Make Service e2e run a bit faster

test/e2e/prompush.go

@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ var prom_registered = false
 
 // Reusable function for pushing metrics to prometheus.  Handles initialization and so on.
 func promPushRunningPending(running, pending int) error {
-
 	if testContext.PrometheusPushGateway == "" {
-		Logf("Ignoring prom push, push gateway unavailable")
 		return nil
 	} else {
 		// Register metrics if necessary

test/e2e/service.go

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -46,32 +45,26 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 	f := NewFramework("services")
 
 	var c *client.Client
-	// Use these in tests.  They're unique for each test to prevent name collisions.
+	var extraNamespaces []string
-	var namespaces [2]string
 
 	BeforeEach(func() {
 		var err error
 		c, err = loadClient()
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		By("Building a namespace api objects")
-		for i := range namespaces {
-			namespacePtr, err := createTestingNS(fmt.Sprintf("service-%d", i), c)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-			namespaces[i] = namespacePtr.Name
-		}
 	})
 
 	AfterEach(func() {
-		for _, ns := range namespaces {
+		for _, ns := range extraNamespaces {
 			By(fmt.Sprintf("Destroying namespace %v", ns))
 			if err := deleteNS(c, ns, 5*time.Minute /* namespace deletion timeout */); err != nil {
 				Failf("Couldn't delete namespace %s: %s", ns, err)
 			}
 		}
+		extraNamespaces = nil
 	})
 
 	// TODO: We get coverage of TCP/UDP and multi-port services through the DNS test. We should have a simpler test for multi-port TCP here.
+
 	It("should provide secure master service", func() {
 		_, err := c.Services(api.NamespaceDefault).Get("kubernetes")
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -79,12 +72,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 
 	It("should serve a basic endpoint from pods", func() {
 		serviceName := "endpoint-test2"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 		labels := map[string]string{
 			"foo": "bar",
 			"baz": "blah",
 		}
 
+		By("creating service " + serviceName + " in namespace " + ns)
 		defer func() {
 			err := c.Services(ns).Delete(serviceName)
 			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
@@ -107,43 +101,38 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{})
 
-		var names []string
+		names := map[string]bool{}
 		defer func() {
-			for _, name := range names {
+			for name := range names {
 				err := c.Pods(ns).Delete(name, nil)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			}
 		}()
 
-		name1 := "test1"
+		name1 := "pod1"
-		addEndpointPodOrFail(c, ns, name1, labels, []api.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 80}})
+		name2 := "pod2"
-		names = append(names, name1)
 
+		createPodOrFail(c, ns, name1, labels, []api.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 80}})
+		names[name1] = true
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{name1: {80}})
 
-		name2 := "test2"
+		createPodOrFail(c, ns, name2, labels, []api.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 80}})
-		addEndpointPodOrFail(c, ns, name2, labels, []api.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 80}})
+		names[name2] = true
-		names = append(names, name2)
-
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{name1: {80}, name2: {80}})
 
-		err = c.Pods(ns).Delete(name1, nil)
+		deletePodOrFail(c, ns, name1)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		delete(names, name1)
-		names = []string{name2}
-
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{name2: {80}})
 
-		err = c.Pods(ns).Delete(name2, nil)
+		deletePodOrFail(c, ns, name2)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		delete(names, name2)
-		names = []string{}
-
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{})
 	})
 
 	It("should serve multiport endpoints from pods", func() {
 		// repacking functionality is intentionally not tested here - it's better to test it in an integration test.
 		serviceName := "multi-endpoint-test"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		defer func() {
 			err := c.Services(ns).Delete(serviceName)
@@ -155,6 +144,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		svc1port := "svc1"
 		svc2port := "svc2"
 
+		By("creating service " + serviceName + " in namespace " + ns)
 		service := &api.Service{
 			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 				Name: serviceName,
@@ -181,9 +171,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		port2 := 101
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{})
 
-		var names []string
+		names := map[string]bool{}
 		defer func() {
-			for _, name := range names {
+			for name := range names {
 				err := c.Pods(ns).Delete(name, nil)
 				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 			}
@@ -202,44 +192,30 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 			},
 		}
 
-		podname1 := "podname1"
+		podname1 := "pod1"
-		addEndpointPodOrFail(c, ns, podname1, labels, containerPorts1)
+		podname2 := "pod2"
-		names = append(names, podname1)
+
+		createPodOrFail(c, ns, podname1, labels, containerPorts1)
+		names[podname1] = true
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{podname1: {port1}})
 
