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+# Mutually Exclusive Pods Uniformly Distributed Scheduling
+
+## Background
+
+> [issues 1418](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/karpenter/issues/1418)
+
+I have 10 pending pods:
+
+- **pod1**: 1c1g requests, with anti-affinity; cannot be scheduled on the same node as pod10 and pod9.
+- **pod2 ~ pod8**: 1c1g requests; no anti-affinity is configured.
+- **pod9**: 1c1g requests, with anti-affinity; cannot be scheduled on the same node as pod1 and pod10.
+- **pod10**: 1c1g requests, with anti-affinity; cannot be scheduled on the same node as pod1 and pod9.
+
+In Karpenter, it creates three nodes, with the first node being super large and the remaining two being very small:
+
+- **node1**: c7a.4xlarge, 16c32g (8Pods)
+- **node2**: c7a.large, 2c4g (1Pod)
+- **node3**: c7a.large, 2c4g (1Pod)
+
+**Expected Behavior**:
+I want the resources of the three nodes to be evenly distributed, like:
+
+- **node1**: c7a.4xlarge, 8c16g (4Pod)
+- **node2**: c7a.xlarge, 4c8g (3Pod)
+- **node3**: c7a.xlarge, 4c8g (3Pod)
+
+In this situation, the cluster will be more stable (e.g., draining one node will not cause most pods to be rescheduled).
+
+## Recommended Solution
+
+By sorting in byCPUAndMemoryDescending, pods with the same specifications (cpu or memory request equal) and mutually exclusive pods (with PodAntiAffinity or TopologySpreadConstraints) are prioritized to be scheduled first.
+
+Code implementation: [pull 1548](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/karpenter/pull/1548)
+
+### Test Results
+
+```bash
+❯ kubectl get nodeclaims
+NAME            TYPE               CAPACITY   ZONE          NODE                             READY   AGE
+default-8wq87   c-8x-amd64-linux   spot       test-zone-d   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   True    67s
+default-chvld   c-4x-amd64-linux   spot       test-zone-b   exciting-wescoff-4170611030      True    67s
+default-kbr7n   c-2x-amd64-linux   spot       test-zone-d   vibrant-aryabhata-969189106      True    67s
+❯ kubectl get pod -owide
+NAME                       READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE   IP           NODE                             NOMINATED NODE   READINESS GATES
+nginx1-67877d4f4d-nbmj7    1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.1.0   vibrant-aryabhata-969189106      <none>           <none>
+nginx10-6685645984-sjftg   1/1     Running   0          76s   10.244.2.2   exciting-wescoff-4170611030      <none>           <none>
+nginx2-5f45bfcb5b-flrlw    1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.2.0   exciting-wescoff-4170611030      <none>           <none>
+nginx3-6b5495bfff-xt7d9    1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.2.1   exciting-wescoff-4170611030      <none>           <none>
+nginx4-7bdd687bb6-nzc8f    1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.3.5   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   <none>           <none>
+nginx5-6b5d886fc7-6m57l    1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.3.0   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   <none>           <none>
+nginx6-bd5d6b9fb-x6lkq     1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.3.2   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   <none>           <none>
+nginx7-5559545b9f-xs5sm    1/1     Running   0          77s   10.244.3.4   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   <none>           <none>
+nginx8-66bb679c4-zndwz     1/1     Running   0          76s   10.244.3.1   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   <none>           <none>
+nginx9-6c47b869dd-nfds6    1/1     Running   0          76s   10.244.3.3   blissful-goldwasser-3014441860   <none>           <none>
+```