configurable container capabilities

charts/postgres-operator/crds/operatorconfigurations.yaml

@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ spec:
               kubernetes:
                 type: object
                 properties:
+                  additional_pod_capabilities:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: string
                   cluster_domain:
                     type: string
                     default: "cluster.local"

charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ configUsers:
   super_username: postgres
 
 configKubernetes:
+  # list of additional capabilities for postgres container
+  # additional_pod_capabilities:
+  # - "SYS_NICE"
+
   # default DNS domain of K8s cluster where operator is running
   cluster_domain: cluster.local
   # additional labels assigned to the cluster objects

charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ configUsers:
   super_username: postgres
 
 configKubernetes:
+  # list of additional capabilities for postgres container
+  # additional_pod_capabilities: "SYS_NICE"
+
   # default DNS domain of K8s cluster where operator is running
   cluster_domain: cluster.local
   # additional labels assigned to the cluster objects

docs/reference/operator_parameters.md

@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ configuration they are grouped under the `kubernetes` key.
   used for AWS volume resizing and not required if you don't need that
   capability. The default is `false`.
 
+* **additional_pod_capabilities**
+  list of additional capabilities to be added to the postgres container's
+  SecurityContext (e.g. SYS_NICE etc.). Please, make sure first that the
+  PodSecruityPolicy allows the capabilities listed here. Otherwise, the
+  container will not start. The default is empty.
+
 * **master_pod_move_timeout**
   The period of time to wait for the success of migration of master pods from
   an unschedulable node. The migration includes Patroni switchovers to

e2e/tests/k8s_api.py

@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ def count_running_pods(self, labels='application=spilo,cluster-name=acid-minimal
         pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
         return len(list(filter(lambda x: x.status.phase == 'Running', pods)))
 
+    def count_pods_with_container_capabilities(self, capabilities, labels, namespace='default'):
+        pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
+        return len(list(filter(lambda x: x.spec.containers[0].security_context.capabilities.add == capabilities, pods)))
+
     def wait_for_pod_failover(self, failover_targets, labels, namespace='default'):
         pod_phase = 'Failing over'
         new_pod_node = ''
@@ -433,6 +437,10 @@ def count_running_pods(self, labels='application=spilo,cluster-name=acid-minimal
         pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
         return len(list(filter(lambda x: x.status.phase == 'Running', pods)))
 
+    def count_pods_with_container_capabilities(self, capabilities, labels, namespace='default'):
+        pods = self.api.core_v1.list_namespaced_pod(namespace, label_selector=labels).items
+        return len(list(filter(lambda x: x.spec.containers[0].security_context.capabilities.add == capabilities, pods)))
+
     def wait_for_pod_failover(self, failover_targets, labels, namespace='default'):
         pod_phase = 'Failing over'
         new_pod_node = ''

e2e/tests/test_e2e.py

@@ -155,6 +155,25 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
             print('Operator log: {}'.format(k8s.get_operator_log()))
             raise
 
+    @timeout_decorator.timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
+    def test_additional_pod_capabilities(self):
+        '''
+           Extend postgres container capabilities
+        '''
+        cluster_label = 'application=spilo,cluster-name=acid-minimal-cluster'
+        capabilities = ["SYS_NICE","CHOWN"]
+        patch_capabilities = {
+            "data": {
+                "additional_pod_capabilities": ','.join(capabilities),
+            },
+        }
+        self.k8s.update_config(patch_capabilities)
+        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: self.k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"},
+                             "Operator does not get in sync")
+
+        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: self.k8s.count_pods_with_container_capabilities(capabilities, cluster_label),
+                             2, "Container capabilities not updated")
+
     @timeout_decorator.timeout(TEST_TIMEOUT_SEC)
     def test_overwrite_pooler_deployment(self):
         self.k8s.create_with_kubectl("manifests/minimal-fake-pooler-deployment.yaml")

manifests/configmap.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: postgres-operator
 data:
+  # additional_pod_capabilities: "SYS_NICE"
   # additional_secret_mount: "some-secret-name"
   # additional_secret_mount_path: "/some/dir"
   api_port: "8080"

