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fix(container-cache): cap emptyDir cache zones with max_size so nginx evicts before kubelet does #1577

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion deploy/helm/container-cache/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Key behaviors:
| `persistentVolumeClaim.storageClassName` | `emptydir` | Storage class (`emptydir` for ephemeral) |
| `persistentVolumeClaim.sizeGB` | `100` | Container cache volume (Gi) |
| `persistentVolumeClaim.sizeProxyGB` | `200` | Proxy cache volume (Gi) |
| `persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct` | `10` | Min free space percentage |
| `persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct` | `15` | Evict at (100 - pct) percent usage: `min_free` on a PersistentVolume, plus per-zone `max_size` on `emptydir` |

### Service

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33 changes: 26 additions & 7 deletions deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/files/nginx.conf
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# Configure cache size and Path
{{- $proxyMaxSize := default 100 $.Values.persistentVolumeClaim.sizeProxyGB -}}
{{- $containerMaxSize := default 100 $.Values.persistentVolumeClaim.sizeGB -}}
{{- $proxyMinFreePct := default 7 $.Values.persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct -}}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

chart_dir="deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy"
rendered="$(mktemp)"
trap 'rm -f "$rendered"' EXIT

helm template t "$chart_dir" \
  --set persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct=0 > "$rendered"

grep -E 'proxy_cache_path /container_cache .*max_size=100g' "$rendered"
grep -Ec 'proxy_cache_path /proxy_cache/(s3|ngc) .*max_size=200g' "$rendered" | grep -qx '2'

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printf '%s\n' '--- template ---'
sed -n '155,195p' deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/files/nginx.conf

printf '%s\n' '--- values declarations and references ---'
rg -n -C 3 'freeProxyPct|proxyMinFreePct' deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy

printf '%s\n' '--- chart metadata ---'
sed -n '1,80p' deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/Chart.yaml

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Preserve an explicit freeProxyPct=0 value.

$proxyMinFreePct uses default, which treats numeric 0 as empty. The template therefore uses 7, caps emptyDir caches at 93% of their configured sizes, and sets PersistentVolume min_free to 7% of sizeProxyGB. Read the chart value directly with integer conversion. Add a rendered zero-value case.

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In `@deploy/helm/container-cache/deploy/files/nginx.conf` at line 165, Update the
proxy cache configuration around proxyMinFreePct to read
persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct directly with integer conversion instead of
using default, so an explicitly configured 0 is preserved. Keep the existing 7%
fallback behavior only where the value is genuinely unset, and add a rendered
test case covering freeProxyPct=0.

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{{- $proxyMinFreeGB := max (mulf (divf $proxyMaxSize 100) $proxyMinFreePct) 1 }}
{{- /* No per-zone max_size: a deployment serves either s3 or ngc/hf
traffic, so a per-zone split would strand the idle zone's share of the
volume. Eviction is driven by the min_free watermark alone, sized by
persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct. */}}
proxy_cache_path /container_cache levels=1:2 min_free={{ printf "%dg" $proxyMinFreeGB }} inactive={{ $.Values.cache.inactive | default "30d" }} keys_zone=container:{{ $.Values.cache.keyStorageSize | default "10m" }} use_temp_path=off;
proxy_cache_path /proxy_cache/s3 levels=1:2 min_free={{ printf "%dg" $proxyMinFreeGB }} inactive={{ $.Values.cache.inactive | default "30d" }} keys_zone=proxy_s3:{{ $.Values.cache.keyStorageSize | default "10m" }} use_temp_path=off;
proxy_cache_path /proxy_cache/ngc levels=1:2 min_free={{ printf "%dg" $proxyMinFreeGB }} inactive={{ $.Values.cache.inactive | default "30d" }} keys_zone=proxy_ngc:{{ $.Values.cache.keyStorageSize | default "10m" }} use_temp_path=off;
{{- /* On a PersistentVolume eviction is driven by the min_free watermark
alone, sized by persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct. There is no per-zone
max_size: a deployment serves either s3 or ngc/hf traffic, so a per-zone
split would strand the idle zone's share of the volume.

