OCPBUGS-104851: feat: add cert-watcher DaemonSet to restart etcd on CA bundle rotation - #1675
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WalkthroughThe change adds an etcd restart job type and command. The operator schedules the job after stable CA bundle changes. The runner discovers control-plane nodes, restarts etcd sequentially, and verifies cluster health. ChangesEtcd rolling restart
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Mergeability Score: 🟠 High · up to A CA-bundle update can restart etcd before the new files are installed and then fail to restart it again, leaving stale trust data that can cause API-to-etcd TLS failures and crashloops. The revision/hash gating and error handling must be fixed before this change is merge-ready. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant JobController
participant SetupRunner
participant KubernetesAPI
participant Pacemaker
participant EtcdCluster
JobController->>KubernetesAPI: read CA bundle and etcd revisions
KubernetesAPI-->>JobController: return stable rollout state
JobController->>SetupRunner: schedule etcd-restart job
SetupRunner->>KubernetesAPI: list control-plane nodes
KubernetesAPI-->>SetupRunner: return sorted node names
SetupRunner->>Pacemaker: set restart_no_leave and restart etcd-clone
Pacemaker-->>SetupRunner: complete node restart
SetupRunner->>EtcdCluster: poll cluster health
EtcdCluster-->>SetupRunner: return healthy status
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Full details: Title checkExplanation The title mentions a cert-watcher DaemonSet, but the changes add an etcd-restart job controller and rolling restart command. The CA bundle rotation aspect is related, but the described DaemonSet is not present.
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In `@pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go`:
- Around line 42-43: Increase the timeout passed to context.WithTimeout in the
restart workflow so it covers two sequential nodes, each allowing five minutes
for pcs resource restart and five minutes for waitForEtcdHealthy, plus overhead.
Ensure any controller-side active-job deadline is at least as long as this
parent context.
- Around line 50-106: In pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go lines 50-106, update
RunTnfEtcdRestart and restartEtcdOnNode to use sanitized operation messages and
errors without raw node names, and avoid passing node-bearing restart commands
to exec.Execute logging; in cmd/tnf-setup-runner/main.go lines 134-145, ensure
NewEtcdRestartCommand logs only sanitized runner errors rather than propagating
internal hostnames.
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| _, _, err = exec.Execute(ctx, "/usr/sbin/pcs cluster status") | ||
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| if err := restartEtcdOnNode(ctx, nodeName); err != nil { | ||
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| func restartEtcdOnNode(ctx context.Context, nodeName string) error { | ||
| klog.Infof("Restarting etcd on node %s", nodeName) | ||
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| // Set restart_no_leave attribute so podman-etcd stop skips leave_etcd_member_list() | ||
| cmd := fmt.Sprintf(`crm_attribute --lifetime reboot --node %s --name "restart_no_leave" --update "true"`, nodeName) | ||
| if _, stderr, err := exec.Execute(ctx, cmd); err != nil { | ||
| return fmt.Errorf("failed to set restart_no_leave on node %s: %s: %w", nodeName, stderr, err) | ||
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| // stopped and started again (timeout 300s = 5 min). | ||
| cmd = fmt.Sprintf("/usr/sbin/pcs resource restart etcd-clone %s --wait=300", nodeName) | ||
| if _, stderr, err := exec.Execute(ctx, cmd); err != nil { | ||
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Remove raw internal node names from logs and logged errors.
RunTnfEtcdRestart logs node names directly. It also returns errors with node names. exec.Execute logs the complete commands from Lines 88 and 95, which also contain node names. NewEtcdRestartCommand then logs these returned errors with klog.Fatal.
pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go#L50-L106: use sanitized operation messages and sanitized errors. Do not pass raw node-bearing commands to command logging.cmd/tnf-setup-runner/main.go#L134-L145: log only sanitized runner errors.
As per coding guidelines, “Flag logging that may expose ... internal hostnames.”
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In `@pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go` around lines 50 - 106, In
pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go lines 50-106, update RunTnfEtcdRestart and
restartEtcdOnNode to use sanitized operation messages and errors without raw
node names, and avoid passing node-bearing restart commands to exec.Execute
logging; in cmd/tnf-setup-runner/main.go lines 134-145, ensure
NewEtcdRestartCommand logs only sanitized runner errors rather than propagating
internal hostnames.
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In `@bindata/etcd/cluster-restore-tnf.sh`:
- Around line 113-116: Update the peer fallback warning in the restore script to
instruct operators to delete both force_new_cluster and restart_no_leave with
crm_attribute, matching the cleanup performed when get_peer_node_name returns
exactly one name.
