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Testing nested kind

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  • Adds nested Podman images with pinned kind v0.23.0 and kubectl v1.30.0 binaries.
  • Adds the kind-nested-poc CI test for OpenShift release infrastructure.
  • Validates Podman-backed kind cluster creation, nginx service access, cluster deletion, and cached-image timings.
  • Enables nested Podman execution for the test.

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Walkthrough

The release configuration adds a nested Podman base image, a derived image with pinned kind and kubectl binaries, and a test that validates Podman-backed kind clusters and cached-image timings.

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Nested Podman kind validation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Nested Podman image
ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml
Adds the nested-podman:latest base image and the nested-podman-kind image. Pins kind to v0.23.0 and kubectl to v1.30.0.
Nested kind validation test
ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml
Adds the kind-nested-poc test. The test configures Podman as the kind provider, creates and inspects a cluster, verifies an nginx service, deletes the cluster, and repeats creation and deletion with cached images while recording timings.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

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Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Test as kind-nested-poc
  participant Kind
  participant Podman
  participant Nginx as nginx service
  Test->>Kind: Configure Podman provider
  Test->>Kind: Create cluster
  Kind->>Podman: Start cluster containers
  Test->>Nginx: Deploy and verify service
  Test->>Kind: Delete and recreate cluster
  Kind->>Podman: Use cached images and report timings
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The nested Podman kind validation changes have no unresolved supported merge-blocking issue in the supplied review context.


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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ❌ Error The new test logs uname -a at ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml:56. This command includes the machine nodename, which is an internal hostname in a CI pod. The diff c… Do not log the nodename. Replace uname -a with a hostname-free form such as uname -srm, or remove the command. Review other diagnostic commands before enabling verbose output, and keep logs limited to non-identifying fields.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ⚠️ Warning The new kind-nested-poc CI test introduces both prohibited patterns. In ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml:94, it builds http://${SVC_IP} from the Service `clusterI… IPv6 and disconnected network compatibility notice: This test may contain IPv4 assumptions or external connectivity requirements that will fail in IPv6-only disconnected environments. Please verify your test works on IPv6 by running an …
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: testing nested kind functionality. The [DNM] prefix indicates the work-in-progress status and does not make the title misleading.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names ✅ Passed The pull request adds a static test name, kind-nested-poc, and the generated job uses the same static name. The added commands place timestamps, cluster names (poc and poc2), pod names, and serv…
Test Structure And Quality ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds a ci-operator YAML shell-command test, not Ginkgo test code. The authoritative diff contains no Describe, It, BeforeEach, AfterEach, Eventually, or Consistently
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds a CI shell test, not a Ginkgo e2e test. The test uses core Kubernetes resources through kind and kubectl (Deployment, Service, Pod, and Node). It does not reference any lis…
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request adds a ci-operator shell test named kind-nested-poc, not a new Ginkgo e2e test (It, Describe, Context, or When). Its commands create a default kind cluster, run one ng…
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only CI configuration and generated presubmit jobs. It adds a nested Podman image and a runtime kubectl create deployment hello --replicas=1 test, but adds no anti-aff…
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes only two YAML files: the CI configuration and its generated presubmit job. It adds shell output such as echo inside the kind-nested-poc test command. The diff adds n…
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed The pull request adds CI image and nested kind test configuration only. The added content has no MD5, SHA1, DES, 3DES, RC4, Blowfish, or ECB usage. It adds no custom cryptographic implementation and p…
Container-Privileges ✅ Passed No explicit privilege violation was introduced. The changed image Dockerfile sets USER root, but the use is justified by installing kind and kubectl into /usr/local/bin; the test also writes `…
Full details: Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility

Explanation

The new kind-nested-poc CI test introduces both prohibited patterns. In ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml:94, it builds http://${SVC_IP} from the Service clusterIP without IPv6 brackets. In an IPv6 cluster, this URL is invalid; use net.JoinHostPort or equivalent bracket handling. The new image build downloads kind and kubectl from kind.sigs.k8s.io and dl.k8s.io (lines 16-18), and the test pulls unqualified nginx:alpine and curlimages/curl images (lines 82 and 94). These require public external registries or endpoints without an internal mirror. The base revision contains none of these additions, so the failures are caused by this pull request.

Resolution

IPv6 and disconnected network compatibility notice: This test may contain IPv4 assumptions or external connectivity requirements that will fail in IPv6-only disconnected environments. Please verify your test works on IPv6 by running an additional CI job: For parallel tests: /payload-job periodic-ci-openshift-release-master-nightly-4.22-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv6 Use IPv6-safe host and port construction for the Service request. Use an internal registry or mirror for all images, and use internally available artifacts instead of downloading from kind.sigs.k8s.io and dl.k8s.io. If external connectivity is required, add [Skipped:Disconnected] to the test name.

Full details: No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs

Explanation

The new test logs uname -a at ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml:56. This command includes the machine nodename, which is an internal hostname in a CI pod. The diff confirms that this logging is introduced by the pull request. The other visible test output is limited to version data, filtered Podman fields, synthetic kind/Kubernetes resource status, and nginx content; no password or token logging is evident.

