garbagecollector.go

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package garbagecollector

import (
	"fmt"
	"reflect"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"k8s.io/klog"

	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
	"k8s.io/client-go/discovery"
	"k8s.io/client-go/metadata"
	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"

	// import known versions
	_ "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
)

const ResourceResyncTime time.Duration = 0

// GarbageCollector runs reflectors to watch for changes of managed API
// objects, funnels the results to a single-threaded dependencyGraphBuilder,
// which builds a graph caching the dependencies among objects. Triggered by the
// graph changes, the dependencyGraphBuilder enqueues objects that can
// potentially be garbage-collected to the `attemptToDelete` queue, and enqueues
// objects whose dependents need to be orphaned to the `attemptToOrphan` queue.
// The GarbageCollector has workers who consume these two queues, send requests
// to the API server to delete/update the objects accordingly.
// Note that having the dependencyGraphBuilder notify the garbage collector
// ensures that the garbage collector operates with a graph that is at least as
// up to date as the notification is sent.
type GarbageCollector struct {
	restMapper     resettableRESTMapper
	metadataClient metadata.Interface
	// garbage collector attempts to delete the items in attemptToDelete queue when the time is ripe.
	attemptToDelete workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
	// garbage collector attempts to orphan the dependents of the items in the attemptToOrphan queue, then deletes the items.
	attemptToOrphan        workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
	dependencyGraphBuilder *GraphBuilder
	// GC caches the owners that do not exist according to the API server.
	absentOwnerCache *UIDCache

	workerLock sync.RWMutex
}

func NewGarbageCollector(
	metadataClient metadata.Interface,
	mapper resettableRESTMapper,
	deletableResources map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{},
	ignoredResources map[schema.GroupResource]struct{},
	sharedInformers controller.InformerFactory,
	informersStarted <-chan struct{},
) (*GarbageCollector, error) {
	attemptToDelete := workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "garbage_collector_attempt_to_delete")
	attemptToOrphan := workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "garbage_collector_attempt_to_orphan")
	absentOwnerCache := NewUIDCache(500)
	gc := &GarbageCollector{
		metadataClient:   metadataClient,
		restMapper:       mapper,
		attemptToDelete:  attemptToDelete,
		attemptToOrphan:  attemptToOrphan,
		absentOwnerCache: absentOwnerCache,
	}
	gb := &GraphBuilder{
		metadataClient:   metadataClient,
		informersStarted: informersStarted,
		restMapper:       mapper,
		graphChanges:     workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "garbage_collector_graph_changes"),
		uidToNode: &concurrentUIDToNode{
			uidToNode: make(map[types.UID]*node),
		},
		attemptToDelete:  attemptToDelete,
		attemptToOrphan:  attemptToOrphan,
		absentOwnerCache: absentOwnerCache,
		sharedInformers:  sharedInformers,
		ignoredResources: ignoredResources,
	}
	if err := gb.syncMonitors(deletableResources); err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("failed to sync all monitors: %v", err))
	}
	gc.dependencyGraphBuilder = gb

	return gc, nil
}

// resyncMonitors starts or stops resource monitors as needed to ensure that all
// (and only) those resources present in the map are monitored.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) resyncMonitors(deletableResources map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{}) error {
	if err := gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.syncMonitors(deletableResources); err != nil {
		return err
	}
	gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.startMonitors()
	return nil
}

func (gc *GarbageCollector) Run(workers int, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
	defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
	defer gc.attemptToDelete.ShutDown()
	defer gc.attemptToOrphan.ShutDown()
	defer gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.graphChanges.ShutDown()

	klog.Infof("Starting garbage collector controller")
	defer klog.Infof("Shutting down garbage collector controller")

	go gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.Run(stopCh)

	if !cache.WaitForNamedCacheSync("garbage collector", stopCh, gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.IsSynced) {
		return
	}

	klog.Infof("Garbage collector: all resource monitors have synced. Proceeding to collect garbage")

	// gc workers
	for i := 0; i < workers; i++ {
		go wait.Until(gc.runAttemptToDeleteWorker, 1*time.Second, stopCh)
		go wait.Until(gc.runAttemptToOrphanWorker, 1*time.Second, stopCh)
	}

