Merge pull request #107527 from wojtek-t/remove_selflink_ga

Graduate RemoveSelfLink to Stable

api/openapi-spec/swagger.json

@@ -16657,7 +16657,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "selfLink": {
-          "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+          "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
           "type": "string"
         }
       },
@@ -16782,7 +16782,7 @@
           "type": "string"
         },
         "selfLink": {
-          "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+          "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
           "type": "string"
         },
         "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/api__v1_openapi.json

@@ -7123,7 +7123,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -7254,7 +7254,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__admissionregistration.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__apiextensions.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__apps__v1_openapi.json

@@ -4553,7 +4553,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -4679,7 +4679,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__authentication.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__authorization.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__autoscaling__v1_openapi.json

@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__autoscaling__v2_openapi.json

@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__autoscaling__v2beta1_openapi.json

@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__autoscaling__v2beta2_openapi.json

@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__batch__v1_openapi.json

@@ -3779,7 +3779,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -3905,7 +3905,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__batch__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -3581,7 +3581,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -3707,7 +3707,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__certificates.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__coordination.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__discovery.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__discovery.k8s.io__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__events.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__events.k8s.io__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io__v1beta2_openapi.json

@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__internal.apiserver.k8s.io__v1alpha1_openapi.json

@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__networking.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1260,7 +1260,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__node.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__node.k8s.io__v1alpha1_openapi.json

@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__node.k8s.io__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__policy__v1_openapi.json

@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__policy__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__rbac.authorization.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__scheduling.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1_openapi.json

@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -2109,7 +2109,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1alpha1_openapi.json

@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__storage.k8s.io__v1beta1_openapi.json

@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           }
         },
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@
             "type": "string"
           },
           "selfLink": {
-            "description": "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+            "description": "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
             "type": "string"
           },
           "uid": {

pkg/api/testing/applyconfiguration_test.go

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ func fuzzObject(t *testing.T, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) runtime.Object {
 			func(s *v1.ObjectMeta, c fuzz.Continue) {
 				c.FuzzNoCustom(s)
 				s.ManagedFields = nil
+				s.SelfLink = ""
 			},
 		).Fuzz(internalObj)
 

pkg/api/testing/deep_copy_test.go

@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ var benchmarkPod = api.Pod{
 	ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 		Name:              "etcd-server-e2e-test-wojtekt-master",
 		Namespace:         "default",
-		SelfLink:          "/api/v1/namespaces/default/pods/etcd-server-e2e-test-wojtekt-master",
 		UID:               types.UID("a671734a-e8e5-11e4-8fde-42010af09327"),
 		ResourceVersion:   "22",
 		CreationTimestamp: parseTimeOrDie("2015-04-22T11:49:36Z"),

pkg/api/testing/meta_test.go

@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ func TestAccessorImplementations(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Errorf("%v (%v) did not preserve resource version", gv.WithKind(kind), knownType)
 						continue
 					}
-					m.SetSelfLink("102030")
-					if m.GetSelfLink() != "102030" {
-						t.Errorf("%v (%v) did not preserve self link", gv.WithKind(kind), knownType)
-						continue
-					}
 				case isOM:
 					m := om.GetObjectMeta()
 					if m == nil {
@@ -72,11 +67,6 @@ func TestAccessorImplementations(t *testing.T) {
 						t.Errorf("%v (%v) did not preserve resource version", gv.WithKind(kind), knownType)
 						continue
 					}
-					m.SetSelfLink("102030")
-					if m.GetSelfLink() != "102030" {
-						t.Errorf("%v (%v) did not preserve self link", gv.WithKind(kind), knownType)
-						continue
-					}
 					labels := map[string]string{"a": "b"}
 					m.SetLabels(labels)
 					if !reflect.DeepEqual(m.GetLabels(), labels) {

pkg/api/testing/node_example.json

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     "apiVersion": "v1",
     "metadata": {
         "name": "e2e-test-wojtekt-node-etd6",
-        "selfLink": "/api/v1/nodes/e2e-test-wojtekt-node-etd6",
         "uid": "a7e89222-e8e5-11e4-8fde-42010af09327",
         "resourceVersion": "379",
         "creationTimestamp": "2015-04-22T11:49:39Z"

pkg/api/testing/replication_controller_example.json

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
     "metadata": {
         "name": "elasticsearch-logging-controller",
         "namespace": "default",
-        "selfLink": "/api/v1/namespaces/default/replicationcontrollers/elasticsearch-logging-controller",
         "uid": "aa76f162-e8e5-11e4-8fde-42010af09327",
         "resourceVersion": "98",
         "creationTimestamp": "2015-04-22T11:49:43Z",

pkg/printers/tablegenerator.go

@@ -110,13 +110,11 @@ func (h *HumanReadableGenerator) GenerateTable(obj runtime.Object, options Gener
 	}
 	if m, err := meta.ListAccessor(obj); err == nil {
 		table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-		table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		table.Continue = m.GetContinue()
 		table.RemainingItemCount = m.GetRemainingItemCount()
 	} else {
 		if m, err := meta.CommonAccessor(obj); err == nil {
 			table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-			table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		}
 	}
 	return table, nil

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package apiserver
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"path"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -814,14 +813,6 @@ func (r *crdHandler) getOrCreateServingInfoFor(uid types.UID, name string) (*crd
 			replicasPathInCustomResource,
 		)
 
-		selfLinkPrefix := ""
-		switch crd.Spec.Scope {
-		case apiextensionsv1.ClusterScoped:
-			selfLinkPrefix = "/" + path.Join("apis", crd.Spec.Group, v.Name) + "/" + crd.Status.AcceptedNames.Plural + "/"
-		case apiextensionsv1.NamespaceScoped:
-			selfLinkPrefix = "/" + path.Join("apis", crd.Spec.Group, v.Name, "namespaces") + "/"
-		}
-
 		clusterScoped := crd.Spec.Scope == apiextensionsv1.ClusterScoped
 
 		// CRDs explicitly do not support protobuf, but some objects returned by the API server do
@@ -843,9 +834,8 @@ func (r *crdHandler) getOrCreateServingInfoFor(uid types.UID, name string) (*crd
 
 		requestScopes[v.Name] = &handlers.RequestScope{
 			Namer: handlers.ContextBasedNaming{
-				SelfLinker:         meta.NewAccessor(),
+				Namer:         meta.NewAccessor(),
-				ClusterScoped:      clusterScoped,
+				ClusterScoped: clusterScoped,
-				SelfLinkPathPrefix: selfLinkPrefix,
 			},
 			Serializer:          negotiatedSerializer,
 			ParameterCodec:      parameterCodec,
@@ -896,10 +886,8 @@ func (r *crdHandler) getOrCreateServingInfoFor(uid types.UID, name string) (*crd
 		scaleScope.Serializer = serializer.NewCodecFactory(scaleConverter.Scheme())
 		scaleScope.Kind = autoscalingv1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Scale")
 		scaleScope.Namer = handlers.ContextBasedNaming{
-			SelfLinker:         meta.NewAccessor(),
+			Namer:         meta.NewAccessor(),
-			ClusterScoped:      clusterScoped,
+			ClusterScoped: clusterScoped,
-			SelfLinkPathPrefix: selfLinkPrefix,
-			SelfLinkPathSuffix: "/scale",
 		}
 
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideApply) && subresources != nil && subresources.Scale != nil {
@@ -921,10 +909,8 @@ func (r *crdHandler) getOrCreateServingInfoFor(uid types.UID, name string) (*crd
 		statusScope := *requestScopes[v.Name]
 		statusScope.Subresource = "status"
 		statusScope.Namer = handlers.ContextBasedNaming{
-			SelfLinker:         meta.NewAccessor(),
+			Namer:         meta.NewAccessor(),
-			ClusterScoped:      clusterScoped,
+			ClusterScoped: clusterScoped,
-			SelfLinkPathPrefix: selfLinkPrefix,
-			SelfLinkPathSuffix: "/status",
 		}
 
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideApply) && subresources != nil && subresources.Status != nil {

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go

@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ func schema_pkg_apis_meta_v1_ListMeta(ref common.ReferenceCallback) common.OpenA
 				Properties: map[string]spec.Schema{
 					"selfLink": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+							Description: "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
 							Type:        []string{"string"},
 							Format:      "",
 						},
@@ -2277,7 +2277,7 @@ func schema_pkg_apis_meta_v1_ObjectMeta(ref common.ReferenceCallback) common.Ope
 					},
 					"selfLink": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+							Description: "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
 							Type:        []string{"string"},
 							Format:      "",
 						},

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresource/tableconvertor/tableconvertor.go

@@ -90,13 +90,11 @@ func (c *convertor) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, tabl
 
 	if m, err := meta.ListAccessor(obj); err == nil {
 		table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-		table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		table.Continue = m.GetContinue()
 		table.RemainingItemCount = m.GetRemainingItemCount()
 	} else {
 		if m, err := meta.CommonAccessor(obj); err == nil {
 			table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-			table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		}
 	}
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/basic_test.go

