Generating self links, especially for lists, is inefficient. Replace
use of net.URL.String() with direct encoding that reduces number of
allocations. Switch from calling meta.ExtractList|SetList to a function
that iterates over each object in the list.
In steady state for nodes performing frequently small get/list
operations, and for larger LISTs significantly reduces CPU and
allocations.
Remove Codec from versionInterfaces in meta (RESTMapper is now agnostic
to codec and serialization). Register api/latest.Codecs as the codec
factory and use latest.Codecs.LegacyCodec(version) as an equvialent to
the previous codec.
