- TerminationGracePeriodSeconds from pod spec is respected for the mirror pod
  Static pods will be deleted gracefully ([#99035](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99035), [@ehashman](https://github.com/ehashman)) [SIG Node and Testing]

  // More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#restart-policy
  // +optional
  optional string restartPolicy = 3;

  // Optional duration in seconds the pod needs to terminate gracefully. May be decreased in delete request.
  // Value must be non-negative integer. The value zero indicates stop immediately via
  // the kill signal (no opportunity to shut down).

  - `disable-force-detach` (defaults to `false`): Prevent force detaching volumes based on maximum unmount time and node status. If enabled, the non-graceful node shutdown feature must be used to recover from node failure (see https://kubernetes.io/blog/2023/08/16/kubernetes-1-28-non-graceful-node-shutdown-ga/). If enabled and a pod must be forcibly terminated at the risk of corruption, then the appropriate VolumeAttachment object (see here: https://kubernetes.io/doc...

* Allow services which use same port, different protocol to use the same nodePort for both ([#30253](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30253), [@AdoHe](https://github.com/AdoHe))
* Handle overlapping deployments gracefully ([#30730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30730), [@janetkuo](https://github.com/janetkuo))

* Allow kubernetes components to react to SIGTERM signal and shutdown gracefully. ([#57756](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/57756), [@mborsz](https://github.com/mborsz))

* Allow services which use same port, different protocol to use the same nodePort for both ([#30253](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30253), [@AdoHe](https://github.com/AdoHe))
* Handle overlapping deployments gracefully ([#30730](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/30730), [@janetkuo](https://github.com/janetkuo))

### Introducing Graceful Node Shutdown (Alpha)

The `GracefulNodeShutdown` feature is now in Alpha. This allows kubelet to be aware of node system shutdowns, enabling graceful termination of pods during a system shutdown. This feature can be [enabled through feature gate](https://docs.k8s.io/concepts/architecture/nodes/#graceful-node-shutdown).

### Runtime log sanitation

    * faster handoff when a leader-elected process is gracefully terminated.
* Make volume binder resilient to races between main schedule loop and async binding operation  ([#72045](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72045), [@cofyc](https://github.com/cofyc))

- Static pods will be deleted gracefully. ([#98103](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/98103), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42)) [SIG Node]

- Fixed a bug that init containers with `Always` restartPolicy may not terminate gracefully if the pod hasn't initialized yet. ([#125935](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/125935), [@gjkim42](https://github.com/gjkim42)) [SIG Node and Testing]