-		podname2 := "podname2"
+		createPodOrFail(c, ns, podname2, labels, containerPorts2)
-		addEndpointPodOrFail(c, ns, podname2, labels, containerPorts2)
+		names[podname2] = true
-		names = append(names, podname2)
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{podname1: {port1}, podname2: {port2}})
 
-		podname3 := "podname3"
+		deletePodOrFail(c, ns, podname1)
-		addEndpointPodOrFail(c, ns, podname3, labels, append(containerPorts1, containerPorts2...))
+		delete(names, podname1)
-		names = append(names, podname3)
+		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{podname2: {port2}})
-		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{podname1: {port1}, podname2: {port2}, podname3: {port1, port2}})
-
-		err = c.Pods(ns).Delete(podname1, nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		names = []string{podname2, podname3}
-
-		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{podname2: {port2}, podname3: {port1, port2}})
-
-		err = c.Pods(ns).Delete(podname2, nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		names = []string{podname3}
-
-		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{podname3: {port1, port2}})
-
-		err = c.Pods(ns).Delete(podname3, nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		names = []string{}
 
+		deletePodOrFail(c, ns, podname2)
+		delete(names, podname2)
 		validateEndpointsOrFail(c, ns, serviceName, PortsByPodName{})
 	})
 
 	It("should be able to up and down services", func() {
 		// this test uses NodeSSHHosts that does not work if a Node only reports LegacyHostIP
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs(providersWithSSH...)
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 		numPods, servicePort := 3, 80
 
 		podNames1, svc1IP, err := startServeHostnameService(c, ns, "service1", servicePort, numPods)
@@ -281,14 +257,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 	It("should work after restarting kube-proxy", func() {
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke")
 
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 		numPods, servicePort := 3, 80
 
-		defer func() { expectNoError(stopServeHostnameService(c, ns, "service1")) }()
+		svc1 := "service1"
-		podNames1, svc1IP, err := startServeHostnameService(c, ns, "service1", servicePort, numPods)
+		svc2 := "service2"
+
+		defer func() { expectNoError(stopServeHostnameService(c, ns, svc1)) }()
+		podNames1, svc1IP, err := startServeHostnameService(c, ns, svc1, servicePort, numPods)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		defer func() { expectNoError(stopServeHostnameService(c, ns, "service2")) }()
+
-		podNames2, svc2IP, err := startServeHostnameService(c, ns, "service2", servicePort, numPods)
+		defer func() { expectNoError(stopServeHostnameService(c, ns, svc2)) }()
+		podNames2, svc2IP, err := startServeHostnameService(c, ns, svc2, servicePort, numPods)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		if svc1IP == svc2IP {
@@ -305,18 +285,18 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		expectNoError(verifyServeHostnameServiceUp(c, host, podNames1, svc1IP, servicePort))
 		expectNoError(verifyServeHostnameServiceUp(c, host, podNames2, svc2IP, servicePort))
 
-		// Restart kube-proxy and verify that services are still reachable (after some time).
+		By("Restarting kube-proxy")
 		if err := restartKubeProxy(host); err != nil {
 			Failf("error restarting kube-proxy: %v", err)
 		}
 		expectNoError(verifyServeHostnameServiceUp(c, host, podNames1, svc1IP, servicePort))
 		expectNoError(verifyServeHostnameServiceUp(c, host, podNames2, svc2IP, servicePort))
-		// Remove iptable rules and make sure they come back.
+
-		By("Remove iptable rules and make sure they come back")
+		By("Removing iptable rules")
 		_, _, code, err := SSH(`
-			sudo iptables -t nat -F KUBE-SERVICES || true;
+				sudo iptables -t nat -F KUBE-SERVICES || true;
-			sudo iptables -t nat -F KUBE-PORTALS-HOST || true;
+				sudo iptables -t nat -F KUBE-PORTALS-HOST || true;
-			sudo iptables -t nat -F KUBE-PORTALS-CONTAINER || true`, host, testContext.Provider)
+				sudo iptables -t nat -F KUBE-PORTALS-CONTAINER || true`, host, testContext.Provider)
 		if err != nil || code != 0 {
 			Failf("couldn't remove iptable rules: %v (code %v)", err, code)
 		}
@@ -328,7 +308,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		// TODO: restartApiserver doesn't work in GKE - fix it and reenable this test.
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce")
 
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 		numPods, servicePort := 3, 80
 
 		defer func() { expectNoError(stopServeHostnameService(c, ns, "service1")) }()
@@ -368,7 +348,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke", "aws")
 
 		serviceName := "external-lb-test"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
 		defer func() {
@@ -381,12 +361,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 
 		inboundPort := 3000
 
