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Sandbox pods request only the space.pplx.net/network-slots extended resource, and node-ctl advertises its capacity as node-mgr's static network_pool_max_slots. Under host memory pressure, kube-scheduler (and the API's network-slot preflight) keeps sending pods to a node whose memory admission already refuses new sandboxes. Kubelet then retries the refused RunPodSandbox on the same node until the create times out.
This lets node-ctl clamp the advertised capacity to what memory admission would actually accept:
proto:NetworkPoolStatusRequest.include_memory_admission (default false) and NetworkPoolStatusResponse.memory_admittable_sandboxes (optional).
node-mgr: when asked, GetNetworkPoolStatus observes node memory and active leases and returns how many more sandboxes admission would accept, via MemoryAdmissionConfig::admittable_new_sandboxes. That binary-searches over check_new_allocation_at_commit itself, so it follows any change to the admission rule. New sandboxes are sized like the largest active lease (at least the node default). Existing callers (sbx-manager, node-api, CLI) send the default request and skip the measurement.
node-ctl: with SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP=true, it advertises min(max_slots, leased + admittable). A dedicated 5s loop reconciles it and stops at shutdown. The existing node-object pass still runs as a self-heal, and the Node is patched only when the value changes. Each reconcile is serialized and bounded by a 10s deadline. If node memory can't be read, the already-advertised capacity is held. With the flag unset (the default), capacity stays network_pool_max_slots and no memory is measured.
smoke: a kind-only node memory admission harness (space_smoke/node_memory_admission.py) and the scenario local.network_slots_clamp_to_node_memory (below). Each knob it turns is held under a Lease and restored by compensation.
Validation
Unit and lint, all passing on the devbox at this head:
cargo test -p pplx-space-node-mgr -- memory_admission network_pool. Regression tests:
admittable_count_matches_admission_at_the_boundary: the count is exactly the largest demand check_new_allocation_at_commit admits.
admittable_count_is_bounded_by_the_slot_limit
full_node_admits_no_new_sandbox
cargo test -p pplx-space-node-ctl-server --features kubernetes -- network_slots. Regression tests:
capacity_shrinks_to_what_memory_admission_accepts: capacity falls to leased plus admittable when memory admission refuses new sandboxes.
capacity_is_max_slots_while_memory_is_not_binding
capacity_never_exceeds_max_slots_or_overflows
capacity_current_does_not_trust_a_cache_behind_the_last_apply: the dedicated loop and the node-object pass serialize their patches, and a stale cached Node can't skip a needed patch.
clamped_capacity_is_held_while_memory_is_unreadable: with the clamp on, an unreadable memory count holds the advertised capacity rather than reopening to max_slots, because node-mgr's allocate path refuses in that case.
uv run --frozen --group test python -m pytest space_smoke/tests -n 8: 696 passed, 1 skipped
E2E on kind (local.network_slots_clamp_to_node_memory): PASS
Run on a kind stack built from current main plus this PR at 75acbe2 and #1629:
SKIP_BOOTSTRAP=1 SPACE_SMOKE_API_SURFACE=ecw uv run --frozen --python 3.11 -m space_smoke run local.network_slots_clamp_to_node_memory
...
--- node-manager on space-local-worker refuses new sandboxes at memory admission
--- clamp off: a create placed on space-local-worker is bound there and fails
--- clamp on: space-local-worker advertises no slot past its bound pods
--- clamp on: a create the scheduler can only place on space-local-worker is never bound there
--- clamp on: creates are placed on space-local-worker2
--- reserve back, clamp on: space-local-worker advertises free slots again
PASS: Network slots clamp to node memory passed
Only space-local-worker's node-manager refuses. It runs with --memory-admission-reserve-mib=1048576, so the refusal comes from real memory admission, not an injected error.
The scenario reads each Node's status.allocatable network slots, and samples the new pods' spec.nodeName while each create runs. It doesn't read logs.
