newAccessor, err := meta.Accessor(newObj)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if isResetManagedFields(newAccessor.GetManagedFields()) {
		return NewEmptyManaged(), nil
	}

	// If the managed field is empty or we failed to decode it,
	// let's try the live object. This is to prevent clients who
	// don't understand managedFields from deleting it accidentally.

	return m.fields
}

// Times implements ManagedInterface.
func (m *managedStruct) Times() map[string]*metav1.Time {
	return m.times
}

// NewEmptyManaged creates an empty ManagedInterface.
func NewEmptyManaged() ManagedInterface {
	return NewManaged(fieldpath.ManagedFields{}, map[string]*metav1.Time{})
}