This commit does two things in pkg package:

pkg/apis/auditregistration/validation/BUILD

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/require:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/apis/auditregistration/validation/validation_test.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/auditregistration"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func TestValidateAuditSink(t *testing.T) {
@@ -133,8 +134,6 @@ func TestValidatePolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func strPtr(s string) *string { return &s }
-
 func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 						Name:      "n",
 						Port:      443,
 					},
-					URL: strPtr("example.com/k8s/webhook"),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr("example.com/k8s/webhook"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `webhook.clientConfig: Required value: exactly one of url or service is required`,
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "blank URL",
 			config: auditregistration.Webhook{
 				ClientConfig: auditregistration.WebhookClientConfig{
-					URL: strPtr(""),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr(""),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `webhook.clientConfig.url: Invalid value: "": host must be provided`,
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "missing host",
 			config: auditregistration.Webhook{
 				ClientConfig: auditregistration.WebhookClientConfig{
-					URL: strPtr("https:///fancy/webhook"),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr("https:///fancy/webhook"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `host must be provided`,
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "fragment",
 			config: auditregistration.Webhook{
 				ClientConfig: auditregistration.WebhookClientConfig{
-					URL: strPtr("https://example.com/#bookmark"),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr("https://example.com/#bookmark"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `"bookmark": fragments are not permitted`,
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "query",
 			config: auditregistration.Webhook{
 				ClientConfig: auditregistration.WebhookClientConfig{
-					URL: strPtr("https://example.com?arg=value"),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr("https://example.com?arg=value"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `"arg=value": query parameters are not permitted`,
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "user",
 			config: auditregistration.Webhook{
 				ClientConfig: auditregistration.WebhookClientConfig{
-					URL: strPtr("https://harry.potter@example.com/"),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr("https://harry.potter@example.com/"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `"harry.potter": user information is not permitted`,
@@ -211,7 +210,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "just totally wrong",
 			config: auditregistration.Webhook{
 				ClientConfig: auditregistration.WebhookClientConfig{
-					URL: strPtr("arg#backwards=thisis?html.index/port:host//:https"),
+					URL: utilpointer.StringPtr("arg#backwards=thisis?html.index/port:host//:https"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedError: `host must be provided`,
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("foo/"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("foo/"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("foo/"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("foo/"),
 						Port:      65536,
 					},
 				},
@@ -251,7 +250,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("foo/"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("foo/"),
 						Port:      0,
 					},
 				},
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("/"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("/"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("/foo"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("/foo"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("//"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("//"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("/foo//bar/"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("/foo//bar/"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},
@@ -320,7 +319,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("/foo/bar//"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("/foo/bar//"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ func TestValidateWebhookConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 					Service: &auditregistration.ServiceReference{
 						Namespace: "ns",
 						Name:      "n",
-						Path:      strPtr("/apis/foo.bar/v1alpha1/--bad"),
+						Path:      utilpointer.StringPtr("/apis/foo.bar/v1alpha1/--bad"),
 						Port:      443,
 					},
 				},

pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go

@@ -12560,7 +12560,7 @@ func TestValidateSecurityContext(t *testing.T) {
 	runAsUser := int64(1)
 	fullValidSC := func() *core.SecurityContext {
 		return &core.SecurityContext{
-			Privileged: boolPtr(false),
+			Privileged: utilpointer.BoolPtr(false),
 			Capabilities: &core.Capabilities{
 				Add:  []core.Capability{"foo"},
 				Drop: []core.Capability{"bar"},
@@ -12605,19 +12605,19 @@ func TestValidateSecurityContext(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	privRequestWithGlobalDeny := fullValidSC()
-	privRequestWithGlobalDeny.Privileged = boolPtr(true)
+	privRequestWithGlobalDeny.Privileged = utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	negativeRunAsUser := fullValidSC()
 	negativeUser := int64(-1)
 	negativeRunAsUser.RunAsUser = &negativeUser
 
 	privWithoutEscalation := fullValidSC()
-	privWithoutEscalation.Privileged = boolPtr(true)
-	privWithoutEscalation.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = boolPtr(false)
+	privWithoutEscalation.Privileged = utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)
+	privWithoutEscalation.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = utilpointer.BoolPtr(false)
 
 	capSysAdminWithoutEscalation := fullValidSC()
 	capSysAdminWithoutEscalation.Capabilities.Add = []core.Capability{"CAP_SYS_ADMIN"}
-	capSysAdminWithoutEscalation.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = boolPtr(false)
+	capSysAdminWithoutEscalation.AllowPrivilegeEscalation = utilpointer.BoolPtr(false)
 
 	errorCases := map[string]struct {
 		sc           *core.SecurityContext
@@ -13145,7 +13145,3 @@ func TestValidateOrSetClientIPAffinityConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func boolPtr(b bool) *bool {
-	return &b
-}

pkg/controller/cronjob/BUILD

@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/controller/cronjob/utils_test.go

