}
	}()
	// TODO(http://golang.org/issue/51462): We should rely on the append-make
	// pattern so that the compiler can call runtime.growslice. For example:
	//	return append(b, make([]byte, n)...)
	// This avoids unnecessary zero-ing of the first len(b) bytes of the
	// allocated slice, but this pattern causes b to escape onto the heap.
	//
	// Instead use the append-make pattern with a nil slice to ensure that

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code char} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Character) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Character#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code char} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code char} to compare

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

  }

  /**
   * Compares the two specified {@code short} values. The sign of the value returned is the same as
   * that of {@code ((Short) a).compareTo(b)}.
   *
   * <p><b>Note:</b> this method is now unnecessary and should be treated as deprecated; use the
   * equivalent {@link Short#compare} method instead.
   *
   * @param a the first {@code short} to compare
   * @param b the second {@code short} to compare

 *       access, and lastly speed of creation.
 *   <li>The {@code copyOf} methods will sometimes recognize that the actual copy operation is
 *       unnecessary; for example, {@code copyOf(copyOf(anArrayList))} should copy the data only
 *       once. This reduces the expense of habitually making defensive copies at API boundaries.

            headerNameIndex = staticIndex + 1
            if (headerNameIndex in 2..7) {
              // Only search a subset of the static header table. Most entries have an empty value, so
              // it's unnecessary to waste cycles looking at them. This check is built on the
              // observation that the header entries we care about are in adjacent pairs, and we
              // always know the first index of the pair.

  public static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond) {
    /*
     * The default RateLimiter configuration can save the unused permits of up to one second. This
     * is to avoid unnecessary stalls in situations like this: A RateLimiter of 1qps, and 4 threads,
     * all calling acquire() at these moments:
     *
     * T0 at 0 seconds
     * T1 at 1.05 seconds
     * T2 at 2 seconds

  public static RateLimiter create(double permitsPerSecond) {
    /*
     * The default RateLimiter configuration can save the unused permits of up to one second. This
     * is to avoid unnecessary stalls in situations like this: A RateLimiter of 1qps, and 4 threads,
     * all calling acquire() at these moments:
     *
     * T0 at 0 seconds
     * T1 at 1.05 seconds
     * T2 at 2 seconds

    @VisibleForTesting @Nullable ValueEntry<K, V>[] hashTable;
    private int size = 0;
    private int modCount = 0;

    // We use the set object itself as the end of the linked list, avoiding an unnecessary
    // entry object per key.
    private ValueSetLink<K, V> firstEntry;
    private ValueSetLink<K, V> lastEntry;

    ValueSet(@ParametricNullness K key, int expectedValues) {
      this.key = key;

* e2e: fix error checking in kubelet stats ([#24205](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/24205), [@yujuhong](https://github.com/yujuhong))
* Trusty: Avoid unnecessary in-memory temp files ([#24144](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/24144), [@andyzheng0831](https://github.com/andyzheng0831))