- 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...

  
  Also, compute the backoff delay more accurately for deleted pods. ([#119466](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119466), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo)) [SIG Apps]

- Kube-apiserver metrics will now include request counts, latencies, and response sizes for /healthz, /livez, and /readyz requests. ([#83598](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/83598), [@jktomer](https://github.com/jktomer)) [SIG API Machinery]

### Storage

    * --alpha-endpoint-reconciler-type=(master-count, lease, none) (default
    * "master-count"). The original reconciler is 'master-count'. The 'lease'
    * reconciler uses the storageapi and a TTL to keep alive an endpoint within the
    * `kube-apiserver-endpoint` storage namespace. The 'none' reconciler is a noop

- Following metrics from kube-controller-manager are now marked as with the ALPHA stability level:
  `storage_count_attachable_volumes_in_use`
  `attachdetach_controller_total_volumes`
  `pv_collector_bound_pv_count`
  `pv_collector_unbound_pv_count`
  `pv_collector_bound_pvc_count`
  `pv_collector_unbound_pvc_count`
  ([#84896](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84896), [@RainbowMango](https://github.com/RainbowMango))

* Fixes spurious 0-length API responses. ([#72856](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72856), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

* Fixes issue where subpath volume content was deleted during orphaned pod cleanup for Local volumes that are directories (and not mount points) on the root filesystem. ([#72291](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72291), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

- There is a new pv_collector_total_pv_count metric that counts persistent volumes by the volume plugin name and volume mode. ([#95719](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95719), [@tsmetana](https://github.com/tsmetana)) [SIG Apps, Instrumentation, Storage and Testing]

- Faster mount detection for linux kernel 5.10+ using openat2 speeding up pod churn rates. On Kernel versions less 5.10, it will fallback to using the original way of detecting mount points i.e by parsing /proc/mounts. ([#109217](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109217), [@manugupt1](https://github.com/manugupt1))