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In `@ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml`:
- Line 78: Replace the pod readiness wait with a rollout wait for the hello
Deployment, using kubectl rollout status deployment/hello with the existing
120-second timeout. Keep the deployment name and timeout aligned with the
kubectl create deployment flow.
- Line 86: Update the curl invocation in the kubectl run command to use
fail-on-error and show-error behavior while retaining the existing timeout, URL,
and pipe to head. Ensure HTTP 4xx/5xx responses cause kubectl and the
pipefail-enabled test to fail.
- Around line 74-86: Update the image references in the deployment and curl test
commands to use recorded immutable `@sha256` digests instead of the mutable
nginx:alpine and curlimages/curl references. Keep the existing deployment,
readiness, service, and curl behavior unchanged.
- Around line 50-56: Update the binary installation steps for kind and kubectl
to verify each downloaded artifact against repository-pinned checksums or signed
release metadata before chmod, PATH exposure, or execution. Keep the existing
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Comment on lines +50 to +56
curl -sLo /tmp/kind "https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl/${KIND_VERSION}/kind-linux-amd64"
chmod +x /tmp/kind
export PATH="/tmp:${PATH}"

echo "=== Installing kubectl ==="
KUBECTL_VERSION="v1.30.0"
curl -sLo /tmp/kubectl "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBECTL_VERSION}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"

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🔒 Security & Privacy | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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rg -n 'kind-linux|dl.k8s.io/release|sha256sum|checksum' ci-operator/config/openshift/release ci-operator/step-registry | head -120

Repository: openshift/release

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Security Misconfiguration

Reachability: External
Exploitability: Difficult
CWE: CWE-494 — Download of Code Without Integrity Check

Verify the downloaded binaries before execution. The versioned URLs do not verify the artifact contents. A corrupted download can break the CI job, and a compromised response can execute arbitrary code in the CI context. Compare each file with a repository-pinned checksum or verify its signed release metadata before making it executable and using it.

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In `@ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml` around
lines 50 - 56, Update the binary installation steps for kind and kubectl to
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Comment on lines +74 to +86
kubectl create deployment hello --image=nginx:alpine --replicas=1
kubectl expose deployment hello --port=80 --type=ClusterIP

echo "=== Waiting for pod ready ==="
kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l app=hello --timeout=120s

echo "=== Pod status ==="
kubectl get pods -o wide
kubectl get svc hello

echo "=== Curling the service ==="
SVC_IP=$(kubectl get svc hello -o jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}')
kubectl run curl-test --image=curlimages/curl --rm -i --restart=Never -- curl -s --max-time 10 "http://${SVC_IP}" | head -20

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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Pin the test container images to immutable digests.

nginx:alpine and the untagged curlimages/curl reference are mutable external images; the latter defaults to latest. When a fresh cluster pulls them, upstream changes can alter or break this test without a repository change. Pin both references to recorded @sha256 digests.

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In `@ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml` around
lines 74 - 86, Update the image references in the deployment and curl test
commands to use recorded immutable `@sha256` digests instead of the mutable
nginx:alpine and curlimages/curl references. Keep the existing deployment,
readiness, service, and curl behavior unchanged.

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kubectl expose deployment hello --port=80 --type=ClusterIP

echo "=== Waiting for pod ready ==="
kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l app=hello --timeout=120s

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official kubectl v1.30.0 source wait selector no matching resources empty selection rollout status deployment behavior

