## Changelog since v1.12.6

### Other notable changes

* Kubelet won't evict a static pod with priority `system-node-critical` upon resource pressure. ([#74222](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74222), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))

  much later). ([#122757](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122757), [@hakman](https://github.com/hakman)) [SIG Network]
- If a pvc has an empty storageClassName, persistentvolume controller won't try to assign a default StorageClass ([#122704](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122704), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Apps and Storage]

- Cloud provider config CloudProviderBackoffMode has been removed since it won't be used anymore. ([#88463](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/88463), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

* fix azure disk mount failure on coreos and some other distros ([#54334](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54334), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* Fix for service controller so that it won't retry on doNotRetry service update failure. ([#54184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54184), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))

  * Deployment was Alpha in 1.1 (though it had apiVersion extensions/v1beta1) and
was disabled by default. Due to some non-backward-compatible API changes, any
Deployment objects you created in 1.1 won’t work with in the 1.2 release.
     * Before upgrading to 1.2, <strong>delete all Deployment alpha-version resources</strong>, including the Replication Controllers and Pods the Deployment manages. Then

  much later). ([#122815](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122815), [@wedaly](https://github.com/wedaly)) [SIG Network]
- If a pvc has an empty storageClassName, persistentvolume controller won't try to assign a default StorageClass ([#122704](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122704), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory)) [SIG Apps and Storage]

- Enable SPDY pings to keep connections alive, so that `kubectl exec` and `kubectl portforward` won't be interrupted. ([#97083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97083), [@knight42](https://github.com/knight42)) [SIG API Machinery and CLI]

* Fix clustered datastore name to be absolute. ([#54438](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54438), [@pshahzeb](https://github.com/pshahzeb))
* Fix for service controller so that it won't retry on doNotRetry service update failure. ([#54184](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54184), [@MrHohn](https://github.com/MrHohn))

provisioned PVs, if their volume source is of CSI type or they have a migrated annotation, when they are deleted, the PersistentVolume controller won't change their phase to the Failed state. With this patch, the external provisioner can remove the finalizer in the next reconcile loop. Unfortunately, if a previously existing PV has the Failed state, this patch won't take effect. Users are required to remove the finalizer manually. ([#122030](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122030), [@car...

* Kubelet won't evict a static pod with priority `system-node-critical` upon resource pressure. ([#74222](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/74222), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))