About 50% of pod patch status calls from Kubelets are no-ops (they don't change anything). We can detect that on the client side and avoid sending them, which reduces API traffic and CPU use on masters in large clusters. Safe change with a nice performance win.
Kube PR #88591
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2020:2409