- Avoid GCE API calls when initializing GCE CloudProvider for Kubelets. ([#90218](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90218), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Scalability]

- GCE Windows clusters have their TCP/IP parameters are set to GCE's recommended values. ([#103057](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103057), [@jeremyje](https://github.com/jeremyje)) [SIG Cloud Provider and Windows]

  - Add support for `--cloud-config`
  - Update group identifier to use for Cluster API annotations
  
  ### Exoscale
  - Add support for Exoscale
  
  ### GCE
  - Decrease the number of GCE Read Requests made while deleting nodes
  - Base pricing of custom instances on their instance family type
  - Add pricing information for missing machine types

If CSI Migration is working properly, Kubernetes end users shouldn’t notice a difference.
After migration, Kubernetes users may continue to rely on all the functionality of in-tree storage plugins using the existing interface.
- CSI Migration feature is turned on by default but stays in Beta for GCE PD, AWS EBS, and Azure Disk in 1.23.

### Promoted CSI Ephemeral Volume to Stable

- `ValidatingAdmissionPolicy` now preserves types of composition variables, and raises type-related errors early. ([#121001](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121001), [@jiahuif](https://github.com/jiahuif))
- `cluster/gce`: added webhook to replace `PersistentVolumeLabel` admission controller. ([#121628](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121628), [@andrewsykim](https://github.com/andrewsykim))

- Fixed a warning message about the gce in-tree cloud provider state. ([#126773](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126773), [@carlory](https://github.com/carlory))

- Forbid to set matchLabelKeys when labelSelector is not set in topologySpreadConstraints ([#116535](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/116535), [@denkensk](https://github.com/denkensk))
- GCE does not support LoadBalancer Services with ports with different protocols (TCP and UDP) ([#115966](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115966), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)) [SIG Apps and Cloud Provider]

## Changelog since v1.26.6

## Changes by Kind

### API Change

- GCE does not support LoadBalancer Services with ports with different protocols (TCP and UDP) ([#115966](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/115966), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)) [SIG Apps and Cloud Provider]

### Feature

- The scheduler prints info logs when the extender returned an error. (`--v>5`) ([#107974](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107974), [@sanposhiho](https://github.com/sanposhiho))
- The script `cluster/gce/gci/configure.sh` now supports downloading `crictl` on ARM64 nodes ([#108034](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108034), [@tstapler](https://github.com/tstapler))