ReplicaSet has owner ref of the Deployment that created it

pkg/controller/controller_ref_manager.go

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	extensions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -143,3 +144,103 @@ func (m *PodControllerRefManager) ReleasePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+// ReplicaSetControllerRefManager is used to manage controllerRef of ReplicaSets.
+// Three methods are defined on this object 1: Classify 2: AdoptReplicaSet and
+// 3: ReleaseReplicaSet which are used to classify the ReplicaSets into appropriate
+// categories and accordingly adopt or release them. See comments on these functions
+// for more details.
+type ReplicaSetControllerRefManager struct {
+	rsControl          RSControlInterface
+	controllerObject   v1.ObjectMeta
+	controllerSelector labels.Selector
+	controllerKind     schema.GroupVersionKind
+}
+
+// NewReplicaSetControllerRefManager returns a ReplicaSetControllerRefManager that exposes
+// methods to manage the controllerRef of ReplicaSets.
+func NewReplicaSetControllerRefManager(
+	rsControl RSControlInterface,
+	controllerObject v1.ObjectMeta,
+	controllerSelector labels.Selector,
+	controllerKind schema.GroupVersionKind,
+) *ReplicaSetControllerRefManager {
+	return &ReplicaSetControllerRefManager{rsControl, controllerObject, controllerSelector, controllerKind}
+}
+
+// Classify, classifies the ReplicaSets into three categories:
+// 1. matchesAndControlled are the ReplicaSets whose labels
+// match the selector of the Deployment, and have a controllerRef pointing to the
+// Deployment.
+// 2. matchesNeedsController are ReplicaSets ,whose labels match the Deployment,
+// but don't have a controllerRef. (ReplicaSets with matching labels but with a
+// controllerRef pointing to other object are ignored)
+// 3. controlledDoesNotMatch are the ReplicaSets that have a controllerRef pointing
+// to the Deployment, but their labels no longer match the selector.
+func (m *ReplicaSetControllerRefManager) Classify(replicaSets []*extensions.ReplicaSet) (
+	matchesAndControlled []*extensions.ReplicaSet,
+	matchesNeedsController []*extensions.ReplicaSet,
+	controlledDoesNotMatch []*extensions.ReplicaSet) {
+	for i := range replicaSets {
+		replicaSet := replicaSets[i]
+		controllerRef := GetControllerOf(replicaSet.ObjectMeta)
+		if controllerRef != nil {
+			if controllerRef.UID != m.controllerObject.UID {
+				// ignoring the ReplicaSet controlled by other Deployment
+				glog.V(4).Infof("Ignoring ReplicaSet %v/%v, it's owned by [%s/%s, name: %s, uid: %s]",
+					replicaSet.Namespace, replicaSet.Name, controllerRef.APIVersion, controllerRef.Kind, controllerRef.Name, controllerRef.UID)
+				continue
+			}
+			// already controlled by this Deployment
+			if m.controllerSelector.Matches(labels.Set(replicaSet.Labels)) {
+				matchesAndControlled = append(matchesAndControlled, replicaSet)
+			} else {
+				controlledDoesNotMatch = append(controlledDoesNotMatch, replicaSet)
+			}
+		} else {
+			if !m.controllerSelector.Matches(labels.Set(replicaSet.Labels)) {
+				continue
+			}
+			matchesNeedsController = append(matchesNeedsController, replicaSet)
+		}
+	}
+	return matchesAndControlled, matchesNeedsController, controlledDoesNotMatch
+}
+
+// AdoptReplicaSet sends a patch to take control of the ReplicaSet. It returns the error if
+// the patching fails.
+func (m *ReplicaSetControllerRefManager) AdoptReplicaSet(replicaSet *extensions.ReplicaSet) error {
+	// we should not adopt any ReplicaSets if the Deployment is about to be deleted
+	if m.controllerObject.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cancel the adopt attempt for RS %s because the controller %v is being deleted",
+			strings.Join([]string{replicaSet.Namespace, replicaSet.Name, string(replicaSet.UID)}, "_"), m.controllerObject.Name)
+	}
+	addControllerPatch := fmt.Sprintf(
+		`{"metadata":{"ownerReferences":[{"apiVersion":"%s","kind":"%s","name":"%s","uid":"%s","controller":true}],"uid":"%s"}}`,
+		m.controllerKind.GroupVersion(), m.controllerKind.Kind,
+		m.controllerObject.Name, m.controllerObject.UID, replicaSet.UID)
+	return m.rsControl.PatchReplicaSet(replicaSet.Namespace, replicaSet.Name, []byte(addControllerPatch))
+}
+
+// ReleaseReplicaSet sends a patch to free the ReplicaSet from the control of the Deployment controller.
+// It returns the error if the patching fails. 404 and 422 errors are ignored.
+func (m *ReplicaSetControllerRefManager) ReleaseReplicaSet(replicaSet *extensions.ReplicaSet) error {
+	glog.V(2).Infof("patching ReplicaSet %s_%s to remove its controllerRef to %s/%s:%s",
+		replicaSet.Namespace, replicaSet.Name, m.controllerKind.GroupVersion(), m.controllerKind.Kind, m.controllerObject.Name)
+	deleteOwnerRefPatch := fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"ownerReferences":[{"$patch":"delete","uid":"%s"}],"uid":"%s"}}`, m.controllerObject.UID, replicaSet.UID)
+	err := m.rsControl.PatchReplicaSet(replicaSet.Namespace, replicaSet.Name, []byte(deleteOwnerRefPatch))
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// If the ReplicaSet no longer exists, ignore it.
+			return nil
+		}
+		if errors.IsInvalid(err) {
+			// Invalid error will be returned in two cases: 1. the ReplicaSet
+			// has no owner reference, 2. the uid of the ReplicaSet doesn't
+			// match, which means the ReplicaSet is deleted and then recreated.
+			// In both cases, the error can be ignored.
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}

