- Switch scheduler to generate the merge patch on pod status instead of the full pod ([#103133](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103133), [@marwanad](https://github.com/marwanad)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed
- sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4: v4.0.3 → v4.1.2

### Removed
_Nothing has changed._

                            Determines how the patch should be applied.

                            Valid Options: MERGE, ADD, REMOVE, INSERT_BEFORE, INSERT_AFTER, INSERT_FIRST, REPLACE
                          enum:
                          - INVALID
                          - MERGE
                          - ADD
                          - REMOVE
                          - INSERT_BEFORE

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