Enhancement Description

• One-line enhancement description (can be used as a release note): Minimizing iptables-restore input size
• Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal: https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/blob/master/keps/sig-network/3453-minimize-iptables-restore/README.md
• Discussion Link: minimize iptables-restore input kubernetes#110268 (review)
• Primary contact (assignee): @danwinship
• Responsible SIGs: sig-network
• Enhancement target (which target equals to which milestone):
  • Alpha release target (x.y): 1.26
  • Beta release target (x.y): 1.27
  • Stable release target (x.y): 1.28
• Alpha
  • KEP (k/enhancements) update PR(s): Minimizing iptables-restore input size #3454
  • Code (k/k) update PR(s): minimize iptables-restore input kubernetes#110268, Don't re-run EnsureChain/EnsureRules on partial syncs kubernetes#114181
  • Testing update PR(s): enable kube-proxy feature-gates=MinimizeIPTablesRestore on scalabilit… test-infra#27927, kube-proxy iptables partial restore failures perf-tests#2182, use kube-proxy defaults values for CI kubernetes#114229
  • Docs (k/website) update PR(s): KEP 3453 iptables performance alpha feature docs website#37649, add kube-proxy iptables performance optimization notes website#38435
• Beta
  • KEP (k/enhancements) update PR(s): KEP-3453 minimize iptables-restore to Beta #3577
  • Code (k/k) update PR(s): Move KEP-3453 MinimizeIPTablesRestore to beta kubernetes#115138
  • Docs (k/website) update(s): Update iptables perf / KEP-3453 discussion for 1.27 website#39188
• Stable
  • KEP (k/enhancements) update PR(s): KEP-3453: MinimizeIPTablesRestore to GA for 1.28 #3972
  • Code (k/k) update PR(s): Add new partial/full sync time metrics for iptables kube-proxy kubernetes#117787, MinimizeIPTablesRestore to GA kubernetes#117872, fix sync_proxy_rules_iptables_total metric kubernetes#119140
  • Docs (k/website) update(s): KEP-3453 to GA website#41031
• Post-GA
  • Code (k/k) update PR to remove feature gate: Remove GA featuregate about MinimizeIPTablesRestore in 1.30 kubernetes#122136

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