if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	proxier := &Proxier{
		ipFamily:            ipFamily,
		svcPortMap:          make(proxy.ServicePortMap),
		serviceChanges:      proxy.NewServiceChangeTracker(newServiceInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
		endpointsMap:        make(proxy.EndpointsMap),
		endpointsChanges:    proxy.NewEndpointsChangeTracker(hostname, newEndpointInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
		syncPeriod:          syncPeriod,

	if !exists {
		refCountMap[hnsID] = new(uint16)
		refCount = refCountMap[hnsID]
	}
	return refCount
}

// returns a new proxy.ServicePort which abstracts a serviceInfo
func (proxier *Proxier) newServiceInfo(port *v1.ServicePort, service *v1.Service, bsvcPortInfo *proxy.BaseServicePortInfo) proxy.ServicePort {
	info := &serviceInfo{BaseServicePortInfo: bsvcPortInfo}
	preserveDIP := service.Annotations["preserve-destination"] == "true"

	}

	proxier := &Proxier{
		ipFamily:                 ipFamily,
		svcPortMap:               make(proxy.ServicePortMap),
		serviceChanges:           proxy.NewServiceChangeTracker(newServiceInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
		endpointsMap:             make(proxy.EndpointsMap),
		endpointsChanges:         proxy.NewEndpointsChangeTracker(hostname, newEndpointInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),

	proxier := &Proxier{
		ipFamily:              ipFamily,
		svcPortMap:            make(proxy.ServicePortMap),
		serviceChanges:        proxy.NewServiceChangeTracker(newServiceInfo, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
		endpointsMap:          make(proxy.EndpointsMap),
		endpointsChanges:      proxy.NewEndpointsChangeTracker(hostname, nil, ipFamily, recorder, nil),
		initialSync:           true,