Hi Gyula,

Yes, I agree with this approach.


Thanks
Surendra


On Sat, Nov 25, 2023, 12:28 AM Gyula Fóra <gyula.f...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think a better and more Kubernetes canonical approach would be what is
> outlined in this ticket:
>
> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-33548
>
> The upside is that it will work for all operator supported Flink versions
> and is much simpler to use than the pod template.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Gyula
>
> On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 at 19:50, Surendra Singh Lilhore <
> surendralilh...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Gyula,
> >
> > Thank you for raising these valid concerns and sharing your perspective.
> I
> > agree that this new change will impact the existing pipelines.
> >
> > I brought up this issue because in Kubernetes environments, resource
> > configuration is typically managed through Kubernetes objects like
> > container templates or Custom Resources (CR). To align with this
> > established practice in Kubernetes, I was planning to utilize pod
> templates
> > in the FlinkDeployment
> > <
> >
> https://github.com/apache/flink-kubernetes-operator/blob/main/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/crds/flinkdeployments.flink.apache.org-v1.yml#L61
> > >
> > CR instead of exclusively relying on Flink-specific configuration.
> >
> >
> > There is similar type of issue raised : FLINK-24150
> > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLINK-24150>
> >
> > Thanks
> > Surendra
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 4:16 PM Gyula Fóra <gyula.f...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Surendra!
> > >
> > > The resource configuration in Flink is pretty well established and
> > > covers setting both memory requests and limits (through the limit
> > factor.)
> > >
> > > Could you please elaborate why you think this change is a good
> addition?
> > >
> > > I see a few downsides:
> > >  - It complicates memory configuration by adding new options without
> > > actually enabling anything new
> > >  - Existing pipelines with podTemplates may suddenly start running with
> > > different memory settings in prod after this change
> > >
> > > So at this point I am slightly against making this change, but I would
> > like
> > > to hear the thoughts of the community on this matter.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Gyula
> > >
> > > On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 2:00 PM Surendra Singh Lilhore <
> > > surendralilh...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I've encountered an issue while using the flink open source
> > > > kubernetes operator for Flink deployment. Despite setting resource
> > limits
> > > > in the pod template, it appears that these limits are not considered
> > > during
> > > > TaskManager (TM) pod deployment. Upon code investigation, it seems
> the
> > > > limits are being overridden by the default limit factor in
> > > > KubernetesUtils#getResourceRequirements()
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://github.com/apache/flink/blob/master/flink-kubernetes/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/kubernetes/utils/KubernetesUtils.java#L372
> > > > >
> > > > .
> > > >
> > > > The current behavior of Flink only considers the limit from the
> default
> > > > factor, neglecting pod template resource limits. I propose Flink
> should
> > > > incorporate both the limit factor and pod template resource limits,
> > > taking
> > > > the maximum value.
> > > >
> > > > I've raised the issue and submitted a pull request:  FLINK-33609
> > > > <https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/23768>
> > > >
> > > > During the review process, a valid concern was raised regarding the
> > > > proposed changes. The suggestion is to initiate a quick discussion,
> as
> > > this
> > > > modification will significantly alter the resource handling logic.
> It's
> > > > emphasized that maintaining consistency in the logic for both
> resource
> > > > requests and limits is crucial, rather than applying changes to only
> > one
> > > of
> > > > them.
> > > >
> > > > I would appreciate any feedback on this.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you for your time and contributions to the Flink project.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you,
> > > > Surendra
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

Reply via email to