pkg/controller/controller_utils.go

@@ -361,6 +361,26 @@ const (
 	SuccessfulDeletePodReason = "SuccessfulDelete"
 )
 
+// RSControlInterface is an interface that knows how to add or delete
+// ReplicaSets, as well as increment or decrement them. It is used
+// by the deployment controller to ease testing of actions that it takes.
+type RSControlInterface interface {
+	PatchReplicaSet(namespace, name string, data []byte) error
+}
+
+// RealRSControl is the default implementation of RSControllerInterface.
+type RealRSControl struct {
+	KubeClient clientset.Interface
+	Recorder   record.EventRecorder
+}
+
+var _ RSControlInterface = &RealRSControl{}
+
+func (r RealRSControl) PatchReplicaSet(namespace, name string, data []byte) error {
+	_, err := r.KubeClient.Extensions().ReplicaSets(namespace).Patch(name, api.StrategicMergePatchType, data)
+	return err
+}
+
 // PodControlInterface is an interface that knows how to add or delete pods
 // created as an interface to allow testing.
 type PodControlInterface interface {

pkg/controller/deployment/BUILD

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/controller/deployment/util:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/controller/informers:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/labels:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/errors:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/integer:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/labels:go_default_library",

pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	extensions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/informers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/metrics"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -58,9 +60,14 @@ const (
 	MaxRetries = 5
 )
 
+func getDeploymentKind() schema.GroupVersionKind {
+	return extensions.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Deployment")
+}
+
 // DeploymentController is responsible for synchronizing Deployment objects stored
 // in the system with actual running replica sets and pods.
 type DeploymentController struct {
+	rsControl     controller.RSControlInterface
 	client        clientset.Interface
 	eventRecorder record.EventRecorder
 
@@ -106,6 +113,10 @@ func NewDeploymentController(dInformer informers.DeploymentInformer, rsInformer
 		queue:         workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "deployment"),
 		progressQueue: workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "progress-check"),
 	}
+	dc.rsControl = controller.RealRSControl{
+		KubeClient: client,
+		Recorder:   dc.eventRecorder,
+	}
 
 	dInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    dc.addDeployment,
@@ -428,6 +439,48 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) handleErr(err error, key interface{}) {
 	dc.queue.Forget(key)
 }
 
