[Failing Test] [sig-node] ImageVolume should succeed with pod and pull policy of Always [MinimumKubeletVersion:1.35] #135247
Description
Which jobs are failing?
- sig-release-master-blocking
- gce-cos-master-default
Which tests are failing?
Since when has it been failing?
- First failure: Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:12:02 UTC
- Latest failure: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 02:59:04 UTC
Testgrid link
- https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-release-master-blocking#gce-cos-master-default&exclude-non-failed-tests=
- https://storage.googleapis.com/k8s-triage/index.html?job=ci-kubernetes-e2e-gci-gce%24&test=ImageVolume%20should%20succeed%20with%20pod%20and%20pull%20policy%20of%20Always
Reason for failure (if possible)
{ failed [FAILED] Failed to await for the pod to be running: (image-volume-6922/test-pod): Timed out after 300.001s.
Expected Pod to be in <v1.PodPhase>: "Running"
Got instead:
<*v1.Pod | 0xc006bf0f08>:
metadata:
creationTimestamp: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
generation: 1
labels:
topology.kubernetes.io/region: us-central1
topology.kubernetes.io/zone: us-central1-b
managedFields:
- apiVersion: v1
fieldsType: FieldsV1
fieldsV1:
f:spec:
f:containers:
k:{"name":"test-container"}:
.: {}
f:command: {}
f:image: {}
f:imagePullPolicy: {}
f:name: {}
f:resources: {}
f:terminationMessagePath: {}
f:terminationMessagePolicy: {}
f:volumeMounts:
.: {}
k:{"mountPath":"/volume"}:
.: {}
f:mountPath: {}
f:name: {}
f:dnsPolicy: {}
f:enableServiceLinks: {}
f:restartPolicy: {}
f:schedulerName: {}
f:securityContext: {}
f:terminationGracePeriodSeconds: {}
f:volumes:
.: {}
k:{"name":"volume"}:
.: {}
f:image:
.: {}
f:pullPolicy: {}
f:reference: {}
f:name: {}
manager: e2e.test
operation: Update
time: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
- apiVersion: v1
fieldsType: FieldsV1
fieldsV1:
f:status:
f:conditions:
k:{"type":"ContainersReady"}:
.: {}
f:lastProbeTime: {}
f:lastTransitionTime: {}
f:message: {}
f:observedGeneration: {}
f:reason: {}
f:status: {}
f:type: {}
k:{"type":"Initialized"}:
.: {}
f:lastProbeTime: {}
f:lastTransitionTime: {}
f:observedGeneration: {}
f:status: {}
f:type: {}
k:{"type":"PodReadyToStartContainers"}:
.: {}
f:lastProbeTime: {}
f:lastTransitionTime: {}
f:observedGeneration: {}
f:status: {}
f:type: {}
k:{"type":"PodScheduled"}:
f:observedGeneration: {}
k:{"type":"Ready"}:
.: {}
f:lastProbeTime: {}
f:lastTransitionTime: {}
f:message: {}
f:observedGeneration: {}
f:reason: {}
f:status: {}
f:type: {}
f:containerStatuses: {}
f:hostIP: {}
f:hostIPs: {}
f:observedGeneration: {}
f:podIP: {}
f:podIPs:
.: {}
k:{"ip":"10.64.1.91"}:
.: {}
f:ip: {}
f:startTime: {}
manager: kubelet
operation: Update
subresource: status
time: "2025-11-11T02:31:00Z"
name: test-pod
namespace: image-volume-6922
resourceVersion: "23417"
uid: 4dd37e99-418b-498b-9f1a-be7938f18321
spec:
containers:
- command:
- /bin/sh
- -c
- while true; do echo test; sleep 1; done
image: registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/busybox:1.37.0-1
imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
name: test-container
resources: {}
terminationMessagePath: /dev/termination-log
terminationMessagePolicy: File
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: /volume
name: volume
- mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
name: kube-api-access-tg4lz
readOnly: true
dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
enableServiceLinks: true
nodeName: bootstrap-e2e-minion-group-cvt7
preemptionPolicy: PreemptLowerPriority
priority: 0
restartPolicy: Always
schedulerName: default-scheduler
securityContext: {}
serviceAccount: default
serviceAccountName: default
terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
tolerations:
- effect: NoExecute
key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
operator: Exists
tolerationSeconds: 300
- effect: NoExecute
key: node.kubernetes.io/unreachable
operator: Exists
tolerationSeconds: 300
volumes:
- image:
pullPolicy: Always
reference: registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/kitten:1.7
name: volume
- name: kube-api-access-tg4lz
projected:
defaultMode: 420
sources:
- serviceAccountToken:
expirationSeconds: 3607
path: token
- configMap:
items:
- key: ca.crt
path: ca.crt
name: kube-root-ca.crt
- downwardAPI:
items:
- fieldRef:
apiVersion: v1
fieldPath: metadata.namespace
path: namespace
status:
conditions:
- lastProbeTime: null
lastTransitionTime: "2025-11-11T02:26:16Z"
observedGeneration: 1
status: "True"
type: PodReadyToStartContainers
- lastProbeTime: null
lastTransitionTime: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
observedGeneration: 1
status: "True"
type: Initialized
- lastProbeTime: null
lastTransitionTime: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
message: 'containers with unready status: [test-container]'
observedGeneration: 1
reason: ContainersNotReady
status: "False"
type: Ready
- lastProbeTime: null
lastTransitionTime: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
message: 'containers with unready status: [test-container]'
observedGeneration: 1
reason: ContainersNotReady
status: "False"
type: ContainersReady
- lastProbeTime: null
lastTransitionTime: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
observedGeneration: 1
status: "True"
type: PodScheduled
containerStatuses:
- image: registry.k8s.io/e2e-test-images/busybox:1.37.0-1
imageID: ""
lastState: {}
name: test-container
ready: false
restartCount: 0
started: false
state:
waiting:
message: 'failed to generate container "12fc7e3a20ad8cdab7c060719b7cb4726c7c4eda968934fa354c5d823a1ce292"
spec: failed to generate spec: failed to mkdir "": mkdir : no such file
or directory'
reason: CreateContainerError
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: /volume
name: volume
- mountPath: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount
name: kube-api-access-tg4lz
readOnly: true
recursiveReadOnly: Disabled
hostIP: 10.40.0.3
hostIPs:
- ip: 10.40.0.3
observedGeneration: 1
phase: Pending
podIP: 10.64.1.91
podIPs:
- ip: 10.64.1.91
qosClass: BestEffort
startTime: "2025-11-11T02:26:12Z"
In [It] at: k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/common/node/image_volume.go:118 @ 11/11/25 02:31:12.672
}
Anything else we need to know?
No response
Relevant SIG(s)
/sig node
/kind failing-test
cc @kubernetes/release-team-release-signal