if volume.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("the volume is marked for deletion %q", volume.Name)
	}

	volumeQty := volume.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
	volumeSize := volumeQty.Value()
	if volumeSize < requestedSize {
		return fmt.Errorf("requested PV is too small")
	}

	requestedClass := storagehelpers.GetPersistentVolumeClaimClass(claim)