Merge pull request #69583 from audreylim/annotate-apimachinery-e2e-test-errors

Annotate errors in apimachinery e2e tests

test/e2e/apimachinery/chunking.go

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for API chunking", func() {
 			for {
 				opts.Limit = int64(rand.Int31n(numberOfTotalResources/10) + 1)
 				list, err := client.List(opts)
-				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pod templates in namespace: %s, given limit: %d", ns, opts.Limit)
 				framework.Logf("Retrieved %d/%d results with rv %s and continue %s", len(list.Items), opts.Limit, list.ResourceVersion, list.Continue)
 				Expect(len(list.Items)).To(BeNumerically("<=", opts.Limit))
 
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for API chunking", func() {
 		}
 
 		By("retrieving those results all at once")
-		list, err := client.List(metav1.ListOptions{Limit: numberOfTotalResources + 1})
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		opts := metav1.ListOptions{Limit: numberOfTotalResources + 1}
+		list, err := client.List(opts)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pod templates in namespace: %s, given limit: %d", ns, opts.Limit)
 		Expect(list.Items).To(HaveLen(numberOfTotalResources))
 	})
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for API chunking", func() {
 		opts := metav1.ListOptions{}
 		opts.Limit = oneTenth
 		list, err := client.List(opts)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pod templates in namespace: %s, given limit: %d", ns, opts.Limit)
 		firstToken := list.Continue
 		firstRV := list.ResourceVersion
 		framework.Logf("Retrieved %d/%d results with rv %s and continue %s", len(list.Items), opts.Limit, list.ResourceVersion, firstToken)
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for API chunking", func() {
 		By("retrieving the second page again with the token received with the error message")
 		opts.Continue = inconsistentToken
 		list, err = client.List(opts)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pod templates in namespace: %s, given inconsistent continue token %s and limit: %d", ns, opts.Continue, opts.Limit)
 		Expect(list.ResourceVersion).ToNot(Equal(firstRV))
 		Expect(len(list.Items)).To(BeNumerically("==", opts.Limit))
 		found := oneTenth
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for API chunking", func() {
 		lastRV := list.ResourceVersion
 		for {
 			list, err := client.List(opts)
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pod templates in namespace: %s, given limit: %d", ns, opts.Limit)
 			framework.Logf("Retrieved %d/%d results with rv %s and continue %s", len(list.Items), opts.Limit, list.ResourceVersion, list.Continue)
 			Expect(len(list.Items)).To(BeNumerically("<=", opts.Limit))
 			Expect(list.ResourceVersion).To(Equal(lastRV))

test/e2e/apimachinery/crd_watch.go

@@ -80,35 +80,35 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("CustomResourceDefinition Watch", func() {
 			noxuResourceClient := newNamespacedCustomResourceClient(ns, f.DynamicClient, noxuDefinition)
 
 			watchA, err := watchCRWithName(noxuResourceClient, watchCRNameA)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to watch custom resource: %s", watchCRNameA)
 
 			watchB, err := watchCRWithName(noxuResourceClient, watchCRNameB)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to watch custom resource: %s", watchCRNameB)
 
 			testCrA := fixtures.NewNoxuInstance(ns, watchCRNameA)
 			testCrB := fixtures.NewNoxuInstance(ns, watchCRNameB)
 
 			By("Creating first CR ")
 			testCrA, err = instantiateCustomResource(testCrA, noxuResourceClient, noxuDefinition)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to instantiate custom resource: %+v", testCrA)
 			expectEvent(watchA, watch.Added, testCrA)
 			expectNoEvent(watchB, watch.Added, testCrA)
 
 			By("Creating second CR")
 			testCrB, err = instantiateCustomResource(testCrB, noxuResourceClient, noxuDefinition)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to instantiate custom resource: %+v", testCrB)
 			expectEvent(watchB, watch.Added, testCrB)
 			expectNoEvent(watchA, watch.Added, testCrB)
 
 			By("Deleting first CR")
 			err = deleteCustomResource(noxuResourceClient, watchCRNameA)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete custom resource: %s", watchCRNameA)
 			expectEvent(watchA, watch.Deleted, nil)
 			expectNoEvent(watchB, watch.Deleted, nil)
 
 			By("Deleting second CR")
 			err = deleteCustomResource(noxuResourceClient, watchCRNameB)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete custom resource: %s", watchCRNameB)
 			expectEvent(watchB, watch.Deleted, nil)
 			expectNoEvent(watchA, watch.Deleted, nil)
 		})

test/e2e/apimachinery/etcd_failure.go

@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ func doEtcdFailure(failCommand, fixCommand string) {
 }
 
