- Replaced `apiserver_storage_db_total_size_in_bytes` with `apiserver_storage_size_bytes` metric. ([#118812](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118812), [@serathius](https://github.com/serathius))
- Scheduler now waits for handlers to finish syncing before the scheduling cycles start. ([#116729](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116729), [@AxeZhan](https://github.com/AxeZhan))

* Fix a scheduler panic due to internal cache inconsistency ([#71063](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71063), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))
* apiserver: fixes handling and logging of panics in REST handlers to prevent crashes ([#71076](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71076), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Fixed missing delete events on informer re-lists to ensure all delete events were correctly emitted and using the latest known object state, so that all event handlers and stores always reflect the actual apiserver state as best as possible ([#115620](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115620), [@odinuge](https://github.com/odinuge))

* apiserver: fixes handling and logging of panics in REST handlers to prevent crashes ([#71076](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71076), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

### Bug or Regression

- Adds node event handlers to dual stack kube-proxy implementation to fix Topology Aware Hints. ([#101054](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101054), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Network]

- Fixed an issue with stuck connections handling error responses ([#71412](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71412), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
- apiserver: fixed handling and logging of panics in REST handlers ([#71076](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71076), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* Fix a scheduler panic due to internal cache inconsistency ([#71063](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71063), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))
* apiserver: fixes handling and logging of panics in REST handlers to prevent crashes ([#71076](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71076), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* Fix initial exec terminal dimensions. ([#51126](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51126), [@chen-anders](https://github.com/chen-anders))
* vSphere: Fix attach volume failing on the first try. ([#51218](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51218), [@BaluDontu](https://github.com/BaluDontu))



# v1.6.9

* Fixed regression in initial kubectl exec terminal dimensions ([#51127](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/51127), [@chen-anders](https://github.com/chen-anders))

- 'Container `preStop` and `postStart` lifecycle handlers using `httpGet` now
  honor the specified `scheme` and `headers` fields. This enables setting custom
  headers and changing the scheme to `HTTPS`, consistent with container
  startup/readiness/liveness probe capabilities. Lifecycle handlers configured
  with `scheme: HTTPS` that encounter errors indicating the endpoint is actually