[issue]
When creating a NodePort service with the kubectl create command, the NodePort
assignment may fail.
Failure to assign a NodePort can be simulated with the following malicious
command[1].
$ kubectl create service nodeport temp-svc --tcp=`python3 <<EOF
print("1", end="")
for i in range(2, 1026):
print("," + str(i), end="")
EOF
`
The command succeeds and shows following output.
service/temp-svc created
The service has been successfully generated and can also be referenced with the
get command.
$ kubectl get svc
NAME TYPE CLUSTER-IP EXTERNAL-IP PORT(S)
temp-svc NodePort 10.0.0.139 <none> 1:31335/TCP,2:32367/TCP,3:30263/TCP,(omitted),1023:31821/TCP,1024:32475/TCP,1025:30311/TCP 12s
The user does not recognize failure to assign a NodePort because
create/get/describe command does not show any error. This is the issue.
[solution]
Users can notice errors by looking at the kube-proxy logs, but it may be difficult to see the kube-proxy logs of all nodes.
E0327 08:50:10.216571 660960 proxier.go:1286] "can't open port, skipping this nodePort" err="listen tcp4 :30641: socket: too many open files" port="\"nodePort for default/temp-svc:744\" (:30641/tcp4)"
E0327 08:50:10.216611 660960 proxier.go:1286] "can't open port, skipping this nodePort" err="listen tcp4 :30827: socket: too many open files" port="\"nodePort for default/temp-svc:857\" (:30827/tcp4)"
...
E0327 08:50:10.217119 660960 proxier.go:1286] "can't open port, skipping this nodePort" err="listen tcp4 :32484: socket: too many open files" port="\"nodePort for default/temp-svc:805\" (:32484/tcp4)"
E0327 08:50:10.217293 660960 proxier.go:1612] "Failed to execute iptables-restore" err="pipe2: too many open files ()"
I0327 08:50:10.217341 660960 proxier.go:1615] "Closing local ports after iptables-restore failure"
So, this patch will fire an event when NodePort assignment fails.
In fact, when the externalIP assignment fails, it is also notified by event.
The event will be displayed like this.
$ kubectl get event
LAST SEEN TYPE REASON OBJECT MESSAGE
...
2s Warning listen tcp4 :31055: socket: too many open files node/127.0.0.1 can't open "nodePort for default/temp-svc:901" (:31055/tcp4), skipping this nodePort: listen tcp4 :31055: socket: too many open files
2s Warning listen tcp4 :31422: socket: too many open files node/127.0.0.1 can't open "nodePort for default/temp-svc:474" (:31422/tcp4), skipping this nodePort: listen tcp4 :31422: socket: too many open files
...
This PR fixes iptables and ipvs proxier.
Since userspace proxier does not seem to be affected by this issue, it is not fixed.
[1] Assume that fd limit is 1024(default).
$ ulimit -n
1024