 func masterExec(cmd string) {
-	result, err := framework.SSH(cmd, framework.GetMasterHost()+":22", framework.TestContext.Provider)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	host := framework.GetMasterHost() + ":22"
+	result, err := framework.SSH(cmd, host, framework.TestContext.Provider)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to SSH to host %s on provider %s and run command: %q", host, framework.TestContext.Provider, cmd)
 	if result.Code != 0 {
 		framework.LogSSHResult(result)
 		framework.Failf("master exec command returned non-zero")
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ func checkExistingRCRecovers(f *framework.Framework) {
 		}
 		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
 			err = podClient.Delete(pod.Name, metav1.NewDeleteOptions(0))
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete pod %s in namespace: %s", pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 		}
 		framework.Logf("apiserver has recovered")
 		return true, nil
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func checkExistingRCRecovers(f *framework.Framework) {
 	framework.ExpectNoError(wait.Poll(time.Millisecond*500, time.Second*60, func() (bool, error) {
 		options := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: rcSelector.String()}
 		pods, err := podClient.List(options)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pods in namespace: %s, that match label selector: %s", f.Namespace.Name, rcSelector.String())
 		for _, pod := range pods.Items {
 			if pod.DeletionTimestamp == nil && podutil.IsPodReady(&pod) {
 				return true, nil

test/e2e/apimachinery/garbage_collector.go

@@ -737,12 +737,12 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 		}
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("set half of pods created by rc %s to have rc %s as owner as well", rc1Name, rc2Name))
 		pods, err := podClient.List(metav1.ListOptions{})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pods in namespace: %s", f.Namespace.Name)
 		patch := fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"ownerReferences":[{"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"ReplicationController","name":"%s","uid":"%s"}]}}`, rc2.ObjectMeta.Name, rc2.ObjectMeta.UID)
 		for i := 0; i < halfReplicas; i++ {
 			pod := pods.Items[i]
 			_, err := podClient.Patch(pod.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, []byte(patch))
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply to pod %s in namespace %s, a strategic merge patch: %s", pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name, patch)
 		}
 
 		By(fmt.Sprintf("delete the rc %s", rc1Name))
@@ -816,33 +816,39 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 	framework.ConformanceIt("should not be blocked by dependency circle", func() {
 		clientSet := f.ClientSet
 		podClient := clientSet.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name)
-		pod1 := newGCPod("pod1")
+		pod1Name := "pod1"
+		pod1 := newGCPod(pod1Name)
 		pod1, err := podClient.Create(pod1)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		pod2 := newGCPod("pod2")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", pod1Name, f.Namespace.Name)
+		pod2Name := "pod2"
+		pod2 := newGCPod(pod2Name)
 		pod2, err = podClient.Create(pod2)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		pod3 := newGCPod("pod3")
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", pod2Name, f.Namespace.Name)
+		pod3Name := "pod3"
+		pod3 := newGCPod(pod3Name)
 		pod3, err = podClient.Create(pod3)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", pod3Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 		// create circular dependency
 		addRefPatch := func(name string, uid types.UID) []byte {
 			return []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"ownerReferences":[{"apiVersion":"v1","kind":"Pod","name":"%s","uid":"%s","controller":true,"blockOwnerDeletion":true}]}}`, name, uid))
 		}
-		pod1, err = podClient.Patch(pod1.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, addRefPatch(pod3.Name, pod3.UID))
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		patch1 := addRefPatch(pod3.Name, pod3.UID)
+		pod1, err = podClient.Patch(pod1.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch1)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply to pod %s in namespace %s, a strategic merge patch: %s", pod1.Name, f.Namespace.Name, patch1)
 		framework.Logf("pod1.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences=%#v", pod1.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences)
-		pod2, err = podClient.Patch(pod2.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, addRefPatch(pod1.Name, pod1.UID))
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		patch2 := addRefPatch(pod1.Name, pod1.UID)
+		pod2, err = podClient.Patch(pod2.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch2)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply to pod %s in namespace %s, a strategic merge patch: %s", pod2.Name, f.Namespace.Name, patch2)
 		framework.Logf("pod2.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences=%#v", pod2.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences)
-		pod3, err = podClient.Patch(pod3.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, addRefPatch(pod2.Name, pod2.UID))
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		patch3 := addRefPatch(pod2.Name, pod2.UID)
+		pod3, err = podClient.Patch(pod3.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch3)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply to pod %s in namespace %s, a strategic merge patch: %s", pod3.Name, f.Namespace.Name, patch3)
 		framework.Logf("pod3.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences=%#v", pod3.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences)
 		// delete one pod, should result in the deletion of all pods
 		deleteOptions := getForegroundOptions()
 		deleteOptions.Preconditions = metav1.NewUIDPreconditions(string(pod1.UID))
 		err = podClient.Delete(pod1.ObjectMeta.Name, deleteOptions)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete pod %s in namespace: %s", pod1.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 		var pods *v1.PodList
 		var err2 error
 		// TODO: shorten the timeout when we make GC's periodic API rediscovery more efficient.
@@ -1073,7 +1079,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Garbage collector", func() {
 		By("Create the cronjob")
 		cronJob := newCronJob("simple", "*/1 * * * ?")
 		cronJob, err := f.ClientSet.BatchV1beta1().CronJobs(f.Namespace.Name).Create(cronJob)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create cronjob: %+v, in namespace: %s", cronJob, f.Namespace.Name)
 
 		By("Wait for the CronJob to create new Job")
 		err = wait.PollImmediate(500*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Minute, func() (bool, error) {

test/e2e/apimachinery/initializers.go

@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 
 		ch := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
-			_, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(newUninitializedPod(podName))
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			pod := newUninitializedPod(podName)
+			_, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(pod)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 			close(ch)
 		}()
 
