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Add NodeExporterConfig to ClusterMonitoringSpec with support
for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, collectors (10
individual toggles with per-collector options), maxProcs,
and ignoredNetworkDevices.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Mellado dmellado@fedoraproject.org

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This change introduces a comprehensive node-exporter configuration subsystem to the ClusterMonitoring API. New types are added for NodeExporterConfig with support for per-collector enablement settings (cpufreq, tcpStat, ethtool, netDev, netClass, buddyInfo, mountStats, ksmd, processes, systemd), resource constraints, node selection, tolerations, and network device filtering. Auto-generated DeepCopy and Swagger documentation support methods are added for all new types. Test cases validate resource constraints, collector configurations, and error conditions. The ClusterMonitoring CRD is extended with the new nodeExporterConfig field and its nested schema definitions.

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Add NodeExporterConfig to ClusterMonitoring API with collector configuration support

✨ Enhancement 🧪 Tests

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Description
• Added NodeExporterConfig to ClusterMonitoringSpec with comprehensive configuration support for
  the node-exporter agent
• Implemented 10 individual metric collectors (buddyInfo, cpuFreq, ethtool, ksmd, mountStats,
  netClass, netDev, processes, systemd, tcpStat) with per-collector enable/disable toggles and
  optional configuration
• Added support for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, maxProcs, and
  ignoredNetworkDevices configuration options
• Generated OpenAPI schemas, Swagger documentation, and deepcopy methods for all new node-exporter
  configuration types
• Updated CRD manifests (main, feature-gated, and payload) with complete schema definitions and
  validation rules
• Added 13 comprehensive test cases validating both valid configurations and constraint violations
Diagram
flowchart LR
  A["ClusterMonitoringSpec"] -->|"adds field"| B["NodeExporterConfig"]
  B -->|"configures"| C["Node-Exporter Agent"]
  B -->|"supports"| D["10 Collectors"]
  B -->|"supports"| E["Pod Configuration"]
  D -->|"examples"| F["buddyInfo, cpuFreq, ethtool, ksmd, mountStats"]
  E -->|"includes"| G["nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, maxProcs"]
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1. config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go ✨ Enhancement +384/-0

Add NodeExporterConfig types to ClusterMonitoring API

• Added NodeExporterConfig field to ClusterMonitoringSpec struct for configuring node-exporter
 agent
• Defined 11 new types for node-exporter configuration: NodeExporterConfig,
 NodeExporterCollectorConfig, and 9 collector-specific config types
• Added support for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, collectors, maxProcs, and
 ignoredNetworkDevices configuration options
• Defined enums NodeExporterCollectorState and NodeExporterNetlinkState for collector
 enable/disable states

config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go


2. openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go Code generation +448/-1

Generate OpenAPI schemas for NodeExporter configuration

• Added 13 new OpenAPI schema definitions for node-exporter configuration types
• Registered NodeExporterConfig and all collector config types in the OpenAPI definitions map
• Updated ClusterMonitoringSpec schema to include nodeExporterConfig field with proper
 references
• Added NodeExporterConfig to the dependencies list of ClusterMonitoringSpec

openapi/generated_openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go


3. config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go 📝 Documentation +125/-0

Generate Swagger documentation for NodeExporter types

• Added Swagger documentation maps for NodeExporterConfig and all 10 collector configuration types
• Documented all fields with descriptions for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, collectors,
 maxProcs, and ignoredNetworkDevices
• Added field-level documentation for each collector's enabled state and optional configuration
 parameters

config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.swagger_doc_generated.go


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4. config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go Code generation +235/-0

Generate deepcopy methods for NodeExporter configuration

• Added DeepCopyInto and DeepCopy methods for NodeExporterConfig and all collector configuration
 types
• Implemented proper deep copying for maps (nodeSelector), slices (resources, tolerations,
 ignoredNetworkDevices, units), and nested structs
• Updated ClusterMonitoringSpec DeepCopyInto to include NodeExporterConfig field copying

config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go


5. config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml ⚙️ Configuration changes +471/-0

Add NodeExporterConfig CRD manifest schema

• Added complete CRD schema for nodeExporterConfig field in ClusterMonitoringSpec
• Defined nested schemas for all collector configurations with validation rules (minProperties,
 minItems, maxItems, enum values)
• Included detailed descriptions and constraints for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, maxProcs,
 and ignoredNetworkDevices

config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml


6. config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.featuregated-crd-manifests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml ⚙️ Configuration changes +471/-0

