`DisableCloudProviders` FeatureGate is currently in Alpha, which means is currently disabled by default. Once the FeatureGate moves to beta, in-tree cloud providers would be disabled by default, and a user won't be able to specify `--cloud-provider=<aws|openstack|azure|gcp|vsphere>` anymore to any of KCM, KAPI or kubelet. Only a '--cloud-provider=external' would be allowed. CCM would have to run out-of-tree with CSI. ([#100136](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100136), [@Danil-Grigorev](http...

  - debian-base:bullseye-v1.3.0
  - debian-iptables:bullseye-v1.4.0
  - setcap:bullseye-v1.3.0 ([#110558](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110558), [@wespanther](https://github.com/wespanther))
- When using the OpenStack legacy cloud provider, kubelet and KCM will ignore unknown configuration directives rather than failing to start. ([#109709](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109709), [@mdbooth](https://github.com/mdbooth))