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After a Helm MiniService install completed, the rendered chart (ReVal /v1/render output) lived only in an emptyDir-backed file cache on the agent pod. When that cache was lost (agent restart, reschedule, or LRU eviction on ENOSPC), status checks and values updates called ReVal again, and a valid=false answer was a terminal error that moved a Running instance to Failed and cleaned it up. This PR stores the render durably in a per-instance Secret, the way Helm stores release records, and makes status checks never fail a running instance because of a re-render.

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Why: the local cache was the only copy of content that is not safely re-fetchable. ReVal can be temporarily unavailable or return a different or invalid result for a chart republished under the same URL, so a healthy running instance could be torn down by an upstream problem. Helm never re-renders after install (it reads the stored release Secret), and Flux helm-controller marks a release not ready rather than failing it when the chart cannot be fetched. This change follows the same model.

What changed:

  • New internal/miniservice/rendered_secret.go. After a successful render, the output is stored gzipped in the nvcf-rendered-<miniservice> Secret in the agent system namespace (name capped at 63 characters), owned by the cluster-scoped MiniService and deleted explicitly on cleanup. It is deliberately not placed in the instance namespace: the mini-service-restrictions Role grants the workload ServiceAccount write access to Secrets there, and the controller acts on the stored render with its own privileges, so the render must only be writable by the agent. Decompression on read is bounded to 64 MiB. The Secret carries a render-input hash over the effective ReVal inputs (chart URL, service name and port, the values after task infrastructure values are merged in, namespace, instance type, GPU) and a render-output hash (status.renderedDetails.hash). Reads verify both plus the content digest, so a stored render is never reused for different inputs. No rendered data is retained in agent memory: reads go through the informer cache (which already holds the gzipped Secret) with an uncached APIReader fallback for the window right after a write, so agent heap use does not grow with instance count.
  • The Secret is written right after the instance namespace exists and before any workload objects are applied, matching Helm's ordering. On values updates it is overwritten for the new revision. A failed Secret write is retried on later reconciles (by rendering again, since nothing is held in memory), and a render already stored for identical inputs is reused when status has no hash (for example after a crash before the status patch landed).
  • collectObjectStatuses only re-renders as a last resort (for example an oversize render that exceeds the Secret size guard). Terminal render errors there are downgraded to retryable errors and the install condition is left untouched, so a Running instance can no longer transition to Failed because of ReVal.
  • Removed the chartcache package, the agent's reval-rendered-helmcharts emptyDir volume in the operator, and the now-unused github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 dependency from the nvca module. The NVCFBackend cacheDirSize field is kept as a deprecated no-op to avoid a breaking CRD change. The nvca AGENTS.md gotcha about the chart cache key was rewritten.

Values-update failure handling, traced end to end and covered by tests:

  • Render fails with valid=false: the instance stays Installing at the new revision, InstallSuccessful=False/ReValResultInvalid is set with ReVal's messages, the previous revision's Secret and the running workload are untouched, and the invalid result is cached per values hash so ReVal is not called again until the values change. Reverting to the previous values reuses the stored render with no ReVal call.
  • Render fails transiently (5xx, timeout): now retried with backoff. Previously the transient error was cached like an invalid result and the update stalled until the values changed or the agent restarted.
  • Render succeeds but the Secret write fails: the apply is not attempted, so the cluster still runs the previous revision; each retry renders again (nothing is kept in memory), retries the write, then applies.
  • Render too large to store: the update completes and the instance re-renders on demand for status checks, non-fatally.
  • Status hash in the CR is informational: a stored render is trusted on matching inputs plus a verified content digest, and the status hash is resynced from the Secret, so a lost or conflicting status patch does not cause a re-render.

Other windows reviewed: render failure keeps the previous revision's Secret and running workload; apply failure after a Secret write keeps the Secret at revision N with no revision ConfigMap until the apply succeeds; reverting values to the last recorded revision re-renders because the input hash differs; a failed revision-history save is retried with the stored render.

