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Description

Reduce retained Boxcutter cache data while preserving resources needed for revision discovery, ownership checks, and storage migration.

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  • Improvements
    • Updated how the controller caches cluster object data when the Boxcutter runtime is enabled. Object sets are cached when they include an owner label, and deployments retain annotation filtering; deployments without that label have their specification and status excluded from the cache.
    • The controller continues to use the existing default cache settings when the Boxcutter runtime is not enabled.

Reduce retained Boxcutter cache data while preserving objects needed for
revision discovery, ownership checks, and storage migration.

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The manager cache configuration moved into newCacheOptions. Default cache settings remain, and Boxcutter runtime enables owner-label filtering for object sets and spec/status clearing for unlabeled deployments.

Changes: Manager Cache Configuration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Build and apply cache options
cmd/operator-controller/main.go
newCacheOptions defines default cache settings and adds Boxcutter-specific caching for ClusterObjectSet and ClusterObjectDeployment. Unlabeled deployments have their spec and status cleared, and annotation stripping applies to all deployments. run calls the helper and returns configuration errors with a configuring manager cache prefix. The inline RBAC cache entries were removed.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Refactor

Suggested reviewers: perdasilva, pedjak

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 92ba2

Migration can miss existing revisions, and fallback status can reflect an unrelated deployment. Resolve these issues before merging.

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&rbacv1.ClusterRole{}: {Label: k8slabels.Everything()},
&rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding{}: {Label: k8slabels.Everything()},
&rbacv1.Role{}: {Namespaces: map[string]crcache.Config{}, Label: k8slabels.Everything()},
&rbacv1.RoleBinding{}: {Namespaces: map[string]crcache.Config{}, Label: k8slabels.Everything()},

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I dropped all the RBAC caching. This was leftover from the preflight permissions checking.

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Review comments at @cmd/operator-controller/main.go:
- Around line 578-587: Update the cache configuration for ClusterObjectSet in
the options setup so its selector retains revisions regardless of owner labels;
use an unrestricted selector so ListForGroup can find unlabeled revisions during
storage migration. Leave the ClusterObjectDeployment selector unchanged.
- Around line 589-600: In the bundle-unavailable branch that accepts an existing
ClusterObjectDeployment, validate ownership before returning success: require
its OwnerKind label to identify a ClusterExtension and its OwnerName label to
match the current extension name. Otherwise return the existing “catalog content
unavailable and no deployment installed” error; do not use an uncached status
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Comment on lines +578 to +587
Label: k8slabels.NewSelector().Add(*ownerName),
}
options.ByObject[&ocv1.ClusterObjectDeployment{}] = crcache.ByObject{
// Keep unlabeled deployments visible to name-based reads and ownership
// checks, without retaining their unrelated template and rollout status.
Label: k8slabels.Everything(),
Transform: transformClusterObjectDeployment,
}
return options, nil
}

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Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n 'ClusterObjectSet|StorageVersion|storage migration|StorageMigrat|OwnerName' cmd internal pkg
sed -n '549,605p' cmd/operator-controller/main.go

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 41673


Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- revision reader ---'
nl -ba internal/operator-controller/revisions/clusterobjectsets.go
printf '%s\n' '--- revision reader callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'revisions.ListForGroup' -e 'ListForGroup(' internal cmd
printf '%s\n' '--- storage migrator definitions and callers ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'type BoxcutterStorageMigrator' -e 'func (.*BoxcutterStorageMigrator' -e 'BoxcutterStorageMigrator' -e '.Migrate(' internal cmd
printf '%s\n' '--- cache setup and manager construction ---'
nl -ba cmd/operator-controller/main.go | sed -n '360,435p;540,690p'
printf '%s\n' '--- object construction and labels ---'
nl -ba internal/object-controller/controllers/clusterobjectdeployment_controller.go | sed -n '278,300p;390,430p'
nl -ba internal/object-controller/controllers/clusterobjectdeployment_controller_internal_test.go 2>/dev/null | sed -n '100,125p'
printf '%s\n' '--- repository-wide label producers for owner-name ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -- 'OwnerNameKey' .