manifests/operatorconfiguration.crd.yaml

@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ spec:
               kubernetes:
                 type: object
                 properties:
+                  additional_pod_capabilities:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: string
                   cluster_domain:
                     type: string
                     default: "cluster.local"

manifests/postgresql-operator-default-configuration.yaml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ configuration:
     replication_username: standby
     super_username: postgres
   kubernetes:
+    # additional_pod_capabilities:
+    # - "SYS_NICE"
     cluster_domain: cluster.local
     cluster_labels:
       application: spilo

pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go

@@ -968,6 +968,14 @@ var OperatorConfigCRDResourceValidation = apiextv1.CustomResourceValidation{
 					"kubernetes": {
 						Type: "object",
 						Properties: map[string]apiextv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+							"additional_pod_capabilities": {
+								Type: "array",
+								Items: &apiextv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
+									Schema: &apiextv1.JSONSchemaProps{
+										Type: "string",
+									},
+								},
+							},
 							"cluster_domain": {
 								Type: "string",
 							},

pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/operator_configuration_type.go

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type KubernetesMetaConfiguration struct {
 	SpiloRunAsUser                         *int64                       `json:"spilo_runasuser,omitempty"`
 	SpiloRunAsGroup                        *int64                       `json:"spilo_runasgroup,omitempty"`
 	SpiloFSGroup                           *int64                       `json:"spilo_fsgroup,omitempty"`
+	AdditionalPodCapabilities              []string                     `json:"additional_pod_capabilities,omitempty"`
 	WatchedNamespace                       string                       `json:"watched_namespace,omitempty"`
 	PDBNameFormat                          config.StringTemplate        `json:"pdb_name_format,omitempty"`
 	EnablePodDisruptionBudget              *bool                        `json:"enable_pod_disruption_budget,omitempty"`

pkg/cluster/k8sres.go

@@ -320,6 +320,19 @@ func getLocalAndBoostrapPostgreSQLParameters(parameters map[string]string) (loca
 	return
 }
 
+func generateCapabilities(capabilities []string) v1.Capabilities {
+	if len(capabilities) > 1 {
+		additionalCapabilities := []v1.Capability{}
+		for _, capability := range capabilities {
+			additionalCapabilities = append(additionalCapabilities, v1.Capability(strings.ToUpper(capability)))
+		}
+		return v1.Capabilities{
+			Add: additionalCapabilities,
+		}
+	}
+	return v1.Capabilities{}
+}
+
 func nodeAffinity(nodeReadinessLabel map[string]string, nodeAffinity *v1.NodeAffinity) *v1.Affinity {
 	if len(nodeReadinessLabel) == 0 && nodeAffinity == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -430,6 +443,7 @@ func generateContainer(
 	envVars []v1.EnvVar,
 	volumeMounts []v1.VolumeMount,
 	privilegedMode bool,
+	additionalPodCapabilities v1.Capabilities,
 ) *v1.Container {
 	return &v1.Container{
 		Name:            name,
@@ -456,6 +470,7 @@ func generateContainer(
 			AllowPrivilegeEscalation: &privilegedMode,
 			Privileged:               &privilegedMode,
 			ReadOnlyRootFilesystem:   util.False(),
+			Capabilities:             &additionalPodCapabilities,
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -1148,6 +1163,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateStatefulSet(spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec) (*appsv1.Statef
 		deduplicateEnvVars(spiloEnvVars, c.containerName(), c.logger),
 		volumeMounts,
 		c.OpConfig.Resources.SpiloPrivileged,
+		generateCapabilities(c.OpConfig.AdditionalPodCapabilities),
 	)
 
 	// generate container specs for sidecars specified in the cluster manifest
@@ -1901,6 +1917,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateLogicalBackupJob() (*batchv1beta1.CronJob, error) {
 		envVars,
 		[]v1.VolumeMount{},
 		c.OpConfig.SpiloPrivileged, // use same value as for normal DB pods
+		v1.Capabilities{},
 	)
 
 	labels := map[string]string{

pkg/cluster/k8sres_test.go

@@ -1489,3 +1489,42 @@ func TestGenerateService(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, v1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicyTypeLocal, service.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy)
 
