Reconcile machine before creation deadline

pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine.go

@@ -175,14 +175,15 @@ func (c *controller) reconcileClusterMachine(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alp
 		}
 	}
 	if machine.Spec.ProviderID == "" || machine.Status.CurrentStatus.Phase == "" || machine.Status.CurrentStatus.Phase == v1alpha1.MachineCrashLoopBackOff {
-		return c.triggerCreationFlow(
+		retry, err = c.triggerCreationFlow(
 			ctx,
 			&driver.CreateMachineRequest{
 				Machine:      machine,
 				MachineClass: machineClass,
 				Secret:       &corev1.Secret{Data: secretData},
 			},
 		)
+		return c.adjustCreateRetryRequired(machine, retry), err
 	}
 
 	return machineutils.LongRetry, nil
@@ -354,7 +355,10 @@ func (c *controller) triggerCreationFlow(ctx context.Context, createMachineReque
 				// If node label is not present
 				klog.V(2).Infof("Creating a VM for machine %q, please wait!", machine.Name)
 				klog.V(2).Infof("The machine creation is triggered with timeout of %s", c.getEffectiveCreationTimeout(createMachineRequest.Machine).Duration)
-				createMachineResponse, err := c.driver.CreateMachine(ctx, createMachineRequest)
+				createMachineCtx, cancelFunc := c.getCreationContext(ctx, machine)
+				defer cancelFunc()
+// TODO: Adapt all mcm-providers driver method implementations to use the passed context
+				createMachineResponse, err := c.driver.CreateMachine(createMachineCtx, createMachineRequest)
 				if err != nil {
 					// Create call returned an error.
 					klog.Errorf("Error while creating machine %s: %s", machine.Name, err.Error())

pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util.go

@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ func SyncMachineTaints(
 	return toBeUpdated
 }
 
-// machineCreateErrorHandler TODO
+// machineCreateErrorHandler handles errors when machine creation does not succeed
 func (c *controller) machineCreateErrorHandler(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha1.Machine, createMachineResponse *driver.CreateMachineResponse, err error) (machineutils.RetryPeriod, error) {
 	var (
 		retryRequired  = machineutils.MediumRetry
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func (c *controller) machineCreateErrorHandler(ctx context.Context, machine *v1a
 		lastKnownState = createMachineResponse.LastKnownState
 	}
 
-	c.machineStatusUpdate(
+	statusUpdErr := c.machineStatusUpdate(
 		ctx,
 		machine,
 		v1alpha1.LastOperation{
@@ -510,8 +510,23 @@ func (c *controller) machineCreateErrorHandler(ctx context.Context, machine *v1a
 		},
 		lastKnownState,
 	)
+	return retryRequired, statusUpdErr
+}
+
+// adjustCreateRetryRequired adjusts the retry period if needed so that we don't have a case where the machine is reconciled long (<=ShortRetry) after machineCreationTimeout
+// if the retry period is too large, it is adjusted to cause a reconcile at the machineCreationTimeout
+// if the machineCreationTimeout has already passed, return `ShortRetry` so that the machine is immediately reconciled
+func (c *controller) adjustCreateRetryRequired(machine *v1alpha1.Machine, retryRequired machineutils.RetryPeriod) machineutils.RetryPeriod {
+	adjustedRetry := retryRequired
+	machineCreationDeadline := machine.CreationTimestamp.Time.Add(c.getEffectiveCreationTimeout(machine).Duration)
+	if time.Now().After(machineCreationDeadline) {
+		adjustedRetry = machineutils.ShortRetry
+	} else if time.Now().Add(time.Duration(retryRequired)).After(machineCreationDeadline) {
+		// Machine will reconcile after create deadline, so adapt RetryPeriod to reconcile machine at deadline
+		adjustedRetry = machineutils.RetryPeriod(machineCreationDeadline.Sub(time.Now()))
+	}
 
-	return retryRequired, nil
+	return adjustedRetry
 }
 
 func (c *controller) machineStatusUpdate(
@@ -977,7 +992,7 @@ func isConditionEmpty(condition v1.NodeCondition) bool {
 	return condition == v1.NodeCondition{}
 }
 
-// initializes err and description with the passed string message
+// printLogInitError initializes err and description with the passed string message
 func printLogInitError(s string, err *error, description *string, machine *v1alpha1.Machine) {
 	klog.Warningf(s+" machine: %q ", machine.Name)
 	*err = fmt.Errorf(s+" %s", machineutils.InitiateVMDeletion)
@@ -1372,7 +1387,7 @@ func (c *controller) getEffectiveHealthTimeout(machine *v1alpha1.Machine) *metav
 	return effectiveHealthTimeout
 }
 
