🌱 chore: graduate garbage collection

Makefile

@@ -433,15 +433,6 @@ test-e2e: $(KIND) $(SSM_PLUGIN) $(KUSTOMIZE) generate-test-flavors e2e-image ##
 test-e2e-eks: generate-test-flavors $(KIND) $(SSM_PLUGIN) $(KUSTOMIZE) e2e-image ## Run eks e2e tests
 	time go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo -tags=e2e $(GINKGO_ARGS) ./test/e2e/suites/managed/... -- -config-path="$(E2E_EKS_CONF_PATH)" --source-template="$(EKS_SOURCE_TEMPLATE)" $(E2E_ARGS) $(EKS_E2E_ARGS)
 
-.PHONY: test-e2e-gc ## Run garbage collection e2e tests using clusterctl
-test-e2e-gc: generate-test-flavors $(KIND) $(SSM_PLUGIN) $(KUSTOMIZE) e2e-image ## Run eks e2e tests
-	time go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo -tags=e2e -focus="$(GINKGO_FOCUS)" -skip="$(GINKGO_SKIP)" $(GINKGO_ARGS) -p ./test/e2e/suites/gc_unmanaged/... -- -config-path="$(E2E_CONF_PATH)" $(E2E_ARGS)
-
-.PHONY: test-e2e-eks-gc ## Run EKS garbage collection e2e tests using clusterctl
-test-e2e-eks-gc: generate-test-flavors $(KIND) $(SSM_PLUGIN) $(KUSTOMIZE) e2e-image ## Run eks e2e tests
-	time go run github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo -tags=e2e -focus="$(GINKGO_FOCUS)" -skip="$(GINKGO_SKIP)" $(GINKGO_ARGS) ./test/e2e/suites/gc_managed/... -- -config-path="$(E2E_EKS_CONF_PATH)" --source-template="$(EKS_SOURCE_TEMPLATE)" $(E2E_ARGS) $(EKS_E2E_ARGS)
-
-
 CONFORMANCE_E2E_ARGS ?= -kubetest.config-file=$(KUBETEST_CONF_PATH)
 CONFORMANCE_E2E_ARGS += $(E2E_ARGS)
 CONFORMANCE_GINKGO_ARGS += $(GINKGO_ARGS)
@@ -464,8 +455,6 @@ compile-e2e: ## Test e2e compilation
 	go test -c -o /dev/null -tags=e2e ./test/e2e/suites/unmanaged
 	go test -c -o /dev/null -tags=e2e ./test/e2e/suites/conformance
 	go test -c -o /dev/null -tags=e2e ./test/e2e/suites/managed
-	go test -c -o /dev/null -tags=e2e ./test/e2e/suites/gc_managed
-	go test -c -o /dev/null -tags=e2e ./test/e2e/suites/gc_unmanaged
 
