- Number of errors reported to the metric `storage_operation_duration_seconds_count` for emptyDir decreased significantly because previously one error was reported for each projected volume created. ([#117022](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117022), [@mpatlasov](https://github.com/mpatlasov)) [SIG Storage]

### Bug or Regression

- An inefficient lock in EndpointSlice controller metrics cache has been reworked. Network programming latency may be significantly reduced in certain scenarios, especially in clusters with a large number of Services. ([#107169](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107169), [@robscott](https://github.com/robscott)) [SIG Apps and Network]

- Improved exponential backoff in Reflector, significantly reducing the load on Kubernetes apiserver in case of throttling of requests. ([#118132](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/118132), [@marseel](https://github.com/marseel)) [SIG API Machinery and Scalability]

    Potential impacts:
    If an SLO/alert has been defined based on `volume_operation_total_seconds`, it might get violated because of the more accurate metric might be significantly larger than previously reported. The metric is defined to be a histogram and the new semantic could change the distribution. ([#78061](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/78061), [@yuxiangqian](https://github.com/yuxiangqian))

- Number of errors reported to the metric `storage_operation_duration_seconds_count` for emptyDir decreased significantly because previously one error was reported for each projected volume created. ([#117022](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/117022), [@mpatlasov](https://github.com/mpatlasov)) [SIG Storage]

     * @return the request trace, or {@code null} if no trace information is available
     */
    @Nullable
    RequestTrace getTrace();

    /**
     * Returns a hashcode value for this request, based on all significant fields.
     * Implementations must ensure that if two requests are equal according to
     * {@link #equals(Object)}, they have the same hashcode.
     *
     * @return a hash code value for this request
     */

        byte[] bufferData = buf.getBuffer();
        assertEquals((byte) 0xCD, bufferData[startIndex + alignmentBytes], "Least significant byte should be first");
        assertEquals((byte) 0x00, bufferData[startIndex + alignmentBytes + 1], "Most significant byte should be second");
    }

    /**
     * When given a buffer with sufficient length, decode performs
     * the inverse of encode.
     */

        """

        and:
        releaseNotes << """
Nothing to write about
        """

        when:
        run('checkDeadInternalLinks').buildAndFail()

        then:

name: Chore
description: Minor issue without significant impact
labels: [ "a:chore", "to-triage" ]
assignees: [ ]
body:
  - type: dropdown
    id: issue-type
    attributes:
      label: Issue type
      options:
        - Polishing
        - Deprecation
        - Refactoring
        - Other
    validations:
      required: true
  - type: textarea
    id: description
    attributes:
      label: Problem description

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