* Fix a bug where kubelet would not retry pod sandbox creation when the restart policy of the pod is Never ([#79451](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79451), [@yujuhong](https://github.com/yujuhong))

- AdmissionReview objects sent for the creation of Namespace API objects now populate the `namespace` attribute consistently (previously the `namespace` attribute was empty for Namespace creation via POST requests, and populated for Namespace creation via server-side-apply PATCH requests) ([#95012](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95012), [@nodo](https://github.com/nodo)) [SIG API...

- Fixed StatefulSet to show the valid status even if the new replica creation fails. ([#112083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112083), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42)) [SIG Apps and Testing]

- Fixed StatefulSet to show the valid status even if the new replica creation fails. ([#112084](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112084), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42)) [SIG Apps and Testing]

- Fix a bug where kubelet would not retry pod sandbox creation when the restart policy of the pod is Never ([#79451](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79451), [@yujuhong](https://github.com/yujuhong))

### Bug or Regression

- Fix Topology Aware Hints not working when the `topology.kubernetes.io/zone` label is added after Node creation
  - Fix a data race in TopologyCache when `AddHints` and `SetNodes` are called concurrently ([#117267](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117267), [@tnqn](https://github.com/tnqn)) [SIG Apps and Network]

- Azurefile: Normalize share name to not include the capital letters ([#100731](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100731), [@kassarl](https://github.com/kassarl))
- Chain the field manager creation calls in `newDefaultFieldManager` to be explicit about the order of operations. ([#101076](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101076), [@kevindelgado](https://github.com/kevindelgado))

* Fix a bug where kubelet would not retry pod sandbox creation when the restart policy of the pod is Never ([#79451](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/79451), [@yujuhong](https://github.com/yujuhong))

    kubelet does not start pods that require networking before
    [networking is ready](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/43014).
    This change may require changes to clients that gate pod creation and/or
    scheduling on the node condition `type` `Ready` `status` being `True` for pods
    that need to run prior to the network being ready.
* **Enhance Kubelet QoS**:

* The `spec.SecurityContext.Sysctls` field is now dropped during creation of `Pod` objects unless the `Sysctls` feature gate is enabled. ([#72752](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72752), [@rajathagasthya](https://github.com/rajathagasthya))
    * The `spec.AllowedUnsafeSysctls` and `spec.ForbiddenSysctls` fields are now dropped during creation of `PodSecurityPolicy` objects unless the `Sysctls` feature gate is enabled.