* Fix issue in Portworx volume driver causing controller manager to crash ([#76341](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/76341), [@harsh-px](https://github.com/harsh-px))
* Fixes segmentation fault issue with Protobuf library when log entries are deeply nested. ([#77224](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77224), [@qingling128](https://github.com/qingling128))

// The tag strings define the protocol buffer field numbers;
// they follow the convention outlined by the reflect package.
struct {
	microsec  uint64 `protobuf:"1"`
	serverIP6 uint64 `protobuf:"2"`
}
</pre>

<p>
A struct type <code>T</code> may not contain a field of type <code>T</code>,
or of a type containing <code>T</code> as a component, directly or indirectly,

* fix smb unmount issue on Windows ([#75087](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/75087), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))
* Fixes segmentation fault issue with Protobuf library when log entries are deeply nested. ([#77224](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/77224), [@qingling128](https://github.com/qingling128))

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## Changes by Kind

### API Change

* Kubelet evicts pods when available memory falls below configured eviction thresholds ([#25772](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/25772), [@derekwaynecarr](https://github.com/derekwaynecarr))
* Use protobufs by default to communicate with apiserver (still store JSONs in etcd) ([#25738](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/25738), [@wojtek-t](https://github.com/wojtek-t))