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KEP-6058: CSI volume reconstruction fallback#6059

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KEP-6058: CSI volume reconstruction fallback#6059
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@cniackz cniackz commented May 5, 2026

Adds KEP-6058, the design proposal backing the implementation in kubernetes/kubernetes#138454. When CSI volume reconstruction at kubelet restart fails to load the pod-local vol_data.json, the new VolumeReconstructionFallback alpha gate (default off) lets kubelet fall back to the equivalent file under the global mount directory, preventing the orphaned global mounts that today require the manual operator cleanup documented in KEP-3756. Tracking issue: #6058. Targeting alpha in v1.37. /cc @jsafrane @msau42 @gnufied

Adds the alpha KEP that backs the implementation in
kubernetes/kubernetes#138454. Extends KEP-3756 by replacing the documented
manual cleanup procedure for orphaned global mounts with automatic recovery,
gated behind a new VolumeReconstructionFallback feature gate.

Tracking issue: kubernetes#6058
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@k8s-ci-robot k8s-ci-robot added the size/XL Denotes a PR that changes 500-999 lines, ignoring generated files. label May 5, 2026
cniackz added a commit to cniackz/kubernetes that referenced this pull request May 5, 2026
The placeholder kep URL (0000-volume-reconstruction-fallback) is now real:
KEP-6058 was filed in kubernetes/enhancements#6059 with tracking issue
kubernetes/enhancements#6058. Update the kep: link to point to it. Also
align the owner: annotation with the actual KEP author (@cniackz);
@jsafrane stays as reviewer on the KEP.
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