Step
Observed
Standing (clamp off)
space-local-worker 300 advertised and 1 bound, space-local-worker2 300 advertised and 0 bound
Clamp off, space-local-worker2 cordoned
The pod was bound to space-local-worker. 503 after 45.3 s (budget 45 s): timed out waiting for sandbox pod to become ready (phase: pod_never_ready)
Clamp on (SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP=true)
space-local-worker advertised 1 with 1 bound, space-local-worker2 advertised 13 with 0 bound (each node clamped to its own memory)
Clamp on, same cordon
503 in 0.0 s: create_execution rejected: no Kubernetes network-slot capacity available. No pod was created, so nothing was bound to the refusing worker
Clamp on, uncordoned, 3 creates
3/3 returned 201 in 1.6 s each, and every pod was on space-local-worker2
Reserve restored, clamp on
space-local-worker advertised 14 with 1 bound, space-local-worker2 advertised 16 with 3 bound
After the scenario
The knobs were restored: standing node-manager command, no clamp env, both workers uncordoned and advertising 300. No cleanup failures
Severity and risk
Severity: high. Under memory pressure, memory-full nodes keep receiving sandbox pods that can never start, so creates fail at the end of their budget.
Risk: none while the flag is off. The only change is an extra optional field that no caller requests. With the flag on, a bad memory reading could under-advertise capacity and starve a node of new pods. To roll back, unset SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP; the next pass restores max_slots.
Rollout
Ship node-mgr before or with node-ctl. An older node-mgr ignores the request field and returns no count, and node-ctl then keeps max_slots.
This PR is independent of #1629. Both PRs carry the identical harness commit, so whichever lands second gets an identical add/add on rebase. #1626 (memory admission rule changes) stacks on it.
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Network-pool status can include an optional memory-admittable sandbox count. Node manager estimates this count with memory-admission checks. When memory clamping is enabled, node-ctl periodically uses the count to reconcile advertised network-slot capacity. The change also adds smoke-test controls and a scenario that checks capacity and sandbox placement as memory-admission and clamping settings change.
Possibly related PRs
perplexityai/SPACE#1061: Both changes use advertised network-slot capacity. This change can lower the advertised value when memory clamping is enabled.
perplexityai/SPACE#1697: Both changes touch the network-slot reconciler’s import path, so the module move may require an import update.
perplexityai/SPACE#1699: Both changes touch node-manager runtime imports, so the host-module move may require import updates.
Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 2329c
With memory clamping enabled, uncertain measurements or patch outcomes may leave a worker advertising more capacity than memory admission can accept. Confirm these reconciliation cases before enabling the clamp.
Security architecture risk: Low · up to 2329c
The change is opt-in and leaves allocation-time memory checks authoritative. The inspected paths do not establish a material security regression. Remaining uncertainty concerns production caller exposure, rollout conditions, and stale capacity during measurement failures.
Retained concerns
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Security Blast Radius
inferred — The directly supported exposure is per node: an authorized status caller can trigger additional observation work, while a changed capacity affects placement of sandboxes sharing that node. Tenant access to those principals and fleet-wide deployment exposure were not established.
Trust Boundaries and Controls
observed — Status requests still pass the existing peer authorization check. Placement advice does not replace allocation enforcement: new allocations recheck reservations under the admission lock, and unavailable reservation or memory observations reject allocation. Stale advertised capacity therefore does not itself grant permission to allocate.
Resilience and Maintainability Implications
observed — The smoke harness acquires mutation leases, captures standing settings, and arms restoration before privileged changes. Inspected error paths attempt restoration and retain failed compensations rather than releasing ownership prematurely. This supports failure containment during ordinary unwinding, not guaranteed recovery after process termination.
Hardening Proposals
proposed — If status-reader principals are exposed to less-trusted automation, consider separately authorizing or coalescing memory measurements to bound repeated lease scans. This is precautionary hardening; a material denial-of-service path was not demonstrated.
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- Around line 62-65: Update the capacity reconciliation loop around
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Re-reviewed at e225927. The shutdown select! around the reconcile is right, and an interrupted capacity apply is idempotent. The proto comment now matches the largest-lease sizing, and the capacity-below-bound-pods behavior is documented on desired_network_slot_capacity. #1629's terminal-pod fail-fast covers the create-side effect. No further issues.