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 25307


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set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- revision discovery caller ---'
nl -ba internal/operator-controller/controllers/boxcutter_reconcile_steps.go | sed -n '1,135p'
printf '%s\n' '--- storage migration implementation ---'
nl -ba internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go | sed -n '225,370p'
printf '%s\n' '--- object-controller registration and manager cache ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'NewClusterObjectDeploymentReconciler' -e 'SetupWithManager' -e 'ClusterObjectDeploymentReconciler' -e 'newCacheOptions' -e 'cache.Options' cmd/operator-controller internal/operator-controller internal/object-controller
nl -ba cmd/operator-controller/main.go | sed -n '250,360p;430,540p'
printf '%s\n' '--- object-controller revision listing ---'
nl -ba internal/object-controller/controllers/clusterobjectdeployment_controller.go | sed -n '190,215p'

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 34866


Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- base versus head relevant diff ---'
git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=25 63eca5f99c438f1ab4b7d8cadb39a1f5ae732977 92ba23a7fb6bafe5960f11ac2ed2c45846307ac0 -- cmd/operator-controller/main.go internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go internal/operator-controller/controllers/boxcutter_reconcile_steps.go internal/object-controller/controllers/clusterobjectdeployment_controller.go
printf '%s\n' '--- migration tests covering existing revisions ---'
nl -ba internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter_test.go | sed -n '145,225p'
printf '%s\n' '--- object-controller command setup ---'
nl -ba cmd/object-controller/main.go | sed -n '130,215p'
printf '%s\n' '--- current producer and test labels ---'
nl -ba internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go | sed -n '205,240p'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'WithLabels(map[string]string' -e 'OwnerNameKey:' internal/operator-controller/applier internal/object-controller/controllers

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 23822


Retain unlabeled ClusterObjectSet revisions in the cache.

The storage migrator must treat an existing revision as present regardless of owner metadata. The new cache selector hides unlabeled revisions before ListForGroup reads them. Migration can therefore re-enter Helm migration and create a duplicate revision.

--- "a/cmd/operator-controller/main.go"
+++ "b/cmd/operator-controller/main.go"
@@ -567,16 +567,10 @@
 		return options, nil
 	}
 
-	ownerName, err := k8slabels.NewRequirement(labels.OwnerNameKey, selection.Exists, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return crcache.Options{}, err
-	}
 	options.ByObject[&ocv1.ClusterObjectSet{}] = crcache.ByObject{
-		// Generated revisions inherit OwnerName from the COD template. Migrated
-		// Helm revisions also carry it. Keep their spec, status and annotations
-		// for group indexing, revision discovery and storage migration.
-		Label: k8slabels.NewSelector().Add(*ownerName),
+		// Keep all revisions for group indexing, revision discovery and storage migration.
+		Label: k8slabels.Everything(),
 	}
 	options.ByObject[&ocv1.ClusterObjectDeployment{}] = crcache.ByObject{
 		// Keep unlabeled deployments visible to name-based reads and ownership
 		// checks, without retaining their unrelated template and rollout status.
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Review comment at @cmd/operator-controller/main.go around lines 578 - 587:
Update the cache configuration for ClusterObjectSet in the options setup so its
selector retains revisions regardless of owner labels; use an unrestricted
selector so ListForGroup can find unlabeled revisions during storage migration.
Leave the ClusterObjectDeployment selector unchanged.

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Comment on lines +589 to +600
func transformClusterObjectDeployment(obj any) (any, error) {
if cod, ok := obj.(*ocv1.ClusterObjectDeployment); ok {
if _, hasOwnerName := cod.Labels[labels.OwnerNameKey]; !hasOwnerName {
cod.Spec = ocv1.ClusterObjectDeploymentSpec{}
cod.Status = ocv1.ClusterObjectDeploymentStatus{}
}
}
// A per-object transform replaces DefaultTransform rather than composing
// with it. Preserve the existing annotation stripping for all deployments.
return cacheutil.StripAnnotations()(obj)
}

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Supported by static analysis

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git diff 63eca5f99c438f1ab4b7d8cadb39a1f5ae732977 92ba23a7fb6bafe5960f11ac2ed2c45846307ac0 -- cmd/operator-controller/main.go
sed -n '420,570p' internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go
sed -n '115,175p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/boxcutter_reconcile_steps.go

