node-feature-discovery/pkg/nfd-master/nfd-master.go

/*
Copyright 2019-2021 The Kubernetes Authors.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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*/

package nfdmaster

import (
	"crypto/tls"
	"crypto/x509"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"maps"
	"net"
	"os"
	"path"
	"path/filepath"
	"regexp"
	"sort"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"time"

	"github.com/google/uuid"
	"golang.org/x/net/context"
	"google.golang.org/grpc"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/health"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/health/grpc_health_v1"
	"google.golang.org/grpc/peer"
	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
	k8sLabels "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
	k8sclient "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
	controller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
	klogutils "sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/utils/klog"

	taintutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/taints"
	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"

	nfdclientset "sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/api/generated/clientset/versioned"
	nfdv1alpha1 "sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/api/nfd/v1alpha1"
	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/apis/nfd/nodefeaturerule"
	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/apis/nfd/validate"
	nfdfeatures "sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/features"
	pb "sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/labeler"
	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/utils"
	"sigs.k8s.io/node-feature-discovery/pkg/version"
)

// Labels are a Kubernetes representation of discovered features.
type Labels map[string]string

// ExtendedResources are k8s extended resources which are created from discovered features.
type ExtendedResources map[string]string

// Annotations are used for NFD-related node metadata
type Annotations map[string]string

// NFDConfig contains the configuration settings of NfdMaster.
type NFDConfig struct {
	AutoDefaultNs     bool
	DenyLabelNs       utils.StringSetVal
	ExtraLabelNs      utils.StringSetVal
	LabelWhiteList    *regexp.Regexp
	NoPublish         bool
	ResourceLabels    utils.StringSetVal
	EnableTaints      bool
	ResyncPeriod      utils.DurationVal
	LeaderElection    LeaderElectionConfig
	NfdApiParallelism int
	Klog              klogutils.KlogConfigOpts
}

// LeaderElectionConfig contains the configuration for leader election
type LeaderElectionConfig struct {
	LeaseDuration utils.DurationVal
	RenewDeadline utils.DurationVal
	RetryPeriod   utils.DurationVal
}

// ConfigOverrideArgs are args that override config file options
type ConfigOverrideArgs struct {
	DenyLabelNs       *utils.StringSetVal
	ExtraLabelNs      *utils.StringSetVal
	LabelWhiteList    *utils.RegexpVal
	ResourceLabels    *utils.StringSetVal
	EnableTaints      *bool
	NoPublish         *bool
	ResyncPeriod      *utils.DurationVal
	NfdApiParallelism *int
}

// Args holds command line arguments
type Args struct {
	CaFile        string
	CertFile      string
	ConfigFile    string
	Instance      string
	KeyFile       string
	Klog          map[string]*utils.KlogFlagVal
	Kubeconfig    string
	CrdController bool
	Port          int
	// GrpcHealthPort is only needed to avoid races between tests (by skipping the health server).
	// Could be removed when gRPC labler service is dropped (when nfd-worker tests stop running nfd-master).
	GrpcHealthPort       int
	Prune                bool
	VerifyNodeName       bool
	Options              string
	EnableLeaderElection bool
	MetricsPort          int

	Overrides ConfigOverrideArgs
}

type deniedNs struct {
	normal   utils.StringSetVal
	wildcard utils.StringSetVal
}

type NfdMaster interface {
	Run() error
	Stop()
	WaitForReady(time.Duration) bool
}

type nfdMaster struct {
	*nfdController

	args           Args
	namespace      string
	nodeName       string
	configFilePath string
	server         *grpc.Server
	healthServer   *grpc.Server
	stop           chan struct{}
	ready          chan struct{}
	kubeconfig     *restclient.Config
	k8sClient      k8sclient.Interface
	nfdClient      *nfdclientset.Clientset
	updaterPool    *updaterPool
	deniedNs
	config *NFDConfig
}

// NewNfdMaster creates a new NfdMaster server instance.
func NewNfdMaster(opts ...NfdMasterOption) (NfdMaster, error) {
	nfd := &nfdMaster{
		nodeName:  utils.NodeName(),
		namespace: utils.GetKubernetesNamespace(),
		ready:     make(chan struct{}),
		stop:      make(chan struct{}),
	}

	for _, o := range opts {
		o.apply(nfd)
	}

	if nfd.args.Instance != "" {
		if ok, _ := regexp.MatchString(`^([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9]$`, nfd.args.Instance); !ok {
			return nfd, fmt.Errorf("invalid -instance %q: instance name "+
				"must start and end with an alphanumeric character and may only contain "+
				"alphanumerics, `-`, `_` or `.`", nfd.args.Instance)
		}
	}

	// Check TLS related args
	if nfd.args.CertFile != "" || nfd.args.KeyFile != "" || nfd.args.CaFile != "" {
		if nfd.args.CertFile == "" {
			return nfd, fmt.Errorf("-cert-file needs to be specified alongside -key-file and -ca-file")
		}
		if nfd.args.KeyFile == "" {
			return nfd, fmt.Errorf("-key-file needs to be specified alongside -cert-file and -ca-file")
		}
		if nfd.args.CaFile == "" {
			return nfd, fmt.Errorf("-ca-file needs to be specified alongside -cert-file and -key-file")
		}
	}

	if nfd.args.ConfigFile != "" {
		nfd.configFilePath = filepath.Clean(nfd.args.ConfigFile)
	}

	// k8sClient might've been set via opts by tests
	if nfd.k8sClient == nil {
		kubeconfig, err := utils.GetKubeconfig(nfd.args.Kubeconfig)
		if err != nil {
			return nfd, err
		}
		nfd.kubeconfig = kubeconfig
		cli, err := k8sclient.NewForConfig(kubeconfig)
		if err != nil {
			return nfd, err
		}
		nfd.k8sClient = cli
	}

	// nfdClient
	if nfd.kubeconfig != nil {
		kubeconfig, err := utils.GetKubeconfig(nfd.args.Kubeconfig)
		if err != nil {
			return nfd, err
		}
		nfd.kubeconfig = kubeconfig
		nfdClient, err := nfdclientset.NewForConfig(nfd.kubeconfig)
		if err != nil {
			return nfd, err
		}
		nfd.nfdClient = nfdClient
	}

	nfd.updaterPool = newUpdaterPool(nfd)

	return nfd, nil
}

// NfdMasterOption sets properties of the NfdMaster instance.
type NfdMasterOption interface {
	apply(*nfdMaster)
}

// WithArgs is used for passing settings from command line arguments.
func WithArgs(args *Args) NfdMasterOption {
	return &nfdMasterOpt{f: func(n *nfdMaster) { n.args = *args }}
}

