diff --git a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
index ceb7e487e4b..884d1a8f8ea 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-controller-manager/controller-manager.go
@@ -22,20 +22,19 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
-	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	minionControllerPkg "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/controller"
 	replicationControllerPkg "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/healthz"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/master/ports"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/service"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/version/verflag"
@@ -51,8 +50,9 @@ var (
 	minionRegexp    = flag.String("minion_regexp", "", "If non empty, and -cloud_provider is specified, a regular expression for matching minion VMs.")
 	machineList     util.StringList
 	// TODO: Discover these by pinging the host machines, and rip out these flags.
+	// TODO: in the meantime, use resource.QuantityFlag() instead of these
 	nodeMilliCPU = flag.Int64("node_milli_cpu", 1000, "The amount of MilliCPU provisioned on each node")
-	nodeMemory   = flag.Int64("node_memory", 3*1024*1024*1024, "The amount of memory (in bytes) provisioned on each node")
+	nodeMemory   = resource.QuantityFlag("node_memory", "3Gi", "The amount of memory (in bytes) provisioned on each node")
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -90,18 +90,6 @@ func main() {
 		glog.Fatalf("Invalid API configuration: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if int64(int(*nodeMilliCPU)) != *nodeMilliCPU {
-		glog.Warningf("node_milli_cpu is too big for platform. Clamping: %d -> %d",
-			*nodeMilliCPU, math.MaxInt32)
-		*nodeMilliCPU = math.MaxInt32
-	}
-
-	if int64(int(*nodeMemory)) != *nodeMemory {
-		glog.Warningf("node_memory is too big for platform. Clamping: %d -> %d",
-			*nodeMemory, math.MaxInt32)
-		*nodeMemory = math.MaxInt32
-	}
-
 	go http.ListenAndServe(net.JoinHostPort(address.String(), strconv.Itoa(*port)), nil)
 
 	endpoints := service.NewEndpointController(kubeClient)
@@ -113,8 +101,8 @@ func main() {
 	cloud := cloudprovider.InitCloudProvider(*cloudProvider, *cloudConfigFile)
 	nodeResources := &api.NodeResources{
 		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-			resources.CPU:    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(*nodeMilliCPU)),
-			resources.Memory: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(*nodeMemory)),
+			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(*nodeMilliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+			api.ResourceMemory: *nodeMemory,
 		},
 	}
 	minionController := minionControllerPkg.NewMinionController(cloud, *minionRegexp, machineList, nodeResources, kubeClient)
diff --git a/pkg/api/helpers.go b/pkg/api/helpers.go
index a593dde3d90..5ee4fa1b010 100644
--- a/pkg/api/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/helpers.go
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
+)
+
+// Semantic can do semantic deep equality checks for api objects.
+// Example: api.Semantic.DeepEqual(aPod, aPodWithNonNilButEmptyMaps) == true
+var Semantic = conversion.EqualitiesOrDie(
+	func(a, b resource.Quantity) bool {
+		// Ignore formatting, only care that numeric value stayed the same.
+		// TODO: if we decide it's important, after we drop v1beta1/2, we
+		// could start comparing format.
+		//
+		// Uninitialized quantities are equivilent to 0 quantities.
+		if a.Amount == nil && b.MilliValue() == 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+		if b.Amount == nil && a.MilliValue() == 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+		return a.Amount.Cmp(b.Amount) == 0
+	},
 )
 
 // TODO: Address these per #1502
diff --git a/pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go b/pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go
index bedb8a1fcae..56ae1a26e50 100644
--- a/pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/latest/latest_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package latest
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
-	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -167,7 +166,7 @@ func TestInternalRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj, actual) {
+		if !internal.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj, actual) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: diff %s", k, util.ObjectDiff(obj, actual))
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go b/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go
index 3b04fcd91c6..4ae4d38148c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go
+++ b/pkg/api/resource/quantity.go
@@ -102,14 +102,14 @@ const (
 	DecimalSI       = Format("DecimalSI")       // e.g., 12M  (12 * 10^6)
 )
 
-// ParseOrDie turns the given string into a quantity or panics; for tests
+// MustParse turns the given string into a quantity or panics; for tests
 // or others cases where you know the string is valid.
-func ParseOrDie(str string) *Quantity {
+func MustParse(str string) Quantity {
 	q, err := ParseQuantity(str)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Errorf("cannot parse '%v': %v", str, err))
 	}
-	return q
+	return *q
 }
 
 const (
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ var (
 	// The maximum value we can represent milli-units for.
 	// Compare with the return value of Quantity.Value() to
 	// see if it's safe to use Quantity.MilliValue().
-	MaxMilliValue = ((1 << 63) - 1) / 1000
+	MaxMilliValue = int64(((1 << 63) - 1) / 1000)
 )
 
 // ParseQuantity turns str into a Quantity, or returns an error.
@@ -403,10 +403,7 @@ func (qf qFlag) String() string {
 // QuantityFlag is a helper that makes a quantity flag (using standard flag package).
 // Will panic if defaultValue is not a valid quantity.
 func QuantityFlag(flagName, defaultValue, description string) *Quantity {
-	q, err := ParseQuantity(defaultValue)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(fmt.Errorf("can't use %v as a quantity: %v", defaultValue, err))
-	}
-	flag.Var(qFlag{q}, flagName, description)
-	return q
+	q := MustParse(defaultValue)
+	flag.Var(qFlag{&q}, flagName, description)
+	return &q
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/resource/quantity_example_test.go b/pkg/api/resource/quantity_example_test.go
index 5442cb546c4..f9cbe862f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/resource/quantity_example_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/resource/quantity_example_test.go
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ func ExampleFormat() {
 	// cores = 5300m
 }
 
