* Bug fixes

    * Fix some false negatives in detection of meaningful conflicts during strategic merge patch with maps and lists. ([#43469](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43469), [@enisoc](https://github.com/enisoc))

- Resolves flakes in the Ingress conformance tests due to conflicts with controllers updating the Ingress object ([#98430](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98430), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Network and Testing]

## Dependencies

### Added

    void testFileDelete() throws Exception {
        long timestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
        String filename = "delete_" + timestamp + ".txt";

        // Create a fresh context for this test to avoid handle conflicts
        CIFSContext testContext = createFreshContext();

        // Create the file
        SmbFile file = new SmbFile(baseUrl + "shared/" + filename, testContext);
        file.createNewFile();

- When the `RetryGenerateName` feature gate is enabled on the kube-apiserver,
  create requests using generateName are retried automatically by the apiserver when the generated name conflicts with an existing resource name, up to a max limit of 7 retries.
  This feature is in alpha. ([#122887](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122887), [@jpbetz](https://github.com/jpbetz))

</pre>

<p>
The following declaration is illegal because field names must be unique
in a struct type:
</p>

<pre>
struct {
	T     // conflicts with embedded field *T and *P.T
	*T    // conflicts with embedded field T and *P.T
	*P.T  // conflicts with embedded field T and *T
}
</pre>

<p>
A field or <a href="#Method_declarations">method</a> <code>f</code> of an

  Scheduling hints allow the scheduler to retry scheduling Pods that were previously rejected by the VolumeRestriction plugin if the Pod is deleted and the deleted Pod conflicts with the existing volumes of the current Pod. ([#125279](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125279), [@HirazawaUi](https://github.com/HirazawaUi)) [SIG Scheduling and Storage]

- Fixed JobTrackingWithFinalizers when a pod succeeds after the job is considered failed, which led to API conflicts that blocked finishing the job. ([#111646](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/111646), [@alculquicondor](https://github.com/alculquicondor))
- Fixed `JobTrackingWithFinalizers` that:

- Resolves flakes in the Ingress conformance tests due to conflicts with controllers updating the Ingress object ([#98430](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98430), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt)) [SIG Network and Testing]

## Dependencies

### Added

* Fix some false negatives in detection of meaningful conflicts during strategic merge patch with maps and lists. ([#43469](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43469), [@enisoc](https://github.com/enisoc))

- Fixed SELinux warning controller not emitting events on some SELinux label conflicts. ([#133746](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/133746), [@jsafrane](https://github.com/jsafrane)) [SIG Apps, Storage and Testing]