- Added validation to ensure that if `service.kubernetes.io/topology-aware-hints` and `service.kubernetes.io/topology-mode` annotations are both set, they are set to the same value.Also Added deprecation warning if `service.kubernetes.io/topology-aware-hints` annotation is used. ([#116612](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116612), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott))

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

##### Cluster Autoscaler

* Cluster autoscaler is now GA
* Cluster support size is increased to 1000 nodes
* Respect graceful pod termination of up to 10 minutes
* Handle zone stock-outs and failures
* Improve monitoring and error reporting

#### Container Runtime Interface (CRI)

- Volumes are no longer detached from healthy nodes after 6 minutes timeout. 6 minute force-detach timeout is used only for unhealthy nodes (`node.status.conditions["Ready"]!= true`). ([#110721](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110721), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))

- Volumes are no longer detached from healthy nodes after 6 minutes timeout. 6 minute force-detach timeout is used only for unhealthy nodes (`node.status.conditions["Ready"] != true`). ([#110721](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110721), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane)) [SIG Apps]

- Kube-scheduler implemented scheduling hints for the `NodeAffinity` plugin. The scheduling hints allowed the scheduler to only retry scheduling a Pod that had been previously rejected by the `NodeAffinity` plugin if a new Node or a Node update matched the Pod's node affinity. ([#122309](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122309), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))

  the `nf_conntrack_tcp_be_liberal` is not set. ([#120412](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120412), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea))
- `kube-scheduler` implemented scheduling hints for the `NodeUnschedulable` plugin.
  The scheduling hints allow the scheduler to only retry scheduling a `Pod`

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)