- Switch to VM Update call in attach/detach disk operation, original CreateOrUpdate call may lead to orphaned VMs or blocked resources ([#81208](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/81208), [@andyzhangx](https://github.com/andyzhangx))

				{ETag: fmt.Sprintf("\"\"\"\"\"%s\"\"\"", validPartMD5), PartNumber: 5},
			},
		},
		// inputParts - 4.
		// Used to verify that the other remaining parts are deleted after
		// a successful call to CompleteMultipartUpload.
		{
			[]CompletePart{
				{ETag: validPartMD5, PartNumber: 6},
			},
		},
	}
	s3MD5 := getCompleteMultipartMD5(inputParts[3].parts)

### Bug or Regression

- Avoid GCE API calls when initializing GCE CloudProvider for Kubelets.

#### Metrics
* [stable] Add support for cloudprovider metrics for storage API calls. See [Controller manager metrics](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/controller-metrics/) for more information.

### **Other notable changes**

#### Admission plugin

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* [Alpha] The Kubernetes API server now supports the ability to break large LIST calls into multiple smaller chunks. A client can specify a limit to the number of results to return. If more results exist, a token is returned that allows the client to continue the previous list call repeatedly until all results are retrieved.  The resulting list is identical to a list call that does not perform chunking, thanks to capabilities provided by etcd3.  This allows the server to use...

  request optionally sent by the CSI Client from this release onwards. ([#121303](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/121303), [@humblec](https://github.com/humblec))
- `NodeStageVolume` calls will now be retried if the CSI node driver is not running. ([#120330](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/120330), [@rohitssingh](https://github.com/rohitssingh))

- Fixed two regressions introduced by the PodDisruptionConditions feature (on by default in 1.26):
  - pod eviction API calls returned spurious precondition errors and required a second evict API call to succeed

* The Kubernetes API server now supports the ability to break large LIST calls into multiple smaller chunks.  A client can specify a limit to the number of results to return, and if more results exist a token will be returned that allows the client to continue the previous list call repeatedly until all results are retrieved.  The resulting list is identical to a list call that does not perform chunking thanks to capabilities provided by etcd3.  This allows the server to...

### Client
* Use Prometheus instrumentation conventions ([#36704](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/36704), [@fabxc](https://github.com/fabxc))
* Clients now use the `?watch=true` parameter to make watch API calls, instead of the `/watch/` path prefix ([#41722](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/41722), [@liggitt](https://github.com/liggitt))

- Fixed two regressions introduced by the `PodDisruptionConditions` feature (on by default in 1.26):
  - pod eviction API calls returned spurious precondition errors and required a second evict API call to succeed