🌱 Remove keep alive feature

controllers/vspherecluster_reconciler.go

@@ -271,11 +271,7 @@ func (r *clusterReconciler) reconcileIdentitySecret(ctx context.Context, cluster
 func (r *clusterReconciler) reconcileVCenterConnectivity(ctx context.Context, clusterCtx *capvcontext.ClusterContext) (*session.Session, error) {
 	params := session.NewParams().
 		WithServer(clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.Server).
-		WithThumbprint(clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.Thumbprint).
-		WithFeatures(session.Feature{
-			EnableKeepAlive:   r.ControllerManagerContext.EnableKeepAlive,
-			KeepAliveDuration: r.ControllerManagerContext.KeepAliveDuration,
-		})
+		WithThumbprint(clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.Thumbprint)
 
 	if clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.IdentityRef != nil {
 		creds, err := identity.GetCredentials(ctx, r.Client, clusterCtx.VSphereCluster, r.ControllerManagerContext.Namespace)

controllers/vspheredeploymentzone_controller.go

@@ -191,11 +191,7 @@ func (r vsphereDeploymentZoneReconciler) getVCenterSession(ctx context.Context,
 	params := session.NewParams().
 		WithServer(deploymentZoneCtx.VSphereDeploymentZone.Spec.Server).
 		WithDatacenter(datacenter).
-		WithUserInfo(r.ControllerManagerContext.Username, r.ControllerManagerContext.Password).
-		WithFeatures(session.Feature{
-			EnableKeepAlive:   r.EnableKeepAlive,
-			KeepAliveDuration: r.KeepAliveDuration,
-		})
+		WithUserInfo(r.ControllerManagerContext.Username, r.ControllerManagerContext.Password)
 
 	clusterList := &infrav1.VSphereClusterList{}
 	if err := r.Client.List(ctx, clusterList); err != nil {

controllers/vspherevm_controller.go

@@ -587,11 +587,8 @@ func (r vmReconciler) retrieveVcenterSession(ctx context.Context, vsphereVM *inf
 		WithServer(vsphereVM.Spec.Server).
 		WithDatacenter(vsphereVM.Spec.Datacenter).
 		WithUserInfo(r.ControllerManagerContext.Username, r.ControllerManagerContext.Password).
-		WithThumbprint(vsphereVM.Spec.Thumbprint).
-		WithFeatures(session.Feature{
-			EnableKeepAlive:   r.ControllerManagerContext.EnableKeepAlive,
-			KeepAliveDuration: r.ControllerManagerContext.KeepAliveDuration,
-		})
+		WithThumbprint(vsphereVM.Spec.Thumbprint)
+
 	cluster, err := clusterutilv1.GetClusterFromMetadata(ctx, r.Client, vsphereVM.ObjectMeta)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.V(4).Info("Using credentials provided to the manager to create the authenticated session, VSphereVM is missing cluster label or cluster does not exist")

main.go

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/controllers"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/feature"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/internal/webhooks"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/pkg/constants"
 	capvcontext "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/pkg/context"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/pkg/manager"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/pkg/session"
@@ -88,13 +87,11 @@ var (
 	tlsOptions         = capiflags.TLSOptions{}
 	diagnosticsOptions = capiflags.DiagnosticsOptions{}
 
-	defaultProfilerAddr      = os.Getenv("PROFILER_ADDR")
-	defaultSyncPeriod        = manager.DefaultSyncPeriod
-	defaultLeaderElectionID  = manager.DefaultLeaderElectionID
-	defaultPodName           = manager.DefaultPodName
-	defaultWebhookPort       = manager.DefaultWebhookServiceContainerPort
-	defaultEnableKeepAlive   = constants.DefaultEnableKeepAlive
-	defaultKeepAliveDuration = constants.DefaultKeepAliveDuration
+	defaultProfilerAddr     = os.Getenv("PROFILER_ADDR")
+	defaultSyncPeriod       = manager.DefaultSyncPeriod
+	defaultLeaderElectionID = manager.DefaultLeaderElectionID
+	defaultPodName          = manager.DefaultPodName
+	defaultWebhookPort      = manager.DefaultWebhookServiceContainerPort
 )
 
 // InitFlags initializes the flags.
@@ -143,21 +140,7 @@ func InitFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"/etc/capv/credentials.yaml",
 		"path to CAPV's credentials file",
 	)
-	fs.BoolVar(
-		&managerOpts.EnableKeepAlive,
-		"enable-keep-alive",
-		defaultEnableKeepAlive,
-		"feature to enable keep alive handler in vsphere sessions. This functionality is disabled by default.")
-	_ = fs.MarkDeprecated("enable-keep-alive", "This flag has been deprecated and will be removed in a "+
-		"future release. Note: This feature has been disabled per default because we determined that we already keep alive "+
-		"sessions just by our regular reconciles. So we don't need an additional keep alive handler. Enabling "+
-		"this feature may lead to a deadlock in controllers communicating with vCenter.")
-	fs.DurationVar(
-		&managerOpts.KeepAliveDuration,
-		"keep-alive-duration",
-		defaultKeepAliveDuration,
-		"idle time interval(minutes) in between send() requests in keepalive handler",
-	)
+
 	fs.StringVar(
 		&managerOpts.NetworkProvider,
 		"network-provider",