-func ExampleParseOrDie() {
-	memorySize := resource.ParseOrDie("5Gi")
+func ExampleMustParse() {
+	memorySize := resource.MustParse("5Gi")
 	fmt.Printf("memorySize = %v (%v)\n", memorySize.Value(), memorySize.Format)
 
-	diskSize := resource.ParseOrDie("5G")
+	diskSize := resource.MustParse("5G")
 	fmt.Printf("diskSize = %v (%v)\n", diskSize.Value(), diskSize.Format)
 
-	cores := resource.ParseOrDie("5300m")
+	cores := resource.MustParse("5300m")
 	fmt.Printf("milliCores = %v (%v)\n", cores.MilliValue(), cores.Format)
 
-	cores2 := resource.ParseOrDie("5.4")
+	cores2 := resource.MustParse("5.4")
 	fmt.Printf("milliCores = %v (%v)\n", cores2.MilliValue(), cores2.Format)
 
 	// Output:
diff --git a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
index 5c79980e154..46330c4e10d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1beta2"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+
 	docker "github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient"
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
+	"speter.net/go/exp/math/dec/inf"
 )
 
 var fuzzIters = flag.Int("fuzz_iters", 40, "How many fuzzing iterations to do.")
@@ -136,6 +139,16 @@ var apiObjectFuzzer = fuzz.New().NilChance(.5).NumElements(1, 1).Funcs(
 			c.RandString(): c.RandString(),
 		}
 	},
+
+	func(q *resource.Quantity, c fuzz.Continue) {
+		// Real Quantity fuzz testing is done elsewhere;
+		// this limited subset of functionality survives
+		// round-tripping to v1beta1/2.
+		q.Amount = &inf.Dec{}
+		q.Format = resource.DecimalExponent
+		//q.Amount.SetScale(inf.Scale(-c.Intn(12)))
+		q.Amount.SetUnscaled(c.Int63n(1000))
+	},
 )
 
 func runTest(t *testing.T, codec runtime.Codec, source runtime.Object) {
@@ -159,7 +172,7 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T, codec runtime.Codec, source runtime.Object) {
 		t.Errorf("0: %v: %v\nCodec: %v\nData: %s\nSource: %#v", name, err, codec, string(data), source)
 		return
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(source, obj2) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(source, obj2) {
 		t.Errorf("1: %v: diff: %v\nCodec: %v\nData: %s\nSource: %#v", name, util.ObjectGoPrintDiff(source, obj2), codec, string(data), source)
 		return
 	}
@@ -170,7 +183,7 @@ func runTest(t *testing.T, codec runtime.Codec, source runtime.Object) {
 		t.Errorf("2: %v: %v", name, err)
 		return
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(source, obj3) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(source, obj3) {
 		t.Errorf("3: %v: diff: %v\nCodec: %v", name, util.ObjectDiff(source, obj3), codec)
 		return
 	}
@@ -244,7 +257,7 @@ func TestEncode_Ptr(t *testing.T) {
 	if _, ok := obj2.(*api.Pod); !ok {
 		t.Fatalf("Got wrong type")
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj2, pod) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(obj2, pod) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected:\n %#v,\n Got:\n %#v", &pod, obj2)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index d7c0e6e3cf6..ebb32586ede 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package api
 
 import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -309,12 +310,12 @@ type Container struct {
 	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty"`
 	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory int `json:"memory,omitempty"`
+	Memory resource.Quantity `json:"memory,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	CPU           int            `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
-	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount  `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
-	LivenessProbe *LivenessProbe `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
-	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle     `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
+	CPU           resource.Quantity `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
+	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount     `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
+	LivenessProbe *LivenessProbe    `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
+	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle        `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to /dev/termination-log
 	TerminationMessagePath string `json:"terminationMessagePath,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Default to false.
@@ -747,9 +748,29 @@ type NodeResources struct {
 	Capacity ResourceList `json:"capacity,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ResourceName is the name identifying various resources in a ResourceList.
 type ResourceName string
 
-type ResourceList map[ResourceName]util.IntOrString
+const (
+	// CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores)
+	ResourceCPU ResourceName = "cpu"
+	// Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	ResourceMemory ResourceName = "memory"
+)
+
+// ResourceList is a set of (resource name, quantity) pairs.
+type ResourceList map[ResourceName]resource.Quantity
+
+// Get is a convenience function, which returns a 0 quantity if the
+// resource list is nil, empty, or lacks a value for the requested resource.
+// Treat as read only!
+func (rl ResourceList) Get(name ResourceName) *resource.Quantity {
+	if rl == nil {
+		return &resource.Quantity{}
+	}
+	q := rl[name]
+	return &q
+}
 
 // Node is a worker node in Kubernetenes
 // The name of the node according to etcd is in ObjectMeta.Name.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
index f4ff1f5a854..3248d31d4d8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ package v1beta1
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	newer "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 	// newer.Scheme.AddStructFieldConversion(string(""), "Status", string(""), "Condition")
 	// newer.Scheme.AddStructFieldConversion(string(""), "Condition", string(""), "Status")
 
-	newer.Scheme.AddConversionFuncs(
+	err := newer.Scheme.AddConversionFuncs(
 		// TypeMeta must be split into two objects
 		func(in *newer.TypeMeta, out *TypeMeta, s conversion.Scope) error {
 			out.Kind = in.Kind
@@ -582,5 +585,61 @@ func init() {
 			out.Timestamp = in.Timestamp
 			return s.Convert(&in.InvolvedObject, &out.InvolvedObject, 0)
 		},
+
+		// This is triggered for the Memory field of Container.
+		func(in *int64, out *resource.Quantity, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			out.Set(*in)
+			out.Format = resource.BinarySI
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *resource.Quantity, out *int64, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = in.Value()
+			return nil
+		},
+
+		// This is triggered by the CPU field of Container.
+		// Note that if we add other int/Quantity conversions my
+		// simple hack (int64=Value(), int=MilliValue()) here won't work.
+		func(in *int, out *resource.Quantity, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			out.SetMilli(int64(*in))
+			out.Format = resource.DecimalSI
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *resource.Quantity, out *int, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = int(in.MilliValue())
+			return nil
+		},
+
+		// Convert resource lists.
+		func(in *ResourceList, out *newer.ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = newer.ResourceList{}
+			for k, v := range *in {
+				fv, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v.String(), 64)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("value '%v' of '%v': %v", v, k, err)
+				}
+				if k == ResourceCPU {
+					(*out)[newer.ResourceCPU] = *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(fv*1000), resource.DecimalSI)
+				} else {
+					(*out)[newer.ResourceName(k)] = *resource.NewQuantity(int64(fv), resource.BinarySI)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.ResourceList, out *ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = ResourceList{}
+			for k, v := range *in {
+				if k == newer.ResourceCPU {
+					(*out)[ResourceCPU] = util.NewIntOrStringFromString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", float64(v.MilliValue())/1000))
+				} else {
+					(*out)[ResourceName(k)] = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(v.Value()))
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
index 01fc2d170cd..a3a5a8cbed9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion_test.go
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestMinionListConversionToNew(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
-		if e, a := item.newML, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+		if e, a := item.newML, got; !newer.Semantic.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected: %#v, got %#v", e, a)
 		}
 	}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func TestMinionListConversionToOld(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	if e, a := oldML, got; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+	if e, a := oldML, got; !newer.Semantic.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: %#v, got %#v", e, a)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index fa4eebac2f3..77e19b6b9b5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty" description:"list of ports to expose from the container"`
 	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty" description:"list of environment variables to set in the container"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory int `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
+	Memory int64 `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
 	CPU           int            `json:"cpu,omitempty" description:"CPU share in thousandths of a core"`
 	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount  `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty" description:"pod volumes to mount into the container's filesystem"`
@@ -583,6 +583,13 @@ type NodeResources struct {
 
 type ResourceName string
 
+const (
+	// CPU, in cores. (floating point w/ 3 decimal places)
+	ResourceCPU ResourceName = "cpu"
+	// Memory, in bytes.
+	ResourceMemory ResourceName = "memory"
+)
+
 type ResourceList map[ResourceName]util.IntOrString
 
 // Minion is a worker node in Kubernetenes.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
index 10e4ad98b0c..00d8cfb313a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ package v1beta2
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
 	newer "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@ func init() {
 	// newer.Scheme.AddStructFieldConversion(string(""), "Status", string(""), "Condition")
 	// newer.Scheme.AddStructFieldConversion(string(""), "Condition", string(""), "Status")
 
-	newer.Scheme.AddConversionFuncs(
+	err := newer.Scheme.AddConversionFuncs(
 		// TypeMeta must be split into two objects
 		func(in *newer.TypeMeta, out *TypeMeta, s conversion.Scope) error {
 			out.Kind = in.Kind
@@ -498,5 +501,61 @@ func init() {
 			out.Timestamp = in.Timestamp
 			return s.Convert(&in.InvolvedObject, &out.InvolvedObject, 0)
 		},
+
+		// This is triggered for the Memory field of Container.
+		func(in *int64, out *resource.Quantity, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			out.Set(*in)
+			out.Format = resource.BinarySI
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *resource.Quantity, out *int64, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = in.Value()
+			return nil
+		},
+
+		// This is triggered by the CPU field of Container.
+		// Note that if we add other int/Quantity conversions my
+		// simple hack (int64=Value(), int=MilliValue()) here won't work.
+		func(in *int, out *resource.Quantity, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			out.SetMilli(int64(*in))
+			out.Format = resource.DecimalSI
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *resource.Quantity, out *int, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = int(in.MilliValue())
+			return nil
+		},
+
+		// Convert resource lists.
+		func(in *ResourceList, out *newer.ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = newer.ResourceList{}
+			for k, v := range *in {
+				fv, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v.String(), 64)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("value '%v' of '%v': %v", v, k, err)
+				}
+				if k == ResourceCPU {
+					(*out)[newer.ResourceCPU] = *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(fv*1000), resource.DecimalSI)
+				} else {
+					(*out)[newer.ResourceName(k)] = *resource.NewQuantity(int64(fv), resource.BinarySI)
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.ResourceList, out *ResourceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = ResourceList{}
+			for k, v := range *in {
+				if k == newer.ResourceCPU {
+					(*out)[ResourceCPU] = util.NewIntOrStringFromString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", float64(v.MilliValue())/1000))
+				} else {
+					(*out)[ResourceName(k)] = util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(v.Value()))
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 	)
+	if err != nil {
+		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 7438f264fa8..e8c26dab202 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ type Container struct {
 	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty" description:"list of ports to expose from the container"`
 	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty" description:"list of environment variables to set in the container"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory int `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
+	Memory int64 `json:"memory,omitempty" description:"memory limit in bytes; defaults to unlimited"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
 	CPU           int            `json:"cpu,omitempty" description:"CPU share in thousandths of a core"`
 	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount  `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty" description:"pod volumes to mount into the container's filesystem"`
@@ -546,6 +546,13 @@ type NodeResources struct {
 
 type ResourceName string
 
+const (
+	// CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores)
+	ResourceCPU ResourceName = "cpu"
+	// Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	ResourceMemory ResourceName = "memory"
+)
+
 type ResourceList map[ResourceName]util.IntOrString
 
 // Minion is a worker node in Kubernetenes.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index daf7b01b42d..cca9fed96d3 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta3
 
 import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 )
@@ -326,13 +327,13 @@ type Container struct {
 	WorkingDir string   `json:"workingDir,omitempty"`
 	Ports      []Port   `json:"ports,omitempty"`
 	Env        []EnvVar `json:"env,omitempty"`
-	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	Memory int `json:"memory,omitempty"`
-	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited.
-	CPU           int            `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
-	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount  `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
-	LivenessProbe *LivenessProbe `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
-	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle     `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
+	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited. Units: bytes.
+	Memory resource.Quantity `json:"memory,omitempty"`
+	// Optional: Defaults to unlimited. Units: Cores. (500m == 1/2 core)
+	CPU           resource.Quantity `json:"cpu,omitempty"`
+	VolumeMounts  []VolumeMount     `json:"volumeMounts,omitempty"`
+	LivenessProbe *LivenessProbe    `json:"livenessProbe,omitempty"`
+	Lifecycle     *Lifecycle        `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Defaults to /dev/termination-log
 	TerminationMessagePath string `json:"terminationMessagePath,omitempty"`
 	// Optional: Default to false.
@@ -776,9 +777,18 @@ type NodeCondition struct {
 	Message            string              `json:"message,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ResourceName is the name identifying various resources in a ResourceList.
 type ResourceName string
 
-type ResourceList map[ResourceName]util.IntOrString
+const (
+	// CPU, in cores. (500m = .5 cores)
+	ResourceCPU ResourceName = "cpu"
+	// Memory, in bytes. (500Gi = 500GiB = 500 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	ResourceMemory ResourceName = "memory"
+)
+
+// ResourceList is a set of (resource name, quantity) pairs.
+type ResourceList map[ResourceName]resource.Quantity
 
 // Node is a worker node in Kubernetes.
 // The name of the node according to etcd is in ID.
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 4731c48b886..8566d8012c1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package validation
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *api.Pod) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 		newContainers = append(newContainers, container)
 	}
 	pod.Spec.Containers = newContainers
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(pod.Spec, oldPod.Spec) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(pod.Spec, oldPod.Spec) {
 		// TODO: a better error would include all immutable fields explicitly.
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("spec.containers", newPod.Spec.Containers, "some fields are immutable"))
 	}
@@ -586,7 +585,7 @@ func ValidateMinion(minion *api.Node) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 func ValidateMinionUpdate(oldMinion *api.Node, minion *api.Node) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(minion.Status, api.NodeStatus{}) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(minion.Status, api.NodeStatus{}) {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("status", minion.Status, "status must be empty"))
 	}
 
@@ -596,7 +595,7 @@ func ValidateMinionUpdate(oldMinion *api.Node, minion *api.Node) errs.Validation
 	// Clear status
 	oldMinion.Status = minion.Status
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(oldMinion, minion) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(oldMinion, minion) {
 		glog.V(4).Infof("Update failed validation %#v vs %#v", oldMinion, minion)
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, fmt.Errorf("update contains more than labels or capacity changes"))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index a93ba27f48a..827aa40ad53 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/registrytest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -372,8 +373,8 @@ func TestValidateManifest(t *testing.T) {
 					Image:      "image",
 					Command:    []string{"foo", "bar"},
 					WorkingDir: "/tmp",
-					Memory:     1,
-					CPU:        1,
+					Memory:     resource.MustParse("1"),
+					CPU:        resource.MustParse("1"),
 					Ports: []api.Port{
 						{Name: "p1", ContainerPort: 80, HostPort: 8080},
 						{Name: "p2", ContainerPort: 81},
@@ -623,7 +624,7 @@ func TestValidatePodUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{
 							Image: "foo:V1",
-							CPU:   100,
+							CPU:   resource.MustParse("100m"),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -634,7 +635,7 @@ func TestValidatePodUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					Containers: []api.Container{
 						{
 							Image: "foo:V2",
-							CPU:   1000,
+							CPU:   resource.MustParse("1000m"),
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -1300,8 +1301,8 @@ func TestValidateMinionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 				Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-					"cpu":    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(10000),
-					"memory": util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(100),
+					api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
 				},
 			},
 		}, api.Node{
@@ -1310,8 +1311,8 @@ func TestValidateMinionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 				Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-					"cpu":    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(100),
-					"memory": util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(10000),
+					api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+					api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
 				},
 			},
 		}, true},
@@ -1322,8 +1323,8 @@ func TestValidateMinionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 				Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-					"cpu":    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(10000),
-					"memory": util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(100),
+					api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
 				},
 			},
 		}, api.Node{
@@ -1333,8 +1334,8 @@ func TestValidateMinionUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 				Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-					"cpu":    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(100),
-					"memory": util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(10000),
+					api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+					api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
 				},
 			},
 		}, true},
diff --git a/pkg/client/client_test.go b/pkg/client/client_test.go
index 34ba0290e59..7bfff9bfade 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/latest"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/version"
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (c *testClient) Setup() *testClient {
 func (c *testClient) Validate(t *testing.T, received runtime.Object, err error) {
 	c.ValidateCommon(t, err)
 
-	if c.Response.Body != nil && !reflect.DeepEqual(c.Response.Body, received) {
+	if c.Response.Body != nil && !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(c.Response.Body, received) {
 		t.Errorf("bad response for request %#v: expected %#v, got %#v", c.Request, c.Response.Body, received)
 	}
 }
@@ -734,8 +734,8 @@ func TestCreateMinion(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 			Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-				resources.CPU:    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(1000),
-				resources.Memory: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(1024 * 1024),
+				api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("1000m"),
+				api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/gce/gce.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/gce/gce.go
index 991b49186bd..5916918f9cb 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/gce/gce.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/gce/gce.go
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
+
 	"code.google.com/p/goauth2/compute/serviceaccount"
 	compute "code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/compute/v1"
 	container "code.google.com/p/google-api-go-client/container/v1beta1"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
@@ -338,11 +338,12 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) List(filter string) ([]string, error) {
 	return instances, nil
 }
 
-func makeResources(cpu float32, memory float32) *api.NodeResources {
+// cpu is in cores, memory is in GiB
+func makeResources(cpu float64, memory float64) *api.NodeResources {
 	return &api.NodeResources{
 		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-			resources.CPU:    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(cpu * 1000)),
-			resources.Memory: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(memory * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)),
+			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(cpu*1000), resource.DecimalSI),
+			api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(int64(memory*1024*1024*1024), resource.BinarySI),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) GetNodeResources(name string) (*api.NodeResources, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	// TODO: actually read machine size instead of this awful hack.
 	switch canonicalizeMachineType(res.MachineType) {
 	case "f1-micro":
 		return makeResources(1, 0.6), nil
diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/openstack/openstack.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/openstack/openstack.go
index f744b3b100b..4e5947d6cca 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/openstack/openstack.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/openstack/openstack.go
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ func (os *OpenStack) Instances() (cloudprovider.Instances, bool) {
 		for _, flavor := range flavorList {
 			rsrc := api.NodeResources{
 				Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-					"cpu":                      util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(flavor.VCPUs),
-					"memory":                   util.NewIntOrStringFromString(fmt.Sprintf("%dMiB", flavor.RAM)),
-					"openstack.org/disk":       util.NewIntOrStringFromString(fmt.Sprintf("%dGB", flavor.Disk)),
-					"openstack.org/rxTxFactor": util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(flavor.RxTxFactor * 1000)),
-					"openstack.org/swap":       util.NewIntOrStringFromString(fmt.Sprintf("%dMiB", flavor.Swap)),
+					api.ResourceCPU:            *resource.NewMilliQuantity(int64(flavor.VCPUs*1000), resource.DecimalSI),
+					api.ResourceMemory:         resource.MustParse(fmt.Sprintf("%dMi", flavor.RAM)),
+					"openstack.org/disk":       resource.MustParse(fmt.Sprintf("%dG", flavor.Disk)),
+					"openstack.org/rxTxFactor": *resource.NewQuantity(int64(flavor.RxTxFactor*1000), resource.DecimalSI),
+					"openstack.org/swap":       resource.MustParse(fmt.Sprintf("%dMi", flavor.Swap)),
 				},
 			}
 			flavor_to_resource[flavor.ID] = &rsrc
diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go
index 877882ece57..5673a1653c9 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication_controller_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"path"
-	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -233,7 +232,7 @@ func TestCreateReplica(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %#v", err)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(&expectedPod, actualPod) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(&expectedPod, actualPod) {
 		t.Logf("Body: %s", fakeHandler.RequestBody)
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected mismatch.  Expected\n %#v,\n Got:\n %#v", &expectedPod, actualPod)
 	}
@@ -345,7 +344,7 @@ func TestWatchControllers(t *testing.T) {
 	var testControllerSpec api.ReplicationController
 	received := make(chan struct{})
 	manager.syncHandler = func(controllerSpec api.ReplicationController) error {
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(controllerSpec, testControllerSpec) {
+		if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(controllerSpec, testControllerSpec) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected %#v, but got %#v", testControllerSpec, controllerSpec)
 		}
 		close(received)
diff --git a/pkg/conversion/deep_equal_test.go b/pkg/conversion/deep_equal_test.go
index 5d4a5dabbb7..d89ab53e5cf 100644
--- a/pkg/conversion/deep_equal_test.go
+++ b/pkg/conversion/deep_equal_test.go
@@ -22,15 +22,28 @@ import (
 
 func TestEqualities(t *testing.T) {
 	e := Equalities{}
+	type Bar struct {
+		X int
+	}
+	type Baz struct {
+		Y Bar
+	}
 	err := e.AddFuncs(
 		func(a, b int) bool {
 			return a+1 == b
 		},
+		func(a, b Bar) bool {
+			return a.X*10 == b.X
+		},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	type Foo struct {
+		X int
+	}
+
 	table := []struct {
 		a, b  interface{}
 		equal bool
@@ -38,6 +51,10 @@ func TestEqualities(t *testing.T) {
 		{1, 2, true},
 		{2, 1, false},
 		{"foo", "foo", true},
+		{Foo{1}, Foo{2}, true},
+		{Bar{1}, Bar{10}, true},
+		{&Bar{1}, &Bar{10}, true},
+		{Baz{Bar{1}}, Baz{Bar{10}}, true},
 		{map[string]int{"foo": 1}, map[string]int{"foo": 2}, true},
 		{map[string]int{}, map[string]int(nil), true},
 		{[]int{}, []int(nil), true},
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
index 245008f52d0..fdf7f9fed9f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 package config
 
 import (
-	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -65,13 +64,7 @@ func CreateValidPod(name, namespace, source string) api.BoundPod {
 }
 
 func CreatePodUpdate(op kubelet.PodOperation, source string, pods ...api.BoundPod) kubelet.PodUpdate {
-	// We deliberately return an empty slice instead of a nil pointer here
-	// because reflect.DeepEqual differentiates between the two and we need to
-	// pick one for consistency.
 	newPods := make([]api.BoundPod, len(pods))
-	if len(pods) == 0 {
-		return kubelet.PodUpdate{newPods, op, source}
-	}
 	for i := range pods {
 		newPods[i] = pods[i]
 	}
@@ -89,7 +82,7 @@ func expectPodUpdate(t *testing.T, ch <-chan kubelet.PodUpdate, expected ...kube
 	for i := range expected {
 		update := <-ch
 		sort.Sort(sortedPods(update.Pods))
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected[i], update) {
+		if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(expected[i], update) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected %#v, Got %#v", expected[i], update)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go
index 135bdea5467..3c9e2a3e4ee 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ func TestReadFromFile(t *testing.T) {
 				Containers: []api.Container{{Image: "test/image", TerminationMessagePath: "/dev/termination-log"}},
 			},
 		})
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
+		if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected %#v, Got %#v", expected, update)
 		}
 
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ func TestExtractFromValidDataFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	update := (<-ch).(kubelet.PodUpdate)
 	expected := CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.SET, kubelet.FileSource, expectedPod)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, Got %#v", expected, update)
 	}
 }
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ func TestExtractFromEmptyDir(t *testing.T) {
 
 	update := (<-ch).(kubelet.PodUpdate)
 	expected := CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.SET, kubelet.FileSource)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, Got %#v", expected, update)
 	}
 }
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func TestExtractFromDir(t *testing.T) {
 	expected := CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.SET, kubelet.FileSource, pods...)
 	sort.Sort(sortedPods(update.Pods))
 	sort.Sort(sortedPods(expected.Pods))
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(expected, update) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected %#v, Got %#v", expected, update)
 	}
 	for i := range update.Pods {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
index a1c0b7d101b..016b70373fc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package config
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http/httptest"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ func TestExtractFromHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 		update := (<-ch).(kubelet.PodUpdate)
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(testCase.expected, update) {
+		if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(testCase.expected, update) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: Expected: %#v, Got: %#v", testCase.desc, testCase.expected, update)
 		}
 		for i := range update.Pods {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index d84d3df14a2..17ddca70e09 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func makePortsAndBindings(container *api.Container) (map[docker.Port]struct{}, m
 	return exposedPorts, portBindings
 }
 
-func milliCPUToShares(milliCPU int) int {
+func milliCPUToShares(milliCPU int64) int64 {
 	if milliCPU == 0 {
 		// zero milliCPU means unset. Use kernel default.
 		return 0
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) runContainer(pod *api.BoundPod, container *api.Container, pod
 			ExposedPorts: exposedPorts,
 			Hostname:     pod.Name,
 			Image:        container.Image,
-			Memory:       int64(container.Memory),
-			CPUShares:    int64(milliCPUToShares(container.CPU)),
+			Memory:       container.Memory.Value(),
+			CPUShares:    milliCPUToShares(container.CPU.MilliValue()),
 			WorkingDir:   container.WorkingDir,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go
index febe607f25d..585a956c0ce 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/controller/rest_test.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -136,7 +135,7 @@ func TestControllerDecode(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(controller, controllerOut) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(controller, controllerOut) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %#v, found %#v", controller, controllerOut)
 	}
 }
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ func TestControllerParsing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(controller, expectedController) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(controller, expectedController) {
 		t.Errorf("Parsing failed: %s %#v %#v", string(data), controller, expectedController)
 	}
 }
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ func TestFillCurrentState(t *testing.T) {
 	if controller.Status.Replicas != 2 {
 		t.Errorf("expected 2, got: %d", controller.Status.Replicas)
 	}
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(fakeLister.s, labels.Set(controller.Spec.Selector).AsSelector()) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(fakeLister.s, labels.Set(controller.Spec.Selector).AsSelector()) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected output: %#v %#v", labels.Set(controller.Spec.Selector).AsSelector(), fakeLister.s)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go
index 6326b683df3..ef6647eb6b1 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdatePodNotScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	var podOut api.Pod
 	latest.Codec.DecodeInto([]byte(response.Node.Value), &podOut)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(podOut, podIn) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut, podIn) {
 		t.Errorf("expected: %v, got: %v", podOut, podIn)
 	}
 }
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdatePodScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	var podOut api.Pod
 	latest.Codec.DecodeInto([]byte(response.Node.Value), &podOut)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(podOut, podIn) {
+	if !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(podOut, podIn) {
 		t.Errorf("expected: %#v, got: %#v", podOut, podIn)
 	}
 
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdatePodScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error decoding response: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if len(list.Items) != 2 || !reflect.DeepEqual(list.Items[0].Spec, podIn.Spec) {
+	if len(list.Items) != 2 || !api.Semantic.DeepEqual(list.Items[0].Spec, podIn.Spec) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected container list: %d\n items[0] -   %#v\n podin.spec - %#v\n", len(list.Items), list.Items[0].Spec, podIn.Spec)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resources/doc.go b/pkg/resources/doc.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c42e5b38be..00000000000
--- a/pkg/resources/doc.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-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 resources has constants and utilities for dealing with resources
-package resources
diff --git a/pkg/resources/resources.go b/pkg/resources/resources.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4647b367b59..00000000000
--- a/pkg/resources/resources.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-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 resources
-
-import (
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
-)
-
-const (
-	CPU    api.ResourceName = "cpu"
-	Memory api.ResourceName = "memory"
-)
-
-// TODO: None of these currently handle SI units
-
-func GetFloatResource(resources api.ResourceList, name api.ResourceName, def float64) float64 {
-	value, found := resources[name]
-	if !found {
-		return def
-	}
-	if value.Kind == util.IntstrInt {
-		return float64(value.IntVal)
-	}
-	result, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value.StrVal, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("parsing failed for %s: %s", name, value.StrVal)
-		return def
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-func GetIntegerResource(resources api.ResourceList, name api.ResourceName, def int) int {
-	value, found := resources[name]
-	if !found {
-		return def
-	}
-	if value.Kind == util.IntstrInt {
-		return value.IntVal
-	}
-	result, err := strconv.Atoi(value.StrVal)
-	if err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("parsing failed for %s: %s", name, value.StrVal)
-		return def
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
-func GetStringResource(resources api.ResourceList, name api.ResourceName, def string) string {
-	value, found := resources[name]
-	if !found {
-		return def
-	}
-	if value.Kind == util.IntstrInt {
-		return strconv.Itoa(value.IntVal)
-	}
-	return value.StrVal
-}
diff --git a/pkg/resources/resources_test.go b/pkg/resources/resources_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 263e25a54d2..00000000000
--- a/pkg/resources/resources_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-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 resources
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
-)
-
-func TestGetInteger(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		res      api.ResourceList
-		name     api.ResourceName
-		expected int
-		def      int
-		test     string
-	}{
-		{
-			res:      api.ResourceList{},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 1,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "nothing present",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(2),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 2,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "present",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				Memory: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(2),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 1,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "not-present",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromString("2"),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 2,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "present-string",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromString("foo"),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 1,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "present-invalid",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		val := GetIntegerResource(test.res, test.name, test.def)
-		if val != test.expected {
-			t.Errorf("expected: %d found %d", test.expected, val)
-		}
-	}
-}
-func TestGetFloat(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		res      api.ResourceList
-		name     api.ResourceName
-		expected float64
-		def      float64
-		test     string
-	}{
-		{
-			res:      api.ResourceList{},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 1.5,
-			def:      1.5,
-			test:     "nothing present",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(2),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 2.0,
-			def:      1.5,
-			test:     "present",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromString("2.5"),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 2.5,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "present-string",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromString("foo"),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: 1,
-			def:      1,
-			test:     "present-invalid",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		val := GetFloatResource(test.res, test.name, test.def)
-		if val != test.expected {
-			t.Errorf("expected: %f found %f", test.expected, val)
-		}
-	}
-}
-func TestGetString(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		res      api.ResourceList
-		name     api.ResourceName
-		expected string
-		def      string
-		test     string
-	}{
-		{
-			res:      api.ResourceList{},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: "foo",
-			def:      "foo",
-			test:     "nothing present",
-		},
-		{
-			res: api.ResourceList{
-				CPU: util.NewIntOrStringFromString("bar"),
-			},
-			name:     CPU,
-			expected: "bar",
-			def:      "foo",
-			test:     "present",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		val := GetStringResource(test.res, test.name, test.def)
-		if val != test.expected {
-			t.Errorf("expected: %s found %s", test.expected, val)
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go b/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go
index 6768016b832..9e4aa2ec738 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/predicates.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
@@ -89,15 +88,15 @@ type ResourceFit struct {
 }
 
 type resourceRequest struct {
-	milliCPU int
-	memory   int
+	milliCPU int64
+	memory   int64
 }
 
 func getResourceRequest(pod *api.Pod) resourceRequest {
 	result := resourceRequest{}
 	for ix := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		result.memory += pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Memory
-		result.milliCPU += pod.Spec.Containers[ix].CPU
+		result.memory += pod.Spec.Containers[ix].Memory.Value()
+		result.milliCPU += pod.Spec.Containers[ix].CPU.MilliValue()
 	}
 	return result
 }
@@ -113,17 +112,16 @@ func (r *ResourceFit) PodFitsResources(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	milliCPURequested := 0
-	memoryRequested := 0
+	milliCPURequested := int64(0)
+	memoryRequested := int64(0)
 	for ix := range existingPods {
 		existingRequest := getResourceRequest(&existingPods[ix])
 		milliCPURequested += existingRequest.milliCPU
 		memoryRequested += existingRequest.memory
 	}
 
-	// TODO: convert to general purpose resource matching, when pods ask for resources
-	totalMilliCPU := int(resources.GetFloatResource(info.Spec.Capacity, resources.CPU, 0) * 1000)
-	totalMemory := resources.GetIntegerResource(info.Spec.Capacity, resources.Memory, 0)
+	totalMilliCPU := info.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceCPU).MilliValue()
+	totalMemory := info.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceMemory).Value()
 
 	fitsCPU := totalMilliCPU == 0 || (totalMilliCPU-milliCPURequested) >= podRequest.milliCPU
 	fitsMemory := totalMemory == 0 || (totalMemory-memoryRequested) >= podRequest.memory
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go
index 106efbcb426..5fe556207f1 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/predicates_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
 type FakeNodeInfo api.Node
@@ -32,17 +31,11 @@ func (n FakeNodeInfo) GetNodeInfo(nodeName string) (*api.Node, error) {
 	return &node, nil
 }
 
-func makeResources(milliCPU int, memory int) api.NodeResources {
+func makeResources(milliCPU int64, memory int64) api.NodeResources {
 	return api.NodeResources{
 		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-			resources.CPU: util.IntOrString{
-				IntVal: milliCPU,
-				Kind:   util.IntstrInt,
-			},
-			resources.Memory: util.IntOrString{
-				IntVal: memory,
-				Kind:   util.IntstrInt,
-			},
+			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+			api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -51,8 +44,8 @@ func newResourcePod(usage ...resourceRequest) api.Pod {
 	containers := []api.Container{}
 	for _, req := range usage {
 		containers = append(containers, api.Container{
-			Memory: req.memory,
-			CPU:    req.milliCPU,
+			Memory: *resource.NewQuantity(req.memory, resource.BinarySI),
+			CPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(req.milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
 		})
 	}
 	return api.Pod{
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go b/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go
index c2ec09bbdec..dc3250cb8a2 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/priorities.go
@@ -18,13 +18,12 @@ package scheduler
 
 import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 // the unused capacity is calculated on a scale of 0-10
 // 0 being the lowest priority and 10 being the highest
-func calculateScore(requested, capacity int, node string) int {
+func calculateScore(requested, capacity int64, node string) int {
 	if capacity == 0 {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -32,30 +31,39 @@ func calculateScore(requested, capacity int, node string) int {
 		glog.Errorf("Combined requested resources from existing pods exceeds capacity on minion: %s", node)
 		return 0
 	}
-	return ((capacity - requested) * 10) / capacity
+	return int(((capacity - requested) * 10) / capacity)
 }
 
 // Calculate the occupancy on a node.  'node' has information about the resources on the node.
 // 'pods' is a list of pods currently scheduled on the node.
 func calculateOccupancy(pod api.Pod, node api.Node, pods []api.Pod) HostPriority {
-	totalCPU := 0
-	totalMemory := 0
+	totalMilliCPU := int64(0)
+	totalMemory := int64(0)
 	for _, existingPod := range pods {
 		for _, container := range existingPod.Spec.Containers {
-			totalCPU += container.CPU
-			totalMemory += container.Memory
+			totalMilliCPU += container.CPU.MilliValue()
+			totalMemory += container.Memory.Value()
 		}
 	}
 	// Add the resources requested by the current pod being scheduled.
 	// This also helps differentiate between differently sized, but empty, minions.
 	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		totalCPU += container.CPU
-		totalMemory += container.Memory
+		totalMilliCPU += container.CPU.MilliValue()
+		totalMemory += container.Memory.Value()
 	}
 
-	cpuScore := calculateScore(totalCPU, resources.GetIntegerResource(node.Spec.Capacity, resources.CPU, 0), node.Name)
-	memoryScore := calculateScore(totalMemory, resources.GetIntegerResource(node.Spec.Capacity, resources.Memory, 0), node.Name)
-	glog.V(4).Infof("Least Requested Priority, AbsoluteRequested: (%d, %d) Score:(%d, %d)", totalCPU, totalMemory, cpuScore, memoryScore)
+	capacityMilliCPU := node.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceCPU).MilliValue()
+	capacityMemory := node.Spec.Capacity.Get(api.ResourceMemory).Value()
+
+	cpuScore := calculateScore(totalMilliCPU, capacityMilliCPU, node.Name)
+	memoryScore := calculateScore(totalMemory, capacityMemory, node.Name)
+	glog.V(4).Infof(
+		"%v -> %v: Least Requested Priority, AbsoluteRequested: (%d, %d) / (%d, %d) Score: (%d, %d)",
+		pod.Name, node.Name,
+		totalMilliCPU, totalMemory,
+		capacityMilliCPU, capacityMemory,
+		cpuScore, memoryScore,
+	)
 
 	return HostPriority{
 		host:  node.Name,
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go
index 327d877f44d..23f932e0a0d 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/priorities_test.go
@@ -21,17 +21,16 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 )
 
-func makeMinion(node string, cpu, memory int) api.Node {
+func makeMinion(node string, milliCPU, memory int64) api.Node {
 	return api.Node{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: node},
 		Spec: api.NodeSpec{
 			Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-				resources.CPU:    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(cpu),
-				resources.Memory: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(memory),
+				api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(milliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+				api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(memory, resource.BinarySI),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -57,14 +56,14 @@ func TestLeastRequested(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	cpuOnly := api.PodSpec{
 		Containers: []api.Container{
-			{CPU: 1000},
-			{CPU: 2000},
+			{CPU: resource.MustParse("1000m")},
+			{CPU: resource.MustParse("2000m")},
 		},
 	}
 	cpuAndMemory := api.PodSpec{
 		Containers: []api.Container{
-			{CPU: 1000, Memory: 2000},
-			{CPU: 2000, Memory: 3000},
+			{CPU: resource.MustParse("1000m"), Memory: resource.MustParse("2000")},
+			{CPU: resource.MustParse("2000m"), Memory: resource.MustParse("3000")},
 		},
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
diff --git a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
index 7a8408014ab..9042afb7fe0 100644
--- a/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
+++ b/pkg/standalone/standalone.go
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ package standalone
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/clientauth"
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/config"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/dockertools"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/master"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/resources"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/service"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -125,22 +124,10 @@ func RunScheduler(cl *client.Client) {
 
 // RunControllerManager starts a controller
 func RunControllerManager(machineList []string, cl *client.Client, nodeMilliCPU, nodeMemory int64) {
-	if int64(int(nodeMilliCPU)) != nodeMilliCPU {
-		glog.Warningf("node_milli_cpu is too big for platform. Clamping: %d -> %d",
-			nodeMilliCPU, math.MaxInt32)
-		nodeMilliCPU = math.MaxInt32
-	}
-
-	if int64(int(nodeMemory)) != nodeMemory {
-		glog.Warningf("node_memory is too big for platform. Clamping: %d -> %d",
-			nodeMemory, math.MaxInt32)
-		nodeMemory = math.MaxInt32
-	}
-
 	nodeResources := &api.NodeResources{
 		Capacity: api.ResourceList{
-			resources.CPU:    util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(nodeMilliCPU)),
-			resources.Memory: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(int(nodeMemory)),
+			api.ResourceCPU:    *resource.NewMilliQuantity(nodeMilliCPU, resource.DecimalSI),
+			api.ResourceMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(nodeMemory, resource.BinarySI),
 		},
 	}
 	minionController := minionControllerPkg.NewMinionController(nil, "", machineList, nodeResources, cl)
diff --git a/pkg/util/util.go b/pkg/util/util.go
index f7ee32f44d7..a84356888ad 100644
--- a/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -113,6 +113,14 @@ func (intstr *IntOrString) UnmarshalJSON(value []byte) error {
 	return json.Unmarshal(value, &intstr.IntVal)
 }
 
+// String returns the string value, or Itoa's the int value.
+func (intstr *IntOrString) String() string {
+	if intstr.Kind == IntstrString {
+		return intstr.StrVal
+	}
+	return strconv.Itoa(intstr.IntVal)
+}
+
 // MarshalJSON implements the json.Marshaller interface.
 func (intstr IntOrString) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 	switch intstr.Kind {