OCPBUGS-120842: apply default-instance node selectors on the namespace

[Pratik-Redhat-Tech]

Fixes https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-120842
Fixes #572

Summary

The default Argo CD instance is owned by GitOps Service. Node selection for that instance is applied on the openshift-gitops namespace (openshift.io/node-selector), not by setting spec.nodePlacement.NodeSelector on the ArgoCD CR.

Approach

• GitopsService.spec.runOnInfra continues to set openshift.io/node-selector=node-role.kubernetes.io/infra=
• GitopsService.spec.nodeSelector is merged into the same namespace annotation
• GitopsService.spec.tolerations still sync onto the default ArgoCD CR (pods need taints; the namespace annotation cannot express them)
• GitOps Service-owned workloads (backend cluster Deployment) still get nodeSelector on the pod template
• The default ArgoCD CR is not treated as an admin-owned placement object

How Has This Been Tested?

go test ./common/ ./controllers/

Manual: set spec.runOnInfra: true and/or spec.nodeSelector on GitopsService cluster, then confirm the openshift-gitops namespace annotation and that Argo CD workload templates are not given a GitopsService nodeSelector.

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• Bug Fixes
  • Custom node selectors are now recorded on the openshift-gitops namespace instead of being applied to Argo CD workloads.
  • The GitOps Service backend retains its configured node selectors, while Argo CD workloads retain their Linux selector.
  • Infra placement combines the infra and custom selectors in the namespace annotation, while tolerations continue to be applied to Argo CD workloads.
  • Clearing placement settings removes the corresponding namespace annotation and managed Argo CD placement.

GitOpsService node selectors are now serialized into namespace annotations, including the infra selector when configured. The default Argo CD instance no longer receives those selectors through NodePlacement; toleration reconciliation remains. Unit, controller, and end-to-end tests cover the resulting annotation and placement behavior.

Changes: Namespace selector placement

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Build and reconcile namespace selector annotations common/common.go, controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go	Adds a helper that serializes custom and infra selectors into a sorted annotation value. Namespace reconciliation sets, updates, or removes the annotation based on the desired value.
Separate selector and toleration placement controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go	Removes copying GitOpsService selectors into the default Argo CD NodePlacement. Toleration synchronization remains.
Validate selector and toleration reconciliation common/common_test.go, controllers/gitopsservice_controller_test.go, test/openshift/e2e/ginkgo/sequential/1-071_validate_node_selectors_test.go	Tests check selector annotations, Argo CD placement and tolerations, and scheduling selectors on backend and Argo CD workloads.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant GitopsService
  participant Controller
  participant Namespace
  participant ArgoCD
  GitopsService->>Controller: Provide RunOnInfra and NodeSelector
  Controller->>Namespace: Reconcile node-selector annotation
  Controller->>ArgoCD: Synchronize NodePlacement tolerations

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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 16950

Changing the GitopsService node selector or infra setting now updates only the namespace annotation, so running Argo CD pods stay on their old nodes until something else recreates them. Resolve or explicitly accept this before merging.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
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Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check		[ #572 ] requires GitOps Service placement settings to affect Argo CD workloads on labeled, tainted nodes. The controller now applies spec.nodeSelector and runOnInfra through the `openshift.io/nod…
Out of Scope Changes check		The annotation helper, reconciliation changes, unit tests, and e2e updates all implement or verify [#572]. The reviewed changes show no unrelated behavior or files.
Title check		The title clearly identifies the issue and the primary change: applying default-instance node selectors at the namespace level.
Description check		The description directly explains the namespace annotation, node selector, toleration, testing, and linked issues.

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In `@controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go`:
- Around line 579-581: Set common.NodePlacementManagedByGitopsServiceAnnotation
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Hi, could an org member please run /ok-to-test when convenient? Thanks.

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In `@controllers/gitopsservice_controller.go`:
- Around line 618-624: Update the ownership-transfer logic in the GitopsService
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/retest

[Pratik-Redhat-Tech]

Hi @jgwest @svghadi — thank you for your time.

I've refreshed the PR description with automated + manual validation for the NodePlacement preserve behavior. Unit tests pass; I'll retest the failed kuttl-sequential jobs in case they were flakes.

/retest

Happy to dig into the kuttl failures if they reproduce. Thank you!

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Rebased onto latest master earlier; re-triggering failed kuttl jobs.

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/retest

[anandf]

The default instance is owned and managed by the GitOps Service. We have changed the mechanism for supporting running in infra nodes, operator currently annotates the namespace opneshift-gitops namespace rather than setting node selector for the argocd instance and the workloads created by that instance.

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@Pratik-Redhat-Tech is this a customer bug ?

[Pratik-Redhat-Tech]

@anandf This is not a customer-case bug.

It comes from the GitHub report in #572 (NodePlacement / nodeSelector / tolerations not applying to Argo CD workloads) and is tracked as OCPBUGS-120842.

[Pratik-Redhat-Tech]

@anandf Thank you for the clarification.

Agreed — the default Argo CD instance is owned by GitOps Service. Infra-node placement is handled by annotating the openshift-gitops namespace (openshift.io/node-selector via spec.runOnInfra), not by setting spec.nodePlacement on the default ArgoCD CR.

This PR was preserving admin nodePlacement on that default instance, which fights that model. Closing it.

For dedicated infra nodes, the supported path is GitopsService.spec.runOnInfra: true (and tolerations on GitopsService as needed), as covered by the existing e2e in 1-028-validate_run_on_infra_test.go.

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@anandf Thank you — I closed this earlier too quickly. Reopened with the approach you described.

The default Argo CD instance stays owned by GitOps Service. Node selection now goes on the openshift-gitops namespace (openshift.io/node-selector) from spec.runOnInfra and spec.nodeSelector, instead of spec.nodePlacement.NodeSelector on the ArgoCD CR. Tolerations still sync from GitopsService onto the default instance, since taints cannot be expressed on the namespace annotation.

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All commits on this branch now include Signed-off-by. DCO should be clean; the namespace-annotation approach for default-instance node selectors is unchanged.

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@anandf The requested model is in place: default-instance node selection uses the openshift-gitops openshift.io/node-selector annotation from runOnInfra / GitopsService.spec.nodeSelector, not ArgoCD.spec.nodePlacement.NodeSelector. Tolerations still sync onto the default instance.

Follow-up: when that annotation changes, existing Argo CD Deployments/StatefulSets are rolled so running pods actually move. Would you mind taking another look when you have a moment?

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@anandf Branch is updated from current master. The namespace-annotation model is unchanged: default-instance node selection stays on openshift-gitops openshift.io/node-selector from runOnInfra / GitopsService.spec.nodeSelector, not on ArgoCD.spec.nodePlacement.NodeSelector. Ready for another look when you have a moment.