diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4d612a40..bf4ca883 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
 )
 
-require k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.70.1
+require k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-kit/log v0.1.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 179a9a79..93f7e2b1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.70.1 h1:7aaoSdahviPmR+XkS7FyxlkkXs6tHISSG03RxleQAVQ=
-k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.70.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
+k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1 h1:m4bYOKall2MmOiRaR1J+We67Do7vm9KiQVlT96lnHUw=
+k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 rsc.io/binaryregexp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qTv7/COck+e2FymRvadv62gMdZztPaShugOCi3I+8D8=
 rsc.io/quote/v3 v3.1.0/go.mod h1:yEA65RcK8LyAZtP9Kv3t0HmxON59tX3rD+tICJqUlj0=
 rsc.io/sampler v1.3.0/go.mod h1:T1hPZKmBbMNahiBKFy5HrXp6adAjACjK9JXDnKaTXpA=
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/OWNERS b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/OWNERS
index 8cccebf2..a2fe8f35 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/OWNERS
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/OWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
 reviewers:
+  - harshanarayana
   - pohly
 approvers:
   - dims
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/contextual.go b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/contextual.go
index 65ac479a..005513f2 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/contextual.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/contextual.go
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ var (
 // If set, all log lines will be suppressed from the regular output, and
 // redirected to the logr implementation.
 // Use as:
-//   ...
-//   klog.SetLogger(zapr.NewLogger(zapLog))
+//
+//	...
+//	klog.SetLogger(zapr.NewLogger(zapLog))
 //
 // To remove a backing logr implemention, use ClearLogger. Setting an
 // empty logger with SetLogger(logr.Logger{}) does not work.
@@ -69,11 +70,14 @@ func SetLogger(logger logr.Logger) {
 // routing log entries through klogr into klog and then into the actual Logger
 // backend.
 func SetLoggerWithOptions(logger logr.Logger, opts ...LoggerOption) {
-	logging.logger = &logger
 	logging.loggerOptions = loggerOptions{}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&logging.loggerOptions)
 	}
+	logging.logger = &logWriter{
+		Logger:          logger,
+		writeKlogBuffer: logging.loggerOptions.writeKlogBuffer,
+	}
 }
 
 // ContextualLogger determines whether the logger passed to
@@ -92,6 +96,22 @@ func FlushLogger(flush func()) LoggerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WriteKlogBuffer sets a callback that will be invoked by klog to write output
+// produced by non-structured log calls like Infof.
+//
+// The buffer will contain exactly the same data that klog normally would write
+// into its own output stream(s). In particular this includes the header, if
+// klog is configured to write one. The callback then can divert that data into
+// its own output streams. The buffer may or may not end in a line break.
+//
+// Without such a callback, klog will call the logger's Info or Error method
+// with just the message string (i.e. no header).
+func WriteKlogBuffer(write func([]byte)) LoggerOption {
+	return func(o *loggerOptions) {
+		o.writeKlogBuffer = write
+	}
+}
+
 // LoggerOption implements the functional parameter paradigm for
 // SetLoggerWithOptions.
 type LoggerOption func(o *loggerOptions)
@@ -99,6 +119,13 @@ type LoggerOption func(o *loggerOptions)
 type loggerOptions struct {
 	contextualLogger bool
 	flush            func()
+	writeKlogBuffer  func([]byte)
+}
+
+// logWriter combines a logger (always set) with a write callback (optional).
+type logWriter struct {
+	Logger
+	writeKlogBuffer func([]byte)
 }
 
 // ClearLogger removes a backing Logger implementation if one was set earlier
@@ -151,7 +178,7 @@ func Background() Logger {
 	if logging.loggerOptions.contextualLogger {
 		// Is non-nil because logging.loggerOptions.contextualLogger is
 		// only true if a logger was set.
-		return *logging.logger
+		return logging.logger.Logger
 	}
 
 	return klogLogger
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/buffer/buffer.go b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/buffer/buffer.go
index ac88682a..f325ded5 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/buffer/buffer.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/buffer/buffer.go
@@ -40,44 +40,33 @@ type Buffer struct {
 	next *Buffer
 }
 
-// Buffers manages the reuse of individual buffer instances. It is thread-safe.
-type Buffers struct {
-	// mu protects the free list. It is separate from the main mutex
-	// so buffers can be grabbed and printed to without holding the main lock,
-	// for better parallelization.
-	mu sync.Mutex
-
-	// freeList is a list of byte buffers, maintained under mu.
-	freeList *Buffer
+var buffers = sync.Pool{
+	New: func() interface{} {
+		return new(Buffer)
+	},
 }
 
 // GetBuffer returns a new, ready-to-use buffer.
-func (bl *Buffers) GetBuffer() *Buffer {
-	bl.mu.Lock()
-	b := bl.freeList
-	if b != nil {
-		bl.freeList = b.next
-	}
-	bl.mu.Unlock()
-	if b == nil {
-		b = new(Buffer)
-	} else {
-		b.next = nil
-		b.Reset()
-	}
+func GetBuffer() *Buffer {
+	b := buffers.Get().(*Buffer)
+	b.Reset()
 	return b
 }
 
 // PutBuffer returns a buffer to the free list.
-func (bl *Buffers) PutBuffer(b *Buffer) {
+func PutBuffer(b *Buffer) {
 	if b.Len() >= 256 {
-		// Let big buffers die a natural death.
+		// Let big buffers die a natural death, without relying on
+		// sync.Pool behavior. The documentation implies that items may
+		// get deallocated while stored there ("If the Pool holds the
+		// only reference when this [= be removed automatically]
+		// happens, the item might be deallocated."), but
+		// https://github.com/golang/go/issues/23199 leans more towards
+		// having such a size limit.
 		return
 	}
-	bl.mu.Lock()
-	b.next = bl.freeList
-	bl.freeList = b
-	bl.mu.Unlock()
+
+	buffers.Put(b)
 }
 