	<-stopCh
}

// resettableRESTMapper is a RESTMapper which is capable of resetting itself
// from discovery.
type resettableRESTMapper interface {
	meta.RESTMapper
	Reset()
}

// Sync periodically resyncs the garbage collector when new resources are
// observed from discovery. When new resources are detected, Sync will stop all
// GC workers, reset gc.restMapper, and resync the monitors.
//
// Note that discoveryClient should NOT be shared with gc.restMapper, otherwise
// the mapper's underlying discovery client will be unnecessarily reset during
// the course of detecting new resources.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) Sync(discoveryClient discovery.ServerResourcesInterface, period time.Duration, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
	oldResources := make(map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{})
	wait.Until(func() {
		// Get the current resource list from discovery.
		newResources := GetDeletableResources(discoveryClient)

		// This can occur if there is an internal error in GetDeletableResources.
		if len(newResources) == 0 {
			klog.V(2).Infof("no resources reported by discovery, skipping garbage collector sync")
			return
		}

		// Decide whether discovery has reported a change.
		if reflect.DeepEqual(oldResources, newResources) {
			klog.V(5).Infof("no resource updates from discovery, skipping garbage collector sync")
			return
		}

		// Ensure workers are paused to avoid processing events before informers
		// have resynced.
		gc.workerLock.Lock()
		defer gc.workerLock.Unlock()

		// Once we get here, we should not unpause workers until we've successfully synced
		attempt := 0
		wait.PollImmediateUntil(100*time.Millisecond, func() (bool, error) {
			attempt++

			// On a reattempt, check if available resources have changed
			if attempt > 1 {
				newResources = GetDeletableResources(discoveryClient)
				if len(newResources) == 0 {
					klog.V(2).Infof("no resources reported by discovery (attempt %d)", attempt)
					return false, nil
				}
			}

			klog.V(2).Infof("syncing garbage collector with updated resources from discovery (attempt %d): %s", attempt, printDiff(oldResources, newResources))

			// Resetting the REST mapper will also invalidate the underlying discovery
			// client. This is a leaky abstraction and assumes behavior about the REST
			// mapper, but we'll deal with it for now.
			gc.restMapper.Reset()
			klog.V(4).Infof("reset restmapper")

			// Perform the monitor resync and wait for controllers to report cache sync.
			//
			// NOTE: It's possible that newResources will diverge from the resources
			// discovered by restMapper during the call to Reset, since they are
			// distinct discovery clients invalidated at different times. For example,
			// newResources may contain resources not returned in the restMapper's
			// discovery call if the resources appeared in-between the calls. In that
			// case, the restMapper will fail to map some of newResources until the next
			// attempt.
			if err := gc.resyncMonitors(newResources); err != nil {
				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("failed to sync resource monitors (attempt %d): %v", attempt, err))
				return false, nil
			}
			klog.V(4).Infof("resynced monitors")

			// wait for caches to fill for a while (our sync period) before attempting to rediscover resources and retry syncing.
			// this protects us from deadlocks where available resources changed and one of our informer caches will never fill.
			// informers keep attempting to sync in the background, so retrying doesn't interrupt them.
			// the call to resyncMonitors on the reattempt will no-op for resources that still exist.
			// note that workers stay paused until we successfully resync.
			if !cache.WaitForNamedCacheSync("garbage collector", waitForStopOrTimeout(stopCh, period), gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.IsSynced) {
				utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("timed out waiting for dependency graph builder sync during GC sync (attempt %d)", attempt))
				return false, nil
			}

			// success, break out of the loop
			return true, nil
		}, stopCh)

		// Finally, keep track of our new state. Do this after all preceding steps
		// have succeeded to ensure we'll retry on subsequent syncs if an error
		// occurred.
		oldResources = newResources
		klog.V(2).Infof("synced garbage collector")
	}, period, stopCh)
}

// printDiff returns a human-readable summary of what resources were added and removed
func printDiff(oldResources, newResources map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{}) string {
	removed := sets.NewString()
	for oldResource := range oldResources {
		if _, ok := newResources[oldResource]; !ok {
			removed.Insert(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", oldResource))
		}
	}
	added := sets.NewString()
	for newResource := range newResources {
		if _, ok := oldResources[newResource]; !ok {
			added.Insert(fmt.Sprintf("%+v", newResource))
		}
	}
	return fmt.Sprintf("added: %v, removed: %v", added.List(), removed.List())
}