@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
-	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 )
 
 func TestServerUp(t *testing.T) {
@@ -626,55 +623,6 @@ func TestSameNameDiffNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-func TestSelfLink(t *testing.T) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RemoveSelfLink, false)()
-
-	tearDown, apiExtensionClient, dynamicClient, err := fixtures.StartDefaultServerWithClients(t)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer tearDown()
-
-	// namespace scoped
-	noxuDefinition := fixtures.NewNoxuV1CustomResourceDefinition(apiextensionsv1.NamespaceScoped)
-	noxuDefinition, err = fixtures.CreateNewV1CustomResourceDefinition(noxuDefinition, apiExtensionClient, dynamicClient)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	ns := "not-the-default"
-	noxuNamespacedResourceClient := newNamespacedCustomResourceClient(ns, dynamicClient, noxuDefinition)
-
-	noxuInstanceToCreate := fixtures.NewNoxuInstance(ns, "foo")
-	createdNoxuInstance, err := noxuNamespacedResourceClient.Create(context.TODO(), noxuInstanceToCreate, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if e, a := "/apis/mygroup.example.com/v1beta1/namespaces/not-the-default/noxus/foo", createdNoxuInstance.GetSelfLink(); e != a {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
-	}
-
-	// cluster scoped
-	curletDefinition := fixtures.NewCurletV1CustomResourceDefinition(apiextensionsv1.ClusterScoped)
-	curletDefinition, err = fixtures.CreateNewV1CustomResourceDefinition(curletDefinition, apiExtensionClient, dynamicClient)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	curletResourceClient := newNamespacedCustomResourceClient(ns, dynamicClient, curletDefinition)
-
-	curletInstanceToCreate := fixtures.NewCurletInstance(ns, "foo")
-	createdCurletInstance, err := curletResourceClient.Create(context.TODO(), curletInstanceToCreate, metav1.CreateOptions{})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	if e, a := "/apis/mygroup.example.com/v1beta1/curlets/foo", createdCurletInstance.GetSelfLink(); e != a {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestPreserveInt(t *testing.T) {
 	tearDown, apiExtensionClient, dynamicClient, err := fixtures.StartDefaultServerWithClients(t)
 	if err != nil {

staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/subresources_test.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	genericfeatures "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
@@ -330,14 +329,6 @@ func TestScaleSubresource(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatalf("Scale.Status.Selector: expected: %v, got: %v", "bar", gottenScale.Status.Selector)
 			}
 
-			if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) {
-				// check self link
-				expectedSelfLink := fmt.Sprintf("/apis/mygroup.example.com/%s/namespaces/not-the-default/noxus/foo/scale", v.Name)
-				if gottenScale.GetSelfLink() != expectedSelfLink {
-					t.Fatalf("Scale.Metadata.SelfLink: expected: %v, got: %v", expectedSelfLink, gottenScale.GetSelfLink())
-				}
-			}
-
 			// update the scale object
 			// check that spec is updated, but status is not
 			gottenScale.Spec.Replicas = 5

staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/generated.proto

@@ -457,13 +457,7 @@ message List {
 // ListMeta describes metadata that synthetic resources must have, including lists and
 // various status objects. A resource may have only one of {ObjectMeta, ListMeta}.
 message ListMeta {
-  // selfLink is a URL representing this object.
+  // selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.
-  // Populated by the system.
-  // Read-only.
-  //
-  // DEPRECATED
-  // Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned
-  // to be removed in 1.21 release.
   // +optional
   optional string selfLink = 1;
 
@@ -683,13 +677,7 @@ message ObjectMeta {
   // +optional
   optional string namespace = 3;
 
-  // SelfLink is a URL representing this object.
+  // selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.
-  // Populated by the system.
-  // Read-only.
-  //
-  // DEPRECATED
-  // Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned
-  // to be removed in 1.21 release.
   // +optional
   optional string selfLink = 4;
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types.go

@@ -58,13 +58,7 @@ type TypeMeta struct {
 // ListMeta describes metadata that synthetic resources must have, including lists and
 // various status objects. A resource may have only one of {ObjectMeta, ListMeta}.
 type ListMeta struct {
-	// selfLink is a URL representing this object.
+	// selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.
-	// Populated by the system.
-	// Read-only.
-	//
-	// DEPRECATED
-	// Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned
-	// to be removed in 1.21 release.
 	// +optional
 	SelfLink string `json:"selfLink,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=selfLink"`
 
@@ -152,13 +146,7 @@ type ObjectMeta struct {
 	// +optional
 	Namespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=namespace"`
 
-	// SelfLink is a URL representing this object.
+	// selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.
-	// Populated by the system.
-	// Read-only.
-	//
-	// DEPRECATED
-	// Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned
-	// to be removed in 1.21 release.
 	// +optional
 	SelfLink string `json:"selfLink,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=selfLink"`
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (List) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
 
 var map_ListMeta = map[string]string{
 	"":                   "ListMeta describes metadata that synthetic resources must have, including lists and various status objects. A resource may have only one of {ObjectMeta, ListMeta}.",
-	"selfLink":           "selfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+	"selfLink":           "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
 	"resourceVersion":    "String that identifies the server's internal version of this object that can be used by clients to determine when objects have changed. Value must be treated as opaque by clients and passed unmodified back to the server. Populated by the system. Read-only. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#concurrency-control-and-consistency",
 	"continue":           "continue may be set if the user set a limit on the number of items returned, and indicates that the server has more data available. The value is opaque and may be used to issue another request to the endpoint that served this list to retrieve the next set of available objects. Continuing a consistent list may not be possible if the server configuration has changed or more than a few minutes have passed. The resourceVersion field returned when using this continue value will be identical to the value in the first response, unless you have received this token from an error message.",
 	"remainingItemCount": "remainingItemCount is the number of subsequent items in the list which are not included in this list response. If the list request contained label or field selectors, then the number of remaining items is unknown and the field will be left unset and omitted during serialization. If the list is complete (either because it is not chunking or because this is the last chunk), then there are no more remaining items and this field will be left unset and omitted during serialization. Servers older than v1.15 do not set this field. The intended use of the remainingItemCount is *estimating* the size of a collection. Clients should not rely on the remainingItemCount to be set or to be exact.",
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ var map_ObjectMeta = map[string]string{
 	"name":                       "Name must be unique within a namespace. Is required when creating resources, although some resources may allow a client to request the generation of an appropriate name automatically. Name is primarily intended for creation idempotence and configuration definition. Cannot be updated. More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#names",
 	"generateName":               "GenerateName is an optional prefix, used by the server, to generate a unique name ONLY IF the Name field has not been provided. If this field is used, the name returned to the client will be different than the name passed. This value will also be combined with a unique suffix. The provided value has the same validation rules as the Name field, and may be truncated by the length of the suffix required to make the value unique on the server.\n\nIf this field is specified and the generated name exists, the server will NOT return a 409 - instead, it will either return 201 Created or 500 with Reason ServerTimeout indicating a unique name could not be found in the time allotted, and the client should retry (optionally after the time indicated in the Retry-After header).\n\nApplied only if Name is not specified. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#idempotency",
 	"namespace":                  "Namespace defines the space within which each name must be unique. An empty namespace is equivalent to the \"default\" namespace, but \"default\" is the canonical representation. Not all objects are required to be scoped to a namespace - the value of this field for those objects will be empty.\n\nMust be a DNS_LABEL. Cannot be updated. More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/namespaces",
-	"selfLink":                   "SelfLink is a URL representing this object. Populated by the system. Read-only.\n\nDEPRECATED Kubernetes will stop propagating this field in 1.20 release and the field is planned to be removed in 1.21 release.",
+	"selfLink":                   "selfLink is DEPRECATED read-only field that is no longer populated by the system.",
 	"uid":                        "UID is the unique in time and space value for this object. It is typically generated by the server on successful creation of a resource and is not allowed to change on PUT operations.\n\nPopulated by the system. Read-only. More info: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/identifiers#uids",
 	"resourceVersion":            "An opaque value that represents the internal version of this object that can be used by clients to determine when objects have changed. May be used for optimistic concurrency, change detection, and the watch operation on a resource or set of resources. Clients must treat these values as opaque and passed unmodified back to the server. They may only be valid for a particular resource or set of resources.\n\nPopulated by the system. Read-only. Value must be treated as opaque by clients and . More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#concurrency-control-and-consistency",
 	"generation":                 "A sequence number representing a specific generation of the desired state. Populated by the system. Read-only.",

staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/interfaces.go

@@ -284,14 +284,11 @@ type ResourceVersioner interface {
 	ResourceVersion(obj Object) (string, error)
 }
 
-// SelfLinker provides methods for setting and retrieving the SelfLink field of an API object.
+// Namer provides methods for retrieving name and namespace of an API object.
-type SelfLinker interface {
+type Namer interface {
-	SetSelfLink(obj Object, selfLink string) error
+	// Name returns the name of a given object.
-	SelfLink(obj Object) (string, error)
-
-	// Knowing Name is sometimes necessary to use a SelfLinker.
 	Name(obj Object) (string, error)
-	// Knowing Namespace is sometimes necessary to use a SelfLinker
+	// Namespace returns the name of a given object.
 	Namespace(obj Object) (string, error)
 }
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/test/api_meta_meta_test.go

