- Fixed an issue where the `configmap`, `secret`, `projected`, and `downwardAPI` volume types didn't create user-visible files after a kubelet restart. This fix ensures data persistence and accessibility after restarts. ([#122807](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122807), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))

* [IPVS] Allow for transparent kube-proxy restarts ([#75283](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75283), [@lbernail](https://github.com/lbernail))



# v1.12.7

[Documentation](https://docs.k8s.io)

## Downloads for v1.12.7

- Updated cAdvisor to v0.47.2 - Fix metrics in cri-o when a container restarts ([#118797](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118797), [@harche](https://github.com/harche)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

- Fixed a regression in kubeadm manifests for kube-scheduler and kube-controller-manager which caused continuous restarts because of failing health checks ([#93208](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93208), [@SataQiu](https://github.com/SataQiu)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

- Updated cAdvisor to v0.46.1 - Fix metrics in cri-o when a container restarts ([#118798](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118798), [@harche](https://github.com/harche)) [SIG Node]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed

- Fix a racing issue where the scheduler may perform unnecessary scheduling attempts. ([#90660](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90660), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei))
- Fix an issue with container restarts using a modified configmap or secret subpath volume mount. ([#89629](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89629), [@fatedier](https://github.com/fatedier)) [SIG Architecture, Storage and Testing]