Use ptr.To to retrieve intstr addresses

This uses the generic ptr.To in k8s.io/utils to replace functions and code constructs which only serve to return pointers to intstr values. Other uses of the deprecated pointer package are updated in modified files. Signed-off-by: Stephen Kitt <skitt@redhat.com>
2025-10-31 18:28:13 +00:00 · 2023-08-17 12:12:12 +02:00
parent 9068bec08e
commit aa89e6dc97
85 changed files with 499 additions and 641 deletions
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/pod-security-admission v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/sample-apiserver v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1428,8 +1428,8 @@ k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4Va
 k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0 h1:tq05tdO9zdJZnNF3SXrq6LE7Knc/KfJm5wk68467JDg=
 k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0/go.mod h1:gP1Ky+R9wtrSiFbrpEPwWMeYz9yqyy1S/KOh0Vci7WI=
 k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20211116205334-6203023598ed/go.mod h1:jPW/WVKK9YHAvNhRxK0md/EJ228hCsBRufyofKtW8HA=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/v1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/v1/defaults.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func addDefaultingFuncs(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
@@ -84,13 +84,11 @@ func SetDefaults_DaemonSet(obj *appsv1.DaemonSet) {
 		}
 		if updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable == nil {
 			// Set default MaxUnavailable as 1 by default.
-			maxUnavailable := intstr.FromInt32(1)
-			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = &maxUnavailable
+			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1))
 		}
 		if updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge == nil {
 			// Set default MaxSurge as 0 by default.
-			maxSurge := intstr.FromInt32(0)
-			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = &maxSurge
+			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0))
 		}
 	}
 	if obj.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit == nil {
@@ -117,12 +115,11 @@ func SetDefaults_StatefulSet(obj *appsv1.StatefulSet) {
 		obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate != nil {

 		if obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition == nil {
-			obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition = pointer.Int32(0)
+			obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition = ptr.To[int32](0)
 		}
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.MaxUnavailableStatefulSet) {
 			if obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable == nil {
-				maxUnavailable := intstr.FromInt32(1)
-				obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = &maxUnavailable
+				obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1))
 			}
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/v1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/v1/defaults_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	. "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/apps/v1"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/install"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxSurge:       &maxSurge,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Spec: appsv1.DaemonSetSpec{
 					Template:             defaultTemplate,
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1.DaemonSet{
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxSurge:       &maxSurge,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.DaemonSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.OnDeleteDaemonSetStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxSurge:       &maxSurge,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -175,15 +175,6 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func getMaxUnavailable(maxUnavailable int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	maxUnavailableIntOrStr := intstr.FromInt32(int32(maxUnavailable))
-	return &maxUnavailableIntOrStr
-}
-
-func getPartition(partition int32) *int32 {
-	return &partition
-}
-
 func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultLabels := map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}
 	var defaultPartition int32 = 0
@@ -233,7 +224,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 							Partition: &defaultPartition,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -259,7 +250,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -286,7 +277,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 							Partition: &defaultPartition,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -317,7 +308,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 							Partition: &notTheDefaultPartition,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -346,7 +337,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						WhenDeleted: appsv1.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 						WhenScaled:  appsv1.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enablePVCDeletionPolicy: true,
@@ -379,7 +370,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						WhenDeleted: appsv1.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 						WhenScaled:  appsv1.DeletePersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enablePVCDeletionPolicy: true,
@@ -412,7 +403,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						WhenDeleted: appsv1.DeletePersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 						WhenScaled:  appsv1.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enablePVCDeletionPolicy: true,
@@ -444,7 +435,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy: &appsv1.StatefulSetPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy{
 						WhenScaled: appsv1.DeletePersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enablePVCDeletionPolicy: false,
@@ -467,10 +458,10 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition: getPartition(0),
+							Partition: ptr.To[int32](0),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: false,
@@ -483,7 +474,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &defaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -499,11 +490,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(0),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](0),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: false,
@@ -516,7 +507,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &notTheDefaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -532,11 +523,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(42),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](42),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: false,
@@ -559,11 +550,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(0),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](0),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: true,
@@ -576,7 +567,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &notTheDefaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -592,11 +583,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(42),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](42),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: true,
@@ -643,7 +634,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			original: &appsv1.Deployment{},
 			expected: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -651,8 +642,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(10),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](10),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -660,7 +651,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
 							MaxSurge: &differentIntOrString,
@@ -670,7 +661,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -678,8 +669,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(10),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](10),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -687,7 +678,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type:          appsv1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
@@ -696,7 +687,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -704,8 +695,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(10),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](10),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -713,21 +704,21 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(0),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(0),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](0),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -735,22 +726,22 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(30),
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(30),
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -807,7 +798,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultReplicaSetReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			rs: appsv1.ReplicaSet{
 				Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(0),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](0),
 					Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Labels: map[string]string{
@@ -822,7 +813,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultReplicaSetReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			rs: appsv1.ReplicaSet{
 				Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Labels: map[string]string{
@@ -865,7 +856,7 @@ func TestDefaultRequestIsNotSetForReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	rs := &appsv1.ReplicaSet{
 		Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
-			Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+			Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: map[string]string{
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta1/defaults.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func addDefaultingFuncs(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
@@ -74,12 +74,11 @@ func SetDefaults_StatefulSet(obj *appsv1beta1.StatefulSet) {
 		obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate != nil {

 		if obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition == nil {
-			obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition = pointer.Int32(0)
+			obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition = ptr.To[int32](0)
 		}
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.MaxUnavailableStatefulSet) {
 			if obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable == nil {
-				maxUnavailable := intstr.FromInt32(1)
-				obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = &maxUnavailable
+				obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1))
 			}
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	. "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta1"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/install"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			original: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{},
 			expected: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
 							MaxSurge: &differentIntOrString,
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -128,21 +128,21 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(0),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(0),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](0),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -150,22 +150,22 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(30),
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta1.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta1.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(30),
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &defaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(0),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](0),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &notTheDefaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(42),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](42),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &notTheDefaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -445,11 +445,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta1.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta1.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(42),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](42),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 						MatchLabels:      map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 						MatchExpressions: []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement{},
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 						Type:          appsv1beta1.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy: &appsv1beta1.StatefulSetPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy{
 						WhenDeleted: appsv1beta1.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 						WhenScaled:  appsv1beta1.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
@@ -526,12 +526,3 @@ func roundTrip(t *testing.T, obj runtime.Object) runtime.Object {
 	}
 	return obj3
 }
-
-func getPartition(partition int32) *int32 {
-	return &partition
-}
-
-func getMaxUnavailable(maxUnavailable int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	maxUnavailableIntOrStr := intstr.FromInt32(int32(maxUnavailable))
-	return &maxUnavailableIntOrStr
-}
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta2/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta2/defaults.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func addDefaultingFuncs(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
@@ -41,13 +41,11 @@ func SetDefaults_DaemonSet(obj *appsv1beta2.DaemonSet) {
 		}
 		if updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable == nil {
 			// Set default MaxUnavailable as 1 by default.
-			maxUnavailable := intstr.FromInt32(1)
-			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = &maxUnavailable
+			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1))
 		}
 		if updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge == nil {
 			// Set default MaxSurge as 0 by default.
-			maxSurge := intstr.FromInt32(0)
-			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = &maxSurge
+			updateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0))
 		}
 	}
 	if obj.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit == nil {
@@ -74,12 +72,11 @@ func SetDefaults_StatefulSet(obj *appsv1beta2.StatefulSet) {
 		obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate != nil {

