([#64792](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64792), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

- The `node.status.volumes.attached.devicePath` field is deprecated for CSI volumes and will not be set in future releases ([#71095](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71095),...

- `VolumeBindingArgs` now allow `BindTimeoutSeconds` to be set as zero, while the value zero indicates no waiting for the checking of volume binding operation. ([#99835](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99835), [@chendave](https://github.com/chendave)) [SIG Scheduling and Storage]

- The `WaitFor` and `WaitForWithContext` functions in the wait package have now been marked private. Callers should use the equivalent `Poll*` method with a zero duration interval. ([#115116](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115116), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))

### **Storage**

* Fix load balancer issues when running zero nodes in Azure vmss. ([#68775](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68775), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer))

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## Changelog since v1.27.0

## Urgent Upgrade Notes 

### (No, really, you MUST read this before you upgrade)

- Action required for the custom scheduler plugin developers. 
  Here's the breaking change in `EnqueueExtension` in the scheduling framework. 

defined a concrete process for scalability testing, created
documentation for the current scalability thresholds, and defined a new set of
Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) for the system.
Here's the release [scalability validation report].

[SIG Scalability]: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/sig-scalability

- Fix control plane hosts rolling upgrade causing thundering herd of LISTs on etcd leading to control plane unavailability. ([#86430](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86430), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t)) [SIG API Machinery, Node and Testing]