fix(k3s): enable nonroot-devices so CDI can import to Block-mode PVCs

The UniFi VM boot-disk DataVolume (RWX + Block on longhorn-vm) failed to import:
CDI's non-root importer (UID 107, cap-drop ALL) hit
`blockdev: cannot open /dev/cdi-block-volume: Permission denied`.

Kubernetes only applies fsGroup ownership to *filesystem* volumes — it never
chowns a raw block device — and Longhorn's CSIDriver (fsGroupPolicy:
ReadWriteOnceWithFSType) skips fsGroup on RWX/Block volumes regardless, so the
device stays root:root. The CDI-documented fix is the container-runtime setting
`device_ownership_from_security_context`, exposed on k3s (>= v1.31.3+k3s1, this
cluster is v1.31.5) as `nonroot-devices: true`. It makes containerd set the
in-container device node's owner from the pod's securityContext.

Added to the Ansible-managed /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml alongside tls-san;
applied via the existing rolling `Restart k3s` handler (serial:1, kube-vip keeps
the API up, etcd holds 2/3). Node-scoped, security-neutral (pods stay non-root),
and preserves the longhorn-vm RWX/Block/migratable contract unchanged.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <[email protected]>
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jakman85andClaude Opus 4.8 committed 2026-08-26 15:24:07 -05:00
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# the importer runs in THIS default-deny namespace, unlike the conformance test whose ephemeral
# ns has no baseline). No checksum is verified on an http source; pin a dated build for full
# reproducibility if drift matters (see README "Open questions").
#
# NODE PREREQ (Block-mode CDI): the non-root importer opens the raw block device, which k8s
# never chowns for it. The k3s nodes set `nonroot-devices: true`
# (infra/ansible/roles/k3s_server) so containerd hands the device to the pod's UID/GID —
# without it the import dies with `blockdev: cannot open /dev/cdi-block-volume: Permission denied`.
apiVersion: cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1
kind: DataVolume
metadata:
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# On an ALREADY-installed cluster the install task above is idempotent (creates:
# k3s.yaml) and won't re-apply new --tls-san flags. Persist the SAN list in
# /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml, which a running k3s reads on the next restart —
# it then regenerates the serving cert when the SAN set changes. Apply the
# restart ROLLING, one node at a time (kube-vip keeps the API reachable; etcd
# quorum holds at 2/3). See playbooks note: run with `serial: 1`.
- name: Write /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml with the tls-san list
# it then regenerates the serving cert when the SAN set changes, and regenerates
# its containerd config.toml (so nonroot-devices takes effect). Apply the restart
# ROLLING, one node at a time (kube-vip keeps the API reachable; etcd quorum holds
# at 2/3). See playbooks note: run with `serial: 1`.
- name: Write /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml (tls-san + nonroot-devices)
ansible.builtin.copy:
dest: /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml
owner: root
@@ -42,6 +43,25 @@
{% for san in k3s_tls_sans %}
- "{{ san }}"
{% endfor %}
# Let non-root pods own the raw block devices bind-mounted into them —
# sets containerd's `device_ownership_from_security_context = true`
# (k3s >= v1.31.3+k3s1 exposes this as the --nonroot-devices flag).
#
# REQUIRED for KubeVirt/CDI on Block-mode PVCs (ADR-0005): CDI's importer,
# uploader and virt-launcher pods run non-root (UID 107, runAsNonRoot,
# cap-drop ALL) and open the volume's raw block device (/dev/cdi-block-volume,
# then the guest disk). Kubernetes only applies fsGroup ownership to
# *filesystem* volumes — it never chowns a raw block device — and Longhorn's
# CSIDriver (fsGroupPolicy: ReadWriteOnceWithFSType) skips fsGroup on RWX/Block
# volumes anyway, so the device stays root:root and the pod fails with
# `blockdev: cannot open /dev/cdi-block-volume: Permission denied`. This flag
# makes containerd set the in-container device node's owner from the pod's
# securityContext, which is the fix the CDI project documents for this case
# (doc/block_cri_ownership_config.md). Node-scoped and security-neutral: the
# pod stays non-root, only the device node it already mounts follows its UID/GID.
# Preserves the longhorn-vm RWX + Block + migratable disk contract unchanged.
nonroot-devices: true
notify: Restart k3s
# --- primary: found the cluster --------------------------------------------