- Adds feature gate `NodeLogQuery` which provides cluster administrators with a streaming view of logs using kubectl without them having to implement a client side reader or logging into the node. ([#96120](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96120), [@LorbusChris](https://github.com/LorbusChris))

* implement proposal 34058: hostPath volume type ([#46597](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46597), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))
* HostAlias is now supported for both non-HostNetwork Pods and HostNetwork Pods. ([#50646](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50646), [@rickypai](https://github.com/rickypai))

- Kube-proxy: added `--logging-format` flag to support structured logging. ([#117800](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117800), [@cyclinder](https://github.com/cyclinder))
- NodeVolumeLimits implement the `PreFilter` extension point for skipping the Filter phase if the Pod doesn't use volumes with limits. ([#115398](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115398), [@tangwz](https://github.com/tangwz)) [SIG Scheduling]

   ([#123190](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123190), [@padlar](https://github.com/padlar))
- Allowed scheduling framework plugins that implement `io.Closer` to be gracefully closed.
   ([#122498](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122498), [@Gekko0114](https://github.com/Gekko0114))
- Bumped cAdvisor to `v0.49.0`.

- Fix race in alpha aggregated discovery handler
  Yes, discovery document will correctly return the resources for aggregated apiservers that do not implement aggregated disovery ([#115805](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115805), [@alexzielenski](https://github.com/alexzielenski)) [SIG API Machinery]

- A customizable `OrderedScoreFuncs()` function was introduced. Out-of-tree plugins 
  that used the scheduler's preemption interface could implement this function
  for custom preemption preferences or return nil to keep the current behavior. ([#121867](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121867), [@lianghao208](https://github.com/lianghao208))