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Add design doc for QoS for rbd devices mapped with both krbd and rbd-nbd closes: #521 Signed-off-by: Madhu Rajanna <madhupr007@gmail.com>
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# Design Doc for RBD QoS using cgroup v2
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## Introduction
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The RBD QoS (Quality of Service) design aims to address the issue of IO noisy
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neighbor problems encountered in early Ceph deployments catering to OpenStack
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environments. These problems were effectively managed by implementing QEMU
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throttling at the virtio-blk/scsi level. To further enhance this,
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capacity-based IOPS were introduced, providing a more dynamic experience
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similar to public cloud environments.
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The challenge arises in virtual environments, where a noisy neighbor can lead
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to performance degradation for other instances sharing the same resources.
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Although it's uncommon to observe noisy neighbor issues in Kubernetes
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environments backed by Ceph storage, the possibility exists. The existing QoS
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support with rbd-nbd doesn't apply to krbd, and as rbd-nbd isn't suitable for
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container production workloads, a solution is needed for krbd.
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To mitigate resource starvation issues, setting QoS at the device level through
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cgroup v2 when enabled becomes crucial. This approach guarantees that I/O
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capacity isn't overcommitted and is fairly distributed among workloads.
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## Dependency
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* cgroup v2 must be enabled on the Node
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* We might have Kubernetes dependency as well
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* Container runtime dependency that supports cgroupv2
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## Manual steps for implementing RBD QoS in a Kubernetes Cluster
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```bash
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[$] ssh root@node1
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sh-4.4# chroot /host
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sh-5.1# cat /proc/partitions
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major minor #blocks name
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259 0 125829120 nvme0n1
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259 1 1024 nvme0n1p1
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259 2 130048 nvme0n1p2
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259 3 393216 nvme0n1p3
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259 4 125303791 nvme0n1p4
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259 6 52428800 nvme2n1
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7 0 536870912 loop0
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259 5 536870912 nvme1n1
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252 0 52428800 rbd0
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sh-5.1#
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```
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Once the rbd device is mapped on the node we get the device's major and minor
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number we need to set the io limit on the device but we need to find the right
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cgroup file where we need to set the limit
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Kubernetes/Openshift creates a custom cgroup hierarchy for the pods it created
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but start is `/sys/fs/cgroup` folder
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```bash
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sh-5.1# cd /sys/fs/cgroup/
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sh-5.1# ls
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cgroup.controllers cgroup.subtree_control cpuset.mems.effective io.stat memory.reclaim sys-kernel-debug.mount
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cgroup.max.depth cgroup.threads dev-hugepages.mount kubepods.slice memory.stat sys-kernel-tracing.mount
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cgroup.max.descendants cpu.pressure dev-mqueue.mount machine.slice misc.capacity system.slice
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cgroup.procs cpu.stat init.scope memory.numa_stat sys-fs-fuse-connections.mount user.slice
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cgroup.stat cpuset.cpus.effective io.pressure memory.pressure sys-kernel-config.mount
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```
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`kubepods.slice` is the starting point and it contains multiple slices
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```bash
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sh-5.1# cd kubepods.slice
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sh-5.1# ls
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cgroup.controllers cpuset.cpus hugetlb.2MB.rsvd.max memory.pressure
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cgroup.events cpuset.cpus.effective io.bfq.weight memory.reclaim
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cgroup.freeze cpuset.cpus.partition io.latency memory.stat
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cgroup.kill cpuset.mems io.max memory.swap.current
