Hello Release Team and SIG Scheduling,
I would like to request a code freeze exception for KEP-6080 (DRA Derived Attributes). Please find the details below:
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Enhancement name: DRA Derived Attributes
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Enhancement status (alpha/beta/stable): alpha
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SIG: SIG Scheduling (with wg-device-management)
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k/enhancements repo issue #: https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/issues/6080 -
PR #’s: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/140029 -
Additional time needed (in calendar days, due end of day AoE): 4 days (due July 27, 2026 AoE)
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Reason this enhancement is critical for this milestone: Getting this implementation into v1.37 as Alpha is essential to trigger our user feedback cycle immediately. Missing this milestone would slip our entire roadmap to Beta by a full release cycle. We are very close to the finish line, and delaying it would be a missed opportunity.
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Risks from adding code late: The feature is alpha and tightly guarded by a feature gate, minimizing the risk to existing workloads and rest of the ecosystem.
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Risks from cutting enhancement: There is a strong, immediate need for cross-driver device co-allocation (especially for AI/ML workloads). Cutting this enhancement leaves users without a solution and delays the community's ability to address this urgent use case.
Thanks for your flexibility.
Best,
Gaurav