diff --git a/.golangci-kustomize.yml b/.golangci-kustomize.yml
index c82a87361..e2fadf5ba 100644
--- a/.golangci-kustomize.yml
+++ b/.golangci-kustomize.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,12 @@ linters:
     - nakedret
     - staticcheck
     - structcheck
-    # - stylecheck (panics)
+    # stylecheck demands that acronyms not be treated as words
+    # in camelCase, so JsonOp become JSONOp, etc.  Yuck.
+    # - stylecheck
     # - typecheck (fails in lots of places)
     - unconvert
-    # - unused (panics)
+    - unused
     - unparam
     - varcheck
 
diff --git a/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go b/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go
index 8de0d94bd..b96d90c24 100644
--- a/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go
+++ b/api/builtins/hashtransformer.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (p *HashTransformerPlugin) Config(
 // Transform appends hash to generated resources.
 func (p *HashTransformerPlugin) Transform(m resmap.ResMap) error {
 	for _, res := range m.Resources() {
-		if res.NeedHashSuffix() {
+		if res.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() {
 			h, err := p.hasher.Hash(res)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/api/go.sum b/api/go.sum
index 95908b3b9..9dfdab7f4 100644
--- a/api/go.sum
+++ b/api/go.sum
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLL
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190827160401-ba9fcec4b297/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190909003024-a7b16738d86b h1:XfVGCX+0T4WOStkaOsJRllbsiImhB2jgVBGc9L0lPGc=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190909003024-a7b16738d86b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190923162816-aa69164e4478 h1:l5EDrHhldLYb3ZRHDUhXF7Om7MvYXnkV9/iQNo1lX6g=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190923162816-aa69164e4478/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20180821212333-d2e6202438be/go.mod h1:N/0e6XlmueqKjAGxoOufVs8QHGRruUQn6yWY3a++T0U=
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190604053449-0f29369cfe45/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
diff --git a/api/internal/accumulator/refvartransformer.go b/api/internal/accumulator/refvartransformer.go
index 48f2b7396..1900cdc4b 100644
--- a/api/internal/accumulator/refvartransformer.go
+++ b/api/internal/accumulator/refvartransformer.go
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ func (rv *refVarTransformer) replaceVars(in interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 		// This field can potentially contain a $(VAR) since it is
 		// of string type.
 		return expansion2.Expand(s, rv.mappingFunc), nil
-	//nolint:staticcheck (erroneously claims that `case nil` is unreachable)
+	// staticcheck erroneously claims that `case nil`
+	// is unreachable here, so suppressing it.
+	//nolint:staticcheck
 	case nil:
 		return nil, nil
 	default:
diff --git a/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go b/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
index 9974ff96a..aa002868c 100644
--- a/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
+++ b/api/internal/plugins/execplugin/execplugin_test.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func TestUpdateResourceOptions(t *testing.T) {
 		if !a.Equals(b) {
 			t.Errorf("expected %v got %v", a, b)
 		}
-		if a.NeedHashSuffix() != b.NeedHashSuffix() {
+		if a.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() != b.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() {
 			t.Errorf("")
 		}
 		if a.Behavior() != b.Behavior() {
diff --git a/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go b/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
index 093fe57d4..2ee0d03cf 100644
--- a/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
+++ b/api/internal/target/kusttarget.go
@@ -222,11 +222,6 @@ func (kt *KustTarget) computeInventory(
 	return ra.Transform(p)
 }
 
-func (kt *KustTarget) shouldAddHashSuffixesToGeneratedResources() bool {
-	return kt.kustomization.GeneratorOptions == nil ||
-		!kt.kustomization.GeneratorOptions.DisableNameSuffixHash
-}
-
 // AccumulateTarget returns a new ResAccumulator,
 // holding customized resources and the data/rules used
 // to do so.  The name back references and vars are
diff --git a/api/resource/resource.go b/api/resource/resource.go
index 99939806a..7c44f9fcc 100644
--- a/api/resource/resource.go
+++ b/api/resource/resource.go
@@ -252,9 +252,10 @@ func (r *Resource) Behavior() types.GenerationBehavior {
 	return r.options.Behavior()
 }
 
-// NeedHashSuffix checks if the resource need a hash suffix
-func (r *Resource) NeedHashSuffix() bool {
-	return r.options != nil && r.options.NeedsHashSuffix()
+// ShouldAddHashSuffixToName returns true if a resource
+// content hash should be appended to the name of the resource.
+func (r *Resource) ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() bool {
+	return r.options != nil && r.options.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName()
 }
 
 // GetNamespace returns the namespace the resource thinks it's in.
diff --git a/api/types/genargs.go b/api/types/genargs.go
index 93acbad84..a80955b36 100644
--- a/api/types/genargs.go
+++ b/api/types/genargs.go
@@ -28,18 +28,17 @@ func (g *GenArgs) String() string {
 	}
 	return "{" +
 		strings.Join([]string{
-			"nsfx:" + strconv.FormatBool(g.NeedsHashSuffix()),
+			"nsfx:" + strconv.FormatBool(g.ShouldAddHashSuffixToName()),
 			"beh:" + g.Behavior().String()},
 			",") +
 		"}"
 }
 
-// NeedsHashSuffix returns true if the hash suffix is needed.
-// It is needed when the two conditions are both met
-//  1) GenArgs is not nil
-//  2) DisableNameSuffixHash in GeneratorOptions is not set to true
-func (g *GenArgs) NeedsHashSuffix() bool {
-	return g.args != nil && (g.opts == nil || !g.opts.DisableNameSuffixHash)
+// ShouldAddHashSuffixToName returns true if a resource
+// content hash should be appended to the name of the resource.
+func (g *GenArgs) ShouldAddHashSuffixToName() bool {
+	return g.args != nil &&
+		(g.opts == nil || !g.opts.DisableNameSuffixHash)
 }
 
 // Behavior returns Behavior field of GeneratorArgs