// waitForStopOrTimeout returns a stop channel that closes when the provided stop channel closes or when the specified timeout is reached
func waitForStopOrTimeout(stopCh <-chan struct{}, timeout time.Duration) <-chan struct{} {
	stopChWithTimeout := make(chan struct{})
	go func() {
		select {
		case <-stopCh:
		case <-time.After(timeout):
		}
		close(stopChWithTimeout)
	}()
	return stopChWithTimeout
}

func (gc *GarbageCollector) IsSynced() bool {
	return gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.IsSynced()
}

func (gc *GarbageCollector) runAttemptToDeleteWorker() {
	for gc.attemptToDeleteWorker() {
	}
}

func (gc *GarbageCollector) attemptToDeleteWorker() bool {
	item, quit := gc.attemptToDelete.Get()
	gc.workerLock.RLock()
	defer gc.workerLock.RUnlock()
	if quit {
		return false
	}
	defer gc.attemptToDelete.Done(item)
	n, ok := item.(*node)
	if !ok {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("expect *node, got %#v", item))
		return true
	}
	err := gc.attemptToDeleteItem(n)
	if err != nil {
		if _, ok := err.(*restMappingError); ok {
			// There are at least two ways this can happen:
			// 1. The reference is to an object of a custom type that has not yet been
			//    recognized by gc.restMapper (this is a transient error).
			// 2. The reference is to an invalid group/version. We don't currently
			//    have a way to distinguish this from a valid type we will recognize
			//    after the next discovery sync.
			// For now, record the error and retry.
			klog.V(5).Infof("error syncing item %s: %v", n, err)
		} else {
			utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("error syncing item %s: %v", n, err))
		}
		// retry if garbage collection of an object failed.
		gc.attemptToDelete.AddRateLimited(item)
	} else if !n.isObserved() {
		// requeue if item hasn't been observed via an informer event yet.
		// otherwise a virtual node for an item added AND removed during watch reestablishment can get stuck in the graph and never removed.
		// see https://issue.k8s.io/56121
		klog.V(5).Infof("item %s hasn't been observed via informer yet", n.identity)
		gc.attemptToDelete.AddRateLimited(item)
	}
	return true
}

// isDangling check if a reference is pointing to an object that doesn't exist.
// If isDangling looks up the referenced object at the API server, it also
// returns its latest state.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) isDangling(reference metav1.OwnerReference, item *node) (
	dangling bool, owner *metav1.PartialObjectMetadata, err error) {
	if gc.absentOwnerCache.Has(reference.UID) {
		klog.V(5).Infof("according to the absentOwnerCache, object %s's owner %s/%s, %s does not exist", item.identity.UID, reference.APIVersion, reference.Kind, reference.Name)
		return true, nil, nil
	}
	// TODO: we need to verify the reference resource is supported by the
	// system. If it's not a valid resource, the garbage collector should i)
	// ignore the reference when decide if the object should be deleted, and
	// ii) should update the object to remove such references. This is to
	// prevent objects having references to an old resource from being
	// deleted during a cluster upgrade.
	resource, namespaced, err := gc.apiResource(reference.APIVersion, reference.Kind)
	if err != nil {
		return false, nil, err
	}

	// TODO: It's only necessary to talk to the API server if the owner node
	// is a "virtual" node. The local graph could lag behind the real
	// status, but in practice, the difference is small.
	owner, err = gc.metadataClient.Resource(resource).Namespace(resourceDefaultNamespace(namespaced, item.identity.Namespace)).Get(reference.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
	switch {
	case errors.IsNotFound(err):
		gc.absentOwnerCache.Add(reference.UID)
		klog.V(5).Infof("object %s's owner %s/%s, %s is not found", item.identity.UID, reference.APIVersion, reference.Kind, reference.Name)
		return true, nil, nil
	case err != nil:
		return false, nil, err
	}

	if owner.GetUID() != reference.UID {
		klog.V(5).Infof("object %s's owner %s/%s, %s is not found, UID mismatch", item.identity.UID, reference.APIVersion, reference.Kind, reference.Name)
		gc.absentOwnerCache.Add(reference.UID)
		return true, nil, nil
	}
	return false, owner, nil
}