@@ -298,51 +298,6 @@ func TestResourceVersionerOfAPI(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestTypeMetaSelfLinker(t *testing.T) {
-	table := map[string]struct {
-		obj     runtime.Object
-		expect  string
-		try     string
-		succeed bool
-	}{
-		"normal": {
-			obj:     &MyAPIObject{TypeMeta: InternalTypeMeta{SelfLink: "foobar"}},
-			expect:  "foobar",
-			try:     "newbar",
-			succeed: true,
-		},
-		"fail": {
-			obj:     &MyIncorrectlyMarkedAsAPIObject{},
-			succeed: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	linker := runtime.SelfLinker(meta.NewAccessor())
-	for name, item := range table {
-		got, err := linker.SelfLink(item.obj)
-		if e, a := item.succeed, err == nil; e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", name, e, a)
-		}
-		if e, a := item.expect, got; item.succeed && e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", name, e, a)
-		}
-
-		err = linker.SetSelfLink(item.obj, item.try)
-		if e, a := item.succeed, err == nil; e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", name, e, a)
-		}
-		if item.succeed {
-			got, err := linker.SelfLink(item.obj)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("%v: expected no err, got %v", name, err)
-			}
-			if e, a := item.try, got; e != a {
-				t.Errorf("%v: expected %v, got %v", name, e, a)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 type MyAPIObject2 struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta
 	metav1.ObjectMeta

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ var newCodec = codecs.LegacyCodec(newGroupVersion)
 var parameterCodec = runtime.NewParameterCodec(scheme)
 
 var accessor = meta.NewAccessor()
-var selfLinker runtime.SelfLinker = accessor
+var namer runtime.Namer = accessor
 var admissionControl admission.Interface
 
 func init() {
@@ -216,15 +216,10 @@ type defaultAPIServer struct {
 
 // uses the default settings
 func handle(storage map[string]rest.Storage) http.Handler {
-	return handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, selfLinker, nil)
+	return handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, nil)
 }
 
-// tests using a custom self linker
+func handleInternal(storage map[string]rest.Storage, admissionControl admission.Interface, auditSink audit.Sink) http.Handler {
-func handleLinker(storage map[string]rest.Storage, selfLinker runtime.SelfLinker) http.Handler {
-	return handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, selfLinker, nil)
-}
-
-func handleInternal(storage map[string]rest.Storage, admissionControl admission.Interface, selfLinker runtime.SelfLinker, auditSink audit.Sink) http.Handler {
 	container := restful.NewContainer()
 	container.Router(restful.CurlyRouter{})
 	mux := container.ServeMux
@@ -237,7 +232,7 @@ func handleInternal(storage map[string]rest.Storage, admissionControl admission.
 		UnsafeConvertor: runtime.UnsafeObjectConvertor(scheme),
 		Defaulter:       scheme,
 		Typer:           scheme,
-		Linker:          selfLinker,
+		Namer:           namer,
 		RootScopedKinds: sets.NewString("SimpleRoot"),
 
 		EquivalentResourceRegistry: runtime.NewEquivalentResourceRegistry(),
@@ -376,7 +371,6 @@ func (storage *SimpleRESTStorage) List(ctx context.Context, options *metainterna
 	result := &genericapitesting.SimpleList{
 		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
 			ResourceVersion: "10",
-			SelfLink:        "/test/link",
 		},
 		Items: storage.list,
 	}
@@ -942,7 +936,6 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		url       string
 		namespace string
-		selfLink  string
 		legacy    bool
 		label     string
 		field     string
@@ -953,19 +946,16 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple?namespace=",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple?namespace=other",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple?namespace=other&labelSelector=a%3Db&fieldSelector=c%3Dd",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 			label:     "a=b",
 			field:     "c=d",
@@ -974,19 +964,16 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple?labelSelector=a%3Db&fieldSelector=c%3Dd",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 			label:     "a=b",
 			field:     "c=d",
@@ -995,24 +982,20 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		// list items in a namespace in the path
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 			namespace: "default",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple?labelSelector=a%3Db&fieldSelector=c%3Dd",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			label:     "a=b",
 			field:     "c=d",
 		},
@@ -1020,7 +1003,6 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 		},
 
 		// Group API
@@ -1029,19 +1011,16 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple?namespace=",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple?namespace=other",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple?namespace=other&labelSelector=a%3Db&fieldSelector=c%3Dd",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 			label:     "a=b",
 			field:     "c=d",
@@ -1050,19 +1029,16 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple?labelSelector=a%3Db&fieldSelector=c%3Dd",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 			label:     "a=b",
 			field:     "c=d",
@@ -1071,24 +1047,20 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			legacy:    true,
 		},
 		// list items in a namespace in the path
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 			namespace: "default",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 		},
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple?labelSelector=a%3Db&fieldSelector=c%3Dd",
 			namespace: "other",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
 			label:     "a=b",
 			field:     "c=d",
 		},
@@ -1096,19 +1068,13 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:       "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 			namespace: "",
-			selfLink:  "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/simple",
 		},
 	}
 	for i, testCase := range testCases {
 		storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
 		simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{expectedResourceNamespace: testCase.namespace}
 		storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-		selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+		var handler = handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, nil)
-			t:           t,
-			namespace:   testCase.namespace,
-			expectedSet: testCase.selfLink,
-		}
-		var handler = handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, selfLinker, nil)
 		server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 		defer server.Close()
 
@@ -1128,9 +1094,6 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Logf("%d: body: %s", i, string(body))
 			continue
 		}
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-			t.Errorf("%d: unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", i, selfLinker.called)
-		}
 		if !simpleStorage.namespacePresent {
 			t.Errorf("%d: namespace not set", i)
 		} else if simpleStorage.actualNamespace != testCase.namespace {
@@ -1151,7 +1114,7 @@ func TestRequestsWithInvalidQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	storage["simple"] = &SimpleRESTStorage{expectedResourceNamespace: "default"}
 	storage["withoptions"] = GetWithOptionsRESTStorage{}
 
-	var handler = handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, selfLinker, nil)
+	var handler = handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, nil)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -1195,7 +1158,6 @@ func TestListCompression(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		url            string
 		namespace      string
-		selfLink       string
 		legacy         bool
 		label          string
 		field          string
@@ -1205,13 +1167,11 @@ func TestListCompression(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			url:            "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 			namespace:      "default",
-			selfLink:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 			acceptEncoding: "",
 		},
 		{
 			url:            "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 			namespace:      "default",
-			selfLink:       "/" + grouplessPrefix + "/" + grouplessGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
 			acceptEncoding: "gzip",
 		},
 	}
@@ -1224,12 +1184,7 @@ func TestListCompression(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		}
 		storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-		selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+		var handler = handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, nil)
-			t:           t,
-			namespace:   testCase.namespace,
-			expectedSet: testCase.selfLink,
-		}
-		var handler = handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, selfLinker, nil)
 
 		handler = genericapifilters.WithRequestInfo(handler, newTestRequestInfoResolver())
 
@@ -1262,9 +1217,6 @@ func TestListCompression(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Logf("%d: body: %s", i, string(body))
 			continue
 		}
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-			t.Errorf("%d: unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", i, selfLinker.called)
-		}
 		if !simpleStorage.namespacePresent {
 			t.Errorf("%d: namespace not set", i)
 		} else if simpleStorage.actualNamespace != testCase.namespace {
@@ -1381,126 +1333,6 @@ func TestNonEmptyList(t *testing.T) {
 	if listOut.Items[0].Other != simpleStorage.list[0].Other {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, %s", listOut.Items[0], string(body))
 	}
-	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) {
-		if listOut.SelfLink != "/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/simple" {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected list self link: %#v", listOut)
-		}
-		expectedSelfLink := "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple/something"
-		if listOut.Items[0].ObjectMeta.SelfLink != expectedSelfLink {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, %s", listOut.Items[0].ObjectMeta.SelfLink, expectedSelfLink)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestSelfLinkSkipsEmptyName(t *testing.T) {
-	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{
-		list: []genericapitesting.Simple{
-			{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "other"},
-				Other:      "foo",
-			},
-		},
-	}
-	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handle(storage)
-	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	resp, err := http.Get(server.URL + "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected status: %d, Expected: %d, %#v", resp.StatusCode, http.StatusOK, resp)
-		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-		t.Logf("Data: %s", string(body))
-	}
-	var listOut genericapitesting.SimpleList
-	body, err := extractBody(resp, &listOut)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if len(listOut.Items) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected response: %#v", listOut)
-		return
-	}
-	if listOut.Items[0].Other != simpleStorage.list[0].Other {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, %s", listOut.Items[0], string(body))
-	}
-	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) {
-		if listOut.SelfLink != "/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/simple" {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected list self link: %#v", listOut)
-		}
-		expectedSelfLink := ""
-		if listOut.Items[0].ObjectMeta.SelfLink != expectedSelfLink {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, %s", listOut.Items[0].ObjectMeta.SelfLink, expectedSelfLink)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func TestRootSelfLink(t *testing.T) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RemoveSelfLink, false)()
-
-	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	simpleStorage := GetWithOptionsRootRESTStorage{
-		SimpleTypedStorage: &SimpleTypedStorage{
-			baseType: &genericapitesting.SimpleRoot{}, // a root scoped type
-			item: &genericapitesting.SimpleRoot{
-				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
-				Other:      "foo",
-			},
-		},
-		takesPath: "atAPath",
-	}
-	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	storage["simple/sub"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handle(storage)
-	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		url      string
-		selfLink string
-	}{
-		{
-			url:      server.URL + "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple/foo",
-			selfLink: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple/foo",
-		},
-		{
-			url:      server.URL + "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple/foo/sub",
-			selfLink: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/simple/foo/sub",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range testCases {
-		resp, err := http.Get(test.url)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected status: %d, Expected: %d, %#v", resp.StatusCode, http.StatusOK, resp)
-			body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-			t.Logf("Data: %s", string(body))
-		}
-		var out genericapitesting.SimpleRoot
-		if _, err := extractBody(resp, &out); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-		}
-
-		if out.SelfLink != test.selfLink {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected self link: %#v", out.SelfLink)
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 func TestMetadata(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1547,14 +1379,8 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 			Other: "foo",
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "default",
-	}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+	handler := handle(storage)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -1574,9 +1400,6 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 	if itemOut.Name != simpleStorage.item.Name {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, expected %#v (%s)", itemOut, simpleStorage.item, string(body))
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkGet(b *testing.B) {
@@ -1586,13 +1409,8 @@ func BenchmarkGet(b *testing.B) {
 			Other: "foo",
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "default",
-	}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+	handler := handle(storage)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -1621,13 +1439,8 @@ func BenchmarkGetNoCompression(b *testing.B) {
 			Other: "foo",
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "default",
-	}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+	handler := handle(storage)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -1662,15 +1475,9 @@ func TestGetCompression(t *testing.T) {
 			Other: strings.Repeat("0123456789abcdef", (128*1024/16)+1),
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "default",
-	}
 
