- When updating a CRD, per-expression cost limit check are now skipped for `x-kubernetes-validations` rules of versions that are not mutated. ([#121460](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121460), [@jiahuif](https://github.com/jiahuif))

- Kubelet podresources API now provides the information about active pods only. ([#79409](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79409), [@takmatsu](https://github.com/takmatsu)) [SIG Node]
- Pod Finalizers and Conditions updates are skipped for re-scheduling attempts ([#91950](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91950), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling]

### API Change

- Scheduler extender filter interface now can report unresolvable failed nodes in the new field `FailedAndUnresolvableNodes` of  `ExtenderFilterResult` struct. Nodes in this map will be skipped in the preemption phase. ([#92866](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92866), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc)) [SIG Scheduling]

- Kubelet podresources API now provides the information about active pods only. ([#79409](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79409), [@takmatsu](https://github.com/takmatsu)) [SIG Node]
- Pod Finalizers and Conditions updates are skipped for re-scheduling attempts ([#91953](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91953), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling]

* Fix public IP not found issues for VMSS nodes ([#80703](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/80703), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))
* Fix a conformance test that was skipped when client had a newer micro version than server. ([#80598](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/80598), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

#### **Kubeadm**

are evaluated left-to-right and top-to-bottom; the first one that equals the
switch expression
triggers execution of the statements of the associated case;
the other cases are skipped.
If no case matches and there is a "default" case,
its statements are executed.
There can be at most one default case and it may appear anywhere in the
"switch" statement.

- Pod Finalizers and Conditions updates are skipped for re-scheduling attempts ([#91298](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91298), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling]

to not return an error when the specified target can be detected as not a mount point. On Linux, the behavior of detecting a mount point depends on `umount` command is validated when the mounter is created. Additionally, mount point checks will be skipped in CleanupMountPoint/CleanupMountWithForce if the mounter's Unmount having the changed behavior of not returning error when target is not a mount point. ([#109676](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109676), [@cartermckinnon](https://g...