The Kubernetes API server now supports the ability to break large LIST calls into multiple smaller chunks. A client can specify a limit to the number of results to return. If more results exist, a token is returned that allows the client to continue the previous list call repeatedly until all results are retrieved.  The resulting list is identical to a list call that does not perform chunking, thanks to capabilities provided by etcd3.  This allows the server to use less memory and CPU when very large...

Kubernetes API server now supports the ability to break large LIST calls into multiple smaller chunks.  A client can specify a limit to the number of results to return, and if more results exist a token will be returned that allows the client to continue the previous list call repeatedly until all results are retrieved.  The resulting list is identical to a list call that does not perform chunking thanks to capabilities provided by etcd3.  This allows the server to use less memory and CPU responding...

- Reduces delay initializing on non-AWS platforms docker runtime. ([#93260](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93260), [@nckturner](https://github.com/nckturner)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Register/Deregister Targets in chunks for AWS TargetGroup ([#101592](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101592), [@M00nF1sh](https://github.com/M00nF1sh)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Removed `/sbin/apparmor_parser` requirement for the AppArmor host validation.

* Re-enable nodeipam controller for external clouds.  ([#63049](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63049), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))
* kubelet: fix hangs in updating Node status after network interruptions/changes between the kubelet and API server ([#63492](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63492), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Kubeadm: fix the bug that 'kubeadm upgrade' hangs in single node cluster ([#88434](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88434), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

### Structured Logging in Kubelet

* kubelet to master communication when doing node status updates now has a timeout to prevent indefinite hangs ([#52176](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52176), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* Corrected a race condition in bootstrapping aggregated cluster roles in new HA clusters ([#63761](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63761), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
* kubelet: fix hangs in updating Node status after network interruptions/changes between the kubelet and API server ([#63492](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63492), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

### SIG Cloud Provider

  ([#34259](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/34259), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

#### Bug fixes
* Add image cache to fix the issue where kubelet hands when reporting the node
  status. ([#38375](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/38375),
  [@Random-Liu](https://github.com/Random-Liu))
* Fix logic error in graceful deletion that caused pods not being able to