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+	handler := handle(storage)
 	handler = genericapifilters.WithRequestInfo(handler, newTestRequestInfoResolver())
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
@@ -1721,9 +1528,6 @@ func TestGetCompression(t *testing.T) {
 		if itemOut.Name != simpleStorage.item.Name {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, expected %#v (%s)", itemOut, simpleStorage.item, string(body))
 		}
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1734,14 +1538,8 @@ func TestGetPretty(t *testing.T) {
 			Other: "foo",
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "default",
-	}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+	handler := handle(storage)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -1813,7 +1611,7 @@ func TestGetPretty(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 	now := metav1.Now()
 	obj := genericapitesting.Simple{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", Namespace: "ns1", ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah", CreationTimestamp: now, UID: types.UID("abcdef0123")},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", Namespace: "ns1", ResourceVersion: "10", CreationTimestamp: now, UID: types.UID("abcdef0123")},
 		Other:      "foo",
 	}
 
@@ -1872,7 +1670,7 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 			accept: "application/json;as=Table;v=v1;g=meta.k8s.io",
 			expected: &metav1.Table{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1"},
-				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 				ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 					{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 					{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -1887,7 +1685,7 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 			accept: "application/json;as=Table;v=v1beta1;g=meta.k8s.io",
 			expected: &metav1.Table{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 				ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 					{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 					{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -1905,7 +1703,7 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 			}, ","),
 			expected: &metav1.Table{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 				ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 					{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 					{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -1921,7 +1719,7 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 			params: url.Values{"includeObject": []string{"Metadata"}},
 			expected: &metav1.Table{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 				ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 					{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 					{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -1936,7 +1734,7 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 			params: url.Values{"includeObject": []string{"Metadata"}},
 			expected: &metav1.Table{
 				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/test/link"},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 				ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 					{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 					{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -1954,17 +1752,8 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 				item: obj,
 				list: []genericapitesting.Simple{obj},
 			}
-			selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-				t:           t,
-				expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
-				namespace:   "default",
-			}
-			if test.item {
-				selfLinker.expectedSet += "/id"
-				selfLinker.name = "id"
-			}
 			storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-			handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+			handler := handle(storage)
 			server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 			defer server.Close()
 
@@ -2016,7 +1805,7 @@ func TestGetTable(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 	obj := genericapitesting.Simple{
-		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", Namespace: "ns1", ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah", CreationTimestamp: metav1.NewTime(time.Unix(1, 0)), UID: types.UID("abcdef0123")},
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo1", Namespace: "ns1", ResourceVersion: "10", CreationTimestamp: metav1.NewTime(time.Unix(1, 0)), UID: types.UID("abcdef0123")},
 		Other:      "foo",
 	}
 
@@ -2069,7 +1858,7 @@ func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 					Object: runtime.RawExtension{
 						Raw: []byte(strings.TrimSpace(runtime.EncodeOrDie(s, &metav1.Table{
 							TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 							ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 								{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 								{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -2094,7 +1883,7 @@ func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 					Object: runtime.RawExtension{
 						Raw: []byte(strings.TrimSpace(runtime.EncodeOrDie(s, &metav1.Table{
 							TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 							ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 								{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 								{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -2110,7 +1899,7 @@ func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 					Object: runtime.RawExtension{
 						Raw: []byte(strings.TrimSpace(runtime.EncodeOrDie(s, &metav1.Table{
 							TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1beta1"},
-							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 							Rows: []metav1.TableRow{
 								{Cells: []interface{}{"foo1", time.Unix(1, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)}, Object: runtime.RawExtension{Raw: encodedBody}},
 							},
@@ -2131,7 +1920,7 @@ func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 					Object: runtime.RawExtension{
 						Raw: []byte(strings.TrimSpace(runtime.EncodeOrDie(s, &metav1.Table{
 							TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1"},
-							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 							ColumnDefinitions: []metav1.TableColumnDefinition{
 								{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metaDoc["name"]},
 								{Name: "Created At", Type: "date", Description: metaDoc["creationTimestamp"]},
@@ -2147,7 +1936,7 @@ func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 					Object: runtime.RawExtension{
 						Raw: []byte(strings.TrimSpace(runtime.EncodeOrDie(s, &metav1.Table{
 							TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "Table", APIVersion: "meta.k8s.io/v1"},
-							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10", SelfLink: "/blah"},
+							ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"},
 							Rows: []metav1.TableRow{
 								{Cells: []interface{}{"foo1", time.Unix(1, 0).UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)}, Object: runtime.RawExtension{Raw: encodedBodyV1}},
 							},
@@ -2165,17 +1954,8 @@ func TestWatchTable(t *testing.T) {
 				list: []genericapitesting.Simple{obj},
 			}
 
-			selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-				t:           t,
-				expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple",
-				namespace:   "default",
-			}
-			if test.item {
-				selfLinker.expectedSet += "/id"
-				selfLinker.name = "id"
-			}
 			storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-			handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+			handler := handle(storage)
 			server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 			defer server.Close()
 
@@ -2288,15 +2068,8 @@ func TestGetPartialObjectMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:              t,
-		expectedSet:    "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/id",
-		alternativeSet: sets.NewString("/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple"),
-		name:           "id",
-		namespace:      "default",
-	}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
+	handler := handle(storage)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -2379,7 +2152,6 @@ func TestGetPartialObjectMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &metav1beta1.PartialObjectMetadataList{
 				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
 					ResourceVersion: "10",
-					SelfLink:        "/test/link",
 				},
 				Items: []metav1beta1.PartialObjectMetadata{
 					{
@@ -2669,82 +2441,6 @@ func TestGetWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestGetAlternateSelfLink(t *testing.T) {
-	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{
-		item: genericapitesting.Simple{
-			Other: "foo",
-		},
-	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/test/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "test",
-	}
-	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
-	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	resp, err := http.Get(server.URL + "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/test/simple/id")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected response: %#v", resp)
-	}
-	var itemOut genericapitesting.Simple
-	body, err := extractBody(resp, &itemOut)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if itemOut.Name != simpleStorage.item.Name {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, expected %#v (%s)", itemOut, simpleStorage.item, string(body))
-	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestGetNamespaceSelfLink(t *testing.T) {
-	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
-	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{
-		item: genericapitesting.Simple{
-			Other: "foo",
-		},
-	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/foo/simple/id",
-		name:        "id",
-		namespace:   "foo",
-	}
-	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	handler := handleInternal(storage, admissionControl, selfLinker, nil)
-	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	resp, err := http.Get(server.URL + "/" + prefix + "/" + newGroupVersion.Group + "/" + newGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/foo/simple/id")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected response: %#v", resp)
-	}
-	var itemOut genericapitesting.Simple
-	body, err := extractBody(resp, &itemOut)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-	}
-	if itemOut.Name != simpleStorage.item.Name {
-		t.Errorf("Unexpected data: %#v, expected %#v (%s)", itemOut, simpleStorage.item, string(body))
-	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestGetMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	storage := map[string]rest.Storage{}
 	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{
@@ -3194,7 +2890,7 @@ func TestDeleteInvokesAdmissionControl(t *testing.T) {
 		simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{}
 		ID := "id"
 		storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-		handler := handleInternal(storage, admit, selfLinker, nil)
+		handler := handleInternal(storage, admit, nil)
 		server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 		defer server.Close()
 