// WithKuberneteClient forces to use the given kubernetes client, without
// initializing one from kubeconfig.
func WithKubernetesClient(cli k8sclient.Interface) NfdMasterOption {
	return &nfdMasterOpt{f: func(n *nfdMaster) { n.k8sClient = cli }}
}

type nfdMasterOpt struct {
	f func(*nfdMaster)
}

func (f *nfdMasterOpt) apply(n *nfdMaster) {
	f.f(n)
}

func newDefaultConfig() *NFDConfig {
	return &NFDConfig{
		DenyLabelNs:       utils.StringSetVal{},
		ExtraLabelNs:      utils.StringSetVal{},
		NoPublish:         false,
		AutoDefaultNs:     true,
		NfdApiParallelism: 10,
		ResourceLabels:    utils.StringSetVal{},
		EnableTaints:      false,
		ResyncPeriod:      utils.DurationVal{Duration: time.Duration(1) * time.Hour},
		LeaderElection: LeaderElectionConfig{
			LeaseDuration: utils.DurationVal{Duration: time.Duration(15) * time.Second},
			RetryPeriod:   utils.DurationVal{Duration: time.Duration(2) * time.Second},
			RenewDeadline: utils.DurationVal{Duration: time.Duration(10) * time.Second},
		},
		Klog: make(map[string]string),
	}
}

// Run NfdMaster server. The method returns in case of fatal errors or if Stop()
// is called.
func (m *nfdMaster) Run() error {
	klog.InfoS("Node Feature Discovery Master", "version", version.Get(), "nodeName", m.nodeName, "namespace", m.namespace)
	if m.args.Instance != "" {
		klog.InfoS("Master instance", "instance", m.args.Instance)
	}

	// Read initial configuration
	if err := m.configure(m.configFilePath, m.args.Options); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if m.args.Prune {
		return m.prune()
	}

	if m.args.CrdController {
		err := m.startNfdApiController()
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	m.updaterPool.start(m.config.NfdApiParallelism)

	// Create watcher for config file
	configWatch, err := utils.CreateFsWatcher(time.Second, m.configFilePath)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if !m.config.NoPublish {
		err := m.updateMasterNode()
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update master node: %w", err)
		}
	}

	// Register to metrics server
	if m.args.MetricsPort > 0 {
		m := utils.CreateMetricsServer(m.args.MetricsPort,
			buildInfo,
			nodeUpdateRequests,
			nodeUpdates,
			nodeUpdateFailures,
			nodeLabelsRejected,
			nodeERsRejected,
			nodeTaintsRejected,
			nfrProcessingTime,
			nfrProcessingErrors)
		go m.Run()
		registerVersion(version.Get())
		defer m.Stop()
	}

	// Run gRPC server
	grpcErr := make(chan error)
	// If the NodeFeature API is enabled, don'tregister the labeler API
	// server. Otherwise, register the labeler server.
	if !nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.NodeFeatureAPI) {
		go m.runGrpcServer(grpcErr)
	}

	// Run updater that handles events from the nfd CRD API.
	if m.nfdController != nil {
		if m.args.EnableLeaderElection {
			go m.nfdAPIUpdateHandlerWithLeaderElection()
		} else {
			go m.nfdAPIUpdateHandler()
		}
	}

	// Start gRPC server for liveness probe (at this point we're "live")
	if m.args.GrpcHealthPort != 0 {
		if err := m.startGrpcHealthServer(grpcErr); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to start gRPC health server: %w", err)
		}
	}

	// Notify that we're ready to accept connections
	close(m.ready)

	// NFD-Master main event loop
	for {
		select {
		case err := <-grpcErr:
			return fmt.Errorf("error in serving gRPC: %w", err)

		case <-configWatch.Events:
			klog.InfoS("reloading configuration")
			if err := m.configure(m.configFilePath, m.args.Options); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			// Stop the updaterPool so that no node updates are underway
			// while we reconfigure the NFD API controller (including the
			// listers) below
			m.updaterPool.stop()

			// restart NFD API controller
			if m.nfdController != nil {
				klog.InfoS("stopping the nfd api controller")
				m.nfdController.stop()
			}
			if m.args.CrdController {
				err := m.startNfdApiController()
				if err != nil {
					return nil
				}
			}
			// Restart the updaterPool
			m.updaterPool.start(m.config.NfdApiParallelism)

			// Update all nodes when the configuration changes
			if m.nfdController != nil && nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.NodeFeatureAPI) {
				m.nfdController.updateAllNodes()
			}

		case <-m.stop:
			klog.InfoS("shutting down nfd-master")
			return nil
		}
	}
}

// startGrpcHealthServer starts a gRPC health server for Kubernetes readiness/liveness probes.
// TODO: improve status checking e.g. with watchdog in the main event loop and
// cheking that node updater pool is alive.
func (m *nfdMaster) startGrpcHealthServer(errChan chan<- error) error {
	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", m.args.GrpcHealthPort))
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to listen: %w", err)
	}

	s := grpc.NewServer()
	grpc_health_v1.RegisterHealthServer(s, health.NewServer())
	klog.InfoS("gRPC health server serving", "port", m.args.GrpcHealthPort)

	go func() {
		defer func() {
			lis.Close()
		}()
		if err := s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
			errChan <- fmt.Errorf("gRPC health server exited with an error: %w", err)
		}
		klog.InfoS("gRPC health server stopped")
	}()
	m.healthServer = s
	return nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) runGrpcServer(errChan chan<- error) {
	// Create server listening for TCP connections
	lis, err := net.Listen("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", m.args.Port))
	if err != nil {
		errChan <- fmt.Errorf("failed to listen: %w", err)
		return
	}

	serverOpts := []grpc.ServerOption{}
	tlsConfig := utils.TlsConfig{}
	// Create watcher for TLS cert files
	certWatch, err := utils.CreateFsWatcher(time.Second, m.args.CertFile, m.args.KeyFile, m.args.CaFile)
	if err != nil {
		errChan <- err
		return
	}
	// Enable mutual TLS authentication if -cert-file, -key-file or -ca-file
	// is defined
	if m.args.CertFile != "" || m.args.KeyFile != "" || m.args.CaFile != "" {
		if err := tlsConfig.UpdateConfig(m.args.CertFile, m.args.KeyFile, m.args.CaFile); err != nil {
			errChan <- err
			return
		}

		tlsConfig := &tls.Config{GetConfigForClient: tlsConfig.GetConfig}
		serverOpts = append(serverOpts, grpc.Creds(credentials.NewTLS(tlsConfig)))
	}
	m.server = grpc.NewServer(serverOpts...)

	pb.RegisterLabelerServer(m.server, m)

	klog.InfoS("gRPC server serving", "port", m.args.Port)

	// Run gRPC server
	grpcErr := make(chan error)
	go func() {
		defer lis.Close()
		grpcErr <- m.server.Serve(lis)
	}()

	for {
		select {
		case <-certWatch.Events:
			klog.InfoS("reloading TLS certificates")
			if err := tlsConfig.UpdateConfig(m.args.CertFile, m.args.KeyFile, m.args.CaFile); err != nil {
				errChan <- err
			}

		case err := <-grpcErr:
			if err != nil {
				errChan <- fmt.Errorf("gRPC server exited with an error: %w", err)
			}
			klog.InfoS("gRPC server stopped")
		}
	}
}

// nfdAPIUpdateHandler handles events from the nfd API controller.
func (m *nfdMaster) nfdAPIUpdateHandler() {
	// We want to unconditionally update all nodes at startup if gRPC is
	// disabled (i.e. NodeFeature API is enabled)
	updateAll := nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.NodeFeatureAPI)
	updateNodes := make(map[string]struct{})
	nodeFeatureGroup := make(map[string]struct{})
	updateAllNodeFeatureGroups := false
	rateLimit := time.After(time.Second)
	for {
		select {
		case <-m.nfdController.updateAllNodesChan:
			updateAll = true
		case nodeName := <-m.nfdController.updateOneNodeChan:
			updateNodes[nodeName] = struct{}{}
		case <-m.nfdController.updateAllNodeFeatureGroupsChan:
			updateAllNodeFeatureGroups = true
		case nodeFeatureGroupName := <-m.nfdController.updateNodeFeatureGroupChan:
			nodeFeatureGroup[nodeFeatureGroupName] = struct{}{}
		case <-rateLimit:
			// NodeFeature
			errUpdateAll := false
			if updateAll {
				if err := m.nfdAPIUpdateAllNodes(); err != nil {
					klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to update nodes")
					errUpdateAll = true
				}
			} else {
				for nodeName := range updateNodes {
					m.updaterPool.addNode(nodeName)
				}
			}
			// NodeFeatureGroup
			errUpdateAllNFG := false
			if updateAllNodeFeatureGroups {
				if err := m.nfdAPIUpdateAllNodeFeatureGroups(); err != nil {
					klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to update NodeFeatureGroups")
					errUpdateAllNFG = true
				}
			} else {
				for nodeFeatureGroupName := range nodeFeatureGroup {
					m.updaterPool.addNodeFeatureGroup(nodeFeatureGroupName)
				}
			}

			// Reset "work queue" and timer
			updateAll = errUpdateAll
			updateAllNodeFeatureGroups = errUpdateAllNFG
			nodeFeatureGroup = map[string]struct{}{}
			updateNodes = map[string]struct{}{}
			rateLimit = time.After(time.Second)
		}
	}
}

// Stop NfdMaster
func (m *nfdMaster) Stop() {
	if m.server != nil {
		m.server.GracefulStop()
	}
	if m.healthServer != nil {
		m.healthServer.GracefulStop()
	}

	if m.nfdController != nil {
		m.nfdController.stop()
	}

	m.updaterPool.stop()

	close(m.stop)
}

// Wait until NfdMaster is able able to accept connections.
func (m *nfdMaster) WaitForReady(timeout time.Duration) bool {
	select {
	case <-m.ready:
		return true
	case <-time.After(timeout):
	}
	return false
}

// Prune erases all NFD related properties from the node objects of the cluster.
func (m *nfdMaster) prune() error {
	if m.config.NoPublish {
		klog.InfoS("skipping pruning of nodes as noPublish config option is set")
		return nil
	}

	nodes, err := getNodes(m.k8sClient)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
		klog.InfoS("pruning node...", "nodeName", node.Name)

		// Prune labels and extended resources
		err := m.updateNodeObject(m.k8sClient, &node, Labels{}, Annotations{}, ExtendedResources{}, []corev1.Taint{})
		if err != nil {
			nodeUpdateFailures.Inc()
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to prune node %q: %v", node.Name, err)
		}

		// Prune annotations
		node, err := getNode(m.k8sClient, node.Name)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		maps.DeleteFunc(node.Annotations, func(k, v string) bool {
			return strings.HasPrefix(k, m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.AnnotationNs))
		})
		_, err = m.k8sClient.CoreV1().Nodes().Update(context.TODO(), node, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to prune annotations from node %q: %v", node.Name, err)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// Update annotations on the node where nfd-master is running. Currently the
// only function is to remove the deprecated
// "nfd.node.kubernetes.io/master.version" annotation, if it exists.
// TODO: Drop when nfdv1alpha1.MasterVersionAnnotation is removed.
func (m *nfdMaster) updateMasterNode() error {
	node, err := getNode(m.k8sClient, m.nodeName)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Advertise NFD version as an annotation
	p := createPatches([]string{m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.MasterVersionAnnotation)},
		node.Annotations,
		nil,
		"/metadata/annotations")

	err = patchNode(m.k8sClient, node.Name, p)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to patch node annotations: %w", err)
	}

	return nil
}

// Filter labels by namespace and name whitelist, and, turn selected labels
// into extended resources. This function also handles proper namespacing of
// labels and ERs, i.e. adds the possibly missing default namespace for labels
// arriving through the gRPC API.
func (m *nfdMaster) filterFeatureLabels(labels Labels, features *nfdv1alpha1.Features) (Labels, ExtendedResources) {
	outLabels := Labels{}
	for name, value := range labels {
		if value, err := m.filterFeatureLabel(name, value, features); err != nil {
			klog.ErrorS(err, "ignoring label", "labelKey", name, "labelValue", value)
			nodeLabelsRejected.Inc()
		} else {
			outLabels[name] = value
		}
	}

	// Remove labels which are intended to be extended resources
	extendedResources := ExtendedResources{}
	for extendedResourceName := range m.config.ResourceLabels {
		extendedResourceName := addNs(extendedResourceName, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)
		if value, ok := outLabels[extendedResourceName]; ok {
			if _, err := strconv.Atoi(value); err != nil {
				klog.ErrorS(err, "bad label value encountered for extended resource", "labelKey", extendedResourceName, "labelValue", value)
				nodeERsRejected.Inc()
				continue // non-numeric label can't be used
			}

			extendedResources[extendedResourceName] = value
			delete(outLabels, extendedResourceName)
		}
	}

	return outLabels, extendedResources
}

func (m *nfdMaster) filterFeatureLabel(name, value string, features *nfdv1alpha1.Features) (string, error) {
	// Check if Value is dynamic
	var filteredValue string
	if strings.HasPrefix(value, "@") {
		dynamicValue, err := getDynamicValue(value, features)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		filteredValue = dynamicValue
	} else {
		filteredValue = value
	}