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Major · Handle terminal pods before enabling the clamp · network_slots.rs:29-52
crates/l40_api/node/ctl/server/src/kubernetes_controller/network_slots.rs:29-52 Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift
Handle terminal pods before enabling the clamp
When the clamp causes an already-bound pod to fail without an IP, the create wait can continue for the default 120 seconds. After cleanup, the response also loses its retry marker. Detect terminal pods in both the watch and polling paths, and propagate a prompt retryable failure while preserving create cleanup.
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Update the create-wait flow affected by the capacity clamp, not the capacity
calculation in reconcile_network_slot_capacity: detect terminal pods in both the
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@coderabbitai re "Handle terminal pods before enabling the clamp": #1629 handles this in the create wait. When the pod goes terminal without an IP, watch_until_pod_ip_assigned returns a retryable Unavailable right away. The create arm then deletes the pod synchronously, and because that delete of a Failed pod is accepted, it returns the error unchanged, so the retry marker is kept. The polling path is a fallback used only when the watch can't be established, and it resolves by sandbox ID, not by pod, so it isn't changed. The clamp is off by default, and the Rollout section says to enable it after #1629.
#!/bin/bashset +e
echo'=== Companion resolver at PR head ==='
gh api -H 'Accept: application/vnd.github.raw+json''repos/perplexityai/SPACE/contents/crates/l40_api/api/src/controllers/substrate/kubernetes/pod_ops/read.rs?ref=77a478d0f07be0af6e6b93e03eea0637f8631f24'| nl -ba | sed -n '248,435p'echo'=== Find create cleanup call sites ==='
rg -n -C 6 'is_nodemgr_unreachable\(|wait_for_pod_proxy_reachable\(' crates/l40_api/api/src/controllers/substrate/kubernetes -g '*.rs' -g '!**/tests/**' -g '!**/*tests.rs'echo'=== Support helper ==='
sed -n '1390,1450p' crates/l40_api/api/src/controllers/substrate/kubernetes/support.rs | nl -ba -v1390
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@shehan-pplx In #1629, wait_for_assigned_pod_ip catches the terminal-pod Unavailable at wait_ready.rs Line 393 and falls back to polling. The polling resolver can delete the terminal pod and return None, so the wait can still run to its deadline instead of returning the retryable error. Polling also starts when an established watch ends or fails.
Please propagate terminal-pod errors separately from watch failures. Add coverage for the watch and polling paths that checks cleanup and retryability. Keep the clamp disabled until #1629 ships with the fix.
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- Around line 5610-5616: Update node_manager_command and the write guard in
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Sandbox pods request only the network-slots extended resource, so
kube-scheduler keeps binding pods to a node whose memory admission already
refuses new sandboxes; kubelet then retries the refused pod on the same
node until the create times out.
GetNetworkPoolStatus gains include_memory_admission. When set, node-mgr
returns memory_admittable_sandboxes: how many more sandboxes of the
largest active (or default) size its admission rule would accept now,
computed by calling the rule itself. With SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP
(default off), node-ctl advertises min(max_slots, leased + admittable) on
a 5s loop, so the scheduler and the API's slot preflight treat a
memory-full node as full.
Kind-only knobs a scenario needs to make node-manager refuse new sandboxes
at memory admission (all workers or named ones), toggle node-ctl's
network-slot memory clamp and the API's create fail-fast, cordon a worker,
and read each worker's advertised and bound network slots. Every knob is
taken under a Lease and restored by compensation.
A tracked raw create can now name statuses the API answers only after
removing the sandbox; cleanup still kills any match but accepts none.
local.network_slots_clamp_to_node_memory: with one worker refusing at memory
admission, a create forced onto it is bound there and fails with the clamp
off; with SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP on, that worker advertises no slot
past its bound pods, creates land on the other worker, and the worker
advertises free slots again once it admits.