An emptyDir has no filesystem of its own: min_free then reads free space
on the node's ephemeral-storage volume, which is far larger than the
cache, so the watermark never fires and kubelet evicts the whole pod
when the directory reaches the emptyDir sizeLimit (sizeProxyGB, sizeGB).
For that mode each zone also gets a max_size of (100 - freeProxyPct)
percent of its own configured size. This keeps the meaning of
freeProxyPct ("start evicting at 100 - pct percent usage") and leaves
the remaining pct as headroom for in-flight temp files and cache-manager
lag before kubelet acts. The s3 and ngc zones each get the full share
because only one of them carries traffic in a given deployment. */}}
{{- $proxyCap := "" -}}
{{- $containerCap := "" -}}
{{- if eq (toString $.Values.persistentVolumeClaim.storageClassName) "emptydir" }}
{{- $usablePct := sub 100 (int $proxyMinFreePct) }}
{{- $proxyCap = printf " max_size=%dg" (max (int (mulf (divf $proxyMaxSize 100) $usablePct)) 1) }}
{{- $containerCap = printf " max_size=%dg" (max (int (mulf (divf $containerMaxSize 100) $usablePct)) 1) }}
{{- end }}
proxy_cache_path /container_cache levels=1:2{{ $containerCap }} min_free={{ printf "%dg" $proxyMinFreeGB }} inactive={{ $.Values.cache.inactive | default "30d" }} keys_zone=container:{{ $.Values.cache.keyStorageSize | default "10m" }} use_temp_path=off;
proxy_cache_path /proxy_cache/s3 levels=1:2{{ $proxyCap }} min_free={{ printf "%dg" $proxyMinFreeGB }} inactive={{ $.Values.cache.inactive | default "30d" }} keys_zone=proxy_s3:{{ $.Values.cache.keyStorageSize | default "10m" }} use_temp_path=off;
proxy_cache_path /proxy_cache/ngc levels=1:2{{ $proxyCap }} min_free={{ printf "%dg" $proxyMinFreeGB }} inactive={{ $.Values.cache.inactive | default "30d" }} keys_zone=proxy_ngc:{{ $.Values.cache.keyStorageSize | default "10m" }} use_temp_path=off;

{{- if (.Values.consistentHashRouting).enabled }}
# Consistent-hash peer routing: one upstream per pod ordinal.
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sizeProxyGB: 200
# Container cache volume size (Gi).
sizeGB: 100
# Cleanup watermark percentage (keep this much free on the proxy cache
# volume): eviction starts when the volume passes (100 - freeProxyPct)
# percent usage, i.e. 15 means evict at 85 percent full. This is the only
# space-based eviction trigger; there is no per-zone max_size because a
# Cleanup watermark percentage: eviction starts when usage passes
# (100 - freeProxyPct) percent, i.e. 15 means evict at 85 percent full.
# On a PersistentVolume this is an nginx min_free watermark on the volume
# and the only space-based trigger; there is no per-zone max_size because a
# deployment serves either s3 or ngc/hf traffic, and a per-zone split would
# strand the idle zone's share of the volume.
# strand the idle zone's share of the volume. With storageClassName
# "emptydir" the directory shares the node's ephemeral-storage filesystem,
# so min_free cannot see the cache's own usage; each zone then also gets a
# max_size of (100 - freeProxyPct) percent of sizeProxyGB (sizeGB for the
# container zone), so nginx evicts before kubelet reaches the emptyDir
# sizeLimit and evicts the pod.
freeProxyPct: 15