	// Validate
	ns, base := splitNs(name)
	err := validate.Label(name, filteredValue)
	if err == validate.ErrNSNotAllowed || isNamespaceDenied(ns, m.deniedNs.wildcard, m.deniedNs.normal) {
		if _, ok := m.config.ExtraLabelNs[ns]; !ok {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("namespace %q is not allowed", ns)
		}
	} else if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	// Skip if label doesn't match labelWhiteList
	if m.config.LabelWhiteList != nil && !m.config.LabelWhiteList.MatchString(base) {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("%s (%s) does not match the whitelist (%s)", base, name, m.config.LabelWhiteList.String())
	}

	return filteredValue, nil
}

func getDynamicValue(value string, features *nfdv1alpha1.Features) (string, error) {
	// value is a string in the form of attribute.featureset.elements
	split := strings.SplitN(value[1:], ".", 3)
	if len(split) != 3 {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("value %s is not in the form of '@domain.feature.element'", value)
	}
	featureName := split[0] + "." + split[1]
	elementName := split[2]
	attrFeatureSet, ok := features.Attributes[featureName]
	if !ok {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("feature %s not found", featureName)
	}
	element, ok := attrFeatureSet.Elements[elementName]
	if !ok {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("element %s not found on feature %s", elementName, featureName)
	}
	return element, nil
}

func filterTaints(taints []corev1.Taint) []corev1.Taint {
	outTaints := []corev1.Taint{}

	for _, taint := range taints {
		if err := validate.Taint(&taint); err != nil {
			klog.ErrorS(err, "ignoring taint", "taint", taint)
			nodeTaintsRejected.Inc()
		} else {
			outTaints = append(outTaints, taint)
		}
	}
	return outTaints
}

func verifyNodeName(cert *x509.Certificate, nodeName string) error {
	if cert.Subject.CommonName == nodeName {
		return nil
	}

	err := cert.VerifyHostname(nodeName)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("certificate %q not valid for node %q: %v", cert.Subject.CommonName, nodeName, err)
	}
	return nil
}

func isNamespaceDenied(labelNs string, wildcardDeniedNs map[string]struct{}, normalDeniedNs map[string]struct{}) bool {
	for deniedNs := range normalDeniedNs {
		if labelNs == deniedNs {
			return true
		}
	}
	for deniedNs := range wildcardDeniedNs {
		if strings.HasSuffix(labelNs, deniedNs) {
			return true
		}
	}
	return false
}

// SetLabels implements LabelerServer
func (m *nfdMaster) SetLabels(c context.Context, r *pb.SetLabelsRequest) (*pb.SetLabelsReply, error) {
	nodeUpdateRequests.Inc()
	err := authorizeClient(c, m.args.VerifyNodeName, r.NodeName)
	if err != nil {
		klog.ErrorS(err, "gRPC client authorization failed", "nodeName", r.NodeName)
		return &pb.SetLabelsReply{}, err
	}

	switch {
	case klog.V(4).Enabled():
		klog.InfoS("gRPC SetLabels request received", "setLabelsRequest", utils.DelayedDumper(r))
	case klog.V(1).Enabled():
		klog.InfoS("gRPC SetLabels request received", "nodeName", r.NodeName, "nfdVersion", r.NfdVersion, "labels", r.Labels)
	default:
		klog.InfoS("gRPC SetLabels request received", "nodeName", r.NodeName)
	}
	if !m.config.NoPublish {
		// Fetch the node object.
		node, err := getNode(m.k8sClient, r.NodeName)
		if err != nil {
			return &pb.SetLabelsReply{}, err
		}
		// Create labels et al
		if err := m.refreshNodeFeatures(m.k8sClient, node, r.GetLabels(), r.GetFeatures()); err != nil {
			nodeUpdateFailures.Inc()
			return &pb.SetLabelsReply{}, err
		}
	}
	return &pb.SetLabelsReply{}, nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) nfdAPIUpdateAllNodes() error {
	klog.InfoS("will process all nodes in the cluster")

	nodes, err := getNodes(m.k8sClient)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
		m.updaterPool.addNode(node.Name)
	}

	return nil
}

// getAndMergeNodeFeatures merges the NodeFeature objects of the given node into a single NodeFeatureSpec.
// The Name field of the returned NodeFeatureSpec contains the node name.
func (m *nfdMaster) getAndMergeNodeFeatures(nodeName string) (*nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeature, error) {
	nodeFeatures := &nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeature{
		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
			Name: nodeName,
		},
	}

	sel := k8sLabels.SelectorFromSet(k8sLabels.Set{nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeatureObjNodeNameLabel: nodeName})
	objs, err := m.nfdController.featureLister.List(sel)
	if err != nil {
		return &nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeature{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get NodeFeature resources for node %q: %w", nodeName, err)
	}

	// Node without a running NFD-Worker
	if len(objs) == 0 {
		return &nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeature{}, nil
	}

	// Sort our objects
	sort.Slice(objs, func(i, j int) bool {
		// Objects in our nfd namespace gets into the beginning of the list
		if objs[i].Namespace == m.namespace && objs[j].Namespace != m.namespace {
			return true
		}
		if objs[i].Namespace != m.namespace && objs[j].Namespace == m.namespace {
			return false
		}
		// After the nfd namespace, sort objects by their name
		if objs[i].Name != objs[j].Name {
			return objs[i].Name < objs[j].Name
		}
		// Objects with the same name are sorted by their namespace
		return objs[i].Namespace < objs[j].Namespace
	})

	if len(objs) > 0 {
		// Merge in features
		//
		// NOTE: changing the rule api to support handle multiple objects instead
		// of merging would probably perform better with lot less data to copy.
		features := objs[0].Spec.DeepCopy()
		if !nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.DisableAutoPrefix) && m.config.AutoDefaultNs {
			features.Labels = addNsToMapKeys(features.Labels, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)
		}
		for _, o := range objs[1:] {
			s := o.Spec.DeepCopy()
			if !nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.DisableAutoPrefix) && m.config.AutoDefaultNs {
				s.Labels = addNsToMapKeys(s.Labels, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)
			}
			s.MergeInto(features)
		}

		// Set the merged features to the NodeFeature object
		nodeFeatures.Spec = *features

		klog.V(4).InfoS("merged nodeFeatureSpecs", "newNodeFeatureSpec", utils.DelayedDumper(features))
	}

	return nodeFeatures, nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) nfdAPIUpdateOneNode(cli k8sclient.Interface, node *corev1.Node) error {
	if m.nfdController == nil || m.nfdController.featureLister == nil {
		return nil
	}

