- kubeadm init correctly uses `--node-name` and `--cri-socket` when `--config` option is also used ([#71323](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71323), [@bart0sh](https://github.com/bart0sh))
- kubeadm: Always pass spec.nodeName as `--hostname-override` for kube-proxy ([#71283](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71283), [@Klaven](https://github.com/Klaven))

- The scheduler's assumed pods have 2min instead of 30s to receive nodeName pod updates ([#106632](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106632), [@ahg-g](https://github.com/ahg-g)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

* Update defaultbackend to 1.5: move /metrics to a private endpoint (:10254). ([#69383](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69383), [@bowei](https://github.com/bowei))
* Allows changing nodeName in endpoint update. ([#68575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68575), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))

	* AWS: Batch DescribeInstance calls with nodeNames to 150 limit, to stay within AWS filter limits. ([#47516](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47516), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

	* AWS: Process disk attachments even with duplicate NodeNames ([#47406](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47406), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))

- Scheduler's assumed pods have 2min instead of 30s to receive nodeName pod updates ([#106686](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106686), [@ahg-g](https://github.com/ahg-g)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

* AWS: Batch DescribeInstance calls with nodeNames to 150 limit, to stay within AWS filter limits. ([#47516](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47516), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))
* AWS: Process disk attachments even with duplicate NodeNames ([#47406](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47406), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))

- `kubectl port-forward` now exits with exit code 1 when remote connection is
  lost ([#114460](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114460), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley))
- `nodeName` being set along with non-empty `schedulingGates` is now enforced. ([#115569](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115569), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))

- Kube-controller-manager: the dynamic resource controller steps in when a pod got created such that the scheduler ignores it (i.e. spec.nodeName is set) and then takes care of triggering delayed resource claim allocation and/or reserving a claim for the pod. ([#118209](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118209), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth,...

- Scheduler bugfix: Scheduler doesn't lose pod information when nodes are quickly recreated. This could happen when nodes are restarted or quickly recreated reusing a nodename. ([#93964](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93964), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling and Testing]

* Fixed CSIDriver API object to allow missing fields. ([#69331](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69331), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))
* Allows changing nodeName in endpoint update. ([#68575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68575), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))