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KEP-6132keps/sig-scheduling/6132-prequeueing-hints

PreQueueingHint Extension Point for Scheduler Event Processing

implementablebetasig-schedulinglatest v1.38
This KEP introduces a PreQueueingHintFn extension point to the Kubernetes scheduling framework. When a cluster event occurs, the scheduler currently iterates all unschedulable pods to evaluate per-pod QueueingHintFn. The new PreQueueingHintFn is called once per event before this iteration, allowing plugins to return a targeted list of pods to check — or sign… Full summary

This KEP introduces a PreQueueingHintFn extension point to the Kubernetes scheduling framework. When a cluster event occurs, the scheduler currently iterates all unschedulable pods to evaluate per-pod QueueingHintFn. The new PreQueueingHintFn is called once per event before this iteration, allowing plugins to return a targeted list of pods to check — or signal that no pods need checking. This reduces the requeue path from O(N) to O(1) for events that affect only specific pods. The DRA plugin implements PreQueueingHintFn for ResourceClaim events using a pod informer index that maps ResourceClaims to the pods referencing them.

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@geetasg
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@sanposhiho
PRR approvers
@johnbelamaricbeta@johnbelamaricalpha
Tracking issue
#6132(opens GitHub in a new tab) openmilestone v1.38sig/schedulingstage/betatracked/yeslead-opted-inwg/device-management
Milestones
alpha v1.37beta v1.38stable v1.39
Participating SIGs
sig-node
Feature gates
SchedulerPreQueueingHints
Created / last updated
2026-05-31 / none
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