 		if obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition == nil {
-			obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition = pointer.Int32(0)
+			obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.Partition = ptr.To[int32](0)
 		}
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.MaxUnavailableStatefulSet) {
 			if obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable == nil {
-				maxUnavailable := intstr.FromInt32(1)
-				obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = &maxUnavailable
+				obj.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1))
 			}
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta2/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta2/defaults_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	. "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/apps/v1beta2"
 	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/install"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxSurge:       &maxSurge,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DaemonSetSpec{
 					Template:             defaultTemplate,
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta2.DaemonSet{
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxSurge:       &maxSurge,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](1),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.DaemonSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.OnDeleteDaemonSetStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxSurge:       &maxSurge,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -175,15 +175,6 @@ func TestSetDefaultDaemonSetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func getMaxUnavailable(maxUnavailable int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	maxUnavailableIntOrStr := intstr.FromInt32(int32(maxUnavailable))
-	return &maxUnavailableIntOrStr
-}
-
-func getPartition(partition int32) *int32 {
-	return &partition
-}
-
 func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	defaultLabels := map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}
 	var defaultPartition int32 = 0
@@ -233,7 +224,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 							Partition: &defaultPartition,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -259,7 +250,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.OnDeleteStatefulSetStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -286,7 +277,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 							Partition: &defaultPartition,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -308,10 +299,10 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition: getPartition(0),
+							Partition: ptr.To[int32](0),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: false,
@@ -324,7 +315,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &defaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -340,11 +331,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(0),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](0),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: false,
@@ -357,7 +348,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &notTheDefaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -373,11 +364,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(42),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](42),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: false,
@@ -400,11 +391,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(0),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(1),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](0),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: true,
@@ -417,7 +408,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
 							Partition:      &notTheDefaultPartition,
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -433,11 +424,11 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					UpdateStrategy: appsv1beta2.StatefulSetUpdateStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{
-							Partition:      getPartition(42),
-							MaxUnavailable: getMaxUnavailable(3),
+							Partition:      ptr.To[int32](42),
+							MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)),
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 				},
 			},
 			enableMaxUnavailablePolicy: true,
@@ -463,7 +454,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 							Partition: &defaultPartition,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(10),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy: &appsv1beta2.StatefulSetPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy{
 						WhenDeleted: appsv1beta2.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 						WhenScaled:  appsv1beta2.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
@@ -513,7 +504,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			original: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{},
 			expected: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(1),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](1),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -521,8 +512,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(10),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](10),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -530,7 +521,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeployment{
 							MaxSurge: &differentIntOrString,
@@ -540,7 +531,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -548,8 +539,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(10),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](10),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -557,7 +548,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type:          appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: nil,
@@ -566,7 +557,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 						RollingUpdate: &appsv1beta2.RollingUpdateDeployment{
@@ -574,8 +565,8 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 							MaxUnavailable: &defaultIntOrString,
 						},
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(10),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](10),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -583,21 +574,21 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit: utilpointer.Int32(0),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(0),
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(600),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](0),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](600),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -605,22 +596,22 @@ func TestSetDefaultDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			original: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(30),
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &appsv1beta2.Deployment{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(5),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](5),
 					Strategy: appsv1beta2.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: appsv1beta2.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
-					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: utilpointer.Int32(30),
-					RevisionHistoryLimit:    utilpointer.Int32(2),
+					ProgressDeadlineSeconds: ptr.To[int32](30),
+					RevisionHistoryLimit:    ptr.To[int32](2),
 					Template:                defaultTemplate,
 				},
 			},
@@ -677,7 +668,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultReplicaSetReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			rs: appsv1beta2.ReplicaSet{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.ReplicaSetSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(0),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](0),
 					Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Labels: map[string]string{
@@ -692,7 +683,7 @@ func TestSetDefaultReplicaSetReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			rs: appsv1beta2.ReplicaSet{
 				Spec: appsv1beta2.ReplicaSetSpec{
-					Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 					Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 						ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 							Labels: map[string]string{
@@ -735,7 +726,7 @@ func TestDefaultRequestIsNotSetForReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	rs := &appsv1beta2.ReplicaSet{
 		Spec: appsv1beta2.ReplicaSetSpec{
-			Replicas: utilpointer.Int32(3),
+			Replicas: ptr.To[int32](3),
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: map[string]string{
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ import (
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	corevalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

-func intStrAddr(intOrStr intstr.IntOrString) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	return &intOrStr
-}
-
 type statefulSetTweak func(ss *apps.StatefulSet)

 func mkStatefulSet(template *api.PodTemplate, tweaks ...statefulSetTweak) apps.StatefulSet {
@@ -164,7 +161,7 @@ func tweakMaxUnavailable(mu intstr.IntOrString) statefulSetTweak {
 		if ss.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate == nil {
 			ss.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate = &apps.RollingUpdateStatefulSetStrategy{}
 		}
-		ss.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = intStrAddr(mu)
+		ss.Spec.UpdateStrategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(mu)
 	}
 }

--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/deployment_controller_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/testutil"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 var (
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ var (
 	noTimestamp = metav1.Time{}
 )

-func rs(name string, replicas int, selector map[string]string, timestamp metav1.Time) *apps.ReplicaSet {
+func rs(name string, replicas int32, selector map[string]string, timestamp metav1.Time) *apps.ReplicaSet {
 	return &apps.ReplicaSet{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:              name,
@@ -65,22 +65,22 @@ func rs(name string, replicas int, selector map[string]string, timestamp metav1.
 			Namespace:         metav1.NamespaceDefault,
 		},
 		Spec: apps.ReplicaSetSpec{
-			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(replicas)),
+			Replicas: ptr.To(replicas),
 			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: selector},
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{},
 		},
 	}
 }

