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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe changes add GPU node registration troubleshooting documentation, update protocol details for device annotations and scheduler handshakes, provide Chinese translations, and add the troubleshooting page to current and versioned sidebars. ChangesGPU Registration Documentation
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| A handshake is treated as expired once its timestamp is more than **60 seconds** old. Expiry alone does not remove the node. The scheduler additionally requires the node's allocatable device count to have dropped to zero before it runs node cleanup, which removes the node's devices from the scheduler cache and deletes the handshake annotation. A node whose device-plugin is still reporting to kubelet therefore stays available even with an expired handshake. | ||
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| :::note The NVIDIA device-plugin does not write the handshake |
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| :::note The NVIDIA device-plugin does not write the handshake | |
| :::note The NVIDIA device-plugin does not write the `Reported_` handshake |
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This suggestion landed on the versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0 copy via the commit-suggestion button but never got mirrored to this current page. Applied it here now.
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very strong guide, the three channel model and the omitempty warning are exactly what operators need. blockers and coordination: dco fails, the two suggestion commits have no sign off, squash and sign. this rewrites protocol.md in every locale and version, which collides head on with #719, and the sidebar block collides with #741 and #767, agree on an order. the pr body has no template, no issue link and no ai note.
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| The colon-separated form above is the legacy encoding, still used by device types decoded with `DecodeNodeDevices` (for example DCU and Iluvatar). NVIDIA and several other device types encode the same fields as a **JSON array** instead, one object per device, decoded with `UnMarshalNodeDevices`. Fields are serialized with `omitempty`, so zero and `false` values are absent rather than written out. See [GPU Virtualization](../core-concepts/gpu-virtualization.md) for a JSON example. | ||
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| The annotation key is also not fully uniform: NVIDIA uses `hami.io/node-nvidia-register` and `hami.io/node-handshake` (no device-type suffix), while Kunlun uses `hami.io/node-register-xpu`. |
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this note says the nvidia handshake key is unsuffixed and never reaches reported, but the example a few lines below still shows hami.io/node-handshake-nvidia: Reported. after this pr the page contradicts itself, fix the example too.
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Fixed the example. Changed hami.io/node-handshake-nvidia: Reported ... to hami.io/node-handshake: Requesting_..., matching both the unsuffixed-key and does-not-write-Reported_ notes. Applied the same fix to the versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0 snapshot, it had the identical contradiction.
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which hami version were the 60 second expiry and the 15 second loop verified against? #719 and the current page both say 5 minutes, and this pr backports the correction into the frozen v2.9.0 snapshot. if the numbers changed after v2.9.0 the snapshot must keep the old ones.
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Checked the HAMi repo history. The 60 second expiry has been time.Second * 60 in pkg/device/devices.go since commit f95852b (2025-09-01), unchanged since. The 15 second registration loop has been time.NewTicker(time.Second * 15) in pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go since commit 4b3876e (2024-03-20), unchanged since. The v2.9.0 tag was cut 2026-05-19, well after both. So the numbers were already 60s/15s at v2.9.0, the 5 minutes in the current page and #719 was just wrong from the start, not an old value that changed later. Backporting the correction into the v2.9.0 snapshot is accurate.
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21-40: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy liftKeep v2.9.0 documentation snapshots immutable.
Apply the English and Chinese changes only to the current sources. Revert the corresponding v2.9.0 snapshot changes. Do not hand-copy current documentation into versioned directories.
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In `@docs/developers/protocol.md`:
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include the device-plugin’s 30-second device rescan interval during
registration, matching the corresponding English protocol text while preserving
the existing Chinese wording and context.
- Line 24: Replace the colon-separated NVIDIA registration sample with the
JSON-array format described by the protocol, preserving the documented device
fields and omitting zero or false values. Apply this change in
docs/developers/protocol.md:24-24,
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md:24-24,
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md:23-23, and
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md:23-23;
update each page’s NVIDIA example consistently.
In `@i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md`:
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的相关说明中，将“会被省略而不会写出”统一改为“会被省略，不会被写出”：current/developers/protocol.md 第23行和
version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md 第23行均需修改。
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`@i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/troubleshooting/node-registration.md`:
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文档中，将该说明句替换为更直接的“如果误解这一点，会浪费大量排查时间”：current 文件第317行和 version-v2.9.0
文件第317行均需修改，其他内容保持不变。
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In `@versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md`:
- Around line 21-40: Revert the documentation edits in
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md (lines 21-40),
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/node-registration.md (lines 1-5),
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md
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i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/node-registration.md
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| <img src="/img/docs/common/developers/protocol/protocol-register.png" width="600px" alt="HAMi device registration protocol diagram showing node annotation process" /> | ||
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| HAMi needs to know the spec of each AI device in the cluster to schedule properly. During device registration, device-plugin needs to keep patching the spec of each device into node annotations every 30 seconds, in the format of the following: | ||
| HAMi needs to know the spec of each AI device in the cluster to schedule properly. During device registration, device-plugin rescans its devices every 30 seconds and patches the spec of each device into node annotations, in the format of the following: |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Mirror the 30-second rescan statement in the current Chinese page.
The changed English text adds the device-plugin's 30-second rescan interval. i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md does not state this interval. Add the equivalent sentence to keep the current translations aligned.
As per coding guidelines, applicable English documentation changes must be mirrored in the current Chinese documentation.
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In `@docs/developers/protocol.md` at line 9, Update the current Chinese developers
protocol documentation to include the device-plugin’s 30-second device rescan
interval during registration, matching the corresponding English protocol text
while preserving the existing Chinese wording and context.