	// Merge all NodeFeature objects into a single NodeFeatureSpec
	nodeFeatures, err := m.getAndMergeNodeFeatures(node.Name)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to merge NodeFeature objects for node %q: %w", node.Name, err)
	}

	// Update node labels et al. This may also mean removing all NFD-owned
	// labels (et al.), for example  in the case no NodeFeature objects are
	// present.
	if err := m.refreshNodeFeatures(cli, node, nodeFeatures.Spec.Labels, &nodeFeatures.Spec.Features); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) nfdAPIUpdateAllNodeFeatureGroups() error {
	klog.V(1).InfoS("updating all NodeFeatureGroups")

	nodeFeatureGroupsList, err := m.nfdController.featureGroupLister.List(labels.Everything())
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get NodeFeatureGroup objects: %w", err)
	}

	if len(nodeFeatureGroupsList) > 0 {
		for _, nodeFeatureGroup := range nodeFeatureGroupsList {
			m.updaterPool.nfgQueue.Add(nodeFeatureGroup.Name)
		}
	} else {
		klog.V(2).InfoS("no NodeFeatureGroup objects found")
	}

	return nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) nfdAPIUpdateNodeFeatureGroup(nfdClient *nfdclientset.Clientset, nodeFeatureGroup *nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeatureGroup) error {
	klog.V(2).InfoS("evaluating NodeFeatureGroup", "nodeFeatureGroup", klog.KObj(nodeFeatureGroup))
	if m.nfdController == nil || m.nfdController.featureLister == nil {
		return nil
	}

	// Get all Nodes
	nodes, err := getNodes(m.k8sClient)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get nodes: %w", err)
	}
	nodeFeaturesList := make([]*nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeature, 0)
	for _, node := range nodes.Items {
		// Merge all NodeFeature objects into a single NodeFeatureSpec
		nodeFeatures, err := m.getAndMergeNodeFeatures(node.Name)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to merge NodeFeature objects for node %q: %w", node.Name, err)
		}
		if nodeFeatures.Name == "" {
			// Nothing to do for this node
			continue
		}
		nodeFeaturesList = append(nodeFeaturesList, nodeFeatures)
	}

	// Execute rules and create matching groups
	nodePool := make([]nfdv1alpha1.FeatureGroupNode, 0)
	nodeGroupValidator := make(map[string]bool)
	for _, rule := range nodeFeatureGroup.Spec.Rules {
		for _, feature := range nodeFeaturesList {
			match, err := nodefeaturerule.ExecuteGroupRule(&rule, &feature.Spec.Features)
			if err != nil {
				klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to evaluate rule", "ruleName", rule.Name)
				continue
			}

			if match {
				klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to evaluate rule", "ruleName", rule.Name, "nodeName", feature.Name)
				system := feature.Spec.Features.Attributes["system.name"]
				nodeName := system.Elements["nodename"]
				if _, ok := nodeGroupValidator[nodeName]; !ok {
					nodePool = append(nodePool, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureGroupNode{
						Name: nodeName,
					})
					nodeGroupValidator[nodeName] = true
				}
			}
		}
	}

	// Update the NodeFeatureGroup object with the updated featureGroupRules
	nodeFeatureGroupUpdated := nodeFeatureGroup.DeepCopy()
	nodeFeatureGroupUpdated.Status.Nodes = nodePool

	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(nodeFeatureGroup, nodeFeatureGroupUpdated) {
		klog.InfoS("updating NodeFeatureGroup object", "nodeFeatureGroup", klog.KObj(nodeFeatureGroup))
		nodeFeatureGroupUpdated, err = nfdClient.NfdV1alpha1().NodeFeatureGroups(m.namespace).UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), nodeFeatureGroupUpdated, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update NodeFeatureGroup object: %w", err)
		}
		klog.V(4).InfoS("NodeFeatureGroup object updated", "nodeFeatureGroup", utils.DelayedDumper(nodeFeatureGroupUpdated))
	} else {
		klog.V(1).InfoS("no changes in NodeFeatureGroup, object is up to date", "nodeFeatureGroup", klog.KObj(nodeFeatureGroup))
	}

	return nil
}

// filterExtendedResources filters extended resources and returns a map
// of valid extended resources.
func (m *nfdMaster) filterExtendedResources(features *nfdv1alpha1.Features, extendedResources ExtendedResources) ExtendedResources {
	outExtendedResources := ExtendedResources{}
	for name, value := range extendedResources {
		capacity, err := filterExtendedResource(name, value, features)
		if err != nil {
			klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to create extended resources", "extendedResourceName", name, "extendedResourceValue", value)
			nodeERsRejected.Inc()
		} else {
			outExtendedResources[name] = capacity
		}
	}
	return outExtendedResources
}

func filterExtendedResource(name, value string, features *nfdv1alpha1.Features) (string, error) {
	// Dynamic Value
	var filteredValue string
	if strings.HasPrefix(value, "@") {
		dynamicValue, err := getDynamicValue(value, features)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		filteredValue = dynamicValue
	} else {
		filteredValue = value
	}

	// Validate
	err := validate.ExtendedResource(name, filteredValue)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	return filteredValue, nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) refreshNodeFeatures(cli k8sclient.Interface, node *corev1.Node, labels map[string]string, features *nfdv1alpha1.Features) error {
	if !nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.DisableAutoPrefix) && m.config.AutoDefaultNs {
		labels = addNsToMapKeys(labels, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)
	} else if labels == nil {
		labels = make(map[string]string)
	}

	crLabels, crAnnotations, crExtendedResources, crTaints := m.processNodeFeatureRule(node.Name, features)

	// Mix in CR-originated labels
	maps.Copy(labels, crLabels)

	// Remove labels which are intended to be extended resources via
	// -resource-labels or their NS is not whitelisted
	labels, extendedResources := m.filterFeatureLabels(labels, features)

	// Mix in CR-originated extended resources with -resource-labels
	maps.Copy(extendedResources, crExtendedResources)
	extendedResources = m.filterExtendedResources(features, extendedResources)

	// Annotations
	annotations := m.filterFeatureAnnotations(crAnnotations)

	// Taints
	var taints []corev1.Taint
	if m.config.EnableTaints {
		taints = filterTaints(crTaints)
	}

	if m.config.NoPublish {
		klog.V(1).InfoS("node update skipped, NoPublish=true", "nodeName", node.Name)
		return nil
	}

	err := m.updateNodeObject(cli, node, labels, annotations, extendedResources, taints)
	if err != nil {
		klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to update node", "nodeName", node.Name)
		return err
	}

	return nil
}

// setTaints sets node taints and annotations based on the taints passed via
// nodeFeatureRule custom resorce. If empty list of taints is passed, currently
// NFD owned taints and annotations are removed from the node.
func setTaints(cli k8sclient.Interface, taints []corev1.Taint, node *corev1.Node) error {
	// De-serialize the taints annotation into corev1.Taint type for comparison below.
	var err error
	oldTaints := []corev1.Taint{}
	if val, ok := node.Annotations[nfdv1alpha1.NodeTaintsAnnotation]; ok {
		sts := strings.Split(val, ",")
		oldTaints, _, err = taintutils.ParseTaints(sts)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}