@@ -72,34 +73,35 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 
 		// verify that we can update an initializing pod
 		pod, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Get(podName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		pod.Annotations = map[string]string{"update-1": "test"}
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Update(pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update pod %s in namespace %s to: %+v", pod.Name, ns, pod)
 
 		// verify the list call filters out uninitialized pods
-		pods, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).List(metav1.ListOptions{IncludeUninitialized: true})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{IncludeUninitialized: true}
+		pods, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).List(listOptions)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pods in namespace: %s, given list options: %+v", ns, listOptions)
 		Expect(pods.Items).To(HaveLen(1))
 		pods, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).List(metav1.ListOptions{})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pods in namespace: %s", ns)
 		Expect(pods.Items).To(HaveLen(0))
 
 		// clear initializers
 		pod.Initializers = nil
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Update(pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update pod %s in namespace %s to: %+v", pod.Name, ns, pod)
 
 		// pod should now start running
 		err = framework.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(c, pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "error while waiting for pod %s to go to Running phase in namespace: %s", pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 
 		// ensure create call returns
 		<-ch
 
 		// verify that we cannot start the pod initializing again
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Get(podName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		pod.Initializers = &metav1.Initializers{
 			Pending: []metav1.Initializer{{Name: "Other"}},
 		}
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		// create and register an initializer
 		initializerName := "pod.test.e2e.kubernetes.io"
 		initializerConfigName := "e2e-test-initializer"
-		_, err := c.AdmissionregistrationV1alpha1().InitializerConfigurations().Create(&v1alpha1.InitializerConfiguration{
+		initializerConfig := &v1alpha1.InitializerConfiguration{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: initializerConfigName},
 			Initializers: []v1alpha1.Initializer{
 				{
@@ -129,11 +131,12 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-		})
+		}
+		_, err := c.AdmissionregistrationV1alpha1().InitializerConfigurations().Create(initializerConfig)
 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			framework.Skipf("dynamic configuration of initializers requires the alpha admissionregistration.k8s.io group to be enabled")
 		}
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create and register initializer with config: %+v", initializerConfig)
 
 		// we must remove the initializer when the test is complete and ensure no pods are pending for that initializer
 		defer cleanupInitializer(c, initializerConfigName, initializerName)
@@ -145,8 +148,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		ch := make(chan struct{})
 		go func() {
 			defer close(ch)
-			_, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(newInitPod(podName))
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			pod := newInitPod(podName)
+			_, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(pod)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		}()
 
 		// wait until the pod shows up uninitialized
@@ -162,7 +166,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 			}
 			return true, nil
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s from namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		Expect(pod.Initializers).NotTo(BeNil())
 		Expect(pod.Initializers.Pending).To(HaveLen(1))
 		Expect(pod.Initializers.Pending[0].Name).To(Equal(initializerName))
@@ -171,14 +175,14 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		By("Completing initialization")
 		pod.Initializers = nil
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Update(pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update pod %s in namespace %s to: %+v", pod.Name, ns, pod)
 
 		// ensure create call returns
 		<-ch
 
 		// pod should now start running
 		err = framework.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(c, pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "error while waiting for pod %s to go to Running phase in namespace: %s", pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 
 		// bypass initialization by explicitly passing an empty pending list
 		By("Setting an empty initializer as an admin to bypass initialization")
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		pod = newUninitializedPod(podName)
 		pod.Initializers.Pending = nil
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		Expect(pod.Initializers).To(BeNil())
 
 		// bypass initialization for mirror pods
@@ -198,7 +202,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		}
 		pod.Spec.NodeName = "node-does-not-yet-exist"
 		pod, err = c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(pod)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		Expect(pod.Initializers).To(BeNil())
 		Expect(pod.Annotations[v1.MirrorPodAnnotationKey]).To(Equal("true"))
 	})
@@ -213,7 +217,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		// create and register an initializer, without setting up a controller to handle it.
 		initializerName := "pod.test.e2e.kubernetes.io"
 		initializerConfigName := "e2e-test-initializer"
-		_, err := c.AdmissionregistrationV1alpha1().InitializerConfigurations().Create(&v1alpha1.InitializerConfiguration{
+		initializerConfig := &v1alpha1.InitializerConfiguration{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: initializerConfigName},
 			Initializers: []v1alpha1.Initializer{
 				{
@@ -223,11 +227,12 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-		})
+		}
+		_, err := c.AdmissionregistrationV1alpha1().InitializerConfigurations().Create(initializerConfig)
 		if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			framework.Skipf("dynamic configuration of initializers requires the alpha admissionregistration.k8s.io group to be enabled")
 		}
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create and register initializer with config: %+v", initializerConfig)
 
 		// we must remove the initializer when the test is complete and ensure no pods are pending for that initializer
 		defer cleanupInitializer(c, initializerConfigName, initializerName)
@@ -236,31 +241,32 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 		time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
 		// create a replicaset
-		persistedRS, err := c.ExtensionsV1beta1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(newReplicaset())
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		rs := newReplicaset()
+		persistedRS, err := c.ExtensionsV1beta1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(rs)
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create replicaset %s in namespace: %s", persistedRS.Name, ns)
 		// wait for replicaset controller to confirm that it has handled the creation
 		err = waitForRSObservedGeneration(c, persistedRS.Namespace, persistedRS.Name, persistedRS.Generation)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "replicaset %s failed to observe generation: %d", persistedRS.Name, persistedRS.Generation)
 
