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KEP-6007keps/sig-node/6007-numa-utilization-aware-topology-manager-policy-options

NUMA Utilization-Aware Topology Manager Policy Options

implementablealphasig-nodelatest v1.38
Extend the Topology Manager with a numa-allocation-strategy policy option that controls NUMA node selection based on current allocation state. Valid values are none (default - preserves existing behavior), most-allocated (packing), and least-allocated (spreading). These new policy options build on the Topology Manager policy options framework introduced in… Full summary

Extend the Topology Manager with a numa-allocation-strategy policy option that controls NUMA node selection based on current allocation state. Valid values are none (default - preserves existing behavior), most-allocated (packing), and least-allocated (spreading). These new policy options build on the Topology Manager policy options framework introduced in KEP-3545: Improved multi-numa alignment in Topology Manager. Like prefer-closest-numa-nodes from KEP-3545, the new options modify the behavior of existing Topology Manager policies (best-effort, restricted, single-numa-node) without introducing new policies.

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@dchen1107
PRR approvers
@johnbelamaricalpha
Tracking issue
#6007(opens GitHub in a new tab) openreopenedmilestone v1.38sig/nodestage/alphatracked/yeslead-opted-in
Milestones
alpha v1.38beta v1.39stable v1.41
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none
Feature gates
TopologyManagerPolicyOptions, TopologyManagerPolicyAlphaOptions
Created / last updated
2026-09-08 / 2026-09-22
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