feat(epp): graceful shutdown on SIGTERM/SIGINT

[panpan0000]

This change adds graceful shutdown coordination to the Rust inference gateway ext-proc server.

Summary

On SIGTERM (pod termination) or SIGINT (Ctrl-C), the EPP now:

1. Marks the gRPC health service as NOT_SERVING, so the gateway stops routing new requests to this replica.
2. Waits for a configurable endpoint propagation window (DYN_EPP_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROPAGATION_SECS, default 5 seconds) so the withdrawal can reach gateway and endpoint-discovery state.
3. Stops accepting new connections after that propagation window and exits cleanly from the serving path.

The propagation window is intentionally separate from a protocol drain deadline. This PR does not yet track TLS connections, send HTTP/2 GOAWAY, or force-close stuck h2c/TLS streams after a timeout. Those pieces belong in the follow-up protocol-correct connection-lifecycle change, which will introduce a distinct drain-timeout setting.

Implementation notes

• The plaintext path uses tonic::Server::serve_with_shutdown.
• The TLS accept loop selects on the shutdown token before each accept.
• Startup initialization also races against the draining signal, so a pod terminating before discovery or standalone initialization completes does not retry forever.
• The readiness mirror stops and pins health to NOT_SERVING as soon as shutdown begins, and is aborted and joined when serving exits.

Related Issues

No dedicated issue; surfaced while reviewing the EPP lifecycle during #13451/#13534 validation. Independent change.

Validation

• cargo fmt --all -- --check
• cargo check -p dynamo-ext-proc --lib
• cargo clippy -p dynamo-ext-proc --lib -- -D warnings
• Runner tests: 3 passed
• Full ext-proc unit tests: 119 passed, 1 pre-existing failure in vllm_render_client::tests::classifies_unavailable_renderer; that file is unchanged by this PR.
• Not runtime-tested in a cluster; that requires an image build and SIGTERM pod test.

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Walkthrough

The inference gateway now handles SIGTERM and SIGINT, marks health as NOT_SERVING, waits for a configurable drain period, and cancels standalone or discovery serving. TLS and plaintext listeners stop on cancellation.

Changes

Graceful shutdown

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shutdown signal and drain coordination deploy/inference-gateway/ext-proc/src/runner.rs	Adds CancellationToken, the DYN_EPP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS setting, cross-platform signal handling, health transition to NOT_SERVING, and configurable request draining.
Serving cancellation propagation deploy/inference-gateway/ext-proc/src/runner.rs	Passes the cancellation token through standalone and discovery serving paths.
Listener cancellation behavior deploy/inference-gateway/ext-proc/src/runner.rs	Stops TLS acceptance and plaintext serving when cancellation occurs.

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

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to d55fc

The shutdown path can re-advertise readiness while draining and may exceed the configured grace period when active HTTP/2 streams remain, allowing new requests or delaying termination. These availability and lifecycle issues should be fixed before merging.

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Inline comments:
In `@deploy/inference-gateway/ext-proc/src/runner.rs`:
- Around line 295-308: Update the shutdown task and readiness-mirror lifecycle
so a separate draining signal stops or joins the readiness mirror before
health_reporter.set_service_status marks the service NOT_SERVING. Keep shutdown
reserved for cancelling listeners after the grace period, and ensure the mirror
does not retain ready_router or continue running after serve returns in
standalone mode.
- Around line 477-479: Update the plaintext serving flow around Server::builder
and serve_with_shutdown to enforce DYN_EPP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS as a hard deadline:
after graceful shutdown begins, explicitly cancel or abort remaining tonic
connection tasks when the deadline expires, rather than only wrapping the server
future in a timeout. Preserve graceful completion when all connections close
before the deadline.

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[tmonty12]

Graceful shutdown review: retain the propagation phase and add a bounded, protocol-correct drain.

[tmonty12]

/ok to test d55fc5f

[panpan0000]

Review follow-up for 9acfacc

Implemented:

• Startup initialization now races standalone and Dynamo-discovery setup against shutdown, so SIGTERM/SIGINT cannot be swallowed during startup.
• A separate draining signal stops the readiness mirror immediately and pins health to NOT_SERVING.
• The readiness mirror is aborted and joined when serving exits, including standalone mode.

Validation:

• cargo fmt --all -- --check
• cargo check -p dynamo-ext-proc --lib
• cargo clippy -p dynamo-ext-proc --lib -- -D warnings
• runner tests: 3 passed
• Full ext-proc unit tests: 119 passed, 1 pre-existing failure in vllm_render_client::tests::classifies_unavailable_renderer; that file is unchanged by this PR.

Deferred to a follow-up:

• Separate propagation and drain-timeout settings
• TLS per-connection tracking, GOAWAY, and forced abort
• A shared hard deadline contract for TLS and h2c
• The full TLS/h2c lifecycle test matrix

All current inline review threads have been replied to and resolved.

[tmonty12]

Thanks — I am fine deferring TLS connection tracking/GOAWAY, the bounded h2c drain deadline, and the full lifecycle test matrix to the protocol-correct drain follow-up.

I do think the env rename should land in this PR. It is new, so there is no compatibility cost, and its current name describes the wrong behavior: the five-second delay is an endpoint/gateway propagation window, not an in-flight drain timeout. Please rename DYN_EPP_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_MS to DYN_EPP_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROPAGATION_SECS (default 5) and update the associated constants, logs, and PR description. The follow-up can then add a distinct DYN_EPP_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT_SECS for the actual protocol drain deadline.

[panpan0000]

Thanks, that makes sense. I renamed it to DYN_EPP_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_PROPAGATION_SECS
and changed the default to 5 seconds.

The related constants, log field, and sleep duration are updated as well, so the name now reflects that this is the endpoint propagation window, not the protocol drain timeout.

I will leave the actual drain timeout, TLS connection tracking/GOAWAY, forced abort, h2c deadline, and full lifecycle matrix for the follow-up.

[tmonty12]

/ok to test 977473b