 		// update the replicaset spec to trigger a resync
 		patch := []byte(`{"spec":{"minReadySeconds":5}}`)
 		persistedRS, err = c.ExtensionsV1beta1().ReplicaSets(ns).Patch(persistedRS.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply to replicaset %s in namespace %s a strategic merge patch: %s", persistedRS.Name, ns, patch)
 
 		// wait for replicaset controller to confirm that it has handle the spec update
 		err = waitForRSObservedGeneration(c, persistedRS.Namespace, persistedRS.Name, persistedRS.Generation)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "replicaset %s failed to observe generation: %d", persistedRS.Name, persistedRS.Generation)
 
 		// verify that the replicaset controller doesn't create extra pod
 		selector, err := metav1.LabelSelectorAsSelector(persistedRS.Spec.Selector)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to convert label selector %+v of LabelSelector api type into a struct that implements labels.Selector", persistedRS.Spec.Selector)
 
 		listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{
 			LabelSelector:        selector.String(),
 			IncludeUninitialized: true,
 		}
 		pods, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).List(listOptions)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to list pods in namespace: %s, given list options: %+v", ns, listOptions)
 		Expect(len(pods.Items)).Should(Equal(1))
 	})
 
@@ -277,13 +283,13 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Initializers [Feature:Initializers]", func() {
 			framework.Failf("expect err to be timeout error, got %v", err)
 		}
 		uninitializedPod, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Get(podName, metav1.GetOptions{})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		Expect(uninitializedPod.Initializers).NotTo(BeNil())
 		Expect(len(uninitializedPod.Initializers.Pending)).Should(Equal(1))
 
 		patch := fmt.Sprintf(`{"metadata":{"initializers":{"pending":[{"$patch":"delete","name":"%s"}]}}}`, uninitializedPod.Initializers.Pending[0].Name)
 		patchedPod, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Patch(uninitializedPod.Name, types.StrategicMergePatchType, []byte(patch))
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to apply to pod %s in namespace %s a strategic merge patch: %s", uninitializedPod.Name, ns, patch)
 		Expect(patchedPod.Initializers).To(BeNil())
 	})
 })

test/e2e/apimachinery/namespace.go

@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ func extinguish(f *framework.Framework, totalNS int, maxAllowedAfterDel int, max
 		go func(n int) {
 			defer wg.Done()
 			defer GinkgoRecover()
-			_, err = f.CreateNamespace(fmt.Sprintf("nslifetest-%v", n), nil)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			ns := fmt.Sprintf("nslifetest-%v", n)
+			_, err = f.CreateNamespace(ns, nil)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create namespace: %s", ns)
 		}(n)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -54,8 +55,9 @@ func extinguish(f *framework.Framework, totalNS int, maxAllowedAfterDel int, max
 	//Wait 10 seconds, then SEND delete requests for all the namespaces.
 	By("Waiting 10 seconds")
 	time.Sleep(time.Duration(10 * time.Second))
-	deleted, err := framework.DeleteNamespaces(f.ClientSet, []string{"nslifetest"}, nil /* skipFilter */)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	deleteFilter := []string{"nslifetest"}
+	deleted, err := framework.DeleteNamespaces(f.ClientSet, deleteFilter, nil /* skipFilter */)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete namespace(s) containing: %s", deleteFilter)
 	Expect(len(deleted)).To(Equal(totalNS))
 
 	By("Waiting for namespaces to vanish")
@@ -93,23 +95,25 @@ func waitForPodInNamespace(c clientset.Interface, ns, podName string) *v1.Pod {
 		}
 		return true, nil
 	})
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 	return pod
 }
 
 func ensurePodsAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 	By("Creating a test namespace")
-	namespace, err := f.CreateNamespace("nsdeletetest", nil)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	namespaceName := "nsdeletetest"
+	namespace, err := f.CreateNamespace(namespaceName, nil)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create namespace: %s", namespaceName)
 
 	By("Waiting for a default service account to be provisioned in namespace")
 	err = framework.WaitForDefaultServiceAccountInNamespace(f.ClientSet, namespace.Name)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failure while waiting for a default service account to be provisioned in namespace: %s", namespace.Name)
 
 	By("Creating a pod in the namespace")
+	podName := "test-pod"
 	pod := &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: "test-pod",
+			Name: podName,
 		},
 		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
 			Containers: []v1.Container{
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@ func ensurePodsAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 		},
 	}
 	pod, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(namespace.Name).Create(pod)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, namespace.Name)
 
 	By("Waiting for the pod to have running status")
 	framework.ExpectNoError(framework.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(f.ClientSet, pod))
@@ -150,7 +154,7 @@ func ensurePodsAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 	By("Deleting the namespace")
 	err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Namespaces().Delete(namespace.Name, nil)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete namespace: %s", namespace.Name)
 
 	By("Waiting for the namespace to be removed.")
 	maxWaitSeconds := int64(60) + *pod.Spec.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds
@@ -164,26 +168,27 @@ func ensurePodsAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 		}))
 
