logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
	logger.V(2).Info("Patching pod to remove its controllerRef", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "gvk", m.controllerKind, "controller", m.Controller.GetName())
	patchBytes, err := GenerateDeleteOwnerRefStrategicMergeBytes(pod.UID, []types.UID{m.Controller.GetUID()}, m.finalizers...)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = m.podControl.PatchPod(ctx, pod.Namespace, pod.Name, patchBytes)
	if err != nil {

		},
	}
	for _, tt := range tests {
		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
			got, _ := GenerateDeleteOwnerRefStrategicMergeBytes(tt.dependentUID, tt.ownerUID, tt.finalizers...)
			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
				t.Errorf("generatePatchBytesForDelete() got = %s, want %s", got, tt.want)
			}
		})
	}

		// the FinalizerDeletingDependents and never get deleted.
		ownerUIDs := append(ownerRefsToUIDs(dangling), ownerRefsToUIDs(waitingForDependentsDeletion)...)
		p, err := c.GenerateDeleteOwnerRefStrategicMergeBytes(item.identity.UID, ownerUIDs)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		_, err = gc.patch(item, p, func(n *node) ([]byte, error) {
			return gc.deleteOwnerRefJSONMergePatch(n, ownerUIDs...)
		})

}

func (rh *realHistory) ReleaseControllerRevision(parent metav1.Object, revision *apps.ControllerRevision) (*apps.ControllerRevision, error) {
	dataBytes, err := controller.GenerateDeleteOwnerRefStrategicMergeBytes(revision.UID, []types.UID{parent.GetUID()})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// Use strategic merge patch to add an owner reference indicating a controller ref

	expected := v1.Pod{
		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
			UID: "100",
			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
				{UID: "1"},
			},
		},
	}
	p, err := c.GenerateDeleteOwnerRefStrategicMergeBytes("100", []types.UID{"2", "3"})
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}
	patched, err := strategicpatch.StrategicMergePatch(originalData, p, v1.Pod{})
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal(err)
	}