@@ -3244,13 +2940,7 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{}
 	ID := "id"
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(storage)
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/" + ID,
-		name:        ID,
-		namespace:   metav1.NamespaceDefault,
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -3282,9 +2972,6 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	if simpleStorage.updated == nil || simpleStorage.updated.Name != item.Name {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected update value %#v, expected %#v.", simpleStorage.updated, item)
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestUpdateInvokesAdmissionControl(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3295,7 +2982,7 @@ func TestUpdateInvokesAdmissionControl(t *testing.T) {
 		simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{}
 		ID := "id"
 		storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-		handler := handleInternal(storage, admit, selfLinker, nil)
+		handler := handleInternal(storage, admit, nil)
 		server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 		defer server.Close()
 
@@ -3408,11 +3095,7 @@ func TestUpdateDisallowsMismatchedNamespaceOnError(t *testing.T) {
 	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{}
 	ID := "id"
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(storage)
-		t:   t,
-		err: fmt.Errorf("test error"),
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -3444,9 +3127,6 @@ func TestUpdateDisallowsMismatchedNamespaceOnError(t *testing.T) {
 	if simpleStorage.updated != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected update value %#v.", simpleStorage.updated)
 	}
-	if selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("self link ignored")
-	}
 }
 
 func TestUpdatePreventsMismatchedNamespace(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3599,7 +3279,7 @@ func TestParentResourceIsRequired(t *testing.T) {
 		UnsafeConvertor: runtime.UnsafeObjectConvertor(scheme),
 		Defaulter:       scheme,
 		Typer:           scheme,
-		Linker:          selfLinker,
+		Namer:           namer,
 		RootScopedKinds: sets.NewString("SimpleRoot"),
 
 		EquivalentResourceRegistry: runtime.NewEquivalentResourceRegistry(),
@@ -3632,7 +3312,7 @@ func TestParentResourceIsRequired(t *testing.T) {
 		UnsafeConvertor: runtime.UnsafeObjectConvertor(scheme),
 		Defaulter:       scheme,
 		Typer:           scheme,
-		Linker:          selfLinker,
+		Namer:           namer,
 
 		EquivalentResourceRegistry: runtime.NewEquivalentResourceRegistry(),
 
@@ -3711,13 +3391,7 @@ func TestNamedCreaterWithoutName(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": storage})
-		t:           t,
-		name:        "bar",
-		namespace:   "default",
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/foo",
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": storage}, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 	client := http.Client{}
@@ -3786,18 +3460,12 @@ func TestNamedCreaterWithGenerateName(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
-		t:           t,
-		namespace:   "default",
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/foo",
-	}
-
 	ac := &namePopulatorAdmissionControl{
 		t:            t,
 		populateName: populateName,
 	}
 
-	handler := handleInternal(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": storage}, ac, selfLinker, nil)
+	handler := handleInternal(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": storage}, ac, nil)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 	client := http.Client{}
@@ -3872,29 +3540,6 @@ func TestUpdateChecksDecode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-type setTestSelfLinker struct {
-	t              *testing.T
-	expectedSet    string
-	alternativeSet sets.String
-	name           string
-	namespace      string
-	called         bool
-	err            error
-}
-
-func (s *setTestSelfLinker) Namespace(runtime.Object) (string, error) { return s.namespace, s.err }
-func (s *setTestSelfLinker) Name(runtime.Object) (string, error)      { return s.name, s.err }
-func (s *setTestSelfLinker) SelfLink(runtime.Object) (string, error)  { return "", s.err }
-func (s *setTestSelfLinker) SetSelfLink(obj runtime.Object, selfLink string) error {
-	if e, a := s.expectedSet, selfLink; e != a {
-		if !s.alternativeSet.Has(a) {
-			s.t.Errorf("expected '%v', got '%v'", e, a)
-		}
-	}
-	s.called = true
-	return s.err
-}
-
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	storage := SimpleRESTStorage{
 		injectedFunction: func(obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
@@ -3902,13 +3547,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 			return obj, nil
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage})
-		t:           t,
-		name:        "bar",
-		namespace:   "default",
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/foo/bar",
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage}, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 	client := http.Client{}
@@ -3950,9 +3589,6 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected status: %d, Expected: %d, %#v", response.StatusCode, http.StatusOK, response)
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestCreateYAML(t *testing.T) {
@@ -3962,13 +3598,7 @@ func TestCreateYAML(t *testing.T) {
 			return obj, nil
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage})
-		t:           t,
-		name:        "bar",
-		namespace:   "default",
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/foo/bar",
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage}, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 	client := http.Client{}
@@ -4020,9 +3650,6 @@ func TestCreateYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected status: %d, Expected: %d, %#v", response.StatusCode, http.StatusOK, response)
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestCreateInNamespace(t *testing.T) {
@@ -4032,13 +3659,7 @@ func TestCreateInNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 			return obj, nil
 		},
 	}
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage})
-		t:           t,
-		name:        "bar",
-		namespace:   "other",
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/foo/bar",
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage}, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 	client := http.Client{}
@@ -4080,9 +3701,6 @@ func TestCreateInNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected status: %d, Expected: %d, %#v", response.StatusCode, http.StatusOK, response)
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestCreateInvokeAdmissionControl(t *testing.T) {
@@ -4095,13 +3713,7 @@ func TestCreateInvokeAdmissionControl(t *testing.T) {
 				return obj, nil
 			},
 		}
-		selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+		handler := handleInternal(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage}, admit, nil)
-			t:           t,
-			name:        "bar",
-			namespace:   "other",
-			expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/foo/bar",
-		}
-		handler := handleInternal(map[string]rest.Storage{"foo": &storage}, admit, selfLinker, nil)
 		server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 		defer server.Close()
 		client := http.Client{}
@@ -4487,7 +4099,7 @@ func TestXGSubresource(t *testing.T) {
 		UnsafeConvertor: runtime.UnsafeObjectConvertor(scheme),
 		Defaulter:       scheme,
 		Typer:           scheme,
-		Linker:          selfLinker,
+		Namer:           namer,
 
 		EquivalentResourceRegistry: runtime.NewEquivalentResourceRegistry(),
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/audit_test.go

@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, test := range []struct {
 		desc   string
 		req    func(server string) (*http.Request, error)
-		linker runtime.SelfLinker
 		code   int
 		events int
 		checks []eventCheck
@@ -159,7 +158,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("GET", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/other/simple/c", bytes.NewBuffer(simpleFooJSON))
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			200,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -173,11 +171,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("GET", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/other/simple?labelSelector=a%3Dfoobar", nil)
 			},
-			&setTestSelfLinker{
-				t:           t,
-				expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
-				namespace:   "other",
-			},
 			200,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -191,7 +184,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("POST", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple", bytes.NewBuffer(simpleFooJSON))
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			201,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -205,7 +197,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("POST", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple/named", bytes.NewBuffer(simpleFooJSON))
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			405,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -219,7 +210,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("DELETE", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple/a", nil)
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			200,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -233,7 +223,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("DELETE", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple/a", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(`{"kind":"DeleteOptions"}`)))
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			200,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -247,7 +236,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("PUT", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/other/simple/c", bytes.NewBuffer(simpleCPrimeJSON))
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			200,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -261,7 +249,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("PUT", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/default/simple/c", bytes.NewBuffer(simpleCPrimeJSON))
 			},
-			selfLinker,
 			400,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -277,12 +264,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 				req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/merge-patch+json; charset=UTF-8")
 				return req, nil
 			},
-			&setTestSelfLinker{
-				t:           t,
-				expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple/c",
-				name:        "c",
-				namespace:   "other",
-			},
 			200,
 			2,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -296,11 +277,6 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 			func(server string) (*http.Request, error) {
 				return http.NewRequest("GET", server+"/"+prefix+"/"+testGroupVersion.Group+"/"+testGroupVersion.Version+"/namespaces/other/simple?watch=true", nil)
 			},
-			&setTestSelfLinker{
-				t:           t,
-				expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/other/simple",
-				namespace:   "other",
-			},
 			200,
 			3,
 			[]eventCheck{
@@ -328,7 +304,7 @@ func TestAudit(t *testing.T) {
 					Other:      "foo",
 				},
 			},
-		}, admissionControl, selfLinker, sink)
+		}, admissionControl, sink)
 
 		server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 		defer server.Close()

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/groupversion.go

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ type APIGroupVersion struct {
 	Convertor             runtime.ObjectConvertor
 	ConvertabilityChecker ConvertabilityChecker
 	Defaulter             runtime.ObjectDefaulter
-	Linker                runtime.SelfLinker
+	Namer                 runtime.Namer
 	UnsafeConvertor       runtime.ObjectConvertor
 	TypeConverter         fieldmanager.TypeConverter
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/namer.go

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ package handlers
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -38,31 +36,16 @@ type ScopeNamer interface {
 	// ObjectName returns the namespace and name from an object if they exist, or an error if the object
 	// does not support names.
 	ObjectName(obj runtime.Object) (namespace, name string, err error)
-	// SetSelfLink sets the provided URL onto the object. The method should return nil if the object
-	// does not support selfLinks.
-	SetSelfLink(obj runtime.Object, url string) error
-	// GenerateLink creates an encoded URI for a given runtime object that represents the canonical path
-	// and query.
-	GenerateLink(requestInfo *request.RequestInfo, obj runtime.Object) (uri string, err error)
-	// GenerateListLink creates an encoded URI for a list that represents the canonical path and query.
-	GenerateListLink(req *http.Request) (uri string, err error)
 }
 
 type ContextBasedNaming struct {
-	SelfLinker    runtime.SelfLinker
+	Namer         runtime.Namer
 	ClusterScoped bool
-
-	SelfLinkPathPrefix string
-	SelfLinkPathSuffix string
 }
 
