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fix(machine-a-tron): add discovery_retry_interval knob - #5072

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Machine-a-tron retries DiscoverMachine RPC request once per "working interval". This may cause retry storm far higher than real production can produce.

This PR changes retries to production-like value of 60s by default.

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  • New Features
    • Added configurable discovery retry intervals for machine and rack configurations.
    • Defaults to 60 seconds, with support for separate machine and rack values and global fallback settings.
    • Deployment configuration now supports customizing the interval, including faster retry schedules.
    • Failed machine discovery attempts now follow the configured retry interval.
  • Tests
    • Added coverage for default and customized retry interval settings.

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Machine and rack configurations now support a dedicated discovery retry interval. The interval defaults to 60 seconds, controls initial discovery retries, propagates through generated configurations, and is rendered by Helm and integration-test configurations.

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Discovery retry interval

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configuration and propagation
crates/machine-a-tron/src/config.rs
Machine and rack configurations define the interval with a 60-second default. Rack-generated machine configurations and conversion tests preserve the value.
Discovery retry scheduling
crates/machine-a-tron/src/machine_state_machine.rs
Initial discovery failures use discovery_retry_interval instead of run_interval_working.
Deployment wiring and validation
helm/charts/nico-machine-a-tron/..., dev/deployment/tilt/values.yaml, crates/api-integration-tests/tests/*
Helm and Tilt values render the interval. Helm tests cover default and custom values. Integration tests use a 100-millisecond interval.

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The new retry interval reduces excessive discovery retries, but a zero-valued configuration can still trigger an unintended rapid retry loop. The change is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up to validate that the interval is positive.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant MachineConfig
  participant machine_state_machine
  participant DiscoveryAttempt
  MachineConfig->>machine_state_machine: provide discovery_retry_interval
  machine_state_machine->>DiscoveryAttempt: schedule next discovery after configured interval
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In `@crates/machine-a-tron/src/config.rs`:
- Around line 94-99: Update MachineATronConfig::validate and the corresponding
rack configuration validation to reject Duration::ZERO for
discovery_retry_interval, including values created directly in Rust. Add a
table-driven validation test covering zero and valid nonzero intervals for both
machine and rack configurations.

In `@helm/charts/nico-machine-a-tron/tests/configmap_test.yaml`:
- Around line 18-20: Extend the configmap rendering tests to cover the
rack-section discovery_retry_interval output, asserting the default value is
"60s" and the machineDefaults override produces "7s". Anchor the additions to
the existing matchRegex assertions for mat.toml and the rack rendering branch in
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Comment on lines +94 to +99
#[serde(
default = "default_discovery_retry_interval",
deserialize_with = "deserialize_duration",
serialize_with = "as_std_duration"
)]
pub discovery_retry_interval: Duration,

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject zero discovery retry intervals.

Duration::ZERO remains valid through direct Rust construction, and MachineATronConfig::validate does not check this field. crates/machine-a-tron/src/machine_state_machine.rs Line 600 returns the interval directly while the failed discovery action remains queued. A zero value can therefore create an immediate retry loop and repeated API requests.

Reject zero in configuration validation for machine and rack configurations. Add a table-driven validation test.

As per path instructions, this is a runtime availability risk in a crates/**/*.rs change, not a style concern.

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In `@crates/machine-a-tron/src/config.rs` around lines 94 - 99, Update
MachineATronConfig::validate and the corresponding rack configuration validation
to reject Duration::ZERO for discovery_retry_interval, including values created
directly in Rust. Add a table-driven validation test covering zero and valid
nonzero intervals for both machine and rack configurations.

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LGTM

hostRebootDelay: 1
scoutRunInterval: "60s"
## Delay after a failed DiscoverMachine call; the default matches the production DPU agent.
discoveryRetryInterval: "60s"

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should we make sure we don't allow 0 to be passed? the behavior would remain the same if someone was to pass 0

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We don't have similar checks for other fields in this helm. If we want to introduce these checks we need to add it to all fields instead of adding one-off check here.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Porokh <dporokh@nvidia.com>
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lgtm

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poroh merged commit 5afadb0 into NVIDIA:main Aug 18, 2026
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