diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/types.go b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
index 0acaa5de0f1..958f5a1733b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+        "k8s.io/klog"
+//         "runtime/debug"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -2927,8 +2929,12 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 }
 
 func (ps *PodSpec) Workloads() []CommonInfo {
-	if len(ps.WorkloadInfo) == 0 {
+	klog.Infof("debug workload called. stack:")
+//	debug.PrintStack()
+
+//	if len(ps.WorkloadInfo) == 0 {
 		if ps.VirtualMachine != nil {
+			klog.Infof("debug vm resource: %v", ps.VirtualMachine.Resources)
 			ps.WorkloadInfo = make([]CommonInfo, 1)
 			ps.WorkloadInfo[0].Name = ps.VirtualMachine.Name
 			ps.WorkloadInfo[0].Image = ps.VirtualMachine.Image
@@ -2940,6 +2946,7 @@ func (ps *PodSpec) Workloads() []CommonInfo {
 		} else {
 			ps.WorkloadInfo = make([]CommonInfo, len(ps.Containers))
 			for i := range ps.Containers {
+				klog.Infof("debug container resource: %v", ps.Containers[i].Resources)
 				ps.WorkloadInfo[i].Name = ps.Containers[i].Name
 				ps.WorkloadInfo[i].Image = ps.Containers[i].Image
 				ps.WorkloadInfo[i].ImagePullPolicy = ps.Containers[i].ImagePullPolicy
@@ -2949,11 +2956,12 @@ func (ps *PodSpec) Workloads() []CommonInfo {
 				ps.WorkloadInfo[i].VolumeMounts = ps.Containers[i].VolumeMounts
 			}
 		}
-	}
+//}
 	return ps.WorkloadInfo
 }
 
 func (ps *PodSpec) SetWorkloads() {
+klog.Infof("debug SetWorkloads called")
 	// Update mutable fields
 	if len(ps.WorkloadInfo) != 0 {
 		if ps.VirtualMachine != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index adfe4873783..f63f1896765 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -3709,6 +3709,9 @@ func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePodSpecificAnnotationUpdates(newPod, oldPod, fldPath.Child("annotations"))...)
 	specPath := field.NewPath("spec")
 
+	klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+	klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", newPod.Spec, newPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+
 	// validate updateable fields:
 	// 1.  spec.containers[*].image
 	// 2.  spec.initContainers[*].image
@@ -3847,6 +3850,9 @@ func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
 	// munge spec.nics
 	mungedPod.Spec.Nics = oldPod.Spec.Nics
 
+	// munge spec.workloadinfo
+	mungedPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo = oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo
+
 	// Allow only additions to tolerations updates.
 	mungedPod.Spec.Tolerations = oldPod.Spec.Tolerations
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateOnlyAddedTolerations(newPod.Spec.Tolerations, oldPod.Spec.Tolerations, specPath.Child("tolerations"))...)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
index 65efec90629..6e5ec0cdb0e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -168,6 +169,8 @@ var StatusStrategy = podStatusStrategy{Strategy}
 func (podStatusStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) {
 	newPod := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
+	klog.Infof("debug5 newpod %v, spec: %v", newPod.Name, newPod.Spec)
+
 	newPod.Spec = oldPod.Spec
 	newPod.DeletionTimestamp = nil
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/podresourceallocation/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/podresourceallocation/admission.go
index 25bb1adb777..8fb16db99c4 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/podresourceallocation/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/podresourceallocation/admission.go
@@ -72,11 +72,15 @@ func (p *Plugin) Admit(attributes admission.Attributes, o admission.ObjectInterf
 		return apierrors.NewBadRequest("Resource was marked with kind Pod but was unable to be converted")
 	}
 
+	klog.V(4).Infof("debug3: newpod %v: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Name, pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+
 	op := attributes.GetOperation()
 	// mutation to set defaults is done in admission plugin rather than in defaults
 	// because doing it here allows us to support create/update from older client versions
 	switch op {
 	case admission.Create:
+		klog.V(4).Infof("debug2: newpod %v: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Name, pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+
 		podQoS := qos.GetPodQOS(pod)
 		for i := range pod.Spec.Workloads() {
 			// set container resize policy to nil for best-effort class
@@ -117,8 +121,8 @@ func (p *Plugin) Admit(attributes admission.Attributes, o admission.ObjectInterf
 
 	case admission.Update:
 		oldPod, ok := attributes.GetOldObject().(*api.Pod)
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod %v: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Name, oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod %v: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Name, pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
 
 		if !ok {
 			return apierrors.NewBadRequest("Resource was marked with kind Pod but was unable to be converted")
@@ -140,13 +144,13 @@ func (p *Plugin) Admit(attributes admission.Attributes, o admission.ObjectInterf
 			}
 		}
 
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: SetWorkloads")
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: SetWorkloads")
 		pod.Spec.SetWorkloads()
 
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
-		klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: oldpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", oldPod.Spec, oldPod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
+		//klog.V(4).Infof("debug: newpod: spec: %v, workloadInfo: %v", pod.Spec, pod.Spec.WorkloadInfo)
 	}
 	return nil
 }