Add `--helper-image` parameter (and env) to specify the image for helper pod

main.go

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ var (
 	FlagNamespace          = "namespace"
 	EnvNamespace           = "NAMESPACE"
 	DefaultNamespace       = "local-path-storage"
+	FlagHelperImage        = "helper-image"
+	EnvHelperImage         = "HELPER_IMAGE"
+	DefaultHelperImage     = "busybox"
 )
 
 func cmdNotFound(c *cli.Context, command string) {
@@ -66,6 +69,12 @@ func StartCmd() cli.Command {
 				EnvVar: EnvNamespace,
 				Value:  DefaultNamespace,
 			},
+			cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:   FlagHelperImage,
+				Usage:  "Required. The helper image used for create/delete directories on the host",
+				EnvVar: EnvHelperImage,
+				Value:  DefaultHelperImage,
+			},
 		},
 		Action: func(c *cli.Context) {
 			if err := startDaemon(c); err != nil {
@@ -106,8 +115,12 @@ func startDaemon(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if namespace == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid empty flag %v", FlagNamespace)
 	}
+	helperImage := c.String(FlagHelperImage)
+	if helperImage == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid empty flag %v", FlagHelperImage)
+	}
 
-	provisioner, err := NewProvisioner(stopCh, kubeClient, configFile, namespace)
+	provisioner, err := NewProvisioner(stopCh, kubeClient, configFile, namespace, helperImage)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

provisioner.go

@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ var (
 )
 
 type LocalPathProvisioner struct {
-	stopCh     chan struct{}
-	kubeClient *clientset.Clientset
-	namespace  string
+	stopCh      chan struct{}
+	kubeClient  *clientset.Clientset
+	namespace   string
+	helperImage string
 
 	config      *Config
 	configData  *ConfigData
@@ -66,12 +67,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	NodePathMap map[string]*NodePathMap
 }
 
-func NewProvisioner(stopCh chan struct{}, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset, configFile, namespace string) (*LocalPathProvisioner, error) {
+func NewProvisioner(stopCh chan struct{}, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset, configFile, namespace, helperImage string) (*LocalPathProvisioner, error) {
 	p := &LocalPathProvisioner{
 		stopCh: stopCh,
 
-		kubeClient: kubeClient,
-		namespace:  namespace,
+		kubeClient:  kubeClient,
+		namespace:   namespace,
+		helperImage: helperImage,
 
 		// config will be updated shortly by p.refreshConfig()
 		config:      nil,
@@ -324,7 +326,7 @@ func (p *LocalPathProvisioner) createHelperPod(action ActionType, cmdsForPath []
 			Containers: []v1.Container{
 				{
 					Name:    "local-path-" + string(action),
-					Image:   "busybox",
+					Image:   p.helperImage,
 					Command: append(cmdsForPath, filepath.Join("/data/", volumeDir)),
 					VolumeMounts: []v1.VolumeMount{
 						{