([#45003](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45003), [@krmayankk](https://github.com/krmayankk))

* Deployments are updated to use (1) a more stable hashing algorithm (fnv) than the previous one (adler) and (2) a hashing collision avoidance mechanism that will ensure new rollouts will not block on hashing collisions anymore. ([#44774](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44774), [@kargakis](https://github.com/kargakis))([kubernetes/features#287](https://github.com/...

* Fix possible fd leak and closing of dirs in doSafeMakeDir  ([#79534](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79534), [@odinuge](https://github.com/odinuge))

## Changelog since v1.13.7

### Other notable changes

* Fix possible fd leak and closing of dirs in doSafeMakeDir  ([#79534](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79534), [@odinuge](https://github.com/odinuge))

- Certain fields on  Service objects will be automatically cleared when changing the service's `type` to a mode that does not need those fields.  For example, changing from type=LoadBalancer to type=ClusterIP will clear the NodePort assignments, rather than forcing the user to clear them. ([#95196](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95196), [@thockin](https...

  
  For developers of out-of-tree PostFilter plugins, note that the semantics of NodeToStatusMap are changing: A node with an absent value in the NodeToStatusMap should be interpreted as having an UnschedulableAndUnresolvable status. ([#125197](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125197), [@gabesaba](https://github.com/gabesaba))

* Fix possible fd leak and closing of dirs in doSafeMakeDir  ([#79534](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79534), [@odinuge](https://github.com/odinuge))

  
  For developers of out-of-tree PostFilter plugins, note that the semantics of NodeToStatusMap are changing: A node with an absent value in the NodeToStatusMap should be interpreted as having an UnschedulableAndUnresolvable status ([#125309](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125309), [@gabesaba](https://github.com/gabesaba)) [SIG Scheduling]

### Feature

* Revert ensure the KUBE-MARK-DROP chain in kube-proxy mode=iptables. Fix a bug in which kube-proxy deletes the rules associated with the chain in iptables mode. ([#85527](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85527), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea))



# v1.17.0-rc.1

* Allows changing nodeName in endpoint update. ([#68575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68575), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))

The predeclared identifier <code>nil</code> is the zero value for types whose values
can contain references.
</p>

<p>
When multiple values share underlying data, changing one value may change another.
For instance, changing an element of a <a href="#Slice_types">slice</a> will change
that element in the underlying array for all slices that share the array.
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<h3 id="Underlying_types">Underlying types</h3>