Background

• The VideoConfig feature gate was introduced as Alpha (Dev Preview) to allow users to explicitly configure the video device type for their VirtualMachines.
  Previously, KubeVirt automatically selected a default video device based on the architecture and firmware type (e.g., VGA or Bochs for AMD64, virtio for ARM and s390x), without user configurability.

Goal

• Promote the VideoConfig feature gate to Beta (Tech Preview), signaling increased stability and readiness for wider adoption.
  This enables VM owners to confidently use the video configuration field in production-like environments to specify the desired video model (e.g., virtio, bochs, vga) supported by the target architecture.
• Enable the FG to be active by default

User Stories

• As a VM owner, I want to reliably configure the video device type in my VM spec so that I can use the most suitable video model for my architecture.

• As a cluster administrator, I want to enable the VideoConfig feature gate in Tech Preview mode to validate the feature’s behavior under production workloads before general availability.

Non-Requirements

• No new video device types are introduced as part of this promotion.

• No changes to the default video device behavior when the feature gate is not active.

Notes

• The promotion to Beta (Tech Preview) reflects feature maturity, broader test coverage, and community validation.

• Documentation updates will provide clear guidance on supported video models per architecture and instructions for enabling the feature gate.