kep/5554: Initial KEP creation

Author: esotsal

keps/prod-readiness/sig-node/5554.yaml

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+kep-number: 5554
+alpha:
+  approver: "TBD"

keps/sig-node/5554-in-place-update-pod-resources-alongside-static-cpu-manager-policy/README.md

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+title: In-place Update Pod Resources alognside Static CPU Manager Policy
+kep-number: 5554
+authors:
+  - "@esotsal"
+owning-sig: sig-node
+participating-sigs:
+  - sig-node
+status: provisional
+creation-date: 2025-09-21
+reviewers:
+  - "@pravk03"
+  - "@ffromani"
+  - "@tallclair"
+  - "@natasha41575"
+  - "@dchen1107"
+  - "@SergeyKanzhelev"
+  - "@jeremyrickard"
+approvers:
+  - "@dawnchen" # SIG Node approval
+  - "@ffromani"
+  - "@tallclair"
+
+see-also:
+  - "keps/sig-node/1287-in-place-update-pod-resources"
+  - "keps/sig-node/3570-cpu-manager"
+  - "keps/sig-node/5328-node-declared-features"
+replaces:
+
+# The target maturity stage in the current dev cycle for this KEP.
+stage: alpha
+
+# The most recent milestone for which work toward delivery of this KEP has been
+# done. This can be the current (upcoming) milestone, if it is being actively
+# worked on.
+latest-milestone: "v1.35"
+
+# The milestone at which this feature was, or is targeted to be, at each stage.
+milestone:
+  alpha: "v1.35"
+  beta: "v1.36"
+  stable: "v1.37"
+
+# The following PRR answers are required at alpha release
+# List the feature gate name and the components for which it must be enabled
+feature-gates:
+  - name: InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveCPUs
+    components:
+      - kubelet
+disable-supported: true
+
+# The following PRR answers are required at beta release
+metrics:
+- TBD