- A terminating pod on a node that is not caused by preemption no longer prevents `kube-scheduler` from preempting pods on that node
  - Rename `PreemptionByKubeScheduler` to `PreemptionByScheduler` ([#114623](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114623), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))

- A customizable `OrderedScoreFuncs()` function was introduced. Out-of-tree plugins 
  that used the scheduler's preemption interface could implement this function
  for custom preemption preferences or return nil to keep the current behavior. ([#121867](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121867), [@lianghao208](https://github.com/lianghao208))

creation of PriorityClasses ([user doc](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/pod-priority-preemption/))([design doc](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/design-proposals/scheduling/pod-priority-api.md))

* [alpha] This version now supports priority-based preemption of pods ([user doc](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/pod-priority-preemption/))([design doc](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/design-propos...

- Migrate  `pkg/kubelet/pluginmanager`  to structured logging ([#99885](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99885), [@qingwave](https://github.com/qingwave)) [SIG Node]
- Migrate  `pkg/kubelet/preemption/preemption.go` and `pkg/kubelet/logs/container_log_manager.go` to structured logging ([#99848](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99848), [@qingwave](https://github.com/qingwave)) [SIG Node]

categorizes them as rejected via `UnschedulableAndUnresolvable`. Consequently, these nodes are excluded from the candidates for the preemption process. Additionally, this update corrects how the scheduling framework handles the Unschedulable status from PreFilter. Previously, if PreFilter returned `Unschedulable`, it could lead to an unexpected abortion in the preemption process, which shouldn't occur in the default scheduler but might occur in schedulers with custom plugins. ([#119779](https://git...

	// scheduled right away as preemption victims receive their graceful termination periods.
	// This field does not guarantee that the pod will be scheduled on this node. Scheduler may decide
	// to place the pod elsewhere if other nodes become available sooner. Scheduler may also decide to
	// give the resources on this node to a higher priority pod that is created after preemption.
	// +optional
	NominatedNodeName string

	// scheduled right away as preemption victims receive their graceful termination periods.
	// This field does not guarantee that the pod will be scheduled on this node. Scheduler may decide
	// to place the pod elsewhere if other nodes become available sooner. Scheduler may also decide to
	// give the resources on this node to a higher priority pod that is created after preemption.

- Migrated `pkg/scheduler/framework/preemption/preemption.go`, `pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/examples/stateful/stateful.go`, and `pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources/resource_allocation.go` to structured logging ([#105967](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105967), [@shiv...

  // scheduled right away as preemption victims receive their graceful termination periods.
  // This field does not guarantee that the pod will be scheduled on this node. Scheduler may decide
  // to place the pod elsewhere if other nodes become available sooner. Scheduler may also decide to
  // give the resources on this node to a higher priority pod that is created after preemption.

pod preempts other pods on the node, but it cannot be scheduled right away as preemption victims receive their graceful termination periods. This field does not guarantee that the pod will be scheduled on this node. Scheduler may decide to place the pod elsewhere if other nodes become available sooner. Scheduler may also decide to give the resources on this node to a higher priority pod that is created after preemption. As a result, this field may be different than PodSpec.nodeName when the pod is...