fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity by scooby87 · Pull Request #3962 · cozystack/cozystack

scooby87 · 2026-08-25T20:10:23Z

What this PR does

The etcd chart hardcoded only a soft topologySpreadConstraints (whenUnsatisfiable: ScheduleAnyway) and never rendered spec.affinity, even though the EtcdCluster CRD supports it. On small clusters the scheduler therefore co-locates multiple members on one node; losing that node takes out quorum (or the whole cluster).

We hit this in production: a single node reboot left several 3-member etcd clusters with 2–3 members on the downed node, and one tenant's control-plane etcd lost quorum until the node came back.

This renders EtcdCluster.spec.affinity from a new affinity value:

Default (value left empty): the chart applies a soft (preferred) podAntiAffinity on kubernetes.io/hostname, so members spread across nodes on a best-effort basis. Soft on purpose — a hard rule would leave a member Pending when replicas exceed schedulable nodes, or when node-local storage pins a member to a node, so it is safe to default on.
Override: set affinity to any rule — e.g. a hard requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution podAntiAffinity — to forbid co-location outright on clusters with enough nodes and non-node-pinned storage. A supplied value replaces the default cleanly.

The existing topologySpreadConstraints block (and its _cluster.scheduling.globalAppTopologySpreadConstraints override) is unchanged.

Generated artifacts (values.schema.json, README.md, and the embedded openAPISchema in etcd-rd) were regenerated with make generate; make test passes (18/18).

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Release note

fix(etcd): etcd clusters now spread their members across nodes by default via a soft podAntiAffinity, and expose an `affinity` value so operators can set a hard rule; previously a single node could host a quorum of members and take out the cluster when it failed.

Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Added configurable pod affinity rules for etcd deployments.
- By default, etcd members use soft anti-affinity to spread across hosts without blocking scheduling.
- Custom affinity settings can override the default behavior.
- Exposed affinity configuration in the etcd application schema and dashboard.

…inity The etcd chart only set a soft topologySpreadConstraints and never rendered spec.affinity, so the scheduler could place several members of a 3-node EtcdCluster on the same node; losing that node then took out quorum (observed in production after a single node reboot). Render EtcdCluster.spec.affinity from a new `affinity` value. When it is left empty the chart applies a soft (preferred) podAntiAffinity on kubernetes.io/hostname, so members are spread on a best-effort basis without ever leaving a member Pending on small or node-pinned-storage clusters. Operators can override the value — e.g. a hard requiredDuringScheduling rule — where node count and storage allow. Assisted-By: Claude <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Alexey Artamonov <[email protected]>

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The etcd chart now accepts an affinity value. Provided rules replace the default. Empty values render preferred pod anti-affinity across hostnames. The chart and application schemas expose this configuration, and tests validate both rendering paths.

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Etcd affinity configuration

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Affinity configuration contract `packages/system/etcd-rd/cozyrds/etcd.yaml`, `packages/extra/etcd/values.yaml`, `packages/extra/etcd/values.schema.json`	The application and chart schemas expose an `affinity` object with an empty default and preserved Kubernetes fields.
Affinity rendering behavior `packages/extra/etcd/templates/etcd-cluster.yaml`, `packages/extra/etcd/tests/affinity_test.yaml`, `packages/extra/etcd/README.md`	The template renders user-provided affinity rules or preferred pod anti-affinity across hostnames. Tests validate both paths. The README documents the behavior.

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The chart now applies soft pod anti-affinity by default, but existing etcd member Pods remain where they are until they are replaced, so operators may overestimate the immediate protection after upgrading. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or a documentation follow-up.

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  participant EtcdApplicationSchema
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  EtcdApplicationSchema->>ChartValues: expose spec.affinity
  ChartValues->>EtcdClusterTemplate: provide affinity values
  EtcdClusterTemplate->>EtcdCluster: render custom affinity or default soft anti-affinity

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In `@packages/extra/etcd/values.yaml`:
- Around line 25-27: Document that affinity is applied only when Etcd member
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+## @param {object} [affinity] - Affinity rules set verbatim on the EtcdCluster's spec.affinity, replacing the chart default. When left empty the chart applies a soft (preferred) podAntiAffinity that spreads members across nodes by kubernetes.io/hostname on a best-effort basis, so a single node failure is less likely to take out more than one member. The default is intentionally soft: a hard rule would leave a member Pending when there are fewer schedulable nodes than replicas, or when node-local storage pins a member to a node. Set a hard requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution rule here to forbid co-location outright (only on clusters with enough nodes and non-node-pinned storage).
+affinity: {}


🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Document the same non-rolling affinity semantics in every public contract. The operator applies affinity only when it creates or replaces a member Pod, so existing members can remain co-located after a chart upgrade.

packages/extra/etcd/values.yaml#L25-L27: add the lifecycle caveat to the canonical parameter documentation.

packages/system/etcd-rd/cozyrds/etcd.yaml#L11-L11: keep the embedded application schema description aligned.

packages/extra/etcd/values.schema.json#L69-L73: regenerate from packages/extra/etcd/values.yaml; do not edit manually.

packages/extra/etcd/README.md#L46-L46: document that member replacement is required to apply affinity to existing Pods.

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Andrey Kolkov (androndo) · 2026-08-26T09:21:55Z

Branch review: PR #3962 `fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity`

NOT LGTM

Reviewed fix/etcd-soft-antiaffinity at c83a22e07 against main (merge-base 212d0e19).

Verdict findings

Missing tests for new rendering logic in a tested area (blocks). packages/extra/etcd is a tested chart — tests/ runs helm unittest and already contains topology-spread_test.yaml, which pins both the default and the override branch of the analogous topologySpreadConstraints block. This PR adds a second two-branch conditional to the very same template (templates/etcd-cluster.yaml: {{- with .Values.affinity }} … {{- else }} <soft default> {{- end }}) and ships zero coverage for it. New logic in a tested area must define the full contract — valid use and the override/replacement path — and happy-path-only (here: nothing at all) does not satisfy it.

The remedy lives in the same layer and mirrors the existing file exactly — add cases to tests/topology-spread_test.yaml (or a sibling affinity_test.yaml):

Default branch: with _cluster: {} and affinity unset, assert spec.affinity.podAntiAffinity.preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution[0].weight == 100, .topologyKey == kubernetes.io/hostname, .labelSelector.matchLabels["app.kubernetes.io/instance"] == etcd, and lengthEqual of the preferred list == 1.
Override branch (the contract that matters): set affinity to a hard requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution podAntiAffinity, then assert spec.affinity equals it verbatim and notExists: spec.affinity.podAntiAffinity.preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution — i.e. a supplied value replaces the default cleanly, which is precisely the behavior the PR description promises and nothing currently guards.

(This is a helm unittest rendering test that exercises the actual template render — the chart's established and correct test surface, not a source/manifest-parsing drift guard.)

Recommended (non-blocking)

The default now emits two soft, host-level spread mechanisms at once — the pre-existing soft topologySpreadConstraints (whenUnsatisfiable: ScheduleAnyway, maxSkew 1, hostname) and the new soft podAntiAffinity (preferred, hostname), both keyed on app.kubernetes.io/instance: etcd. This is intentional per the PR body and harmless (both are best-effort), but it is redundant reinforcement of the same goal. A one-line comment in the template noting that the two soft mechanisms are deliberately layered would save the next reader the double-take. Not required.

Found outside this diff

Nothing. The change is self-contained and the surrounding template (TLS secretRef shape, transitional headless Service, topologySpreadConstraints) is well-documented and already covered by existing tests.

Verification notes

spec.affinity exists in the EtcdCluster v1alpha2 CRD and is mutable (no CEL immutability rule, unlike tls/auth/storage/bootstrap); the CRD doc confirms updates only affect newly-created members without rolling existing pods — so defaulting it on existing/adopted clusters is safe (no regression).
The {{- with .Values.affinity }} … {{- else }} default … {{- end }} logic is correct: empty {} is falsy → default soft podAntiAffinity; a set value renders verbatim.
The label selector (app.kubernetes.io/instance: etcd) and topologyKey match the actual member pod labels and the pre-existing topologySpreadConstraints block.
All four generated artifacts (values.schema.json, README.md, etcd-rd openAPISchema, keysOrder) were regenerated consistently.

One blocker, mechanical to clear: add the default-branch and override-branch helm unittest cases, then this is a clean LGTM.

Andrey Kolkov (androndo)

NOT LGTM — one blocking finding.

