- Kubelet: make the image pull time more accurate in event ([#114271](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/114271), [@pacoxu](https://github.com/pacoxu)) [SIG Node]

* Return apiserver panics as 500 errors instead terminating the apiserver process. ([#68001](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68001), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts))
* fix issue that pull image failed from a cross-subscription Azure Container Registry by SP access ([#66429](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/66429), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

- kubeadm: now pulls images when joining a new control plane instance ([#72870](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72870), [@MalloZup](https://github.com/MalloZup))
- Exited kube-proxy when configuration file changes ([#59176](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/59176), [@dixudx](https://github.com/dixudx))

- Fixes a regression in the kubelet restarting static pods. ([#108303](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/108303), [@rphillips](https://github.com/rphillips)) [SIG Node and Testing]

- Fix memory leak in kube-apiserver when underlying time goes forth and back. ([#96266](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/96266), [@chenyw1990](https://github.com/chenyw1990)) [SIG API Machinery]

- Fix azure file migration issue ([#97877](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/97877), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Auth, Cloud Provider and Storage]

* Moved pod affinity and anti-affinity from annotations to api fields [#25319](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/25319) ([#39478](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/39478), [@rrati](https://github.com/rrati))
* Add QoS pod status field ([#37968](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/37968), [@sjenning](https://github.com/sjenning))

- NONE ([#129598](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/129598), [@aravindhp](https://github.com/aravindhp)) [SIG API Machinery and Node]

### Feature

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- [ ] Your pull request should address just one issue, without pulling in other changes.
- [ ] Write a pull request description that is detailed enough to understand what the pull request does, how, and why.
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  Note that commits might be squashed by a maintainer on merge.

- StatefulSet autodelete will respect controlling owners on PVC claims as described in https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/pull/4375 ([#126581](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/126581), [@mattcary](https://github.com/mattcary)) [SIG Apps, Storage and Testing]