 // Some custom tiny helper functions to print the log header efficiently.
@@ -121,7 +110,8 @@ func (buf *Buffer) someDigits(i, d int) int {
 	return copy(buf.Tmp[i:], buf.Tmp[j:])
 }
 
-// FormatHeader formats a log header using the provided file name and line number.
+// FormatHeader formats a log header using the provided file name and line number
+// and writes it into the buffer.
 func (buf *Buffer) FormatHeader(s severity.Severity, file string, line int, now time.Time) {
 	if line < 0 {
 		line = 0 // not a real line number, but acceptable to someDigits
@@ -157,3 +147,30 @@ func (buf *Buffer) FormatHeader(s severity.Severity, file string, line int, now
 	buf.Tmp[n+2] = ' '
 	buf.Write(buf.Tmp[:n+3])
 }
+
+// SprintHeader formats a log header and returns a string. This is a simpler
+// version of FormatHeader for use in ktesting.
+func (buf *Buffer) SprintHeader(s severity.Severity, now time.Time) string {
+	if s > severity.FatalLog {
+		s = severity.InfoLog // for safety.
+	}
+
+	// Avoid Fprintf, for speed. The format is so simple that we can do it quickly by hand.
+	// It's worth about 3X. Fprintf is hard.
+	_, month, day := now.Date()
+	hour, minute, second := now.Clock()
+	// Lmmdd hh:mm:ss.uuuuuu threadid file:line]
+	buf.Tmp[0] = severity.Char[s]
+	buf.twoDigits(1, int(month))
+	buf.twoDigits(3, day)
+	buf.Tmp[5] = ' '
+	buf.twoDigits(6, hour)
+	buf.Tmp[8] = ':'
+	buf.twoDigits(9, minute)
+	buf.Tmp[11] = ':'
+	buf.twoDigits(12, second)
+	buf.Tmp[14] = '.'
+	buf.nDigits(6, 15, now.Nanosecond()/1000, '0')
+	buf.Tmp[21] = ']'
+	return string(buf.Tmp[:22])
+}
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/serialize/keyvalues.go b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/serialize/keyvalues.go
index f85d7ccf..1dc81a15 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/serialize/keyvalues.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/serialize/keyvalues.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 )
 
+type textWriter interface {
+	WriteText(*bytes.Buffer)
+}
+
 // WithValues implements LogSink.WithValues. The old key/value pairs are
 // assumed to be well-formed, the new ones are checked and padded if
 // necessary. It returns a new slice.
@@ -91,11 +95,66 @@ func MergeKVs(first, second []interface{}) []interface{} {
 	return merged
 }
 
+type Formatter struct {
+	AnyToStringHook AnyToStringFunc
+}
+
+type AnyToStringFunc func(v interface{}) string
+
+// MergeKVsInto is a variant of MergeKVs which directly formats the key/value
+// pairs into a buffer.
+func (f Formatter) MergeAndFormatKVs(b *bytes.Buffer, first, second []interface{}) {
+	if len(first) == 0 && len(second) == 0 {
+		// Nothing to do at all.
+		return
+	}
+
+	if len(first) == 0 && len(second)%2 == 0 {
+		// Nothing to be overridden, second slice is well-formed
+		// and can be used directly.
+		for i := 0; i < len(second); i += 2 {
+			f.KVFormat(b, second[i], second[i+1])
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Determine which keys are in the second slice so that we can skip
+	// them when iterating over the first one. The code intentionally
+	// favors performance over completeness: we assume that keys are string
+	// constants and thus compare equal when the string values are equal. A
+	// string constant being overridden by, for example, a fmt.Stringer is
+	// not handled.
+	overrides := map[interface{}]bool{}
+	for i := 0; i < len(second); i += 2 {
+		overrides[second[i]] = true
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(first); i += 2 {
+		key := first[i]
+		if overrides[key] {
+			continue
+		}
+		f.KVFormat(b, key, first[i+1])
+	}
+	// Round down.
+	l := len(second)
+	l = l / 2 * 2
+	for i := 1; i < l; i += 2 {
+		f.KVFormat(b, second[i-1], second[i])
+	}
+	if len(second)%2 == 1 {
+		f.KVFormat(b, second[len(second)-1], missingValue)
+	}
+}
+
+func MergeAndFormatKVs(b *bytes.Buffer, first, second []interface{}) {
+	Formatter{}.MergeAndFormatKVs(b, first, second)
+}
+
 const missingValue = "(MISSING)"
 
 // KVListFormat serializes all key/value pairs into the provided buffer.
 // A space gets inserted before the first pair and between each pair.
-func KVListFormat(b *bytes.Buffer, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+func (f Formatter) KVListFormat(b *bytes.Buffer, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	for i := 0; i < len(keysAndValues); i += 2 {
 		var v interface{}
 		k := keysAndValues[i]
@@ -104,69 +163,93 @@ func KVListFormat(b *bytes.Buffer, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 		} else {
 			v = missingValue
 		}
-		b.WriteByte(' ')
-		// Keys are assumed to be well-formed according to
-		// https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/migration-to-structured-logging.md#name-arguments
-		// for the sake of performance. Keys with spaces,
-		// special characters, etc. will break parsing.
-		if sK, ok := k.(string); ok {
-			// Avoid one allocation when the key is a string, which
-			// normally it should be.
-			b.WriteString(sK)
-		} else {
-			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s", k))
-		}
+		f.KVFormat(b, k, v)
+	}
+}
+
+func KVListFormat(b *bytes.Buffer, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+	Formatter{}.KVListFormat(b, keysAndValues...)
+}
 
