DRA: Device Attributes in Downward API

[johnbelamaric]

Enhancement Description

For KubeVirt-based workloads that utilize devices, it is necessary to pass down device identifiers through to the workload. Those identifiers are available on the device objects, but are not otherwise easily found by the workloads themselves (though the DRA driver has access to them).

• One-line enhancement description (can be used as a release note): Device attributes in DRA devices can be published via the Pod's downward API
• Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal: TBD
• Discussion Link:
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qxI87VqGtgN7EAJlqVfxx86HGKEAc2A3SKru8nJHNkQ/edit?tab=t.0#bookmark=kix.jbfgd4128ogh
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qxI87VqGtgN7EAJlqVfxx86HGKEAc2A3SKru8nJHNkQ/edit?tab=t.0#bookmark=id.o3cyftcoin10
• Primary contact (assignee): @alaypatel07
• Responsible SIGs: Node
• Enhancement target (which target equals to which milestone):
  • Alpha release target (x.y): 1.34
  • Beta release target (x.y):
  • Stable release target (x.y):
• Alpha
  • KEP (k/enhancements) update PR(s):
  • Code (k/k) update PR(s):
  • Docs (k/website) update PR(s):

Please keep this description up to date. This will help the Enhancement Team to track the evolution of the enhancement efficiently.

[johnbelamaric]

/wg device-management
/sig node
/cc @alaypatel07 @mortent @pohly @klueska

[johnbelamaric]

Aspirationally targeting 1.34 but may postpone.

[johnbelamaric]

There is a fair bit of complexity around how many attributes should be made available, and how to handle changes in attributes, disappearance of slices, pods that use existing resource claims, etc. @alaypatel07 will start a doc where we can discuss these and other aspects before writing the KEP.