Merge pull request #40482 from sigv/net-safe-sysctls

Clarify `net.*` sysctl safety

Author: k8s-ci-robot

content/en/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/sysctl-cluster.md

@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ The following sysctls are supported in the _safe_ set:
 - `net.ipv4.ip_unprivileged_port_start` (since Kubernetes 1.22).
 
 {{< note >}}
-The example `net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies` is not namespaced on Linux kernel version 4.4 or lower.
+There are some exceptions to the set of safe sysctls:
+
+- The `net.*` sysctls are not allowed with host networking enabled.
+- The `net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies` sysctl is not namespaced on Linux kernel version 4.4 or lower.
 {{< /note >}}
 
 This list will be extended in future Kubernetes versions when the kubelet
@@ -123,10 +126,10 @@ in future versions of the Linux kernel.
 - `kernel.msg*`,
 - `kernel.sem`,
 - `fs.mqueue.*`,
-- The parameters under `net.*` that can be set in container networking
-  namespace. However, there are exceptions (e.g., before Linux 5.12.2,
-  `net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max` and `net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_expect_max`
-  can be set in container networking namespace but they are unnamespaced).
+- Those `net.*` that can be set in container networking namespace. However,
+  there are exceptions (e.g., `net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_max` and
+  `net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_expect_max` can be set in container networking
+  namespace but are unnamespaced before Linux 5.12.2).
 
 Sysctls with no namespace are called _node-level_ sysctls. If you need to set
 them, you must manually configure them on each node's operating system, or by