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In Kubernetes v1.30, the behavior of kubectl rollout status and kubectl wait when selectors yield no matching resources is as follows: For kubectl rollout status: Historically, the command would remain silent or fail in confusing ways when no resources were found matching a provided label selector [1]. To address this, Kubernetes introduced changes (e.g., via PRs #117219 and #117884) to explicitly output a "no resource found" message [2][3]. In version 1.30, if you provide a label selector that matches zero resources, kubectl rollout status will typically inform you that no resources were found, preventing the command from hanging silently [2][3]. For kubectl wait: The kubectl wait command is designed to return an error (exit code 1) and print a specific error message if no resources match the provided selector [4]. This behavior was implemented to ensure that users are notified if their label query is incorrect, rather than the command simply exiting silently or waiting indefinitely [4][5]. Summary of behavior: 1. No matching resources found: Both commands are designed to surface this information rather than hanging. 2. kubectl wait: Explicitly exits with status 1 and prints an error message regarding the missing resources [4]. 3. kubectl rollout status: Provides a message indicating no resources were found [2][3]. If you encounter unexpected behavior where these commands appear to hang, it is often due to the command waiting on a resource that technically exists but is not reaching the desired state, rather than a lack of resources entirely [6][7]. If the selector itself is the issue, modern versions of kubectl are much more explicit about notifying you that no resources were matched [2][4].
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<title>kubectl rollout status deployment --selector="" does not work correctly</title> GitHub issue 1223 in kubernetes/kubectl (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # kubectl rollout status deployment --selector="" does not work correctly - State: closed - Author: akostic-kostile - Created: 2022-06-02T12:17:45Z - Updated: 2022-06-29T06:08:05Z - Repository: kubernetes/kubectl - Number: `#1223` - Assignees: ardaguclu ## Labels - kind/bug - triage/accepted --- **What happened**: `kubectl --timeout=10s rollout status deployment --selector="app=api"` timeouts after 10 seconds. **What you expected to happen**: I expect kubectl to return rollout status of 1 or more deployments matching the provided selector. **How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)**: Create a deployment with any labels, in my case &`#39`;app=api&`#39`;. Try to get rollout status by using this command `kubectl --timeout=10s rollout status deployment --selector="app=api"` **Anything else we need to know?**: Verbose output shows that kubectl does a GET request to find out deployments with provided selector and gets a `DeploymentList` back, however second GET request does not use names of those deployments for followup query. I can only conclude that this is a bug with kubectl. **Environment**: ``` ❯ k version W0602 14:07:32.955543 71390 azure.go:92] WARNING: the azure auth plugin is deprecated in v1.22+, unavailable in v1.25+; use https://github.com/Azure/kubelogin instead. To learn more, consult https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/authentication/#client-go-credential-plugins WARNING: This version information is deprecated and will be replaced with the output from kubectl version --short. Use --output=yaml|json to get the full version. Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"24", GitVersion:"v1.24.1", GitCommit:"3ddd0f45aa91e2f30c70734b175631bec5b5825a", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2022-05-24T12:17:11Z", GoVersion:"go1.18.2", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"darwin/arm64"} Kustomize Version: v4.5.4 Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"22", GitVersion:"v1.22.6", GitCommit:"07959215dd83b4ae6317b33c824f845abd578642", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2022-03-30T18:28:25Z", GoVersion:"go1.16.12", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"} WARNING: version difference between client (1.24) and server (1.22) exceeds the supported minor version skew of +/-1 ``` ## Timeline - akostic-kostile added label "kind/bug" - k8s-ci-robot added label "needs-triage" - akostic-kostile mentioned - akostic-kostile subscribed - Referenced by PR `#110398`: Enable resource builder flattening in rollout status **ardaguclu** commented on 2022-06-06T07:36:56Z: > `@akostic-kostile` you are right, when selector flag is passed, `rollout status` is not working. I opened a PR to fix that problem. > > /triage accepted - akostic-kostile mentioned - akostic-kostile subscribed - k8s-ci-robot added label "triage/accepted" - k8s-ci-robot removed label "needs-triage" **akostic-kostile** commented on 2022-06-06T08:10:18Z: > `@ardaguclu` Thanks for very quick PR, it&`#39`;s much appreciated. :) - ardaguclu mentioned - ardaguclu subscribed **ardaguclu** commented on 2022-06-20T08:54:14Z: > /assign - ardaguclu was assigned - k8s-ci-robot closed - Referenced by PR `#11`: Implement deployment command and enhance diagnostics with JSON support - Referenced by PR `#60`: Fix llm pipeline and switch it back to groq. <title>Added no resource found message to rollout status</title> GitHub pull request 117219 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # Added no resource found message to rollout status ... --- #### What type of PR is this? /kind bug #### What this PR does / why we need it: This PR adds no resource found message to kubectl rollout status when there are no resources of the specified kind #### Which issue(s) this PR fixes: `, or `Fixes (paste link of issue)`. _If PR is about `failing-tests or flakes`, please post the related issues/tests in a comment and do not use `Fixes`_* --> Fixes https://github.com/kubernetes/kubectl/issues/1362 #### Special notes for your reviewer: #### Does this PR introduce a user-facing change? ```release-note Fixed issue where there was no response or error from kubectl rollout status when there were no resources of specified kind. ``` #### Additional