-		// The type checks are sorted so that more frequently used ones
-		// come first because that is then faster in the common
-		// cases. In Kubernetes, ObjectRef (a Stringer) is more common
-		// than plain strings
-		// (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106594#issuecomment-975526235).
-		switch v := v.(type) {
-		case fmt.Stringer:
-			writeStringValue(b, true, StringerToString(v))
+// KVFormat serializes one key/value pair into the provided buffer.
+// A space gets inserted before the pair.
+func (f Formatter) KVFormat(b *bytes.Buffer, k, v interface{}) {
+	b.WriteByte(' ')
+	// Keys are assumed to be well-formed according to
+	// https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-instrumentation/migration-to-structured-logging.md#name-arguments
+	// for the sake of performance. Keys with spaces,
+	// special characters, etc. will break parsing.
+	if sK, ok := k.(string); ok {
+		// Avoid one allocation when the key is a string, which
+		// normally it should be.
+		b.WriteString(sK)
+	} else {
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s", k))
+	}
+
+	// The type checks are sorted so that more frequently used ones
+	// come first because that is then faster in the common
+	// cases. In Kubernetes, ObjectRef (a Stringer) is more common
+	// than plain strings
+	// (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/106594#issuecomment-975526235).
+	switch v := v.(type) {
+	case textWriter:
+		writeTextWriterValue(b, v)
+	case fmt.Stringer:
+		writeStringValue(b, true, StringerToString(v))
+	case string:
+		writeStringValue(b, true, v)
+	case error:
+		writeStringValue(b, true, ErrorToString(v))
+	case logr.Marshaler:
+		value := MarshalerToValue(v)
+		// A marshaler that returns a string is useful for
+		// delayed formatting of complex values. We treat this
+		// case like a normal string. This is useful for
+		// multi-line support.
+		//
+		// We could do this by recursively formatting a value,
+		// but that comes with the risk of infinite recursion
+		// if a marshaler returns itself. Instead we call it
+		// only once and rely on it returning the intended
+		// value directly.
+		switch value := value.(type) {
 		case string:
-			writeStringValue(b, true, v)
-		case error:
-			writeStringValue(b, true, ErrorToString(v))
-		case logr.Marshaler:
-			value := MarshalerToValue(v)
-			// A marshaler that returns a string is useful for
-			// delayed formatting of complex values. We treat this
-			// case like a normal string. This is useful for
-			// multi-line support.
-			//
-			// We could do this by recursively formatting a value,
-			// but that comes with the risk of infinite recursion
-			// if a marshaler returns itself. Instead we call it
-			// only once and rely on it returning the intended
-			// value directly.
-			switch value := value.(type) {
-			case string:
-				writeStringValue(b, true, value)
-			default:
-				writeStringValue(b, false, fmt.Sprintf("%+v", v))
-			}
-		case []byte:
-			// In https://github.com/kubernetes/klog/pull/237 it was decided
-			// to format byte slices with "%+q". The advantages of that are:
-			// - readable output if the bytes happen to be printable
-			// - non-printable bytes get represented as unicode escape
-			//   sequences (\uxxxx)
-			//
-			// The downsides are that we cannot use the faster
-			// strconv.Quote here and that multi-line output is not
-			// supported. If developers know that a byte array is
-			// printable and they want multi-line output, they can
-			// convert the value to string before logging it.
-			b.WriteByte('=')
-			b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%+q", v))
+			writeStringValue(b, true, value)
 		default:
-			writeStringValue(b, false, fmt.Sprintf("%+v", v))
+			writeStringValue(b, false, f.AnyToString(value))
 		}
+	case []byte:
+		// In https://github.com/kubernetes/klog/pull/237 it was decided
+		// to format byte slices with "%+q". The advantages of that are:
+		// - readable output if the bytes happen to be printable
+		// - non-printable bytes get represented as unicode escape
+		//   sequences (\uxxxx)
+		//
+		// The downsides are that we cannot use the faster
+		// strconv.Quote here and that multi-line output is not
+		// supported. If developers know that a byte array is
+		// printable and they want multi-line output, they can
+		// convert the value to string before logging it.
+		b.WriteByte('=')
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%+q", v))
+	default:
+		writeStringValue(b, false, f.AnyToString(v))
 	}
 }
 
+func KVFormat(b *bytes.Buffer, k, v interface{}) {
+	Formatter{}.KVFormat(b, k, v)
+}
+
+// AnyToString is the historic fallback formatter.
+func (f Formatter) AnyToString(v interface{}) string {
+	if f.AnyToStringHook != nil {
+		return f.AnyToStringHook(v)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%+v", v)
+}
+
 // StringerToString converts a Stringer to a string,
 // handling panics if they occur.
 func StringerToString(s fmt.Stringer) (ret string) {
@@ -203,6 +286,16 @@ func ErrorToString(err error) (ret string) {
 	return
 }
 
+func writeTextWriterValue(b *bytes.Buffer, v textWriter) {
+	b.WriteRune('=')
+	defer func() {
+		if err := recover(); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(b, `"<panic: %s>"`, err)
+		}
+	}()
+	v.WriteText(b)
+}
+
 func writeStringValue(b *bytes.Buffer, quote bool, v string) {
 	data := []byte(v)
 	index := bytes.IndexByte(data, '\n')
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/k8s_references.go b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/k8s_references.go
index 2c218f69..ecd3f8b6 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/k8s_references.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/k8s_references.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ limitations under the License.
 package klog
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 )
@@ -31,11 +33,30 @@ type ObjectRef struct {
 
 func (ref ObjectRef) String() string {
 	if ref.Namespace != "" {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", ref.Namespace, ref.Name)
+		var builder strings.Builder
+		builder.Grow(len(ref.Namespace) + len(ref.Name) + 1)
+		builder.WriteString(ref.Namespace)
+		builder.WriteRune('/')
+		builder.WriteString(ref.Name)
+		return builder.String()
 	}
 	return ref.Name
 }
 