Add NodeExporterConfig to featuregated CRD manifest

• Added identical CRD schema for nodeExporterConfig field as in the main CRD manifest
• Includes all collector configurations with validation rules and descriptions
• Maintains consistency with the primary CRD manifest for feature-gated deployments

config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.featuregated-crd-manifests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml


7. payload-manifests/crds/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml ✨ Enhancement +471/-0

Add NodeExporterConfig to ClusterMonitoring CRD specification

• Added comprehensive nodeExporterConfig field to ClusterMonitoringSpec with support for
 configuring node-exporter DaemonSet behavior
• Implemented 10 individual metric collectors (buddyInfo, cpuFreq, ethtool, ksmd, mountStats,
 netClass, netDev, processes, systemd, tcpStat) with per-collector enable/disable toggles and
 optional configuration
• Added support for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, maxProcs, and
 ignoredNetworkDevices configuration options
• Included detailed descriptions for each field documenting defaults, performance implications, and
 usage constraints

payload-manifests/crds/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml


8. config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml 🧪 Tests +210/-0

Add NodeExporterConfig validation test cases

• Added 8 comprehensive test cases validating nodeExporterConfig functionality including valid
 configurations with resources, tolerations, collectors, and all fields combined
• Added 5 negative test cases validating rejection of invalid configurations (empty object, too many
 resources, duplicate resource names, limit less than request, empty arrays)
• Tests cover edge cases and constraint validation for the new nodeExporterConfig field

config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml


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1. nodeExporterConfig not feature-gated 📘 Rule violation ✓ Correctness
Description
The new spec.nodeExporterConfig API surface is introduced without an
+openshift:enable:FeatureGate=... marker (and corresponding FeatureGate definition). This can make
the new API available without controlled rollout.
Code

config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[R110-115]

+	// nodeExporterConfig is an optional field that can be used to configure the node-exporter agent
+	// that runs as a DaemonSet in the openshift-monitoring namespace. The node-exporter agent collects
+	// hardware and OS-level metrics from every node in the cluster.
+	// When omitted, this means no opinion and the platform is left to choose a reasonable default, which is subject to change over time.
+	// +optional
+	NodeExporterConfig NodeExporterConfig `json:"nodeExporterConfig,omitempty,omitzero"`
Evidence
PR Compliance ID 2 requires new API surface areas to be feature-gated via the
+openshift:enable:FeatureGate=... marker and an associated FeatureGate. The newly added
NodeExporterConfig field is present with only +optional and no feature-gate enable marker.

AGENTS.md
config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[106-116]

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## Issue description
`spec.nodeExporterConfig` is a newly introduced API surface but is not behind an OpenShift FeatureGate (missing `+openshift:enable:FeatureGate=...` and the FeatureGate registration).

## Issue Context
The compliance checklist requires new APIs to be feature-gated for safe rollout.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[106-116]
- features/features.go[1-120]

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2. NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice MinLength undocumented 📘 Rule violation ✓ Correctness
Description
The comment for NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice does not document the
+kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1 constraint. This makes the API behavior for empty strings
unclear to users.
Code

config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[R673-678]

+// NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice is a regular expression pattern that matches a network device name
+// to be excluded from node-exporter metric collection for collectors such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
+// Must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
+// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
+// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=1024
+type NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice string
Evidence
PR Compliance ID 7 requires field/type comments to explicitly document the behavior implied by
kubebuilder validation markers. The type declares MinLength=1, but the comment only mentions the
maximum length.

AGENTS.md
config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[673-678]

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## Issue description
`NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice` has a `MinLength=1` validation marker but its comment does not document the minimum-length / non-empty requirement.

