- Optimized the code by filtering out empty strings for podUID when calling the `getPodAndContainerForDevice` method. ([#126997](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126997), [@lengrongfu](https://github.com/lengrongfu))

- Removes cAdvisor JSON metrics (/stats/container, /stats/<podname>/<containername>, /stats/<namespace>/<podname>/<poduid>/<containername>) from the kubelet. ([#99236](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99236), [@pacoxu](https://github.com/pacoxu))

### Other (Bug, Cleanup or Flake)

- Fixed a regression with clients prior to 1.15 not being able to update podIP in pod status, or podCIDR in node spec, against >= 1.16 API servers ([#88505](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88505), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Apps and Network]

## Changelog since v1.17.3

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixes a regression with clients prior to 1.15 not being able to update podIP in pod status, or podCIDR in node spec, against >= 1.16 API servers ([#88505](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88505), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Apps and Network]

### Other (Bug, Cleanup or Flake)

- Enabled traces for KMSv2 encrypt/decrypt operations. ([#121095](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121095), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase))
- Fixed `kube-proxy` panicking on exit when the `Node` object changed its `PodCIDR`. ([#120375](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120375), [@pegasas](https://github.com/pegasas))

## Changelog since v1.16.7

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixes a regression with clients prior to 1.15 not being able to update podIP in pod status, or podCIDR in node spec, against >= 1.16 API servers ([#88505](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88505), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Apps and Network]

### Other (Bug, Cleanup or Flake)

- Kubernetes is now built with go 1.22.9 ([#128912](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128912), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Fix bug where PodCIDR was released before node was deleted ([#128806](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128806), [@adrianmoisey](https://github.com/adrianmoisey)) [SIG Apps and Network]

## Dependencies

### Added

## Changelog since v1.30.4

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- Fixes a regression in openapi descriptions of PodIP.IP  and HostIP.IP fields to mark the fields used as keys in those lists as required. ([#126666](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126666), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin)) [SIG API Machinery]

### Feature

- Kubelet metrics have been changed to buckets. 
  For example the exec/{podNamespace}/{podID}/{containerName} is now just exec. ([#87913](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87913), [@cheftako](https://github.com/cheftako)) [SIG Node]

#### Photon
* Fix photon controller plugin to construct with correct PdID ([#37167](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37167), [@luomiao](https://github.com/luomiao))

#### rbd