+func (ref ObjectRef) WriteText(out *bytes.Buffer) {
+	out.WriteRune('"')
+	ref.writeUnquoted(out)
+	out.WriteRune('"')
+}
+
+func (ref ObjectRef) writeUnquoted(out *bytes.Buffer) {
+	if ref.Namespace != "" {
+		out.WriteString(ref.Namespace)
+		out.WriteRune('/')
+	}
+	out.WriteString(ref.Name)
+}
+
 // MarshalLog ensures that loggers with support for structured output will log
 // as a struct by removing the String method via a custom type.
 func (ref ObjectRef) MarshalLog() interface{} {
@@ -117,31 +138,31 @@ var _ fmt.Stringer = kobjSlice{}
 var _ logr.Marshaler = kobjSlice{}
 
 func (ks kobjSlice) String() string {
-	objectRefs, err := ks.process()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err.Error()
+	objectRefs, errStr := ks.process()
+	if errStr != "" {
+		return errStr
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v", objectRefs)
 }
 
 func (ks kobjSlice) MarshalLog() interface{} {
-	objectRefs, err := ks.process()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err.Error()
+	objectRefs, errStr := ks.process()
+	if errStr != "" {
+		return errStr
 	}
 	return objectRefs
 }
 
-func (ks kobjSlice) process() ([]interface{}, error) {
+func (ks kobjSlice) process() (objs []interface{}, err string) {
 	s := reflect.ValueOf(ks.arg)
 	switch s.Kind() {
 	case reflect.Invalid:
 		// nil parameter, print as nil.
-		return nil, nil
+		return nil, ""
 	case reflect.Slice:
 		// Okay, handle below.
 	default:
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("<KObjSlice needs a slice, got type %T>", ks.arg)
+		return nil, fmt.Sprintf("<KObjSlice needs a slice, got type %T>", ks.arg)
 	}
 	objectRefs := make([]interface{}, 0, s.Len())
 	for i := 0; i < s.Len(); i++ {
@@ -151,8 +172,41 @@ func (ks kobjSlice) process() ([]interface{}, error) {
 		} else if v, ok := item.(KMetadata); ok {
 			objectRefs = append(objectRefs, KObj(v))
 		} else {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("<KObjSlice needs a slice of values implementing KMetadata, got type %T>", item)
+			return nil, fmt.Sprintf("<KObjSlice needs a slice of values implementing KMetadata, got type %T>", item)
+		}
+	}
+	return objectRefs, ""
+}
+
+var nilToken = []byte("<nil>")
+
+func (ks kobjSlice) WriteText(out *bytes.Buffer) {
+	s := reflect.ValueOf(ks.arg)
+	switch s.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Invalid:
+		// nil parameter, print as empty slice.
+		out.WriteString("[]")
+		return
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		// Okay, handle below.
+	default:
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, `"<KObjSlice needs a slice, got type %T>"`, ks.arg)
+		return
+	}
+	out.Write([]byte{'['})
+	defer out.Write([]byte{']'})
+	for i := 0; i < s.Len(); i++ {
+		if i > 0 {
+			out.Write([]byte{' '})
+		}
+		item := s.Index(i).Interface()
+		if item == nil {
+			out.Write(nilToken)
+		} else if v, ok := item.(KMetadata); ok {
+			KObj(v).writeUnquoted(out)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "<KObjSlice needs a slice of values implementing KMetadata, got type %T>", item)
+			return
 		}
 	}
-	return objectRefs, nil
 }
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klog.go b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klog.go
index 652fadcd..466eeaf2 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klog.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klog.go
@@ -39,39 +39,38 @@
 // This package provides several flags that modify this behavior.
 // As a result, flag.Parse must be called before any logging is done.
 //
-//	-logtostderr=true
-//		Logs are written to standard error instead of to files.
-//              This shortcuts most of the usual output routing:
-//              -alsologtostderr, -stderrthreshold and -log_dir have no
-//              effect and output redirection at runtime with SetOutput is
-//              ignored.
-//	-alsologtostderr=false
-//		Logs are written to standard error as well as to files.
-//	-stderrthreshold=ERROR
-//		Log events at or above this severity are logged to standard
-//		error as well as to files.
-//	-log_dir=""
-//		Log files will be written to this directory instead of the
-//		default temporary directory.
+//		-logtostderr=true
+//			Logs are written to standard error instead of to files.
+//	             This shortcuts most of the usual output routing:
+//	             -alsologtostderr, -stderrthreshold and -log_dir have no
+//	             effect and output redirection at runtime with SetOutput is
+//	             ignored.
+//		-alsologtostderr=false
+//			Logs are written to standard error as well as to files.
+//		-stderrthreshold=ERROR
+//			Log events at or above this severity are logged to standard
+//			error as well as to files.
+//		-log_dir=""
+//			Log files will be written to this directory instead of the
+//			default temporary directory.
 //
-//	Other flags provide aids to debugging.
-//
-//	-log_backtrace_at=""
-//		When set to a file and line number holding a logging statement,
-//		such as
-//			-log_backtrace_at=gopherflakes.go:234
-//		a stack trace will be written to the Info log whenever execution
-//		hits that statement. (Unlike with -vmodule, the ".go" must be
-//		present.)
-//	-v=0
-//		Enable V-leveled logging at the specified level.
-//	-vmodule=""
-//		The syntax of the argument is a comma-separated list of pattern=N,
-//		where pattern is a literal file name (minus the ".go" suffix) or
-//		"glob" pattern and N is a V level. For instance,
-//			-vmodule=gopher*=3
-//		sets the V level to 3 in all Go files whose names begin "gopher".
+//		Other flags provide aids to debugging.
 //
+//		-log_backtrace_at=""
+//			When set to a file and line number holding a logging statement,
+//			such as
+//				-log_backtrace_at=gopherflakes.go:234
+//			a stack trace will be written to the Info log whenever execution
+//			hits that statement. (Unlike with -vmodule, the ".go" must be
+//			present.)
+//		-v=0
+//			Enable V-leveled logging at the specified level.
+//		-vmodule=""
+//			The syntax of the argument is a comma-separated list of pattern=N,
+//			where pattern is a literal file name (minus the ".go" suffix) or
+//			"glob" pattern and N is a V level. For instance,
+//				-vmodule=gopher*=3
+//			sets the V level to 3 in all Go files whose names begin "gopher".
 package klog
 