 	By("Recreating the namespace")
-	namespace, err = f.CreateNamespace("nsdeletetest", nil)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	namespace, err = f.CreateNamespace(namespaceName, nil)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create namespace: %s", namespaceName)
 
 	By("Verifying there are no pods in the namespace")
 	_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(namespace.Name).Get(pod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in namespace: %s", pod.Name, namespace.Name)
 	_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(namespace.Name).Get(podB.Name, metav1.GetOptions{IncludeUninitialized: true})
-	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in namespace: %s", podB.Name, namespace.Name)
 }
 
 func ensureServicesAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 	var err error
 
 	By("Creating a test namespace")
-	namespace, err := f.CreateNamespace("nsdeletetest", nil)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	namespaceName := "nsdeletetest"
+	namespace, err := f.CreateNamespace(namespaceName, nil)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create namespace: %s", namespaceName)
 
 	By("Waiting for a default service account to be provisioned in namespace")
 	err = framework.WaitForDefaultServiceAccountInNamespace(f.ClientSet, namespace.Name)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failure while waiting for a default service account to be provisioned in namespace: %s", namespace.Name)
 
 	By("Creating a service in the namespace")
 	serviceName := "test-service"
@@ -204,11 +209,11 @@ func ensureServicesAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 		},
 	}
 	service, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Services(namespace.Name).Create(service)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create service %s in namespace %s", serviceName, namespace.Name)
 
 	By("Deleting the namespace")
 	err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Namespaces().Delete(namespace.Name, nil)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete namespace: %s", namespace.Name)
 
 	By("Waiting for the namespace to be removed.")
 	maxWaitSeconds := int64(60)
@@ -222,12 +227,12 @@ func ensureServicesAreRemovedWhenNamespaceIsDeleted(f *framework.Framework) {
 		}))
 
 	By("Recreating the namespace")
-	namespace, err = f.CreateNamespace("nsdeletetest", nil)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	namespace, err = f.CreateNamespace(namespaceName, nil)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create namespace: %s", namespaceName)
 
 	By("Verifying there is no service in the namespace")
 	_, err = f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Services(namespace.Name).Get(service.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
-	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get service %s in namespace: %s", service.Name, namespace.Name)
 }
 
 // This test must run [Serial] due to the impact of running other parallel

test/e2e/apimachinery/table_conversion.go

@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for Table transformation", func() {
 		framework.Logf("Creating pod %s", podName)
 
 		_, err := c.CoreV1().Pods(ns).Create(newTablePod(podName))
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 
 		table := &metav1beta1.Table{}
 		err = c.CoreV1().RESTClient().Get().Resource("pods").Namespace(ns).Name(podName).SetHeader("Accept", "application/json;as=Table;v=v1beta1;g=meta.k8s.io").Do().Into(table)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod %s in Table form in namespace: %s", podName, ns)
 		framework.Logf("Table: %#v", table)
 
 		Expect(len(table.ColumnDefinitions)).To(BeNumerically(">", 2))
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for Table transformation", func() {
 			VersionedParams(&metav1.ListOptions{Limit: 2}, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 			SetHeader("Accept", "application/json;as=Table;v=v1beta1;g=meta.k8s.io").
 			Do().Into(pagedTable)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod templates in Table form in namespace: %s", ns)
 		Expect(len(pagedTable.Rows)).To(Equal(2))
 		Expect(pagedTable.ResourceVersion).ToNot(Equal(""))
 		Expect(pagedTable.SelfLink).ToNot(Equal(""))
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for Table transformation", func() {
 			VersionedParams(&metav1.ListOptions{Continue: pagedTable.Continue}, metav1.ParameterCodec).
 			SetHeader("Accept", "application/json;as=Table;v=v1beta1;g=meta.k8s.io").
 			Do().Into(pagedTable)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get pod templates in Table form in namespace: %s", ns)
 		Expect(len(pagedTable.Rows)).To(BeNumerically(">", 0))
 		Expect(pagedTable.Rows[0].Cells[0]).To(Equal("template-0002"))
 	})
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for Table transformation", func() {
 
 		table := &metav1beta1.Table{}
 		err := c.CoreV1().RESTClient().Get().Resource("nodes").SetHeader("Accept", "application/json;as=Table;v=v1beta1;g=meta.k8s.io").Do().Into(table)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get nodes in Table form across all namespaces")
 		framework.Logf("Table: %#v", table)
 
 		Expect(len(table.ColumnDefinitions)).To(BeNumerically(">=", 2))
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Servers with support for Table transformation", func() {
 			},
 		}
 		err := c.AuthorizationV1().RESTClient().Post().Resource("selfsubjectaccessreviews").SetHeader("Accept", "application/json;as=Table;v=v1beta1;g=meta.k8s.io").Body(sar).Do().Into(table)
-		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "failed to return error when posting self subject access review: %+v, to a backend that does not implement metadata", sar)
 		Expect(err.(errors.APIStatus).Status().Code).To(Equal(int32(406)))
 	})
 })
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func printTable(table *metav1beta1.Table) string {
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	tw := tabwriter.NewWriter(buf, 5, 8, 1, ' ', 0)
 	err := printers.PrintTable(table, tw, printers.PrintOptions{})
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to print table: %+v", table)
 	tw.Flush()
 	return buf.String()
 }

test/e2e/apimachinery/watch.go

@@ -57,15 +57,15 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 
 		By("creating a watch on configmaps with label A")
 		watchA, err := watchConfigMaps(f, "", multipleWatchersLabelValueA)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a watch on configmaps with label: %s", multipleWatchersLabelValueA)
 