+// classifyReplicaSets uses NewReplicaSetControllerRefManager to classify ReplicaSets
+// and adopts them if their labels match the Deployment but are missing the reference.
+// It also removes the controllerRef for ReplicaSets, whose labels no longer matches
+// the deployment.
+func (dc *DeploymentController) classifyReplicaSets(deployment *extensions.Deployment) error {
+	rsList, err := dc.rsLister.ReplicaSets(deployment.Namespace).List(labels.Everything())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	deploymentSelector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(deployment.Spec.Selector)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("deployment %s/%s has invalid label selector: %v", deployment.Namespace, deployment.Name, err)
+	}
+	cm := controller.NewReplicaSetControllerRefManager(dc.rsControl, deployment.ObjectMeta, deploymentSelector, getDeploymentKind())
+	matchesAndControlled, matchesNeedsController, controlledDoesNotMatch := cm.Classify(rsList)
+	// Adopt replica sets only if this deployment is not going to be deleted.
+	if deployment.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
+		for _, replicaSet := range matchesNeedsController {
+			err := cm.AdoptReplicaSet(replicaSet)
+			// continue to next RS if adoption fails.
+			if err != nil {
+				// If the RS no longer exists, don't even log the error.
+				if !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+					utilruntime.HandleError(err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				matchesAndControlled = append(matchesAndControlled, replicaSet)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	// remove the controllerRef for the RS that no longer have matching labels
+	var errlist []error
+	for _, replicaSet := range controlledDoesNotMatch {
+		err := cm.ReleaseReplicaSet(replicaSet)
+		if err != nil {
+			errlist = append(errlist, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(errlist)
+}
+
 // syncDeployment will sync the deployment with the given key.
 // This function is not meant to be invoked concurrently with the same key.
 func (dc *DeploymentController) syncDeployment(key string) error {
@@ -486,6 +539,11 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) syncDeployment(key string) error {
 		return dc.syncStatusOnly(d)
 	}
 
+	err = dc.classifyReplicaSets(deployment)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// Update deployment conditions with an Unknown condition when pausing/resuming
 	// a deployment. In this way, we can be sure that we won't timeout when a user
 	// resumes a Deployment with a set progressDeadlineSeconds.

pkg/controller/deployment/sync.go

@@ -335,6 +335,15 @@ func (dc *DeploymentController) getNewReplicaSet(deployment *extensions.Deployme
 			Template:        newRSTemplate,
 		},
 	}
+	var trueVar = true
+	controllerRef := &metav1.OwnerReference{
+		APIVersion: getDeploymentKind().GroupVersion().String(),
+		Kind:       getDeploymentKind().Kind,
+		Name:       deployment.Name,
+		UID:        deployment.UID,
+		Controller: &trueVar,
+	}
+	newRS.OwnerReferences = append(newRS.OwnerReferences, *controllerRef)
 	allRSs := append(oldRSs, &newRS)
 	newReplicasCount, err := deploymentutil.NewRSNewReplicas(deployment, allRSs, &newRS)
 	if err != nil {

pkg/kubectl/stop.go

@@ -468,7 +468,9 @@ func (reaper *DeploymentReaper) Stop(namespace, name string, timeout time.Durati
 
 	// Delete deployment at the end.
 	// Note: We delete deployment at the end so that if removing RSs fails, we at least have the deployment to retry.
-	return deployments.Delete(name, nil)
+	var falseVar = false
+	nonOrphanOption := api.DeleteOptions{OrphanDependents: &falseVar}
+	return deployments.Delete(name, &nonOrphanOption)
 }
 
 type updateDeploymentFunc func(d *extensions.Deployment)

pkg/registry/extensions/deployment/strategy.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/validation"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -44,6 +45,12 @@ type deploymentStrategy struct {
 // objects via the REST API.
 var Strategy = deploymentStrategy{api.Scheme, api.SimpleNameGenerator}
 
+// DefaultGarbageCollectionPolicy returns Orphan because that's the default
+// behavior before the server-side garbage collection is implemented.
+func (deploymentStrategy) DefaultGarbageCollectionPolicy() rest.GarbageCollectionPolicy {
+	return rest.OrphanDependents
+}
+
 // NamespaceScoped is true for deployment.
 func (deploymentStrategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 	return true

test/e2e/deployment.go

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ func stopDeploymentMaybeOverlap(c clientset.Interface, internalClient internalcl
 	reaper, err := kubectl.ReaperFor(extensionsinternal.Kind("Deployment"), internalClient)
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 	timeout := 1 * time.Minute
+
 	err = reaper.Stop(ns, deployment.Name, timeout, api.NewDeleteOptions(0))
 	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 

test/e2e/garbage_collector.go

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	v1beta1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/clientset"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
@@ -40,6 +42,40 @@ func getNonOrphanOptions() *v1.DeleteOptions {
 	return &v1.DeleteOptions{OrphanDependents: &falseVar}
 }
 