-func newRSWithStatus(name string, specReplicas, statusReplicas int, selector map[string]string) *apps.ReplicaSet {
+func newRSWithStatus(name string, specReplicas, statusReplicas int32, selector map[string]string) *apps.ReplicaSet {
 	rs := rs(name, specReplicas, selector, noTimestamp)
 	rs.Status = apps.ReplicaSetStatus{
-		Replicas: int32(statusReplicas),
+		Replicas: statusReplicas,
 	}
 	return rs
 }

-func newDeployment(name string, replicas int, revisionHistoryLimit *int32, maxSurge, maxUnavailable *intstr.IntOrString, selector map[string]string) *apps.Deployment {
+func newDeployment(name string, replicas int32, revisionHistoryLimit *int32, maxSurge, maxUnavailable *intstr.IntOrString, selector map[string]string) *apps.Deployment {
 	d := apps.Deployment{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{APIVersion: "apps/v1", Kind: "Deployment"},
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ func newDeployment(name string, replicas int, revisionHistoryLimit *int32, maxSu
 			Strategy: apps.DeploymentStrategy{
 				Type: apps.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 				RollingUpdate: &apps.RollingUpdateDeployment{
-					MaxUnavailable: func() *intstr.IntOrString { i := intstr.FromInt32(0); return &i }(),
-					MaxSurge:       func() *intstr.IntOrString { i := intstr.FromInt32(0); return &i }(),
+					MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0)),
+					MaxSurge:       ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0)),
 				},
 			},
-			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(replicas)),
+			Replicas: ptr.To(replicas),
 			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: selector},
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func newDeployment(name string, replicas int, revisionHistoryLimit *int32, maxSu
 	return &d
 }

-func newReplicaSet(d *apps.Deployment, name string, replicas int) *apps.ReplicaSet {
+func newReplicaSet(d *apps.Deployment, name string, replicas int32) *apps.ReplicaSet {
 	return &apps.ReplicaSet{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "ReplicaSet"},
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func newReplicaSet(d *apps.Deployment, name string, replicas int) *apps.ReplicaS
 		},
 		Spec: apps.ReplicaSetSpec{
 			Selector: d.Spec.Selector,
-			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(replicas)),
+			Replicas: ptr.To(replicas),
 			Template: d.Spec.Template,
 		},
 	}
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/progress_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/progress_test.go
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ func currentDeployment(pds *int32, replicas, statusReplicas, updatedReplicas, av
 }

 // helper to create RS with given availableReplicas
-func newRSWithAvailable(name string, specReplicas, statusReplicas, availableReplicas int) *apps.ReplicaSet {
+func newRSWithAvailable(name string, specReplicas, statusReplicas, availableReplicas int32) *apps.ReplicaSet {
 	rs := rs(name, specReplicas, nil, metav1.Time{})
 	rs.Status = apps.ReplicaSetStatus{
-		Replicas:          int32(statusReplicas),
-		AvailableReplicas: int32(availableReplicas),
+		Replicas:          statusReplicas,
+		AvailableReplicas: availableReplicas,
 	}
 	return rs
 }
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/recreate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/recreate_test.go
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ import (

 func TestScaleDownOldReplicaSets(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		oldRSSizes []int
+		oldRSSizes []int32
 		d          *apps.Deployment
 	}{
 		{
-			oldRSSizes: []int{3},
+			oldRSSizes: []int32{3},
 			d:          newDeployment("foo", 3, nil, nil, nil, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}),
 		},
 	}
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/rolling_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/rolling_test.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ import (

 func TestDeploymentController_reconcileNewReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		deploymentReplicas  int
+		deploymentReplicas  int32
 		maxSurge            intstr.IntOrString
-		oldReplicas         int
-		newReplicas         int
+		oldReplicas         int32
+		newReplicas         int32
 		scaleExpected       bool
-		expectedNewReplicas int
+		expectedNewReplicas int32
 	}{
 		{
 			// Should not scale up.
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestDeploymentController_reconcileNewReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		updated := fake.Actions()[0].(core.UpdateAction).GetObject().(*apps.ReplicaSet)
-		if e, a := test.expectedNewReplicas, int(*(updated.Spec.Replicas)); e != a {
+		if e, a := test.expectedNewReplicas, *(updated.Spec.Replicas); e != a {
 			t.Errorf("expected update to %d replicas, got %d", e, a)
 		}
 	}
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ func TestDeploymentController_reconcileNewReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {

 func TestDeploymentController_reconcileOldReplicaSets(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		deploymentReplicas  int
+		deploymentReplicas  int32
 		maxUnavailable      intstr.IntOrString
-		oldReplicas         int
-		newReplicas         int
+		oldReplicas         int32
+		newReplicas         int32
 		readyPodsFromOldRS  int
 		readyPodsFromNewRS  int
 		scaleExpected       bool
-		expectedOldReplicas int
+		expectedOldReplicas int32
 	}{
 		{
 			deploymentReplicas:  10,
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func TestDeploymentController_reconcileOldReplicaSets(t *testing.T) {

 func TestDeploymentController_cleanupUnhealthyReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		oldReplicas          int
+		oldReplicas          int32
 		readyPods            int
 		unHealthyPods        int
 		maxCleanupCount      int
@@ -285,12 +285,12 @@ func TestDeploymentController_cleanupUnhealthyReplicas(t *testing.T) {

 func TestDeploymentController_scaleDownOldReplicaSetsForRollingUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		deploymentReplicas  int
+		deploymentReplicas  int32
 		maxUnavailable      intstr.IntOrString
 		readyPods           int
-		oldReplicas         int
+		oldReplicas         int32
 		scaleExpected       bool
-		expectedOldReplicas int
+		expectedOldReplicas int32
 	}{
 		{
 			deploymentReplicas:  10,
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func TestDeploymentController_scaleDownOldReplicaSetsForRollingUpdate(t *testing
 			continue
 		}
 		updated := updateAction.GetObject().(*apps.ReplicaSet)
-		if e, a := test.expectedOldReplicas, int(*(updated.Spec.Replicas)); e != a {
+		if e, a := test.expectedOldReplicas, *(updated.Spec.Replicas); e != a {
 			t.Errorf("expected update to %d replicas, got %d", e, a)
 		}
 	}
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/sync_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/sync_test.go
@@ -32,19 +32,15 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

-func intOrStrP(val int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	intOrStr := intstr.FromInt32(int32(val))
-	return &intOrStr
-}
-
 func TestScale(t *testing.T) {
 	newTimestamp := metav1.Date(2016, 5, 20, 2, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	oldTimestamp := metav1.Date(2016, 5, 20, 1, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 	olderTimestamp := metav1.Date(2016, 5, 20, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)

