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Avi Sanwal updated FLINK-40388:
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Description:
h4. Problem
Deleting a {{FlinkDeployment}} can remain in {{Terminating}} when
savepoint-on-deletion is enabled but the Flink job is in a non-running state,
such as {{RESTARTING}} during recovery or an upgrade.
h4. Steps to reproduce
# Deploy a stateful {{FlinkDeployment}} with high availability enabled.
# Enable {{savepoint-on-deletion}} and {{drain-on-savepoint-deletion}}.
# Put the job into a non-running state during recovery or an upgrade, for
example {{RESTARTING}}.
# Delete the {{FlinkDeployment}} before the job reaches {{RUNNING}}.
h4. Actual behavior
The operator attempts deletion-time savepoint handling even though the job
cannot produce a savepoint. Cleanup is retried while the finalizer remains on
the {{FlinkDeployment}}, leaving the resource stuck in {{Terminating}} and
preventing a clean redeployment.
h4. Expected behavior
If deletion-time savepoint handling is selected but the observed job is not
running, the Operator must not retry the same impossible savepoint operation
indefinitely.
It should either:
* complete an explicit, configurable fallback cleanup while preserving
recoverable HA metadata where available; or
* retain the resource intentionally, but set an actionable status condition and
emit a Kubernetes warning event explaining that a savepoint cannot be created
and what intervention is required.
h4. Redacted Evidence
The following sanitized Operator logs show repeated deletion cleanup attempts
for a non-running job:
{code:text}
[time] INFO CLEANUP | Cleaning up FlinkDeployment
[time] INFO Observing JobManager deployment. Previous status: MISSING
[time] INFO JobManager is being deployed
[time] WARN Uncaught error during event processing; another reconciliation
will be attempted
cause=java.lang.RuntimeException:
Unexpected job status: state=RESTARTING
[time] INFO CLEANUP | Cleaning up FlinkDeployment
[time] WARN Uncaught error during event processing
cause=java.lang.RuntimeException:
Unexpected job status: state=RESTARTING
{code}
The {{FlinkDeployment}} retained
{{flinkdeployments.flink.apache.org/finalizer}} while {{status.error}} remained
empty. No Kubernetes warning event explained that deletion was blocked by an
unavailable savepoint.
h5. Control case
With the same deletion settings, deletion completed when the JobManager was
reachable and the job was running:
{code:text}
[time] INFO CLEANUP | Cleaning up FlinkDeployment
[time] INFO Job status changed from RESTARTING to RUNNING
[time] INFO Suspending job with savepoint
[time] INFO Job successfully suspended with savepoint <savepoint-path>
[time] INFO DELETED | The resource is deleted
{code}
This distinguishes normal savepoint-on-deletion behavior from the failure case:
the hang occurs when savepoint cleanup is selected for a job that cannot
produce a savepoint.
h4. Suggested resolution
If deletion requests a savepoint but the job is not running, use a safe
fallback such as *last-state cleanup*:
* Delete the Flink cluster resources.
* Retain HA metadata so state recovery remains possible.
* Record that the deletion-time savepoint was skipped because the job was not
running.
* Remove the finalizer.
The existing drain/savepoint behavior for a running job should remain unchanged.
was:
h4. Problem
Deleting a {{FlinkDeployment}} can remain in {{Terminating}} when
savepoint-on-deletion is enabled but the Flink job is in a non-running state,
such as {{RESTARTING}} during recovery or an upgrade.
h4. Steps to reproduce
# Deploy a stateful {{FlinkDeployment}} with high availability enabled.
# Enable {{savepoint-on-deletion}} and {{drain-on-savepoint-deletion}}.
# Put the job into a non-running state during recovery or an upgrade, for
example {{RESTARTING}}.
# Delete the {{FlinkDeployment}} before the job reaches {{RUNNING}}.
h4. Actual behavior
The operator attempts deletion-time savepoint handling even though the job
cannot produce a savepoint. Cleanup is retried while the finalizer remains on
the {{FlinkDeployment}}, leaving the resource stuck in {{Terminating}} and
preventing a clean redeployment.
h4. Expected behavior
The operator should not retry an impossible savepoint operation indefinitely.
It should complete deletion with an explicit, observable outcome when the job
is not running.
h4. Suggested resolution
If deletion requests a savepoint but the job is not running, use a safe
fallback such as *last-state cleanup*:
* Delete the Flink cluster resources.
