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This is based on #6466 with additional unit test cases. Following description is pulled from #6446.

  • What I did

Wrapped the ApplyMachineConfigNode call in syncMachineConfigNodes with retry.OnError using the existing IsApplyErrorRetriable predicate and DefaultRetry backoff.

The MachineConfigNode controller's resync loop performs a Get-then-Update on MCN objects without any conflict retry. When concurrent writes from the daemon or drain controller change the object's resourceVersion between Get and Update, the update fails with an optimistic-concurrency conflict. This error propagates through syncAll to syncDegradedStatus, which surfaces a transient Degraded=True condition with reason MachineConfigNodeFailed — tripping the CVO invariant monitor in CI even though the condition self-clears.

This matches the retry pattern already used by applyManifests and other sync functions in the same file.

  • How to verify it

Run the existing unit tests for the operator package.
In a cluster with the MachineConfigNode feature gate enabled, trigger concurrent MCN updates (e.g. by rebooting a node while the daemon is also updating MCN status). Verify no transient Degraded=True condition appears on the machine-config ClusterOperator.

  • Description for the changelog

Retry on conflict in MachineConfigNode sync to prevent transient Degraded=True conditions caused by optimistic-concurrency errors.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • MachineConfigNode updates now automatically retry transient failures, including conflicts, timeouts, and RPC errors.
    • Configuration version handling now continues correctly after a successful update.
    • Non-retriable errors are still reported without unnecessary retries.
    • Failed updates provide more reliable results when temporary API or communication issues occur.

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@djoshy: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-112721, which is valid.

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This is based on #6466 with additional unit test cases. Following description is pulled from #6446.

  • What I did

Wrapped the ApplyMachineConfigNode call in syncMachineConfigNodes with retry.OnError using the existing IsApplyErrorRetriable predicate and DefaultRetry backoff.

The MachineConfigNode controller's resync loop performs a Get-then-Update on MCN objects without any conflict retry. When concurrent writes from the daemon or drain controller change the object's resourceVersion between Get and Update, the update fails with an optimistic-concurrency conflict. This error propagates through syncAll to syncDegradedStatus, which surfaces a transient Degraded=True condition with reason MachineConfigNodeFailed — tripping the CVO invariant monitor in CI even though the condition self-clears.

This matches the retry pattern already used by applyManifests and other sync functions in the same file.

  • How to verify it

Run the existing unit tests for the operator package.
In a cluster with the MachineConfigNode feature gate enabled, trigger concurrent MCN updates (e.g. by rebooting a node while the daemon is also updating MCN status). Verify no transient Degraded=True condition appears on the machine-config ClusterOperator.

  • Description for the changelog

Retry on conflict in MachineConfigNode sync to prevent transient Degraded=True conditions caused by optimistic-concurrency errors.

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Walkthrough

ApplyMachineConfigNode now retries retriable errors through the default retry policy. Tests cover Kubernetes conflicts, timeouts, RPC errors, and non-retriable errors.

Changes

MachineConfigNode retry handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
ApplyMachineConfigNode retry wiring
pkg/operator/sync.go
Wraps ApplyMachineConfigNode with retry.OnError and retries errors classified as retriable.
Retry classification and conflict validation
lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go
Adds table-driven tests for retriable and non-retriable errors. Adds a fake-client test for MachineConfigNode update conflicts.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 2c4e2

This change retries retriable MachineConfigNode apply conflicts and includes retry-classification coverage. No current merge-blocking risk is identified.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 66.67% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 2 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the issue and the main change: adding conflict retries in syncMachineConfigNodes.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
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Stable And Deterministic Test Names ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds standard Go tests, not Ginkgo tests. The new subtest names come from fixed string literals such as "conflict error is retriable" and "timeout error is retriable". The expor…
Test Structure And Quality ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds standard Go testing tests in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go, not Ginkgo tests. The file has no Ginkgo imports, It blocks, Eventually, or Consistently cal…
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds two plain Go unit tests using testing.T in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go. It adds no Ginkgo e2e tests (It, Describe, Context, or When). The sync.go
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds only standard Go unit tests with testing.T in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go; it adds no Ginkgo It, Describe, Context, or When e2e test. The tests use …
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS — The commit changes only retry handling in pkg/operator/sync.go and tests in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go. The added code calls retry.OnError around ApplyMachineConfigNode; it…
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed PASS. The exact pull request additions contain only API imports, unit-test code, and the retry.OnError wrapper. No added fmt.Print*, builtin print, log.Print*, klog call, suite hook, `RunSpe…
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds standard Go unit tests in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go, using testing.T and a Kubernetes fake client. It adds no Ginkgo It, Describe, Context, or `When…
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only retry handling for MachineConfigNode application and adds Kubernetes error tests. The exact diff introduces no MD5, SHA1, DES, 3DES, RC4, Blowfish, or ECB usage, cu…
Container-Privileges ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go and pkg/operator/sync.go. The added lines contain no privileged, hostPID, hostNetwork, hostIPC, SYS_ADMIN, or …
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds no production logging. The changed operator code only wraps ApplyMachineConfigNode in retry.OnError and returns the resulting error. The added test diagnostics use stat…
Full details: Stable And Deterministic Test Names

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PASS: The pull request adds standard Go tests, not Ginkgo tests. The new subtest names come from fixed string literals such as "conflict error is retriable" and "timeout error is retriable". The exported test function names are also static. No changed test title contains a node name, timestamp, UUID, namespace, IP address, or runtime-generated value. The existing dynamic test#%d subtest predates this pull request.

