([#103523](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103523), [@divyenpatel](https://github.com/divyenpatel))
- `MaxUnavailable` for `StatefulSets`, allows faster `RollingUpdate` by taking down more than 1 pod at a time.
  The number of pods you want to take down during a `RollingUpdate` is configurable using `maxUnavailable` parameter.
   ([#109251](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/109251), [@krmayankk](https://github.com/krmayankk))

- Fix: not tagging static public IP ([#101752](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101752), [@nilo19](https://github.com/nilo19)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fix: set "host is down" as corrupted mount ([#101398](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101398), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Storage]

- Fixed subpath in containerized kubelet. ([#69565](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69565), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))
- Fixed panic on iSCSI volume tear down. ([#69140](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/69140), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))

    callback.await(request.url).assertHandshake()
  }

  @Test
  fun recoverWhenRetryOnConnectionFailureIsTrue() {
    // Set to 2 because the seeding request will count down before the retried request does.
    val requestFinished = CountDownLatch(2)
    val dispatcher: QueueDispatcher =
      object : QueueDispatcher() {
        override fun dispatch(request: RecordedRequest): MockResponse {

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- Fixed incorrect calculation for ResourceQuota with PriorityClass as its scope. ([#117677](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117677), [@Huang-Wei](https://github.com/Huang-Wei)) [SIG API Machinery]

- MaxUnavailable for StatefulSets, allows faster RollingUpdate by taking down more than 1 pod at a time. The number of pods you want to take down during a RollingUpdate is configurable using maxUnavailable parameter. ([#82162](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/82162), [@krmayankk](https://github.com/krmayankk))

- Scheduler: in 1.29 pre-releases, enabling contextual logging slowed down pod scheduling. ([#121715](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121715), [@pohly](https://github.com/pohly)) [SIG Instrumentation and Scheduling]

- A new kubelet metric `image_pull_duration_seconds` was added. The metric tracks the duration (in seconds) it takes for an image to be pulled, including the time spent in the waiting queue of image puller. The metric is broken down by bucketed image size. ([#121719](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121719), [@ruiwen-zhao](https://github.com/ruiwen-zhao))

* Orphaned routes are properly removed from terminated instances. ([#56258](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56258), [@databus23](https://github.com/databus23))

* OpenStack Cinder will now detach properly when Nova is shut down. ([#56846](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56846), [@zetaab](https://github.com/zetaab))
### Scalability