Fix issue 6561

Dockerfile

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ COPY . /go/src/github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero
 RUN mkdir -p /output/usr/bin && \
     export GOARM=$( echo "${GOARM}" | cut -c2-) && \
     go build -o /output/${BIN} \
-    -ldflags "${LDFLAGS}" ${PKG}/cmd/${BIN}
+    -ldflags "${LDFLAGS}" ${PKG}/cmd/${BIN} && \
+    go build -o /output/velero-helper \
+    -ldflags "${LDFLAGS}" ${PKG}/cmd/velero-helper
 
 # Restic binary build section
 FROM --platform=$BUILDPLATFORM golang:1.20-bullseye as restic-builder

cmd/velero-helper/velero-helper.go

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	// workingModePause indicates it is for general purpose to hold the pod under running state
+	workingModePause = "pause"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if len(os.Args) < 2 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "ERROR: at least one argument must be provided, the working mode")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	switch os.Args[1] {
+	case workingModePause:
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(1<<63 - 1))
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "ERROR: wrong working mode provided")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}

pkg/controller/data_download_controller_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -141,6 +142,18 @@ func initDataDownloadReconcilerWithError(objects []runtime.Object, needError ...
 }
 
 func TestDataDownloadReconcile(t *testing.T) {
+	daemonSet := &appsv1.DaemonSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: "velero",
+			Name:      "node-agent",
+		},
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "DaemonSet",
+			APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(),
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DaemonSetSpec{},
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name              string
 		dd                *velerov2alpha1api.DataDownload
@@ -283,7 +296,7 @@ func TestDataDownloadReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var objs []runtime.Object
 			if test.targetPVC != nil {
-				objs = []runtime.Object{test.targetPVC}
+				objs = []runtime.Object{test.targetPVC, daemonSet}
 			}
 			r, err := initDataDownloadReconciler(objs, test.needErrs...)
 			require.NoError(t, err)

pkg/controller/data_upload_controller_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -145,6 +146,18 @@ func initDataUploaderReconcilerWithError(needError ...error) (*DataUploadReconci
 			RestoreSize: &restoreSize,
 		},
 	}
+	daemonSet := &appsv1.DaemonSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: "velero",
+			Name:      "node-agent",
+		},
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "DaemonSet",
+			APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(),
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DaemonSetSpec{},
+	}
+
 	now, err := time.Parse(time.RFC1123, time.RFC1123)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -176,7 +189,7 @@ func initDataUploaderReconcilerWithError(needError ...error) (*DataUploadReconci
 	}
 
 	fakeSnapshotClient := snapshotFake.NewSimpleClientset(vsObject, vscObj)
-	fakeKubeClient := clientgofake.NewSimpleClientset()
+	fakeKubeClient := clientgofake.NewSimpleClientset(daemonSet)
 	fakeFS := velerotest.NewFakeFileSystem()
 	pathGlob := fmt.Sprintf("/host_pods/%s/volumes/*/%s", "", dataUploadName)
 	_, err = fakeFS.Create(pathGlob)

pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot.go

@@ -345,6 +345,11 @@ func (e *csiSnapshotExposer) createBackupPVC(ctx context.Context, ownerObject co
 func (e *csiSnapshotExposer) createBackupPod(ctx context.Context, ownerObject corev1.ObjectReference, backupPVC *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim, label map[string]string) (*corev1.Pod, error) {
 	podName := ownerObject.Name
 
+	podInfo, err := getInheritedPodInfo(ctx, e.kubeClient, ownerObject.Namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error to get inherited pod info from node-agent")
+	}
+
 	var gracePeriod int64 = 0
 
 	pod := &corev1.Pod{
@@ -366,15 +371,16 @@ func (e *csiSnapshotExposer) createBackupPod(ctx context.Context, ownerObject co
 			Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{
 					Name:            podName,
-					Image:           "alpine:latest",
-					ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
-					Command:         []string{"sleep", "infinity"},
+					Image:           podInfo.image,
+					ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullNever,
+					Command:         []string{"/velero-helper", "pause"},
 					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{
 						Name:      backupPVC.Name,
 						MountPath: "/" + backupPVC.Name,
 					}},
 				},
 			},
+			ServiceAccountName:            podInfo.serviceAccount,
 			TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod,
 			Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{
 				Name: backupPVC.Name,

