Merge pull request #99870 from swetharepakula/eps-ga-controller

Graduate EndpointSlice Controllers to GA

cmd/kube-apiserver/app/options/validation.go

@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@ func validateClusterIPFlags(options *ServerRunOptions) []error {
 	}
 
 	// Secondary IP validation
-	// while api-server dualstack bits does not have dependency on EndPointSlice, its
+	// ControllerManager needs DualStack feature flags
-	// a good idea to have validation consistent across all components (ControllerManager
-	// needs EndPointSlice + DualStack feature flags).
 	secondaryServiceClusterIPRangeUsed := (options.SecondaryServiceClusterIPRange.IP != nil)
-	if secondaryServiceClusterIPRangeUsed && (!utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.IPv6DualStack) || !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice)) {
+	if secondaryServiceClusterIPRangeUsed && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.IPv6DualStack) {
-		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("secondary service cluster-ip range(--service-cluster-ip-range[1]) can only be used if %v and %v feature is enabled", string(features.IPv6DualStack), string(features.EndpointSlice)))
+		errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("secondary service cluster-ip range(--service-cluster-ip-range[1]) can only be used if %v feature is enabled", string(features.IPv6DualStack)))
 	}
 
 	// note: While the cluster might be dualstack (i.e. pods with multiple IPs), the user may choose

cmd/kube-apiserver/app/options/validation_test.go

@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ func makeOptionsWithCIDRs(serviceCIDR string, secondaryServiceCIDR string) *Serv
 	}
 }
 
-func TestClusterSerivceIPRange(t *testing.T) {
+func TestClusterServiceIPRange(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name            string
 		options         *ServerRunOptions
 		enableDualStack bool
-		enableEndpointSlice bool
 		expectErrors    bool
 	}{
 		{
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ func TestClusterSerivceIPRange(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErrors:    true,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("", "10.0.0.0/16"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "only secondary service cidr, dual stack gate off",
@@ -84,14 +82,12 @@ func TestClusterSerivceIPRange(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErrors:    true,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("10.0.0.0/16", "11.0.0.0/16"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "primary and secondary are provided but not dual stack v6-v6",
 			expectErrors:    true,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("2000::/108", "3000::/108"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "valid dual stack with gate disabled",
@@ -104,30 +100,20 @@ func TestClusterSerivceIPRange(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErrors:    true,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("10.0.0.0/8", ""),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "dual-stack secondary cidr too big",
 			expectErrors:    true,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("10.0.0.0/16", "3000::/64"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "valid v6-v4 dual stack + gate on + endpointSlice gate is on",
 			expectErrors:    false,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("3000::/108", "10.0.0.0/16"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 
-		{
-			name:                "valid v4-v6 dual stack + gate on + endpointSlice is off",
-			expectErrors:        true,
-			options:             makeOptionsWithCIDRs("10.0.0.0/16", "3000::/108"),
-			enableDualStack:     true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: false,
-		},
 		/* success cases */
 		{
 			name:            "valid primary",
@@ -140,21 +126,18 @@ func TestClusterSerivceIPRange(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErrors:    false,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("10.0.0.0/16", "3000::/108"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:            "valid v6-v4 dual stack + gate on",
 			expectErrors:    false,
 			options:         makeOptionsWithCIDRs("3000::/108", "10.0.0.0/16"),
 			enableDualStack: true,
-			enableEndpointSlice: true,
 		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.IPv6DualStack, tc.enableDualStack)()
-			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.EndpointSlice, tc.enableEndpointSlice)()
 			errs := validateClusterIPFlags(tc.options)
 			if len(errs) > 0 && !tc.expectErrors {
 				t.Errorf("expected no errors, errors found %+v", errs)

cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/core.go

@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ func startNodeIpamController(ctx ControllerContext) (http.Handler, bool, error)
 		return nil, false, err
 	}
 
-	// failure: more than one cidr and dual stack is not enabled and/or endpoint slice is not enabled
+	// failure: more than one cidr and dual stack is not enabled
-	if len(clusterCIDRs) > 1 && (!utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.IPv6DualStack) || !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice)) {
+	if len(clusterCIDRs) > 1 && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.IPv6DualStack) {
 		return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("len of ClusterCIDRs==%v and dualstack or EndpointSlice feature is not enabled", len(clusterCIDRs))
 	}
 

cmd/kube-controller-manager/app/discovery.go

@@ -23,30 +23,16 @@ package app
 import (
 	"net/http"
 
