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The TestKMSRootVolumeEncryption e2e test fails intermittently because it makes a single-shot DescribeVolumes API
call with attachment.instance-id and encrypted=true filters and immediately asserts the result is not empty.

Root cause

The AWS encrypted=true filter metadata can lag behind the volume attachment metadata. We reproduced this on a live
cluster by creating a KMS-encrypted EBS volume, attaching it to a running instance, and polling DescribeVolumes
immediately:

  poll 1 | 3s | total=2 encrypted=0  ← volume attached, but encrypted filter misses it
  poll 2 | 7s | total=2 encrypted=1  ← ~4 seconds later, metadata propagated

Fix

Wraped the `DescribeVolumes` call and its assertions in a Gomega `Eventually` retry loop with 1 minute timeout and 5
second polling interval. This follows the same pattern used by other e2e tests in the repo (`nodepool_day2_tags_test.go`,
`karpenter_test.go`, etc.) for polling cloud provider resources.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Fixes : CNTRLPLANE-3950

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  • e2e-aws CI job passes with TestKMSRootVolumeEncryption
  • No regression in other NodePool tests"

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved reliability when locating encrypted root volumes during environment setup by retrying volume discovery for up to one minute.
    • Added five-second polling between attempts to accommodate delayed volume availability.

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The TestKMSRootVolumeEncryption e2e test fails intermittently because it makes a single-shot DescribeVolumes API
call with attachment.instance-id and encrypted=true filters and immediately asserts the result is not empty.

Root cause

The AWS encrypted=true filter metadata can lag behind the volume attachment metadata. We reproduced this on a live
cluster by creating a KMS-encrypted EBS volume, attaching it to a running instance, and polling DescribeVolumes
immediately:

 poll 1 | 3s | total=2 encrypted=0  ← volume attached, but encrypted filter misses it
 poll 2 | 7s | total=2 encrypted=1  ← ~4 seconds later, metadata propagated

Fix

Wraped the `DescribeVolumes` call and its assertions in a Gomega `Eventually` retry loop with 1 minute timeout and 5
second polling interval. This follows the same pattern used by other e2e tests in the repo (`nodepool_day2_tags_test.go`,
`karpenter_test.go`, etc.) for polling cloud provider resources.

Which issue(s) this PR fixes:

Fixes : CNTRLPLANE-3950

Test plan

  • e2e-aws CI job passes with TestKMSRootVolumeEncryption
  • No regression in other NodePool tests"

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The KMS root-volume end-to-end test now retries EC2 volume discovery. The retry loop handles lookup errors, nil responses, and empty results. It polls every five seconds for up to one minute. Existing instance and encrypted-volume filters remain unchanged. The test assigns the first matching volume after a successful lookup.

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test/e2e/nodepool_kms_root_volume_test.go (1)

91-91: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Avoid shadowing the outer Gomega value.

The g Gomega parameter at Line 91 shadows the g value created at Line 81. Rename it to pollG and update the callback assertions.

Proposed rename
-	g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+	g.Eventually(func(pollG Gomega) {
...
-		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		pollG.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())

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In `@test/e2e/nodepool_kms_root_volume_test.go` at line 91, Rename the Eventually
callback parameter from g to pollG to avoid shadowing the outer Gomega value,
and update all assertions within that callback to use pollG.

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In `@test/e2e/nodepool_kms_root_volume_test.go`:
- Line 108: Update the volume polling assertion around Eventually and its
synchronous DescribeVolumes request to use a shared deadline-bearing context
derived from k.ctx. Pass that context to the AWS request and configure
Eventually with WithContext so the one-minute timeout cancels in-flight work and
prevents further polling.