pkg/exposer/csi_snapshot_test.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	clientTesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	velerov1 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
@@ -82,6 +83,18 @@ func TestExpose(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	daemonSet := &appsv1.DaemonSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: "velero",
+			Name:      "node-agent",
+		},
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "DaemonSet",
+			APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(),
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DaemonSetSpec{},
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name              string
 		snapshotClientObj []runtime.Object
@@ -257,6 +270,9 @@ func TestExpose(t *testing.T) {
 				vsObject,
 				vscObj,
 			},
+			kubeClientObj: []runtime.Object{
+				daemonSet,
+			},
 			kubeReactors: []reactor{
 				{
 					verb:     "create",

pkg/exposer/generic_restore.go

@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ func (e *genericRestoreExposer) createRestorePod(ctx context.Context, ownerObjec
 	restorePodName := ownerObject.Name
 	restorePVCName := ownerObject.Name
 
+	podInfo, err := getInheritedPodInfo(ctx, e.kubeClient, ownerObject.Namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error to get inherited pod info from node-agent")
+	}
+
 	var gracePeriod int64 = 0
 
 	pod := &corev1.Pod{
@@ -272,15 +277,16 @@ func (e *genericRestoreExposer) createRestorePod(ctx context.Context, ownerObjec
 			Containers: []corev1.Container{
 				{
 					Name:            restorePodName,
-					Image:           "alpine:latest",
-					ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
-					Command:         []string{"sleep", "infinity"},
+					Image:           podInfo.image,
+					ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullNever,
+					Command:         []string{"/velero-helper", "pause"},
 					VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{{
 						Name:      restorePVCName,
 						MountPath: "/" + restorePVCName,
 					}},
 				},
 			},
+			ServiceAccountName:            podInfo.serviceAccount,
 			TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod,
 			Volumes: []corev1.Volume{{
 				Name: restorePVCName,

pkg/exposer/generic_restore_test.go

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	velerov1 "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/apis/velero/v1"
 	velerotest "github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/test"
 
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	clientTesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
@@ -64,6 +65,18 @@ func TestRestoreExpose(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	daemonSet := &appsv1.DaemonSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Namespace: "velero",
+			Name:      "node-agent",
+		},
+		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+			Kind:       "DaemonSet",
+			APIVersion: appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion.String(),
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DaemonSetSpec{},
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name            string
 		kubeClientObj   []runtime.Object
@@ -97,6 +110,7 @@ func TestRestoreExpose(t *testing.T) {
 			ownerRestore:    restore,
 			kubeClientObj: []runtime.Object{
 				targetPVCObj,
+				daemonSet,
 			},
 			kubeReactors: []reactor{
 				{
@@ -116,6 +130,7 @@ func TestRestoreExpose(t *testing.T) {
 			ownerRestore:    restore,
 			kubeClientObj: []runtime.Object{
 				targetPVCObj,
+				daemonSet,
 			},
 			kubeReactors: []reactor{
 				{

pkg/exposer/image.go

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+Copyright The Velero Contributors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package exposer
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/nodeagent"
+)
+
+type inheritedPodInfo struct {
+	image          string
+	serviceAccount string
+}
+
+func getInheritedPodInfo(ctx context.Context, client kubernetes.Interface, veleroNamespace string) (inheritedPodInfo, error) {
+	podInfo := inheritedPodInfo{}
+
+	podSpec, err := nodeagent.GetPodSpec(ctx, client, veleroNamespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return podInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "error to get node-agent pod template")
+	}
+
+	if len(podSpec.Containers) != 1 {
+		return podInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "unexpected pod template from node-agent")
+	}
+
+	podInfo.image = podSpec.Containers[0].Image
+	podInfo.serviceAccount = podSpec.ServiceAccountName
+
+	return podInfo, nil
+}

pkg/nodeagent/node_agent.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 
 	"github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/pkg/util/kube"
@@ -73,3 +74,12 @@ func IsRunningInNode(ctx context.Context, namespace string, nodeName string, pod
 
 	return errors.Errorf("daemonset pod not found in running state in node %s", nodeName)
 }
+
+func GetPodSpec(ctx context.Context, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, namespace string) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
+	ds, err := kubeClient.AppsV1().DaemonSets(namespace).Get(ctx, daemonSet, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error to get node-agent daemonset")
+	}
+
+	return &ds.Spec.Template.Spec, nil
+}