…ity per phase
With the clamp on and the admitting worker cordoned, the same create the
clamp-off phase bound to the refusing worker is never bound there. A
create's new pods are sampled while it runs, so a binding the API deletes
before answering is still seen, and capacity is recorded under each phase's
label.
… flag anywhere
A run killed while the per-node sh -c wrapper is applied leaves the flag
inside the script, where a prefix match misses it; the next run would take
the wrapper as standing and restore it.
… unbound
Require a 503 for an unplaced pod and at least one sampled pod, all with no
nodeName, so a create that failed before any pod existed or a sampler that
saw nothing can't pass. A sampler error now fails the create instead of
silently ending the sampling.
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Major · Serialize capacity reconciliation across both callers. · mod.rs:49-88
crates/l40_api/node/ctl/server/src/kubernetes_controller/mod.rs:49-88 Major · Stability & Availability · Quick win
Serialize capacity reconciliation across both callers.
When an older status read is delayed, its apply can overwrite a newer, lower capacity. If the scheduler observes that stale capacity before reconciliation corrects it, it can bind pods to a node that memory admission rejects. Serialize the status read and apply across both callers so an older observation cannot overwrite a newer one.
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Serialize network-slot capacity reconciliation across the periodic loop and the
node-object reconciliation path. Use synchronization shared by both callers
around the full status-read-and-apply operation in
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Major · Check current Node status before skipping the patch. · network_slots.rs:54-62
crates/l40_api/node/ctl/server/src/kubernetes_controller/network_slots.rs:54-62 Major · Stability & Availability · Quick win
Check current Node status before skipping the patch.
If capacity changes from 56 to 60 and back to 56 before the watch cache refreshes, the second reconcile skips its patch. The scheduler can then place additional pods on a node that memory admission rejects. Use current Node status, or account for successful patches until the watch catches up; serializing the callers alone does not fix the stale cache.
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Update the reconcile path using network_slot_capacity_current so it does not
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… only when the last apply agrees
The fast loop and the node-object pass now share a lock around the status
read and apply, so an older reading can't land after a newer one, and the
value this process last applied, so a watch cache still showing an older
value equal to the desired one doesn't hide a newer apply.
…d before sampling
On CI the cordoned clamp-on create's pod is unschedulable at once and the API
deletes it within a second; the scheduler's Insufficient network-slots
message shows it reached scheduling and was never bound.
A failed restore keeps its compensation armed and the Leases held for the
scope; the first failure is raised once every knob was tried, so a stuck
API rollout can't leave node-manager refusing.
Addressing CodeRabbit's two outside-diff items on the node-ctl capacity reconcile:
Serialize the two reconcilers. Fixed in 24f2468. The dedicated clamp loop and the node-object pass now share one AppliedNetworkSlotCapacity (a tokio::sync::Mutex<Option<String>>), so their read-compute-patch steps can't interleave.
Don't skip the patch based on a stale cache. Also fixed in 24f2468. The patch is skipped only when the cached Node already shows the desired value and the last applied value is none or that same value. A cache that lags behind our own last apply gets patched again. Covered by capacity_current_does_not_trust_a_cache_behind_the_last_apply.
b2acd09 also makes the smoke harness try every knob restore even when one fails. It is shared with #1629.
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- Line 51: Bound the serialized capacity reconcile around the applied mutex so
one end-to-end deadline covers lock acquisition, status retrieval, and Node
patching, including the underlying request. Preserve the read-and-apply sequence
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One 10s deadline covers the lock wait, the node-manager status request and
the Node patch, so a stalled node-manager or apiserver can't hold the
applied-capacity mutex and stall the node-object pass behind it. A timed-out
patch leaves the applied value untouched, so the next pass re-applies.
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Major · Keep the clamped capacity when the memory measurement fails. · network_slots.rs:145
crates/l40_api/node/ctl/server/src/kubernetes_controller/network_slots.rs:145 Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Keep the clamped capacity when the memory measurement fails.
