* Update fluentd-gcp addon to 1.28.1 ([#39706](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39706), [@ixdy](https://github.com/ixdy))
* Provide kubernetes-controller-manager flags to control volume attach/detach reconciler sync.  The duration of the syncs can be controlled, and the syncs can be shut off as well.  ([#39551](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39551), [@chrislovecnm](https://github.com/chrislovecnm))

- A new kubelet metric `image_pull_duration_seconds` was added. The metric tracks the duration (in seconds) it takes for an image to be pulled, including the time spent in the waiting queue of image puller. The metric is broken down by bucketed image size. ([#121719](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121719),...

* Don't evict static pods ([#39059](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39059), [@bprashanth](https://github.com/bprashanth))
* Provide kubernetes-controller-manager flags to control volume attach/detach reconciler sync.  The duration of the syncs can be controlled, and the syncs can be shut off as well.  ([#39551](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39551), [@chrislovecnm](https://github.com/chrislovecnm))