- Kubeadm: fix a regression where the KubeletConfiguration is not properly downloaded during "kubeadm upgrade"...

* In-place node upgrades to this release from versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9, and 1.9.4 are not supported if using subpath volumes with PVCs.  Such pods should be drained from the node first.

- Changed node staging path for CSI driver to use a PV agnostic path. Nodes must be drained before updating the kubelet with this change. ([#107065](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/107065), [@saikat-royc](https://github.com/saikat-royc))

## Changelog since v1.9.6

### Action Required

* ACTION REQUIRED: In-place node upgrades to this release from versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9, and 1.9.4 are not supported if using subpath volumes with PVCs.  Such pods should be drained from the node first. ([#61373](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61373), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

### Other notable changes

	client := &http.Client{
		Transport: globalRemoteTargetTransport,
		Timeout:   10 * time.Second,
	}

	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err == nil {
		// Drain the connection.
		xhttp.DrainBody(resp.Body)
	}
	if resp != nil {
		amzid := resp.Header.Get(xhttp.AmzRequestHostID)
		if _, ok := globalNodeNamesHex[amzid]; ok {
			return BucketRemoteIdenticalToSource{

- The new flag `--chunk-size=SIZE` for `kubectl drain` has been promoted to beta, and enabled by default. This flag  may be used to alter the number of items or disable this feature when `0` is passed. ([#100148](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/100148), [@KnVerey](https://github.com/KnVerey))...

## Changelog since v1.7.15

### Action Required

* ACTION REQUIRED: In-place node upgrades to this release from versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9, and 1.9.4 are not supported if using subpath volumes with PVCs.  Such pods should be drained from the node first. ([#61373](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61373), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

### Other notable changes

* ACTION REQUIRED: In-place node upgrades to this release from versions 1.7.14+, 1.8.9+, and 1.9.4+ are not supported if using subpath volumes with PVCs.  Such pods should be drained from the node first. ([#61373](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61373), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

### Other notable changes

## Changelog since v1.8.10

### Action Required

* ACTION REQUIRED: In-place node upgrades to this release from versions 1.7.14, 1.8.9, and 1.9.4 are not supported if using subpath volumes with PVCs.  Such pods should be drained from the node first. ([#61373](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61373), [@msau42](https://github.com/msau42))

### Other notable changes

* New kubeDNS image fixes an issue where SRV records were incorrectly being compressed. Added manifest file for multiple arch images. ([#68430](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68430), [@prameshj](https://github.com/prameshj))
* Drain should delete terminal pods. ([#68767](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/68767), [@ravisantoshgudimetla](https://github.com/ravisantoshgudimetla))



# v1.12.0-rc.1