// ratcheting validation of x-kubernetes-list-type value map and set
	if newErrs := structurallisttype.ValidateListSetsAndMaps(nil, a.structuralSchema, uNew.Object); len(newErrs) > 0 {
		if oldErrs := structurallisttype.ValidateListSetsAndMaps(nil, a.structuralSchema, uOld.Object); len(oldErrs) == 0 {
			errs = append(errs, newErrs...)
		}
	}

	// validate x-kubernetes-validations rules

	}
	if !util.IsPtr(structPtr) {
		metrics.CRValidationErrorTotal.Increment()
		return util.NewErrs(fmt.Errorf("validate path %s, value: %v, expected ptr, got %T", path, structPtr, structPtr))
	}
	structElems := reflect.ValueOf(structPtr).Elem()
	if !util.IsStruct(structElems) {
		metrics.CRValidationErrorTotal.Increment()
		return util.NewErrs(fmt.Errorf("validate path %s, value: %v, expected struct, got %T", path, structElems, structElems))
	}

	bo := make(map[any]any)
	by, err := base.YAML()
	if err != nil {
		return "", util.NewErrs(err)
	}
	// Use yaml2 specifically to allow interface{} as key which WritePathContext treats specially
	err = yaml2.Unmarshal(by, &bo)
	if err != nil {
		return "", util.NewErrs(err)
	}
	for _, p := range patches {
		v := p.Value.AsInterface()
		if strings.TrimSpace(p.Path) == "" {