+		By("creating service " + serviceName + " with external load balancer in namespace " + ns)
 		service := t.BuildServiceSpec()
 		service.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
 		service.Spec.Ports[0].Port = inboundPort
 		service.Spec.Ports[0].TargetPort = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(80)
-
-		By("creating service " + serviceName + " with external load balancer in namespace " + ns)
 		result, err := t.CreateService(service)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -424,7 +403,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke")
 
 		serviceName := "lb-test-with-user-ip"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
 		defer func() {
@@ -445,7 +424,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		By("creating an external static ip")
 		rand.Seed(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano())
 		staticIPName := fmt.Sprintf("e2e-external-lb-test-%d", rand.Intn(65535))
-		glog.Errorf("static ip name is %s", staticIPName)
 		loadBalancerIP, err := createGCEStaticIP(staticIPName)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 		defer func() {
@@ -490,7 +468,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 
 	It("should be able to create a functioning NodePort service", func() {
 		serviceName := "nodeportservice-test"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
 		defer func() {
@@ -547,7 +525,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("should be able to change the type and nodeport settings of a service", func() {
-		// requires ExternalLoadBalancer
+		// requires cloud load-balancer support
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke", "aws")
 
 		serviceName := "mutability-service-test"
@@ -578,7 +556,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Ports[0].nodePort for default service: %v", service)
 		}
 		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 0 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for default service: %v", service)
+			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) for default service: %v", service)
 		}
 
 		By("creating pod to be part of service " + t.ServiceName)
@@ -603,17 +581,16 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		if !ServiceNodePortRange.Contains(port.NodePort) {
 			Failf("got unexpected (out-of-range) port for NodePort service: %v", service)
 		}
-
 		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 0 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for NodePort service: %v", service)
+			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) for NodePort service: %v", service)
 		}
+
 		By("hitting the pod through the service's NodePort")
 		ip := pickNodeIP(f.Client)
 		nodePort1 := port.NodePort // Save for later!
 		testReachable(ip, nodePort1)
 
 		By("changing service " + serviceName + " to type=LoadBalancer")
-		service.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
 		service, err = updateService(f.Client, f.Namespace.Name, serviceName, func(s *api.Service) {
 			s.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
 		})
@@ -634,12 +611,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Ports[0].nodePort for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
 		}
 		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 1 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
+			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
 		}
 		ingress1 := service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0]
 		if ingress1.IP == "" && ingress1.Hostname == "" {
-			Failf("got unexpected Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss[0] for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
+			Failf("got unexpected Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0] for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
 		}
+
 		By("hitting the pod through the service's NodePort")
 		ip = pickNodeIP(f.Client)
 		testReachable(ip, nodePort1)
@@ -668,25 +646,31 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Ports[0].nodePort for NodePort service: %v", service)
 		}
 		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 1 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for NodePort service: %v", service)
+			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) for NodePort service: %v", service)
 		}
 
-		// TODO: Make this less of a hack.  Watch for events?
-		Logf("Waiting 2 minutes to give service time to settle after changing configuration")
-		time.Sleep(time.Second * 120)
-		service, err = waitForLoadBalancerIngress(f.Client, serviceName, f.Namespace.Name)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		ingress2 := service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0]
-		Expect(ingress1).To(Equal(ingress2))
-
 		By("hitting the pod through the service's updated NodePort")
 		testReachable(ip, nodePort2)
-		By("hitting the pod through the service's LoadBalancer")
-		testLoadBalancerReachable(ingress2, 80)
 		By("checking the old NodePort is closed")
 		testNotReachable(ip, nodePort1)
 
