* kubeadm: fix a possible panic when joining a new control plane node in HA scenarios ([#72123](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/72123), [@anitgandhi](https://github.com/anitgandhi))

- Fix bug in the port allocation logic that caused that the NodePort creation with statically assigned portNumber collide in multi-master HA cluster ([#89937](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/89937), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea)) [SIG Network and Testing]

pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_ADDR16_HA R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_ADDR16_HI R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_ADDR16_LO R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_ADDR24 R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_ADDR32 R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_COPY R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_DTPMOD32 R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_DTPREL16 R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_DTPREL16_HA R_PPC
pkg debug/elf, const R_PPC_DTPREL16_HI R_PPC

* Fix GCE etcd scripts to pass in all required parameters for the etcd migration utility to correctly perform HA upgrades and downgrades ([#61957](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/61957), [@jpbetz](https://github.com/jpbetz))

* Fix a bug where soft eviction would not trigger when the threshold was crossed ([#52046](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/52046), [@dashpole](https://github.com/dashpole))
* Addon manager supports HA masters. ([#55782](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/55782), [@x13n](https://github.com/x13n))

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- Ensure only one LoadBalancer rule is created when HA mode is enabled ([#99825](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99825), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

the cluster lifecycle building block, continues to receive features and stability work required for bootstrapping production clusters efficiently. kubeadm has promoted high availability (HA) capability to beta, allowing users to use the familiar `kubeadm init` and `kubeadm join` commands to [configure and deploy an HA control plane](https://kubernetes.io/docs/setup/production-environment/tools/kubeadm/high-availability/). An entire new test suite has been created specifically for ensuring these features...

- Ensure empty string annotations are copied over in rollbacks. ([#94858](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/94858), [@waynepeking348](https://github.com/waynepeking348))
- Ensure only one LoadBalancer rule is created when HA mode is enabled ([#99825](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/99825), [@feiskyer](https://github.com/feiskyer)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

  - Renew certs as part of upgrade.
  - New `kubeadm alpha phase certs renew` command for renewing certificates.
  - Certificates created with kubeadm now have improved uniqueness of Distinguished Name fields.
- HA improvements:
  - `kubeadm join --experimental-control-plane` can now be used to join control plane instances to an existing cluster.