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Summary

Follow-up to #1876. That PR added the k8s workload defaults on the models service's DeploymentsPluginConfig, so only model deployments got a useful default set — agent deployments (and any other deployments-plugin consumer) going through the same k8s executor got nothing. This moves the mechanism down to the deployments-plugin executor so every consumer inherits whatever defaults an operator sets.

It also removes the Istio native-sidecar annotation from the chart default — that annotation is an env-specific concern and belongs in a deployment's own values (e.g. the aire-dev Flux app), not baked into the platform chart.

Changes

  • K8sExecutorConfig (backends/k8s/config.py): add default_pod_annotations, default_node_selector, default_tolerations, default_affinity, default_topology_spread_constraints, plus to_k8s_defaults() that bundles them into an ExecutorK8sDefaults.
  • compile_workload (backends/k8s/compiler.py): new ExecutorK8sDefaults dataclass + an executor_defaults param applied as the base layer. Per-entity backend_config.k8s overrides it — annotations merge key-wise (entity key wins); node_selector / tolerations / affinity / topology-spread apply only when the entity leaves them unset.
  • Thread executor_defaults through create_job/create_deploymentbuild_job_body/build_deployment_bodycompile_workload (mirrors the existing executor_image_pull_secrets plumbing); the backend passes self._executor_config.to_k8s_defaults().
  • Helm chart: remove the default_pod_annotations: {sidecar.istio.io/nativeSidecar: "true"} default that feat(deployments): pass pod annotations through k8s workloads + platform defaults #1876 added to the models-backend block. The chart no longer ships that value; the executor-config mechanism lets any deployment set it via deployments.executors[].config.default_pod_annotations.

Net: models and agents (and future consumers) inherit executor-level k8s defaults from one canonical place, and the native-sidecar annotation is configured per-environment rather than baked into the chart.

Type of Change

  • Code change with documentation updates

Quality Gates

  • Tests added or updated for changed behavior
  • Documentation updated for user-visible behavior

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helm-docs regenerated k8s/helm/README.md (line-anchor shifts only)

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  • New Features

    • Added executor-level Kubernetes workload defaults for pod annotations, node selectors, tolerations, affinity, and topology-spread constraints.
    • Defaults apply across workloads, with entity-specific settings taking precedence.
  • Configuration

    • Native sidecar pod annotations are no longer applied by default to model deployments and local Kubernetes executor workloads.
  • Documentation

    • Updated Helm chart configuration references.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for default propagation, overrides, annotation merging, and empty configuration behavior.

…lerations/affinity

Follow-up to the pod-annotations passthrough: move the k8s workload defaults
down to the deployments-plugin *executor* so EVERY consumer (models AND agents,
and any future one) inherits them, not just the models service.

The prior change put default_pod_annotations / default_node_selector /
default_tolerations on the models-service DeploymentsPluginConfig, so only model
deployments got a useful default set — agent deployments through the same k8s
executor got nothing. This adds the same five defaults
(default_pod_annotations, default_node_selector, default_tolerations,
default_affinity, default_topology_spread_constraints) to the plugin
K8sExecutorConfig and threads them through create_job/create_deployment ->
build_job_body/build_deployment_body -> compile_workload as an ExecutorK8sDefaults
base layer (mirroring executor_image_pull_secrets). Per-entity backend_config.k8s
values override: annotations merge key-wise (entity key wins); node_selector /
tolerations / affinity / topology_spread are applied only when the entity leaves
them unset.

Ships the Istio native-sidecar annotation as the executor default in the helm
chart (moved from the models-backend block to the k8s executor config), so it now
covers agent deployments too. Adds unit coverage for the executor-defaults merge,
per-entity precedence, empty-default no-op, and K8sExecutorConfig.to_k8s_defaults.

Signed-off-by: Ben McCown <bmccown@nvidia.com>
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The Kubernetes backend now supports executor-level pod defaults for deployments and jobs. Entity settings override these defaults. Helm values remove the Istio native-sidecar annotation from affected defaults, and documentation links reflect shifted values.yaml lines.