+		By("hitting the pod through the service's LoadBalancer")
+		i := 1
+		for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < podStartTimeout; time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) {
+			service, err = waitForLoadBalancerIngress(f.Client, serviceName, f.Namespace.Name)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			ingress2 := service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0]
+			if testLoadBalancerReachableInTime(ingress2, 80, 5*time.Second) {
+				break
+			}
+
+			if i%5 == 0 {
+				Logf("Waiting for load-balancer changes (%v elapsed, will retry)", time.Since(start))
+			}
+			i++
+		}
+
 		By("changing service " + serviceName + " back to type=ClusterIP")
 		service, err = updateService(f.Client, f.Namespace.Name, serviceName, func(s *api.Service) {
 			s.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeClusterIP
@@ -694,6 +678,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		})
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
+		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 0 {
+			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) for NodePort service: %v", service)
+		}
 		if service.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeClusterIP {
 			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Type for back-to-ClusterIP service: %v", service)
 		}
@@ -710,109 +697,22 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 0 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for back-to-ClusterIP service: %v", service)
+			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) for back-to-ClusterIP service: %v", service)
 		}
-		By("checking the NodePort (original) is closed")
+		By("checking the NodePort is closed")
-		ip = pickNodeIP(f.Client)
-		testNotReachable(ip, nodePort1)
-		By("checking the NodePort (updated) is closed")
 		ip = pickNodeIP(f.Client)
 		testNotReachable(ip, nodePort2)
 		By("checking the LoadBalancer is closed")
-		testLoadBalancerNotReachable(ingress2, 80)
+		testLoadBalancerNotReachable(ingress1, 80)
-	})
-
-	It("should release the load balancer when Type goes from LoadBalancer -> NodePort", func() {
-		// requires ExternalLoadBalancer
-		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke", "aws")
-
-		serviceName := "service-release-lb"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
-
-		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
-		defer func() {
-			defer GinkgoRecover()
-			errs := t.Cleanup()
-			if len(errs) != 0 {
-				Failf("errors in cleanup: %v", errs)
-			}
-		}()
-
-		service := t.BuildServiceSpec()
-		service.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer
-
-		By("creating service " + serviceName + " with type LoadBalancer")
-		service, err := t.CreateService(service)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		By("creating pod to be part of service " + t.ServiceName)
-		t.CreateWebserverRC(1)
-
-		if service.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeLoadBalancer {
-			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Type for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
-		}
-		if len(service.Spec.Ports) != 1 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Spec.Ports) for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
-		}
-		nodePort := service.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort
-		if nodePort == 0 {
-			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Ports[0].NodePort for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
-		}
-
-		// Wait for the load balancer to be created asynchronously
-		service, err = waitForLoadBalancerIngress(c, serviceName, ns)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 1 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
-		}
-		ingress := service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress[0]
-		if ingress.IP == "" && ingress.Hostname == "" {
-			Failf("got unexpected Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss[0] for LoadBalancer service: %v", service)
-		}
-
-		By("hitting the pod through the service's NodePort")
-		ip := pickNodeIP(c)
-		testReachable(ip, nodePort)
-		By("hitting the pod through the service's LoadBalancer")
-		testLoadBalancerReachable(ingress, 80)
-
-		By("changing service " + serviceName + " to type=NodePort")
-		service, err = updateService(c, ns, serviceName, func(s *api.Service) {
-			s.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeNodePort
-		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		if service.Spec.Type != api.ServiceTypeNodePort {
-			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Type for NodePort service: %v", service)
-		}
-		if len(service.Spec.Ports) != 1 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Spec.Ports) for NodePort service: %v", service)
-		}
-		if service.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort != nodePort {
-			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Ports[0].NodePort for NodePort service: %v", service)
-		}
-
-		// Wait for the load balancer to be created asynchronously
-		service, err = waitForLoadBalancerDestroy(c, serviceName, ns)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-
-		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) != 0 {
-			Failf("got unexpected len(Status.LoadBalancer.Ingresss) for NodePort service: %v", service)
-		}
-
-		By("hitting the pod through the service's NodePort")
-		testReachable(ip, nodePort)
-		By("checking the LoadBalancer is closed")
-		testLoadBalancerNotReachable(ingress, 80)
 	})
 
 	It("should prevent NodePort collisions", func() {
-		serviceName := "nodeport-collision"
+		baseName := "nodeport-collision-"
-		serviceName2 := serviceName + "2"
+		serviceName1 := baseName + "1"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		serviceName2 := baseName + "2"
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
-		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
+		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName1)
 		defer func() {
 			defer GinkgoRecover()
 			errs := t.Cleanup()
@@ -821,10 +721,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 			}
 		}()
 
+		By("creating service " + serviceName1 + " with type NodePort in namespace " + ns)
 		service := t.BuildServiceSpec()
 		service.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeNodePort
-
-		By("creating service " + serviceName + " with type NodePort in namespace " + ns)
 		result, err := t.CreateService(service)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
@@ -839,23 +738,21 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 			Failf("got unexpected Spec.Ports[0].nodePort for new service: %v", result)
 		}
 