 }
+
+func TestGenerateCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
+
+	testName := "TestGenerateCapabilities"
+	tests := []struct {
+		subTest      string
+		configured   []string
+		capabilities v1.Capabilities
+		err          error
+	}{
+		{
+			subTest:      "no capabilities",
+			configured:   nil,
+			capabilities: v1.Capabilities{},
+			err:          fmt.Errorf("could not parse capabilities configuration of nil"),
+		},
+		{
+			subTest:      "empty capabilities",
+			configured:   []string{},
+			capabilities: v1.Capabilities{},
+			err:          fmt.Errorf("could not parse empty capabilities configuration"),
+		},
+		{
+			subTest:    "configured capabilities",
+			configured: []string{"SYS_NICE", "CHOWN"},
+			capabilities: v1.Capabilities{
+				Add: []v1.Capability{"SYS_NICE", "CHOWN"},
+			},
+			err: fmt.Errorf("could not parse empty capabilities configuration"),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		caps := generateCapabilities(tt.configured)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(caps, tt.capabilities) {
+			t.Errorf("%s %s: expected `%v` but got `%v`",
+				testName, tt.subTest, tt.capabilities, caps)
+		}
+	}
+}

pkg/controller/operator_config.go

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func (c *Controller) importConfigurationFromCRD(fromCRD *acidv1.OperatorConfigur
 	result.SpiloRunAsUser = fromCRD.Kubernetes.SpiloRunAsUser
 	result.SpiloRunAsGroup = fromCRD.Kubernetes.SpiloRunAsGroup
 	result.SpiloFSGroup = fromCRD.Kubernetes.SpiloFSGroup
+	result.AdditionalPodCapabilities = fromCRD.Kubernetes.AdditionalPodCapabilities
 	result.ClusterDomain = util.Coalesce(fromCRD.Kubernetes.ClusterDomain, "cluster.local")
 	result.WatchedNamespace = fromCRD.Kubernetes.WatchedNamespace
 	result.PDBNameFormat = fromCRD.Kubernetes.PDBNameFormat

