[util] Shut down scheduled executor in Wait.poll to fix thread leak

util/src/main/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/wait/Wait.java

@@ -68,8 +68,10 @@ public static boolean poll(
       }
     } catch (Exception e) {
       return result.get();
+    } finally {
+      future.cancel(true);
+      executorService.shutdownNow();
     }
-    future.cancel(true);
     return result.get();
   }
 }

util/src/test/java/io/kubernetes/client/util/wait/WaitTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+package io.kubernetes.client.util.wait;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+class WaitTest {
+
+  /**
+   * Regression test: {@link Wait#poll} must shut down the internal scheduled executor before
+   * returning. Prior to the fix the executor was never shut down, so its (non-daemon) worker thread
+   * stayed alive after the call, leaking a thread on every invocation.
+   */
+  @Test
+  void pollShutsDownExecutorThreadAfterReturning() throws InterruptedException {
+    AtomicReference<Thread> workerThread = new AtomicReference<>();
+
+    boolean finished =
+        Wait.poll(
+            Duration.ofMillis(1),
+            Duration.ofMillis(1),
+            Duration.ofSeconds(5),
+            () -> {
+              workerThread.compareAndSet(null, Thread.currentThread());
+              return true;
+            });
+
+    assertThat(finished).isTrue();
+
+    Thread worker = workerThread.get();
+    assertThat(worker).as("condition should have executed on an executor thread").isNotNull();
+
+    // After poll returns the executor must have been shut down, so its worker thread terminates.
+    // Allow a short grace period for the interrupt/shutdown to take effect.
+    long deadline = System.currentTimeMillis() + 2000;
+    while (worker.isAlive() && System.currentTimeMillis() < deadline) {
+      Thread.sleep(10);
+    }
+
+    assertThat(worker.isAlive())
+        .as("Wait.poll must shut down its executor so the worker thread is not leaked")
+        .isFalse();
+  }
+}