documentation e.g., KEPs (Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals), usage docs, etc.: - [Usage]: - [Other doc]: --> ```docs ``` <title>add no resources found message to rollout-status command</title> GitHub pull request 117884 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # add no resources found message to rollout-status command - State: merged - Author: gxwilkerson33 - Created: 2023-05-09T13:20:51Z - Updated: 2023-05-10T13:18:22Z - Repository: kubernetes/kubernetes - Number: `#117884` - +39 -1 in 2 files - Merged: 2023-05-10T13:02:59Z - Merge commit: a5575425b039bf7c15dfaa9a7acf257fdc4fde3f - Assignees: ardaguclu - Reviewers: seans3, ardaguclu ## Labels - kind/bug - priority/backlog - area/kubectl - lgtm - release-note - size/M - approved - sig/cli - cncf-cla: yes - tide/merge-method-squash - ok-to-test - triage/accepted --- #### What type of PR is this? /kind bug #### What this PR does / why we need it: This PR adds no resource found message to kubectl rollout status when there are no resources of the specified kind #### Which issue(s) this PR fixes: `, or `Fixes (paste link of issue)`. _If PR is about `failing-tests or flakes`, please post the related issues/tests in a comment and do not use `Fixes`_* --> Fixes https://github.com/kubernetes/kubectl/issues/1362 #### Special notes for your reviewer: #### Does this PR introduce a user-facing change? ```release-note Fixed issue where there was no response or error from kubectl rollout status when there were no resources of specified kind. ``` #### Additional documentation e.g., KEPs (Kubernetes Enhancement Proposals), usage docs, etc.: - [Usage]: - [Other doc]: --> ```docs ``` ## Timeline - someone committed - k8s-ci-robot added label "release-note" - k8s-ci-robot added label "size/M" - k8s-ci-robot added label "kind/bug" - k8s-ci-robot added label "cncf-cla: yes" - k8s-ci-robot added label "do-not-merge/needs-sig" - k8s-ci-robot added label "needs-triage" - k8s-ci-robot added label "needs-ok-to-test" **k8s-ci-robot** commented on 2023-05-09T13:21:00Z: > Hi `@gxwilkerson33`. Thanks for your PR. > > I&`#39`;m waiting for a kubernetes member to verify that this patch is reasonable to test. If it is, they should reply with `/ok-to-test` on its own line. Until that is done, I will not automatically test new commits in this PR, but the usual testing commands by org members will still work. Regular contributors should join the org to skip this step. > > Once the patch is verified, the new status will be reflected by the `ok-to-test` label. > > I understand the commands that are listed here. > > > > Instructions for interacting with me using PR comments are available here. If you have questions or suggestions related to my behavior, please file an issue against the kubernetes/test-infra repository. > - gxwilkerson33 mentioned - gxwilkerson33 subscribed - k8s-ci-robot added label "needs-priority" **gxwilkerson33** commented on 2023-05-09T13:21:02Z: > /cc `@ardaguclu` - ardaguclu mentioned - ardaguclu subscribed - Review requested from ardaguclu - Review requested from seans3 - k8s-ci-robot added label "area/kubectl" - k8s-ci-robot added label "sig/cli" - k8s-ci-robot removed label "do-not-merge/needs-sig" **ardaguclu** commented on 2023-05-09T13:27:40Z: > /ok-to-test - k8s-ci-robot added label "ok-to-test" - k8s-ci-robot removed label "needs-ok-to-test" **gxwilkerson33** commented on 2023-05-09T13:52:13Z: > /retest **gxwilkerson33** commented on 2023-05-09T13:53:49Z: > > /retest > > pull-kubernetes-verify pod timed out - Review by ardaguclu: - someone committed - Review requested from ardaguclu **ardaguclu** commented on 2023-05-10T12:12:55Z: > Thanks `@gxwilkerson33` > > /approve > /lgtm > /triage accepted > /priority backlog - gxwilkerson33 mentioned - gxwilkerson33 subscribed - k8s-ci-robot added label "triage/accepted" - k8s-ci-robot added label "priority/backlog" - k8s-ci-robot removed label "needs-triage" - k8s-ci-robot removed label "needs-priority" - ardaguclu was assigned - k8s-ci-robot added la…[truncated] <title>Makes kubectl wait exit with status 1 and print an error message, if there is no resources matching selectors · Pull Request `#66692` · kubernetes/kubernetes</title> GitHub pull request 66692 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # Pull Request: kubernetes/kubernetes `#66692` - Repository: kubernetes/kubernetes | Production-Grade Container Scheduling and Management | 121K stars | Go ## Makes kubectl wait exit with status 1 and print an error message, if there is no resources matching selectors - Author: [`@m1kola`](https://github.com/m1kola) - Association: CONTRIBUTOR - State: merged - Labels: lgtm, release-note, size/L, approved, sig/cli, cncf-cla: yes - Source branch: 66456_waitcmd__error_for_selectors - Target branch: master - Assignees: [`@mengqiy`](https://github.com/mengqiy), [`@juanvallejo`](https://github.com/juanvallejo) - Reviewers: [`@mengqiy`](https://github.com/mengqiy), [`@eparis`](https://github.com/eparis) - Mergeable: unknown - Commits: 1 - Additions: 121 - Deletions: 58 - Changed files: 2 - Created: 2018-07-26T22:50:51Z - Updated: 2018-08-06T17:36:05Z - Closed: 2018-08-06T17:31:58Z - Merged: 2018-08-06T17:31:58Z - Merged by: [`@k8s-github-robot`](https://github.com/k8s-github-robot) **What this PR does / why we need it**: It makes the `kubectl wait` command print an error message and exit with exit code 1, if there is no resource matching users&`#39`;s query. This can happen when user specifies selectors. Example: ``` kubectl wait deployment -l app=something-that-does-not-exist --for condition=available --timeout=5s ``` **Which issue(s) this PR fixes**: Fixes `#66456` **Special notes for your reviewer**: This is my first contribution into the project (except one line change in docs) and don&`#39`;t have much experience with Go. I learned a lot while working on this (about resource finders and the `Visitor` interface and it&`#39`;s implementations), but it is very likely that I&`#39`;m doing something wrong :) I&`#39`;m keen to continue contributing into the project (into the cli part for now), so I will really appreciate detailed feedback, if you have a chance to provide it (point me into a right direction and/or explain