pkg/util/config/config.go

@@ -23,38 +23,39 @@ type CRD struct {
 
 // Resources describes kubernetes resource specific configuration parameters
 type Resources struct {
-	ResourceCheckInterval   time.Duration       `name:"resource_check_interval" default:"3s"`
-	ResourceCheckTimeout    time.Duration       `name:"resource_check_timeout" default:"10m"`
-	PodLabelWaitTimeout     time.Duration       `name:"pod_label_wait_timeout" default:"10m"`
-	PodDeletionWaitTimeout  time.Duration       `name:"pod_deletion_wait_timeout" default:"10m"`
-	PodTerminateGracePeriod time.Duration       `name:"pod_terminate_grace_period" default:"5m"`
-	SpiloRunAsUser          *int64              `json:"spilo_runasuser,omitempty"`
-	SpiloRunAsGroup         *int64              `json:"spilo_runasgroup,omitempty"`
-	SpiloFSGroup            *int64              `name:"spilo_fsgroup"`
-	PodPriorityClassName    string              `name:"pod_priority_class_name"`
-	ClusterDomain           string              `name:"cluster_domain" default:"cluster.local"`
-	SpiloPrivileged         bool                `name:"spilo_privileged" default:"false"`
-	ClusterLabels           map[string]string   `name:"cluster_labels" default:"application:spilo"`
-	InheritedLabels         []string            `name:"inherited_labels" default:""`
-	InheritedAnnotations    []string            `name:"inherited_annotations" default:""`
-	DownscalerAnnotations   []string            `name:"downscaler_annotations"`
-	ClusterNameLabel        string              `name:"cluster_name_label" default:"cluster-name"`
-	DeleteAnnotationDateKey string              `name:"delete_annotation_date_key"`
-	DeleteAnnotationNameKey string              `name:"delete_annotation_name_key"`
-	PodRoleLabel            string              `name:"pod_role_label" default:"spilo-role"`
-	PodToleration           map[string]string   `name:"toleration" default:""`
-	DefaultCPURequest       string              `name:"default_cpu_request" default:"100m"`
-	DefaultMemoryRequest    string              `name:"default_memory_request" default:"100Mi"`
-	DefaultCPULimit         string              `name:"default_cpu_limit" default:"1"`
-	DefaultMemoryLimit      string              `name:"default_memory_limit" default:"500Mi"`
-	MinCPULimit             string              `name:"min_cpu_limit" default:"250m"`
-	MinMemoryLimit          string              `name:"min_memory_limit" default:"250Mi"`
-	PodEnvironmentConfigMap spec.NamespacedName `name:"pod_environment_configmap"`
-	PodEnvironmentSecret    string              `name:"pod_environment_secret"`
-	NodeReadinessLabel      map[string]string   `name:"node_readiness_label" default:""`
-	MaxInstances            int32               `name:"max_instances" default:"-1"`
-	MinInstances            int32               `name:"min_instances" default:"-1"`
-	ShmVolume               *bool               `name:"enable_shm_volume" default:"true"`
+	ResourceCheckInterval     time.Duration       `name:"resource_check_interval" default:"3s"`
+	ResourceCheckTimeout      time.Duration       `name:"resource_check_timeout" default:"10m"`
+	PodLabelWaitTimeout       time.Duration       `name:"pod_label_wait_timeout" default:"10m"`
+	PodDeletionWaitTimeout    time.Duration       `name:"pod_deletion_wait_timeout" default:"10m"`
+	PodTerminateGracePeriod   time.Duration       `name:"pod_terminate_grace_period" default:"5m"`
+	SpiloRunAsUser            *int64              `json:"spilo_runasuser,omitempty"`
+	SpiloRunAsGroup           *int64              `json:"spilo_runasgroup,omitempty"`
+	SpiloFSGroup              *int64              `name:"spilo_fsgroup"`
+	PodPriorityClassName      string              `name:"pod_priority_class_name"`
+	ClusterDomain             string              `name:"cluster_domain" default:"cluster.local"`
+	SpiloPrivileged           bool                `name:"spilo_privileged" default:"false"`
+	AdditionalPodCapabilities []string            `name:"additional_pod_capabilities" default:""`
+	ClusterLabels             map[string]string   `name:"cluster_labels" default:"application:spilo"`
+	InheritedLabels           []string            `name:"inherited_labels" default:""`
+	InheritedAnnotations      []string            `name:"inherited_annotations" default:""`
+	DownscalerAnnotations     []string            `name:"downscaler_annotations"`
+	ClusterNameLabel          string              `name:"cluster_name_label" default:"cluster-name"`
+	DeleteAnnotationDateKey   string              `name:"delete_annotation_date_key"`
+	DeleteAnnotationNameKey   string              `name:"delete_annotation_name_key"`
+	PodRoleLabel              string              `name:"pod_role_label" default:"spilo-role"`
+	PodToleration             map[string]string   `name:"toleration" default:""`
+	DefaultCPURequest         string              `name:"default_cpu_request" default:"100m"`
+	DefaultMemoryRequest      string              `name:"default_memory_request" default:"100Mi"`
+	DefaultCPULimit           string              `name:"default_cpu_limit" default:"1"`
+	DefaultMemoryLimit        string              `name:"default_memory_limit" default:"500Mi"`
+	MinCPULimit               string              `name:"min_cpu_limit" default:"250m"`
+	MinMemoryLimit            string              `name:"min_memory_limit" default:"250Mi"`
+	PodEnvironmentConfigMap   spec.NamespacedName `name:"pod_environment_configmap"`
+	PodEnvironmentSecret      string              `name:"pod_environment_secret"`
+	NodeReadinessLabel        map[string]string   `name:"node_readiness_label" default:""`
+	MaxInstances              int32               `name:"max_instances" default:"-1"`
+	MinInstances              int32               `name:"min_instances" default:"-1"`
+	ShmVolume                 *bool               `name:"enable_shm_volume" default:"true"`
 }
 
 type InfrastructureRole struct {