The etcd chart (packages/extra/etcd) is a tested area (helm unittest, with an analogous topology-spread_test.yaml), but this PR's new two-branch affinity rendering logic ({{- with .Values.affinity }} … {{- else }} <soft default> {{- end }}) ships with zero test coverage. Add default-branch and override-branch helm unittest cases (per the full review comment) and this is a clean LGTM.

Full review with verification notes and the exact assertions to add: #3962 (comment)

The affinity value added in this branch introduced a two-branch conditional in templates/etcd-cluster.yaml (default soft podAntiAffinity vs. a supplied value) with no coverage. Add a helm unittest suite pinning both branches: the default preferred per-host rule, and that a supplied affinity replaces the default outright (no preferred rule leaks through). Signed-off-by: Andrey Kolkov <[email protected]>

Andrey Kolkov (androndo) · 2026-08-26T09:27:48Z

Pushed 9858fb63a to this branch — a helm unittest suite (packages/extra/etcd/tests/affinity_test.yaml) that clears the sole blocker from my review:

default branch: affinity unset → soft preferred podAntiAffinity (weight 100, kubernetes.io/hostname, app.kubernetes.io/instance: etcd, exactly one preferred term);
override branch: a supplied hard requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution rule renders verbatim and the preferred default is absent (notExists), pinning the replace-cleanly contract.

helm unittest . → 7 suites / 20 tests green. Blocker resolved.

Andrey Kolkov (androndo) · 2026-08-26T09:33:49Z

Branch review (round 2): PR #3962 `fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity`

LGTM

Reviewed fix/etcd-soft-antiaffinity at 9858fb63 against main (round 2; round-1 head c83a22e0).

0 verdict findings: 0 feature, 0 churn. The only change since round-1 head is the new test file packages/extra/etcd/tests/affinity_test.yaml (the round-1 reviewer's requested test). It introduces no defects, so the convergence rule does not fire.

Verdict findings

None. What was verified:

CRD supports the field, and it's mutable. spec.affinity exists on EtcdCluster v1alpha2 (packages/system/etcd-operator-crds/templates/etcdclusters.yaml) with no immutability rule; the CRD description states affinity updates take effect on newly-created members and existing Pods are not rolled in place. Adding the default soft rule to already-running clusters is accepted on the next HelmRelease reconcile without disrupting existing members — no regression.
No Pending risk. The default is preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution (weight 100), so replicas > schedulable nodes or node-pinned storage still schedule. {{- with .Values.affinity }} correctly treats the affinity: {} default as falsy and falls through to the soft default; a supplied value replaces it verbatim.
Generated artifacts in sync. Full make generate (cozyvalues-gen + hack/update-crd.sh) produces zero drift in values.schema.json, README.md, and etcd-rd/cozyrds/etcd.yaml (openAPISchema + keysOrder both include spec.affinity).
Tests pass and cover the contract. helm unittest . → 20/20. The new suite asserts both paths: default renders the soft per-host podAntiAffinity, and a supplied hard rule renders verbatim while the soft default is dropped (notExists on preferredDuringScheduling...).

Recommended (non-blocking)

The chart now renders two best-effort spreaders keyed on kubernetes.io/hostname for the same member set: the pre-existing soft topologySpreadConstraints (maxSkew:1, ScheduleAnyway) and the new soft podAntiAffinity. Complementary and harmless, but a one-line note in the values doc would spare operators the double-take. Not a defect.

Found outside this diff

None.

Blocker from round 1 (missing helm unittest coverage for the two affinity branches) is resolved. Clean to merge.

IvanHunters

LGTM. I checked the load-bearing facts, not just the diff surface.

spec.affinity is a real top-level field on the etcd-operator.cozystack.io/v1alpha2 EtcdCluster CRD (a core/v1 Affinity), so the value actually lands on the object rather than being dropped.
The rollout is safe from both directions. There is no CEL immutability guard on affinity (the CRD only pins tls, storage.storageClassName, auth, bootstrap), so it applies cleanly to already-adopted clusters. And per the CRD's own field doc the operator applies affinity only to newly-created members without rolling existing Pods, so upgrading the fleet does not restart running etcd members.
The template logic holds: the empty-map default takes the else branch, a supplied affinity replaces the default outright, and the notExists assertion in the second test proves it replaces rather than merges. helm unittest passes and make generate reproduces the schema/README/cozyrds output byte-for-byte.

