared filesystem the cache is one volume read by every namespace; a single writable mount can corrupt it for all of them. The design contract requires read-only at both the volume source and each mount.

What changed

Both model cache mounts are added readOnly: true. An existing mount with the wrong flag is corrected on admission instead of being treated as already present. Any other mount of the model cache volume is forced read-only. The per-pod emptyDir fallback stays writable because its init container populates it.

Customer Release Notes

Fixed the shared model cache being mounted writable in workload containers.

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Testing

  • Webhook tests updated and extended: model cache mounts are read-only on CREATE and UPDATE, a read-write mount is corrected on re-admission, and the emptyDir fallback remains writable.
  • Reverting the fix makes those tests fail.
  • go test ./pkg/webhook/... and golangci-lint clean.

QA: none beyond CI; the admitted pod spec is asserted directly.

Notes

Lifted from #1357, which stays open for reference. Independent of the cache binding work.

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Issues

Relates to #1326

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Model-cache storage mounts are now consistently configured as read-only.
    • Existing mounts with incorrect permissions are updated instead of creating duplicate mounts.
    • Ephemeral model-cache mounts remain writable where required.
    • Reapplying the configuration now preserves stable pod settings.

The webhook marked the model cache PVC volume source read-only but added
both matching volumeMounts read-write, so a workload container could open
the shared cache for writing through the mount even though the claim was
read-only. On a shared filesystem the cache is one volume read by every
namespace, so a single writable mount can corrupt it for all of them.

Both model cache mounts are now read-only, an existing mount with the wrong
flag is corrected on admission rather than skipped as already present, and
any other mount of the model cache volume is forced read-only. The
per-pod emptyDir fallback stays writable: its init container populates it.

Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <bganesan@nvidia.com>
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Walkthrough

The webhook now enforces read-only model-cache mounts, updates matching mounts in place, and preserves writable ephemeral mounts. Tests cover existing, custom-path, empty-volume, unrelated-volume, and repeated-admission scenarios.

Changes

Model-cache mount handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Mount enforcement
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/webhook/helm_storage_webhook.go
The webhook marks persistent model-cache mounts as read-only. addVolumeMount updates matching mounts instead of appending duplicates.
Mount behavior validation
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/webhook/helm_storage_webhook_test.go
Tests verify read-only persistent mounts, writable ephemeral mounts, and unchanged PodSpec values across repeated admissions.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 40313

The webhook now corrects model-cache mounts to read-only while preserving writable ephemeral storage. The remaining low risk is reduced operational visibility into when those corrections occur.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title follows Conventional Commits format with the required scoped fix type. It accurately describes the primary change: mounting the model cache as read-only in workload containers.
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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/webhook/helm_storage_webhook.go (1)

248-253: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Record the model-cache mutation result.

The route wrappers provide HTTP RED metrics and request tracing, but miniserviceMutatingWebhook.Handle discards the bool returned by helmStorageMutatingWebhook.mutate. Emit the mutation result with the existing request context. Do not duplicate HTTP instrumentation.

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/webhook/helm_storage_webhook.go` around
lines 248 - 253, Update miniserviceMutatingWebhook.Handle to capture the bool
returned by helmStorageMutatingWebhook.mutate and emit that mutation result
using the existing request context. Preserve the route wrappers’ HTTP metrics
and tracing without adding duplicate HTTP instrumentation.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/webhook/helm_storage_webhook.go`:
- Around line 248-253: Update miniserviceMutatingWebhook.Handle to capture the
bool returned by helmStorageMutatingWebhook.mutate and emit that mutation result
using the existing request context. Preserve the route wrappers’ HTTP metrics
and tracing without adding duplicate HTTP instrumentation.

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