- Client-go uses the same HTTP client for all the generated groups and versions, allowing to share customized transports for multiple groups versions. ([#105490](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/105490), [@aojea](https://github.com/aojea))

- Client-go now exposes two new metrics to monitor the client-go logic that
  generate http.Transports for the clients.
  
  - `rest_client_transport_cache_entries` is a gauge metric
  with the number of existing entries in the internal cache
  
  - `rest_client_transport_create_calls_total` is a counter
  that increments each time a new transport is created, storing
  the result of the operation needed to generate it: hit, miss

        setField(transport, "smb2", false);
        Smb2NegotiateResponse smb2 = new Smb2NegotiateResponse(cfg);
        setField(transport, "negotiated", smb2);
        assertTrue(transport.isSMB2());

        // 3) SMB1 negotiation
        SmbComNegotiateResponse smb1 = new SmbComNegotiateResponse(ctx);
        setField(transport, "negotiated", smb1);
        assertFalse(transport.isSMB2());
    }

    @Test

    void signingModes() throws Exception {
        when(transport.isSigningOptional()).thenReturn(true);
        when(transport.isSigningEnforced()).thenReturn(false);

        assertTrue(transport.isSigningOptional());
        assertFalse(transport.isSigningEnforced());
        verify(transport).isSigningOptional();
        verify(transport).isSigningEnforced();
    }

            return transport.getNegotiateResponse().getSendBufferSize();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public int getReceiveBufferSize() throws SmbException {
        try (SmbSessionImpl session = this.treeConnection.getSession(); SmbTransportImpl transport = session.getTransport()) {
            return transport.getNegotiateResponse().getReceiveBufferSize();

- Fixed a bug in client-go where new clients with customized `Dial`, `Proxy`, `GetCert` config may get stale HTTP transports. ([#95427](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95427), [@roycaihw](https://github.com/roycaihw)) [SIG API Machinery]

- Fixed a bug in client-go where new clients with customized `Dial`, `Proxy`, `GetCert` config may get stale HTTP transports. ([#95427](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/95427), [@roycaihw](https://github.com/roycaihw)) [SIG API Machinery]

        try (SmbSessionImpl sess = getSession(); SmbTransportImpl transport = sess.getTransport()) {
            synchronized (transport) {

                // this needs to be done before the reference to the remote hostname later
                transport.ensureConnected();

                if (waitForState(transport) == 2) {
                    // already connected
                    return null;

    }

    /**
     * Get the transport for this channel
     *
     * @return SMB transport
     */
    public SmbTransport getTransport() {
        return transport;
    }

    /**
     * Set the transport for this channel
     *
     * @param transport SMB transport
     */
    public void setTransport(SmbTransport transport) {
        this.transport = transport;
    }

    /**

     * @return a transport connection to the target
     */
    SmbTransport getSmbTransport(CIFSContext tc, Address address, int port, InetAddress localAddr, int localPort, String hostName,
            boolean exclusive, boolean forceSigning);

    /**
     * Removes a transport from the pool.
     *
     * @param trans the transport to remove
     */