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[EC2] [request]: Expose ENI trunking APIs to EC2 for non-EKS control planes

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**Tell us about your request**
Expose ENI trunking APIs that https://github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-resource-controller-k8s uses for EC2 instances running outside of EKS.

**Which service(s) is this request for?**
EC2

**Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?**
We run our own control plane running on EC2 with the public https://github.com/aws/amazon-vpc-cni-k8s CNI plugin, however we are unable to use the per-pod security groups feature which requires ENI trunking because it is a private API only available to EKS.

**Are you currently working around this issue?**
Currently we must dedicate entire nodes and configure the individual ENIs using the ENIConfig CRD which is wasteful and cumbersome.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the ENI trunking APIs used by amazon-vpc-resource-controller-k8s and the public amazon-vpc-cni-k8s plugin, then compare their requirements with EC2 instances outside EKS. Done means those control planes can use ENI trunking and the per-pod security groups feature without relying on EKS-only private APIs.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, kubernetes
Domain
cloud, networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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