* Retain HA metadata so state recovery remains possible.
* Record that the deletion-time savepoint was skipped because the job was not
running.
* Remove the finalizer.
The existing drain/savepoint behavior for a running job should remain unchanged.
> FlinkDeployment deletion can remain stuck when savepoint-on-deletion is
> enabled and the job is not running
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Key: FLINK-40388
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-40388
> Project: Flink
> Issue Type: Bug
> Components: Kubernetes Operator
> Affects Versions: kubernetes-operator-1.15.0
> Environment: h4. Environment
> * Flink Kubernetes Operator: 1.15.0
> * Apache Flink: 1.20.3
> * Kubernetes: EKS
> h4. Configuration
> {code:yaml}
> spec:
> flinkConfiguration:
> kubernetes.operator.job.savepoint-on-deletion: "true"
> kubernetes.operator.job.drain-on-savepoint-deletion: "true"
> {code}
> Reporter: Avi Sanwal
> Priority: Major
>
> h4. Problem
> Deleting a {{FlinkDeployment}} can remain in {{Terminating}} when
> savepoint-on-deletion is enabled but the Flink job is in a non-running state,
> such as {{RESTARTING}} during recovery or an upgrade.
> h4. Steps to reproduce
> # Deploy a stateful {{FlinkDeployment}} with high availability enabled.
> # Enable {{savepoint-on-deletion}} and {{drain-on-savepoint-deletion}}.
> # Put the job into a non-running state during recovery or an upgrade, for
> example {{RESTARTING}}.
> # Delete the {{FlinkDeployment}} before the job reaches {{RUNNING}}.
> h4. Actual behavior
> The operator attempts deletion-time savepoint handling even though the job
> cannot produce a savepoint. Cleanup is retried while the finalizer remains on
> the {{FlinkDeployment}}, leaving the resource stuck in {{Terminating}} and
> preventing a clean redeployment.
> h4. Expected behavior
> If deletion-time savepoint handling is selected but the observed job is not
> running, the Operator must not retry the same impossible savepoint operation
> indefinitely.
> It should either:
> * complete an explicit, configurable fallback cleanup while preserving
> recoverable HA metadata where available; or
> * retain the resource intentionally, but set an actionable status condition
> and emit a Kubernetes warning event explaining that a savepoint cannot be
> created and what intervention is required.
> h4. Redacted Evidence
> The following sanitized Operator logs show repeated deletion cleanup attempts
> for a non-running job:
> {code:text}
> [time] INFO CLEANUP | Cleaning up FlinkDeployment
> [time] INFO Observing JobManager deployment. Previous status: MISSING
> [time] INFO JobManager is being deployed
> [time] WARN Uncaught error during event processing; another reconciliation
> will be attempted
> cause=java.lang.RuntimeException:
> Unexpected job status: state=RESTARTING
> [time] INFO CLEANUP | Cleaning up FlinkDeployment
> [time] WARN Uncaught error during event processing
> cause=java.lang.RuntimeException:
> Unexpected job status: state=RESTARTING
> {code}
> The {{FlinkDeployment}} retained
> {{flinkdeployments.flink.apache.org/finalizer}} while {{status.error}}
> remained empty. No Kubernetes warning event explained that deletion was
> blocked by an unavailable savepoint.
> h5. Control case
> With the same deletion settings, deletion completed when the JobManager was
> reachable and the job was running:
> {code:text}
> [time] INFO CLEANUP | Cleaning up FlinkDeployment
> [time] INFO Job status changed from RESTARTING to RUNNING
> [time] INFO Suspending job with savepoint
> [time] INFO Job successfully suspended with savepoint <savepoint-path>
> [time] INFO DELETED | The resource is deleted
> {code}
> This distinguishes normal savepoint-on-deletion behavior from the failure
> case: the hang occurs when savepoint cleanup is selected for a job that
> cannot produce a savepoint.
> h4. Suggested resolution
> If deletion requests a savepoint but the job is not running, use a safe
> fallback such as *last-state cleanup*:
> * Delete the Flink cluster resources.
> * Retain HA metadata so state recovery remains possible.
> * Record that the deletion-time savepoint was skipped because the job was not
> running.
> * Remove the finalizer.
> The existing drain/savepoint behavior for a running job should remain
> unchanged.
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