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cgroup.max.depth cpuset.mems.effective io.pressure memory.swap.events
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cgroup.max.descendants hugetlb.1GB.current io.stat memory.swap.high
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cgroup.procs hugetlb.1GB.events kubepods-besteffort.slice memory.swap.max
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cgroup.stat hugetlb.1GB.events.local kubepods-burstable.slice memory.zswap.current
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cgroup.subtree_control hugetlb.1GB.max kubepods-pod2b38830b_c2d6_4528_8935_b1c08511b1e3.slice memory.zswap.max
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cgroup.threads hugetlb.1GB.numa_stat memory.current misc.current
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cgroup.type hugetlb.1GB.rsvd.current memory.events misc.max
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cpu.idle hugetlb.1GB.rsvd.max memory.events.local pids.current
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cpu.max hugetlb.2MB.current memory.high pids.events
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cpu.max.burst hugetlb.2MB.events memory.low pids.max
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cpu.pressure hugetlb.2MB.events.local memory.max rdma.current
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cpu.stat hugetlb.2MB.max memory.min rdma.max
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cpu.weight hugetlb.2MB.numa_stat memory.numa_stat
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cpu.weight.nice hugetlb.2MB.rsvd.current memory.oom.group
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```
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Based on the QoS of the pod, either our application pod will end up in the
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above `kubepods-besteffort.slice` or `kubepods-burstable.slice` or
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`kubepods.slice` (Guaranteed QoS) cgroup. The 3 QoS classes are defined
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[here](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-QoS/#quality-of-service-classes)
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To identify the right cgroup file, we need pod UUID and container UUID from the
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`pod yaml` output
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```bash
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[$]kubectl get po csi-rbd-demo-pod -oyaml |grep uid
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uid: cdf7b785-4eb7-44f7-99cc-ef53890f4dfd
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[$]kubectl get po csi-rbd-demo-pod -oyaml |grep -i containerID
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- containerID: cri-o://77e57fbbc0f0630f41f9f154f4b5fe368b6dcf7bef7dcd75a9c4b56676f10bc9
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[$]kubectl get po csi-rbd-demo-pod -oyaml |grep -i qosClass
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qosClass: BestEffort
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```
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Now check in the `kubepods-besteffort.slice` and identify the right path using
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pod UID and container UID
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Before that check `io.max` on the application pod and see if there is any limit
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```bash
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[$]kubectl exec -it csi-rbd-demo-pod -- sh
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sh-4.4# cat /sys/fs/cgroup/io.max
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sh-4.4#
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```
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Come back to the Node and find the right cgroup scope
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```bash
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sh-5.1# cd kubepods-besteffort.slice/kubepods-besteffort-podcdf7b785_4eb7_44f7_99cc_ef53890f4dfd.slice/crio-77e57fbbc0f0630f41f9f154f4b5fe368b6dcf7bef7dcd75a9c4b56676f10bc9.scope/
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sh-5.1# echo "252:0 wbps=1048576" > io.max
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sh-5.1# cat io.max
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252:0 rbps=max wbps=1048576 riops=max wiops=max
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```
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Now go back to the application pod and check if we have the right limit set
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```bash
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[$]kubectl exec -it csi-rbd-demo-pod -- sh
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sh-4.4# cat /sys/fs/cgroup/io.max
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252:0 rbps=max wbps=1048576 riops=max wiops=max
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sh-4.4#
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```
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Note:- We can only support the QoS that cgroup v2 io controller supports, this
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means that cumulative read+write QoS limits won't be supported.
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Below are the configurations that will be supported
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| Parameter | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| MaxReadIOPS | Max read IO operations per second |
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| MaxWriteIOPS | Max write IO operations per second |
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| MaxReadBytesPerSecond | Max read bytes per second |
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| MaxWriteBytesPerSecond | Max write bytes per second |
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## Different approaches
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The above solution can be implemented using 3 different approaches.