Known limits and pre-existing behavior left for follow-up:

  • Renders larger than about 900 KiB gzipped are not stored anywhere (etcd object limit, same constraint Helm has) and are re-rendered on demand with the new non-fatal status behavior.
  • failedWorkloadUpdateRevisionCache still caches transient render errors per values hash until the values change.
  • helmValuesChanged compares only values, so a chart URL change alone does not start an update.

For the Reviewer

  • src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/rendered_secret.go: Secret format, hash validation, create/update/replace semantics, and the cached-then-uncached read (getRenderedSecret).
  • internal/miniservice/reconcile.go (doInstall, prepareUpdateWorkload, prepareUpdateIfNeeded, doCleanup) and internal/miniservice/status.go (collectObjectStatuses): where persistence and the non-fatal re-render live.
  • pkg/operator/reconcile/nvcaagent_reconcile.go: emptyDir removal. The agent ClusterRole already grants CRUD on secrets.
  • The golang-lru removal was done by hand (go.mod, go.sum, vendor, vendor/modules.txt, root NOTICE) because go mod vendor on a local toolchain rewrote the whole vendor tree; go mod tidy -diff is clean and a vendored build passes. Running scripts/go_update before merge is welcome if a tool-generated vendor tree is preferred.

For QA

Ran locally:

  • go test ./internal/miniservice/... with envtest: full suite passes, including new tests for persist and reload across reconcilers, stale inputs and hash mismatches, revision overwrite, oversize skip, Secret write failure retry, lost status hash reuse, informer-lag fallback to the uncached reader, apply failure followed by a values revert, transient render error retried and invalid render cached, both status modes not calling ReVal, and render failures staying non-terminal.
  • go test ./pkg/operator/reconcile -run 'TestSetupNVCADeployment.*' and go test ./pkg/apis/... pass. The rest of pkg/operator/reconcile fails identically on main on this machine because a test monkey-patches os.Exit.
  • go build, go vet, vendored build, and Gazelle (no BUILD changes beyond this PR) are clean. go mod tidy -diff reports only pre-existing stale go.sum entries that are also present on main after the gRPC bump. golangci-lint with the repo config reports only a pre-existing goimports issue in translate_workload.go, untouched here.

QA is needed on a cluster: deploy a Helm function, confirm kubectl -n <agent-system-ns> get secret nvcf-rendered-<miniservice> exists, restart the agent pod and confirm no reval.Render log lines during status reconciles, then point the agent at a broken ReVal endpoint and confirm the instance stays Running. Also update helm values on a running instance and confirm the Secret revision label and the miniservice-revision-v<N> ConfigMap advance together.

Issues

Fixes #1956

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Rendered Helm charts are saved and reused across reconciliations and restarts when their inputs and content match.
    • Missing, outdated, or invalid saved renders trigger a fresh render. Oversized renders remain available on demand but are not saved.
    • Status checks can reuse saved renders and preserve existing health conditions when rendering encounters issues.
    • Failed saves are retried before workload changes are applied.
  • Documentation
    • Updated configuration guidance to explain Secret-based render storage and that the cache-size setting is ignored.
  • Changes
    • Removed the local ReVal cache volume from deployments.

… a local cache

After a Helm MiniService install completed, the ReVal render output lived only in
an emptyDir-backed file cache on the agent pod. When the cache was lost (agent
restart or LRU eviction) status checks and values updates called ReVal again, and
a valid=false answer was treated as a terminal error that moved a Running instance
to Failed and cleaned it up.

Store the render in a per-instance Secret (nvcf-miniservice-rendered) in the
instance namespace, owned by the MiniService, the way Helm stores release records.
The Secret is written before workload objects are applied, verified on read by a
render-input hash and a render-output hash, overwritten on values updates, and
retried when a write fails. A small in-memory copy bridges informer lag. Status
checks only re-render as a last resort and never fail a running instance on a
render error.

Remove the chartcache package, the agent's reval-rendered-helmcharts emptyDir in
the operator, and the now-unused github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 dependency
from the nvca module and NOTICE. The NVCFBackend cacheDirSize field is kept as a
deprecated no-op to avoid a breaking CRD change.

Fixes #1956

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Stroczynski <estroczynski@nvidia.com>
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

MiniService rendered-chart data now persists in a Secret and is validated against render-input and content hashes. Reconciliation reuses persisted renders and handles persistence and render failures with updated retry behavior. The local chart cache and its agent EmptyDir volume are removed.