-	discoveryv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	endpointslicecontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/endpointslice"
 	endpointslicemirroringcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 )
 
 func startEndpointSliceController(ctx ControllerContext) (http.Handler, bool, error) {
-	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice) {
-		klog.V(2).Infof("Not starting endpointslice-controller since EndpointSlice feature gate is disabled")
-		return nil, false, nil
-	}
-
-	if !ctx.AvailableResources[discoveryv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("endpointslices")] {
-		klog.Warningf("Not starting endpointslice-controller since discovery.k8s.io/v1beta1 resources are not available")
-		return nil, false, nil
-	}
-
 	go endpointslicecontroller.NewController(
 		ctx.InformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods(),
 		ctx.InformerFactory.Core().V1().Services(),
 		ctx.InformerFactory.Core().V1().Nodes(),
-		ctx.InformerFactory.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		ctx.InformerFactory.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		ctx.ComponentConfig.EndpointSliceController.MaxEndpointsPerSlice,
 		ctx.ClientBuilder.ClientOrDie("endpointslice-controller"),
 		ctx.ComponentConfig.EndpointSliceController.EndpointUpdatesBatchPeriod.Duration,
@@ -55,19 +41,9 @@ func startEndpointSliceController(ctx ControllerContext) (http.Handler, bool, er
 }
 
 func startEndpointSliceMirroringController(ctx ControllerContext) (http.Handler, bool, error) {
-	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice) {
-		klog.V(2).Infof("Not starting endpointslicemirroring-controller since EndpointSlice feature gate is disabled")
-		return nil, false, nil
-	}
-
-	if !ctx.AvailableResources[discoveryv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("endpointslices")] {
-		klog.Warningf("Not starting endpointslicemirroring-controller since discovery.k8s.io/v1beta1 resources are not available")
-		return nil, false, nil
-	}
-
 	go endpointslicemirroringcontroller.NewController(
 		ctx.InformerFactory.Core().V1().Endpoints(),
-		ctx.InformerFactory.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		ctx.InformerFactory.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		ctx.InformerFactory.Core().V1().Services(),
 		ctx.ComponentConfig.EndpointSliceMirroringController.MirroringMaxEndpointsPerSubset,
 		ctx.ClientBuilder.ClientOrDie("endpointslicemirroring-controller"),

pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointset.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package endpointslice
 import (
 	"sort"
 
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	endpointutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/util/endpoint"
 )
 

pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_controller.go

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	coreinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1"
-	discoveryinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discoveryinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/discovery/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
-	discoverylisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discoverylisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func NewController(podInformer coreinformers.PodInformer,
 	recorder := broadcaster.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: "endpoint-slice-controller"})
 
 	if client != nil && client.CoreV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
-		ratelimiter.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("endpoint_slice_controller", client.DiscoveryV1beta1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
+		ratelimiter.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("endpoint_slice_controller", client.DiscoveryV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
 
 	endpointslicemetrics.RegisterMetrics()

pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_controller_test.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func newController(nodeNames []string, batchPeriod time.Duration) (*fake.Clients
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Pods(),
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Services(),
 		nodeInformer,
-		informerFactory.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		informerFactory.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		int32(100),
 		client,
 		batchPeriod)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func newController(nodeNames []string, batchPeriod time.Duration) (*fake.Clients
 
 	return client, &endpointSliceController{
 		esController,
-		informerFactory.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices().Informer().GetStore(),
+		informerFactory.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices().Informer().GetStore(),
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Nodes().Informer().GetStore(),
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetStore(),
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Services().Informer().GetStore(),
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestSyncServiceWithSelector(t *testing.T) {
 	standardSyncService(t, esController, ns, serviceName)
 	expectActions(t, client.Actions(), 1, "create", "endpointslices")
 
-	sliceList, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(ns).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	sliceList, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(ns).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "Expected no error fetching endpoint slices")
 	assert.Len(t, sliceList.Items, 1, "Expected 1 endpoint slices")
 	slice := sliceList.Items[0]
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func TestSyncServicePodSelection(t *testing.T) {
 	expectActions(t, client.Actions(), 1, "create", "endpointslices")
 
 	// an endpoint slice should be created, it should only reference pod1 (not pod2)
-	slices, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(ns).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	slices, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(ns).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
 	assert.Nil(t, err, "Expected no error fetching endpoint slices")
 	assert.Len(t, slices.Items, 1, "Expected 1 endpoint slices")
 	slice := slices.Items[0]
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestSyncServiceEndpointSliceLabelSelection(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected no error adding EndpointSlice: %v", err)
 		}
-		_, err = client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(ns).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		_, err = client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(ns).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected no error creating EndpointSlice: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.1"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod0"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 				{
@@ -460,7 +459,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.2"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod1"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 			},
@@ -566,7 +564,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"fd08::5678:0000:0000:9abc:def0"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod1"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 			},
@@ -672,7 +669,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.1"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod0"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 				{
@@ -683,7 +679,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.2"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod1"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 			},
@@ -788,7 +783,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.1"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod0"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 			},
@@ -895,7 +889,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.1"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod0"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 				{
@@ -906,7 +899,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.2"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod1"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 			},
@@ -1011,7 +1003,6 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					Addresses: []string{"10.0.0.1"},
 					TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{Kind: "Pod", Namespace: "default", Name: "pod0"},
-					Topology:  map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 					NodeName:  utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				},
 			},
@@ -1038,14 +1029,14 @@ func TestSyncService(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// last action should be to create endpoint slice
 			expectActions(t, client.Actions(), 1, "create", "endpointslices")
-			sliceList, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(testcase.service.Namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+			sliceList, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(testcase.service.Namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
 			assert.Nil(t, err, "Expected no error fetching endpoint slices")
 			assert.Len(t, sliceList.Items, 1, "Expected 1 endpoint slices")
 
