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Let the garbage collector use json merge patch when SMP is not supported
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Let garbage collector fallback to use json merge patch when strategic merge patch returns 415. This enables orphan delete on custom resources.
**Which issue(s) this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close the issue(s) when PR gets merged)*:
Fixes#56348
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
This PR is developed based on https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56595. Ref https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/56606 for more information.
**Release note**:
```release-note
Orphan delete is now supported for custom resources
```
/sig api-machinery
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