+var zero = int64(0)
+var deploymentLabels = map[string]string{"app": "gc-test"}
+var podTemplateSpec = v1.PodTemplateSpec{
+	ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+		Labels: deploymentLabels,
+	},
+	Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+		TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &zero,
+		Containers: []v1.Container{
+			{
+				Name:  "nginx",
+				Image: "gcr.io/google_containers/nginx:1.7.9",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+func newOwnerDeployment(f *framework.Framework, deploymentName string) *v1beta1.Deployment {
+	replicas := int32(2)
+	return &v1beta1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: deploymentName,
+		},
+		Spec: v1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
+			Replicas: &replicas,
+			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: deploymentLabels},
+			Strategy: v1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
+				Type: v1beta1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
+			},
+			Template: podTemplateSpec,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func newOwnerRC(f *framework.Framework, name string) *v1.ReplicationController {
 	var replicas int32
 	replicas = 2
@@ -55,23 +91,40 @@ func newOwnerRC(f *framework.Framework, name string) *v1.ReplicationController {
 		Spec: v1.ReplicationControllerSpec{
 			Replicas: &replicas,
 			Selector: map[string]string{"app": "gc-test"},
-			Template: &v1.PodTemplateSpec{
-				ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
-					Labels: map[string]string{"app": "gc-test"},
-				},
-				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-					Containers: []v1.Container{
-						{
-							Name:  "nginx",
-							Image: "gcr.io/google_containers/nginx:1.7.9",
-						},
-					},
-				},
-			},
+			Template: &podTemplateSpec,
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+// verifyRemainingDeploymentsAndReplicaSets verifies if the number of the remaining deployment
+// and rs are deploymentNum and rsNum. It returns error if the
+// communication with the API server fails.
+func verifyRemainingDeploymentsAndReplicaSets(
+	f *framework.Framework,
+	clientSet clientset.Interface,
+	deployment *v1beta1.Deployment,
+	deploymentNum, rsNum int,
+) (bool, error) {
+	var ret = true
+	rs, err := clientSet.Extensions().ReplicaSets(f.Namespace.Name).List(v1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("Failed to list rs: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(rs.Items) != rsNum {
+		ret = false
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("expected %d rs, got %d rs", rsNum, len(rs.Items)))
+	}
+	deployments, err := clientSet.Extensions().Deployments(f.Namespace.Name).List(v1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("Failed to list deployments: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(deployments.Items) != deploymentNum {
+		ret = false
+		By(fmt.Sprintf("expected %d Deploymentss, got %d Deployments", deploymentNum, len(deployments.Items)))
+	}
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
 // verifyRemainingObjects verifies if the number of the remaining replication
 // controllers and pods are rcNum and podNum. It returns error if the
 // communication with the API server fails.
@@ -116,7 +169,7 @@ func gatherMetrics(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("gc")
-	It("[Feature:GarbageCollector] should delete pods created by rc when not orphaning", func() {
+	It("should delete pods created by rc when not orphaning", func() {
 		clientSet := f.ClientSet
 		rcClient := clientSet.Core().ReplicationControllers(f.Namespace.Name)
 		podClient := clientSet.Core().Pods(f.Namespace.Name)
@@ -167,7 +220,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 		gatherMetrics(f)
 	})
 
-	It("[Feature:GarbageCollector] should orphan pods created by rc if delete options say so", func() {
+	It("should orphan pods created by rc if delete options say so", func() {
 		clientSet := f.ClientSet
 		rcClient := clientSet.Core().ReplicationControllers(f.Namespace.Name)
 		podClient := clientSet.Core().Pods(f.Namespace.Name)
@@ -229,7 +282,7 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 		gatherMetrics(f)
 	})
 