why it&`#39`;s not a good idea to do something in a certain way). Thanks! **Release note**: ```release-note kubectl: the wait command now prints an error message and exits with the code 1, if there is no resources matching selectors ``` --- ### Timeline **k8s-ci-robot** added label `release-note` · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:50pm **k8s-ci-robot** added label `size/L` · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:50pm **k8s-ci-robot** added label `cncf-cla: yes` · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:50pm **k8s-ci-robot** added label `needs-ok-to-test` · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:50pm **m1kola** was mentioned · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:50pm **k8s-ci-robot** requested review from [`@eparis`](https://github.com/eparis) · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:51pm **k8s-ci-robot** requested review from [`@mengqiy`](https://github.com/mengqiy) · Jul 26, 2018 at 10:51pm **`@neolit123`** commented · Jul 27, 2018 at 10:39pm > **Review (commented):** > Added a couple of small comments. **`@neolit123`** commented · Jul 27, 2018 at 10:42pm > Thanks for your PR `@m1kola` > Please make sure you run "./hack/verify-bazel.sh" and include the changes in the PR. **m1kola** was mentioned · Jul 27, 2018 at 10:42pm **`@neolit123`** commented · Jul 27, 2018 at 10:43pm > /sig cli **k8s-ci-robot** added label `sig/cli` · Jul 27, 2018 at 10:44pm **`@m1kola`** commented · Jul 27, 2018 at 11:42pm · Author > **Review (commented):** > `@neolit123` thanks for the review. > > I&`#39`;ve made changes and left some comments. `./hack/verify-bazel.sh` didn&`#39`;t generate any changes for this PR. > > Could you, please, have another look? Thanks :) **`@neolit123`** commented · Jul 28, 2018 at 9:10am > Thanks for the update > /ok-to-test **k8s-ci-robot** removed label `needs-ok-to-test` · Jul 28, 2018 at 9:10am **m1kola** was mentioned · Jul 28, 2018 at 9:15am **m1kola** was mentioned · Jul 28, 2018 at 9:15am **m1kola** was mentioned · Jul 28, 2018 at 10:06am **m1kola** was mentioned · Jul 28, 2018 at 10:35am **`@neolit123`** commented · Jul 29, 2018 at 11:25pm > `@m1kola` this looks good to me. > waiting on approval from…[truncated] <title>kubectl wait with selectors does not output anything if resource is not found</title> GitHub issue 66456 in kubernetes/kubernetes (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) # kubectl wait with selectors does not output anything if resource is not found - State: closed - Author: Shivang44 - Created: 2018-07-20T16:27:27Z - Updated: 2018-08-06T20:16:37Z - Repository: kubernetes/kubernetes - Number: `#66456` ## Labels - kind/bug - sig/cli --- **Is this a BUG REPORT or FEATURE REQUEST?**: /kind bug **What happened**: When running the command without selectors, everything seems to work: `kubectl wait deployment/web --for condition=available --timeout=100s` It waits until the condition is met, and then outputs: `deployment.extensions/web condition met` *Or*, if it can&`#39`;t find a resource, it outputs: `Error from server (NotFound): deployment.extensions "web" not found.` Which is expected and a useful output. However, when using selectors, if nothing is matched, it simply returns and does not output anything. For example, if I have a deployment with app=http-server, using selectors still works: `kubectl wait deployment -l app=http-server --for condiiton=available --timeout=100s` Output: `deployment.extensions/http-server condition met` However, with an invalid selector, it just returns without saying anything was found: `kubectl wait deployment -l app=http-server2 --for condiiton=available --timeout=100s` (No output from terminal, instant return). It would be much more useful to mimic the behavior when not using a selector, to say that a resource was not found. **Anything else we need to know?**: **Environment**: - Kubernetes version (use `kubectl version`): Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"10", GitVersion:"v1.10.2", GitCommit:"81753b10df112992bf51bbc2c2f85208aad78335", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2018-04-27T09:22:21Z", GoVersion:"go1.9.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"} Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"10", GitVersion:"v1.10.5", GitCommit:"32ac1c9073b132b8ba18aa830f46b77dcceb0723", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2018-06-21T11:34:22Z", GoVersion:"go1.9.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"} - Cloud provider or hardware configuration: Azure ## Timeline - k8s-ci-robot added label "needs-sig" - Shivang44 mentioned - Shivang44 subscribed - k8s-ci-robot added label "kind/bug" - Renamed from "kubectl wait does not output anything if resource is not found" to "kubectl wait with selectors does not output anything if resource is not found" - Referenced by issue `#1899`: Allow users to wait for conditions from kubectl and using the API - Referenced by PR `#1`: add docs and examples about selectors in wait - Referenced by PR `#66462`: add docs and examples about selectors in wait **jhorwit2** commented on 2018-07-20T19:30:31Z: > /sig cli - k8s-ci-robot added label "sig/cli" - k8s-ci-robot removed label "needs-sig" **m1kola** commented on 2018-07-23T21:57:09Z: > I&`#39`;m going to work on this. I don&`#39`;t know kubernetes source code very well, so, probably, it will take some time. - Referenced by PR `#66692`: Makes kubectl wait exit with status 1 and print an error message, if there is no resources matching selectors - k8s-github-robot closed - Referenced in commit 5544187 **Shivang44** commented on 2018-08-06T20:16:13Z: > `@m1kola` Congrats on your first PR to k8s! I appreciate the quick turnaround on that! - m1kola mentioned - m1kola subscribed - Referenced by issue `#73832`: kubectl wait outputs NotFound error when condition is delete - Referenced by issue `#75227`: kubectl wait should not return if resource not yet exist - Referenced by PR `#115579`: flaky test wait.sh: Add deployment assertion before running wait - Referenced by PR `#2284`: feat: Add sigstore signing handler using Cosign CLI - Referenced by PR `#2178`: install upstream nightly build of kubevirt and HCO - Referenced in commit d6b0363