-	var updatedTemplate = func(replicas int) *apps.Deployment {
+	var updatedTemplate = func(replicas int32) *apps.Deployment {
 		d := newDeployment("foo", replicas, nil, nil, nil, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"})
 		d.Spec.Template.Labels["another"] = "label"
 		return d
@@ -221,8 +217,8 @@ func TestScale(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "deployment with surge pods",
-			deployment:    newDeployment("foo", 20, nil, intOrStrP(2), nil, nil),
-			oldDeployment: newDeployment("foo", 10, nil, intOrStrP(2), nil, nil),
+			deployment:    newDeployment("foo", 20, nil, ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(2)), nil, nil),
+			oldDeployment: newDeployment("foo", 10, nil, ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(2)), nil, nil),

 			newRS:  rs("foo-v2", 6, nil, newTimestamp),
 			oldRSs: []*apps.ReplicaSet{rs("foo-v1", 6, nil, oldTimestamp)},
@@ -232,8 +228,8 @@ func TestScale(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "change both surge and size",
-			deployment:    newDeployment("foo", 50, nil, intOrStrP(6), nil, nil),
-			oldDeployment: newDeployment("foo", 10, nil, intOrStrP(3), nil, nil),
+			deployment:    newDeployment("foo", 50, nil, ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(6)), nil, nil),
+			oldDeployment: newDeployment("foo", 10, nil, ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)), nil, nil),

 			newRS:  rs("foo-v2", 5, nil, newTimestamp),
 			oldRSs: []*apps.ReplicaSet{rs("foo-v1", 8, nil, oldTimestamp)},
@@ -254,8 +250,8 @@ func TestScale(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:          "saturated but broken new replica set does not affect old pods",
-			deployment:    newDeployment("foo", 2, nil, intOrStrP(1), intOrStrP(1), nil),
-			oldDeployment: newDeployment("foo", 2, nil, intOrStrP(1), intOrStrP(1), nil),
+			deployment:    newDeployment("foo", 2, nil, ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)), ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)), nil),
+			oldDeployment: newDeployment("foo", 2, nil, ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)), ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)), nil),

 			newRS: func() *apps.ReplicaSet {
 				rs := rs("foo-v2", 2, nil, newTimestamp)
@@ -458,7 +454,7 @@ func TestDeploymentController_cleanupDeploymentOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	now := metav1.Now()
 	duration := time.Minute

-	newRSWithRevisionAndCreationTimestamp := func(name string, replicas int, selector map[string]string, timestamp time.Time, revision string) *apps.ReplicaSet {
+	newRSWithRevisionAndCreationTimestamp := func(name string, replicas int32, selector map[string]string, timestamp time.Time, revision string) *apps.ReplicaSet {
 		rs := rs(name, replicas, selector, metav1.NewTime(timestamp))
 		if revision != "" {
 			rs.Annotations = map[string]string{
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func newDControllerRef(d *apps.Deployment) *metav1.OwnerReference {
@@ -394,32 +394,32 @@ func TestResolveFenceposts(t *testing.T) {
 		expectError       bool
 	}{
 		{
-			maxSurge:          newString("0%"),
-			maxUnavailable:    newString("0%"),
+			maxSurge:          ptr.To("0%"),
+			maxUnavailable:    ptr.To("0%"),
 			desired:           0,
 			expectSurge:       0,
 			expectUnavailable: 1,
 			expectError:       false,
 		},
 		{
-			maxSurge:          newString("39%"),
-			maxUnavailable:    newString("39%"),
+			maxSurge:          ptr.To("39%"),
+			maxUnavailable:    ptr.To("39%"),
 			desired:           10,
 			expectSurge:       4,
 			expectUnavailable: 3,
 			expectError:       false,
 		},
 		{
-			maxSurge:          newString("oops"),
-			maxUnavailable:    newString("39%"),
+			maxSurge:          ptr.To("oops"),
+			maxUnavailable:    ptr.To("39%"),
 			desired:           10,
 			expectSurge:       0,
 			expectUnavailable: 0,
 			expectError:       true,
 		},
 		{
-			maxSurge:          newString("55%"),
-			maxUnavailable:    newString("urg"),
+			maxSurge:          ptr.To("55%"),
+			maxUnavailable:    ptr.To("urg"),
 			desired:           10,
 			expectSurge:       0,
 			expectUnavailable: 0,
@@ -427,14 +427,14 @@ func TestResolveFenceposts(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			maxSurge:          nil,
-			maxUnavailable:    newString("39%"),
+			maxUnavailable:    ptr.To("39%"),
 			desired:           10,
 			expectSurge:       0,
 			expectUnavailable: 3,
 			expectError:       false,
 		},
 		{
-			maxSurge:          newString("39%"),
+			maxSurge:          ptr.To("39%"),
 			maxUnavailable:    nil,
 			desired:           10,
 			expectSurge:       4,
@@ -455,12 +455,10 @@ func TestResolveFenceposts(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", num), func(t *testing.T) {
 			var maxSurge, maxUnavail *intstr.IntOrString
 			if test.maxSurge != nil {
-				surge := intstr.FromString(*test.maxSurge)
-				maxSurge = &surge
+				maxSurge = ptr.To(intstr.FromString(*test.maxSurge))
 			}
 			if test.maxUnavailable != nil {
-				unavail := intstr.FromString(*test.maxUnavailable)
-				maxUnavail = &unavail
+				maxUnavail = ptr.To(intstr.FromString(*test.maxUnavailable))
 			}
 			surge, unavail, err := ResolveFenceposts(maxSurge, maxUnavail, test.desired)
 			if err != nil && !test.expectError {
@@ -476,17 +474,13 @@ func TestResolveFenceposts(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }

-func newString(s string) *string {
-	return &s
-}
-
 func TestNewRSNewReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		Name          string
 		strategyType  apps.DeploymentStrategyType
 		depReplicas   int32
 		newRSReplicas int32
-		maxSurge      int
+		maxSurge      int32
 		expected      int32
 	}{
 		{
@@ -515,14 +509,8 @@ func TestNewRSNewReplicas(t *testing.T) {
 			*(newDeployment.Spec.Replicas) = test.depReplicas
 			newDeployment.Spec.Strategy = apps.DeploymentStrategy{Type: test.strategyType}
 			newDeployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate = &apps.RollingUpdateDeployment{
-				MaxUnavailable: func(i int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-					x := intstr.FromInt32(int32(i))
-					return &x
-				}(1),
-				MaxSurge: func(i int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-					x := intstr.FromInt32(int32(i))
-					return &x
-				}(test.maxSurge),
+				MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
+				MaxSurge:       ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(test.maxSurge)),
 			}
 			*(newRC.Spec.Replicas) = test.newRSReplicas
 			rs, err := NewRSNewReplicas(&newDeployment, []*apps.ReplicaSet{&rs5}, &newRC)
@@ -705,8 +693,8 @@ func TestDeploymentComplete(t *testing.T) {
 				Replicas: &desired,
 				Strategy: apps.DeploymentStrategy{
 					RollingUpdate: &apps.RollingUpdateDeployment{
-						MaxUnavailable: func(i int) *intstr.IntOrString { x := intstr.FromInt32(int32(i)); return &x }(int(maxUnavailable)),
-						MaxSurge:       func(i int) *intstr.IntOrString { x := intstr.FromInt32(int32(i)); return &x }(int(maxSurge)),
+						MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(maxUnavailable)),
+						MaxSurge:       ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(maxSurge)),
 					},
 					Type: apps.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
 				},
@@ -960,7 +948,7 @@ func TestMaxUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 				Replicas: func(i int32) *int32 { return &i }(replicas),
 				Strategy: apps.DeploymentStrategy{
 					RollingUpdate: &apps.RollingUpdateDeployment{
-						MaxSurge:       func(i int) *intstr.IntOrString { x := intstr.FromInt32(int32(i)); return &x }(int(1)),
+						MaxSurge:       ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 						MaxUnavailable: &maxUnavailable,
 					},
 					Type: apps.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
@@ -1255,11 +1243,11 @@ func TestGetDeploymentsForReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestMinAvailable(t *testing.T) {
-	maxSurge := func(i int) *intstr.IntOrString { x := intstr.FromInt32(int32(i)); return &x }(int(1))
+	maxSurge := ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1))
 	deployment := func(replicas int32, maxUnavailable intstr.IntOrString) *apps.Deployment {
 		return &apps.Deployment{
 			Spec: apps.DeploymentSpec{
-				Replicas: pointer.Int32(replicas),
+				Replicas: ptr.To(replicas),
 				Strategy: apps.DeploymentStrategy{
 					RollingUpdate: &apps.RollingUpdateDeployment{
 						MaxSurge:       maxSurge,
@@ -1299,7 +1287,7 @@ func TestMinAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "minAvailable with Recreate deployment strategy",
 			deployment: &apps.Deployment{
 				Spec: apps.DeploymentSpec{
-					Replicas: pointer.Int32(10),
+					Replicas: ptr.To[int32](10),
 					Strategy: apps.DeploymentStrategy{
 						Type: apps.RecreateDeploymentStrategyType,
 					},
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_control_test.go
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ func TestStatefulSetControlRollingUpdateWithMaxUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		// Setup the statefulSet controller
-		totalPods := 6
+		var totalPods int32 = 6
 		var partition int32 = 3
 		var maxUnavailable = intstr.FromInt32(2)
 		set := setupPodManagementPolicy(tc.policyType, newStatefulSet(totalPods))
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ func TestStatefulSetControlRollingUpdateWithMaxUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}

-		tc.verifyFn(set, spc, ssc, pods, totalPods, selector)
+		tc.verifyFn(set, spc, ssc, pods, int(totalPods), selector)

 		// pods 3/4/5 ready, should not update other pods
 		spc.setPodRunning(set, 3)
@@ -1151,8 +1151,8 @@ func TestStatefulSetControlRollingUpdateWithMaxUnavailable(t *testing.T) {

 }

-func setupForInvariant(t *testing.T) (*apps.StatefulSet, *fakeObjectManager, StatefulSetControlInterface, intstr.IntOrString, int) {
-	totalPods := 6
+func setupForInvariant(t *testing.T) (*apps.StatefulSet, *fakeObjectManager, StatefulSetControlInterface, intstr.IntOrString, int32) {
+	var totalPods int32 = 6
 	set := newStatefulSet(totalPods)
 	// update all pods >=3(3,4,5)
 	var partition int32 = 3
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@ func TestStatefulSetControlRollingUpdateWithMaxUnavailableInOrderedModeVerifyInv
 				expecteddPodsToBeDeleted = 0
 			}

-			expectedPodsAfterUpdate := totalPods - expecteddPodsToBeDeleted
+			expectedPodsAfterUpdate := int(totalPods) - expecteddPodsToBeDeleted

 			if len(pods) != expectedPodsAfterUpdate {
 				t.Errorf("Expected pods %v, got pods %v", expectedPodsAfterUpdate, len(pods))
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/history"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 // noopRecorder is an EventRecorder that does nothing. record.FakeRecorder has a fixed
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ func newPVC(name string) v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 	}
 }

-func newStatefulSetWithVolumes(replicas int, name string, petMounts []v1.VolumeMount, podMounts []v1.VolumeMount) *apps.StatefulSet {
+func newStatefulSetWithVolumes(replicas int32, name string, petMounts []v1.VolumeMount, podMounts []v1.VolumeMount) *apps.StatefulSet {
 	mounts := append(petMounts, podMounts...)
 	claims := []v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
 	for _, m := range petMounts {
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ func newStatefulSetWithVolumes(replicas int, name string, petMounts []v1.VolumeM
 			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
 				MatchLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
 			},
-			Replicas:             pointer.Int32(int32(replicas)),
+			Replicas:             ptr.To(replicas),
 			Template:             template,
 			VolumeClaimTemplates: claims,
 			ServiceName:          "governingsvc",
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ func newStatefulSetWithVolumes(replicas int, name string, petMounts []v1.VolumeM
 	}
 }

-func newStatefulSet(replicas int) *apps.StatefulSet {
+func newStatefulSet(replicas int32) *apps.StatefulSet {
 	petMounts := []v1.VolumeMount{
 		{Name: "datadir", MountPath: "/tmp/zookeeper"},
 	}
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ func newStatefulSet(replicas int) *apps.StatefulSet {
 	return newStatefulSetWithVolumes(replicas, "foo", petMounts, podMounts)
 }

-func newStatefulSetWithLabels(replicas int, name string, uid types.UID, labels map[string]string) *apps.StatefulSet {
+func newStatefulSetWithLabels(replicas int32, name string, uid types.UID, labels map[string]string) *apps.StatefulSet {
 	// Converting all the map-only selectors to set-based selectors.
 	var testMatchExpressions []metav1.LabelSelectorRequirement
 	for key, value := range labels {
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ func newStatefulSetWithLabels(replicas int, name string, uid types.UID, labels m
 				MatchLabels:      nil,
 				MatchExpressions: testMatchExpressions,
 			},
-			Replicas: pointer.Int32(int32(replicas)),
+			Replicas: ptr.To(replicas),
 			PersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy: &apps.StatefulSetPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy{
 				WhenScaled:  apps.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
 				WhenDeleted: apps.RetainPersistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicyType,
@@ -954,15 +954,15 @@ func TestGetStatefulSetMaxUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		// it wouldn't hurt to also test 0 and 0%, even if they should have been forbidden by API validation.
 		{maxUnavailable: nil, replicaCount: 10, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromInt32(3)), replicaCount: 10, expectedMaxUnavailable: 3},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromInt32(3)), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 3},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromInt32(0)), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromString("10%")), replicaCount: 25, expectedMaxUnavailable: 2},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromString("100%")), replicaCount: 5, expectedMaxUnavailable: 5},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromString("50%")), replicaCount: 5, expectedMaxUnavailable: 2},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromString("10%")), replicaCount: 5, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromString("1%")), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
-		{maxUnavailable: intOrStrP(intstr.FromString("0%")), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)), replicaCount: 10, expectedMaxUnavailable: 3},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3)), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 3},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0)), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromString("10%")), replicaCount: 25, expectedMaxUnavailable: 2},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromString("100%")), replicaCount: 5, expectedMaxUnavailable: 5},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromString("50%")), replicaCount: 5, expectedMaxUnavailable: 2},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromString("10%")), replicaCount: 5, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromString("1%")), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
+		{maxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromString("0%")), replicaCount: 0, expectedMaxUnavailable: 1},
 	}

