Changes to configuring otel from env only

These are standard environment variables described by the otel spec in
https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/configuration/sdk-environment-variables/.

The old config options are removed

Also since otel will by default try to connect to https://localhost:4318
if no endpoint is set, this will also just disable the otlp plugin when
there is no endpoint so we don't have otel continuously trying to
connect to the default endpoint, littering the logs with connection
failure messages and collecting traces that won't go anywhere.

Signed-off-by: Brian Goff <cpuguy83@gmail.com>

Author: cpuguy83

integration/client/testdata/default-1.6.toml

@@ -168,9 +168,10 @@ version = 2
   [plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.restart"]
     interval = "10s"
 
-  [plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.tracing"]
-    sampling_ratio = 1.0
-    service_name = "containerd"
+  # Removed in latest
+  #[plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.tracing"]
+  #  sampling_ratio = 1.0
+  #  service_name = "containerd"
 
   [plugins."io.containerd.metadata.v1.bolt"]
     content_sharing_policy = "shared"
@@ -225,10 +226,11 @@ version = 2
   #[plugins."io.containerd.snapshotter.v1.zfs"]
   #  root_path = ""
 
-  [plugins."io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1.otlp"]
-    endpoint = ""
-    insecure = false
-    protocol = ""
+  # Removed in latest
+  #[plugins."io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1.otlp"]
+  #  endpoint = ""
+  #  insecure = false
+  #  protocol = ""
 
 [proxy_plugins]
 

integration/client/testdata/default-1.7.toml

@@ -185,9 +185,10 @@ version = 2
   [plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.restart"]
     interval = "10s"
 
-  [plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.tracing"]
-    sampling_ratio = 1.0
-    service_name = "containerd"
+  # Removed in latest
+  #[plugins."io.containerd.internal.v1.tracing"]
+  #  sampling_ratio = 1.0
+  #  service_name = "containerd"
 
   [plugins."io.containerd.metadata.v1.bolt"]
     content_sharing_policy = "shared"
@@ -258,10 +259,11 @@ version = 2
   #[plugins."io.containerd.snapshotter.v1.zfs"]
   #  root_path = ""
 
-  [plugins."io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1.otlp"]
-    endpoint = ""
-    insecure = false
-    protocol = ""
+  # Removed in latest
+  #[plugins."io.containerd.tracing.processor.v1.otlp"]
+  #  endpoint = ""
+  #  insecure = false
+  #  protocol = ""
 
   [plugins."io.containerd.transfer.v1.local"]
     config_path = ""

pkg/tracing/plugin/otlp.go

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ package plugin
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"net/url"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/deprecation"
@@ -37,13 +37,25 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/resource"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
-	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/semconv/v1.21.0"
 )
 
 const exporterPlugin = "otlp"
 
+// OTEL and OTLP standard env vars
+// See https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otel/configuration/sdk-environment-variables/
+const (
+	sdkDisabledEnv = "OTEL_SDK_DISABLED"
+
+	otlpEndpointEnv       = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT"
+	otlpTracesEndpointEnv = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT"
+	otlpProtocolEnv       = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL"
+	otlpTracesProtocolEnv = "OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_PROTOCOL"
+
+	otelTracesExporterEnv = "OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER"
+	otelServiceNameEnv    = "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME"
+)
+
 func init() {
 	registry.Register(&plugin.Registration{
 		ID:     exporterPlugin,
@@ -53,38 +65,49 @@ func init() {
 			if err := warnOTLPConfig(ic); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			cfg := ic.Config.(*OTLPConfig)
-			exp, err := newExporter(ic.Context, cfg)
+			if err := checkDisabled(); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			// If OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER is set, it must be "otlp"
+			if v := os.Getenv(otelTracesExporterEnv); v != "" && v != "otlp" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported traces exporter %q: %w", v, errdefs.ErrInvalidArgument)
+			}
+
+			exp, err := newExporter(ic.Context)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			return trace.NewBatchSpanProcessor(exp), nil
 		},
 	})
 	registry.Register(&plugin.Registration{
-		ID:   "tracing",
-		Type: plugins.InternalPlugin,
+		ID:     "tracing",
+		Type:   plugins.InternalPlugin,
+		Config: &TraceConfig{},
 		Requires: []plugin.Type{
 			plugins.TracingProcessorPlugin,
 		},
-		Config: &TraceConfig{
-			ServiceName:        "containerd",
-			TraceSamplingRatio: 1.0,
-		},
 		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			if err := warnTraceConfig(ic); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			// get TracingProcessorPlugin which is a dependency
+			if err := checkDisabled(); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+
+			//get TracingProcessorPlugin which is a dependency
 			plugins, err := ic.GetByType(plugins.TracingProcessorPlugin)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get tracing processors: %w", err)
 			}
+
 			procs := make([]trace.SpanProcessor, 0, len(plugins))
 			for _, p := range plugins {
 				procs = append(procs, p.(trace.SpanProcessor))
 			}
-			return newTracer(ic.Context, ic.Config.(*TraceConfig), procs)
+
+			return newTracer(ic.Context, procs)
 		},
 	})
 