With memory_clamp enabled, node-manager returns None if it cannot read active leases or node memory. This branch then advertises max_slots, even if the Node previously advertised a lower, memory-clamped capacity. The scheduler can place pods that memory admission rejects. Keep the last advertised capacity until a valid count arrives; retain the max_slots fallback when the clamp is disabled. (raw.githubusercontent.com)
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Update the None fallback in the capacity calculation so that, when memory_clamp
is enabled, it retains the node’s last advertised capacity until a valid count
arrives. Preserve the max_slots fallback when memory_clamp is disabled, using
the existing source of advertised capacity rather than introducing a new one.
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- Line 145: Update the None fallback in the capacity calculation so that, when
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With the clamp on, node-manager returns no admittable count when it can't
read node memory or leases, and its allocate path then refuses new
sandboxes. Advertising max_slots there would steer pods onto a node that
refuses them, so keep the capacity already advertised until a count
arrives. A Node that never advertised still gets max_slots.
Addressing CodeRabbit's outside-diff Major comment "Keep the clamped capacity when the memory measurement fails" (network_slots.rs:145): fixed in the latest commit. node-mgr's allocate path refuses when observe_active_leases fails, so with the clamp on, a None count now holds the capacity already advertised (by this process's last apply, else the Node's cached value) and does not fall back to max_slots. A Node that has never advertised still gets max_slots, and the clamp-off path is unchanged. Covered by clamped_capacity_is_held_while_memory_is_unreadable.
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Major · Track uncertain patch outcomes. · network_slots.rs:129
crates/l40_api/node/ctl/server/src/kubernetes_controller/network_slots.rs:129 Major · Stability & Availability · Heavy lift
Track uncertain patch outcomes.
If a patch to 40 takes effect but times out before its response, applied remains 0. If desired capacity returns to 0 while the cache still shows 0, the next pass skips the patch. The node can advertise excess capacity until the cache catches up and reconciliation corrects it. A timed-out patch can also complete after a newer patch.
Track in-flight or uncertain patches separately from confirmed capacity, and reconcile them without trusting a matching stale cache. Preserve the unreadable-memory hold behavior. Resetting applied to None alone does not force a patch when the cache matches.
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Update the reconciliation path that assigns `applied` so confirmed capacity
remains distinct from in-flight or uncertain patch outcomes. When a patch times
out, retain enough state to reconcile even if the cache matches the current
`desired` value, and prevent a late completion from an older patch from
overriding a newer desired capacity; preserve the existing unreadable-memory
hold behavior.
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capacity remains distinct from in-flight or uncertain patch outcomes. When a
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A patch that errors or times out may still land, so the value is recorded
as the last attempted before the request. The skip then trusts the cache
only once it matches that value, and an uncertain outcome is re-applied.
Addressing CodeRabbit's outside-diff Major comment "Track uncertain patch outcomes" (network_slots.rs:129): fixed in 2329cf5. applied now records the value before the patch request is sent, so it is the last value attempted, not the last value confirmed. An errored or timed-out patch, or one that lands late after a newer one, leaves the cache and applied disagreeing until the cache catches up with the last attempt. The skip therefore never fires on a stale matching cache, and the next pass re-applies. The unreadable-memory hold is unchanged and holds the last attempted value.
