func PatchPodStatus(ctx context.Context, c clientset.Interface, namespace, name string, uid types.UID, oldPodStatus, newPodStatus v1.PodStatus) (*v1.Pod, []byte, bool, error) {
	patchBytes, unchanged, err := preparePatchBytesForPodStatus(namespace, name, uid, oldPodStatus, newPodStatus)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, false, err
	}
	if unchanged {
		return nil, patchBytes, true, nil
	}

	for _, c := range oldPodStatus.Conditions {
		if !kubetypes.PodConditionByKubelet(c.Type) {
			podConditions = append(podConditions, c)
		}
	}

	transitioningToTerminalPhase := !podutil.IsPodPhaseTerminal(oldPodStatus.Phase) && podutil.IsPodPhaseTerminal(newPodStatus.Phase)

	for _, c := range newPodStatus.Conditions {

		podStatus     *api.PodStatus
		oldPodStatus  *api.PodStatus
		wantPodStatus *api.PodStatus
	}{
		{
			name:         "old=without, new=without",
			oldPodStatus: podWithoutHostIPs(),
			podStatus:    podWithoutHostIPs(),

			wantPodStatus: podWithoutHostIPs(),
		},
		{
			name:         "old=without, new=with",
			oldPodStatus: podWithoutHostIPs(),
			podStatus:    podWithHostIPs(),

	// use the previous pod status, or the api status, as the basis for this pod
	oldPodStatus, found := kl.statusManager.GetPodStatus(pod.UID)
	if !found {
		oldPodStatus = pod.Status
	}
	s := kl.convertStatusToAPIStatus(pod, podStatus, oldPodStatus)
	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling) {
		s.Resize = kl.determinePodResizeStatus(pod, s)
	}

	}
	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
		oldPodStatus := v1.PodStatus{
			ContainerStatuses: shuffle(podStatus.ContainerStatuses),
		}
		normalizeStatus(&pod, &oldPodStatus)
		normalizeStatus(&pod, &podStatus)
		if !isPodStatusByKubeletEqual(&oldPodStatus, &podStatus) {
			t.Fatalf("Order of container statuses should not affect normalized equality.")
		}
	}

	oldPodStatus := podStatus

		podAnnotations    map[string]string
		oldPodSpec        *api.PodSpec
		oldPodStatus      *api.PodStatus
		oldPodAnnotations map[string]string
	)
	if pod != nil {
		podSpec = &pod.Spec
		podStatus = &pod.Status
		podAnnotations = pod.Annotations
	}
	if oldPod != nil {
		oldPodSpec = &oldPod.Spec
		oldPodStatus = &oldPod.Status
		oldPodAnnotations = oldPod.Annotations
	}