dynamic host volumes: node selection via constraints

When making a request to create a dynamic host volumes, users can pass a node
pool and constraints instead of a specific node ID. This changeset implements a
node scheduling logic by instantiating a filter by node pool and constraint
checker borrowed from the scheduler package.

Ref: #24479

nomad/host_volume_endpoint.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package nomad
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/state"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/state/paginator"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/structs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/scheduler"
 )
 
 // HostVolume is the server RPC endpoint for host volumes
@@ -425,28 +427,11 @@ func (v *HostVolume) validateVolumeForState(vol *structs.HostVolume, snap *state
 
 func (v *HostVolume) createVolume(vol *structs.HostVolume) error {
 
-	// TODO(1.10.0): proper node selection based on constraints and node
-	// pool. Also, should we move this into the validator step?
-	if vol.NodeID == "" {
-		var iter memdb.ResultIterator
-		var err error
-		var raw any
-		if vol.NodePool != "" {
-			iter, err = v.srv.State().NodesByNodePool(nil, vol.NodePool)
-		} else {
-			iter, err = v.srv.State().Nodes(nil)
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		raw = iter.Next()
-		if raw == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("no node meets constraints for volume")
-		}
-
-		node := raw.(*structs.Node)
-		vol.NodeID = node.ID
+	node, err := v.placeHostVolume(vol)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not place volume %q: %w", vol.Name, err)
 	}
+	vol.NodeID = node.ID
 
 	method := "ClientHostVolume.Create"
 	cReq := &cstructs.ClientHostVolumeCreateRequest{
@@ -459,7 +444,7 @@ func (v *HostVolume) createVolume(vol *structs.HostVolume) error {
 		Parameters:                vol.Parameters,
 	}
 	cResp := &cstructs.ClientHostVolumeCreateResponse{}
-	err := v.srv.RPC(method, cReq, cResp)
+	err = v.srv.RPC(method, cReq, cResp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -474,6 +459,75 @@ func (v *HostVolume) createVolume(vol *structs.HostVolume) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// placeHostVolume finds a node that matches the node pool and constraints,
+// which doesn't already have a volume by that name. It returns a non-nil Node
+// or an error indicating placement failed.
+func (v *HostVolume) placeHostVolume(vol *structs.HostVolume) (*structs.Node, error) {
+
+	var iter memdb.ResultIterator
+	var err error
+	if vol.NodePool != "" {
+		iter, err = v.srv.State().NodesByNodePool(nil, vol.NodePool)
+	} else {
+		iter, err = v.srv.State().Nodes(nil)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var checker *scheduler.ConstraintChecker
+
+	if len(vol.Constraints) > 0 {
+		ctx := &placementContext{
+			regexpCache:  make(map[string]*regexp.Regexp),
+			versionCache: make(map[string]scheduler.VerConstraints),
+			semverCache:  make(map[string]scheduler.VerConstraints),
+		}
+		checker = scheduler.NewConstraintChecker(ctx, vol.Constraints)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		raw := iter.Next()
+		if raw == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		candidate := raw.(*structs.Node)
+		if _, hasVol := candidate.HostVolumes[vol.Name]; hasVol {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if checker != nil {
+			if ok := checker.Feasible(candidate); !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		return candidate, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("no node meets constraints")
+}
+
+// placementContext implements the scheduler.ConstraintContext interface, a
+// minimal subset of the scheduler.Context interface that we need to create a
+// feasibility checker for constraints
+type placementContext struct {
+	regexpCache  map[string]*regexp.Regexp
+	versionCache map[string]scheduler.VerConstraints
+	semverCache  map[string]scheduler.VerConstraints
+}
+
+func (ctx *placementContext) Metrics() *structs.AllocMetric          { return &structs.AllocMetric{} }
+func (ctx *placementContext) RegexpCache() map[string]*regexp.Regexp { return ctx.regexpCache }
+
+func (ctx *placementContext) VersionConstraintCache() map[string]scheduler.VerConstraints {
+	return ctx.versionCache
+}
+
+func (ctx *placementContext) SemverConstraintCache() map[string]scheduler.VerConstraints {
+	return ctx.semverCache
+}
+
 func (v *HostVolume) Delete(args *structs.HostVolumeDeleteRequest, reply *structs.HostVolumeDeleteResponse) error {
 
 	authErr := v.srv.Authenticate(v.ctx, args)

