MinimizeIPTablesRestore to GA

pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier.go

@@ -38,11 +38,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/events"
 	utilsysctl "k8s.io/component-helpers/node/util/sysctl"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/conntrack"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/proxy/healthcheck"
@@ -779,7 +777,9 @@ func (proxier *Proxier) syncProxyRules() {
 		return
 	}
 
-	tryPartialSync := !proxier.needFullSync && utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.MinimizeIPTablesRestore)
+	// The value of proxier.needFullSync may change before the defer funcs run, so
+	// we need to keep track of whether it was set at the *start* of the sync.
+	tryPartialSync := !proxier.needFullSync
 
 	// Keep track of how long syncs take.
 	start := time.Now()