- Kubelet metrics gathered through metrics-server or prometheus should no longer timeout for Windows nodes running more than 3 pods. ([#87730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87730), ...

 
#### kube-proxy:
- Added kube-proxy flags `--ipvs-tcp-timeout`, `--ipvs-tcpfin-timeout`, `--ipvs-udp-timeout` to configure IPVS connection timeouts. ([#85517](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85517), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle and Network]

### Feature

- Kubeadm: generate CA certificates with a start time that is offset 5 minutes in the past relative to the current system time to workaround cases of clock desync.

- Renames the timeout field for the DelegatingAuthenticationOptions to TokenRequestTimeout and set the timeout only for the token review client. Previously the timeout was also applied to watches making them reconnecting every 10 seconds. ([#101102](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101102), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial))...

- Until this release, the iscsi plugin was waiting 10 seconds for a path to appear in the device list. However this timeout is not enough, or is less than the default device discovery timeout in most systems, which prevents certain devices from being discovered. This timeout has been raised to 30 seconds, which should help to avoid mount issues due to device discovery. ([#78475](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78475), [@humblec]...

- Renames the timeout field for the `DelegatingAuthenticationOptions` to `TokenRequestTimeout` and set the timeout only for the token review client. Previously the timeout was also applied to watches making them reconnecting every 10 seconds. ([#100959](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100959), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial))...

- Fixed the reporting of elapsed times during evaluation of `ValidatingAdmissionPolicy` decisions and annotations. The apiserver_validating_admission_policy_check_duration metrics will now show elapsed times and no longer be zero. ([#128463](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128463), [@knrc](https://github.com/knrc))

* Bugfix: csi plugin supporting raw block that does not need attach mounted failed ([#79920](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79920), [@cwdsuzhou](https://github.com/cwdsuzhou))
* changes timeout value in csi plugin from 15s to 2min which fixes the timeout issue ([#79529](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79529), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

- Renames the timeout field for the DelegatingAuthenticationOptions to TokenRequestTimeout and set the timeout only for the token review client. Previously the timeout was also applied to watches making them reconnecting every 10 seconds. ([#101103](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101103), [@p0lyn0mial](https://github.com/p0lyn0mial))...

* changes timeout value in csi plugin from 15s to 2min which fixes the timeout issue ([#79529](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79529), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* kubeadm: provide "--control-plane-endpoint" flag for `controlPlaneEndpoint` ([#79270](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79270), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))