@@ -94,110 +117,89 @@ func init() {
 
 // OTLPConfig holds the configurations for the built-in otlp span processor
 type OTLPConfig struct {
-	Endpoint string `toml:"endpoint"`
-	Protocol string `toml:"protocol"`
-	Insecure bool   `toml:"insecure"`
+	Endpoint string `toml:"endpoint,omitempty"`
+	Protocol string `toml:"protocol,omitempty"`
+	Insecure bool   `toml:"insecure,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // TraceConfig is the common configuration for open telemetry.
 type TraceConfig struct {
-	ServiceName        string  `toml:"service_name"`
-	TraceSamplingRatio float64 `toml:"sampling_ratio"`
+	ServiceName        string  `toml:"service_name,omitempty"`
+	TraceSamplingRatio float64 `toml:"sampling_ratio,omitempty"`
 }
 
-type closer struct {
-	close func() error
+func checkDisabled() error {
+	v := os.Getenv(sdkDisabledEnv)
+	if v != "" {
+		disable, err := strconv.ParseBool(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for %s: %w: %w", sdkDisabledEnv, err, errdefs.ErrInvalidArgument)
+		}
+		if disable {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: tracing disabled by env %s=%s", plugin.ErrSkipPlugin, sdkDisabledEnv, v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if os.Getenv(otlpEndpointEnv) == "" && os.Getenv(otlpTracesEndpointEnv) == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%w: tracing endpoint not configured", plugin.ErrSkipPlugin)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *closer) Close() error {
-	return c.close()
+type closerFunc func() error
+
+func (f closerFunc) Close() error {
+	return f()
 }
 
 // newExporter creates an exporter based on the given configuration.
 //
 // The default protocol is http/protobuf since it is recommended by
 // https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/blob/v1.8.0/specification/protocol/exporter.md#specify-protocol.
-func newExporter(ctx context.Context, cfg *OTLPConfig) (*otlptrace.Exporter, error) {
+func newExporter(ctx context.Context) (*otlptrace.Exporter, error) {
 	const timeout = 5 * time.Second
 
+	v := os.Getenv(otlpTracesProtocolEnv)
+	if v == "" {
+		v = os.Getenv(otlpProtocolEnv)
+	}
+
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
 	defer cancel()
-
-	switch cfg.Protocol {
+	switch v {
 	case "", "http/protobuf":
-		var opts []otlptracehttp.Option
-		if cfg.Endpoint != "" {
-			u, err := url.Parse(cfg.Endpoint)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("OpenTelemetry endpoint %q %w : %v", cfg.Endpoint, errdefs.ErrInvalidArgument, err)
-			}
-			opts = append(opts, otlptracehttp.WithEndpoint(u.Host))
-			if u.Scheme == "http" {
-				opts = append(opts, otlptracehttp.WithInsecure())
-			}
-		}
-		return otlptracehttp.New(ctx, opts...)
+		return otlptracehttp.New(ctx)
 	case "grpc":
-		var opts []otlptracegrpc.Option
-		if cfg.Endpoint != "" {
-			opts = append(opts, otlptracegrpc.WithEndpoint(cfg.Endpoint))
-		}
-		if cfg.Insecure {
-			opts = append(opts, otlptracegrpc.WithInsecure())
-		}
-		return otlptracegrpc.New(ctx, opts...)
+		return otlptracegrpc.New(ctx)
 	default:
 		// Other protocols such as "http/json" are not supported.
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("OpenTelemetry protocol %q : %w", cfg.Protocol, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("OpenTelemetry protocol %q : %w", v, errdefs.ErrNotImplemented)
 	}
 }
 
 // newTracer configures protocol-agonostic tracing settings such as
 // its sampling ratio and returns io.Closer.
 //
 // Note that this function sets process-wide tracing configuration.
-func newTracer(ctx context.Context, config *TraceConfig, procs []trace.SpanProcessor) (io.Closer, error) {
-	res, err := resource.New(ctx,
-		resource.WithHost(),
-		resource.WithAttributes(
-			// Service name used to displace traces in backends
-			semconv.ServiceNameKey.String(config.ServiceName),
-		),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create resource: %w", err)
+func newTracer(ctx context.Context, procs []trace.SpanProcessor) (io.Closer, error) {
+	// Let otel configure the service name from env
+	if os.Getenv(otelServiceNameEnv) == "" {
+		os.Setenv(otelServiceNameEnv, "containerd")
 	}
 
-	sampler := trace.ParentBased(trace.TraceIDRatioBased(config.TraceSamplingRatio))
-
-	opts := []trace.TracerProviderOption{
-		trace.WithSampler(sampler),
-		trace.WithResource(res),
-	}
+	otel.SetTextMapPropagator(propagation.NewCompositeTextMapPropagator(propagation.TraceContext{}, propagation.Baggage{}))
 
+	opts := make([]trace.TracerProviderOption, 0, len(procs))
 	for _, proc := range procs {
 		opts = append(opts, trace.WithSpanProcessor(proc))
 	}
-
 	provider := trace.NewTracerProvider(opts...)
-
 	otel.SetTracerProvider(provider)
 
-	otel.SetTextMapPropagator(propagators())
-
-	return &closer{close: func() error {
-		for _, p := range procs {
-			if err := p.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}}, nil
-}
+	return closerFunc(func() error {
+		return provider.Shutdown(ctx)
+	}), nil
 
-// Returns a composite TestMap propagator
-func propagators() propagation.TextMapPropagator {
-	return propagation.NewCompositeTextMapPropagator(propagation.TraceContext{}, propagation.Baggage{})
 }
 
 func warnTraceConfig(ic *plugin.InitContext) error {