- Switch scheduler to generate the merge patch on pod status instead of the full pod ([#103133](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/103133), [@marwanad](https://github.com/marwanad)) [SIG Scheduling]

## Dependencies

### Added
_Nothing has changed._

### Changed
- sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4: v4.0.3 → v4.1.2

### Removed
_Nothing has changed._

  VerifyFDefOutputs(fdef, M({{"test_loop_exit"}}));
  VerifyFDefEdges(fdef,
                  {{"feed1", "test_loop/Enter:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Enter:output:0", "test_loop/Merge:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Merge:output:0", "test_loop/Switch:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Switch:output_false:0", "test_loop/Exit:0"},
                   {"test_loop/Exit:output:0", "test_loop_exit"}},

    releases of OkHttp are not compatible with OkHttp 3.5. When upgrading to the new package
    please note that the `WebSocket` and `WebSocketCall` classes have been merged. Sending messages
    is now asynchronous and they may be enqueued before the web socket is connected.

 *  **OkHttp no longer attempts a direct connection if the system's HTTP proxy fails.** This

* Fix some false negatives in detection of meaningful conflicts during strategic merge patch with maps and lists. ([#43469](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/43469), [@enisoc](https://github.com/enisoc))

* kubectl edit and kubectl apply will keep the ordering of elements in merged lists ([#45980](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/45980), [@mengqiy](https://github.com/mengqiy))

- resource.k8s.io/ResourceClaim (alpha API): The strategic merge patch strategy for the `status.reservedFor` array was changed so that a strategic-merge-patch can now add individual entries. This change may break clients using strategic merge patch to update status, which rely on the previous behavior (replacing the entire array).

### Fixes

* 🐛 Fix `allow_inf_nan` option for Param and Body classes. PR [#11867](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/11867) by [@giunio-prc](https://github.com/giunio-prc).
* 🐛 Ensure that `app.include_router` merges nested lifespans. PR [#9630](https://github.com/fastapi/fastapi/pull/9630) by [@Lancetnik](https://github.com/Lancetnik).

### Refactors

  joining `etcd` members is now enabled by default. ([#120228](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120228), [@pacoxu](https://github.com/pacoxu))

- `MergeDefaultEvictionSettings` indicates that defaults for the evictionHard, evictionSoft, evictionSoftGracePeriod, and evictionMinimumReclaim fields should be merged into values specified for those fields in this configuration. Signals specified in this configuration take precedence. Signals not specified in this configuration inherit their defaults. ([#127577](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/127577),...

* Fix strategic patch for list of primitive type with merge sementic ([#35647](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/35647), [@ymqytw](https://github.com/ymqytw))