* GCE provider: Limit Filter calls to regexps rather than large blobs ([#27741](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/27741), [@zmerlynn](https://github.com/zmerlynn))
* Fix strategic merge diff list diff bug ([#26418](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/26418), [@AdoHe](https://github.com/AdoHe))

    val cacheHit =
      executeSynchronously(
        "/",
        "Accept-Language",
        "en-US",
        "Accept-Charset",
        "UTF-8",
      )

    // Check the merged response. The request is the application's original request.
    cacheHit
      .assertCode(200)
      .assertBody("A")
      .assertHeaders(
        Headers
          .Builder()

popper && popper.jquery ? popper[0] : popper;\n\n    // Deep merge modifiers options\n    this.options.modifiers = {};\n    Object.keys({\n      ...Popper.Defaults.modifiers,\n      ...options.modifiers,\n    }).forEach(name => {\n      this.options.modifiers[name] = {\n        // If it's a built-in modifier, use it as base\n        ...(Popper.Defaults.modifiers[name] || {}),\n        // If there are custom options, override and merge with default ones\n        ...(options.modifiers ? options.modifiers[name]...

     ([#73977](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/73977), [@khenidak](https://github.com/khenidak))
- Add scheduling support for RuntimeClasses. RuntimeClasses can now specify nodeSelector constraints & tolerations, which are merged into the PodSpec for pods using that RuntimeClass. ([#80825](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/80825), [@tallclair](https://github.com/tallclair))

- Fixes a regression in v1beta1 PodDisruptionBudget handling of `strategic merge patch`-type API requests for the `selector` field. Prior to 1.21, these requests would merge `matchLabels` content and replace `matchExpressions` content. In 1.21, patch requests touching the `selector` field started replacing the entire selector. This is consistent with server-side apply and...

- Switch scheduler to generate the merge patch on pod status instead of the full pod ([#103133](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103133), [@marwanad](https://github.com/marwanad)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed
- sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4: v4.0.3 → v4.1.2

### Removed
_Nothing has changed._

    releases of OkHttp are not compatible with OkHttp 3.5. When upgrading to the new package
    please note that the `WebSocket` and `WebSocketCall` classes have been merged. Sending messages
    is now asynchronous and they may be enqueued before the web socket is connected.

 *  **OkHttp no longer attempts a direct connection if the system's HTTP proxy fails.** This

  VerifyFDefOutputs(fdef, M({{"test_loop_exit"}}));
  VerifyFDefEdges(fdef,
                  {{"feed1", "test_loop/Enter:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Enter:output:0", "test_loop/Merge:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Merge:output:0", "test_loop/Switch:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Switch:output_false:0", "test_loop/Exit:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Exit:output:0", "test_loop_exit"}},

* 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))

* kubectl edit and kubectl apply will keep the ordering of elements in merged lists ([#45980](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45980), [@mengqiy](https://github.com/mengqiy))