return this;
    }

    @Override
    public HashCode hash() {
      return hashBytes(stream.byteArray(), 0, stream.length());
    }
  }

  // Just to access the byte[] without introducing an unnecessary copy
  private static final class ExposedByteArrayOutputStream extends ByteArrayOutputStream {
    ExposedByteArrayOutputStream(int expectedInputSize) {
      super(expectedInputSize);
    }

      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * ThreadLocal holding a single-slot int array holding hash code. Unlike the JDK8 version of this
   * class, we use a suboptimal int[] representation to avoid introducing a new type that can impede
   * class-unloading when ThreadLocals are not removed.
   */
  static final ThreadLocal<int @Nullable []> threadHashCode = new ThreadLocal<>();

  /** Generator of new random hash codes */

      // Fine: If it doesn't exist, then there's no chance that we're going to be asked to test it.
    }

    /*
     * These methods "should" call checkNotNull. However, I'm wary of accidentally introducing
     * anything that might slow down execution on such a hot path. Given that the methods are only
     * package-private, I feel OK with just not testing them for NPE.
     *

- Added support for kube-proxy iptables mode to track packets that were wrongfully marked invalid by conntrack and subsequently dropped by introducing `kubeproxy_iptables_ct_state_invalid_dropped_packets_total` metric. ([#122812](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122812), [@aroradaman](https://github.com/aroradaman)) [SIG Instrumentation, Network and Testing]

- Fixed [121094](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/121094) by re-introducing the readiness predicate for `externalTrafficPolicy: Local` services. ([#121116](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121116), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu))

- DRA API: resource.k8s.io/v1alpha3 now only contains DeviceTaintRule. All other types got removed because they became obsolete when introducing the v1beta1 API in 1.32.

- Kubernetes is now built with Go 1.20.11 ([#121811](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121811), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Fix 121094 by re-introducing the readiness predicate for externalTrafficPolicy: Local services. ([#121116](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121116), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Network]

### SIG Scheduling

[SIG Scheduling][] is responsible for generic scheduler and scheduling components.

For the 1.8 release, SIG Scheduling extended the concept of cluster sharing by introducing
pod priority and pod preemption. These features allow mixing various types of workloads in a single cluster, and help reach
higher levels of resource utilization and availability.

- Kubernetes is now built with Go 1.20.11 ([#121812](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121812), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Fix 121094 by re-introducing the readiness predicate for externalTrafficPolicy: Local services. ([#121116](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121116), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Network]

- Kubernetes is now built with Go 1.20.11 ([#121810](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121810), [@cpanato](https://github.com/cpanato)) [SIG Release and Testing]

### Bug or Regression

- Fix 121094 by re-introducing the readiness predicate for externalTrafficPolicy: Local services. ([#121116](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121116), [@alexanderConstantinescu](https://github.com/alexanderConstantinescu)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Network]