## Issue Context
API documentation must reflect all kubebuilder validation markers so users understand constraints and omitted/empty behavior.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[673-678]

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3. Regex validity not enforced 📘 Rule violation ✓ Correctness
Description
The API documentation states certain fields/entries must be valid regular expressions, but the
generated CRD schema only enforces length and does not enforce regex validity. This can lead to
invalid configurations being accepted by the API server and failing later at runtime.
Code

config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[R1521-1587]

+                          units:
+                            description: |-
+                              units is a list of regular expression patterns that match systemd units to be included
+                              by the systemd collector.
+                              units is optional.
+                              By default, the list is empty, so the collector exposes no metrics for systemd units.
+                              Each entry must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
+                              Maximum length for this list is 50.
+                              Minimum length for this list is 1.
+                              Entries in this list must be unique.
+                            items:
+                              description: |-
+                                NodeExporterSystemdUnit is a regular expression pattern that matches a systemd unit name.
+                                Must be at most 1024 characters.
+                              maxLength: 1024
+                              minLength: 1
+                              type: string
+                            maxItems: 50
+                            minItems: 1
+                            type: array
+                            x-kubernetes-list-type: set
+                        required:
+                        - enabled
+                        type: object
+                      tcpStat:
+                        description: |-
+                          tcpStat configures the tcpstat collector, which collects TCP connection statistics.
+                          tcpStat is optional.
+                          When omitted, this means no opinion and the platform is left to choose a reasonable default,
+                          which is subject to change over time. The current default is disabled.
+                        properties:
+                          enabled:
+                            description: |-
+                              enabled enables or disables the tcpstat collector.
+                              This field is required.
+                              Valid values are "Enabled" and "Disabled".
+                              When set to "Enabled", the tcpstat collector is active and TCP connection statistics are collected.
+                              When set to "Disabled", the tcpstat collector is inactive.
+                            enum:
+                            - Enabled
+                            - Disabled
+                            type: string
+                        required:
+                        - enabled
+                        type: object
+                    type: object
+                  ignoredNetworkDevices:
+                    description: |-
+                      ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
+                      to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
+                      ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.
+
+                      When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
+                      to minimize the impact on memory usage.
+                      When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
+                      If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
+                      Maximum length for this list is 50.
+                      Minimum length for this list is 1.
+                      Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
+                    items:
+                      description: |-
+                        NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice is a regular expression pattern that matches a network device name
+                        to be excluded from node-exporter metric collection for collectors such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
+                        Must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
+                      maxLength: 1024
+                      minLength: 1
+                      type: string
Evidence
PR Compliance ID 8 requires documented constraints (like 'must be a valid regular expression') to be
enforced by validation rules (e.g., Pattern/XValidation). The CRD schema includes the documented
'valid regular expression' text but provides only minLength/maxLength without a pattern or
x-kubernetes-validations rule to validate regex syntax.

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config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1521-1587]

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## Issue description
The CRD documentation claims some strings must be valid regular expressions, but the schema only enforces length. This violates the requirement that documented constraints be enforced by validation rules.

## Issue Context
Kubernetes schema validation can enforce patterns or use CEL/XValidation rules; if regex validity cannot be reliably validated at schema level, the documentation should be adjusted to match actual enforcement.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[655-678]
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[932-951]
- config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1521-1587]

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4. Empty ignoredNetworkDevices blocked 🐞 Bug ✓ Correctness
Description
The API says users can set ignoredNetworkDevices to an empty list to exclude no devices, but the
Go validation tags generate CRD minItems: 1, making an empty list invalid. This breaks the
documented configuration knob and prevents users from clearing the platform default exclusion list.
Code

config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[R655-668]

+	// ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
+	// to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
+	// ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.
+	//
+	// When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
+	// to minimize the impact on memory usage.
+	// When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
+	// If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
+	// Maximum length for this list is 50.
+	// Minimum length for this list is 1.
+	// Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=50
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1
+	// +listType=set
Evidence
The Go API type explicitly documents empty-list semantics while simultaneously requiring at least 1
item; the generated CRD schema also enforces minItems: 1, so the apiserver will reject
ignoredNetworkDevices: [] despite the documentation promising it.

config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[655-670]
config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1567-1591]

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## Issue description
`NodeExporterConfig.ignoredNetworkDevices` is documented to allow an empty list (`[]`) to mean “exclude no devices”, but validation enforces `minItems: 1`, so the empty list is rejected by the CRD. This is an API contract/behavior mismatch.

