- Following metrics have been turned off:
  - kubelet_pod_worker_latency_microseconds
  - kubelet_pod_start_latency_microseconds
  - kubelet_cgroup_manager_latency_microseconds
  - kubelet_pod_worker_start_latency_microseconds
  - kubelet_pleg_relist_latency_microseconds
  - kubelet_pleg_relist_interval_microseconds
  - kubelet_eviction_stats_age_microseconds

- Added apiserver_envelope_encryption_kms_operations_latency_seconds metric to measure the KMSv2 grpc calls latency. ([#115649](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115649), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase)) [SIG API Machinery, Auth and Testing]

*   [beta] Flag `--chunk-size={SIZE}` is added to `kubectl get` to customize the number of results returned in large lists of resources. This reduces the perceived latency of managing large clusters because the server returns the first set of results to the client much more quickly. Pass 0 to disable this feature.([#53768](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/53768),[ @smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))...

identified in large-scale clusters when deleting thousands of pods simultaneously across hundreds of nodes. Kubelets in this scenario can encounter temporarily increased latency of `delete pod` API calls -- above the target service level objective of 1 second. If you run clusters with this usage pattern and if pod deletion latency could be an issue for you, you might want to wait until the issue is resolved before you upgrade.

For more information and for updates on resolution of this...

### Bug or Regression

- An inefficient lock in EndpointSlice controller metrics cache has been reworked. Network programming latency may be significantly reduced in certain scenarios, especially in clusters with a large number of Services. ([#107169](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107169), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Apps and Network]

beta in the 1.10 release.  First, [CPU Manager](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/cpu-management-policies/), which allows users to request exclusive CPU cores.  This helps performance in a variety of use-cases, including network latency sensitive applications, as well as applications that benefit from CPU cache residency.  Next, [Huge Pages](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/manage-hugepages/scheduling-hugepages/), which allows pods to consume either 2Mi or 1Gi Huge Pages.  This benefits...

- `docker_operations_latency_microseconds` -> `docker_operations_latency_seconds`
- `docker_operations_errors` -> `docker_operations_errors_total`
- `docker_operations_timeout` -> `docker_operations_timeout_total`
- `network_plugin_operations_latency_microseconds` -> `network_plugin_operations_latency_seconds`
- `sync_proxy_rules_latency_microseconds` -> `sync_proxy_rules_latency_seconds`
- `apiserver_request_count` -> `apiserver_request_total`

- Kube-apiserver now reports latency metric for JWT authenticator authenticate token decisions in the `apiserver_authentication_jwt_authenticator_latency_seconds` metric, labeled by jwtIssuer hash and result. ([#123225](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123225), [@aramase](https://github.com/aramase))

- Fix missing cadvisor machine metrics. ([#97006](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97006), [@lingsamuel](https://github.com/lingsamuel)) [SIG Node]
- Fix: azure file latency issue for metadata-heavy workloads ([#97082](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97082), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Storage]

- Fix: Azure file inline volume namespace issue in CSI migration translation ([#101235](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101235), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))