*   The Kubelet's feature gates are now specified as a map when provided via a JSON or YAML KubeletConfiguration, rather than as a string of key-value pairs, making them less awkward for users....

- Resolve a "concurrent map read and map write" crashing error in the kubelet ([#95111](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95111), [@choury](https://github.com/choury)) [SIG Node]

* On COS, NPD creates a node condition for frequent occurrences of unregister_netdevice ([#65342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65342), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))
* Fix concurrent map access panic ([#65328](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/65328), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))
    * Don't watch .mount cgroups to reduce number of inotify watches
    * Fix NVML initialization race condition

- Fix OpenAPI v3 not being cleaned up after deleting APIServices ([#120108](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120108), [@tnqn](https://github.com/tnqn)) [SIG API Machinery and Testing]
- Fix a concurrent map access in TopologyCache's `HasPopulatedHints` method. ([#120323](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120323), [@Miciah](https://github.com/Miciah)) [SIG Apps and Network]

* Fix panic in kubectl rollout commands ([#69151](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69151), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))
* Fix scheduler crashes when Prioritize Map function returns error. ([#69135](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69135), [@DylanBLE](https://github.com/DylanBLE))

- Fixed bug in CPUManager with race on container map access ([#97427](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97427), [@klueska](https://github.com/klueska)) [SIG Node]

- Correctly handle resetting cpuacct in a live container ([#94041](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/94041), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Node and Windows]
- Fix a concurrent map writes error in kubelet ([#93773](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93773), [@knight42](https://github.com/knight42)) [SIG Node]

* The OpenID Connect authenticator can now use a custom prefix, or omit the default prefix, for username and groups claims through the --oidc-username-prefix and --oidc-groups-prefix flags. For example, the authenticator can map a user with the username "jane" to "google:jane" by supplying the "google:" username prefix. ([#50875](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/50875), [@ericchiang](https://github.com/ericchiang))

- Fix a concurrent map access in TopologyCache's `HasPopulatedHints` method. ([#120372](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120372), [@Miciah](https://github.com/Miciah)) [SIG Network]

* Add tolerations for Stackdriver Logging and Metadata Agents. ([#69737](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69737), [@qingling128](https://github.com/qingling128))
* Fix scheduler crashes when Prioritize Map function returns error. ([#69618](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69618), [@DylanBLE](https://github.com/DylanBLE))