-		By("creating service " + serviceName + " with conflicting NodePort")
+		By("creating service " + serviceName2 + " with conflicting NodePort")
-
 		service2 := t.BuildServiceSpec()
 		service2.Name = serviceName2
 		service2.Spec.Type = api.ServiceTypeNodePort
 		service2.Spec.Ports[0].NodePort = port.NodePort
-
-		By("creating service " + serviceName2 + " with conflicting NodePort")
 		result2, err := t.CreateService(service2)
 		if err == nil {
 			Failf("Created service with conflicting NodePort: %v", result2)
 		}
-		expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf("Service \"%s\" is invalid: spec.ports[0].nodePort: invalid value '%d', Details: provided port is already allocated", serviceName2, port.NodePort)
+		expectedErr := fmt.Sprintf("Service \"%s\" is invalid: spec.ports[0].nodePort: invalid value '%d', Details: provided port is already allocated",
+			serviceName2, port.NodePort)
 		Expect(fmt.Sprintf("%v", err)).To(Equal(expectedErr))
 
-		By("deleting original service " + serviceName + " with type NodePort in namespace " + ns)
+		By("deleting service " + serviceName1 + " to release NodePort")
-		err = t.DeleteService(serviceName)
+		err = t.DeleteService(serviceName1)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 
 		By("creating service " + serviceName2 + " with no-longer-conflicting NodePort")
@@ -865,7 +762,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 
 	It("should check NodePort out-of-range", func() {
 		serviceName := "nodeport-range-test"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
 		defer func() {
@@ -931,7 +828,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 
 	It("should release NodePorts on delete", func() {
 		serviceName := "nodeport-reuse"
-		ns := namespaces[0]
+		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
 		t := NewWebserverTest(c, ns, serviceName)
 		defer func() {
@@ -993,6 +890,13 @@ var _ = Describe("Services", func() {
 		// requires ExternalLoadBalancer
 		SkipUnlessProviderIs("gce", "gke", "aws")
 
+		namespaces := []string{f.Namespace.Name}
+		By("Building a second namespace api object")
+		namespacePtr, err := createTestingNS("services", c)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		namespaces = append(namespaces, namespacePtr.Name)
+		extraNamespaces = append(extraNamespaces, namespacePtr.Name)
+
 		serviceNames := []string{"s0"} // Could add more here, but then it takes longer.
 		labels := map[string]string{
 			"key0": "value0",
@@ -1070,7 +974,8 @@ func waitForLoadBalancerIngress(c *client.Client, serviceName, namespace string)
 	const timeout = 20 * time.Minute
 	var service *api.Service
 	By(fmt.Sprintf("waiting up to %v for service %s in namespace %s to have a LoadBalancer ingress point", timeout, serviceName, namespace))
-	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < timeout; time.Sleep(5 * time.Second) {
+	i := 1
+	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < timeout; time.Sleep(3 * time.Second) {
 		service, err := c.Services(namespace).Get(serviceName)
 		if err != nil {
 			Logf("Get service failed, ignoring for 5s: %v", err)
@@ -1079,13 +984,17 @@ func waitForLoadBalancerIngress(c *client.Client, serviceName, namespace string)
 		if len(service.Status.LoadBalancer.Ingress) > 0 {
 			return service, nil
 		}
-		Logf("Waiting for service %s in namespace %s to have a LoadBalancer ingress point (%v)", serviceName, namespace, time.Since(start))
+		if i%5 == 0 {
+			Logf("Waiting for service %s in namespace %s to have a LoadBalancer ingress point (%v)", serviceName, namespace, time.Since(start))
+		}
+		i++
 	}
 	return service, fmt.Errorf("service %s in namespace %s doesn't have a LoadBalancer ingress point after %.2f seconds", serviceName, namespace, timeout.Seconds())
 }
 
 func waitForLoadBalancerDestroy(c *client.Client, serviceName, namespace string) (*api.Service, error) {
 	// TODO: once support ticket 21807001 is resolved, reduce this timeout back to something reasonable
+	// TODO: this should actually test that the LB was released at the cloud provider
 	const timeout = 10 * time.Minute
 	var service *api.Service
 	By(fmt.Sprintf("waiting up to %v for service %s in namespace %s to have no LoadBalancer ingress points", timeout, serviceName, namespace))
@@ -1136,7 +1045,7 @@ func getContainerPortsByPodUID(endpoints *api.Endpoints) PortsByPodUID {
 					Logf("Mapped mesos host port %d to container port %d via annotation %s=%s", hostPort, containerPort, key, mesosContainerPortString)
 				}
 
