WAS: Decouple PodGroup API

[helayoty]

Enhancement Description

• One-line enhancement description (can be used as a release note): Decouple PodGroup as a Runtime Object
• Kubernetes Enhancement Proposal:
• Primary contact (assignee): @helayoty @mm4tt
• Related KEPs:
  • Gang Scheduling Support in Kubernetes #4671
• Discussion Link:
  • sig-scheduling meeting Jan 22nd, 2026
  • Decoupled Workload and PodGroup APIs
  • proposded Workload v2
• PRs by stage and milestone:
  • Alpha - v1.36
    • KEP (k/enhancements) update PR(s): KEP-5832: Decouple PodGroup API from Workload API #5833
    • Code (k/k) update PR(s):
    • Docs (k/website) update PR(s):

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[helayoty]

/milestone v1.36
/label lead-opted-in
/triage accepted

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/milestone v1.36
/label lead-opted-in
/triage accepted

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[helayoty]

/sig scheduling

[macsko]

/milestone v1.36
/label lead-opted-in

[helayoty]

/assign