Full details: Test Structure And Quality

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PASS: The pull request adds standard Go testing tests in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go, not Ginkgo tests. The file has no Ginkgo imports, It blocks, Eventually, or Consistently calls. The tests use an in-memory fake client, create no cluster resources, and perform no indefinite waits. Their t.Errorf and t.Fatal calls include diagnostic messages. The changed test setup also matches nearby repository patterns.

Full details: Microshift Test Compatibility

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PASS: The pull request adds two plain Go unit tests using testing.T in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go. It adds no Ginkgo e2e tests (It, Describe, Context, or When). The sync.go change is production retry logic and does not introduce a test subject to this MicroShift compatibility check.

Full details: Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility

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PASS: The pull request adds only standard Go unit tests with testing.T in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go; it adds no Ginkgo It, Describe, Context, or When e2e test. The tests use a fake client and MachineConfigNode objects, with no multi-node or HA assumption. The pkg/operator/sync.go change contains production retry logic, not a new e2e test.

Full details: Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility

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PASS — The commit changes only retry handling in pkg/operator/sync.go and tests in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go. The added code calls retry.OnError around ApplyMachineConfigNode; it adds no node selectors, node affinity, tolerations, taints, replica logic, anti-affinity, topology spread constraints, or PDBs. No deployment manifests changed, so the custom topology-aware scheduling failure conditions do not apply.

Full details: Ote Binary Stdout Contract

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PASS. The exact pull request additions contain only API imports, unit-test code, and the retry.OnError wrapper. No added fmt.Print*, builtin print, log.Print*, klog call, suite hook, RunSpecs setup, TestMain, init, or output redirection code appears in the diff. The changed files use package operator and package resourceapply, and no package main exists in those directories. Existing klog calls in pkg/operator/sync.go are unchanged, so they are not pull-request-caused violations.

Full details: Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility

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PASS: The pull request adds standard Go unit tests in lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go, using testing.T and a Kubernetes fake client. It adds no Ginkgo It, Describe, Context, or When e2e tests. The changed tests contain no IPv4 assumptions or external network operations. The pkg/operator/sync.go change only adds retry logic and does not add a test requiring network connectivity.

Full details: No-Weak-Crypto

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PASS: The pull request changes only retry handling for MachineConfigNode application and adds Kubernetes error tests. The exact diff introduces no MD5, SHA1, DES, 3DES, RC4, Blowfish, or ECB usage, custom cryptography, or non-constant-time secret/token comparisons. The existing crypto/x509 import in pkg/operator/sync.go is unchanged.

Full details: Container-Privileges

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PASS: The pull request changes only lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go and pkg/operator/sync.go. The added lines contain no privileged, hostPID, hostNetwork, hostIPC, SYS_ADMIN, or allowPrivilegeEscalation settings. No Kubernetes manifest or Dockerfile changed. The implementation adds retry logic for MachineConfigNode application and does not alter container privileges.

Full details: No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs

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PASS: The pull request adds no production logging. The changed operator code only wraps ApplyMachineConfigNode in retry.OnError and returns the resulting error. The added test diagnostics use static values such as node-1, access denied, and transport is closing; they do not contain passwords, tokens, API keys, PII, or customer data. The existing IsApplyErrorRetriable log statement is unchanged.

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In `@lib/resourceapply/machineconfig_test.go`:
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- Line 896: Update syncMachineConfigNodes and the retry callback around
retry.OnError so the Run context is propagated into ApplyMachineConfigNode
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Comment thread pkg/operator/sync.go
Wrap ApplyMachineConfigNode with retry.OnError/DefaultRetry to prevent transient
conflict errors from surfacing a Degraded=True condition on the ClusterOperator.
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/retest-required

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Scheduling tests matching the pipeline_run_if_changed or not excluded by pipeline_skip_if_only_changed parameters:
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Remaining retests: 0 against base HEAD 11fd0ff and 2 for PR HEAD 2c4e2bc in total

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@djoshy: The following tests failed, say /retest to rerun all failed tests or /retest-required to rerun all mandatory failed tests:

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Remaining retests: 0 against base HEAD 91960cf and 1 for PR HEAD 2c4e2bc in total

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