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fix(storage): ensure model-cache init namespace has unbound DNS label in NVMesh path - #1303

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Fixes model-cache initialization for helm-chart functions stalling ~7m45s per deploy on NVMesh clusters (e.g. forge/DGXC). The fix was not effective in 3.2.15 because the root problem was in NVCA startup, not the model cache reconcile path.

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The nvca-modelcache-init namespace is created once at NVCA startup in backendk8scache.go with AlreadyExists-is-success and no label patch. So pre-existing namespaces on upgraded clusters never received WorkloadInstanceTypeLabel regardless of backend — the samba-path fix from #1116/#1218 only applied during a model-attached deploy and only for the samba backend. The forge cluster (NVMesh backend) was never covered.

Add ensureModelCacheNamespaceLabel right after the startup Create call in backendk8scache.go, using JSON patch add (idempotent). Runs on every NVCA restart — upgraded clusters receive the label immediately without needing a model-attached helm deploy to trigger reconciliation.

The samba path's ensureNamespaceLabels (from #1116) is kept as belt-and-suspenders.

For the Reviewer

  • backendk8scache_gxcache.go: new ensureModelCacheNamespaceLabel helper following the existing ensureGXCacheNamespaceLabels pattern (same k8sNamespacePatcher interface, JSON patch add).
  • backendk8scache.go: one call after the namespace Create at startup.
  • cachebackend_samba.go, modelcache.go: unchanged.

For QA

  • Full test suite (pkg/nvca/..., pkg/storage/...) with envtest — all green.
  • Live verification needed on nvcf-dgxc-k8s-forge-az60-ct1: after NVCA restarts, kubectl get ns nvca-modelcache-init -o jsonpath='{.metadata.labels}' should show workload-instance-type: miniservice. Then a model-attached helm deploy should complete in ~21s without DNS timeout.

Issues

NO-REF. Follow-up to #1116 / #1218.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved Kubernetes event handling during service startup for more reliable status updates.
    • Ensured the model-cache initialization namespace receives the correct workload instance-type label.
    • Label updates are safely repeatable while preserving existing labels.
    • Startup now reports an error if the required namespace label cannot be applied, making configuration issues visible immediately.
    • Improved handling of namespaces with missing or pre-existing labels.

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BackendK8sCache.Start now configures ledger-correlating event broadcasting and labels the model-cache initialization namespace during startup. Patch failures stop startup with a wrapped error.

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Model-cache initialization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure ledger-correlating event broadcasting
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache.go
Startup configures the ledger-correlating broadcaster with the periodic instance status update interval.
Prepare the model-cache initialization namespace
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache_gxcache.go
Startup applies the workload instance-type label through a strategic merge patch. Patch errors abort startup with a wrapped error.
Validate namespace labeling
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache_test.go
Tests cover patch payloads, error propagation, idempotent patching, label creation, and preservation of existing labels.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b11d6

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/storage/modelcache.go`:
- Around line 1103-1115: Add regression tests around the model-cache namespace
preparation flow using NewModelCacheInitNamespace, ensureCreated, and
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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache_gxcache.go`:
- Around line 54-60: Update ensureModelCacheNamespaceLabel to ensure
metadata.labels exists before adding the workload label, while preserving any
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nil labels and existing labels. Add tests covering namespaces with nil labels
and with pre-existing labels, verifying the mini-service label is applied
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501-505: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Add regression tests for both startup changes.

Add tests that verify the broadcaster uses the configured periodic status interval and preserves per-instance ledger annotations. Add tests that verify an existing model-cache namespace receives WorkloadInstanceTypeLabel. Also cover namespace patch failures and confirm that returned errors retain operation context.

As per coding guidelines, "Code changes must include tests." As per path instructions, "Add or update tests for the namespace-label initialization and broadcaster behavior."

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache.go` around lines 501
- 505, Add regression tests for the startup changes: verify the broadcaster
created by the relevant initialization path uses the configured periodic status
interval and preserves per-instance ledger annotations; verify an existing
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patch failures, asserting returned errors retain operation context. Update the
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Update the startup sequence diagram if one exists.

Show broadcaster setup, model cache namespace creation or reuse, label patching, and startup failure on namespace errors.

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache.go` around lines 501
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setup, model cache namespace creation or reuse, label patching, and startup
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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache.go`:
- Around line 501-505: Add regression tests for the startup changes: verify the
broadcaster created by the relevant initialization path uses the configured
periodic status interval and preserves per-instance ledger annotations; verify
an existing model-cache namespace receives WorkloadInstanceTypeLabel; and cover
namespace patch failures, asserting returned errors retain operation context.
Update the corresponding namespace-label initialization and broadcaster behavior
tests, reusing existing test helpers and symbols.

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache.go`:
- Around line 501-505: Update the startup sequence diagram, if present, to show
broadcaster setup, model cache namespace creation or reuse, label patching, and
startup failure when namespace operations return errors.

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In `@src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/backendk8scache_test.go`:
- Around line 5494-5516: Replace the mock-only
TestEnsureModelCacheNamespaceLabel_IdempotentWhenLabelPresent with a
table-driven envtest using nvcaenvtest.SetupEnvtest and a real
CoreV1().Namespaces() client. Cover the existing-namespace case with Labels
initialized to nil, create it through the Kubernetes client, invoke
ensureModelCacheNamespaceLabel, then read it back and verify the expected label;
do not model the newly created path as label-less because
storage.NewModelCacheInitNamespace initializes Labels before Create.

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…space at startup

The namespace is created once at NVCA startup in backendk8scache.go with
AlreadyExists-is-success and no patch, so pre-existing namespaces on
upgraded clusters never received WorkloadInstanceTypeLabel regardless of
backend -- the samba-path fix (#1116) only applied during a model-attached
deploy and only for the samba backend.

Add ensureModelCacheNamespaceLabel immediately after the Create call in
backendk8scache.go. It runs on every NVCA restart via JSON patch 'add'
(idempotent: inserts when absent, updates when present), so upgraded
clusters receive the label immediately without needing a model-attached
helm deploy to trigger reconciliation.

The samba path's ensureNamespaceLabels remains as belt-and-suspenders
for the case where samba creates the namespace itself.

Relates to NO-REF
…l; add envtest

JSON patch 'add' requires the parent path /metadata/labels to exist; a
namespace with nil labels would cause startup to fail with a patch error.
Switch to strategic merge patch which creates the labels map when absent
and merges into it when present.

Add envtest covering:
- nil labels (the case JSON patch 'add' would have rejected)
- pre-existing labels (merge preserves unrelated keys)
- label already correct (idempotent, no error)

Update mock tests to match the new patch type and payload.
…test deps

Required by TestEnsureModelCacheNamespaceLabel_Envtest which uses
nvcaenvtest.SetupEnvtest and kubernetes.NewForConfig.
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Tests using nvcaenvtest.SetupEnvtest must include the CRD manifests
as data so Bazel materializes them in the runfiles tree at the path
runtime.Caller(0) resolves to in envtest.go.
…NVCA CRDs needed

nvcaenvtest.SetupEnvtest loads NVCA CRDs from a path resolved via
runtime.Caller(0), which breaks in Bazel sandboxes because the source
tree is not present at that path. The namespace label test only needs
core Kubernetes resources (Namespace), so switch to a plain
envtest.Environment without CRD loading. Also revert the now-unused
internal/envtest dep and CRD data entry from BUILD.bazel.
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