Use native CDI by default as the mechanism for injecting GPUs into workload containers

api/nvidia/v1/clusterpolicy_types.go

@@ -1658,20 +1658,20 @@ type VGPUDevicesConfigSpec struct {
 
 // CDIConfigSpec defines how the Container Device Interface is used in the cluster.
 type CDIConfigSpec struct {
-	// Enabled indicates whether CDI can be used to make GPUs accessible to containers.
+	// Enabled indicates whether the Container Device Interface (CDI) should be used as the mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
-	// +kubebuilder:default=false
+	// +kubebuilder:default=true
 	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors=true
-	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.displayName="Enable CDI as a mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers"
+	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.displayName="Enable CDI as the mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers"
 	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.x-descriptors="urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch"
 	Enabled *bool `json:"enabled,omitempty"`
 
-	// Default indicates whether to use CDI as the default mechanism for providing GPU access to containers.
+	// Deprecated: This field is no longer used. Setting cdi.enabled=true will configure CDI as the default mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers.
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	// +kubebuilder:default=false
 	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors=true
-	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.displayName="Configure CDI as the default mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers"
-	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.x-descriptors="urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch"
+	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.displayName="Deprecated: This field is no longer used"
+	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.x-descriptors="urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch,urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:hidden"
 	Default *bool `json:"default,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -2070,20 +2070,11 @@ func (l *DriverLicensingConfigSpec) IsNLSEnabled() bool {
 // providing GPU access to containers
 func (c *CDIConfigSpec) IsEnabled() bool {
 	if c.Enabled == nil {
-		return false
+		return true
 	}
 	return *c.Enabled
 }
 
-// IsDefault returns true if CDI is enabled as the default
-// mechanism for providing GPU access to containers
-func (c *CDIConfigSpec) IsDefault() bool {
-	if c.Default == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return *c.Default
-}
-
 // IsEnabled returns true if Kata Manager is enabled
 func (k *KataManagerSpec) IsEnabled() bool {
 	if k.Enabled == nil {

bundle/manifests/gpu-operator-certified.clusterserviceversion.yaml

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ metadata:
               "initContainer": {
               }
             },
+            "cdi": {
+              "enabled": true
+            },
             "sandboxWorkloads": {
               "enabled": false,
               "defaultWorkload": "container"
@@ -531,6 +534,20 @@ spec:
           path: toolkit.imagePullPolicy
           x-descriptors:
             - 'urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:imagePullPolicy'
+        - displayName: CDI
+          description: Container Device Interface (CDI) Configuration
+          path: cdi
+        - displayName: Enabled
+          description: 'Enabled indicates whether CDI should be used as the mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers.'
+          path: cdi.enabled
+          x-descriptors:
+            - 'urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch'
+        - displayName: Default
+          description: 'Deprecated: This field is no longer used. Setting cdi.enabled=true will configure CDI as the default mechanism for making GPUs accessible to containers.'
+          path: cdi.default
+          x-descriptors:
+            - 'urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:hidden'
+            - 'urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch'
         - displayName: NVIDIA DCGM config
           description: NVIDIA DCGM config
           path: dcgm

bundle/manifests/nvidia.com_clusterpolicies.yaml

@@ -136,13 +136,15 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   default:
                     default: false
-                    description: Default indicates whether to use CDI as the default
-                      mechanism for providing GPU access to containers.
+                    description: 'Deprecated: This field is no longer used. Setting
+                      cdi.enabled=true will configure CDI as the default mechanism
+                      for making GPUs accessible to containers.'
                     type: boolean
                   enabled:
-                    default: false
-                    description: Enabled indicates whether CDI can be used to make
-                      GPUs accessible to containers.
+                    default: true
+                    description: Enabled indicates whether the Container Device Interface
+                      (CDI) should be used as the mechanism for making GPUs accessible
+                      to containers.
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
               daemonsets:

config/crd/bases/nvidia.com_clusterpolicies.yaml

@@ -136,13 +136,15 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   default:
                     default: false
-                    description: Default indicates whether to use CDI as the default
-                      mechanism for providing GPU access to containers.
+                    description: 'Deprecated: This field is no longer used. Setting
+                      cdi.enabled=true will configure CDI as the default mechanism
+                      for making GPUs accessible to containers.'
                     type: boolean
                   enabled:
-                    default: false
-                    description: Enabled indicates whether CDI can be used to make
-                      GPUs accessible to containers.
+                    default: true
+                    description: Enabled indicates whether the Container Device Interface
+                      (CDI) should be used as the mechanism for making GPUs accessible
+                      to containers.
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
               daemonsets: