Code Freeze Exception request for KEP-2033 (KubeletInUserNamespace)

[Akihiro Suda]

- Enhancement name: KubeletInUserNamespace
- Enhancement status (alpha/beta/stable): beta
- SIG: node
- k/enhancements repo issue #:
https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/2033
- PR #’s: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/134639
- Additional time needed: 3 days, for waiting review and approval. No
action is planned on my side, except for addressing review comments
and rebasing the PR.
- Reason this enhancement is critical for this milestone: The PR
extends `NodeSystemInfo` so that an admin can inspect whether a node
is running in UserNS
- Risks from adding code late: Low, as the amount of the code is small
- Risks from cutting enhancement: An admin cannot easily inspect
whether a node is running in UserNS

[Drew Hagen]

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From: drew.a...@gmail.com <drew.a...@gmail.com>
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 8:27:25 PM UTC-5
Subject: Re: Code Freeze Exception request for KEP-2033 (KubeletInUserNamespace)
To: kubernetes-sig-release <kubernetes-...@googlegroups.com>

Hi all,

The release team is APPROVING this exception request based on the discussion in the Slack thread[0]. Your updated deadline to merge code+test PRs for this KEP is: end of Day AoE Tuesday Nov 11th / 12:00 UTC  Nov 12th.
If you need any clarification, please feel free to reach out to us in the #sig-release Slack channel.

Thanks,
Drew Hagen
v1.35 Release Team Lead

[0] https://kubernetes.slack.com/archives/C2C40FMNF/p1762645171061649