## Issue Context
- The Go type comment promises a special meaning for an empty list.
- The Go kubebuilder marker `MinItems=1` generates CRD `minItems: 1`, which blocks `[]`.
- Tests currently do not cover the empty-list case.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[655-670]
- config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1567-1591]
- payload-manifests/crds/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1567-1591]
- config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.featuregated-crd-manifests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml[1567-1591]
- config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml[580-789]

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Comment on lines +110 to +115
// nodeExporterConfig is an optional field that can be used to configure the node-exporter agent
// that runs as a DaemonSet in the openshift-monitoring namespace. The node-exporter agent collects
// hardware and OS-level metrics from every node in the cluster.
// When omitted, this means no opinion and the platform is left to choose a reasonable default, which is subject to change over time.
// +optional
NodeExporterConfig NodeExporterConfig `json:"nodeExporterConfig,omitempty,omitzero"`

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1. nodeexporterconfig not feature-gated 📘 Rule violation ✓ Correctness

The new spec.nodeExporterConfig API surface is introduced without an
+openshift:enable:FeatureGate=... marker (and corresponding FeatureGate definition). This can make
the new API available without controlled rollout.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
`spec.nodeExporterConfig` is a newly introduced API surface but is not behind an OpenShift FeatureGate (missing `+openshift:enable:FeatureGate=...` and the FeatureGate registration).

## Issue Context
The compliance checklist requires new APIs to be feature-gated for safe rollout.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[106-116]
- features/features.go[1-120]

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Comment on lines +673 to +678
// NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice is a regular expression pattern that matches a network device name
// to be excluded from node-exporter metric collection for collectors such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
// Must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1
// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=1024
type NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice string

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2. nodeexporterignorednetworkdevice minlength undocumented 📘 Rule violation ✓ Correctness

The comment for NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice does not document the
+kubebuilder:validation:MinLength=1 constraint. This makes the API behavior for empty strings
unclear to users.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
`NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice` has a `MinLength=1` validation marker but its comment does not document the minimum-length / non-empty requirement.

## Issue Context
API documentation must reflect all kubebuilder validation markers so users understand constraints and omitted/empty behavior.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[673-678]

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Comment on lines +1521 to +1587
units:
description: |-
units is a list of regular expression patterns that match systemd units to be included
by the systemd collector.
units is optional.
By default, the list is empty, so the collector exposes no metrics for systemd units.
Each entry must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
Maximum length for this list is 50.
Minimum length for this list is 1.
Entries in this list must be unique.
items:
description: |-
NodeExporterSystemdUnit is a regular expression pattern that matches a systemd unit name.
Must be at most 1024 characters.
maxLength: 1024
minLength: 1
type: string
maxItems: 50
minItems: 1
type: array
x-kubernetes-list-type: set
required:
- enabled
type: object
tcpStat:
description: |-
tcpStat configures the tcpstat collector, which collects TCP connection statistics.
tcpStat is optional.
When omitted, this means no opinion and the platform is left to choose a reasonable default,
which is subject to change over time. The current default is disabled.
properties:
enabled:
description: |-
enabled enables or disables the tcpstat collector.
This field is required.
Valid values are "Enabled" and "Disabled".
When set to "Enabled", the tcpstat collector is active and TCP connection statistics are collected.
When set to "Disabled", the tcpstat collector is inactive.
enum:
- Enabled
- Disabled
type: string
required:
- enabled
type: object
type: object
ignoredNetworkDevices:
description: |-
ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.

When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
to minimize the impact on memory usage.
When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
Maximum length for this list is 50.
Minimum length for this list is 1.
Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
items:
description: |-
NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice is a regular expression pattern that matches a network device name
to be excluded from node-exporter metric collection for collectors such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
Must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
maxLength: 1024
minLength: 1
type: string

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3. Regex validity not enforced 📘 Rule violation ✓ Correctness

The API documentation states certain fields/entries must be valid regular expressions, but the
generated CRD schema only enforces length and does not enforce regex validity. This can lead to
invalid configurations being accepted by the API server and failing later at runtime.
Agent Prompt
## Issue description
The CRD documentation claims some strings must be valid regular expressions, but the schema only enforces length. This violates the requirement that documented constraints be enforced by validation rules.