 	for i, tc := range testCases {
@@ -977,7 +977,3 @@ func TestGetStatefulSetMaxUnavailable(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func intOrStrP(v intstr.IntOrString) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	return &v
-}
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/go.sum
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.mod
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/go.sum
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.mod
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kms v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.1.2
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/go.sum
@@ -826,8 +826,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.14.3-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/go.sum
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.mod
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/go.sum
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-helpers v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/controller-manager v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 )

 require (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/go.sum
@@ -801,8 +801,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 )
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cluster-bootstrap/go.sum
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.mod
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
 )
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/go.sum
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.mod
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd
 )

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/go.sum
@@ -733,8 +733,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 )

 require (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/go.sum
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 )

 require (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/go.sum
@@ -796,8 +796,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 )
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/csi-translation-lib/go.sum
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.mod
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/go.sum
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 )

 require (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/endpointslice/go.sum
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20230525234030-28d5490b6b19 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 )

 replace (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/go.sum
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0/go.mod h1:N8hJocpFajUSSeSJ9bOZ77VzejKZaXsTtZo4/u7Io08=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0/go.mod h1:GeOyir5tyXNByN85N/dRIT9es5UQNerPYEKK56eTBm8=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/internal/plugins/mock/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/internal/plugins/mock/go.mod
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.54.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 )

 replace (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/internal/plugins/mock/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kms/internal/plugins/mock/go.sum
@@ -55,5 +55,5 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0 h1:g0LDEJHgrBl9N9r17Ru3sqWhkIx2NB67okBHPwC7hs
 google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0/go.mod h1:HV8QOd/L58Z+nl8r43ehVNZIU/HEI6OcFqwMG9pJV4I=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.mod
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 )

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/go.sum
@@ -806,8 +806,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.mod
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 )
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-controller-manager/go.sum
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.1.2/go.mod h1:+qG7ISXqCDVVcyO8hLn12AKVYYUjM7ftlqsqmrhMZE0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.mod
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-proxy/go.sum
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.mod
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 )
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler/go.sum
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
 	k8s.io/metrics v0.0.0
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5 v5.0.4-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.14.3-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/cri-api v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 )

 require (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/go.sum
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/apiserver-network-proxy/konnectivity-client v0.1.2/go.mod h1:+qG7ISXqCDVVcyO8hLn12AKVYYUjM7ftlqsqmrhMZE0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/cloud-provider v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/go.sum
@@ -807,8 +807,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20220902162205-c0856e24416d // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/metrics/go.sum
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.2
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.10.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 )

 require (
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/mount-utils/go.sum
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.mod
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 )

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/go.sum
@@ -796,8 +796,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/code-generator v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/component-base v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0
 )

--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/go.sum
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.mod
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml v0.14.3-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-cli-plugin/go.sum
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api v0.13.5-0.20230601165947-6ce0bf390ce3 h1:XX3Ajgzov2RKUdc5jW3t5jwY7Bo7dcRm+tFxT+NfgY0=
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/gengo v0.0.0-20220902162205-c0856e24416d // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 // indirect
-	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/go.sum
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1 h1:7WCHKK6K8fNhTqfBhISHQ97KrnJNFZMcQvKp7gP/tmg=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.100.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9 h1:LyMgNKD2P8Wn1iAwQU5OhxCKlKJy0sHc+PcDwFB24dQ=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230717233707-2695361300d9/go.mod h1:wZK2AVp1uHCp4VamDVgBP2COHZjqD1T68Rf0CM3YjSM=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2 h1:qY1Ad8PODbnymg2pRbkyMT/ylpTrCM8P2RJ0yroCyIk=
-k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b h1:sgn3ZU783SCgtaSJjpcVVlRqd6GSnlTLKgpAAttJvpI=
+k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b/go.mod h1:OLgZIPagt7ERELqWJFomSt595RzquPNLL48iOWgYOg0=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd h1:EDPBXCAspyGV4jQlpZSudPeMmr1bNJefnuqLsRAsHZo=
 sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd/go.mod h1:B8JuhiUyNFVKdsE8h686QcCxMaH6HrOAZj4vswFpcB0=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.3.0 h1:UZbZAZfX0wV2zr7YZorDz6GXROfDFj6LvqCRm4VUVKk=
--- a/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/deployment.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ import (
 	testutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 	admissionapi "k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
-	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 const (
@@ -670,11 +670,6 @@ func failureTrap(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns string) {
 	}
 }

-func intOrStrP(num int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	intstr := intstr.FromInt32(int32(num))
-	return &intstr
-}
-
 func stopDeployment(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, ns, deploymentName string) {
 	deployment, err := c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns).Get(ctx, deploymentName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
@@ -835,7 +830,7 @@ func testDeploymentCleanUpPolicy(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework) {
 	}
 	rsName := "test-cleanup-controller"
 	replicas := int32(1)
-	revisionHistoryLimit := utilpointer.Int32(0)
+	revisionHistoryLimit := ptr.To[int32](0)
 	_, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(ctx, newRS(rsName, replicas, rsPodLabels, WebserverImageName, WebserverImage, nil), metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)