Changes

MiniService render persistence

Layer / File(s) Summary
Rendered Secret storage contract
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/rendered_secret.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/rendered_secret_test.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/BUILD.bazel
Adds compressed Secret persistence for rendered data. Render-input and output hashes validate stored content. Tests cover reuse, mismatch and corruption handling, size limits, Secret naming, and API-reader fallback.
Reconciliation and status integration
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/reconcile.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/status.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/*_test.go
Install and workload updates retrieve renders by input hash and persist them before applying objects. Status checks can reuse stored renders. Tests cover persistence failures, retries, status behavior, and render reuse.
Local chart cache and deployment removal
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/chartcache/*, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/controller.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/operator/reconcile/nvcaagent_reconcile.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/apis/nvcf/v1/nvcfbackend_types.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/go.mod, NOTICE, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/AGENTS.md
Removes the local chart-cache implementation, controller wiring, and agent cache volume. Documents CacheDirSize as deprecated and ignored, updates MiniService guidance, and removes the LRU dependency and license entry.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant MiniServiceReconciler
  participant ReVal
  participant RenderedSecret
  participant Workload
  MiniServiceReconciler->>RenderedSecret: Look up render using input hash
  RenderedSecret-->>MiniServiceReconciler: Return verified render or no match
  MiniServiceReconciler->>ReVal: Render when no stored render matches
  ReVal-->>MiniServiceReconciler: Return rendered data
  MiniServiceReconciler->>RenderedSecret: Persist render before applying objects
  MiniServiceReconciler->>Workload: Apply objects after persistence
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 176ea

The change moves the rendered-chart cache into a Secret. The remaining concern is a documentation inaccuracy about re-rendering when a render is too large to store. It is low risk and can be fixed after merge, though cluster QA is still pending.

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Linked Issues check Warning Issue #1956 requires status checks to never call ReVal and to avoid failing a running instance because of a re-render. The PR stores and validates rendered Secrets, removes the local cache, deletes th… Remove the ReVal fallback from collectObjectStatuses. When no validated rendered Secret exists, return a retryable error and preserve the existing install condition. Add or update tests for both status modes to verify that a missing or ov…
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Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within issue #1956. Secret persistence, input and output hash validation, cleanup, reconciliation ordering, local-cache removal, compatibility handling, and related tests support du…
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Title check Passed The title follows Conventional Commits format with the required scoped fix type. It accurately describes the primary behavior change: persisting rendered MiniService charts in a Secret instead of a …

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Explanation

Issue #1956 requires status checks to never call ReVal and to avoid failing a running instance because of a re-render. The PR stores and validates rendered Secrets, removes the local cache, deletes the Secret during cleanup, and downgrades terminal fallback errors. However, collectObjectStatuses still calls r.render when no matching Secret exists, including when the render is too large to store. This does not meet the direct no-ReVal requirement.

Resolution

Remove the ReVal fallback from collectObjectStatuses. When no validated rendered Secret exists, return a retryable error and preserve the existing install condition. Add or update tests for both status modes to verify that a missing or oversized Secret does not call ReVal.



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🟡 Minor · Add cluster and organization context before storing the logger. · reconcile.go:192-195

src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/reconcile.go:192-195
📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add cluster and organization context before storing the logger.

The controller-runtime callback does not add these NVCA fields. Reconcile adds only ICMS request, function, and task fields before collectObjectStatuses uses logf.FromContext(ctx). Add the configured cluster identifier and icmsReq.Spec.NCAId with the canonical cluster_id and nca_id keys.

Suggested fix
+		fields := nvcalogging.MakeICMSRequestFields(icmsReq)
+		fields = append(fields,
+			"cluster_id", r.ClusterName,
+			"nca_id", icmsReq.Spec.NCAId,
+		)
-		log = log.WithValues(nvcalogging.MakeICMSRequestFields(icmsReq)...)
+		log = log.WithValues(fields...)
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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/reconcile.go` around
lines 192 - 195, Update the srerr == nil logger setup in Reconcile to include
cluster_id from r.ClusterName and nca_id from icmsReq.Spec.NCAId alongside
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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/AGENTS.md`:
- Line 333: Update the MiniService rendered-chart documentation to replace the
absolute “never re-render” claim with reuse of valid Secret or in-memory data,
while documenting that unpersistable oversized renders may trigger ReVal
fallback and retry failures without failing a running MiniService.

