Description of problem: VM Cloning stuck in RestoreInProgress phase when using recently created VM clone as the source: > $ oc get vmclone > NAME PHASE SOURCEVIRTUALMACHINE TARGETVIRTUALMACHINE > testclone Succeeded vm-fedora vm-fedora-clone > testclone-cloned RestoreInProgress vm-fedora-clone vm-fedora-clone2 There is an error in vmrestore events: > $ oc describe vmrestore > . > Events: > Type Reason Age From Message > Warning VirtualMachineRestoreError 49s restore-controller VirtualMachineRestore encountered error Operation cannot be fulfilled on virtualmachines.kubevirt.io "vm-fedora-clone2": the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again > Warning VirtualMachineRestoreError 45s (x24 over 51s) restore-controller VirtualMachineRestore encountered error error patching VM vm-fedora-clone2: failed to apply patch for VM [ > {"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/template/spec/domain/devices/interfaces/0/macAddress", "value": ""}, > {"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/template/spec/domain/firmware/serial", "value": "new-serial-new"}, > {"op": "remove", "path": "/metadata/annotations/kubevirt.io~1latest-observed-api-version"}, > {"op": "remove", "path": "/metadata/annotations/kubevirt.io~1storage-observed-api-version"}, > {"op": "remove", "path": "/metadata/annotations/restore.kubevirt.io~1lastRestoreUID"}, > {"op": "replace", "path": "/spec/template/spec/domain/firmware/uuid", "value": ""} > ]: error in remove for path: '/metadata/annotations/kubevirt.io~1latest-observed-api-version': Unable to remove nonexistent key: kubevirt.io/latest-observed-api-version: missing value Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. create VM 2. Clone VM 3. Clone again using the VM clone as a source Actual results: VM cloning failed Expected results: VM successfully cloned Additional info:
Wanted to add - see this issue only when used `annotationFilters` field in the VirtualMachineClone, e.g.: apiVersion: clone.kubevirt.io/v1alpha1 kind: VirtualMachineClone metadata: name: testclone-cloned spec: source: apiGroup: kubevirt.io kind: VirtualMachine name: vm-fedora-clone target: apiGroup: kubevirt.io kind: VirtualMachine name: vm-fedora-clone2 annotationFilters: - "somekey/*" Without `annotationFilters` VM succesfully cloned.