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Wait for the Deployment rollout instead of the current pod set.

kubectl create deployment can return before the Deployment controller creates a matching pod. With no matching pods, kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l app=hello returns an error instead of waiting for a future pod. This can make the CI test intermittent.

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-    kubectl wait --for=condition=Ready pod -l app=hello --timeout=120s
+    kubectl rollout status deployment/hello --timeout=120s
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echo "=== Curling the service ==="
SVC_IP=$(kubectl get svc hello -o jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}')
kubectl run curl-test --image=curlimages/curl --rm -i --restart=Never -- curl -s --max-time 10 "http://${SVC_IP}" | head -20

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When using kubectl run with the --restart=Never flag, the exit status of the container process is returned by the kubectl command [1][2]. If you also use the --rm flag, the pod is automatically deleted after the process exits, but the container&#39;s exit code is still captured and returned to your terminal [1][3]. This behavior is primarily intended for interactive or one-off tasks where you want to execute a command and receive its result immediately [4][5]. Key details regarding this behavior include: 1. Interaction Requirement: The exit status is returned when kubectl is attached to the pod [1][2]. While --restart=Never is required for this behavior, you typically need to use -i (stdin) or -t (tty) to ensure the attachment occurs [1][3][5]. If attached, kubectl waits for the pod to finish and passes the exit code through [1]. 2. The --rm flag: When used in conjunction, the pod will be removed after the command completes, but this does not prevent the exit status from being passed back to the shell that executed the kubectl command [3]. 3. Shell Integration: You can verify the exit status immediately after the command runs by checking the shell&#39;s exit code variable (e.g., echo $? in Bash) [3]. Example usage: kubectl run -it --rm my-pod --image=busybox --restart=Never -- /bin/sh -c "exit 10" echo $? # This will output 10 Note that if you use --restart=Always (the default) or --restart=OnFailure, the behavior differs because those policies imply the pod will be managed by a controller or restarted by the Kubelet, rather than executing as a single, ephemeral process that returns a status code [1][6].
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<title>kubectl run | Kubernetes</title> https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/generated/kubectl_run/ ``` kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...] ... nginx # Start a hazelcast pod and ... the container expose port 5701 kubectl run hazelcast -- ... =hazelcast ... hazelcast --port=5701 ... # Start a hazelcast pod and set environment variables "DNS_DOMAIN=cluster" and "POD_NAMESPACE=default" in ... container kubectl run hazelcast --image=hazelcast/haz ... ="DNS_DOMAIN=cluster" -- ... ="POD_ ... =default" ... # Start a hazelcast pod and set ... "app=hazelcast" and "env=prod" in ... container kubectl run hazelcast --image=hazelcast/hazelcast --labels="app=hazelcast, ... =prod" # Dry run; print the corresponding API objects without creating them kubectl run nginx --image=nginx --dry-run=client # Start a nginx pod, but overload the spec with a partial set of values parsed from JSON kubectl run nginx --image=nginx --overrides=&`#39`;{ "apiVersion": "v1", "spec": { ... } }&`#39`; # Start a busybox pod and keep it in the foreground, don&`#39`;t restart it if it exits kubectl run -i -t busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never # Start the nginx pod using the default command, but use custom arguments (arg1 .. argN) for that command kubectl run nginx --image=nginx -- <arg1> <arg2> ... <argN> # Start the nginx pod using a different command and custom arguments kubectl run nginx --image=nginx --command -- <cmd> <arg1> ... <argN> ... | --attach | | | | If true, wait for the Pod to start running, and then attach to the Pod as if &`#39`;kubectl attach ...&`#39`; were called. Default false, unless &`#39`;-i/--stdin&`#39`; is set, in which case the default is true. With &`#39`;--restart=Never&`#39`; the exit code of the container process is returned. | ... | --command | | | | If true and extra arguments are present, use them as the &`#39`;command&`#39`; field in the container, rather than the &`#39`;args&`#39`; field which is the default. | ... | --restart string Default: "Always" | | | | The restart policy for this Pod. Legal values [Always, OnFailure, Never]. | ... | --rm | | | | If true, delete the pod after it exits. Only valid when attaching to the container, e.g. with &`#39`;--attach&`#39`; or with &`#39`;-i/--stdin&`#39`;. | ... | -i, --stdin | | | | Keep stdin open on the container in the pod, even if nothing is attached. | <title>Kubectl documentation — DevDocs</title> https://devdocs.io/kubectl/ | restart | job&`#39`;s restart policy. supported values: OnFailure ... Start a busybox pod and keep it in the foreground, don&`#39`;t restart it if it exits ... ```bash kubectl run -i -t busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never ... `$ kubectl run NAME --image=image [--env="key=value"] [--port=port] [--dry-run=server|client] [--overrides=inline-json] [--command] -- [COMMAND] [args...]` ... | attach | false | If true, wait for the Pod to start running, and then attach to the Pod as if &`#39`;kubectl attach ...&`#39`; were called. Default false, unless &`#39`;-i/--stdin&`#39`; is set, in which case the default is true. With &`#39`;--restart=Never&`#39`; the exit code of the container process is returned. | ... | command | false | If true and extra arguments are present, use them as the &`#39`;command&`#39`; field in the container, rather than the &`#39`;args&`#39`; field which is the default. | <title>How to start container with kubectl and get exit code back? without kubectl exec</title> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61338886/how-to-start-container-with-kubectl-and-get-exit-code-back-without-kubectl-exec # How to start container with kubectl and get exit code back? without kubectl exec Tags: kubernetes, continuous-deployment, kubectl - Score: 17 - Views: 17415 - Answers: 6 - Answered: yes - Asked by: tekno45 (408 rep) - Asked: 2020-04-21 - Site: stackoverflow ## Question My CI tool uses lifecycles so if Dev deployments works, it goes to QA. I have an end to end test container that i want to run in kubernetes, but how do i get the exit code from the container? Can i somehow run the container and get back the exit code in one command? kubectl run -it doesn&`#39`;t seem to get the exit code and has some extra things to say after the container is done. ## Answers ### Answer by Mark Watney (score: 9 [ACCEPTED]) To get the exit code from a Pod (container) you can get the pod details with the command: kubectl get pod termination-demo --output=yaml Output: apiVersion: v1 kind: Pod ... lastState: terminated: containerID: ... exitCode: 0 finishedAt: ... message: | Sleep expired ... To know more, you can check the documentation. To make it easier as you wish you can run: kubectl get pod busybox-term -ojson | jq .status.containerStatuses[].lastState.terminated.exitCode Or if you don&`#39`;t want to install jq, you can run: kubectl get pod busybox-term --output="jsonpath={.status.containerStatuses[].lastState.terminated.exitCode}" ### Answer by VAS (score: 4) This way was mentioned by mWatney previously, so I&`#39`;ve just put some additional details here: This way you can return exit code 0-255 (after 255 it starts over, 256==0) from a Pod. -it and --restart=Never are required, --rm is optional, but useful to remove failed pods. --restart=Never tells the generator to create a Pod object instead of Deployment. $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 0" pod "exitcode" deleted $ echo $? 0 $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 1" pod "exitcode" deleted pod default/exitcode terminated (Error) $ echo $? 1 $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 8" pod "exitcode" deleted pod default/exitcode terminated (Error) $ echo $? 8 $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 250" pod "exitcode" deleted pod default/exitcode terminated (Error) $ echo $? 