 		By("creating a watch on configmaps with label B")
 		watchB, err := watchConfigMaps(f, "", multipleWatchersLabelValueB)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a watch on configmaps with label: %s", multipleWatchersLabelValueB)
 
 		By("creating a watch on configmaps with label A or B")
 		watchAB, err := watchConfigMaps(f, "", multipleWatchersLabelValueA, multipleWatchersLabelValueB)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a watch on configmaps with label %s or %s", multipleWatchersLabelValueA, multipleWatchersLabelValueB)
 
 		testConfigMapA := &v1.ConfigMap{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 
 		By("creating a configmap with label A and ensuring the correct watchers observe the notification")
 		testConfigMapA, err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Create(testConfigMapA)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a configmap with label %s in namespace: %s", multipleWatchersLabelValueA, ns)
 		expectEvent(watchA, watch.Added, testConfigMapA)
 		expectEvent(watchAB, watch.Added, testConfigMapA)
 		expectNoEvent(watchB, watch.Added, testConfigMapA)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		testConfigMapA, err = updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMapA.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "1")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMapA.GetName(), ns)
 		expectEvent(watchA, watch.Modified, testConfigMapA)
 		expectEvent(watchAB, watch.Modified, testConfigMapA)
 		expectNoEvent(watchB, watch.Modified, testConfigMapA)
@@ -104,28 +104,28 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		testConfigMapA, err = updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMapA.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "2")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMapA.GetName(), ns)
 		expectEvent(watchA, watch.Modified, testConfigMapA)
 		expectEvent(watchAB, watch.Modified, testConfigMapA)
 		expectNoEvent(watchB, watch.Modified, testConfigMapA)
 
 		By("deleting configmap A and ensuring the correct watchers observe the notification")
 		err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Delete(testConfigMapA.GetName(), nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMapA.GetName(), ns)
 		expectEvent(watchA, watch.Deleted, nil)
 		expectEvent(watchAB, watch.Deleted, nil)
 		expectNoEvent(watchB, watch.Deleted, nil)
 
 		By("creating a configmap with label B and ensuring the correct watchers observe the notification")
 		testConfigMapB, err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Create(testConfigMapB)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMapB, ns)
 		expectEvent(watchB, watch.Added, testConfigMapB)
 		expectEvent(watchAB, watch.Added, testConfigMapB)
 		expectNoEvent(watchA, watch.Added, testConfigMapB)
 
 		By("deleting configmap B and ensuring the correct watchers observe the notification")
 		err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Delete(testConfigMapB.GetName(), nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMapB.GetName(), ns)
 		expectEvent(watchB, watch.Deleted, nil)
 		expectEvent(watchAB, watch.Deleted, nil)
 		expectNoEvent(watchA, watch.Deleted, nil)
@@ -151,27 +151,27 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 
 		By("creating a new configmap")
 		testConfigMap, err := c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Create(testConfigMap)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMap.GetName(), ns)
 
 		By("modifying the configmap once")
 		testConfigMapFirstUpdate, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "1")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMap.GetName(), ns)
 
 		By("modifying the configmap a second time")
 		testConfigMapSecondUpdate, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "2")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace %s a second time", testConfigMap.GetName(), ns)
 
 		By("deleting the configmap")
 		err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Delete(testConfigMap.GetName(), nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete configmap %s in namespace: %s", testConfigMap.GetName(), ns)
 
 		By("creating a watch on configmaps from the resource version returned by the first update")
 		testWatch, err := watchConfigMaps(f, testConfigMapFirstUpdate.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion, fromResourceVersionLabelValue)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a watch on configmaps from the resource version %s returned by the first update", testConfigMapFirstUpdate.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion)
 
 		By("Expecting to observe notifications for all changes to the configmap after the first update")
 		expectEvent(testWatch, watch.Modified, testConfigMapSecondUpdate)
@@ -188,9 +188,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		c := f.ClientSet
 		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
+		configMapName := "e2e-watch-test-watch-closed"
 		testConfigMap := &v1.ConfigMap{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: "e2e-watch-test-watch-closed",
+				Name: configMapName,
 				Labels: map[string]string{
 					watchConfigMapLabelKey: watchRestartedLabelValue,
 				},
@@ -199,17 +200,17 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 
 		By("creating a watch on configmaps")
 		testWatchBroken, err := watchConfigMaps(f, "", watchRestartedLabelValue)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a watch on configmap with label: %s", watchRestartedLabelValue)
 
