diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/Chart.yaml
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-apiVersion: v1
-name: istio-operator
-# This version is never actually shipped. istio/release-builder will replace it at build-time
-# with the appropriate version
-version: 1.0.0
-appVersion: 1.0.0
-tillerVersion: ">=2.7.2"
-description: Helm chart for deploying Istio operator
-keywords:
-  - istio
-  - operator
-sources:
-  - https://github.com/istio/istio/tree/master/operator
-engine: gotpl
-icon: https://istio.io/latest/favicons/android-192x192.png
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/crds/crd-operator.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/crds/crd-operator.yaml
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-# SYNC WITH manifests/charts/base/files
-apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
-kind: CustomResourceDefinition
-metadata:
-  name: istiooperators.install.istio.io
-  labels:
-    release: istio
-spec:
-  conversion:
-    strategy: None
-  group: install.istio.io
-  names:
-    kind: IstioOperator
-    listKind: IstioOperatorList
-    plural: istiooperators
-    singular: istiooperator
-    shortNames:
-    - iop
-    - io
-  scope: Namespaced
-  versions:
-  - additionalPrinterColumns:
-    - description: Istio control plane revision
-      jsonPath: .spec.revision
-      name: Revision
-      type: string
-    - description: IOP current state
-      jsonPath: .status.status
-      name: Status
-      type: string
-    - description: 'CreationTimestamp is a timestamp representing the server time
-        when this object was created. It is not guaranteed to be set in happens-before
-        order across separate operations. Clients may not set this value. It is represented
-        in RFC3339 form and is in UTC. Populated by the system. Read-only. Null for
-        lists. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/api-conventions.md#metadata'
-      jsonPath: .metadata.creationTimestamp
-      name: Age
-      type: date
-    name: v1alpha1
-    subresources:
-      status: {}
-    schema:
-      openAPIV3Schema:
-        type: object
-        x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
-    served: true
-    storage: true
----
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/templates/clusterrole.yaml
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-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  creationTimestamp: null
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-rules:
-# istio groups
-- apiGroups:
-  - authentication.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - config.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - install.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - networking.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - security.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - telemetry.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - extensions.istio.io
-  resources:
-  - '*'
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-# k8s groups
-- apiGroups:
-  - admissionregistration.k8s.io
-  resources:
-  - mutatingwebhookconfigurations
-  - validatingwebhookconfigurations
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - apiextensions.k8s.io
-  resources:
-  - customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io
-  - customresourcedefinitions
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - apps
-  - extensions
-  resources:
-  - daemonsets
-  - deployments
-  - deployments/finalizers
-  - replicasets
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - autoscaling
-  resources:
-  - horizontalpodautoscalers
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - monitoring.coreos.com
-  resources:
-  - servicemonitors
-  verbs:
-  - get
-  - create
-  - update
-- apiGroups:
-  - policy
-  resources:
-  - poddisruptionbudgets
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-  resources:
-  - clusterrolebindings
-  - clusterroles
-  - roles
-  - rolebindings
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
-- apiGroups:
-  - coordination.k8s.io
-  resources:
-  - leases
-  verbs:
-  - get
-  - create
-  - update
-- apiGroups:
-  - ""
-  resources:
-  - configmaps
-  - endpoints
-  - events
-  - namespaces
-  - pods
-  - pods/proxy
-  - pods/portforward
-  - persistentvolumeclaims
-  - secrets
-  - services
-  - serviceaccounts
-  - resourcequotas
-  verbs:
-  - '*'
----
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/templates/clusterrole_binding.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/templates/clusterrole_binding.yaml
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-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-metadata:
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-subjects:
-- kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-  namespace: {{.Release.Namespace}}
-roleRef:
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
----
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/templates/crds.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/templates/crds.yaml
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-{{- if .Values.enableCRDTemplates -}}
-{{- range $path, $bytes := .Files.Glob "crds/*.yaml" -}}
----
-{{ $.Files.Get $path }}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