250 $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 255" pod "exitcode" deleted pod default/exitcode terminated (Error) $ echo $? 255 $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 256" pod "exitcode" deleted $ echo $? 0 # exit code can also be assigned to a variable $ kubectl run -it --rm exitcode --image=nginx --restart=Never -- bash -c "exit 255" ; a=$? && echo $a pod "exitcode" deleted pod default/exitcode terminated (Error) 255 Update for LoganMzz: $ kubectl run -it --rm --image=busybox --restart=Never foobar -- ash -c &`#39`;exit 10&`#39`;; echo rc=$? pod "foobar" deleted pod default/foobar terminated (Error) rc=10 $ kubectl version Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"18", GitVersion:"v1.18.5", GitCommit:"e6503f8d8f769ace2f338794c914a96fc335df0f", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2020-06-26T03:47:41Z", GoVersion:"go1.13.9", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"} Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"18", GitVersion:"v1.18.5", GitCommit:"e6503f8d8f769ace2f338794c914a96fc335df0f", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2020-06-26T03:39:24Z", GoVersion:"go1.13.9", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"} $ kubectl get nodes -o wide NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION INTERNAL-IP EXTERNAL-IP OS-IMAGE KERNEL-VERSION CONTAINER-RUNTIME 10.10.0.21 …[truncated] <title>kubectl-run man | Linux Command Library</title> https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/kubectl-run kubectl-run man | Linux Command Library ## TLDR Run pod $ kubectl run [pod-name] --image=[nginx] Run interactive pod $ kubectl run [pod-name] --image=[busybox] -it --rm -- [/bin/sh] Run with port $ kubectl run [pod-name] --image=[nginx] --port=[80] Run with env vars $ kubectl run [pod-name] --image=[nginx] --env="[KEY=value]" Dry run output $ kubectl run [pod-name] --image=[nginx] --dry-run=client -o yaml Run with command $ kubectl run [pod-name] --image=[busybox] -- [echo hello] ## SYNOPSIS kubectl run [options] name --image= image ## DESCRIPTION kubectl run creates and starts a single pod in the cluster from a specified container image. It is designed for quick, ad-hoc pod creation and is commonly used for debugging, running one-off tasks, and testing container images without writing a full manifest file. The command supports interactive mode with `-it` for attaching a terminal session directly to the container, which is useful for launching temporary troubleshooting pods with tools like busybox or curl. Combined with `--rm`, the pod is automatically deleted when the session ends. The `--dry-run=client -o yaml` pattern is frequently used to generate a pod manifest template that can be customized and applied separately. In earlier Kubernetes versions, `kubectl run` could create deployments and other resource types, but it now exclusively creates standalone pods. For production workloads, use deployments, statefulsets, or jobs instead to get replication, rolling updates, and self-healing capabilities. ## PARAMETERS NAME > Pod name. > Container image. -it > Interactive TTY. --rm > Delete pod on exit. --port PORT > Container port. --env VAR=VALUE > Environment variable. --dry-run MODE > `none`, `client`, or `server` — `client` prints the manifest without contacting the API; `server` validates against the cluster. --restart POLICY > `Always` (default), `OnFailure`, or `Never`. `Never` produces a bare Pod; the others adjust the generated PodSpec accordingly. --command > Treat extra args after `--` as the container&`#39`;s `command` (entrypoint) instead of arguments to the image entrypoint. --labels, -l KEY=VALUE,... > Comma-separated labels to set on the pod. -o FORMAT > Output format: yaml, json, name, jsonpath, etc. Combine with `--dry-run=client -o yaml` to template manifests. --image-pull-policy POLICY > `Always`, `IfNotPresent`, or `Never`. --overrides JSON > JSON merge patch applied to the generated PodSpec for fields not exposed as flags. > Display help information. ## INSTALL sudo apt install kubectl sudo pacman -S kubectl brew install kubectl nix profile install nixpkgs#kubectl ## CAVEATS Subcommand of kubectl. Creates only pods now. Use deployments for production. ## HISTORY kubectl run provides quick pod creation for Kubernetes testing and debugging. <title>kubectl run: Create Pod from Command Line | K8s Recipes</title> https://kubernetes.recipes/recipes/deployments/kubectl-run-pod-command/ kubectl run: Create Pod from Command Line | K8s Recipes ## Contents Deployments beginner ⏱ 8 minutes K8s 1.28+ # kubectl run: Create Pod from Command Line Use kubectl run to create pods and deployments from the command line. Dry-run output, resource limits, environment variables, and CKA exam patterns. By Luca Berton • May 2, 2026 • 📖 5 min read > 💡 Quick Answer: `kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 --port=80` creates a pod named nginx. Add `--dry-run=client -o yaml` to generate YAML without creating. For CKA exams: `kubectl run busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never --command -- sleep 3600` creates a non-restarting pod. Use `--env`, `--labels`, `--requests`, `--limits` for inline configuration. ## The Problem Creating pods via YAML is verbose for quick tasks: - Testing a container image - Running a one-off debugging pod - CKA/CKAD exam time pressure — imperative commands are faster - Generating YAML templates for further customization ### Basic Pod Creation ``` # Create a simple nginx pod kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 # Create with port exposed kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 --port=80 # Create and immediately attach kubectl run -it busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never -- sh # Create with labels kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 --labels="app=web,tier=frontend" ``` ### Generate YAML (Dry Run) ``` # Generate YAML without creating the pod kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 --port=80 \ --dry-run=client -o yaml # Output: # apiVersion: v1 # kind: Pod # metadata: # labels: # run: nginx # name: nginx # spec: # containers: # - image: nginx:1.27 # name: nginx # ports: # - containerPort: 80 # restartPolicy: Always # Save to file for editing kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 --port=80 \ --dry-run=client -o yaml > pod.yaml ``` ### Resource Limits and Requests ``` # Set CPU and memory requests/limits kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 \ --requests=&`#39`;cpu=100m,memory=128Mi&`#39`; \ --limits=&`#39`;cpu=500m,memory=256Mi&`#39`; # With environment variables kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 \ --env="DB_HOST=postgres" \ --env="DB_PORT=5432" ``` ### CKA Exam Patterns ``` # Pod with command override kubectl run busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never \ --command -- sleep 3600 # Pod with args kubectl run busybox --image=busybox --restart=Never \ -- /bin/sh -c "echo hello && sleep 3600" # Pod in specific namespace kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 -n production # Pod with service account kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:1.27 \ --overrides=&`#39`;{"spec":{"serviceAccountName":"my-sa"}}&`#39`; # Temporary pod for DNS testing kubectl run dnstest --image=busybox:1.36 --restart=Never --rm -it \ -- nslookup kubernetes.default # Temporary pod for network testing kubectl run curlpod --image=curlimages/curl --restart=Never --rm -it \ -- curl -s http://my-service:8080/health ``` ### kubectl run vs kubectl create | Feature | `kubectl run` | `kubectl create` | | --- | --- | --- | | Creates Pod | ✅ | `kubectl create -f pod.yaml` | | Creates Deployment | ❌ (removed in 1.18+) | `kubectl create deployment` | | Dry-run YAML | ✅ `--dry-run=client -o yaml` | ✅ same flags | | Interactive | ✅ `-it` | ❌ | | One-shot jobs | ✅ `--restart=Never` | `kubectl create job` | | Resource limits | ✅ `--requests/--limits` | Only via YAML | ### Overrides for Advanced Config ``` # Add tolerations via JSON overrides kubectl run gpu-test --image=nvidia/cuda:12.4.0-runtime-ubuntu22.04 \ --overrides=&`#39`;{ "spec": { "tolerations": [{"key": "nvidia.com/gpu", "operator": "Exists", "effect": "NoSchedule"}], "containers": [{"name": "gpu-test", "image": "nvidia/cuda:12.4.0-runtime-ubuntu22.04", "resources": {"limits": {"nvidia.com/gpu": "1"}}}] } }&`#39`; # Add node selector kubectl run nginx --image=nginx:…[truncated]

