KEP-4438keps/sig-node/4438-container-restart-termination
Restarting sidecar containers during Pod termination
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- Authors
- @sergeykanzhelev@matthyx
- PRR approvers
- @wojtek-talpha
- Tracking issue
- #4438(opens GitHub in a new tab) openreopenedmilestone v1.38sig/nodestage/alphatracked/yeslead-opted-in
- Milestones
- alpha v1.38
- Participating SIGs
- none
- Feature gates
- SidecarsRestartableDuringPodTermination
- Created / last updated
- 2024-01-25 / 2026-09-07