 			// ensure all attributes of endpoint slice match expected state
 			slice := sliceList.Items[0]
 			assert.Equal(t, slice.Annotations["endpoints.kubernetes.io/last-change-trigger-time"], creationTimestamp.Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
-			assert.EqualValues(t, testcase.expectedEndpointPorts, slice.Ports)
+			assert.ElementsMatch(t, testcase.expectedEndpointPorts, slice.Ports)
 			assert.ElementsMatch(t, testcase.expectedEndpoints, slice.Endpoints)
 		})
 	}

pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_tracker.go

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package endpointslice
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 

pkg/controller/endpointslice/endpointslice_tracker_test.go

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package endpointslice
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )

pkg/controller/endpointslice/metrics/cache_test.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package metrics
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	endpointutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/util/endpoint"
 )

pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) reconcile(service *corev1.Service, pods []*corev1.Pod, exis
 	// delete those which are of addressType that is no longer supported
 	// by the service
 	for _, sliceToDelete := range slicesToDelete {
-		err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), sliceToDelete.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		err := r.client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), sliceToDelete.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("Error deleting %s EndpointSlice for Service %s/%s: %v", sliceToDelete.Name, service.Namespace, service.Name, err))
 		} else {
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(
 	if service.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
 		for _, endpointSlice := range slicesToCreate {
 			addTriggerTimeAnnotation(endpointSlice, triggerTime)
-			createdSlice, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			createdSlice, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			if err != nil {
 				// If the namespace is terminating, creates will continue to fail. Simply drop the item.
 				if errors.HasStatusCause(err, corev1.NamespaceTerminatingCause) {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(
 
 	for _, endpointSlice := range slicesToUpdate {
 		addTriggerTimeAnnotation(endpointSlice, triggerTime)
-		updatedSlice, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		updatedSlice, err := r.client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Update(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to update %s EndpointSlice for Service %s/%s: %v", endpointSlice.Name, service.Namespace, service.Name, err)
 		}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(
 	}
 
 	for _, endpointSlice := range slicesToDelete {
-		err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), endpointSlice.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		err := r.client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(service.Namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), endpointSlice.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete %s EndpointSlice for Service %s/%s: %v", endpointSlice.Name, service.Namespace, service.Name, err)
 		}
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) reconcileByPortMapping(
 				newEndpoints = append(newEndpoints, *got)
 				// If existing version of endpoint doesn't match desired version
 				// set endpointUpdated to ensure endpoint changes are persisted.
-				if !endpointsEqualBeyondHash(got, &endpoint) {
+				if !endpointutil.EndpointsEqualBeyondHash(got, &endpoint) {
 					endpointUpdated = true
 				}
 				// once an endpoint has been placed/found in a slice, it no

pkg/controller/endpointslice/reconciler_test.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -126,11 +126,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -152,11 +148,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -183,11 +175,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 							Serving:     utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 							Terminating: utilpointer.BoolPtr(false),
 						},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:     utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -211,11 +199,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -229,11 +213,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology: map[string]string{
+				Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-					"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-				},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -253,11 +233,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -271,11 +247,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology: map[string]string{
+				Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-					"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-				},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -297,11 +269,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -315,11 +283,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology: map[string]string{
+				Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-					"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-				},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -341,11 +305,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1234::5678:0000:0000:9abc:def0"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -369,11 +329,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1234::5678:0000:0000:9abc:def0"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -396,11 +352,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1234::5678:0000:0000:9abc:def0"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -413,11 +365,7 @@ func TestReconcile1Pod(t *testing.T) {
 					{
 						Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 						Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-						Topology: map[string]string{
+						Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-							"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-							"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-						},
 						NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 						TargetRef: &corev1.ObjectReference{
 							Kind:      "Pod",
@@ -512,7 +460,7 @@ func TestReconcile1EndpointSlice(t *testing.T) {
 	svc, endpointMeta := newServiceAndEndpointMeta("foo", namespace)
 	endpointSlice1 := newEmptyEndpointSlice(1, namespace, endpointMeta, svc)
 
-	_, createErr := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice1, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	_, createErr := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice1, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 	assert.Nil(t, createErr, "Expected no error creating endpoint slice")
 
 	numActionsBefore := len(client.Actions())
@@ -1281,7 +1229,7 @@ func TestReconcilerFinalizeSvcDeletionTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			// Add EndpointSlice that can be updated.
-			esToUpdate, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), &discovery.EndpointSlice{
+			esToUpdate, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), &discovery.EndpointSlice{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:            "to-update",
 					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{*ownerRef},
@@ -1297,7 +1245,7 @@ func TestReconcilerFinalizeSvcDeletionTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 			esToUpdate.Endpoints = []discovery.Endpoint{{Addresses: []string{"10.2.3.4"}}}
 
 			// Add EndpointSlice that can be deleted.
-			esToDelete, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), &discovery.EndpointSlice{
+			esToDelete, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), &discovery.EndpointSlice{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:            "to-delete",
 					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{*ownerRef},
@@ -1470,7 +1418,7 @@ func portsAndAddressTypeEqual(slice1, slice2 discovery.EndpointSlice) bool {
 func createEndpointSlices(t *testing.T, client *fake.Clientset, namespace string, endpointSlices []*discovery.EndpointSlice) {
 	t.Helper()
 	for _, endpointSlice := range endpointSlices {
-		_, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		_, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), endpointSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected no error creating Endpoint Slice, got: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -1479,7 +1427,7 @@ func createEndpointSlices(t *testing.T, client *fake.Clientset, namespace string
 
 func fetchEndpointSlices(t *testing.T, client *fake.Clientset, namespace string) []discovery.EndpointSlice {
 	t.Helper()
-	fetchedSlices, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	fetchedSlices, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected no error fetching Endpoint Slices, got: %v", err)
 		return []discovery.EndpointSlice{}

pkg/controller/endpointslice/utils.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -41,23 +41,6 @@ import (
 
 // podToEndpoint returns an Endpoint object generated from a Pod, a Node, and a Service for a particular addressType.
 func podToEndpoint(pod *corev1.Pod, node *corev1.Node, service *corev1.Service, addressType discovery.AddressType) discovery.Endpoint {
-	// Build out topology information. This is currently limited to hostname,
-	// zone, and region, but this will be expanded in the future.
-	topology := map[string]string{}
-
-	if node != nil {
-		topologyLabels := []string{
-			"topology.kubernetes.io/zone",
-			"topology.kubernetes.io/region",
-		}
-
-		for _, topologyLabel := range topologyLabels {
-			if node.Labels[topologyLabel] != "" {
-				topology[topologyLabel] = node.Labels[topologyLabel]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	serving := podutil.IsPodReady(pod)
 	terminating := pod.DeletionTimestamp != nil
 	// For compatibility reasons, "ready" should never be "true" if a pod is terminatng, unless
@@ -83,12 +66,14 @@ func podToEndpoint(pod *corev1.Pod, node *corev1.Node, service *corev1.Service,
 	}
 
 	if pod.Spec.NodeName != "" {
-		topology["kubernetes.io/hostname"] = pod.Spec.NodeName
-		ep.Topology = topology
-
 		ep.NodeName = &pod.Spec.NodeName
 	}
 
+	if node != nil && node.Labels[corev1.LabelTopologyZone] != "" {
+		zone := node.Labels[corev1.LabelTopologyZone]
+		ep.Zone = &zone
+	}
+
 	if endpointutil.ShouldSetHostname(pod, service) {
 		ep.Hostname = &pod.Spec.Hostname
 	}
@@ -147,25 +132,6 @@ func getEndpointAddresses(podStatus corev1.PodStatus, service *corev1.Service, a
 	return addresses
 }
 
-// endpointsEqualBeyondHash returns true if endpoints have equal attributes
-// but excludes equality checks that would have already been covered with
-// endpoint hashing (see hashEndpoint func for more info).
-func endpointsEqualBeyondHash(ep1, ep2 *discovery.Endpoint) bool {
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(ep1.Topology, ep2.Topology) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if boolPtrChanged(ep1.Conditions.Ready, ep2.Conditions.Ready) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if objectRefPtrChanged(ep1.TargetRef, ep2.TargetRef) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 // newEndpointSlice returns an EndpointSlice generated from a service and
 // endpointMeta.
 func newEndpointSlice(service *corev1.Service, endpointMeta *endpointMeta) *discovery.EndpointSlice {
@@ -198,29 +164,6 @@ func getEndpointSlicePrefix(serviceName string) string {
 	return prefix
 }
 
-// boolPtrChanged returns true if a set of bool pointers have different values.
-func boolPtrChanged(ptr1, ptr2 *bool) bool {
-	if (ptr1 == nil) != (ptr2 == nil) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if ptr1 != nil && ptr2 != nil && *ptr1 != *ptr2 {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-// objectRefPtrChanged returns true if a set of object ref pointers have
-// different values.
-func objectRefPtrChanged(ref1, ref2 *corev1.ObjectReference) bool {
-	if (ref1 == nil) != (ref2 == nil) {
-		return true
-	}
-	if ref1 != nil && ref2 != nil && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(*ref1, *ref2) {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // ownedBy returns true if the provided EndpointSlice is owned by the provided
 // Service.
 func ownedBy(endpointSlice *discovery.EndpointSlice, svc *corev1.Service) bool {

pkg/controller/endpointslice/utils_test.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.5"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology:   map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -278,7 +277,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.5"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology:   map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -296,7 +294,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.5"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(false)},
-				Topology:   map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -314,7 +311,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.5"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology:   map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -333,11 +329,7 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.5"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology: map[string]string{
+				Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-					"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-				},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -356,11 +348,7 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedEndpoint: discovery.Endpoint{
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.4"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
-				Topology: map[string]string{
+				Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-					"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-				},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -380,11 +368,7 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 				Addresses:  []string{"1.2.3.5"},
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
 				Hostname:   &readyPodHostname.Spec.Hostname,
-				Topology: map[string]string{
+				Zone:       utilpointer.StringPtr("us-central1-a"),
-					"kubernetes.io/hostname":        "node-1",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/zone":   "us-central1-a",
-					"topology.kubernetes.io/region": "us-central1",
-				},
 				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -406,7 +390,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 					Serving:     utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 					Terminating: utilpointer.BoolPtr(false),
 				},
-				Topology: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -427,7 +410,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{
 					Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(false),
 				},
-				Topology: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -450,7 +432,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 					Serving:     utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 					Terminating: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
-				Topology: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -471,7 +452,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{
 					Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(false),
 				},
-				Topology: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",
@@ -494,7 +474,6 @@ func TestPodToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 					Serving:     utilpointer.BoolPtr(false),
 					Terminating: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 				},
-				Topology: map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
 				NodeName: utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:            "Pod",

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/endpointset.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package endpointslicemirroring
 import (
 	"sort"
 
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	endpointutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/util/endpoint"
 )
 

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/endpointslice_tracker.go

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package endpointslicemirroring
 import (
 	"sync"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/endpointslice_tracker_test.go

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ package endpointslicemirroring
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/endpointslicemirroring_controller.go

@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	coreinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1"
-	discoveryinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discoveryinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/discovery/v1"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	v1core "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
-	discoverylisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discoverylisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func NewController(endpointsInformer coreinformers.EndpointsInformer,
 	recorder := broadcaster.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: "endpoint-slice-mirroring-controller"})
 
 	if client != nil && client.CoreV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter() != nil {
-		ratelimiter.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("endpoint_slice_mirroring_controller", client.DiscoveryV1beta1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
+		ratelimiter.RegisterMetricAndTrackRateLimiterUsage("endpoint_slice_mirroring_controller", client.DiscoveryV1().RESTClient().GetRateLimiter())
 	}
 
 	metrics.RegisterMetrics()

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/endpointslicemirroring_controller_test.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func newController(batchPeriod time.Duration) (*fake.Clientset, *endpointSliceMi
 
 	esController := NewController(
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Endpoints(),
-		informerFactory.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		informerFactory.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Services(),
 		int32(1000),
 		client,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func newController(batchPeriod time.Duration) (*fake.Clientset, *endpointSliceMi
 	return client, &endpointSliceMirroringController{
 		esController,
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Endpoints().Informer().GetStore(),
-		informerFactory.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices().Informer().GetStore(),
+		informerFactory.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices().Informer().GetStore(),
 		informerFactory.Core().V1().Services().Informer().GetStore(),
 	}
 }
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestSyncEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, epSlice := range tc.endpointSlices {
 				epSlice.Namespace = namespace
 				esController.endpointSliceStore.Add(epSlice)
-				_, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), epSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				_, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), epSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected no error creating EndpointSlice, got %v", err)
 				}

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/metrics/cache_test.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package metrics
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	endpointutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/util/endpoint"
 )

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/reconciler.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) finalize(endpoints *corev1.Endpoints, slices slicesByAction
 	// be deleted.
 	recycleSlices(&slices)
 
-	epsClient := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(endpoints.Namespace)
+	epsClient := r.client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(endpoints.Namespace)
 
 	// Don't create more EndpointSlices if corresponding Endpoints resource is
 	// being deleted.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (r *reconciler) deleteEndpoints(namespace, name string, endpointSlices []*d
 	r.metricsCache.DeleteEndpoints(types.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: name})
 	var errs []error
 	for _, endpointSlice := range endpointSlices {
-		err := r.client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), endpointSlice.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		err := r.client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Delete(context.TODO(), endpointSlice.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func totalChanges(existingSlice *discovery.EndpointSlice, desiredSet endpointSet
 
 			// If existing version of endpoint doesn't match desired version
 			// increment number of endpoints to be updated.
-			if !endpointsEqualBeyondHash(got, &endpoint) {
+			if !endpointutil.EndpointsEqualBeyondHash(got, &endpoint) {
 				totals.updated++
 			}
 		}

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/reconciler_helpers.go

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package endpointslicemirroring
 
 import (
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 )
 
 // slicesByAction includes lists of slices to create, update, or delete.

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/reconciler_helpers_test.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"testing"
 
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/reconciler_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
@@ -375,12 +375,12 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 			Endpoints: []discovery.Endpoint{{
 				Addresses:  []string{"10.0.0.1"},
 				Hostname:   utilpointer.StringPtr("pod-1"),
-				Topology:   map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-1"},
+				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-1"),
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
 			}, {
 				Addresses:  []string{"10.0.0.2"},
 				Hostname:   utilpointer.StringPtr("pod-2"),
-				Topology:   map[string]string{"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-2"},
+				NodeName:   utilpointer.StringPtr("node-2"),
 				Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true)},
 			}},
 		}},
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 					discovery.LabelServiceName: endpoints.Name,
 					discovery.LabelManagedBy:   controllerName,
 				}
-				_, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), epSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				_, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).Create(context.TODO(), epSlice, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 				if err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("Expected no error creating EndpointSlice, got %v", err)
 				}
@@ -846,11 +846,11 @@ func expectMatchingAddresses(t *testing.T, epSubset corev1.EndpointSubset, esEnd
 		}
 
 		if expectedEndpoint.epAddress.NodeName != nil {
-			topologyHostname, ok := endpoint.Topology["kubernetes.io/hostname"]
+			if endpoint.NodeName == nil {
-			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Expected nodeName to be set")
-				t.Errorf("Expected topology[kubernetes.io/hostname] to be set")
+			}
-			} else if *expectedEndpoint.epAddress.NodeName != topologyHostname {
+			if *expectedEndpoint.epAddress.NodeName != *endpoint.NodeName {
-				t.Errorf("Expected topology[kubernetes.io/hostname] to be %s, got %s", *expectedEndpoint.epAddress.NodeName, topologyHostname)
+				t.Errorf("Expected nodeName to be %s, got %s", *expectedEndpoint.epAddress.NodeName, *endpoint.NodeName)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ func expectMatchingAddresses(t *testing.T, epSubset corev1.EndpointSubset, esEnd
 
 func fetchEndpointSlices(t *testing.T, client *fake.Clientset, namespace string) []discovery.EndpointSlice {
 	t.Helper()
-	fetchedSlices, err := client.DiscoveryV1beta1().EndpointSlices(namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
+	fetchedSlices, err := client.DiscoveryV1().EndpointSlices(namespace).List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{
 		LabelSelector: discovery.LabelManagedBy + "=" + controllerName,
 	})
 	if err != nil {

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/utils.go

@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
-	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -62,25 +61,6 @@ func getAddressType(address string) *discovery.AddressType {
 	return &addressType
 }
 
-// endpointsEqualBeyondHash returns true if endpoints have equal attributes
-// but excludes equality checks that would have already been covered with
-// endpoint hashing (see hashEndpoint func for more info).
-func endpointsEqualBeyondHash(ep1, ep2 *discovery.Endpoint) bool {
-	if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(ep1.Topology, ep2.Topology) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if !boolPtrEqual(ep1.Conditions.Ready, ep2.Conditions.Ready) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if !objectRefPtrEqual(ep1.TargetRef, ep2.TargetRef) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
 // newEndpointSlice returns an EndpointSlice generated from an Endpoints
 // resource, ports, and address type.
 func newEndpointSlice(endpoints *corev1.Endpoints, ports []discovery.EndpointPort, addrType discovery.AddressType, sliceName string) *discovery.EndpointSlice {
@@ -135,9 +115,6 @@ func addressToEndpoint(address corev1.EndpointAddress, ready bool) *discovery.En
 	}
 
 	if address.NodeName != nil {
-		endpoint.Topology = map[string]string{
-			"kubernetes.io/hostname": *address.NodeName,
-		}
 		endpoint.NodeName = address.NodeName
 	}
 	if address.Hostname != "" {
@@ -163,29 +140,6 @@ func epPortsToEpsPorts(epPorts []corev1.EndpointPort) []discovery.EndpointPort {
 	return epsPorts
 }
 
-// boolPtrEqual returns true if a set of bool pointers have equivalent values.
-func boolPtrEqual(ptr1, ptr2 *bool) bool {
-	if (ptr1 == nil) != (ptr2 == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if ptr1 != nil && ptr2 != nil && *ptr1 != *ptr2 {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// objectRefPtrEqual returns true if a set of object ref pointers have
-// equivalent values.
-func objectRefPtrEqual(ref1, ref2 *corev1.ObjectReference) bool {
-	if (ref1 == nil) != (ref2 == nil) {
-		return false
-	}
-	if ref1 != nil && ref2 != nil && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(*ref1, *ref2) {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 // getServiceFromDeleteAction parses a Service resource from a delete
 // action.
 func getServiceFromDeleteAction(obj interface{}) *corev1.Service {

pkg/controller/endpointslicemirroring/utils_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ func TestAddressToEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 		Conditions: discovery.EndpointConditions{
 			Ready: utilpointer.BoolPtr(true),
 		},
-		Topology: map[string]string{
-			"kubernetes.io/hostname": "node-abc",
-		},
 		TargetRef: &v1.ObjectReference{
 			APIVersion: "v1",
 			Kind:       "Pod",

pkg/controller/util/endpoint/controller_utils.go

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
+	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -275,3 +276,60 @@ func (sl portsInOrder) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	h2 := DeepHashObjectToString(sl[j])
 	return h1 < h2
 }
+
+// endpointsEqualBeyondHash returns true if endpoints have equal attributes
+// but excludes equality checks that would have already been covered with
+// endpoint hashing (see hashEndpoint func for more info).
+func EndpointsEqualBeyondHash(ep1, ep2 *discovery.Endpoint) bool {
+	if stringPtrChanged(ep1.NodeName, ep1.NodeName) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if stringPtrChanged(ep1.Zone, ep1.Zone) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if boolPtrChanged(ep1.Conditions.Ready, ep2.Conditions.Ready) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if objectRefPtrChanged(ep1.TargetRef, ep2.TargetRef) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+// boolPtrChanged returns true if a set of bool pointers have different values.
+func boolPtrChanged(ptr1, ptr2 *bool) bool {
+	if (ptr1 == nil) != (ptr2 == nil) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if ptr1 != nil && ptr2 != nil && *ptr1 != *ptr2 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// objectRefPtrChanged returns true if a set of object ref pointers have
+// different values.
+func objectRefPtrChanged(ref1, ref2 *v1.ObjectReference) bool {
+	if (ref1 == nil) != (ref2 == nil) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if ref1 != nil && ref2 != nil && !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(*ref1, *ref2) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// stringPtrChanged returns true if a set of string pointers have different values.
+func stringPtrChanged(ptr1, ptr2 *string) bool {
+	if (ptr1 == nil) != (ptr2 == nil) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if ptr1 != nil && ptr2 != nil && *ptr1 != *ptr2 {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}

pkg/controlplane/instance.go

@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controlplane/controller/clusterauthenticationtrust"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controlplane/reconcilers"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controlplane/tunneler"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	kubeoptions "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubeapiserver/options"
 	kubeletclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/client"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/routes"
@@ -250,10 +249,7 @@ type Instance struct {
 
 func (c *Config) createMasterCountReconciler() reconcilers.EndpointReconciler {
 	endpointClient := corev1client.NewForConfigOrDie(c.GenericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig)
-	var endpointSliceClient discoveryclient.EndpointSlicesGetter
+	endpointSliceClient := discoveryclient.NewForConfigOrDie(c.GenericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig)
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice) {
-		endpointSliceClient = discoveryclient.NewForConfigOrDie(c.GenericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig)
-	}
 	endpointsAdapter := reconcilers.NewEndpointsAdapter(endpointClient, endpointSliceClient)
 
 	return reconcilers.NewMasterCountEndpointReconciler(c.ExtraConfig.MasterCount, endpointsAdapter)
@@ -265,10 +261,7 @@ func (c *Config) createNoneReconciler() reconcilers.EndpointReconciler {
 
 func (c *Config) createLeaseReconciler() reconcilers.EndpointReconciler {
 	endpointClient := corev1client.NewForConfigOrDie(c.GenericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig)
-	var endpointSliceClient discoveryclient.EndpointSlicesGetter
+	endpointSliceClient := discoveryclient.NewForConfigOrDie(c.GenericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig)
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice) {
-		endpointSliceClient = discoveryclient.NewForConfigOrDie(c.GenericConfig.LoopbackClientConfig)
-	}
 	endpointsAdapter := reconcilers.NewEndpointsAdapter(endpointClient, endpointSliceClient)
 
 	ttl := c.ExtraConfig.MasterEndpointReconcileTTL

pkg/features/kube_features.go

@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @robscott @freehan
 	// alpha: v1.16
+	// beta: v1.18
+	// ga: v1.21
 	//
 	// Enable Endpoint Slices for more scalable Service endpoints.
 	EndpointSlice featuregate.Feature = "EndpointSlice"
@@ -775,7 +777,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	NonPreemptingPriority:                          {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	PodOverhead:                                    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	IPv6DualStack:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	EndpointSlice:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	EndpointSlice:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.25
 	EndpointSliceProxying:                          {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	EndpointSliceTerminatingCondition:              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	EndpointSliceNodeName:                          {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, //remove in 1.25

pkg/proxy/apis/config/validation/validation.go

@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@ func Validate(config *kubeproxyconfig.KubeProxyConfiguration) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateHostPort(config.MetricsBindAddress, newPath.Child("MetricsBindAddress"))...)
 
 	dualStackEnabled := effectiveFeatures.Enabled(kubefeatures.IPv6DualStack)
-	endpointSliceEnabled := effectiveFeatures.Enabled(kubefeatures.EndpointSlice)
-
-	// dual stack has strong dependency on endpoint slice since
-	// endpoint slice controller is the only capabable of producing
-	// slices for *all* clusterIPs
-	if dualStackEnabled && !endpointSliceEnabled {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(newPath.Child("FeatureGates"), config.FeatureGates, "EndpointSlice feature flag must be turned on when turning on DualStack"))
-	}
 
 	if config.ClusterCIDR != "" {
 		cidrs := strings.Split(config.ClusterCIDR, ",")