@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
-func boolptr(b bool) *bool { return &b }
-
 func TestGetJobFromTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	// getJobFromTemplate() needs to take the job template and copy the labels and annotations
 	// and other fields, and add a created-by reference.
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ func TestGetParentUIDFromJob(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Kind:       "CronJob",
 				UID:        types.UID("5ef034e0-1890-11e6-8935-42010af0003e"),
-				Controller: boolptr(true),
+				Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 			},
 		})
 
@@ -158,19 +157,19 @@ func TestGroupJobsByParent(t *testing.T) {
 	ownerReference1 := metav1.OwnerReference{
 		Kind:       "CronJob",
 		UID:        uid1,
-		Controller: boolptr(true),
+		Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 	}
 
 	ownerReference2 := metav1.OwnerReference{
 		Kind:       "CronJob",
 		UID:        uid2,
-		Controller: boolptr(true),
+		Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 	}
 
 	ownerReference3 := metav1.OwnerReference{
 		Kind:       "CronJob",
 		UID:        uid3,
-		Controller: boolptr(true),
+		Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 	}
 
 	{

pkg/controller/daemon/util/BUILD

@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )

pkg/controller/daemon/util/daemonset_util_test.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	utilfeaturetesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	schedulerapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/api"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func newPod(podName string, nodeName string, label map[string]string) *v1.Pod {
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ func newPod(podName string, nodeName string, label map[string]string) *v1.Pod {
 }
 
 func TestIsPodUpdated(t *testing.T) {
-	templateGeneration := int64Ptr(12345)
-	badGeneration := int64Ptr(12345)
+	templateGeneration := utilpointer.Int64Ptr(12345)
+	badGeneration := utilpointer.Int64Ptr(12345)
 	hash := "55555"
 	labels := map[string]string{extensions.DaemonSetTemplateGenerationKey: fmt.Sprint(templateGeneration), extensions.DefaultDaemonSetUniqueLabelKey: hash}
 	labelsNoHash := map[string]string{extensions.DaemonSetTemplateGenerationKey: fmt.Sprint(templateGeneration)}
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ func TestCreatePodTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 		hash               string
 		expectUniqueLabel  bool
 	}{
-		{int64Ptr(1), "", false},
-		{int64Ptr(2), "3242341807", true},
+		{utilpointer.Int64Ptr(1), "", false},
+		{utilpointer.Int64Ptr(2), "3242341807", true},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		podTemplateSpec := v1.PodTemplateSpec{}
@@ -168,11 +169,6 @@ func TestCreatePodTemplate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func int64Ptr(i int) *int64 {
-	li := int64(i)
-	return &li
-}
-
 func TestReplaceDaemonSetPodNodeNameNodeAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		affinity *v1.Affinity

pkg/controller/ttlafterfinished/BUILD

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/controller/ttlafterfinished/ttlafterfinished_controller_test.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	batch "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func newJob(completionTime, failedTime metav1.Time, ttl *int32) *batch.Job {
@@ -74,10 +75,6 @@ func durationPointer(n int) *time.Duration {
 	return &s
 }
 
-func int32Ptr(n int32) *int32 {
-	return &n
-}
-
 func TestTimeLeft(t *testing.T) {
 	now := metav1.Now()
 
