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Expand Up @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ spec:
requests:
memory: "6Gi"
limits:
memory: "10Gi"
memory: "16Gi"

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# Test: locate the controller's declared Go version and memory settings.
fd -HI -t f 'go\.mod|Dockerfile.*|.*\.ya?ml$' . \
  -x rg -n -C 3 '^(go|toolchain) |GOMEMLIMIT|memory: "(8GiB|6Gi|10Gi|16Gi)"' -- {}

Repository: openshift/release

Length of output: 4393

🏁 Script executed:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

file='clusters/app.ci/ephemeral-cluster/10_deployment.yaml'
cat -n "$file" | sed -n '65,110p'
printf '\nController image references:\n'
rg -n -C 3 'dptp-controller|controller-manager|image:' "$file" clusters/app.ci/ephemeral-cluster 2>/dev/null || true
printf '\nRelevant GOMEMLIMIT references:\n'
rg -n -C 2 'GOMEMLIMIT|dptp-controller-manager' clusters/app.ci/ephemeral-cluster

Repository: openshift/release

Length of output: 8786

🏁 Script executed:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

printf '%s\n' 'Controller source and build definitions:'
fd -HI -t f . | rg '(^|/)(go\.mod|Dockerfile[^/]*|.*dptp.*|.*controller.*)$' | head -80
printf '\nModule/version declarations near controller sources:\n'
rg -n -C 2 'module |^(go|toolchain) |GOMEMLIMIT' . \
  -g 'go.mod' -g 'Dockerfile*' -g '*.go' -g '*.yaml' -g '*.yml' \
  | rg -i 'dptp|controller|GOMEMLIMIT|module |^(go|toolchain) ' | head -120

Repository: openshift/release

Length of output: 5751

🌐 Web query:

Go runtime GOMEMLIMIT soft memory limit runtime can exceed documentation

💡 Result:

The Go runtime's GOMEMLIMIT environment variable is explicitly defined as a soft memory limit, meaning the runtime does not guarantee memory usage will remain below this value [1][2]. While the runtime makes a reasonable effort to keep memory usage under the limit by increasing garbage collection (GC) frequency and intensity, it may exceed this limit under certain conditions [1][3]. Key reasons why GOMEMLIMIT can be exceeded include: 1. GC CPU Limiting: To prevent performance degradation known as "thrashing," the Go runtime caps the amount of CPU time the GC can use to approximately 50% of available CPU resources [1][3]. If the memory limit cannot be maintained within this CPU budget, the GC will prioritize completing its work without exceeding the CPU cap, allowing the Go program to continue allocating memory and exceeding the soft limit [1][3]. 2. Non-Go Managed Memory: GOMEMLIMIT only accounts for memory managed by the Go runtime (e.g., the Go heap) [4][5]. It excludes external memory sources such as memory used by CGO, binary mappings, stack memory for OS threads, and other memory held by the operating system on behalf of the program [4][5]. If these external memory sources grow, the process's total RSS (Resident Set Size) may exceed the GOMEMLIMIT even if the Go heap remains within its target [3][6]. 3. Unachievable Limits: If the program's "live heap" (the minimum memory required to hold reachable objects) plus essential runtime overhead already exceeds the configured GOMEMLIMIT, the runtime cannot maintain the limit, and memory usage will necessarily surpass it [3][2]. In production environments, it is recommended to set GOMEMLIMIT to roughly 10–15% below the hard container or system memory limit to account for these non-Go-managed memory sources and to provide headroom for the garbage collector to operate [3][2]. If the limit is set too low relative to the application's needs, it can lead to constant, ineffective GC cycles, causing high CPU usage without successfully keeping memory usage under the limit [3][6].

Citations:

Align GOMEMLIMIT with the new container limit.

The ephemeral-cluster container has a 16Gi hard limit, but GOMEMLIMIT remains 8GiB. GOMEMLIMIT is a soft Go runtime target. If the controller requires more than 8GiB of Go-managed memory, the runtime can enter excessive GC or exceed the soft limit. Set a tested value below 16Gi with headroom for non-Go memory, or document why 8GiB is intentional.

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In `@clusters/app.ci/ephemeral-cluster/10_deployment.yaml` at line 94, The
container memory limit in the deployment is 16Gi while GOMEMLIMIT remains 8GiB;
update the GOMEMLIMIT configuration to a tested value below 16Gi that leaves
headroom for non-Go memory, or document the rationale for intentionally
retaining 8GiB.

serviceAccountName: dptp-controller-manager
volumes:
- name: kubeconfigs
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