pkg/clustermodule/session.go

@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ func (s *service) fetchSessionForObject(ctx context.Context, clusterCtx *capvcon
 func (s *service) newParams(clusterCtx capvcontext.ClusterContext) *session.Params {
 	return session.NewParams().
 		WithServer(clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.Server).
-		WithThumbprint(clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.Thumbprint).
-		WithFeatures(session.Feature{
-			EnableKeepAlive:   s.ControllerManagerContext.EnableKeepAlive,
-			KeepAliveDuration: s.ControllerManagerContext.KeepAliveDuration,
-		})
+		WithThumbprint(clusterCtx.VSphereCluster.Spec.Thumbprint)
 }
 
 func (s *service) fetchSession(ctx context.Context, clusterCtx *capvcontext.ClusterContext, params *session.Params) (*session.Session, error) {

pkg/constants/constants.go

@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package constants
 
 import (
-	"time"
-
 	infrav1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/apis/v1beta1"
 )
 
@@ -52,12 +50,6 @@ const (
 	// cluster are in maintenance mode.
 	MaintenanceAnnotationLabel = "capv." + infrav1.GroupName + "/maintenance"
 
-	// DefaultEnableKeepAlive is false by default.
-	DefaultEnableKeepAlive = false
-
-	// DefaultKeepAliveDuration unit minutes.
-	DefaultKeepAliveDuration = time.Minute * 5
-
 	// NodeLabelPrefix is the prefix for node labels.
 	NodeLabelPrefix = "node.cluster.x-k8s.io"
 

pkg/context/controller_manager_context.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package context
 
 import (
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -67,14 +66,6 @@ type ControllerManagerContext struct {
 	// endpoints.
 	Password string
 
-	// EnableKeepAlive is a session feature to enable keep alive handler
-	// for better load management on vSphere api server
-	EnableKeepAlive bool
-
-	// KeepAliveDuration is the idle time interval in between send() requests
-	// in keepalive handler
-	KeepAliveDuration time.Duration
-
 	// NetworkProvider is the network provider used by Supervisor based clusters
 	NetworkProvider string
 

pkg/manager/manager.go

@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, opts Options) (Manager, error) {
 		Scheme:                  opts.Scheme,
 		Username:                opts.Username,
 		Password:                opts.Password,
-		EnableKeepAlive:         opts.EnableKeepAlive,
-		KeepAliveDuration:       opts.KeepAliveDuration,
 		NetworkProvider:         opts.NetworkProvider,
 		WatchFilterValue:        opts.WatchFilterValue,
 	}

pkg/manager/options.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -41,10 +40,6 @@ type AddToManagerFunc func(context.Context, *capvcontext.ControllerManagerContex
 type Options struct {
 	ctrlmgr.Options
 
-	// EnableKeepAlive is a session feature to enable keep alive handler
-	// for better load management on vSphere api server
-	EnableKeepAlive bool
-
 	// PodNamespace is the namespace in which the pod running the controller
 	// maintains a leader election lock.
 	//
@@ -64,10 +59,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	// endpoints.
 	Password string
 
-	// KeepAliveDuration is the idle time interval in between send() requests
-	// in keepalive handler
-	KeepAliveDuration time.Duration
-
 	// CredentialsFile is the file that contains credentials of CAPV
 	CredentialsFile string
 

pkg/session/session.go

@@ -24,24 +24,20 @@ import (
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
 	"sync"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/blang/semver"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/find"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/object"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/session"
-	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/session/keepalive"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vapi/rest"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vapi/tags"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25"
-	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/methods"
 	"github.com/vmware/govmomi/vim25/soap"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 
 	infrav1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/apis/v1beta1"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api-provider-vsphere/pkg/constants"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -62,16 +58,11 @@ type Session struct {
 }
 
 // Feature is a set of Features of the session.
-type Feature struct {
-	EnableKeepAlive   bool
-	KeepAliveDuration time.Duration
-}
+type Feature struct{}
 
 // DefaultFeature sets the default values for features.
 func DefaultFeature() Feature {
-	return Feature{
-		EnableKeepAlive: constants.DefaultEnableKeepAlive,
-	}
+	return Feature{}
 }
 
 // Params are the parameters of a VCenter session.
@@ -191,7 +182,7 @@ func GetOrCreate(ctx context.Context, params *Params) (*Session, error) {
 	}
 
 	soapURL.User = params.userinfo
-	client, err := newClient(ctx, sessionKey, soapURL, params.thumbprint, params.feature)
+	client, err := newClient(ctx, soapURL, params.thumbprint, params.feature)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create vCenter session")
 	}
@@ -202,7 +193,7 @@ func GetOrCreate(ctx context.Context, params *Params) (*Session, error) {
 	// Assign the finder to the session.
 	session.Finder = find.NewFinder(session.Client.Client, false)
 	// Assign tag manager to the session.
-	manager, err := newManager(ctx, sessionKey, client.Client, soapURL.User, params.feature)
+	manager, err := newManager(ctx, client.Client, soapURL.User, params.feature)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error(err, "Failed to create tags manager, will logout")
 		// Logout of previously logged session to not leak
@@ -238,9 +229,7 @@ func GetOrCreate(ctx context.Context, params *Params) (*Session, error) {
 	return &session, nil
 }
 