-// getEffectiveHealthTimeout returns the creationTimeout set on the machine-object, otherwise returns the timeout set using the global-flag.
+// getEffectiveCreationTimeout returns the creationTimeout set on the machine-object, otherwise returns the timeout set using the global-flag.
 func (c *controller) getEffectiveCreationTimeout(machine *v1alpha1.Machine) *metav1.Duration {
 	var effectiveCreationTimeout *metav1.Duration
 	if machine.Spec.MachineConfiguration != nil && machine.Spec.MachineConfiguration.MachineCreationTimeout != nil {
@@ -1394,6 +1409,11 @@ func (c *controller) getEffectiveNodeConditions(machine *v1alpha1.Machine) *stri
 	return effectiveNodeConditions
 }
 
+func (c *controller) getCreationContext(parentCtx context.Context, machine *v1alpha1.Machine) (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	timeOutDuration := c.getEffectiveCreationTimeout(machine).Duration
+	return context.WithDeadline(parentCtx, machine.CreationTimestamp.Time.Add(timeOutDuration))
+}
+
 // UpdateNodeTerminationCondition updates termination condition on the node object
 func (c *controller) UpdateNodeTerminationCondition(ctx context.Context, machine *v1alpha1.Machine) error {
 	if machine.Status.CurrentStatus.Phase == "" || machine.Status.CurrentStatus.Phase == v1alpha1.MachineCrashLoopBackOff {

pkg/util/provider/machinecontroller/machine_util_test.go

@@ -2725,4 +2725,72 @@ var _ = Describe("machine_util", func() {
 			}),
 		)
 	})
+
+	Describe("#Adjust Machine Create Retry Period if near Timeout", func() {
+		type setup struct {
+			machine         *machinev1.Machine
+			mcCreateTimeout metav1.Duration
+			createOpRetry   machineutils.RetryPeriod
+		}
+
+		type expect struct {
+			retryAdjusted bool
+		}
+
+		type data struct {
+			setup  setup
+			expect expect
+		}
+
+		DescribeTable("##table",
+			func(data *data) {
+				stop := make(chan struct{})
+				defer close(stop)
+
+				c, trackers := createController(stop, testNamespace, nil, nil, nil, nil)
+				defer trackers.Stop()
+
+				c.safetyOptions.MachineCreationTimeout = data.setup.mcCreateTimeout
+
+				adjustedRetry := c.adjustCreateRetryRequired(data.setup.machine, machineutils.RetryPeriod(data.setup.createOpRetry))
+
+				if data.expect.retryAdjusted {
+					// Considering time.Now() = 0
+					Expect(adjustedRetry).Should(BeNumerically("<=", machineutils.RetryPeriod(c.getEffectiveCreationTimeout(data.setup.machine).Duration)))
+				} else {
+					Expect(adjustedRetry).To(Equal(data.setup.createOpRetry))
+				}
+			},
+			Entry("Should not adjust machine create retry period if retry is set to occur before machine create deadline", &data{
+				setup: setup{
+					createOpRetry:   machineutils.RetryPeriod(3 * time.Minute),
+					mcCreateTimeout: metav1.Duration{Duration: 20 * time.Minute},
+					machine: newMachine(
+						&machinev1.MachineTemplateSpec{
+							Spec: machinev1.MachineSpec{},
+						},
+						&machinev1.MachineStatus{},
+						nil, nil, map[string]string{v1alpha1.NodeLabelKey: "test-node-0"}, true, metav1.Now()),
+				},
+				expect: expect{
+					retryAdjusted: false,
+				},
+			}),
+			Entry("Should adjust machine create retry period to retry at machine create deadline if retry is set to occur after machine create deadline", &data{
+				setup: setup{
+					createOpRetry:   machineutils.RetryPeriod(4 * time.Minute),
+					mcCreateTimeout: metav1.Duration{Duration: 3 * time.Minute},
+					machine: newMachine(
+						&machinev1.MachineTemplateSpec{
+							Spec: machinev1.MachineSpec{},
+						},
+						&machinev1.MachineStatus{},
+						nil, nil, map[string]string{v1alpha1.NodeLabelKey: "test-node-0"}, true, metav1.Now()),
+				},
+				expect: expect{
+					retryAdjusted: true,
+				},
+			}),
+		)
+	})
 })