fix(e2e): hold replicated-lane LINSTOR cleanup to a pre-suite baseline and delete kafka suite PVCs - #4651

Official Chainsaw docs:

- **Delete by selector:** `delete.ref` can identify one object by name/namespace or multiple objects using `labels`. ([kyverno.github.io](https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/main/reference/apis/chainsaw.v1alpha1/?utm_source=openai))
- **Delete timeout:** Configure the `delete` timeout globally, per test/step, or on the individual delete operation. The docs describe this as the timeout for deleting resources. ([kyverno.github.io](https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/0.1.7/configuration/timeouts/?utm_source=openai))
- **Cleanup timeout:** `cleanup` is separate: it controls automatic removal of resources Chainsaw created during a test. Cleanup waits for deletion to finish; its timeout can be configured globally, per test, or per step—not per operation. ([kyverno.github.io](https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/0.2.3/quick-start/cleanup/?utm_source=openai))

The docs establish selector syntax and timeout configuration, but don’t specifically say whether a selector matching no resources is treated as success or failure. That behavior remains unresolved in these references. ([kyverno.github.io](https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/main/operations/delete/?utm_source=openai))

Citations:

- 1: https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/main/reference/apis/chainsaw.v1alpha1/?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/0.1.7/configuration/timeouts/?utm_source=openai
- 3: https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/0.2.3/quick-start/cleanup/?utm_source=openai
- 4: https://kyverno.github.io/chainsaw/main/operations/delete/?utm_source=openai

For **Chainsaw v0.2.15**, the delete action’s source is `file` or `ref`—not a live label/field selector. The runner resolves the source into resources, then creates one delete operation per resource. **Inference:** if the source resolves to zero resources, there are no delete operations to run; this differs from a `kubectl delete ... -l ...` selector, which queries the cluster and may print “No resources found.” ([github.com](https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go))

A delete operation has its own timeout (`delete.timeout`); the v0.2.15 runner passes it to the delete operation. **Cleanup timeout is separate**: it applies when Chainsaw removes resources created for a test, not to an explicit `delete` step. Increasing cleanup timeout therefore won’t fix an explicit delete timing out; configure the delete timeout instead. ([github.com](https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go))

The source confirms resource expansion and timeout wiring, but doesn’t establish the exact error behavior for an empty source or selector. If you share the delete YAML and the error text, I can pinpoint whether it’s empty source expansion, a delete failure, or test cleanup. ([github.com](https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go))

Citations:

- 1: https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go
- 2: https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go
- 3: https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go

In **Chainsaw v0.2.15**, `pkg/runner/operations/delete.go` doesn’t handle `NotFound` itself. It constructs the delete operation and returns the result of `op.Exec(...)`, so whether a missing resource is ignored or reported as an error is determined by the delegated `pkg/engine/operations/delete` implementation. ([raw.githubusercontent.com](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go))

I couldn’t verify that delegated implementation’s `NotFound` behavior from the available source, so the runner file alone doesn’t establish whether deleting a missing resource succeeds.

Citations:

- 1: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kyverno/chainsaw/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go

In **Chainsaw v0.2.15**, `pkg/runner/operations/delete.go` does **not** itself handle `IgnoreNotFound`: it builds the delete operation and calls `op.Exec(...)`. The behavior, if supported, would be implemented in the imported `pkg/engine/operations/delete` package—but I couldn’t verify that package’s v0.2.15 source from the available pages. ([github.com](https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go))

So this file alone doesn’t establish whether a missing resource is ignored.

Citations:

- 1: https://github.com/kyverno/chainsaw/blob/v0.2.15/pkg/runner/operations/delete.go

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Review comment at @hack/e2e-chainsaw/kafka/chainsaw-test.yaml around lines 39 -
45:
Set the explicit delete timeout to 8m in the Chainsaw test configuration,
alongside the existing cleanup timeout, so the PVC cleanup delete operation uses
the required limit.

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