 import (
@@ -92,8 +91,6 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
-
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/buffer"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/clock"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/dbg"
@@ -397,45 +394,48 @@ type flushSyncWriter interface {
 	io.Writer
 }
 
-// init sets up the defaults.
+var logging loggingT
+var commandLine flag.FlagSet
+
+// init sets up the defaults and creates command line flags.
 func init() {
+	commandLine.StringVar(&logging.logDir, "log_dir", "", "If non-empty, write log files in this directory (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
+	commandLine.StringVar(&logging.logFile, "log_file", "", "If non-empty, use this log file (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
+	commandLine.Uint64Var(&logging.logFileMaxSizeMB, "log_file_max_size", 1800,
+		"Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to (no effect when -logtostderr=true). Unit is megabytes. "+
+			"If the value is 0, the maximum file size is unlimited.")
+	commandLine.BoolVar(&logging.toStderr, "logtostderr", true, "log to standard error instead of files")
+	commandLine.BoolVar(&logging.alsoToStderr, "alsologtostderr", false, "log to standard error as well as files (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
+	logging.setVState(0, nil, false)
+	commandLine.Var(&logging.verbosity, "v", "number for the log level verbosity")
+	commandLine.BoolVar(&logging.addDirHeader, "add_dir_header", false, "If true, adds the file directory to the header of the log messages")
+	commandLine.BoolVar(&logging.skipHeaders, "skip_headers", false, "If true, avoid header prefixes in the log messages")
+	commandLine.BoolVar(&logging.oneOutput, "one_output", false, "If true, only write logs to their native severity level (vs also writing to each lower severity level; no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
+	commandLine.BoolVar(&logging.skipLogHeaders, "skip_log_headers", false, "If true, avoid headers when opening log files (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
 	logging.stderrThreshold = severityValue{
 		Severity: severity.ErrorLog, // Default stderrThreshold is ERROR.
 	}
-	logging.setVState(0, nil, false)
-	logging.logDir = ""
-	logging.logFile = ""
-	logging.logFileMaxSizeMB = 1800
-	logging.toStderr = true
-	logging.alsoToStderr = false
-	logging.skipHeaders = false
-	logging.addDirHeader = false
-	logging.skipLogHeaders = false
-	logging.oneOutput = false
+	commandLine.Var(&logging.stderrThreshold, "stderrthreshold", "logs at or above this threshold go to stderr when writing to files and stderr (no effect when -logtostderr=true or -alsologtostderr=false)")
+	commandLine.Var(&logging.vmodule, "vmodule", "comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging")
+	commandLine.Var(&logging.traceLocation, "log_backtrace_at", "when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace")
+
+	logging.settings.contextualLoggingEnabled = true
 	logging.flushD = newFlushDaemon(logging.lockAndFlushAll, nil)
 }
 
 // InitFlags is for explicitly initializing the flags.
+// It may get called repeatedly for different flagsets, but not
+// twice for the same one. May get called concurrently
+// to other goroutines using klog. However, only some flags
+// may get set concurrently (see implementation).
 func InitFlags(flagset *flag.FlagSet) {
 	if flagset == nil {
 		flagset = flag.CommandLine
 	}
 
-	flagset.StringVar(&logging.logDir, "log_dir", logging.logDir, "If non-empty, write log files in this directory (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
-	flagset.StringVar(&logging.logFile, "log_file", logging.logFile, "If non-empty, use this log file (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
-	flagset.Uint64Var(&logging.logFileMaxSizeMB, "log_file_max_size", logging.logFileMaxSizeMB,
-		"Defines the maximum size a log file can grow to (no effect when -logtostderr=true). Unit is megabytes. "+
-			"If the value is 0, the maximum file size is unlimited.")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.toStderr, "logtostderr", logging.toStderr, "log to standard error instead of files")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.alsoToStderr, "alsologtostderr", logging.alsoToStderr, "log to standard error as well as files (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
-	flagset.Var(&logging.verbosity, "v", "number for the log level verbosity")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.addDirHeader, "add_dir_header", logging.addDirHeader, "If true, adds the file directory to the header of the log messages")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.skipHeaders, "skip_headers", logging.skipHeaders, "If true, avoid header prefixes in the log messages")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.oneOutput, "one_output", logging.oneOutput, "If true, only write logs to their native severity level (vs also writing to each lower severity level; no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
-	flagset.BoolVar(&logging.skipLogHeaders, "skip_log_headers", logging.skipLogHeaders, "If true, avoid headers when opening log files (no effect when -logtostderr=true)")
-	flagset.Var(&logging.stderrThreshold, "stderrthreshold", "logs at or above this threshold go to stderr when writing to files and stderr (no effect when -logtostderr=true or -alsologtostderr=false)")
-	flagset.Var(&logging.vmodule, "vmodule", "comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging")
-	flagset.Var(&logging.traceLocation, "log_backtrace_at", "when logging hits line file:N, emit a stack trace")
+	commandLine.VisitAll(func(f *flag.Flag) {
+		flagset.Var(f.Value, f.Name, f.Usage)
+	})
 }
 
