diff --git a/teps/0094-step-resources-at-runtime.md b/teps/0094-step-resources-at-runtime.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c2f8925b3 --- /dev/null +++ b/teps/0094-step-resources-at-runtime.md @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +--- +status: proposed +title: Step Resources at Runtime +creation-date: '2021-11-08' +last-updated: '2021-11-08' +authors: +- '@lbernick' +--- + +# TEP-0094: Step Resources at Runtime + + +- [Summary](#summary) +- [Motivation](#motivation) + - [Goals](#goals) + - [Non-Goals](#non-goals) + - [Use Cases](#use-cases) +- [Requirements](#requirements) + + +## Summary +Add runtime configuration options for setting resource requirements of `Step`s. + +Currently, users can specify resource requirements in a `Task` definition, +via the `Resources` field of each `Step`. However, there is currently no support +for modifying these requirements in a `TaskRun` or `PipelineTaskRun`. + +This TEP proposes adding a configuration option to `TaskRun` and `PipelineTaskRun` +to override any `Step` resource requirements specified in a `Task` or `PipelineTask`. + +## Motivation +Compute resource requirements typically depend on runtime constraints. +The following issues contain user requests for being able to modify resource requirements at runtime: + +- [Allow usage of variable replacement when defining resource limits and requests](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/4080) +- [Support specifying resource requests at TaskRun level](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/4326) + +### Goals + +Add configuration to `TaskRun` and `PipelineTaskRun` allowing users to specify resource requirements +of `Step`s defined in a `Task` or `PipelineTask`. + +### Non-Goals + +- Ability to override other `Step` fields in a `TaskRun` or `PipelineTaskRun`. +- Ability to specify combined resource requirements of all `Step`s at `Task` or `Pipeline` level. +While this may be a valuable feature, it should be considered in a separate proposal. + +### Use Cases + +- Image or code building `Task`s can use different amounts of compute resources +depending on the image or source being built. +- Kubeflow pipelines and other data pipelines may have variable resource requirements +depending on the data being processed. + +## Requirements + +- Users can specify `Step` resource requirements at runtime. +- Users can specify `Step` resource requirements for `Task`s or `Pipeline`s they don't own, +especially those in the Catalog. +- Users can specify resource requirements for individual `Step`s. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/teps/README.md b/teps/README.md index 3b1917838..4103e9c60 100644 --- a/teps/README.md +++ b/teps/README.md @@ -227,3 +227,4 @@ This is the complete list of Tekton teps: |[TEP-0082](0082-workspace-hinting.md) | Workspace Hinting | proposed | 2021-10-26 | |[TEP-0084](0084-endtoend-provenance-collection.md) | end-to-end provenance collection | proposed | 2021-09-16 | |[TEP-0085](0085-per-namespace-controller-configuration.md) | Per-Namespace Controller Configuration | proposed | 2021-10-14 | +|[TEP-0094](0094-step-resources-at-runtime.md) | Step resource requirements at runtime | proposed | 2021-11-08 |