@@ -93,7 +90,7 @@ func TestTimeLeft(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:         "Error case: Job unfinished",
-			ttl:          int32Ptr(100),
+			ttl:          utilpointer.Int32Ptr(100),
 			since:        &now.Time,
 			expectErr:    true,
 			expectErrStr: "should not be cleaned up",
@@ -108,21 +105,21 @@ func TestTimeLeft(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:             "Job completed now, 0s TTL",
 			completionTime:   now,
-			ttl:              int32Ptr(0),
+			ttl:              utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0),
 			since:            &now.Time,
 			expectedTimeLeft: durationPointer(0),
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "Job completed now, 10s TTL",
 			completionTime:   now,
-			ttl:              int32Ptr(10),
+			ttl:              utilpointer.Int32Ptr(10),
 			since:            &now.Time,
 			expectedTimeLeft: durationPointer(10),
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "Job completed 10s ago, 15s TTL",
 			completionTime:   metav1.NewTime(now.Add(-10 * time.Second)),
-			ttl:              int32Ptr(15),
+			ttl:              utilpointer.Int32Ptr(15),
 			since:            &now.Time,
 			expectedTimeLeft: durationPointer(5),
 		},
@@ -136,21 +133,21 @@ func TestTimeLeft(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:             "Job failed now, 0s TTL",
 			failedTime:       now,
-			ttl:              int32Ptr(0),
+			ttl:              utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0),
 			since:            &now.Time,
 			expectedTimeLeft: durationPointer(0),
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "Job failed now, 10s TTL",
 			failedTime:       now,
-			ttl:              int32Ptr(10),
+			ttl:              utilpointer.Int32Ptr(10),
 			since:            &now.Time,
 			expectedTimeLeft: durationPointer(10),
 		},
 		{
 			name:             "Job failed 10s ago, 15s TTL",
 			failedTime:       metav1.NewTime(now.Add(-10 * time.Second)),
-			ttl:              int32Ptr(15),
+			ttl:              utilpointer.Int32Ptr(15),
 			since:            &now.Time,
 			expectedTimeLeft: durationPointer(5),
 		},

pkg/kubectl/BUILD

@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/scale:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/integer:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/BUILD

@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/testing:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/googleapis/gnostic/OpenAPIv2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply/apply_test.go

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -1251,7 +1252,7 @@ func TestForceApply(t *testing.T) {
 						var bodyRC io.ReadCloser
 						if isScaledDownToZero {
 							rcObj := readReplicationControllerFromFile(t, filenameRC)
-							rcObj.Spec.Replicas = cmdtesting.Int32ptr(0)
+							rcObj.Spec.Replicas = utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0)
 							rcBytes, err := runtime.Encode(codec, rcObj)
 							if err != nil {
 								t.Fatal(err)

pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/BUILD

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain/drain_test.go

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/drain"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/scheme"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -61,8 +62,6 @@ const (
 var node *corev1.Node
 var cordonedNode *corev1.Node
 
-func boolptr(b bool) *bool { return &b }
-
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	// Create a node.
 	node = &corev1.Node{
@@ -286,8 +285,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					Kind:               "ReplicationController",
 					Name:               "rc",
 					UID:                "123",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -318,8 +317,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "apps/v1",
 					Kind:               "DaemonSet",
 					Name:               "ds",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -339,8 +338,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "apps/v1",
 					Kind:               "DaemonSet",
 					Name:               "ds",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -363,8 +362,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "apps/v1",
 					Kind:               "DaemonSet",
 					Name:               "ds",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -413,8 +412,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "v1",
 					Kind:               "Job",
 					Name:               "job",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -440,8 +439,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "v1",
 					Kind:               "Job",
 					Name:               "job",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -482,8 +481,8 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion:         "v1",
 					Kind:               "ReplicaSet",
 					Name:               "rs",
-					BlockOwnerDeletion: boolptr(true),
-					Controller:         boolptr(true),
+					BlockOwnerDeletion: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
+					Controller:         utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
 			},
 		},

pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing/util.go

@@ -139,8 +139,3 @@ func InitTestErrorHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Error running command (exit code %d): %s", code, str)
 	})
 }
-
-func Int32ptr(val int) *int32 {
-	t := int32(val)
-	return &t
-}