In `@pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go`:
- Line 96: Update restartEtcdOnNode and clearRestartNoLeave so deferred
restart_no_leave cleanup uses a separate bounded context rather than the parent
workflow context, preserves any earlier error while returning cleanup failures
when no earlier error exists, and does not ignore exec.Execute errors. Ensure
the sequential node-processing loop checks the restartEtcdOnNode error and stops
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| if _, _, err := exec.Execute(ctx, cmd); err != nil { | ||
| return fmt.Errorf("failed to set restart_no_leave on %s: %w", nodeLabel, err) | ||
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| defer clearRestartNoLeave(ctx, nodeName, nodeLabel) |
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Make restart_no_leave cleanup reliable before advancing.
Line [96] defers cleanup with the parent workflow context. If that context expires, the cleanup command can run with a canceled context and leave the attribute set. The helper also consumes exec.Execute failures and returns no error. After a successful restart, the caller can therefore start the next node even when cleanup failed.
Use a separate, bounded cleanup context. Return the cleanup failure from restartEtcdOnNode when no earlier error exists, and stop the sequential loop before advancing.
As per path instructions, **/*.go: “Never ignore error returns” and use context.Context for cancellation and timeouts.
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-func clearRestartNoLeave(ctx context.Context, nodeName, nodeLabel string) {
+func clearRestartNoLeave(ctx context.Context, nodeName, nodeLabel string) error {
cmd := fmt.Sprintf(`crm_attribute --lifetime reboot --node %s --name "restart_no_leave" --delete`, nodeName)
if _, _, err := exec.Execute(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
- klog.Warningf("failed to clear restart_no_leave on %s: %v", nodeLabel, err)
+ return fmt.Errorf("failed to clear restart_no_leave on %s", nodeLabel)
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}Have the deferred cleanup use a short independent timeout and propagate the returned error through restartEtcdOnNode.
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In `@pkg/tnf/etcd-restart/runner.go` at line 96, Update restartEtcdOnNode and
clearRestartNoLeave so deferred restart_no_leave cleanup uses a separate bounded
context rather than the parent workflow context, preserves any earlier error
while returning cleanup failures when no earlier error exists, and does not
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the restartEtcdOnNode error and stops before advancing when cleanup fails.
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In `@pkg/tnf/operator/job_controllers.go`:
- Around line 497-518: The operator-state gate must associate each current CA
hash with BundleRolloutRevisionAnnotation and only accept the (hash,
rolloutRevision) pair after every node reaches that rollout revision; update the
logic around GetStaticPodOperatorState and lastStableConfig to retain the
previous pair while rollout is incomplete, and add coverage for ConfigMap
delivery before the operator-status revision update.
Apply the same fix in `@pkg/tnf/operator/job_controllers.go` around lines 492 -
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In TNF deployments, etcd runs under Pacemaker/podman rather than as a Kubernetes static pod. When the CA bundle is rotated, etcd does not automatically reload certificates. The kube-apiserver, which presents a client certificate signed by the new CA, gets rejected by etcd with "tls: uknown certificate autoritty", causing API server outages. The cert-watcher DaemonSet runs on each control plane node and monitors the CA bundle directory for changes using fsnotify with a 1-minute fallback poll. Whan a change is detected, the watcher: 1. Verifies the entire etcd cluster is healthy (serializes restarts across the 2-node cluster to avoid simultatneuous quorum loss) 2. Sets 'restart_no_leave' on the LOCAL node only via crm_attribute (prevents the OCF agent from running 'force_new_cluster' on restart) 3. Restart etcd via 'podman restart etcd' (SIGTERM preserves cluster membership, unlike 'pcs resource reestart' which is a no-op while unmanaged) 4. Waits for etcd to become healthy again (up to 5 minutes) 5. Cleans up any Pacemaker failure state caused by restart
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I think we need to make a decision on how we handle lifecycle refactor work as part of this. Personally, I would rather that be implemented outside this PR and focus this on the current working model/expectation of jobs in TNF.
| crm_attribute --delete --name "standalone_node" || true | ||
| crm_attribute --delete --name "learner_node" || true | ||
| crm_attribute --delete --name "force_new_cluster" --lifetime reboot --node "${NODENAME}" || true | ||
| crm_attribute --delete --name "restart_no_leave" --lifetime reboot --node "${NODENAME}" || true |
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@dhensel-rh do we have automated cluster-restore tests? If not, we should probably add those since I'm sure the changes I am adding for double graceful node shutdown would also interact with this.
| // configBaseline stores the initial config hash for drift-only jobs. | ||
| // These jobs should NOT run on first install — only when the config | ||
| // changes from this baseline. Map key is job name. | ||
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I have a similar idea in lifecycle part 3 where we store a config generation as part of the job name for the update-setup job. But I'm wondering why we need it here? Is the point of this to track which cert was installed so you don't re-trigger drift detection?
