Description of problem:

A race condition exists in the `cluster-capi-operator`'s machine synchronization logic when a MAPI Machine is manually created with `.spec.authoritativeAPI: ClusterAPI`.

If the operator successfully creates the initial {}CAPI Machine (core){} but encounters an error or is interrupted before the corresponding {}CAPI Infra Machine{} is fully created, the controller fails to re-enter the reconciliation path required to create the Infra Machine on subsequent runs.

This occurs because the prerequisite checks leading to `reconcileCAPIMachinetoMAPIMachine` currently evaluate that a CAPI Machine exists (due to the presence of the core CAPI Machine), causing the reconciliation flow to exit prematurely and never attempt the retry for the missing Infra Machine. This leaves the MAPI Machine and the Cluster in an inconsistent state.

{}Affected Area:{} `pkg/controllers/machinesync/machine_sync_controller.go`

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How reproducible:

Steps to Reproduce:

1. User creates a MAPI Machine resource. 
2. Sets `.spec.authoritativeAPI: ClusterAPI`. 
3. CAPI Machine (core) is created successfully. 
4. Infra Machine creation fails or is interrupted due to a temporary error. 
5. Operator stops trying to create the Infra Machine.

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Expected results:

Additional info:

Proposed solution

The condition check for capiMachineNotFound should be broadened to ensure that the reconciliation path is triggered whenever any required CAPI component (core machine or infra machine) is missing, but maybe only when we know the CAPI Machine was created from the MAPI machine.

Suggested change to the prerequisite logic (or similar): capiMachineNotFound := capiCoreMachineNotFound || capiInfraMachineNotFound

This will ensure that the reconcileCAPIMachinetoMAPIMachine function runs reliably when the CAPI Machine structure is incomplete, allowing the Infra Machine creation to be retried.