# Service configuration.
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51 changes: 51 additions & 0 deletions deploy/helm/container-cache/tests/render-emptydir-max-size-test.sh
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#!/usr/bin/env bash
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
#
# Rendered-output regression tests for cache eviction sizing. An emptyDir
# shares the node filesystem, so min_free alone never fires there; the chart
# must add a per-zone max_size in that mode and only in that mode. Run from
# the chart subtree:
# bash tests/render-emptydir-max-size-test.sh
set -euo pipefail
CHART_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)/deploy"
TMP="$(mktemp -d)"
trap 'rm -rf "$TMP"' EXIT
fail() { echo "FAIL: $*" >&2; exit 1; }
count() { grep -Ec "$1" "$2" || true; }
paths() { grep -E '^\s*proxy_cache_path ' "$1"; }

helm template t "$CHART_DIR" > "$TMP/default.yaml" 2>/dev/null
helm template t "$CHART_DIR" --set persistentVolumeClaim.storageClassName=nvcf-cc-sc > "$TMP/pvc.yaml" 2>/dev/null
helm template t "$CHART_DIR" --set persistentVolumeClaim.sizeProxyGB=5000 --set persistentVolumeClaim.sizeGB=1000 --set persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct=15 > "$TMP/big.yaml" 2>/dev/null
helm template t "$CHART_DIR" --set persistentVolumeClaim.freeProxyPct=100 > "$TMP/edge.yaml" 2>/dev/null

echo "1. every render declares exactly three cache paths"
for f in default pvc big edge; do
[ "$(count '^\s*proxy_cache_path ' "$TMP/$f.yaml")" = 3 ] || fail "$f: expected 3 proxy_cache_path directives"
done

echo "2. emptydir (chart default 200/100/15): max_size is 85 percent of each zone's own size"
paths "$TMP/default.yaml" | grep -q '/container_cache levels=1:2 max_size=85g min_free=30g' || fail "container zone: expected max_size=85g min_free=30g"
paths "$TMP/default.yaml" | grep -q '/proxy_cache/s3 levels=1:2 max_size=170g min_free=30g' || fail "s3 zone: expected max_size=170g min_free=30g"
paths "$TMP/default.yaml" | grep -q '/proxy_cache/ngc levels=1:2 max_size=170g min_free=30g' || fail "ngc zone: expected max_size=170g min_free=30g"

echo "3. emptydir: max_size stays below the emptyDir sizeLimit kubelet enforces"
grep -q 'sizeLimit: "200Gi"' "$TMP/default.yaml" || fail "proxy-cache emptyDir sizeLimit must be 200Gi"
grep -q 'sizeLimit: "100Gi"' "$TMP/default.yaml" || fail "cache emptyDir sizeLimit must be 100Gi"

echo "4. PersistentVolume: no max_size renders and min_free is unchanged"
[ "$(count 'max_size=' "$TMP/pvc.yaml")" = 0 ] || fail "max_size leaked into the PVC render"
[ "$(count 'min_free=30g' "$TMP/pvc.yaml")" = 3 ] || fail "PVC render must keep min_free=30g on all three zones"
grep -q 'storageClassName: "nvcf-cc-sc"' "$TMP/pvc.yaml" || fail "PVC render must carry the storage class"

echo "5. emptydir sized for a large node (5000/1000/15): caps scale with the configured sizes"
paths "$TMP/big.yaml" | grep -q '/proxy_cache/ngc levels=1:2 max_size=4250g min_free=750g' || fail "ngc zone: expected max_size=4250g min_free=750g"
paths "$TMP/big.yaml" | grep -q '/container_cache levels=1:2 max_size=850g min_free=750g' || fail "container zone: expected max_size=850g"
grep -q 'sizeLimit: "5000Gi"' "$TMP/big.yaml" || fail "proxy-cache emptyDir sizeLimit must follow sizeProxyGB"

echo "6. freeProxyPct=100 clamps max_size to 1g instead of rendering 0g"
[ "$(count 'max_size=1g' "$TMP/edge.yaml")" = 3 ] || fail "expected max_size=1g on all zones at freeProxyPct=100"
[ "$(count 'max_size=0g' "$TMP/edge.yaml")" = 0 ] || fail "max_size=0g must never render"

echo "PASS: emptydir max_size render tests"
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