@@ -928,8 +923,8 @@ func testRolloverDeployment(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework) {
 	framework.Logf("Creating deployment %q", deploymentName)
 	newDeployment := e2edeployment.NewDeployment(deploymentName, deploymentReplicas, deploymentPodLabels, deploymentImageName, deploymentImage, deploymentStrategyType)
 	newDeployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate = &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
-		MaxUnavailable: intOrStrP(0),
-		MaxSurge:       intOrStrP(1),
+		MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0)),
+		MaxSurge:       ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
 	}
 	newDeployment.Spec.MinReadySeconds = int32(10)
 	_, err = c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns).Create(ctx, newDeployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
@@ -1197,8 +1192,8 @@ func testProportionalScalingDeployment(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framewo
 	deploymentName := "webserver-deployment"
 	d := e2edeployment.NewDeployment(deploymentName, replicas, podLabels, WebserverImageName, WebserverImage, appsv1.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType)
 	d.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate = new(appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment)
-	d.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = intOrStrP(3)
-	d.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = intOrStrP(2)
+	d.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3))
+	d.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(2))

 	framework.Logf("Creating deployment %q", deploymentName)
 	deployment, err := c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns).Create(ctx, d, metav1.CreateOptions{})
@@ -1380,8 +1375,8 @@ func testRollingUpdateDeploymentWithLocalTrafficLoadBalancer(ctx context.Context
 	// performing a rollout.
 	setAffinities(d, false)
 	d.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate = &appsv1.RollingUpdateDeployment{
-		MaxSurge:       intOrStrP(1),
-		MaxUnavailable: intOrStrP(0),
+		MaxSurge:       ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(1)),
+		MaxUnavailable: ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(0)),
 	}
 	deployment, err := c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns).Create(ctx, d, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
--- a/test/integration/deployment/deployment_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/deployment/deployment_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
 	testutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils"
-	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 func TestNewDeployment(t *testing.T) {
@@ -695,8 +695,8 @@ func TestScaledRolloutDeployment(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 	replicas := int32(10)
 	tester := &deploymentTester{t: t, c: c, deployment: newDeployment(name, ns.Name, replicas)}
-	tester.deployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = intOrStrP(3)
-	tester.deployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = intOrStrP(2)
+	tester.deployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(3))
+	tester.deployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable = ptr.To(intstr.FromInt32(2))
 	tester.deployment, err = c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns.Name).Create(context.TODO(), tester.deployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create deployment %q: %v", name, err)
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ func TestSpecReplicasChange(t *testing.T) {
 	var oldGeneration int64
 	tester.deployment, err = tester.updateDeployment(func(update *apps.Deployment) {
 		oldGeneration = update.Generation
-		update.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit = pointer.Int32(4)
+		update.Spec.RevisionHistoryLimit = ptr.To[int32](4)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed updating deployment %q: %v", tester.deployment.Name, err)
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ func TestDeploymentAvailableCondition(t *testing.T) {
 	// Assign a high value to the deployment's minReadySeconds
 	tester.deployment.Spec.MinReadySeconds = 3600
 	// progressDeadlineSeconds must be greater than minReadySeconds
-	tester.deployment.Spec.ProgressDeadlineSeconds = pointer.Int32(7200)
+	tester.deployment.Spec.ProgressDeadlineSeconds = ptr.To[int32](7200)
 	var err error
 	tester.deployment, err = c.AppsV1().Deployments(ns.Name).Create(context.TODO(), tester.deployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
--- a/test/integration/deployment/util.go
+++ b/test/integration/deployment/util.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	apps "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -186,11 +185,6 @@ func markPodReady(c clientset.Interface, ns string, pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return err
 }

-func intOrStrP(num int) *intstr.IntOrString {
-	intstr := intstr.FromInt32(int32(num))
-	return &intstr
-}
-
 // markUpdatedPodsReady manually marks updated Deployment pods status to ready,
 // until the deployment is complete
 func (d *deploymentTester) markUpdatedPodsReady(wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer/pointer.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer/pointer.go
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */

+// Deprecated: Use functions in k8s.io/utils/ptr instead: ptr.To to obtain
+// a pointer, ptr.Deref to dereference a pointer, ptr.Equal to compare
+// dereferenced pointers.
 package pointer

 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"time"
+
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )

 // AllPtrFieldsNil tests whether all pointer fields in a struct are nil.  This is useful when,
@@ -28,383 +31,219 @@ import (
 //
 // This function is only valid for structs and pointers to structs.  Any other
 // type will cause a panic.  Passing a typed nil pointer will return true.
-func AllPtrFieldsNil(obj interface{}) bool {
-	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
-	if !v.IsValid() {
-		panic(fmt.Sprintf("reflect.ValueOf() produced a non-valid Value for %#v", obj))
-	}
-	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
-		if v.IsNil() {
-			return true
-		}
-		v = v.Elem()
-	}
-	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
-		if v.Field(i).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !v.Field(i).IsNil() {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
+//
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.AllPtrFieldsNil instead.
+var AllPtrFieldsNil = ptr.AllPtrFieldsNil

-// Int returns a pointer to an int
-func Int(i int) *int {
-	return &i
-}
+// Int returns a pointer to an int.
+var Int = ptr.To[int]

 // IntPtr is a function variable referring to Int.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Int instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var IntPtr = Int // for back-compat

 // IntDeref dereferences the int ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func IntDeref(ptr *int, def int) int {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var IntDeref = ptr.Deref[int]

 // IntPtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to IntDeref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use IntDeref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var IntPtrDerefOr = IntDeref // for back-compat

 // Int32 returns a pointer to an int32.
-func Int32(i int32) *int32 {
-	return &i
-}
+var Int32 = ptr.To[int32]

 // Int32Ptr is a function variable referring to Int32.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Int32 instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var Int32Ptr = Int32 // for back-compat

 // Int32Deref dereferences the int32 ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func Int32Deref(ptr *int32, def int32) int32 {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var Int32Deref = ptr.Deref[int32]

 // Int32PtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to Int32Deref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Int32Deref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var Int32PtrDerefOr = Int32Deref // for back-compat

 // Int32Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func Int32Equal(a, b *int32) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var Int32Equal = ptr.Equal[int32]

 // Uint returns a pointer to an uint
-func Uint(i uint) *uint {
-	return &i
-}
+var Uint = ptr.To[uint]

 // UintPtr is a function variable referring to Uint.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Uint instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var UintPtr = Uint // for back-compat

 // UintDeref dereferences the uint ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func UintDeref(ptr *uint, def uint) uint {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var UintDeref = ptr.Deref[uint]

 // UintPtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to UintDeref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use UintDeref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var UintPtrDerefOr = UintDeref // for back-compat

 // Uint32 returns a pointer to an uint32.
-func Uint32(i uint32) *uint32 {
-	return &i
-}
+var Uint32 = ptr.To[uint32]

 // Uint32Ptr is a function variable referring to Uint32.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Uint32 instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var Uint32Ptr = Uint32 // for back-compat

 // Uint32Deref dereferences the uint32 ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func Uint32Deref(ptr *uint32, def uint32) uint32 {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var Uint32Deref = ptr.Deref[uint32]

 // Uint32PtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to Uint32Deref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Uint32Deref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var Uint32PtrDerefOr = Uint32Deref // for back-compat

 // Uint32Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func Uint32Equal(a, b *uint32) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var Uint32Equal = ptr.Equal[uint32]