-func newClient(ctx context.Context, sessionKey string, url *url.URL, thumbprint string, feature Feature) (*govmomi.Client, error) {
-	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
-
+func newClient(ctx context.Context, url *url.URL, thumbprint string, _ Feature) (*govmomi.Client, error) {
 	insecure := thumbprint == ""
 	soapClient := soap.NewClient(url, insecure)
 	if !insecure {
@@ -258,20 +247,6 @@ func newClient(ctx context.Context, sessionKey string, url *url.URL, thumbprint
 		SessionManager: session.NewManager(vimClient),
 	}
 
-	if feature.EnableKeepAlive {
-		vimClient.RoundTripper = session.KeepAliveHandler(vimClient.RoundTripper, feature.KeepAliveDuration, func(tripper soap.RoundTripper) error {
-			_, err := methods.GetCurrentTime(ctx, tripper)
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err, "Failed to keep alive govmomi client, Clearing the session now")
-				if errLogout := c.Logout(ctx); errLogout != nil {
-					log.Error(err, "Failed to logout keepalive failed session")
-				}
-				sessionCache.Delete(sessionKey)
-			}
-			return err
-		})
-	}
-
 	if err := c.Login(ctx, url.User); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create client: failed to login")
 	}
@@ -280,29 +255,8 @@ func newClient(ctx context.Context, sessionKey string, url *url.URL, thumbprint
 }
 
 // newManager creates a Manager that encompasses the REST Client for the VSphere tagging API.
-func newManager(ctx context.Context, sessionKey string, client *vim25.Client, user *url.Userinfo, feature Feature) (*tags.Manager, error) {
-	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
-
+func newManager(ctx context.Context, client *vim25.Client, user *url.Userinfo, _ Feature) (*tags.Manager, error) {
 	rc := rest.NewClient(client)
-	if feature.EnableKeepAlive {
-		rc.Transport = keepalive.NewHandlerREST(rc, feature.KeepAliveDuration, func() error {
-			s, err := rc.Session(ctx)
-			if s != nil && err == nil {
-				return nil
-			}
-
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Error(err, "Failed to keep alive REST client")
-			}
-
-			log.Info("REST client session expired, clearing session")
-			if errLogout := rc.Logout(ctx); errLogout != nil {
-				log.Error(err, "Failed to logout keepalive failed REST session")
-			}
-			sessionCache.Delete(sessionKey)
-			return errors.New("REST client session expired")
-		})
-	}
 	if err := rc.Login(ctx, user); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to create tags manager: failed to login REST client")
 	}

pkg/session/session_test.go

@@ -112,63 +112,3 @@ func assertSessionCountEqualTo(g *WithT, simr *vcsim.Simulator, count int) {
 		return sessions == count
 	}, 30*time.Second).Should(BeTrue())
 }
-
-func TestGetSessionWithKeepAlive(t *testing.T) {
-	g := NewWithT(t)
-	ctrl.SetLogger(klog.Background())
-
-	model := simulator.VPX()
-	model.Cluster = 2
-
-	simr, err := vcsim.NewBuilder().
-		WithModel(model).Build()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("failed to create VC simulator")
-	}
-	defer simr.Destroy()
-
-	params := NewParams().
-		WithServer(simr.ServerURL().Host).
-		WithUserInfo(simr.Username(), simr.Password()).
-		WithDatacenter("*")
-
-	// Get first Session
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	s, err := GetOrCreate(ctx, params)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(s).ToNot(BeNil())
-	assertSessionCountEqualTo(g, simr, 1)
-
-	// Get session key
-	sessionInfo, err := s.SessionManager.UserSession(ctx)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(sessionInfo).ToNot(BeNil())
-	firstSession := sessionInfo.Key
-
-	// Get the session again
-	// as keep alive is enabled and session is
-	// not expired we must get the same cached session
-	s, err = GetOrCreate(ctx, params)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(s).ToNot(BeNil())
-	sessionInfo, err = s.SessionManager.UserSession(ctx)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(sessionInfo).ToNot(BeNil())
-	g.Expect(sessionInfo.Key).To(BeEquivalentTo(firstSession))
-	assertSessionCountEqualTo(g, simr, 1)
-
-	// Try to remove vim session
-	g.Expect(s.Logout(ctx)).To(Succeed())
-
-	// after logging out old session must be deleted,
-	// we must get a new different session
-	// total session count must remain 1
-	s, err = GetOrCreate(ctx, params)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(s).ToNot(BeNil())
-	sessionInfo, err = s.SessionManager.UserSession(ctx)
-	g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	g.Expect(sessionInfo).ToNot(BeNil())
-	g.Expect(sessionInfo.Key).ToNot(BeEquivalentTo(firstSession))
-	assertSessionCountEqualTo(g, simr, 1)
-}