kubernetes/kops · error

options did not converge after %d iterations

Error message

options did not converge after %d iterations

What it means

Error "options did not converge after %d iterations" thrown in kubernetes/kops.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/loader/options_loader.go:91

// Build executes the options configuration templates, until they converge
// It bails out after maxIterations
func (l *OptionsLoader[T]) Build(userConfig T) (T, error) {
	var defaultT T
	options := userConfig
	iteration := 0
	for {
		nextOptions, err := l.iterate(userConfig, options)
		if err != nil {
			return defaultT, err
		}

		if reflect.DeepEqual(options, nextOptions) {
			return options, nil
		}

		iteration++
		if iteration > maxIterations {
			return defaultT, fmt.Errorf("options did not converge after %d iterations", maxIterations)
		}

		options = nextOptions
	}
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/loader/options_loader.go:91 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2b90ed3746d3f883. Report an issue: GitHub.