Backport: [kube-dns] The d8-kube-dns-redirect service has been restored #13510
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Description
The d8-kube-dns-redirect service has been reverted.
Why do we need it, and what problem does it solve?
The d8-kube-dns-redirect service was used as a forwarding server for node-local-dns. During an upgrade, this service is removed and old instances of local-dns continue to access the non-existent forward server. However, because the service was not responding, and due to the behavior of the cache plugin, specifically the serve_stale 1h verify setting, it waited up to 5 seconds for a response from the forwarding server. This delay can be critical for latency-sensitive applications such as web frontends.
Why do we need it in the patch release (if we do)?
On large clusters, updating node-local-dns pods can take 10-15 minutes, at which point local dns is left without forwarding servers, which can be undesirable.
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