 // ContextBasedNaming implements ScopeNamer
 var _ ScopeNamer = ContextBasedNaming{}
 
-func (n ContextBasedNaming) SetSelfLink(obj runtime.Object, url string) error {
-	return n.SelfLinker.SetSelfLink(obj, url)
-}
-
 func (n ContextBasedNaming) Namespace(req *http.Request) (namespace string, err error) {
 	requestInfo, ok := request.RequestInfoFrom(req.Context())
 	if !ok {
@@ -83,64 +66,15 @@ func (n ContextBasedNaming) Name(req *http.Request) (namespace, name string, err
 	return requestInfo.Namespace, requestInfo.Name, nil
 }
 
-// fastURLPathEncode encodes the provided path as a URL path
-func fastURLPathEncode(path string) string {
-	for _, r := range []byte(path) {
-		switch {
-		case r >= '-' && r <= '9', r >= 'A' && r <= 'Z', r >= 'a' && r <= 'z':
-			// characters within this range do not require escaping
-		default:
-			var u url.URL
-			u.Path = path
-			return u.EscapedPath()
-		}
-	}
-	return path
-}
-
-func (n ContextBasedNaming) GenerateLink(requestInfo *request.RequestInfo, obj runtime.Object) (uri string, err error) {
-	namespace, name, err := n.ObjectName(obj)
-	if err == errEmptyName && len(requestInfo.Name) > 0 {
-		name = requestInfo.Name
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	if len(namespace) == 0 && len(requestInfo.Namespace) > 0 {
-		namespace = requestInfo.Namespace
-	}
-
-	if n.ClusterScoped {
-		return n.SelfLinkPathPrefix + url.QueryEscape(name) + n.SelfLinkPathSuffix, nil
-	}
-
-	builder := strings.Builder{}
-	builder.Grow(len(n.SelfLinkPathPrefix) + len(namespace) + len(requestInfo.Resource) + len(name) + len(n.SelfLinkPathSuffix) + 8)
-	builder.WriteString(n.SelfLinkPathPrefix)
-	builder.WriteString(namespace)
-	builder.WriteByte('/')
-	builder.WriteString(requestInfo.Resource)
-	builder.WriteByte('/')
-	builder.WriteString(name)
-	builder.WriteString(n.SelfLinkPathSuffix)
-	return fastURLPathEncode(builder.String()), nil
-}
-
-func (n ContextBasedNaming) GenerateListLink(req *http.Request) (uri string, err error) {
-	if len(req.URL.RawPath) > 0 {
-		return req.URL.RawPath, nil
-	}
-	return fastURLPathEncode(req.URL.Path), nil
-}
-
 func (n ContextBasedNaming) ObjectName(obj runtime.Object) (namespace, name string, err error) {
-	name, err = n.SelfLinker.Name(obj)
+	name, err = n.Namer.Name(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 	if len(name) == 0 {
 		return "", "", errEmptyName
 	}
-	namespace, err = n.SelfLinker.Namespace(obj)
+	namespace, err = n.Namer.Namespace(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/namer_test.go

@@ -1,179 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2017 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 handlers
-
-import (
-	"math/rand"
-	"net/url"
-	"testing"
-
-	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
-
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
-)
-
-func TestGenerateLink(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name          string
-		requestInfo   *request.RequestInfo
-		obj           runtime.Object
-		expect        string
-		expectErr     bool
-		clusterScoped bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "obj has more priority than requestInfo",
-			requestInfo: &request.RequestInfo{
-				Name:      "should-not-use",
-				Namespace: "should-not-use",
-				Resource:  "pod",
-			},
-			obj:           &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "should-use", Namespace: "should-use"}},
-			expect:        "/api/v1/should-use/pod/should-use",
-			expectErr:     false,
-			clusterScoped: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "hit errEmptyName",
-			requestInfo: &request.RequestInfo{
-				Name:      "should-use",
-				Namespace: "should-use",
-				Resource:  "pod",
-			},
-			obj:           &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "should-not-use"}},
-			expect:        "/api/v1/should-use/pod/should-use",
-			expectErr:     false,
-			clusterScoped: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "use namespace of requestInfo if obj namespace is empty",
-			requestInfo: &request.RequestInfo{
-				Name:      "should-not-use",
-				Namespace: "should-use",
-				Resource:  "pod",
-			},
-			obj:           &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "should-use"}},
-			expect:        "/api/v1/should-use/pod/should-use",
-			expectErr:     false,
-			clusterScoped: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "hit error",
-			requestInfo: &request.RequestInfo{
-				Name:      "",
-				Namespace: "",
-				Resource:  "pod",
-			},
-			obj:           &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{}},
-			expect:        "name must be provided",
-			expectErr:     true,
-			clusterScoped: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "cluster scoped",
-			requestInfo: &request.RequestInfo{
-				Name:      "only-name",
-				Namespace: "should-not-use",
-				Resource:  "pod",
-			},
-			obj:           &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{}},
-			expect:        "/api/v1/only-name",
-			expectErr:     false,
-			clusterScoped: true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range testCases {
-		n := ContextBasedNaming{
-			SelfLinker:         meta.NewAccessor(),
-			SelfLinkPathPrefix: "/api/v1/",
-			ClusterScoped:      test.clusterScoped,
-		}
-		uri, err := n.GenerateLink(test.requestInfo, test.obj)
-
-		if uri != test.expect && err.Error() != test.expect {
-			if test.expectErr {
-				t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected non-error: %v", test.name, err)
-			} else {
-				t.Fatalf("%s: expected: %v, but got: %v", test.name, test.expect, uri)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func Test_fastURLPathEncode_fuzz(t *testing.T) {
-	specialCases := []string{"/", "//", ".", "*", "/abc%"}
-	for _, test := range specialCases {
-		got := fastURLPathEncode(test)
-		u := url.URL{Path: test}
-		expected := u.EscapedPath()
-		if got != expected {
-			t.Errorf("%q did not match %q", got, expected)
-		}
-	}
-	f := fuzz.New().Funcs(
-		func(s *string, c fuzz.Continue) {
-			*s = randString(c.Rand)
-		},
-	)
-	for i := 0; i < 2000; i++ {
-		var test string
-		f.Fuzz(&test)
-
-		got := fastURLPathEncode(test)
-		u := url.URL{Path: test}
-		expected := u.EscapedPath()
-		if got != expected {
-			t.Errorf("%q did not match %q", got, expected)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-// Unicode range fuzzer from github.com/google/gofuzz/fuzz.go
-
-type charRange struct {
-	first, last rune
-}
-
-var unicodeRanges = []charRange{
-	{0x00, 0x255},
-	{' ', '~'},           // ASCII characters
-	{'\u00a0', '\u02af'}, // Multi-byte encoded characters
-	{'\u4e00', '\u9fff'}, // Common CJK (even longer encodings)
-}
-
-// randString makes a random string up to 20 characters long. The returned string
-// may include a variety of (valid) UTF-8 encodings.
-func randString(r *rand.Rand) string {
-	n := r.Intn(20)
-	runes := make([]rune, n)
-	for i := range runes {
-		runes[i] = unicodeRanges[r.Intn(len(unicodeRanges))].choose(r)
-	}
-	return string(runes)
-}
-
-// choose returns a random unicode character from the given range, using the
-// given randomness source.
-func (r *charRange) choose(rand *rand.Rand) rune {
-	count := int64(r.last - r.first)
-	return r.first + rune(rand.Int63n(count))
-}

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/patch.go

@@ -236,12 +236,6 @@ func PatchResource(r rest.Patcher, scope *RequestScope, admit admission.Interfac
 		}
 		trace.Step("Object stored in database")
 
-		if err := setObjectSelfLink(ctx, result, req, scope.Namer); err != nil {
-			scope.err(err, w, req)
-			return
-		}
-		trace.Step("Self-link added")
-
 		status := http.StatusOK
 		if wasCreated {
 			status = http.StatusCreated

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func doTransformObject(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts interface{}
 	if _, ok := obj.(*metav1.Status); ok {
 		return obj, nil
 	}
-	if err := setObjectSelfLink(ctx, obj, req, scope.Namer); err != nil {
+	if err := ensureNonNilItems(obj); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ func asPartialObjectMetadataList(result runtime.Object, groupVersion schema.Grou
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		list.SelfLink = li.GetSelfLink()
 		list.ResourceVersion = li.GetResourceVersion()
 		list.Continue = li.GetContinue()
 		list.RemainingItemCount = li.GetRemainingItemCount()
@@ -265,7 +264,6 @@ func asPartialObjectMetadataList(result runtime.Object, groupVersion schema.Grou
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		list.SelfLink = li.GetSelfLink()
 		list.ResourceVersion = li.GetResourceVersion()
 		list.Continue = li.GetContinue()
 		list.RemainingItemCount = li.GetRemainingItemCount()

