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Local storage plugin
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Volume plugin implementation for local persistent volumes. Scheduler predicate will direct already-bound PVCs to the node that the local PV is at. PVC binding still happens independently.
**Which issue this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close that issue when PR gets merged)*:
Part of #43640
**Release note**:
```
Alpha feature: Local volume plugin allows local directories to be created and consumed as a Persistent Volume. These volumes have node affinity and pods will only be scheduled to the node that the volume is at.
```
Automatic merge from submit-queue (batch tested with PRs 42042, 46139, 46126, 46258, 46312)
Remove kubectl's dependence on pkg/api/helper
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
Remove kubectl's dependence on pkg/api/helper, as part of
broader effort to isolate kubectl from the rest of k8s.
In this case, the code becomes private to kubectl; nobody else uses it.
**Which issue this PR fixes**
Part of a series of PRs to address kubernetes/community#598
**Release note**:
```release-note
NONE
```
Automatic merge from submit-queue
LocalStorage api
**What this PR does / why we need it**:
API changes to support persistent local volumes, as described [here](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/pull/306)
**Which issue this PR fixes** *(optional, in `fixes #<issue number>(, fixes #<issue_number>, ...)` format, will close that issue when PR gets merged)*: fixes #
Part of #43640
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
There were a few items I was concerned about. Will add review comments in those places.
**Release note**:
NONE
Note will be added in subsequent PR with the volume plugin changes
Remove kubectl's dependence on pkg/api/helper, as part of
broader effort to isolate kubectl from the rest of k8s.
In this case, the code becomes private to kubectl; nobody else uses it.
**Which issue this PR fixes**
Part of a series of PRs to address kubernetes/community#598
**Special notes for your reviewer**:
**Release note**:
```release-note
NONE
```
Includes:
- A new volume type, LocalVolumeSource. This only supports
file-based local volumes for now.
- New alpha annotation in PV: NodeAffinity
- Validation + tests for specifying LocalVolumeSource and PV
NodeAffinity
- Alpha feature gate
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