Two non-blocking notes inline.

IvanHunters · 2026-08-26T10:54:53Z

+  # member. Preferred (not required) because a hard rule would leave a member
+  # Pending when replicas exceed schedulable nodes, or when node-local storage
+  # pins a member to a node. Override via .Values.affinity for a hard rule.
+  affinity:


[MINOR] This soft podAntiAffinity overlaps the default topologySpreadConstraints rendered just above (both soft, both on kubernetes.io/hostname), so on a default install it is mostly redundant scoring. It does earn its keep when _cluster.scheduling.globalAppTopologySpreadConstraints swaps the TSC for a non-hostname topologyKey, since the affinity default then still keeps per-host spreading. Fine to keep as-is, just flagging the overlap.

IvanHunters · 2026-08-26T10:54:53Z

  cpu: 1000m
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+## @param {object} [affinity] - Affinity rules set verbatim on the EtcdCluster's spec.affinity, replacing the chart default. When left empty the chart applies a soft (preferred) podAntiAffinity that spreads members across nodes by kubernetes.io/hostname on a best-effort basis, so a single node failure is less likely to take out more than one member. The default is intentionally soft: a hard rule would leave a member Pending when there are fewer schedulable nodes than replicas, or when node-local storage pins a member to a node. Set a hard requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution rule here to forbid co-location outright (only on clusters with enough nodes and non-node-pinned storage).


[MINOR] Worth one line on the upgrade behavior: per the CRD, the operator applies affinity only to newly-created members and does not reschedule running Pods. On a cluster that already has co-located members (the exact failure this PR targets) the default will not redistribute them until each member is replaced. Documenting that here avoids the expectation that the fix is retroactive.

The operator applies spec.affinity only when it creates or replaces a member Pod; it does not reschedule running members. Document that on the `affinity` value so operators do not expect the default (or a newly set rule) to redistribute already co-located members until each is replaced. Addresses the non-blocking review notes on #3962. Signed-off-by: Alexey Artamonov <[email protected]>

@IvanHunters

) ## What this PR does Documentation follow-up to #3962. Both reviewers (CodeRabbit and @androndo/@IvanHunters) noted that the new `affinity` value is not applied retroactively: the etcd-operator sets `spec.affinity` only when it creates or replaces a member Pod and never reschedules running members. On a cluster that already has co-located members (the exact failure #3962 targets) the default soft rule — or a newly set hard rule — takes effect only as each member is replaced. This adds that caveat to the `affinity` parameter documentation in `values.yaml` and regenerates `values.schema.json`, `README.md`, and the embedded `openAPISchema` in `etcd-rd`. No template or behaviour change; `make test` passes (20/20). The other inline note (the soft podAntiAffinity default overlaps the soft `topologySpreadConstraints`) was explicitly flagged as "fine to keep as-is", so no code change is made for it. > Note: this PR is stacked on `fix/etcd-soft-antiaffinity` (#3962) and will retarget to `main` once that merges. ### Screenshots n/a — no UI changes. ### Downstream repositories Doc-only change to an app chart (regenerated artifacts). No package added/renamed/removed, `kind`/`plural` unchanged, no installer values/assets/variants touched. No downstream follow-up required. - [x] No downstream repository is affected by this change ### Release note ```release-note NONE ```  ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **Documentation** * Clarified that etcd affinity rules apply when member Pods are created or replaced. * Noted that running members are not rescheduled retroactively; the rule takes effect as each member is replaced. * Updated the guidance consistently across configuration documentation and schema descriptions.