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 13937


Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- base/head cache and client wiring ---'
git show 63eca5f99c438f1ab4b7d8cadb39a1f5ae732977:cmd/operator-controller/main.go | sed -n '210,290p'
git show 63eca5f99c438f1ab4b7d8cadb39a1f5ae732977:cmd/operator-controller/main.go | sed -n '520,620p'
sed -n '210,300p' cmd/operator-controller/main.go
sed -n '535,635p' cmd/operator-controller/main.go
printf '%s\n' '--- relevant client construction and ownership/label paths ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'GetAPIReader' -e 'NewControllerManagedBy' -e 'OwnerNameKey' -e 'ClusterObjectDeployment' internal/operator-controller cmd/operator-controller | head -240
printf '%s\n' '--- tests for cache transform, fallback, and ownership ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'newCacheOptions' -e 'transformClusterObjectDeployment' -e 'contentFS == nil' -e 'OwnerNameKey' internal/operator-controller cmd/operator-controller test | head -240

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 41215


Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- manager construction and controller setup ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'ctrl.NewManager' -e 'NewControllerManagedBy' -e 'Owns(&ocv1.ClusterObjectDeployment{})' -e 'GetAPIReader()' -e 'ReflectClusterObjectDeploymentStatus' cmd/operator-controller internal/operator-controller
sed -n '650,710p' cmd/operator-controller/main.go
sed -n '1,180p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/boxcutter_reconciler.go 2>/dev/null || true
printf '%s\n' '--- complete fallback and status flow ---'
sed -n '430,475p' internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go
sed -n '110,165p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/boxcutter_reconcile_steps.go
sed -n '630,700p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/clusterextension_reconcile_steps.go
printf '%s\n' '--- COD label/ownership declarations and tests ---'
sed -n '1,135p' internal/operator-controller/applier/clusterobjectdeployment.go
sed -n '1,130p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/clusterobjectdeployment_controller.go 2>/dev/null || true
sed -n '1,130p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/boxcutter_reconcile_steps_test.go
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'unlabeled' -e 'without.*label' -e 'OwnerNameKey' internal/object-controller internal/operator-controller cmd/operator-controller | head -220

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 20584


Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- exact Boxcutter imports and ownership construction ---'
sed -n '1,80p' internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go
sed -n '470,525p' internal/operator-controller/applier/boxcutter.go
printf '%s\n' '--- owner-reference helpers and generated COD assertions ---'
rg -n -F --glob '*.go' -e 'IsControlledBy' -e 'WithController(true)' -e 'OwnerReferences' internal/operator-controller api test | head -160
sed -n '145,210p' internal/operator-controller/applier/clusterobjectdeployment_test.go
printf '%s\n' '--- manager options and controller ownership setup ---'
sed -n '295,340p' cmd/operator-controller/main.go
sed -n '410,470p' internal/operator-controller/controllers/clusterextension_controller.go

Repository: operator-framework/operator-controller

Length of output: 16290


Require ownership before accepting the fallback COD.

The new cache makes every ClusterObjectDeployment visible, including an unrelated object with the same name as the ClusterExtension. The bundle-unavailable branch accepts that object from a name-only Get and returns success without checking ownership. Status reflection then reads the transform-cleared spec and status.

Require the COD to belong to the current extension before returning success. An uncached status read would expose the unowned object’s data without fixing this ownership boundary.

Suggested fix
 		case err == nil:
+			if existing.Labels[labels.OwnerKindKey] != ocv1.ClusterExtensionKind ||
+				existing.Labels[labels.OwnerNameKey] != ext.Name {
+				return false, "", fmt.Errorf("catalog content unavailable and no deployment installed")
+			}
 			// Maintain current state: the ClusterObjectDeployment controller keeps
 			// reconciling the workload even without catalog access. The returned bool is
 			// advisory here — ClusterExtension status is derived from the
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at @cmd/operator-controller/main.go around lines 589 - 600:
In the bundle-unavailable branch that accepts an existing
ClusterObjectDeployment, validate ownership before returning success: require
its OwnerKind label to identify a ClusterExtension and its OwnerName label to
match the current extension name. Otherwise return the existing “catalog content
unavailable and no deployment installed” error; do not use an uncached status
read as a substitute.

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review. Visit https://docs.coderabbit.ai/cli?utm_source=ghpr

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