- `kubectl run` has removed the previously deprecated generators, along with flags unrelated to creating pods. `kubectl run` now only creates pods. See specific `kubectl create` subcommands to create objects other than pods. 
([#87077](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/87077), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh)) [SIG Architecture, CLI and Testing]

- Supported `BackoffLimitPerIndex` in Jobs. ([#118009](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118009), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo))
- The `IPTablesOwnershipCleanup` feature (KEP-3178) is now GA; kubelet no longer
  creates the `KUBE-MARK-DROP` chain (which has been unused for several releases)

- `batch/v2alpha1.ScheduledJob` is removed.

- The Job controller now creates pods in batches instead of all at once. ([#49142](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49142), [@joelsmith](https://github.com/joelsmith)).

- kubeadm: Remove usage of `PersistentVolumeLabel` ([#65827](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65827), [@xlgao-zju](https://github.com/xlgao-zju))
- kubeadm: Add a `v1alpha3` API. This change creates a v1alpha3 API that is initially a duplicate of v1alpha2. ([#65629](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65629), [@luxas](https://github.com/luxas))

- Fixed the following 
  -  AWS Cloud Provider attempts to delete LoadBalancer security group it didn’t provision

- The Daemonset controller creates replacements for terminal Pods, which can appear during VM preemptions or when using Pod finalizers ([#118911](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118911), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Apps and Testing]

* Fixes an issue where Portworx PVCs remain in pending state when created using a StorageClass with empty parameters ([#64895](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/64895), [@harsh-px](https://github.com/harsh-px))
* On COS, NPD creates a node condition for frequent occurrences of unregister_netdevice ([#65342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65342), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))



# v1.9.9

* skip nodes that have a primary NIC in a 'Failed' provisioningState ([#65412](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65412), [@yastij](https://github.com/yastij))
* On COS, NPD creates a node condition for frequent occurrences of unregister_netdevice ([#65342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65342), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))

- The kube-apiserver now resets `managedFields` that got corrupted by a mutating admission controller. ([#98074](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98074), [@kwiesmueller](https://github.com/kwiesmueller))

* Fix 'kubectl cp' with no arguments causes a panic ([#65482](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65482), [@wgliang](https://github.com/wgliang))
* On COS, NPD creates a node condition for frequent occurrences of unregister_netdevice ([#65342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65342), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))