* Fixed a bug in the apiserver storage that could cause just-added finalizers to be ignored on an immediately following delete request, leading to premature deletion. ([#77619](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77619), [@caesarxuchao](https://github.com/caesarxuchao))

    implements FinalizableReference {
  /**
   * Constructs a new finalizable weak reference.
   *
   * @param referent to weakly reference
   * @param queue that should finalize the referent
   */
  protected FinalizableWeakReference(@Nullable T referent, FinalizableReferenceQueue queue) {
    super(referent, queue.queue);
    queue.cleanUp();
  }

    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("finalize() logs a warning when not closed (no exception)")
    void finalize_logsWhenNotClosed() throws Throwable {
        when(cfg.isTraceResourceUsage()).thenReturn(true); // exercise backtrace branch
        stubValidTree(2L, true, true);
        SmbFileHandleImpl h = new SmbFileHandleImpl(cfg, 1, tree, "//host/share", 0, 0, 0, 0, 0L);
        // Calling finalize directly to execute the logic; should not throw

    write(out, data, 0, 100, true);
    File file = out.getFile();
    assertEquals(100, file.length());
    assertTrue(file.exists());
    out.close();

    // Make sure that finalize deletes the file
    out = null;

    // times out and throws RuntimeException on failure
    GcFinalization.awaitDone(
        new GcFinalization.FinalizationPredicate() {
          @Override

            log.trace(String.format("Release %s (%d)", this, usage));
        }
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#finalize()
     */
    @Override
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
        try {
            if (this.usageCount != null && this.usageCount.get() != 0 && this.open) {

        System.arraycopy(stackTrace, s, res, 0, e - s);
        return res;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see java.lang.Object#finalize()
     */
    @Override
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
        try {
            if (isConnected() && this.usageCount.get() != 0) {
                log.warn("Tree was not properly released, performing emergency cleanup: " + this);

    SmbTreeConnectionTrace(final CIFSContext ctx) {
        super(ctx);
    }

    SmbTreeConnectionTrace(final SmbTreeConnection conn) {
        super(conn);
    }

    @Override
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
        checkRelease();
    }

* Fix panic logspam when running kubelet in standalone mode. ([#77888](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77888), [@tallclair](https://github.com/tallclair))
* Fixed a bug in the apiserver storage that could cause just-added finalizers to be ignored on an immediately following delete request, leading to premature deletion. ([#77619](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77619), [@caesarxuchao](https://github.com/caesarxuchao))

### Bug or Regression

- Only declare Job as finished after removing all Pod finalizers to avoid orphan Pods ([#119165](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/119165), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor)) [SIG Apps and Testing]

            this.treeConnection.release();
        } else if (us < 0) {
            throw new RuntimeCIFSException("Usage count dropped below zero");
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
        try {
            // Add null check to prevent NPE if object was not fully constructed
            if (this.usageCount != null && this.usageCount.get() != 0) {