## Issue Context
Kubernetes schema validation can enforce patterns or use CEL/XValidation rules; if regex validity cannot be reliably validated at schema level, the documentation should be adjusted to match actual enforcement.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[655-678]
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[932-951]
- config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1521-1587]

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// ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
// to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
// ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.
//
// When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
// to minimize the impact on memory usage.
// When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
// If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
// Maximum length for this list is 50.
// Minimum length for this list is 1.
// Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=50
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1
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4. Empty ignorednetworkdevices blocked 🐞 Bug ✓ Correctness

The API says users can set ignoredNetworkDevices to an empty list to exclude no devices, but the
Go validation tags generate CRD minItems: 1, making an empty list invalid. This breaks the
documented configuration knob and prevents users from clearing the platform default exclusion list.
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## Issue description
`NodeExporterConfig.ignoredNetworkDevices` is documented to allow an empty list (`[]`) to mean “exclude no devices”, but validation enforces `minItems: 1`, so the empty list is rejected by the CRD. This is an API contract/behavior mismatch.

## Issue Context
- The Go type comment promises a special meaning for an empty list.
- The Go kubebuilder marker `MinItems=1` generates CRD `minItems: 1`, which blocks `[]`.
- Tests currently do not cover the empty-list case.

## Fix Focus Areas
- config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go[655-670]
- config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.crd-manifests/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1567-1591]
- payload-manifests/crds/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml[1567-1591]
- config/v1alpha1/zz_generated.featuregated-crd-manifests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml[1567-1591]
- config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml[580-789]

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config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml (1)

661-789: Add a contract test for ignoredNetworkDevices: [].

The new suite does not assert the documented empty-list behavior for ignoredNetworkDevices. A dedicated case will prevent schema/docs drift from slipping through.

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+    - name: Should be able to create NodeExporterConfig with empty ignoredNetworkDevices
+      initial: |
+        apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1alpha1
+        kind: ClusterMonitoring
+        spec:
+          nodeExporterConfig:
+            ignoredNetworkDevices: []
+      expected: |
+        apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1alpha1
+        kind: ClusterMonitoring
+        spec:
+          nodeExporterConfig:
+            ignoredNetworkDevices: []
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In
`@config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml`
around lines 661 - 789, Add a new contract test case for NodeExporterConfig to
assert the documented behavior when ignoredNetworkDevices is an empty array:
create a test entry (similar to the existing cases) named something like "Should
accept NodeExporterConfig with empty ignoredNetworkDevices" where
spec.nodeExporterConfig.ignoredNetworkDevices: [] in the initial YAML and the
expected output mirrors that (or no expectedError), ensuring the test references
NodeExporterConfig and ignoredNetworkDevices so the suite validates empty-list
handling and prevents schema/docs drift.
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Inline comments:
In `@config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go`:
- Around line 655-668: The comment and validation for ignoredNetworkDevices
conflict: the docs state an empty list is valid (meaning "no devices are
excluded") but the kubebuilder tag +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1 prevents
[] from being used. Fix by removing or relaxing the MinItems constraint on
ignoredNetworkDevices (i.e., delete the +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1 tag
or change it to allow 0) so an empty slice is accepted; keep the MaxItems
constraint and listType as-is and update any unit tests or schema consumers if
they assume MinItems=1.

In
`@payload-manifests/crds/0000_10_config-operator_01_clustermonitorings.crd.yaml`:
- Around line 1522-1541: The schema currently only enforces length/count for
systemd.units[] (NodeExporterSystemdUnit) and ignoredNetworkDevices[]; add
OpenAPI pattern validation to each items schema to ensure values are valid
regular expressions (e.g., add a "pattern" field under the items for
systemd.units and for ignoredNetworkDevices that encodes the allowed regex
syntax you want to accept—preferably aligned to the RE2 flavor used downstream),
keep maxLength/minLength and descriptions, and update the
NodeExporterSystemdUnit/ignoredNetworkDevices items to reference the new pattern
so invalid regex strings are rejected by the CRD validation.
- Around line 1568-1590: The description for ignoredNetworkDevices says an empty
list is allowed but the schema sets minItems: 1; update the schema to match the
description by changing the minItems constraint for ignoredNetworkDevices to 0
(or remove the minItems line) so an empty array is accepted, and keep maxItems:
50 and the items block (NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice,
maxLength/minLength/type) unchanged; ensure any references or validation that
rely on minItems in code or docs are adjusted accordingly.

