- Rename metrics `etcd_object_counts` to `apiserver_storage_object_counts` and mark it as stable. The original `etcd_object_counts` metrics name is marked as "Deprecated" and will be removed in the future. ([#99785](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99785), [@erain](https://github.com/erain)) [SIG API Machinery, Instrumentation...

- Fix: Mount point may become local without calling NodePublishVolume after node rebooting. ([#119923](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119923), [@cvvz](https://github.com/cvvz)) [SIG Node and Storage]

implementation is changed to not return an error when the specified target can be detected as not a mount point. On Linux, the behavior of detecting a mount point depends on `umount` command is validated when the mounter is created. Additionally, mount point checks will be skipped in CleanupMountPoint/CleanupMountWithForce if the mounter's Unmount having the changed behavior of not returning error when target is not a mount point. ([#109676](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109676), [@cartermckin...

- Do not unmount and mount subpath bind mounts during container creation unless bind mount changes ([#105512](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105512), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Storage]

implementation is changed to not return an error when the specified target can be detected as not a mount point. On Linux, the behavior of detecting a mount point depends on `umount` command is validated when the mounter is created. Additionally, mount point checks will be skipped in CleanupMountPoint/CleanupMountWithForce if the mounter's Unmount having the changed behavior of not returning error when target is not a mount point. ([#109676](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109676), [@cartermckin...

- Fix: set "host is down" as corrupted mount. When SMB server is down, there is no way to terminate pod which is using SMB mount, would get an error. ([#101398](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101398), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

- `readOnly` volumes now support recursive read-only mounts for kernel versions >= 5.12."
   ([#123180](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123180), [@AkihiroSuda](https://github.com/AkihiroSuda))
- cri-api: Implemented KEP-3857: Recursive Read-only (RRO) mounts.
   ([#123272](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123272), [@AkihiroSuda](https://github.com/AkihiroSuda))

- The `goroutines` metric is newly added in the scheduler. 
  It replaces `scheduler_goroutines` metric and it counts the number of goroutine in more places than `scheduler_goroutine` does. ([#112003](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112003), [@sanposhiho](https://github.com/sanposhiho)) [SIG Instrumentation and Scheduling]

- Fixed cleanup of Pod volume mounts when a file was used as a subpath. ([#123052](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123052), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane)) [SIG Node]