Kubernetes v1.36: Staleness Mitigation and Observability for Controllers

Kubernetes v1.36 introduces staleness mitigation and observability features to address outdated controller caches.

• •Atomic FIFO processing in client-go ensures consistent queue states when events arrive out of order
• •New LastStoreSyncResourceVersion() function enables controllers to check if their cache has latest cluster state
• •DaemonSet, StatefulSet, ReplicaSet, and Job controllers validate cache freshness before reconciliation by default
• •ConsistencyStore interface provides WroteAt(), EnsureReady(), and Clear() methods for custom staleness mitigation
• •Metrics like stale_sync_skips_total and store_resource_version provide visibility into controller cache consistency

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