- `scheduler_async_api_call_duration_seconds`: histogram of API call execution duration by call type and result
    - `scheduler_pending_async_api_calls`: gauge showing current number of pending API calls in the queue. ([#133120](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/133120), [@utam0k](https://github.com/utam0k)) [SIG Release and Scheduling]

    * try to only update vm if detach a non-existing disk when got <200, error> after detach disk operation
* This adds some useful metrics around pending changes and last successful ([#78602](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78602), [@paulgmiller](https://github.com/paulgmiller))
    * sync time.
 

* Per Volume Inode Accounting ([#35132](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35132), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))
* [AppArmor] Hold bad AppArmor pods in pending rather than rejecting ([#35342](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35342), [@timstclair](https://github.com/timstclair))

* Do not detach volume if mount in progress ([#71145](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/71145), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))
* Improve efficiency of preemption logic in clusters with many pending pods. ([#72895](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72895), [@bsalamat](https://github.com/bsalamat))

   ([#125923](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125923), [@haircommander](https://github.com/haircommander)) [SIG Node and Testing]
- Fixed a bug where the pod(with regular init containers)'s phase was not pending when the regular init container had not finished running after a node restart. ([#126653](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126653), [@zhifei92](https://github.com/zhifei92)) [SIG Node and Testing]

- Unlocked the `CSIMigrationvSphere` feature gate. The change allow users to continue using the in-tree vSphere driver,pending a vSphere CSI driver release that has with GA support for Windows, XFS, and raw block access. ([#116396](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116396), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42)) [SIG Storage]

- Fixed an issue where pods did not correctly have a pending phase after the node reboot. ([#128516](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/128516), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42)) [SIG Node and Testing]

* Improve efficiency of preemption logic in clusters with many pending pods. ([#72895](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72895), [@bsalamat](https://github.com/bsalamat))



# v1.12.5

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

## Downloads for v1.12.5

* Improve efficiency of preemption logic in clusters with many pending pods. ([#72895](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72895), [@bsalamat](https://github.com/bsalamat))

* Fix ConfigMap for Windows Containers.
  ([#39373](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39373),
  [@jbhurat](https://github.com/jbhurat))
* Fix the “pod rejected by kubelet may stay at pending forever” bug.
  (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37661),
  [@yujuhong](https://github.com/yujuhong))

### kube-controller-manager