nomad/host_volume_endpoint_test.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/config"
 	cstructs "github.com/hashicorp/nomad/client/structs"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/testlog"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/helper/uuid"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/mock"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/nomad/nomad/state"
@@ -156,6 +157,25 @@ func TestHostVolumeEndpoint_CreateRegisterGetDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		must.EqError(t, err, "Permission denied")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("invalid node constraints", func(t *testing.T) {
+		req.Volumes[0].Constraints[0].RTarget = "r2"
+		req.Volumes[1].Constraints[0].RTarget = "r2"
+
+		defer func() {
+			req.Volumes[0].Constraints[0].RTarget = "r1"
+			req.Volumes[1].Constraints[0].RTarget = "r1"
+		}()
+
+		var resp structs.HostVolumeCreateResponse
+		req.AuthToken = token
+		err := msgpackrpc.CallWithCodec(codec, "HostVolume.Create", req, &resp)
+		must.EqError(t, err, `2 errors occurred:
+	* could not place volume "example1": no node meets constraints
+	* could not place volume "example2": no node meets constraints
+
+`)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("valid create", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var resp structs.HostVolumeCreateResponse
 		req.AuthToken = token
@@ -611,6 +631,103 @@ func TestHostVolumeEndpoint_List(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestHostVolumeEndpoint_placeVolume(t *testing.T) {
+	srv, _, cleanupSrv := TestACLServer(t, func(c *Config) {
+		c.NumSchedulers = 0
+	})
+	t.Cleanup(cleanupSrv)
+	testutil.WaitForLeader(t, srv.RPC)
+	store := srv.fsm.State()
+
+	endpoint := &HostVolume{
+		srv:    srv,
+		logger: testlog.HCLogger(t),
+	}
+
+	node0, node1, node2, node3 := mock.Node(), mock.Node(), mock.Node(), mock.Node()
+	node0.NodePool = structs.NodePoolDefault
+	node1.NodePool = "dev"
+	node1.Meta["rack"] = "r2"
+	node2.NodePool = "prod"
+	node3.NodePool = "prod"
+	node3.Meta["rack"] = "r3"
+	node3.HostVolumes = map[string]*structs.ClientHostVolumeConfig{"example": {
+		Name: "example",
+		Path: "/srv",
+	}}
+
+	must.NoError(t, store.UpsertNode(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 1000, node0))
+	must.NoError(t, store.UpsertNode(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 1000, node1))
+	must.NoError(t, store.UpsertNode(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 1000, node2))
+	must.NoError(t, store.UpsertNode(structs.MsgTypeTestSetup, 1000, node3))
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		vol       *structs.HostVolume
+		expect    *structs.Node
+		expectErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "only one in node pool",
+			vol:    &structs.HostVolume{NodePool: "default"},
+			expect: node0,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "only one that matches constraints",
+			vol: &structs.HostVolume{Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+				{
+					LTarget: "${meta.rack}",
+					RTarget: "r2",
+					Operand: "=",
+				},
+			}},
+			expect: node1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "only one available in pool",
+			vol:    &structs.HostVolume{NodePool: "prod", Name: "example"},
+			expect: node2,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "no match",
+			vol: &structs.HostVolume{Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+				{
+					LTarget: "${meta.rack}",
+					RTarget: "r6",
+					Operand: "=",
+				},
+			}},
+			expectErr: "no node meets constraints",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "match is not available for placement",
+			vol: &structs.HostVolume{
+				Name: "example",
+				Constraints: []*structs.Constraint{
+					{
+						LTarget: "${meta.rack}",
+						RTarget: "r3",
+						Operand: "=",
+					},
+				}},
+			expectErr: "no node meets constraints",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			node, err := endpoint.placeHostVolume(tc.vol)
+			if tc.expectErr == "" {
+				must.NoError(t, err)
+				must.Eq(t, tc.expect, node)
+			} else {
+				must.EqError(t, err, tc.expectErr)
+				must.Nil(t, node)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // mockHostVolumeClient models client RPCs that have side-effects on the
 // client host
 type mockHostVolumeClient struct {
@@ -631,6 +748,7 @@ func newMockHostVolumeClient(t *testing.T, srv *Server, pool string) (*mockHostV
 		c.Node.NodePool = pool
 		// TODO(1.10.0): we'll want to have a version gate for this feature
 		c.Node.Attributes["nomad.version"] = version.Version
+		c.Node.Meta["rack"] = "r1"
 	}, srv.config.RPCAddr, map[string]any{"HostVolume": mockClientEndpoint})
 	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
 

scheduler/context.go

@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ type Context interface {
 	SendEvent(event interface{})
 }
 
+type ConstraintContext interface {
+	Metrics() *structs.AllocMetric
+	RegexpCache() map[string]*regexp.Regexp
+	VersionConstraintCache() map[string]VerConstraints
+	SemverConstraintCache() map[string]VerConstraints
+}
+
 // EvalCache is used to cache certain things during an evaluation
 type EvalCache struct {
 	reCache      map[string]*regexp.Regexp