Feature request: Install Gateway API before CNI installation

[fredwangwang]

What would you like to be added

we are using cilium as CNI and cilium supports Gateway API, which we would like to use.

However, to enable the gateway support, the gateway api CRD must be pre-installed onto the cluster: https://docs.cilium.io/en/latest/network/servicemesh/gateway-api/gateway-api/#prerequisites

this is challenging because when using Kubespray to install the cluster, and CNI, there is no additional steps allowed to pre-install the gateway api before installing the CNI (at least I havent found one..)

The request is to allow installing gateway api crd after the cluster creation to allow seemless integration.

Why is this needed

To make Gateway api available for consumption before installing cilium so that gateway api feature can be enabled directly.

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[adux6991]

Need this too. In addition, if gateway api is enabled, some role and rolebinding need to be modified too: https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Acilium%2Fcilium%20gatewayAPI.enabled&type=code

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[tico88612]

/retitle Feature request: Install Gateway API before CNI installation