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| The colon-separated form above is the legacy encoding, still used by device types decoded with `DecodeNodeDevices` (for example DCU and Iluvatar). NVIDIA and several other device types encode the same fields as a **JSON array** instead, one object per device, decoded with `UnMarshalNodeDevices`. Fields are serialized with `omitempty`, so zero and `false` values are absent rather than written out. See [GPU Virtualization](../core-concepts/gpu-virtualization.md) for a JSON example. |
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Align all NVIDIA registration examples with the JSON contract.
The new protocol notes say NVIDIA uses JSON arrays, but each page retains a colon-separated NVIDIA sample.
docs/developers/protocol.md#L24-L24: replace the NVIDIA sample at Line 36 with JSON.versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md#L24-L24: replace the NVIDIA sample at Line 36 with JSON.i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md#L23-L23: replace the NVIDIA sample at Line 18 with JSON.i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md#L23-L23: replace the NVIDIA sample at Line 18 with JSON.
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In `@docs/developers/protocol.md` at line 24, Replace the colon-separated NVIDIA
registration sample with the JSON-array format described by the protocol,
preserving the documented device fields and omitting zero or false values. Apply
this change in docs/developers/protocol.md:24-24,
versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md:24-24,
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md:23-23, and
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md:23-23;
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| 上面这种冒号分隔的形式是早期编码，目前仍用于通过 `DecodeNodeDevices` 解码的设备类型（例如 DCU、天数智芯）。NVIDIA 以及其他若干设备类型改为使用 **JSON 数组**编码同样的字段，每个设备一个对象，通过 `UnMarshalNodeDevices` 解码。这些字段使用 `omitempty` 序列化，因此取值为零或 `false` 的字段会被省略而不会写出。JSON 示例参见 [GPU 虚拟化](../core-concepts/gpu-virtualization.md)。 |
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Use consistent Chinese wording for omitempty.
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md#L23-L23: change会被省略而不会写出to会被省略，不会被写出.i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/developers/protocol.md#L23-L23: apply the same wording change.
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Context: ...段使用 omitempty 序列化，因此取值为零或 false 的字段会被省略而不会写出。JSON 示例参见 [GPU 虚拟化](../core-concepts/...
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In `@i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/developers/protocol.md` at
line 23, 在两处 protocol.md
的相关说明中，将“会被省略而不会写出”统一改为“会被省略，不会被写出”：current/developers/protocol.md 第23行和
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| `hami.io/node-handshake` 是由**调度器**维护的存活标记，而不是由 Device Plugin 维护。把它理解反了会浪费大量排查时间，因此这里明确说明其实际行为： |
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Use direct wording in both Chinese troubleshooting pages.
i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/troubleshooting/node-registration.md#L317-L317: replace把它理解反了会浪费大量排查时间with如果误解这一点，会浪费大量排查时间.i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/version-v2.9.0/troubleshooting/node-registration.md#L317-L317: apply the same wording change.
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Context: ... 是由调度器维护的存活标记，而不是由 Device Plugin 维护。把它理解反了会浪费大量排查时间，因此这里明确说明其实际行为： - 当该注解不存在，或其值不含...
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`@i18n/zh/docusaurus-plugin-content-docs/current/troubleshooting/node-registration.md`
at line 317, 在两个受影响的中文 node-registration
文档中，将该说明句替换为更直接的“如果误解这一点，会浪费大量排查时间”：current 文件第317行和 version-v2.9.0
文件第317行均需修改，其他内容保持不变。
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The new vendor-encoding note says NVIDIA's handshake key has no device-type suffix and never reaches Reported_, but the example a few lines down still showed the old hami.io/node-handshake-nvidia: Reported ... form. Corrected the example to hami.io/node-handshake: Requesting_..., matching both notes. Applied the same fix to the versioned_docs/version-v2.9.0 snapshot, which carries the identical contradiction. Also mirrored two wording fixes from Creativeklvn's review into the current (non-versioned) docs/developers/protocol.md: they were applied via GitHub's commit-suggestion button to the v2.9.0 snapshot only, and never carried over to the current page. Signed-off-by: ipsitapp8 <ipsitapp8@gmail.com>
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Summary
Adds a troubleshooting guide for GPU nodes that do not register with HAMi.
The guide follows the three registration channels from the device plugin to kubelet, the node annotation, and the scheduler cache. It covers common causes such as node selectors, NVML and runtime failures, kubelet socket paths, RBAC, stale annotations, and scheduler leadership.
The protocol documentation is updated in the same PR because the guide depends on the registration details. In particular, it corrects the handshake timeout from five minutes to 60 seconds, documents the 15-second scheduler loop, and explains the JSON encoding used by NVIDIA. Keeping these changes together avoids having the two pages describe different behavior. The 60 second and 15 second figures are verified directly against
pkg/device/devices.go(CheckHealth) andpkg/scheduler/scheduler.goat thev2.9.0tag, and match current master too, so this isn't a version-specific correction, the "5 minutes" text was simply wrong at v2.9.0 already.The guide is included in the current docs and the v2.9.0 version, with English and Chinese pages.
Validation
npx markdownlintpassed for all changed Markdown files.git diff --checkpassed.The build still reports the existing duplicate routes for
/landing/coscup-2026and/landing/opensource-summit-korea.Which issue(s) this PR fixes:
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Checklist:
npm run lintandnpm run format:checkpassnpm run buildsucceeds for bothenandzhgit commit -s)AI assistance disclosure: This guide and description were drafted with Claude Code, then verified against the HAMi v2.9.0 source and the actual annotation/log behavior myself before opening the PR.