In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/rendered_secret.go`:
- Around line 377-387: Update gunzipBytes to bound decompression output using
the repository-supported size limit, rejecting data that exceeds that limit
before returning it. Preserve existing empty-input and gzip-reader error
handling, and ensure loadRenderedSecret cannot receive oversized decompressed
content.

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/reconcile.go`:
- Around line 192-195: Update the srerr == nil logger setup in Reconcile to
include cluster_id from r.ClusterName and nca_id from icmsReq.Spec.NCAId
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Comment thread src/compute-plane-services/nvca/AGENTS.md Outdated
The first revision kept the decompressed render of every live MiniService in a
process-wide map, so agent heap use grew with instance count times render size
and a burst of new instances could OOM the agent. Remove the map entirely: the
rendered Secret is the only copy, read through the informer cache with an
uncached APIReader fallback for the window right after a write. A failed Secret
write is now retried by rendering again rather than from memory.

Relates to #1956

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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🟡 Minor · Validate the rendered payload before the matching-hash return. · rendered_secret.go:187-193

src/compute-plane-services/nvca/internal/miniservice/rendered_secret.go:187-193
🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Validate the rendered payload before the matching-hash return.

The matching type and annotations do not prove that the compressed payload is valid. A status fallback can render successfully, but saveRenderedSecret returns before it reaches the update path. The corrupted Secret then remains stored and can force another ReVal render on each status reconcile.

Validate the existing payload against the fresh render with bounded decompression in this branch. Continue to the existing write path when validation fails.

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 		if existing.Type == renderedSecretType &&
 			existing.Annotations[renderedSecretInputHashAnnotation] == inputHash &&
 			existing.Annotations[renderedSecretOutputHashAnnotation] == outputHash {
-			log.V(1).Info("Rendered Secret is up to date")
-			return nil
+			stored, err := gunzipBytesBounded(existing.Data[renderedSecretDataKey], len(data))
+			if err == nil && bytes.Equal(stored, data) {
+				log.V(1).Info("Rendered Secret is up to date")
+				return nil
+			}
 		}
+func gunzipBytesBounded(data []byte, maxBytes int) ([]byte, error) {
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no data")
+	}
+	gzr, err := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer gzr.Close()
+
+	out, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(gzr, int64(maxBytes)+1))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(out) > maxBytes {
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…renders

Trust a stored render on matching inputs and a verified content digest, and
resync status.renderedDetails.hash from the Secret instead of treating a stale
status hash as a miss. This removes a needless ReVal call after a lost or
conflicting status patch.

Cache only terminal render results in the failed-update cache so a transient
ReVal failure during a Helm values update is retried with backoff instead of
stalling the update until the values change or the agent restarts.

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…space

The instance workload ServiceAccount is granted create/update/patch/delete on
Secrets in its own namespace by the mini-service-restrictions Role, so a Secret
there could be replaced by the workload and then consumed by the controller
with its own privileges. Store the rendered chart as
nvcf-miniservice-rendered-<miniservice> in the agent system namespace instead,
owned by the MiniService and deleted explicitly on cleanup.

Also bound decompression of the stored render to 64 MiB so a corrupted or
crafted Secret cannot expand without limit, and document the ReVal fallback
when a render could not be persisted.

Addresses review comments on #1988.

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lgtm

…t name

Hash the effective render inputs (spec values merged with the infrastructure
values derived from the ICMSRequest, plus instance type and GPU name) instead
of the spec values alone, so a stored render is never reused for a different
task context. Cleanup skips the input check because the ICMSRequest may
already be gone and the render is only used to find objects to delete.

Rename the Secret to nvcf-rendered-<miniservice> and cap the name at 63
characters, truncating with a hash suffix when needed.

Addresses review comments on #1988.

Relates to #1956

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Stroczynski <estroczynski@nvidia.com>
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