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response_test.go

@@ -77,11 +77,6 @@ type mockNamer struct{}
 func (*mockNamer) Namespace(_ *http.Request) (string, error)           { return "", nil }
 func (*mockNamer) Name(_ *http.Request) (string, string, error)        { return "", "", nil }
 func (*mockNamer) ObjectName(_ runtime.Object) (string, string, error) { return "", "", nil }
-func (*mockNamer) SetSelfLink(_ runtime.Object, _ string) error        { return nil }
-func (*mockNamer) GenerateLink(_ *request.RequestInfo, _ runtime.Object) (string, error) {
-	return "", nil
-}
-func (*mockNamer) GenerateListLink(_ *http.Request) (string, error) { return "", nil }
 
 func TestCacheableObject(t *testing.T) {
 	pomGVK := metav1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("PartialObjectMetadata")
@@ -176,7 +171,6 @@ func TestAsPartialObjectMetadataList(t *testing.T) {
 	var remainingItemCount int64 = 10
 	pods := &examplev1.PodList{
 		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
-			SelfLink:           "/test/link",
 			ResourceVersion:    "10",
 			Continue:           "continuetoken",
 			RemainingItemCount: &remainingItemCount,

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/warning"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -260,18 +259,6 @@ func transformDecodeError(typer runtime.ObjectTyper, baseErr error, into runtime
 	return errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("the object provided is unrecognized (must be of type %s): %v (%s)", objGVK.Kind, baseErr, summary))
 }
 
-// setSelfLink sets the self link of an object (or the child items in a list) to the base URL of the request
-// plus the path and query generated by the provided linkFunc
-func setSelfLink(obj runtime.Object, requestInfo *request.RequestInfo, namer ScopeNamer) error {
-	// TODO: SelfLink generation should return a full URL?
-	uri, err := namer.GenerateLink(requestInfo, obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return namer.SetSelfLink(obj, uri)
-}
-
 func hasUID(obj runtime.Object) (bool, error) {
 	if obj == nil {
 		return false, nil
@@ -369,56 +356,14 @@ func dedupOwnerReferencesAndAddWarning(obj runtime.Object, requestContext contex
 	}
 }
 
-// setObjectSelfLink sets the self link of an object as needed.
+// ensureNonNilItems ensures that for empty lists we don't return <nil> items.
-// TODO: remove the need for the namer LinkSetters by requiring objects implement either Object or List
+func ensureNonNilItems(obj runtime.Object) error {
-//   interfaces
+	if meta.IsListType(obj) && meta.LenList(obj) == 0 {
-func setObjectSelfLink(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, req *http.Request, namer ScopeNamer) error {
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) {
-		// Ensure that for empty lists we don't return <nil> items.
-		if meta.IsListType(obj) && meta.LenList(obj) == 0 {
-			if err := meta.SetList(obj, []runtime.Object{}); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// We only generate list links on objects that implement ListInterface - historically we duck typed this
-	// check via reflection, but as we move away from reflection we require that you not only carry Items but
-	// ListMeta into order to be identified as a list.
-	if !meta.IsListType(obj) {
-		requestInfo, ok := request.RequestInfoFrom(ctx)
-		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("missing requestInfo")
-		}
-		return setSelfLink(obj, requestInfo, namer)
-	}
-
-	uri, err := namer.GenerateListLink(req)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if err := namer.SetSelfLink(obj, uri); err != nil {
-		klog.V(4).InfoS("Unable to set self link on object", "error", err)
-	}
-	requestInfo, ok := request.RequestInfoFrom(ctx)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("missing requestInfo")
-	}
-
-	count := 0
-	err = meta.EachListItem(obj, func(obj runtime.Object) error {
-		count++
-		return setSelfLink(obj, requestInfo, namer)
-	})
-
-	if count == 0 {
 		if err := meta.SetList(obj, []runtime.Object{}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
+	return nil
-	return err
 }
 
 func summarizeData(data []byte, maxLength int) string {

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest_test.go

@@ -300,22 +300,6 @@ func (p *testNamer) ObjectName(obj runtime.Object) (namespace, name string, err
 	return p.namespace, p.name, nil
 }
 
-// SetSelfLink sets the provided URL onto the object. The method should return nil if the object
-// does not support selfLinks.
-func (p *testNamer) SetSelfLink(obj runtime.Object, url string) error {
-	return errors.New("not implemented")
-}
-
-// GenerateLink creates a path and query for a given runtime object that represents the canonical path.
-func (p *testNamer) GenerateLink(requestInfo *request.RequestInfo, obj runtime.Object) (uri string, err error) {
-	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
-}
-
-// GenerateListLink creates a path and query for a list that represents the canonical path.
-func (p *testNamer) GenerateListLink(req *http.Request) (uri string, err error) {
-	return "", errors.New("not implemented")
-}
-
 type patchTestCase struct {
 	name string
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package endpoints
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	gpath "path"
 	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -428,10 +427,8 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		apiResource.Namespaced = false
 		apiResource.Kind = resourceKind
 		namer := handlers.ContextBasedNaming{
-			SelfLinker:         a.group.Linker,
+			Namer:         a.group.Namer,
-			ClusterScoped:      true,
+			ClusterScoped: true,
-			SelfLinkPathPrefix: gpath.Join(a.prefix, resource) + "/",
-			SelfLinkPathSuffix: suffix,
 		}
 
 		// Handler for standard REST verbs (GET, PUT, POST and DELETE).
@@ -477,10 +474,8 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		apiResource.Namespaced = true
 		apiResource.Kind = resourceKind
 		namer := handlers.ContextBasedNaming{
-			SelfLinker:         a.group.Linker,
+			Namer:         a.group.Namer,
-			ClusterScoped:      false,
+			ClusterScoped: false,
-			SelfLinkPathPrefix: gpath.Join(a.prefix, namespaceParamName) + "/",
-			SelfLinkPathSuffix: itemPathSuffix,
 		}
 
 		actions = appendIf(actions, action{"LIST", resourcePath, resourceParams, namer, false}, isLister)

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/patchhandler_test.go

@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	genericapitesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/testing"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 )
 
 func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
@@ -43,13 +41,7 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{item: *item}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(storage)
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/" + ID,
-		name:        ID,
-		namespace:   metav1.NamespaceDefault,
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 
@@ -69,9 +61,6 @@ func TestPatch(t *testing.T) {
 	if simpleStorage.updated == nil || simpleStorage.updated.Labels["foo"] != "bar" {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected update value %#v, expected %#v.", simpleStorage.updated, item)
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemoveSelfLink) == selfLinker.called {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected selfLinker.called: %v", selfLinker.called)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestForbiddenForceOnNonApply(t *testing.T) {
@@ -87,13 +76,7 @@ func TestForbiddenForceOnNonApply(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	simpleStorage := SimpleRESTStorage{item: *item}
 	storage["simple"] = &simpleStorage
-	selfLinker := &setTestSelfLinker{
+	handler := handle(storage)
-		t:           t,
-		expectedSet: "/" + prefix + "/" + testGroupVersion.Group + "/" + testGroupVersion.Version + "/namespaces/default/simple/" + ID,
-		name:        ID,
-		namespace:   metav1.NamespaceDefault,
-	}
-	handler := handleLinker(storage, selfLinker)
 	server := httptest.NewServer(handler)
 	defer server.Close()
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go

@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @wojtek-t
 	// alpha: v1.16
 	// beta: v1.20
+	// GA: v1.24
 	//
 	// Deprecates and removes SelfLink from ObjectMeta and ListMeta.
 	RemoveSelfLink featuregate.Feature = "RemoveSelfLink"
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	StorageVersionAPI:                   {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	WatchBookmark:                       {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 	APIPriorityAndFairness:              {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	RemoveSelfLink:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	RemoveSelfLink:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 	SelectorIndex:                       {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 	WarningHeaders:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 	EfficientWatchResumption:            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/resttest/resttest.go

@@ -1453,13 +1453,12 @@ func (t *Tester) testListTableConversion(obj runtime.Object, assignFn AssignFunc
 	}
 	m.SetContinue("continuetoken")
 	m.SetResourceVersion("11")
-	m.SetSelfLink("/list/link")
 
 	table, err := t.storage.(rest.TableConvertor).ConvertToTable(ctx, listObj, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if table.ResourceVersion != "11" || table.SelfLink != "/list/link" || table.Continue != "continuetoken" {
+	if table.ResourceVersion != "11" || table.Continue != "continuetoken" {
 		t.Errorf("printer lost list meta: %#v", table.ListMeta)
 	}
 	if len(table.Rows) != len(items) {

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go

@@ -70,13 +70,11 @@ func (c defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, object runtim
 	}
 	if m, err := meta.ListAccessor(object); err == nil {
 		table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-		table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		table.Continue = m.GetContinue()
 		table.RemainingItemCount = m.GetRemainingItemCount()
 	} else {
 		if m, err := meta.CommonAccessor(object); err == nil {
 			table.ResourceVersion = m.GetResourceVersion()
-			table.SelfLink = m.GetSelfLink()
 		}
 	}
 	if opt, ok := tableOptions.(*metav1.TableOptions); !ok || !opt.NoHeaders {

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go

@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ func (s *GenericAPIServer) newAPIGroupVersion(apiGroupInfo *APIGroupInfo, groupV
 		UnsafeConvertor:       runtime.UnsafeObjectConvertor(apiGroupInfo.Scheme),
 		Defaulter:             apiGroupInfo.Scheme,
 		Typer:                 apiGroupInfo.Scheme,
-		Linker:                runtime.SelfLinker(meta.NewAccessor()),
+		Namer:                 runtime.Namer(meta.NewAccessor()),
 