 // Flush flushes all pending log I/O.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ type settings struct {
 
 	// logger is the global Logger chosen by users of klog, nil if
 	// none is available.
-	logger *Logger
+	logger *logWriter
 
 	// loggerOptions contains the options that were supplied for
 	// globalLogger.
@@ -523,6 +523,11 @@ func (s settings) deepCopy() settings {
 	}
 	s.vmodule.filter = filter
 
+	if s.logger != nil {
+		logger := *s.logger
+		s.logger = &logger
+	}
+
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -530,11 +535,6 @@ func (s settings) deepCopy() settings {
 type loggingT struct {
 	settings
 
-	// bufferCache maintains the free list. It uses its own mutex
-	// so buffers can be grabbed and printed to without holding the main lock,
-	// for better parallelization.
-	bufferCache buffer.Buffers
-
 	// flushD holds a flushDaemon that frequently flushes log file buffers.
 	// Uses its own mutex.
 	flushD *flushDaemon
@@ -550,12 +550,6 @@ type loggingT struct {
 	vmap map[uintptr]Level
 }
 
-var logging = loggingT{
-	settings: settings{
-		contextualLoggingEnabled: true,
-	},
-}
-
 // setVState sets a consistent state for V logging.
 // l.mu is held.
 func (l *loggingT) setVState(verbosity Level, filter []modulePat, setFilter bool) {
@@ -633,8 +627,11 @@ It returns a buffer containing the formatted header and the user's file and line
 The depth specifies how many stack frames above lives the source line to be identified in the log message.
 
 Log lines have this form:
+
 	Lmmdd hh:mm:ss.uuuuuu threadid file:line] msg...
+
 where the fields are defined as follows:
+
 	L                A single character, representing the log level (eg 'I' for INFO)
 	mm               The month (zero padded; ie May is '05')
 	dd               The day (zero padded)
@@ -665,7 +662,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) header(s severity.Severity, depth int) (*buffer.Buffer, strin
 
 // formatHeader formats a log header using the provided file name and line number.
 func (l *loggingT) formatHeader(s severity.Severity, file string, line int) *buffer.Buffer {
-	buf := l.bufferCache.GetBuffer()
+	buf := buffer.GetBuffer()
 	if l.skipHeaders {
 		return buf
 	}
@@ -674,17 +671,18 @@ func (l *loggingT) formatHeader(s severity.Severity, file string, line int) *buf
 	return buf
 }
 
-func (l *loggingT) println(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) println(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.printlnDepth(s, logger, filter, 1, args...)
 }
 
-func (l *loggingT) printlnDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, depth int, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) printlnDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, depth int, args ...interface{}) {
 	buf, file, line := l.header(s, depth)
-	// if logger is set, we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
-	// logger implementation to print headers
-	if logger != nil {
-		l.bufferCache.PutBuffer(buf)
-		buf = l.bufferCache.GetBuffer()
+	// If a logger is set and doesn't support writing a formatted buffer,
+	// we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
+	// logger implementation to print headers.
+	if logger != nil && logger.writeKlogBuffer == nil {
+		buffer.PutBuffer(buf)
+		buf = buffer.GetBuffer()
 	}
 	if filter != nil {
 		args = filter.Filter(args)
@@ -693,17 +691,18 @@ func (l *loggingT) printlnDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter
 	l.output(s, logger, buf, depth, file, line, false)
 }
 
-func (l *loggingT) print(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) print(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.printDepth(s, logger, filter, 1, args...)
 }
 
-func (l *loggingT) printDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, depth int, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) printDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, depth int, args ...interface{}) {
 	buf, file, line := l.header(s, depth)
-	// if logr is set, we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
-	// logr implementation to print headers
-	if logger != nil {
-		l.bufferCache.PutBuffer(buf)
-		buf = l.bufferCache.GetBuffer()
+	// If a logger is set and doesn't support writing a formatted buffer,
+	// we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
+	// logger implementation to print headers.
+	if logger != nil && logger.writeKlogBuffer == nil {
+		buffer.PutBuffer(buf)
+		buf = buffer.GetBuffer()
 	}
 	if filter != nil {
 		args = filter.Filter(args)
@@ -715,17 +714,18 @@ func (l *loggingT) printDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter L
 	l.output(s, logger, buf, depth, file, line, false)
 }
 
-func (l *loggingT) printf(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) printf(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	l.printfDepth(s, logger, filter, 1, format, args...)
 }
 
-func (l *loggingT) printfDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, depth int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) printfDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, depth int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	buf, file, line := l.header(s, depth)
-	// if logr is set, we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
-	// logr implementation to print headers
-	if logger != nil {
-		l.bufferCache.PutBuffer(buf)
-		buf = l.bufferCache.GetBuffer()
+	// If a logger is set and doesn't support writing a formatted buffer,
+	// we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
+	// logger implementation to print headers.
+	if logger != nil && logger.writeKlogBuffer == nil {
+		buffer.PutBuffer(buf)
+		buf = buffer.GetBuffer()
 	}
 	if filter != nil {
 		format, args = filter.FilterF(format, args)
@@ -740,13 +740,14 @@ func (l *loggingT) printfDepth(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter
 // printWithFileLine behaves like print but uses the provided file and line number.  If
 // alsoLogToStderr is true, the log message always appears on standard error; it
 // will also appear in the log file unless --logtostderr is set.
-func (l *loggingT) printWithFileLine(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, file string, line int, alsoToStderr bool, args ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) printWithFileLine(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, file string, line int, alsoToStderr bool, args ...interface{}) {
 	buf := l.formatHeader(s, file, line)
-	// if logr is set, we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
-	// logr implementation to print headers
-	if logger != nil {
-		l.bufferCache.PutBuffer(buf)
-		buf = l.bufferCache.GetBuffer()
+	// If a logger is set and doesn't support writing a formatted buffer,
+	// we clear the generated header as we rely on the backing
+	// logger implementation to print headers.
+	if logger != nil && logger.writeKlogBuffer == nil {
+		buffer.PutBuffer(buf)
+		buf = buffer.GetBuffer()
 	}
 	if filter != nil {
 		args = filter.Filter(args)
@@ -759,7 +760,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) printWithFileLine(s severity.Severity, logger *logr.Logger, f
 }
 