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curl -s exits successfully for HTTP 4xx and 5xx responses. With set -euo pipefail, the test can therefore reach SUCCESS. -fsS makes curl fail, kubectl run returns that status, and pipefail propagates it through | head -20.

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-    kubectl run curl-test --image=curlimages/curl --rm -i --restart=Never -- curl -s --max-time 10 "http://${SVC_IP}" | head -20
+    kubectl run curl-test --image=curlimages/curl --rm -i --restart=Never -- curl -fsS --max-time 10 "http://${SVC_IP}" | head -20
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kubectl run curl-test --image=curlimages/curl --rm -i --restart=Never -- curl -s --max-time 10 "http://${SVC_IP}" | head -20
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In `@ci-operator/config/openshift/release/openshift-release-main.yaml` at line 86,
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pull-ci-openshift-release-main-images openshift/release presubmit Presubmit changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-kind-nested-poc openshift/release presubmit Presubmit changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-agent-model-policy openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-boskos-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-boskos-config-generation openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-operator-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-operator-config-metadata openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-operator-registry openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-ci-testgrid-allow-list openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-core-valid openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-generated-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-generated-dashboards openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-hyperfleet-risk-scorer-test openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-jira-lifecycle-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-jira-solver-eval-images openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-labels openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-ordered-prow-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-owners openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-prow-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-prow-config-filenames openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-prow-config-semantics openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-release-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-release-controller-config openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed
pull-ci-openshift-release-main-secret-generator-config-valid openshift/release presubmit Ci-operator config changed

A total of 3975 jobs have been affected by this change. The above listing is non-exhaustive and limited to 25 jobs.

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