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Outcome

On Linux, onboarding now diagnoses a persistent local Ollama model-probe timeout as a possible stale-runner GPU-memory condition and gives a safe, applicable recovery action. An active systemd-managed Ollama receives the restart command; other Linux installations receive generic restart guidance. Windows-host and non-Linux Ollama keep their existing timeout behavior.

Related issues

Fixes #10674
Replays and supersedes contributor PR #10704

Changes

  • Preserve Deepak Jain as Git author of the original two implementation commits.
  • Keep the existing bounded 120-second probe plus one 300-second retry, using the final retry result for classification.
  • Add Linux-local stale-runner guidance only after both probes time out.
  • Recommend sudo systemctl restart ollama only when ollama.service is active; otherwise recommend restarting Ollama and rerunning onboarding.
  • Preserve model selection after an unclassified timeout so users can choose a smaller Ollama model.
  • Route Windows-host health and model probes through the established protected Docker Desktop execution owner, and run Windows warm-up as docker run --rm -d without duplicating Docker argument ordering.
  • Document the recovery behavior and cover the active, inactive, non-Linux, Windows-host, final-fast-failure, and onboarding message/rollback paths in existing test owners.

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Head 5f7d8cc9b0e22a007af44f43ce79b39d56a2a6f8 is GitHub Verified and includes current base fa7ad67666ba0b60ca3ebdaf9c610fd04f4083e1.

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  • Focused Ollama inference, Windows transport, timeout recovery, and onboarding provider suites — 145 tests passed after the current-base merge.
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The final delta is 205 additions / 29 deletions across six existing files: production 44/13, tests 158/16, docs 3/0. It adds no new framework, registry, compatibility layer, fixture abstraction, or persistent state.

Deepak Jain remains author of verified commits eca77d52d9 and c30b74e645, including their original sign-offs. Every commit in the replay is GitHub Verified and DCO-compliant.


Signed-off-by: Aaron Erickson aerickson@nvidia.com

deepujain and others added 4 commits September 7, 2026 17:50
Fixes #10674

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Local Ollama validation now uses direct curl probes and platform-specific timeout handling. Windows warm-up runs Docker in detached mode. Linux recovery checks active ollama.service; non-timeout failures retain generic messages without daemonFailure.

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Ollama probe recovery

Layer / File(s) Summary
Execution and transport updates
src/lib/inference/local.ts, src/lib/inference/local-windows-ollama-transport.test.ts
Health and model probes use direct curl commands. Windows Ollama warm-up adds Docker’s detached -d flag.
Timeout diagnosis and recovery
src/lib/inference/local.ts, src/lib/inference/ollama-probe-timeout.test.ts, src/lib/inference/local-windows-ollama-transport.test.ts, src/lib/inference/local.test.ts, docs/inference/set-up-ollama.mdx
Timed-out Linux loopback probes check ollama.service before suggesting systemd recovery. macOS and Windows omit Linux-specific guidance. Retry failures retain generic validation results and do not set daemonFailure.
Onboarding failure reporting
src/lib/onboard/inference-providers/ollama-local.test.ts
The onboarding test verifies the formatted recovery error and rollback call.

Priority: ➖ Normal — Impact reflects medium issue severity.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to b0d75

Ollama onboarding now provides bounded, platform-appropriate timeout recovery guidance while preserving generic failures elsewhere. The prior test/implementation mismatch has been corrected, with no remaining merge-blocking risk.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Ollama as Ollama probe
  participant Local as local.ts
  participant Systemd as systemctl
  Ollama->>Local: Return timeout or empty response
  Local->>Systemd: Check ollama.service activity
  Systemd-->>Local: Return service status
  Local-->>Ollama: Return recovery or generic validation message
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Out of Scope Changes check ⚠️ Warning The Linux stale-runner recovery work is in scope for issue #10674. However, the changes also modify Windows Docker transport behavior by adding the optional dockerDetached API and changing warm-up com… Separate the Windows Docker transport changes into a dedicated pull request or link an issue that requires them. Retain only the Linux stale-runner diagnosis, recovery guidance, bounded retry handling, and directly related regression tests …
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #10674. Linux timeout handling now identifies possible stale runners holding GPU memory, provides systemd-based recovery guidance when applicable, and preserves a bounded ret…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: diagnosing stale-runner conditions during Ollama probe timeouts.
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The Linux stale-runner recovery work is in scope for issue #10674. However, the changes also modify Windows Docker transport behavior by adding the optional dockerDetached API and changing warm-up command execution. This behavior is outside the issue's Linux-only recovery scope.

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Separate the Windows Docker transport changes into a dedicated pull request or link an issue that requires them. Retain only the Linux stale-runner diagnosis, recovery guidance, bounded retry handling, and directly related regression tests in this pull request.

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Avoid locking the recovery test to private systemd call details.

The exact command and timeout object can fail after a behavior-preserving implementation change. Keep the assertion that non-Linux platforms do not probe systemd. For Linux, assert the recovery result and user-facing guidance through validateOllamaModel; test the adapter command separately only if that command is a public contract.

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