	// Delete old nfd-managed taints that are not found in the set of new taints.
	taintsUpdated := false
	newNode := node.DeepCopy()
	for _, taintToRemove := range oldTaints {
		if taintutils.TaintExists(taints, &taintToRemove) {
			continue
		}

		newTaints, removed := taintutils.DeleteTaint(newNode.Spec.Taints, &taintToRemove)
		if !removed {
			klog.V(1).InfoS("taint already deleted from node", "taint", taintToRemove)
		}
		taintsUpdated = taintsUpdated || removed
		newNode.Spec.Taints = newTaints
	}

	// Add new taints found in the set of new taints.
	for _, taint := range taints {
		var updated bool
		newNode, updated, err = taintutils.AddOrUpdateTaint(newNode, &taint)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to add %q taint on node %v", taint, node.Name)
		}
		taintsUpdated = taintsUpdated || updated
	}

	if taintsUpdated {
		if err := controller.PatchNodeTaints(context.TODO(), cli, node.Name, node, newNode); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to patch the node %v", node.Name)
		}
		klog.InfoS("updated node taints", "nodeName", node.Name)
	}

	// Update node annotation that holds the taints managed by us
	newAnnotations := map[string]string{}
	if len(taints) > 0 {
		// Serialize the new taints into string and update the annotation
		// with that string.
		taintStrs := make([]string, 0, len(taints))
		for _, taint := range taints {
			taintStrs = append(taintStrs, taint.ToString())
		}
		newAnnotations[nfdv1alpha1.NodeTaintsAnnotation] = strings.Join(taintStrs, ",")
	}

	patches := createPatches([]string{nfdv1alpha1.NodeTaintsAnnotation}, node.Annotations, newAnnotations, "/metadata/annotations")
	if len(patches) > 0 {
		if err := patchNode(cli, node.Name, patches); err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error while patching node object: %w", err)
		}
		klog.V(1).InfoS("patched node annotations for taints", "nodeName", node.Name)
	}
	return nil
}

func authorizeClient(c context.Context, checkNodeName bool, nodeName string) error {
	if checkNodeName {
		// Client authorization.
		// Check that the node name matches the CN from the TLS cert
		client, ok := peer.FromContext(c)
		if !ok {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get peer (client)")
		}
		tlsAuth, ok := client.AuthInfo.(credentials.TLSInfo)
		if !ok {
			return fmt.Errorf("incorrect client credentials")
		}
		if len(tlsAuth.State.VerifiedChains) == 0 || len(tlsAuth.State.VerifiedChains[0]) == 0 {
			return fmt.Errorf("client certificate verification failed")
		}

		err := verifyNodeName(tlsAuth.State.VerifiedChains[0][0], nodeName)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) processNodeFeatureRule(nodeName string, features *nfdv1alpha1.Features) (Labels, Annotations, ExtendedResources, []corev1.Taint) {
	if m.nfdController == nil {
		return nil, nil, nil, nil
	}

	extendedResources := ExtendedResources{}
	labels := make(map[string]string)
	annotations := make(map[string]string)
	var taints []corev1.Taint
	ruleSpecs, err := m.nfdController.ruleLister.List(k8sLabels.Everything())
	sort.Slice(ruleSpecs, func(i, j int) bool {
		return ruleSpecs[i].Name < ruleSpecs[j].Name
	})

	if err != nil {
		klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to list NodeFeatureRule resources")
		return nil, nil, nil, nil
	}

	// Process all rule CRs
	processStart := time.Now()
	for _, spec := range ruleSpecs {
		t := time.Now()
		switch {
		case klog.V(3).Enabled():
			klog.InfoS("executing NodeFeatureRule", "nodefeaturerule", klog.KObj(spec), "nodeName", nodeName, "nodeFeatureRuleSpec", utils.DelayedDumper(spec.Spec))
		case klog.V(1).Enabled():
			klog.InfoS("executing NodeFeatureRule", "nodefeaturerule", klog.KObj(spec), "nodeName", nodeName)
		}
		for _, rule := range spec.Spec.Rules {
			ruleOut, err := nodefeaturerule.Execute(&rule, features)
			if err != nil {
				klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to process rule", "ruleName", rule.Name, "nodefeaturerule", klog.KObj(spec), "nodeName", nodeName)
				nfrProcessingErrors.Inc()
				continue
			}
			taints = append(taints, ruleOut.Taints...)

			l := ruleOut.Labels
			e := ruleOut.ExtendedResources
			a := ruleOut.Annotations
			if !nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.DisableAutoPrefix) && m.config.AutoDefaultNs {
				l = addNsToMapKeys(ruleOut.Labels, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)
				e = addNsToMapKeys(ruleOut.ExtendedResources, nfdv1alpha1.ExtendedResourceNs)
				a = addNsToMapKeys(ruleOut.Annotations, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureAnnotationNs)
			}
			maps.Copy(labels, l)
			maps.Copy(extendedResources, e)
			maps.Copy(annotations, a)

			// Feed back rule output to features map for subsequent rules to match
			features.InsertAttributeFeatures(nfdv1alpha1.RuleBackrefDomain, nfdv1alpha1.RuleBackrefFeature, ruleOut.Labels)
			features.InsertAttributeFeatures(nfdv1alpha1.RuleBackrefDomain, nfdv1alpha1.RuleBackrefFeature, ruleOut.Vars)
		}
		nfrProcessingTime.WithLabelValues(spec.Name, nodeName).Observe(time.Since(t).Seconds())
	}
	processingTime := time.Since(processStart)
	klog.V(2).InfoS("processed NodeFeatureRule objects", "nodeName", nodeName, "objectCount", len(ruleSpecs), "duration", processingTime)

	return labels, annotations, extendedResources, taints
}

// updateNodeObject ensures the Kubernetes node object is up to date,
// creating new labels and extended resources where necessary and removing
// outdated ones. Also updates the corresponding annotations.
func (m *nfdMaster) updateNodeObject(cli k8sclient.Interface, node *corev1.Node, labels Labels, featureAnnotations Annotations, extendedResources ExtendedResources, taints []corev1.Taint) error {
	annotations := make(Annotations)

