* The `--node-name` flag for kubeadm now dictates the Node API object name the kubelet uses for registration, in all cases but where you might use an in-tree cloud provider. If you're not using an in-tree cloud provider, `--node-name` will set the Node API object name. If you're using an in-tree cloud provider, you MUST make `--node-name` match the name the in-tree cloud provider decides to use.

*   DaemonSet status includes a new field named `conditions`, making it consistent with other workloads controllers. ([#55272](https://github.com/kubern...

- The Pod API field `.spec.schedulingGates[*].name` now requires qualified names (like `example.com/mygate`), matching validation for names of `.spec.readinessGates[*].name`. Any uses of the alpha scheduling gate feature prior to 1.27 that do not match that validation must be renamed or deleted before upgrading to 1.27. ([#115821](https://github.com/kuberne...

* Restores the pre-1.10 behavior of the openstack cloud provider which uses the instance name as the Kubernetes Node name. This requires instances be named with RFC-1123 compatible names. ([#63903](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/63903), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Namespace API objects now have a `kubernetes.io/metadata.name` label matching their metadata.name field to allow selecting any namespace by its name using a label selector. ([#96968](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96968), [@jayunit100](https://github.com/jayunit100)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Cloud Provider, Storage and Testing]

- The names of ResourceClaims generated from ResourceClaimTemplate are now generated. The base name is still `<pod>-<claim name>`, but a random suffix will avoid name collisions. ([#117351](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117351), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Auth, Node, Scheduling and Testing]...

* vSphere cloud provider: Report same Node IP as both internal and external. ([#45201](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45201), [@abrarshivani](https://github.com/abrarshivani))

- Kubernetes cannot distinguish between GCE Zonal PDs and Regional PDs with the same name. To workaround this issue, precreate PDs with unique names. PDs that are dynamically provisioned do not encounter this issue. ([#70716](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/70716), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

## Known Issues

             labels:
               kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
             name: system:azure-cloud-provider
           roleRef:
             apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
             kind: ClusterRole
             name: system:azure-cloud-provider
           subjects:
           - kind: ServiceAccount
             name: azure-cloud-provider
             namespace: kube-system
    ```

- Metric names for CSI and flexvolume drivers will include the driver name as well as the CSI plugin name. ([#96474](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96474), [@mattcary](https://github.com/mattcary)) [SIG Instrumentation and Storage]