// that all host paths may be used.
  // +optional
  repeated AllowedHostPath allowedHostPaths = 17;

  // allowedFlexVolumes is an allowlist of Flexvolumes.  Empty or nil indicates that all
  // Flexvolumes may be used.  This parameter is effective only when the usage of the Flexvolumes
  // is allowed in the "volumes" field.
  // +optional
  repeated AllowedFlexVolume allowedFlexVolumes = 18;

need to update to the new API version. ([#58973](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58973), [@verb](https://github.com/verb))

* The default Flexvolume plugin directory for COS images on GCE has changed to `/home/kubernetes/flexvolume`, rather than `/etc/srv/kubernetes/kubelet-plugins/volume/exec`. Existing Flexvolume installations in clusters using COS images must be moved to the new directory, and installation processes must be updated with the new path. ([#58171](https://g...

* Fixed a bug in strategic merge patch that caused kubectl apply to error out under some conditions ([#50862](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50862), [@guoshimin](https://github.com/guoshimin))
* It is now posible to use flexVolumes to bind mount directories and files. ([#50596](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50596), [@adelton](https://github.com/adelton))

* Dynamic Flexvolume plugin discovery. Flexvolume plugins can now be discovered on the fly rather than only at system initialization time. ([#50031](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50031), [@verult](https://github.com/verult))

  // +optional
  optional FlockerVolumeSource flocker = 11;

  // flexVolume represents a generic volume resource that is
  // provisioned/attached using an exec based plugin.
  // +optional
  optional FlexPersistentVolumeSource flexVolume = 12;

  // azureFile represents an Azure File Service mount on the host and bind mount to the pod.
  // +optional

## What's New (Major Themes)

### Deprecation of FlexVolume

FlexVolume is deprecated. Out-of-tree CSI driver is the recommended way to write volume drivers in Kubernetes.
See [this doc](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/sig-storage/volume-plugin-faq.md#kubernetes-volume-plugin-faq-for-storage-vendors) for more information.
Maintainers of FlexVolume drivers should implement a CSI driver and move users of FlexVolume to CSI.

- Change plugin name in fsgroupapplymetrics of csi and flexvolume to distinguish different driver ([#95892](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95892), [@JornShen](https://github.com/JornShen)) [SIG Instrumentation, Storage and Testing]

* kubectl has gained new --profile and --profile-output options to output go profiles ([#68681](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68681), [@dlespiau](https://github.com/dlespiau))
* Provides FSGroup capability on FlexVolume driver. It allows to disable the VolumeOwnership operation when volume is mounted ([#68680](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68680), [@benoitf](https://github.com/benoitf))

- Metric names for CSI and flexvolume drivers will include the driver name as well as the CSI plugin name. ([#96477](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96477), [@mattcary](https://github.com/mattcary)) [SIG Instrumentation and Storage]