newObj runtime.Object,
	oldObj runtime.Object,
) (res runtime.Object, err error) {
	equalities := getAvoidTimestampEqualities()
	if len(equalities.Equalities) == 0 {
		return newObj, nil
	}

	outcome := "unequal_objects_fast"
	start := time.Now()
	err = nil
	res = nil

	defer func() {
		if err != nil {
			outcome = "error"
		}

		metrics.RecordTimestampComparisonLatency(outcome, time.Since(start))
	}()