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Kubernetes executor defaults

Layer / File(s) Summary
Defaults contract and workload compilation
plugins/nemo-deployments/src/nemo_deployments_plugin/backends/k8s/compiler.py, plugins/nemo-deployments/src/nemo_deployments_plugin/backends/k8s/config.py
Adds ExecutorK8sDefaults and executor-level configuration for annotations, selectors, tolerations, affinity, and topology spread constraints. compile_workload applies defaults when entity settings are unset and gives entity annotations precedence.
Deployment and job wiring
plugins/nemo-deployments/src/nemo_deployments_plugin/backends/k8s/backend.py, plugins/nemo-deployments/src/nemo_deployments_plugin/backends/k8s/deployments.py, plugins/nemo-deployments/src/nemo_deployments_plugin/backends/k8s/jobs.py
Passes executor defaults from K8sExecutorConfig through deployment and job creation to workload compilation.
Helm configuration and validation
k8s/helm/values.yaml, k8s/helm/README.md, plugins/nemo-deployments/tests/unit/backends/k8s/test_backend.py, plugins/nemo-deployments/tests/unit/backends/k8s/test_compiler.py
Removes the Istio native-sidecar annotation from model backend and local-k8s executor defaults, updates shifted documentation links, and tests conversion, precedence, and empty defaults.

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  participant K8sBackend
  participant K8sExecutorConfig
  participant create_deployment
  participant create_job
  participant compile_workload
  K8sBackend->>K8sExecutorConfig: read executor pod defaults
  K8sBackend->>create_deployment: create deployment with defaults
  K8sBackend->>create_job: create job with defaults
  create_deployment->>compile_workload: forward defaults
  create_job->>compile_workload: forward defaults
  compile_workload->>compile_workload: apply defaults and entity precedence
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Executor-level Kubernetes defaults may be applied when an entity explicitly intends to clear scheduling settings, and mutable nested defaults may leak across workload configuration. These behaviors should be resolved before merging.

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- Line 646: Update compile_workload and the executor-default checks to use
K8sDeploymentConfig Pydantic field-presence tracking, distinguishing explicitly
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# only when the entity left them unset; annotations merge key-wise below.
entity_pod_annotations = dict(k8s_config.pod_annotations) if k8s_config is not None else {}
if executor_defaults is not None:
if executor_defaults.node_selector and "node_selector" not in pod_spec_kwargs:

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Preserve explicit empty scheduling overrides.

When K8sDeploymentConfig receives an empty scheduling value, compile_workload omits that field from pod_spec_kwargs. The executor-default checks then apply a default. Use Pydantic field-presence tracking so explicit empty nodeSelector, tolerations, affinity, and topologySpreadConstraints values suppress matching executor defaults. Add regression tests.

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at line 646, Update compile_workload and the executor-default checks to use
K8sDeploymentConfig Pydantic field-presence tracking, distinguishing explicitly
provided empty nodeSelector, tolerations, affinity, and
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affinity=dict(self.default_affinity),
topology_spread_constraints=[dict(item) for item in self.default_topology_spread_constraints],

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Deep-copy nested Kubernetes defaults.

dict(self.default_affinity) and [dict(item) ...] copy only the outer containers. Nested nodeAffinity, labelSelector, and similar objects remain shared with K8sExecutorConfig. If a caller or compiler mutates the returned defaults, later workloads use the mutated executor configuration. Use deep copies for these raw Kubernetes objects.

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+from copy import deepcopy
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...
-            affinity=dict(self.default_affinity),
-            topology_spread_constraints=[dict(item) for item in self.default_topology_spread_constraints],
+            affinity=deepcopy(self.default_affinity),
+            topology_spread_constraints=deepcopy(self.default_topology_spread_constraints),
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affinity=dict(self.default_affinity),
topology_spread_constraints=[dict(item) for item in self.default_topology_spread_constraints],
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K8sExecutorConfig to perform deep copies of default_affinity and
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Unit Tests 39283/50257 78.2% 62.3%
Integration Tests 23879/47485 50.3% 23.0%

Per review: the Istio native-sidecar annotation should not be baked into the
chart as a platform default — it is an env-specific concern that belongs in the
deployment's own values (e.g. the aire-dev Flux app). Remove the
default_pod_annotations default that #1876 added to the chart's models-backend
block. The executor-config MECHANISM added in this PR
(K8sExecutorConfig.default_pod_annotations et al.) stays, so any deployment can
still set the annotation via deployments.executors[].config.default_pod_annotations;
the chart just no longer ships a value. Regenerated the helm README (line-anchor
shifts only).

Signed-off-by: Ben McCown <bmccown@nvidia.com>
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