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Summary
Sandbox pods request only the
space.pplx.net/network-slotsextended resource, and node-ctl advertises its capacity as node-mgr's staticnetwork_pool_max_slots. Under host memory pressure, kube-scheduler (and the API's network-slot preflight) keeps sending pods to a node whose memory admission already refuses new sandboxes. Kubelet then retries the refusedRunPodSandboxon the same node until the create times out.This lets node-ctl clamp the advertised capacity to what memory admission would actually accept:
NetworkPoolStatusRequest.include_memory_admission(default false) andNetworkPoolStatusResponse.memory_admittable_sandboxes(optional).GetNetworkPoolStatusobserves node memory and active leases and returns how many more sandboxes admission would accept, viaMemoryAdmissionConfig::admittable_new_sandboxes. That binary-searches overcheck_new_allocation_at_commititself, so it follows any change to the admission rule. New sandboxes are sized like the largest active lease (at least the node default). Existing callers (sbx-manager, node-api, CLI) send the default request and skip the measurement.SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP=true, it advertisesmin(max_slots, leased + admittable). A dedicated 5s loop reconciles it and stops at shutdown. The existing node-object pass still runs as a self-heal, and the Node is patched only when the value changes. Each reconcile is serialized and bounded by a 10s deadline. If node memory can't be read, the already-advertised capacity is held. With the flag unset (the default), capacity staysnetwork_pool_max_slotsand no memory is measured.space_smoke/node_memory_admission.py) and the scenariolocal.network_slots_clamp_to_node_memory(below). Each knob it turns is held under a Lease and restored by compensation.Validation
Unit and lint, all passing on the devbox at this head:
cargo test -p pplx-space-node-mgr -- memory_admission network_pool. Regression tests:admittable_count_matches_admission_at_the_boundary: the count is exactly the largest demandcheck_new_allocation_at_commitadmits.admittable_count_is_bounded_by_the_slot_limitfull_node_admits_no_new_sandboxcargo test -p pplx-space-node-ctl-server --features kubernetes -- network_slots. Regression tests:capacity_shrinks_to_what_memory_admission_accepts: capacity falls to leased plus admittable when memory admission refuses new sandboxes.capacity_is_max_slots_while_memory_is_not_bindingcapacity_never_exceeds_max_slots_or_overflowscapacity_current_does_not_trust_a_cache_behind_the_last_apply: the dedicated loop and the node-object pass serialize their patches, and a stale cached Node can't skip a needed patch.clamped_capacity_is_held_while_memory_is_unreadable: with the clamp on, an unreadable memory count holds the advertised capacity rather than reopening tomax_slots, because node-mgr's allocate path refuses in that case.cargo test -p pplx-space-node-mgr-clientcargo clippy -p pplx-space-node-mgr -p pplx-space-node-ctl-server -p pplx-space-sbx-mgr -p pplx-space-node-api-server -p pplx-space-node-mgr-cli --features pplx-space-node-ctl-server/kubernetes --tests -- -D warnings,cargo fmt --all --checkuv run --frozen --group test python -m pytest space_smoke/tests -n 8: 696 passed, 1 skippedE2E on kind (
local.network_slots_clamp_to_node_memory): PASSRun on a kind stack built from current main plus this PR at 75acbe2 and #1629:
space-local-worker's node-manager refuses. It runs with--memory-admission-reserve-mib=1048576, so the refusal comes from real memory admission, not an injected error.status.allocatablenetwork slots, and samples the new pods'spec.nodeNamewhile each create runs. It doesn't read logs.space-local-worker300 advertised and 1 bound,space-local-worker2300 advertised and 0 boundspace-local-worker2cordonedspace-local-worker. 503 after 45.3 s (budget 45 s):timed out waiting for sandbox pod to become ready (phase: pod_never_ready)SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP=true)space-local-workeradvertised 1 with 1 bound,space-local-worker2advertised 13 with 0 bound (each node clamped to its own memory)create_execution rejected: no Kubernetes network-slot capacity available. No pod was created, so nothing was bound to the refusing workerspace-local-worker2space-local-workeradvertised 14 with 1 bound,space-local-worker2advertised 16 with 3 boundSeverity and risk
Severity: high. Under memory pressure, memory-full nodes keep receiving sandbox pods that can never start, so creates fail at the end of their budget.
Risk: none while the flag is off. The only change is an extra optional field that no caller requests. With the flag on, a bad memory reading could under-advertise capacity and starve a node of new pods. To roll back, unset
SPACE_NETWORK_SLOTS_MEMORY_CLAMP; the next pass restoresmax_slots.Rollout
max_slots.OutOf<resource>reason; memory admission would have refused that pod anyway. api: fail sandbox creates fast when the node refuses the pod #1629 makes the create's pod-IP wait fail that pod promptly as a retryableUnavailable.Stack
This PR is independent of #1629. Both PRs carry the identical harness commit, so whichever lands second gets an identical add/add on rebase. #1626 (memory admission rule changes) stacks on it.
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