- `kubectl port-forward` now exits with exit code 1 when remote connection is
  lost ([#114460](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114460), [@brianpursley](https://github.com/brianpursley))
- `nodeName` being set along with non-empty `schedulingGates` is now enforced. ([#115569](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115569), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))

* Fixed CSIDriver API object to allow missing fields. ([#69331](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69331), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))
* Allows changing nodeName in endpoint update. ([#68575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68575), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))

* Allows changing nodeName in endpoint update. ([#68575](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68575), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))

- Scheduler bugfix: Scheduler doesn't lose pod information when nodes are quickly recreated. This could happen when nodes are restarted or quickly recreated reusing a nodename. ([#93964](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93964), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Scheduling and Testing]

- Do not add DisruptionTarget condition by PodGC for pods which are in terminal phase ([#115104](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115104), [@mimowo](https://github.com/mimowo)) [SIG Apps and Testing]
- Enforce nodeName cannot be set along with non-empty schedulingGates ([#115636](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115636), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei)) [SIG Apps and Scheduling]

- Scheduler's assumed pods have 2min instead of 30s to receive nodeName pod updates ([#106633](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106633), [@ahg-g](https://github.com/ahg-g)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed