cleanup: final clean up of pointer

api/v1/inferencepool_types.go

@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ type EndpointPickerRef struct {
 	//
 	// +optional
 	// +kubebuilder:default=Service
-	//nolint:kubeapilinter // ignore kubeapilinter here as we want to use pointer for optional struct.
-	Kind *Kind `json:"kind,omitempty"`
+	Kind Kind `json:"kind,omitempty"`
 
 	// Name is the name of the referent API object.
 	//
@@ -131,16 +130,15 @@ type EndpointPickerRef struct {
 	// unspecified (defaults to "Service").
 	//
 	// +optional
-	//nolint:kubeapilinter // ignore kubeapilinter here as we want to use pointer for optional struct.
+	//nolint:kubeapilinter // ignore kubeapilinter here as we want to use pointer as zero means all ports
 	PortNumber *PortNumber `json:"portNumber,omitempty"`
 
 	// FailureMode configures how the parent handles the case when the Endpoint Picker extension
 	// is non-responsive. When unspecified, defaults to "FailClose".
 	//
 	// +optional
 	// +kubebuilder:default="FailClose"
-	//nolint:kubeapilinter // ignore kubeapilinter here as we want to use pointer for optional struct.
-	FailureMode *EndpointPickerFailureMode `json:"failureMode,omitempty"`
+	FailureMode EndpointPickerFailureMode `json:"failureMode,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // EndpointPickerFailureMode defines the options for how the parent handles the case when the
@@ -286,8 +284,7 @@ type ParentReference struct {
 	//
 	// +optional
 	// +kubebuilder:default=Gateway
-	//nolint:kubeapilinter // ignore kubeapilinter here as we want to use pointer for optional struct.
-	Kind *Kind `json:"kind,omitempty"`
+	Kind Kind `json:"kind,omitempty"`
 
 	// Name is the name of the referent API object.
 	//
@@ -303,6 +300,5 @@ type ParentReference struct {
 	// documentation for details: https://gateway-api.sigs.k8s.io/api-types/referencegrant/
 	//
 	// +optional
-	//nolint:kubeapilinter // ignore kubeapilinter here as we want to use pointer for optional struct.
-	Namespace *Namespace `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
+	Namespace Namespace `json:"namespace,omitempty"`
 }

apix/v1alpha2/inferencepool_conversion.go

@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ func toV1ParentRef(in ParentGatewayReference) v1.ParentReference {
 	}
 	if in.Kind != nil {
 		k := v1.Kind(*in.Kind)
-		out.Kind = &k
+		out.Kind = k
 	}
 	if in.Namespace != nil {
 		ns := v1.Namespace(*in.Namespace)
-		out.Namespace = &ns
+		out.Namespace = ns
 	}
 	return out
 }
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ func fromV1ParentRef(in v1.ParentReference) ParentGatewayReference {
 		g := Group(*in.Group)
 		out.Group = &g
 	}
-	if in.Kind != nil {
-		k := Kind(*in.Kind)
+	if in.Kind != "" {
+		k := Kind(in.Kind)
 		out.Kind = &k
 	}
-	if in.Namespace != nil {
-		ns := Namespace(*in.Namespace)
+	if in.Namespace != "" {
+		ns := Namespace(in.Namespace)
 		out.Namespace = &ns
 	}
 	return out
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ func convertExtensionRefToV1(src *Extension) (v1.EndpointPickerRef, error) {
 		endpointPickerRef.Group = ptr.To(v1.Group(*src.Group))
 	}
 	if src.Kind != nil {
-		endpointPickerRef.Kind = ptr.To(v1.Kind(*src.Kind))
+		endpointPickerRef.Kind = v1.Kind(*src.Kind)
 	}
 	endpointPickerRef.Name = v1.ObjectName(src.Name)
 	if src.PortNumber != nil {
 		endpointPickerRef.PortNumber = ptr.To(v1.PortNumber(*src.PortNumber))
 	}
 	if src.FailureMode != nil {
-		endpointPickerRef.FailureMode = ptr.To(v1.EndpointPickerFailureMode(*src.FailureMode))
+		endpointPickerRef.FailureMode = v1.EndpointPickerFailureMode(*src.FailureMode)
 	}
 
 	return endpointPickerRef, nil
@@ -217,15 +217,15 @@ func convertEndpointPickerRefFromV1(src *v1.EndpointPickerRef) (Extension, error
 	if src.Group != nil {
 		extension.Group = ptr.To(Group(*src.Group))
 	}
-	if src.Kind != nil {
-		extension.Kind = ptr.To(Kind(*src.Kind))
+	if src.Kind != "" {
+		extension.Kind = ptr.To(Kind(src.Kind))
 	}
 	extension.Name = ObjectName(src.Name)
 	if src.PortNumber != nil {
 		extension.PortNumber = ptr.To(PortNumber(*src.PortNumber))
 	}
-	if src.FailureMode != nil {
-		extension.FailureMode = ptr.To(ExtensionFailureMode(*src.FailureMode))
+	if src.FailureMode != "" {
+		extension.FailureMode = ptr.To(ExtensionFailureMode(src.FailureMode))
 	}
 	return extension, nil
 }

apix/v1alpha2/inferencepool_conversion_test.go

@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ func TestInferencePoolConvertTo(t *testing.T) {
 					TargetPorts: []v1.Port{{Number: v1.PortNumber(int32(8080))}},
 					EndpointPickerRef: v1.EndpointPickerRef{
 						Group:       &v1Group,
-						Kind:        &v1Kind,
+						Kind:        v1Kind,
 						Name:        "my-epp-service",
 						PortNumber:  &v1PortNumber,
-						FailureMode: &v1FailureMode,
+						FailureMode: v1FailureMode,
 					},
 				},
 				Status: v1.InferencePoolStatus{
@@ -237,10 +237,10 @@ func TestInferencePoolConvertFrom(t *testing.T) {
 					TargetPorts: []v1.Port{{Number: v1.PortNumber(int32(8080))}},
 					EndpointPickerRef: v1.EndpointPickerRef{
 						Group:       &v1Group,
-						Kind:        &v1Kind,
+						Kind:        v1Kind,
 						Name:        "my-epp-service",
 						PortNumber:  &v1PortNumber,
-						FailureMode: &v1FailureMode,
+						FailureMode: v1FailureMode,
 					},
 				},
 				Status: v1.InferencePoolStatus{

conformance/utils/kubernetes/helpers.go

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
-	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	gatewayv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
 	gatewayapiconfig "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/conformance/utils/config"
@@ -106,8 +105,8 @@ func InferencePoolMustHaveCondition(t *testing.T, c client.Reader, poolNN types.
 			}
 
 			for _, parentStatus := range pool.Status.Parents {
-				if parentStatus.ParentRef.Namespace != nil &&
-					string(*parentStatus.ParentRef.Namespace) == gateway.Namespace &&
+				if parentStatus.ParentRef.Namespace != "" &&
+					string(parentStatus.ParentRef.Namespace) == gateway.Namespace &&
 					string(parentStatus.ParentRef.Name) == gateway.Name {
 					if checkCondition(t, parentStatus.Conditions, expectedCondition) {
 						conditionFound = true
@@ -134,10 +133,10 @@ func InferencePoolMustHaveCondition(t *testing.T, c client.Reader, poolNN types.
 			}
 			for i, parentStatus := range lastObservedPool.Status.Parents {
 				namespace := parentStatus.ParentRef.Namespace
-				if namespace == nil {
-					namespace = ptr.To(inferenceapi.Namespace(poolNN.Namespace)) // Fallback to the pool's namespace
+				if namespace == "" {
+					namespace = inferenceapi.Namespace(poolNN.Namespace) // Fallback to the pool's namespace
 				}
-				debugMsg += fmt.Sprintf("\n  Parent %d (Gateway: %s/%s):", i, *namespace, parentStatus.ParentRef.Name)
+				debugMsg += fmt.Sprintf("\n  Parent %d (Gateway: %s/%s):", i, namespace, parentStatus.ParentRef.Name)
 				if len(parentStatus.Conditions) == 0 {
 					debugMsg += " (No conditions reported for this parent)"
 				}

site-src/reference/spec.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | Field | Description | Default | Validation |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
 | `group` _[Group](#group)_ | Group is the group of the referent API object. When unspecified, the default value<br />is "", representing the Core API group. |  | MaxLength: 253 <br />MinLength: 0 <br />Pattern: `^$\|^[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*$` <br /> |
-| `kind` _[Kind](#kind)_ | Kind is the Kubernetes resource kind of the referent API object. When unspecified,<br />the referent is assumed to be a "Service" kind.<br />ExternalName services can refer to CNAME DNS records that may live<br />outside of the cluster and as such are difficult to reason about in<br />terms of conformance. They also may not be safe to forward to (see<br />CVE-2021-25740 for more information). Implementations MUST NOT<br />support ExternalName Services. | Service | MaxLength: 63 <br />MinLength: 1 <br />Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z]([-a-zA-Z0-9]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?$` <br /> |
+| `kind` _[Kind](#kind)_ | Kind is the Kubernetes resource kind of the referent.<br />Required if the referent is ambiguous, e.g. service with multiple ports.<br />Defaults to "Service" when not specified.<br />ExternalName services can refer to CNAME DNS records that may live<br />outside of the cluster and as such are difficult to reason about in<br />terms of conformance. They also may not be safe to forward to (see<br />CVE-2021-25740 for more information). Implementations MUST NOT<br />support ExternalName Services. | Service | MaxLength: 63 <br />MinLength: 1 <br />Pattern: `^[a-zA-Z]([-a-zA-Z0-9]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?$` <br /> |
 | `name` _[ObjectName](#objectname)_ | Name is the name of the referent API object. |  | MaxLength: 253 <br />MinLength: 1 <br /> |
 | `portNumber` _[PortNumber](#portnumber)_ | PortNumber is the port number of the Endpoint Picker extension service. When unspecified,<br />implementations SHOULD infer a default value of 9002 when the kind field is "Service" or<br />unspecified (defaults to "Service"). |  | Maximum: 65535 <br />Minimum: 1 <br /> |
 | `failureMode` _[EndpointPickerFailureMode](#endpointpickerfailuremode)_ | FailureMode configures how the parent handles the case when the Endpoint Picker extension<br />is non-responsive. When unspecified, defaults to "FailClose". | FailClose | Enum: [FailOpen FailClose] <br /> |