CrashLoopBackOff Just Got Smarter
Kubernetes 1.33 speeds up recovery with a 1s initial delay and 60s max backoff for restarts, opt-in via feature gate for faster handling of failing containers.
A long-standing friction in Kubernetes workloads is how it handles failing containers. If a container repeatedly crashes, Kubernetes gradually backs off before trying again, reaching up to a 5-minute delay between restarts. This behavior is designed to protect nodes from thrashing, can become frustrating in modern CI/CD pipelines, where fast feedback and recovery are crucial.
