* The scheduler skips pods that use a PVC that either does not exist or is being deleted. ([#55957](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55957), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane))

### Other changes

- Kubectl/drain: add skip-wait-for-delete-timeout option. If a pod’s  `DeletionTimestamp` is older than N seconds, skip waiting for the pod.  Seconds must be greater than 0 to skip. ([#85577](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/85577), [@michaelgugino](https://github.com/michaelgugino)) [SIG CLI]

- Fixed bug with leads to Node goes `Not-ready` state when credentials for vCenter stored in a secret and Zones feature is in use. Zone labels setup moved to KCM component, kubelet skips this step during startup in such case. If credentials stored in cloud-provider config file as plaintext current behaviour does not change and no action required. For proper functioning `kube-system:vsphere-legacy-cloud-provider` should be allowed to...

- Fix: use force detach for azure disk ([#91948](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/91948), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx)) [SIG Cloud Provider]
- Fixed a 1.18 regression in wait.Forever that skips the backoff period on the first repeat ([#90476](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90476), [@zhan849](https://github.com/zhan849)) [SIG API Machinery]

- The `BalancedAllocation` plugin now skips all best-effort (zero-requested) pods. ([#130260](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/130260), [@Bowser1704](https://github.com/Bowser1704))
- The following roles have had `Watch` added to them (prefixed with `system:controller:`):

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  short readShort();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  int readUnsignedShort();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  char readChar();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  int readInt();

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  long readLong();

	for i, test := range testMPs {
		{
			// nil range
			o, l, skip, sn, ps, err := test.oi.GetDecryptedRange(nil)
			if err != nil {
				t.Errorf("Case %d: unexpected err: %v", i, err)
			}
			if o != 0 || l != esum(test.oi) || skip != 0 || sn != 0 || ps != 0 {
				t.Errorf("Case %d: test failed: %d %d %d %d %d", i, o, l, skip, sn, ps)
			}
		}

		// Skip 1Mib and read 1Mib (in the decrypted object)
		//

	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	if len(left) > 0 {
		t.Errorf("%d bytes left over after UnmarshalMsg(): %q", len(left), left)
	}

	left, err = msgp.Skip(bts)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	if len(left) > 0 {
		t.Errorf("%d bytes left over after Skip(): %q", len(left), left)
	}
}

func BenchmarkMarshalMsgallTierStats(b *testing.B) {
	v := allTierStats{}
	b.ReportAllocs()
	b.ResetTimer()

	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	if len(left) > 0 {
		t.Errorf("%d bytes left over after UnmarshalMsg(): %q", len(left), left)
	}

	left, err = msgp.Skip(bts)
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	if len(left) > 0 {
		t.Errorf("%d bytes left over after Skip(): %q", len(left), left)
	}
}

func BenchmarkMarshalMsgBatchJobReplicateCredentials(b *testing.B) {
	v := BatchJobReplicateCredentials{}
	b.ReportAllocs()

   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip some bytes
  @Override
  public char readChar() throws IOException {
    return (char) readUnsignedShort();
  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip a byte
  @Override
  public byte readByte() throws IOException {
    return (byte) readUnsignedByte();
  }

  @CanIgnoreReturnValue // to skip a byte
  @Override