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fix(nvca): do not checkpoint or restore a function served from the model cache - #2169

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Hook A (stampNvSnapAnnotations) gates only on the feature flag, the function-version ID and the per-version opt-out. A container function whose model volume was rewritten to the NVCA model cache claim was still stamped for checkpoint-on-warm and restore-from. The NvSnap capture redirects the engine's model path into its own volume, so the pod downloaded the model a second time and the checkpoint stored a second copy next to the cache claim: two claims and two copies for one model. The two mechanisms are alternatives per function, not layers.

What changed

stampNvSnapAnnotations returns before any NvSnapFunctionState lookup when the pod's model volume (model-data) is backed by a PersistentVolumeClaim, which setupContainerModelCaching applies to the pod template before Hook A runs in CreatePodArtifactInstances. The claim must be NVCA's own: the request's recorded cache reference when present, else the read-only cache claim suffix, so a user-provided claim on the model volume does not switch NvSnap off. The pod is the signal rather than the request's cache artifacts on purpose: a request whose caching was declined or failed keeps its emptyDir model, and NvSnap is the mechanism that still applies there. The skip log carries the function-version ID, the NCA ID and the cluster name. The span records nvsnap.decision=skipped_model_cached. Helm functions were already unaffected because the hook is not on the miniservice path. The nvsnap webhook gains the matching guard in its own repository so a stale capture label cannot reintroduce the redirect.

Customer Release Notes

Functions whose model is served from the model cache are no longer also checkpointed by NvSnap, which avoided a duplicate model download and a duplicate copy on storage.

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Testing

Unit: TestStampModelServedFromCacheDoesNothing (cache claim on the pod: nothing stamped; emptyDir model: stamped; cache artifacts on the request but emptyDir model, the declined or failed case: still stamped). go test ./pkg/nvca/... with the DRA version ldflag. No QA needed beyond the existing NvSnap staging rollout.

Notes

Review discussion settled on the pod signal alone; see the CodeRabbit thread on the skip condition.

References

Fixes #2168

Related Pull Requests

#2155 (capture lease), #2106 (nvsnap Helm model and cache volumes)

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  • Bug Fixes
    • NvSnap restore, checkpoint-on-warm, and function-version annotations are no longer applied to pods whose model volume uses a model-cache claim.
    • Pods with user-owned persistent volume claims or other model volume types, such as emptyDir, remain eligible for NvSnap annotations.

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The NvSnap hook now skips annotation stamping when a pod’s model volume uses an NVCA model-cache claim. It records the skipped_model_cached decision before returning. Tests cover cache claims, user-owned PVCs, and emptyDir volumes.

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NVCA model-cache handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Detect cached models and skip NvSnap stamping
src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/nvsnap_hook.go, src/compute-plane-services/nvca/pkg/nvca/nvsnap_hook_test.go
The hook recognizes the request’s cache claim or a claim with the read-only cache suffix. For a matching model volume, it records skipped_model_cached and returns before CFS lookup and annotation stamping. Tests cover cache claims, user-owned PVCs, and emptyDir volumes.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

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Cache fallback no longer disables NvSnap for an uncached pod. The previously reported claim-identity concern should still be addressed, but this review adds no new merge-blocking finding.

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using roPVCName or the recorded cache reference; ordinary user PVCs must not
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Hook A gated only on the feature flag, the function-version ID and the
per-version opt-out. A container function whose model volume had been
rewritten to the NVCA model cache claim was still stamped, so the NvSnap
capture redirected the engine's model path into its own volume: the pod
downloaded the model a second time and the checkpoint stored a second
copy next to the cache claim. The hook now skips a pod whose model
volume is a claim and records skipped_model_cached on its span. The pod
is the signal rather than the request's cache artifacts: the claim is
applied to the pod before the hook runs, and a request whose caching was
declined or failed keeps its emptyDir model, where NvSnap still applies.

Fixes #2168

Co-Authored-By: Balaji Ganesan <[email protected]>
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Reviewed at 6374275. Model-cache guard matches the pod rewrite path; focused tests cover cached, user PVC, and fallback cases. No P0-P2 findings. Required checks pass.

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