feat(host): improve remote host collector speed

pkg/supportbundle/collect.go

@@ -304,7 +304,24 @@ func getExecOutputs(
 	if err != nil {
 		return stdout.Bytes(), stderr.Bytes(), err
 	}
-	return stdout.Bytes(), stderr.Bytes(), nil
+	// Set up the ticker and timeout
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond) // Polling frequency
+	timeout := 30 * time.Second
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+	timeoutChan := time.After(timeout) // Constant timeout
+
+	// Loop until stdout has content or timeout is reached
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			if stdout.Len() > 0 {
+				return stdout.Bytes(), stderr.Bytes(), nil
+			}
+		case <-timeoutChan:
+			// Return whatever we have if the timeout is reached
+			return stdout.Bytes(), stderr.Bytes(), fmt.Errorf("operation timed out after %v", timeout)
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func runRemoteHostCollectors(ctx context.Context, hostCollectors []*troubleshootv1beta2.HostCollect, bundlePath string, opts SupportBundleCreateOpts) (map[string][]byte, error) {
@@ -384,11 +401,11 @@ func runRemoteHostCollectors(ctx context.Context, hostCollectors []*troubleshoot
 					results[file] = []byte(data)
 				}
 
-				time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+				// time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 			}
 
 			// wait for log stream to catch up
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			// time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 
 			mu.Lock()
 			nodeLogs[pod.Spec.NodeName] = results