// Garbage collect any stranded resources before providing TopologyHints
	m.removeStaleState()
	// Delegate to active policy
	return m.policy.GetTopologyHints(m.state, pod, container)
}

// TODO: move the method to the upper level, to re-use it under the CPU and memory managers
func (m *manager) removeStaleState() {
	// Only once all sources are ready do we attempt to remove any stale state.