 		By("creating a new configmap")
 		testConfigMap, err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Create(testConfigMap)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create configmap %s in namespace: %s", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("modifying the configmap once")
 		_, err = updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "1")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace: %s", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("closing the watch once it receives two notifications")
 		expectEvent(testWatchBroken, watch.Added, testConfigMap)
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		testConfigMapSecondUpdate, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "2")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace %s a second time", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("creating a new watch on configmaps from the last resource version observed by the first watch")
 		lastEventConfigMap, ok := lastEvent.Object.(*v1.ConfigMap)
@@ -231,11 +232,11 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 			framework.Failf("Expected last notfication to refer to a configmap but got: %v", lastEvent)
 		}
 		testWatchRestarted, err := watchConfigMaps(f, lastEventConfigMap.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion, watchRestartedLabelValue)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a new watch on configmaps from the last resource version %s observed by the first watch", lastEventConfigMap.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion)
 
 		By("deleting the configmap")
 		err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Delete(testConfigMap.GetName(), nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete configmap %s in namespace: %s", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("Expecting to observe notifications for all changes to the configmap since the first watch closed")
 		expectEvent(testWatchRestarted, watch.Modified, testConfigMapSecondUpdate)
@@ -252,9 +253,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		c := f.ClientSet
 		ns := f.Namespace.Name
 
+		configMapName := "e2e-watch-test-label-changed"
 		testConfigMap := &v1.ConfigMap{
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name: "e2e-watch-test-label-changed",
+				Name: configMapName,
 				Labels: map[string]string{
 					watchConfigMapLabelKey: toBeChangedLabelValue,
 				},
@@ -263,23 +265,23 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 
 		By("creating a watch on configmaps with a certain label")
 		testWatch, err := watchConfigMaps(f, "", toBeChangedLabelValue)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create a watch on configmap with label: %s", toBeChangedLabelValue)
 
 		By("creating a new configmap")
 		testConfigMap, err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Create(testConfigMap)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create configmap %s in namespace: %s", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("modifying the configmap once")
 		testConfigMapFirstUpdate, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "1")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace: %s", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("changing the label value of the configmap")
 		_, err = updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			cm.ObjectMeta.Labels[watchConfigMapLabelKey] = "wrong-value"
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace %s by changing label value", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("Expecting to observe a delete notification for the watched object")
 		expectEvent(testWatch, watch.Added, testConfigMap)
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		testConfigMapSecondUpdate, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "2")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace %s a second time", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("Expecting not to observe a notification because the object no longer meets the selector's requirements")
 		expectNoEvent(testWatch, watch.Modified, testConfigMapSecondUpdate)
@@ -299,17 +301,17 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Watchers", func() {
 		testConfigMapLabelRestored, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			cm.ObjectMeta.Labels[watchConfigMapLabelKey] = toBeChangedLabelValue
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace %s by changing label value back", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("modifying the configmap a third time")
 		testConfigMapThirdUpdate, err := updateConfigMap(c, ns, testConfigMap.GetName(), func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
 			setConfigMapData(cm, "mutation", "3")
 		})
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to update configmap %s in namespace %s a third time", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("deleting the configmap")
 		err = c.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(ns).Delete(testConfigMap.GetName(), nil)
-		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to delete configmap %s in namespace: %s", configMapName, ns)
 
 		By("Expecting to observe an add notification for the watched object when the label value was restored")
 		expectEvent(testWatch, watch.Added, testConfigMapLabelRestored)

test/e2e/apimachinery/webhook.go

@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 	// Creating the pod, the request should be rejected
 	pod := nonCompliantPod(f)
 	_, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Create(pod)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "create pod %s in namespace %s should have been denied by webhook", pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 	expectedErrMsg1 := "the pod contains unwanted container name"
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrMsg1) {
 		framework.Failf("expect error contains %q, got %q", expectedErrMsg1, err.Error())
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 	// Creating the pod, the request should be rejected
 	pod = hangingPod(f)
 	_, err = client.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Create(pod)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "create pod %s in namespace %s should have caused webhook to hang", pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 	expectedTimeoutErr := "request did not complete within"
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedTimeoutErr) {
 		framework.Failf("expect timeout error %q, got %q", expectedTimeoutErr, err.Error())
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 	// Creating the configmap, the request should be rejected
 	configmap := nonCompliantConfigMap(f)
 	_, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Create(configmap)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "create configmap %s in namespace %s should have been denied by the webhook", configmap.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 	expectedErrMsg := "the configmap contains unwanted key and value"
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrMsg) {
 		framework.Failf("expect error contains %q, got %q", expectedErrMsg, err.Error())
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 		},
 	}
 	_, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Create(configmap)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create configmap %s in namespace: %s", configmap.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 
 	By("update (PUT) the admitted configmap to a non-compliant one should be rejected by the webhook")
 	toNonCompliantFn := func(cm *v1.ConfigMap) {
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 		cm.Data["webhook-e2e-test"] = "webhook-disallow"
 	}
 	_, err = updateConfigMap(client, f.Namespace.Name, allowedConfigMapName, toNonCompliantFn)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "update (PUT) admitted configmap %s in namespace %s to a non-compliant one should be rejected by webhook", allowedConfigMapName, f.Namespace.Name)
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrMsg) {
 		framework.Failf("expect error contains %q, got %q", expectedErrMsg, err.Error())
 	}
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 	By("update (PATCH) the admitted configmap to a non-compliant one should be rejected by the webhook")
 	patch := nonCompliantConfigMapPatch()
 	_, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(f.Namespace.Name).Patch(allowedConfigMapName, types.StrategicMergePatchType, []byte(patch))
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "update admitted configmap %s in namespace %s by strategic merge patch to a non-compliant one should be rejected by webhook. Patch: %+v", allowedConfigMapName, f.Namespace.Name, patch)
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrMsg) {
 		framework.Failf("expect error contains %q, got %q", expectedErrMsg, err.Error())
 	}
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ func testWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 	By("create a configmap that violates the webhook policy but is in a whitelisted namespace")
 	configmap = nonCompliantConfigMap(f)
 	_, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(skippedNamespaceName).Create(configmap)
-	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create configmap %s in namespace: %s", configmap.Name, skippedNamespaceName)
 }
 
