Force file sync after writing file via container in test

test/e2e/framework/framework.go

@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ func (f *Framework) WriteFileViaContainer(podName, containerName string, path st
 			return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported character in string to write: %v", c)
 		}
 	}
-	command := fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' > '%s'", contents, path)
+	command := fmt.Sprintf("echo '%s' > '%s'; sync", contents, path)
 	stdout, stderr, err := kubectlExecWithRetry(f.Namespace.Name, podName, containerName, "--", "/bin/sh", "-c", command)
 	if err != nil {
 		Logf("error running kubectl exec to write file: %v\nstdout=%v\nstderr=%v)", err, string(stdout), string(stderr))

test/e2e/storage/pd.go

@@ -33,13 +33,15 @@ import (
 	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
+	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/providers/gce"
 	e2epv "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pv"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/storage/utils"
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ const (
 	nodeStatusTimeout   = 10 * time.Minute
 	nodeStatusPollTime  = 1 * time.Second
 	podEvictTimeout     = 2 * time.Minute
-	maxReadRetry        = 3
 	minNodes            = 2
 )
 
@@ -188,6 +189,8 @@ var _ = utils.SIGDescribe("Pod Disks", func() {
 					ginkgo.By("deleting host0Pod") // delete this pod before creating next pod
 					framework.ExpectNoError(podClient.Delete(host0Pod.Name, podDelOpt), "Failed to delete host0Pod")
 					framework.Logf("deleted host0Pod %q", host0Pod.Name)
+					e2epod.WaitForPodToDisappear(cs, host0Pod.Namespace, host0Pod.Name, labels.Everything(), framework.Poll, framework.PodDeleteTimeout)
+					framework.Logf("deleted host0Pod %q disappeared", host0Pod.Name)
 				}
 
 				ginkgo.By("creating host1Pod on node1")
@@ -452,28 +455,13 @@ func countReadyNodes(c clientset.Interface, hostName types.NodeName) int {
 
 func verifyPDContentsViaContainer(f *framework.Framework, podName, containerName string, fileAndContentToVerify map[string]string) {
 	for filePath, expectedContents := range fileAndContentToVerify {
-		var value string
-		// Add a retry to avoid temporal failure in reading the content
-		for i := 0; i < maxReadRetry; i++ {
-			v, err := f.ReadFileViaContainer(podName, containerName, filePath)
-			value = v
-			if err != nil {
-				framework.Logf("Error reading file: %v", err)
-			}
-			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
-			framework.Logf("Read file %q with content: %v (iteration %d)", filePath, v, i)
-			if strings.TrimSpace(v) != strings.TrimSpace(expectedContents) {
-				framework.Logf("Warning: read content <%q> does not match execpted content <%q>.", v, expectedContents)
-				size, err := f.CheckFileSizeViaContainer(podName, containerName, filePath)
-				if err != nil {
-					framework.Logf("Error checking file size: %v", err)
-				}
-				framework.Logf("Check file %q size: %q", filePath, size)
-			} else {
-				break
-			}
+		// No retry loop as there should not be temporal based failures
+		v, err := f.ReadFileViaContainer(podName, containerName, filePath)
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Error reading file %s via container %s", filePath, containerName)
+		framework.Logf("Read file %q with content: %v", filePath, v)
+		if strings.TrimSpace(v) != strings.TrimSpace(expectedContents) {
+			framework.Failf("Read content <%q> does not match execpted content <%q>.", v, expectedContents)
 		}
-		framework.ExpectEqual(strings.TrimSpace(value), strings.TrimSpace(expectedContents))
 	}
 }