- Ignore context canceled from validate and mutate webhook ([#120017](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120017), [@divyasri537](https://github.com/divyasri537)) [SIG API Machinery]
- Kubeadm: fix nil pointer when etcd member is already removed ([#120013](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120013), [@neolit123](https://github.com/neolit123)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]

### Other (Cleanup or Flake)

- Fix: avoid nil-pointer panic when checking the frontend IP configuration ([#101739](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/101739), [@nilo19](https://github.com/nilo19)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

 EVENT_TOUCHEND = `touchend${EVENT_KEY}`\nconst EVENT_POINTERDOWN = `pointerdown${EVENT_KEY}`\nconst EVENT_POINTERUP = `pointerup${EVENT_KEY}`\nconst POINTER_TYPE_TOUCH = 'touch'\nconst POINTER_TYPE_PEN = 'pen'\nconst CLASS_NAME_POINTER_EVENT = 'pointer-event'\nconst SWIPE_THRESHOLD = 40\n\nconst Default = {\n  endCallback: null,\n  leftCallback: null,\n  rightCallback: null\n}\n\nconst DefaultType = {\n  endCallback: '(function|null)',\n  leftCallback: '(function|null)',\n  rightCallback: '(fun...

		}
		if idx := int(cache & letterIdxMask); idx < len(letterBytes) {
			b[i] = letterBytes[idx]
			i--
		}
		cache >>= letterIdxBits
		remain--
	}

	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
}

// generate random object name.
func getRandomObjectName() string {
	return randString(16)
}

// generate random bucket name.
func getRandomBucketName() string {

### Other notable changes

* Fixed a regression where the kubelet would fail to update the ready status of pods. ([#84951](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/84951), [@tedyu](https://github.com/tedyu))
* Fix nil pointer dereference in azure cloud provider ([#85975](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85975), [@ldx](https://github.com/ldx))

- Fix kubectl create secret docker-registry --from-file not usable ([#90960](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90960), [@zhouya0](https://github.com/zhouya0)) [SIG CLI and Testing]
- Fix kubectl describe CSINode nil pointer error ([#89646](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89646), [@zhouya0](https://github.com/zhouya0)) [SIG CLI]

### Other notable changes

* Fixed a regression where the kubelet would fail to update the ready status of pods. ([#86195](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/86195), [@tedyu](https://github.com/tedyu))
* Fix nil pointer dereference in azure cloud provider ([#85975](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85975), [@ldx](https://github.com/ldx))

* change apps/v1beta2 StatefulSet observedGeneration (optional field) from a pointer to an int for consistency ([#49607](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/49607), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))

## Changelog since v1.33.9

## Changes by Kind

### Bug or Regression

- Fix bug in ValidatingAdmissionPolicy where a object schema with additionalProperties:true would crash the kube-controller-manager with a nil pointer exception. ([#136958](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/136958), [@lalitc375](https://github.com/lalitc375)) [SIG API Machinery]

  }

  /** Returns a joiner which automatically places {@code separator} between consecutive elements. */
  public static Joiner on(char separator) {
    return new Joiner(String.valueOf(separator));
  }

  private final String separator;

  private Joiner(String separator) {
    this.separator = checkNotNull(separator);
  }

  private Joiner(Joiner prototype) {
    this.separator = prototype.separator;
  }