// classify the latestReferences to three categories:
// solid: the owner exists, and is not "waitingForDependentsDeletion"
// dangling: the owner does not exist
// waitingForDependentsDeletion: the owner exists, its deletionTimestamp is non-nil, and it has
// FinalizerDeletingDependents
// This function communicates with the server.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) classifyReferences(item *node, latestReferences []metav1.OwnerReference) (
	solid, dangling, waitingForDependentsDeletion []metav1.OwnerReference, err error) {
	for _, reference := range latestReferences {
		isDangling, owner, err := gc.isDangling(reference, item)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, nil, err
		}
		if isDangling {
			dangling = append(dangling, reference)
			continue
		}

		ownerAccessor, err := meta.Accessor(owner)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, nil, nil, err
		}
		if ownerAccessor.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil && hasDeleteDependentsFinalizer(ownerAccessor) {
			waitingForDependentsDeletion = append(waitingForDependentsDeletion, reference)
		} else {
			solid = append(solid, reference)
		}
	}
	return solid, dangling, waitingForDependentsDeletion, nil
}

func ownerRefsToUIDs(refs []metav1.OwnerReference) []types.UID {
	var ret []types.UID
	for _, ref := range refs {
		ret = append(ret, ref.UID)
	}
	return ret
}

func (gc *GarbageCollector) attemptToDeleteItem(item *node) error {
	klog.V(2).Infof("processing item %s", item.identity)
	// "being deleted" is an one-way trip to the final deletion. We'll just wait for the final deletion, and then process the object's dependents.
	if item.isBeingDeleted() && !item.isDeletingDependents() {
		klog.V(5).Infof("processing item %s returned at once, because its DeletionTimestamp is non-nil", item.identity)
		return nil
	}
	// TODO: It's only necessary to talk to the API server if this is a
	// "virtual" node. The local graph could lag behind the real status, but in
	// practice, the difference is small.
	latest, err := gc.getObject(item.identity)
	switch {
	case errors.IsNotFound(err):
		// the GraphBuilder can add "virtual" node for an owner that doesn't
		// exist yet, so we need to enqueue a virtual Delete event to remove
		// the virtual node from GraphBuilder.uidToNode.
		klog.V(5).Infof("item %v not found, generating a virtual delete event", item.identity)
		gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.enqueueVirtualDeleteEvent(item.identity)
		// since we're manually inserting a delete event to remove this node,
		// we don't need to keep tracking it as a virtual node and requeueing in attemptToDelete
		item.markObserved()
		return nil
	case err != nil:
		return err
	}

	if latest.GetUID() != item.identity.UID {
		klog.V(5).Infof("UID doesn't match, item %v not found, generating a virtual delete event", item.identity)
		gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.enqueueVirtualDeleteEvent(item.identity)
		// since we're manually inserting a delete event to remove this node,
		// we don't need to keep tracking it as a virtual node and requeueing in attemptToDelete
		item.markObserved()
		return nil
	}

	// TODO: attemptToOrphanWorker() routine is similar. Consider merging
	// attemptToOrphanWorker() into attemptToDeleteItem() as well.
	if item.isDeletingDependents() {
		return gc.processDeletingDependentsItem(item)
	}

	// compute if we should delete the item
	ownerReferences := latest.GetOwnerReferences()
	if len(ownerReferences) == 0 {
		klog.V(2).Infof("object %s's doesn't have an owner, continue on next item", item.identity)
		return nil
	}

	solid, dangling, waitingForDependentsDeletion, err := gc.classifyReferences(item, ownerReferences)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	klog.V(5).Infof("classify references of %s.\nsolid: %#v\ndangling: %#v\nwaitingForDependentsDeletion: %#v\n", item.identity, solid, dangling, waitingForDependentsDeletion)