	// Store names of labels in an annotation
	if len(labels) > 0 {
		labelKeys := make([]string, 0, len(labels))
		for key := range labels {
			// Drop the ns part for labels in the default ns
			labelKeys = append(labelKeys, strings.TrimPrefix(key, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs+"/"))
		}
		sort.Strings(labelKeys)
		annotations[m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelsAnnotation)] = strings.Join(labelKeys, ",")
	}

	// Store names of extended resources in an annotation
	if len(extendedResources) > 0 {
		extendedResourceKeys := make([]string, 0, len(extendedResources))
		for key := range extendedResources {
			// Drop the ns part if in the default ns
			extendedResourceKeys = append(extendedResourceKeys, strings.TrimPrefix(key, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs+"/"))
		}
		sort.Strings(extendedResourceKeys)
		annotations[m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.ExtendedResourceAnnotation)] = strings.Join(extendedResourceKeys, ",")
	}

	// Store feature annotations
	if len(featureAnnotations) > 0 {
		// Store names of feature annotations in an annotation
		annotationKeys := make([]string, 0, len(featureAnnotations))
		for key := range featureAnnotations {
			// Drop the ns part for annotations in the default ns
			annotationKeys = append(annotationKeys, strings.TrimPrefix(key, nfdv1alpha1.FeatureAnnotationNs+"/"))
		}
		sort.Strings(annotationKeys)
		annotations[m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.FeatureAnnotationsTrackingAnnotation)] = strings.Join(annotationKeys, ",")
		maps.Copy(annotations, featureAnnotations)
	}

	// Create JSON patches for changes in labels and annotations
	oldLabels := stringToNsNames(node.Annotations[m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelsAnnotation)], nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)
	oldAnnotations := stringToNsNames(node.Annotations[m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.FeatureAnnotationsTrackingAnnotation)], nfdv1alpha1.FeatureAnnotationNs)
	patches := createPatches(oldLabels, node.Labels, labels, "/metadata/labels")
	oldAnnotations = append(oldAnnotations, []string{
		m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelsAnnotation),
		m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.ExtendedResourceAnnotation),
		m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.FeatureAnnotationsTrackingAnnotation),
		// Clean up deprecated/stale nfd version annotations
		m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.MasterVersionAnnotation),
		m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.WorkerVersionAnnotation)}...)
	patches = append(patches, createPatches(oldAnnotations, node.Annotations, annotations, "/metadata/annotations")...)

	// patch node status with extended resource changes
	statusPatches := m.createExtendedResourcePatches(node, extendedResources)
	err := patchNodeStatus(cli, node.Name, statusPatches)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error while patching extended resources: %w", err)
	}

	// Patch the node object in the apiserver
	err = patchNode(cli, node.Name, patches)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("error while patching node object: %w", err)
	}

	if len(patches) > 0 || len(statusPatches) > 0 {
		nodeUpdates.Inc()
		klog.InfoS("node updated", "nodeName", node.Name)
	} else {
		klog.V(1).InfoS("no updates to node", "nodeName", node.Name)
	}

	// Set taints
	err = setTaints(cli, taints, node)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return err
}

// createPatches is a generic helper that returns json patch operations to perform
func createPatches(removeKeys []string, oldItems map[string]string, newItems map[string]string, jsonPath string) []utils.JsonPatch {
	patches := []utils.JsonPatch{}

	// Determine items to remove
	for _, key := range removeKeys {
		if _, ok := oldItems[key]; ok {
			if _, ok := newItems[key]; !ok {
				patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("remove", jsonPath, key, ""))
			}
		}
	}

	// Determine items to add or replace
	for key, newVal := range newItems {
		if oldVal, ok := oldItems[key]; ok {
			if newVal != oldVal {
				patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("replace", jsonPath, key, newVal))
			}
		} else {
			patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("add", jsonPath, key, newVal))
		}
	}

	return patches
}

// createExtendedResourcePatches returns a slice of operations to perform on
// the node status
func (m *nfdMaster) createExtendedResourcePatches(n *corev1.Node, extendedResources ExtendedResources) []utils.JsonPatch {
	patches := []utils.JsonPatch{}

	// Form a list of namespaced resource names managed by us
	oldResources := stringToNsNames(n.Annotations[m.instanceAnnotation(nfdv1alpha1.ExtendedResourceAnnotation)], nfdv1alpha1.FeatureLabelNs)

	// figure out which resources to remove
	for _, resource := range oldResources {
		if _, ok := n.Status.Capacity[corev1.ResourceName(resource)]; ok {
			// check if the ext resource is still needed
			if _, extResNeeded := extendedResources[resource]; !extResNeeded {
				patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("remove", "/status/capacity", resource, ""))
				patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("remove", "/status/allocatable", resource, ""))
			}
		}
	}

	// figure out which resources to replace and which to add
	for resource, value := range extendedResources {
		// check if the extended resource already exists with the same capacity in the node
		if quantity, ok := n.Status.Capacity[corev1.ResourceName(resource)]; ok {
			val, _ := quantity.AsInt64()
			if strconv.FormatInt(val, 10) != value {
				patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("replace", "/status/capacity", resource, value))
				patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("replace", "/status/allocatable", resource, value))
			}
		} else {
			patches = append(patches, utils.NewJsonPatch("add", "/status/capacity", resource, value))
			// "allocatable" gets added implicitly after adding to capacity
		}
	}

	return patches
}

// Parse configuration options
func (m *nfdMaster) configure(filepath string, overrides string) error {
	// Create a new default config
	c := newDefaultConfig()

	// Try to read and parse config file
	if filepath != "" {
		data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath)
		if err != nil {
			if os.IsNotExist(err) {
				klog.InfoS("config file not found, using defaults", "path", filepath)
			} else {
				return fmt.Errorf("error reading config file: %w", err)
			}
		} else {
			err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, c)
			if err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config file: %w", err)
			}

			klog.InfoS("configuration file parsed", "path", filepath)
		}
	}

	// Parse config overrides
	if err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(overrides), c); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse -options: %w", err)
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.NoPublish != nil {
		c.NoPublish = *m.args.Overrides.NoPublish
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.DenyLabelNs != nil {
		c.DenyLabelNs = *m.args.Overrides.DenyLabelNs
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.ExtraLabelNs != nil {
		c.ExtraLabelNs = *m.args.Overrides.ExtraLabelNs
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.ResourceLabels != nil {
		c.ResourceLabels = *m.args.Overrides.ResourceLabels
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.EnableTaints != nil {
		c.EnableTaints = *m.args.Overrides.EnableTaints
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.LabelWhiteList != nil {
		c.LabelWhiteList = &m.args.Overrides.LabelWhiteList.Regexp
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.ResyncPeriod != nil {
		c.ResyncPeriod = *m.args.Overrides.ResyncPeriod
	}
	if m.args.Overrides.NfdApiParallelism != nil {
		c.NfdApiParallelism = *m.args.Overrides.NfdApiParallelism
	}