pkg/proxy/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestValidateKubeProxyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			BindAddress:        "10.10.12.11",
 			HealthzBindAddress: "0.0.0.0:12345",
 			MetricsBindAddress: "127.0.0.1:10249",
-			FeatureGates:       map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": true, "EndpointSlice": true},
+			FeatureGates:       map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": true},
 			ClusterCIDR:        "192.168.59.0/24",
 			UDPIdleTimeout:     metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
 			ConfigSyncPeriod:   metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func TestValidateKubeProxyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 				HealthzBindAddress: "0.0.0.0:12345",
 				MetricsBindAddress: "127.0.0.1:10249",
 				// DualStack ClusterCIDR without feature flag enabled
-				FeatureGates:     map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": false, "EndpointSlice": false},
+				FeatureGates:     map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": false},
 				ClusterCIDR:      "192.168.59.0/24,fd00:192:168::/64",
 				UDPIdleTimeout:   metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
 				ConfigSyncPeriod: metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
@@ -303,36 +303,12 @@ func TestValidateKubeProxyConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectedErrs: field.ErrorList{field.Invalid(newPath.Child("ClusterCIDR"), "192.168.59.0/24,fd00:192:168::/64", "only one CIDR allowed (e.g. 10.100.0.0/16 or fde4:8dba:82e1::/48)")},
 		},
-		"DualStack feature-enabled but EndpointSlice feature disabled": {
-			config: kubeproxyconfig.KubeProxyConfiguration{
-				BindAddress:        "10.10.12.11",
-				HealthzBindAddress: "0.0.0.0:12345",
-				MetricsBindAddress: "127.0.0.1:10249",
-				// DualStack ClusterCIDR with feature flag enabled but EndpointSlice is not enabled
-				FeatureGates:     map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": true, "EndpointSlice": false},
-				ClusterCIDR:      "192.168.59.0/24,fd00:192:168::/64",
-				UDPIdleTimeout:   metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
-				ConfigSyncPeriod: metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
-				IPTables: kubeproxyconfig.KubeProxyIPTablesConfiguration{
-					MasqueradeAll: true,
-					SyncPeriod:    metav1.Duration{Duration: 5 * time.Second},
-					MinSyncPeriod: metav1.Duration{Duration: 2 * time.Second},
-				},
-				Conntrack: kubeproxyconfig.KubeProxyConntrackConfiguration{
-					MaxPerCore:            pointer.Int32Ptr(1),
-					Min:                   pointer.Int32Ptr(1),
-					TCPEstablishedTimeout: &metav1.Duration{Duration: 5 * time.Second},
-					TCPCloseWaitTimeout:   &metav1.Duration{Duration: 5 * time.Second},
-				},
-			},
-			expectedErrs: field.ErrorList{field.Invalid(newPath.Child("FeatureGates"), map[string]bool{"EndpointSlice": false, "IPv6DualStack": true}, "EndpointSlice feature flag must be turned on when turning on DualStack")},
-		},
 		"Invalid number of ClusterCIDRs": {
 			config: kubeproxyconfig.KubeProxyConfiguration{
 				BindAddress:        "10.10.12.11",
 				HealthzBindAddress: "0.0.0.0:12345",
 				MetricsBindAddress: "127.0.0.1:10249",
-				FeatureGates:       map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": true, "EndpointSlice": true},
+				FeatureGates:       map[string]bool{"IPv6DualStack": true},
 				ClusterCIDR:        "192.168.59.0/24,fd00:192:168::/64,10.0.0.0/16",
 				UDPIdleTimeout:     metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
 				ConfigSyncPeriod:   metav1.Duration{Duration: 1 * time.Second},

plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/controller_policy.go

@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ func buildControllerRoles() ([]rbacv1.ClusterRole, []rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding)
 		},
 	})
 
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice) {
 	addControllerRole(&controllerRoles, &controllerRoleBindings, rbacv1.ClusterRole{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: saRolePrefix + "endpointslice-controller"},
 		Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ func buildControllerRoles() ([]rbacv1.ClusterRole, []rbacv1.ClusterRoleBinding)
 			eventsRule(),
 		},
 	})
-	}
 
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ExpandPersistentVolumes) {
 		addControllerRole(&controllerRoles, &controllerRoleBindings, rbacv1.ClusterRole{

plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go

@@ -512,9 +512,7 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbacv1.ClusterRole {
 
 		eventsRule(),
 	}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.EndpointSlice) {
 	nodeProxierRules = append(nodeProxierRules, rbacv1helpers.NewRule("list", "watch").Groups(discoveryGroup).Resources("endpointslices").RuleOrDie())
-	}
 	roles = append(roles, rbacv1.ClusterRole{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "system:node-proxier"},
 		Rules:      nodeProxierRules,

test/integration/dualstack/dualstack_endpoints_test.go

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestDualStackEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 		informers.Core().V1().Pods(),
 		informers.Core().V1().Services(),
 		informers.Core().V1().Nodes(),
-		informers.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		informers.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		int32(100),
 		client,
 		1*time.Second)

test/integration/endpointslice/endpointslicemirroring_test.go

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1beta1"
+	discovery "k8s.io/api/discovery/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ func TestEndpointSliceMirroring(t *testing.T) {
 		informers.Core().V1().Pods(),
 		informers.Core().V1().Services(),
 		informers.Core().V1().Nodes(),
-		informers.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		informers.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		int32(100),
 		client,
 		1*time.Second)
 
 	epsmController := endpointslicemirroring.NewController(
 		informers.Core().V1().Endpoints(),
-		informers.Discovery().V1beta1().EndpointSlices(),
+		informers.Discovery().V1().EndpointSlices(),
 		informers.Core().V1().Services(),
 		int32(100),
 		client,