syncTicker := time.NewTicker(syncPeriod).C

	// syncPod and syncBatch share the same go routine to avoid sync races.
	go wait.Forever(func() {
		for {
			select {
			case <-m.podStatusChannel:
				klog.V(4).InfoS("Syncing updated statuses")
				m.syncBatch(false)
			case <-syncTicker:
				klog.V(4).InfoS("Syncing all statuses")
				m.syncBatch(true)
			}
		}
	}, 0)
}