- Do not remove the "batch.kubernetes.io/job-tracking" finalizer from a Pod, in a corner
  case scenario, when the Pod is controlled by an API object which is not a batch Job

- kubeadm: Fixed a possible scenario where kubeadm can pull much newer control-plane images ([#69301](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69301), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123))

   ([#122022](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122022), [@sanposhiho](https://github.com/sanposhiho))
- QueueingHint implementation for `NodeAffinity` was reverted because potential scenarios were found where events that make Pods schedulable could be missed.

- Kubelet no longer watches `ConfigMaps` and `Secrets` for terminated pods, in worst scenario causing it to not be able to send other requests to kube-apiserver ([#74809](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74809), [@oxddr](https://github.com/oxddr))

- The scheduling queue didn't notice any extenders' failures, it could miss some cluster events,
  and it could end up Pods rejected by Extenders stuck in unschedulable pod pool in 5min in the worst-case scenario.

- QueueingHint implementation for NodeAffinity is reverted because we found potential scenarios where events that make Pods schedulable could be missed. ([#122327](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122327), [@sanposhiho](https://github.com/sanposhiho)) [SIG Scheduling]

  especially when the `topologyKey` is not node-level. Revisit the node affinity and/or pod selector in the
  topology spread constraints to avoid this scenario. ([#107009](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107009), [@kerthcet](https://github.com/kerthcet))

- `kubectl wait` ensures that observedGeneration >= generation to prevent stale state reporting. An example scenario can be found on CRD updates. ([#97408](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97408), [@KnicKnic](https://github.com/KnicKnic))

### Documentation

- The scheduling queue didn't notice any extenders' failures, it could miss some cluster events,
  and it could end up Pods rejected by Extenders stuck in unschedulable pod pool in 5min in the worst-case scenario.

* enhance the daemonset sync logic in clock-skew scenario ([#77208](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77208), [@DaiHao](https://github.com/DaiHao))