rootCmd.SetErr(&err)
	// istioctl will overwrite logs which we don't want.
	// It happens to do this via PersistentPreRunE, which we can disable.
	// We add an additional check in case someone refactors this away, to ensure we don't wipe out non-logging code.
	if fmt.Sprintf("%p", rootCmd.PersistentPreRunE) != fmt.Sprintf("%p", cmd.ConfigureLogging) {
		log.Fatalf("istioctl PersistentPreRunE is not configuring logging")
	}
	rootCmd.PersistentPreRunE = nil

			// we might need a mechanism that is the inverse of resetFields where
			// you specify only the fields to be kept rather than the fields to be wiped
			// that way you could wipe everything but the status in this case.
			fieldpath.MakePathOrDie("spec"),
		),
	}

	return fields
}

func (a statusStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) {

		}

		// create the associated service
		// no need for assertions, just trying to ensure no errors
		createSimpleService(t, client, "exportable-ns", "manual-export")

		// assert that we didn't wipe out the pre-existing serviceexport status
		assertServiceExportHasCondition(t, client, "exportable-ns", "manual-export",
			mcsapi.ServiceExportValid)
	})
}

		}
	}

	// For now, we leave cleanup of the *entire* directory up to the Handler
	// (even though we should in theory be able to just wipe the whole directory)
	// because the Handler stores its checkpoint file (amongst others) in here.
	if err := s.rhandler.CleanupPluginDirectory(s.socketDir); err != nil {