 // if loggr is specified, will call loggr.Error, otherwise output with logging module.
-func (l *loggingT) errorS(err error, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) errorS(err error, logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	if filter != nil {
 		msg, keysAndValues = filter.FilterS(msg, keysAndValues)
 	}
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) errorS(err error, logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, dept
 }
 
 // if loggr is specified, will call loggr.Info, otherwise output with logging module.
-func (l *loggingT) infoS(logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
+func (l *loggingT) infoS(logger *logWriter, filter LogFilter, depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	if filter != nil {
 		msg, keysAndValues = filter.FilterS(msg, keysAndValues)
 	}
@@ -786,7 +787,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) infoS(logger *logr.Logger, filter LogFilter, depth int, msg s
 // set log severity by s
 func (l *loggingT) printS(err error, s severity.Severity, depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	// Only create a new buffer if we don't have one cached.
-	b := l.bufferCache.GetBuffer()
+	b := buffer.GetBuffer()
 	// The message is always quoted, even if it contains line breaks.
 	// If developers want multi-line output, they should use a small, fixed
 	// message and put the multi-line output into a value.
@@ -797,7 +798,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) printS(err error, s severity.Severity, depth int, msg string,
 	serialize.KVListFormat(&b.Buffer, keysAndValues...)
 	l.printDepth(s, logging.logger, nil, depth+1, &b.Buffer)
 	// Make the buffer available for reuse.
-	l.bufferCache.PutBuffer(b)
+	buffer.PutBuffer(b)
 }
 
 // redirectBuffer is used to set an alternate destination for the logs
@@ -852,7 +853,7 @@ func LogToStderr(stderr bool) {
 }
 
 // output writes the data to the log files and releases the buffer.
-func (l *loggingT) output(s severity.Severity, log *logr.Logger, buf *buffer.Buffer, depth int, file string, line int, alsoToStderr bool) {
+func (l *loggingT) output(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, buf *buffer.Buffer, depth int, file string, line int, alsoToStderr bool) {
 	var isLocked = true
 	l.mu.Lock()
 	defer func() {
@@ -868,13 +869,17 @@ func (l *loggingT) output(s severity.Severity, log *logr.Logger, buf *buffer.Buf
 		}
 	}
 	data := buf.Bytes()
-	if log != nil {
-		// TODO: set 'severity' and caller information as structured log info
-		// keysAndValues := []interface{}{"severity", severityName[s], "file", file, "line", line}
-		if s == severity.ErrorLog {
-			logging.logger.WithCallDepth(depth+3).Error(nil, string(data))
+	if logger != nil {
+		if logger.writeKlogBuffer != nil {
+			logger.writeKlogBuffer(data)
 		} else {
-			log.WithCallDepth(depth + 3).Info(string(data))
+			// TODO: set 'severity' and caller information as structured log info
+			// keysAndValues := []interface{}{"severity", severityName[s], "file", file, "line", line}
+			if s == severity.ErrorLog {
+				logger.WithCallDepth(depth+3).Error(nil, string(data))
+			} else {
+				logger.WithCallDepth(depth + 3).Info(string(data))
+			}
 		}
 	} else if l.toStderr {
 		os.Stderr.Write(data)
@@ -949,7 +954,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) output(s severity.Severity, log *logr.Logger, buf *buffer.Buf
 		timeoutFlush(ExitFlushTimeout)
 		OsExit(255) // C++ uses -1, which is silly because it's anded with 255 anyway.
 	}
-	l.bufferCache.PutBuffer(buf)
+	buffer.PutBuffer(buf)
 
 	if stats := severityStats[s]; stats != nil {
 		atomic.AddInt64(&stats.lines, 1)
@@ -1283,7 +1288,7 @@ func (l *loggingT) setV(pc uintptr) Level {
 // See the documentation of V for more information.
 type Verbose struct {
 	enabled bool
-	logr    *logr.Logger
+	logger  *logWriter
 }
 
 func newVerbose(level Level, b bool) Verbose {
@@ -1291,16 +1296,20 @@ func newVerbose(level Level, b bool) Verbose {
 		return Verbose{b, nil}
 	}
 	v := logging.logger.V(int(level))
-	return Verbose{b, &v}
+	return Verbose{b, &logWriter{Logger: v, writeKlogBuffer: logging.loggerOptions.writeKlogBuffer}}
 }
 
 // V reports whether verbosity at the call site is at least the requested level.
 // The returned value is a struct of type Verbose, which implements Info, Infoln
 // and Infof. These methods will write to the Info log if called.
 // Thus, one may write either
+//
 //	if klog.V(2).Enabled() { klog.Info("log this") }
+//
 // or
+//
 //	klog.V(2).Info("log this")
+//
 // The second form is shorter but the first is cheaper if logging is off because it does
 // not evaluate its arguments.
 //
@@ -1310,6 +1319,13 @@ func newVerbose(level Level, b bool) Verbose {
 // less than or equal to the value of the -vmodule pattern matching the source file
 // containing the call.
 func V(level Level) Verbose {
+	return VDepth(1, level)
+}
+
+// VDepth is a variant of V that accepts a number of stack frames that will be
+// skipped when checking the -vmodule patterns. VDepth(0) is equivalent to
+// V().
+func VDepth(depth int, level Level) Verbose {
 	// This function tries hard to be cheap unless there's work to do.
 	// The fast path is two atomic loads and compares.
 
