- Simplied validation error message for invalid fields by removing redundant field name. ([#132513](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/132513), [@xiaoweim](https://github.com/xiaoweim)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth, Node and Scheduling]

a pointer type or type parameter. The unqualified type name acts as the field name.
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<pre>
// A struct with four embedded fields of types T1, *T2, P.T3 and *P.T4
struct {
	T1        // field name is T1
	*T2       // field name is T2
	P.T3      // field name is T3
	*P.T4     // field name is T4
	x, y int  // field names are x and y
}
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  `hostAliases` fields to mark the fields used as keys in those lists as either defaulted
  or required. ([#124553](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124553), [@pmalek](https://github.com/pmalek))

  If the `DeclarativeValidation` feature gate is enabled, mismatches with existing validation are reported via metrics.

- The `metadata.clusterName` field is completely removed. This should not have any user-visible impact. ([#109602](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109602), [@lavalamp](https://github.com/lavalamp))

* ACTION REQUIRED: The Node.Status.Volumes.Attached.DevicePath field is now unset for CSI volumes. Update any external controllers that depend on this field. ([#75799](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75799), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))...

- Added etcd_object_count metrics for CustomResources. ([#65983](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65983), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))
- The OpenAPI version field will now be properly autopopulated without needing other OpenAPI fields present in generic API server code. ([#66411](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66411), [@DirectXMan12](https://github.com/DirectXMan12))

 * kubeadm: The Token-related fields in the `MasterConfiguration` object have now been refactored. Instead of the top-level `.Token`, `.TokenTTL`, `.TokenUsages`, `.TokenGroups` fields, there is now a `BootstrapTokens` slice of `BootstrapToken` objects that support the same features under the `.Token`, `.TTL`, `.Usages`, `.Groups` fields. ([#64408](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64408), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))...

### API Change

  - true/strict - perform validation and error the request on any invalid fields in the ojbect. It will attempt to perform server-side validation if it is enabled on the apiserver, otherwise it will fall back to client-side validation.
  - warn - perform server-side validation and warn on any invalid fields (but ultimately let the request succeed by dropping any invalid fields from the object). If validation is not available on the server, perform no validation.