---

Nitpick comments:
In
`@config/v1alpha1/tests/clustermonitorings.config.openshift.io/ClusterMonitoringConfig.yaml`:
- Around line 661-789: Add a new contract test case for NodeExporterConfig to
assert the documented behavior when ignoredNetworkDevices is an empty array:
create a test entry (similar to the existing cases) named something like "Should
accept NodeExporterConfig with empty ignoredNetworkDevices" where
spec.nodeExporterConfig.ignoredNetworkDevices: [] in the initial YAML and the
expected output mirrors that (or no expectedError), ensuring the test references
NodeExporterConfig and ignoredNetworkDevices so the suite validates empty-list
handling and prevents schema/docs drift.

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description: |-
units is a list of regular expression patterns that match systemd units to be included
by the systemd collector.
units is optional.
By default, the list is empty, so the collector exposes no metrics for systemd units.
Each entry must be a valid regular expression and at most 1024 characters.
Maximum length for this list is 50.
Minimum length for this list is 1.
Entries in this list must be unique.
items:
description: |-
NodeExporterSystemdUnit is a regular expression pattern that matches a systemd unit name.
Must be at most 1024 characters.
maxLength: 1024
minLength: 1
type: string
maxItems: 50
minItems: 1
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Regex validity is documented but not enforced in schema.

systemd.units[] and ignoredNetworkDevices[] are documented as “valid regular expression” values, but current validation only checks length/count. Invalid regex strings can be admitted and fail downstream.

Also applies to: 1581-1588

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around lines 1522 - 1541, The schema currently only enforces length/count for
systemd.units[] (NodeExporterSystemdUnit) and ignoredNetworkDevices[]; add
OpenAPI pattern validation to each items schema to ensure values are valid
regular expressions (e.g., add a "pattern" field under the items for
systemd.units and for ignoredNetworkDevices that encodes the allowed regex
syntax you want to accept—preferably aligned to the RE2 flavor used downstream),
keep maxLength/minLength and descriptions, and update the
NodeExporterSystemdUnit/ignoredNetworkDevices items to reference the new pattern
so invalid regex strings are rejected by the CRD validation.

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  • qodo's finding about a missing FeatureGate is a false positive. The entire ClusterMonitoring CRD is already gated behind ClusterMonitoringConfig (line 39), so no per-field gate is needed.
  • both bots suggest adding OpenAPI pattern validation to enforce regex syntax on ignoredNetworkDevices and systemd.units entries. This is not feasible; there is no OpenAPI pattern or CEL function that can validate whether a string is a valid regex. The realistic fix is to soften the documentation language (see inline comment).

Add NodeExporterConfig to ClusterMonitoringSpec with support
for nodeSelector, resources, tolerations, collectors (10
individual toggles with per-collector options), maxProcs,
and ignoredNetworkDevices.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Mellado <dmellado@fedoraproject.org>
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Thanks for the review! Good catch on the MinItems=1 contradiction! I initially tried just removing the marker, but make lint isn't happy without it:

field NodeExporterConfig.IgnoredNetworkDevices must have a minimum items, add kubebuilder:validation:MinItems marker (kubeapilinter)

So I went with +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=0 instead, which is the same pattern used in a few other places in the repo (config/v1/types_infrastructure.go, config/v1/types_insights.go, etcd/v1alpha1/types_pacemakercluster.go).

It explicitly allows empty lists, keeps the linter happy, and the documented "When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded" behavior now works as expected. Also added a test for ignoredNetworkDevices: []to confirm.

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config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go (1)

652-655: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

maxProcs: 0 still serializes as “omitted” for typed clients.

With json:"maxProcs,omitempty", a generated Go client cannot send an explicit 0; it gets dropped before the Minimum=1 validation runs. If the API contract intends to reject 0 instead of silently taking the default, this field needs presence tracking (for example *int32), and the new NodeExporter coverage should include a maxProcs: 0 case once that is fixed.