 
 .PHONY: docker-pull-e2e-preloads

config/manager/manager.yaml

@@ -17,38 +17,38 @@ spec:
         control-plane: capa-controller-manager
     spec:
       containers:
-      - args:
-        - "--leader-elect"
-        - "--feature-gates=EKS=${CAPA_EKS:=true},EKSEnableIAM=${CAPA_EKS_IAM:=false},EKSAllowAddRoles=${CAPA_EKS_ADD_ROLES:=false},EKSFargate=${EXP_EKS_FARGATE:=false},MachinePool=${EXP_MACHINE_POOL:=false},EventBridgeInstanceState=${EVENT_BRIDGE_INSTANCE_STATE:=false},AutoControllerIdentityCreator=${AUTO_CONTROLLER_IDENTITY_CREATOR:=true},BootstrapFormatIgnition=${EXP_BOOTSTRAP_FORMAT_IGNITION:=false},ExternalResourceGC=${EXP_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_GC:=false},AlternativeGCStrategy=${EXP_ALTERNATIVE_GC_STRATEGY:=false},TagUnmanagedNetworkResources=${TAG_UNMANAGED_NETWORK_RESOURCES:=true},ROSA=${EXP_ROSA:=false}"
-        - "--v=${CAPA_LOGLEVEL:=0}"
-        - "--diagnostics-address=${CAPA_DIAGNOSTICS_ADDRESS:=:8443}"
-        - "--insecure-diagnostics=${CAPA_INSECURE_DIAGNOSTICS:=false}"
-        image: controller:latest
-        imagePullPolicy: Always
-        name: manager
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 9440
-          name: healthz
-          protocol: TCP
-        - containerPort: 8443
-          name: metrics
-          protocol: TCP
-        readinessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /readyz
-            port: healthz
-        livenessProbe:
-          httpGet:
-            path: /healthz
-            port: healthz
-        securityContext:
-          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
-          capabilities:
-            drop:
-            - ALL
-          runAsUser: 65532
-          runAsGroup: 65532
-        terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
+        - args:
+            - "--leader-elect"
+            - "--feature-gates=EKS=${CAPA_EKS:=true},EKSEnableIAM=${CAPA_EKS_IAM:=false},EKSAllowAddRoles=${CAPA_EKS_ADD_ROLES:=false},EKSFargate=${EXP_EKS_FARGATE:=false},MachinePool=${EXP_MACHINE_POOL:=false},EventBridgeInstanceState=${EVENT_BRIDGE_INSTANCE_STATE:=false},AutoControllerIdentityCreator=${AUTO_CONTROLLER_IDENTITY_CREATOR:=true},BootstrapFormatIgnition=${EXP_BOOTSTRAP_FORMAT_IGNITION:=false},ExternalResourceGC=${EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_GC:=true},AlternativeGCStrategy=${ALTERNATIVE_GC_STRATEGY:=false},TagUnmanagedNetworkResources=${TAG_UNMANAGED_NETWORK_RESOURCES:=true},ROSA=${EXP_ROSA:=false}"
+            - "--v=${CAPA_LOGLEVEL:=0}"
+            - "--diagnostics-address=${CAPA_DIAGNOSTICS_ADDRESS:=:8443}"
+            - "--insecure-diagnostics=${CAPA_INSECURE_DIAGNOSTICS:=false}"
+          image: controller:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          name: manager
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 9440
+              name: healthz
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 8443
+              name: metrics
+              protocol: TCP
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /readyz
+              port: healthz
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: healthz
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            capabilities:
+              drop:
+                - ALL
+            runAsUser: 65532
+            runAsGroup: 65532
+          terminationMessagePolicy: FallbackToLogsOnError
       securityContext:
         runAsNonRoot: true
         seccompProfile:
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ spec:
       affinity:
         nodeAffinity:
           preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
-          - weight: 10
-            preference:
-              matchExpressions:
-              - key: ${K8S_CP_LABEL:=node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane}
-                operator: Exists
-            # remove once usage of node-role.kubernetes.io/master is removed from Kubernetes
-          - weight: 10
-            preference:
-              matchExpressions:
-              - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
-                operator: Exists
+            - weight: 10
+              preference:
+                matchExpressions:
+                  - key: ${K8S_CP_LABEL:=node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane}
+                    operator: Exists
+              # remove once usage of node-role.kubernetes.io/master is removed from Kubernetes
+            - weight: 10
+              preference:
+                matchExpressions:
+                  - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
+                    operator: Exists
       serviceAccountName: manager

devbox.lock

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
       "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/75a52265bda7fd25e06e3a67dee3f0354e73243c#git",
       "source": "nixpkg"
     },
+    "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable": {
+      "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/573c650e8a14b2faa0041645ab18aed7e60f0c9a?lastModified=1741865919&narHash=sha256-4thdbnP6dlbdq%2BqZWTsm4ffAwoS8Tiq1YResB%2BRP6WE%3D"
+    },
     "[email protected]": {
       "last_modified": "2024-12-23T21:10:33Z",
       "resolved": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/de1864217bfa9b5845f465e771e0ecb48b30e02d#go_1_22",

docs/book/src/topics/external-resource-gc.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # External Resource Garbage Collection
 
-- **Feature status:** Experimental
+- **Feature status:** Stable
 - **Feature gate (required):** ExternalResourceGC=true
 
 ## Overview
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ We will look to support deleting EBS volumes in the future potentially.
 
 > Note: this feature will likely be superseded by an upstream CAPI feature in the future when [this issue](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/cluster-api/issues/3075) is resolved.
 
-## Enabling
+## Disabling
 
-To enable garbage collection, you must set the `ExternalResourceGC` feature gate to `true` on the controller manager. The easiest way to do this is via an environment variable:
+The garbage collection feature is enabled by default. If you want to disable the feature then you must set the `ExternalResourceGC` feature gate to `false` on the controller manager. The easiest way to do this is via an environment variable:
 
 ```bash
-export EXP_EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_GC=true
+export EXTERNAL_RESOURCE_GC=false
 clusterctl init --infrastructure aws
 ```
 
-> Note: if you enable this feature **ALL** clusters will be marked as requiring garbage collection.
+> Note: if you disable this feature **ALL** clusters will be marked as not requiring garbage collection.
 
 ## Operations
 

feature/feature.go

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ var defaultCAPAFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
 	MachinePoolMachines:           {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	AutoControllerIdentityCreator: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	BootstrapFormatIgnition:       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	ExternalResourceGC:            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	AlternativeGCStrategy:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	ExternalResourceGC:            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	AlternativeGCStrategy:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	TagUnmanagedNetworkResources:  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	ROSA:                          {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 }