* Portworx volume driver no longer has to run on the master. ([#45518](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45518), [@harsh-px](https://github.com/harsh-px))
* kube-proxy: ratelimit runs of iptables by sync-period flags ([#46266](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46266), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin))

- Fixes regression in logging spurious stack traces when proxied connections are closed by the backend ([#82588](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82588), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
- RateLimiter add a context-aware method, fix client-go request goruntine backlog in async timeout scene. ([#79375](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79375), [@answer1991](https://github.com/answer1991))

   * Fix version on startup and `--version` flag

   * Support specifying port number for nameserver in stubDomains

#### kube-proxy
* Features:

  * ratelimit runs of iptables by sync-period flags ([#46266](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/46266), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin))

* Enforce --max-pods in kubelet admission; previously was only enforced in scheduler ([#24674](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/24674), [@gmarek](https://github.com/gmarek))
* All clients under ClientSet share one RateLimiter. ([#24166](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/24166), [@gmarek](https://github.com/gmarek))