An alternative approach would be to allow the job to run, but detect if the cert it's trying to install is the same as the cert that's already there and not do anything. This way the job remains idempotent. We probably want both, to be honest.
| // When driftOnly is true, the job will NOT run on first install. Instead, the initial config | ||
| // is stored as a baseline, and the job only fires when the config changes from that baseline. | ||
| // This prevents jobs like etcd-restart from running during fresh installation. | ||
| func syncMultiNodeJobState(ctx context.Context, jobName string, schedulableNodesFunc SchedulableNodesFunc, affectedNodesFunc AffectedNodesFunc, jobConfigFunc JobConfigFunc, maxRetryAttempts int, driftOnly bool, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, operatorClient v1helpers.StaticPodOperatorClient) error { |
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I'm not a fan of driftOnly. I would rather see it all or nothing. Either all jobs only run on drift and nil->something is considered drift (e.g. startup) or all jobs always run on startup and rely on being idempotent.
I like the former, but I don't know that it's needed for this patch. Seems more like a lifecyle refactor patch.
| func RunClusterJobController(ctx context.Context, jobType tools.JobType, schedulableNodesFunc SchedulableNodesFunc, affectedNodesFunc AffectedNodesFunc, jobConfigFunc JobConfigFunc, retries int, controllerContext *controllercmd.ControllerContext, operatorClient v1helpers.StaticPodOperatorClient, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, kubeInformersForNamespaces v1helpers.KubeInformersForNamespaces, conditions []string) { | ||
| // When driftOnly is true, the job will not run on first install — only when the config from | ||
| // jobConfigFunc changes from the initial baseline (e.g., CA bundle rotation). | ||
| func RunClusterJobController(ctx context.Context, jobType tools.JobType, schedulableNodesFunc SchedulableNodesFunc, affectedNodesFunc AffectedNodesFunc, jobConfigFunc JobConfigFunc, retries int, driftOnly bool, controllerContext *controllercmd.ControllerContext, operatorClient v1helpers.StaticPodOperatorClient, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, kubeInformersForNamespaces v1helpers.KubeInformersForNamespaces, conditions []string, extraInformers ...factory.Informer) { |
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As noted above, I think driftOnly is a false choice.
All jobs want to behave driftOnly. If we start them otherwise, it's because we haven't migrated them to the driftOnly model yet. More of a lifecycle migration task than something to address in this patch.
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| // checkAndRestart compares the current cert hash against baseline and | ||
| // restarts etcd if they differ. It verifies the whole cluster is healthy | ||
| // to serialize restarts across nodes, then sets restart_no_leave on ALL |
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this comment seems misleading since the restarts are done simultaeneously, right? Should be be serialized in alphabetical order or something?
I think insta-restart is probably fine BUT don't say we're serializing. If we're trying to maintain functionality and do need to serialize, let's coordinate the nodes better or add a simple delay to stagger them.
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This comment seems to imply that ALL nodes get restart_no_leave, but it's only called once and with the current hostname, so that's not true. I don't know if all nodes are supposed to have it set, or if one is sufficient, but this should be addressed either in the comment or the code https://github.com/openshift/cluster-etcd-operator/pull/1675/changes#diff-aff7ec7af626500fa49169ab25f46838f5f0bab8916b8219a29ef8c8c3e328c1R128
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Thanks for pointing this out. This is a stale comment from a previous implementation based on a Job that set that attribute on both nodes when starting, to avoid the peer to be restarted with a "force_new_cluster" approach.
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| klog.Info("Clearing etcd-clone failure state") | ||
| if _, _, err := exec.Execute(ctx, "pcs resource cleanup etcd-clone"); err != nil { |
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are we just doing this to insta-kick etcd to force a restart?
that's fine, but I want to doulbe check that nodes clear the restart_no_leave flag on start since it's not cleared here.
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Does the pcs resource cleanup command trigger a restart? My intention here is just to clear the failcount and to trigger a re-probe operation. If it does restart etcd, I should revisit the approach
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should we be checking if restart_no_leave is still set and cleaning it here if it is?