 // Int64 returns a pointer to an int64.
-func Int64(i int64) *int64 {
-	return &i
-}
+var Int64 = ptr.To[int64]

 // Int64Ptr is a function variable referring to Int64.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Int64 instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var Int64Ptr = Int64 // for back-compat

 // Int64Deref dereferences the int64 ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func Int64Deref(ptr *int64, def int64) int64 {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var Int64Deref = ptr.Deref[int64]

 // Int64PtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to Int64Deref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Int64Deref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var Int64PtrDerefOr = Int64Deref // for back-compat

 // Int64Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func Int64Equal(a, b *int64) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var Int64Equal = ptr.Equal[int64]

 // Uint64 returns a pointer to an uint64.
-func Uint64(i uint64) *uint64 {
-	return &i
-}
+var Uint64 = ptr.To[uint64]

 // Uint64Ptr is a function variable referring to Uint64.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Uint64 instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var Uint64Ptr = Uint64 // for back-compat

 // Uint64Deref dereferences the uint64 ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func Uint64Deref(ptr *uint64, def uint64) uint64 {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var Uint64Deref = ptr.Deref[uint64]

 // Uint64PtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to Uint64Deref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Uint64Deref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var Uint64PtrDerefOr = Uint64Deref // for back-compat

 // Uint64Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func Uint64Equal(a, b *uint64) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var Uint64Equal = ptr.Equal[uint64]

 // Bool returns a pointer to a bool.
-func Bool(b bool) *bool {
-	return &b
-}
+var Bool = ptr.To[bool]

 // BoolPtr is a function variable referring to Bool.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Bool instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var BoolPtr = Bool // for back-compat

 // BoolDeref dereferences the bool ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func BoolDeref(ptr *bool, def bool) bool {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var BoolDeref = ptr.Deref[bool]

 // BoolPtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to BoolDeref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use BoolDeref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var BoolPtrDerefOr = BoolDeref // for back-compat

 // BoolEqual returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func BoolEqual(a, b *bool) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var BoolEqual = ptr.Equal[bool]

 // String returns a pointer to a string.
-func String(s string) *string {
-	return &s
-}
+var String = ptr.To[string]

 // StringPtr is a function variable referring to String.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use String instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var StringPtr = String // for back-compat

 // StringDeref dereferences the string ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func StringDeref(ptr *string, def string) string {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var StringDeref = ptr.Deref[string]

 // StringPtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to StringDeref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use StringDeref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var StringPtrDerefOr = StringDeref // for back-compat

 // StringEqual returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func StringEqual(a, b *string) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var StringEqual = ptr.Equal[string]

 // Float32 returns a pointer to a float32.
-func Float32(i float32) *float32 {
-	return &i
-}
+var Float32 = ptr.To[float32]

 // Float32Ptr is a function variable referring to Float32.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Float32 instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var Float32Ptr = Float32

 // Float32Deref dereferences the float32 ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func Float32Deref(ptr *float32, def float32) float32 {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var Float32Deref = ptr.Deref[float32]

 // Float32PtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to Float32Deref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Float32Deref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var Float32PtrDerefOr = Float32Deref // for back-compat

 // Float32Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func Float32Equal(a, b *float32) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var Float32Equal = ptr.Equal[float32]

 // Float64 returns a pointer to a float64.
-func Float64(i float64) *float64 {
-	return &i
-}
+var Float64 = ptr.To[float64]

 // Float64Ptr is a function variable referring to Float64.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Float64 instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.To instead.
 var Float64Ptr = Float64

 // Float64Deref dereferences the float64 ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func Float64Deref(ptr *float64, def float64) float64 {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var Float64Deref = ptr.Deref[float64]

 // Float64PtrDerefOr is a function variable referring to Float64Deref.
 //
-// Deprecated: Use Float64Deref instead.
+// Deprecated: Use ptr.Deref instead.
 var Float64PtrDerefOr = Float64Deref // for back-compat

 // Float64Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func Float64Equal(a, b *float64) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var Float64Equal = ptr.Equal[float64]

 // Duration returns a pointer to a time.Duration.
-func Duration(d time.Duration) *time.Duration {
-	return &d
-}
+var Duration = ptr.To[time.Duration]

 // DurationDeref dereferences the time.Duration ptr and returns it if not nil, or else
 // returns def.
-func DurationDeref(ptr *time.Duration, def time.Duration) time.Duration {
-	if ptr != nil {
-		return *ptr
-	}
-	return def
-}
+var DurationDeref = ptr.Deref[time.Duration]

 // DurationEqual returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
 // dereference to the same value.
-func DurationEqual(a, b *time.Duration) bool {
-	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if a == nil {
-		return true
-	}
-	return *a == *b
-}
+var DurationEqual = ptr.Equal[time.Duration]
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/OWNERS
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+- apelisse
+- stewart-yu
+- thockin
+reviewers:
+- apelisse
+- stewart-yu
+- thockin
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/README.md
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Pointer
+
+This package provides some functions for pointer-based operations.
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/ptr.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/utils/ptr/ptr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package ptr
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// AllPtrFieldsNil tests whether all pointer fields in a struct are nil.  This is useful when,
+// for example, an API struct is handled by plugins which need to distinguish
+// "no plugin accepted this spec" from "this spec is empty".
+//
+// This function is only valid for structs and pointers to structs.  Any other
+// type will cause a panic.  Passing a typed nil pointer will return true.
+func AllPtrFieldsNil(obj interface{}) bool {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+	if !v.IsValid() {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("reflect.ValueOf() produced a non-valid Value for %#v", obj))
+	}
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+		if v.IsNil() {
+			return true
+		}
+		v = v.Elem()
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
+		if v.Field(i).Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !v.Field(i).IsNil() {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// To returns a pointer to the given value.
+func To[T any](v T) *T {
+	return &v
+}
+
+// Deref dereferences ptr and returns the value it points to if no nil, or else
+// returns def.
+func Deref[T any](ptr *T, def T) T {
+	if ptr != nil {
+		return *ptr
+	}
+	return def
+}
+
+// Equal returns true if both arguments are nil or both arguments
+// dereference to the same value.
+func Equal[T comparable](a, b *T) bool {
+	if (a == nil) != (b == nil) {
+		return false
+	}
+	if a == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return *a == *b
+}
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder
 # k8s.io/system-validators v1.8.0
 ## explicit; go 1.16
 k8s.io/system-validators/validators
-# k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230406110748-d93618cff8a2
+# k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 k8s.io/utils/buffer
 k8s.io/utils/clock
@@ -2418,6 +2418,7 @@ k8s.io/utils/net
 k8s.io/utils/nsenter
 k8s.io/utils/path
 k8s.io/utils/pointer
+k8s.io/utils/ptr
 k8s.io/utils/strings
 k8s.io/utils/strings/slices
 k8s.io/utils/trace