eligible node(s) for pod with bound claim(s) to local `PersistentVolume(s)` ([#109877](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109877), [@yibozhuang](https://github.com/yibozhuang))
- Scheduling cycle now terminates immediately when any scheduler plugin returns an 
  `unschedulableAndUnresolvable` status in `PostFilter`. ([#114699](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114699), [@kerthcet](https://github.com/kerthcet))

    * request a client certificate from the API server during the boot cycle and pause

    * waiting for the request to be satisfied. It will continually refresh the certificate

Modifier used to flip the popper's placement when it starts to overlap its\n   * reference element.\n   *\n   * Requires the `preventOverflow` modifier before it in order to work.\n   *\n   * **NOTE:** this modifier will interrupt the current update cycle and will\n   * restart it if it detects the need to flip the placement.\n   * @memberof modifiers\n   * @inner\n   */\n  flip: {\n    /** @prop {number} order=600 - Index used to define the order of execution */\n    order: 600,\n    /** @prop {Boolean}...

#### Extensibility

- The community has been asking for continuing support of extensibility, so this cycle features more work around CRDs and API Machinery. Most of the enhancements in this cycle were from SIG API Machinery and related areas.

### Extensibility around core Kubernetes APIs

#### CustomResourceDefinitions Pruning

        if (!isWorkgroup(context)) {
            setContext(context, name + ((attributes & ATTR_DIRECTORY) > 0 ? "/" : ""));
        }

        /*
         * why? am I going around in circles?
         * this.type = type == TYPE_WORKGROUP ? 0 : type;
         */
        this.fileLocator.updateType(type);
        this.attributes = attributes;
        this.createTime = createTime;

- Adopted a new implementation of watch caches for **list** verbs, using a btree data structure. The new implementation is active by default; you can opt out by disabling the `BtreeWatchCache` feature gate. ([#128415](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128415), [@serathius](https:/...

### Instrumentation

- Added automatic download of the CNI binary in `local-up-cluster.sh`, facilitating local debugging. ([#120312](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120312), [@HirazawaUi](https://github.com/HirazawaUi))
- Added context to `caches populated` log messages. ([#119796](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119796), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))

- When using `kubectl replace` (or the equivalent API call) on a Service, the caller no longer needs to do a read-modify-write cycle to fetch the allocated values for `.spec.clusterIP` and `.spec.ports[].nodePort`.  Instead the API server will automatically carry these forward from the original object when the new object does not specify them. ([#104674](https://github.com/kube...

- The EndpointSlice controller now waits for EndpointSlice and Node caches to be synced before starting. ([#94086](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/94086), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Apps and Network]