@@ -17712,7 +17712,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceIntfV(v []interface{}, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -17771,7 +17771,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceIntfV(v []interface{}, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]interface{}, 1, 4)

@@ -17846,7 +17846,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceStringV(v []string, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -17905,7 +17905,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceStringV(v []string, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]string, 1, 4)

@@ -17979,7 +17979,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceFloat32V(v []float32, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18038,7 +18038,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceFloat32V(v []float32, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]float32, 1, 4)

@@ -18112,7 +18112,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceFloat64V(v []float64, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18171,7 +18171,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceFloat64V(v []float64, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]float64, 1, 4)

@@ -18245,7 +18245,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUintV(v []uint, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Dec

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18304,7 +18304,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUintV(v []uint, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Dec

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]uint, 1, 4)

@@ -18378,7 +18378,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUint16V(v []uint16, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18437,7 +18437,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUint16V(v []uint16, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]uint16, 1, 4)

@@ -18511,7 +18511,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUint32V(v []uint32, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18570,7 +18570,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUint32V(v []uint32, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]uint32, 1, 4)

@@ -18644,7 +18644,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUint64V(v []uint64, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18703,7 +18703,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUint64V(v []uint64, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]uint64, 1, 4)

@@ -18777,7 +18777,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUintptrV(v []uintptr, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18836,7 +18836,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceUintptrV(v []uintptr, checkNil bool, canChange bool,

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]uintptr, 1, 4)

@@ -18910,7 +18910,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceIntV(v []int, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Decod

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -18969,7 +18969,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceIntV(v []int, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Decod

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]int, 1, 4)

@@ -19043,7 +19043,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt8V(v []int8, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Dec

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -19102,7 +19102,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt8V(v []int8, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Dec

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]int8, 1, 4)

@@ -19176,7 +19176,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt16V(v []int16, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *D

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -19235,7 +19235,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt16V(v []int16, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *D

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]int16, 1, 4)

@@ -19309,7 +19309,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt32V(v []int32, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *D

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -19368,7 +19368,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt32V(v []int32, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *D

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]int32, 1, 4)

@@ -19442,7 +19442,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt64V(v []int64, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *D

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -19501,7 +19501,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceInt64V(v []int64, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *D

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]int64, 1, 4)

@@ -19575,7 +19575,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceBoolV(v []bool, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Dec

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -19634,7 +19634,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) DecSliceBoolV(v []bool, checkNil bool, canChange bool, d *Dec

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]bool, 1, 4)

@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) {{ .MethodNamePfx "Dec" false }}V(v []{{ .Elem }}, checkNil b

 			changed = true

 		}

 		slh.End()

-		return

+		return v, changed

 	}

 	if containerLenS > 0 {

@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (_ fastpathT) {{ .MethodNamePfx "Dec" false }}V(v []{{ .Elem }}, checkNil b

 				changed = true

 			}

 			slh.End()

-			return

+			return v, changed

 		}

 		if cap(v) == 0 {

 			v = make([]{{ .Elem }}, 1, 4)

@@ -129,3 +129,16 @@ echo "delete all: ok"

 SA_TOKEN=`oc get sa/builder --template='{{range .secrets}}{{ .name }} {{end}}' | xargs -n 1 oc get secret --template='{{ if .data.token }}{{ .data.token }}{{end}}' | os::util::base64decode -`

 os::cmd::expect_failure_and_text "oc new-project --token=${SA_TOKEN} will-fail" 'Error from server: You may not request a new project via this API'

+

+# Validate patching works correctly

+oc login -u system:admin

+# Clean up group if needed to be re-entrant

+oc delete group patch-group || true

+group_json='{"kind":"Group","apiVersion":"v1","metadata":{"name":"patch-group"}}'

+os::cmd::expect_success          "echo '${group_json}' | oc create -f -"

+os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc get group patch-group -o yaml' 'users: null'

+os::cmd::expect_success          "oc patch group patch-group -p 'users: [\"myuser\"]' --loglevel=8"

+os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc get group patch-group -o yaml' 'myuser'

+os::cmd::expect_success          "oc patch group patch-group -p 'users: []' --loglevel=8"

+os::cmd::expect_success_and_text 'oc get group patch-group -o yaml' 'users: \[\]'

+echo "patch: ok"