Exception request: VEP 168 - Masquerade Port Ranges

[Edward Haas]

Hi all,

I would like to request a 1-week exception (until July 1st) for VEP 168 (Masquerade Port Ranges):

VEP: https://github.com/kubevirt/enhancements/issues/168

PR implementing it:
- #18095: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/pull/18095 — "VEP 168: Masquerade Port Ranges support (Alpha)"

Status: The PR is under active review with only a few small points remaining to be addressed. The author is active and committed to finalizing it as soon as
possible.

Justification: The change is an Alpha feature guarded by the PortRangesSpec feature gate, which significantly limits the blast radius and keeps the risk low.
A short extension would allow the author to address the remaining review feedback and land a well-reviewed feature rather than deferring it to the next release.

Thanks,
Edy.

[Orel Misan]

+1 for this to be accepted.

Orel

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[Luboslav Pivarc]

Hi Edy,

Thank you for following up for the community member!

From my POV, the only remaining task is to update the tracker properly. Let me know if you need a help with it.

-Lubo

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[Alay Patel]

Hi Lubo, 

I agree with you the e2e tests are very important, especially because they provide a way to exercise the integration with the driver.

The remaining work:

1. PR adding e2e tests: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/pull/18061 
2. The above test PR depends on setting up the right CI environment, PR to add a DRA lane: https://github.com/kubevirt/project-infra/pull/5115, this sets up the PCI devices on 1.36 k8s provider and installs the driver
3. The above PR ran into an issue during dra driver installation, fix is in pipeline: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/pull/18275
   
   

I fully expect the e2e test PR to be merged before release. I am happy to consider reverting the beta promotion if for some reason the tests are not in place or tests are not stable.

Hope that helps.

Best,

Alay 

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Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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