@@ -1326,7 +1342,7 @@ func V(level Level) Verbose {
 		// but if V logging is enabled we're slow anyway.
 		logging.mu.Lock()
 		defer logging.mu.Unlock()
-		if runtime.Callers(2, logging.pcs[:]) == 0 {
+		if runtime.Callers(2+depth, logging.pcs[:]) == 0 {
 			return newVerbose(level, false)
 		}
 		// runtime.Callers returns "return PCs", but we want
@@ -1354,7 +1370,7 @@ func (v Verbose) Enabled() bool {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) Info(args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.print(severity.InfoLog, v.logr, logging.filter, args...)
+		logging.print(severity.InfoLog, v.logger, logging.filter, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1362,7 +1378,7 @@ func (v Verbose) Info(args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) InfoDepth(depth int, args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.printDepth(severity.InfoLog, v.logr, logging.filter, depth, args...)
+		logging.printDepth(severity.InfoLog, v.logger, logging.filter, depth, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1370,7 +1386,7 @@ func (v Verbose) InfoDepth(depth int, args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.println(severity.InfoLog, v.logr, logging.filter, args...)
+		logging.println(severity.InfoLog, v.logger, logging.filter, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1378,7 +1394,7 @@ func (v Verbose) Infoln(args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) InfolnDepth(depth int, args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.printlnDepth(severity.InfoLog, v.logr, logging.filter, depth, args...)
+		logging.printlnDepth(severity.InfoLog, v.logger, logging.filter, depth, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1386,7 +1402,7 @@ func (v Verbose) InfolnDepth(depth int, args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.printf(severity.InfoLog, v.logr, logging.filter, format, args...)
+		logging.printf(severity.InfoLog, v.logger, logging.filter, format, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1394,7 +1410,7 @@ func (v Verbose) Infof(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) InfofDepth(depth int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.printfDepth(severity.InfoLog, v.logr, logging.filter, depth, format, args...)
+		logging.printfDepth(severity.InfoLog, v.logger, logging.filter, depth, format, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1402,7 +1418,7 @@ func (v Verbose) InfofDepth(depth int, format string, args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) InfoS(msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.infoS(v.logr, logging.filter, 0, msg, keysAndValues...)
+		logging.infoS(v.logger, logging.filter, 0, msg, keysAndValues...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1416,14 +1432,14 @@ func InfoSDepth(depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) InfoSDepth(depth int, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.infoS(v.logr, logging.filter, depth, msg, keysAndValues...)
+		logging.infoS(v.logger, logging.filter, depth, msg, keysAndValues...)
 	}
 }
 
 // Deprecated: Use ErrorS instead.
 func (v Verbose) Error(err error, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.errorS(err, v.logr, logging.filter, 0, msg, args...)
+		logging.errorS(err, v.logger, logging.filter, 0, msg, args...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1431,7 +1447,7 @@ func (v Verbose) Error(err error, msg string, args ...interface{}) {
 // See the documentation of V for usage.
 func (v Verbose) ErrorS(err error, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{}) {
 	if v.enabled {
-		logging.errorS(err, v.logr, logging.filter, 0, msg, keysAndValues...)
+		logging.errorS(err, v.logger, logging.filter, 0, msg, keysAndValues...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1582,10 +1598,10 @@ func ErrorSDepth(depth int, err error, msg string, keysAndValues ...interface{})
 //
 // Callers who want more control over handling of fatal events may instead use a
 // combination of different functions:
-// - some info or error logging function, optionally with a stack trace
-//   value generated by github.com/go-logr/lib/dbg.Backtrace
-// - Flush to flush pending log data
-// - panic, os.Exit or returning to the caller with an error
+//   - some info or error logging function, optionally with a stack trace
+//     value generated by github.com/go-logr/lib/dbg.Backtrace
+//   - Flush to flush pending log data
+//   - panic, os.Exit or returning to the caller with an error
 //
 // Arguments are handled in the manner of fmt.Print; a newline is appended if missing.
 func Fatal(args ...interface{}) {
diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr.go b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr.go
index 027a4014..15de00e2 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr.go
@@ -42,19 +42,21 @@ func (l *klogger) Init(info logr.RuntimeInfo) {
 	l.callDepth += info.CallDepth
 }
 
-func (l klogger) Info(level int, msg string, kvList ...interface{}) {
+func (l *klogger) Info(level int, msg string, kvList ...interface{}) {
 	merged := serialize.MergeKVs(l.values, kvList)
 	if l.prefix != "" {
 		msg = l.prefix + ": " + msg
 	}
-	V(Level(level)).InfoSDepth(l.callDepth+1, msg, merged...)
+	// Skip this function.
+	VDepth(l.callDepth+1, Level(level)).InfoSDepth(l.callDepth+1, msg, merged...)
 }
 
-func (l klogger) Enabled(level int) bool {
-	return V(Level(level)).Enabled()
+func (l *klogger) Enabled(level int) bool {
+	// Skip this function and logr.Logger.Info where Enabled is called.
+	return VDepth(l.callDepth+2, Level(level)).Enabled()
 }
 
-func (l klogger) Error(err error, msg string, kvList ...interface{}) {
+func (l *klogger) Error(err error, msg string, kvList ...interface{}) {
 	merged := serialize.MergeKVs(l.values, kvList)
 	if l.prefix != "" {
 		msg = l.prefix + ": " + msg
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index e7ccdf8a..f7e4ebc6 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb
 # gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2 v2.2.6
 ## explicit
 gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2
-# k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.70.1
+# k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1
 ## explicit; go 1.13
 k8s.io/klog/v2
 k8s.io/klog/v2/internal/buffer