	switch {
	case len(solid) != 0:
		klog.V(2).Infof("object %#v has at least one existing owner: %#v, will not garbage collect", item.identity, solid)
		if len(dangling) == 0 && len(waitingForDependentsDeletion) == 0 {
			return nil
		}
		klog.V(2).Infof("remove dangling references %#v and waiting references %#v for object %s", dangling, waitingForDependentsDeletion, item.identity)
		// waitingForDependentsDeletion needs to be deleted from the
		// ownerReferences, otherwise the referenced objects will be stuck with
		// the FinalizerDeletingDependents and never get deleted.
		ownerUIDs := append(ownerRefsToUIDs(dangling), ownerRefsToUIDs(waitingForDependentsDeletion)...)
		patch := deleteOwnerRefStrategicMergePatch(item.identity.UID, ownerUIDs...)
		_, err = gc.patch(item, patch, func(n *node) ([]byte, error) {
			return gc.deleteOwnerRefJSONMergePatch(n, ownerUIDs...)
		})
		return err
	case len(waitingForDependentsDeletion) != 0 && item.dependentsLength() != 0:
		deps := item.getDependents()
		for _, dep := range deps {
			if dep.isDeletingDependents() {
				// this circle detection has false positives, we need to
				// apply a more rigorous detection if this turns out to be a
				// problem.
				// there are multiple workers run attemptToDeleteItem in
				// parallel, the circle detection can fail in a race condition.
				klog.V(2).Infof("processing object %s, some of its owners and its dependent [%s] have FinalizerDeletingDependents, to prevent potential cycle, its ownerReferences are going to be modified to be non-blocking, then the object is going to be deleted with Foreground", item.identity, dep.identity)
				patch, err := item.unblockOwnerReferencesStrategicMergePatch()
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				if _, err := gc.patch(item, patch, gc.unblockOwnerReferencesJSONMergePatch); err != nil {
					return err
				}
				break
			}
		}
		klog.V(2).Infof("at least one owner of object %s has FinalizerDeletingDependents, and the object itself has dependents, so it is going to be deleted in Foreground", item.identity)
		// the deletion event will be observed by the graphBuilder, so the item
		// will be processed again in processDeletingDependentsItem. If it
		// doesn't have dependents, the function will remove the
		// FinalizerDeletingDependents from the item, resulting in the final
		// deletion of the item.
		policy := metav1.DeletePropagationForeground
		return gc.deleteObject(item.identity, &policy)
	default:
		// item doesn't have any solid owner, so it needs to be garbage
		// collected. Also, none of item's owners is waiting for the deletion of
		// the dependents, so set propagationPolicy based on existing finalizers.
		var policy metav1.DeletionPropagation
		switch {
		case hasOrphanFinalizer(latest):
			// if an existing orphan finalizer is already on the object, honor it.
			policy = metav1.DeletePropagationOrphan
		case hasDeleteDependentsFinalizer(latest):
			// if an existing foreground finalizer is already on the object, honor it.
			policy = metav1.DeletePropagationForeground
		default:
			// otherwise, default to background.
			policy = metav1.DeletePropagationBackground
		}
		klog.V(2).Infof("delete object %s with propagation policy %s", item.identity, policy)
		return gc.deleteObject(item.identity, &policy)
	}
}

// process item that's waiting for its dependents to be deleted
func (gc *GarbageCollector) processDeletingDependentsItem(item *node) error {
	blockingDependents := item.blockingDependents()
	if len(blockingDependents) == 0 {
		klog.V(2).Infof("remove DeleteDependents finalizer for item %s", item.identity)
		return gc.removeFinalizer(item, metav1.FinalizerDeleteDependents)
	}
	for _, dep := range blockingDependents {
		if !dep.isDeletingDependents() {
			klog.V(2).Infof("adding %s to attemptToDelete, because its owner %s is deletingDependents", dep.identity, item.identity)
			gc.attemptToDelete.Add(dep)
		}
	}
	return nil
}

// dependents are copies of pointers to the owner's dependents, they don't need to be locked.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) orphanDependents(owner objectReference, dependents []*node) error {
	errCh := make(chan error, len(dependents))
	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
	wg.Add(len(dependents))
	for i := range dependents {
		go func(dependent *node) {
			defer wg.Done()
			// the dependent.identity.UID is used as precondition
			patch := deleteOwnerRefStrategicMergePatch(dependent.identity.UID, owner.UID)
			_, err := gc.patch(dependent, patch, func(n *node) ([]byte, error) {
				return gc.deleteOwnerRefJSONMergePatch(n, owner.UID)
			})
			// note that if the target ownerReference doesn't exist in the
			// dependent, strategic merge patch will NOT return an error.
			if err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
				errCh <- fmt.Errorf("orphaning %s failed, %v", dependent.identity, err)
			}
		}(dependents[i])
	}
	wg.Wait()
	close(errCh)