 func testAttachingPodWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
@@ -707,15 +707,15 @@ func testAttachingPodWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 	client := f.ClientSet
 	pod := toBeAttachedPod(f)
 	_, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(f.Namespace.Name).Create(pod)
-	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create pod %s in namespace: %s", pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 	err = framework.WaitForPodNameRunningInNamespace(client, pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "error while waiting for pod %s to go to Running phase in namespace: %s", pod.Name, f.Namespace.Name)
 
 	By("'kubectl attach' the pod, should be denied by the webhook")
 	timer := time.NewTimer(30 * time.Second)
 	defer timer.Stop()
 	_, err = framework.NewKubectlCommand("attach", fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%v", f.Namespace.Name), pod.Name, "-i", "-c=container1").WithTimeout(timer.C).Exec()
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "'kubectl attach' the pod, should be denied by the webhook")
 	if e, a := "attaching to pod 'to-be-attached-pod' is not allowed", err.Error(); !strings.Contains(a, e) {
 		framework.Failf("unexpected 'kubectl attach' error message. expected to contain %q, got %q", e, a)
 	}
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ func testFailClosedWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 		},
 	}
 	_, err = client.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(failNamespaceName).Create(configmap)
-	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "create configmap in namespace: %s should be unconditionally rejected by the webhook", failNamespaceName)
 	if !errors.IsInternalError(err) {
 		framework.Failf("expect an internal error, got %#v", err)
 	}
@@ -1242,12 +1242,13 @@ func registerMutatingWebhookForCustomResource(f *framework.Framework, context *c
 
 func testCustomResourceWebhook(f *framework.Framework, crd *apiextensionsv1beta1.CustomResourceDefinition, customResourceClient dynamic.ResourceInterface) {
 	By("Creating a custom resource that should be denied by the webhook")
+	crInstanceName := "cr-instance-1"
 	crInstance := &unstructured.Unstructured{
 		Object: map[string]interface{}{
 			"kind":       crd.Spec.Names.Kind,
 			"apiVersion": crd.Spec.Group + "/" + crd.Spec.Version,
 			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-				"name":      "cr-instance-1",
+				"name":      crInstanceName,
 				"namespace": f.Namespace.Name,
 			},
 			"data": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -1256,7 +1257,7 @@ func testCustomResourceWebhook(f *framework.Framework, crd *apiextensionsv1beta1
 		},
 	}
 	_, err := customResourceClient.Create(crInstance, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "create custom resource %s in namespace %s should be denied by webhook", crInstanceName, f.Namespace.Name)
 	expectedErrMsg := "the custom resource contains unwanted data"
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrMsg) {
 		framework.Failf("expect error contains %q, got %q", expectedErrMsg, err.Error())
@@ -1265,12 +1266,13 @@ func testCustomResourceWebhook(f *framework.Framework, crd *apiextensionsv1beta1
 
 func testMutatingCustomResourceWebhook(f *framework.Framework, crd *apiextensionsv1beta1.CustomResourceDefinition, customResourceClient dynamic.ResourceInterface) {
 	By("Creating a custom resource that should be mutated by the webhook")
+	crName := "cr-instance-1"
 	cr := &unstructured.Unstructured{
 		Object: map[string]interface{}{
 			"kind":       crd.Spec.Names.Kind,
 			"apiVersion": crd.Spec.Group + "/" + crd.Spec.Version,
 			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
-				"name":      "cr-instance-1",
+				"name":      crName,
 				"namespace": f.Namespace.Name,
 			},
 			"data": map[string]interface{}{
@@ -1279,7 +1281,7 @@ func testMutatingCustomResourceWebhook(f *framework.Framework, crd *apiextension
 		},
 	}
 	mutatedCR, err := customResourceClient.Create(cr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-	Expect(err).To(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to create custom resource %s in namespace: %s", crName, f.Namespace.Name)
 	expectedCRData := map[string]interface{}{
 		"mutation-start":   "yes",
 		"mutation-stage-1": "yes",
@@ -1382,7 +1384,7 @@ func testCRDDenyWebhook(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 	// create CRD
 	_, err = apiExtensionClient.ApiextensionsV1beta1().CustomResourceDefinitions().Create(crd)
-	Expect(err).NotTo(BeNil())
+	Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred(), "create custom resource definition %s should be denied by webhook", testcrd.GetMetaName())
 	expectedErrMsg := "the crd contains unwanted label"
 	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expectedErrMsg) {
 		framework.Failf("expect error contains %q, got %q", expectedErrMsg, err.Error())