* errorMessageTemplate parameters: It is unlikely that callers intend for their string
       * template to be null (though we do handle that case gracefully at runtime). I've left this
       * one as it is because one of our users has defined a wrapper API around Preconditions,
       * declaring a checkState method that accepts a possibly null template. So we'd need to update

- TerminationGracePeriodSeconds from pod spec is respected for the mirror pod
  Static pods will be deleted gracefully ([#99035](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99035), [@ehashman](https://github.com/ehashman)) [SIG Node and Testing]

                        try {
                            // Test connection pool operations without actually connecting
                            boolean contains = pool.contains(null); // Should handle gracefully
                            successCount.incrementAndGet();
                        } catch (Exception e) {
                            synchronized (exceptions) {
                                exceptions.add(e);

* Allow kubernetes components to react to SIGTERM signal and shutdown gracefully. ([#57756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57756), [@mborsz](https://github.com/mborsz))

  - `disable-force-detach` (defaults to `false`): Prevent force detaching volumes based on maximum unmount time and node status. If enabled, the non-graceful node shutdown feature must be used to recover from node failure (see https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/08/16/kubernetes-1-28-non-graceful-node-shutdown-ga/). If enabled and a pod must be forcibly terminated at the risk of corruption, then the appropriate VolumeAttachment object (see here: https://kubernetes.io/doc...

* Allow services which use same port, different protocol to use the same nodePort for both ([#30253](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30253), [@AdoHe](https://github.com/AdoHe))
* Handle overlapping deployments gracefully ([#30730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30730), [@janetkuo](https://github.com/janetkuo))

* Allow services which use same port, different protocol to use the same nodePort for both ([#30253](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30253), [@AdoHe](https://github.com/AdoHe))
* Handle overlapping deployments gracefully ([#30730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30730), [@janetkuo](https://github.com/janetkuo))

### Introducing Graceful Node Shutdown (Alpha)

The `GracefulNodeShutdown` feature is now in Alpha. This allows kubelet to be aware of node system shutdowns, enabling graceful termination of pods during a system shutdown. This feature can be [enabled through feature gate](https://docs.k8s.io/concepts/architecture/nodes/#graceful-node-shutdown).

### Runtime log sanitation

* Allow kubernetes components to react to SIGTERM signal and shutdown gracefully. ([#57756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57756), [@mborsz](https://github.com/mborsz))

* Allow kubernetes components to react to SIGTERM signal and shutdown gracefully. ([#57756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57756), [@mborsz](https://github.com/mborsz))