* All pods with priorityClassName system-node-critical and system-cluster-critical will be critical pods while preserving backwards compatibility. ([#58835](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58835), [@ravisantoshgudimetla](https://github.com/ravisantoshgudimetla))

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    The OkHttp 3.12.x branch will be our long-term branch for Android 2.3+ (API level 9+) and Java
    7+. These platforms lack support for TLS 1.2 and should not be used. But because upgrading is
    difficult we will backport critical fixes to the 3.12.x branch through December 31, 2021. (This
    commitment was originally through December 31, 2020; we have since extended it.)

    }
    return dest;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) multimap backed by the specified multimap. In order to
   * guarantee serial access, it is critical that <b>all</b> access to the backing multimap is
   * accomplished through the returned multimap.
   *
   * <p>It is imperative that the user manually synchronize on the returned multimap when accessing

    }
    return dest;
  }

  /**
   * Returns a synchronized (thread-safe) multimap backed by the specified multimap. In order to
   * guarantee serial access, it is critical that <b>all</b> access to the backing multimap is
   * accomplished through the returned multimap.
   *
   * <p>It is imperative that the user manually synchronize on the returned multimap when accessing

### Other notable changes

* AWS: Add ap-south-1 to list of known AWS regions ([#28428](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/28428), [@justinsb](https://github.com/justinsb))
* Back porting critical vSphere bug fixes to release 1.3 ([#31993](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/31993), [@dagnello](https://github.com/dagnello))

- Reduce critical section in watchcache to fix kube-apiserver scalability under heavy load of list requests ([#122027](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122027), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t)) [SIG API Machinery]

## Dependencies

  * Mark all static pods on the Master node as critical to prevent preemption ([#47356](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/47356), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))

- github.com/docker/libnetwork: [c8a5fca](https://github.com/docker/libnetwork/tree/c8a5fca)
- github.com/gliderlabs/ssh: [v0.1.1](https://github.com/gliderlabs/ssh/tree/v0.1.1)
- github.com/go-critic/go-critic: [1df3008](https://github.com/go-critic/go-critic/tree/1df3008)
- github.com/go-lintpack/lintpack: [v0.5.2](https://github.com/go-lintpack/lintpack/tree/v0.5.2)
- github.com/go-ole/go-ole: [v1.2.1](https://github.com/go-ole/go-ole/tree/v1.2.1)

- Kubeadm: explicitly set `priority` for static pods with `priorityClassName: system-node-critical` ([#119117](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119117), [@champtar](https://github.com/champtar)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle]