- VSphere: Fix regression during attach disk if datastore is within a storage folder or datastore cluster. ([#102969](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/102969), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

- Kubelet config file will be backed up to `/etc/kubernetes/tmp/` folder with `kubeadm-kubelet-config` append with a random suffix as the filename ([#114695](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114695), [@chendave](https://github.com/chendave)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

Please see the [Releases Page](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases) for older releases.

Release notes of older releases can be found in:
- [CHANGELOG-1.2.md](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.2.md)

however, kubectl v1.21 and older do not support the new API for ephemeral containers.

- Kubeadm: do not check if the `/etc/kubernetes/manifests` folder is empty on joining worker nodes during preflight ([#104942](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104942), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu))

- `kubeadm`: will now allow deploying a kubelet that is 3 versions older than the version of `kubeadm` (N-3). This aligns with the recent change made by SIG Architecture that extends the support skew between the control plane and kubelets. Tolerate this new kubelet skew for the commands `init`, `join` and `upgrade`. Note that if the `kubeadm` user applies a control plane version that is older than the `kubeadm` version (N-1 maximum) then the skew between the kubelet and control...

    - `apiserver_flowcontrol_demand_seats_high_watermark`: High watermark, over last adjustment period, of demand_seats
    - `apiserver_flowcontrol_demand_seats_average`: Time-weighted average, over last adjustment period, of demand_seats
    - `apiserver_flowcontrol_demand_seats_stdev`: Time-weighted standard deviation, over last adjustment period, of demand_seats