Automatic merge from submit-queue (batch tested with PRs 55952, 49112, 55450, 56178, 56151). If you want to cherry-pick this change to another branch, please follow the instructions <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/cherry-picks.md">here</a>.
New API group for Events.
Fixkubernetes/features#383
cc @shyamjvs
```release-note
Add events.k8s.io api group with v1beta1 API containing redesigned Event type.
```
Kubernetes-commit: 60c20901911c710491a57eb8b9c48850cdbab054
Automatic merge from submit-queue (batch tested with PRs 51321, 55969, 55039, 56183, 55976). If you want to cherry-pick this change to another branch, please follow the instructions <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/cherry-picks.md">here</a>.
Kubectl apply and strategic merge patch using openapi
- [x] support openapi in strategic merge patch
- [x] test openapi in strategic merge patch
- [x] kubectl apply use openapi to calculate diff be default. It will fall back to use baked-in types when openapi is not available.
- [x] test openapi in kubectl apply
Fixes: kubernetes/kubectl#55
```release-note
kubectl apply use openapi to calculate diff be default. It will fall back to use baked-in types when openapi is not available.
```
/assign @apelisse
Kubernetes-commit: e412ad5393b8c949474b904616fc411c3aa478a9
Automatic merge from submit-queue. If you want to cherry-pick this change to another branch, please follow the instructions <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/cherry-picks.md">here</a>.
Introduce new `VolumeAttachment` API Object
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Introduce a new `VolumeAttachment` API Object. This object will be used by the CSI volume plugin to enable external attachers (see design [here](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/pull/1258). In the future, existing volume plugins can be refactored to use this object as well.
**Which issue this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close that issue when PR gets merged)*: Part of issue https://github.com/kubernetes/features/issues/178
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
None
**Release note**:
```release-note
NONE
```
Kubernetes-commit: ebe8ea73fd1a961779242dfbb629befa153e96fc
Kubernetes Publisher