-				Logf("Found pod %v, host port %d and container port %d", addr.TargetRef.UID, hostPort, containerPort)
+				// Logf("Found pod %v, host port %d and container port %d", addr.TargetRef.UID, hostPort, containerPort)
 				if _, ok := m[addr.TargetRef.UID]; !ok {
 					m[addr.TargetRef.UID] = make([]int, 0)
 				}
@@ -1159,9 +1068,8 @@ func translatePodNameToUIDOrFail(c *client.Client, ns string, expectedEndpoints
 			Failf("failed to get pod %s, that's pretty weird. validation failed: %s", name, err)
 		}
 		portsByUID[pod.ObjectMeta.UID] = portList
-		By(fmt.Sprintf(""))
 	}
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("successfully translated pod names to UIDs: %v -> %v on namespace %s", expectedEndpoints, portsByUID, ns))
+	// Logf("successfully translated pod names to UIDs: %v -> %v on namespace %s", expectedEndpoints, portsByUID, ns)
 	return portsByUID
 }
 
@@ -1188,26 +1096,31 @@ func validatePortsOrFail(endpoints PortsByPodUID, expectedEndpoints PortsByPodUI
 }
 
 func validateEndpointsOrFail(c *client.Client, namespace, serviceName string, expectedEndpoints PortsByPodName) {
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting up to %v for service %s in namespace %s to expose endpoints %v", serviceStartTimeout, serviceName, namespace, expectedEndpoints))
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("waiting up to %v for service %s in namespace %s to expose endpoints %v", serviceStartTimeout, serviceName, namespace, expectedEndpoints))
-	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < serviceStartTimeout; time.Sleep(5 * time.Second) {
+	i := 1
+	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < serviceStartTimeout; time.Sleep(1 * time.Second) {
 		endpoints, err := c.Endpoints(namespace).Get(serviceName)
 		if err != nil {
 			Logf("Get endpoints failed (%v elapsed, ignoring for 5s): %v", time.Since(start), err)
 			continue
 		}
-		Logf("Found endpoints %v", endpoints)
+		// Logf("Found endpoints %v", endpoints)
 
 		portsByPodUID := getContainerPortsByPodUID(endpoints)
-		Logf("Found port by pod UID %v", portsByPodUID)
+		// Logf("Found port by pod UID %v", portsByPodUID)
 
 		expectedPortsByPodUID := translatePodNameToUIDOrFail(c, namespace, expectedEndpoints)
 		if len(portsByPodUID) == len(expectedEndpoints) {
 			validatePortsOrFail(portsByPodUID, expectedPortsByPodUID)
-			By(fmt.Sprintf("Successfully validated that service %s in namespace %s exposes endpoints %v (%v elapsed)", serviceName, namespace, expectedEndpoints, time.Since(start)))
+			Logf("successfully validated that service %s in namespace %s exposes endpoints %v (%v elapsed)",
+				serviceName, namespace, expectedEndpoints, time.Since(start))
 			return
 		}
 
-		Logf("Unexpected number of endpoints: found %v, expected %v (%v elapsed, ignoring for 5s)", portsByPodUID, expectedEndpoints, time.Since(start))
+		if i%5 == 0 {
+			Logf("Unexpected endpoints: found %v, expected %v (%v elapsed, will retry)", portsByPodUID, expectedEndpoints, time.Since(start))
+		}
+		i++
 	}
 
 	if pods, err := c.Pods(api.NamespaceAll).List(labels.Everything(), fields.Everything()); err == nil {
@@ -1220,8 +1133,8 @@ func validateEndpointsOrFail(c *client.Client, namespace, serviceName string, ex
 	Failf("Timed out waiting for service %s in namespace %s to expose endpoints %v (%v elapsed)", serviceName, namespace, expectedEndpoints, serviceStartTimeout)
 }
 
-func addEndpointPodOrFail(c *client.Client, ns, name string, labels map[string]string, containerPorts []api.ContainerPort) {
+func createPodOrFail(c *client.Client, ns, name string, labels map[string]string, containerPorts []api.ContainerPort) {
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("Adding pod %v in namespace %v", name, ns))
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("creating pod %s in namespace %s", name, ns))
 	pod := &api.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:   name,
@@ -1241,6 +1154,12 @@ func addEndpointPodOrFail(c *client.Client, ns, name string, labels map[string]s
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 }
 
+func deletePodOrFail(c *client.Client, ns, name string) {
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("deleting pod %s in namespace %s", name, ns))
+	err := c.Pods(ns).Delete(name, nil)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+}
+
 func collectAddresses(nodes *api.NodeList, addressType api.NodeAddressType) []string {
 	ips := []string{}
 	for i := range nodes.Items {
@@ -1278,13 +1197,17 @@ func pickNodeIP(c *client.Client) string {
 	return ip
 }
 
-func testLoadBalancerReachable(ingress api.LoadBalancerIngress, port int) {
+func testLoadBalancerReachable(ingress api.LoadBalancerIngress, port int) bool {
+	return testLoadBalancerReachableInTime(ingress, port, podStartTimeout)
+}
+
+func testLoadBalancerReachableInTime(ingress api.LoadBalancerIngress, port int, timeout time.Duration) bool {
 	ip := ingress.IP
 	if ip == "" {
 		ip = ingress.Hostname
 	}
 
-	testReachable(ip, port)
+	return testReachableInTime(ip, port, timeout)
 }
 
 func testLoadBalancerNotReachable(ingress api.LoadBalancerIngress, port int) {
@@ -1296,19 +1219,25 @@ func testLoadBalancerNotReachable(ingress api.LoadBalancerIngress, port int) {
 	testNotReachable(ip, port)
 }
 
-func testReachable(ip string, port int) {
+func testReachable(ip string, port int) bool {
+	return testReachableInTime(ip, port, podStartTimeout)
+}
+
+func testReachableInTime(ip string, port int, timeout time.Duration) bool {
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:%d", ip, port)
 	if ip == "" {
 		Failf("Got empty IP for reachability check (%s)", url)
+		return false
 	}
 	if port == 0 {
 		Failf("Got port==0 for reachability check (%s)", url)
+		return false
 	}
 
 	desc := fmt.Sprintf("the url %s to be reachable", url)
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting up to %v for %s", podStartTimeout, desc))
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("Waiting up to %v for %s", timeout, desc))
 	start := time.Now()
-	err := wait.Poll(poll, podStartTimeout, func() (bool, error) {
+	err := wait.Poll(poll, timeout, func() (bool, error) {
 		resp, err := httpGetNoConnectionPool(url)
 		if err != nil {
 			Logf("Got error waiting for reachability of %s: %v (%v)", url, err, time.Since(start))
@@ -1329,7 +1258,11 @@ func testReachable(ip string, port int) {
 		Logf("Successfully reached %v", url)
 		return true, nil
 	})
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Error waiting for %s", desc)
+	if err != nil {
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "Error waiting for %s", desc)
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
 }
 
 func testNotReachable(ip string, port int) {
@@ -1365,6 +1298,7 @@ func testNotReachable(ip string, port int) {
 func startServeHostnameService(c *client.Client, ns, name string, port, replicas int) ([]string, string, error) {
 	podNames := make([]string, replicas)
 
+	By("creating service " + name + " in namespace " + ns)
 	_, err := c.Services(ns).Create(&api.Service{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: name,
@@ -1447,6 +1381,7 @@ func verifyServeHostnameServiceUp(c *client.Client, host string, expectedPods []
 			command),
 	}
 
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("verifying service has %d reachable backends", len(expectedPods)))
 	for _, cmd := range commands {
 		passed := false
 		for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < time.Minute; time.Sleep(5) {

test/e2e/util.go

@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ const (
 	podRespondingTimeout     = 2 * time.Minute
 	serviceRespondingTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
 	endpointRegisterTimeout  = time.Minute
-
-	// How wide to print pod names, by default. Useful for aligning printing to
-	// quickly scan through output.
-	podPrintWidth = 55
 )
 
 type CloudConfig struct {
@@ -411,22 +407,22 @@ func waitForServiceAccountInNamespace(c *client.Client, ns, serviceAccountName s
 }
 
 func waitForPodCondition(c *client.Client, ns, podName, desc string, timeout time.Duration, condition podCondition) error {
-	Logf("Waiting up to %[1]v for pod %-[2]*[3]s status to be %[4]s", timeout, podPrintWidth, podName, desc)
+	Logf("Waiting up to %[1]v for pod %[2]s status to be %[3]s", timeout, podName, desc)
 	for start := time.Now(); time.Since(start) < timeout; time.Sleep(poll) {
 		pod, err := c.Pods(ns).Get(podName)
 		if err != nil {
 			// Aligning this text makes it much more readable
-			Logf("Get pod %-[1]*[2]s in namespace '%[3]s' failed, ignoring for %[4]v. Error: %[5]v",
+			Logf("Get pod %[1]s in namespace '%[2]s' failed, ignoring for %[3]v. Error: %[4]v",
-				podPrintWidth, podName, ns, poll, err)
+				podName, ns, poll, err)
 			continue
 		}
 		done, err := condition(pod)
 		if done {
 			return err
 		}
-		Logf("Waiting for pod %-[1]*[2]s in namespace '%[3]s' status to be '%[4]s'"+
+		Logf("Waiting for pod %[1]s in namespace '%[2]s' status to be '%[3]s'"+
-			"(found phase: %[5]q, readiness: %[6]t) (%[7]v elapsed)",
+			"(found phase: %[4]q, readiness: %[5]t) (%[6]v elapsed)",
-			podPrintWidth, podName, ns, desc, pod.Status.Phase, podReady(pod), time.Since(start))
+			podName, ns, desc, pod.Status.Phase, podReady(pod), time.Since(start))
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("gave up waiting for pod '%s' to be '%s' after %v", podName, desc, timeout)
 }
@@ -1214,7 +1210,6 @@ func Diff(oldPods []*api.Pod, curPods []*api.Pod) PodDiff {
 // It's the caller's responsibility to clean up externally (i.e. use the
 // namespace lifecycle for handling cleanup).
 func RunRC(config RCConfig) error {
-
 	// Don't force tests to fail if they don't care about containers restarting.
 	var maxContainerFailures int
 	if config.MaxContainerFailures == nil {
@@ -1225,7 +1220,7 @@ func RunRC(config RCConfig) error {
 
