- Added new option to the `InterPodAffinity` scheduler plugin to ignore existing
  pods` preferred inter-pod affinities if the incoming pod has no preferred inter-pod
  affinities. This option can be used as an optimization for higher scheduling throughput
  (at the cost of an occasional pod being scheduled non-optimally/violating existing
  pods preferred inter-pod affinities). To enable this scheduler option, set the

- In `kube-proxy`: The "userspace" proxy mode (deprecated for over a year) is no
  longer supported on either Linux or Windows. Users should use "iptables" or "ipvs"
  on Linux, or "kernelspace" on Windows.
   ([#112133](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112133), [@knabben](https://github.com/knabben))

- `ValidatingAdmissionPolicy` and `ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding` objects are
  persisted in `etcd` using the `v1beta1` version. Either remove alpha objects, or disable the
  alpha `ValidatingAdmissionPolicy` feature in a `v1.27` server before upgrading to a