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In `@test/e2e/nodepool_kms_root_volume_test.go`:
- Line 91: Rename the Eventually callback parameter from g to pollG to avoid
shadowing the outer Gomega value, and update all assertions within that callback
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g.Expect(output).NotTo(BeNil())
g.Expect(output.Volumes).NotTo(BeEmpty())
rootVolume = output.Volumes[0]
}).WithTimeout(1 * time.Minute).WithPolling(5 * time.Second).Should(Succeed())

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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In Gomega, when using Eventually to poll a synchronous function, it is important to note that the function is invoked synchronously during each polling interval [1][2][3]. Gomega cannot forcefully interrupt or "kill" the function if its execution takes longer than the configured timeout or the polling interval [1][2][3]. To manage scenarios where a synchronous function might hang or take too long, the recommended practice is to use context.Context [1][2][3]. By passing a context to Eventually using.WithContext(ctx), Gomega will stop polling if the context is cancelled, in addition to stopping if the timeout expires [1][2]. Key points regarding timeout and context: - Default Timeout: If no explicit timeout is provided, Eventually uses a default timeout (typically 1 second) [1][2]. - Combined Limits: When both a context and a timeout are provided, Eventually continues until either the timeout expires or the context is cancelled, whichever happens first [1][2]. - Context-Only Polling: If a context is provided without an explicit timeout, Eventually will keep polling until the context is cancelled [2]. You can use the global configuration EnforceDefaultTimeoutsWhenUsingContexts to force a default timeout even when a context is provided [2]. - Early Exit: If you need to stop polling early from within your function because it is clear that further attempts will not succeed, you can return a StopTrying("message") error or call StopTrying("message").Now [4]. Example of chaining configuration: Eventually(myFunction).WithContext(ctx).WithTimeout(10*time.Second).Should(BeTrue) [1][2]

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Bound the AWS request and polling assertion by context.

k.ctx is cancelable but has no deadline. Eventually cannot interrupt a synchronous DescribeVolumes call when its one-minute timeout expires. Pass a deadline-bearing context to both the AWS request and Eventually, and use .WithContext(...) so cancellation stops further polling.

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In `@test/e2e/nodepool_kms_root_volume_test.go` at line 108, Update the volume
polling assertion around Eventually and its synchronous DescribeVolumes request
to use a shared deadline-bearing context derived from k.ctx. Pass that context
to the AWS request and configure Eventually with WithContext so the one-minute
timeout cancels in-flight work and prevents further polling.

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Added .WithContext(k.ctx) to stop polling on context cancellation. The DescribeVolumes call already receives k.ctx, so both respect the same cancellation. WithTimeout(1 * time.Minute) controls the polling window. This matches existing repo patterns (nodepool_day2_tags_test.go:143, util.go:3651).

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@PoornimaSingour, the added .WithContext(k.ctx) correctly stops polling when the test context is cancelled.

The context passed to NewKMSRootVolumeTest is created with context.WithCancel(testContext). Its parent is also created with context.WithCancel(context.Background()). Therefore, k.ctx has no deadline.

WithTimeout(1 * time.Minute) limits Gomega polling. It does not cancel k.ctx. An in-flight synchronous DescribeVolumes(k.ctx, ...) call can continue after the Gomega timeout expires.

Please derive a one-minute context from k.ctx, defer its cancellation, and pass that derived context to both DescribeVolumes and .WithContext(...). The cited nodepool_day2_tags_test.go pattern has the same limitation.

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Wrap the DescribeVolumes call in an Eventually retry loop to handle
the AWS encrypted=true filter metadata propagation delay that can
cause the query to return an empty volume list.
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Overall: This is a clean, well-motivated fix. The root cause analysis in the PR description is excellent — reproducing the AWS metadata lag with concrete timing evidence (poll 1: encrypted=0, poll 2: encrypted=1 after ~4s) is exactly what a good bug fix should include. The Eventually pattern is the established approach in this repo for polling cloud resources.

Name: aws.String("attachment.instance-id"),
Values: []string{instanceID},
var rootVolume ec2types.Volume
g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) {

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1. Nit: add a log line before the retry loop (on the g.Eventually line)

Other e2e tests in the repo log what they're waiting for before entering an Eventually block (e.g., karpenter_test.go: t.Logf("Waiting for EC2NodeClass to have InstanceProfile set...")). This helps when debugging test failures in CI logs:

t.Log("Waiting for encrypted volume metadata to propagate...")
g.Eventually(func(g Gomega) {

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