In Go's JSON encoding, does a field tagged `json:"maxProcs,omitempty"` omit a zero-valued `int32`, making an explicit `0` indistinguishable from an omitted field?
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a plain int32 with `json:"...,omitempty"` hides explicit 0 values, so change
MaxProcs to a pointer type to track presence. Replace the MaxProcs field type
from int32 to *int32 (i.e., MaxProcs *int32) in the ClusterMonitoring spec so
callers can send explicit 0 vs omitted; keep or adjust the kubebuilder
validation tags to apply to the pointer as needed and ensure validation still
enforces Minimum=1 when present. Update any related code paths that dereference
MaxProcs (e.g., validators, defaults) to handle nil vs non-nil, and add a
NodeExporter test case that sends maxProcs: 0 to verify the API rejects or
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In `@config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go`:
- Around line 656-670: Replace the json tag on the IgnoredNetworkDevices field
in types_cluster_monitoring.go so a non-nil empty slice is preserved (use the
omitzero tag supported in Go 1.24+); i.e., change the struct tag for
IgnoredNetworkDevices to include ",omitzero" (so nil slices are omitted but
non-nil empty slices marshal to []), and add a typed round-trip regression test
(e.g., TestRoundTripIgnoredNetworkDevices) that constructs a CR with
IgnoredNetworkDevices set to a non-nil empty slice, kube-type
serializes/deserializes it, and asserts the field remains an empty slice (not
nil) to verify the semantic difference is preserved.

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In `@config/v1alpha1/types_cluster_monitoring.go`:
- Around line 652-655: Summary: a plain int32 with `json:"...,omitempty"` hides
explicit 0 values, so change MaxProcs to a pointer type to track presence.
Replace the MaxProcs field type from int32 to *int32 (i.e., MaxProcs *int32) in
the ClusterMonitoring spec so callers can send explicit 0 vs omitted; keep or
adjust the kubebuilder validation tags to apply to the pointer as needed and
ensure validation still enforces Minimum=1 when present. Update any related code
paths that dereference MaxProcs (e.g., validators, defaults) to handle nil vs
non-nil, and add a NodeExporter test case that sends maxProcs: 0 to verify the
API rejects or accepts per the contract.

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// ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
// to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
// ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.
//
// When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
// to minimize the impact on memory usage.
// When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
// If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
// Maximum length for this list is 50.
// Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=50
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=0
// +listType=set
// +optional
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In Go's JSON encoding, does omitemptyomit an explicitly empty slice, and doesomitzeroomit only a nil slice while preserving a non-nil empty slice as[]?

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  • Yes. With json:",omitempty", a slice field is omitted when it’s “empty”, which includes both nil slices and non-nil slices with length 0 (i.e., make([]T, 0)). So an explicitly empty-but-non-nil slice will still be omitted. [2]
  • Yes. With json:",omitzero", for slices/maps the field is omitted only if it’s nil; a non-nil empty slice is not omitted and will encode as an empty JSON array []. [1]

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ignoredNetworkDevices: [] is not representable through typed clients.

The docs make an empty list semantically different from omission, but json:"ignoredNetworkDevices,omitempty" drops both nil slices and non-nil empty slices during marshaling. Generated Go clients will therefore always send the "omitted" behavior and cannot express the explicit "exclude nothing" override documented here. Add a typed round-trip regression test with the fix; the YAML-only case will not catch this.

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// ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
// to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
// ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.
//
// When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
// to minimize the impact on memory usage.
// When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
// If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
// Maximum length for this list is 50.
// Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=50
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=0
// +listType=set
// +optional
IgnoredNetworkDevices []NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice `json:"ignoredNetworkDevices,omitempty"`
// ignoredNetworkDevices is a list of regular expression patterns that match network devices
// to be excluded from the relevant collector configuration such as netdev, netclass, and ethtool.
// ignoredNetworkDevices is optional.
//
// When omitted, the Cluster Monitoring Operator uses a predefined list of devices to be excluded
// to minimize the impact on memory usage.
// When set as an empty list, no devices are excluded.
// If you modify this setting, monitor the prometheus-k8s deployment closely for excessive memory usage.
// Maximum length for this list is 50.
// Each entry must be at most 1024 characters long.
// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=50
// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=0
// +listType=set
// +optional
IgnoredNetworkDevices []NodeExporterIgnoredNetworkDevice `json:"ignoredNetworkDevices,omitzero"`
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the json tag on the IgnoredNetworkDevices field in types_cluster_monitoring.go
so a non-nil empty slice is preserved (use the omitzero tag supported in Go
1.24+); i.e., change the struct tag for IgnoredNetworkDevices to include
",omitzero" (so nil slices are omitted but non-nil empty slices marshal to []),
and add a typed round-trip regression test (e.g.,
TestRoundTripIgnoredNetworkDevices) that constructs a CR with
IgnoredNetworkDevices set to a non-nil empty slice, kube-type
serializes/deserializes it, and asserts the field remains an empty slice (not
nil) to verify the semantic difference is preserved.

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