feat: add guest disk storage for QEMU ExporterSet pods - #928
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughChangesThe PR adds configurable QEMU guest-disk provisioning. It supports sized QEMU guest disk support
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This change adds a shared guest-disk volume whose size and storage backend are configurable per ExporterSet. EmptyDir mode can double-count the same disk against Pod scheduling, and the non-root flashing process may be unable to write to it; unrestricted storage selection and sizing also require explicit owner acceptance. These issues should be fixed or accepted before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant VirtualTargetClass
participant RenderPod
participant KubernetesPod
participant QemuDriver
VirtualTargetClass->>RenderPod: merged storage parameters
RenderPod->>KubernetesPod: create disk volume and /disk mounts
KubernetesPod->>QemuDriver: provide /disk in sidecar mode
QemuDriver->>KubernetesPod: write disk images and firmware under /disk
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@mangelajo maybe group it all under |
Yes, I think that makes more sense, I thought about it when I was working on it, and thought the feature could be useful to other exporterset controllers, but we can make all the behavior reusable by common functions, and it's just a parameter. We don't need any special checking at API level, and many exportersets don't even care about the storage classes at all. 👍 Thanks benny |
Provision flashable /disk via PVC when storageClassName is set, otherwise emptyDir with ephemeral-storage accounting so lease → flash → boot can work. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Move StorageClass off the CRDs into merged parameters so provisioners that do not need disks stay untouched, and bind PVCs to the Pod with generic ephemeral volumes so ExitAndReplace cleans them up. Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
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| // Without the storage follow-up (#924), SizeLimit stays at 100Mi and | ||
| // flashing Alpine evicts the Pod. Skip until capacity is available. | ||
| if sizeLimit == "" || sizeLimit == "100Mi" { | ||
| Skip(fmt.Sprintf("shared emptyDir SizeLimit=%q is too small for Alpine flash; needs #924 storage work", sizeLimit)) |
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the conditional skip is removed
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In `@controller/internal/exporterset/disk/disk.go`:
- Line 117: Update SizeFromParameters to detect when the resources parameter
exists but is not a map[string]interface{}, and return a validation error
instead of falling back to DefaultSize. Preserve the existing DefaultSize
behavior only when resources is absent, and ensure qemu.RenderPod propagates the
validation error without constructing a disk volume.
In `@controller/internal/exporterset/provisioners/qemu/qemu.go`:
- Line 338: Update the UsePVC() == false provisioning path around
disk.SetEphemeralStorage so the shared disk capacity is requested and limited on
only one container, avoiding duplicate exporter and restartable runtime sidecar
reservations while preserving emptyDir.SizeLimit as the shared-volume
enforcement boundary.
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| func SizeFromParameters(params map[string]interface{}) (resource.Quantity, error) { | ||
| raw := DefaultSize | ||
| if params != nil { | ||
| if resources, ok := params["resources"].(map[string]interface{}); ok { |
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Reject non-object parameters.resources. If resources is a string, list, or other non-object value, SizeFromParameters silently returns DefaultSize (10Gi). qemu.RenderPod then uses that size to build the disk volume. Validate the shape and return an error instead of applying the default.
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In `@controller/internal/exporterset/disk/disk.go` at line 117, Update
SizeFromParameters to detect when the resources parameter exists but is not a
map[string]interface{}, and return a validation error instead of falling back to
DefaultSize. Preserve the existing DefaultSize behavior only when resources is
absent, and ensure qemu.RenderPod propagates the validation error without
constructing a disk volume.
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| // emptyDir guest disks consume node ephemeral storage — ensure the | ||
| // scheduler and kubelet account for it on containers that mount /disk. | ||
| disk.SetEphemeralStorage(&pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources, diskSpec.Size) |
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For Kubernetes v1.33, how does Pod ephemeral-storage request calculation work for an application container plus a restartable init container (native sidecar)? Are their ephemeral-storage requests summed by the scheduler?
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In Kubernetes v1.33, the scheduling calculation for ephemeral-storage (and other resources) in a Pod containing application containers and restartable init containers (native sidecars) follows the established logic for native sidecars [1]. The Kubernetes scheduler determines the Pod's effective ephemeral-storage request as the higher of two values [1]: 1. The sum of all non-init containers (including application containers and restartable init containers/sidecars) [1]. 2. The peak resource requirement during the initialization phase (which includes the sum of all currently running restartable init containers plus the requirement of the specific init container being executed) [2][1]. Therefore, yes, the ephemeral-storage requests of application containers and restartable init containers are summed to calculate the steady-state resource requirement [1]. Because restartable init containers run throughout the entire lifecycle of the Pod, they are treated similarly to application containers for the purpose of this steady-state sum [3][1]. It is important to note that while the scheduler includes these requests to ensure sufficient node capacity [4][1], there have been historical and recent issues regarding the enforcement of these limits by the kubelet [5][6]. Specifically, while the scheduler accounts for them, you should ensure your cluster environment is up-to-date, as recent patches (such as those addressing the failure of the kubelet to compare restartable init container stats against their declared ephemeral-storage limits) ensure that the runtime enforcement matches the scheduler's accounting [5][6]. Top results: [4] https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/ephemeral-storage/ [5] kubernetes/kubernetes#138462 [6] kubernetes/kubernetes#138371 [2] https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/resource/helpers.go [1] https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/sidecar-containers/
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- 1: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/sidecar-containers/
- 2: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/resource/helpers.go
- 3: GitHub issue 119406 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 4: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/ephemeral-storage/
- 5: GitHub pull request 138462 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 6: GitHub issue 138371 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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Reserve the shared disk capacity once.