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### 1. QoS using new parameters in RBD StorageClass
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```yaml
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---
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apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
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kind: StorageClass
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metadata:
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name: csi-rbd-sc
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provisioner: rbd.csi.ceph.com
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parameters:
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MaxReadIOPS: ""
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MaxWriteIOPS: ""
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MaxReadBytesPerSecond: ""
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MaxWriteBytesPerSecond: ""
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```
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#### Implementation for StorageClass QoS
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1. Create new storageClass with new parameters for QoS
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1. Modify CSIDriver object to pass pod details to the NodePublishVolume CSI
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procedure
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1. During NodePublishVolume CSI procedure
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* Retrieve the QoS configuration from the volumeContext in NodePublishRequest
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* Identify the rbd device using the NodeStageVolumePath
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* Get the pod UUID from the NodeStageVolume
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* Set io.max file in all the containers in the pod
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#### Drawbacks of StorageClass QoS
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1. No way to update the QoS at runtime
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1. Need to take a backup and restore to New QoS StorageClass
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1. Delete and Recreate the PV object
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### 2. QoS using parameters in VolumeAttributeClass
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```yaml
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apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1
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kind: VolumeAttributesClass
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metadata:
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name: silver
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parameters:
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MaxReadIOPS: ""
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MaxWriteIOPS: ""
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MaxReadBytesPerSecond: ""
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MaxWriteBytesPerSecond: ""
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```
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VolumeAttributesClassName is a new parameter in the PVC object the user can
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choose from and this can also be updated or removed later.
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This new VolumeAttributeClass is designed to keep storage that supports setting
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QoS at the storage level which means setting some configuration at the storage
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(like QoS for nbd)
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#### Implementation of VolumeAttributeClass QoS
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1. Modify CSIDriver object to pass pod details to the NodePublishVolume CSI
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procedure
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1. Add support in Ceph-CSI to expose ModifyVolume CSI procedure
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1. Ceph-CSI will store QoS in the rbd image metadata
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1. During NodeStage operation retrieve the image metadata and store it in
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stagingPath
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1. Whenever a new pod comes in apply the QoS
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#### Drawbacks of VolumeAttributeClass QoS
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One problem with above is all application need to be scaled downed and scaled
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up to get the new QoS value even though its changed in the PVC object, this is
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sometime impossible as it will have downtime.
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### 3. QoS using parameters in VolumeAttributeClass with NodePublish Secret
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1. Modify CSIDriver object to pass pod details to the NodePublishVolume CSI
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procedure
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1. Add support in Ceph-CSI to expose ModifyVolume CSI procedure
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1. Ceph-CSI will store QoS in the rbd image metadata
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1. During NodePublishVolume operation retrieve the QoS from image metadata
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1. Whenever a new pod comes in apply the QoS
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This solution addresses the aforementioned issue, but it requires a secret to
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communicate with the ceph cluster. Therefore, we must create a new
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PublishSecret for the storageClass, which may be beneficial when Kubernetes
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eventually enables Node operations.
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Both options 2 and 3 are contingent upon changes to the CSI spec and Kubernetes
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support. Additionally,
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[VolumeAttributeClass](https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-storage/3751-volume-attributes-class/README.md)
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is currently being developed within the Kubernetes realm and will initially be
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in the Alpha stage. Consequently, it will be disabled by default.
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#### Advantages of QoS using VolumeAttributeClass
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1. No Restore/Clone operation is required to change the QoS
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1. Easily QoS can be changed for existing PVC only with second approach not
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with third as it needs new secret.
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### Hybrid Approach
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Considering the advantages and drawbacks, we can use StorageClass and
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VolumeAttributeClass to support QoS, with VolumeAttributeClass taking
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precedence over StorageClass. This approach offers a flexible solution that
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accounts for dynamic changes while addressing the challenges of existing
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approaches.
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### References
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Some of the useful links that helped me to understand cgroup v2 and how to set
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QoS on the device.
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* [Kubernetes cgroup v2
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Architecture](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/architecture/cgroups/)
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* [cgroup v2 kernel doc](https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.html)
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* [ceph RBD QoS tracker](https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/36191)
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* [cgroup v2 io
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controller](https://facebookmicrosites.github.io/cgroup2/docs/io-controller.html)
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* [Kubernetes IOPS
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issue](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/92287)
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