*   `tf.distribute`

    *   Opened an experimental API, `tf.distribute.experimental.coordinator.get_current_worker_index`, for retrieving the worker index from within a worker, when using parameter server training with a custom training loop.

*   `tf.experimental.dtensor`

    return new HashMap<>(capacity(expectedSize));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a capacity that is sufficient to keep the map from being resized as long as it grows no
   * larger than expectedSize and the load factor is ≥ its default (0.75).
   */
  static int capacity(int expectedSize) {
    if (expectedSize < 3) {
      checkNonnegative(expectedSize, "expectedSize");

    return new HashMap<>(capacity(expectedSize));
  }

  /**
   * Returns a capacity that is sufficient to keep the map from being resized as long as it grows no
   * larger than expectedSize and the load factor is ≥ its default (0.75).
   */
  static int capacity(int expectedSize) {
    if (expectedSize < 3) {
      checkNonnegative(expectedSize, "expectedSize");

- Kubeadm: get k8s CI version markers from k8s infra bucket ([#98836](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98836), [@hasheddan](https://github.com/hasheddan)) [SIG Cluster Lifecycle and Release]

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- Bug Fix: Kube-proxy dropped endpointSlice's local endpoints when upgrading from 1.20 to 1.22 ([#110245](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110245), [@xh4n3](https://github.com/xh4n3)) [SIG Network]
- EndpointSlices marked for deletion are now ignored during reconciliation. ([#110482](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/110482), [@aryan9600](https://github.com/aryan9600)) [SIG Apps and Network]

  - The `PersistentVolumeLabel` admission controller will be removed in a future release, when the out-of-tree versions of the GCE and AWS cloud providers move to GA. The cloud providers are marked alpha in version 1.9.

### OpenStack

- The `openstack-heat` provider for `kube-up` is deprecated and will be removed

*   Fixed iptables FORWARD policy for Docker 1.13 in kubernetes-worker charm ([#54796](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/54796),[ @Cynerva](https://github.com/Cynerva))

    * If you are not switching kube-proxy between different modes, this change should not require...

* Use upgraded container-vm by default on worker nodes for GCE k8s clusters ([#31023](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/31023), [@vishh](https://github.com/vishh))

### Other notable changes