 		EquivalentResourceRegistry: s.EquivalentResourceRegistry,
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/caching_object.go

@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ type serializationsCache map[runtime.Identifier]*serializationResult
 // so that each of those is computed exactly once.
 //
 // cachingObject implements the metav1.Object interface (accessors for
-// all metadata fields). However, setters for all fields except from
+// all metadata fields).
-// SelfLink (which is set lately in the path) are ignored.
 type cachingObject struct {
 	lock sync.RWMutex
 

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/caching_object_test.go

@@ -83,36 +83,39 @@ func TestCachingObject(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestSelfLink(t *testing.T) {
+func TestCachingObjectFieldAccessors(t *testing.T) {
 	object, err := newCachingObject(&v1.Pod{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("couldn't create cachingObject: %v", err)
 	}
-	selfLink := "selfLink"
-	object.SetSelfLink(selfLink)
 
-	encodeSelfLink := func(obj runtime.Object, w io.Writer) error {
+	// Given accessors for all fields implement the same logic,
+	// we are choosing an arbitrary one to test.
+	clusterName := "clusterName"
+	object.SetClusterName(clusterName)
+
+	encodeClusterName := func(obj runtime.Object, w io.Writer) error {
 		accessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to get accessor for %#v: %v", obj, err)
 		}
-		_, err = w.Write([]byte(accessor.GetSelfLink()))
+		_, err = w.Write([]byte(accessor.GetClusterName()))
 		return err
 	}
 	buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
-	if err := object.CacheEncode("", encodeSelfLink, buffer); err != nil {
+	if err := object.CacheEncode("", encodeClusterName, buffer); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if a, e := buffer.String(), selfLink; a != e {
+	if a, e := buffer.String(), clusterName; a != e {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected serialization: %s, expected: %s", a, e)
 	}
 
-	// GetObject should also set selfLink.
+	// GetObject should also set clusterName.
 	buffer.Reset()
-	if err := encodeSelfLink(object.GetObject(), buffer); err != nil {
+	if err := encodeClusterName(object.GetObject(), buffer); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if a, e := buffer.String(), selfLink; a != e {
+	if a, e := buffer.String(), clusterName; a != e {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected serialization: %s, expected: %s", a, e)
 	}
 }
@@ -136,7 +139,7 @@ func TestCachingObjectRaces(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < numWorkers; i++ {
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			object.SetSelfLink("selfLink")
+			object.SetClusterName("clusterName")
 			buffer := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
 			for _, encoder := range encoders {
 				buffer.Reset()
@@ -152,8 +155,8 @@ func TestCachingObjectRaces(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("failed to get accessor: %v", err)
 				return
 			}
-			if selfLink := accessor.GetSelfLink(); selfLink != "selfLink" {
+			if clusterName := accessor.GetClusterName(); clusterName != "clusterName" {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected selfLink: %s", selfLink)
+				t.Errorf("unexpected clusterName: %s", clusterName)
 			}
 		}()
 	}

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/api_object_versioner.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (a APIObjectVersioner) UpdateList(obj runtime.Object, resourceVersion uint6
 	return nil
 }
 
-// PrepareObjectForStorage clears resource version and self link prior to writing to etcd.
+// PrepareObjectForStorage clears resourceVersion and selfLink prior to writing to etcd.
 func (a APIObjectVersioner) PrepareObjectForStorage(obj runtime.Object) error {
 	accessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 	if err != nil {

staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/store_test.go

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("output should have non-empty resource version")
 	}
 	if out.SelfLink != "" {
-		t.Errorf("output should have empty self link")
+		t.Errorf("output should have empty selfLink")
 	}
 
 	checkStorageInvariants(ctx, t, etcdClient, store, key)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func checkStorageInvariants(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, etcdClient *clien
 		t.Errorf("stored object should have empty resource version")
 	}
 	if obj.SelfLink != "" {
-		t.Errorf("stored output should have empty self link")
+		t.Errorf("stored output should have empty selfLink")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ func TestGuaranteedUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		expectNotFoundErr:   false,
 		expectInvalidObjErr: false,
 		expectNoUpdate:      true,
-	}, { // GuaranteedUpdate with same data AND a self link
+	}, { // GuaranteedUpdate with same data AND a selfLink
 		key:                 key,
 		ignoreNotFound:      false,
 		precondition:        nil,
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ func TestGuaranteedUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("#%d: pod name want=%s, get=%s", i, name, out.ObjectMeta.Name)
 		}
 		if out.SelfLink != "" {
-			t.Errorf("#%d: selflink should not be set", i)
+			t.Errorf("#%d: selfLink should not be set", i)
 		}
 
 		// verify that kv pair is not empty after set and that the underlying data matches expectations
@@ -2359,7 +2359,7 @@ func TestLeaseMaxObjectCount(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	obj := &example.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", SelfLink: "testlink"}}
+	obj := &example.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
 	out := &example.Pod{}
 
 	testCases := []struct {

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/admissionregistration/v1/mutatingwebhookconfiguration.go

@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ func (b *MutatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value str
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *MutatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *MutatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/admissionregistration/v1/validatingwebhookconfiguration.go

@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ func (b *ValidatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value s
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ValidatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ValidatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/admissionregistration/v1beta1/mutatingwebhookconfiguration.go

@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ func (b *MutatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value str
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *MutatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *MutatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/admissionregistration/v1beta1/validatingwebhookconfiguration.go

@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ func (b *ValidatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value s
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ValidatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ValidatingWebhookConfigurationApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apiserverinternal/v1alpha1/storageversion.go

@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ func (b *StorageVersionApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *StorageV
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *StorageVersionApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *StorageVersionApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1/controllerrevision.go

@@ -127,15 +127,6 @@ func (b *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *Cont
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1/daemonset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *DaemonSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *DaemonSetAppl
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *DaemonSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *DaemonSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1/deployment.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *DeploymentApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *DeploymentAp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *DeploymentApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *DeploymentApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1/replicaset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *ReplicaSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *ReplicaSetAp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ReplicaSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ReplicaSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1/statefulset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *StatefulSet
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta1/controllerrevision.go

@@ -127,15 +127,6 @@ func (b *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *Cont
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta1/deployment.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *DeploymentApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *DeploymentAp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *DeploymentApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *DeploymentApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta1/statefulset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *StatefulSet
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/controllerrevision.go

@@ -127,15 +127,6 @@ func (b *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *Cont
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ControllerRevisionApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/daemonset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *DaemonSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *DaemonSetAppl
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *DaemonSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *DaemonSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/deployment.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *DeploymentApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *DeploymentAp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *DeploymentApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *DeploymentApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/replicaset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *ReplicaSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *ReplicaSetAp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ReplicaSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ReplicaSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/scale.go

@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ func (b *ScaleApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *ScaleApplyConfigu
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ScaleApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ScaleApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/statefulset.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *StatefulSet
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *StatefulSetApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v1/horizontalpodautoscaler.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string)
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v1/scale.go

@@ -85,15 +85,6 @@ func (b *ScaleApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *ScaleApplyConfigu
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *ScaleApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *ScaleApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v2/horizontalpodautoscaler.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string)
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v2beta1/horizontalpodautoscaler.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string)
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v2beta2/horizontalpodautoscaler.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string)
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *HorizontalPodAutoscalerApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/cronjob.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *CronJobApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *CronJobApplyCon
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *CronJobApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *CronJobApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/job.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *JobApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *JobApplyConfigurati
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *JobApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *JobApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/jobtemplatespec.go

@@ -64,15 +64,6 @@ func (b *JobTemplateSpecApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *JobTemp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *JobTemplateSpecApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *JobTemplateSpecApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1beta1/cronjob.go

@@ -126,15 +126,6 @@ func (b *CronJobApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *CronJobApplyCon
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *CronJobApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *CronJobApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1beta1/jobtemplatespec.go

@@ -65,15 +65,6 @@ func (b *JobTemplateSpecApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string) *JobTemp
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *JobTemplateSpecApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *JobTemplateSpecApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/certificates/v1/certificatesigningrequest.go

@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ func (b *CertificateSigningRequestApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *CertificateSigningRequestApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *CertificateSigningRequestApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.

staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/certificates/v1beta1/certificatesigningrequest.go

@@ -124,15 +124,6 @@ func (b *CertificateSigningRequestApplyConfiguration) WithNamespace(value string
 	return b
 }
 
-// WithSelfLink sets the SelfLink field in the declarative configuration to the given value
-// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
-// If called multiple times, the SelfLink field is set to the value of the last call.
-func (b *CertificateSigningRequestApplyConfiguration) WithSelfLink(value string) *CertificateSigningRequestApplyConfiguration {
-	b.ensureObjectMetaApplyConfigurationExists()
-	b.SelfLink = &value
-	return b
-}
-
 // WithUID sets the UID field in the declarative configuration to the given value
 // and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
 // If called multiple times, the UID field is set to the value of the last call.