 	label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"name": config.Name}))
 
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("%v Creating replication controller %s", time.Now(), config.Name))
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("creating replication controller %s in namespace %s", config.Name, config.Namespace))
 	rc := &api.ReplicationController{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: config.Name,
@@ -1292,7 +1287,7 @@ func RunRC(config RCConfig) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating replication controller: %v", err)
 	}
-	Logf("%v Created replication controller with name: %v, namespace: %v, replica count: %v", time.Now(), rc.Name, config.Namespace, rc.Spec.Replicas)
+	Logf("Created replication controller with name: %v, namespace: %v, replica count: %v", rc.Name, config.Namespace, rc.Spec.Replicas)
 	podStore := newPodStore(config.Client, config.Namespace, label, fields.Everything())
 	defer podStore.Stop()
 
@@ -1364,13 +1359,13 @@ func RunRC(config RCConfig) error {
 			*config.CreatedPods = pods
 		}
 
-		Logf("%v %v Pods: %d out of %d created, %d running, %d pending, %d waiting, %d inactive, %d terminating, %d unknown, %d runningButNotReady ",
+		Logf("%v Pods: %d out of %d created, %d running, %d pending, %d waiting, %d inactive, %d terminating, %d unknown, %d runningButNotReady ",
-			time.Now(), rc.Name, len(pods), config.Replicas, running, pending, waiting, inactive, terminating, unknown, runningButNotReady)
+			rc.Name, len(pods), config.Replicas, running, pending, waiting, inactive, terminating, unknown, runningButNotReady)
 
 		promPushRunningPending(running, pending)
 
 		if config.PodStatusFile != nil {
-			fmt.Fprintf(config.PodStatusFile, "%s, %d, running, %d, pending, %d, waiting, %d, inactive, %d, unknown, %d, runningButNotReady\n", time.Now(), running, pending, waiting, inactive, unknown, runningButNotReady)
+			fmt.Fprintf(config.PodStatusFile, "%d, running, %d, pending, %d, waiting, %d, inactive, %d, unknown, %d, runningButNotReady\n", running, pending, waiting, inactive, unknown, runningButNotReady)
 		}
 
 		if failedContainers > maxContainerFailures {
@@ -1482,7 +1477,7 @@ func getNodeEvents(c *client.Client, nodeName string) []api.Event {
 }
 
 func ScaleRC(c *client.Client, ns, name string, size uint, wait bool) error {
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("%v Scaling replication controller %s in namespace %s to %d", time.Now(), name, ns, size))
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("Scaling replication controller %s in namespace %s to %d", name, ns, size))
 	scaler, err := kubectl.ScalerFor("ReplicationController", c)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -1538,7 +1533,7 @@ func waitForPodsWithLabel(c *client.Client, ns string, label labels.Selector) (p
 
 // Delete a Replication Controller and all pods it spawned
 func DeleteRC(c *client.Client, ns, name string) error {
-	By(fmt.Sprintf("%v Deleting replication controller %s in namespace %s", time.Now(), name, ns))
+	By(fmt.Sprintf("deleting replication controller %s in namespace %s", name, ns))
 	rc, err := c.ReplicationControllers(ns).Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		if apierrs.IsNotFound(err) {
@@ -1815,7 +1810,7 @@ func checkPodsRunningReady(c *client.Client, ns string, podNames []string, timeo
 	// support only Go >= 1.4.
 	for _, podName := range podNames {
 		if !<-result {
-			Logf("Pod %-[1]*[2]s failed to be %[3]s.", podPrintWidth, podName, desc)
+			Logf("Pod %[1]s failed to be %[2]s.", podName, desc)
 			success = false
 		}
 	}