-	It("[Feature:GarbageCollector] should orphan pods created by rc if deleteOptions.OrphanDependents is nil", func() {
+	It("should orphan pods created by rc if deleteOptions.OrphanDependents is nil", func() {
 		clientSet := f.ClientSet
 		rcClient := clientSet.Core().ReplicationControllers(f.Namespace.Name)
 		podClient := clientSet.Core().Pods(f.Namespace.Name)
@@ -275,4 +328,117 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 		}
 		gatherMetrics(f)
 	})
+
+	It("should delete RS created by deployment when not orphaning", func() {
+		clientSet := f.ClientSet
+		deployClient := clientSet.Extensions().Deployments(f.Namespace.Name)
+		rsClient := clientSet.Extensions().ReplicaSets(f.Namespace.Name)
+		deploymentName := "simpletest.deployment"
+		deployment := newOwnerDeployment(f, deploymentName)
+		By("create the deployment")
+		createdDeployment, err := deployClient.Create(deployment)
+		if err != nil {
+			framework.Failf("Failed to create deployment: %v", err)
+		}
+		// wait for deployment to create some rs
+		By("Wait for the Deployment to create new ReplicaSet")
+		err = wait.PollImmediate(500*time.Millisecond, 1*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+			rsList, err := rsClient.List(v1.ListOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("Failed to list rs: %v", err)
+			}
+			return len(rsList.Items) > 0, nil
+
+		})
+		if err == wait.ErrWaitTimeout {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to wait for the Deployment to create some ReplicaSet: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		By("delete the deployment")
+		deleteOptions := getNonOrphanOptions()
+		deleteOptions.Preconditions = v1.NewUIDPreconditions(string(createdDeployment.UID))
+		if err := deployClient.Delete(deployment.ObjectMeta.Name, deleteOptions); err != nil {
+			framework.Failf("failed to delete the deployment: %v", err)
+		}
+		By("wait for all rs to be garbage collected")
+		err = wait.PollImmediate(500*time.Millisecond, 1*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+			return verifyRemainingDeploymentsAndReplicaSets(f, clientSet, deployment, 0, 0)
+		})
+		if err == wait.ErrWaitTimeout {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to wait for all rs to be garbage collected: %v", err)
+			remainingRSs, err := rsClient.List(v1.ListOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed to list RSs post mortem: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				framework.Failf("remaining rs are: %#v", remainingRSs)
+			}
+
+		}
+
+		gatherMetrics(f)
+	})
+
+	It("should orphan RS created by deployment when deleteOptions.OrphanDependents is true", func() {
+		clientSet := f.ClientSet
+		deployClient := clientSet.Extensions().Deployments(f.Namespace.Name)
+		rsClient := clientSet.Extensions().ReplicaSets(f.Namespace.Name)
+		deploymentName := "simpletest.deployment"
+		deployment := newOwnerDeployment(f, deploymentName)
+		By("create the deployment")
+		createdDeployment, err := deployClient.Create(deployment)
+		if err != nil {
+			framework.Failf("Failed to create deployment: %v", err)
+		}
+		// wait for deployment to create some rs
+		By("Wait for the Deployment to create new ReplicaSet")
+		err = wait.PollImmediate(500*time.Millisecond, 1*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+			rsList, err := rsClient.List(v1.ListOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("Failed to list rs: %v", err)
+			}
+			return len(rsList.Items) > 0, nil
+
+		})
+		if err == wait.ErrWaitTimeout {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to wait for the Deployment to create some ReplicaSet: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		By("delete the deployment")
+		deleteOptions := getOrphanOptions()
+		deleteOptions.Preconditions = v1.NewUIDPreconditions(string(createdDeployment.UID))
+		if err := deployClient.Delete(deployment.ObjectMeta.Name, deleteOptions); err != nil {
+			framework.Failf("failed to delete the deployment: %v", err)
+		}
+		By("wait for 2 Minute to see if the garbage collector mistakenly deletes the rs")
+		err = wait.PollImmediate(5*time.Second, 2*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {
+			return verifyRemainingDeploymentsAndReplicaSets(f, clientSet, deployment, 0, 1)
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Failed to wait to see if the garbage collecter mistakenly deletes the rs: %v", err)
+			remainingRSs, err := rsClient.List(v1.ListOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed to list RSs post mortem: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				framework.Failf("remaining rs post mortem: %#v", remainingRSs)
+			}
+			remainingDSs, err := deployClient.List(v1.ListOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				framework.Failf("failed to list Deployments post mortem: %v", err)
+			} else {
+				framework.Failf("remaining deployment's post mortem: %#v", remainingDSs)
+			}
+		}
+		rs, err := clientSet.Extensions().ReplicaSets(f.Namespace.Name).List(v1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			framework.Failf("Failed to list ReplicaSet %v", err)
+		}
+		for _, replicaSet := range rs.Items {
+			if controller.GetControllerOf(replicaSet.ObjectMeta) != nil {
+				framework.Failf("Found ReplicaSet with non nil ownerRef %v", replicaSet)
+			}
+		}
+
+		gatherMetrics(f)
+	})
+
 })