Bug 1880324 - [release 4.5] cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator: Fix bug in reflector not recovering from "Too large resource version"
Summary: [release 4.5] cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator: Fix bug in reflector ...
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: OpenShift Container Platform
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kube-controller-manager
Version: 4.5
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
high
high
Target Milestone: ---
: 4.5.z
Assignee: Maciej Szulik
QA Contact: zhou ying
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Depends On: 1880369
Blocks: 1879901
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Reported: 2020-09-18 09:56 UTC by Lukasz Szaszkiewicz
Modified: 2020-10-26 15:12 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Cause: A watch cache is initialized from the global revision (etcd) and might stay on it for an undefined period (if no changes were (add, modify) made). That means that the watch cache across server instances may be out of sync. Consequence: Some operators might get stuck in a hotloop. Fix: Fix bug in reflector that couldn't recover from "Too large resource version" errors Result: Operators should not get stuck in a hotloop.
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Last Closed: 2020-10-26 15:11:50 UTC
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Github openshift cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator pull 461 0 None closed [release-4.5] Bug 1880324: fix bug in reflector not recovering from "Too large reso… 2020-12-04 12:00:55 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2020:4268 0 None None None 2020-10-26 15:12:16 UTC

Description Lukasz Szaszkiewicz 2020-09-18 09:56:15 UTC
A recent fix in the reflector/informer https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92688 prevents components/operators from entering a hotloop and stuck.

There are already reported cases that have run into that issue and were stuck for hours or even days. For example https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877346.

The root cause of the issue is the fact that a watch cache is initialized from the global revision (etcd) and might stay on it for an undefined period (if no changes were (add, modify) made). 
That means that the watch cache across server instances may be out of sync. 
That might lead to a situation in which a client gets a resource version from a server that has observed a newer rv, disconnect (due to a network error) from it, and reconnect to a server that is behind, resulting in “Too large resource version“ errors.

More details in https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/91073 and https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-api-machinery/1904-efficient-watch-resumption


It looks like the issue only affects 1.18. According to https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/91073#issuecomment-652251669 the issue was first introduced in that version by changes done to the reflector. 
The fix is already present in 1.19.


Please make sure that cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator is using a client-go that includes https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92688 if not please use this BZ and file a PR.
In case you are using a framework to build your operator make sure it uses the right version of the client-go library.

Comment 2 Maciej Szulik 2020-10-01 14:18:33 UTC
PR in the queue.

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2020-10-26 15:11:50 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (OpenShift Container Platform 4.5.16 bug fix update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:4268


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