kubernetes/pkg/util/pod/pod.go

// PatchPodStatus patches pod status. It returns true and avoids an update if the patch contains no changes.
func PatchPodStatus(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, namespace, name string, uid types.UID, oldPodStatus, newPodStatus v1.PodStatus) (*v1.Pod, []byte, bool, error) { … }

func preparePatchBytesForPodStatus(namespace, name string, uid types.UID, oldPodStatus, newPodStatus v1.PodStatus) ([]byte, bool, error) { … }

// ReplaceOrAppendPodCondition replaces the first pod condition with equal type or appends if there is none
func ReplaceOrAppendPodCondition(conditions []v1.PodCondition, condition *v1.PodCondition) []v1.PodCondition { … }