	var errorsSlice []error
	for e := range errCh {
		errorsSlice = append(errorsSlice, e)
	}

	if len(errorsSlice) != 0 {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to orphan dependents of owner %s, got errors: %s", owner, utilerrors.NewAggregate(errorsSlice).Error())
	}
	klog.V(5).Infof("successfully updated all dependents of owner %s", owner)
	return nil
}

func (gc *GarbageCollector) runAttemptToOrphanWorker() {
	for gc.attemptToOrphanWorker() {
	}
}

// attemptToOrphanWorker dequeues a node from the attemptToOrphan, then finds its
// dependents based on the graph maintained by the GC, then removes it from the
// OwnerReferences of its dependents, and finally updates the owner to remove
// the "Orphan" finalizer. The node is added back into the attemptToOrphan if any of
// these steps fail.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) attemptToOrphanWorker() bool {
	item, quit := gc.attemptToOrphan.Get()
	gc.workerLock.RLock()
	defer gc.workerLock.RUnlock()
	if quit {
		return false
	}
	defer gc.attemptToOrphan.Done(item)
	owner, ok := item.(*node)
	if !ok {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("expect *node, got %#v", item))
		return true
	}
	// we don't need to lock each element, because they never get updated
	owner.dependentsLock.RLock()
	dependents := make([]*node, 0, len(owner.dependents))
	for dependent := range owner.dependents {
		dependents = append(dependents, dependent)
	}
	owner.dependentsLock.RUnlock()

	err := gc.orphanDependents(owner.identity, dependents)
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("orphanDependents for %s failed with %v", owner.identity, err))
		gc.attemptToOrphan.AddRateLimited(item)
		return true
	}
	// update the owner, remove "orphaningFinalizer" from its finalizers list
	err = gc.removeFinalizer(owner, metav1.FinalizerOrphanDependents)
	if err != nil {
		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("removeOrphanFinalizer for %s failed with %v", owner.identity, err))
		gc.attemptToOrphan.AddRateLimited(item)
	}
	return true
}

// *FOR TEST USE ONLY*
// GraphHasUID returns if the GraphBuilder has a particular UID store in its
// uidToNode graph. It's useful for debugging.
// This method is used by integration tests.
func (gc *GarbageCollector) GraphHasUID(u types.UID) bool {
	_, ok := gc.dependencyGraphBuilder.uidToNode.Read(u)
	return ok
}

// GetDeletableResources returns all resources from discoveryClient that the
// garbage collector should recognize and work with. More specifically, all
// preferred resources which support the 'delete', 'list', and 'watch' verbs.
//
// All discovery errors are considered temporary. Upon encountering any error,
// GetDeletableResources will log and return any discovered resources it was
// able to process (which may be none).
func GetDeletableResources(discoveryClient discovery.ServerResourcesInterface) map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{} {
	preferredResources, err := discoveryClient.ServerPreferredResources()
	if err != nil {
		if discovery.IsGroupDiscoveryFailedError(err) {
			klog.Warningf("failed to discover some groups: %v", err.(*discovery.ErrGroupDiscoveryFailed).Groups)
		} else {
			klog.Warningf("failed to discover preferred resources: %v", err)
		}
	}
	if preferredResources == nil {
		return map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{}{}
	}

	// This is extracted from discovery.GroupVersionResources to allow tolerating
	// failures on a per-resource basis.
	deletableResources := discovery.FilteredBy(discovery.SupportsAllVerbs{Verbs: []string{"delete", "list", "watch"}}, preferredResources)
	deletableGroupVersionResources := map[schema.GroupVersionResource]struct{}{}
	for _, rl := range deletableResources {
		gv, err := schema.ParseGroupVersion(rl.GroupVersion)
		if err != nil {
			klog.Warningf("ignoring invalid discovered resource %q: %v", rl.GroupVersion, err)
			continue
		}
		for i := range rl.APIResources {
			deletableGroupVersionResources[schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: gv.Group, Version: gv.Version, Resource: rl.APIResources[i].Name}] = struct{}{}
		}
	}

	return deletableGroupVersionResources
}