/disk is one emptyDir with one size limit. The UsePVC() == false branch assigns the full disk size to both the exporter and the restartable runtime sidecar. Kubernetes sums their ephemeral-storage requests for Pod scheduling. A default 10Gi disk can therefore request 20Gi although the shared volume limit is 10Gi.
Set the disk ephemeral-storage request and limit on only one container. Keep emptyDir.SizeLimit as the shared-volume enforcement boundary.
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In `@controller/internal/exporterset/provisioners/qemu/qemu.go` at line 338,
Update the UsePVC() == false provisioning path around disk.SetEphemeralStorage
so the shared disk capacity is requested and limited on only one container,
avoiding duplicate exporter and restartable runtime sidecar reservations while
preserving emptyDir.SizeLimit as the shared-volume enforcement boundary.
| StorageClassName: &sc, | ||
| Resources: corev1.VolumeResourceRequirements{ | ||
| Requests: corev1.ResourceList{ | ||
| corev1.ResourceStorage: spec.Size, |
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since the driver checks for free space on the FS
available = shutil.disk_usage(root.parent).free
do we need to account for FS overhead?
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The QEMU driver checks free space with shutil.disk_usage(root.parent).free against the requested image size, but the provisioner only sets emptyDir.sizeLimit (and matching ephemeral-storage requests). Those are related but not identical:
sizeLimitis enforced by the kubelet on the volumedisk_usage().freeis whatever the node filesystem actually has under/diskat flash time- No inode/metadata headroom is reserved
For e2e (10Gi Alpine tiny) this is fine. For production, worth documenting whether operators should pad parameters.resources.storage above the largest expected image, or whether we want the driver/provisioner to align on a single notion of “available disk”.
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General question, non-blocking for the PR. Again, just theoretical questions, nothing strictly related to code changes here. |
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LGTM, with some minor nitpicks
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| func TestFromParameters_emptyStorageClassForcesEmptyDir(t *testing.T) { |
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nit: TestFromParameters_emptyStorageClassForcesEmptyDir covers the parser, but the PR test plan also calls out ExporterSet overriding a class-level storageClassName with "". A deepMergeParameters + FromParameters test (class=gp3, set="") would lock in that merge semantics end-to-end
| func parseAccessModes(v interface{}) ([]corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, error) { | ||
| items, ok := v.([]interface{}) | ||
| if !ok { | ||
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("parameters.storage.accessModes must be a list of strings, got %T", v) | ||
| } | ||
| if len(items) == 0 { | ||
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("parameters.storage.accessModes must not be empty") | ||
| } | ||
| out := make([]corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, 0, len(items)) | ||
| for _, item := range items { | ||
| s, ok := item.(string) | ||
| if !ok || s == "" { | ||
| return nil, fmt.Errorf("parameters.storage.accessModes must be a list of strings, got %T", item) | ||
| } | ||
| out = append(out, corev1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode(s)) | ||
| } | ||
| return out, nil | ||
| } |
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No validation against known Kubernetes access modes (ReadWriteOnce, ReadOnlyMany, etc.). A typo like ReadWriteEverywhere is silently accepted and only fails at PVC creation time, making it harder to diagnose.
I think it worth validating against the known set. WDYT?
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assertRenderPodSharedVolume and TestRenderPod_diskEmptyDirUsesParamSize access the volume by index pod.Spec.Volumes[1], coupling to append order. The ephemeral PVC test already does this correctly by searching by name. Suggest making the other tests consistent.
something like this example :-
var diskVol *corev1.Volume
for i := range pod.Spec.Volumes {
if pod.Spec.Volumes[i].Name == disk.VolumeName {
diskVol = &pod.Spec.Volumes[i]
break
}
}
| if work == Path("/shared"): | ||
| return "/disk" |
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Hardcoded "/disk" and Path("/shared") in Python are implicitly coupled with Go constants disk.MountPath and sharedMountPath. If either side changes, the other breaks silently. A comment cross-referencing the Go source would help.
| StorageClassName: &sc, | ||
| Resources: corev1.VolumeResourceRequirements{ | ||
| Requests: corev1.ResourceList{ | ||
| corev1.ResourceStorage: spec.Size, |
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+1
The QEMU driver checks free space with shutil.disk_usage(root.parent).free against the requested image size, but the provisioner only sets emptyDir.sizeLimit (and matching ephemeral-storage requests). Those are related but not identical:
sizeLimitis enforced by the kubelet on the volumedisk_usage().freeis whatever the node filesystem actually has under/diskat flash time- No inode/metadata headroom is reserved
For e2e (10Gi Alpine tiny) this is fine. For production, worth documenting whether operators should pad parameters.resources.storage above the largest expected image, or whether we want the driver/provisioner to align on a single notion of “available disk”.
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Summary
/disk, sized fromparameters.resources.storage. Optionalparameters.storage.storageClassName/accessModesselect the Kubernetes backend (deep-merged class → set).emptyDirplusephemeral-storagerequests/limits. StorageClass set → generic ephemeralvolumeClaimTemplateso the claim dies with the Pod on ExitAndReplace./disk; sockets and cidata stay on/shared. Alpine flash/boot e2e is no longer skipped.Closes #924
Relates to: PITCREW-501
Test plan
go test ./internal/exporterset/disk/ ./internal/exporterset/provisioners/qemu/and exporterset reconciler tests (envtest skipped locally)parameters.storage.storageClassName; confirm Pod hasdiskemptyDir + ephemeral-storage requests/limitsparameters.storage.storageClassNameset; confirm ephemeral PVC mounted at/diskparameters.storage.storageClassName: ""forces emptyDir over the classmake e2e-exporterset-qemu— lease → flash Alpine → boot marker