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We should, absolutely. The original idea was to restart etcd via podman, so that we could have relied on the attribute cleanup when etcd is started (more details here).
Since this approach was not working, we need to clean it up explicitly.
We should probably reevaluate the upstream workflow in the resource-agents repo, since that's not used right now (we rely on podman restart instead)
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why are we kicking the etcd resource again? we just restarted it? If we're going to kick it, why no set restart no leave and just call this immediately instead. That will restart the agents for both nodes, forcing a restart.
This feels like we restarting the container and then restarting the agent to restart it again. :)
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It feels to me like you are just doing this to ensure "start" runs and clears the condition. Just do that - then you don't need a restartEtcdContainer - you clean up waitForEtcdHealthy and then scan for any stale attributes and call it a day.
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cleanupEtcd (renaming it to clearPacemakerFailcount) doesn't restart etcd, it just clears Pacemaker's failcount via pcs resource cleanup. Since etcd is managed by Pacemaker, when we do podman restart etcd, we're bypassing Pacemaker, so its monitor can fire during the brief downtime and increment the failcount (potentially to INFINITY, which would prevent Pacemaker from ever starting etcd on that node again). After we confirm etcd is back and healthy, we clear that stale failure state.
I've renamed it to clearPacemakerFailcount to make the intent clearer.
Maybe, for the sake of clarity I can move this check before calling the cleanupEtcd (being renamed as clearPacemakerFailcount) function.
| // Cert watcher DaemonSet: watches CA bundle files on disk and restarts | ||
| // the local etcd when they change. Runs independently of the operator | ||
| // and API server — prevents force_new_cluster during CA rotation. | ||
| if err := lifecycleManager.ensureCertWatcherDaemonSet(ctx); err != nil { |
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I think we need to return this error. This is fatal since this is a required feature for handling cert-rotation.
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| return strings.Contains(stdout, "is healthy") && !strings.Contains(stdout, "is unhealthy") |
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there's got to be a way to get this output as json and parse it against a firmer output value. This is fragile.
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not to mention there might be a way of getting this status directly from a helper in CEO. we have a container/controller whose job it is to monitor etcd in this exact way.
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The health helpers seem to happer in pkg/etcdcli/, do you mean those ones? If so, they seem to use the Go etcd client library and require Kubernetes API access (informers, configmap listers, mounted TLS certs) to discover endpoints.
The cert-watcher DaemonSet intentionally avoids Kubernetes API dependency, it needs to work when kube-apiserver is down, which is the exact failure scenario it's designed to fix.
I'd suggest we use podman exec etcd etcdctl endpoint health --cluster -w json instead, which should be less fragile as you said. What do you think?
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Overall I like the direction, but I think we need to do one more push to clean up the loose ends. I would like to see proof of a payload job triggering two-node-fencing-etcd-certrotation to verify this patch.
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certificate files on disk and restarts etcd when they change, preventing
force_new_clusterduring CA rotationwatch-certssubcommand to thetnf-monitorbinary with fsnotify-basedfile watching and a 1-minute fallback poll
2-node etcd cluster
Problem
In TNF deployments, etcd is managed by Pacemaker and runs as a podman container
outside of Kubernetes. When the etcd CA bundle is rotated (e.g., during
certificate rotation), etcd does not automatically reload the new CA certificates.
The kube-apiserver presents a client certificate signed by the new CA, but etcd
still trusts only the old CA — causing etcd to reject API server connections with
remote error: tls: unknown certificate authority. This results in kube-apiserverentering CrashLoopBackOff and complete loss of API availability.
Solution
A lightweight DaemonSet (
tnf-cert-watcher) runs on each control-plane node and:fsnotify(with 2-second debounce) and a1-minute fallback poll for atomic directory replacements
are healthy before proceeding — preventing both nodes from restarting
simultaneously and losing quorum
force_new_clusterby settingrestart_no_leaveon thelocal node via
crm_attributebefore restartingpodman restart etcd(SIGTERM preserves cluster membership)Pacemaker failure state
Key design decisions
podman restartinstead ofpcs resource restartpcs resource restartruns the OCF agent's stop then start actions. But that's problemativ: the OCF stop action stops the container, and during the stop→start transition, the OCF monitor on the peer node can fire, see the member is down, and mark it as FAILED. Additionally, it is a silent no-op when the resource is unmanagedrestart_no_leaveon local node onlyforce_new_cluster holders changed after decisionerrors in the OCF agent