…inity (#3962) ## What this PR does The `etcd` chart hardcoded only a **soft** `topologySpreadConstraints` (`whenUnsatisfiable: ScheduleAnyway`) and never rendered `spec.affinity`, even though the `EtcdCluster` CRD supports it. On small clusters the scheduler therefore co-locates multiple members on one node; losing that node takes out quorum (or the whole cluster). We hit this in production: a single node reboot left several 3-member etcd clusters with 2–3 members on the downed node, and one tenant's control-plane etcd lost quorum until the node came back. This renders `EtcdCluster.spec.affinity` from a new `affinity` value: - **Default (value left empty):** the chart applies a **soft** (preferred) `podAntiAffinity` on `kubernetes.io/hostname`, so members spread across nodes on a best-effort basis. Soft on purpose — a hard rule would leave a member `Pending` when replicas exceed schedulable nodes, or when node-local storage pins a member to a node, so it is safe to default on. - **Override:** set `affinity` to any rule — e.g. a hard `requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution` podAntiAffinity — to forbid co-location outright on clusters with enough nodes and non-node-pinned storage. A supplied value replaces the default cleanly. The existing `topologySpreadConstraints` block (and its `_cluster.scheduling.globalAppTopologySpreadConstraints` override) is unchanged. Generated artifacts (`values.schema.json`, `README.md`, and the embedded `openAPISchema` in `etcd-rd`) were regenerated with `make generate`; `make test` passes (18/18). ### Screenshots n/a — no UI changes. ### Downstream repositories Walked the trigger map against the diff: this only adds one values key to an app chart. No package is added/renamed/removed, `kind`/`plural` are unchanged, no installer values or release assets or variants change, and `README.md` is regenerated here (the website bot regenerates reference pages from it on release). No manual downstream follow-up is required. - [x] No downstream repository is affected by this change ### Release note ```release-note fix(etcd): etcd clusters now spread their members across nodes by default via a soft podAntiAffinity, and expose an `affinity` value so operators can set a hard rule; previously a single node could host a quorum of members and take out the cluster when it failed. ```  ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **New Features** * Added configurable pod affinity rules for etcd deployments. * By default, etcd members use soft anti-affinity to spread across hosts without blocking scheduling. * Custom affinity settings can override the default behavior. * Exposed affinity configuration in the etcd application schema and dashboard.

The operator applies spec.affinity only when it creates or replaces a member Pod; it does not reschedule running members. Document that on the `affinity` value so operators do not expect the default (or a newly set rule) to redistribute already co-located members until each is replaced. Addresses the non-blocking review notes on #3962. Signed-off-by: Alexey Artamonov <[email protected]>

@IvanHunters

) ## What this PR does Documentation follow-up to #3962. Both reviewers (CodeRabbit and @androndo/@IvanHunters) noted that the new `affinity` value is not applied retroactively: the etcd-operator sets `spec.affinity` only when it creates or replaces a member Pod and never reschedules running members. On a cluster that already has co-located members (the exact failure #3962 targets) the default soft rule — or a newly set hard rule — takes effect only as each member is replaced. This adds that caveat to the `affinity` parameter documentation in `values.yaml` and regenerates `values.schema.json`, `README.md`, and the embedded `openAPISchema` in `etcd-rd`. No template or behaviour change; `make test` passes (20/20). The other inline note (the soft podAntiAffinity default overlaps the soft `topologySpreadConstraints`) was explicitly flagged as "fine to keep as-is", so no code change is made for it. > Note: this PR is stacked on `fix/etcd-soft-antiaffinity` (#3962) and will retarget to `main` once that merges. ### Screenshots n/a — no UI changes. ### Downstream repositories Doc-only change to an app chart (regenerated artifacts). No package added/renamed/removed, `kind`/`plural` unchanged, no installer values/assets/variants touched. No downstream follow-up required. - [x] No downstream repository is affected by this change ### Release note ```release-note NONE ```  ## Summary by CodeRabbit * **Documentation** * Clarified that etcd affinity rules apply when member Pods are created or replaced. * Noted that running members are not rescheduled retroactively; the rule takes effect as each member is replaced. * Updated the guidance consistently across configuration documentation and schema descriptions.

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		## @param {object} [affinity] - Affinity rules set verbatim on the EtcdCluster's spec.affinity, replacing the chart default. When left empty the chart applies a soft (preferred) podAntiAffinity that spreads members across nodes by kubernetes.io/hostname on a best-effort basis, so a single node failure is less likely to take out more than one member. The default is intentionally soft: a hard rule would leave a member Pending when there are fewer schedulable nodes than replicas, or when node-local storage pins a member to a node. Set a hard requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution rule here to forbid co-location outright (only on clusters with enough nodes and non-node-pinned storage).
		affinity: {}

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Branch review: PR #3962 fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity

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Branch review (round 2): PR #3962 fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity

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Branch review: PR #3962 `fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity`

Branch review (round 2): PR #3962 `fix(etcd): spread members across nodes with default soft pod anti-affinity`