- Added new k8s.io/component-helpers repository providing shared helper code for (core) components. ([#92507](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/92507), [@ingvagabund](https://github.com/ingvagabund)) [SIG Apps, Node, Release and Scheduling]

- Finished initial generic controlplane refactor of kube-apiserver, providing a sample binary building a Kubernetes-like control plane, but without container orchestration resources. ([#124530](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/124530), [@sttts](https://github.com/sttts)) [SIG API Machinery, Apps, Cloud Provider,...

- Fixed bug where health check could pass while APIServices are missing from aggregated discovery. ([#122883](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/122883), [@Jefftree](https://github.com/Jefftree))

a VERY unpleasant state of mind, she turned away.

  `Come back!' the Caterpillar called after her.  `I've something
important to say!'

  This sounded promising, certainly:  Alice turned and came back
again.

  `Keep your temper,' said the Caterpillar.

  `Is that all?' said Alice, swallowing down her anger as well as
she could.

- Updated `kubectl describe pods` to include the involved object’s `fieldPath` (e.g., container name) in event messages, providing better context for debugging multi-container Pods. Note: This changes the previous message format for events that include a `fieldPath`. ([#133627](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/133627), [@itzPranshul](https://github.com/itzPranshul))...

### SIG Scheduling

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* Added xfsprogs to hyperkube container image. ([#56937](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56937), [@redbaron](https://github.com/redbaron))

* Improved messages user gets during and after volume resizing is done, providing a clear message to the user explaining what to do when resizing is finished. ([#58415](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/58415), [@gnufied](https://github.com/gnufied))

* Restored old behavior to the `--template` flag in `get.go`. In old releases, providing a `--template` flag value and no `--output` value implicitly assigned a default value ("go-template") to `--output`, printing using the provided template argument.

- Fixed incorrect handling by kubectl of custom resources whose Kind is "Status". ([#77368](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77368), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))
- Report cp errors consistently, providing full message whether copying to or from a pod.  ([#77010](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77010), [@soltysh](https://github.com/soltysh))
- Preserved existing namespace information in manifests when running `