Remove gitRepo volume driver

[vinayakankugoyal]

Enhancement Description

• One-line enhancement description (can be used as a release note): Remove support for in-tree gitRepo volume driver.
• Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal: KEP-5040: Remove gitRepo volume driver. #5039
• Discussion Link:
  • https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sUx65kAm1EMXpAhPycMApoNDTKAQR2vGP7yz88jKDSE/edit?tab=t.0
  • Remove gitRepo volume type kubernetes#125983
• Primary contact (assignee): @vinayakankugoyal
• Responsible SIGs: SIG Storage, SIG Architecture
• Enhancement target (which target equals to which milestone):
  • Alpha release target (x.y): 1.33
  • Beta release target (x.y):
  • Stable release target (x.y):

• Alpha
  • KEP (k/enhancements) update PR(s):
    • KEP-5040: Remove gitRepo volume driver. #5039
  • Code (k/k) update PR(s):
    • KEP-5040: Disable git_repo volume driver. kubernetes#129923
  • 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.

[xing-yang]

/sig storage

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[sftim]

/retitle Remove gitRepo volume driver

[vinayakankugoyal]

/assign @vinayakankugoyal

[fykaa]

Hello @vinayakankugoyal 👋, v1.33 Enhancements team here.

Just checking in as we approach enhancements freeze on 02:00 UTC Friday 14th February 2025 / 19:00 PDT Thursday 13th February 2025.

This enhancement is targeting stage alpha for v1.33 (correct me, if otherwise)
/stage alpha

Here's where this enhancement currently stands:

• KEP readme using the latest template has been merged into the k/enhancements repo.
• KEP status is marked as implementable for latest-milestone: v.133. KEPs targeting stable will need to be marked as implemented after code PRs are merged and the feature gates are removed.
• KEP readme has up-to-date graduation criteria.
• KEP has submitted a production readiness review request for approval and has a reviewer assigned.
• KEP has a production readiness review that has been completed and merged into k/enhancements. (For more information on the PRR process, check here).

With all the KEP requirements in place and merged into k/enhancements, this enhancement is all good for the upcoming enhancements freeze. 🚀

The status of this enhancement is marked as Tracked for enhancements freeze. Please keep the issue description up-to-date with appropriate stages as well. Thank you!

[ArvindParekh]

Hello, @vinayakankugoyal 👋, v1.33 Docs Shadow here.

Does this enhancement work planned for v1.33 require any new docs or modifications to existing docs?

If so, please follow the steps here to open a PR against the dev-1.33 branch in the k/website repo. This PR can be just a placeholder at this time and must be created before Thursday 27th February 2025 18:00 PDT.

Also, take a look at Documenting for a release to get yourself familiarized with the docs requirement for the release.

Thank you!