	if c.NfdApiParallelism <= 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("the maximum number of concurrent labelers should be a non-zero positive number")
	}

	m.config = c

	if err := klogutils.MergeKlogConfiguration(m.args.Klog, c.Klog); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	// Pre-process DenyLabelNS into 2 lists: one for normal ns, and the other for wildcard ns
	normalDeniedNs, wildcardDeniedNs := preProcessDeniedNamespaces(c.DenyLabelNs)
	m.deniedNs.normal = normalDeniedNs
	m.deniedNs.wildcard = wildcardDeniedNs

	klog.InfoS("configuration successfully updated", "configuration", utils.DelayedDumper(m.config))

	return nil
}

// addNsToMapKeys creates a copy of a map with the namespace (prefix) added to
// unprefixed keys. Prefixed keys in the input map will take presedence, i.e.
// if the input contains both prefixed (say "prefix/name") and unprefixed
// ("name") name the unprefixed key will be ignored.
func addNsToMapKeys(in map[string]string, nsToAdd string) map[string]string {
	out := make(map[string]string, len(in))
	for k, v := range in {
		if strings.Contains(k, "/") {
			out[k] = v
		} else {
			fqn := path.Join(nsToAdd, k)
			if _, ok := in[fqn]; !ok {
				out[fqn] = v
			}
		}
	}
	return out
}

// addNs adds a namespace if one isn't already found from src string
func addNs(src string, nsToAdd string) string {
	if strings.Contains(src, "/") {
		return src
	}
	return path.Join(nsToAdd, src)
}

// splitNs splits a name into its namespace and name parts
// Ported to Validate
func splitNs(fullname string) (string, string) {
	split := strings.SplitN(fullname, "/", 2)
	if len(split) == 2 {
		return split[0], split[1]
	}
	return "", fullname
}

// stringToNsNames is a helper for converting a string of comma-separated names
// into a slice of fully namespaced names
func stringToNsNames(cslist, ns string) []string {
	var names []string
	if cslist != "" {
		names = strings.Split(cslist, ",")
		for i, name := range names {
			// Expect that names may omit the ns part
			names[i] = addNs(name, ns)
		}
	}
	return names
}

// Separate denied namespaces into two lists:
// one contains wildcard namespaces the other contains normal namespaces
func preProcessDeniedNamespaces(deniedNs map[string]struct{}) (normalDeniedNs map[string]struct{}, wildcardDeniedNs map[string]struct{}) {
	normalDeniedNs = map[string]struct{}{}
	wildcardDeniedNs = map[string]struct{}{}
	for ns := range deniedNs {
		if strings.HasPrefix(ns, "*") {
			trimedNs := strings.TrimLeft(ns, "*")
			wildcardDeniedNs[trimedNs] = struct{}{}
		} else {
			normalDeniedNs[ns] = struct{}{}
		}
	}
	return
}

func (m *nfdMaster) instanceAnnotation(name string) string {
	if m.args.Instance == "" {
		return name
	}
	return m.args.Instance + "." + name
}

func (m *nfdMaster) startNfdApiController() error {
	kubeconfig, err := utils.GetKubeconfig(m.args.Kubeconfig)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	klog.InfoS("starting the nfd api controller")
	m.nfdController, err = newNfdController(kubeconfig, nfdApiControllerOptions{
		DisableNodeFeature: !nfdfeatures.NFDFeatureGate.Enabled(nfdfeatures.NodeFeatureAPI),
		ResyncPeriod:       m.config.ResyncPeriod.Duration,
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize CRD controller: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

func (m *nfdMaster) nfdAPIUpdateHandlerWithLeaderElection() {
	ctx := context.Background()
	lock := &resourcelock.LeaseLock{
		LeaseMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
			Name:      "nfd-master.nfd.kubernetes.io",
			Namespace: m.namespace,
		},
		Client: m.k8sClient.CoordinationV1(),
		LockConfig: resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
			// add uuid to prevent situation where 2 nfd-master nodes run on same node
			Identity: m.nodeName + "_" + uuid.NewString(),
		},
	}
	config := leaderelection.LeaderElectionConfig{
		Lock: lock,
		// make it configurable?
		LeaseDuration: m.config.LeaderElection.LeaseDuration.Duration,
		RetryPeriod:   m.config.LeaderElection.RetryPeriod.Duration,
		RenewDeadline: m.config.LeaderElection.RenewDeadline.Duration,
		Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
			OnStartedLeading: func(_ context.Context) {
				m.nfdAPIUpdateHandler()
			},
			OnStoppedLeading: func() {
				// We lost the lock.
				klog.InfoS("leaderelection lock was lost")
				m.Stop()
			},
		},
	}
	leaderElector, err := leaderelection.NewLeaderElector(config)
	if err != nil {
		klog.ErrorS(err, "couldn't create leader elector")
		m.Stop()
	}

	leaderElector.Run(ctx)
}

// Filter annotations by namespace. i.e. adds the possibly missing default namespace for annotations
func (m *nfdMaster) filterFeatureAnnotations(annotations map[string]string) map[string]string {
	outAnnotations := make(map[string]string)

	for annotation, value := range annotations {
		// Check annotation namespace, filter out if ns is not whitelisted
		err := validate.Annotation(annotation, value)
		if err != nil {
			klog.ErrorS(err, "ignoring annotation", "annotationKey", annotation, "annotationValue", value)
			continue
		}

		outAnnotations[annotation] = value
	}
	return outAnnotations
}

func getNode(cli k8sclient.Interface, nodeName string) (*corev1.Node, error) {
	return cli.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(context.TODO(), nodeName, metav1.GetOptions{})
}

func getNodeFeatureGroup(cli nfdclientset.Interface, namespace, name string) (*nfdv1alpha1.NodeFeatureGroup, error) {
	return cli.NfdV1alpha1().NodeFeatureGroups(namespace).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
}

func getNodes(cli k8sclient.Interface) (*corev1.NodeList, error) {
	return cli.CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
}

func patchNode(cli k8sclient.Interface, nodeName string, patches []utils.JsonPatch, subresources ...string) error {
	if len(patches) == 0 {
		return nil
	}
	data, err := json.Marshal(patches)
	if err == nil {
		_, err = cli.CoreV1().Nodes().Patch(context.TODO(), nodeName, types.JSONPatchType, data, metav1.PatchOptions{}, subresources...)
	}
	return err
}

func patchNodeStatus(cli k8sclient.Interface, nodeName string, patches []utils.JsonPatch) error {
	return patchNode(cli, nodeName, patches, "status")
}