- Revised the logic for DaemonSet rolling update to exclude nodes if scheduling constraints are not met.

  /**
   * If a hostname is not a key in the EXCLUDE map, and if removing its leftmost component results
   * in a name which is a key in this map, it is a public suffix.
   */
  public static final ImmutableMap<String, PublicSuffixType> UNDER =
      TrieParser.parseTrie(

  * Fix corner-case with OnlyLocal Service healthchecks. ([#44313](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44313), [@thockin](https://github.com/thockin))

* Exclude nodes labeled as master from LoadBalancer / NodePort; restores documented behaviour. ([#44745](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44745), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))

* Fix problems with scaling up the cluster when unschedulable pods have some persistent volume claims. ([#44860](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44860), [@mwielgus](https://github.com/mwielgus))
* Exclude nodes labeled as master from LoadBalancer / NodePort; restores documented behaviour. ([#44745](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/44745), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))

- Revised the logic for DaemonSet rolling update to exclude nodes if scheduling constraints are not met.

- ValidatingAdmissionPolicy now exclude TokenReview, SelfSubjectReview, LocalSubjectAccessReview, and SubjectAccessReview from all versions of authentication.k8s.io and authorization.k8s.io group. ([#123543](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/123543), [@jiahuif](https://github.com/jiahuif))...

- Lock down the `AllowOverwriteTerminationGracePeriodSeconds` feature gate. ([#133792](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/133792), [@HirazawaUi](https://github.com/HirazawaUi)) [SIG Node]
- Metrics: exclude dryRun requests from apiserver_request_sli_duration_seconds ([#131092](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/131092), [@aldudko](https://github.com/aldudko)) [SIG API Machinery and Instrumentation]

* You can now use `--ipvs-exclude-cidrs` to specify a list of CIDR's which the IPVS proxier should not touch when cleaning up IPVS rules. ([#62083](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/62083), [@rramkumar1](https://github.com/rramkumar1))

- Fix a regression where the Kubelet failed to exclude already completed pods from calculations about how many resources it was currently using when deciding whether to allow more pods. ([#104577](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/104577), [@smarterclayton](https://github.com/smarterclayton))...

- StreamWatcher now calls HandleCrash at appropriate sequence. ([#93108](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/93108), [@lixiaobing1](https://github.com/lixiaobing1))
- Support the node label `node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers` ([#95542](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95542), [@nilo19](https://github.com/nilo19)) [SIG Cloud Provider]