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-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  namespace: {{.Release.Namespace}}
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.deploymentHistory }}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      name: istio-operator
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        name: istio-operator
-        {{- range $key, $val := .Values.podLabels }}
-        {{ $key }}: "{{ $val }}"
-        {{- end }}
-      annotations:
-        prometheus.io/port: "{{ .Values.operator.monitoring.port }}"
-        prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
-    {{- if .Values.podAnnotations }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.podAnnotations | indent 8 }}
-    {{- end }}
-    spec:
-      serviceAccountName: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-      containers:
-        - name: istio-operator
-          image: {{.Values.hub}}/operator:{{.Values.tag}}
-          command:
-          - operator
-          - server
-          - --monitoring-host={{ .Values.operator.monitoring.host }}
-          - --monitoring-port={{ .Values.operator.monitoring.port }}
-          securityContext:
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
-            capabilities:
-              drop:
-              - ALL
-            privileged: false
-            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
-            runAsNonRoot: true
-{{- if .Values.operator.seccompProfile }}
-            seccompProfile:
-{{ toYaml .Values.operator.seccompProfile | trim | indent 14 }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
-          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
-{{- end }}
-          resources:
-{{ toYaml .Values.operator.resources | trim | indent 12 }}
-          env:
-            - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
-              value: {{.Values.watchedNamespaces | quote}}
-            - name: LEADER_ELECTION_NAMESPACE
-              value: {{.Release.Namespace | quote}}
-            - name: POD_NAME
-              valueFrom:
-                fieldRef:
-                  fieldPath: metadata.name
-            - name: OPERATOR_NAME
-              value: {{.Release.Namespace | quote}}
-            - name: WAIT_FOR_RESOURCES_TIMEOUT
-              value: {{.Values.waitForResourcesTimeout | quote}}
-            - name: REVISION
-              value: {{.Values.revision | quote}}
-      {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
-      nodeSelector:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
-      affinity:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
-      tolerations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
----
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/templates/service.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/templates/service.yaml
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-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  namespace: {{.Release.Namespace}}
-  labels:
-    name: istio-operator
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-spec:
-  ports:
-  - name: http-metrics
-    port: 8383
-    targetPort: 8383
-    protocol: TCP
-  selector:
-    name: istio-operator
----
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/templates/service_account.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/templates/service_account.yaml
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-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  namespace: {{.Release.Namespace}}
-  name: istio-operator{{- if not (eq .Values.revision "") }}-{{ .Values.revision }}{{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
-imagePullSecrets:
-{{- range .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
-- name: {{ . }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
----
diff --git a/charts/istio-operator/values.yaml b/charts/istio-operator/values.yaml
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-
-hub: docker.io/istio
-tag: 1.22.1
-
-# ImagePullSecrets for operator ServiceAccount, list of secrets in the same namespace
-# used to pull operator image. Must be set for any cluster configured with private docker registry.
-imagePullSecrets: []
-
-# Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired.
-# Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent.
-imagePullPolicy: ""
-
-# Used to replace istioNamespace to support operator watch multiple namespaces.
-watchedNamespaces: istio-system
-waitForResourcesTimeout: 300s
-
-# Used for helm2 to add the CRDs to templates.
-enableCRDTemplates: false
-
-# revision for the operator resources
-revision: ""
-
-# The number of old ReplicaSets to retain in operator deployment
-deploymentHistory: 10
-
-# Operator resource defaults
-operator:
-  monitoring:
-    host: 127.0.0.1
-    port: 15014
-  resources:
-    limits:
-      cpu: 200m
-      memory: 256Mi
-    requests:
-      cpu: 50m
-      memory: 128Mi
-  # Set to `type: RuntimeDefault` to use the default profile if available.
-  seccompProfile: {}
-
-# Node labels for pod assignment
-nodeSelector: {}
-
-# Tolerations for pod assignment
-tolerations: []
-
-# Affinity for pod assignment
-affinity: {}
-
-# Additional labels and annotations to apply on the pod level for monitoring and logging configuration.
-podLabels: {}
-podAnnotations: {}