- 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), [@ruiwen-zhao](https://github.com/ruiwen-zhao))

const (
	// PodPending means the pod has been accepted by the system, but one or more of the containers
	// has not been started. This includes time before being bound to a node, as well as time spent
	// pulling images onto the host.
	PodPending PodPhase = "Pending"
	// PodRunning means the pod has been bound to a node and all of the containers have been started.

- Faster mount detection for linux kernel 5.10+ using openat2 speeding up pod churn rates. On Kernel versions less 5.10, it will fallback to using the original way of detecting mount points i.e by parsing /proc/mounts. ([#109217](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109217), [@manugupt1](https://gi...

  //
  // Pending: The pod has been accepted by the Kubernetes system, but one or more of the
  // container images has not been created. This includes time before being scheduled as
  // well as time spent downloading images over the network, which could take a while.
  // Running: The pod has been bound to a node, and all of the containers have been created.

const (
	// PodPending means the pod has been accepted by the system, but one or more of the containers
	// has not been started. This includes time before being bound to a node, as well as time spent
	// pulling images onto the host.
	PodPending PodPhase = "Pending"
	// PodRunning means the pod has been bound to a node and all of the containers have been started.

detail about the pod's status. There are five possible phase values:\n\nPending: The pod has been accepted by the Kubernetes system, but one or more of the container images has not been created. This includes time before being scheduled as well as time spent downloading images over the network, which could take a while. Running: The pod has been bound to a node, and all of the containers have been created. At least one container is still running, or is in the process of starting or restarting. Succeeded:...

  //
  // Pending: The pod has been accepted by the Kubernetes system, but one or more of the
  // container images has not been created. This includes time before being scheduled as
  // well as time spent downloading images over the network, which could take a while.
  // Running: The pod has been bound to a node, and all of the containers have been created.