pkg/kubectl/describe/versioned/describe_test.go

@@ -3088,12 +3088,6 @@ func TestDescribeStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// boolPtr returns a pointer to a bool
-func boolPtr(b bool) *bool {
-	o := b
-	return &o
-}
-
 func TestControllerRef(t *testing.T) {
 	var replicas int32 = 1
 	f := fake.NewSimpleClientset(
@@ -3123,7 +3117,7 @@ func TestControllerRef(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:            "barpod",
 				Namespace:       "foo",
 				Labels:          map[string]string{"abc": "xyz"},
-				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "bar", UID: "123456", Controller: boolPtr(true)}},
+				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "bar", UID: "123456", Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)}},
 			},
 			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 				Kind: "Pod",
@@ -3160,7 +3154,7 @@ func TestControllerRef(t *testing.T) {
 				Name:            "buzpod",
 				Namespace:       "foo",
 				Labels:          map[string]string{"abc": "xyz"},
-				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "buz", UID: "654321", Controller: boolPtr(true)}},
+				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: "buz", UID: "654321", Controller: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)}},
 			},
 			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 				Kind: "Pod",

pkg/kubectl/rolling_updater.go

@@ -38,13 +38,9 @@ import (
 	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/deployment"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/podutils"
 	"k8s.io/utils/integer"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
-func newInt32Ptr(val int) *int32 {
-	ret := int32(val)
-	return &ret
-}
-
 func valOrZero(val *int32) int32 {
 	if val == nil {
 		return int32(0)
@@ -393,12 +389,12 @@ func (r *RollingUpdater) scaleDown(newRc, oldRc *corev1.ReplicationController, d
 	nextOldVal := valOrZero(oldRc.Spec.Replicas) - decrement
 	oldRc.Spec.Replicas = &nextOldVal
 	if valOrZero(oldRc.Spec.Replicas) < 0 {
-		oldRc.Spec.Replicas = newInt32Ptr(0)
+		oldRc.Spec.Replicas = utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0)
 	}
 	// If the new is already fully scaled and available up to the desired size, go
 	// ahead and scale old all the way down.
 	if valOrZero(newRc.Spec.Replicas) == desired && newAvailable == desired {
-		oldRc.Spec.Replicas = newInt32Ptr(0)
+		oldRc.Spec.Replicas = utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0)
 	}
 	// Perform the scale-down.
 	fmt.Fprintf(config.Out, "Scaling %s down to %d\n", oldRc.Name, valOrZero(oldRc.Spec.Replicas))
@@ -482,7 +478,7 @@ func (r *RollingUpdater) getOrCreateTargetControllerWithClient(controller *corev
 		}
 		controller.Annotations[desiredReplicasAnnotation] = fmt.Sprintf("%d", valOrZero(controller.Spec.Replicas))
 		controller.Annotations[sourceIDAnnotation] = sourceID
-		controller.Spec.Replicas = newInt32Ptr(0)
+		controller.Spec.Replicas = utilpointer.Int32Ptr(0)
 		newRc, err := r.rcClient.ReplicationControllers(r.ns).Create(controller)
 		return newRc, false, err
 	}

pkg/proxy/iptables/BUILD

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ go_test(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/exec/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/pointer:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 

pkg/proxy/iptables/proxier_test.go

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	iptablestest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/iptables/testing"
 	"k8s.io/utils/exec"
 	fakeexec "k8s.io/utils/exec/testing"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func checkAllLines(t *testing.T, table utiliptables.Table, save []byte, expectedLines map[utiliptables.Chain]string) {
@@ -845,10 +846,6 @@ func TestNodePortReject(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func strPtr(s string) *string {
-	return &s
-}
-
 func TestOnlyLocalLoadBalancing(t *testing.T) {
 	ipt := iptablestest.NewFake()
 	fp := NewFakeProxier(ipt)
@@ -895,7 +892,7 @@ func TestOnlyLocalLoadBalancing(t *testing.T) {
 					NodeName: nil,
 				}, {
 					IP:       epIP2,
-					NodeName: strPtr(testHostname),
+					NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr(testHostname),
 				}},
 				Ports: []v1.EndpointPort{{
 					Name: svcPortName.Port,
@@ -989,7 +986,7 @@ func onlyLocalNodePorts(t *testing.T, fp *Proxier, ipt *iptablestest.FakeIPTable
 					NodeName: nil,
 				}, {
 					IP:       epIP2,
-					NodeName: strPtr(testHostname),
+					NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr(testHostname),
 				}},
 				Ports: []v1.EndpointPort{{
 					Name: svcPortName.Port,

staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   - k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers
   - k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource
   - k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/kustomize
+  - k8s.io/utils/pointer
 
 - baseImportPath: "./vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/"
   allowedImports: